10+ Years playing ADOM, I finally got my first Pre-Crowning!

[daft inquisitor]

...and it was Nature's Companion. On a Troll Monk.

Now, you make look at that at first and think, "Well, that's kind of awful." But, actually, it suited my needs pretty well. I managed to crown on the dungeon underneath the Small Cave, at level 8, having gone through the dungeon to High Mountain Village and back again.

At that point in the game, I had already found a Tower Crystal Shield and a Dagger Of Death, so I was using them instead of going bare-handed. And trolls start with Heavy Furs anyway, meaning I was using them instead of going by the usual Monk armor weight limit. So, it was a pretty amazing upgrade.

Still, my stats are pretty weird for a monk, I have to say. 45/18 at level 8, with my Dagger getting me +18 / 5d5+12 on attack/damage.

I think I'm the most non-traditional monk that ever lived right now.