Tasonir's .16 tournament writeup

[tasonir]

So I've been lazy and putting this off, but I usually do like to reflect on the characters I played in the tournament, so let's take a stab at this. Full morgues in links, only the top summary in code blocks. Most of these characters were affected by the double damage bug, as was everyone else.

First character out of gate was notable: Gargoyle fighter of Cheibriados

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.16.0-5-g717f7e7 (webtiles) character file.

1044805 tasonir the Slayer (level 27, -8/193 HPs)
             Began as a Gargoyle Fighter on Mar 13, 2015.
             Was the Champion of Cheibriados.
             Killed from afar by a hellion (32 damage)
             ... with a burst of hellfire
             ... on level 7 of Gehenna on Mar 14, 2015.
             The game lasted 05:35:51 (60387 turns).

tasonir the Slayer (Gargoyle Fighter)              Turns: 60387, Time: 05:35:51

Health: -8/193     AC: 60    Str: 33    XL:     27
Magic:  24/44      EV: 35    Int: 28    God:    Cheibriados [******]
Gold:   8086       SH: 20    Dex: 36    Spells: 13 memorised, 1 level left

rFire  + + .     SeeInvis .       - Unarmed
rCold  + + +     Clarity  .     M - +9 ice dragon armour {rC++, rF-}
rNeg   + . .     SustAb   .     N - +2 shield of Resistance {rF+ rC+ MR+}
rPois  ∞         Gourm    .     K - +2 helmet
rElec  +         Spirit   .     x - +2 cloak {MR+}
rCorr  .         Warding  .     u - +2 pair of gloves
rMut   .         Stasis   .     U - +2 pair of boots
MR     +++++                    Y - amulet of regeneration {+regen, !d}
Stlth  +.........               P - ring of Throaw {rF+ MR+ Str-5 Dex+6}
                                Q - ring of protection from fire {rF+, !d}

@: flying, regenerating, repel missiles, very slow, almost entirely resistant to
hostile enchantments, very unstealthy
A: able to fly continuously, big wings, negative energy resistance 1,
electricity resistance, spit poison 1, unbreathing, petrification resistance,
rot immunity, AC +20
a: Spit Poison, Stop Flying, Bend Time, Temporal Distortion, Slouch, Step From
Time, Renounce Religion
}: 11/15 runes: decaying, serpentine, slimy, silver, iron, icy, bone, demonic,
glowing, magical, dark

Could have easily been a win, but I wanted 15 runes and paid for that decision in Gehenna. Was worn down getting near the hell lord when a fight was winding down with only two hellions left, I managed to kill the first one, but then had one hellion still 4-5 tiles away with ~20 hp. I figured quaffing heal wounds should be pretty safe in this situtation, but the hellion got two actions (they are speed 12) and double hellfired me for high rolls of roughly 30 damage each time, so I still ended up at -8 health. Probably should have just slouched a little bit earlier on. You win some, you lose some.

Second character: Troll Conjurer of Cheibriados

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.16.0-5-g717f7e7 (webtiles) character file.

3475083 tasonir the Wrestler (level 27, 322/322 HPs)
             Began as a Troll Conjurer on Mar 14, 2015.
             Was the Champion of Cheibriados.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 5 runes!
             
             The game lasted 04:54:47 (64804 turns).

tasonir the Wrestler (Troll Conjurer)              Turns: 64804, Time: 04:54:47

Health: 322/322    AC: 21    Str: 36      XL:     27
Magic:  36/36      EV: 38    Int: 27 (30) God:    Cheibriados [******]
Gold:   6184       SH: 19    Dex: 30      Spells: 15 memorised, 5 levels left

rFire  + . .     SeeInvis .       - Unarmed
rCold  + + +     Clarity  .     S - +2 robe "Dacesh" {rElec rC+++ Str-3}
rNeg   + . .     SustAb   .     Q - +5 shield {AC+3}
rPois  .         Gourm    +     s - +2 hat of the Bear Spirit {Spirit, +Rage rN+ MR++}
rElec  +         Spirit   +     z - +3 cloak of Flash {+Fly EV+4}
rCorr  .         Warding  .     (gloves unavailable)
rMut   +         Stasis   .     (boots unavailable)
MR     ++++.                    x - amulet of resist mutation {rMut, !d}
Stlth  +.........               R - +5 ring of protection
                                w - ring of protection from fire {rF+, !d}

@: studying Earth Magic, very slow, incredibly resistant to hostile
enchantments, very unstealthy
A: unfitting armour, claws 3, fast metabolism 3, gourmand, low mp 1,
regeneration 2, robust 1, shaggy fur 1, tough skin 2, placid magic 1
a: Bend Time, Temporal Distortion, Slouch, Step From Time, Renounce Religion,
Evoke Berserk Rage, Evoke Flight
0: Orb of Zot
}: 5/15 runes: decaying, serpentine, slimy, silver, abyssal

TrCj was a nemelex combo, hence the odd background, and I didn't end up doing any conjurations. I sadly also didn't win it fast enough in real time to actually get the +75 points, but a win is a win. Found statue form early on but didn't find stoneskin until some time later on, but I used statue form in the mean time anyways. Escaped with 5 runes.

Third character: Centaur Hunter of Qazlal

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.16.0-6-gad6103a (webtiles) character file.

1673455 tasonir the Crack Shot (level 27, 225/225 HPs)
             Began as a Centaur Hunter on Mar 14, 2015.
             Was the Champion of Qazlal.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 3 runes on Mar 15, 2015!
             
             The game lasted 05:43:41 (75856 turns).

tasonir the Crack Shot (Centaur Hunter)            Turns: 75856, Time: 05:43:41

Health: 225/225    AC: 49    Str: 22    XL:     27
Magic:  35/35      EV: 19    Int: 11    God:    Qazlal [******]
Gold:   4466       SH:  8    Dex: 21    Spells: 9 memorised, 10 levels left

rFire  + + .     SeeInvis +     b - +9 longbow (freeze)
rCold  + . .     Clarity  .     H - +7 pearl dragon armour {rN+}
rNeg   + + +     SustAb   .     (no shield)
rPois  +         Gourm    .     w - +2 helmet of Beogh {rCorr Str-2 Dex+6 SInv}
rElec  +         Spirit   .     D - -1 cloak of Weightlessness {rElec rF+ rC+ Str+3 Dex-4}
rCorr  +         Warding  .     I - +2 pair of gloves {Dex+3}
rMut   .         Stasis   .     r - +10 Black Knight's horse barding {ponderous, rPois rN+}
MR     +++..                    k - amulet of regeneration {+regen, !d}
Stlth  ..........               v - ring of Optimism {+Fly rN+ MR+}
                                g - ring "Shrulow" {+Inv rF+ Str+2 Dex-2 SInv}

@: repel missiles, quick, extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely
unstealthy
A: hooves 3, deformed body, speed 2, frail 1, low mp 1, screaming 1, tough skin
3
a: Upheaval, Elemental Force, Disaster Area, Renounce Religion, Evoke
Invisibility, Evoke Flight
0: Orb of Zot
}: 3/15 runes: barnacled, silver, gossamer

I couldn't get all of my wins with Chei, and okawaru was already worth close to zero points, so I went with Qazlal, a fun god who is powerful and also worth some decent amount of tournament points. Was a fairly straightforward game, was really fond of the black knight's barding once I found it....14 ac before armor skill from the barding slot is basically insane. I tried to force regeneration even though I had 11 int, which wasn't that impressive and probably could have just skipped spellcasting entirely and gotten more armor/dodging/fighting. This was a win streak of two.

Fourth character: Vine Stalker Necromancer of Cheibriados

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.16.0-6-gad6103a (webtiles) character file.

22581250 tasonir the Plane Stalker (level 27, 160/160 HPs)
             Began as a Vine Stalker Necromancer on Mar 15, 2015.
             Was the Champion of Cheibriados.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 15 runes on Mar 16, 2015!
             
             The game lasted 07:54:31 (67027 turns).

tasonir the Plane Stalker (VSNe)                   Turns: 67027, Time: 07:54:31

Health: 160/160    AC: 28    Str: 30      XL:     27
Magic:  47/47      EV: 33    Int: 43      God:    Cheibriados [******]
Gold:   6327       SH:  9    Dex: 24 (28) Spells: 16 memorised, 0 levels left

rFire  + + +     SeeInvis +       - Unarmed
rCold  + + +     Clarity  .     B - +7 swamp dragon armour {rPois}
rNeg   + + .     SustAb   .     K - +0 buckler of the Lute {rF+ rC+ Int-3}
rPois  +         Gourm    .     f - +2 helmet {Int+3}
rElec  +         Spirit   +     k - +1 cloak of Amelioration {MR+ Dex+3}
rCorr  .         Warding  .     U - +2 pair of gloves {archery}
rMut   +         Stasis   .     v - +2 pair of boots
MR     +++++                    N - amulet "Haacet" {rMut rPois rC++ Dex-4 SInv} (curse)
Stlth  +.........               Y - ring of Xollio Fohu {rElec rF++ rN+ MR+ Str+4 Dex-2}
                                t - ring "Stey" {rElec rC+ rN+ Int+5 Dex-4 Slay+3}

@: studying Armour, deflect missiles, very slow, almost entirely resistant to
hostile enchantments, very unstealthy
A: fangs 3, regeneration 3, magic shield, antimagic bite, no device heal 3, rot
immunity
a: Bend Time, Temporal Distortion, Slouch, Step From Time, Renounce Religion
0: Orb of Zot
}: 15/15 runes: decaying, serpentine, slimy, silver, golden, iron, obsidian,
icy, bone, abyssal, demonic, glowing, magical, fiery, dark

Probably my favorite character of the bunch, this guy was just a wrecking house from start to finish. Vine Stalkers have a tendency to do that, though. Found statue form and singularity, breezed through most of extended. Found seraph in holy pan, one of the few fights that scared me, because I didn't realize ahead of time that you can't abjure his allies (TSO protects them). Instead had to controlled blink next to him, take him out quickly, and then his summons poofed. This same thing happened on the orb run - another Seraph spawned, although this time I knew to not bother abjuring and just got next to the seraph asap. I guess he isn't considered a unique While I wasn't technically speedrunning, this was a fairly fast game and landed me the necromancer high score for the tournament. It was also the first VSNe win, worth 20 team points.

Fifth character: Merfolk Transmuter of Cheibriados

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.16.0-12-g7215832 (webtiles) character file.

22318997 tasonir the Intangible (level 27, 249/249 HPs)
             Began as a Merfolk Transmuter on Mar 17, 2015.
             Was the Champion of Cheibriados.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 15 runes on Mar 18, 2015!
             
             The game lasted 07:08:03 (67961 turns).

tasonir the Intangible (Merfolk Transmuter)        Turns: 67961, Time: 07:08:03

Health: 249/249    AC: 23    Str: 33      XL:     27
Magic:  52/52      EV: 41    Int: 44 (45) God:    Cheibriados [******]
Gold:   5231       SH: 13    Dex: 32      Spells: 14 memorised, 0 levels left

rFire  + + .     SeeInvis .       - Unarmed
rCold  + . .     Clarity  .     F - +0 faerie dragon armour {rPois MP+9 Int+3 Slay+2}
rNeg   + + .     SustAb   .     B - +3 buckler {AC+3}
rPois  +         Gourm    .     o - +2 helmet {Int+3}
rElec  +         Spirit   .     s - +2 cloak {MR+}
rCorr  .         Warding  .     W - +3 pair of gauntlets of War {Slay+5}
rMut   +         Stasis   .     O - +2 pair of boots
MR     +++++                    G - amulet "Merheel" {rMut rElec rN++}
Stlth  +.........               L - ring of Shotaur {rF+ MR++} (curse)
                                H - ring of Broemogh {rF+ rC+ Str+6 Int+3 Dex+2 Stlth-}

@: deflect missiles, very slow, almost entirely resistant to hostile
enchantments, very unstealthy
A: change form in water, swift swim, clumsy 1, deterioration 1, poison
resistance
a: Bend Time, Temporal Distortion, Slouch, Step From Time, Renounce Religion
0: Orb of Zot
}: 15/15 runes: decaying, slimy, silver, golden, iron, obsidian, icy, bone,
abyssal, demonic, glowing, magical, fiery, dark, gossamer

If you've made it this far by now, dear reader, you can probably tell that I didn't really put as much effort into diversifying my god wins this tournament as I have before, being more happy to just keep stacking up the best god in the game ( ), Cheibriados. This was my 4th win in a streak, and earned me Cheibriados' Slow and Steady banner. I recall the early game being pretty touch and go for a while, with several fights that had real chances of killing me. One bad spot in particular was an early orc warrior while I was injured and too weak to kill one, and a good 20-30 tiles away from stairs. I had just taking up chei and had a move speed of around 1.3 or 1.4, but I managed to successfully drag it all the way back to the stairs with a gecko, and the gecko being faster than the warrior, was the monster next to me when I took the upstairs and I was able to kill the gecko and heal up before moving on. Eventually the power curve worked out in my favor and the mid to late game went smoothly. This character and my previous VS both learned singularity, although they cast it 5 and 6 times each, so I'm not entirely sure it was needed. Although with merfolk aptitudes, I had 27 unarmed/fighting/dodging, so I'm not entirely sure what else would have needed the experience. This was also the transmuter high score for the tournament, as most people are smart enough to not play transmuters, even if I never got the memo.

Sixth character: Gargoyle Monk, no god

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.16.0-12-g7215832 (webtiles) character file.

51 tasonir the Ruffian (level 3, 0/23 HPs)
             Began as a Gargoyle Monk on Mar 18, 2015.
             Killed from afar by Ijyb (12 damage)
             ... with a wand of flame
             ... on level 2 of the Dungeon.
             The game lasted 00:02:22 (1257 turns).

tasonir the Ruffian (Gargoyle Monk)                 Turns: 1257, Time: 00:02:22

Health: 0/23       AC: 15    Str: 14    XL:     3   Next: 81%
Magic:  3/3        EV:  7    Int: 10    God:   
Gold:   107        SH:  0    Dex: 13    Spells: 0 memorised, 2 levels left

rFire  . . .     SeeInvis .       - Unarmed
rCold  + . .     Clarity  .     g - +2 chain mail {rC+}
rNeg   + . .     SustAb   .     (no shield)
rPois  ∞         Gourm    .     o - +0 helmet
rElec  +         Spirit   .     (no cloak)
rCorr  .         Warding  .     (no gloves)
rMut   .         Stasis   .     (no boots)
MR     .....                    e - amulet of rage {+Rage, !d}
Stlth  ..........               (no ring)
                                (no ring)


Unfortunately the streak ended there, as this gargoyle ran into ijyb with a wand of flame and died in exactly 3 zaps, despite me luring him to a corner, my offense wasn't going to take him down in less than three turns sadly. If only that impressive early chain mail had been rF...You'd think 15 ac would be enough to negate most of a wand of flame's damage, but such is the nature of random damage rolls

Deep Elf Conjurer of Vehument

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.16.0-17-g811c1d7 (webtiles) character file.

838935 tasonir the Archmage (level 27, -15/160 HPs)
             Began as a Deep Elf Conjurer on Mar 18, 2015.
             Was the Champion of Vehumet.
             Killed by an exploding bennu (22 damage)
             ... ignited by themself
             ... on level 26 of a ziggurat on Mar 21, 2015.
             The game lasted 08:44:21 (81240 turns).

tasonir the Archmage (Deep Elf Conjurer)           Turns: 81240, Time: 08:44:21

Health: -15/160    AC: 44    Str: 15    XL:     27
Magic:  9/50       EV: 24    Int: 36    God:    Vehumet [******]
Gold:   4698       SH:  7    Dex: 15    Spells: 16 memorised, 0 levels left

rFire  + + +     SeeInvis +     a - +3 Elemental Staff {rElec rF++ rC++ MR++ AC+5}
rCold  + + +     Clarity  .     y - +9 ice dragon armour {rC++, rF-}
rNeg   + . .     SustAb   .     Y - +2 buckler {rF+}
rPois  +         Gourm    .     V - +2 helmet of the Harvest {rElec rPois rC- Str+4}
rElec  +         Spirit   .     N - +2 cloak {rPois}
rCorr  .         Warding  +     A - +2 pair of gloves {Str+3}
rMut   .         Stasis   .     S - +2 pair of boots {Fly}
MR     ++++.                    L - brooch of Shielding {Ward rN+ AC+4 EV+4}
Stlth  ..........               t - ring of Iwkempit {+Inv rC+ Str+3 SInv}
                                U - ring of Equilibrium {Wiz rPois rF+ rC+ Int+2}

@: flying, very slightly contaminated, regenerating, hasted and slowed, studying
Stealth, deflect missiles, drained, incredibly resistant to hostile
enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: talons 1, breathe flames 1, regeneration 1
a: Renounce Religion, Breathe Fire, Evoke Invisibility, Stop Flying
}: 4/15 runes: barnacled, slimy, silver, gossamer

Wanted to move on to magic, and I had an explicit goal of fully clearing a ziggurat. Didn't get terribly much benefit from the double damage bug here, and could have won with the 4 runes I had, but I didn't really have an answer to a late mummy floor. Necromutation might have helped somewhat, but even then I'm not sure that taking 50+ mummy death curses would really be survivable. Floor 26 with -Ctele is an extremely large swarm of mummies. Decided to go out in a blaze of glory firestorming the rest of the pack, and Bennu's explosion got the final kill credit for me.

Following this I tried a few OpSu's who were a nemelex combo, but died fairly early on, and a naga who also died. Then I decided to branch out god wise, and take a god worth a lot of points at the time: Beogh.

Hill Orc Gladiator of Beogh

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.16.1-2-g95b8d4c (webtiles) character file.

84735 tasonir the Severer (level 15, -3/139 HPs)
             Began as a Hill Orc Gladiator on Mar 25, 2015.
             Was the Champion of Beogh.
             Slain by an ice devil (25 damage)
             ... in an ice cave on Mar 26, 2015.
             The game lasted 01:46:54 (30969 turns).

tasonir the Severer (Hill Orc Gladiator)           Turns: 30969, Time: 01:46:54

Health: -3/139     AC: 27    Str: 20    XL:     15   Next: 81%
Magic:  0/28       EV: 10    Int: 11    God:    Beogh [******]
Gold:   2630       SH:  0    Dex: 16    Spells: 3 memorised, 12 levels left

rFire  + . .     SeeInvis .     l - +2 broad axe (drain)
rCold  . . .     Clarity  .     Z - +1 chain mail {rF+}
rNeg   . . .     SustAb   .     (no shield)
rPois  +         Gourm    .     e - +1 helmet
rElec  .         Spirit   +     V - +2 cloak
rCorr  .         Warding  .     Q - +1 pair of gloves
rMut   .         Stasis   .     v - +0 pair of boots
MR     +++..                    a - amulet of guardian spirit {Spirit}
Stlth  ..........               P - ring of the Mage {Wiz MR++ Int+3}
                                I - ring of poison resistance {rPois, !d}

@: very slightly contaminated, repel missiles, extremely resistant to hostile
enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: walk on water
a: Smiting, Recall Orcish Followers, Give Item to Named Follower, Renounce
Religion


Being absurdly strong and overconfident in your character + gang of allies doesn't help you very much when you're in an ice cave and cannot bring your allies with you. Also, doing an ice cave with rC is always dangerous, but I was feeling gutsy and went for it anyways. An ice devil (or maybe it was two?) made pretty short work of me.

Hill Orc Fighter of Beogh

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.16.1-5-gaa23807 (webtiles) character file.

360016 tasonir the Phalangite (level 22, -11/180 HPs)
             Began as a Hill Orc Fighter on Mar 26, 2015.
             Was the Champion of Beogh.
             Killed from afar by an iron dragon (29 damage)
             ... with a spray of metal splinters
             ... on level 3 of the Depths on Mar 28, 2015.
             The game lasted 04:34:17 (54152 turns).

tasonir the Phalangite (Hill Orc Fighter)          Turns: 54152, Time: 04:34:17

Health: -11/180    AC: 39    Str: 23    XL:     22   Next: 42%
Magic:  32/38      EV: 10    Int: 16    God:    Beogh [******]
Gold:   4328       SH:  0    Dex: 13    Spells: 6 memorised, 5 levels left

rFire  . . .     SeeInvis .     a - +6 bardiche (freeze)
rCold  + . .     Clarity  .     N - +4 plate armour
rNeg   . . .     SustAb   .     (no shield)
rPois  +         Gourm    .     C - +1 helmet
rElec  .         Spirit   .     R - +2 cloak {rPois}
rCorr  .         Warding  .     l - +1 pair of gloves of Elyvilon's Approval {Regen+ MP+9 Int+3 Stlth+}
rMut   .         Stasis   .     q - +2 pair of boots
MR     ++...                    V - amulet of regeneration {+regen, !d}
Stlth  ..........               B - ring of protection from magic {MR+, !d}
                                h - ring of protection from cold {rC+, !d}

@: about to teleport, very slightly contaminated, regenerating, very resistant
to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: walk on water, slimy green scales 1, clever 1, frail 1, low mp 1, screaming
2, spit poison 1
a: Spit Poison, Smiting, Recall Orcish Followers, Give Item to Named Follower,
Renounce Religion
}: 2/15 runes: barnacled, gossamer

I gave Beogh a few more tries, and this was my other notable Beoghite, but ultimately meet a dark fate down in the depths at the breath of an iron dragon. Couldn't find an armor I was happy with all game long - never found an ego plate, didn't bother to enchant my plain plate higher than +4. This wasn't an equipment issue though, it was a completely blundered charge into a vault which had all sorts of nasty monsters in it, including hellions and liches. The main cause of death here again was cold damage - I had taken some absurd amount of damage from an ice dragon breath before I swapped in that cold ring, I think I was hit for around 80 or so damage in a turn. I was about to teleport when I died, but sadly didn't last long enough to see it take effect. My allies had some impressive weapons, with a vamp and a pain polearm on two warlords as well as some other decent items. My own +4 plate was in fact recycled from a plate one of my allies had worn, the enchantment came from beogh's blessings.

Naga Monk of Cheibriados

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.16.1 (webtiles) character file.

1855099 tasonir the Wrestler (level 27, 268/268 HPs)
             Began as a Naga Monk on Mar 22, 2015.
             Was the Champion of Cheibriados.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 3 runes on Mar 24, 2015!
             
             The game lasted 04:46:04 (66260 turns).

tasonir the Wrestler (Naga Monk)                   Turns: 66260, Time: 04:46:04

Health: 268/268    AC: 70    Str: 38    XL:     27
Magic:  44/50      EV: 39    Int: 37    God:    Cheibriados [******]
Gold:   8772       SH: 22    Dex: 49    Spells: 11 memorised, 9 levels left

rFire  + + .     SeeInvis +       - Unarmed
rCold  + + .     Clarity  .     Y - +11 crystal plate armour {rC+}
rNeg   + + .     SustAb   .     N - +5 shield "Chirphio" {rF+ Regen+ Dex+3}
rPois  +         Gourm    .     Z - +2 hat "Xaihufim" {rElec rN+ MP+9}
rElec  +         Spirit   .     B - +2 cloak {rC+}
rCorr  .         Warding  +     y - +1 pair of gloves {Dex+3}
rMut   .         Stasis   .     q - +4 naga barding
MR     +++..                    l - amulet of warding {Ward, rN+, !d}
Stlth  ..........               K - +3 ring of protection
                                t - ring of Naratwio {+Fly rPois rF+ Dex+7}

@: mighty, brilliant, agile, phasing, stone skin, very slow, extremely resistant
to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: spit poison, constrict 1, see invisible, deformed body, deterioration 1,
poison resistance, slowness 2, forlorn, AC +9
a: Spit Poison, Bend Time, Temporal Distortion, Slouch, Step From Time, Renounce
Religion, Evoke Flight
0: Orb of Zot
}: 3/15 runes: barnacled, silver, gossamer

I couldn't go out with only those four wins to my name, and never win a naga. I had to continue to justify the existence of my guide, so I fired up a naga monk for my final win. I don't recall the exact timing of the double damage fix, I think this character was after it, but it may have been started with it and ended without it. Found a crystal plate armor, didn't cast very much but did learn blade hands, and rode my excessive AC and damage to a quick 3 rune win.

Final thoughts: real shame that I didn't win that first gargoyle - a 5 win streak in the tournament would have been nice, and it would have been a 6 win streak overall, as my last pre-tournament character won. After the four win streak I was up around 12-13 in the overall player rankings, but I didn't have as much time to keep that pace up over the next weekends, and several characters I expected to win (at least one beoghite, the mage who was supposed to clear a zig) ended up dying instead, which is rather bad for staying near the top of the rankings. Still, ended up at #59 on the players ranking, with 3066 points. My zig dive to 26 was still worth 130 points to the clan, so there's that at least. My clan Pansmokers had originally been up around 4-5th place early on, and although we fell to 10th, that is still high enough to show up on the overview page

There should be a special banner for doing your slow and steady banner with 75% Cheibriados wins.

[Bloax]

Congratulations on the wins, and yeah - you need a bunch of quite dedicated players to beat the nerds that get clans into the top 5's.

oh wait that's me
fuck

[cerealjynx]

Are there supposed to be multiple Seraphs? I also just recently had a 15-Rune win where I cleaned out Holy Pan and still found Seraph and his angelic goons on D2 of the Orb Run.

[tasonir]

I was tempted to explicitly call my naga win fast in real time because I don't generally play terribly fast and consider a win in less than 5 hours to be fast, but then I thought of you, Bloax, and decided not to

As for multiple seraphs, yes I think it's intended, but probably wasn't really thought about much. I'd prefer it being an actual unique so if you kill it in holy pan it doesn't reappear, but it isn't terribly broken to have it appear twice. I'd like for its summons to be abjuration-able, but otherwise it's generally not much harder than a random pan lord, as long as you aren't vuln to holy.

[xentronium]

It should probably have a more interesting name than "seraph" if it's going to be unique.

[wheals]

Multiple seraphs appearing is a bug. Multiple seraphim are fine though.

[ajon]

You know, maybe its more than just that unique then. I could have swore that I ran into Grum twice in my current game. Im playing trunk.

[Bloax]

I was tempted to explicitly call my naga win fast in real time because I don't generally play terribly fast and consider a win in less than 5 hours to be fast, but then I thought of you, Bloax, and decided not to

Aw, don't be shy just because I'm the fastest webtiles player.