Any tips for a newbie?

[Carnivean]

Not in Angband. Some variants do, but not here.

For the base 4 and poison, it's down to 1/3 damage for any permanent source (equipment), 1/3 from any temporary source (potion, spell) and 1/9 if you combine both. For the base 4 you can get immunity from equipment, which eliminates all elemental damage and protects inventory items from being destroyed, but doesn't prevent melee damage from the same attacks.

For the non-base, or higher, elemental attacks, the drop in damage varies (to almost uselessness in some cases), but the prevention of side effects can be valuable. In the case of Nexus this includes preventing you being teleported to a new level.

Sound is usually not a 1-shot killer, but you can be stunned from it. The +5 to strength will provide a significant damage increase, so will be far more valuable at this stage.

[robbiodobbio]

Do resistances from different pieces of armour double up and become more effective? My chainmail and shield both give me the 4 basic resistances and a couple more.

Also I've got the metal brigadine (sic) armour at home that gives me sound resistance but the artefact chainmail I'm wearing gives me STR +5. STR+5 is great but isn't sound breathe a one-shot death?

[Pete Mack]

If you use a couple at least. Int 9 is enough to cast resistance spells. Int 6 is just awful

[robbiodobbio]

I've found some potions of intellect, should I take some to balance it out a bit?

[robbiodobbio]

Hmmm I love to be "stuck" as a warrior; it means I can actually kill things with melee, whereas if I put points towards int, I will be a harmless and slowed down kobold.

While it takes more potions to max int, I believe that it actually takes less time (gameturns) to get there if focus is on warrior stats as you get xp and drops faster.

That being said, there is a point where drinking more +/- potions for +str and +dex is detrimental.

I think that's been my problem, too much brawn and nimbleness.

[Pete Mack]

I agree playing as a warrior (or ranger) with good detection is the way to start. Going as low as int 6, though, is painful: you'll never be able to cast haste self

[Estie]

Hmmm I love to be "stuck" as a warrior; it means I can actually kill things with melee, whereas if I put points towards int, I will be a harmless and slowed down kobold.

While it takes more potions to max int, I believe that it actually takes less time (gameturns) to get there if focus is on warrior stats as you get xp and drops faster.

That being said, there is a point where drinking more +/- potions for +str and +dex is detrimental.

[Pete Mack]

Ugh. Base Con 9 and Int 6(!) means you have a long stat gain ahead. I'd keep the Wand of TO in the pack, since ithas lower fail and lets you get rid of more than one at a time. Starting with 16/16/16 STR/DEX/CON gives you a much faster stat gain for the critical 3. But 6 Int is nightmarish. You are basically stuck as a warrior for quite some time. And leave some healing potions at home for later.

[robbiodobbio]

My bad, this should work now.

[Pete Mack]

Just by pressing ) while playing, or ( can't remember which it is.

That's a screen dump. Try from the character screen

[robbiodobbio]

Just by pressing ) while playing, or ( can't remember which it is.

[Ingwe Ingweron]

Where are you making your text character dump, at the closing screen or from the character information screen? The character information screen is working for me.

[robbiodobbio]

Ok, I'm on it.

[AnonymousHero]

It's not letting me do a text dump, the game keeps crashing whenever I try.

Ah, that's... troubling. You should probably post a separate thread on it to get Nick-the-Fixer's attention.

EDIT: Also, make sure to post the exact version you're using + the savegame file if you can.

[robbiodobbio]

It's not letting me do a text dump, the game keeps crashing whenever I try.

I chose forum text from the options before. Figured that would be the best.