I have modified and updated the weapons lab. I incremented the version number to 1.4.6. The main feature that I have implemented is calculation of average damage. Before average damage was calculated as average weapon damage - monster AC/2. This is incorrect since a AC roll of 10 and a damage roll o...

I would like to think of manuals as a training manual used in the school that is responsible for your background skills. You will start with one. The manual would not wear out, but would only be able to train your skill to a specific level (say 10). After that, you need first hand experience to gain...

I think the idea of making manuals more common/affordable would make victory dancing less of a problem. More manuals in book stores would make also benefit melee characters who otherwise would have almost no interest in a book store. Manuals have a limited number of uses, and the XP points are the l...

I think god wrath is useful. If there was no wrath, then choosing a god would not be a big decision. Crawl is about making decisions now about things that will impact your survivability later on. Gods accept worshipers to further the god's goals. In return, the player who abides by the god's goals g...