Moments of "whoa"

[scud]

But you probably didn't kill Baphomet and Fundin Bluecloak at +3 speed.

I'd like to stress I was hastened the whole time, but both of them were surprisingly unthreatening. Fundin made some spectacularly bad (from his perspective) summons.

I think Prudence the High Elf Ranger could probably get as far as Sauron with what she's got, just as soon as she finds some speed. Has all resistances bar sound, and a couple of decent undead/demon/dragon slayers.

EDIT: although I'm not even thinking of taking on one of the Big Purple Angels at present, and they're the next three guys in the uniques ranking.

[scud]

*bangs head against desk*



Hopefully it was a 'Lightning'.

[Pete Mack]

*bangs head against desk*



Hopefully it was a 'Lightning'.

of Lightning isn't vulnerable to electricity, so no.

[scud]

of Lightning isn't vulnerable to electricity, so no.

I feared that would be the case.

I'm nine rings short. I *think* there are always five randart rings plus the One Ring; I've found approximately none of these. So there are three regular rings to go, and it wasn't a Lightning, so it was a 50/50 chance.

My gut feeling is that it was a Ring of Speed +17. Possibly more.

[Pete Mack]

I feared that would be the case.


My gut feeling is that it was a Ring of Speed +17. Possibly more.

Be reasonable. It was probably only <+11>

[scud]

Be reasonable. It was probably only <+11>

+11 would be just about acceptable as a starter ring, I guess.

Having found an Acid I'm down to seven unidentified rings. If there are five slots for randart rings and there's the 'plain gold ring', then that molten pearl ring was indeed a Speed.

It's the RNG's revenge for me opining that it was too easy to get to +30 speed, a week or two back.

TODAY'S TOP TIP: don't go toe-to-toe with a horned reaper when you're travelling at +11.

[scud]

Prudence the High Elf Ranger is pleased to announce that, after 152,662 standard turns, she has found a Ring of Speed +9 in a vault at 3200'. It was guarded by the Mouth of Sauron, a greater draconic Q, and a jabberwock, all three of whom are now residing elsewhere on the level.

Unhastened speed +11/12: time to get physical*.



* But not with any of the three mentioned above. Hell, no.

[Mondkalb]

Just out of interest - is it a pearl ring? ^^

[Timo Pietilä]

Sadly it looks like speed was nerfed off of Holcolleth at some point. I see in the spoilers that the item claims to have 3 speed, however here it is from my character dump

I don't recall Holcolleth having speed bonus ever. Maybe you are remembering Colannon? That had +3 speed (that has been nerfed to +2 now, it seems). Though if it was 3.1 -series then majority of things were broken there (kind of like playing tutorial-difficulty level or something like that), so it could be that there were +3 speed bonus in that version.

[ramela]

The last time I played NPP, Holcolleth had + 2 speed. (Also INT and WIS IIRC)

Holcolleth Spoiler

[Pete Mack]

Timo--Holcolleth certainly had +2 in V 3.0.6

[Timo Pietilä]

Timo--Holcolleth certainly had +2 in V 3.0.6

It did? Maybe I'm mixing that to that other early useless cloak.

[scud]

Just out of interest - is it a pearl ring? ^^

Yes, yes it is.

Was quickly followed by another RoS+8, and I'm able to wear both of them.

Have also found two randart boots:

a) [2,+34] with +4 STR/INT/speed, frAct, Regen, a 200HP breath (mrs scud would say that some of my old shoes are similarly potent), and aggravation.

b) [7,+18] with, um, pretty much nothing. Shard, Chaos and sustain STR.

Neither made it onto my shoe rack and I'm still wearing the only pair of regular 'speeds' that I've found (+3).

Have cleaned out Huan and Ungo, had to run from Kronos for lack of healing, and am still dodging the big angels.

[Derakon]

A bunch of artifacts got minor speed boosts for awhile (IIRC in an attempt to smooth out the speed-gain curve), and then we nerfed them back down after it was realized just how much of a difference that made to game balance. At least, I think that's how it went.

[scud]

...then we nerfed them back down after it was realized just how much of a difference that made to game balance. At least, I think that's how it went.

I've found a fair few +2/+3 speed but otherwise useless randarts in this (3.3.2) game. I guess the fact that I can safely wear two rings of speed shows that my retained randarts are being kind in terms of stat boosts, sustains, resists etc.

Speed is generally very easy to come by in 3.3.2, particularly with randarts. This simply appears to be one freak game: CL46/DL68 and so far just the two RoS and a single (and feeble) BoS.