tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54083562011-04-21T19:48:05.941-07:00David's Nethack BlogHere's where I keep notes of my latest Nethack game.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comBlogger541100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1148538934598984322006-05-24T23:29:00.000-07:002006-05-24T23:39:48.770-07:00My Top 251. 3724696 -5 52 421 521 Sam Hum Mal Law Samnine,ascended2. 3465148 -5 52 28 622 Ran Hum Mal Neu Ran11,ascended3. 3419676 -5 49 463 538 Rog Hum Fem Cha Rou25,ascended4. 3416214 -5 49 507 507 Kni Hum Mal Law Kni31,ascended5. 3385478 -5 51 302 787 Pri Hum Fem Neu Pri25,ascended6. 3169098 -5 49 262 293 Bar Hum Mal Cha Maybar,ascended7. 2876224 -5 52 646 646 Wiz Elf Fem Cha Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1148193618035940092006-05-20T23:34:00.000-07:002006-05-24T23:28:38.983-07:00I'm working on two games right now. In one I'm playing a Valkyrie with the restriction that I'll never wish, genocide or polymorph and object. More or less those three things help to make the game easier, and I think that after almost 25 years I ought to be able to win without those crutches. Right now I'm level 13 with Excaliber and nearly 200 hitpoints. No wishing means that I'm going to Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1141606239452533192006-04-06T16:44:00.000-07:002006-04-06T13:15:47.160-07:00Wow, long time no post. I guess that's what happens when you have a kid.In any case, I'm about 50% done with a healer. This is the farthest I've ever gotten before with a healer. He started with potions of extra healing being smokey, so he quickly had grey dragon scale mail and then later picked up boots of speed. With a low armor class I just stayed careful and for most of the early game Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1122659262510381262005-09-06T10:43:00.000-07:002005-09-06T21:36:01.060-07:00Every once in a while you get a game you know you should win in the first three minutes. I am playing a priest and I start with Identification and Create Monster as spells. That's a potent combo. And then I find a lamp, which is blessed. What the heck, rub it. Yep, magic lamp, Grey Dragon Scale Mail. On the first level I have a game I know I'm ready. A few levels later I find an altar, Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1120944644271893892005-07-09T14:26:00.000-07:002005-07-12T16:45:33.903-07:00Nethack is giving me another chance. After killing my last priest with reckless stupidity I started up another priest. On level two he found a wand and tested it. Holy Fuck, a wand of wishing. OK, first with is always for blessed scrolls of charging so that you can get more wishes out of the wand. OK, then some grey dragon scale mail, and speed boots. Recharge wand. OK, how about Mjollnir,Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1120682064026247692005-07-06T13:29:00.000-07:002005-07-09T13:19:45.670-07:00The one called Sly Bri pointed out that since I won with an Archeologist and a Caveman in older versions, the only truly unsolved classes for me are Priest, Healer and Tourist. So I fired up a priest. Not too eventful. My starting spells were Detect Unseen and Identify, so no point in going with spellcasting armor, just bulk up. So play the early game as a fighter. I made it to the shop Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1120201116546236102005-06-30T23:47:00.000-07:002005-06-30T23:58:36.553-07:00What's Left?I was looking things over, and I was a little surprised about something - of the 13 classes in the current brand of Nethack, I've won with 8. That means I've only got a handful left - Caveman (and I lost one of these guys on the Plane of Air), Archeologist, Healer, Priest and Tourist.I have faith in the first two. Cavemen are winable, and sooner or later I'll get a buff Arch with Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1119207265289505642005-06-28T11:44:00.000-07:002005-06-30T23:46:57.656-07:00A New ValkyrieI decided to start a cycle of characters, the first being a valkyrie. Hence Juneval. I'll play every other character this month. I walked my way down to the shop level in the mines, but no magic lamps. Also no good armor. OK, go to the Sokoban. I pick up a bag and it is holding. Yes! OK, at the Oracle I dip my longsword and get Excalibur. Sooner or later I'll replace it Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1118424335423589642005-06-17T10:15:00.000-07:002005-06-17T15:22:11.516-07:00A Monk Wins - Finally!So I've become interested in two different classes recently - monks and tourists. They are evil twins, as monks start out kicking ass and then have real problems past the mid-game (can't generate damage at a high enough clip, armor crappy) while tourists start out sucky but become world-beaters post quest (infinite recharges).Mon55 started out with the sleep spell, which isDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1116525223980576682005-05-19T10:48:00.000-07:002005-05-19T10:53:43.986-07:00The RogueI lost a promising rogue. What made him promising? Well, he didn't get an early wish, or find cool bones left from somebody else. On the other hand, he was crusing along, had a bag of holding and speed boots, and had completed both the Mines and Sokoban.I've complained in the past (in fact, the recent past) that far too many of my victories start with "I found a magic lamp in the Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1115508889611209692005-05-15T16:32:00.000-07:002005-05-15T13:59:03.216-07:00I'm running a May tournament. My archeologist died right away, but I've got a good Barbarian going. More or less the key to this guy was finding a good bones file. I came up with a blessed magic lamp and Cleaver. So now I have Grey Dragon Scale Mail and a decent weapon. I've got an assload of cursed potions and scrolls, so as soon as I can get some remove curse action going, I'll be set (Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1114818081605464652005-05-02T16:30:00.000-07:002005-05-02T18:22:35.740-07:00I'm running a Ranger now. To be quite frank, these play like wussy thieves.The start of the game was kind of weird. I got a pair of magic lamps early so I had Grey Dragon Scale Mail and speed boots almost from the beginning. It's hard to screw up a game like that. I got a bag of holding from the Sokoban, so I didn't have any weight problems.On the other hand, I found no altars. I mean that. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1109309478482159722005-02-24T21:25:00.000-08:002005-04-15T19:45:28.970-07:00I'm starting up a new tournement.My first character will be a Valkyrie.And it is an amazingly lucky Valkyrie. I go straight down to the shops in the mines and find a pair of magic lamps. Hello Gray Dragon Scale Mail, saving the other wish for whatever I don't find in the Sokoban. Now I'm kicking some ass. I quickly find an altar and now I have Mjollnir. I next find a bones level and get bothDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1104624881327674822005-01-01T16:12:00.000-08:002005-01-01T16:14:41.326-08:00The Caveman died on the Elemental Plane of Air. More or less I should have had more wands of teleportation to deal with the air elementals. I guess you learn something in every good failure.
Well, time for a second round of tournament play. Sad that I could only get one character to the quest, and he couldn't win.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1104565089780061572004-12-31T23:27:00.000-08:002004-12-31T23:38:09.780-08:00Wow, this has been quite a challenge.
I killed the wizard, got the book, and then opened the staircase to Moloch's Sanctum.
I had 4 amulets of Life Savings. Just as I opened the door to Moloch's temple the Wizard showed up. And he twinned himself. And summoned in big beasts. I got pounded really hard, had to use an amulet. I knocked off the High Priest of Moloch, but then the Wizard stole Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1103830037700952022004-12-23T11:25:00.000-08:002004-12-23T11:27:17.700-08:00OK, I'm on my way down in Hell. I've killed Orcus and Jubilex. I've killed Vlad the Impaler and now have the candlestickholder.
So I guess I need to go and find the vibrating square, and then find Mr. Wizard. I'm on level 29, so probably another 11 levels. Knowing magic mapping would be nice, but cavemen are stupid.
This one should be in the bag, it's either another win, or a story of Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1103006055338421272004-12-13T22:29:00.000-08:002004-12-13T22:34:15.336-08:00Caveman - Kind of sad that the only guy I have left is my caveman.
In any case, I cleared the castle. I made good use of the wand of wishing: speed boots, ring of conflict (stupid), ring of teleport control, four scrolls of genocide (good bye L's, ;'s R's, and h's). The ring of conflict was stupid as the next act was to kill the Chromatic Dragon. The Sceptre of Might grants conflict.
KillingDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1102787267140005242004-12-11T09:43:00.000-08:002004-12-11T09:47:47.140-08:00Barbarian - Well, there was another sloppy death here...
Caveman - This one is humming. Got to the bottom of the mines and got the luckstone. I went down the dungeon, killed Medusa and am getting ready for the castle. Great axe, good armor, and an amulet of reflection. Need to level up and do the quest.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1102308348794084202004-12-05T20:44:00.000-08:002004-12-07T22:57:22.110-08:00Third Round, four characters left.
Barbarian - I went from the shop level of the mines to the Sokoban. I managed to rust up my sword, and worse, screw up the Sokoban. There's a bag of holding waiting for me if I can find another scroll of Earth. Sloppy sloppy sloppy
Caveman - An early wish does a body good :) Yeah, collected the bag of holding from the Sokoban and now have a +4 Cleaver. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1101090738794846472004-12-01T18:30:00.000-08:002004-12-05T20:16:19.010-08:00OK, we've gone past the first round and we've lost some characters. I think round two gives each character the choice of completing the Sokoban or getting to the shop level in the mines...
Barbarian - He went for the mines. On the way to the shop level he killed a dwarf and picked up Mithril and a helment and speed boots. If he can get a good weapon he can throw down some whoopass.
Caveman -Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1101081966037582572004-11-21T16:04:00.000-08:002004-11-21T17:54:52.316-08:00I've felt like my gameplay is getting stale, so I decided to set up a little tournament for myself. The rules are simple - each character class gets one chance. Stop every three dungeon levels. See who does the best job. Here's how we are doing:
Archeologist - Died on the first level. I found an altar, and led my pet down to the next level. D'oh, got ganged up on and died. Should have Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1099264697602933102004-10-31T15:14:00.000-08:002004-10-31T15:18:17.603-08:00I decided to give Valkyries another shot - the twist being that I wouldn't use any wishes. So of course one of the first things I find is a magic lamp. Damn.
Starting game
I forgot how easy these guys are. I quickly got some good armor and picked up Mjollnir. I bopped my way to the Sokoban and got the bag of holding. Then I went to the mine and got the luckstone from the bottom. No big Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1096915647302748872004-10-24T11:39:00.000-07:002004-10-24T18:59:16.666-07:00I've been playing Rogues recently. Being able to get to expert in dagger is cool in the early game, nothing like unleashing 4 thrown daggers to wipe something out across the screen. You have to be a bit careful in combat though, you can still get rocked really easy.
Early Game
Welcome Rou25! Not much special about this guy. Started down the dungeon and found three giant ants near the stairs Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1090567315559204582004-07-27T00:12:00.000-07:002004-07-27T14:19:06.166-07:00I know I say this for every good wizard I get, but if I play this one slow it could be interesting...
Starters
Well, this guy was generated with a ring of conflict and a wand of make invisible, so the obvious possibility presented itself. Outside of that nothing too special. I decided to head for the mines right away.
Mines/Sokoban
I went part way into the mines, more or less deep enough to Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1089612096053929532004-07-11T23:00:00.000-07:002004-07-11T23:01:36.053-07:00Wiz32 started with Force Bolt and Healing, and found a spellbook in the second room. Protection. Those are the three best spell for a starting player. It will be interesting to see how this plays out, I'm going to be extra careful with this dude.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1088617641427562852004-06-30T10:44:00.000-07:002004-07-01T13:02:08.060-07:00Preamble for Heal12
OK, I'm running a healer now. First thing I do is drink my blessed potion of extra healing. Holy shit! It's a blessed smoky potion and it contained a djinni! Yep, +2 Grey Dragon Scale Mail. A few levels down I run into a ghost of a wizard. I get a staff (so I can train up for the healer quest toy), a blessed bag of holding, and a spellbook of forcebolt.
Healers are Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1087428786234762442004-06-16T16:31:00.000-07:002004-06-23T14:21:07.216-07:00I have a Knight going. Quickly dipped for Excalibur. Then did the Sokoban. I found a scroll of ID, only to discover that I had a wand of wishing! +2 grey dragon scale mail, bag of holding, speed boots and a figurine of a grey dragon. So now I'm headed for the mines, flying there on the back of a dragon. I think I'm going to get anything I want in the shops of the mine :)
Well, dragons are Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1085985919407110162004-05-30T23:41:00.000-07:002004-06-17T13:35:52.686-07:00I'm now playing a Barbarian.
Went all the way down to Medusa's level with no wishes, there I found a magic lamp. Grey dragon scale mail.
I've been using Cleaver, but I was gifted Stormbringer. Cleaver is good for barbarians, but it is two-handed. Stormbringer isn't as good, but you can twoweapon with a sliver saber in Hell and create a bunch of damage (and for that matter, use a shield of Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1085512284098603322004-05-25T12:05:00.000-07:002004-05-25T12:11:24.100-07:00I Was Master Kaen's Bitch
So I get a decent Monk going. Find a pair of magic lamps in the shop level of the mines, and get the Master Key of Thievery and speed boots. Bag of holding in the mines, amulet of reflection in the Sokoban. Lots of good spellbooks, including ID. Protection, sleep, magic missile, the works.
I went down, cleared out the castle. Time for the quest, which I've heardDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1084995460239931162004-05-19T12:36:00.000-07:002004-06-17T13:40:56.270-07:00I've got a new knight going.
Dipped for Excalibur, and then went after the mines. In the shop level I found _two_ magic lamps. Two wishes later I have Grey Dragon Scale Mail and Speed Boots.
Up to the Sokoban, collect bag of holding. Bless it.
Back to the mines. Clear the entire thing and get the luckstone.
Along the way I pick up a set of robes. With Grey Dragon Scale Mail and robes,Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1084547841088649452004-05-13T08:07:00.000-07:002004-05-19T15:43:14.836-07:00Welcome Bar15
This has been an interesting game so far. Not a lot of toys at all. I fell through a series of trap doors to begin the game, and had a very low level character far too deep. Let me put it to you this way: when I climbed the first up staircase after the last trap door, I was in the Sokoban. Since I was there, what the Hell? I got a bag of holding. I then went through the minesDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1083261177266409972004-04-29T10:49:00.000-07:002004-06-17T13:32:38.393-07:00OK, I'm now working with Bard the Barbarian (I'm using Hex counting, his younger brothers will be Bare and Barf). Went down to the mines, and found a magic lamp. Boom, Grey Dragon Scale Mail. Also found speed boots in the mines, and a +3 Dwarvish Helm. So I'm bouncing around with an AC of -8. Then I went through and got the amulet of reflection from the Sokoban. A throne room got a wish Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1082675185186567502004-04-22T16:00:00.000-07:002004-06-17T13:28:41.846-07:00Samnine
Yes, I have a character going. That would be Samnine the Samurai. Doing pretty well, I'm past both the mines and the Sokoban. I have Excalibur (best pre-quest Samurai weapon), Grey Dragon Scale Mail, Speed Boots and a bag of holding. Things to collect before Hell:
Ring of Conflict
Levitation
Teleport Control
That's about it. Yes, this is doomed to a screwed up death.
OK, I guess Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1082533102361272762004-04-21T00:32:00.000-07:002004-06-17T13:25:48.926-07:00I'm currently playing Mon15. You might think this is my 15th Monk, but I'm counting in Hex. In any case, Mon15 found two magic lamps in the store in the mines. I blessed one and made a wish, and then I am keeping the second until I can get my hands on more holy water.
Well, what does a monk wish for? Can't get the cool Grey Dragon Scale Mail. I wished for the Master Key of Thievery. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1082354973168562322004-04-18T23:08:00.000-07:002004-04-18T23:12:28.966-07:00Monf
Went down to the Sokoban, got the bag of holding. Then turned around and completed the mines. Nothing good in terms of magical items though. However, I was level 11. Despite a good number of spellbooks, I didn't have too many useful spells. I eventually broke the veetarian code when a tengu left a corpse, the chance of teleport control was too much to pass up.
Quest portal was on Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1082129714039692802004-04-16T08:35:00.000-07:002004-04-16T08:38:06.856-07:00So I downloaded the new version after giving up Tourist/Healer/Wizard for 3.2. Took me seven tries to win. I've said it many times, Vals are too easy.
Here are some quick thoughts:
I like the Sokoban, but wouldn't have been able to solve it if Brian hadn't told me about Scrolls of Earth.
Seems like it is much harder to get wraith corpses in the new version.
Haven't tried out the magic Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1082077476088110332004-04-15T18:02:00.000-07:002004-04-15T18:07:28.716-07:00Well, that sucked...
I had a decent Barbarian going. Completed Sokoban and the mines. Fighting my way through a room with lots of monsters when I get blinded. No big deal, I'm tough. I kill a bunch of beasties and then walk onto the treasure pile. "Touching the cockatrice corpse was a deadly mistake... You turn to stone."
So I guess the lesson learned is that when you are blind, stay putDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1070128694270265202003-11-29T09:44:00.000-08:002004-06-17T13:19:28.516-07:00Usually the game after a victory is also pretty good. You are in a groove I guess. In any case, after winning with Newguy, I started up with Killbot the Caveman. Newguy was the first Knight I ever got past either the Quest or the Castle. I had been equally lame with Cavemen, no quest or castle triumphs.
But Killbot found a ring of conflict early, and that helped with the Mines. What helped Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1069868817200819442003-11-26T09:38:00.000-08:002004-06-17T13:14:21.020-07:00Here comes Newguy the Knight! I knew this was going to be a good one when the first thing I do is kill some minor character and get a +5 Elven Cloak out of the deal. So with good AC I took the mines. Nothing big in the mines though, got the luck stone, got the proper levels to #dip for Excaliber, and was off to the races.
Only while I killed a lot of stuff, I didn't get much junk. Not even aDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1068405168808241282003-11-09T11:09:00.000-08:002004-06-17T13:10:52.160-07:00Here comes Militant the Knight. He was wandering around trying to dip his long sword to get Excalibur when he unleashed a water demon. I figured that this was going to be a quick death, but this was one of those rare times where the water demon actually grants you a wish. +2 Grey dragon scale mail, thank you. I eventually got Excalibur, so I'm a pretty kicking fighter.
Took me a long time toDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1068190405726182692003-11-06T23:26:00.000-08:002004-06-17T09:54:12.196-07:00Please welcome Focus the Wizard.
Started off with a wand of polymorph. First my pet turned into a lizard, and then a kobold. Third time was a charm, got a red naga. Went into the mines, let the Naga do the heavy lifting. Got the luckstone, and for once remembered the candles. Also got a bag of holding out of the mines.
Slowly but surely worked my way down the dungeon. Usually I'll go Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1066072871522775592003-10-13T12:14:00.000-07:002004-06-17T09:50:14.496-07:00
Currently working with Salad the Samurai ("You don't make friends with salad").
Went into the mines right away, got to fifth level and then dipped a longsword to get Excaliber. OK, outside of the Tsurgi, this is the best weapon a Samurai can get. Bopped my way though the mines, got the luckstone.
Found a throne room. It had a wand of polymorph in a chest, and I got a wish out of the throneDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1065892563209218372003-10-11T10:14:00.000-07:002004-06-17T09:46:07.023-07:00As promised, I'm doing a bit of Nethack this weekend.
Flop the Samurai is doing very well. Found both a bag of holding and a magic lamp in the shop level in the mines. So now I have Snickersee, grey dragon scale mail and a bag of holding. That's pretty good.
I still need to get the luckstone though. If I can top that hurdle and then get to the portal to the quest, I'll be in "I can win Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1056661286040992612003-06-26T14:01:00.000-07:002004-06-17T09:43:03.463-07:00OK, we now have a good archeologist. Found a wand of wishing early. Your first wish with a wand is always a blessed scroll of charging. Next wish is +2 grey dragon scale mail. Wand empty, read scroll of charging. Wish for Grayswandir and speed boots.
Plow my way though the mines, go to the quest, only level ten. Go all the way down to Medusa, kill her, get a shield of reflection. Go to Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1054319324494453552003-05-30T11:28:00.000-07:002004-06-17T09:33:01.510-07:00Welcome Idiotmax the Barbarian. Found an altar on level three, and basically stood there and sacrificed until Crom gave me Cleaver. Then went down into the mines. Turns out the first character into the mines ended up hitting the bones file I just left. I guess I should have picked a lawful character than could have made better use of Excaliber. In any case, I have Cleaver and Grey Dragon Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1054243362149526622003-05-29T14:22:00.000-07:002004-06-17T09:23:55.020-07:00Lost a good knight. Got to level five pretty quick, and then dipped my long sword for Excaliber. Kept running into bad situations, and running down staircases to avoid them. Yeah, you want to run up staircases, but that's the breaks sometimes. Ended up pretty deep, like level 10 or something, before I had a chance to regroup and then fight my way back up. Had decent hitpoints when I worked Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1054092586485528592003-05-27T20:29:00.000-07:002004-06-17T09:21:24.473-07:00Well, after a bunch of characters that went nowhere, we now have Money the Knight. I normally never play knights, they have a really annoying code of honor - easy to score bad points with your god. Eat when already satiated, spend a knight in the box. Attack a creature that is fleeing, spend a knight in the box (if said creature is trapped between you and something else, read the combat Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1053834421501949392003-05-24T20:47:00.000-07:002004-06-17T09:17:19.110-07:00The computer picked me a Valkyrie. Since I think these are too easy, I choose the following limitation - No use of money. I can't buy anything in a shop, buy protection from a Priest, nor can I buy off Demon Lords should I get to Hell.
So much for that Valkyrie. Death by floating eye. Second death tonight that should really be blamed on my own stupidity. I didn't like my challenge either. Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-10538339077050732003-05-24T20:38:00.000-07:002004-06-17T09:14:58.593-07:00
Found a ring shop on the second level. With a pet to help with cursed/uncursed, I picked out an amulet of ESP, a ring of invisibility and a ring of levitation. So the levitation problem has already been solved. I'll need a good supply of food, then I can wear the invisibility ring full-time (or just wear it while eating a Stalker).
Ran into a Dwarf with a broad pick. D'oh!
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1053830491039103432003-05-24T19:41:00.000-07:002004-06-17T09:12:29.760-07:00
Welcome Martin the Wizard
One of the scrolls I started with was enchant weapon. I also had a ring of teleport control, so I ate a leprechaun. So far nothing exciting, playing kinda slowly.
The wizard died when he ran into a blue jelly while blind. A really dumb move, even with telepathy you should just sit out blindness. I should know better.
Turned on Lord of the Rings and am now Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1053730456325578482003-05-23T15:54:00.000-07:002004-06-17T09:10:13.160-07:00OK, we now start with Chicken the Priest.
Found an armor store on second level. Since priests can "see" blessed/cursed, it made shopping really easy. I walked out with speed boots, levitation boots and gauntlets of strength. The boots take care of two items on the wish list. Went down into the mines, on the level past minetown there was a mind flayer. I've got a can of grease, so I can Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1053473871585875992003-05-20T16:37:00.000-07:002004-06-17T08:58:34.913-07:00Welcome Colin the Elf! Crap, another non-armored Elf...
Level 2 was good to Colin. Found plate mail and speed boots. Plate mail is heavy, and will eventually be replaced by mithril (or better), but speed boots will last you through the game. Also looted a small shop, so now I have lots of food. 40 hp and AC0 is good for a guy going down to level 3...
Found another shop to loot, in this Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1053472535277580882003-05-20T16:15:00.000-07:002004-06-17T08:44:39.983-07:00
OK, I haven't played an Elf in a long time. I've won the game with an Elf, but that was a few years ago. So here we go with Danny the Elf.
Well, crap, he's in the population of Elves who are born without good armor...
Entering the mines with AC9 and 36hp. This is probably a big mistake... On the other hand, it can make me tough fast...
Goodbye Danny the Elf. He was doing fine, having aDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408356.post-1053319599939803942003-05-18T21:46:00.000-07:002003-05-18T21:46:40.726-07:00Hi Brian and Stefan!
Here's where I'll be keeping you guys updated on my hack games. Hopefully you can pick up a thing or two.
I'm going to be playing random characters. Since I've won three times with Valkyries, I'll play them without wishes.
Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07572810731333845851noreply@blogger.com