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Looks like its back up! Just tried it by accident (Clicked the wrong bookmark) and my old game popped back up!

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-I prefer bolt of fire to bolt of draining. -Ignition is amazing. Imagine being able to hurl a weaker fireball (3d25 vs 3d37 max dmg). The only difference is, you hurl said fireball at every enemy in sight; and you can't damage yourself. Sounds pretty good right? Now imagine every fireball overlaps ...

So I've been playing this game on and off for many years, but generally have stuck pretty strictly to DEFE, and various Minotaurs, Trolls and Gargoyles of Trog / Okawaru. I dabbled a little in Deep Dwarfs of Makhleb but didn't get too far (probably just through lack of trying) I currently have an Op...

So I resumed this game after a little hiatus. Ijyb stepped over the shaft without issue, seemingly levitating over it. I managed to get back upstairs and avoid duvessa and dowan completely - Am now on level 3 of lair. Will stop playing for tonight now. Any tips or suggestions? im thinking more invoc...

I thought this might happen.

I take it the saves won't get restored anywhere?

I had an XL27 DEFE running on that server with I think 10 or 12 runes (Can't remember)

I've worked 16 hour today. Its 1:10 am and I should have been sleeping half an hour ago, then I found this thread.

Thank you, internet.

Thanks for all the advice and tips!

Anyone know why Ijyb hasnt fallen down the shaft? I've not really shafted monsters before, but I thought as soon as they stepped on it, they'd fall? That shot was taken on the turn that he stepped onto the shaft.

Thanks! What do you do about Ogres and stuff? Just run away? Also, I've just encountered Duvessa and Dowan and Ijyb together. I thought I'd just shaft Ijyb, as there was a shaft handy. However, he seems to be able to levitate. What the hell?! (Check picture and description) Screenshot 2019-08-27 at ...

hard luck

well done getting out of the abyss, but shoals is the last branch you should attempt really on that kind of character, You need DMsl at the least.

I never train stealth on fire elementalists. Fireball makes a tonne of noise. As does every other spell higher level than it (which you will want to start using shortly) I also very rarely train a weapon skill, but I normally play DEFE - who are better at magic than Dr. So I won't advise too heavily...

Ran into a solo Vampire and just panicked and mashed buttons while he drained my life and killed me. Panicked - that's what got you. It's easy to be clever in hindsight, but you really had amazing wands to fight with. Scattershot or a lucky flame cloud? Easy kill. Yep. Wish there was a rewind! shou...

Went into Lair, Saw a spiny frog and it was red, so decided to do a couple more levels of dungeon. Ran into a solo Vampire and just panicked and mashed buttons while he drained my life and killed me. Kept getting him super low, then he'd drain me and heal :( Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.24-a0-...

So Just about to enter lair on this next one. Whats really been bothering me on this character is orc smiters. Spider form, as you mention, is great for EV and not getting bashed by stuff. But a couple of smites and I'm in serious trouble! I'm worried I'll be too slow in Lair, being a Chei worshippe...

Add to that, Hydras also get as many attacks as they have heads. So if its a six headed hydra, it gets to attack you six times in one turn.

Hydras are extremely dangerous and you will die to them a lot. I'd go as far as to say they are one of the most dangerous Melee non unique monsters

aaaaand dead. Died to band of orcs. I think I needed more fighting/dodging. I could cut through most of them in 1 or two hits - but there were a couple with polearms. A turn spent killing one orc and getting hit by two of them at the same time is rough! I feel like I couldn't use god abilities at on...

Thanks for the advice!

So re: Bend TIme - I cannot use it as a gap closer. But, if I use it with nothing adjacent to me, will something that becomes adjacent to me on the next turn be affected? or do I have to wait until the thing is next to me to use it (Giving it a free hit essentially no?)

Thanks. And do I need to use it when they are adjacent to me? Or is it like, a 10 turn period where anything that stands next to me is slowed? (I.e can I use it with a 1 tile gap between me and said monster, meaning that on the next turn, when they get next to me they will be slowed?)

I would not pick Chei for OpTm, but what's done is done. As for the training so far, you should generally prioritize UC/Fighting/Dodging first. You don't really need to rush higher level transmutations because Spider Form is really cheap and really good for a very long time. As played, you should t...

Hey guys, Just started playing an OpTm - which ive done a few times before but only ever really made it up to lair. I feel fairly strong this game. I have a few spells available to me but not sure what to learn. I originally got Corona for invisible enemies, then immediately found a ring of see invi...

Guys,

I've been unable to get onto crawl.xtahua.com for a few days now.

What gives? Is there maintenance or something going on?

Thanks

Yeah, the only reason I ever got Evocations for was for CBOE - but at this point I feel like I don't need it just yet. Plus I don't have a CBOE! But its cheap so I guess I could change a bit. Is it possible to passwall stab things which have already woken up? If so, how would I know where they are? ...

So, stabbing is amazing with better stealth skill - even with 0 weapon skill. So much so its infinitely better to kite, lure, petrify and stab. I found a nice whip (The curare one), but I don't use it that much as petrify stabbing really is better than any other way I've found so far to kill stuff. ...

how do passwall stabs work then?

This isn't really a stabby character, but for hard enemies I tend to petrify, stone arrow as they approacch and then stab when they sleep.

Hey guys, Am i right now to start putting skill into some defense? Should I be using the spriggans knife or speed dagger for stabs? Otherwise I normally use the staff of conjuration. Any advice welcome! Thanks! Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.24-a0-520-g8fd06ad0bc (webtiles) character file. delar...

If you don't pick a god, Xom should pick one for you (With a random level of piety weighted towards being higher than you'd be able to reasonably get normally by XL12) He may or may not also make you immediately abandon them. In all seriousness though, I like the idea of rewarding a player for chall...

Siegurt wrote:, unless stabbing is just a sideline for some other damage-doing thing.

Earth Elementalist.

For dangerous things, LRD/Stone Arrow until they get close, then petrify and run until I can stab them to death.

Hi Guys, Are daggers that much better for stabbing than Short Swords? Check below dump. +3 short sword of flaming, +1 short sword of draining or +0 dagger (And can enchant it) Bear in mind its mainly only for petrify stabs and I'm not skilling for a stabby build. Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.2...

FWIW, The inverse of that mutation " You *only* regen MP when monsters are in view " might have some appeal, particularly if the amount of regen was tied to the number and/or difficulty of said monsters. Thinking about it further, dragging a bunch of harmless creatures around to regen you...

Thanks for the great advice. I didn't even think of short blade stabs - I just saw 50% Extra AC petrified and so assumed it was just a "Don't hit anything thats petrified" spell. I actually thought the point of DDEE was to kill things with weapons and tankiness, with some support magic - r...

Got abyssed by Sonja on Orc:2. Was Pulled to Abyss:2 shortly after. Shortly after that, walked into a pack of about 6 golden eyes. I did manage to read a teleport scroll, but it didn't seem to do anything (I had the tele effect, but then it just disappeared and I didn't seem to go anywhere?) Not a l...

So I'm wondering what to do now. D:15 feels hard, but I'm scared of orc:2. Am I skilling right? Should I just got for Orc:2? Any spells I should learn? Theres plenty of plate armors around, but that means no spell casting. I assume I should keep my current armor? Thanks! Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup ver...

He wasn't too hard at all. Even without the staff of earth - I just beat on him with a servant and he went down. Did a lot of "you hit him but do no damage" but got there eventually.

Hi Guys, Trying out a DDEE, its going quite well so far - Just entering the Orcish mines, but a bit scared as for some reason; there is an orc warlord right next to the entry stairs. What do you think I should do about this? Continue with Dungeon for a bit before going in? He scares the crap out of ...

Ereskigal done, Bone rune got. Gotta love Fire Storm for killing stuff from around corners. Had to reset the fight a couple of times due to multiple tzitimils and her in LOS at the same time, but when I'd separated them all I just firestormed her until she came into LOS; and then a single LCS finish...

Amazingly there isn't one in the entire game!

I think what I MAY Have done is dropped my helmet in Pandemonium when I got the horns mutation from a cacodemon. I think later cured it and have no helmet!

I don't know the formula's either, but I think they're on the wiki somewhere. Probably on the SH page. Shield skill effects your SH, given any particular shield. With a buckler the effect is fairly small, but still relevant when shield skill is much cheaper than dodging skill. The shield penalty ha...

I didn't even realise that shields affected anything except casting penalty. Any info on what the returns are per point of shields skill? The wiki just says it affects it, but not by how much! I tried to plug numbers into the formula, but I can't find a numerical value for deep elf size on the wiki;...

Goodbye Asmodeus and the serpent of hell... Hello icy rune! Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.22.2-1-ge965b3a (webtiles) character file. delarado the Archmage (DEFE) Turns: 166975, Time: 22:35:01 Health: 196/196 AC: 25 Str: 8 (10) XL: 27 Magic: 56/56 EV: 36 Int: 47 God: Vehumet [******] Gold: 9728 ...

nicely done! Got a character dump we can have a look at? People will give you lots of (Generally) valuable advice and feedback!

Asmodeus dead, did as you said. No trouble at all.

Losing motivation a bit for this game... The hells are boring, but I want 15 runes now. Heck, I've come this far! So it may take a while...

So, I'm running a Naga Transmuter. I've tried it a few times before without much sucess. Pretty sure I Want to go Chei, and I see an altar on D:3. However, I'm sure I read somewhere not to take Chei until after Lair and go back for it, just because the lower speed makes the game so hard? Any opinion...

I have been playing almost exclusively DEFE (Deep Elf Fire Elementalist) for a few years now, on and off. My tips: -HP is useful, but if you are getting hit much (if at all) you are doing it wrong. Kill everything from edge of LOS. Your survivability is your ability to kill everything in a few turns...

It's been a while, I've won an MiBe of Trog in the time its taken me to get this far and lost many others. Currently on Gehenna:7. Last time I took Asmodeus I'm pretty sure I used Glaciate - Fire storm will damage him, but its not optimal due to the resistable portion of damage since he has Rf+++. I...

orb run?

I suspect the reason ancient liches seemed non-threatening was because a +9 antimagic broad axe was being used. I actually said that Liches seemed very threatening to the MiBe with +9 exec axe - but you are right, that axe was wicked helpful to that character when it came to liches, elves and draco...

Also, on a couple of points being made... The "boss-ness" of an enemy is directly related to the character you are playing at the time. I completed an MiBe recently. An ancient lich is very scary to that character, especially when met in the open - for the reasons you have noticed here. Ho...

50% XP sucks... but you know what sucks more? Dying.

Many times now Spellforged servitor has saved my ass killing things as I run away with low MP (Which as you can see is almost a death sentence with a caster)

To elaborate on my earlier post, I had a tricky situation with the orb chamber. Teleport trap on one side, Zot trap on the other side. I was standing outside the chamber shouting to try and draw out enemies a few at a time and an orb guardian stepped on a dispersal trap inside the chamber. This tele...

So I escaped with the orb... Bit of a dicey moment in the orb chamber but I got out alive. Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.23.2-1-ga50397a (webtiles) character file. Game seed: 13210591813437041674 1815199 delarado the Conqueror (level 27, 273/273 HPs) Began as a Minotaur Berserker on Mar 20, 201...

it is a permanent teleport trap.

Will the Zot trap disappear if I trigger it?

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