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^ Yes, that's completely correct. It is wildly inappropriate data, as well.

(The tournament results, by contrast, are a completely legitimate counterpoint to the idea that Trolls don't dip off in power.) what I'm not saying I agree with the conclusion, but using that as evidence is not a case of proceeding from false premises (at least as far as I can tell), since it is a ...

Posting a person's online stat doesn't really add to the conversation, either. Of course people should justify their claims. You can seek for elaboration by, you know, asking for it, before you go off half-cocked with assumptions that everyone is just making stuff up in order to screw with you, or s...

I have no idea how talented minmay is at winning trolls; I haven't observed him play one. But let this be an occasion for a more important point: Sometimes people play certain characters with self-imposed challenges, some people like to play certain species when they are drunk and/or watching Better...

So hey, everyone know that Dany's plotline is basically George Bush trying to rule the Middle East, and failing horribly, right? I think she even has some of the same lines as Dubya. It'll be cool to see if Tyrion can do better. Uh, either I missed a few critical episodes of GoT, or one of us exper...

Knew about mass confusion, but not about slow. Huh.

So hey, everyone know that Dany's plotline is basically George Bush trying to rule the Middle East, and failing horribly, right? I think she even has some of the same lines as Dubya. It'll be cool to see if Tyrion can do better. Uh, either I missed a few critical episodes of GoT, or one of us exper...

I think it is fair to say "just look up how to use wizmode" if someone wants complete control over the ability to micromanage their starting kit. If someone were proposing a new species or background and had some justification for why that particular starting package would provide a novel...

I think it is absolutely good that LOF remains important in at least some situations, for some enemies, even if you have very high AC, EV, and/or HP. There are other design problems with banishment and paralysis. Some have been addressed with the latter (chain paralysis is no longer possible, though...

If you don't have a shield or decent wearable armor for troll, I could maybe see getting your first rune potentially being a pain (doable, but you'd have to be cautious). But it is rare to get that far without a shield and/or something decent a troll can wear. And I've always found robe + cloak to b...

Yeah, the climax of this last episode was pretty lame, especially in comparison to the episode before it, which was a high point of the season for me. I honestly would have preferred it if they just drew out the Ser Jorah fight scene and invested the budget in that—I found those scenes a lot more ex...

Well, actually, the only bit of skilling I would seriously question is the neglect of evocations, which I think you left at starting level. On artificer I would almost always train evocations to five or six before Lair. It gives you good odds to enslave all common Lair enemies except Death Yaks, Hyd...

I usually don't skip Throw Frost/Flame - those spells are pretty good with high spellpower and occasionally useful without. I go back and forth on this, to be honest. Do note that I didn't recommend skipping Throw Frost entirely, just skipping it at level two, and memorizing it later (added an edit...

I mean, it sounds to me more like a tactical issue. With like, six levels in evocations, you have a better than 2/3 chance to hit mambas and spiny frogs with hex wands. Now, maybe Berder's Lair was just really nasty in general, with bad staircase placement and tougher-than-usual spawns. I've had tha...

I think it is fair to say "just look up how to use wizmode" if someone wants complete control over the ability to micromanage their starting kit. If someone were proposing a new species or background and had some justification for why that particular starting package would provide a novel ...

So I figured I'd take half an hour or so to play a DgAr (which is a fun start anyway). Plate armor hasn't dropped yet, and I had slightly better luck with armor, but no rings of +4 evasion, so I'd actually say the characters aren't too far off in armor drops. I got an early blowgun with curare but I...

For ice elementalist, you might want to try something like this: Start off with freeze obviously, and turn off all skills except ice. You have very good odds 1 v 1 against anything that will spawn on the first floor, just thanks to freeze alone. Pick up a short sword or dagger or whatever for weak e...

I apologize if you think this is mean, but it blows my mind that anyone would fail at something 500 times for fun. I think your focus should be on getting tactical advice and improving rather than new combos. This is probably sound advice, though of course what people find fun is very subjective. T...

Have you learned and used phase shift before? On most characters you end up getting about +7 or +8 EV out of !agility, if not more, and I think the potion effect tends to last longer than a single casting of phase shift. Basically, any situation in which you are expecting to be hit a lot in the comi...

I like the early game a lot (with you there), but that doesn't mean I'd want to be stuck in DCSS Groundhog Day, replaying the early game with the exact same character with little sense of progress. An analogy: Oftentimes I like the appetizers more than the main course, but that doesn't mean I want a...

I really don't understand why there are additional penalties to unarmed combat from shields or from armor. For a variety of reasons, UC wouldn't become a "no brainer" or anything if these additional, very opaque penalties were removed; UC would still be generally "sub optimal" fo...

cloak AC scales with armour skill? What, do you get an extra 1 point of AC from a cloak at 25 armor skill? The main point is that it is a bad idea to harm your character's survivability (in however small a way) in order to carry an extra doodad that is extremely underpowered relative to all other a...

Damn it, Berder. You just had to go and spoil the fun.

I leave it to everyone's imagination exactly how Berder worded his request to move the OP to the correct forum. But, let me tell you, it was marvelous. Just marvelous.

Moved (and deleted request).

I like the early game a lot for several of the reasons you identify.

I've worshiped Makhleb on Felids. I suppose Makhleb is potentially more useful for characters with more HP (summon greater demon costs 10 HP, which is rather prohibitive for Felids until you have a high enough level), but I found Makhleb to be plenty useful on Felid all the same. All else being equa...

I don't understand. Why Makhleb? Is it a safe strategy to continue fighting with low HP hoping that Makhleb will heal you? Accidental thank. Makhleb is really good in general, but I've also found him to be a good match for Enchanters in particular. HP on kills is always good; obviously you don't ke...

I'd go Makhleb.

duvessa has a point. If the abilities are going to have stat drain as a limiting factor, I think the abilities could stand to be stronger. I also don't exactly feel that "cenobite" fits in with Crawl, but obviously the species can be reflavored in whatever way.

I like the scattering fake gold idea, although I'm pretty happy with potion petition and your suggestion seems a lot more complex than the current version. It may sound complicated, but I don't actually think it would be in practice. At any rate, I think there are still significant interface issues...

Mod note: Received a report on a low-content insulting post, so I deleted it (along with a non-insulting post that was rendered insensible by the aforementioned deletion). Keep it civil, folks. Thank you!

I am a golden god. You're Gozag? These aren't really minor tweaks but: Nemelex : Simplify decks by removing regular, ornate, and legendary; effect of cards depends only on card power. Rebalance such that all decks have base power level equal to about halfway between current regular and ornate, and ...

Getting a fast turn count is HIGHLY correlated to having high power, both in terms of being able to kill quickly, and dive down deeper into the dungeon sooner. And power is the metric by which the ranking is determined by. A fast turn count is basically high power + luck, and when you look at speci...

According to some quick fsims, yes, vorpal seems to do more damage to OoF than freezing, but they are very close. (I think freezing just barely edged out vorpal against OoFs until vorpal got a damage buff several versions ago, but I'm not 100% sure.)

tasonir wrote:How do you reconcile Cheibriados being the most successful species high score speed run god (ie, 15 rune extended games) with placing chei in the D tier for extended?

Probably turncount and high scores were not metrics the OP gave much weight in ranking the gods.

Is curing / heal wounds the only case where something will be inscribed with {tried by monster}? This is definitely a stretch, but would monster AI quaff !berserk rage or !haste if the monster is equipped with an amulet of stasis? If so, what would atuo-ID or auto-inscribe in such a case? Anyway I l...

Yeah, there's no guarantee anything could have saved you in this situation, but I am wondering if ?fog in combination with !resistance could have done something. Still might not have been enough, though. Sucks either way, that is some remarkably bad luck.

I understand and accept the reasons for those changes, but like the OP I have a soft spot for some of the quirky things that have (generally with good reason) been removed. The first time I encountered a mimic was memorable, and a few more interesting situations resulted when mimics got constriction...

Personally I might get a few more levels of invocations first, but yeah I'd use the katana (disclaimer: like njvack, I actively make an effort to use unrands provided they are not wildly inappropriate for my character).

I'm pretty sure Ayutzia is joking, not only because piety loss from removing books would be minor, but also because the OP (despite title) is not actually proposing that books should be removed. Books would still generate, still be bought, still exist as items, and could still be destroyed for Trog ...

Special version of warding that works against all breathing enemies? (Because the cloak smells bad)

Just ID it. However rarely it occurs, having a potion auto-inscribe with {tried by monster} strikes me as a bit weird. If I were just starting out playing Crawl, with its current version of the ID game, I really don't know if I would understand what the inscription meant. Obviously, it means a monst...

Yeah, honestly, I'd probably still use the vamp morningstar. That will carry you to three runes. Morningstar is a good enough base weapon and vampiric is just that good as a brand. Use the eveningstar or d. whip in any areas that are filled with stuff unaffected by vamp brand, of course.

In terms of enemies noticing you the thing that matters is your overall stealth rating, which is influenced by a number of things. Most relevant in your case, you had a bunch of stealth skill and probably good dex, which gave you a high stealth score, but then you were wearing CPA, which gives a hug...

Does it need the buff? Is this rhetorical or do you want an answer? I would like it if you or the OP actually spelled out what good effects you think this change (specifically) would have on the game, and why they would be positive. You aren't obliged to do so, of course, as this isn't GDD. Fire ma...

That food vault is only relevant for food-handicapped characters. These would be Spriggans or Gozag followers, and the former have slow metabolism, and the latter can get food through payment. So any feedback about the food vaults should be restricted to these -- it is natural and expected that oth...

Now I'll admit that I'm heavily biased. I don't like conjurations as they are basically a mulch always launcher that you have to press 5 to recharge. Which is... not really all that much like a launcher? I mean, at a sufficient level of abstraction, any two game features can be made to sound the sa...

I don't think there should be a guaranteed food vault. Wasn't the guaranteed food vault added back when Hive was removed as a way to "compensate"? In any event, it feels very vestigial and unnecessary. Obviously the vaults themselves can be retained for random generation, same as other vau...

Code:: m - the +10 great mace "Werreep" {speed, MR+++ Int+3} (You bought it in a shop on level 3 of the Depths) Attacks with this weapon are significantly faster. It affects your intelligence (+3).

Sweet jesus

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