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That crossbow of velocity will be very good once you have 14 skill in it. You can go higher than that, of course, but 14 skill levels will give you a very solid ranged attack. I just went into Wizmode really quick to test, and at this point, for your character you'll get slightly less than 1 EV per ...

it's wrong because wielding a ration doesn't make the clone deal 0 damage Indeed, but it does make the clone do *less* damage. Many superstitions have some tiny rational kernal to them, after all. Personally, I have my character throw a snozzcumber over his right shoulder whenever I run into Boris....

Well, literally running away would have been bad, obviously, but scroll of tele would have been a good bet. Storm dragons are WAY beyond the pay grade of pretty much any level 15 character. They are faster than average (not just faster than Nagas of Chei) and hit hard. A few slouches might have been...

It is really too early to tell whether abandoning Trog and going extended is viable. Trog's wrath is no joke, and you can't really train magic while worshiping him. If you are dead-set on at least giving this a try, though, I'd probably recommend Ashenzari. By the time you make the switch, most of t...

Any comments on UP/OP for what the hypothetical Elf Mix would end up as? :geek: It would basically be just as powerful as a High Elf or Deep Elf currently is. None of these small changes in aptitudes really push this species in any direction apart from what HE and DE currently do. I wouldn't be sur...

Primarily your mistakes were tactical, though it is understandable that you panicked when a card that should have helped you did the opposite, and did so quite badly. In terms of strategy advice... Your level is definitely low for Elf, but you already mentioned that as a mistake. Had you not come ac...

Elf 3 is always optional, and it tends to be very dangerous for melee characters. I'm glad you made it, but consider that next time. It is generally something that (especially for melee dudes) you do second or third to last, just before Zot, or else just skip entirely. Since you didn't specify, I as...

I'd actually forgotten until I just checked—not only did gladiators use to start with a buckler (they don't anymore), they also used to start with a few levels in Unarmed Combat, in addition to their starting weapon and a few skill points in that weapon type. I found this very amusing.

Yes, V_Jack is right. You don't have to level any skills, it will get better naturally as your character level goes up, at 15 it becomes permanent (though you can toggle flight on and off).

It seems funny now that when we made the aptitude scale coarser (from percentage based, with steps of 5 to the current -5...+5 scale) we were afraid that it might be too coarse but in reality it might be too fine still :) I might have overstated slightly. Aptitudes do matter, but people tend to ove...

How about the Elf mix? :) Instead of simply removing the High Elf, like I've seen mentioned as a potential future change. Mixing their aptitutdes and such into an in-between species makes a more well-rounded character. Would make other species get more mage play maybe. :) It seems that you want som...

The only feasible argument I can see from this thread is that allowing UC as a choice restricts the Monk background. As minmay said: just remove the background. I'd be very surprised (and probably disappointed) if players made a Mo solely upon the extra ** piety. It has always been a nice perk for ...

The whole reason why dpeg's take on this theme is interesting, at least to me, is that it would give an option for Felids, etc., to have full body slots. Without that the idea is a bit bland honestly, because... "woo hoo, I'm in water, just got a sweet +3 EV and small speed boost" is not a...

I'm pretty sure 'strongest' could be approximated by finding the highest level spell they can use, and randomly choosing one in the event of a tie. Or maybe constrict the list to damaging spells if that's more what is being aimed for here. No, I'm pretty sure the point of the proposal is to let Ash...

Of course, this encourages things like scumming for equipment and may be too unbalanced (there's probably a reason ally-based builds aren't suitable for extended). It would be easier to balance as a species mechanic; make it some kind of gnome or other artificer-heavy race, give it terrible stats a...

So, we have some reason to consider making this UC change. It's at this point that my "why not?" comment is meant to fit: we have some small reason to do this, there are no appreciable barriers, and no good reasons not to. More options isn't always better, and "why not?" isn't n...

So maybe we should just be alternating shoals/snake and swamp/spider? Is there a really good reason for it to be the way it is now? I think the idea with the current set up is that you have one primarily water-themed level (Shoals/Swamp), and one primarily poison-themed level (Snake/Spider). Whethe...

The only differences here are that you "know" bread is a poor way to tackle Mara, you "know" EH-stab is a poor way to tackle Nikola, and you "know" that EH-stab is a good way to kill orc priests. This argument only works if you already agree with the conclusion , which...

I think this should be added for the following reason: why not? Is the objection that it's underpowered? That it's overpowered? That it's bad flavor? I haven't heard any arguments that it's overpowered, and if it's underpowered, who cares? We allow MuCKs. I haven't yet heard any good arguments agai...

I don't have a very strong feeling one way or the other, though I am on the side of not allowing it, and since the rationale for that hasn't been very well expressed so far, I'll put my two cents in. Outside of transmuters (a very interesting and unique hybrid starting point), or Monks (who have a u...

The idea of reversible but non-expiring form change to Merfolk is interesting, but what racial aspects would you keep and which would you discard? I don't necessarily think it is overpowered to keep all, or nearly all, racial traits while being a Merfolk, this would just have to be balanced in some ...

Swamp 1-4 is such a waste of time. I'd love player getting something for completing them. Though on other hand it is relatively trivial to complete. First of all, you get a rune for it, which is... not nothing. Especially for a branch that is relatively trivial to complete, as you say. Wouldn't mak...

I want to play as a shield, wielding a Transmuter (clawed or not, I'm flexible there) with 5 skill levels in Traps and Doors (yes I know it was removed but I want to be really good at trappin' and doorsin' right off the bat). Can we make that happen?

Zom would probably approve of that whip of distortion... (just saying) Seriously, damage is only one consideration, though. The short sword gives you an rF- malus, but since you have those awesome gloves that's not as much of a consideration as it usually would be. Vampiric is one of the best brands...

Conjurer might get lucky with searing ray, if they've got enough MP and bee doesn't hit highest damage rolls or isn't right next to you when you start. Dicey though, I admit. A single killer bee on D:3 is not much worse than early Sigmund or centaur or Grinder, and I think those are all fair. Early ...

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I am actually surprised by current results, even after taking into account my wrong vote for "Clear before getting 4th rune" instead of "Clear after getting all runes". What did you find surprising about them, if you don't mind my asking? (I'm interested in different people's ra...

I think Mikee's post was reasonable and not impolite, for what it's worth. Here's why wielding a bread ration is a bad idea, I'll go into the details so (hopefully) we can rid ourselves of the idea this strategy is reasonable, once and for all. First, obviously you are only even considering this if ...

Just to clarify, Daggtex: 1.) Don't pick up the orb unless you are ready to walk out with it. Certain areas are cut off completely once you pick up the orb, and certain other effects make it a very, very bad idea to dilly dally once you are holding it. 2.) Nearly everyone gets their 3 required runes...

Great job! Just don't get cocky. Zot 5 is usually the hardest level, even in a 15-rune game. Limit the amount of enemies on screen at any given time, and work your way to the orb slowly. Bit late, but fire storm is really not necessary here, it would almost be a jokey sort of flourish to get it on t...

Yeah, I'd say you've had some good luck with equipment drops... Forget about the shield of positive resistance, for one thing, what you are wearing right now is effectively the best shield in the game, and life protection is generally less useful than fire and cold. You already have rN++ naturally. ...

I said "Clear before getting 6th rune" because I feel that's what I usually do, but it really depends. Generally I will go ahead and do Zot 5 before Pan and Hell, because Zot 5 tends to be the most dangerous area of the game overall (outside of Ziggurats) and if I'm planning to spend sever...

Whether we call them "constructs" or "golems" doesn't matter too much, and flavor can be tweaked to make it better fit in with Crawl's aesthetic. There are two interesting and unique mechanics here, I think: 1.) Eating enchantments off items, combined with a tiered food clock tha...

I like the idea of a Sea/Water god too. A few ideas that occur to me: Why not give the Water god a Corruption-like ability that "floods the level," producing random ponds all over the place? Only usable once per floor. It could cost too much piety to use it on every level. I imagine it wor...

Awesome, managed to get 10.3 tiles to work on my old laptop! Thank you so much for your prompt reply. As soon as I get a new computer I will be playing trunk, but for now this is way better than going back all the way to 0.8. Thanks again!

I realize that this is a problem very specific to my own situation, but as I've seen similarly specific posts in tech support, I hope you'll be patient with me here. For reasons we don't need to get into, I'm currently using an old MacBook I have, version 10.4.11. I'm looking into getting a new comp...

I dislike Labs as currently implemented but like the idea of an optional "mini-game" available in the dungeon. I actually think other, similar types of portals would be welcome, but I think (as others in the thread have suggested) that the risk should be higher. I really like the idea of a...

For example, in my current DEFE game I have 8 meat rations, 5 slices of pizza, a choko and 9 bread rations in my stash, and I've played no differently. I have done lair down to 6 on this game, but that is a lot of difference in food levels. I generally stash at least 5 rations in lair as soon as I ...

Maybe this has been changed, but as I understand it, you get X amount of experience for killing a dude, which goes into whatever abilities you are training, and is NOT affected by aptitudes or cross-training. The skill level you have in some particular field (dodging, stealth, whatever), is based on...

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