Narvius' Thread

[Narvius]

I just want to announce as loudely as possible:
NIMTHANC YAY YAY YAY NIMTHANC JOY YAY.
Yay.

[Edit]
...okay, an dark elven priest just insta-killed me from full health.

[Pete Mack]

I just want to announce as loudely as possible:
NIMTHANC YAY YAY YAY NIMTHANC JOY YAY.
Yay.

[Edit]
...okay, an dark elven priest just insta-killed me from full health.

You must be playing Mage. This is NOT RECOMMENDED if you are dying early and often. Try an optimized Rogue*--much better offense, HP, and survivability. Just keep in mind that devices have a lower failure rate than spells (for Teleport Other).

* With the right class (high elf etc), you can get 3 blows with a dagger.

[Narvius]

Uhm, actually no, the RNG was just overly sadistic again. I survive most the times and even get quite far (as far as with warriors). And that death - I simply didn't know how powerful the dark elf priests cause wounds was.

I had not even a slight chance to posses Teleport Other at this point *g* I haven't even finished my second dive yet (which always brings me down to at least 1000', thanks to mah [Detect Traps & Stairs] and sometimes scumming for stairs).

[Garrie]

I get to 500' below CLVL 5 ^.^
I *will* clear levels, even if I don't want to.
I rarely ever find anything close to FA *or* any useful resistance.

What do you mean by the bold bit? I don't clear levels I just go >

Mind you I die due to no rbase/rnether/SI... gnome mages have FA covered at least....

[Narvius]

I didn't bold it... oO?!
Anyways, I got rid of that habit.

[Garrie]

I didn't bold it... oO?!
Anyways, I got rid of that habit.

You didn't, but i did when I quoted you...

[Narvius]

Okay... that's just sad.

Situation:

650'.
"Your luck is turning..."

Multiple times times close to death by fighting mobs of novice priests, single baby dragons and so on.

Finds on the ground:
!*Enlightenment*
Metal Cap of Thengel (+3)
Scimitar (Defender)

JOY. JOY. JOY.

/Situation

Why, RNG, why do you grant me these riches when I'm fated to die soon? =c
By the way... what does Thengel do?

[Donald Jonker]

(snip)

Why, RNG, why do you grant me these riches when I'm fated to die soon? =c
By the way... what does Thengel do?

Click the spoilers tab at the top of this webpage.

--J

[Narvius]

Awesome.
That means rBase, FA, SI and rConfu covered.

[Narvius]

Okay, I've tested some dwarvish priests.
A pretty nice find, blessed one with +3 wisdom.

Death from Orfax - he summoned yeeks, then summoned me into the middle of the bunch.

...

I guess I'm too used to mages (I would have easily fled that situation if I played one =c)...

I was staying on shallow depths, because I still couldn't afford (and the one time I could I forgot) _Teleport. And the Mage Shop was full, so I couldn't sell that rod to buy that staff.

[Pete Mack]

I don't understand your issues wrt teleport. Priest should get portal asap; buy book 2 at start and lay off learning some book 1 spells till after getting portal.

[Narvius]

I had Portal, but only 3 Mana (4 required)...

[PowerDiver]

I had Portal, but only 3 Mana (4 required)...

If you know you are doomed, cast it anyway!

Each mana you are short costs you 5% failure, but better to take a shot and hope you get lucky. When diving like a madman with a priest, I cast without sufficient mana perhaps an average of once a game.

The other thing is that you should consider your mana to be primarily for portal, and try to use a bow rather than Orb whenever possible. In any case, when you get down to 8 mana, save it all for two attempts at portal.

[Narvius]

Yeah, well.

But it's very good for the first above-level-10 priest, I think.

[Narvius]

I've started another one.

Pretty nice equip so far.
A wand of Dragon's Flame. Awesome. An radius 3 fire ball with 200 damage in the center!
I've stacked some !CCW and ?Phase Doors.

I'm slowly taking out uniques. There are 8 slain, mostly orcs.

[Edit]
This is my best char ever now. I have Ethereal Openings and the Phial. Now I have infinite food and light. Yay.
Orc/Troll pits are no real problem, even without Protection from Evil.
I've got the "Heal" spell. It fully heals me, but takes whopping 16 Mana...