Forum: Vanilla
March 29, 2016, 08:37
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Views: 1,499
Overkill ***WINNER***
Killed Morgoth for the first time!
It's the hobbit rogue I've mentioned a couple times before -- the one who you folks said should have descended straight to Morgoth 150,000 turns earlier...
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Forum: Vanilla
February 24, 2016, 08:19
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,356
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Forum: Vanilla
February 24, 2016, 06:18
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,356
Taking on Tarrasque?
Playing my L50 hobbit rogue again, have been down to L98, currently on L97. 86 uniques slain, and found a few things worth holding on to but no major improvements in my equipment loadout.
I just...
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Forum: Vanilla
February 4, 2016, 23:48
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Replies: 46
Views: 10,141
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Forum: Vanilla
February 4, 2016, 18:49
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Replies: 46
Views: 10,141
Absolutely, and that advice is good for me to...
Absolutely, and that advice is good for me to keep in mind as I proceed. Thanks for the info about rune of protection; I'll definitely keep those as well as any more I find.
If anybody has any...
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Forum: Vanilla
February 2, 2016, 07:24
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Replies: 46
Views: 10,141
I do understand the argument that if you know...
I do understand the argument that if you know what you're doing and your entire aim is to beat Morgoth, at some point you maximize your odds by just dropping ASAP to Sauron rather than taking out...
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Forum: Vanilla
February 1, 2016, 08:21
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Replies: 46
Views: 10,141
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Forum: Vanilla
January 30, 2016, 04:32
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Replies: 46
Views: 10,141
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Forum: Vanilla
January 29, 2016, 04:45
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Replies: 46
Views: 10,141
Back in town after the vault, here's the ladder...
Back in town after the vault, here's the ladder link (http://angband.oook.cz/ladder-show.php?id=18374). 8 artifacts from this vault; Arkenstone replaced Star immediately, and I ignored Calris, but...
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Forum: Vanilla
January 26, 2016, 22:37
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Replies: 46
Views: 10,141
I'm confused by the replies I'm getting here.
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I'm confused by the replies I'm getting here.
Pete, Osse doesn't have any fire-based attacks, does he? The spoiler file says nether and water. Why would IM_FIRE be relevant?
Nick, I was asking...
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Forum: Vanilla
January 26, 2016, 19:56
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Replies: 46
Views: 10,141
As I said, I really have no intention of facing...
As I said, I really have no intention of facing Ancalagon or Maeglin at this point; I was being flippant. All the rest of these guys (hey, I guess Khamul, the Black Easterling must be just out of my...
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Forum: Vanilla
January 26, 2016, 19:26
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Replies: 46
Views: 10,141
I came back to this character, picked up a few...
I came back to this character, picked up a few improvements and hit CL50, and have now made it down to DL 80, where I found an *amazing* vault. Went for the stuff I knew would be amazing first and...
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Forum: Vanilla
January 23, 2016, 18:13
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,319
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Forum: Vanilla
January 23, 2016, 07:40
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,319
My character found a heavy crossbow of extra...
My character found a heavy crossbow of extra shots early, found Amrod a bit ago, and just found Belthronding. So I wanted to revisit this question; here's a comparison with a tricked-out L50 rogue,...
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Forum: Vanilla
January 16, 2016, 23:44
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,027
Well, here's the table for warriors. I didn't...
Well, here's the table for warriors. I didn't enchant weapons for this character- too much of a hassle right now without access to Tenser's or Infusions, and since warriors' access to enchant weapon...
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Forum: Vanilla
January 16, 2016, 17:09
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,027
Wow, I was totally off base about warriors max...
Wow, I was totally off base about warriors max blows (I've not been to the late game with a warrior). I must have misread something. And I hadn't even noticed that this character (like all other 5 or...
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Forum: Vanilla
January 16, 2016, 02:25
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,027
Timo and Estie: Another part of the reason...
Timo and Estie: Another part of the reason Doomcaller is interesting is that it slays dragons powerfully, which I haven't included in my table. With this character it gets 900 damage against dragons....
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Forum: Vanilla
January 16, 2016, 01:48
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,027
I already mentioned this in my reply to...
I already mentioned this in my reply to Carnivean, but the only way class max blows will affect any comparisons here is with +blows weapons. (That's because in the late game anybody can get their...
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Forum: Vanilla
January 15, 2016, 04:47
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,027
OK, here's an update. I enchanted all the...
OK, here's an update. I enchanted all the artifacts up to (+14,+14), making a noticeable difference for Pain (more crits), Sting and other "midgame" +blows arts, and many aggravating weapons. I'm...
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Forum: Vanilla
January 15, 2016, 01:01
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,319
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Forum: Vanilla
January 14, 2016, 19:59
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,319
It'd be interesting to see where artifact bows...
It'd be interesting to see where artifact bows fit in the damage output table. Bard and Belthronding at > (+15,+15) have some advantage over long bows of Lothlorien and Extra Shots. I suppose Amrod...
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Forum: Vanilla
January 14, 2016, 19:31
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,027
It can't give you a number that applies to all...
It can't give you a number that applies to all monsters, but it definitely does take to-hit into account. For instance, enchanting the Glaive of Pain (+0,+30) up to (+12,+30) raises its listed damage...
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Forum: Vanilla
January 14, 2016, 18:55
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,027
Carnivean, I think to-hit and criticals are...
Carnivean, I think to-hit and criticals are already figured into the damage calculation. Also, though as I said the class does change things, late in the game everyone can get their class's max blows...
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Forum: Vanilla
January 14, 2016, 18:19
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,027
Timo, what value would you place on dragon and...
Timo, what value would you place on dragon and demon slays as compared with evil and undead? (That is, for the late game- I imagine e.g. that slay dragon would be more valuable around the stat gain...
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Forum: Vanilla
January 4, 2016, 06:09
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,027
Best standart melee weapons
Interested in finding out what weapons might be worth bothering to keep given that I've already got the Glaive of Pain, I decided to create another hobbit rogue, use debug options to max it out and...
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