LCC3 progress

[LCC]

Thanks Pete and Psi for the heads up regarding recharge. I had no idea that there was any difference between the spell and scroll. I have only done about a dozen recharges in LCC1 and three in LCC3, always on an empty and it did not explode. As you say, I just got lucky. I will buy scrolls recharge to carry...

Promoted level 42 (turns/ clvl now 27337) on dlvl 73 with a black dragon pit, a lesser vault with great wyrms, also killing Omarax and Polyphemus. I quaffed a potion of experience for 100k too. Found the MPM of Celeborn and stashed it. Potions for base str to 18/100 and con to 18/100. No changes to equipment. Got some better ammunition. Have identify on all except 7 rings, 9 amulets, 12 potions, 2 scrolls, 4 wands, 3 staffs, 7 rods, and 4 mushrooms.

Not bad for two weeks work, and the day is young!

[LCC]

Promoted clvl 43 on dlvl 80 - turns/ clvl now 26874. Killed Tselakus, Atlas (dropped spear Nimloth - sold it), and Fundin Bluecloak to make a total of 45/72 unique seen killed. I have killed over 2000 trolls, 500 giants, 56 ancient dragons, and 6 great wyms. I need more dragon pits!

HP828, SP340, AC 155+5 prayer, speed 15 with burden +10 hasted with staffs, potions improved base int to 18/95, not that it matters. I am usually hasted to +25 now, and just got 1065k points experience in 10k turns! I found out that a zero charge staff WIIL blow up the hard way. Now I carry two staffs of speed...

47 artifacts found so far. I need a speed ring to take me over 30 speed! I found an Amulet of ESP and stashed it. It might come in handy if I decide to swap out Thranduil (for example - The Jewel Encrusted Crown of Numenor). Right now I need Evenstar in that slot to sustain wisdom and constitution.

There are only a few artifacts in the spoiler which I cannot get on 80 :

The Mighty Hammer 'Grond' (9d9) (+5,+25) [+10] - ask Morgoth level 100
The Multi-Hued Dragon Scale Mail 'Razorback' (-4) [30,+25] - level 90
The Power Dragon Scale Mail 'Bladeturner' (-8) [50,+35] - level 100
The Balance Dragon Scale Mail 'Mediator' (-4) [30,+25] - level 95
The Massive Iron Crown of Morgoth [0,+0] - ask Morgoth level 100
The Ring of Power 'Vilya' (+10,+10) - level 90
The Ring of Power 'The One Ring' (+15,+15) - level 100

I am satisfied to stay on level 80 until I am promoted to clvl 48. Then I will go down to 95 and scum there until I am ready for Sauron and Morgoth...

Edit : I hate hounds, but I surely gained a lot of experience points killing 24 chaos hounds and 18 ethereal hounds...

[Sirridan]

The Mighty Hammer 'Grond' (9d9) (+5,+25) [+10] - ask Morgoth level 100
The Multi-Hued Dragon Scale Mail 'Razorback' (-4) [30,+25] - level 90
The Power Dragon Scale Mail 'Bladeturner' (-8) [50,+35] - level 100
The Balance Dragon Scale Mail 'Mediator' (-4) [30,+25] - level 95
The Massive Iron Crown of Morgoth [0,+0] - ask Morgoth level 100
The Ring of Power 'Vilya' (+10,+10) - level 90
The Ring of Power 'The One Ring' (+15,+15) - level 100

You can... although it's unlikely (Wrath of God is supposed to be DL100, but you got it way earlier) Hope for some good vaults mate and keep on truckin!

EDIT:

Except Grond/Crown of course... until you kill the big P.

[LCC]

Wrath of God was incredible luck - dropped by a hill orc at 2000 feet! I have been looking at the list of artifacts (which I have) and decided that the key to a shuffle of equipment is finding the Palantir of Westernesse or the ring of power Nenya for ESP. Then I can wear Holhenneth instead of Thranduil. That lets me swap out the ACM Caspanion for MPM Celeborn. Then I can swap bow Belthronding for Bard (or crossbow Cubragol if I get it). I now must wear the amulet of wisdom instead of jewel Evenstar because my Wis got axed. Net effect is loss of resistance to light.

I prefer the Palantir so that I can wear two speed rings instead of one plus Nenya. Come on Palantir! I got you last game, I WANT you NOW!

[LCC]

Promoted clvl 44 on dlvl 81 at 26361 turns/ clvl. Killed Ji Indur Dawndeath - got cloak of Thorongil (sold). Killed Ar-pharazon the Golden - got LB Dal-i-thalion (dropped), and a ring of speed +5 - wore it and dropped the ring of acid. On 81 in a vault found the Jewel Encrusted Crown of Numenor - stashed in home and sold the scrolls banishment. I need a slot open soon. Is there any sense in saving scrolls of *remove curse*? I think that I read somewhere that in 3.1.0 beta they do not remove curses as designed. Killed the Phoenix, losing another new staff of speed. I just can't seem to accumulate them.

HP849, SP348, AC141+5 prayer, speed with burden +20 and +30 hasted by staff, potion charisma to 18/127.

[LCC]

I found a greater vault on level 81! Now I need to decide whether to open it. I do believe that I shall, because there are speed rings near the entrances. See the uploaded file LCC3 greater vault on 81 on my web page given in the signature below. If you have ever wanted to plunder a greater vault, here is your chance!

[LCC]

It took six hours of very careful playing to clear the vault. I teleported away lots of monsters including the following unique ones : 65 Mouth of Sauron, 86 The Tarrasque, 28 Drabor the Imp, 82 Pazuzu Lord of Air, 92 Vecna the Emperor Lich, 75 Ungoliant the Unlight, 79 Qlzqqlzuup the Emperor Quylthulg, 81 Maeglin the Traitor of Gondolin. I found and discarded the following artifacts : axe Mundwine, rapier Careth Asdriag, ring of Tulkas, and sword Dagmor. Before I got to the vault, I killed Saruman and got trash egos. The file LCC3 vault 81 clear on my home page contains the final level before recall...

Profit : Speed rings +7 and +6 (wearing both not hasted +28 speed at burden 105%), 2nd copy of Holy Infusions, rod of restoration, rod of recall, 2 staffs of banishment, 2 staffs of speed, 3 potions of restore mana, 1 potion speed, 1 staff of healing, gained base int to 18/100 and chr to 18/90. Loss : 10k turns to get that stuff...

[LCC]

After three boring dlvl 81 and three 80, promoted clvl 45 on dlvl 80 (turns/ clvl now 26096), scumming for rings of speed. Found a mace of disruption which would be handy if I get a giant pit. Got a second ring of speed +7, another staff of healing, and another staff of the magi. That is about it.

HP873, SP356, AC 141+5, hitting 4@57+, shooting 2@136+, speed +27 not hasted with burden 136%.

[LCC]

Promoted clvl 46 on third trip to dlvl 80 - turns/ clvl now 25667 for a game of 1.3 million turns. Killed Harowen the black hand (who steals items) so now I can stop carrying multiple copies of books 5-9. Found artifacts : short bow of Amrod (discarded), rapier Forasgil (discarded), mace Taratol (carrying), mattock of Nain (carrying), and beaked axe of Theoden (discarded). I looked at the list of kills again : 251 demons, 305 dragons, 178 ghosts, 1187 giants/ogres, 17 lich, 848 men, 1723 orcs, 2339 trolls, 10 vampires, 138 wights/wraiths, 1053 hounds, and 296 zombies are the high point kills. Hounds to avoid with my resistances (everything except shards) : TIME like plague, chaos if other monsters around because they polymorph, and aether because they can breath time. I no longer need to avoid gravity, inertia, and impact hounds because of my high speed...

HP891, SP364, AC 141+5 prayer, speed 28 not hasted at burden 127%, no changes to stats.

Primary wield :
a) The Trident of Ulmo (4d8) (+15,+19) (+4) +4 dexterity. Provides immunity to acid. Provides resistance to acid, nether. Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold. Blessed by the gods. Slows your metabolism. Speeds regeneration. Prevents paralysis. Stops experience drain. Grants the ability to see invisible things. When activated, it teleports a target monster away. It takes 50 turns to recharge after use. With this weapon, you would currently get 4 blows per round. Each blow will do an average damage of 75 against animals, 93 against dragons, and 57 against normal creatures.

For demons even though not blessed!
r) a Blade of Chaos of *Slay Demon* (6d5) (+13,+19) (+2) +2 intelligence. Provides resistance to fire, chaos. With this weapon, you would currently get 4 blows per round. Each blow will do an average damage of 127 against demons, and 55 against normal creatures.

For lightning immunity and haste self :
s) The Mace 'Taratol' (3d4) (+12,+12) Provides immunity to lightning. Provides resistance to lightning. Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold. When activated, it hastens you for d20+20 turns. It takes 100 turns to recharge after use. With this weapon, you would currently get 4 blows per round. Each blow will do an average damage of 54.5 against electricity-vulnerable creatures, 69.5 against dragons, and 39.5 against normal creatures.

For tunneling and resist disenchantment :
t) The Mattock of Nain (2d8) (+12,+18) (+6 searching) +6 strength, Searching, infravision, tunneling. Provides resistance to dark, Disenchantment. Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold. When activated, it turns rock into mud. It takes 2 turns to recharge after use. With this weapon, you would currently get 4 blows per round. Each blow will do an average damage of 73 against orcs, 73 against trolls, 73 against giants, 73 against dragons, and 55 against normal creatures.

[LCC]

Promoted clvl 47 on first trip to 80 - turns/ clvl now 25241. Killed Ungoliant the Unlight and 95 demons. Found ring of Barahir (stashed), Necklace of the dwarves (worn and dropped Evenstar), amulet of Carlamas (stashed), and amulet of Ingwe (stashed). Sold the amulets of magi, ESP, and regeneration to free up the three slots needed. I am getting lucky on staffs of speed - finding them faster than I lose them. I need 1 million points for level 47-48 promotion, so I am starting my descent to level 95 now.

HP915, SP372, AC141+5 prayer, speed 28 not hasted with burden 127%, hitting 4@60, shooting 2@136+, stats : str 18/190, int 18/140, wis 18/200, dex 18/160, con 18/*** (250), chr 18/130.

[LCC]

Still clvl 47 now on dlvl 89. Found broad axe Barukkheled (dropped) and ring of power Narya (worn - dropping speed +7, now speed +21 without haste at 138% load). Still diving, no recall. Stats +10 from ring. Hitting 4@66, shooting 2@136. I now have fire immunity and acid immunity, so now I can kill demons without losing stuff! Going DOWN!

[LCC]

Cleared a multi-hued dragon pit on level 94 for promotion to level 48 - now turns/ clvl of 24910. With cloak Colluin providing double resistance, Narya immunity fire, and Ulmo immunity acid, it was a breeze. I only had to heal 5 times. I stood on the doorway and cast Wrath of God spell dispel evil until only the GWoMC and a couple of AMHD were left. Found Spear of Orome (carrying, dropped rods of curing) and Iron crown of Beruthiel (dropped), and a ring of speed +11 (wore and dropped +7). In a previous fight with demons, I got zapped to be quite ugly, but I am saving the zap rod of restoration for something I really need. Still going down, to 96.

HP940, SP380, AC 141+5, hitting 4@67+, shooting 2@136+, speed +25 not hasted at 149% burden.

[LCC]

A greater draconic Quylthulg did me a great favor! On level 96 it summoned Ancalagon the black with escorts. I was speed 35 hasted with immunity to fire and acid, but the first thing I did was to activate cloak Colluin for double resist! Then I prayed to teleport away the Q and Ancalagon. I stood in the doorway and repeatedly cast Wrath of God spell dispel evil, healing as necessary. When I ran low on mana I used my staff of the magi to restore mana. I have now killed 465 dragons, including 70 of level death drake or greater. That is 160-95 (recall the MHD pit) =65 in one slaughter session! When the last one died, I sifted through the treasures buried 4 deep for artifacts. I found : Ring of power Nenya (carrying to stash), dagger Dethanc (dropped), beaked axe of Hurin (dropped), morningstar Bloodspike (dropped), and best of all the Golden Crown of Gondor (worn and dropped HLC Thranduil). Promoted clvl 49 at 24455 turns/clvl. I am not done with level 96 yet. There is a vault with a speed ring in it that I want to check...

HP957, SP386, AC 145+5 prayer, speed 29 not hasted at 131% burden, hit 4@71+, shoot 2@144+, str 18/*** (230), int 18/130, wis 18/*** (220), dex 18/170, con 18/*** (290), chr 18/140.

[LCC]

I continued gaining experience on dlvl 96 by waiting for my cloak Colluin to recharge, then finding Ancalagon the Black. After he summoned his escort and there were several great wyrms to kill, I teleported away Ancalagon and prayed wyrms to death as before. I did that twice to get promoted clvl 50 at 24021 turns/ clvl. I found the cutlass Gondricam (dropped), steel helm of Hammerhand (dropped), and Palantir of Westernesse (dropped after checking my dump carefully - I no longer need it and it aggravates creatures). In total I killed another 36 dragons/ wyrms to 501 total. I did NOT kill Ancalagon, because he is very useful for getting treasure from his dead escorts. I have killed 52 of 89 unique monsters seen. I have found 69 artifacts. I have identified all except : 2 rings, 4 amulets, 11 potions, 1 scroll, 1 wand, 2 staffs, 3 rods, and 4 mushrooms...

Upon return home I did the following swaps :
longbow Belthronding to longbow Bard,
ring of speed +11 to ring of power Nenya,
Necklace of the Dwarves to Amulet of Ingwe,
ACM Caspanion to MPM Celeborn.
That changed my final stats to : str 18/*** (260), int 18/150, wis 18/*** (240), dex 18/200, con 18/*** (250), chr 18/*** (230) MUCH BETTER! However speed dropped to +21 not hasted at burden 125% rather than +29. Oh well, I now hit 4@79+ versus 71+, and shoot 1@225+ versus 2@144+
I sold the Amulet of Carlamas to free up a slot to stash the ring of speed. I might want to use it rather than a ring of power if I get "the one ring".

Edit : HP978, SP396, AC172+5 prayer

That's not bad for 15 days of play! I am not ready for endgame yet though. I need Deathwreaker, Grond, or the equivalent to kill Morgoth. In LCC1 I was hitting 5@84.5+ versus 4@79+ now. So I am definitely weaker by 33%, NOT GOOD. I am going to scum level 98 until I am satisfied with my weapon, accumulating consumables in the process by killing great wyrms and demons...

[Psi]

I need Deathwreaker, Grond, or the equivalent to kill Morgoth.

If you manage it, you'll be the first to kill Morgoth with Grond