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It seems like every tournament I gently caress up an extended perfect character through some sort of idiocy. A gargoyle dying to death curses in Tomb, an ogre killing Cerebov and leaving the rune, a formicid getting the iron rune first and then dying to an easy pack of enemies 300 turns later in Depths, and now a demonspawn drowning because I lagged through the 2 turn warning of Hell cancelling my flight. I'm now wondering how bad I can gently caress up next tournament (or if I've still got more in me for this one)! On a side note, I was reading a Tavern thread and chuckled at the name Captain Tedium, so now I'm trying to think of Justice League/Avengers puns for HOM clans.
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Do undead not time out on other floors? My ogre skeleton fell down a shaft, and was still there when I caught up to him 3 floors later. There's a HOM strategy for you.
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May 9, 2016 15:25
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Started as a HuAs, stopped training stealth and short blades when I dropped the trident. Then I got boots of the Assassin and picked up the Ring of Shadows and now it's looking like I may actually play a successful stabber. If I drop Cloak of the Thief, is that like the Dungeon Crawl deathly hallows and I can never die?  code:Why is it that dancing weapons in Elf don't leave a weapon and turn into piles of gold when you worship Gozag? That just seems weird.
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May 9, 2016 15:27
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What's the RC file line to warn you of Necromut ending?
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May 9, 2016 16:09
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Speaking of lajatangs, I just got a lajatang of speed before lair, and then two wands of hasting on lair 1 
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May 9, 2016 16:30
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Stoat posted:What's the RC file line to warn you of Necromut ending? I don't know if it's actually possible to specifically apply it only to Necromutation so this is just the general warning for all transformations expiring soon. force_more_message += Your transformation is almost over
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May 9, 2016 16:47
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Also this character is a demonspawn with powered by death and GDA and +5 slaying. current status: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P0yfq2wDvU&t=53s
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May 9, 2016 17:00
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May 9, 2016 17:29
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Hildebrand's ghost has gotten one kill on V:5 already.  Found this sweet Lajatang: the +11 lajatang "Kileam" {slice, +Fly Str+4} I'm using a demon whip of pain (found early, and then pained up by kiku) on my DsMo with a shield, so unfortunately I can't use that as a swap weapon. Seems like it'd be pretty good against rN enemies though.
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May 9, 2016 17:51
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I don't think I had seen the Swamp entrance with four giant leeches. Also, fighting leeches with a vampiric weapon is asinine. That took too long.
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May 9, 2016 18:18
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I've never had such an easy time on V:5. Statue Form, Ring of Fire, Augmentation, regen lots of health on kills, warlock mirror, Deflect Missiles, Chei's abilities... now I'm working on getting my skills high enough for Fire Storm and Tornado. Can't find Necromutation but I think I won't have too tough of a time in the Tomb. This is a character to go for a ridiculous high score with, right? 
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May 9, 2016 18:38
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Thalamas posted:Why is it that dancing weapons in Elf don't leave a weapon and turn into piles of gold when you worship Gozag? That just seems weird. it's not that weird when you realize that the weapon you'd get is actually a corpse, and obviously gozag turns all corpses into 
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May 9, 2016 19:04
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by extension, using a former dancing weapon counts as hitting people with a corpse
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May 9, 2016 19:50
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jerkstoresup posted:This is a character to go for a ridiculous high score with, right? You have a drat good shot at extended, yeah. Look around for an akashic record and get yourself controlled blink. I wouldn't say you NEED lichform to do Tomb, just make sure you have rN+++ while in statue form before you try it. Try to clear Slime before you do Tomb because Slime is generally easier and you get a few chances at the books you need. Just be wary about tedium if you try extended without massive kill spells, especially with Chei.
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May 9, 2016 20:00
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Akett posted:You have a drat good shot at extended, yeah. Look around for an akashic record and get yourself controlled blink. I wouldn't say you NEED lichform to do Tomb, just make sure you have rN+++ while in statue form before you try it. Try to clear Slime before you do Tomb because Slime is generally easier and you get a few chances at the books you need. Got necromut, cleared slimes, Abyss, and working on Pandemonium now. Can't find controlled blink, and a few curemut potions would be nice, but otherwise nothing puts a dent in me. I've never done more than a few Zig levels... maybe before I ascend I'll dip my toes in? So risky but so many points.
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May 9, 2016 20:17
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jerkstoresup posted:I've never had such an easy time on V:5. Statue Form, Ring of Fire, Augmentation, regen lots of health on kills, warlock mirror, Deflect Missiles, Chei's abilities... now I'm working on getting my skills high enough for Fire Storm and Tornado. Can't find Necromutation but I think I won't have too tough of a time in the Tomb. The guy who was painting the minimap with experience potions he got from too many zig clears had powered by death and augmentation, though he had nightstalker too.
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May 9, 2016 20:22
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Nightstalker is merely icing on the cake when compared to those other two when consequ-zigging.
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May 9, 2016 20:31
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a - the +10 longbow of the Wasteland (weapon) {freeze, Fragile rF+++ MR++}. Well, since I am playing a centaur hunter who uses bows I guess I didn't really want to ever swap weapons again as it is?
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May 9, 2016 21:08
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All this and I'm still chumping Panlords.  
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May 9, 2016 22:00
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jerkstoresup posted:All this and I'm still chumping Panlords. How are you still alive 
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May 9, 2016 22:08
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I had a similar amount of mutations, due to this situation(plus the rest of pan) Worked out though. You think I won't kill you just 'cause I'm a porcupine? You think I'm not mad as hell?     thanks passive freeze dove thru like half a zig to get curemut after pan
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May 9, 2016 22:28
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Anyone else having issues connecting to crawl.akrasiac.org? I haven't been able to load the lobby, never mind resuming my game.
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May 10, 2016 00:09
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Just checked, my connection is sound and stable. Might be some node along the way from you to it. In other news, getting to use Orb of Destruction while in Lair without worrying about hunger is a wonderful, wonderful thing. I'm painting the levels red! Sage Grimm fucked around with this message at 00:15 on May 10, 2016 |
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May 10, 2016 00:13
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First time using Pakellas, playing a KoMo stabber. What'd be a good wand to supercharge?
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May 10, 2016 02:00
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+6 longbow of Precise Incision {velocity, Fragile rC+ Str+3 Stlth+} Wield-ID'd this thing after buying it on D12, subsequently murdered the entirety of Orc. However, I'm a GrMo^Trog and unless I'm reading learndb wrong, you can't fire missiles while zerking. When would it be a good idea to break this thing and go back to punching? About to go to Swamp, and my other options are a +4 flaming shortbow, +2 triple crossbow of velocity, and a mystery artifact longbow that I don't have the ID scrolls for right now. Morgue is here if skilling matters.
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May 10, 2016 02:03
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Pomale posted:First time using Pakellas, playing a KoMo stabber. What'd be a good wand to supercharge? An iron rod or I dunno, shadows is good, right?
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May 10, 2016 02:08
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Supercharging a rod takes it to 18MP, so I tend to only supercharge level 6 rods. Shadows is a level 5, so you can get 3 evokes with normal recharge scrolls.
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May 10, 2016 02:12
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Pomale posted:First time using Pakellas, playing a KoMo stabber. What'd be a good wand to supercharge? It's almost always better to supercharge a rod, and Pakellas will always gift one to you.
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May 10, 2016 02:18
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Doing Hell for the first time ever, nearly died at several points in Cocytus 7. That was terrifying. I'm mutated to hell and back, but I only have Tartarus, Zot 5, and the orb run left. Pro tip: Potions of resistance are really loving great, don't forget you have them until you've brushed with death sufficiently, like me.
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May 10, 2016 02:46
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Sage Grimm posted:Just checked, my connection is sound and stable. Might be some node along the way from you to it.  my GrEE went vehumet and then found a staff of energy, book of power and book of annihilations well ok then, I've never ascended a caster before (or even gotten a rune with one) but i've got nobody to blame but myself if i gently caress this up
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May 10, 2016 02:48
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Pinechild posted:+6 longbow of Precise Incision {velocity, Fragile rC+ Str+3 Stlth+} I'd wield-id that longbow once you do break your current one, so you can get a better comparison between that and the triple crossbow (since you decided to skill that one as well!). As for the best time to do so, uh, I guess when you have to break out your guns and go berserk. Makes for a nice mental image too. Stone cold gaze while you shatter your bow on the ground, clench your fists and explode in anger at your oncoming foe.
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May 10, 2016 02:54
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Pomale posted:First time using Pakellas, playing a KoMo stabber. What'd be a good wand to supercharge? Heal Wounds, or Acid. But really, you should supercharge a rod. Iron is my go to. Also congratulations bitcoinbastard on another victory in our team. I'm going to get one I hope.
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May 10, 2016 02:56
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Matlock Birthmark posted:Heal Wounds, or Acid. But really, you should supercharge a rod. Iron is my go to. Did it with a DDFi of Pakellas, ended up getting 3x Heal Wands by the end of the game which came in handy because Z:5 had permanent teleporters in the entryway chokepoints so I had to blind tele into a crowd of Ancient Liches and Orbs of Fire, then blink scroll myself onto the rune, then wand teleport myself somewhere outside the orb chamber (took 3 or 4 tries), healing myself in between running away the whole time.
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May 10, 2016 03:46
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Augh, why am I being so bad this tournament. Just wasted another easy victory character. I think I am going to have to take a day or two break till I get my head back in the game.
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May 10, 2016 03:50
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I finally overcame adversity, announcing the first win for out clan! OgMo^Gozag God choice was out of necessity, as I blew a 2 rune OgMo^Trog in V:5 and realised I am too weak to get my ogres safely through V:5 (and, by extension, Z:5). There's nothing that gold wouldn't buy you... so bribed V:5 three times on the next one that stuck. That was slightly overbuying matters, got out with $5000 still in the system. The bribe was very helpful, though. The first or second merchant provided +2 shadow dragon armour of the Vacuum (worn) {+Fly rF+ Regen+ Stlth++++} which I wore till the end. Some AC on an ogre (around 25 most of the game) is very helpful. Despite all the complaints in here, throwing is still strong. I was very happy to have the cyclops orc ending and also Shoals, that gave me lots of pieces to throw. Skilled Throwing to 8 pretty early, 12 after Lair, and finished with 20. Silver javelins were enough to do orbs of fire, but when I noted that my Zot:5 has *two* hostile statues in the safe wing (the other one was double-guarded by teleportation + Zot trap), I bribed twice, which trivialised matters. Fun Gozag captcha: that trove was asking for a +3 gold dragon armour, of all things. (A wish a Gozag worshiper can never satisfy.) Double irony: the shopping spree with the orb coughed up Dragon King armour Honorary mention: my first tournament character, a OgVM^Kikubaaqudgha, happily bashing letters with the GSC of pain, met its doom on Lair:8 because I acted like a teenage girl (well, your or my children would definitely be smarter than me): labyrinth announced, I map the level, see where it is (not far away), make a beeline for it, get killed by a wolf. I wanted to apologise for fatfingering on one starting screen -- obviously I quit that Draconian right when I noted the typo. But then I saw that some of us have, ahem, left the path of racial purity. Where will it end? IT IS NOT OGRE YET!!
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May 10, 2016 04:03
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Is there a good way to utilize the sceptre of torment on a ghoul? I already have my unarmed all the way up and am doing fine, but I've never managed to use it and was wondering if there's a way to proc it easily without investing a bunch of points or is it another evocations and staves kind of thing.
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May 10, 2016 04:05
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oneof3steves posted:Is there a good way to utilize the sceptre of torment on a ghoul? I already have my unarmed all the way up and am doing fine, but I've never managed to use it and was wondering if there's a way to proc it easily without investing a bunch of points or is it another evocations and staves kind of thing. It goes off on 50% of all attacks and a 1/200 chance every turn otherwise (while wielded, of course), no evocations investment required.
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May 10, 2016 04:18
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Floodkiller posted:It goes off on 50% of all attacks and a 1/200 chance every turn otherwise (while wielded, of course), no evocations investment required. Awesome thanks... I think I can put that to use.
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May 10, 2016 04:27
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Won a (yellow) DrTm of Chei. Once you get statue form it is like a whole other game. Everything just dies.
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quote:You have visited 3 ziggurats (completing 2), and seen 74 of their levels. This gets a really high score right? I can keep doing this for days, and would keep going if I didn't have to sleep, go outside, work and stuff.  http://pastebin.com/raw/VVieDr1K i'll never have a character this good again
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