I think we learned an important lesson today.

[TwilightPhoenix]

I had that one in Pan before. It was full of Fiends, Executioners, and, of course, the level's Pan Lord. I promptly left the level.

[Kerslake]

It's one thing to hear about an Orb of Fire and it's another to witness it's terrible majesty first hand.
Terrible and terrifying.

And if it says (Fair) for Summon Hydra, you'll summon a Balrug. As YASD as it was, it was worth it to have it work once.

Last one, pay attention and don't run towards the Electric Golem while being chased by a Orb of Fire.

[joellercoaster]

Troll Zombies should not be mistaken for Ogre Zombies, even though they have the same tile.

[Jeremiah]

I've seen that door vault in Elf before. It was like Elf:5 without actually going to Elf:5.

[Un67]

Gourmand + sustenance = awesome spell spamming. Unfortunately cursed blunt weapons put a damper on to that. But Animate Skeleton saves the day until you find a scroll (which I have yet to do)

[Kerslake]

That you always carry around a Scroll of Teleport. I would kiss that scroll passionately if it wasn't in the middle of a death race.

[SchwaWarrior]

I have one to contribute.

If you're switching to your Bow to kill off something dangerous in a hurry, quiver your +4 Arrows AFTER you switch to your Bow.

I was absolutely furious and discouraged when I fired off about 20 +4 Arrows against a lone Orc Wizard and not a single point of damage was dealt and it killed me off effortlessly. Then I realized the problem: I was wielding my Short Sword, not my Bow, and my +4 Arrows were equipped in my throwable weapons slot. No WONDER I couldn't land a single hit on it; in the heat of the moment I hurriedly quivered my Arrows but forgot to switch to my Bow before I did that. >_< Now I'm not mad at the game, instead I feel like a retard.

[Kerslake]

When in trouble and all out of magic, swing wands as your life depends on it.

And there's a reason why you have two rings of regeneration while you're being poisoned to death. Clarity of the mind helps the player as well as his character.

[bobross419]

Orc vault room + Jelly = Lots of minuses on your armor.

[TwilightPhoenix]

I have one to contribute.

If you're switching to your Bow to kill off something dangerous in a hurry, quiver your +4 Arrows AFTER you switch to your Bow.

I was absolutely furious and discouraged when I fired off about 20 +4 Arrows against a lone Orc Wizard and not a single point of damage was dealt and it killed me off effortlessly. Then I realized the problem: I was wielding my Short Sword, not my Bow, and my +4 Arrows were equipped in my throwable weapons slot. No WONDER I couldn't land a single hit on it; in the heat of the moment I hurriedly quivered my Arrows but forgot to switch to my Bow before I did that. >_< Now I'm not mad at the game, instead I feel like a retard.

I've done something similar. I've equipped my bow/sling/whatever and then quickly quivered the appropriate ammo for the situation. Problem was, the ammo was on a capital letter like "E" but I'd hit "e" instead and end up throwing potions, scrolls, wands, rations, or something else.

[Yet Another Stupid Noob]

If you find yourself "Just trying to get this area done" so you can move on to the next phase, stop playing immediately. Your YASD is just a few minutes of inattention away.

[SchwaWarrior]

If you find yourself "Just trying to get this area done" so you can move on to the next phase, stop playing immediately. Your YASD is just a few minutes of inattention away.

UGH. UGH this HAPPENED to me yesterday. I had a Kobold Artificer with a +5 DAGGER OF DISRUPTION that was rocking the entire game, I was clearing the Hive, killed the Queen and got her stash of honeycombs and royal jellies, but I juuuust wanted to go back and clear the other half of Hive:1 that was still unexplored. I went upstairs and was immediately surrounded; even though I went downstairs again and tried to run away, there was a water segment and no crevices to hide in, and I had exhausted all my Healing potions and Teleport/Blink scrolls. In one last ditch attempt to survive, I played a card from my Deck of Escape. It came up as Swap. Not enough to save me. Game Over.

The death was not due to "stupidity" but sheer stubbornness of not leaving alone a perfectly mundane battle that was riskier than it was rewarding. You better believe it taught me something important.

[jejorda2]

Is the disruption brand back, or are you playing version 0.3 or whatever had disruption?

[Un67]

I'm pretty sure that he's confusing it with distortion.

[SchwaWarrior]

I'm pretty sure that he's confusing it with distortion.

Yes I am, and thank you. ^^ Anyway it was the first Distortion brand I'd ever seen in my life-- and it was generated on Depth 2 as a Kobold weapon. O_O

[AtT]

Just because 4+ cars around you do not have parking passes, and your car has one that is 1 day expired, and the lot is nowhere near full, does not mean that you will not be singled out and towed.

[MyOtheHedgeFox]

This forum topic is not just for the ingame lessons!

[AtT]

Life is like DCSS. Everyone just has a different Orb of Zot.

[Poncheis]

Never play the trunk version, because if you have a powerful char, in the other day it might be a nerfed char.

[Un67]

^ I counter with the following: never play the stable version, because the game is so mind-numbingly static.

[paplaukes]

^ I counter with the following: never play the stable version, because the game is so mind-numbingly static.

*cough* Xom *cough*

[smips]

Don't mess with Gastronok.

[Kerslake]

Troll Zombies should not be mistaken for Ogre Zombies, even though they have the same tile.

I once repeatedly attacked a Troll Skeleton, until I got lag for it to calculate how screwed I was.
Who knew Titan Skeletons were in Orcish Mines?

Just because they're confused doesn't mean you shouldn't cast Repel Missiles.

He's called a Blademaster for a reason.

[Blade]

That Ice Dragon guarding an ice cave in the Lair? You're not ready for it.

Lost my most promising caster yet. :/

[Kerslake]

You may be an accomplished stabber but that doesn't mean you waltz up to a Lich and try and stab him.

[SchwaWarrior]

Sticky Flame is not a joke, nor are any monsters who can utilize it against you. Don't expect to be able to heal out the damage, it will not work. Use Fire Resistance and a powerful attack that can remove the threat QUICKLY before you're at the *dead in 8 turns no matter what* point.

e.g. the Mottled Dragon on D:8 would have been better off ignored.

[varsovie]

Gastronok can and WILL one-shot you with is air strike the turn after you see him. Despite being very stealthy. ><

At least I have a Felid, 8 more life to waste.

[hayenne]

Don't start fight with Asmodeus when even a single Fiend is there.

Evidently applies to Dispater too.

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750104 hayenne the Draconian Barricade (level 27, -4/251 (260) HPs)
             Began as a Green Draconian Necromancer on Oct 4, 2011.
             Was the Champion of The Shining One.
             Slain by a Shadow Fiend (19 damage)
             ... summoned by Dispater
             ... on Level 7 of the Iron City of Dis on Oct 6, 2011.
             The game lasted 08:22:11 (116824 turns).


[Grimm]

Shadow Fiends are nasty. I lost a really good char to one yesterday.

[Blade]

When imps find wands of lightning, death is not far behind.

[Grimm]

When imps find wands of lightning, death is not far behind.

Confucius say

[AtT]

The Grand Grimoire is not a light read.

[TehDruid]

There's a reason why no race has Chaos Knight highlighted as a viable background option... Care to find out (unless you have already)?

[joellercoaster]

Lugonu's Corruption is an excellent all-purpose problem solver.

[Kerslake]

Think rationally and get the hell out of there.

[AtT]

When visiting an ice cave on your current most promising character, do not read-identify a scroll hoping to acquire a fire wand to take out the ice statue. You will get teleport. You will be teleported into the vault. You will be surrounded, and you will not be able to get past the same ice statue you were trying to avoid.

[Asidonhopo]

Combing the first 7 dlevels doesn't guarantee a scroll of remove curse for your cursed ring of teleport found on floor one.

[Grimm]

Once I went twelve levels without finding a second remove curse scroll (after burning the first on read-ID). It's times like that that keep Crawl fun.

[Confidence Interval]

Holding down tab to get rid of a crowd of low-level monsters in an open area is not a good idea. You never can tell what's going to wander into view while you're doing so.

[bobross419]

Holding down tab to get rid of a crowd of low-level monsters in an open area is not a good idea. You never can tell what's going to wander into view while you're doing so.

What? This is the best part of being a high level TrMo.

You see a swarm of bad guys.
You hold down tab.

[absolutego]

Once I went twelve levels without finding a second remove curse scroll (after burning the first on read-ID). It's times like that that keep Crawl fun.

it doesn't count if you're not wielding a cursed sling.

[Grimm]

I had something cursed on me that was a real burden. I forget what it was but well do I know the pain of that sitch.

[Grimm]

What? This is the best part of being a high level TrMo.

When, where and how long to use Tab is one of the key minigames of the pure melee build. Tab is a harsh, harsh mistress.

[Confidence Interval]

What? This is the best part of being a high level TrMo.

When, where and how long to use Tab is one of the key minigames of the pure melee build. Tab is a harsh, harsh mistress.

The moon, surely?

Anyway, I imagine it's dandy with a high-level ass-kicking melee build. My problem is being impatient and doing it with a squishy SpEn when I really ought to know better.

[minstrel]

Mara's spells are not affected by Silence. This is not a good thing when you have no wand of teleportation (thankfully I had a ring of t that I almost forgot about).

Related: stopping to double check your inventory when the fecal material hits the wind turbine is one of the most important things you can do in crawl.

[Grimm]

The moon, surely?

No, the moon is...well, see for yourself.

[MyOtheHedgeFox]

Have what is necessary, plus something else.

[Confidence Interval]

Have what is necessary, plus something else.

Is that from a fortune cookie?

[Grimm]

A Russian fortune cookie.

[bobross419]

A Russian fortune cookie.

No such thing. The vodka would dissolve the paper before you could get it out.