So, that's what victory is like

[silvermike]

After many, many years, I finally got to the end and killed Morgoth.

Now, it's time to try WITHOUT save-scumming.

[Sky]

1. Make dunedain ranger 6 str 4 int 5 con 5 dex
2. Buy food + torches
3. Find a red worm mass
4. Spawn 1k red worm mass and level to CL20
5. Win

Works best on 4.1.2

[Derakon]

Originally Posted by Sky

1. Make dunedain ranger 6 str 4 int 5 con 5 dex
2. Buy food + torches
3. Find a red worm mass
4. Spawn 1k red worm mass and level to CL20
5. Win

You've crucially skipped the 90% of the game that takes place after CL20.

[Sky]

That just involves a whole bunch of arrows and casting phase door a lot.

[Mondkalb]

I stick with the classic advice "buy lantern, kill Morgoth".
Only, that you can't buy a lantern anymore right away. But there are plenty in the dungeon. ^^

[Grotug]

My 5-step program to winning:

• 0. Forced Descent, disconnected stairs, no starting gear, no selling
• 1. Choose H/T Warrior and allot 8 pts. to STR, 6 pts. to DEX and 6 pts. to CON.
• 2. buy a couple !CLW, a ?Recall and a bunch of phase doors. Maybe a !heroism. Dagger/whip/main gauche are optional. Spend remaining gold on 1d5 bolts and food. Eat your food early on and shortly after becoming not full so as to not die from glutton ghost. Don't drink found potions so as to not starve to death on salt water.
• 3. Dive fast for the first 12+ levels. Your combination of super CON and 3+ blows per round will see you through with relative ease (less Umber Hulk).
• 4. Collect a bunch of unknown potions; return to town once you have at least 4500 gold. Buy _Teleportation. Buy !CSW, buy !CCW. Sell potions. Buy back useful ones. Hold onto sleep/slow potions for ID'ing FrAct.
• 5. Find TO. Win.

Or, if you prefer the more succinct version:

Find TO. Kill Morgoth.