Slime Squisher
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Joined: Friday, 1st February 2013, 21:08
How to win a melee octopode on a streak?
Is it possible to reliably win a melee octpode on a streak? +AC rings are nowhere near guaranteed, the same goes for ozo/stoneskin and even shield. My problems start mostly after temple, when a single orc warrior or any of bigger lair creatures has a significant potential of being a crazy boss who kills 1AC/20+EV octopode in two hits. Nice stealth apt is helpful to avoid initial encounters, but eventually some enemies must be killed to get experience...
It seems to me that winning a melee octopode safely is a real challenge if one is forced to play with 1AC. Is it viable to branch into things like summonings/hexes ASAP? What god do you recommend? Same as always? Trog does not appeal to me because spell buffs seem extremely handy later on. Probably Fedhas is top-tier considering the ease of disengaging.
Any thoughts / hints? Are there things that work well for you?