Fighting a Titan

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A few days ago, I managed to polymorph my dog into a Titan called Big
Dude. Big Dude managed to steal my FrostBrand via a nymph before I
died. Now I have had two subsequent characters die to Big Dude, who is
sitting with FrostBrand on DL14 and I am not quite sure how to handle
him. In my current game, I tried the staircase run a few times before
ending in the pickle shown in the picture:

http://www.genebrew.com/nethack/screwed.png

That's two yellow dragons, a green dragon, a red dragon, a master mind
flayer, and Big Dude over in the opposite corner (how symbolic). Of
course, I ran back upstairs but every time I go down it seems like I
get fewer shots in and nastier monsters are being summoned.

My current status:
Neutral Valk, XL 14, HP 116, AC -9
Expert in hammer and dagger, basic at twoweapon
Magicbane, Mojo, Vorpy, silver dagger (all at base enchantment)
"AoR, [CoD, speed boots
Coaligned temples in Minetown and on DL12

The only option I can think of is to dig through to DL15 and come back
up when I am a Bigger Dude. Any other ideas, short of uploading my
bones file to Hearse and deleting it from my machine?

 

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deathdruid@gmail.com wrote:
<snip>
> My current status:
> Neutral Valk, XL 14, HP 116, AC -9
> Expert in hammer and dagger, basic at twoweapon
> Magicbane, Mojo, Vorpy, silver dagger (all at base enchantment)

Engraving?

> "AoR, [CoD, speed boots
> Coaligned temples in Minetown and on DL12
>
> The only option I can think of is to dig through to DL15 and come back
> up when I am a Bigger Dude. Any other ideas, short of uploading my
> bones file to Hearse and deleting it from my machine?

I vote for the digging option. Although I'd be tempted to just wade in
with Engraved square and try to pick up a dragon scale mail (assuming
you don't have one yet).

Do Titans destroy equipments? I don't remember...

-K

 

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Yes, they do, as I just found out in my current game. I as mulling over
what to use my final castle /WoW on, while looking for the entrance to
Ludios... I'd switched my [CoMR for a [Robe for spellcasting (knew i
should have gone for [GoD instead of [GoP )) and I ran into a titan,
who disintegrated my [+5 SB before i killed him. He decided my final
wish for me.
MY turn for a question: would [CoMR have helped?

---

"The most merciful thing in all the world, I think, is the inability of
the human mind to correlate all of its contents. We live on a placid
island of ignorance amid black seas of infinity, and it is not meant
that we should voyage far." - H.P. Lovecraft

 

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samwid@gmail.com wrote:
> Yes, they do, as I just found out in my current game. I as mulling over
> what to use my final castle /WoW on, while looking for the entrance to
> Ludios... I'd switched my [CoMR for a [Robe for spellcasting (knew i
> should have gone for [GoD instead of [GoP )) and I ran into a titan,
> who disintegrated my [+5 SB before i killed him. He decided my final
> wish for me.
> MY turn for a question: would [CoMR have helped?
>

Yes. Evidently, the titan cast the "Destroy Armor" spell, which is
prevented by magic resistance.

> ---
>
> "The most merciful thing in all the world, I think, is the inability of
> the human mind to correlate all of its contents. We live on a placid
> island of ignorance amid black seas of infinity, and it is not meant
> that we should voyage far." - H.P. Lovecraft
>

The standard sig delimiter is "-- ". I reccomend you use it.

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> The only option I can think of is to dig through to DL15 and come back
> up when I am a Bigger Dude. Any other ideas, short of uploading my
> bones file to Hearse and deleting it from my machine?
>

Have you tried collecting up all the armor lying around, putting it in a
chest at the top of the mines and petting/curse - uncurse status and finding
better armor thereby? your armor class is -9 I notice and I have a level 10
priest right now with -15 a.c. and 10 a.c. not wearing anything.

 

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Kremti wrote:

> Engraving?

I have engraved on the staircase but it is already distorted.

> I vote for the digging option. Although I'd be tempted to just wade in
> with Engraved square and try to pick up a dragon scale mail (assuming
> you don't have one yet).

Already have poison and fire resistance, and acid is easy to avoid.

> Do Titans destroy equipments? I don't remember...

Certainly do. That is why I have to wield the puny Magicbane instead of
the powerful Mojo. [CoMR would be nice, but still, fighting all those
nasty monsters with more coming every couple of turns is not a recipe
for success.

-Rahul

 

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chuck wrote:
> Have you tried collecting up all the armor lying around, putting it in a
> chest at the top of the mines and petting/curse - uncurse status and finding
> better armor thereby? your armor class is -9 I notice and I have a level 10
> priest right now with -15 a.c. and 10 a.c. not wearing anything.

Well, I do not want to take off the speed boots or the [CoD. That
leaves a helmet, armor or shield. I have the Valk shield and should
probably use it -- took it off to twoweapon. As for the other two,
nothing better than dwarvish mithril and dwarvish helm so far.

-Rahul

 

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Jakob Creutzig wrote:

> My advise would be to run away, and use controlled teleport
> to avoid him at the ascension run. One does not have to
> fight every monster.

Hmmm, so I should wait till I have TC rather than using a wand of
digging to dig to DL15? I suppose that is safer, but may mean a long
wait. Sorry, not sure exactly what "ascension run" means, since I have
never ascended.

 

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"deathdruid@gmail.com" <deathdruid@gmail.com> writes:

> A few days ago, I managed to polymorph my dog into a Titan called Big
> Dude. Big Dude managed to steal my FrostBrand via a nymph before I
> died. Now I have had two subsequent characters die to Big Dude, who is
> sitting with FrostBrand on DL14 and I am not quite sure how to handle
> him.

My advise would be to run away, and use controlled teleport
to avoid him at the ascension run. One does not have to
fight every monster.

Best,
Jakob

 

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deathdruid@gmail.com wrote:

> The only option I can think of is to dig through to DL15 and come back
> up when I am a Bigger Dude. Any other ideas, short of uploading my
> bones file to Hearse and deleting it from my machine?

Encounter him often enough and eventually, you won't leave a bones level
any more...

Boudewijn.

--
"I have hundreds of other quotes, just waiting to replace this one
as my signature..." - Me

 

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Boudewijn Waijers wrote:
> deathdruid@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > The only option I can think of is to dig through to DL15 and come back
> > up when I am a Bigger Dude. Any other ideas, short of uploading my
> > bones file to Hearse and deleting it from my machine?
>
> Encounter him often enough and eventually, you won't leave a bones level
> any more...

Actually, I skipped past that level using my wand of digging. If I die
now (very likely, the furthest I have ever been is to just see the
Castle), no more Big Dude bones file, right? Good riddance!

 

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Sean wrote:

> Heh, so all you've got is the best non-magical armour and helmet in the
> game? PUT 'EM ON, MAN!

I have them on; that's why I am at -9. My base AC is 6.

 

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deathdruid@gmail.com wrote:
> Actually, I skipped past that level using my wand of digging. If I die
> now (very likely, the furthest I have ever been is to just see the
> Castle), no more Big Dude bones file, right? Good riddance!

So long as you do not die on that level.

Even if you do die there, the bones creation chance is still less than
50%, I seem to remember.

By the way, if you can handle the individual monsters themselves, then
when you get enough equipment, you could always go back there from
below and lure the monsters away from the stairs. Of course, if you
come back once you're strong enough to handle the castle, those guys'll
probably be child's play.

- John H.

 

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deathdruid@gmail.com wrote:
> Boudewijn Waijers wrote:
>
> > Encounter him often enough and eventually, you won't leave a bones level
> > any more...
>
> Actually, I skipped past that level using my wand of digging. If I die
> now (very likely, the furthest I have ever been is to just see the
> Castle), no more Big Dude bones file, right? Good riddance!

I don't think that's the way it works. A bones file is
created for the level you die on some percentage of the
time. Die many times on the same level and eventually
it will not save a bones file and the problem is gone.
Die infinite times on other levels and it has no effect
on the bones file the level you aren't on. If I read the
source correctly.

 

[Sean]

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deathdruid@gmail.com wrote:

>>Have you tried collecting up all the armor lying around, putting it in a
>>chest at the top of the mines and petting/curse - uncurse status and finding
>>better armor thereby? your armor class is -9 I notice and I have a level 10
>>priest right now with -15 a.c. and 10 a.c. not wearing anything.
>
> Well, I do not want to take off the speed boots or the [CoD. That
> leaves a helmet, armor or shield. I have the Valk shield and should
> probably use it -- took it off to twoweapon. As for the other two,
> nothing better than dwarvish mithril and dwarvish helm so far.

Heh, so all you've got is the best non-magical armour and helmet in the
game? PUT 'EM ON, MAN!

 

[Sean]

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deathdruid@gmail.com wrote:

>>Heh, so all you've got is the best non-magical armour and helmet in the
>>game? PUT 'EM ON, MAN!
>
> I have them on; that's why I am at -9. My base AC is 6.

Ah. I misunderstood, then, Sorry! Carry on! Good luck! You show that
titan who's boss!

 

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Doug Freyburger wrote:
> I don't think that's the way it works. A bones file is
> created for the level you die on some percentage of the
> time. Die many times on the same level and eventually
> it will not save a bones file and the problem is gone.
> Die infinite times on other levels and it has no effect
> on the bones file the level you aren't on. If I read the
> source correctly.

The bones file goes away when it's loaded into an active game.
He's encountered the level in his current game, so there is no more
bones file... it's been subsumed into the game-in-progress. If he dies
now, a new bones file may be created... but only of the level he dies
on. If he dies on the level with the titan, there's a chance (not 100%)
that it'll create a new bones file of that level. If he dies on some
other level, it won't create a new bones of the titan level, so the
titan bones will be gone.

--
John Campbell
jcampbel@lynn.ci-n.com

 

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deathdruid@gmail.com wrote:
> A few days ago, I managed to polymorph my dog into a Titan called Big
> Dude. Big Dude managed to steal my FrostBrand via a nymph before I
> died. Now I have had two subsequent characters die to Big Dude, who is
> sitting with FrostBrand on DL14 and I am not quite sure how to handle
> him. In my current game, I tried the staircase run a few times before
> ending in the pickle shown in the picture:
>
> The only option I can think of is to dig through to DL15 and come back
> up when I am a Bigger Dude. Any other ideas, short of uploading my
> bones file to Hearse and deleting it from my machine?

Dig down, find and wear some gloves, find and kill some cockatrice,
quickly return to the titan, wield the cockatrice corpse, hit the titan,
unwield the cockatrice, wield a pick-axe, hit the boulder to get your
artifact weapon back.

Janis

 

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"Doug Freyburger" <dfreybur@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Die infinite times on other levels and it has no effect
>on the bones file the level you aren't on. If I read the
>source correctly.

Like saved games, the bones file goes away as soon as it is loaded.
--
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Sean <sgegg@hotspammeallyouwantpop.com> wrote in
news:wTQDe.61542$Fe7.200611@news000.worldonline.dk:

>
> deathdruid@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>>Have you tried collecting up all the armor lying around, putting it in a
>>>chest at the top of the mines and petting/curse - uncurse status and
finding
>>>better armor thereby? your armor class is -9 I notice and I have a level
10
>>>priest right now with -15 a.c. and 10 a.c. not wearing anything.
>>
>> Well, I do not want to take off the speed boots or the [CoD. That
>> leaves a helmet, armor or shield. I have the Valk shield and should
>> probably use it -- took it off to twoweapon. As for the other two,
>> nothing better than dwarvish mithril and dwarvish helm so far.
>
> Heh, so all you've got is the best non-magical armour and helmet in the
> game? PUT 'EM ON, MAN!
>
That's precisely my point he could have +5 mithril and +? shield and helmet
to say nothing of a plus something cloak or even a higher a.c. shield, it
just takes some work to find them. But if you don't, then you might as well
avoid as much as possible or scrap the game.

 

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"Doug Freyburger" <dfreybur@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1121980640.493002.12370@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> deathdruid@gmail.com wrote:
> > Boudewijn Waijers wrote:
> >
> > > Encounter him often enough and eventually, you won't leave a bones
level
> > > any more...
> >
> > Actually, I skipped past that level using my wand of digging. If I die
> > now (very likely, the furthest I have ever been is to just see the
> > Castle), no more Big Dude bones file, right? Good riddance!
>
> I don't think that's the way it works. A bones file is
> created for the level you die on some percentage of the
> time. Die many times on the same level and eventually
> it will not save a bones file and the problem is gone.
> Die infinite times on other levels and it has no effect
> on the bones file the level you aren't on. If I read the
> source correctly.
He has loaded it, and so It is gone, so if he dies on a different level, it
will be gone because it wont be re-created.

 

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deathdruid@gmail.com wrote:

> Actually, I skipped past that level using my wand of digging. If I die
> now (very likely, the furthest I have ever been is to just see the
> Castle), no more Big Dude bones file, right? Good riddance!

Postscript:

Died on the Medusa level. Bye bye Big Dude, I barely fought you.

 

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"deathdruid@gmail.com" <deathdruid@gmail.com> writes:

> Jakob Creutzig wrote:
>
> > My advise would be to run away, and use controlled teleport
> > to avoid him at the ascension run. One does not have to
> > fight every monster.
>
> Hmmm, so I should wait till I have TC rather than using a wand of
> digging to dig to DL15?

No, dig down now. You need to pass him on the ascension run
(where you unir gb trg gb yriry 1 naq shegure hcjneqf) later,
and there I suggest to use TC to avoid a lengthy fight.

Best,
Jakob

 

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On Mon, 25 Jul 2005, Jakob Creutzig wrote:

> "deathdruid@gmail.com" <deathdruid@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Jakob Creutzig wrote:
> >
> > > My advise would be to run away, and use controlled teleport
> > > to avoid him at the ascension run. One does not have to
> > > fight every monster.
> >
> > Hmmm, so I should wait till I have TC rather than using a wand of
> > digging to dig to DL15?
>
> No, dig down now. You need to pass him on the ascension run
> (where you unir gb trg gb yriry 1 naq shegure hcjneqf) later,
> and there I suggest to use TC to avoid a lengthy fight.

Or cursed gain level. Which will, iirc, avoid teleport problems caused by
the Amulet.

Alternatively, it is also possible to come back and fight before the run
(say, with a few purple worms and a way to confuse tame).

--
Hypocoristiquement,
Jym.

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Utiliser l'adresse de redirection permanente :
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Jym wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jul 2005, Jakob Creutzig wrote:
>
>>No, dig down now. You need to pass him on the ascension run
>>(where you unir gb trg gb yriry 1 naq shegure hcjneqf) later,
>>and there I suggest to use TC to avoid a lengthy fight.
>
> Or cursed gain level. Which will, iirc, avoid teleport problems caused by
> the Amulet.

Wizmode shows that in Gehennom you will occasionally be thrown back when
quaffing a cursed potion of gain level while carrying The Amulet.

Janis