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Spoilers may lie ahead - read at your own risk!
So, after ascending a Valkyrie, I did many experiments with different
kinds of characters - Wizards, Priests, Monks, Tourists - but without
success. A while ago I started trying to play archeologists, much
because of the possibility to sell gems early for lots of money to donate.
This character had a pretty lucky start. He found a +2 oilskin cloak
lying around in DLVL 2 and a magic lamp in minetown, although his pet
died very early. Minetown temple was also co-aligned. I sacfested until
I got what I wanted - a silver saber named Grayswandir. A large scroll
shop was found in DLVL 5 which yielded some echant weapon and armor
scrolls, a spellbook of identify (I can cast it now with 4% failure!),
and maybe the most important thing, a scroll of genocide (you will find
the reason for this below). I spent the magic lamp on a gray dragon
scale mail (maybe silver would have been a better choice!).
So, after doing Sokoban for the BoH, I started going down. Right below
the rogue level was a hearse bones file, and there I met an
arch-lich(!!). I decided to try how hard those are, but it was able to
heal faster than I did damage with my (at that moment +0) Grayswandir.
After a couple of cursed items i decided to engrave Elbereth at the
stairs with a wand of digging. That didn't help either, the purple L
kept summoning annoying monsters such as umber hulks and a minotaur who
did not care about the engraving. At this part I fled and identified all
scrolls in the scroll store and found the scroll of genocide, which I
promptly blessed and used to get rid of Ls.
Medusa had a peaceful titan. I still lacked any forms of levitation
(excluding some potions of levitation), so I decided to dig down. But
before doing that, I used a magic trap to tame the titan (he's still a
pet of mine). I found a pair of levitation boots somewhere, and 2
shields of reflection. Castle wasn't too hard with +6 Grayswandir at
expert. I also found a silver saber and boots of speed there. The wand
was just at 0:1, and I used the first wish for a blessed magic marker. I
had a ?ofCharging at my base, so I went back there. I used the 3 wishes
for 2 more magic markers and gauntlets of dexterity.
The quest was a piece of cake with AC -34 (-41 with [oReflecction) - in
the quest nemesis level I tried to teleport somewhere, and ended right
next to my meditating quest nemesis! Two hits from Grayswandir were
enough. I returned later to grab all the loots, and I found yet another
magic lamp!
At one moment I was at my stash, and found an unidentified potion -
identified it as a potion of polymorph! I decided to try dipping a spare
unicorn horn for the small chance of something good - and I got a magic
marker at 1:63!
So this is where I am now. I have two wishes, but no idea what I should
use them to - maybe I will save one for an emergency.
My inventory right now:
Amulets
q - an uncursed amulet of life saving (being worn)
s - an uncursed amulet of reflection
Weapons
a - the blessed +7 Grayswandir (weapon in hand)
n - a +7 silver saber (alternate weapon; not wielded)
Armor
c - a blessed +5 gray dragon scale mail (being worn)
f - a blessed +5 elven leather helm (being worn)
p - a blessed fireproof +5 oilskin cloak (being worn)
x - a blessed fireproof +5 pair of gauntlets of dexterity (being worn)
y - a blessed +5 shield of reflection
L - a blessed fireproof +4 T-shirt (being worn)
R - a blessed +4 pair of speed boots (being worn)
Tools
g - the Bell of Opening (0:3)
h - a blessed bag of holding
i - the blessed Orb of Detection (0:5)
O - a magic marker (1:63)
Q - a magic harp (0:4)
S - a blessed magic marker (1:6)
U - a blessed magic marker (1:7)
W - a blessed magic lamp
Y - a blessed magic marker (0:28)
U - a wand of wishing (1:0)
Thanks for reading this far!
Spoilers may lie ahead - read at your own risk!
So, after ascending a Valkyrie, I did many experiments with different
kinds of characters - Wizards, Priests, Monks, Tourists - but without
success. A while ago I started trying to play archeologists, much
because of the possibility to sell gems early for lots of money to donate.
This character had a pretty lucky start. He found a +2 oilskin cloak
lying around in DLVL 2 and a magic lamp in minetown, although his pet
died very early. Minetown temple was also co-aligned. I sacfested until
I got what I wanted - a silver saber named Grayswandir. A large scroll
shop was found in DLVL 5 which yielded some echant weapon and armor
scrolls, a spellbook of identify (I can cast it now with 4% failure!),
and maybe the most important thing, a scroll of genocide (you will find
the reason for this below). I spent the magic lamp on a gray dragon
scale mail (maybe silver would have been a better choice!).
So, after doing Sokoban for the BoH, I started going down. Right below
the rogue level was a hearse bones file, and there I met an
arch-lich(!!). I decided to try how hard those are, but it was able to
heal faster than I did damage with my (at that moment +0) Grayswandir.
After a couple of cursed items i decided to engrave Elbereth at the
stairs with a wand of digging. That didn't help either, the purple L
kept summoning annoying monsters such as umber hulks and a minotaur who
did not care about the engraving. At this part I fled and identified all
scrolls in the scroll store and found the scroll of genocide, which I
promptly blessed and used to get rid of Ls.
Medusa had a peaceful titan. I still lacked any forms of levitation
(excluding some potions of levitation), so I decided to dig down. But
before doing that, I used a magic trap to tame the titan (he's still a
pet of mine). I found a pair of levitation boots somewhere, and 2
shields of reflection. Castle wasn't too hard with +6 Grayswandir at
expert. I also found a silver saber and boots of speed there. The wand
was just at 0:1, and I used the first wish for a blessed magic marker. I
had a ?ofCharging at my base, so I went back there. I used the 3 wishes
for 2 more magic markers and gauntlets of dexterity.
The quest was a piece of cake with AC -34 (-41 with [oReflecction) - in
the quest nemesis level I tried to teleport somewhere, and ended right
next to my meditating quest nemesis! Two hits from Grayswandir were
enough. I returned later to grab all the loots, and I found yet another
magic lamp!
At one moment I was at my stash, and found an unidentified potion -
identified it as a potion of polymorph! I decided to try dipping a spare
unicorn horn for the small chance of something good - and I got a magic
marker at 1:63!
So this is where I am now. I have two wishes, but no idea what I should
use them to - maybe I will save one for an emergency.
My inventory right now:
Amulets
q - an uncursed amulet of life saving (being worn)
s - an uncursed amulet of reflection
Weapons
a - the blessed +7 Grayswandir (weapon in hand)
n - a +7 silver saber (alternate weapon; not wielded)
Armor
c - a blessed +5 gray dragon scale mail (being worn)
f - a blessed +5 elven leather helm (being worn)
p - a blessed fireproof +5 oilskin cloak (being worn)
x - a blessed fireproof +5 pair of gauntlets of dexterity (being worn)
y - a blessed +5 shield of reflection
L - a blessed fireproof +4 T-shirt (being worn)
R - a blessed +4 pair of speed boots (being worn)
Tools
g - the Bell of Opening (0:3)
h - a blessed bag of holding
i - the blessed Orb of Detection (0:5)
O - a magic marker (1:63)
Q - a magic harp (0:4)
S - a blessed magic marker (1:6)
U - a blessed magic marker (1:7)
W - a blessed magic lamp
Y - a blessed magic marker (0:28)
U - a wand of wishing (1:0)
Thanks for reading this far!
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