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Hellfire is crazy since it doesn't respect fire resistance. :( Yeah, fire weakness sucked (that's what you get when you're stubborn enough to play a full Unarmed Combat Monk: no randart weapons with resistance properties for you). That's why I tried to clear Dis and not Gehenna. :) I also brought th...

The morgue file, part 1. Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a0-5043-gaacbab8 character file. 798637 Tinju Maut the Grand Master (level 27, -6/228 (233) HPs) Began as a Mummy Monk on Mar 22, 2011. Was the Champion of Okawaru. Killed from afar by a Fiend (49 damage) ... with a blast of hellfire .....

Another failed attempt at playing Mummy Monk (killed by a Hellfire in Iron City of Dis; I was totally reckless and cocky). Although it can also be considered as successful, since I managed to get 6 runes and clear the Orb chamber. :) Tinju Maut means "Death Fist" in English. :) Unlike the ...

Why not, but there's a little problem. Now that weapons are melded on transform, what would happen if you wield a cursed weapon of holy wrath and cast necromutation? I suggest we put a warning, and if the player goes with it, he'll take holy damage every turn. Having a weapon of holy wrath melded i...

I agree. Based on turns sounds good.

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pratamawirya wrote:Demonic Guardian (level 3): like level 2, but make it Bill Gates or some other public figure.

RMS is more appropriate as a level 3 demonic guardian.

So that's why you made the katana so good...

What is RMS? :?:

Well then we can make a story about the Orcs having to move to the Crypt because some greater race has invaded their mines (greater to the Orcs, not the player). Why not rename it to Orcville? Because, uh... the Orcs have just recently moved there, so they haven't considered to change the name. Yeah...

I'm not talking about game balance , MrMisterMonkey. I'm talking about trivially re-flavoring things . Of course naturally-flying Orcs and swimming Orbs of Fire need some adjustments before they are implemented (if for whatever reason the devs want to implement them, that is). Hence, a Conjuration-b...

And sadly, this sort of pure-flavor definition is absolutely useless in every sense, because every spell idea can be trivially re-flavored to make something appear out of nothing. (also works for transmutation) Want haste? Conjure up some adrenaline in your blood, to make you go twice as fast. Want...

Hexes damaging spells should: 1. not get interrupted by physical means (so they cannot be shielded or reflected), 2. pass MR check. So, in the context of Conjuration vs Hexes, you get to choose between physically interruptible spells or MR hindered ones. Whether or not such choice is truly meaningfu...

We really should make it clearer what this school does and what that school does. Conjuration: 1. making something appear out of nothing (so it can create a fire in a very cold place, for example), 2. that something is a physical object and thus has physical properties. So, anything that: 1. does no...

Flavor-wise, I don't think Ogres are much better than Humans at learning how to fight.

But when they do learn it, it might benefit them much more than it would benefit Humans.

The benefit of learning something should not be tied to the time needed for learning that thing. Flavor-wise, at least.

Another dev suggested to change their lives into a normal life saving system (like gods do). So you're saved but you still have to get out of the mess instead of being teleported to safety.

Yeah, this is good.

No! I LOVE Felid's extra lives!

Yeah, that rElec robe is a good deal, unless you have some other mean to get rElec.

Seriously, you have to either buff your melee or get some means to do ranged combat. Or, you can further invest your EXP on Summoning if you can find some nice spellbooks on it.

Demonic Guardian (level 1): weak allies will rush to your aid in high tension situations, turning unfavourable fights into a colourful, noisy mess. Demonic Guardian (level 2): mods or even admins rush to your aid when people start to say that you suck. Demonic Guardian (level 3): like level 2, but ...

Makhleb's Greater Demon should really help you, at least until you hit the late game.

Turn off Invocations.

Umm, yeah, overall you aren't that tough. You have no reliable ranged attack, and you aren't so good in melee.

Not bad.

Berserkitis: getting angry and attacking the other person in a debate for no reason. Teleportitis: changing the subject of a discussion/debate for no reason (a.k.a. Out of Topic). Fast Metabolism: having no sufficient patience to keep up with the ongoing discussion/debate. Blurry Vision: frequently ...

But if you have Boots of Levitating and an Amulet of Controlled Flight... then go ahead, fly around as you like in the Abyss.

I don't think Tavern is such a place where editing a post over and over again can cause problems.

There're places where such feature might be useful (such as forums where hostility is frequently found for some reason). But I don't think Tavern is one of them.

Mummy Fighter and Mummy Monk.

Yes they're tough, but then that's exactly how DCSS should be. :twisted:

EDIT: I usually go Okawaru. Heroism makes a Monk happy.

I had a Lich Orb of Destruction me, and the big sphere got reflected to him. It was cool.

D A M N ! ! ! Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a0-5043-gaacbab8 character file. 797528 Jadi the Slayer (level 27, -4/245 (249) HPs) Began as a Mummy Monk on Mar 16, 2011. Was a Follower of Sif Muna. Slain by Mennas ... wielding a +1,+1 eudemon blade of holy wrath (22 damage) ... on Level 21 of...

Generally, as a melee character, don't try to fight ogres and uniques the 1st time you see them. Just run and pick weaker enemies. Unless you stumble across a blowgun (and a sufficient amount of needles), wands, or a sling... then you can try to fight those baddies.

If you like a melee guy who can run... then maybe you want to try building a hybrid character (fighter-magician, starts as a fighter, but learns magic on the way). Blink, Swiftness, and other basic utility spells will really help you escape from nasty enemies. But if you like to play a walking tank,...

And here's the character dump file. Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a0-5043-gaacbab8 character file. Jadi the Slayer (Mummy Monk) Turns: 238462, Time: 19:55:42 HP 242/242 (243) AC 18 Str 23 Exp: 27/2417487 (2201) MP 50/50 EV 33 Int 15 God: Okawaru [*****.] Gold 10119 SH 22 Dex 27 Spells: 14 m...

So, Jadi the Mummy Monk has slaughtered every denizen of Zot Realm, and so the place is now empty, and the Orb is unguarded. :D He also managed to snatch the Abyssal Rune on a planned trip to the realm of Lugonu. :) Right now I'm taking my time to choose between: a) escaping with the Orb and five ru...

Jadi the MuMo has cleared Crypt and also Vaults. :D Got a nice unrandart Amulet of the Air. Now it's time for him to enter Realm of Zot. :) Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a0-5043-gaacbab8 character file. Jadi the Warrior (Mummy Monk) Turns: 206395, Time: 16:59:11 HP 221/221 (222) AC 18 Str 2...

I solved my stashing issues by moving my stash to a teleport trap on Hive 1 and using an Amulet of Stasis to access it, so I got to keep my huge mass of books, food, scrolls, and etc.

Quite clever.

Time for an update! Jadi the MuMo has evolved into a quite badass fighter-mage hybrid, just like his two predecessors. In melee combats he's quite dependable, with +12/+6 Katana of Slicing, Buckler (rF+), Haste, Repel Missile, Flight (permanent, thanks to Boots of Levitation and a randart Amulet of ...

Bring Lantern of Shadows around in case someone casts you into Abyss.

...But if you're a follower of Okawaru, be prepared to see your piety goes down fast (he doesn't like it when you let your allies die).

Thanks for the tips.

Man, I almost saw the end of this dude in Shoals.

Mermaid + Javelineers = DEATH TRAP.

Update! Elf is cleared. Found a nice randart ring (STR+4, INT+3, MP+9) and a randart ring mail (rF++ Dex+4 Acc+3). :) Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a0-5043-gaacbab8 character file. Jadi the Fencer (Mummy Monk) Turns: 119557, Time: 09:38:56 HP 155/155 (158) AC 17 Str 22 Exp: 20/417133 (4), n...

Get some EXP and go hit a plant to at least get level 1 fighting

^ This.

OMG. AT LAST, I found a Ring of Protection from Magic. :oops:

Elf:5, here I come!

@Jeff:
Why did you ask that? He was a follower of Ashenzari.

Yeah. And now I'm having my 3rd visit to the Abyss.

Get some decent Magic Resistance. Or else, you're at risk for getting cast into Abyss thrice in a row.

MotherFKKKER! Got cast into Abyss TWICE IN A ROW BY THE SAME UNIQUE wasn't nice at all. I'll surely rocket launcher your head off, Louise! :evil:

Too bad.

Yaktaurs with Steel Bolts are somewhat rare, but when you meet them....

It's somewhat easy to die in Vaults, because of the unusual layout (so many open spaces).

You'd want to enchant the hell out of this katana - +2 as a damage modifier isn't nearly as nice as +9, and damage modifier is far more important than the accuracy modifier. For some reason, the RNG has been very fond of Enchant Weapon 1 and not 2.... :( Okay, here's an update of my progress so far...

Another attempt at playing a Mummy Monk. Jadi means "done" in English. :) Okay, some highlights: 1. Got a Wand of Healing, which means I'm very happy. :D 2. Got a pretty awesome Katana from Okawaru, so I immediately switched to Long Blades. 3. Could not find any spellbooks with basic utili...

Change ogre's description.... from: "Large and strong, they're mostly seen as brutes. Ogres are very comfortable with the basics of magic, however." to: "Large, strong and deadly with hurled boulders, but surprisingly frail. Though unintelligent brutes, Ogres nonetheless can successf...

You know what would be neat? If Stealth can make the enemies who chase the character lose him. Right now, Stealth doesn't do anything in runaway situations; once an enemy detects you he'll always follow you, unless you manage to outrun him far enough. But I think it will be cool if we can make our c...

Maybe even animating the enemies weapon against him (a level 5 Tukima spell.)

That's too much. But... if the spell only makes the weapon attack the owner for one or two turns, it will be okay, I guess. So the weapon isn't fully animated like Tukima's Dance.

Congrats, and, dang! :lol:

just in case anyone is hoping to catch up on my post count, here's your chance!

Short Blades at 25 level?

LOL

I played a SpCK (Lugonu) once who died in the Abyss; his Flight expired while he's on a lava and I just didn't get the warning for some reason (it was pretty hectic, demons surrounded him).

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