Mindy 7th, Gray Elf Mindcrafter

[YourMum]

WOOOO finally did it! I sorta cheated a little bit though. Having played a shitload of mindcrafters all starting the same way, visiting the same dungeons in the same order and doing the carpenter quest first I rolled up a GE Mindcrafter with stats that didn't stuck (To6? Sod off!), did the quest, saved it, then kept the file so I didn't have to keep doing the same damn quest over and over again. With a mindcrafter it's fairly easy as long as you're careful, but careful is soooo boring. Hence Mindy the 7th as 6 other distant relatives all called Mindy died before her following a similar path.

No decent weapons until the CoC so I leveled up staves a lot and got quite a good DV bonus out of it. So good infact I didn't swap to a shield until I found a +3 +3 shield as the loss of DV not using a stave was too great. Best armour for a long while was +3 sandles I started with and an amulet of protect +2. Then somewhere in the PC vault and 2 lesser vaults above dwarf town I got 7lbs and a RoGS! I tend to get these items on D50 not D5. Having got these items I was fairly determined not to loose this character to any stupid mistakes like her forebearers. Got really good at launching rocks as I couldn't find other ammo.

Dwarf quests were easy. A ring shop just below dwarf town gave me a RoRengeration and of Invisibility which made skipping across the Halls a lot less tense, though my heart skipped a beat when I opened up a tention room of Diamond Golems, but luckily with Invis and high stealth only 1 wondered out of the room and I managed to ignore it. Got a surge of power in DH2 - BoW! And a doppleganger king next to the down stairs, and a tention room full of DE wizards who promptly filled 2/3 of the level with spiders. The shop also gave me another RoF so I could go visit the momma water dragon.

The UD was fairly uneventful, the lesser vaults gave me some mithril armour, a crystal shield and an adamantium sabre of devastation, which I used for most of the mid game. This, with BoW set me up for most the game, upgrading to WDSM and an eternium shield when they presented themselves. Got naff all herbs all game. Only 2 patches in total stablized.

Had to scum for a wand of cold to get the RoTHK. When I got the bottom level the skeleton king was already out of his room and was easily taken out with the RCT.

The Ice Queen again provided lots of pre-ToEF experience. Got plenty of decent loot. A found Ring of Fire protected all my. Gained about 3 levels I think. Loads of stat increases. The greater vault of fire dragons. I cleared the outside for experience but left the central box containing the ancient dragons and wyrms. I cleared the frost giant vault with a load of mindcraft. Even with my sabre of devastation anything more than a standard frost giant was too much, but roasting their brains through the walls of the vault made things a lot easier. I eventually went back to the greater vault at a higher level having done the other IQ quests and getting to lvl 25 and blasted the dragons and wyrms through the vault walls. They eventually found the secret door out but by that time there were only 15 or so dragons left and i just ran in circles mindcrafting them to death, nipping back down a level to regenerate PPs, to going back and blasting some more. Took a while but well worth it for the experience and loot. Got a WoW with 5 charges, Vanquisher, Whirlwind and Sun's Messenger. Got crowned eventually, got the Robes which was cool. Despite having the mummy wrapping AND a crown of ice I forgot to wear either when praying and got given damn cold immunity! Sad times

Did the rift, nice and easy, got the weird tome, got the water orb (I really hate the SFB, the temple isn't so bad, but I've lost plenty of characters to acute poisoning from it), did the ToEF, mainly cleared with the RCT. Did the Maze. Had a few scrolls of MM but only a few wand charges and not much booze so it was mainly done the hard way, with a diagram and lots of notes. I figured taking a -8 Wi hit would be well worth the St and To increases so I ate the Emperors corpse. Used a wish for PoWi to top up what the PoGAs didn't recover. Had plenty of scrolls and potion to remove corruption. Never used the axe though.

After this the rest of the game was a cakewalk. I could have opened up ring shops, scroll shops and book shops by myself with all the extra loot I found. Loads of amulets, including another 2 AoLS, but only just found my 1 amulet of light just before the mana temple. Everything had the RCT thrown at it, was Vanquished or GTBed. The casino has the Ring of Immunity which I bought with dragon gold. Spent the entire game confusing cats and putting them in locked rooms so I got the cat ring. All Summoner died in his little room to GTB. I GTBed all the chaos wizards and all the eyes in the mana temple then GTBed Nuurgy behiond his meatshields. The earth temple was cleared with Vanquisher. Another fire dragon greater vault. Cleared the outside with a sword, melted the brains of the occupants of the central room before finishing them off with GTB. Got Shirt of the Saints. Maybe Wyrmlance? Meh. Being able to clear 2 greater vaults (21 wyrms) meant I was lvl50 before I reached D50. No potion of uselessness! Used a wish to reverse unnatural aging. Killed the black unicorn. Left the Chain!

Mindcrafters suck early on. You struggle until you get good gear and then you're really only as good as the sword in your hand and the armour on your chest.
The wand you start off with can be a total life-saver and sucks so much when you start off with a wand of light of something like that.
Being L for as long as possible, and crowning L+ just laughs in the face of corruption. The character was very attractive though too, (Ap30 with corruptions) so that probably helped.
I love the IQD. You've got 3 exp levels there before you hit the ToEF with those stat bonus rewards, a lesser and a greater vault with all the XPs and loot.
The mindcrafter class powers that increase your PP pool gives you so much you can forget about walking anywhere (infinte teleport) or lifting a finger to fight (just GTB everything) no matter the PP cost.
GTB *IS* insane. It's practically cheating. It's not as strong as I thought it might be, having only dice number as a base damage, and quite a high cost but with the class powers pumping up your PP pool it doesn't matter. Goodbye greater red wyrms. Emperor Liches were safely crushed from way behind their meatshields. Boss monsters smushed from afar. With GTB and the RCT I don't think I lost a single stat point to drainers, just a bit of aging from D50 Ghost Lords.
Having teleport at lvl 40 is waste. I used it to save my RL time by the end.
Couldn't read a single damn book, stupid wands and potions of wonder kept topping up the same few spells. Got wish though! Yay.
Mindcrafter's skill rolls suck. By the time you get to lvl 17/18 or whatever you're increasing skills by d3 or a point, or investing in skills like haggling. This really does suck.

[YourMum]

Mindy 7th     St:49  Le:48  Wi:49  Dx:71  To:47  Ch:30  Ap:51  Ma:46  Pe:55 L+
DV/PV: 83/63   H: 791(791)    P: 1132(1132)  Exp: 50/26717753   DrCh  Sp: 145
Blessed
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                            Background Information
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Name: Mindy 7th           Race: female Gray Elf     Class: Mindcrafter
Eye color: purple         Hair color: silver        Complexion: light
Height: 6'                Weight: 114 pounds
Age: 312 (grown-up)
Star sign: Raven          Birthday: 23/Raven (day 23 of the year)

YOUR HISTORY:
        Your parents are traveling adventurers. Both are competent,
 talented and doing very well.
        In your childhood you were a credit to your family. Your people
 loved you and enjoyed your presence.
        In your youth you worked a lot to become rich and famous later.
 Consequently you rarely had enough time to play with other kids of your
 age.
        As a young adult you had to work a lot to finance your
 apprenticeship. You were often tired and exhausted but all this was
 forgotten, when you finally achieved your goal.
        You decided to become a Mindcrafter.


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                                  Inventory
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Total weight: 11599 stones                Carrying capacity: 18145 stones

He: uncursed helm of beauty [+2, +5] {Ap+3}                           [50s]
Ne: uncursed ankh                                                      [3s]
Bo: blessed robes of resistance (-4, -4) [+3, +12] {To+5}             [60s]
Gi: uncursed eternium girdle [+0, +6]                                 [12s]
Cl: blessed cloak of protection [+0, +4]                              [20s]
RH: uncursed silvery two-handed sword "Vanquisher" (+3, 6d5+3) [-3, +0]
LH: -
RR: uncursed ring of immunity                                          [1s]
LR: uncursed ring of the master cat [+0, +5] {Dx+16} (+16 spd)         [1s]
Br: uncursed bracers of war [+8, +4] {Dx+8}                           [10s]
Ga: uncursed gauntlets of strength (-1, +0) [-1, +1] {St+3}           [40s]
Bo: blessed seven league boots [+2, +2]                               [30s]
MW: uncursed rune-covered sling "Whirlwind" (+12, +12)                 [3s]
Mi: heap of 39 uncursed rocks (+0, 1d4)                              [195s]
Tl: blessed pick axe (+1, 1d6+4)                                      [75s]


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                                    Stuff
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Missiles ('/')
   uncursed eternium quarrel of slaying (+1, 4d6+8)                    [1s]
   bundle of 2 uncursed penetrating eternium quarrels (+2, 4d6+10)     [2s] <<<didn't see these until the end, wish I had more
Gems ('*') <<< Gemology was awesome, good source of PPs, income and Le. I sold about 4 pages of non-magical gems before leaving the Chain, and plenty before that.
   heap of 6 uncursed crystals of health                               [6s]
   heap of 10 uncursed crystals of darkness                           [10s]
   heap of 3 uncursed crystals of fire                                 [3s]
   heap of 11 uncursed crystals of light                              [11s]
   blessed crystal of knowledge                                        [1s]
   heap of 4 uncursed crystals of power                                [4s]
   heap of 2 blessed crystals of darkness                              [2s]
   heap of 2 blessed crystals of light                                 [2s]
   blessed crystal of power                                            [1s]


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                                Weapon Skills
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Melee weapon           Lvl   Hit   Dam   DV   Level          Required marks
---------------------  ---   ---   ---   --   -------------  --------------
Unarmed fighting         1    +1    +0   +0   basic                25
Daggers & knives         1    +1    +0   +0   basic                25
Clubs & hammers          5    +3    +2   +1   skilled              170
Maces & flails           1    +1    +0   +0   basic                25
Swords                  13   +14   +10   +4   Mastery              6770
Axes                     1    +1    +0   +0   basic                25
Whips                    1    +1    +0   +1   basic                25
Pole arms                5    +5    +2   +4   skilled              7
Twohanded weapons       12   +14   +18   +4   Mastery              3638
Staves                  10   +10    +5  +20   excellent            1885

Missile weapon         Lvl   Hit   Dam   Ra   Level          Required marks
---------------------  ---   ---   ---   --   -------------  --------------
Slings                   7   +14   +10   +2   skilled              56
Bows                     5   +10    +7   +1   skilled              66
Crossbows                4    +8    +6   +1   skilled              24
Thrown axes & hammers    0    +0    +0   +0   unskilled            7
Thrown daggers           0    +0    +0   +0   unskilled            7
Thrown rocks & clubs     3    +6    +4   +1   basic                10
Thrown spears           11   +22   +16   +3   Mastery              1440
Boomerangs & scurgari    0    +0    +0   +0   unskilled            7

Shields                Lvl   DV               Level          Required marks
---------------------  ---   ---              -------------  --------------
Shields                 10   +20              excellent            524


Damage caused with your melee weapons:
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Right hand: +78 bonus to hit, 6d5+48 damage


Damage caused with your missile weapons:
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Ammunition: 39, base range: 15, +81 bonus to hit, 1d4+58 damage




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                                   Skills
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  Archery ..................100    (superb)       [+1]
  Backstabbing .............100    (superb)       [+1d3]
  Climbing .................100    (superb)       [+2d4]
  Concentration ............100    (superb)       [+3d3]
  Courage ..................100    (superb)       [+3d4]
  Detect traps .............100    (superb)       [+1]
  Dodge .................... 66    (good)         [+1d5]
  Find weakness ............100    (superb)       [+1]
  First aid ................100    (superb)       [+1]
  Gemology .................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Haggling ................. 95    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Healing ..................100    (superb)       [+1]
  Herbalism ................ 82    (great)        [+1]
  Listening ................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Literacy .................100    (superb)       [+2d4]
  Metallurgy ............... 30    (mediocre)     [+2d4]
  Music .................... 70    (good)         [+1d3]
  Pick locks ............... 48    (fair)         [+1d5]
  Pick pockets ............. 57    (good)         [+1]
  Stealth ..................100    (superb)       [+2d4]
  Swimming .................100    (superb)       [+1d3]
  Tactics ..................100    (superb)       [+1]
  Two weapon combat ........ 78    (great)        [+1]


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                                   Spells
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   Acid Ball          :     2,  69pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Burning Hands      :    18,  14pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Cure Serious Wounds:     1,  19pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Darkness           :     6,   7pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Knock              :    23,  21pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Light              :     2,   5pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Lightning Bolt     :     9,  22pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Neutralize Poison  :    23,  17pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Petrification      :    10, 228pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Remove Curse       :    12,  94pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Teleportation      :    11,  45pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Wish               :    10, 5700pp     (Effectivity: +0)




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                              Her further life:
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After she leaves the Drakalor Chain she is welcomed by her people with great
honors. They acknowledge her noble deeds, her valor, her cunning and her
great skills that helped to prevent the complete destruction of the world
she knows. She is crowned to be the queen of all gray elves and lives a long
and prosperous life full of love, happiness and pleasure.

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              Her achievements during her battles:
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Mindy 7th, the gray elven mindcrafter, saved the world with her brave
efforts and became a great ruler while saving herself 34 times.
She scored 27317436 points and advanced to level 50.
She survived for 0 years, 96 days, 11 hours, 49 minutes and 33 seconds
(146368 turns).
Mindy 7th visited 158 places.
Her strength score was modified by +37 during her career.
Her learning score was modified by +30 during her career.
Her willpower score was modified by +34 during her career.
Her dexterity score was modified by +30 during her career.
Her toughness score was modified by +33 during her career.
Her charisma score was modified by +22 during her career.
Her appearance score was modified by +24 during her career.
Her mana score was modified by +26 during her career.
Her perception score was modified by +37 during her career.
She was the champion of the arena.
She was a member of the thieves guild.
She made a little water dragon very happy.
She killed the emperor of the ancient minotaur race.
She adhered to the principles of the Cat Lord and thus rose to great fame.
She saved Khelavaster from certain death.
She left the Drakalor Chain after completing her quest and became a great
leader and famous heroine.
7647 monsters perished under her attacks.
The following 31 artifacts were generated during her adventure:
  the si
  the scythe of corruption "Moon Sickle"
  the ring of the master cat
  the golden gladius "Death's Sting"
  the elven long bow "Sun's Messenger"
  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 Chaos Orb of Elemental Earth
  the heavy crossbow "The Far Slayer"
  the lead-filled mace "Big Punch"
  the scorched spear
  the rune-covered trident
  the sword of Nonnak
  the elemental gauntlets
  the ring of the High Kings
  the phial of Caladriel
  the crown of science
  the ancient mummy wrapping
  the ankh
  the Shirt of the Saints
  the bracers of war
  the Chaos Orb of Elemental Mana
  the rune-covered sling "Whirlwind"
  the robes of resistance
  the ring of immunity
  the black tome of Alsophocus
  the weird tome
  the rune-covered halberd "Wyrmlance"
  the axe of the minotaur emperor
She possessed the following intrinsics:
  She was fire resistant (also through items).
  She was poison resistant.
  She was cold resistant.
  She was acid resistant (also through an item).
  She was lucky (also through items).
  Fate smiled upon her (also through items).
  She was able to control teleportation.
  She was stun resistant (gained through an item).
  She was resistant to death rays (gained through an item).
  She was shock resistant (also through an item).
  She was able to see invisible things (gained through an item).
  She was immune to shock attacks (gained through an item).
  She was immune to fire attacks (gained through an item).
  She was immune to acidic attacks (gained through an item).
  She was immune to ice attacks.
  She was able to resist confusion attacks (gained through an item).
She had the following talents: Affinity with Thrown Spears, Alert, Beast of
Burden, Careful, Good Book Caster, Good Shot, Healthy, Long Stride, Master
Packager, Miser, Porter, Potent Aura, Sixth Sense, Stealthy, Strong Aura,
Strong Thrower, Tough, Treasure Hunter.
She had a final speed score of 145 (final base speed: 129).
She was a messiah of Corellius.
She asked for 2 divine interventions.
She was a holy champion of Order.

Dispatched the legendary doppelganger Nuin.
Dispatched the legendary fire vortex Mar "The Fiery Kraken".
Dispatched the legendary kobold Tikbuz.