Search • The Tavern

I know this was already suggested earlier in this thread, but I think there should be death curses for player mummies. Maybe the curses could get more severe the higher in level you were when you died. Sure, it would hardly help you, since you're already dead when it happens, but it would add a note...

Killer bee rooms probably ARE appearing more often, now that the Hive has been yanked.

You have a Book of Power - memorize the Poisonous Cloud spell from it. You're still in a stage of the game where it's extremely effective. That said, you can stop training Poison Magic. 10 levels is more than enough, and right now you need your XP going to more important skills (like Spellcasting, a...

...when a treasure trove entrance turns out to be a mimic.

I've scored a 5 rune run with berserkers before, so it's probably doable with octopodes. I wouldn't switch gods if that's all you're going for. If you DO want to try for an all-runer, TSO is what lots of players go with (and TSO's summons are even better for the endgame). Just be warned that Trog's ...

Advice? Sure. Orc priests - especially multiple ones - are always bad news early in the game. They can smite you if they can see you, which scores an automatic hit. The next time you're in that situation, you should try to get away (reading a scroll of teleport or blinking if necessary). That touche...

Is there a way to make tageted spells (bolts, single-target, whatever) more accurate?

Sounds like you had an exciting run. Congratulations!

Congratulations, lxl!

That reminds me that this game needs bladed throwing nets.

Your first victory is always special, isn't it? And don't knock yourself for only having three runes. ANY victory in this game is something to be proud of. Hell, there are people on this board who would still be in awe of you, cause they're all like "Man, I've never even SEEN a rune..." No...

Crossbows (and bolts) are more common deeper in the Dungeon, when you start running into yaktaur packs. They're like centaurs, except not as fast. But they make up for that by hitting a LOT harder.

x-bows let you use steel and silver ammunition while bows only have one type of arrows, wooden. Do you really think nobody has noticed that other than you? :P (no offence) Bolts can also have the penetration brand, which I've never seen on an arrow. Your ammo lasts even longer when you can hit a wh...

And don't I need certain scrolls to enchant my arrows? I don't know if I've even found any of either of those types. And wouldn't they end up enchanting my bow instead of my arrows? Either type of enchant weapon scroll will do (I or II). Enchanting arrows is actually kind of tricky - you're right i...

Did you know you can enchant arrows? You can wield them and read scrolls of enchant weapon to increase their bonus, which in turn makes them less likely to mulch. You can also work on your melee skills a little and bash some of the low-level dudes instead of shooting them.

...you start wondering when the hell you'll finally be able to summon demons, since you've been listening to heavy metal and playing D&D (and thus probably worshiping Makhleb) since forever now.

If you get the demonspawn mutation that conserves potions, is that cumulative with normal conservation (amulet, cloak, whatever)?

I'm not actually totally new. I played this game back in 2009, and have a vague recollection of doing better at it then. As in, I seem to remember visiting the alternate branches, mines/lair/pit/etc way more than I am now. In 2012 I'm just dying all the time in DL3-D7, and its rare for me to even f...

Have you found an amulet of clarity yet? If you're doing a Ziggurat and you're going around in lichform at all times, make sure to wear an amulet of clarity when you go to the next level. If an orange crystal statue spawns, its radius could easily cover a whole level, and if it confuses you in lichf...

Cthulhu also appreciates when you have an optional sexual encounter with tentacled monstrosities. (At least, if the Innsmouth incident is anything to judge by...)

I've never liked Halflings, so someone getting a 15 rune victory with one is pretty sweet. Congratulations!

I thought Cthulhu already was in the game. The locals just call him "Kikubaaqudgha" for some reason.

His point is that you should have tried to run first , instead of attacking Menkaure at all. If you had gone to bat form right away (and you were low-blood enough for it to be an option), you might have been several tiles away (and possibly out of sight) in the time he could torment you that many ti...

I've been experimenting with Octopodes a bit myself, and you don't have to fight at range. They have enough stealth and the constriction thing going on that you can murder most early monsters pretty efficiently, once your Unarmed skill is off the ground. They certainly do better up close than, say, ...

Condolences.

And stairdancing is perfectly valid. There are some situations where it's a really bad idea, but it's not "cheating".

Well done.

Congratulations!

But... but if your mate also plays Crawl, where will you go when you want some "me time"?

Do pick up some utility spells - repel missile, flight, swiftness, haste, sublimation of blood, regeneration, etc This. Swiftness is particularly useful when you're a Naga. You also have access to Abjuration (and it's a .9 game so it hasn't been nerfed) - you should learn that as soon as possible. ...

I've seen Tiamat on Zot:5. Moths of wrath near orb guardians are also a very ugly sight, while we're on the subject.

He probably won't have to worry too much about draconian callers (the ones that summon drakes), as he has abjuration and it's a pre-.10 game.

Careful! You usually won't see many orbs of fire on Zot:1-4, but on Zot:5 there'll be a lot more in the chambers around the Orb. If you're unlucky, they'll be grouped together, and with ancient liches keeping them company, too.

Boris IS bad news, but if you took Mennas, you can handle him. He's much squishier, so beating him to death can work if you don't have Dispel Undead handy. All his worst attacks are ranged single-target spells, so hide behind your orcs and smite him if you feel threatened. This is also a good time f...

Prospector: Starflight as a roguelike.

Caves of Qud: Post-apocalyptic roguelike that takes a lot of cues from ADOM and Gamma World.

Cataclysm: Zombie apocalypse roguelike, more "realistic" than Rogue Survivor (which is also good).

Keep in mind you don't have to kill the hydra, too. Some players ninja runes away from the Hell Lords and Pan Lords, and such a tactic would be even more doable here, since Swamp:5 doesn't block teleport control. If you find a source of teleport control, you can lure the hydra away from the rune, th...

Thank you, all. Wow that's quite a victory with no spells! I tip my hat to you, sir. You've done something I've been after for months. Tomb terrifies me, how did u handle it? Abjuration from the rod to keep enemy summon numbers under control I suppose? In 0.10 Abjuration is single target so that's a...

Ever since I upgraded to .10, every time I see a disturbance in water tiles, it has the humanoid simulacrum sprite overlaid on it, too.

Is that a bug, or a deliberate change?

Quickblades are sadly rare if you don't worship Okawaru or especially Trog. You might look in the Elf Halls, but honestly it doesn't have to be a quickblade. A mere dagger of pain is almost as fast, and will cause a metric fuckton of damage to pretty much any living enemy. Troll armor isn't bad for ...

I took a break from Crawl (and this forum) for a while, but I've come back. Now I have this to show for it. So gather round, grab your booze, and hear my attempt at an epic tale. This game was my first non-Berserker victory ever, and I went with the old Okawaru->TSO strategy. What's particularly nic...

For future reference, if you find a scroll of acquirement before you start learning spells, ask for a staff. You'll get a rod instead, and it might have Abjuration on it. That can help melee characters a lot with those annoying "Oh shit it just summoned a bunch of fiends and greater demons!&quo...

Animate Dead can be a good panic button, as it animates corpses everywhere in sight. Really nice if you've already made progress against a horde that drops bodies... or you use Kiku's corpse delivery. Simulacrum makes icy, badass zombies. It doesn't need the whole corpse, either, it can work on chun...

Taking down Mennas is a VERY good sign.

Finish up Vault, but be advised (if you didn't already know) that Vault:8 is much more dangerous than the Vault levels above it. It'd be better if you had a source of rElec (as titans sometimes show up), so be careful.

Those are fraction values.

So a 5/5 chance for Earth elementals would be 100% (or 96% if that's the cap) - anything over 5 (let alone 27!) skill is enough for them. Your friendly chance for other elementals caps at 10 Fire, 15 Ice (or 5 for merfolk), and 15 Air.

At 27 Stealth on a Spriggan, I'm somewhat amazed that you're still having trouble in that area. According to your character screen, you're already at "uncannily stealthy", which is the highest category. I've read the elec brand causes a lot of noise when it triggers. I don't know if that's...

I don't know your current stats, so I can only guess if you could take him, but I DO know that Mara can be a lot of trouble for any character. You should approach him equipped with a ration (or some other item that's worthless as a weapon), as that will nerf his clone of you when he creates it. Depe...

gain one more level so that I can learn the spell to forget the useless spells I have The current version of Crawl has scrolls of amnesia that can do that for you (without needing to learn the Selective Amnesia spell). am I to understand that if I enter the Abyss from an arch that I can find my way...

For a DDAk going Makhleb, I should pump int right? Although I was thinking maybe wearing plate, so str until plate is wearable THEN int? I like the idea of a heavy armored "caster" using inv/evo instead of spellcasting. Armor doesn't affect your Invocations or Evocations at all, so that p...

Why so serious? As a Lugonu worshiper, you have an automatic "Get Out Of The Abyss Free" card...

On the few occasions I've tried Lugonu, I've used it mostly as a panic button - when I felt threatened and needed a buffer zone between me and some horrible monsters.

Search found 458 matches