New memorable randarts

[Estie]

the Fur Cloak of Aglor (+2,+5) [3,+21]
Dropped by Bullroarer the Hobbit at 550 feet (level 11)

Provides immunity to Fire.
Provides resistance to Acid.
Cannot be harmed by Acid, Fire.
Sustains strength.

When activated, it grants temporary resistance to acid,
electricity, fire, cold and poison for 1d20+20 turns.
Takes 82 to 100 turns to recharge.
Your chance of success is 92.1%


Good for level 11; everything on this one is useful.

[Pete Mack]

One of the standard challenge games is killing Morgoth with a shovel. You are well on your way....

[bdgamer]

And this amazing, ridiculous shovel...

 the Shovel 'Manfaere' (1d2) (+15,+15) [+19] <+3, +4, +2, +1>
     Dropped by Bullroarer the Hobbit at 450 feet (level 9)
     
     +3 stealth.
     +4 tunneling.
     +2 speed.
     +1 attack speed.
     +1 light.
     Slays dragons (powerfully), demons (powerfully), orcs, animals,
     evil creatures.
     Branded with weak lightning.
     Provides resistance to Acid, Lightning, Shards, Nether.
     Feather Falling.  Blessed by the gods (combat bonuses for holy
     casters).  
     
     Combat info:
     3.0 blows/round.
     With +2 STR and +0 DEX you would get 3.3 blows
     With +0 STR and +1 DEX you would get 3.3 blows
     Average damage/round: 80.7 vs dragons and demons, 70.8 vs orcs, 66
     vs animals, evil creatures, and creatures not resistant to
     lightning, and 60.9 vs. others.

[bdgamer]

I present this lovely suit of armor for consideration in the truly awful category.

n) the Hard Leather Armour of Unulos (-1) [16,-16] <-5> {cursed}
     Dropped by Golfimbul, the Hill Orc Chief at 900 feet (level 18)
     
     It makes you vulnerable to fire attacks, but resistant to cold.
     It occasionally makes a loud noise.
     -5 searching skill.
     Provides protection from fear.
     Cannot be harmed by Acid, Fire.
     Prevents paralysis.  Prevents teleportation.  Drains experience.

[Ugramoth]

Yeah, some individual artifacts are worse but it was kind of 'funny' finding 2 dismal things in a row. Besides, unless you uncurse it, that ring is rather complete: It paralyses you, invites everyone to come and hit you and with -22 AC makes sure nobody misses you. And if you wear that cloak, you might be just stupid enough to put it on.

Anyway, bit later RNG gods turned friendlier:

http://angband.oook.cz/forum/showthread.php?p=148061#post148061

[PowerWyrm]

I dunno. I still think Beruthiel and Mormegil are worse. It'd be very hard to top -10 speed.

Weapons with -3EA.

[Pete Mack]

I dunno. I still think Beruthiel and Mormegil are worse. It'd be very hard to top -10 speed.

[Ugramoth]

Worst level ever

Got 'something worthwhile' feeling on DL18. Good! Early artifact!
Turned out to be this:

Cloack 'Eluil' [1, -14] <-4> {cursed}:
Found on the floor at 900 feet.

It makes you vulnerable to fire but resistant to cold
It paralyses you every now and then.
-4 Intelligence
Feather falling

Activates for 6d8 frost bolt

Later, found a chest. Hopefully there is at least something useful inside.
A ring! Nice!... Or not:

Band of Vathimbar [-22] {cursed}

It periodically turns your skin to stone
It paralyses you every now and then.

Sustains strength, constitution.
Aggravates creatures nearby.

[gglibertine]

I'd have liked to have found this, since I might not be dead now:


the Maul of Belent (5d4) (+18,+16) [+6] <+3, +2>
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A long-handled hammer with a heavy head.

+3 strength.
+2 dexterity.
+2 attack speed.
Slays undead (powerfully), dragons (powerfully), demons (powerfully), giants,
trolls, orcs, animals, evil creatures.
Branded with weak cold.
Provides immunity to Fire.
Cannot be harmed by Acid, Fire.
Speeds regeneration. Sustains your life force.

When activated, it teleports you one level up or down.
Takes 123 to 165 turns to recharge.
Your chance of success is 89.9%

[bdgamer]

Didn't find this, but might be the most amazing artifact armor I have seen.

the Multi-Hued Dragon Scale Mail of Ardoren (-2) [45,+21] <+2, +3, +12>
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A suit of scales that throbs with angry energies; it takes all your energy to
master the Elements fighting an endless war trapped inside.

+2 stealth.
+3 searching skill.
+12 speed.
Provides resistance to Acid, Lightning, Fire, Cold, Poison, Light, Dark, Nexus,
Nether.
Provides protection from fear, blindness, confusion.
Prevents paralysis.  

When activated, it attempts to magically enhance a weapon both to-hit and
to-dam.
Takes 180 to 264 turns to recharge.
Your chance of success is 97.5%


Min Level 98, Max Level 127, Generation chance 6, Power 701, 21.0 lbs
Random dragon armor of power 701.

[MITZE]

FAA randart; actually kind of hard to fit in because speed is hard to accumulate, but maybe with two good rings?

[Ugramoth]

Yet another HE mage winner. One thing I did not find is this

the Shining Dragon Scale Mail of Morin (-2) [32,+40] <+3, +2, +4>
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A suit of scales shining like a beacon of Light even as it greedily sucks the
energy away from everything that glows into Dark insatiate.

+3 strength.
+2 dexterity.
+4 constitution.
+3 stealth.
+4 infravision.
It brands your melee attacks with weak lightning.
Provides immunity to Acid.
Provides resistance to Lightning, Fire, Cold, Poison, Light, Dark, Shards,
Nether, Chaos, Disenchantment.
Provides protection from blindness, confusion.
Slows your metabolism. Prevents paralysis. Sustains your life force.

When activated, it allows you to breathe balance for 250 damage.
Takes 196 to 288 turns to recharge.
Your chance of success is 98.2%


Min Level 100, Max Level 127, Generation chance 11, Power 851, 18.0 lbs
Random dragon armor of power 851.

No speed or telepathy but just about anything else.

This I *did* find:

the Ring of Ellon <+3, +2>
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+3 strength.
+2 intelligence.
+2 tunneling.
+3 movement speed.
Provides resistance to Acid, Cold, Light, Dark, Shards, Nether.
Cannot be harmed by Lightning.
Prevents paralysis.

When activated, it creates a lightning bolt (that always beams) with damage
6d6.
Takes 41 to 45 turns to recharge.
Your chance of success is 99.0%


Min Level 43, Max Level 127, Generation chance 15, Power 257, 0.2 lbs
Random ring of power 257.

May not seem much but found that early on and that movement +3 is just insane, for mage especially. Could run circles around death quasit and rain bolts on it.

[Sky]

I didnt find this, but I have never seen a better piece of body armor:

the Black Dragon Scale Mail of Tirimbar (-2) [16,+26] <+10, +1>
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A suit of utterly black scales, against which no metal or wood can rest.

+10 speed.
+1 attack speed.
Provides resistance to Acid, Light.
Grants telepathy.

When aimed, it breathes a cone of acid with width 20 degrees, dealing 120
damage at the source.
Takes 50 turns to recharge.
Your chance of success is 84.2%


Min Level 71, Max Level 127, Generation chance 4, Power 486, 12.0 lbs
Random dragon armor of power 486.

that's a real winner

[bdgamer]

Still fairly early, but already picked up a couple of good randarts with my new rogue...

The first found off of... A terrified yeek, of course!

 a) the Dagger of Valduin (3d4) (+14,+21) <+3, +1, +5>
     Dropped by a terrified yeek at 800 feet (level 16)
     
     +3 strength.
     +1 stealth.
     +5 tunneling.
     +1 light.
     Slays undead, trolls.
     Branded with cold, lightning.
     Provides resistance to Acid, Lightning, Fire, Chaos.
     Cannot be harmed by Acid.
     Prevents paralysis.  
     
     Combat info:
     4.7 blows/round.
     With +0 STR and +1 DEX you would get 5.0 blows
     Average damage/round: 408.8 vs undead, trolls, creatures not
     resistant to cold, and creatures not resistant to lightning, and
     328.9 vs. others.
     Average thrown damage: 264.2 vs undead, trolls, creatures not
     resistant to cold, and creatures not resistant to lightning, and
     88 vs. others.

 b) the Short Bow of Dregolvas (x4) (+19,+28) <+4, +2>
     Found lying on the floor at 1250 feet (level 25)
     
     +4 wisdom.
     +2 constitution.
     +2 shooting power.
     Branded with poison.
     Cannot be harmed by Acid, Fire.
     Sustains constitution.
     Grants telepathy.

[Pete Mack]

To be fair, a terrified yeek *is* more dangerous than Grishnak.