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    I'm loving the new content. The tile-set, the new quests, The buffs to some gear. Only, I've never been able to complete even a regular ending. I've been playing ADOM wrong for years: find a pool, scum for a few wishes, get by.
    I'll admit, I still save-scum for the practice. (just saving after important events, before hard fights, etc.) I've learned how much of a noob I actually am in the last few weeks of playing the game again.
    But welcome to my new start so far:
    UMP9 the gray elven wizard (first wizard btw):
    At level 1 of UD, UMP9 was level 2, or 3 by this point, a beserker lord spawned. Miraculously, I was able to magic missile him to death. He drops a "dirty helmet". +1 UMP9.
    I start taking my wizard very seriously at this point, I got the blanket, went to HMV, everything was smooth. Then I learned about Rolf's quests. I may not "NEED" Rolf's axe, but I WANT Rolf's axe. So, following the ancardia wiki, I breeze through the fragments. To gain levels and experience I did a few Thrundaars quests and dived until I met Khelevestar. I still need an AoLS, even though I'm not going for Ultra, I want what he gives. UMP9 clears the dwarven graveyard with relative ease. I decide to dig a few graves, and found boots of the divine messenger, and a few spell books. +1 UMP9.
    I finally get to Rolf's fortress. OK. Buckle down. This is IT boys.
    I pull up the wiki, to make sure I'm prepared. I scroll all the way down the page, "if PC's have killed ANY dwarf other than dwarven chaos knights, the PC can not even go down the stairs".
    Fucking fantastic. I remember, in UD 2, a random ass dwarf was attacking me. I remember thinking, "What the hell? I've never seen a random hostile dwarf, or at least, I never noticed them. anyway, +1 game.
    I get mad, and decide to take my anger out on the frost queen quests. I get to frost giant jarl caves, thinking, "Yay lets find another artifact"
    Yay I found Venom Mantle off of one of my first kills in the greater vault. Saweeet. Then I notice the Emperor Lich. Let's back the hell away for now, the kings were hard enough and I was lucky I didn't suffer as much stat drain as I expected. I find a ring of ice as well, and by the end of the frost queen quests, somehow I went from N+ to L+. I happened to have about 90k gold on me, and think, "Screw it lets get crowned real quick".
    5 minutes later, UMP9 is immune to fire and has a shiney Ring of the Archmages. +3 UMP9
    I figure, this is as good of a time as any to dive into the ToEF, so I casually walk through the entire tower, making the Wyrm my little play thing with the Ice Ball spell.
    So here's my predicament, the door in which I'm not sure I should open:
    Ump9 travels back into Rolf's fortress, I figure I should clear some of this stuff and get the artifact unpickaxe for shits and giggles. I kill a handful of stone statues and golems alike. Now I'm a fallen champion. Now here's the thing, my god bolted and summoned. I was immune to the bolt. Does this mean I'm free? Can I now just roll C- and get another artifact?
    SHOULD I keep wearing/finding more artifacts? almost every equipped slot is an artifact item at this point.
    What should my next move be?


    TLDR: Returning Player: Gray Elven Wizard finds himself somewhere in between a rock and a hard place, with a shortage of game knowledge and strats, his next move is a mystery.Screenshot 2018-05-25 10.55.19.png Screenshot 2018-05-25 11.09.57.png
    Last edited by Hydelionaxis; 05-25-2018 at 05:11 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hydelionaxis View Post
    Now I'm a fallen champion. Now here's the thing, my god bolted and summoned. I was immune to the bolt. Does this mean I'm free? Can I now just roll C- and get another artifact?
    You still have the doomed intrinsic, and you cannot get crowned again.

    SHOULD I keep wearing/finding more artifacts? almost every equipped slot is an artifact item at this point.
    Your current items are strong enough to get you through the rest of the game. You'll probably be able to improve the body armor and girdle slots by a few points at the Casino.

    What should my next move be?
    Convert back to L at an altar and sacrifice up to very close to remove dooming. Pick up ring of the high kings and phial of Caladriel. Then just dive the caverns of chaos and finish the game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Grond View Post
    You still have the doomed intrinsic, and you cannot get crowned again.



    Your current items are strong enough to get you through the rest of the game. You'll probably be able to improve the body armor and girdle slots by a few points at the Casino.



    Convert back to L at an altar and sacrifice up to very close to remove dooming. Pick up ring of the high kings and phial of Caladriel. Then just dive the caverns of chaos and finish the game.
    Thanks a bunch. For the advice. I just never have been able to close out a game.

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