[Hengband 1.7.2 Character Dump]

                          Name  : Lazy Weakling

 Sex      : Male             Age                51   STR!:  18/190
 Race     : Dunadan          Height             84   INT!:  18/***
 Class    : High-Mage        Weight            190   WIS!:  18/***
 Magic    : Chaos            Social Class       54   DEX :  18/183
                             Align         Chaotic   CON!:  18/***
                                                     CHR!:  18/120

 Right hand      (+34,+34)   Hit point    839/ 839   Fighting   : Heroic
                             SP (Mana)    537/ 537   Bows/Throw : Legendary[2]
 Blows/Round         3+0+1                           SavingThrow: Heroic
 AverageDmg/Rnd      111+0   Level              49   Stealth    : Excellent
                             Experience    8519858
 Shooting        (+38,+22)   Max Exp       8519858   Perception : Very Good
 Multiplier          x4.60   Exp to Adv    9450000   Searching  : Fair
 Shots/Round          2.57   Gold         10169118   Disarming  : Superb
                                                     MagicDevice: Legendary[10]
 AC              [26,+143]   Time   Day 1271 13:13
 Speed            (+31+10)   Play time    12:18:26   Infra-Vision: 60 feet


                         (Character Background)
          You are the first child of a Townsman.  You are a well
          liked child.  You have blue-gray eyes, straight black hair,
          and an average complexion.


          ...You retired from the adventure after the winning.


                                                               Modification
 Sex   : Male          Stat    BaseRacClaPerMod ActualCurrent  abcdefghijkl@
 Race  : Dunadan       STR!: 18/120  1 -4 -2 12 18/190         ...4.2...3.3.
 Class : High-Mage     INT!: 18/110  2  4 -2 16 18/***         337...3......
 Level : 49            WIS!:  18/80  2  0 -2 18 18/***         .37..23..3...
 Hits  : 839/839       DEX :  18/73  2  0 -2 11 18/183         ...4...3..4s.
 Mana  : 537/537       CON!: 18/130  3 -2 -2 10 18/***         ...4.....3.3s
                       CHR!:  18/80  2  1 -2  3 18/120         3.......s....
          *                        *                            *
         abcdefghijkl@            abcdefghijkl@                abcdefghijkl@
 Acid  : .......+..+.#    Sound : ...........+.    Speed     : ..+++.+..+..#
 Elec  : .........+..#    Nether: ...........+.    FreeAction: +....+...++..
 Fire  : .........+..#    Nexus : +............    SeeInvisi.: ++...++.++...
 Cold  : ..*......+..#    Chaos : .....++..+...    Hold Life : .+...++......
 Poison: ........+...#    Disnch: ..+..........    Warning   : ..........+..
 Light : ..+......+...    Fear  : .............    SlowDigest: ..+..........
 Dark  : ..+......+...    Reflct: .+...........    Regene.   : +....+...+...
 Shard : .......+.....    AuFire: .............    Levitation: .............
 Blind : ..+......+...    AuElec: .............    Perm Lite : .+.......+...
 Conf  : .....+++.+...    AuCold: ........+....    Cursed    : .............

              *                  *                              *
             ab@                abcdefghijkl@                  abcdefghijkl@
 Slay Evil : +..    Telepathy : .+...........    Add Blows   : .............
 Slay Und. : ...    ESP Evil  : .............    Add Tunnel  : .............
 Slay Demon: ...    ESP Noliv.: .............    Add Infra   : .+...........
 Slay Drag.: ...    ESP Good  : .............    Add Device  : .............
 Slay Human: ...    ESP Undead: .............    Add Stealth : ........+....
 Slay Anim.: ...    ESP Demon : .............    Add Search  : ........+....
 Slay Orc  : ...    ESP Dragon: .............
 Slay Troll: ...    ESP Human : .............    Riding      : .............
 Slay Giant: ...    ESP Animal: .............    Throw       : .............
 Acid Brand: ...    ESP Orc   : .............    Blessed     : .....+.......
 Elec Brand: ...    ESP Troll : .............    No Teleport : .............
 Fire Brand: ...    ESP Giant : .............    Anti Magic  : .............
 Cold Brand: ...                                 Econom. Mana: ..+..........
 Poison Brd: ...    Sust Str  : ...........+.
 Sharpness : ...    Sust Int  : ..+..........    Drain Exp   : .............
 Quake     : ...    Sust Wis  : ..+..........    Rnd.Teleport: .............
 Vampiric  : ...    Sust Dex  : ...........+.    Aggravate   : .............
 Chaotic   : ...    Sust Con  : ............+    TY Curse    : .............
 Force Wep.: ...    Sust Chr  : ........+....


  [Option Settings]

 Preserve Mode:      ON
 Small Levels:       OFF
 Arena Levels:       OFF


  [Recall Depth]

    Angband         : level 100
    Yeek cave       : level   5
   !Dragon's lair   : level  72


  [Quest Information]

< Completed Quest >
  Thieves Hideout                          (Danger  level:   5) - level  3
  Warg problem                             (Danger  level:   5) - level 11
  Mauhur, the Orc Captain                  (Dungeon level:   6) - level 20
  The Sewer                                (Danger  level:  15) - level 20
  Old Man Willow Quest                     (Danger  level:  22) - level 36
  Dark Elven Lords Quest                   (Danger  level:  25) - level 36
  Shagrat, the Orc Captain                 (Dungeon level:  12) - level 42
  Rich, the Thief                          (Dungeon level:  24) - level 42
  Eol, the Dark Elven Smith                (Dungeon level:  38) - level 42
  Charon, Boatman of the Styx              (Dungeon level:  44) - level 42
  The Cloning Pits                         (Danger  level:  45) - level 42
  Dworkin Barimen                          (Dungeon level:  50) - level 42
  Node of Chaos                            (Danger  level:  65) - level 42
  Bast, Goddess of Cats                    (Dungeon level:  56) - level 43
  Iketa, the Brave                         (Dungeon level:  62) - level 43
  Cerberus, Guardian of Hades              (Dungeon level:  88) - level 46
  Oberon                                   (Danger  level:  99) - level 46
  Serpent of Chaos                         (Danger  level: 100) - level 49

< Failed Quest >
  Logrus Master                            (Danger  level:  25) - level 21
  The Vault                                (Danger  level:  30) - level 21
  Loki the Trickster                       (Dungeon level:  76) - level 43


 Arena: 20 Victories


  [Defeated Monsters]

You have defeated 35871 enemies including 159 unique monsters in total.

< Unique monsters top 10 >
  The Serpent of Chaos                     (level 100)
  Oberon, King of Amber                    (level  99)
  The Unicorn of Order                     (level  99)
  Sauron, the Sorcerer                     (level  98)
  Gothmog, the High Captain of Balrogs     (level  95)
  The Destroyer                            (level  94)
  Cerberus, Guardian of Hades              (level  94)
  Azathoth, Seething Nuclear Chaos         (level  93)
  Carcharoth, the Jaws of Thirst           (level  92)
  Kaschei the Immortal                     (level  90)


  [Virtues]

Your alighnment : Chaotic

You are a great champion of Enlightenment.
You have strayed from the path of Mysticism.
You are a great champion of Knowledge.
You are an enemy of Individualism.
You have sinned against Chance.
You are a bitter enemy of Justice.
You are the polar opposite of Honour.
You are a bitter enemy of Valour.


  [Mutations]

 You can switch locations with another being.
 You are subject to cowardice.
 You have horns (dam. 2d6).
 You have remarkable infravision (+3).
 You have an extra pair of legs (+3 speed).


  [Character Equipment]

a) The Main Gauche 'Littlethorn' (1d5) (+18,+9) (+3)
b) The Mirror 'Yata-no-Kagami' [0,+18] (+3)
c) The Yumi of irresponsibility (x4) (+22,+22) [+10] (+7)
d) The Ring of Tulkas (+4)
e) a Ring of Speed (+11)
f) The Amulet of Sacred Knights [+10] (+2)
g) The Jewel of Judgement (+3 to speed) {!!}
h) The Leather Scale Mail 'Thalkettoth' (-1) [11,+25] (+3) {Cf}
i) The Elven Cloak of Avoidance [4,+17] (+2 to stealth) {Po;Si[C(Ch}
j) The Golden Crown of Amber [0,+15] (+3) {Dk;Fa}
k) The Set of Cesti of Fingolfin (+10,+10) [5,+20] (+4) {Wr, $}
l) The Pair of Metal Shod Boots of Diamond [6,+15] (+3) {StCn;SoNt(StDx}


  [Character Inventory]

a) 3 Chaos Spellbooks [Sign of Chaos] {@ma!k}
b) 3 Chaos Spellbooks [Chaos Mastery] {@mb!k}
c) a Chaos Spellbook [Chaos Channels] {@mc!k}
d) a Chaos Spellbook [Armageddon Tome] {@md!k}
e) 20 Mushrooms of Restoring {!E}
f) 21 Rations of Food {@E1}
g) 32 Potions of Speed {!k!q}
h) 51 Potions of Healing {!k!q}
i) 22 Potions of *Healing* {!k!q}
j) 8 Potions of Life {!k!q}
k) 26 Potions of Restore Mana {!k!q}
l) 6 Potions of Restore Life Levels
m) 14 Potions of Enlightenment {25% off}
n) 2 Potions of Resistance {!k!q}
o) 4 Scrolls of Genocide {!r}
p) 3 Scrolls of Mass Genocide {!r}
q) 4 Rods of Perception (3 charging) {@z7!s!d!k}
r) 5 Rods of Recall {@zr!s!d!k!!}
s) 7 Rods of Detection (2 charging) {@z3!s!d!k}
t) 2 Rods of Healing (1 charging) {@zh!s!d!k}
u) 7 Rods of Acid Balls {!s!d!k}
v) 7 Rods of Lightning Balls {!s!d!k}
w) 7 Rods of Cold Balls {!s!d!k}


  [Home Inventory]

 ( page 1 )
a) 9 Chaos Spellbooks [Chaos Channels] {@mc!k}
b) a Chaos Spellbook [Armageddon Tome] {@md!k}
c) 30 Mushrooms of Restoring {!E}
d) 18 Rations of Food {@E1}
e) 99 Potions of Speed {!k!q}
f) 38 Potions of Speed {!k!q}
g) 99 Potions of Resist Heat {!k!q}
h) 99 Potions of Resist Heat {!k!q}
i) 75 Potions of Resist Heat {!k!q}
j) 99 Potions of Resist Cold {!k!q}
k) 99 Potions of Resist Cold {!k!q}
l) 42 Potions of Resist Cold {!k!q}

 ( page 2 )
a) 37 Potions of Cure Critical Wounds {25% off}
b) 47 Potions of Healing {!k!q}
c) 34 Potions of Restore Mana {!k!q}
d) 3 Potions of Constitution {!k}
e) a Potion of Charisma {!k}
f) 47 Potions of Enlightenment {25% off}
g) 2 Potions of *Enlightenment*
h) 18 Potions of Self Knowledge {25% off}
i) 76 Potions of Resistance {!k!q}
j) 7 Scrolls of Phase Door {25% off}
k) 10 Scrolls of Teleportation {75% off}
l) 11 Scrolls of Remove Curse

 ( page 3 )
a) 2 Scrolls of *Destruction* {!r}
b) 3 Rods of Trap Location
c) 3 Rods of Recall {@zr!s!d!k!!}
d) 4 Rods of Enlightenment {@z9!s!d!k!!}
e) 7 Rods of Teleport Other {@zt!s!d!k}
f) 3 Rods of Drain Life
g) 6 Rods of Acid Balls {!s!d!k}
h) 6 Rods of Lightning Balls {!s!d!k}
i) 6 Rods of Fire Balls {!s!d!k}
j) 7 Rods of Cold Balls {!s!d!k}
k) a Wand of Drain Life (7 charges)
l) a Wand of Dragon's Frost (5 charges) {@ac!s!d!k}

 ( page 4 )
a) 2 Wands of Dragon's Breath (10 charges) {@ab!s!d!k}
b) a Wand of Striking (6 charges) {@as!s!d!k}
c) 46 Staffs of Enlightenment (46x 11 charges) {25% off}
d) 2 Staffs of Healing (2x 4 charges) {@uh!s!d!k}
e) 34 Staffs of Speed (34x 8 charges) {@us!s!d!k}
f) 8 Staffs of Speed (8x 7 charges) {@us!s!d!k}
g) 8 Staffs of Speed (8x 6 charges) {@us!s!d!k}
h) 3 Staffs of Power (3x 5 charges) {@up!s!d!k}
i) a Staff of Genocide (4 charges)
j) a Staff of Genocide (3 charges)
k) a Staff of *Destruction* (5 charges)
l) The Ring of Protection 'Demonbane' [+15] (+4 to searching) {InWiSr;ShNt}

 ( page 5 )
a) a Ring of Acid [+14]
b) 2 Rings of Acid [+13]
c) a Ring of Acid [+12]
d) 2 Rings of Acid [+11]
e) a Ring of Acid [+6]
f) a Ring of Flames [+13]
g) 2 Rings of Flames [+12]
h) a Ring of Flames [+11]
i) a Ring of Flames [+10]
j) a Ring of Flames [+9] {25% off}
k) a Ring of Ice [+13]
l) a Ring of Ice [+11]

 ( page 6 )
a) 2 Rings of Ice [+9]
b) a Ring of Lightning [+12]
c) 2 Rings of Lightning [+9]
d) a Ring of Constitution (+6) {!*!*!*}
e) a Ring of Constitution (+6) {!*!*!*!*}
f) a Ring of Constitution and Frost bolt (+2)
g) a Ring of Damage (+20)
h) 2 Rings of Speed (+9)
i) a Ring of Speed (+8)
j) a Ring of Speed (+3)
k) The Ring 'Frakir' (+1)
l) a Ring of Warning {~Z}

 ( page 7 )
a) a Ring of Warning and *Detect* Monster {~U}
b) The Amulet of Carlammas (+2)
c) an Amulet of Resistance {Dk}
d) an Amulet of Resistance
e) an Amulet of Telepathy {!*!*}
f) The Amulet of Faramir (+12,+0) (+3)
g) The Bead 'Yasaka-no-Magatama' (+3)
h) an Amulet of Intelligence and Protection [+5] (+4)
i) an Amulet of Intelligence and Hold Life (+4)
j) an Amulet of Magic Device Mastery and Levitation (+3) {!*}
k) The Pendant of Gogo (+4)
l) a Feanorian Lamp of Immortal Eye

 ( page 8 )
a) The Incandescent Light of Yeduson (+3 to infravision)
b) The Palantir of Westernesse (+3) (charging)
c) Balance Dragon Scale Mail (-2) [40,+13]
d) Balance Dragon Scale Mail (-2) [40,+12] {ShSoCaDi}
e) The Chain Mail of Arvedui (-2) [14,+15] (+2)
f) Metal Brigandine Armour (Dwarven) (-3) [24,+15] (+3) {Cn}
g) The Metal Brigandine Armour of the Rohirrim [19,+15] (+2) {Bl}
h) The Full Plate Armour of Isildur [25,+25] (+2)
i) The Filthy Rag 'vinderas' [1,+20] (+3 to searching) {StWiCnSr;Di[E}
j) a Robe of Permanence [2,+17] {So}
k) The Soft Leather Armour 'Hithlomir' [4,+20] (+4 to stealth) {So}
l) Soft Studded Leather of Elvenkind [5,+16] (+2 to stealth) {Cf}

 ( page 9 )
a) Hard Studded Leather of Resistance (-1) [7,+13] {PoCa}
b) The Cord Armour 'Sumo wrestler's loincloth' [4,+0] (+4)
c) Black Clothes of Resistance [4,+26] (+2 to stealth) {Ca}
d) Black Clothes of Elvenkind [4,+15] (+6 to stealth) {Sh}
e) The Cloak of Meng Huo [1,+14] (+2) {StCn;AcFi;Wr(St}
f) 2 Elven Cloaks [4,+4] (+4 to stealth) {25% off}
g) a Fur Cloak of the Bat (-10,-11) [3,+7] (+5)
h) The Fur Cloak 'Iillhachbreth' [3,+19] (+2 to infravision) {InWiIf;Nx}
i) a Shadow Cloak of Protection [6,+25]
j) a Small Leather Shield of Resistance [3,+7] {So}
k) The Small Leather Shield 'Springsleeper' [3,+8] (+4 to speed) {SpCn;Fa}
l) a Small Metal Shield of Resistance [5,+10] {Di}

 ( page 10 )
a) The Large Metal Shield 'Avatar of Might' [8,+12] (+4) {StDx;AcPoNt;Lv(St}
b) a Dragon Shield [8,+17] {ShDi}
c) an Iron Crown of Seeing [0,+2] (+2 to searching) {~Tele}
d) an Iron Crown of Might [0,+13] (+2) {Nt}
e) a Jewel Encrusted Crown of Telepathy [0,+6] {~Nolv~pDoL}
f) a Jewel Encrusted Crown of the Magi [0,+13] (+3) {Cf;Si}
g) The Hard Leather Cap of Thranduil [2,+10] (+2) {Po}
h) The Metal Cap 'galmeth' [3,+20] (+3) {Dx;CoNxDi}
i) The Metal Cap of Thengel [3,+12] (+3)
j) The Kabuto of Yositsune [7,+8] (+2)
k) The Set of Leather Gloves 'Cammithrim' [1,+8]
l) a Pair of Soft Leather Boots of Levitation [2,+7] {Ca}

 ( page 11 )
a) a Pair of Soft Leather Boots of Levitation [2,+5]
b) The Pair of Soft Leather Boots of Shiva's Avatar (+4,+4) [4,+15] (+4 to
speed)
c) a Pair of Hard Leather Boots of Free Action [3,+3]
d) a Pair of Dragon Boots [5,+20] {FiCoPo}
e) The Main Gauche of Azaghal (2d5) (+12,+14)
f) The Rapier 'Silver Chariot' (2d6) (+17,+12) (+2 to speed)
g) The Rapier 'Quickthorn' (1d7) (+27,+9) (+3 attacks)
h) The Broad Sword 'Cat's Clow' (2d5) (+14,+18) [+5] (+4) {In;Po}
i) The Scimitar 'Soulsword' (2d5) (+9,+11) (+2 attacks) {Cf}
j) 2 Poison Needles (1d1) (+0,+0)
k) The Spear of Hagen (1d6) (+11,+13) (+3 to speed)
l) The Nunchaku of Xiaolong (4d3) (+20,+10) [+10] (+3)

 ( page 12 )
a) The Mace 'Taratol' (3d4) (+12,+12)
b) a Wizardstaff (1d2) (+8,+8)
c) a Wizardstaff (1d2) (+3,+7)
d) a Wizardstaff (1d2) (+5,+3)
e) a Wizardstaff (1d2) (+4,+4)
f) a Wizardstaff (1d2) (+3,+4)
g) a Wizardstaff (Chaotic) (1d2) (+7,+8) {Ca;Ma|Ca}
h) The Sling 'Hhertherwedu' (x2) (+19,+18) [+9] {BlDi;Xs}
i) The Short Bow 'Oneiric Girl' (x2) (+19,+19) (+4) {InCh;Lv(Ch}
j) The Light Crossbow of Tachyon (x4) (+7,+20) (+4) {Dx;Sh;Xm}
k) The Light Crossbow of Brand (x4) (+10,+14) (+10 to speed) {Lu}
l) The Heavy Crossbow of the Damn (x5) (+9,+19) (+2) {In;FiCf;SiLuXm}

 ( page 13 )
a) The Gun 'Crimson' (x0) (+20,+20) (+4 to speed) {Li;Si}


  [Museum]

 ( page 1 )
a) a Ring of Aggravate Monster {cursed}


  [Check Sum: "07aa1b1849421ce8ec"]

Posted on 1.10.2010 05:37
Last updated on 3.10.2010 01:46

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On 1.10.2010 05:37 chris wrote:
[CL30:DL6] 00:46
Here's a guy that's sure to die :D

Lazy high mages are hard to start, and I finally settled on a Dunadan for the extra early hit points. I really wanted a Mindflayer as I would be telepathic already, but, alas, I could not survive a single undetectable zog in the early going. Its a shame I'm born with an 18/70 con, as that means a long slog thru !NewLife.

On 1.10.2010 17:05 chris wrote:
[CL36:DL60] 03:33
New lives and my con went 18/70->18/80->18/70->18/90. I decided to stick with this last since my life rating was 113% and my Int 18/130, though this is going to be tough to overcome. Rings of Con +6 help, but they can only be used so long. I have managed to stockpile some more !NewLife should I change my mind, but I think the Int will prove important in the end game, especially with the guaranteed -4 Int from the moron mutation.

Finally a Ring of Speed, so I have to abandon one of my rings of con. Its a good speed ring of +9 too, so I'm quite happy and am willing to swap out my wizardstaff for the time being.

On 1.10.2010 17:09 chris wrote:
Oh, I guess I don't need to rush into the Node of Chaos quest, since I already have my 4th book. I can just take my time and gain CL40 for the manastorm, but the extra 10% fail rates of the lazy personality will make it unreliable a bit longer than normal.

On 1.10.2010 21:21 chris wrote:
[CL40:DL60] 05:12
Mana Storm! Pretty quick for a lazy guy, but now I just need another 8 more levels to get the fail rate down :P

An early epic battle with a Golden Angel produced a shiny new can of toys!! Inside was Amber, Hithlomir, and Harad. I really really tried to get Jack's Cloak from Jack himself so that I could use Amber. Man, was that a tough risky kill (even with Darkness Resistance and +24 speed), but, alas, he stiffed as usual. I have better luck getting The One Ring from Sauron than getting Jack's Cloak from Jack ... Jerk! I'm about 1% lifetime odds, though I know the odds are better from looking at the source code. Weird ...

Anyway, Thranduil showed up with the one resistance I really wanted, and that is poison resistance, so I don't think Amber will get any use for a long time anyway, if at all.

On 1.10.2010 23:57 chris wrote:
[CL42:Cloning Pits] 06:19
I completed the pits, and lost another 3 points of Con on swapping boots. At this point, I decided to roll the dice with my 5 !NewLife as only having 550hp seems too low for a class with no healing, and no double resistance. I finally got a decent set of intrinsic stats, but it took another 4 !NewLife to get it (8 lives but only 1 above average con??). Life rating down to 94% (-17% overall, but what is 17% of 250? That's only 42hp). I gained 4 more Con (+150hp or so at CL50), 2 more Str and only lost 2 Int. Not bad, though if I wrecked my life at this point, I'm not sure I'd have the patience to recover. As it is, I need to go find another 20-30 stat potions ... sigh.

On 2.10.2010 00:22 chris wrote:
[CL42:NewLife Recovery] 06:42
All that, and now I don't even want to wear Shiva's Boots. Max Con. Max Int. All resists. Only +15 base speed, however.

On 2.10.2010 01:42 chris wrote:
[CL43:DL76] 07:47
Chicken!!! I drew Loki for my DL76 quest. I could take him, except he has a 600hp mana storm, and I only have 693 hp. I recalled immediately before I could make a fool of myself, dying yet again. Oh, this guy will die soon enough, but I'd rather it was The Unicorn that squished me instead of Loki.

On 2.10.2010 02:42 chris wrote:
[CL44:DL72] 08:40
Down to the bottom of the lair, for patient leveling. I scored Fingolfin and Yata-no-Kagami, so Amber is possible after all! I lose +5 speed covering poison resistance from a cloak, and +6 speed covering nether from Crimson. Maybe if I could score Stone Mask, I could gain another +11 speed? That and re-rolling my hp (95% life, not 94%, sorry ...) would probably be beneficial, though I'd hate to lose another 2 points of Con. But +32 base speed is end game worthy, so if Dio Brando presents me with the opportunity, I will take it!

On 2.10.2010 03:03 chris wrote:
[CL45:DL72] 08:51
In the immortal words of John "Hannibal" Smith: I love it when a plan comes together! I pasted a Great Wyrm of Balance, leveled up to CL45 and an super sweet 8% fail mana storm, and picked up the uber-elusive Jewel of Judgment in the bargain. Now, really, all I need is for Dio to drop the Stone Mask and me to get a 120% life rating in the bargain ;D

On 2.10.2010 04:23 chris wrote:
[CL46:DL88] 09:57
Damn! I went in strong, hoping for The Unicorn of Order, but drew wimpy ol' Cerberus instead. Shucks! Now, I'll have to face the horny beast at her native depth, where she loves to spam the nearly invincible Great Wyrms of Power!

On 2.10.2010 04:53 chris wrote:
[CL47:Oberon] 10:20
Super careful play ... That Oberon can really dish out damage, and loves to double move. If he did *any* damage to me, I healed full, but with only 770 or so hp, he could easily laugh his way through that. Reflection made me a little more confident, but a double mana storm would put me at -400hp and there is no defense against that (other than luck). But, my Mana Storm caught up with the guy, and he did his usual cowardice pre-death swan song. I always force levels small for this battle, just because it is so freaking annoying otherwise.

He upgraded my RoS to +11, but otherwise, not much to show. Now, I'll hang out for The Unicorn!

On 2.10.2010 05:15 chris wrote:
[CL47:Unicorn] 10:33
OMG!!! The Unicorn of Order!!!

Oh, what an epic battle! Oh, the humanity! Nodens to the left, Combat to the right, and I'm stuck in the middle with the Unicorn! But, alas, infinite destruction, infinite mana, patience, and plentiful healing, along with super slow, super careful, well thought out moves made the battle fairly routine. A nasty early time trick dropped me down to CL46 early on, and I then realized my lack of !RestoreLife, so I had to fight with a 5% mana storm, and 9% logrus breath, but it was enough!

Yumi!!! I'm so irresponsible, now ... So, I'll need to shuffle my weapon as I no longer need the wizardstaff. Soulsword for Nether, I guess ...

On 2.10.2010 05:27 chris wrote:
[CL47:DL99] 10:39
The Unicorn dropped Tulkas as well. Soulsword encumbered me by 50+ spell points, so I had to lose the BDSM for Thalkettoth and Shiva's Boots for my +3 Con, Sound and Nether Resistance boots. So Soulsword for Nexus coverage rather than Nether, but the effect is the same: I'm a whole lotta whoop a$$ right now :D

2% mana storm, so I better go ahead an level up for The Serpent and Morgoth. Plus, 807hp is in the insta-death range, so 3 more levels worth of hit points might help in any close calls ... I'll pass the time by killing Greath Cthulhu, Vecna and Layzark.

On 2.10.2010 10:00 kingvictory2003 wrote:
To quote Darth...Most Impressive!

On 2.10.2010 16:08 chris wrote:
[CL47:DL99] 10:42
OK, I'm just not going to fight Nodens. This is what a double move Mana Storm and Psycho Spear does: Yup, it brought me down to exactly 0hp, which, surprisingly, does not kill you! So, I survived, cast Word of Destruction, and then zapped healing. +41 speed versus +20 speed, but you are never even remotely safe in Hengband.

On 2.10.2010 18:09 chris wrote:
[CL48:DL99] 11:33
0% Mana Storm!! Yay!

Sauron was a complete pushover since he does not resist chaos (though he does resist confusion). 800+ hp chaos breaths quickly wound him down, and he wasted all the open spaces surrounding me by summoning weak monsters.

Cantoras was scary, but he lacks a Mana Storm, so he was safe to take on. (Sauron has a Mana Storm, but he has so many other spells that he fails to use it as often as he should).

Tulzscha resists neither Chaos nor Confusion, so was a meaningless opponent. Same with Kronos.

The Destroyer requires Mana Storms to kill, but with reflection, his best offense is a 200+ hp Disintegration breath. Hardly awe inspiring, though it takes 70 or so Mana Storms to do him in.

Uriel and Azriel? Both died to logrus breath, and were easy opponents. Raphael should prove more difficult, but should be manageable.

2 more levels to go. Thanks to that ridiculously close call with Nodens, I decided I need every last hit point for The Serpent and Morgoth. Actually, Morgoth has me concerned since double mana storms are quite common from that guy. Nothing I can do, though, so if it happens, it happens. He's a lazy guardian, so I have to attempt him. Although, perhaps I won't fight the Plain Gold Ring. We'll see ...

On 3.10.2010 01:46 chris wrote:
[CL49:Serpent] 12:18
I always forget something for the final battle ... this time, it was my stash of !Resistance, so I was left with only the 6 I was carrying. For the most part, I just sucked up the Toxic Waste, and if greater dragons got summoned, I used ?Genocide. When I was double resisting, that seemed to be a magnet for Dispel Magic anyway, whereas the Serpent usually let me get away with just being hasted.

I must say, this is the first battle ever where The Serpent did not score a single double move! That's highly unusual, and I never went below 450hp the entire battle as a result.

Neither Morgoth nor The Plain Gold Ring got summoned, and I don't have the heart to track them down now. Shuma-Gorath got summoned twice, and that is nasty. He (It?) follows on a teleport and could have done me in with a couple mana storms. On the second appearance and following, I realized my mistake and teleported it away so that it wouldn't get summoned again.

And of course, Great Cthulhu made a spectacular appearance with 100 or so greater U's. I set out to kill that guy before taking on The Serpent, but realized I lacked levitation when I nearly drowned en route to R'lyeh. It was at that point that I got tired of waiting, and simply decided to finish this guy already.

Chaos is so powerful for the end game. I do wish I had more hit points, though. Or at least the ability to hide inside walls. Standing on my own two feet, facing down uber uniques, made for some scary moments. Hengband really is a double move and you are out kind of game, and those happen sooner or later if you wait long enough. Oh, that's right, I already had my double move moment (tm) courtesy of Nodens, and skated by with just 0hp. So, I guess this was a lucky win after all :D

On 3.10.2010 01:52 chris wrote:
Also, I learned my lesson about Amberites from the last game. This time, I only killed Dworkin and Brand (which I always kill for a shot at their goodies) as well as Oberon, of course. This meant there were always 5 or 6 of them sneaking about on every level in the end game. Gotta love Word of Destruction ...

On 3.10.2010 08:32 Djabanete wrote:
I keep being impressed by the way you've got this down to a science. Comments like your last one help me appreciate the depth of Heng. Most people (myself included) would want to just eradicate the pesky p's, but a slight chance of instadeath is worse than no chance! Good job staying alive!

On 3.10.2010 15:56 chris wrote:
Thanks! But, if you look at my last character, he died to Corwin's awful blood curse ... Full hp to -2 while turned into a statue, and monsters (nasty ones too!) taking as many free moves as necessary to do me in. Crazy! However, my memory is short. Every 10 characters or so, I die to the Bloodcurse, then play cautiously for a bit, and the revert back to normal carelessness for a bit, then get humbly re-taught the same old lesson. Sigh ...

Dealing with Amberites 101:
[1] Don't. Just kill the 3 I mentioned.
[2] Use Antimagic.
[3] Kill them at a shallow depth and hope for the best.
[4] Pray to the almighty RNG before attempting.

Use whatever method works best for you :D

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