So after some deliberations, I decided to post the initial setup of each character in this thread. Because a lot of my characters will most likely die in the early game, the character will only get its own thread when it passes the first goal, the exact nature of which will depend on what the character's race and role is.
For my random character generation, I also chose to leave every birth option at default (so level feelings are on), and randomly rolled my first character, which gave me a Human Mage. Being the random oriented character that I am, I chose to do the standard roller to keep in theme of this series (generate everything randomly by default) and gave my character a random name. In the future, I might change the "start with a kit of useful gear" option to maximize the degrees of random freedom that I have with my character.
Complete N00b's Journey: Character #1
So, say hello to Astin, the Human Mage! Below is the status of my character!
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[Angband 4.1.3 Character Dump] Name Astin Age 18 Self RB CB EB Best Race Human Height 5'9" STR: 11 +0 -3 +0 8 Class Mage Weight 11st 12lb INT: 10 +0 +3 +0 13 Title Novice Turns used: WIS: 13 +0 +0 +0 13 HP 10/10 Game 11 DEX: 12 +0 +0 +0 12 SP 2/2 Standard 1 CON: 16 +0 -2 +0 14 Resting 0 Level 1 Armor [0,+0] Saving Throw 31% Cur Exp 0 Stealth Poor Max Exp 0 Melee 1d4,+0 Disarm - phys. 32% Adv Exp 13 To-hit 11,+0 Disarm - magic 37% Blows 1.0/turn Magic Devices 38 Gold 375 Searching 11% Burden 7.7 lb Shoot to-dam +0 Infravision 0 ft Overweight -52.2 lb To-hit 7,+0 Speed Normal Max Depth Town Shots 0/turn You are one of several children of a Serf. You are a credit to the family. You have brown eyes, straight auburn hair, and an average complexion. rAcid:............. Nexus:............. rElec:............. Nethr:............. rFire:............. Chaos:............. rCold:............. Disen:............. rPois:............. pFear:............. rLite:............. pBlnd:............. rDark:............. pConf:............. Sound:............. pStun:............. Shard:............. HLife:............. Regen:............. Stea.:............. ESP:............. Sear.:............. Invis:............. Infra:............. FrAct:............. Tunn.:............. Feath:............. Speed:............. S.Dig:............. Blows:............. ImpHP:............. Shots:............. Fear:............. Might:............. Aggrv:............. Light:............. [Character Equipment] a) a Dagger (1d4) (+0,+0) An inheritance from your family Combat info: 1.0 blow/round. With +10 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 +5 DEX you would attack a bit faster With +10 STR and +5 DEX you would get 1.1 blows With +0 STR and +8 DEX you would get 1.1 blows Average damage/round: 2.5. f) a Wooden Torch (5000 turns) An inheritance from your family Radius 1 light. [Character Inventory] a) a Book of Magic Spells [Magic for Beginners] b) a Ration of Food c) a Scroll of Word of Recall [Character Quiver] [Player history] Turn Depth Note 0 0' Began the quest to destroy Morgoth. [Options] [User interface] Use the roguelike command keyset : no (rogue_like_commands) Use sound : no (use_sound) Show damage player deals to monsters : no (show_damage) Use old target by default : no (use_old_target) Always pickup items : no (pickup_always) Always pickup items matching inventory : yes (pickup_inven) Show flavors in object descriptions : no (show_flavors) Highlight target with cursor : yes (show_target) Highlight player with cursor between turns : no (highlight_player) Disturb whenever viewable monster moves : yes (disturb_near) Show walls as solid blocks : no (solid_walls) Show walls with shaded background : no (hybrid_walls) Color: Illuminate torchlight in yellow : no (view_yellow_light) Color: Shimmer multi-colored things : no (animate_flicker) Center map continuously : no (center_player) Color: Show unique monsters in purple : no (purple_uniques) Automatically clear '-more-' prompts : no (auto_more) Color: Player color indicates % hit points : yes (hp_changes_color) Allow mouse clicks to move the player : yes (mouse_movement) Notify on object recharge : no (notify_recharge) Show effective speed as multiplier : no (effective_speed) [Birth] Generate a new, random artifact set : no (birth_randarts) Generate connected stairs : yes (birth_connect_stairs) Force player descent (never make up stairs) : no (birth_force_descend) Word of Recall has no effect : no (birth_no_recall) Restrict creation of artifacts : no (birth_no_artifacts) Stack objects on the floor : yes (birth_stacking) Lose artifacts when leaving level : no (birth_lose_arts) Show level feelings : yes (birth_feelings) Increase gold drops but disable selling : yes (birth_no_selling) Start with a kit of useful gear : yes (birth_start_kit) Monsters learn from their mistakes : no (birth_ai_learn) Know all runes on birth : no (birth_know_runes) Know all flavors on birth : no (birth_know_flavors) Persistent levels (experimental) : no (birth_levels_persist)
I am absolutely new if this is the correct way to the current status of my character, so do let me know If there is a better way to do this, or if there is another way to post more detailed information such as spells learned and other miscellaneous stuff. The book allows me to learn Magic Missile, Detect Monsters, Phase Door, and Light Area. I'm guessing the plan is to learn Magic Missile to have an attack spell, so I decided to learn it. The 22% fail rate and my low SP really makes me wary, however, so I'm prioritizing a backup plan of attack. Are flasks of oil the best option for this, or should I try to find and buy an attack wand for this? I'm thinking I also buy a potion of Cure Light Wounds and ~6 scrolls of Phase Door.
Based on the advice here and the guides I've read, the plan is to restrict myself to the first three floors until one of two things happen:
1. I run out of Phase Door Scrolls, curing potions, or backup attack options.
2. I get enough gold to buy the next spellbook sold in town. (at least 100 AU?)
If I live long enough for one of the first two things to happen and successfully make it back to the town, I will proceed to make a new thread exclusively for this character, since it means that I'm getting enough of a hang of this game for my Mage to go far.
During this first cautious run, I do quaff-id potions, but not read-id scrolls due to the existence of Scrolls of Deep Descent.
Which monsters should I aim to kill in the first three floors, and which should I avoid at all costs?
Answers to above questions, critiques to the rough game plan that I have, and other tips are highly appreciated.
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