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    Default Assisted Suicide - Greater Undead Vault Style

    There's something to be said for games that don't give you potions of youth or longevity even with extended trips into the ID. With this in mind, Tahi Reed charged bravely into a Greater Undead Vault at the age of 67 even though he knew that the only artifacts inside were weapons, and he was already using Vanquisher. But sometimes, you need to take a promising game and just flip the RNG the bird. He grabbed both artifacts, which turned out to be Skullcrusher and Executor (which I totally would have dual-wielded given the chance, stupid is it may seem). Then he died.

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    Tahi Reed     St:14  Le:15  Wi:38  Dx:22  To:24  Ch: 1  Ap: 5  Ma: 6  Pe: 6 N=
    DV/PV: 68/32   H: 0(519)      P: 98(135)     Exp: 31/6452496    D: 34 Sp: 90
    Confused Blessed Invisible Overburdened! Coward
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                                Background Information
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    Name: Tahi Reed           Race: male Human          Class: Barbarian
    Eye color: green          Hair color: brown         Complexion: tanned
    Height: 6'3"              Weight: 41 pounds
    Age: 83 (dead, 60 years of unnatural aging added in)
    Star sign: Raven          Birthday: 13/Raven (day 13 of the year)
    
    YOUR HISTORY:
            Your mother was a wise shaman and healer. You didn't know your
     father and his origins seem to be very mysterious.
            As a child you were very active and imitated the hunters and
     warriors of your tribe at all opportunities.
            In your youth you strived very hard to become the best warrior in
     your tribe. You watched, learned and became very strong and nimble.
            As a young adult your family was killed in a raid. You became
     embittered and filled with the desire for revenge.
            At the age of 23 you left your tribe.
    
    
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                                      Inventory
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    Total weight: 3383 stones                Carrying capacity: 1400 stones
    
    He: uncursed eternium cap [+0, +4]                                    [28s]
    Ne: uncursed ankh                                                      [3s]
    Bo: uncursed eternium plate mail of balance (-1, -2) [+2, +13]       [240s]
    Gi: -
    Cl: uncursed cloak of defense [+3, +0]                                [20s]
    RH: -
    LH: blessed silvery two-handed sword "Vanquisher" (+3, 6d5+3) [-3, +0][300s]
    RR: uncursed ring of elemental mastery [+0, +0]                        [1s]
    LR: blessed ring of invisibility                                       [1s]
    Br: uncursed bracers of speed [+0, +0] (+4 spd)                       [10s]
    Ga: uncursed elemental gauntlets (-1, +0) [+0, +3]                    [10s]
    Bo: blessed seven league boots [+1, +2]                               [30s]
    MW: uncursed heavy crossbow (+3, +7)                                 [140s]
    Mi: bundle of 5 uncursed arrows (+0, 1d6)                             [10s]
    Tl: uncursed Chaos Orb of Elemental Water {Wi+10}                    [100s]
    
    
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    Total weight: 2490 stones   Carrying capacity: 1400 stones
    
    Necklaces (''')
       uncursed amulet of perseverance {Wi+6}                              [3s]
       blessed amulet of balance                                           [3s]
       uncursed amulet of petrification resistance                         [3s]
    Bracers (',')
       uncursed rustproof bracers of regeneration [+0, +0]                [18s]
       uncursed bracers of toughness [+0, +0] {To+4}                      [10s]
    One-handed weapons ('(')
       blessed jet-black battle axe "Executor" (+2, 5d6+6) [-4, +1] {St+3} (+3 spd) // Almost worth it.
    Missile weapons ('}')
       uncursed long bow of hunting (+8, +6)                              [30s]
    Rings ('=')
       heap of 2 uncursed rings of luck                                    [2s]
       uncursed ring of the High Kings [+2, +3]                            [1s]
       blessed ring of damage                                              [1s]
       blessed ring of invisibility                                        [1s]
    Scrolls ('?')
       heap of 9 blessed scrolls of chaos resistance                      [18s]
    
    Twohanded weapons       12   +14   +18   +4   Mastery              698
    Bows                     6   +12    +9   +2   skilled              39
    Crossbows                5   +10    +7   +1   skilled              11
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                                       Skills
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      Athletics ................100    (superb)       [+2d4]
      Backstabbing .............100    (superb)       [+2d4]
      Bridge building .......... 33    (fair)         [+3d3] (mr)
      Climbing .................100    (superb)       [+2d4]
      Courage ..................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
      Dodge ....................100    (superb)       [+2d4]
      First aid ................ 37    (fair)         [+4d5]
      Food preservation ........100    (superb)       [+1d5]
      Haggling ................. 28    (mediocre)     [+4d4]
      Healing ..................100    (superb)       [+1d3]
      Herbalism ................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
      Listening ................100    (superb)       [+3d4]
      Literacy .................100    (superb)       [+1]
      Pick pockets ............. 76    (great)        [+1]
      Stealth ..................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
      Survival ................. 47    (fair)         [+4d5]
      Swimming ................. 66    (good)         [+3d3]
      Tactics .................. 97    (superb)       [+1]
      Two weapon combat ........ 37    (fair)         [+4d5]
      Woodcraft ................ 17    (mediocre)     [+4d5]
    
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                                Effects of Corruption
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    You have become extremely thin and nimble (1/2 weight, DV: +6).
    Your antennae explore the details of your environment (Ap: -4).
    Your close attunement to corrupted astral space allows teleportation.
    You have grown horns (+3 melee damage, Ap: -4).
    You are surrounded by an unholy aura (Ch: -10, DV: +6).
    
    
    
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                  His achievements during his adventures:
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    Tahi Reed, the human barbarian, died of old age.
    He scored 711075 points and advanced to level 31.
    He survived for 0 years, 97 days, 16 hours, 19 minutes and 54 seconds (74693
    turns).
    Tahi Reed visited 98 places.
    His strength score was modified by -8 during his career.
    His learning score was modified by +2 during his career.
    His willpower score was modified by +13 during his career.
    His dexterity score was modified by +7 during his career.
    His toughness score was modified by -1 during his career.
    His charisma score was modified by -4 during his career.
    His appearance score was modified by +4 during his career.
    His mana score was modified by +5 during his career.
    His perception score was modified by -6 during his career.
    He was unnaturally aged by 60 years.
    He was the champion of the arena.
    He was a member of the thieves guild.
    He ended his adventuring life on level 34 of the caverns of chaos.
    4853 monsters perished under his attacks.
    The following 18 artifacts were generated during his adventure:
      the si
      the scythe of corruption "Moon Sickle"
      the potion of literacy
      the golden gladius "Death's Sting"
      the silvery two-handed sword "Vanquisher"
      the Chaos Orb of Elemental Water
      the Chaos Orb of Elemental Air
      the Chaos Orb of Elemental Fire
      the lead-filled mace "Big Punch"
      the elemental gauntlets
      the ring of the High Kings
      the crown of science
      the ancient mummy wrapping
      the ankh
      the rune-covered club "Skullcrusher"
      the jet-black battle axe "Executor"
      the rune-covered heavy mace "Purifier"
      the weird tome
    Normal Victories- Human Weaponsmith, Necromancer, Barbarian, Assassin
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    He possessed the following intrinsics:
      He was fire resistant (gained through an item).
      He was poison resistant.
      He was cold resistant (enhanced through an item).
      He was lucky (enhanced through an item).
      Fate smiled upon him (enhanced through an item).
      He was sleep resistant.
      He was able to teleport.
      He was able to control teleportation.
      He was invisible (gained through an item).
      He was stun resistant.
      He was paralyzation resistant.
      He was resistant to death rays.
      He was shock resistant (gained through an item).
      He was able to see invisible things.
      He was immune to shock attacks (gained through an item).
      He was immune to fire attacks.
      He was immune to acidic attacks.
      He was immune to ice attacks (gained through an item).
    He had the following talents: Basher, Greased Lightning, Hardy, Immune to
    Pain, Iron Skin, Long Stride, Mighty Strike, Powerful Strike, Quick, Steel
    Skin, Tough Skin, Very Quick.
    He had a final speed score of 90 (final base speed: 126).
    He was a messiah of Istaria.
    He asked for 1 divine intervention.
    He was a holy champion of Balance.
    He was severely tainted by Chaos.
    
    The following monsters were vanquished:
          4 acid vortices
         23 air demons
         10 air elementals
          7 air grues
          1 ancient black dragon
          1 Ancient Chaos Wyrm
          2 ancient karmic dragons
          5 ancient minotaurs
          1 ancient red dragon
          1 ancient white dragon
          2 animated armors
         18 animated trees
          2 ankhegs
          5 annihilators
          5 annis hags
          4 assassins
         54 bandits
          1 banshee
         17 barbarians
          7 barbarian leaders
          1 battle bunny
         15 berserkers
          3 berserker emperors
          7 berserker kings
         16 berserker lords
          2 berserker princes
          7 big dogs
          1 black baby dragon
         11 black hurthlings
          1 black slayer
          5 black wizards
         38 blink dogs
          1 blue dragon
          1 bone golem
          3 brown bears
          7 brown worms
         16 bugbears
          3 bulettes
          1 bunny master
          7 carrion crawlers
          1 cat lord
          6 cave bears
         12 cave fishers
          9 cave lions
         20 cave lizards
          5 cave tigers
         86 cavemen
          8 chaos brothers
          6 chaos eyes
          7 chaos knights
          7 chaos lizards
          7 chaos mutants
          5 chaos plague bearers
         14 chaos rats
         86 chaos servants
          7 chaos sisters
          1 chaos spawn
          3 chaos spiders
          7 chaos vipers
          8 chaos warlords
         12 claw bugs
         17 clay golems
          4 cobras
          4 cooshoos
         29 corpse fiends
          9 crystal statues
          6 cutpurses
          7 cyclopes
         22 dark elven archers
         12 dark elven lords
         12 dark elven priestesses
          5 dark elven princesses
         19 dark elven warriors
          9 dark elven wizards
         15 dark orcs
         12 dark sages
          5 death oozes
          5 diamond golems
         42 dire wolves
         20 displacer beasts
         18 dopplegangers
          5 doppleganger lords
          5 dwarves
         19 dwarven chaos knights
          2 emperor liches \\ Surprisingly squishy
          1 eternal guardian
          9 ettins
          9 eyes of destruction
          1 fairy dragon
         50 fire beetles
         29 fire demons
         31 fire drakes
         37 fire elementals
         15 fire giants
          3 fire giant kings
          1 fire grue
         18 fire lizards
          6 fire vortices
         20 flesh golems
         10 floating eyes
         13 fomorian giants
          7 frost giants
          1 frost giant berserker
          1 frost giant jarl
         22 gargoyles
         33 gelatinous cubes
        155 ghosts
          9 ghost bats
          1 ghost king  \\ Taken down from afar
         32 ghost lords \\ Grrr...
         89 ghuls
          1 giant ant queen
         36 giant ant warriors
          3 giant ant workers
         46 giant bats
          1 giant bee queen
         16 giant bee warriors
          7 giant bee workers
          1 giant boar
         23 giant centipedes
         10 giant frogs
         12 giant lizards
          7 giant raccoons
         67 giant rats
          7 giant slugs
         20 giant spiders
          5 gibbering mouthers
         39 gnolls
          4 gnoll chieftains
         80 goblins
          6 goblin berserkers
         17 goblin chieftains
         52 goblin rockthrowers
         36 goblin slavemasters
          2 gorgons
         74 gray oozes
          2 gray slayers
          1 greater air elemental
          5 greater chaos servants
          4 greater claw bugs
          2 greater daemons
          2 greater mimics
         35 greater mummies
          1 greater water elemental
          3 green blobs
          7 green hags
         49 green slimes
          2 green worms
         10 gremlins
          8 griffons
          5 grizzly bears
         25 harpies
          1 healer
         31 hell hounds
         21 hill giants
          1 hill giant chieftain
          9 hill orcs
          4 hill orc sergeants
         24 hippogriffs
         25 hobgoblins
          4 hobgoblin chiefs
          2 hobgoblin leaders
          1 holy slayer
         11 homunculi
         11 huge bats
          5 hydras
         10 hyenas
          2 ice vortices
          8 imps
          5 invisible stalkers
          3 iron golems
         58 jackals
          2 jackal demons
         13 jackalweres
          2 karmic baby dragons
          6 karmic lizards
         14 king cobras
         82 kobolds
         16 kobold chieftains
          5 kobold shamans
         45 large bats
          8 large dogs
         10 large gnolls
         13 large jackals
         43 large kobolds
         24 large orcs
          4 large rust monsters
          7 large snakes
         65 large spiders
          8 least daemons
          8 leucrottas
         12 liches
         20 lich kings \\ Ohhh yes. How 'bout them stat drains
          8 lightning lizards
          2 lightning vortices
          2 living walls
         33 lizard men
          4 magebane eyes
          4 margoyles
          2 master assassins
         20 master liches \\ Meh
          1 master mimic
          1 master necromancer
          1 Master Summoner
          8 master swordsmen
          3 master thieves
          8 mimics
          3 mimic hiveminds
          9 minotaurs
          2 minotaur mazemasters
          4 molochs
         21 mummies
          1 mummy lord
          4 necromancers
          8 ochre jellies
         85 ogres
          2 ogre emperors
          3 ogre kings
          5 ogre lords
          5 ogre magi
         92 orcs
          2 orc butchers
         10 orc chieftains
         31 orc scorchers
         20 outlaws
          9 outlaw leaders
         16 owlbears
         33 pit vipers
          3 pixies
          5 pixie archers
          9 purple worms
          8 quasits
          1 quickling
          3 quickling lords
         12 rabid dogs
          8 raiders
        107 rats
         11 ratling archers
          2 ratling duelists
         15 ratling fencers
         12 ratling master thieves
         22 ratling thieves
         25 ratling warlords
         12 ratling warriors
          2 rattlesnakes
         20 red baby dragons
         22 red worms
          4 revenants
          3 rust monsters
         94 shadows
          9 shadow centipedes
          3 shadow lords
         17 shadow trolls
          1 shambling mound
         10 silver wolves
          1 skeletal king
         11 skeletal warriors
        123 skeletons
          4 slow shadows
          1 Snake from Beyond
        133 spectres
          3 staring eyes
         30 steel golems
          3 steel horrors
          3 steel zombies
          9 stone giants
          1 stone giant lord
         13 stone golems
          2 stone oozes
          7 stone snakes
          6 stone statues
          2 swamp hydras
         12 swordsmen
         20 tarantulas
         14 trolls
          5 troll berserkers
          3 troll chiefs
          4 troll kings
          1 undead chaos dwarven berserker
         31 vampires
         49 vapor rats
          3 vipers
         10 water demons
          8 water elementals
         17 water grues
         42 water snakes
         16 wererats
          7 werewolves
          1 werewolf lord
         10 white baby dragons
          1 white dragon
          2 white worms
        120 wights
          5 wild cats
          2 will o'wisps
         79 wolves
         81 wraiths
         11 yellow oozes
        130 zombies
    Normal Victories- Human Weaponsmith, Necromancer, Barbarian, Assassin
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    This is actually the closest I've come to clearing a GUV on any character, including the two victories and my strongest character that didn't win. I'm a little more than certain that I would have won if I didn't go in already aged near death. Vanquisher made it very simple. Still, I have to call this death stupid due to player stupidity, not RNG or such. I would have beaten the game if I'd ignored this vault. Oh, well.

    edit: I don't know if I've seen so many ungodly artifact weapons pop in any of my other games. I'm guessing Purifier was in this vault, too, but I didn't lay my hands on it.
    Last edited by Roarke; 06-19-2012 at 08:06 AM.
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    I cleared a GUV with high end elven wizard, near archmage with over 5k PP and 2k HP, 99 Willpower and high effectivity Fire & Acid Balls.
    It was extremely tedious and annoying due to the summons, but not particularly dangerous. RoI and Wyrmlance were the rawards.
    Whenever I don't need the artifacts that are inside, I don't do them, just too much of a hassle.
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    My only attempt at clearing a GUV was with a Dwarven Priest, about a year ago. It ended abruptly with a summoned Gorgon, petrifying me to death Always equip an Amulet of Petrification Resistance when clearing GUVs!

    PS: And I hadn't even started on the Emperor Liches...
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    A spellcaster using ball spells probably gets more trouble out of the summons than a properly invisible close-range fighter. I just "vanquished" the ones in my way with Backstabbing 100. The master liches were only dangerous to me specifically because I was an old human and they summon ghosts. Otherwise, they would have been cake. Kings were an issue only for stat draining. Emperor Liches, however...
    If there was a non-boss monster in the game that I wish I could trade places with, it'd probably be one of them. Paralyzing touch, stat drain, death beam, magic missile, summoning help, epic confusion, sees invisible, heals self... It's just too much. They're boss characters by themselves.
    Normal Victories- Human Weaponsmith, Necromancer, Barbarian, Assassin
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    I've heard high level mindcrafters are good in clearing vaults.
    Never got one higher than 20th level, though.

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    Don't think I got one higher than 12, but I do see the potential. Mindcrafting is pretty deadly. I can't see them doing well against the undead, though.
    Normal Victories- Human Weaponsmith, Necromancer, Barbarian, Assassin
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    They have a Greater Telekinetic Blast. It's mostly like improved fireball, but doesn't destroy items and has a high range.

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    Oh, that's pretty wicked. Of course, if you're fighting something like a dragon vault, items are going to be destroyed anyway... I never figured out a really satisfying workaround to that...
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