Nice droppings from early uniques

[Ugramoth]

Jewel of Suldor <+2>
Dropped by Boldor, King of the Yeeks at 850 feet (level 17)

+2 strength.
+2 speed.
Provides resistance to Cold.
Provides protection from fear, confusion.
Prevents paralysis

Chain Mail of Elvenkind (-2) [32,+15] <+1>
Dropped by Shagrat, the Orc Captain at 850 feet (level 17)

Both useful for HT paladin

[Estie]

HT paladin best paladin!

[Ugramoth]

And he likes this helmet too:

Hard Leather Cap 'Vanar' [2, +13] <+3>:
Dropped by Draebor, the Imp at 1500 feet (level 30)

+3 Wisdom
Provides resistance to Poison.
Provides protection from stunning.
Slows your metabolism. Grants telepathy.

[Grotug]

And he likes this helmet too:

Hard Leather Cap 'Vanar' [2, +13] <+3>:
Dropped by Draebor, the Imp at 1500 feet (level 30)

+3 Wisdom
Provides resistance to Poison.
Provides protection from stunning.
Slows your metabolism. Grants telepathy.

That helmet is amazing.

[Estie]

Wow! Slow disgestion

[Ugramoth]

And it keeps going. Ar-Pharazon was tough opponent to level 37 paladin but that long, tedious and potion-draining fight turned out to be worth the trouble when he dropped 4(!) artifacts, all of which are equipped now.

[Ugramoth]

At level 50 this guy had all resistances (though 0 immunities), massive damage, permanent speed +21. Most uniques are piece of cake etc etc.

No immunities is bad but with 1189 hit points and heal spell this guy is invincible... until Tarrasque proved otherwise.

RIP

Probably first and certainly last time to try Tarrasque without at least one immunity.

[Pete Mack]

Ugramoth--
Immunities arent required vs Tarrasque, except to save your gear. But double immunity is an absolute minimum. Without at least !rCold, !rFire, and rDis, you have no chance.

[Estie]

Yes...those inconspicuous resist heat/cold potions the vendor sells make all the difference. Some people carry them constantly. I dont go that far, but when its time for the big uniques, I make sure to have them.

[Thraalbee]

[Frogcomposband] Best early drop ever?

a Set of Gauntlets of Slaying (+2,+5) [4,+6] {/oTPULZLv}
Dropped by Nizukil, Prince of Rats in the quest 'The Compost Heap'.
Identified: Day 1, 14:56, at CL 13.

That is slay Living, Undead, Demon and then some... Not *slay* but hey I was like ten minutes from starting the character.

[Cryomaniac]

Some of my notable finds from Hengband Touhou mod:

Ring of Speed (+18) from random quest on dungeon level 6
Gloves of Peerlessness (dual wielding boost) from Farmer Maggot

[Julian]

My low-level (13 at the time) Hobbit Necromancer got this. I think I’ll be keeping it for a while.

It immediately turned the level 8 feeling of that level (a soldier/warrior pit, mostly warriors) into an entirely doable proposition.

a) the War Hammer 'Dilmachor' (5d3) (+14,+18) <+2> {??}
     Dropped by Bullroarer the Hobbit at 350 feet (level 7)
     
     You do not know the full extent of this item's powers.
     +2 wisdom.
     +2 speed.
     Slays dragons (powerfully).
     Branded with weak fire.
     Provides resistance to Cold.
     Cannot be harmed by Acid.
     Feather Falling.  Speeds regeneration.  Grants telepathy.  Grants
     the ability to see invisible things.  
     
     When activated, it teleports you randomly up to 10 squares away.
     Takes 41 to 45 turns to recharge.
     Your chance of success is 96.1%
     
     Combat info:
     1.0 blow/round.
     With +8 STR and +0 DEX you would attack a bit faster
     With +12 STR and +0 DEX you would get 1.1 blows
     With +0 STR and +4 DEX you would attack a bit faster
     With +8 STR and +4 DEX you would get 1.1 blows
     With +0 STR and +7 DEX you would get 1.1 blows
     Average damage/round: 72.9 vs dragons, 40.8 vs creatures not
     resistant to fire, and 30.1 vs. others.

[ewert]

a) the Whip of Lorodrir (4d3) (+17,+7) [+13] <+4, +2, +5, +1, +3> {??}
Dropped by Mughash the Kobold Lord at 1500 feet (level 30)

You do not know the full extent of this item's powers.
+4 strength.
+2 intelligence.
+5 wisdom.
+2 constitution.
+5 tunneling.
+5 speed.
+1 light.
+3 damage reduction.
Slays undead (powerfully), dragons (powerfully), demons
(powerfully), trolls, orcs, animals, evil creatures.
Branded with weak poison, lightning.
Provides resistance to Acid, Cold.
Cannot be harmed by Acid, Fire.
Sustains strength.
Slows your metabolism. Feather Falling. Grants the ability to
see invisible things. Prevents paralysis. Blessed by the gods
(combat bonuses for holy casters).

Combat info:
3.8 blows/round.
With +0 STR and +3 DEX you would get 4.1 blows
Average damage/round: 325.6 vs undead, dragons, and demons, 255.7
vs trolls, orcs, and creatures not resistant to lightning, 220.4
vs evil creatures, creatures not resistant to poison, and animals,
and 185.4 vs. others.

Well thank you Mughash, my Paladin thanks you VERY much. I don't even fully know yet what else it has!

[Estie]

You know, they start to corrupt you by giving you a whip you cant refuse...

[ewert]

You know, they start to corrupt you by giving you a whip you cant refuse...

Well all I can say, 2 taps and he died clearing a greater checkerboard vault not paying attention and hitting Wiruin. XD

And literally the previous jaunt was also a greater checkerboard that he cleared, coming home with like 15 artifacts, lol.