Too sad...

[Evil Knievel]

I am so sad! And not because of soccer, but because of this STUPID DEATH!

The story: My very very versatile (but somewhat fragile) paladin for the first time in my adom career brought down that car lord. The last time I met the cat lord, he ripped me to pieces while fighting in blind rage. This time, I gave him a quite long and heroic fight. In that very long passage I webbed him, while retreating. I used up all my humanoid slaying ammo, my wands of magic missile, my sling bullets of cracking... then I put on 2 rings of slaying, archery gloves and gulped down 3 potions of boost dexterity in the process, always shooting him with my best arrows. After about the 15th hit, he still did not fall, but the corridor was nearing to an end. Then, only one square before he could reach me (he surely would have shredded me), I managed to get him to become afraid, run away. So I waited a bit, in order to let him gain some distance, and messed his flight path with webs. Then I gave him the final blow with some dragon slaying ammo. Man, I was celebrating, and I was feeling invincible! and died on the very same level, perhaps 100 turns later, by underestimating the fire giant - instead of praying at around 90 HP, I tried "cure serious wounds". It hit me critically, and that was it.

I had a ring of djinni summoning, only did not use it because it lacked of ideas.

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Pleight       St:37  Le:33  Wi:34  Dx:26  To:33  Ch:24  Ap: 1  Ma:22  Pe:29 L+
DV/PV: 29/15   H: -19(382)    P: 52(199)     Exp: 26/3615670    D: 36 Sp: 111
Blessed
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                            Background Information
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Name: Pleight             Race: female Dwarf        Class: Paladin
Eye color: green          Hair color: brown         Complexion: tanned
Height: 3'6"              Weight: 134 pounds
Age: 121 (grown-up, 52 years of unnatural aging added in)
Star sign: Falcon         Birthday: 18/Falcon (day 228 of the year)

YOUR HISTORY:
        Your parents were poor people. They loved you and cared for you,
 although you had to hunger more than once.
        As a child your parents cared a lot for you. Despite all
 circumstances you enjoyed a happy and fine childhood.
        During your youth you had a lot of fun playing with other kids of
 your age. You always were a natural leader and the center of interest.
        As a young adult you tried many occupations before finally deciding
 on one to pursue. This has left you with a very broad base of lore.
        You decided to become a Paladin.


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                                  Inventory
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Total weight: 6139 stones                Carrying capacity: 10675 stones

Head          : blessed helm of water breathing [+0, +1]              [30s]
Neck          : blessed amulet of health                               [3s]
Body          : uncursed ancient mummy wrapping [+1, +5] {Ap-8}       [60s]
Girdle        : blessed girdle of carrying [+0, +0]                   [15s]
Cloak         : uncursed cloak of protection [+0, +3]                 [20s]
Right Hand    : blessed eternium two-handed sword (+18, 6d5+18) [-1, +0]
Left Hand     : -
Right Ring    : uncursed ring of slaying (+8 melee damage, +6 missile damage)
Left Ring     : uncursed ring of elemental mastery [+0, +0]            [1s]
Bracers       : uncursed bracers of toughness [+0, +0] {To+5}         [10s]
Gauntlets     : uncursed black dragon-hide gauntlets (-2, +0) [+1, +2][10s]
Boots         : uncursed boots of sneakiness [+2, +0] {Dx+3}          [20s]
Missile weapon: uncursed long bow of hunting (+6, +3)                 [30s]
Missiles      : bundle of 2 uncursed arrows of undead slaying (+3, 2d4+6)
Tool          : blessed Chaos Orb of Elemental Fire {St+10}          [100s]


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                                    Stuff
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Total weight: 5785 stones   Carrying capacity: 10675 stones

Rings ('=')
...
   blessed ring of djinni summoning                                    [1s]
...
Potions ('!').
..
   heap of 2 blessed potions of cure corruption                       
   uncursed potion of gain attributes                                  [4s]
...
Scrolls ('?')
   uncursed scroll of teleportation                                    [2s]
...
Books ('"')
   uncursed spellbook of Ethereal Bridge                             [100s]
   uncursed spellbook of Hellish Flames                              [100s]
   uncursed spellbook of Rain of Sorrow                              [100s]

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                                Weapon Skills
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Melee weapon           Lvl   Hit   Dam   DV   Level          Required marks
---------------------  ---   ---   ---   --   -------------  --------------
Unarmed fighting         4    +3    +1   +1   skilled              94
Daggers & knives         1    +1    +0   +0   basic                25
Clubs & hammers          1    +1    +0   +0   basic                25
Maces & flails           7    +5    +3   +2   skilled              314
Swords                   8    +6    +4   +2   excellent            591
Axes                    12   +12   +10   +3   Mastery              3098
Whips                    1    +1    +0   +1   basic                25
Pole arms               10   +10    +6  +12   excellent            943
Twohanded weapons        9    +8   +12   +3   excellent            899
Staves                   1    +1    +0   +1   basic                25

Missile weapon         Lvl   Hit   Dam   Ra   Level          Required marks
---------------------  ---   ---   ---   --   -------------  --------------
Slings                   6   +12    +9   +2   skilled              24
Bows                     8   +16   +12   +2   excellent            219
Crossbows                0    +0    +0   +0   unskilled            7
Thrown axes & hammers    0    +0    +0   +0   unskilled            2
Thrown daggers           0    +0    +0   +0   unskilled            7
Thrown rocks & clubs     0    +0    +0   +0   unskilled            7
Thrown spears            0    +0    +0   +0   unskilled            7
Boomerangs & scurgari    0    +0    +0   +0   unskilled            7

Shields                Lvl   DV               Level          Required marks
---------------------  ---   ---              -------------  --------------
Shields                  9   +18              excellent            1165


Damage caused with your melee weapons:
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Right hand: +66 bonus to hit, 6d5+55 damage


Damage caused with your missile weapons:
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Ammunition: 2, base range: 14, +57 bonus to hit, 2d4+42 damage

[Evil Knievel]

the rest:

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                                   Skills
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  Athletics ................100    (superb)       [+2d4]
  Backstabbing .............100    (superb)       [+1d3]
  Climbing .................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Concentration ............100    (superb)       [+2d4]
  Courage ..................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Detect traps ............. 65    (good)         [+1d3]
  Dodge .................... 84    (great)        [+1d3]
  First aid ................ 35    (fair)         [+3d5]
  Haggling ................. 41    (fair)         [+3d3]
  Healing ..................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Law ......................100    (superb)       [+1d5]
  Listening ................ 90    (great)        [+2d4]
  Literacy .................100    (superb)       [+1d3]
  Metallurgy ............... 58    (good)         [+3d3]
  Mining ................... 71    (great)        [+1]
  Smithing ................. 49    (fair)         [+3d4]
  Stealth ..................100    (superb)       [+1d3]
  Survival ................. 53    (good)         [+1d5]
  Swimming ................. 73    (great)        [+1d3]
  Tactics .................. 77    (great)        [+1d3]
  Two weapon combat ........ 34    (fair)         [+3d4]


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                                   Spells
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   Bless               :   501,   8pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Cure Light Wounds   :     7,   9pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Cure Serious Wounds :   272,   9pp     (Effectivity: +7)
   Darkness            :   912,   4pp     (Effectivity: +2)
   Dispel Undead       :   285,   8pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Divine Key          :   923,  12pp     (Effectivity: +1)
   Divine Wrath        :   441,  12pp     (Effectivity: +1)
   Ethereal Bridge     :   383,  22pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Greater Divine Touch:   356, 100pp     (Effectivity: +2)
   Hellish Flames      :   633,  10pp     (Effectivity: +2)
   Light               :   394,   3pp     (Effectivity: +1)
   Lordly Might        :   279,  10pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Minor Punishment    :   338,   8pp     (Effectivity: +4)
   Nether Bolt         :   343,  11pp     (Effectivity: +7)
   Neutralize Poison   :     9,  19pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Petrification       :   629, 120pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Rain of Sorrow      :   185,  35pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Revelation          :   545,  33pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Seal of the Spheres :   799,   8pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Slow Monster        :   578,   7pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Slow Poison         :   448,   6pp     (Effectivity: +0)
   Web                 :   332,  12pp     (Effectivity: +2)


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                            Effects of Corruption
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You have grown a bulging cranium (Le: +6, Wi: +4, Ap: -6, PV: -4, To: -3).
You have grown a total of 12 eyes (Ap: -6, Pe: +6).
You have grown horns (+3 melee damage, Ap: -4).


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              Her achievements during her adventures:
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Pleight, the dwarven paladin, was killed by a fire giant.
She scored 499932 points and advanced to level 26.
She survived for 0 years, 145 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes and 5 seconds
(107377 turns).
Pleight visited 91 places.
Her strength score was modified by +10 during her career.
Her learning score was modified by +13 during her career.
Her willpower score was modified by +11 during her career.
Her dexterity score was modified by +10 during her career.
Her toughness score was modified by +14 during her career.
Her charisma score was modified by +6 during her career.
Her appearance score was modified by +10 during her career.
Her mana score was modified by +10 during her career.
Her perception score was modified by +11 during her career.
She was unnaturally aged by 52 years.
She was the champion of the arena.
She made a little water dragon very happy.
She ended her adventuring life on level 36 of the caverns of chaos.
5930 monsters perished under her attacks.
The following 21 artifacts were generated during her adventure:
  the si
  the dwarven rune axe "Rolf's Companion"
  the scythe of corruption "Moon Sickle"
  the golden gladius "Death's Sting"
  the dwarven shield "Rolf's Saviour"
  the Chaos Orb of Elemental Water
  the Chaos Orb of Elemental Fire
  the lead-filled mace "Big Punch"
  the scorched spear
  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 hammer of the gods
  the black torc
  the rune-covered sling "Whirlwind"
  the jet-black battle axe "Executor"
  the dwarven pick axe "Hammerhead"
She possessed the following intrinsics:
  She was poison resistant (enhanced through an item).
  She was acid resistant (gained through an item).
  She was lucky.
  Fate smiled upon her.
  She was sleep resistant (enhanced through an item).
  She was stun resistant (gained through an item).
  She was resistant to death rays (gained 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.
  She was immune to ice attacks (gained through items).
  She was able to breathe water (gained through an item).
She had the following talents: Affinity with Polemarms, Affinity with
Swords, Alert, Charged, Good Learner, Healthy, Long Stride, Miser, Potent
Aura, Treasure Hunter.
She had a final speed score of 111 (final base speed: 111).
She was a messiah of Morodwyn.
She asked for 12 divine interventions.
She was a holy champion of Order.
She was tainted by Chaos.

The following monsters were vanquished:
    180 animated trees
      1 berserker emperor
      1 berserker king
     44 berserker lords
     16 berserker princes
      1 bunny master
      1 cat lord
      1 death ooze
      1 dwarven artificer
     24 fire giants
      5 fire giant kings
      1 giant dragon turtle
      2 gorgons
      1 greater chaos servant
      2 karmic dragons
     44 liches
      2 living walls
      4 troll kings
...

[LFk]

Sad death, you had a good selection of spells available. Always sad to get killed that far into a game.

If i may say so, however, 29/15 DV/PV is quite low for D:35. I think Executor/Best shield you can get would've been a much better call for no real sacrifice in damage, instead of the eternium 2HS.

Did that casino loot just get generated very poorly?
Just looking over your gear, that helm of waterbreathing is about as useful as a metal cap for the 99% of the game you don't spend underwater. In the future, you may want to try (insert higher metal) cap and use Wbre only when you need it.

Other suggestions to improve DV/PV include replacing Amulet of Health with ankh, and using RotHK.


Durability is key!

[Evil Knievel]

Thanx for the tips and the condolences. You are very right about that helmet - however my only alternative was a helmet of teleportation [0 +4], that I actually used most of the game. I only took it off to get the ring slot free that I otherwise would have to use for the teleport control.

About the DV/PV - that was really an error I commited: I used the mummy wrapping to see that cat lord. My other armors all were very damaged. Then, I did use that two hander, because the other weapons (before I used rolfs companion and saviour) did not kick very much. Then I forgot to equip the girdle of adamantium [0 +5] after killing the cat lord.
I realized these very bad numbers of PVDV only after my deaths. Not being used to such vulnerability, I wasted the char eventually by not caring.

However, I will return!

[warheart]

If I recall correctly, the cat lord level doesn't allow teleport, so you could have used the helm without the ring of teleport control.

[Silfir]

Man, Executer slays humanoids! That and the shield would've given you a MUCH better time than the two-hander. Not to mention the fire giant wouldn't have hit you so easily...

[Grey]

You cast cure serious wounds? Whilst NOT on Coward? Very aggressive by the looks of it. With no shield either. Sorry man, but that's a very basic mistake. Always remember to change tactics settings! And yeah, Executor would have killed it far quicker than the two-hander, and the added shield would have kept you a hell of a lot safer... Congrats on managing the cat lord - always a hard fight - but you can never let your guard down in this game.

[Evil Knievel]

You are right. Well, I was on normal tactics, but I just did not care at that moment - it was one of those moments celebrating and feeling invincible because of the accomplishment. Pretty obviously, I died out of errors. However, I was not aware of committing so many at a time... merde. It was 4AM, and I played far over my concentration capacities - yet another mistake, I know. I just wanted to clear the fucking level out, see what's next, and then go for the rift...

Furthermore, I greater-identified the Executor, and read about "grands bad luck" or so, and put it away. I did not know that it is such an awesome weapon.

[Grey]

Well, any one-hander is safer than the two-handed sword because you can have the huge DV bonus from a shield. Executor is particularly nice for having a huge damage output and slaying humanoids - would have taken the fire giant down in one hit most likely. I've taken down the cat lord with just a few hits with it before (whilst it was paralysed of course).

[LFk]

Just a note on executor, i always use it.

It grants bad luck, but its no dooming. All that happens is that it nudges dice rolls against you, which wearing something like an ankh can help with.

In return for a bit of a hit on dice rolls, you get a weapon that is statistically one of the best in the game, due to its intrinsics, 1Hhanded, slaying, and high damage dice. That more than makes up for bad luck.


I'm not too sure on the range of functions in this game that utilize a dice roll, so there may some outside repercussions. "Failing a luck check" is something i don't understand about the game really, so it might cause things like pick axes to break more, or certain scrolls (like protection/defense) to fail more readily.

Again, it might not, this is one facet of ADOM that I really can't say for certain, but if these repercussions are minor (and i've never really had problems with using executor), you should seriously consider using it.