Any tips for a newbie?

[robbiodobbio]

So it's better to have fast +9 and 527HP than fast +16 and 466HP?

[Pete Mack]

Rogue gets free point of stealth every 10 levels so not too bad. Also, faster you move, less time monsters have to wake up.

[robbiodobbio]

The ring of free action is a waste of a precious (haha) ring slot. Thorin gives you FA already. You CON is low, I'd find the biggest CON ring I could and wear it instead. Also, if you wear Thror you'd get more CON and you speed would remain at +10 permanent. When diving, HP are more important than permanent speed as long as you can't get double-moved by anything. You have haste spell so use it to keep your speed high. Speed and CON (for HP) are more important than covering all resists, so you can survive the single attacks. But beware some of the huge breathers.

Thanks for the advice.

Didn't spot the double free action, only just got the Thorin shield.

If I wear thror and thorin I'll have -2 stealth. How much difference will that make in terms of waking sleeping monsters up?

[Bogatyr]

The ring of free action is a waste of a precious (haha) ring slot. Thorin gives you FA already. You CON is low, I'd find the biggest CON ring I could and wear it instead. Also, if you wear Thror you'd get more CON and you speed would remain at +10 permanent. When diving, HP are more important than permanent speed as long as you can't get double-moved by anything. You have haste spell so use it to keep your speed high. Speed and CON (for HP) are more important than covering all resists, so you can survive the single attacks. But beware some of the huge breathers.

[robbiodobbio]

Latest dump:

http://angband.oook.cz/ladder-show.php?id=19694

[robbiodobbio]

Ok, I'm now on level 40, diving to DL 60. I'm finding most things pretty easy to kill as I've got fast+15 now and aglarang doing 6 blows per round 378 damage to anyone and a heavy crossbow of extra shots which takes down most monsters pretty quickly.

I'm thinking of doing some serious diving now, which monsters should I be on the look out for? I've only got HP 457 which seems pretty low, what can 1 hit kill me? Should I be constantly spamming the resistance spell? I've found a helmet and an amulet of ESP but to wear them I have to lose either some speed or some important resists. Not sure what to do. I'll put an update on the ladder.

[Pete Mack]

Matter of taste. Max gas damage is 800, nether 550 (actually 510 until Nightcrawlers, late in the game.) But With regen, you can probably keep the temp resistance spell going continuously. (I'd use trickery with Evenstar as a swap.)

Amulet of trickery (+3 speed, nexus + gas) or Evenstar (life force sustain + nether + dark + regen)?

[poschengbandplayer]

Stuff only recharges if worn

[robbiodobbio]

My Evenstar has been charging for a loooong ol' time. Is that a bug?

[robbiodobbio]

Amulet of trickery (+3 speed, nexus + gas) or Evenstar (life force sustain + nether + dark + regen)?

[Derakon]

But yeah, Thorin is super good. Big CON and STR bonuses, sound and chaos resists are frequently handy, and acid immunity is always nice, if perpetually overvalued on these forums.

[Ingwe Ingweron]

If I've got Thorin I ink it in to reduce variables in the equipment equation.
(Not that there's anything wrong with Celegorm, mind.)

I'm close to that with Thorin, but with two caveats. Sometimes I will go with Elros and sometimes with an excellent Shield of Preservation if it has Nether resistance in addition to hold life. It depends on what other gear @ has accumulated.

[MattB]

Just that I'll take off every piece of equipment that I'm not completely sold on, leaving those that I've 'inked in' left equipped. Then I'll list which resistances, stat points etc. I'm missing and make my equipment choices for the empty slots based on that.

[robbiodobbio]

What does "ink it in"mean?

[MattB]

If I've got Thorin I ink it in to reduce variables in the equipment equation.
(Not that there's anything wrong with Celegorm, mind.)