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Joined: Friday, 9th December 2011, 02:49

Post Wednesday, 28th March 2012, 15:13

YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.10.0 character file.

372732 Dois the Destroyer (level 22, 0/166 HPs)
             Began as a Yellow Draconian Wizard on Mar 27, 2012.
             Was the Champion of Vehumet.
             Slain by a white very ugly thing (30 damage)
             ... in The Abyss on Mar 28, 2012.
             The game lasted 06:39:12 (93834 turns).

Dois the Destroyer (Yellow Draconian Wizard)       Turns: 93834, Time: 06:39:12

HP   0/166       AC 18     Str  8      XL: 22   Next: 74%
MP  24/41        EV 19     Int 28      God: Vehumet [******]
Gold 3630        SH 26     Dex 14      Spells: 11 memorised, 11 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : +    E - +2,+5 broad axe "Inoth" {pain, rF+ Dex+3}
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : . .  (armour unavailable)
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .    a - +0 elf shield {rflct} {Donald}
Res.Acid. : + + .   Res.Corr.  : .    d - +0 mask of the Dragon {MR Acc+3 Dam+3 SInv
Res.Poison: .       Clarity    : .    p - +2 cloak {darkness}
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    u - +0 pair of gloves of the World {Stlth++}
Sust.Abil.: . .     Rnd.Telep. : +    e - +2 pair of elf boots {Lev}
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: x    t - amulet of the gourmand
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : +    L - ring of protection from magic
Gourmand  : +       Ctrl.Flight: +    h - ring of protection from magic

@: about to teleport, flying, quick, extraordinarily resistant to hostile
enchantments, very stealthy
A: spit acid, acid resistance, unfitting armour, antennae 1, teleportitis 1,
acidic bite, Str -1
a: Spit Acid, Renounce Religion, Evoke Invisibility, Stop Levitating
}: 2/15 runes: serpentine, barnacled


You were in the Abyss.
You worshipped Vehumet.
Vehumet was exalted by your worship.
You were not hungry.

You visited 9 branches of the dungeon, and saw 56 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 2 times.
You visited 1 Labyrinth.
You visited 1 portal chamber: bailey.

You collected 6072 gold pieces.
You spent 2462 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 j - a +1,+0 elven quick blade
 E - the +2,+5 broad axe "Inoth" (weapon) {pain, rF+ Dex+3}
   (You took it off a deep elf sorcerer on level 5 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   In the hands of one skilled in necromantic magic, it inflicts extra damage
   on living creatures.
   
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
   It protects you from fire.
 I - the +5,+7 dagger of Chilly Death (quivered) {freeze, rPois rF- rC++ MR}
   (You found it on level 2 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   It has been specially enchanted to freeze those struck by it, causing extra
   injury to most foes and up to double damage against particularly susceptible
   opponents. It can also slow down cold-blooded creatures.
   
   It makes you vulnerable to fire.
   It greatly protects you from cold.
   It protects you from poison.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
Armour
 a - a +0 elven shield of reflection (worn) {Donald}
 d - the +0 mask of the Dragon (worn) {MR Acc+3 Dam+3 SInv}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   It affects your accuracy (+3).
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+3).
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
   It enhances your eyesight.
 e - a +2 pair of elven boots of levitation (worn)
 m - a +1 elven buckler of positive energy
 p - a +2 cloak of darkness (worn)
 u - the +0 pair of gloves of the World (worn) {Stlth++}
   (You found it on level 12 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It makes you much more stealthy.
Magical devices
 Q - a wand of teleportation (6)
Comestibles
 l - a bread ration
 H - a meat ration
Scrolls
 f - 4 scrolls of fear
 g - a scroll of fog
 o - 6 scrolls of identify
 q - 2 scrolls of detect curse
 D - 4 scrolls of remove curse
 F - a scroll of immolation
 J - 4 scrolls of blinking
Jewellery
 b - an uncursed ring of life protection
 c - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
 h - a ring of protection from magic (left hand)
 i - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 t - an amulet of the gourmand (around neck)
 w - an uncursed ring of fire
 z - an uncursed amulet of conservation
 B - an uncursed ring of life protection
 G - the ring of Ummajie {+Lev Int+4 SInv}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   [ring of levitation]
   
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It enhances your eyesight.
 K - an uncursed ring of fire
 L - a ring of protection from magic (right hand)
 O - a +5 ring of protection
Potions
 k - 3 potions of brilliance
 n - 3 potions of curing
 r - 3 potions of restore abilities
 v - a potion of resistance
 A - a potion of invisibility
 N - a potion of speed
Magical staves
 C - a staff of power


   Skills:
 - Level 9,0 Fighting
 - Level 11,0 Dodging
 - Level 14,1 Stealth
 - Level 15,0 Shields
 - Level 10,0 Traps & Doors
 - Level 16,0 Spellcasting
 + Level 18,7 Conjurations
 - Level 1,0 Summonings
 - Level 3,0 Translocations
 - Level 11,0 Ice Magic
 - Level 11,0 Air Magic
 - Level 10,0 Poison Magic
 - Level 9,0 Evocations


You had 11 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Iskenderun's Mystic   Conj           ########.    0%          4    None
b - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          1%          2    None
c - Mephitic Cloud        Pois/Air/Conj  #######..    1%          3    None
d - Conjure Flame         Fire/Conj      #######..    1%          3    None
e - Poison Arrow          Pois/Conj      ########..   1%          6    Choko
f - Lightning Bolt        Air/Conj       ########..   1%          5    None
g - Cure Poison           Pois           #######...   1%          2    None
h - Freezing Cloud        Ice/Air/Conj   #######...   1%          6    Choko
i - Repel Missiles        Air/Chrm       #######...   1%          2    None
j - Orb of Destruction    Conj           ########..   1%          7    Honeycomb
k - Swiftness             Air/Chrm       #######...   1%          2    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (22/27)            Temple (1/1) D:6             Orc (4/4) D:7
    Elf (5/5) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:9          Shoals (5/5) Lair:5
  Slime (1/6) Lair:8        Snake (5/5) Lair:4        Vault (5/8) D:19
  Crypt (0/5) Vault:3     
 Blade: Vault:4-6   

Altars:
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin

Shops:
D:9: %  D:10: (  D:18: (  D:20: [%%!  Orc:4: (*(?  Elf:1: (  Elf:4: [  Elf:5: ((%*+  Snake:4: [  Snake:5: [
Vault:1: [  Vault:3: (

Portals:
Hell: D:21 D:22
Abyss: D:22
Ziggurat: D:9 (4310 gp)  D:22 (2650 gp)

Annotations
D:8 1 exclusion
D:18 Stack di honeycomb
Orc:4 Ager's ghost, powerful MiBe
Lair:7 stack di honeycomb
Vault:4 Boris; Frederick
Vault:5 Margery


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You can spit globs of acid.
You can corrode armour when you spit acid.
You are resistant to acid.
Your golden yellow scales are hard (AC +11).
Your body does not fit into most forms of armour.
You have acidic saliva.
You have a pair of small antennae on your head.
Space occasionally distorts in your vicinity.
You are weak (Str -1).


Message History

Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
Aiming: Iskenderun's Mystic Blast
Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f/p - orange demon
Aim: an orange demon (severely wounded)
The orb of energy hits the orange demon.
The orange demon is almost dead.
You block the orange demon's attack. The orange demon completely misses you.
The white very ugly thing basks in the mutagenic energy from its kin and changes!
You block the skeletal warrior's attack.
The white very ugly thing misses you.
The orange demon barely misses you. You block the orange demon's attack.
The skeletal warrior hits you but does no damage.
You block the skeletal warrior's attack.
The skeletal warrior hits you with a war axe!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The white very ugly thing punches you!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The white very ugly thing freezes you!
Two of your 5 potions of curing freeze and shatter!
You die...

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You could see 3 very ugly things, 4 skeletal warriors, an orange demon and 2 ugly things.

Vanquished Creatures
  Saint Roka (Orc:4)
  Norris (Shoals:3)
  Xtahua (Vault:2)
  Nikola (Snake:3)
  2 liches
  2 deep elf blademasters (Elf:5)
  A shadow dragon (D:19)
  2 acid blobs (Slime:1)
  Kirke (Snake:1)
  Rupert (Lair:6)
  Agnes (Vault:2)
  Frances (Vault:4)
  Roxanne (Snake:1)
  Aizul (Snake:1)
  Ilsuiw (Shoals:5)
  A frost giant (shapeshifter) (D:13)
  Donald (Orc:4)
  An Executioner (Abyss)
  Louise (Snake:3)
  A tentacled monstrosity (Abyss)
  2 azure jellies (Slime:1)
  5 stone giants
  A cacodemon (Abyss)
  2 greater nagas (Snake:5)
  Jozef (D:10)
  3 deep elf annihilators (Elf:5)
  6 deep elf death magi (Elf:5)
  An anaconda (shapeshifter) (D:18)
  2 anacondas
  A reaper (Vault:5)
  A titan zombie (Vault:3)
  4 deep elf sorcerers (Elf:5)
  Snorg (Elf:5)
  A deep elf master archer (Elf:5)
  3 ettins
  A minotaur (Lab)
  13 yaktaur captains
  3 sirens
  A dragon (shapeshifter) (D:18)
  A dragon (D:21)
  2 great orbs of eyes
  Erica (D:10)
  Harold (Snake:2)
  4 merfolk aquamancers
  3 ice dragons
  18 hydras
  Polyphemus (Shoals:2)
  7 merfolk javelineers
  6 ogre magi
  An alligator snapping turtle (Shoals:4)
  The ghost of Dois the Thaumaturge, an experienced DrVM of Vehumet (D:10)
  8 deep elf demonologists
  4 very ugly things
  3 sphinx zombies
  2 deep elf high priests (Elf:5)
  A shadow dragon skeleton (D:21)
  6 merfolk impalers (Shoals:5)
  11 deep trolls (Vault:4)
  7 death yaks
  Nergalle (Snake:3)
  An iron golem (D:22)
  A fire giant skeleton (Vault:4)
  21 centaur warriors
  6 stone giant skeletons
  Erolcha (D:8)
  A catoblepas (Lair:7)
  The ghost of Lwellyn the Conjurer, an experienced HEWz of Sif Muna (D:14)
  A wizard (D:16)
  A dire elephant skeleton (Abyss)
  22 skeletal warriors
  10 sea snakes
  17 deep elf knights
  3 hell knights
  8 naga warriors
  A flayed ghost (Vault:5)
  A sea snake zombie (Abyss)
  12 hill giants
  15 orc knights
  An ice statue (D:12)
  5 giant amoebae
  A centaur zombie (D:17)
  An unseen horror (D:18)
  3 large abominations
  A yellow draconian skeleton (Abyss)
  A green draconian skeleton (Abyss)
  A black draconian skeleton (Abyss)
  A white draconian skeleton (Abyss)
  2 lindwurms (Lair:8)
  A red wasp (Vault:3)
  Joseph (D:7)
  Urug (Snake:1)
  18 harpies
  An iron troll skeleton (Vault:4)
  2 orc sorcerers
  A sixfirhy (Abyss)
  4 griffons
  12 cyclopes
  A harpy skeleton (Vault:4)
  11 spiny worms
  A fire crab (Vault:4)
  A red wasp zombie (D:12)
  17 black mambas
  An ettin zombie (D:18)
  5 feature mimics
  2 dragon zombies
  A death drake skeleton (Abyss)
  3 elephant slugs
  2 trapdoor spiders
  61 slime creatures
  3 hellwings
  3 wolf spiders
  18 spiny frogs
  3 ettin skeletons
  A spiny frog (shapeshifter) (D:22)
  3 elephants (Lair:7)
  2 griffon skeletons
  3 hill giant zombies
  Psyche (D:13)
  A queen ant (D:13)
  4 draconians (shapeshifter)
  12 rock trolls
  27 yaktaurs
  155 ugly things
  An iron devil (Elf:5)
  3 hill giant skeletons
  18 trolls
  4 naga magi
  7 orange demons
  An efreet (D:17)
  11 mermaids
  2 redbacks
  Sonja (Snake:3)
  A human (shapeshifter) (D:18)
  18 two-headed ogres
  3 smoke demons (Abyss)
  A queen bee (shapeshifter) (D:18)
  3 rock troll zombies
  5 komodo dragons
  2 queen bees
  8 small abominations
  2 brown oozes (Slime:1)
  A deep troll skeleton (Vault:3)
  20 blink frogs
  16 snapping turtles
  An ettin simulacrum (D:17)
  A rock troll skeleton (D:22)
  A giant firefly (shapeshifter) (D:21)
  6 giant fireflies (Lair:8)
  8 basilisks
  13 deep elf conjurers
  A hog (shapeshifter) (Elf:3)
  A spectral orc (Snake:3)
  2 fire drakes
  3 wraiths
  61 yaks
  An air elemental (Abyss)
  A vampire (D:17)
  8 neqoxecs
  5 wyverns
  8 sharks
  A chaos spawn (Elf:5)
  2 wood golems
  A fire drake (shapeshifter) (D:17)
  19 deep elf summoners
  4 soldier ants (D:13)
  13 war dogs
  11 hippogriffs
  A ynoxinul (Abyss)
  27 deep elf fighters
  3 hogs (Snake:1)
  4 hungry ghosts
  8 vampire mosquitoes
  A yaktaur zombie (D:16)
  11 manticores
  2 manticores (shapeshifter)
  5 item mimics
  6 rock worms
  A yaktaur skeleton (D:18)
  2 giant slug zombies
  57 merfolk
  4 necrophages
  11 ice beasts
  4 sky beasts
  17 deep elf priests
  3 mottled dragons
  36 orc warriors
  8 hell hounds
  A redback simulacrum (D:16)
  2 giant goldfish (D:11)
  2 cyclops skeletons
  A freezing wraith (D:20)
  27 centaurs
  A red devil (Vault:4)
  A yak zombie (Vault:1)
  2 yellow wasps
  4 phantoms
  44 ogres
  A big kobold (D:17)
  12 wargs
  3 yak skeletons
  A giant frog zombie (D:12)
  19 giant frogs
  35 nagas
  5 wolves (Lair:8)
  3 giant leeches (Lair:8)
  4 brain worms
  A gnoll sergeant (D:12)
  11 giant slugs
  34 water moccasins
  A yellow wasp zombie (D:9)
  8 agate snails
  12 crocodiles
  A basilisk zombie (D:8)
  19 deep elf magi
  A basilisk skeleton (D:10)
  A lava fish (Elf:4)
  109 killer bees
  2 electric eels (D:11)
  4 eyes of draining
  4 jellyfish
  4 goliath beetles
  7 crimson imps
  3 shadows
  A big kobold skeleton (D:14)
  5 hound zombies
  A gnoll shaman (D:7)
  4 iron imps (Abyss)
  25 hounds
  24 orc priests
  7 quasits
  5 big fish
  A human (Snake:1)
  7 iguanas
  A hound skeleton (D:4)
  A worker ant zombie (D:10)
  40 deep elf soldiers
  5 scorpions
  2 orange rats
  38 orc wizards
  38 worker ants
  22 sheep
  11 porcupines
  17 jellies
  3 boggarts (D:18)
  A goliath beetle zombie (D:11)
  An adder zombie (D:16)
  40 green rats
  8 lemures
  46 adders
  10 gnolls
  3 adder skeletons
  A shadow imp (Abyss)
  4 giant centipedes
  2 iguana skeletons
  9 giant mites
  15 midges
  2 scorpion zombies
  26 worms
  8 white imps (Abyss)
  18 ufetubi
  3 grey rats
  3 giant eyeballs
  14 giant geckos
  12 oozes
  184 orcs
  13 giant cockroaches
  19 goblins
  25 hobgoblins
  38 jackals
  10 quokkas
  22 bats
  A giant gecko skeleton (D:5)
  12 giant newts
  A giant spore (D:7)
  A hobgoblin skeleton (D:6)
  36 kobolds
  A kobold zombie (D:5)
  An orc skeleton (D:8)
  A quokka skeleton (D:11)
  A quokka zombie (D:14)
  39 rats
  6 ballistomycetes (D:7)
  A butterfly (D:4)
  7 fungi
  7 plants
  90 toadstools
2588 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  An orc (D:7)
1 creature vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  An ogre mage (D:21)
  A giant amoeba (Vault:2)
  12 slime creatures
  An ugly thing (D:20)
  A human (Snake:1)
  2 two-headed ogres (D:21)
  2 war dogs (Lair:5)
  An ogre (Orc:4)
  2 deep elf magi
  A giant frog (D:16)
  A killer bee (Lair:7)
  A hound (Lair:2)
  A worker ant (D:13)
  An adder (Lair:7)
  A green rat (Lair:4)
  A giant gecko (D:11)
  4 orcs
  A giant cockroach (D:21)
  2 hobgoblins
  2 kobolds
  A giant spore (D:7)
  2 rats
  A crawling corpse (D:21)
  14 fungi
  8 plants
  318 toadstools
383 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 2972 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
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     0 | D:1      | Dois, the Draconian Wizard, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 12/12 MP: 5/5
   177 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 18/18 MP: 7/7
   181 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
   629 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 24/24 MP: 7/9
   634 | D:1      | Learned a level 3 spell: Mephitic Cloud
   638 | D:1      | Learned a level 3 spell: Conjure Flame
   760 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Air Magic
   847 | D:2      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
   909 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Poison Magic
  1814 | D:3      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 30/30 MP: 3/11
  1837 | D:3      | Reached skill level 4 in Spellcasting
  2137 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 36/36 MP: 10/14
  2846 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 42/42 MP: 3/16
  3180 | D:4      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  3246 | D:4      | Reached skill level 5 in Conjurations
  3298 | D:4      | Your scales start taking on a golden yellow colour.
  3298 | D:4      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 48/48 MP: 7/18
  3755 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  4015 | D:5      | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
  4609 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Air Magic
  4728 | D:6      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  4873 | D:6      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  4879 | D:6      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  4884 | D:6      | Paralysed by you for 4 turns
  5193 | D:6      | Reached skill level 6 in Conjurations
  5224 | D:6      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 55/55 MP: 6/19
  5375 | D:6      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  5407 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  5448 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Vehumet
  5830 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Poison Magic
  6634 | D:7      | Acquired Vehumet's first power
  6911 | D:7      | Reached skill level 7 in Conjurations
  7050 | D:7      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 60/60 MP: 11/20
  7153 | D:7      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  7658 | D:7      | Reached skill level 8 in Conjurations
  7733 | D:7      | Noticed Joseph
  7777 | D:7      | Killed Joseph
  8200 | D:8      | Learned a level 5 spell: Venom Bolt
  8457 | D:8      | Noticed Erolcha
  8561 | D:8      | Acquired Vehumet's second power
  8772 | D:8      | Paralysed by Erolcha for 7 turns
  8785 | D:8      | Killed Erolcha
  8785 | D:8      | Reached skill level 9 in Poison Magic
  8785 | D:8      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 41/67 MP: 1/21
  9153 | D:8      | Noticed a basilisk
  9161 | D:8      | Reached skill level 10 in Poison Magic
  9179 | D:8      | Killed a basilisk
  9391 | D:8      | Got a sparkling bronze ring
  9472 | D:8      | Identified the ring "Sanuvaj" {Dex-3} (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
  9670 | D:9      | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 10123 | D:9      | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
 10599 | D:9      | Found a gateway to a ziggurat.
 10619 | D:9      | Found Boecwef's Food Emporium.
 10714 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 10715 | D:10     | Acquired Vehumet's third power
 10728 | D:10     | Learned a level 5 spell: Lightning Bolt
 10768 | D:10     | Noticed Dois' ghost (experienced DrVM)
 11464 | D:10     | Learned a level 2 spell: Cure Poison
 11667 | D:10     | Noticed Erica
 11670 | D:10     | Noticed Jozef
 11686 | D:10     | Killed Erica
 11688 | D:10     | Killed Jozef
 11688 | D:10     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 72/72 MP: 8/28
 12116 | D:10     | Acquired Vehumet's fourth power
 12120 | D:10     | Found Wagos' Weapon Boutique.
 12499 | D:11     | Reached skill level 10 in Spellcasting
 12652 | D:11     | Identified a scroll of acquirement
 14102 | D:12     | Reached skill level 10 in Conjurations
 14224 | D:12     | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting
 14424 | D:12     | Learned a level 6 spell: Freezing Cloud
 14622 | D:12     | Reached skill level 11 in Conjurations
 14831 | D:12     | Reached skill level 1 in Ice Magic
 15111 | D:12     | Reached XP level 12. HP: 39/83 MP: 25/29
 15450 | D:13     | Reached skill level 5 in Ice Magic
 15689 | D:13     | Noticed Psyche
 15932 | D:13     | Killed Psyche
 16292 | D:13     | Paralysed by a potion of paralysis for 2 turns
 17473 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 17642 | Lair:1   | Found a labyrinth entrance.
 17654 | Lab      | Entered a Labyrinth
 18718 | Lab      | Got a torn book
 18981 | D:10     | Killed Dois' ghost
 19379 | Lair:1   | Identified the Almanac of Attacks and Companions (You found it in a Labyrinth)
 20836 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 12 in Spellcasting
 21123 | Lair:3   | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
 21377 | Lair:3   | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
 22268 | Lair:4   | Received a gift from Vehumet
 22439 | Lair:4   | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 22692 | Lair:4   | Reached XP level 13. HP: 83/89 MP: 30/32
 22764 | Lair:4   | Learned a level 4 spell: Iskenderun's Mystic Blast
 23318 | Lair:5   | You fall through a shaft!
 23391 | Lair:7   | Reached skill level 10 in Air Magic
 25014 | Lair:6   | Reached skill level 13 in Conjurations
 25542 | Lair:6   | Noticed Rupert
 25650 | Lair:6   | Paralysed by Rupert for 5 turns
 25659 | Lair:6   | Paralysed by Rupert for 2 turns
 25703 | Lair:6   | Received a gift from Vehumet
 25850 | Lair:6   | Paralysed by Rupert for 7 turns
 26611 | Lair:5   | Learned a level 6 spell: Poison Arrow
 26627 | Lair:5   | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
 27033 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 14 in Spellcasting
 27046 | Lair:5   | Gained mutation: You have acidic saliva.
 27046 | Lair:5   | Reached XP level 14. HP: 94/96 MP: 4/34
 28362 | Lair:7   | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
 28943 | Lair:7   | Received a gift from Vehumet
 29562 | Lair:8   | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
 29888 | Lair:8   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 30112 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
 31102 | Lair:8   | Gained mutation: Your muscles are flexible, but weak (Str -1, Dex +1).
 31102 | Lair:8   | Gained mutation: Your muscles are very flexible, but weak (Str -2, Dex +2).
 31102 | Lair:8   | Gained mutation: You have a pair of small antennae on your head.
 31706 | Lair:8   | Noticed a spiny worm
 31710 | Lair:8   | Killed a spiny worm
 31710 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
 32196 | Lair:8   | Noticed a rock worm
 32206 | Lair:8   | Killed a rock worm
 32216 | Lair:8   | Noticed a spiny worm
 32222 | Lair:8   | Killed a spiny worm
 32427 | Lair:8   | Noticed a rock worm
 32434 | Lair:8   | Killed a rock worm
 32527 | Lair:8   | Noticed a spiny worm
 32527 | Lair:8   | Killed a spiny worm
 32528 | Lair:8   | Noticed a spiny worm
 32529 | Lair:8   | Noticed a rock worm
 32536 | Lair:8   | Noticed a rock worm
 32541 | Lair:8   | Killed a spiny worm
 32551 | Lair:8   | Killed a rock worm
 32555 | Lair:8   | Killed a rock worm
 32656 | Lair:8   | Noticed a spiny worm
 32660 | Lair:8   | Killed a spiny worm
 32671 | Lair:8   | Noticed a rock worm
 32703 | Lair:8   | Killed a rock worm
 32807 | Lair:8   | Noticed a spiny worm
 32814 | Lair:8   | Killed a spiny worm
 32891 | Lair:8   | Received a gift from Vehumet
 33095 | Lair:8   | Noticed a brain worm
 33097 | Lair:8   | Killed a brain worm
 33097 | Lair:8   | Killed a brain worm
 33097 | Lair:8   | Killed a brain worm
 33098 | Lair:8   | Noticed a spiny worm
 33099 | Lair:8   | Killed a spiny worm
 33102 | Lair:8   | Noticed a spiny worm
 33108 | Lair:8   | Killed a spiny worm
 34135 | D:13     | Noticed a frost giant
 34139 | D:14     | Entered Level 14 of the Dungeon
 34285 | D:14     | Noticed Lwellyn's ghost (experienced HEWz)
 34500 | D:14     | Found a flagged portal.
 34575 | bailey   | Entered the bailey
 34738 | bailey   | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
 35162 | D:14     | Reached XP level 15. HP: 114/114 MP: 36/36
 35225 | D:14     | Killed Lwellyn's ghost
 35736 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 36658 | D:15     | Reached skill level 15 in Spellcasting
 37729 | D:12     | Reached skill level 10 in Ice Magic
 37740 | D:12     | Got a pair of distressingly furry gloves
 37759 | D:12     | Identified the +0 pair of gloves of the World (You found it on level 12 of the Dungeon)
 38153 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 39152 | Orc:1    | Received a gift from Vehumet
 39761 | Orc:4    | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
 40029 | Orc:4    | Found Strehec's Antique Weapon Boutique.
 40031 | Orc:4    | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 40031 | Orc:4    | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 40031 | Orc:4    | Noticed a cyclops
 40036 | Orc:4    | Killed a two-headed ogre
 40039 | Orc:4    | Killed a cyclops
 40046 | Orc:4    | Noticed a rock troll
 40046 | Orc:4    | Killed a two-headed ogre
 40077 | Orc:4    | Noticed an ogre mage
 40081 | Orc:4    | Killed an ogre mage
 40254 | Orc:4    | Noticed an ogre mage
 40257 | Orc:4    | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 40260 | Orc:4    | Killed an ogre mage
 40266 | Orc:4    | Killed a two-headed ogre
 40269 | Orc:4    | Noticed a cyclops
 40271 | Orc:4    | Noticed a rock troll
 40273 | Orc:4    | Killed a rock troll
 40283 | Orc:4    | Killed a cyclops
 40315 | Orc:4    | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 40321 | Orc:4    | Killed a two-headed ogre
 40348 | Orc:4    | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 40351 | Orc:4    | Killed a two-headed ogre
 40571 | Orc:4    | Killed a rock troll
 40595 | Orc:4    | Found Sheraeri's Antique Weapon Shop.
 40599 | Orc:4    | Found Waha's Assorted Antiques.
 40611 | Orc:4    | Found Thawuuf's Magic Scroll Shop.
 40720 | Orc:4    | Bought 3 scrolls of blinking for 264 gold pieces
 40720 | Orc:4    | Bought a scroll of blinking for 88 gold pieces
 40726 | Orc:4    | Bought a shimmering whip for 217 gold pieces
 40728 | Orc:4    | Identified the cursed -3,-5 whip "Shuelipp" (You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)
 40791 | Orc:4    | Bought a fine halberd for 387 gold pieces
 40793 | Orc:4    | Identified the cursed -1,-1 halberd of Pandemonium (You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)
 40985 | Orc:4    | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
 41194 | Orc:4    | Noticed Ager's ghost (powerful MiBe)
 41654 | Orc:4    | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 41656 | Orc:4    | Killed a two-headed ogre
 41910 | Orc:4    | Noticed Saint Roka
 41928 | Orc:4    | Killed Saint Roka
 41928 | Orc:4    | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
 41938 | Orc:4    | Noticed Donald
 42706 | D:13     | Killed a frost giant
 43208 | D:16     | You fall through a shaft!
 43230 | D:18     | Found Mnusmi's Antique Weapon Boutique.
 43502 | D:18     | Reached XP level 16. HP: 123/123 MP: 37/37
 44849 | D:18     | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
 45849 | D:18     | Reached skill level 1 in Traps & Doors
 46615 | D:19     | Reached skill level 5 in Traps & Doors
 46888 | D:19     | Noticed a shadow dragon
 46911 | D:19     | Killed a shadow dragon
 47069 | D:19     | Found a staircase to the Vaults.
 49104 | Vault:1  | Entered Level 1 of the Vaults
 49523 | Vault:1  | Reached XP level 17. HP: 96/129 MP: 37/37
 49599 | Vault:1  | Reached skill level 10 in Traps & Doors
 49762 | Vault:1  | Noticed Mara
 49998 | Vault:1  | Found Pnim's Antique Armour Shoppe.
 50017 | Vault:1  | Bought a pair of embroidered elven boots for 59 gold pieces
 50137 | Vault:1  | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
 51670 | Vault:2  | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations
 52029 | Vault:2  | Noticed Agnes
 52040 | Vault:2  | Killed Agnes
 52818 | Vault:2  | Noticed Xtahua
 53273 | Vault:2  | Killed Xtahua
 54490 | D:17     | Reached XP level 18. HP: 137/137 MP: 38/38
 54506 | D:17     | Reached XP level 17. HP: 129/129 MP: 28/50
 54713 | D:17     | Reached XP level 18. HP: 137/137 MP: 11/38
 55508 | D:16     | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
 57052 | Lair:2   | Learned a level 2 spell: Repel Missiles
 57060 | Lair:2   | Learned a level 7 spell: Orb of Destruction
 57885 | Vault:3  | Found Oguad Busu's Antique Weapon Shop.
 57993 | Vault:3  | Bought a loaded stick for 222 gold pieces
 57995 | Vault:3  | Identified the shillelagh "Devastator" (You bought it in a shop on level 3 of the Vaults)
 58193 | Vault:3  | Reached skill level 15 in Conjurations
 58517 | Vault:3  | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
 58517 | Vault:3  | Found a staircase to the Crypt.
 58518 | Vault:3  | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
 58803 | Vault:3  | Reached skill level 10 in Stealth
 59206 | Vault:4  | Noticed Frances
 59274 | Vault:4  | Noticed Frederick
 60238 | Vault:4  | Noticed Boris
 60289 | Vault:4  | Killed Frances
 60901 | Vault:4  | Got a transparent morningstar
 60902 | Vault:4  | Identified the morningstar of Dullness {freeze, Str-4} (You took it off an ogre mage on level 4 of the Vaults)
 61108 | Vault:4  | Reached XP level 19. HP: 144/144 MP: 38/38
 62751 | Vault:5  | Noticed Margery
 64044 | Snake:1  | Entered Level 1 of the Snake Pit
 64064 | Snake:1  | Noticed Kirke
 64068 | Snake:1  | Killed Kirke
 64155 | Snake:1  | Noticed Urug
 64165 | Snake:1  | Killed Urug
 64331 | Snake:1  | Noticed Aizul
 64342 | Snake:1  | Killed Aizul
 64608 | Snake:1  | Noticed Roxanne
 64731 | Snake:1  | Killed Roxanne
 64807 | Snake:1  | Got a rare book
 64808 | Snake:1  | Identified Roxanne's Papyrus of Transmutation (You took it off Roxanne on level 1 of the Snake Pit)
 64937 | Snake:2  | Noticed Harold
 64944 | Snake:2  | Killed Harold
 65646 | Snake:3  | Noticed Sonja
 65649 | Snake:3  | Killed Sonja
 66114 | Snake:3  | Noticed Louise
 66156 | Snake:3  | Noticed Nikola
 66157 | Snake:3  | You are cast into the Abyss!
 66157 | Snake:3  | Cast into the Abyss (Louise)
 66157 | Abyss    | Entered The Abyss
 66245 | Abyss    | Got a pitted iron amulet
 66424 | Abyss    | Gained mutation: Space occasionally distorts in your vicinity.
 66448 | Abyss    | Gained mutation: You are weak (Str -1).
 66456 | Abyss    | Gained mutation: You are weak (Str -2).
 66462 | Abyss    | Found a corrupted altar of Lugonu.
 66494 | Abyss    | Noticed a deep dwarf
 66598 | Abyss    | Gained mutation: You have a fast metabolism.
 66600 | Abyss    | Gained mutation: You are weak (Str -3).
 66871 | Abyss    | Lost mutation: You have a fast metabolism.
 66871 | Abyss    | Lost mutation: Your muscles are very flexible, but weak (Str -2, Dex +2).
 66871 | Abyss    | Lost mutation: You are weak (Str -3).
 66919 | Snake:3  | You pass through the gate.
 67044 | Snake:3  | Identified the amulet of Cudok (You found it in the Abyss)
 67120 | Snake:3  | Killed Nikola
 67198 | Snake:3  | Killed Louise
 67519 | Snake:3  | Noticed Nergalle
 67523 | Snake:3  | Killed Nergalle
 68347 | Snake:4  | Found Phuhy's Armour Emporium.
 69153 | Snake:4  | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
 69210 | Snake:5  | Entered Level 5 of the Snake Pit
 69216 | Snake:5  | Reached XP level 20. HP: 151/151 MP: 39/39
 69355 | Snake:5  | Found Vairaing's Antique Armour Boutique.
 69374 | Snake:5  | Bought a runed shield for 144 gold pieces
 69911 | Slime:1  | Entered Level 1 of the Pits of Slime
 69954 | Slime:1  | Reached skill level 10 in Shields
 70989 | Lair:6   | Paralysed by Rupert for 3 turns
 70990 | Lair:6   | Killed Rupert
 71582 | Orc:4    | Killed Donald
 71656 | Elf:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Elven Halls
 71773 | Elf:1    | Found Scheemaf's Weapon Emporium.
 73155 | Elf:2    | Got a sapphire dagger
 73156 | Elf:2    | Identified the dagger of Chilly Death {freeze, rPois rF- rC++ MR} (You found it on level 2 of the Elven Halls)
 73745 | Elf:2    | Got a warped lead ring
 73749 | Elf:2    | Identified the ring "Kath" {Str-4 Int+1} (You found it on level 2 of the Elven Halls)
 75271 | Elf:4    | Found Ibios' Antique Armour Boutique.
 75486 | Elf:4    | Noticed an orc priest
 75489 | Elf:4    | Killed an orc priest
 75624 | Elf:4    | Got a blue mask
 75629 | Elf:4    | Identified the +0 mask of the Dragon (You found it on level 4 of the Elven Halls)
 76805 | Snake:5  | Got a serpentine rune of Zot
 78032 | D:20     | Entered Level 20 of the Dungeon
 78125 | D:20     | Found Benuja's Food Boutique.
 78144 | D:20     | Found Ewiototed's Food Emporium.
 78147 | D:20     | Gained mutation: You are agile (Dex +1).
 78669 | D:20     | Found Alom's Armour Shop.
 79091 | D:20     | Found Zunear Raof's Distillery.
 79100 | D:20     | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 57 gold pieces
 79100 | D:20     | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 57 gold pieces
 79100 | D:20     | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 57 gold pieces
 79787 | D:21     | Found a gateway to Hell.
 79811 | D:21     | Noticed a deep elf priest
 79811 | D:21     | Noticed a deep elf priest
 79812 | D:21     | Killed a deep elf priest
 79814 | D:21     | Noticed a deep elf mage
 79816 | D:21     | Killed a deep elf mage
 79817 | D:21     | Killed a deep elf priest
 79970 | D:21     | Reached XP level 21. HP: 158/158 MP: 16/39
 80740 | D:22     | Found a gateway to a ziggurat.
 80740 | D:22     | Noticed a shining eye
 80740 | D:22     | Noticed a shining eye
 80882 | D:22     | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
 81003 | D:22     | Reached skill level 15 in Shields
 81040 | D:22     | Found a one-way gate to the infinite horrors of the Abyss.
 81086 | D:22     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
 81102 | D:22     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
 81116 | D:22     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
 81166 | D:22     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
 81942 | Lair:3   | the staircase to the Shoals was a mimic.
 82052 | Shoals:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Shoals
 83503 | Shoals:2 | Noticed Polyphemus
 83517 | Shoals:2 | Killed Polyphemus
 84705 | Shoals:3 | Noticed Norris
 84714 | Shoals:3 | Killed Norris
 84714 | Shoals:3 | Reached skill level 16 in Spellcasting
 85994 | Shoals:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Shoals
 86449 | Shoals:5 | Noticed Ilsuiw
 86614 | Shoals:5 | Killed Ilsuiw
 87211 | Shoals:5 | Reached XP level 22. HP: 75/166 MP: 24/41
 87454 | Shoals:5 | Got a barnacled rune of Zot
 88712 | Elf:5    | Entered Level 5 of the Elven Halls
 88737 | Elf:5    | Noticed Snorg
 88739 | Elf:5    | Killed Snorg
 88886 | Elf:5    | Found Paliuqe's Food Shoppe.
 88886 | Elf:5    | Found Kutse's General Store.
 88890 | Elf:5    | Bought a potion of cure mutation for 525 gold pieces
 88891 | Elf:5    | Lost mutation: Your muscles are flexible, but weak (Str -1, Dex +1).
 88891 | Elf:5    | Lost mutation: You are weak (Str -2).
 88891 | Elf:5    | Lost mutation: You are weak (Str -1).
 88891 | Elf:5    | Lost mutation: You are agile (Dex +1).
 88891 | Elf:5    | Lost mutation: You have a pair of small antennae on your head.
 88904 | Elf:5    | Found Robush's Book Emporium.
 89021 | Elf:5    | Found Bratt's Antique Weapon Shop.
 89402 | Elf:5    | Found Olauzur's Antique Weapon Boutique.
 89450 | Elf:5    | Bought a crude sabre for 198 gold pieces
 89450 | Elf:5    | Bought a brightly glowing flail for 187 gold pieces
 89451 | Elf:5    | Identified the +6,+1 sabre of the Equator (You bought it in a shop on level 5 of the Elven Halls)
 89452 | Elf:5    | Identified the +1,+3 flail "Salom" (You bought it in a shop on level 5 of the Elven Halls)
 89508 | Elf:5    | Reached skill level 17 in Conjurations
 89971 | Elf:5    | Noticed a deep elf blademaster
 89974 | Elf:5    | Noticed a deep elf master archer
 89978 | Elf:5    | Killed a deep elf blademaster
 89981 | Elf:5    | Killed a deep elf master archer
 90060 | Elf:5    | Got a twitching golden ring
 90066 | Elf:5    | Identified the ring of Ummajie {+Lev Int+4} (You found it on level 5 of the Elven Halls)
 90074 | Elf:5    | Got a smoking broad axe
 90075 | Elf:5    | Identified the broad axe of Pnaanlaq {elec, rPois} (You found it on level 5 of the Elven Halls)
 90099 | Elf:5    | Learned a level 2 spell: Swiftness
 90201 | Elf:5    | Noticed a deep elf blademaster
 90208 | Elf:5    | Killed a deep elf blademaster
 90210 | Elf:5    | Reached skill level 18 in Conjurations
 90467 | Elf:5    | Got a crude broad axe
 90468 | Elf:5    | Identified the broad axe "Inoth" {pain, rF+ Dex+3} (You took it off a deep elf sorcerer on level 5 of the Elven Halls)
 90474 | Elf:5    | You are cast into the Abyss!
 90474 | Elf:5    | Cast into the Abyss (deep elf sorcerer)
 90749 | Abyss    | Gained mutation: You are weak (Str -1).
 90760 | Abyss    | Gained mutation: You have a pair of small antennae on your head.
 90906 | Abyss    | Noticed a clay golem
 91006 | Abyss    | Found a corrupted altar of Lugonu.
 91014 | Abyss    | Found a corrupted altar of Lugonu.
 91201 | Abyss    | Noticed a purple draconian
 91375 | Abyss    | Noticed a vapour
 91578 | Abyss    | Noticed a purple draconian knight
 91712 | Abyss    | Noticed an iron golem
 92070 | Abyss    | Noticed a tentacled monstrosity
 92083 | Abyss    | Killed a tentacled monstrosity
 92115 | Abyss    | Noticed a sky beast
 92185 | Abyss    | Killed a sky beast
 92186 | Abyss    | Noticed a vapour
 92201 | Abyss    | Noticed a daeva
 92245 | Abyss    | Noticed a reaper
 93097 | Abyss    | Noticed an air elemental
 93099 | Abyss    | Killed an air elemental
 93100 | Abyss    | Noticed a wood golem
 93111 | Abyss    | Killed a wood golem
 93421 | Abyss    | Found a corrupted altar of Lugonu.
 93468 | Abyss    | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
 93759 | Abyss    | Noticed a tormentor
 93830 | Abyss    | Noticed a white ugly thing
 93830 | Abyss    | Noticed a white ugly thing
 93834 | Abyss    | Slain by a white very ugly thing



Now seriously, Abyss, fuck you.
3k turn running like a madman with boots of levitation and swiftenss, still got cornered by >9000 skeletal warriors and stuff. I kinda deserved since I got banished 'cause I was try-IDing a couple of rings in E:5 and forgot to put back on my MR ones, but still I feel like that was way too nasty. I had been playing this game flawlessly untill now, and this is a really hard hit to my pride.
On a side note, I don't know why I never tried going ice over fire: freezing cloud is waaaaaaaaaay overpowered, the only downside being it requires air as well (but well, i still would get a couple of points in it anyway for Mephitic, so I guess it not such a big problem to raise it even a tad more and get lightning blot as well).
Also, yellow draconian sucks balls, 'nuff said.

Oh well, time to roll a new char. :roll:
4 Wins so far: SEEE (4), DrWz (15), DEIE (15), MiGl (5).

Blades Runner

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Post Wednesday, 28th March 2012, 15:43

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

abyss is very varying, sometimes you survive with a lvl 12 char, sometimes you get really nasty situations with a endgame char.
too bad that you did find so many enemies you could not run from, i found running much easier with the new abyss as even blocked exits sometimes open up after a few turns.
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Post Wednesday, 28th March 2012, 18:25

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

As a rather devoted acolyte of Cheibriados, I sometimes forget that people actually spend most of the time in the abyss fleeing. I vote for killing everything, personally ;)

Still, sucks to lose a fairly high level promising character someplace you didn't even want to be. I can only recommend trying to have one pip of fire/cold on throughout the endgame, preferably on armor but since you didn't have that, try wearing one protection from magic and one resist cold ring? Maybe the freezing damage at the end wasn't much, skeletal warriors are pretty much all physical, but maybe it would help.

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Post Wednesday, 28th March 2012, 18:40

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

I'm not discounting your experience, but you died with two unquaffed potions that could have saved you - a potion of speed and a potion of invisibility. You also could have read the scroll of fear, which while it wouldn't have affected the skeletal warriors, probably would have affected at least some of the very ugly things.

Reading that scroll of blinking probably wouldn't have made things worse for that matter.

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Post Wednesday, 28th March 2012, 20:18

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

Gianozzolo wrote:I had been playing this game flawlessly untill now


And that is exactly the time when Inattention comes to claim your soul :)

Hard luck, though. I lost my last most promising character to Elf:5, it's just so deceptive with the difficulty curve ... even then I easily dealt with most of the rune vault only to get needled down to 0hp by a master archer which I could so easily have prevented :(
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Post Wednesday, 28th March 2012, 21:19

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

I had been playing this game flawlessly untill now

1) 15 shields is a waste of xp on a character like yours without a shield with a really nice brand (reflection is not a really nice brand)
2) 0 weapon skill is a bad idea
3) You had freezing cloud, IMB, poison arrow, and IOOD, which is terrible (and pointless) skill dilution. You need one or two of these, not 4.
4) no haste. Haste is incredibly powerful and there is no excuse for a character like yours to not have it at this point
5) 24 mp left; plenty to kill dudes with
6) f - 4 scrolls of fear, g - a scroll of fog, J - 4 scrolls of blinking, O - a +5 ring of protection, A - a potion of invisibility, N - a potion of speed, Q - a wand of teleportation (6) Almost any of these, used properly or used at all, could have saved your life. Frankly, almost any time an xl22 character dies in abyss, the problem exists between chair and keyboard.

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Post Thursday, 29th March 2012, 00:06

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

Blade wrote:1) 15 shields is a waste of xp on a character like yours without a shield with a really nice brand (reflection is not a really nice brand)


Why is everyone so down on reflection? Is there something involved in the mechanics that I'm just not seeing/aware of?
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Post Thursday, 29th March 2012, 00:15

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

tcjsavannah wrote:
Blade wrote:1) 15 shields is a waste of xp on a character like yours without a shield with a really nice brand (reflection is not a really nice brand)


Why is everyone so down on reflection? Is there something involved in the mechanics that I'm just not seeing/aware of?

Reflection is cool and flashy and everything, but rarely makes a difference between life or death, or even health and not-health. If you reflect a shot and it kills the monster, the monster was probably weak enough that you could have killed it anyway. If you reflect a shot and it doesn't kill the monster, who cares? That's what it comes down to, really.
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Post Thursday, 29th March 2012, 00:30

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

Blade wrote:
tcjsavannah wrote:
Blade wrote:1) 15 shields is a waste of xp on a character like yours without a shield with a really nice brand (reflection is not a really nice brand)


Why is everyone so down on reflection? Is there something involved in the mechanics that I'm just not seeing/aware of?

Reflection is cool and flashy and everything, but rarely makes a difference between life or death, or even health and not-health. If you reflect a shot and it kills the monster, the monster was probably weak enough that you could have killed it anyway. If you reflect a shot and it doesn't kill the monster, who cares? That's what it comes down to, really.


Sure, it doesn't help one-on-one with a monster, but it's main use to me would be dealing with centaur/yaktaur packs. Like, you step in LOS and immediately aren't down 50 HP within one step. Especially if you haven't found a way to deal with packs just yet.

I understand that shield of resistance >> large shield >> medium shield >> buckler but it just seems like there'd be a use out there for reflection.
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Post Thursday, 29th March 2012, 00:35

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

tcjsavannah wrote:
Sure, it doesn't help one-on-one with a monster, but it's main use to me would be dealing with centaur/yaktaur packs. Like, you step in LOS and immediately aren't down 50 HP within one step. Especially if you haven't found a way to deal with packs just yet.

I understand that shield of resistance >> large shield >> medium shield >> buckler but it just seems like there'd be a use out there for reflection.

Well, it's not useless. It's just not worth training shields up to 15 for unless you were using a one-handed weapon + shields character. It can soften enemies up, and it can look totally awesome occasionally; there are just better brands.
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Post Thursday, 29th March 2012, 00:51

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

mumra wrote:
Gianozzolo wrote:I had been playing this game flawlessly untill now


And that is exactly the time when Inattention comes to claim your soul :)

Hard luck, though. I lost my last most promising character to Elf:5, it's just so deceptive with the difficulty curve ... even then I easily dealt with most of the rune vault only to get needled down to 0hp by a master archer which I could so easily have prevented :(

Agreed, elf has a horrible difficulty curve. You don't meet any blademasters/master archers/annihilators until the loot vault and then they are all over you. I must comment that elf doesn't have a rune.
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Post Thursday, 29th March 2012, 10:53

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

You can meet annihilators elsewhere in Elf (I just found one on Elf:2), just not in such large numbers. I think master archers and blademasters are only on Elf:5, not sure about the others (death mages, high priests, sorcerers.)
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Post Thursday, 29th March 2012, 16:30

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

I always figured the trick to Elf:5 is clear the level except the obvious vault (stay away from that area), and then gradually creep up, 1 tile at a time, shout, wait 10 turns, and if nothing, creep forward, shout, wait, etc.

Peels the enemies off in more manageable numbers; and there's usually a nearby bottleneck to back you up.

Still not an infalliable plan, certainly, but it helps.
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Post Thursday, 29th March 2012, 16:32

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

Shields of reflection go hand to hand with Xom, that's all I'm going to say. :P
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Post Thursday, 29th March 2012, 19:13

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

eharper256 wrote:I always figured the trick to Elf:5 is clear the level except the obvious vault (stay away from that area), and then gradually creep up, 1 tile at a time, shout, wait 10 turns, and if nothing, creep forward, shout, wait, etc.

Peels the enemies off in more manageable numbers; and there's usually a nearby bottleneck to back you up.

Still not an infalliable plan, certainly, but it helps.

On a caster it's easier if you spam your cloud spell. Firestorm/ice storm if you've got it, otherwise poison cloud or freezing cloud. Place your clouds so you can get maximum area coverage, then watch the elves come into your death zone, beam attack through them and watch the carnage.

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Post Thursday, 29th March 2012, 19:15

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

The easiest trick to Elf:5 is to not go there.

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Post Thursday, 29th March 2012, 20:25

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

Elf:5 can also be done quite nicely with a relentless fireball barrage coupled with strategic inner flame detonations. Combine with mp for kills and apporting chunks to sublimate, and you can burn them out relatively quickly. But yeah, in general- luring them out one by one (or in small groups), or a employing a controlled kill ground choke point are probably the best ways to go.

As said before, reflection is more amusing than actually difference making against yaktaur packs (and kobold packs, if you get one that early). Where they are very cool though is when you get high end casters to bounce orbs of destruction or Lee's crystal spears in their faces. Especially if this means they go down faster and have less turns to torment you or summon things.

I swear, I must be one of the only players who enjoys strolling through the abyss. :P Though I'm not completely sure I'm sold on the new version. The shifting walls are nice, but it's kind of too... open. And structured. Still, I've only been there a few times since the change, so my mind's not made up.

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Post Friday, 30th March 2012, 06:30

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

Reflection shines against Boris. It makes him eat his own OODs.
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Post Friday, 30th March 2012, 06:55

Re: YAnotsureifSD: Abyss sucks

unless it's you who eats them.
which is reason enough to avoid them in the first place.
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