What was the item on your early x-9 level ?

[Estie]

Close call there.

[ewert]

My latest one was a balance dragon scale mail. While nice, not really that helpful early on...

[sffp]

My latest one was a balance dragon scale mail. While nice, not really that helpful early on...

If you're @ had the strength to wear it, it makes for a nice breath weapon for battling early uniques -

[sffp]

My HE bg with who had previously found only a robe of rLightning found a potion of experience on a 3-9 zooming from level 15 to level 29.
That level 20 barrier is a tipping point for the BG because of the extra attack with whirlwind.
Of course, that's usually associated with a better weapon than a bastard sword 3d4 (+5, +1)

[Ugramoth]

5-9 on level 24. These 2 items:
Pair of Leather Sandals 'Rithor' [1, +19] <+4>:
Found lying on the floor at 1200 feet (level 24)

+4 constitution
Provides resistance to Dark
Feather Falling.

Ring of Speed <+7>

And a bonus:
Amulet of Carverin <+3>
Dropped by Khim, Son of Mim, at 1200 feet (level 24)

+3 speed
Grants telepathy

And extra bonus:
Cutlass of Huden (1d8) (+8, +20):
Dropped by uruk at 1200 feet (level 24)

Slays undead, demons, giants.
Branded with weak cold.
Provided resistance to Acid, Lightning.
Provided protection from stunning.

When activated, it grants you protection from evil for 1d25 plus 3 times your character level turns.
Takes 98 to 108 turns to recharge at your current speed.
Your chance of success is 96.2%

[Sky]

well i found a amulet of the magi (not bad SI on a dunedan ranger) AND sandals of speed +10 in the same room on DL32.

[sffp]

5-9 on level 24

+3 speed
Grants telepathy

Now that's a nice combo on... anything.

[sffp]

Hobbit Nec
3-9
150'

Lead-Filled Mace of Extra Attacks (4d3) (+7,+7)<+2>


About 50 points a round - useful - but not what I was hoping for....


after wielding it for a while - it's useful and didn't unbalance the game - I was surprised.

[Estie]

Dlvl 17, 4-9: amulet of trickery; nice find for hy HT ranger.

[Estie]

DL 17, 4-9:

rod of healing

[Grotug]

If you're @ had the strength to wear it, it makes for a nice breath weapon for battling early uniques -

Except early @s strong enough to wield it are too stupid to figure out how to work the activation

[Pete Mack]

Not actually very useful at that level. Hard to activate, and you can't absorb that many HP anyway. But it can be very useful later to be sure.

DL 17, 4-9:

rod of healing

[Estie]

Not very useful at all. I actually squelched it, being a HT warrior. If I had been HE warrior, I would have stored it for the endgame but HT magic device is abysmal.

[Ugramoth]

DL 8 : Rod of Healing - 1000 turn recharge and 29% success. Useless. Playing paladin so no point keeping for late game either

DL 19 : Rod of Speed - Still bad success rate but this one I'll keep

[Pete Mack]

Rod of speed fail rate is not particularly important. Most of the time you want to buff up before the fight begins, and even half a dozen extra turns doing it doesn't matter.