Randarts

[dhegler]

OK, humor me, what the heck is truly a "randart"? I figured random artifact, like the ones I've found "of Buckland" that was on a sling (I think). I saw someone's dump posted which seemed to have artifacts that I have never heard of before (not that I have heard of all of them, but I have made myself somewhat familiar with the artifact spoiler)...

[Nick]

Yes, random artifacts - you can choose "Randomise artifacts" as a birth option. Slings of Buckland, on the other hand, are ego items.

[Hariolor]

Randarts are an awesome way to change up the game when you get tired of searching for the same artifacts over and over (Isildur, Bladeturner, Bard, Narya/Nenya, etc)

It creates randomized artifacts which dramatically alters what resists you get and when, as well as what sort of damage you're dealing out at any given time. Lots of fun.

[tummychow]

Yeah. Basically, randarts creates some unusually powerful items - stronger than any ego, probably on true artifact scale - and defines them as the artifact set for the game. They really shake things up, I've heard.
Slings of Buckland are ego, and they would be pretty nice if not for the fact that sling ammo is all so heavy and slings only do x2. But that's just an opinion.

[will_asher]

If you turn on the 'randomize artifacts' option, (almost*) all of the normal artifacts (sometimes called standarts) are replaced by randomized artifacts (random item types, powers, resists).

*I think the rings of power (The One, Vilya, Narya, and Nenya) stay the same.

[PowerDiver]

If you turn on the 'randomize artifacts' option, (almost*) all of the normal artifacts (sometimes called standarts) are replaced by randomized artifacts (random item types, powers, resists).

*I think the rings of power (The One, Vilya, Narya, and Nenya) stay the same.

The One stays the same, but those others get randomized. I believe I changed them to be standard in the patch DaJ is based upon, but in V they are not fixed.

[fizzix]

The One stays the same, but those others get randomized. I believe I changed them to be standard in the patch DaJ is based upon, but in V they are not fixed.

The rings of power are random also and sometimes very hilarious like the randart ring I once found that gave +15 speed, dexterity.

randarts are awesome. I highly recommend playing with them if you feel like the normal artifact set is getting tiring.

[dhegler]

That would be why I was confused, I never turned that option on. I saw some crazy items on some dumps where it looked like someone had a max speed of 40+... That could definitely make it a bit more fun...

[miyazaki]

In my last game, I battled Morgoth with every resist covered and all my stats mazes out. I think I would have stopped playing if it wasn't for randarts. Sometimes you get great names, too. One time I found a shield called 'Alien'!

[PowerDiver]

The One stays the same, but those others get randomized. I believe I changed them to be standard in the patch DaJ is based upon, but in V they are not fixed.

Take a look how drecky Nenya turned out in my current game. No speed, no con, no ESP, the immunity doesn't protect consumables, and it aggravates. I thought only pre-aggravating artifacts were supposed to aggravate. I guess I was wrong.


d) The Ring of Avaldalin (+6,+2) (+5)
+5 strength, intelligence, dexterity, charisma.
It brands your melee attacks with lightning.
Provides immunity to lightning.
Provides resistance to acid, fire, cold, poison, sound,
disenchantment.
Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.
Sustains strength, intelligence, wisdom, constitution.
Speeds regeneration. Grants the ability to see invisible things.
Aggravates creatures nearby.

When activated, it restores your experience to full.
Takes 383 to 570 turns to recharge at your current speed.

[dhegler]

Can you turn this on mid-game?

[Marble Dice]

Can you turn this on mid-game?

It's a birth option, so no.

[buzzkill]

Can you turn this on mid-game?

Press '=' then select 'birth options' during character creation to turn randarts on. I've always wanted to play a game with randarts... and I always forget to set the option.

[PowerDiver]

Press '=' then select 'birth options' during character creation to turn randarts on. I've always wanted to play a game with randarts... and I always forget to set the option.

You can set the birth option any time, even though it won't take effect until the next birth. Do it now so you don't forget next time.

[Magnate]

Take a look how drecky Nenya turned out in my current game. No speed, no con, no ESP, the immunity doesn't protect consumables, and it aggravates. I thought only pre-aggravating artifacts were supposed to aggravate. I guess I was wrong.


d) The Ring of Avaldalin (+6,+2) (+5)
+5 strength, intelligence, dexterity, charisma.
It brands your melee attacks with lightning.
Provides immunity to lightning.
Provides resistance to acid, fire, cold, poison, sound,
disenchantment.
Cannot be harmed by acid, electricity, fire, cold.
Sustains strength, intelligence, wisdom, constitution.
Speeds regeneration. Grants the ability to see invisible things.
Aggravates creatures nearby.

When activated, it restores your experience to full.
Takes 383 to 570 turns to recharge at your current speed.

On the other hand, it has +5 to STR, DEX and INT, and it has three of the most useful high resists. It also brands your melee weapon - you of all people cannot call this "drecky", as you argued vehemently that ring brands were overpowered and should be rated highly!

Aggravation is not limited to the exact same items that aggravate in the standard set. It's limited to items above a certain power level (like, say, branded rings with lots of stat bonuses and high resists), and it turns out that roughly half as many randarts aggravate in any given set.