For boots there is standart Feanor which beats that any day. Any other armor-part of the equipment list + amulet and "it's broken".

Here's a few choice artifacts from a recent character:

Never found that one. Somewhat low plusses, but +2 shots and +2 power...

Never found this either. Loads of resists, p* (except pStun), etc. and a little bit of extra damage.

Way better than Gondricam, IMO. Two immunities in a glove slot can be very handy, even though ImmFire was actually covered by an über-ring in my equipment setup (see below).

Quite amazing ring -- stats, p* (including pStun). The only thing missing is ESP and I guess it could theoretically have had a slightly higher PVAL.

While randomized Bladeturner and Deathwreaker can turn into insane things, they have this issue of resisting actually getting found in game.
I have come to prefer the smaller jewels, like for example this sweety that instantly made my struggling paladins life easy:

Body Armor of Speed is always welcome, and getting about 8 times more stealthy is a pleasant side-bonus. It'll make covering resists a bit trickier though.

Are you playing a variant? I've never seen such data...

It is Vanilla with the birth option "randomize some of the artifacts" turned on. You can print out the artifact file at death/retirement (and keep the same artifacts for your next character with another birth option if you so desire).

Not a bad drop from Wormie at way past his natural depth:

I've never seen Deep Descent on a randart before. Neat!

Sometimes great randarts are entirely situational. I'm currently trying to shovel my way to victory for about the hundredth time (only harming anyone with the standard shovel bought from the shop). These gloves are great...
But for this character, these gloves are amazing...


http://angband.oook.cz/ladder-show.php?id=16689

Not a randart, anything but, however damage ain't bad...

wow.... you really took the game and shoveled it.:D

HaHa, very good! And thank you.

Acid-branded 6d4 weapon that activates for teleport level? Well, it doesn't seem like that could possibly come in useful, but it does also have slow digestion, so hey, maybe it's worth keeping...

warriors palantir
 

the Palanti*r of Telberen (+0,+8) <+4>
Found lying on the floor in a vault at 4750 feet (level 95).

+4 wisdom.
Provides resistance to cold.
Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.
Grants telepathy.
Radius 4 light.

+8 to dam is huge bonus on to_dam on light source ... now, I need something with +attacks for my kobolt warrior :)

Well, I'm not going to forget wield-testing this one in a hurry:

Edit: all right, just to add insult to injury I just discovered the superb feeling on this level (still 450 feet) was multi-hued DSM, which I can't wear because I'm stuck in this cursed randomly teleporting aggravating experience-draining armour that's also stopping me casting spells.

Awesome! Best cursed randart I've ever seen. Why does it stop you casting spells??

It's very heavy, and he's only at 450' so he doesn't have much of a mana pool to begin with.

Yep. I was playing a half-orc rogue and only on character level 12 when I found it, so the weight of the armour completely wiped out my mana pool. I couldn't level up because the exp drain had such a severe effect at that early point that I had to keep constantly killing things just to try and prevent my character level from steadily dropping, and every time I tried to move towards the stairs or pick up items I got randomly teleported, plus it was impossible to rest because of the combo of teleportation and aggravation. I died not long afterwards, sadly, but it was an entertainingly mad game while it lasted...

Something for the extreme shoveler ?


the Mattock of Vainarnim (4d8) (-10,+14) [+16] <-9>
---------------------------------------------------
Cursed.
-9 strength, intelligence, wisdom, dexterity, constitution, infravision,
tunneling, attack speed.
-45% to searching.
Slays animals, evil creatures, orcs, trolls, giants.
*Slays* dragons, demons, undead.
Branded with weak acid, frost, venom.
Provides resistance to acid, lightning, fire, cold, light, dark.
Provides protection from stunning.
Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.
Grants the ability to see invisible things.

Whoa. I think this may be the best worst artifact I've ever seen. I mean T2:Theme has "of Morgul" ego weapons which are nearly this bad, but this is impressive even by those standards.

Too bad about that -9 attack speed modifier. It could actually make a good replacement for Grond once you're wearing the Iron Crown, otherwise.

A few years ago when playing TomeNET (pernMAngband at that time) I found probably the best cursed artifact ever: the DOOM 'Malduin' (-9) with -9 to all stats and speed... but all the other abilities and resists in the book (all highs, esp, ...).

Are you being maudlin about an artefact called Malduin

If you have natural 6 blows that weapon should definitely give any enemy you hit three free blows against you.

the Quarterstaff 'Bornog' (9d9) (+12,+12)
Conjured forth by magic at 4900 feet (level 98).

Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.

Combat info:
6.0 blows/round.
This weapon may benefit from one or more off-weapon brands or
slays.
Average damage/round: 1054.8 vs. evil creatures, 1378.8 vs.
creatures not resistant to acid, and 730.8 vs. others.

What version are you playing that you managed to get off-weapon Slay Evil and x3 Acid Brand? Cripes. Sauron is gonna melt like butter in a volcano.

Normal 3.5; heres the dump: http://angband.oook.cz/ladder-show.php?id=16975

I almost dumped that staff, as I was using this at the time:

the Main Gauche 'Antelth' (6d5) (+6,+29) <+2>
---------------------------------------------
+2 intelligence, dexterity.
+10% to searching.
Slays orcs.
*Slays* dragons, demons.
Branded with lightning.
Provides resistance to lightning, nexus, chaos.
Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.
Blessed by the gods. Grants the ability to see invisible things.

When activated, it causes your next attack upon a monster to confuse it.
Takes 65 to 72 turns to recharge.


Min Level 50, Max Level 127, Generation chance 6, Power 308, 2.7 lbs
Based on Sting.


and had this prepared for Morgoth:


the Spear 'Mithoth' (2d6) (+8,+29) <+2>
---------------------------------------
+2 wisdom, attack speed.
Slays evil creatures.
Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.
Blessed by the gods. Grants the ability to see invisible things.


Min Level 47, Max Level 127, Generation chance 20, Power 284, 5.0 lbs
Based on Erebor.

which did more damage to evil than a MoD +2 attacks I also had found.
Truly a remarkable randart set, usually nothing beats a MoD with 2 attacks or slay evil.

How did you implement the off-weapon slay/brand to get Slay Evil and Acid on that Staff? Great weapon!

They're possible randart abilities. They have very high power ratings though, so you don't see them at all often. In particular, off-weapon Slay Evil must have a gigantic power rating.

In the standarts, I believe the Paur* gauntlets now provide off-weapon brands, and maybe a couple of other low-power artifacts were given similar abilities.

Paurnimmen is Brand_Cold. Cubragol is Brand_Fire (though not sure if that works the same way). No non-weapon has Slay_Evil, or indeed any other weapon ability.

Not even a randart, but as memorable early game finds go...

Previously, this character was pretty darn chuffed to be getting a whole 19.2 damage with his lucky find of a Main Gauche (+3,+3).

Man, this thing doesn't slay giants or have a lightning brand. Pathetic!

reforged lance (poscheng)
 

I reforged a 200 000+ power randart based on the One ring into a heavy lance. My initial reaction was clearly disappointment - The Heavy Lance of Eternity (6d9) (+16,+19) {FaSi/pT} - nothing spectactular. But then I took a look at the weight - 60.4 lb - yes!!!! 50% more than the heaviest weapon I've found in this game so far.

Wielded it comes out as this:
Blocking is very effective (+66 AC). I guess Crushing Blow is better now too. I only tried it once on Jack of Shadows. He was slightly wounded before this but very dead after one hit.

(edit) Does ?mundanity reset Weight? I've got one plus ? Weapon branding

This one should activate for "opera singing"...

q) the Jewel Encrusted Crown of Gondor [0,+35]
Dropped by Kavlax the Many-Headed at 4350 feet (level 87).

Provides resistance to lightning, fire, poison, light.
Provides protection from fear.
Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.
Sustains constitution.
Prevents paralysis.

When activated, it reveals to you the extent of an item's magical
powers.
Takes 211 to 234 turns to recharge at your current speed.
Your chance of success is 79.8%


Cheap plastic imitation !

That's some plastic, with an AC of 35!

I cannot tell people how much I wish this thread could be left to die. Next time I find a memorable randart I'm starting a new thread - anyone who does it before me will have my eternal thanks. Big threads are bad - they slow down old laptops!

in 4.0.5 Sling of Buckland (X4) (+21 +23) <+4 +2>
+4 dexterity
+2 shooting speed
+2 shooting power

incredible damage potential even for a mage

when you say "old", exactly how old do you mean? Are you still running DOS?

Yep, Slings of Buckland are probably the best launchers in the game.

And not even a randart! In PWMAngband, I nerfed the ES to be always +1, because I've never seen a "memorable" randart sling, and definitely Buckland should not be better than ALL the randart slings ever generated...

Hey! Someone made a typo in the randart code ;D

This randart light source ABSORBS light... awesome!

i hardly ever use rings of power in my randart games because i almost always default to a single ring of speed and a single ring of damage;

boom! problem solved!

the Band of Nardacil <+3, +17>
------------------------------
+3 constitution.
+17 speed.
Provides resistance to nexus.
Cannot be harmed by lightning.


Min Level 64, Max Level 127, Generation chance 9, Power 419, 0.2 lbs
Random ring of power 419.

the Ring of Helwe (+9,+13) <+4, +5, +6, +1>
-------------------------------------------
+4 intelligence.
+5 wisdom.
+6 constitution.
+1 stealth.
+1 light.
Provides immunity to fire.
Provides resistance to acid, lightning, cold, poison, dark, nether, chaos.
Provides protection from fear.
Cannot be harmed by lightning.
Sustains strength, intelligence, wisdom.
Feather Falling.

When activated, it removes all non-unique monsters represented by a chosen
symbol from the level, dealing you damage in the process.
Takes 164 to 240 turns to recharge.
Your chance of success is 86.1%


Min Level 83, Max Level 127, Generation chance 21, Power 572, 0.2 lbs
Random ring of power 572.

So, half troll warrior had some branded weapons for ~250 damage but was using a defender mace (2 stealth) with only ~200 damage as it was the only source of SI.

Then I found this:

a) the Flail of Aragona (6d6) (+12,+27) <+4, +1>
Dropped by a mature black dragon at 2300 feet (level 46)

+4 strength.
+4 stealth.
+1 light.
Slays undead (powerfully), animals.
Provides resistance to acid, lightning, light.
Cannot be harmed by acid, fire.
Slows your metabolism. Speeds regeneration. Grants the ability
to see invisible things.

Combat info:
3.5 blows/round.
With +0 STR and +1 DEX you would get 3.8 blows
Average damage/round: 646.1 vs. undead, 401.2 vs. animals, and
319.5 vs. others.

Perfect fit.

A not-so-memorable randart:
Thanks Brodda, I guess?

I am guessing that is from the phial. The cursed artifacts are deeper than DL 20.

Back in the dungeon for no idea how many years. Descenting slowly, and finally found my first randart weapon!

r) the Dagger 'Valadele' (1d4) (-10,-8) {cursed, ??}
Dropped by Bolg, Son of Azog at 1000 feet (level 20)

You do not know the full extent of this item's powers.
It makes it hard to hit anything.
It paralyses you every now and then.
It occasionally makes a loud noise.
Slays undead (powerfully), evil creatures.
Cannot be harmed by Acid.
Drains experience.

When activated, it grants temporary free action for 1d10+10 turns.
Takes 42 to 46 turns to recharge at your current speed.
Your chance of success is 94.1%

I think I'll keep my +9+9 Holy Avenger for now :-D

Got 5-9 feeling at level 18. Turns out to be this:

Ring of Geluinya <+6, +1, +3, +2>:
Found lying on the floor at 900 feet (level 18)

+6 wisdom.
+1 dexterity.
+3 constitution.
+2 stealth.
+1 searching skill.
Provides immunity to cold.
Provides resistance to Acid, Lightning, Fire, Light, Dark, Nexus, Nether.
Provides protection from fear, confusion.
Cannot be harmed by Lightning.
Slows your metabolism. Feather Falling. Grants telepathy. Grants the ability to see invisible things. Prevents paralysis. Sustains your life force.

When activated, it completely lights up and magically maps the level, detecting all objects.
Takes 205 to 325 turns to recharge.

Well, Dunadan mage does not need +6 wisdom but I think this is still somewhat better than the ring of resist fire and cold I was wearing. Especially since the activation is not some half-ass detection, it's full Enlightenment!

well, i went a full game using rods of treasure detection and magic mapping, before i realized that i had been using an Arkenstone as my light for about 80 dungeon levels.

Good going continues. First an early potion of Experience (6-9 level) gave me five levels in one go and few levels deeper Mim was nice enough to plug some of the very few resistance holes that the wonderful ring didn't.

Jewel of Shelor <+2, +1, +3>
Dropped by Mim, Betrayer of Turin at 1600 feet (level 32)

+2 intelligence
+1 dexterity
+3 stealth
Provides resistance to Acid, Sound, Disenchantment.
Provides protection from fear, blindness.
Sustains constitution.
Speeds regeneration.

Large Metal Shield of Ithon [12,+16] <+3>:
Dropped by Mim, Betrayer of Turin at 1600 feet (level 32)

+3 wisdom
Provides immunity to Acid.
Provides resistance to Lightning, Fire, Dark, Sound.
Cannot be harmed by Acid.
Slows your metabolism.

Character level 31, dungeon level 32. 2 immunities, +4 speed from black market boots, all resistances except poison, chaos, stun. All signs point to getting one-shotted by a drolem very soon...

You are no longer resistant to poison.
The 6-headed hydra (offscreen) breathes poison.
You are poisoned!
The 6-headed hydra (offscreen) breathes poison.
You die.

Well timed, well coordinated attack by these hydras, I give them that.

dude, ALWAYS double-cast Resistance, it stacks in duration.

An artifact of Blah
 

s) the Cutlass 'Narthmo' (1d8) (+6,+9)
Dropped by Angamaitë of Umbar at 1150 feet (level 23)

Cannot be harmed by Acid.

Combat info:
1.0 blow/round.
With +8 STR and +0 DEX you would attack a bit faster
With +11 STR and +0 DEX you would get 1.1 blows
With +4 STR and +2 DEX you would attack a bit faster
With +8 STR and +2 DEX you would get 1.1 blows
With +0 STR and +9 DEX you would attack a bit faster
With +4 STR and +9 DEX you would get 1.1 blows
With +0 STR and +12 DEX you would get 1.1 blows
Average damage/round: 15.7.

That's it. That's the whole artifact

Meh. But the cutlass has a great name anyway! :)

If I google Narthmo, the second hit is this thread :)

Speaking of the king of named artifacts:

u) the Bastard Sword 'Moron' (3d4) (+10,+15) <+3, +2>
Dropped by Scatha the Worm at 2700 feet (level 54)

+3 wisdom.
+2 speed.
Slays undead (powerfully), trolls, evil creatures.
Branded with weak lightning, acid.
Provides resistance to Fire, Dark, Chaos, Disenchantment.
Cannot be harmed by Acid.
Blessed by the gods (combat bonuses for holy casters).

Combat info:
5.5 blows/round.
With +1 STR and +0 DEX you would get 5.8 blows
Average damage/round: 412.9 vs undead, 311.3 vs trolls and
creatures not resistant to acid, 260.8 vs creatures not resistant
to lightning and evil creatures, and 209.7 vs. others.

Theres a Moron in every other randart set :) Another common one is Dildo.

a) the Dagger 'Barfing' (1d4) (+16,+22) <+2>
Found lying on the floor at 1300 feet (level 26)

+2 constitution.
+2 stealth.
Slays dragons (powerfully), undead, animals, evil creatures.
Provides resistance to Acid.
Cannot be harmed by Acid.

When activated, it casts a bolt of fire dealing 9d8 damage for an
average of 40.0 damage.
Takes 57 to 63 turns to recharge at your current speed.
Your chance of success is 53.5%

Combat info:
3.4 blows/round.
With +0 STR and +2 DEX you would get 3.8 blows
Average damage/round: 196.7 vs dragons, 177.1 vs undead, 167.5 vs
animals and evil creatures, and 157.8 vs. others.
Average thrown damage: 252.3 vs dragons, 151.4 vs undead, 100.9 vs
animals and evil creatures, and 50.4 vs. others.

lol Barfing, so funny

If it was bolt of acid, doubly so :D

Must be a big hammer to fit all those runes on it's surface.

Wow. Seems like a throwing hammer shouldn't be able to get all those bonuses that only apply when wielded.

My 4.2.3 Warrior just found this in a small vault... not too shabby!

g) the Black Dragon Scale Mail 'Regri' (-2) [16,+42] <+1, +4, +3>
Found lying on the floor in a vault at 3050 feet (level 61)

+1 strength.
+4 tunneling.
+3 speed.
+1 light.
It causes your melee attacks to slay undead.
Provides resistance to Acid, Lightning, Fire, Cold, Poison, Light,
Dark, Sound, Nexus, Nether, Chaos, Disenchantment.
Provides protection from fear, blindness.
Sustains strength, dexterity.
Grants the ability to see invisible things. Sustains your life
force.

When activated, it raises your wisdom at the expense of a random
attribute.
Takes 738 to 1170 turns to recharge at your current speed.
Your chance of success is 94.8%

the Mace of Disruption 'Essereda' (14d8) (+17,+25) <+1, +4>
Found lying on the floor in a vault at 4900 feet (level 98)

+1 strength.
+4 wisdom.
+1 light.
Slays dragons (powerfully), demons (powerfully), undead.
Branded with poison.
Provides resistance to Lightning, Cold.
Cannot be harmed by Acid, Fire.
Speeds regeneration. Grants the ability to see invisible things.


Combat info:
5.0 blows/round.
This weapon may benefit from one or more off-weapon brands or
slays.
Average damage/round: 2874 vs dragons and demons, 1904 vs undead
and creatures not resistant to poison, 1419 vs evil creatures, and
933.5 vs. others.


14d8 is highest base damage I have seen. Is there a cap ?

Slay evil owing to the paldin spell.

About the dice cap? Clearly there is no hard cap. What I dont understand is how that got generated. It has way more power than any "non-special" artifact in the game.

Power is listed as 612; Deathwreaker has 616. In the same set is also a quarterstaff with power 661 (which I didnt find):

the Quarterstaff 'Mirim' (3d9) (+15,+31) <+3, +4, +2, +6, +1>
-------------------------------------------------------------
Six feet of oak which can be wielded in both hands to give a drubbing or block
one.

+3 strength.
+4 wisdom.
+2 dexterity.
+2 constitution.
+6 speed.
+1 extra blows.
Slays undead (powerfully), dragons (powerfully), animals, evil creatures.
Branded with cold.
Provides resistance to Acid, Sound, Shards, Disenchantment.
Cannot be harmed by Acid, Fire.
Sustains constitution.
Grants the ability to see invisible things.

When activated, it breathes a cone of fire with width 20 degrees, dealing 200
damage at the source.
Takes 164 to 240 turns to recharge.
Your chance of success is 30.3%


Min Level 80, Max Level 127, Generation chance 1, Power 661, 15.0 lbs
Random hafted of power 661.

I think the main reason Deathwreaker has the same power value as the 14d8 mace is that slay evil is considered about the same as 2x base dice ?

In which case it is mostly the paladin spell that messes up.

And of course, there are the other slays/brands.

But 14d8 dominates 7d8 with Slay Evil. Yeah, there's no +5 STR and fire immunity, but those are negligible compared to the insane damage.

Yeah, so slay evil is valued too highly.

I suspect that power as a function of base damage is off.

Maybe; ive browsed through some more randart sets, and there was a 1d9 quarterstaff with everything and their dog on it valued > 900. Fire immunity, telepathy, +2 blows, all great but its just another stat stick for a mage.

What kind of sorcery is this! Haha, that is absolutely insane. :)

That's insane, I actually feel sorry for poor Morgoth...

Never mind Morgoth. That will go through Ancalagon like a buzz saw. It makes killing GWoAnnihilation feasible, never mind patsies like GWoLaw. And Sky Dragons.

Well this is rich:

The Amulet of Mandil:
Dropped by Brodda, the Easterling at 1000 feet



This item does not seem to possess any special abilities.

How did this even happen??

Present from his parents?

Hehe, obviously it's based on amulet of adornment. ;)

Also exists in ring form:

the Band 'Leren'
Dropped by Wormtongue, Agent of Saruman at 550 feet (level 11)

Cannot be harmed by Lightning.

a) the Short Sword of Tireg (11d7) (+12,+8) <+3>
Found lying on the floor in a vault at 3300 feet (level 66)

+3 intelligence.
+3 searching skill.
Slays demons, trolls, orcs, animals.
Branded with fire.
Provides immunity to Lightning, Cold.
Provides resistance to Acid, Nether.
Provides protection from fear.
Cannot be harmed by Acid.
Feather Falling. Speeds regeneration. Grants the ability to see
invisible things. Prevents paralysis.

When activated, it puts you in a berserker rage for d50+50 turns.
Takes 262 to 320 turns to recharge at your current speed.
Your chance of success is 96.2%

Combat info:
4.0 blows/round.
This weapon may benefit from one or more off-weapon brands or
slays.
Average damage/round: 700 vs demons, trolls, orcs, creatures not
resistant to fire, and creatures not resistant to acid, 502.8 vs
animals, and 305.6 vs. others.


My priest gonna use this....

Check it out a crossbow with +20 shots. Heavy crossbow of power is now in the trash heap.

Unimpressive activation

b) the Light Crossbow 'Sorlin' (x4) (+6,+13) <+20, +1>
Dropped by Kavlax the Many-Headed at 2050 feet (level 41)

+20 shooting speed.
+1 shooting power.
Provides resistance to Cold.
Cannot be harmed by Acid, Fire.

When activated, it fires a line of light in all directions, each
dealing 6d8 damage, which your device skill increases by 15% for
an average of 31.0 damage.
Takes 69 to 76 turns to recharge at your current speed.
Your chance of success is 93.9%

Later that same game...

I found this. Emotionally, I like this one better, but pragmatically, the first one is still better (damage/turn).

w) the Light Crossbow of Vinen (x5) (+18,+20) <+1, +3, +4, +2>
Dropped by Bert the Stone Troll at 2700 feet (level 54)

+1 constitution.
+3 searching skill.
+4 shooting speed.
+2 shooting power.
Provides immunity to Lightning.
Provides resistance to Light, Nexus.
Cannot be harmed by Acid, Fire.
Sustains wisdom.

Finally found something to fill that Feather Falling slot...

the White Dragon Scale Mail 'Imlon' (-2) [14,+19] <+5, +3, +1>
--------------------------------------------------------------
+5 intelligence.
+3 wisdom.
+5 dexterity.
+3 constitution.
+3 speed.
+1 light.
Provides resistance to acid, lightning, fire, cold, poison, light, dark, sound,
shards, nether, disenchantment.
Provides protection from fear, blindness.
Sustains intelligence.
Feather Falling.

When activated, it restores all your stats.
Takes 123 to 165 turns to recharge.
Your chance of success is 89.5%

the Long Bow of Rhuorim (x5) (+19,+31) <+3, +4, +2>
Found lying on the floor in a vault at 4850 feet (level 97)

+3 wisdom.
+4 stealth.
+2 shooting power.
Slays evil creatures.
Provides resistance to Acid, Light.
Provides protection from confusion.
Cannot be harmed by Acid, Fire.
Sustains dexterity, constitution.
Speeds regeneration. Prevents paralysis.

When activated, it attempts to remove a curse from an item.
Takes 201 to 223 turns to recharge at your current speed.
Your chance of success is 82.9%

the Long Bow of Rhuorim (x5) (+19, +31)
Slays evil creatures


That is crazy! 235 damage per shot with ordinary arrows. 435 with seeker arrows of wounding.

I dont know what the chances for "slay evil" on a bow are. I have seen the occasional branding bow, maybe 2 or 3 in dozens of games. This is the first time I have encontered a slay evil bow. Thankfully it also has good values for multiplier and damage, so a post on the braggart thread was in order.

I would have posted damage infos for various arrows in my quiver as part of my braggart post had I found said launcher. As such, my Hobbit ranger throws pebbles in your direction in jealousy. And the launcher has +4 stealth, +3 Wisdom, two important sustains, and confusion protection. To have so much useful utility and ridiculous damage; I mean that is seriously bonkers. Well, I guess it makes up for the ring of Leren you found earlier (though as I scroll further down the thread I see you also got the 14d8 uber mace, which should honestly have a power rating of 1000). At least my ho-hum heavy crossbow I recently acquired on DL34 has +8 speed and slays dragons. What's the power rating of your launcher?

The reason I didnt post damage numbers is that the bow was originally found by a rogue. However, I proceeded to play a ranger with the same randart set and here is the dump:

http://angband.oook.cz/ladder-show.php?id=24840

The highest damage vs evil I had was shy of 1200, you can see the damage of my last quiver in the dump, basically everything does 1k vs evil.

Edit: power is 289

a) the Lance 'Ularu' (7d8) (+9,+27) <+4>
Found lying on the floor at 1650 feet (level 33)

+4 intelligence.
Slays dragons (powerfully).
Provides resistance to Light.
Cannot be harmed by Acid, Fire.
Sustains your life force. Blessed by the gods (combat bonuses for
holy casters).

Combat info:
2.8 blows/round.
With +3 STR and +0 DEX you would get 3.1 blows
With +0 STR and +2 DEX you would get 3.3 blows
Average damage/round: 744.1 vs dragons and 295.2 vs. others.

And yes, I am a paladin. Love it when the game gets cliche.

Not that amazing as some other posts in this thread, but here's what I found in the Touhou mod:

Here is a bizarre item I found - it maps and lights an entire level - but I can't read any scrolls because of the -3 light :/

There are some other nice aspects to it, and some other not so nice aspects...

Interesting item - presumably you could use it if you somehow got >3 light from elsewhere ?

Yeah, I would definitely consider it.

The "Prevents teleportation" aspect is also a bit unnerving - I've never intentionally played that way. I like carrying a few !PD with me, they are disposable, but I could probably live without them at this stage.

That’s a swap item; you wear it to take the stairs, use it, then forget about it until you’re going down again. (With the option of swapping for fights against big fire breathers.)

Yet another item from the Touhou mod, this time more risky to use:

Randart names can sometimes be weird in my translation, I'll be looking into that later; anyway, +4 CON/CHR/speed, an immunity, insanity resistance... and anti-teleportation. That was one of early game quest rewards, by the way.

What did this thing do to piss off the RNG so badly :confused:

Finding such a thing early on at least gets one some runes known when "selling" it.

Hey, it sustains dexterity! Totally worth it!

For me, fire immunity has fallen off of my priority list as a swap item. I tried to make use of this item but never could get enough +Light to offset the -Light effect. What I really liked was the map/light/detect aspect, but you need to wield damn thing in order to get any reuse out of it. In the end I Barandil was victorious using the phial.

This came in handy for some extra speed for my current warrior (4.2.4). The activation has a far better success rate and duration than a Rod of Speed too...


j) the Hard Leather Cap 'Elkor' [2,+16] <+8, +1>
Found lying on the floor of a special room at 2400 feet (level 48)

+8 speed.
+1 light.
Provides immunity to Acid.
Cannot be harmed by Acid.

When activated, it hastens you for d75+75 turns.
Takes 371 to 455 turns to recharge at your current speed.
Your chance of success is 93.3%