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Even though I am not confident that I will finish in time by the tournament’s end, I start another random character, which ends up being a Mummy Hedge Wizard. Unfortunately, this *also* had a lifespan of a mosquito, even though I tried my best to stick to previous victory files for this type of char...

Well, it appears that the character suffered the same fate as my previous players, which is to die due to a stupid mistake. YASD #5: Hitting the left arrow key is a dumb mistake. Lair:1 had an entrance to a volcano, which I reach after expending my wand of roots on a horde of elephants and yaks. Onc...

Thanks for the reply. Dowan was too close for me to attempt a retreat upstairs, so I killed him and really tried to be careful not to encounter Duvessa when I healed back up. Alas, I couldn't and was locked in an unwinnable scenario with a berserked Duvessa.

With two consecutive disasters, I pray that the next randomly generated character has a good enough start. This character, which was a Human Fighter with a rapier as his weapon of choice, seemed promising enough. However, there were quite a few near-death moments as it cleared through the first 11 f...

So after that disaster of a loss of my last character, I start a newly randomly generated one, which is a Draconian Earth Elementalist. Unfortunately, this was *another* disaster that instantly got killed because I got caught off guard and didn’t have the right items to take Duvessa and Dowan out in...

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.29.0 (webtiles) character file. Game seed: 433588820334784307 469837 wizard44 the Evocator (level 25, -3/180 HPs) Began as a Kobold Artificer on Sept 3, 2022. Was a High Priest of Ashenzari. Slain by a tentacle (5 damage) ... attached to a kraken ... while petrifi...

Thanks for the advice. As it turns out, this character not only cleared the Shoals, but also the first four levels of Vaults, the Elven Halls, and the Depths. Unfortunately, my decision to go to the Abyss was a horrid one, as Petrification and a kraken. YASD #3: The Abyss sucks. End of Story. Shoals...

Alright so the character not only cleared the Orcish Mines and main dungeon, but also got the rune from the Spider’s Nest. Below is how it happened. 0.29 Tournament Attempts: Part 3-3 Orcish Mines:1 sees me triggering a teleportation trap that teleports me to another part of the area that is isolate...

Well, the character finished the Lair and D:12 with another couple of tense moments. 0.29 Tournament Attempts: Part 3-2 Lair:1 and Lair:2 are cleared without incident, and I get enough gold to buy the hat of the Alchemist. I break the helmet and put on the hat of the Alchemist, which solves my rPois...

So after the Gargoyle Fighter’s big failure, I begin a third random character, which gave me a Kobold Artificer. Thankfully, it survived all the way to D:11, despite some very close calls along the way. Below is the story of the said artificer. 0.29 Tournament Attempts: Part 3-1 I begin by setting a...

So after the death of my first character due to a stupid decision not to use a scroll of teleportation soon enough and instead rely on a potion of berserk rage to deal with a swarm of swamp worms, I start another random character, which gave me a Gargoyle Fighter with a flail as the starting weapon ...

As it turns out, this character gets killed due to stupidity and overconfidence. YASD #1: Swamp Worms, Spriggan Druids and Bog Bodies Make a Deadly Combinaton. Swamp:1 forces me to do some stairdancing to manage the crowd when I enter it, but causes me no major problems. Swamp:2 gives me a tentacled...

As it turns out, this character clears the Orcish Mines and the rest of the dungeon after a few tense moments. 0.29 Tournament Attempts: Part 1-3 Orcish Mines:1 had a group of orcs that I take out with ease. I turn Stealth training back on and descend into Orcish Mines:2, where I run into Azarel, wh...

After some tense moments, this character has cleared the Lair and D:12. 0.29 Tournament Attempts: Part 1-2 I enter Lair:1 and get an amulet of regeneration and 4 potions of might, both of which are highly appreciated. I clear that level easily, read-id a scroll of immolation, and head to Lair:2. I f...

After a hectic weekend, I am ready to participate in the 0.29 tournament. In this series, I will attempt to win a game by playing a randomly generated character. In this series that I am starting, the number before the hyphen signifies the attempt that I am playing, and the number after the hyphen s...

YASD #1: The holy trinity of poisoned weapons, delayed teleportation, and inability to use potions. I resume the game and enter Swamp:4, where I use Ozocubu’s Refrigeration and stair dancing to clear much of the level. I run into trouble with a seven-headed hydra, who takes much of my HP and follow...

After some rather close calls, I clear the Orcish Mines, the rest of the main dungeon, and the first 3 swamp levels. A Veteran’s 0.28 Dive: Part 1-3 Upon entering Orcish Mines:1, I immediately get surrounded by orcs, so I go up and down the staircase and cast Blink several times before I can clear t...

After a couple of days’ break, this character has cleared the Lair and D:12. A Veteran’s 0.28 Dive: Part 1-2 I drop the randart flail, ring of protection, a set of acid dragon scales, and robes of fire resistance and willpower near the Lair Stairs. After putting on a leather armour of poison resista...

With a new version and quite a few months away from the game, I am back to refresh my skills yet again. In this series, I will attempt to win a game by playing a randomly generated character. In this series that I am starting, the number before the hyphen signifies the attempt that I am playing, and...

The original Djinni Venom Mage game that I was playing got lost since I took a several month hiatus, probably due to the upgrade to 0.28. That was unfortunate, as I got rather far in that game. So I decide to start a new Djinni Venom Mage game, and hope for the best, which did not happen, as that fi...

My stupidity gets the Troll Conjurer killed due to a lack of MP to kill the ogre. Attempt #8: Low max MP reserves screw me over. I solely train Conjurations, quaff my potion of berserk, and slaughter Ijyb. Next, I get Ijyb’s wand of digging, learn Searing Ray, and get killed by the ogre after using ...

So the Deep Elf Earth Elementalist also got killed due to some rather bad luck and choices. Attempt #7: Sonja and Demonic crawlers combine to screw me over. I solely concentrate on Earth Magic, and cast Sandblast on Ijyb, which does no damage. I then use a potion of berserk rage and take out Ijyb. I...

So the spriggan gladiator too meets a bad end due to a bad god pick. Attempt #6: The Wu Jian Council was a bad idea, especially with Sonja in the mix. I solely train Long Blades and Fighting, and use a throwing net to disable Ijyb. I manage to damage Ijyb to moderately wounded before it breaks out, ...

So I play the mummy monk, who quickly meets a grisly end. Attempt #5: No potions, no chances of survival. I solely train Axes, and charge at Ijyb with all my might. Unfortunately, Ijyb kills me in three hits, only getting to moderately wounded in the process. This was in conclusion another unwinnabl...

So I play the Troll Chaos Knight, which dies relatively quickly, although it got a bit farther than the third character. Attempt #4: What do you expect with Chaos Knights? I start off by training Axes and Fighting, and rush Ijyb. I then emphasize Fighting and turn on Dodging training, use a potion o...

Thanks again for your answer. I start my third attempt, which crashes and burns due to some stupid mistakes. Attempt #3: Mistakes in training and bad luck with a slime creature cost me big time. By mistake, I set my training to just Spellcasting, quaff my potion of berserk, and slaughter Ijyb. After...

Thanks for the answer petercordia. I start my second attempt, which also flops due to my stupidity after getting a decent part of the map done. Attempt #2: Ambushed and killed by a hornet and centaur warrior. I cast Shock at Ijyb three times, but only lightly wound her, with most of my zaps either m...

With no answers, I commence my first attempt with my Draconian Hunter, which fails miserably. Attempt #1: OHKO'd by an ogre. I start by opening the door, quaffing the potion of berserk rage, and killing Ijyb using the short sword. I next rain sling bullets on the ogre and try to run from the ogre bu...

Hello everyone. Now that I have sufficiently retrained myself in DCSS with my Tengu Air Elementalist, it is time to work on the Dungeon Sprint maps! The first on the list: Red Sonja! For the Tackling Dungeon Sprint threads, I will attempt to win each Sprint by playing a randomly generated character....

Congrats! Did you use autotravel during the ascension ([ctrl-G] D0 to get the fastest route up)? No, I did not, as I decided to use Passwall at certain points of the run to speed up several points of the escape, and used several escape hatches as well. There was also the fact that I did not fully c...

My victory information, continued: Skills: + Level 20.9 Fighting - Level 12.0 Staves - Level 5.0 Armour + Level 21.8 Dodging - Level 10.7 Stealth - Level 15.0 Shields - Level 12.7 Spellcasting + Level 26.2 Conjurations - Level 3.0 Transmutations + Level 26.1 Air Magic - Level 3.0 Earth Magic + Level...

Thank you very much for the input, guys. After a couple of very tense moments, I escaped the dungeon to massive (imaginary) applause! A Veteran’s Retraining: The YAVP and the Finale! I learned Passwall, and decided to train Transmutations and Earth Magic while taking off training for Air and Conjura...

Below is the current status of my character: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.28-a0-1199-gef9e1db (webtiles) character file. wizard44 the Ruinous (Tengu Air Elementalist) Turns: 91037, Time: 20:37:14 Health: 176/176 AC: 12 Str: 8 XL: 26 Next: 29% Magic: 49/49 EV: 25 Int: 27 God: Vehumet [******] G...

Thank you for the input petercordia. The reason why I didn’t use Chain Lightning much was because it had an unacceptably high failure rate after I changed into the leather armour of Life, which prompted me to train up Air and Conjurations before I could reliably cast the spell. Now that the failure ...

Thank you so much for the advice everyone! Capactitive Coupling takes 4 turns to charge right now. I put on the +3 leather armour of Life, the amulet of reflection, drop the Amulet of the Four Winds and the Poiz Lyokao robe, and recommence Armour and Stealth training, although I set it to only a few...

Thanks for the input everyone. I dropped the acid dragon scales and put on an amulet of regeneration before I moved on. Sadly, there are no Int or Wiz to help things. I still trained conjurations, as the cost of doing so was 16.9, versus 14.3 for spellcasting. Right now, this character cleared the E...

Thanks Petercordia. I dropped the lajatang of speed, and equipped the other randart ring to increase my MP reserves. I also put on the amulet of reflection and emphasized Shield and Conjurations training after removing staff training and temporarily taking off fighting training until the Chain Light...

Thank you very much for your input. I dropped the +5 randart quarterstaff and put more emphasis on shield training. I put on a ring of willpower in place of my ring of see invisible, and enter The Shoals. After a couple of close calls, I get the second rune and am ready to provide the next part, whi...

Thank you very much for the replies. I have indeed been unlucky with scrolls of amnesia, but I do get lucky by getting a bunch of them on Spider Nest:4. I proceeded to enter the Spider Nest, and managed to get the gossamer rune with the help of Discord to get me out of several tough situations. The ...

Thank you so much for your response. So this character actually managed to clear the Orcish Mines and the rest of the main Dungeon without too much trouble, meaning it is time for another update! A Veteran’s Retraining: Part 2-4 I dropped the artefact amulet and weapons, started training on staves, ...

Thanks for the input. After a couple of tense moments and some major assistance from Discord, this character managed to clear the Lair of Beasts and D:12 despite plenty of scares and urgent uses of precious escape resources. A Veteran’s Retraining: Part 2-3 On Lair:1, I find two scrolls of identify ...

Thank you very much for the input. I decided not to train any weapons for now since the staff of air’s casting boost is still the best for me, and instead trained Fighting, Dodging, and Evocations. I have not found a shield yet, so shield training is out of the question for now. After a couple of te...

Alright folks, so with the stupid death of my first character, I randomly generate another character, which ends up being a Tengu Air Elementalist. The numbering that I will be using in this thread can be found in the first “A Veteran’s Retraining” thread. As a reminder, I will be playing online for...

Thanks for the replies everyone. So the Barachi summoner died since I did not realize that I could not use healing items while in berserk mode. YASD #1: Berserk and stupid really go well toegether. After consulting the replies as well as Discord, I selected Yredelemnul as my god, learned the Summon ...

Hello everyone, it’s your former n00b who is returning to DCSS after completing a second tour of duty, played the entire Fighting Fantasy gamebook series, trying to survive the pandemic, and failing hard in this year’s TNNT in Nethack. The second tour of duty was comprised of exploring the roguelike...

Thank you for your input everyone. I would like to announce that I am suspending the "Cosplaying Veteran's Journey" series to re-start my "Complete N00b's Journey" tour of duty with a couple of new games that was recommended to me. I'd like to thank everyone for their help with t...

Aaand this character is dead, two minutes where I foolishly decide to scope out Depths rather than go the Crypt. YASD 8-5: The Quickest Death In Depths Ever. Anyway, I decide to go to the depths, where I immediately fall down a shaft to a wide area on Depths:2 and get surrounded by a crapload of ugl...

Thank you so much for the input everybody. I reluctantly decided to do Elf, but in a MUCH more careful approach than last time. Fortunately, I manage to survive this time, and am now faced with a choice either to go to the Depths or take a side trip to the Crypt. Cosplaying Veteran’s Journey: Part 8...

Thank you so much for the input everyone! This is really helpful information, and I appreciate the responses. The MeInTeam: That’s an interesting take on how to play this type of character. I’m not at all confident in my skill management to go the stabbing route though, which is why I did not train ...

Got the second rune from the Snake Pit. There were a couple of tense moments, though. Cosplaying Veteran’s Journey: Part 8-5-5 I get greeted by a guardian serpent upon entering Snake Pit:1., who proceeds to make my life miserable with its blinking abilities. After some blinking and some stairdancing...

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