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  • g. rodrigues
    Rookie
    • Sep 2007
    • 12

    Yet another high elf mage assorted questions

    Been wondering around aimelessly in the dungeon for the past 100K turns, not sure exactly of what to do, so here I am asking for a wee bit of help. Dump file pasted at the end.

    - Can you suggest a better kit from what I have? There is some nice stuff stashed at home: the +6 int ring that would bring to the 0% fail rate for most spells, the +5 speed together with Talkettoth would give me +11 speed unhasted, etc. But any of these choices always drops some resistance, or gets me even lower in my already low hps...

    - I must clear the house to make room for new stuff, so what can I positively sell without the ever "what if I end up needing this?" worry. As you can see I am a pack rat. Pity the house has so few slots...

    - I find that I am struggling to damage the nasties. If they are alone, I usually Shock Wave to daze them -- especially helpfull against summoners -- then wack them with what I got. I finished Mim (melee'd him actually, had rDisenchant...), Lorgan and the Queen ant this way. But I am wary of going against the likes of Kavlax, Gorlim and the Medusa. The spell rift seems nice, but it still has a too high fail rate so I have not experimented with it.

    - How far can I dive? I'm currently at 45 and not particularly confident of going deeper with so few hps.

    [Angband 3.0.9 Character Dump]

    Name Estiryon Self RB CB EB Best
    Sex Male Age 130 STR! 18/100 +1 -5 +4 18/100
    Race High-Elf Height 91 INT! 18/100 +3 +3 +0 18/160
    Class Mage Weight 187 WIS! 18/100 -1 +0 +0 18/90
    Title Conjurer Status 47 DEX! 18/100 +3 +1 +8 18/220
    HP 432/432 Maximize Y CON! 18/100 +1 -2 +5 18/140
    SP 240/240 CHR! 18/100 +5 +1 +0 18/160

    Level 35 Armor [30,+80] Saving Throw Heroic
    Cur Exp 977856 Fight (+20,+6) Stealth Superb
    Max Exp 977856 Melee (+31,+21) Fighting Excellent
    Adv Exp 1035000 Shoot (+28,+14) Shooting Excellent
    MaxDepth Lev 45 Blows 4/turn Disarming Superb
    Turns 3187964 Shots 1/turn Magic Device Legendary
    Gold 619993 Infra 40 ft Perception Good
    Burden 108.8 lbs Speed 3 Searching Fair

    You are the only child of a Telerin Archer. You have light grey eyes,
    straight black hair, and a fair complexion.



    abcdefghijkl@ abcdefghijkl@
    Acid:......+.+.... Blind:.........+...
    Elec:......+.+.... Confu:......+......
    Fire:......+.+.... Sound:......+......
    Cold:......+.+.... Shard:.............
    Pois:..+.......... Nexus:.......+...+.
    Fear:......+...... Nethr:.............
    Lite:.........+..+ Chaos:.............
    Dark:.........+... Disen:........+....

    abcdefghijkl@ abcdefghijkl@
    S.Dig:............. Stea.:.......++....
    Feath:...........+. Sear.:.............
    PLite:.........+... Infra:.............
    Regen:....+........ Tunn.:.............
    Telep:............. Speed:.......+.....
    Invis:+........+..+ Blows:.............
    FrAct:+............ Shots:.............
    HLife:............. Might:.+...........


    [Character Equipment]

    a) a Dagger of Westernesse (1d4) (+11,+15) (+2) {@w1}
    It increases your strength, dexterity, and constitution by 2. It
    slays orcs, trolls, and giants. It grants you immunity to paralysis
    and the ability to see invisible things.
    b) a Long Bow of Extra Might (x3) (+8,+14) (+1)
    It increases your shooting power by 1.
    c) an Onyx Ring of Resist Poison
    It provides resistance to poison.
    d) a Quartz Ring of Constitution (+3)
    It increases your constitution by 3. It sustains your constitution.

    e) a Copper Amulet of Regeneration
    It speeds your regeneration.
    f) The Phial of Galadriel {Lugdush dl21}
    It usually provides light of radius 3. It activates for
    illumination every 10+d10 turns. It cannot be harmed by the
    elements.
    g) The Metal Brigandine Armour of the Rohirrim [19,+15] (+2) {Vault dl35}
    It increases your strength and dexterity by 2. It provides
    resistance to acid, lightning, fire, cold, fear, confusion, and
    sound. It cannot be harmed by the elements.
    h) The Cloak 'Colannon' [1,+15] (+3) {Orc dl29}
    It increases your stealth and speed by 3. It provides resistance to
    nexus. It activates for teleport every 45 turns. It cannot be
    harmed by the elements.
    i) a Small Metal Shield of Elvenkind [3,+15] (+3 to stealth)
    It increases your stealth by 3. It provides resistance to acid,
    lightning, fire, cold, and disenchantment. It cannot be harmed by
    the elements.
    j) a Golden Crown of Night and Day [0,+8]
    It provides resistance to light, dark, and blindness. It usually
    provides light of radius 1. It grants you the ability to see
    invisible things. It cannot be harmed by acid.
    k) a Set of Cesti of Agility [5,+8] (+4)
    It increases your dexterity by 4.
    l) a Pair of Soft Leather Boots of Stability [2,+4]
    It provides resistance to nexus. It makes you fall like a feather.



    [Character Inventory]

    a) 3 Books of Magic Spells [Magic for Beginners] {@m1@b1}
    b) 3 Books of Magic Spells [Conjurings and Tricks] {@m2@b2}
    c) 3 Books of Magic Spells [Incantations and Illusions] {@m3@b3}
    d) 3 Books of Magic Spells [Sorcery and Evocations] {@m4@b4}
    e) a Book of Magic Spells [Resistances of Scarabtarices] {@m5@b5}
    It cannot be harmed by the elements.
    f) a Book of Magic Spells [Raal's Tome of Destruction] {@m6@b6}
    It cannot be harmed by the elements.
    g) a Book of Magic Spells [Mordenkainen's Escapes] {@m7@b7}
    It cannot be harmed by the elements.
    h) 10 Pink Potions of Cure Critical Wounds {@q1}
    i) 8 Green Speckled Potions of Healing {@q2}
    j) 11 Scrolls titled "utio opiscio" of Teleport Level
    k) a Titanium Rod of Probing
    l) 31 Arrows of Flame (1d4) (+9,+4) {@f2}
    It is branded with fire. It cannot be harmed by fire.


    [Home Inventory]

    a) 7 Violet Mushrooms of Restoring
    b) 13 Green Speckled Potions of Healing
    c) 2 Orange Speckled Potions of *Healing*
    d) 14 Metallic Purple Potions of Restore Mana
    e) 30 Purple Potions of Restore Life Levels
    f) 31 Scrolls titled "utio opiscio" of Teleport Level
    g) 5 Scrolls titled "ili nitulo nis" of *Identify*
    h) an Alexandrite Ring of Intelligence (+6)
    It increases your intelligence by 6. It sustains your intelligence.

    i) a Pearl Ring of Speed (+5)
    It increases your speed by 5.
    j) The Chain Mail of Arvedui (-2) [14,+15] (+2) {troll dl35}
    It increases your strength and charisma by 2. It provides
    resistance to acid, lightning, fire, cold, shards, and nexus. It
    cannot be harmed by the elements.
    k) The Leather Scale Mail 'Thalkettoth' (-1) [11,+25] (+3) {Orc pit dl33}
    It increases your dexterity by 3. It increases your speed by 3. It
    provides resistance to acid and shards. It cannot be harmed by the
    elements.
    l) The Cloak of Thorongil [1,+10] {Orc pit dl29}
    It provides resistance to acid and fear. It grants you immunity to
    paralysis and the ability to see invisible things. It cannot be
    harmed by the elements.
    m) an Iron Crown of Lordliness [0,+9] (+3)
    It increases your wisdom and charisma by 3. It provides resistance
    to fear. It sustains your wisdom and charisma. It grants you the
    power of telepathy. It cannot be harmed by the elements.
    n) a Golden Crown of Serenity [0,+9]
    It provides resistance to fear, confusion, and sound. It cannot be
    harmed by acid.
    o) The Broken Sword 'Narsil' (3d2) (+9,+10) (+2) {dl35}
    It increases your strength and dexterity by 2. It increases your
    attack speed by 2. It slays orcs and trolls. It provides
    resistance to fire. It is blessed by the gods. It cannot be harmed
    by the elements.
    p) The Dagger 'Belangil' (2d4) (+6,+9) (+2) {dl37}
    It increases your dexterity by 2. It is branded with frost. It
    provides resistance to cold. It slows your metabolism and speeds
    your regeneration. It grants you the ability to see invisible things.
    It activates for frost ball (48) every 5+d5 turns. It cannot be
    harmed by the elements.
    q) The Dagger of Rilia (2d4) (+9,+3) {dl41}
    It slays orcs. It is branded with poison. It provides resistance
    to poison and disenchantment. It activates for stinking cloud (12)
    every 4+d4 turns. It cannot be harmed by the elements.
    r) The Spear 'Aeglos' (3d6) (+15,+25) [+5] (+4) {troll dl36}
    It increases your wisdom and dexterity by 4. It slays orcs, trolls,
    and all evil creatures, and is especially deadly against undead. It
    is branded with frost. It provides resistance to cold and fear. It
    is blessed by the gods and slows your metabolism. It grants you
    immunity to paralysis. It activates for frost ball (100) every 35
    turns. It cannot be harmed by the elements.
    s) The Halberd 'Osondir' (3d5) (+6,+9) (+3) {Mind flayer dl38}
    It increases your charisma by 3. It slays giants and undead. It is
    branded with fire. It provides resistance to fire and sound. It
    makes you fall like a feather. It grants you the ability to see
    invisible things. It cannot be harmed by the elements.
    t) The Lance of Eorlingas (3d8) (+13,+21) (+2) {dl35}
    It increases your strength and dexterity by 2. It increases your
    speed by 2. It slays orcs, trolls, and all evil creatures. It
    provides resistance to fear. It grants you the ability to see
    invisible things. It cannot be harmed by the elements.
    u) The Flail 'Totila' (3d6) (+6,+8) (+2 to stealth) {grave wight dl41}
    It increases your stealth by 2. It slays all evil creatures. It is
    branded with fire. It provides resistance to fire and confusion.
    It activates for confuse monster every 15 turns. It cannot be
    harmed by the elements.
    v) a Heavy Crossbow of Extra Shots (x4) (+10,+14) (+1)
    It increases your shooting speed by 1.
    w) 26 Bolts (1d5) (+9,+8) {@f1}
    x) 21 Arrows of Slay Evil (1d4) (+8,+7)
    It slays all evil creatures.
  • Inquisitivephysicsguy
    Scout
    • Feb 2008
    • 36

    #2
    Have you considered using 'Aeglos' that you have stashed in your home? When I killed Kavlax two nights ago with my HE mage I found my spells at that point to be underpowered in comparison to how hard I could hit with Ringil... Aeglos is almost a carbon copy of 'Ringil' in spear form as far as I can figure.
    It's funny that a Mage should behave so much like a Warrior in the lower dungeon lvls, but the difference is that you can always create our buffs on the fly whereas a warrior can't...
    Buy some more arrows from the shops and enchant them for frost arrows, boost them to roughly (+8,+8) and save those for Uniques, these should be more powerful than your bolt spells. You can find stronger than this in the dungeon...

    Anyways, that's my two cents on the issue... if anyone else who has more experience at these depths has any advice (even if it refutes my own) it's welcome...

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