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Woo-hoo! I finally completed all 13 roles!!! (And all races, genders,
and alignments.) I haven't been this excited since my first ascension!
(Well, maybe after my monk, too.)
Lenny the caveman walks through the door and slaps 15 diamonds on the
bar to buy a round of drinks for everyone present. While you enjoy
your drink, please allow me to introduce my table of demigods...
Game #407 - Miss Hoover (VAL-HUM-FEM-NEU Jan 26 - Mar 9, 2004) - First
ascension! Early altar for Mojo, large early shops, and /oW around
Sokoban made this happen. After that, the only big challenges were the
ever-present concern of YASD and some close calls with Pestilence.
#476 - Wiggum (ROG-hum-MAL-CHA Apr 28 - Jun 2, 2004) - Got stuck on
the quest, and took 189k moves to ascend. (Wiggum will never eat
leprechaun meat again for the rest of eternity.) Not a single random
altar the entire game.
#556 - Disco Stu (BAR-hum-mal-cha Jul 9-27, 2004) - Genoless,
polypileless, first PDA ascension. Genoless sure is annoying - or at
least liches are. Early altar produced Cleaver and Frosty. Thoth Amon
killed himself by missing invisible Disco Stu with a /oD and taking the
rebound off the wall.
#574 - Dr. Nick (MON-hum-mal-cha Aug 4-13, 2004) - Vegetarian,
near-weaponless (some pickaxe accidents). A foolish mistake on the
ascension run forced a tense end game. I stupidly had the Eyes of the
Overworld as my only source of MR, and double-trouble Rodneys stole
them and the "oY, then blasted my entire armor kit except my speed
boots before killing me the first time. I retreated to my stash, used
my last wish on a [CoMR, and returned with a -9 AC and was able to kill
both Wizards. On Air, I died a second time to a succession of air
elementals. On Astral, I made every move carefully, kept bugs around
me as a buffer, made liberal use of /oTel, and STILL died a third time
before reaching the first altar. With 1 "oLS, 16 /oTel charges, 4
/oDeath charges, and 1 ?oCharge left, I figured my odds were maybe
50/50 of making it to a second altar, and very slim indeed of making it
to the third. But as luck would have it, the first altar was correct!
#608 - Lunchlady Doris (ARC-DWA-fem-LAW Sep 16-24, 2004) - Polyless.
Grayswandir + silver saber rules! Geeky archaeologist ascended with a
7 charisma (started with 5).
#638 - Flanders (WIZ-ELF-mal-cha Oct 24, 2004 - Jan 26, 2005) - First
spellcaster to ascend. On Astral I thought I was dead for sure, to
Famine of all things. The finger missed a couple times, Famine hit,
and I found myself fainting. I somehow came to and #prayed, then was
able to take out Famine and ascend.
#643 - Uter (TOU-hum-mal-neu ? - Feb 16, 2005) - Polypileless. Uter
was helped out by saccing for Mojo early. Survived an elf with a /oD
in the mines thanks to Sokoban's "oR. Ascended decked out in a
Hawaiian shirt and lenses, carrying a towel and camera, with an ice box
full of Sam Adams (b!oBooze), Budweiser (uncursed), and Milwaukee's
Best (cursed).
#658 - Handsome Pete (KNI-hum-mal-law ? - Mar 22, 2005) - Polyless.
#Dipped for Excalibur as soon as I could, and sacced for Grayswandir
shortly after. Refrained from robbing shops or vaults. (I wish it
would ask to confirm before you attack a fleeing monster as a knight.)
Defeated Demogorgon (thanks, Orcus) in my first and so far only
encounter with the Big D. Had to ascend steedless after wasting 2
wishes on Ki-Rin figurines and having both get killed.
#666 - Jacques Strap (RAN-ORC-mal-cha ? - Apr 13, 2005) -
Polypileless. Ascended with 11 artifacts - sacrificed for Trollsbane,
Werebane, Ogresmasher, Grimtooth, and Frosty; got Vorpy from a bones
and the Longbow from the quest. With so many already, I got myself
crowned for Stormy and #named Sting and Orcrist. Sunsword on Astral
rounded out the set.
#667 - Dr. Hibbert (PRI-hum-mal-cha ? - Apr 13, 2005) - Polyselfless.
Wanted to go for for a fast ascension, and when my dog pulled a /oW out
of a shop on DL 3, I knew it was the best chance I'd get. Not the most
stylish ascension - I used 11 wishes, and survived YASD ("oLS from the
same shop!) from trying to lure a pet to the stairs in a dark room with
4 floating eyes and a bat. Finished in 33410 turns - not that fast,
but about half the turns of my next best count.
#674 - Grandma Bouvier (HEA-GNO-fem-neu ? - Apr 27, 2005) -
Successfully ran the protection racket, only to lose protection while
still in minetown courtesy of a wererat. 3 magic lamps in the mines
(SDSM, CoMR, light source) helped though. Ascended with pets Famine
and Pestilence.
#676 - Bleeding Gums (SAM-hum-mal-law May 9-24, 2005) - Wishless,
genoless, polyless. This conduct trifecta seems sort of like a rite of
passage. Genoless is still extremely annoying, but I thought wishless
was fun, living off what the dungeon provides. Ascended with all 9
Nazgul rings.
#707+ - Lenny (CAV-hum-mal-neu Jul 20 - Aug 6, 2005) - Polyless,
Cannibal, Near-wishless. By cannibal, I mean he ate nothing but human
meat. Was wishless until the last move, when I wished up a magic
whistle, since I accidentally left it on DL1. This was a difficult
game, I'll probably write up his own YAAP in a couple days.
And while I'm at it, there are a few honorable (and dishonorable)
mentions I'd like to make, but these characters are unfortunately not
able to be with us tonight:
#1 - Bart (Tou-Hum-Mal-Neu Apr 13, 2002) - First character since
playing Hack in the late '80s / early '90s. Killed by a rothe on level
2.
#80 - Abraham (Kni-Hum-Mal-Law Jun 24 - Jul 28, 2002) - First
character to reach the quest, though woefully unprepared. Killed by a
quasit on the quest home level.
#214 - Krusty the Klown (Arc-Hum-Mal-Neu Oct 14-30, 2002) - First
character with a realisic chance to ascend. Also my first encounter
with an eel since Hack. Killed by an eel on the quest home level.
#256 - Apu (Mon-Hum-Mal-Cha Nov 10, 2002 - Feb 23, 2003) - Second
character with a realistic chance to ascend. First character to
encounter a monster with a sickness attack. Died of illness after
slaying Juiblex.
#589 - Kang (Tou-Hum-Mal-Neu Aug 16 - Sep 9, 2004) - Died trying to
ascend with a cooler of booze. It wasn't until a later game (Uter, see
above) that I realized that wished-for ice boxes are generated full of
corpses, which is why Kang was never able to pick his up. Killed by
Famine on Astral.
#614 - Rainier Wolfcastle (Wiz-Elf-Mal-Cha Aug 31 - Oct 18, 2004) - I
had a good tourist going on my PDA at the same time as this game on my
PC. I got Rainier to Astral late at night and was excited that the
first altar I tried was neutral. Too bad this was my wizard, not my
tourist. Escaped in celestial disgrace.
#688+ - Drederick Tatum (Cav-Hum-Mal-Neu July 9-16, 2005) - This guy
was almost set to begin the ascension run when my PDA crashed and the
saved game was lost. I had a copy on my PC, but it was pre-quest, and
I died YASD largely because my heart wasn't in it anymore. Killed by
my PDA, then by Mr. Nieb, the shopkeeper.
Notes:
* On games that I started on my PDA and finished on my PC, the start
date didn't record properly.
* I lost probably 50 or more records from the PDA log file, so
Drederick and Lenny's game #s are much higher than listed here.
So what's next? Well, I'd like to try some oxymoronic-type conducts -
an illiterate wizard, atheist priest, pacifist barbarian, etc. I also
have a few other conduct ideas I'd like to try that probably aren't as
original as I think they are. But first, I want to play a few random
characters for the first time in probably about 200 games!
Woo-hoo! I finally completed all 13 roles!!! (And all races, genders,
and alignments.) I haven't been this excited since my first ascension!
(Well, maybe after my monk, too.)
Lenny the caveman walks through the door and slaps 15 diamonds on the
bar to buy a round of drinks for everyone present. While you enjoy
your drink, please allow me to introduce my table of demigods...
Game #407 - Miss Hoover (VAL-HUM-FEM-NEU Jan 26 - Mar 9, 2004) - First
ascension! Early altar for Mojo, large early shops, and /oW around
Sokoban made this happen. After that, the only big challenges were the
ever-present concern of YASD and some close calls with Pestilence.
#476 - Wiggum (ROG-hum-MAL-CHA Apr 28 - Jun 2, 2004) - Got stuck on
the quest, and took 189k moves to ascend. (Wiggum will never eat
leprechaun meat again for the rest of eternity.) Not a single random
altar the entire game.
#556 - Disco Stu (BAR-hum-mal-cha Jul 9-27, 2004) - Genoless,
polypileless, first PDA ascension. Genoless sure is annoying - or at
least liches are. Early altar produced Cleaver and Frosty. Thoth Amon
killed himself by missing invisible Disco Stu with a /oD and taking the
rebound off the wall.
#574 - Dr. Nick (MON-hum-mal-cha Aug 4-13, 2004) - Vegetarian,
near-weaponless (some pickaxe accidents). A foolish mistake on the
ascension run forced a tense end game. I stupidly had the Eyes of the
Overworld as my only source of MR, and double-trouble Rodneys stole
them and the "oY, then blasted my entire armor kit except my speed
boots before killing me the first time. I retreated to my stash, used
my last wish on a [CoMR, and returned with a -9 AC and was able to kill
both Wizards. On Air, I died a second time to a succession of air
elementals. On Astral, I made every move carefully, kept bugs around
me as a buffer, made liberal use of /oTel, and STILL died a third time
before reaching the first altar. With 1 "oLS, 16 /oTel charges, 4
/oDeath charges, and 1 ?oCharge left, I figured my odds were maybe
50/50 of making it to a second altar, and very slim indeed of making it
to the third. But as luck would have it, the first altar was correct!
#608 - Lunchlady Doris (ARC-DWA-fem-LAW Sep 16-24, 2004) - Polyless.
Grayswandir + silver saber rules! Geeky archaeologist ascended with a
7 charisma (started with 5).
#638 - Flanders (WIZ-ELF-mal-cha Oct 24, 2004 - Jan 26, 2005) - First
spellcaster to ascend. On Astral I thought I was dead for sure, to
Famine of all things. The finger missed a couple times, Famine hit,
and I found myself fainting. I somehow came to and #prayed, then was
able to take out Famine and ascend.
#643 - Uter (TOU-hum-mal-neu ? - Feb 16, 2005) - Polypileless. Uter
was helped out by saccing for Mojo early. Survived an elf with a /oD
in the mines thanks to Sokoban's "oR. Ascended decked out in a
Hawaiian shirt and lenses, carrying a towel and camera, with an ice box
full of Sam Adams (b!oBooze), Budweiser (uncursed), and Milwaukee's
Best (cursed).
#658 - Handsome Pete (KNI-hum-mal-law ? - Mar 22, 2005) - Polyless.
#Dipped for Excalibur as soon as I could, and sacced for Grayswandir
shortly after. Refrained from robbing shops or vaults. (I wish it
would ask to confirm before you attack a fleeing monster as a knight.)
Defeated Demogorgon (thanks, Orcus) in my first and so far only
encounter with the Big D. Had to ascend steedless after wasting 2
wishes on Ki-Rin figurines and having both get killed.
#666 - Jacques Strap (RAN-ORC-mal-cha ? - Apr 13, 2005) -
Polypileless. Ascended with 11 artifacts - sacrificed for Trollsbane,
Werebane, Ogresmasher, Grimtooth, and Frosty; got Vorpy from a bones
and the Longbow from the quest. With so many already, I got myself
crowned for Stormy and #named Sting and Orcrist. Sunsword on Astral
rounded out the set.
#667 - Dr. Hibbert (PRI-hum-mal-cha ? - Apr 13, 2005) - Polyselfless.
Wanted to go for for a fast ascension, and when my dog pulled a /oW out
of a shop on DL 3, I knew it was the best chance I'd get. Not the most
stylish ascension - I used 11 wishes, and survived YASD ("oLS from the
same shop!) from trying to lure a pet to the stairs in a dark room with
4 floating eyes and a bat. Finished in 33410 turns - not that fast,
but about half the turns of my next best count.
#674 - Grandma Bouvier (HEA-GNO-fem-neu ? - Apr 27, 2005) -
Successfully ran the protection racket, only to lose protection while
still in minetown courtesy of a wererat. 3 magic lamps in the mines
(SDSM, CoMR, light source) helped though. Ascended with pets Famine
and Pestilence.
#676 - Bleeding Gums (SAM-hum-mal-law May 9-24, 2005) - Wishless,
genoless, polyless. This conduct trifecta seems sort of like a rite of
passage. Genoless is still extremely annoying, but I thought wishless
was fun, living off what the dungeon provides. Ascended with all 9
Nazgul rings.
#707+ - Lenny (CAV-hum-mal-neu Jul 20 - Aug 6, 2005) - Polyless,
Cannibal, Near-wishless. By cannibal, I mean he ate nothing but human
meat. Was wishless until the last move, when I wished up a magic
whistle, since I accidentally left it on DL1. This was a difficult
game, I'll probably write up his own YAAP in a couple days.
And while I'm at it, there are a few honorable (and dishonorable)
mentions I'd like to make, but these characters are unfortunately not
able to be with us tonight:
#1 - Bart (Tou-Hum-Mal-Neu Apr 13, 2002) - First character since
playing Hack in the late '80s / early '90s. Killed by a rothe on level
2.
#80 - Abraham (Kni-Hum-Mal-Law Jun 24 - Jul 28, 2002) - First
character to reach the quest, though woefully unprepared. Killed by a
quasit on the quest home level.
#214 - Krusty the Klown (Arc-Hum-Mal-Neu Oct 14-30, 2002) - First
character with a realisic chance to ascend. Also my first encounter
with an eel since Hack. Killed by an eel on the quest home level.
#256 - Apu (Mon-Hum-Mal-Cha Nov 10, 2002 - Feb 23, 2003) - Second
character with a realistic chance to ascend. First character to
encounter a monster with a sickness attack. Died of illness after
slaying Juiblex.
#589 - Kang (Tou-Hum-Mal-Neu Aug 16 - Sep 9, 2004) - Died trying to
ascend with a cooler of booze. It wasn't until a later game (Uter, see
above) that I realized that wished-for ice boxes are generated full of
corpses, which is why Kang was never able to pick his up. Killed by
Famine on Astral.
#614 - Rainier Wolfcastle (Wiz-Elf-Mal-Cha Aug 31 - Oct 18, 2004) - I
had a good tourist going on my PDA at the same time as this game on my
PC. I got Rainier to Astral late at night and was excited that the
first altar I tried was neutral. Too bad this was my wizard, not my
tourist. Escaped in celestial disgrace.
#688+ - Drederick Tatum (Cav-Hum-Mal-Neu July 9-16, 2005) - This guy
was almost set to begin the ascension run when my PDA crashed and the
saved game was lost. I had a copy on my PC, but it was pre-quest, and
I died YASD largely because my heart wasn't in it anymore. Killed by
my PDA, then by Mr. Nieb, the shopkeeper.
Notes:
* On games that I started on my PDA and finished on my PC, the start
date didn't record properly.
* I lost probably 50 or more records from the PDA log file, so
Drederick and Lenny's game #s are much higher than listed here.
So what's next? Well, I'd like to try some oxymoronic-type conducts -
an illiterate wizard, atheist priest, pacifist barbarian, etc. I also
have a few other conduct ideas I'd like to try that probably aren't as
original as I think they are. But first, I want to play a few random
characters for the first time in probably about 200 games!
I thought it was a good look, but it cost me Kang, who died at the
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