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Snake Sneak

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Post Sunday, 3rd July 2011, 02:43

YASD: Of all the BS I've had so far this tops it.

As the title suggests it this tops it on the level how how much BS this is. If I knew how to change this in the game's code I seriously would do it because this is just such BS. I'm using my ring of levitation to scout over the deep water (since there's usually treasure hidden behind that stuff) and the computer goes rofl rofl rofl you want renew your lev before it wares out adn you're over deep water? I DON"T FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFING THINK SO! rofl rofl rofl rofl you drown FU. Seriously? Why the hell can't I renew my lev? Seriously? I mean LOOK AT WHAT I FFFFFFFFFFFFFING HAD!!! That quick blade was the most broken weapon I've ever weilded. Pretty much 100% hit chance with tripple damage (from the +5 enchant and ring of slaying). I mean that thing is about as accurate as magic missile yet hits like a 2H weapon, and don't get me started on how fast that thing was even without berzerk I got about 2-3 hits before the enemy could even void their bowels and run. Out of all the BS ways the computer has killed me this one tops it. Don't get me started on his other stuff I mean just look at all that nice stuff the man was ready for quite literally anything the game could throw at him, and even if he wasn't he could summon a brother in arms with a high likely hood of it being a deep troll or something insanely powerful to cover his retreat. Out of all the YASD's even my 2 runer this one tops it as the most infuriating. He finished #8 on my score chart, but he was heading for #1 and the orb easily. I guess the lesson here is don't get greedy and only merfolk or flying kenku belong anywhere near deep water. (facepalm) I didn't even need the gd ring. Just noticed that. Normally I had my quick blade on the flaming randart dagger was to kill the ice creatures (which I only encoutnered an ice dragon which I "iced" with berzerk outside the entrance). All in all probably one of my top 3 characters due to his insane damage output with respect to his speed. I wanted to find a scroll of vorpalize weapon to put on that quick blade just to make it even stronger but alas that dream was never realized. Trog loves weapons of returing too aparently.
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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0 character file.

41305 Titus the Swashbuckler (level 13, 120/120 HPs)
             Began as a Minotaur Berserker on July 2, 2011.
             Was a High Priest of Trog.
             Drowned
             ... in an ice cave.
             The game lasted 01:31:33 (24635 turns).

Titus the Swashbuckler (Minotaur Berserker)                                Turns: 24635, Time: 01:31:33

HP 120/120       AC 18     Str 24      Exp: 13/57091 (2), need: 10808
MP   6/6         EV  5     Int  4      God: Trog [*****.]
Gold 1342        SH 23     Dex  7      Spells:  0 memorised, 12 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .    C - +0,+5 dagger "Ohaw" {god gift, flame, +Lev
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : . .  Z - -1 storm dragon armour
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .    L - +1 dwarf shield
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    P - -1 cap
Res.Poison: .       Clarity    : +    w - -2 cloak
Res.Elec. : +       Spirit.Shd : .    f - +0 pair of gauntlets
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    U - +4 pair of boots of Qokevaucs {Str-4 Int+1
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    c - amulet of clarity
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    T - ring of levitation
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    Q - ring of protection from cold

@: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: horns 2, Int -1
a: Burn Spellbooks, Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Renounce Religion, Evoke Levitation


You were in an ice cave.
You worshipped Trog.
Trog was exalted by your worship.
You were not hungry.

You visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and saw 20 of its levels.
You visited 2 portal chambers: bailey, ice cave.

You collected 1503 gold pieces.
You spent 181 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 p - a +0,+5 dagger of returning (quivered) {god gift}
 q - a +9,+5 elven quick blade {god gift}
 s - a +1,+1 sling
 C - the +0,+5 dagger "Ohaw" (weapon) {god gift, flame, +Lev Dex-2}
   (Trog gifted it to you on level 3 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It emits flame when wielded, causing extra injury to most foes and up to
   double damage against particularly susceptible opponents. Big, fiery blades
   are also staple armaments of hydra-hunters.
   
   
   It affects your dexterity (-2).
   It lets you levitate.
 H - a +0,+6 dagger of returning {god gift}
Missiles
 m - 29 +4 sling bullets
Armour
 f - a +0 pair of gauntlets (worn)
 w - a -2 cloak (worn)
 K - a +2 orcish plate mail of fire resistance
 L - a +1 dwarven shield (worn)
 P - a -1 cap (worn)
 U - the +4 pair of boots of Qokevaucs (worn) {Str-4 Int+1 Curse}
   (You acquired it on level 10 of the Dungeon)   
   
   
   It affects your strength (-4).
   It affects your intelligence (+1).
   It may recurse itself.
 Z - a -1 storm dragon armour (worn)
Magical devices
 n - a wand of enslavement (6)
 o - a wand of slowing (13)
 r - a wand of magic darts (20)
 t - a wand of confusion (24)
 x - a wand of lightning (8)
 E - a wand of healing (9)
 N - a wand of polymorph other (3) {unknown}
 Y - a wand of draining (9)
Comestibles
 e - a meat ration
 F - a bread ration
Scrolls
 a - 4 scrolls of fear
 h - 4 scrolls of fog
 k - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 v - 7 scrolls of teleportation
Jewellery
 b - an uncursed ring of poison resistance
 c - an amulet of clarity (around neck)
 d - a +0,+5 ring of slaying
 g - an uncursed ring of fire
 j - an uncursed amulet of faith
 l - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 u - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
 D - an uncursed ring of fire
 I - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 Q - a ring of protection from cold (left hand)
 T - a ring of levitation (right hand)
 W - an uncursed amulet of rage
Potions
 i - a potion of restore abilities
 y - a potion of speed
 z - a potion of mutation
 A - 3 potions of healing
 B - a potion of magic
 G - a potion of might
 J - a potion of cure mutation
 M - a potion of brilliance
 R - 4 potions of heal wounds
 S - 2 potions of agility
 V - a potion of invisibility
 X - a potion of degeneration {unknown}
Miscellaneous
 O - a plain deck of changes


 You had 2 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 13 Fighting
 + Level 16 Short Blades
 - Level 10 Axes
 + Level 3 Slings
 + Level 10 Armour
 - Level 4 Dodging
 + Level 1 Stealth
 + Level 7 Shields
 - Level 4 Unarmed Combat


You had 12 spell levels left.
You didn't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (13/27)            Temple (0/1) D:5             Orc (0/4) D:10
   Lair (7/8) D:12          Swamp (0/5) Lair:3        Slime (0/6) Lair:7
  Snake (0/5) Lair:5         Hive (0/2) D:13       

Altars:

Shops:
D:10: ?  D:11: *  D:12: /(?


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have a pair of horns on your head.
You are dopey (Int -1).


Message History

There is some deep water here.
There is some deep water here.
There is some deep water here.
There is some deep water here.
You float gracefully downwards. You fall into the water!
You drown...
You die...

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There were no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Jozef (D:11)
  An ice dragon (Lair:7)
  3 hydras
  3 hill giants
  2 giant amoebae (Lair:7)
  A cyclops (D:11)
  A black mamba (Lair:2)
  6 elephants
  2 weapon mimics
  2 elephant slugs
  3 spiny frogs
  A trapdoor spider (D:13)
  4 ugly things (D:13)
  Grinder (D:3)
  A komodo dragon (Lair:5)
  Sonja (D:13)
  A troll (D:13)
  10 polar bears
  A queen bee (D:11)
  6 giant toads
  8 blink frogs
  A two-headed ogre (D:10)
  A vampire (D:13)
  2 brown oozes (Lair:7)
  45 yaks
  6 hippogriffs
  A hungry ghost (D:10)
  A fire drake (shapeshifter) (D:13)
  8 war dogs
  A fire drake (Lair:2)
  A manticore (D:13)
  A necrophage (D:8)
  5 orc warriors
  4 phantoms
  6 ogres
  5 centaurs
  A sky beast (D:9)
  4 ice beasts
  A troll zombie (D:10)
  7 gila monsters
  3 nagas (Lair:5)
  Duvessa (D:4)
  8 crocodiles
  9 water moccasins
  7 wolves
  2 big kobolds
  A brain worm (D:13)
  2 giant slugs
  7 agate snails
  17 giant frogs
  18 killer bees
  2 jellyfish (Lair:7)
  7 electric eels (Lair:3)
  2 big kobold zombies (D:11)
  5 ogre zombies (D:10)
  9 wights
  2 big kobold skeletons
  Dowan (D:4)
  8 imps
  5 scorpions
  A quasit (D:7)
  4 goliath beetles
  5 iguanas
  7 hounds
  A big fish (Lair:7)
  4 orc priests
  11 orc wizards
  10 worker ants
  4 porcupines
  11 sheep
  Ijyb (D:3)
  Jessica (D:2)
  4 jellies
  32 green rats
  A giant centipede (Lair:3)
  4 gnolls (D:7)
  An iguana zombie (D:10)
  3 giant mites
  17 snakes
  A snake skeleton (D:7)
  3 worms
  Terence (D:3)
  A grey rat (D:13)
  2 giant eyeballs
  A megabat zombie (D:5)
  5 giant geckos
  45 orcs
  9 giant cockroaches
  20 hobgoblins
  18 jackals
  16 kobolds
  29 megabats
  3 oozes
  13 quokkas
  9 giant newts
  14 goblins
  2 goblin skeletons (D:10)
  3 goblin zombies (D:10)
  A hobgoblin zombie (D:10)
  2 orc skeletons
  13 orc zombies
  A quokka zombie (D:8)
  20 rats
  A rat skeleton (D:9)
  5 small snakes
  4 fungi
  2 plants
642 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  The ghost of Titus the Basher, a powerful MDFi of Okawaru (IceCv)
  An unseen horror (D:12)
  An oklob plant (D:12)
  8 blink frogs
  12 orc warriors
  3 centaurs (D:11)
  2 water moccasins (Lair:4)
  2 mummies
  29 orcs
  A plant (D:12)
60 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  An ogre (IceCv)
  An orc wizard (D:4)
  A green rat (Lair:4)
  A giant mite (D:8)
  A fungus (Lair:1)
  2 plants (D:12)
  A toadstool (IceCv)
8 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 710 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place   | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Titus, the Minotaur Berserker, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 17/17 MP: 0/0
   143 | D:1      | Reached skill level 4 in Axes
   375 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 24/24 MP: 0/0
   517 | D:1      | Acquired Trog's second power
  1045 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 31/31 MP: 1/1
  1396 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 33/38 MP: 1/1
  1562 | D:2      | Noticed Jessica
  1569 | D:2      | Defeated Jessica
  1667 | D:3      | Noticed Grinder
  1680 | D:3      | Reached skill level 5 in Axes
  1686 | D:3      | Defeated Grinder
  1686 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 45/45 MP: 2/2
  1686 | D:3      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 51/51 MP: 2/2
  1956 | D:3      | Reached skill level 6 in Axes
  2174 | D:3      | Noticed Terence
  2183 | D:3      | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
  2190 | D:3      | Defeated Terence
  2359 | D:3      | Acquired Trog's third power
  2388 | D:3      | Noticed Ijyb
  2393 | D:3      | Reached skill level 7 in Axes
  2397 | D:3      | Defeated Ijyb
  2550 | D:4      | Noticed Duvessa
  2550 | D:4      | Noticed Dowan
  2557 | D:4      | Defeated Duvessa
  2562 | D:4      | Defeated Dowan
  2562 | D:4      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 60/60 MP: 3/3
  2624 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Unarmed Combat
  3110 | D:4      | Reached skill level 8 in Axes
  4125 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  4125 | D:5      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  4181 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 60/68 MP: 3/3
  4308 | D:5      | Reached skill level 9 in Axes
  5240 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
  6062 | D:8      | Received a gift from Trog
  6111 | D:8      | Reached skill level 1 in Short Blades
  6240 | D:8      | Reached skill level 10 in Axes
  6256 | D:8      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 60/77 MP: 4/4
  6932 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Short Blades
  7528 | D:6      | Received a gift from Trog
  8283 | D:9      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 84/89 MP: 4/4
  8462 | D:9      | Identified a scroll of acquirement
  8499 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
  8504 | D:10     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  8515 | D:10     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  8524 | D:10     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  8882 | D:10     | Found a flagged portal.
  8932 | bailey   | Entered the bailey
  8997 | bailey   | Noticed Titus' ghost (powerful MDFi)
  9031 | bailey   | Defeated Titus' ghost
  9288 | bailey   | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
  9361 | bailey   | Reached skill level 1 in Slings
  9598 | D:10     | Gained mutation: You are dopey (Int -1).
  9699 | D:10     | Found Safeoxuq's Magic Scroll Boutique.
  9845 | D:10     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  9858 | D:10     | Reached skill level 10 in Short Blades
 10613 | D:10     | Got a pair of transparent boots
 10617 | D:10     | Identified the +4 pair of boots of Qokevaucs (You acquired it on level 10 of the Dungeon)
 11043 | D:11     | Reached skill level 11 in Short Blades
 11134 | D:11     | Noticed a queen bee
 11232 | D:11     | Defeated a queen bee
 11446 | D:11     | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
 11451 | D:11     | Noticed Jozef
 11505 | D:11     | Defeated Jozef
 11505 | D:11     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 99/99 MP: 5/5
 11643 | D:11     | Reached skill level 12 in Short Blades
 11958 | D:11     | Found Builoss' General Store.
 11968 | D:11     | Bought a scroll of recharging for 75 gold pieces
 11971 | D:11     | Bought a scroll of identify for 30 gold pieces
 12167 | D:12     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 12255 | D:12     | Found Sesch's Magical Wand Boutique.
 12371 | D:12     | Found Roaf's Weapon Emporium.
 12551 | D:12     | Reached skill level 13 in Short Blades
 12789 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 13460 | D:12     | Found Pneiducaec's Magic Scroll Emporium.
 13495 | D:12     | Bought a scroll of enchant armour for 76 gold pieces
 13773 | D:13     | Received a gift from Trog
 13828 | D:13     | Reached skill level 14 in Short Blades
 14105 | D:13     | Reached XP level 12. HP: 104/109 MP: 5/5
 14162 | D:13     | Found a staircase to the Hive.
 14498 | D:13     | Noticed Sonja
 14508 | D:13     | Defeated Sonja
 16404 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
 17490 | Lair:2   | Received a gift from Trog
 17491 | Lair:2   | Got an ichor-stained lajatang {god gift}
 17492 | Lair:2   | Identified the lajatang of Ychaeb {god gift, elec, rN+ Dex+2} (Trog gifted it to you on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts)
 18699 | Lair:3   | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 19385 | Lair:3   | Received a gift from Trog
 19387 | Lair:3   | Got an iridescent dagger {god gift}
 19396 | Lair:3   | Identified the +0,+5 dagger "Ohaw" {god gift} (Trog gifted it to you on level 3 of the Lair of Beasts)
 19462 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 15 in Short Blades
 21315 | Lair:5   | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 21674 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 10 in Armour
 21766 | Lair:5   | Received a gift from Trog
 22665 | Lair:6   | Reached XP level 13. HP: 109/118 MP: 6/6
 23298 | Lair:7   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 23413 | Lair:7   | Received a gift from Trog
 23840 | Lair:6   | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
 24199 | Lair:7   | Found a frozen archway.
 24212 | Lair:7   | Reached skill level 16 in Short Blades
 24259 | IceCv    | Entered an ice cave
 24635 | IceCv    | Drowned

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Shoals Surfer

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Post Sunday, 3rd July 2011, 12:27

Re: YASD: Of all the BS I've had so far this tops it.

Your message history has you moving over 4 squares of water before you die, and you say the system warned you, so what gives? You're not a surfing Tauros, dude! You wern't crazily autoexploring whilst over deep water, were you? I'd have been frantically evoking to extend the duration at that point (and hopefully you didn't even consider it if your evoke chance was less than Very Good). Though I can't remember if failed evokes give a message, I believe they do.

And this equipment isn't really that great. I've seen a couple of +10/+9 Quick Blades before, not to mention a +4/+5 Elec Rage one. There's a few too many stat-downs for my liking too. You probably would have been on the road to eventual stat-death with 4 INT and 7 DEX. And only at D13, not been to Orc or Vaults or anything. So really, its not a huge loss. But I guess the first character to die in Lair or what-not always stings.
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Slime Squisher

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Post Sunday, 3rd July 2011, 12:50

Re: YASD: Of all the BS I've had so far this tops it.

Well, the loot looks pretty good for that early in the game to me. (Or maybe my luck just sucks?)

2 things:
  • From the wiki: Ring of levitation - This ring allows its wearer to hover above the floor. The ring's power cannot be invoked while levitating.
  • From the bots: Keep in mind: if you received the warning and don't feel like you'll be able to get to land - you still have enough time to teleport!
It's often worth saving the game and looking for help online. (Says the person who lost a level 27 character to an acidic wall, despite having all the items needed to escape. ;-))
But yes, levitating over deep water is potential suicide in several ways...

Also: why are you carrying so many potions in an ice cave? (Where several things can freeze them.)

Mines Malingerer

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Post Sunday, 3rd July 2011, 16:36

Re: YASD: Of all the BS I've had so far this tops it.

you have a STR 24 char and you're using a quickblade.

you didn't use your potion of speed, even when cautioned that you might drown if you didn't make land.

you don't seem to have tested out the ring, to know that it wasn't re-evokable, beforehand.

you drowned in an ICE CAVE, where the water is maybe a shortcut, nothing more.

you're carrying a slew of potions through an ice cave. you obviously haven't seen 'freezing cloud' before. you would have soon enough.

your -1 cap is a detriment to your character's AC.


you were almost totally unprepared to actually handle an ice cave, and especially so in terms of 'complete mapping' (low rC, random teleport only, no digging or avoidance measures, and magic mapping would have told you whether the water was fruitless). unless you were going to leave by entry portal, you WOULD have died later in this cave. and if you were going to leave, there was no reason to be playing around over deep water.


crawl is a learning experience. welcome to the party. this is a YASD, and we all have plenty of them. try losing a +10+9 katana because you decide to take on a dragon over a pit of lava with fire clouds. in an enclosed area at the bottom of swamp. with no rF.

or berserking 6 sphinxes in Tomb.

or wearing your amulet of the Gourmand instead of rMut in the Abyss.

Mines Malingerer

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Post Sunday, 3rd July 2011, 16:58

Re: YASD: Of all the BS I've had so far this tops it.

minmay wrote:
QTQuazar wrote:you have a STR 24 char and you're using a quickblade.

Strength weighting is utterly irrelevant. Nothing wrong with using a quick blade with 72 str and 1 dex.


huh, you're right, my bad. i ran the numbers through the DCSS lab.

that's also absolutely ridiculous, practically speaking. so there's no weapon advantage to being the world's most agile fencer over being a hulking brute who says 'me squish enemy-thing with pointy-thing'?

Mines Malingerer

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Post Sunday, 3rd July 2011, 19:21

Re: YASD: Of all the BS I've had so far this tops it.

i think you're assuming a lot of givens in making that statement, and even then, i don't have much of a problem with that kind of 'shoehorning', since it seems realistic to me.

but as we're now hijacking this thread, i'll respectfully bow to your superior expertise and assume that the STR weighting on weapons balances this out. i haven't played enough brutes to be confident of my game mechanics understanding.

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Post Tuesday, 5th July 2011, 14:45

Re: YASD: Of all the BS I've had so far this tops it.

Shinigami345 wrote:As the title suggests it this tops it on the level how how much BS this is. If I knew how to change this in the game's code I seriously would do it because this is just such BS. I'm using my ring of levitation to scout over the deep water (since there's usually treasure hidden behind that stuff) and the computer goes rofl rofl rofl you want renew your lev before it wares out adn you're over deep water? I DON"T FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFING THINK SO! rofl rofl rofl rofl you drown FU. Seriously? Why the hell can't I renew my lev? Seriously? I mean LOOK AT WHAT I FFFFFFFFFFFFFING HAD!!! That quick blade was the most broken weapon I've ever weilded. Pretty much 100% hit chance with tripple damage (from the +5 enchant and ring of slaying). I mean that thing is about as accurate as magic missile yet hits like a 2H weapon, and don't get me started on how fast that thing was even without berzerk I got about 2-3 hits before the enemy could even void their bowels and run. Out of all the BS ways the computer has killed me this one tops it. Don't get me started on his other stuff I mean just look at all that nice stuff the man was ready for quite literally anything the game could throw at him, and even if he wasn't he could summon a brother in arms with a high likely hood of it being a deep troll or something insanely powerful to cover his retreat. Out of all the YASD's even my 2 runer this one tops it as the most infuriating. He finished #8 on my score chart, but he was heading for #1 and the orb easily. I guess the lesson here is don't get greedy and only merfolk or flying kenku belong anywhere near deep water. (facepalm) I didn't even need the gd ring. Just noticed that. Normally I had my quick blade on the flaming randart dagger was to kill the ice creatures (which I only encoutnered an ice dragon which I "iced" with berzerk outside the entrance). All in all probably one of my top 3 characters due to his insane damage output with respect to his speed. I wanted to find a scroll of vorpalize weapon to put on that quick blade just to make it even stronger but alas that dream was never realized. Trog loves weapons of returing too aparently.
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0 character file.

41305 Titus the Swashbuckler (level 13, 120/120 HPs)
Began as a Minotaur Berserker on July 2, 2011.
Was a High Priest of Trog.
Drowned
... in an ice cave.
The game lasted 01:31:33 (24635 turns).
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Wall of text crits you for 45....you die.

I have lost literally hundreds of characters, including one promising character who died of poison, chasing down a mob, while holding a potion of healing.

I don't often follow my own advice, but since one can usually think of something that could save you, about 5 minutes after the death, it might help to take those 5 minutes before you die. Just walk away, grab a drink and think a bit.

One other bit of advice is that I have found that I play much better when I don't use autoexplore. It is much slower, but if I have to think about every step I tend to make less mistakes and maintain my buffs better.

If it makes you feel better, go read that one about the tornado casting HE who was slaughtering things in the shoals, did not notice that fly had worn off (due to tornado) and went for a short, drowny swim.

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