What about new items?

[pav]

Originally Posted by takkaria

Though I do think it might be quite interesting to have mages who can't really carry much at all (weakness) and only carry a selection of potions, herbs, and the like-- but that's definitely variant talk. Actually, it's the kind of thing I was planning for my variant, which I may or may not ever write.

Poor mages have it hard already, carrying three copies of six different books, 3lbs each, just to avoid being left stranded in dungeon after vital spellbook gets burned up. With their inherently low STR, no need to worsen them further.

[pav]

Originally Posted by takkaria

Scrolls of fireproofing and acidproofing not good enough for you? .

Only if they stack - ie you can achieve full elemental impunity on an ordinary item.

[Nick]

Originally Posted by takkaria

Scrolls of fireproofing and acidproofing not good enough for you?

Not that they're in V (yet), but they might make an appearance aet some point.

Woohoo! I've been planning those for FA, and never got around to it... Can I suggest coldproofing as well (I want to coldproof my potions of life (or Potions of Life...)), and you can anything-proof anything relevant, and that they don't stack with unproofed things?

[pav]

Originally Posted by Nick

Woohoo! I've been planning those for FA, and never got around to it... Can I suggest coldproofing as well (I want to coldproof my potions of life (or Potions of Life...)), and you can anything-proof anything relevant, and that they don't stack with unproofed things?

Also electroproof for swap rings.

[Big Al]

Originally Posted by Faust

Another Idea would be ego-backpacks e.g. backpack of weighlessness, backpack of elemental protection, backpack of extra storage etc.

I'd definately say NO to backpacks of extra storage...that's going the way of bags of holding in Nethack and the insane amount of stuff you can carry around. Part of the important strategy in Angband is deciding what to keep and what you can live without. This was the thing that initially attracted me to 'band over nethack; the limited storage (that and the more plentiful food sources).

[Fuma]

Originally Posted by Big Al

(that and the more plentiful food sources).

Come to Angband, we've got cookies*!
* - hard biscuits

[andrewdoull]

Originally Posted by pav

Also electroproof for swap rings.

I'm suggesting making rings immune to damage in Angband... so they're worthwhile swaps.