why can't sling bullets be thrown effectively? historically, they're roughly similar in size to stones, maybe 1/2 or 2/3 the size, and presumably made of lead (or silver or steel, as appropriate). they would be either round or ovoid for fitting into the sling, mostly ovoid historically. the odd shap...

I just found an Ashenzari altar vault that reveals which Lair branches will show up. "You have a vision of the Shoals and Snake Pit!" I believe that's one of Grunt's vaults; it was only recently modified to be that explicit (previously it just showed representative critters/terrain, with ...

the new weapon tiles are very cool looking, but awful from a design perspective. the most emphasized detail is now species (dwarven, orcish, &c.), which is the least significant factor in terms of gameplay. dwarven hand axe and dwarven war axe are almost indistinguishable; this sucks. likewise, ...

he's also a more-or-less guaranteed source of ice enhancers/cold resistance. imho it's a small (he of course may not spawn; i assume his high spawn rate is temporary) but significant step away from pure dungeon randomness.