Just for fun (and to collect a few achievements), I decided to try a Monk who would use only staffs for a melee weapon. Also decided to do no spells, and the only missiles I could use were non-rock thrown weapons. Ended up being a pretty fun character. I've always felt that monks are a great choice for a two-handed weapon user thanks to their extra native DV. Of course, staff users don't need extra DV thanks to the ridiculous bonuses they get from weapon skill. Staff monk also tends to favour a nice light inventory, which I like a lot. Game went pretty smoothly. Did SMC for blanket, then Puppy Cave (dog died, sadly). Got a bunch of axes in the gnoll vault that I used as thrown weapons for awhile. My damage output in the early game was pretty poor--gnomes make pretty poor melee characters with only middling St/To/Dx, but I could do enough to chip away at things. An early pool in the CoC yield paralysis resist, teleport control, and a wish, which I used on eternium-shod quarterstaffs, since Waldenbrook had an AoLS in the store. Sadly, the only ego staff I got was fumbling, but I made use of one of the staffs for the rest of the game. That was enough to get me through the Pyramid and Griffyard, and between an altar in a cavernous level in the Putrid (?) Cave, I was able to get crowned with robes of resist, which put my PV/DV in the stratosphere. Grabbed Griff's axe as a thrown weapon which I used for the rest of the game (not that good, but never found better). Dove to Water Orb.

Cleared Darkforge easily, but not much of interest there. Did the ToEF next, around level 20, which was quite easy. IQD was next, which might have been tricky but I was pretty fast (~130 speed, plus monk movement bonus), so I powered through pretty quick. Grabbed High Kings, then killed Haggar, then went after a red dragon greater vault in the giant caves. Got the Iron Crown of Havlor and killed all the dragons to get to level 27 or so. Had a huge pile of gold (~300k) by the end of it that I took to the Casino and bought some gear without gambling. I was sitting at ~80/60 DV/PV on Very Aggressive at this point, and had something like 2d10+50 damage. Not too bad. Defensively, this character was an absolute tank. To a decent estimation, staff gives about as good DV as a shield + non-spear weapon, I think--if you find a powerful ego staff or maybe Staff of Creation, it's probably worth using in a regular game. Finished the cat quest, dove to D:46 to clear a second red dragon vault, adding the useless True Aim and Silver Key, and a bunch more levels. Did Air/Earth/Mana with no trouble, then did D:50. Found a wand of wishing with 4 charges on D:50, which I used to get a uselessness potion and some bracers of regen. Got Celestrix from uselessness, which I equipped to push my DV/PV up to near 100/80 on Very Aggressive. Cleared all of D:50 without any trouble... I may have had to use a PoEH against Fisty, or the Doppleganger Kings that one of the other balors summoned, but that's about it. Picked up Executor somewhere along the way. Wished for a cute dog with one of my spares wishes on the way out. If I had planned out my crowning better, this probably should have been an ultra. Oh well, next time.

On the whole, pretty easy, pretty fun game. I've forgotten how much I like Monks. Crazy fast, nice class powers, very versatile.

Achievements I picked up included:
-Throw away the key (first win on this computer)
-Beloved by fate (I kept rolling till I got a monk, didn't care about race... maybe cheating a little, but so what )
-Friend of felines
-Magic hater
-Plutonium man (this achievement seems either too easy or bugged for what it is supposed to be, IMHO).
-Scorer
-High scorer
-Well-known legend
-Yep! All done
-Achiever

Not too bad Turncount is a decent 63000, which is pretty good considering I cleared two greater vaults in melee as well as D:50.

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Stave         St:32  Le:37  Wi:23  Dx:45  To:34  Ch:23  Ap:18  Ma:18  Pe:21 L+
DV/PV: 93/67   H: 696(696)    P: 177(177)    Exp: 41/11654500  DrCh   M: 63331
Blessed Berserk

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Name: Stave               Race: male Gnome          Class: Monk
Eye color: light blue     Hair color: black         Complexion: tanned
Height: 3'6"              Weight: 123 pounds
Age: 129 (grown-up, 23 years of unnatural aging added in)
Star sign: Book           Birthday: 8/Book (day 38 of the year)

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                                  Inventory
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Total weight: 3153 stones                Carrying capacity: 9393 stones

He: uncursed Iron Crown of Havlor (-6, -6) [+12, +12] {Le+4}          [65s]
Ne: uncursed ankh                                                      [3s]
Bo: blessed robes of resistance (-4, -4) [+3, +12] {To+5}             [60s]
Gi: uncursed girdle of the emperors "Celestrix" [+13, +13] {Ch+8}     [25s]
Cl: uncursed hooded cloak [+1, +0]                                    [40s]
RH: blessed eternium-shod quarterstaff (+0, 2d10+12)                  [40s]
LH: -
RR: uncursed ring of slaying (+7 melee damage, +6 missile damage)      [1s]
LR: blessed ring of the master cat [+0, +5] {Dx+16} (+16 spd)          [1s]
Br: blessed bracers of regeneration [+0, +0]                          [18s]
Ga: blessed rustproof gauntlets of strength (-1, +0) [-1, +4] {St+3}  [40s]
Bo: uncursed eternium boots [+1, +5]                                  [55s]
MW: -
Mi: bundle of 4 uncursed drakish scurgari of returning (+2, 2d6+2)    [40s]
Tl: -

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Total weight: 2765 stones   Carrying capacity: 9393 stones

Helmets ('[')
   uncursed crown of fire [+1, +2]                                    [65s]
   uncursed crown of science [+4, +8] {Le+9}                          [65s]
   uncursed helm of mental stability [+0, +4] {Le+1}                 [100s]
   uncursed helm of water breathing [+0, +1]                          [30s]
   uncursed crown of regeneration [+0, +0]                            [55s]
   blessed rustproof crown of regeneration [+0, +0]                   [55s]
Armor ('[')
   uncursed ancient mummy wrapping [+1, +5] {Ap-8}                    [60s]
Boots ('[')
   uncursed seven league boots [+1, +0]                               [30s]
   cursed seven league boots [+1, +0]                                 [30s]
Necklaces (''')
   uncursed black torc [+4, +2] (+10 spd)                              [3s]
   uncursed amulet of light                                            [3s]
Bracers (',')
   uncursed bracers of resistance [+3, +6]                            [10s]
   heap of 3 uncursed pairs of bracers of regeneration [+0, +0]       [54s] //D:50 wish
One-handed weapons ('(')
   uncursed jet-black battle axe "Executor" (+2, 5d6+6) [-4, +1] {St+3} (+3 spd)
Two-handed weapons ('(')
   uncursed eternium-shod quarterstaff (+0, 2d10+10)                  [40s]
   blessed eternium-shod quarterstaff (+2, 2d10+10)                   [40s]
   uncursed quicksilver quarterstaff (+6, 5d3+8) [+3, +0] (+20 spd)   [20s]
Missiles ('/')
   blessed silvery arrow "True Aim" (+10, 15d5)                        [2s]
Tools (']')
   uncursed silver key                                                 [1s]
Wands ('\')
   blessed wand of wishing (1 charge)                                  [3s]
Potions ('!')
   heap of 11 blessed potions of extra healing                        [22s]
   blessed potion of cure corruption                                   [2s]
   uncursed potion of ultra healing                                    [2s]
Scrolls ('?')
   heap of 3 blessed scrolls of corruption removal                     [6s]
   heap of 3 uncursed scrolls of corruption removal                    [6s]

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Melee weapon           Lvl   Hit   Dam   DV   Level          Required marks
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Staves                  14   +18    +8  +35   Mastery              4221 //closest I've come to grand master in a long time

Missile weapon         Lvl   Hit   Dam   Ra   Level          Required marks

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Thrown axes & hammers    6   +12    +9   +2   skilled              115
Thrown daggers           3    +6    +4   +1   basic                7
Boomerangs & scurgari    2    +4    +3   +0   basic                9


Shields                Lvl   DV               Level          Required marks

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Shields                  0    +0              unskilled            15

Damage caused with your melee weapons:
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Right hand: +119 bonus to hit, 2d10+62 damage

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                              His further life:
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After he leaves the Drakalor Chain he is welcomed by his people with great
honors. They acknowledge his noble deeds, his valor, his cunning and his
great skills that helped to prevent the complete destruction of the world he
knows. He is crowned to be the king of all gnomes and lives a long and
prosperous life full of love, happiness and pleasure.

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Stave, the gnomish monk, saved the world with his brave efforts and became a
great ruler while saving himself 4 times.
He scored 33264900 points and advanced to level 41.
He survived for 0 years, 47 days, 16 hours, 38 minutes and 50 seconds (63331
turns).
Stave visited 127 places.
His strength score was modified by +14 during his career.
His learning score was modified by +14 during his career.
His willpower score was modified by +10 during his career.
His dexterity score was modified by +13 during his career.
His toughness score was modified by +14 during his career.
His charisma score was modified by +6 during his career.
His appearance score was modified by +9 during his career.
His mana score was modified by +4 during his career.
His perception score was modified by +7 during his career.
He was unnaturally aged by 23 years.
He was the champion of the arena.
He adhered to the principles of the Cat Lord and thus rose to great fame.
He saved Khelavaster from certain death.
He left the Drakalor Chain after completing his quest and became a great
leader and famous hero.
4011 monsters perished under his attacks.
The following 26 artifacts were generated during his adventure:
  the si
  the dwarven rune axe "Rolf's Companion"
  the scythe of corruption "Moon Sickle"
  the ring of the master cat
  the golden gladius "Death's Sting"
  the Iron Crown of Havlor   //Frost giant cave, greater vault
  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 silvery arrow "True Aim" //D:46 greater vault
  the heavy cudgel "Black Thumb" //Never saw this
  the lead-filled mace "Big Punch"
  the silver key //D:46 greater vault
  the girdle of the emperors "Celestrix" //Uselessness
  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 black torc
  the Chaos Orb of Elemental Mana
  the jet-black battle axe "Executor" //Random drop, D:50
  the robes of resistance //Crowning
He possessed the following intrinsics:
  He was fire resistant (also through an item).
  He was poison resistant (also through an item).
  He was acid resistant (also through an item).
  He was lucky (also through an item).
  Fate smiled upon him (also through items).
  He was doomed (gained through an item).
  He was sleep resistant (gained through an item).
  He was able to control teleportation.
  He was paralyzation resistant.
  He was resistant to death rays (gained through an item).
  He was shock resistant (gained through an item).
  He was able to see invisible things (gained through items).
  He was immune to shock attacks.
  He was immune to acidic attacks. //Giant slug
He had the following talents: Beast of Burden, Careful, Defensive Fighter,
Dodger, Greased Lightning, Hardy, Immune to Pain, Iron Skin, Master
Packager, Porter, Quick, Sixth Sense, Steel Skin, Tough Skin, Very Quick.
He had a final speed score of 167 (final base speed: 151).
He was a messiah of Gnarl.
He asked for 2 divine interventions.
He was a holy champion of Order.
He was slightly tainted by Chaos.

The following monsters were vanquished:
      1 Ancient Chaos Wyrm
      1 ancient karmic dragon
     49 ancient red dragons
      1 Ancient Stone Beast
     10 balors
      2 berserker emperors
      1 black slayer
      1 black unicorn
      1 Chaos Archmage
      1 chaos diplomat
     68 chaos mutants
    109 chaos servants
     32 chaos warriors
     33 chaos wizards
      3 diamond golems
      5 doppelganger kings
     92 fire drakes
     69 fire elementals
     18 fire giants
      2 fire giant kings
    101 fire lizards
     52 frost giants
     23 frost giant berserkers
      7 frost giant jarls
      2 ghost kings
     37 ghost lords
      1 goodwife //Don't remember doing this. HMV, I guess
      2 gorgons
      2 great karmic wyrms //Random spawns
      2 great red wyrms //Greater vaults
      1 greater balor
    101 greater chaos servants
      1 greater moloch
      2 greater water elementals
    349 gremlins
      2 karmic dragons
      8 master liches
      1 master mimic
      1 master necromancer
      1 Master Summoner
      1 mimic hivemind
      3 quickling kings //Saw quite a few of these guys as random spawns
     97 red baby dragons
     60 red dragons
      2 shadow wyrms
      2 skeletal kings
      1 Snake from Beyond
     36 steel golems
      3 titans
      2 werewolf kings
     65 writhing masses of primal chaos

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Ancient Domains Of Mystery
Release 60
Windows Deluxe Build: Aug 23 2015 16:09:49