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Joined: Sunday, 23rd June 2013, 15:20
New Ashenzari redesign
h - the cursed ring of the All-Knowing (left tentacle) {rCorr, Erth, Xbow}
l - the cursed amulet of Ashenzari's Prison (around mantle) {Reflect SH+5, Maces, Erth}
E - the cursed ring of Ashenzari's Hedonism (right tentacle) {Slay+4, Erth, Sbl}
I - the cursed ring of Ashenzari's Vision (on tentacle) {rPois rC+ Will+, Dodge, Shld}
Feedback:
I am a major Ash user and worship her on at least 80% of games. This has so far made Ash absolutely unusable. In the game of which the example is from, I worshipped on D:5 on a delver: as early as possible. I am at **, after uncursing a single item in Lair:2. I also have gotten a single item that actually gives me a skill boost, Dodge+Shield, also rather late.
Compared to old Ash, the skill boost got to me 5 or 6 fully explored level too late; I also am missing out on weapon skill boost.
Random skill boost is simply not acceptable. Old Ash was the goddess of reliability and consistency with the trap stuff and the scrying. New Ash is extremely random. My first offer was for Mace+Necromancy, which I was not using at all!
Scrying as piety cap ability is fine. Destroy item on uncurse is fine. Zero selection on skill boost is simply unacceptable, it needs at least a gozaq like selection of different options. Also a Ru style "Reject Curse" option would be of benefit.