Speedrun Archmage Challenge
Speedrun archmage testing.
It's possible. Difficult, but definitely possible. To
cast wish it will cost 3000 PP's. That's only if one
gets 100 castings on their first read. It would risk
destroying the book to try for a second read. It's
unlikely to get >100, but the chance can be increased
with the CoS. At worst, the PP's cost shouldn't be more
than 3300.
So now we multiply the x3 penalty for bookcasting, and we
get a cost that sits somewhere between 9 and 10K. Having
a L alignment on Silvernight, or C upon Darknight will cut
the cost in half once, before casting, yielding a cost of
4,500 to 5,000. The bookcaster talents will cut this amount
in half once more upon the actual casting, thus leaving a
PP's cost of 2,250 to 2,500. Since we know that 1HP=2PP's,
that means the final cost of bookcasting wish out of HP's
will be somewhere between 1,125 and 1,250 HP's.
An exp. level ~38 elf wizard with a toughness stat of ~40
will not yet have 1,200 HP's, but they will have plenty of
PP's to cover a first wish for an AKW, with minimal HP's
loss. This would not be enough to reach exp. level 50, but
a couple of blessed scrolls of power and healing potion
should afford a quick second AKW, easily bringing exp.
level 50. At that point, the PC would have ~1,200 HP's,
putting this well within reach!
The PC would get a few wishes before his PoEH, PoUH, SoP
deplete. These can be used for potions of boost toughness.
Repeatedly casting wish will have a 1 in 9 chance of
draining the PC's To stat by 10, so it's important to
start boosting it as soon as possible. The strength and
willpower stats also have an impact on HP's, but boosting
toughness would more than offset those losses. Soon, the
PC will have To boosted to 99, and not have to worry about
HP's maximums anymore.
So with all healing potions gone, it's down to the good
old Water Orb/Elemental Guantlets combo to cover future
healings. It will give MUCH less corruption than the
Mana Orb though, so isn't nearly as big of a concern as
for the traditional archmage. A few occasional wishes
for SoCR would be more than enough.
So now we start thinking about what kind of a timeframe
(turnframe : D) is needed. Killing multiple Eternal
Gaurdians, tackling the Mana Temple, or clearing D:50
are all possibilities. The way I see it though, the
minimal advancement would be to acquire the Earth Orb
for the +10 To, and kill Sharod for the exp levels. The
Shield of Raw Steel is easily attainable for another
big To boost. It is possible (probable?) that potions
of boost toughness, or other +To items could be found
in the casino. A few lucky finds could make the process
much more safe.
A wiz can beat the game in 20,000 turns, so let's take
that as a point by which the Earth Orb and SoRS can be
acquired. Add on an extra 3,000 turns for the rift dive,
and wish book obtainment. Then you have to wait for
either Dark or Silvernight. I have little idea how long
this should take, maybe 1000 turns. Reading the stupid
book eats 3003, and the wishing will take another 1 or
2 thousand. In fact, including all the AKW killing that
would happen, maybe add an extra 1000 : ) Beating the
game after that should be a cakewalk, we'll say 2000
more for that. So who wants to do it?
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Originally Posted by Soirana
