[YACD,Newbie] A few questions

[Emperor]

Hi!

I'm new here (used to be an rgra regular back in the day), and this is my first character playing 3.5.1 - still getting used to not being able to sell things!

My YACD: http://angband.oook.cz/ladder-show.php?id=17617

(really pleased to have picked up Resistances from the Black Market just now) My problems are really that my house is full, and that even with the +2 STR weapon I can't carry much new loot on any given trip to the dungeon, which makes it hard to work out what to keep and what to leave, especially artifacts. I've love some tips

Also, should I stick around dlvl 30 for more stat-gain and to try and find rPoison, or keep diving? I guess having the spell now helps somewhat...

[Monkey Face]

I would dump the rings and amulet you are wearing since they are already covered by the shield. Use the rings of INT and CON instead. Hurin's Axe is probably weighing you down somewhat and is more of warrior weapon than a mage weapon.

Out of your home, I would dump the rings of lightning and accuracy, the lantern, the Chain Mail, the boots, and probably most of the melee weapons except the whip.

[Estie]

I assume youre mostly using your rings for the activation, in which case it might be better to stack up on 1 type of damage and not try to cover everything. One activation isnt likely to help much, so use it when it works and avoid situations where it doesnt.

What I would do:

-wield the defender katana, get rid of all other melee weapons.
-mushroom of clear mind: squelch
-potion of *healing*: store in home
-potion of resist poison: squelch (you have the spell)
-scrolls of recall: squelch, you have a rod
-rod of light: squelch (you have the spell, at this level it starts losing its value)


At home:

-ring of soulkeeping: squelch
-ring of lightning: like I said above, pick 1 element squelch all other. At some point you want to switch to int and con rings, it might be a good idea to do it now already.
-amulet resist lighting: squelch
-stability boots: drop, youre wearing a pair, no need for another
-all shots: drop. They are too heavy for mages, stick to arrows and bolts. I would even go further and get rid of all shooting utensils to save weight, but thats a matter of taste.

Edit: in the near future, you should find a str ring. If that happens, its definitely time to switch out of activation rings and use str + int.

[MattB]

Personally I'd keep the mushrooms of clear mind. Sure, Cure Crit Potions will clear confusion, but the mushrooms give you temporary pConf which will give you several turns to sort your life out if you get confused. Otherwise you can get locked down with confusion by things like Umber Hulks, Nightmares etc., and certain uniques too.

[Estie]

For that theres the staff of teleportation, but whatever, they arent heavy.

[Emperor]

Thanks all

You're right that I have the element rings for their activations (75/80 damage), which are quite useful, athough given I now have blue DSM, they are probably less valuable.

[desstorm]

Personally I'd keep the mushrooms of clear mind. Sure, Cure Crit Potions will clear confusion, but the mushrooms give you temporary pConf which will give you several turns to sort your life out if you get confused. Otherwise you can get locked down with confusion by things like Umber Hulks, Nightmares etc., and certain uniques too.

Total agreement. Yesterday my HT warrior died on an umber hulk escorted by several hounds and it just took too long to dsave my ass. quaffing potions and reading sPhaseDoor in a just too big room

[Thraalbee]

Total agreement. Yesterday my HT warrior died on an umber hulk escorted by several hounds and it just took too long to dsave my ass. quaffing potions and reading sPhaseDoor in a just too big room

When having problems with confusion:if you have !speed or -speed, using them *before* quaffing !ccw is *very* helpful.

[Timo Pietilä]

Total agreement. Yesterday my HT warrior died on an umber hulk escorted by several hounds and it just took too long to dsave my ass. quaffing potions and reading sPhaseDoor in a just too big room

Usually Umber Hulk starts running away after one or two rounds of hits. Don't bother trying to heal unless you have a) more speed than hulk (so that you can read scroll of get me away from here after healing) or b) really, really good AC (so that it misses completely at least one round).

Even when confused you have slightly bigger chance of moving at the direction you intended to move than some other direction, so fighting is a real option.

[MattB]

Usually Umber Hulk starts running away after one or two rounds of hits. Don't bother trying to heal unless you have a) more speed than hulk (so that you can read scroll of get me away from here after healing) or b) really, really good AC (so that it misses completely at least one round).

Even when confused you have slightly bigger chance of moving at the direction you intended to move than some other direction, so fighting is a real option.

...depends what else is in the room.

[Nick]

...depends what else is in the room.

Indeed it does.

[Ingwe Ingweron]

...depends what else is in the room.

An Umber Hulk on its own, I'll tend to fight it out even though "confused" provided I've got decent damage dealing ability and hitpoints aren't down. Like MattB, I'll carry around Mushrooms of Clear Mind for awhile, although I replace them with a Rod of Curing at the earliest opportunity.

[Monkey Face]

I disagree. Rod of curing isn't as useful as !CCW and you can be confused again next turn. Clear mind gives you time to either fight unconfused or escape.

[Thraalbee]

I never kept rod of curing until I started play ironman. With no recall and no shops, rod of curing suddenly becomes very valuable since it reduces consumption of consumables. Without unlimited !ccw, confusion, poisoning and cuts can be very expensive without rods of curing

[Timo Pietilä]

...depends what else is in the room.

If healing only results you running out of healing and there are other things in the room killing you, then dying is third option.