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What factors do people use in deciding which rune to go for as the third rune? I normally go for Silver, but I've only had tanky melee brutes get as far as 3rd rune so far. I have a feeling that Vaults:5 might be a lot deadlier for less tanky characters. Obviously you'd want rCorr for Slimy, but wha...

aaaand killed myself with my own breath weapon:

Code:: You breathe a wild blast of lightning! The orb of electricity explodes! The orb of electricity engulfs you! You resist. You die...

https://crawl.project357.org/morgue/MrD ... 020738.txt

This poor guy had the roughest start. It's been insane. But he's a survivor. Round the very first corner from the dungeon entrance, I encountered a pack of jackals. I had no weapon, only magic dart and a measly 3 MP. Luckily there was a downstairs near the entrance, so I backtracked with 2 jackals f...

Aaarggh! Died on Snake:4.
Got teleported into a bunch of monsters and then every time I teleported/blinked away they would come with me. WTF?

Thanks for the advice, Petercordia. I've learned Orb of Destruction and it is soooooo good. It should be called Instant Chunks. I forgot Mystic Blast in order to learn OOD. I didn't use that much anyway and OOD makes it redundant. I've now focussed Spellcasting and Conjurations and turned off all ot...

Take 2 of: https://crawl.develz.org/tavern/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=26165 Actually, more like take 10 because I've splatted a few in the meantime This is the first one to survive Lair (and Orc). Rather disappointingly, he's a grey draconian, so no breath weapon. Anyway, not sure what to train now. F...

One of my more amusing deaths. This game: https://crawl.project357.org/morgue/MrDizzy/morgue-MrDizzy-20190314-124443.txt gave me an early altar of Vehumet, which is the god I wanted. The only problem was the altar was surrounded by an area of shifting flames. I thought I could navigate through it. E...

Damn! Got killed by Kirke's summons on Lair:4.
Stayed in the fight too long. Should've run away.

https://crawl.project357.org/morgue/MrD ... 141010.txt

Nice.

Congrats on the win.
Interesting god choice.

Thanks all once again for the advice. There are a few fun-sounding spells there I want to try out. Mmmmmm....Fulminant Prism *drools*. Spellcasters are way more fun than melee dudes. Spells are fun, plus you need to think about different strategies for different monsters depending on resistances, et...

OK. I'm worshipping Vehumet, and I've just reached Lair (entrance was way down on D:11). This is the state of my character: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.23.1 (webtiles) character file. MrDizzy the Destroyer (Green Draconian Conjurer) Turns: 18248, Time: 02:29:15 Health: 94/94 AC: 9 Str: 11 XL:...

Tried to avoid Sigmund, but ran into him again on the other side of the floor.
Confused him with my super-halitosis breath and then hit him with a couple of Mystic Blasts.
Siggy's dead.

OK. I'll keep an eye out for a Vehumet altar. IMB is online now. Me likey. I one-shotted one of those green-robed orcish bastards with it. I'm on D:6 now. Sigmund is creeping around on this level. I've run away from him 3 times already. Any advice for dealing with him...or just avoid? Dungeon Crawl ...

Thanks for the advice.

I killed Terry. Natasha and Crazy Yuif were on the same level. I left them alone.
Ijyb was on the next level. I tried to avoid him, but he ambushed me. I managed to beat him though.
Also, I'm now a green draconian.

Any advice on gods?

So,I have this guy: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.23.1 (webtiles) character file. MrDizzy the Conjurer (Draconian Conjurer) Turns: 2130, Time: 00:19:09 Health: 35/35 AC: 5 Str: 11 XL: 4 Next: 69% Magic: 8/8 EV: 12 Int: 16 God: Gold: 194 SH: 0 Dex: 11 Spells: 6/9 levels left rFire . . . SeeInvis...

After 2 wins with melee-based characters, I feel like I want to branch out and try for a win with a spellcaster.
Any suggestions for a fun and not too hard caster? (I've had quite a few goes at Gargoyle Earth Elementalist before and am a bit bored with it, so not that.)

1701551 MrDizzy the Conqueror (level 27, 273/273 HPs) Began as a Minotaur Berserker on Mar 8, 2019. Was a High Priest of Trog. Escaped with the Orb ... and 3 runes on Mar 10, 2019! The game lasted 07:35:52 (69560 turns). MrDizzy the Conqueror (Minotaur Berserker) Turns: 69560, Time: 07:35:53 Health...

Maybe you don't lure monsters enough? You should try to make every fight 1-to-1 in a corridor. Thanks for the advice, but I do know about basic tactics like luring monsters, fighting 1:1 in corridors, stair dancing, kill holes, etc. There must be something fundamental in your tactics that causes th...

Thanks for the reply. You may be right that berserker is a better learning opportunity. However, I still maintain that fighter of Okawaru is an easier win for a noob. In my own case, I've played berserker 33 times (including 27 MiBe) and never even come close to winning (most have died before Lair, ...

tealizard wrote:It's definitely better for beginning players to learn and get their first win by playing berserkers than by playing fighters and going Okawaru.

"Better" is not the same as "easier", but anyway, why do you think berserker is better?

IMO, which one is actually *easier* to win with, (once you've become accustomed to all the complexities of the game, and simplicity doesn't really effect you) is pretty much a toss up, they rely on slightly different skills and have a different emphasis, so it's a little harder to compare them dire...

D:1-Lair Hmmmm....berserk has got me killed in the early game more than once. If it wears off, it leaves you vulnerable, and in the early game you often don't have a reliable escape item yet. I've often had to resort to using unidentified potions/scrolls in that scenario, which is a gamble. Another...

What do you consider the hardest part of the game?

What are people's thoughts on Trog vs. Okawaru for melee characters? It seems to be common wisdom that Berserker (i.e. Trog) is the easiest way to win. In my experience that isn't so (I've won with Oka, but have never even come close with Trog). IMO, the main disadvantage with Trog is that your brea...

Not sure if it was a deciding factor or not, but I went 1-hand + shield in both these games, whereas I normally go 2-handed.
(I had actually gone to 2-handed with the winning character, but Okawaru gifted me a demon whip, so I went back and got my shield.)

Only a couple of days after my Gargoyle Fighter of Okawaru died on the Orb run causing me much grief, my Minotaur Fighter of Okawaru made it out alive :D : Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.23.0 (webtiles) character file. Game seed: 15627713673610976973 1496858 MrDizzy the Conqueror (level 26, 266/...

3 runes down. Just Zot to go.....

Sprucery wrote:You'll get over it, just start up another character

I started a mad cow right after this, but he died early.
However, now I've got a MiFi who's already got 2 runes and an electric demon whip. Hopefully, this time.....

A daeva smote me and then a hellion finished me off.

Nooooooooooooooooo.......
https://crawl.project357.org/morgue/MrD ... 072601.txt

So close to my first win. Aaaarrrrrggghhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

No one has replied?!
Well, let me be the first to congratulate you!

I've never won myself (yet). I always get killed trying to get the 3rd rune (either on Vaults 5 or by the Royal Jelly).
I see you got the slimy rune. How did you deal with TRJ?

Next time train maces and cross-train axes on Garg fighter of Oka, you'll like it better. I normally do go for either axes or m&f with melee characters. I also normally go two-handed. Just thought I'd try long blade + shield for a change of pace. It's been pretty slim pickings though. The only ...

OK, so Oka just gifted me a +2 triple sword of holy wrath
Should I ditch my shield and go for the big stick?
My shield is just the +0 shield I started with, but I've invested a bit in shields skill - it's now at 8.3.

OK. Thanks. I'll just use it for fighting hydras then.

I'm playing a Gargoyle Fighter of Oka at the moment. My plan from the start was to go single-handed long blade with shield. I'm down to Lair 2 and the best long blade I've found is a +4 unbranded long sword. However, I did take an artefact trident from a spriggan on Lair 1: the +7 trident of the Cra...

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Factors in 3rd rune choice

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