I come back every few years to play a couple of (dozen) games of crawl - thought I'd share this latest run and some thoughts. Thanks to all the developers who have contributed - a very very different (and mostly better) experience than when I first started playing. A Few Thoughts ⋅  I foun...

Back to this amazing game after a three year hiatus. Took me 6-7 runs until I got a Vampire Necromancer/Enchanter going - my only other 15 rune win was with a HoFE. A few thoughts on Necromancy and the changes I've found in the latest version of crawl. - As many have said, Necromancy is very powerfu...

First 15 rune win - in fact had never done more than five before this one. Great build and luck - once I found pearl dragon armor, I knew I could make something special out of this one. There's nothing quite like axe mastery + fire storm for sheer bloodletting satisfaction. Hope you enjoy reading! D...

Finally! First Win! After numerous ill-fated attempts at the Orb, I tried a few Vampires and on my fifth or sixth attempt, got this one going. The key was finding a Ring of Slaying (+0 +5) in an early shop and choosing to follow Makhleb, whose powers have almost no overlap with the rest of the steal...