I always have heard the comment on ADOM that "playing trollish healers is almost like cheating."

I never believed it, but I figured I would try for a different kind of character (been trying to play wizards for the past couple of weeks). After a couple days of quick deaths and bad luck, I finally "broke" a character loose from the early game.

Oh. My. Goodness.

A level 13 trollish healer... with 100 Healing skill (of course)... a ring of regeneration...a blessed crown of regeneration.... and who ate his way through a very large tension room of trolls.... heals 2 to 5 points PER MOVE. Insane. And I know it only gets better.

Now if only my spellcasting was worth a darn; I'd feel more confident about winning the game.