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Mines Malingerer

Posts: 34

Joined: Tuesday, 18th December 2012, 11:19

Post Thursday, 6th June 2013, 10:11

Okawaru, we need to talk

This week I've started a heavy armor/long blade MiFi, no casters for a while after my DEWz got brutalized by Mennas waiting next to the stairs on shoals 5 :)
Had rotten luck from the very start, no good weapons/armor, no amulet and bad rings.

Still, the highlight are the gifts from Okawaru(received 7, not a single one even remotely useful):
- a robe
- a sling
- a crossbow
- a +0 wizard hat
- 2 ring mails
- an executioner axe with negative enchantments

At that point I've encountered Saint Roka in O:4.
Killing him nets me an artefact triple sword gift, sacrificing the corpse an artefact double one,
I'm jumping in my seat for finally getting something shiny.
That is, until identification:
e - the -4,-6 triple sword of the Nine Mice {freeze, Str+3 Dex+1 Int+3}
L - the -5,-1 double sword of Anger {slice, rC+}

I'm converting to friggin Elyvilon.

  Code:
 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.12.2 (tiles) character file.

Szmotyi the Fencer (Minotaur Fighter)              Turns: 27517, Time: 01:46:47

HP  48/109 (111) AC 30     Str 23      XL: 12   Next: 92%
MP  20/20        EV 10     Int  5      God: Okawaru [******]
Gold 2091        SH  0     Dex 13      Spells:  0 memorised, 11 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : .   a - +3,+1 long sword (protect)
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : .   b - +2 plate armour {rF+}
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .   (no shield)
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : .   (helmet restricted)
Res.Elec. : +       Clarity    : .   Q - +0 cloak of Starlight {rElec rC+ EV+4 Stlt
Sust.Abil.: . .     Spirit.Shd : .   D - +1 pair of gloves
Res.Mut.  : .       Stasis     : .   h - +1 pair of dwarf boots
Res.Rott. : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .   (no amulet)
Saprovore : . . .   Flight     : .   r - copper ring {tried}
                                     F - small ivory ring {tried}

@: nauseated, somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: retaliatory headbutt, horns 2
a: Heroism, Finesse, Renounce Religion


You are on level 4 of the Orcish Mines.
You worship Okawaru.
Okawaru is exalted by your worship.
You are hungry.

You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 25 of its levels.
You have also visited: Sewer.

You have collected 2179 gold pieces.
You have spent 108 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +3,+1 long sword of protection (weapon)
 e - the -4,-6 triple sword of the Nine Mice {freeze, Str+3 Dex+1 Int+3}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)   
   
   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 affects your strength (+3).
   It affects your intelligence (+3).
   It affects your dexterity (+1).
 q - a +3,+4 great sword of electrocution
 z - a scimitar of flaming
 L - the -5,-1 double sword of Anger {slice, rC+}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)   
   
   It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
   
   It protects you from cold.
Armour
 b - a +2 plate armour of fire resistance (worn)
 h - a +1 pair of dwarven boots (worn)
 l - a +0 shield of reflection
 o - the -2 pair of boots of the Vestibule of Hell {+Blink rC+}
   (You found it on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It protects you from cold.
   It lets you blink.
 D - a +1 pair of gloves (worn)
 N - a +0 orcish plate armour of cold resistance
 Q - the +0 cloak of Starlight (worn) {rElec rC+ EV+4 Stlth--}
   (You found it on level 7 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It affects your evasion (+4).
   It protects you from cold.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It makes you much less stealthy.
Magical devices
 i - a wand of slowing (3)
 j - a wand of slowing
 k - a wand of lightning
 I - a wand of digging (6)
 J - a wand of disintegration
 U - a wand of disintegration (8)
Comestibles
 d - 8 bread rations
 m - a sausage
 v - 2 meat rations
 w - 7 honeycombs
 A - a chunk of orc flesh
 P - 4 beef jerkies
 S - 14 sultanas
Scrolls
 n - 7 scrolls of identify
 p - 3 scrolls of teleportation
 G - a scroll of magic mapping
 K - 3 scrolls of fog
Jewellery
 g - an uncursed ring of teleportation
 r - a copper ring (right hand) {tried}
 s - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 y - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 B - an uncursed ring of see invisible
 F - a small ivory ring (left hand) {tried}
 M - an uncursed ring of fire
Potions
 f - 3 potions of brilliance
 t - 3 potions of curing
 u - a potion of heal wounds
 x - 2 potions of speed
 E - 2 potions of flight
 R - a potion of restore abilities
Rods
 c - a +2 rod of destruction [lightning,fireball,iron] (14/14)
   (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)


   Skills:
 + Level 15,3 Fighting
 + Level 19,3 Long Blades
 + Level 15,0 Armour
   Level 3,6 Shields
 - Level 9,1 Invocations
 - Level 9,1 Evocations


You have 11 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (12/27)            Temple (1/1) D:7             Orc (4/4) D:11
   Lair (8/8) D:9           Swamp (0/5) Lair:4        Snake (0/5) Lair:5
  Slime (0/6) Lair:6     
   Elf: Orc:3-4     

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
the Shining One

Shops:
D:10: (?  Orc:4: /

Annotations
D:9 exclusion: 4 oklob plants
D:12 Nessos


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You reflexively headbutt those who attack you in melee.
You have a pair of horns on your head.


Message History

An orc zombie comes into view.
The dead are walking!
Read which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
As you read the scroll of teleportation, it crumbles to dust.
You feel strangely unstable.
The sixfirhy disappears in a puff of smoke!
The magic dart hits you!
The orc sorcerer closely misses you.
The orc wizard glows brightly for a moment.
You slash the orc sorcerer! You headbutt the orc sorcerer!
The orc sorcerer is heavily wounded.
The orc hits you but does no damage. It hits you but does no damage.
You miss the orc sorcerer.
You headbutt the orc sorcerer, but do no damage.
The orc sorcerer is heavily wounded.
Your surroundings suddenly seem different.
Drop what? (_ for help) (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Okay, then.
You can't go up here!
You can't go down here!

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Saint Roka (Orc:4)
  Donald (Orc:3)
  Gastronok (Lair:2)
  A dragon (Lair:8)
  Harold (D:11)
  5 hydras
  The ghost of Szmotyi the Fencer, an experienced MiFi (D:10)
  Nergalle (Orc:3)
  3 unseen horrors
  An orc knight (Orc:3)
  Pikel (Temple)
  2 hill giants (D:10)
  4 oklob plants (Lair:7)
  3 orc sorcerers
  A griffon (Lair:4)
  A hydra skeleton (D:11)
  A cyclops (D:11)
  A black mamba (Lair:8)
  A queen ant (Lair:7)
  2 hill giant zombies
  12 spiny frogs
  An item mimic (Lair:8)
  Psyche (D:9)
  A queen bee (Lair:1)
  Sonja (Orc:3)
  3 komodo dragons
  2 giant leeches (Lair:4)
  2 trolls
  A two-headed ogre (D:8)
  9 blink frogs
  2 grizzly bears
  5 basilisks
  A chaos spawn (Orc:2)
  A hungry ghost (D:8)
  11 hippogriffs
  34 yaks
  Grum (D:11)
  3 wyverns
  3 fire drakes
  2 steam dragons
  A manticore (D:11)
  A swamp worm (Lair:4)
  8 soldier ants (Lair:7)
  15 war dogs
  A boulder beetle (Lair:8)
  Menkaure (D:7)
  3 mottled dragons
  4 ice beasts
  A manticore skeleton (D:4)
  17 orc warriors
  3 sky beasts
  Purgy (Sewer)
  A cyclops skeleton (D:11)
  A slave (Temple)
  4 giant goldfish (D:7)
  2 phantoms
  A yellow wasp (D:11)
  A swamp drake (Lair:8)
  10 centaurs
  3 boring beetles
  A hippogriff zombie (D:9)
  3 nagas
  17 crocodiles
  7 ogres
  A yak skeleton (D:7)
  5 wargs
  Sigmund (D:4)
  5 water moccasins
  3 giant slugs
  3 agate snails
  A warg zombie (Orc:4)
  15 giant frogs
  4 giant frog skeletons
  A centaur skeleton (D:6)
  3 jellyfish (D:11)
  26 killer bees
  3 electric eels
  3 wights
  3 goliath beetles
  8 crimson imps
  23 orc priests
  A shadow (D:11)
  2 quasits
  21 worker ants
  15 iguanas
  10 big fish
  13 hounds
  21 orc wizards
  5 scorpions
  12 porcupines
  6 sheep (Lair:6)
  A worker ant zombie (D:7)
  3 jellies
  Terence (D:2)
  A mummy (D:6)
  34 green rats
  28 adders
  7 giant mites
  4 giant centipedes
  7 worms
  2 grey rats (D:5)
  5 giant geckos
  143 orcs
  2 ball pythons
  21 goblins
  22 hobgoblins
  20 jackals
  12 kobolds
  7 quokkas
  26 bats
  5 giant cockroaches
  3 giant newts
  2 giant spores
  A kobold skeleton (D:6)
  An orc zombie (Orc:2)
  A quokka skeleton (D:7)
  26 rats
  A rat zombie (D:4)
  6 ballistomycetes
  A fungus (Lair:8)
  2 plants
845 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A war dog (Lair:8)
  A mottled dragon (Lair:8)
  3 slaves (D:7)
  A green rat (Lair:4)
  An orc (Orc:2)
  A hobgoblin (D:6)
  A giant spore (D:9)
  A quokka (Lair:6)
  3 rats (Lair:6)
  A ballistomycete (D:8)
  2 fungi
  3 plants
19 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 864 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
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     0 | D:1      | Szmotyi, the Minotaur Fighter, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 19/19 MP: 0/0
   185 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 23/26 MP: 0/0
   219 | D:1      | Reached skill level 4 in Long Blades
   552 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 20/33 MP: 1/1
  1079 | D:2      | Noticed Terence
  1091 | D:2      | Killed Terence
  1091 | D:2      | Reached skill level 5 in Long Blades
  1197 | D:2      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
  1206 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 36/39 MP: 1/1
  2094 | D:3      | Reached skill level 6 in Long Blades
  2409 | D:3      | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
  2926 | D:4      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 44/46 MP: 1/1
  2966 | D:4      | Reached skill level 7 in Long Blades
  3185 | D:4      | Noticed Sigmund
  3193 | D:4      | Killed Sigmund
  3193 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 50/52 MP: 2/2
  3230 | D:4      | Reached skill level 8 in Long Blades
  3377 | D:4      | Noticed a manticore skeleton
  3394 | D:4      | Killed a manticore skeleton
  3394 | D:4      | Reached skill level 9 in Long Blades
  3591 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  3675 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 56/59 MP: 2/2
  3694 | D:5      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
  3799 | D:5      | Found a glowing drain.
  3825 | Sewer    | Entered a sewer
  3849 | Sewer    | Noticed Purgy
  3879 | Sewer    | Killed Purgy
  3997 | D:5      | Reached skill level 10 in Long Blades
  4701 | D:5      | Reached skill level 11 in Long Blades
  4701 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 66/66 MP: 2/2
  5565 | D:6      | Reached skill level 12 in Long Blades
  5824 | D:7      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  5996 | D:7      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 42/72 MP: 3/3
  6000 | D:7      | Reached skill level 13 in Long Blades
  6038 | D:7      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  6046 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  6059 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Warmaster Okawaru
  6247 | D:7      | Noticed Pikel
  6287 | Temple   | Killed Pikel
  6287 | Temple   | Acquired Okawaru's first power
  6287 | Temple   | Reached skill level 14 in Long Blades
  6818 | D:7      | Reached skill level 15 in Long Blades
  6848 | D:7      | Noticed Menkaure
  6855 | D:7      | Killed Menkaure
  7065 | D:7      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 26/76 MP: 3/3
  7643 | D:8      | Reached skill level 16 in Long Blades
  8380 | D:9      | Found a staircase to the Lair.
  8745 | D:9      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
  8755 | D:9      | Noticed an oklob plant
  8755 | D:9      | Noticed an oklob plant
  8755 | D:9      | Noticed an oklob plant
  8755 | D:9      | Noticed an oklob plant
  8837 | D:9      | Reached skill level 17 in Long Blades
  9039 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
  9143 | D:10     | Found Meemmej's Antique Weapon Boutique.
  9143 | D:10     | Noticed a hill giant
  9160 | D:10     | Found Kocuih's Magic Scroll Boutique.
  9311 | D:9      | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
  9311 | D:9      | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
  9698 | D:10     | Bought a glowing long sword for 108 gold pieces
  9738 | D:10     | Killed a hill giant
  9833 | D:10     | Noticed Psyche
  9833 | D:10     | Noticed Szmotyi's ghost (experienced MiFi)
  9843 | D:9      | Killed Psyche
 10033 | D:10     | Acquired Okawaru's second power
 10054 | D:10     | Killed Szmotyi's ghost
 10054 | D:10     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 46/88 MP: 3/3
 10125 | D:10     | Noticed an unseen horror
 10136 | D:10     | Killed an unseen horror
 10392 | D:10     | Noticed a hill giant
 10401 | D:10     | Killed a hill giant
 10401 | D:10     | Received a gift from Okawaru
 10520 | D:11     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 10643 | D:11     | Noticed Harold
 10665 | D:11     | Killed Harold
 10785 | D:11     | Noticed an unseen horror
 10799 | D:11     | Killed an unseen horror
 10897 | D:11     | Noticed a six-headed hydra
 10917 | D:11     | Killed a six-headed hydra
 10917 | D:11     | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
 10917 | D:11     | Reached skill level 10 in Armour
 11652 | D:12     | Noticed a hill giant
 11658 | D:11     | Received a gift from Okawaru
 11661 | D:11     | Got a bone executioner's axe {god gift}
 11679 | D:11     | Identified the executioner's axe of the Clouds {god gift, chop, rN+ MR SInv} (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 11 of the Dungeon)
 11911 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 12131 | Lair:1   | Identified a +2 rod of destruction [lightning,fireball,iron] (14/14) (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
 12654 | Lair:1   | Reached XP level 12. HP: 102/102 MP: 3/5
 12660 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
 12660 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
 13179 | D:12     | Noticed Grum
 13211 | D:11     | Killed Grum
 13664 | D:12     | Noticed a five-headed hydra
 13686 | D:12     | Killed a five-headed hydra
 13702 | D:12     | Noticed Nessos
 13786 | D:11     | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations
 13881 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
 13943 | Lair:2   | Paralysed by a potion of paralysis for 2 turns
 14224 | Lair:2   | Noticed Gastronok
 14250 | Lair:2   | Killed Gastronok
 14813 | Lair:3   | Received a gift from Okawaru
 14884 | Lair:3   | Noticed a seven-headed hydra
 14897 | Lair:3   | Killed a nine-headed hydra
 16093 | Lair:4   | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 16713 | Lair:4   | Received a gift from Okawaru
 16713 | Lair:4   | Reached XP level 13. HP: 71/110 MP: 21/21
 17294 | Lair:5   | Noticed a six-headed hydra
 17316 | Lair:5   | Killed a 12-headed hydra
 17431 | Lair:5   | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 18308 | Lair:5   | Received a gift from Okawaru
 18429 | Lair:5   | Noticed a seven-headed hydra
 18858 | Lair:5   | Killed a 11-headed hydra
 19076 | Lair:6   | Noticed a six-headed hydra
 19505 | Lair:6   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 19506 | Lair:6   | Noticed an azure jelly
 19507 | Lair:6   | Noticed an azure jelly
 19509 | Lair:6   | Noticed an azure jelly
 20499 | Lair:8   | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
 20875 | Lair:7   | Reached skill level 18 in Long Blades
 21880 | Lair:7   | Got a black book
 22072 | Lair:8   | Got a pair of steaming boots
 22077 | Lair:8   | Identified the cursed -2 pair of boots of the Vestibule of Hell {+Blink rC+} (You found it on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts)
 22583 | Lair:8   | Received a gift from Okawaru
 22999 | Lair:8   | Noticed a dragon
 23177 | Lair:8   | Killed a dragon
 23550 | Lair:1   | Identified Fidiuvyt's Compendium of Gliding Boosts (You found it on level 7 of the Lair of Beasts)
 23600 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 24126 | Orc:2    | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
 24270 | Orc:2    | Paralysed by an orc sorcerer for 7 turns
 25166 | Orc:3    | Noticed Sonja
 25178 | Orc:3    | Reached XP level 12. HP: 96/108 MP: 18/20
 25182 | Orc:3    | Killed Sonja
 25182 | Orc:3    | Received a gift from Okawaru
 25201 | Orc:3    | Got a creamy pearl robe {god gift}
 25305 | Orc:3    | Noticed Nergalle
 25409 | Orc:3    | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
 25458 | Orc:3    | Killed Nergalle
 25710 | Orc:4    | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
 25768 | Orc:4    | Found Thrilod's Magical Wand Boutique.
 25780 | Orc:4    | Noticed Saint Roka
 26298 | Orc:4    | Noticed Donald
 26364 | Orc:3    | Killed Donald
 26444 | Orc:3    | Identified the +2 robe "Plunki" {rN+ Dam+5 SInv Curse} (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 3 of the Orcish Mines)
 27353 | Orc:4    | Killed Saint Roka
 27353 | Orc:4    | Received a gift from Okawaru
 27353 | Orc:4    | Reached skill level 15 in Fighting
 27353 | Orc:4    | Reached skill level 19 in Long Blades
 27353 | Orc:4    | Reached XP level 13. HP: 80/116 MP: 21/21
 27356 | Orc:4    | Got a dazzling triple sword {god gift}
 27363 | Orc:4    | Received a gift from Okawaru
 27366 | Orc:4    | Got a jewelled double sword {god gift}
 27370 | Orc:4    | Identified the double sword of Anger {god gift, slice, rC+} (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)
 27416 | Orc:4    | Identified the triple sword of the Nine Mice {god gift, freeze, Str+3 Dex+1 Int+3} (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)
 27496 | Orc:4    | Reached skill level 15 in Armour
 27509 | Orc:4    | Reached XP level 12. HP: 69/109 MP: 20/20


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 || total
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Melee: Falchion          |    81 |   204 |   603 |   313 |       ||  1201
       Long sword        |       |       |       |  1311 |  1182 ||  2493
       Club              |       |       |       |       |     6 ||     6
Invok: Heroism           |       |       |       |     3 |     5 ||     8
       Finesse           |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
 Abil: Evoke Blink       |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
Evoke: Wand              |       |     1 |     8 |    42 |    43 ||    94
       Rod               |       |       |       |     9 |    12 ||    21
  Use: Potion            |       |     4 |     6 |    15 |    13 ||    38
       Scroll            |       |       |     2 |    23 |     8 ||    33
 Stab: Paralysed         |       |       |    12 |     4 |       ||    16
       Held in net/web   |       |       |       |     4 |       ||     4
       Confused          |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
       Fleeing           |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1

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Post Thursday, 6th June 2013, 11:03

Re: Okawaru, we need to talk

Good story, it should be added to Oka's ingame description :D

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Post Thursday, 6th June 2013, 12:03

Re: Okawaru, we need to talk

Ha, your Oka gifts kind of suck.

But your floor pickups are actually pretty good. You have a great sword of elec and rF+ plate that are useful now and could possibly last until endgame if you enchant them up. You can probably stand to wait a little longer for something better to turn up, but if nothing does then those aren't half bad.

And the crossbow Oka gifted you should be at least mildly useful since you don't have ranged option other than wands. Assuming there are some bolts lying around, you can start using it to soften up far away enemies even at low skill. If you train up xbows, Oka will eventually gift you branded ammo.

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Post Thursday, 6th June 2013, 13:01

Re: Okawaru, we need to talk

DracheReborn wrote:Ha, your Oka gifts kind of suck.

But your floor pickups are actually pretty good. You have a great sword of elec and rF+ plate that are useful now and could possibly last until endgame if you enchant them up. You can probably stand to wait a little longer for something better to turn up, but if nothing does then those aren't half bad.

And the crossbow Oka gifted you should be at least mildly useful since you don't have ranged option other than wands. Assuming there are some bolts lying around, you can start using it to soften up far away enemies even at low skill. If you train up xbows, Oka will eventually gift you branded ammo.


Had a ton of enchant weapon and armor(around 7-8, got lucky with those) stashed in lair, was just holding out for a crystal plate/any good misc armor/any decent basetype weapon to use them.
For a MiFi dungeon 1-15 and lair/orc usually isn't a problem even with bad gear, so I didn't want to to waste enchants.
Hydras were a bit tricky without enough damage output to just overpower them, had to disintegrate 2 when I used up all my damage wands and the rod ran dry.
Don't like to see some perfectly good hydra corpses going to waste :) The scimitar turned out to be +3/+4 with a flaming brand, decent enough.

Was thinking about the crossbow but I've already had 9 points in evocation and a decent rod, better just focus on melee and dump the extra exp in getting swiftness/repel missiles and the like.
I also don't like the weapon swapping/drowning in ammo gifts that comes with ranged weapons over 8.

Since I had 2 MR rings, rF+ and rC+ and a reflection shield from Donald I just stormed elven, to finally get some great loot(or more likely just die already :) ).
Went much better than expected, without rN lost a level but reached the lvl 3 vault and wiped out most of the guards. Got down the stairs after a little dancing to clean up, found a solo
annihilator that blasted me with a spear that wiped out 60% of my hp. With a "what are the chances" warcry I stepped next to him and ate the second spear that got through armor with 67 damage the next turn.
A fitting end to poor old Szmotyi.

I guess it's penance for losing my previous minotaur a few days earlier who had ridiculous gear and mutations, but died because I was rushing to clear Vaults that evening.
Was tabbing a bit too fast and got surprised when after 20 turns in the middle of a crowd taking almost no damage I've died in 3 unlucky ones :)

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Post Thursday, 6th June 2013, 14:41

Re: Okawaru, we need to talk

If only Okawaru had some other useful powers outside those random gifts to make him worth taking. Maybe the devs will take notice and buff him or something.

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Post Thursday, 6th June 2013, 15:42

Re: Okawaru, we need to talk

rebthor wrote:If only Okawaru had some other useful powers outside those random gifts to make him worth taking. Maybe the devs will take notice and buff him or something.


Well heroism and finesse are fine and dandy but it's still aggravating to get this many shitty gifts :)
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Post Thursday, 6th June 2013, 17:32

Re: Okawaru, we need to talk

Sucks that St Roka dropped a garbage triple sword. Last time I killed hike he dropped +10 plate mail......of ponderousness! At least I wasn't using a guy who would use plate anyway that time.

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Post Monday, 10th June 2013, 09:41

Re: Okawaru, we need to talk

Oka can be great sometimes (gifts from my last game with him, this is my char in ZoT5):
c - the +2 pair of boots of the Assassin (worn) {+Inv Dex+3 Stlth++}
e - a +2 pair of gloves of strength (worn)
k - a +2 helmet of see invisible (worn)
q - a +2 cloak of preservation (worn)
N - the +3 helmet "Icleekh" {+Blink rF+ Int-2 Acc+5}

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Post Monday, 10th June 2013, 14:01

Re: Okawaru, we need to talk

I've had Okawaru gift me with Maxwell's Patent Armour once. Also boots of running, and some other good things.

But for the most part, yeah, you don't choose Okawaru for the gifts. You choose Okawaru for Heroism and Finesse, which carry you through until you switch to TSO if you want to do endgame areas like Pan.
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