Just chatting about a game

[Mondkalb]

Good idea to eat unidentified mushrooms to identify them?

There are some with slightly harmful effects, notably mushrooms of debility.
The safest way is to sell them to the shop.

[Mondkalb]

Just found a long bow of Belthronding I suspect is better even than Amrod.

Just looked, it almost doubles damage 99 to 192.

Quite so.
Also, it provides resistance to disenchantment.

[Petoften]

Good idea to eat unidentified mushrooms to identify them?

[Petoften]

Just found a long bow of Belthronding I suspect is better even than Amrod.

Just looked, it almost doubles damage 99 to 192.

[Petoften]

Amrod far outclasses all your other ranged options; but even if you really want to keep the backup ammo, you could still sell individual shots to get the runes identified.

OK I'll do that. I was mainly concerned about running out of arrows and keeping the ammo 'just in case' I get a better sling.

[Petoften]

I was just browsing the history for info on the disenchantments, and saw a 9 headed hydra had destroyed staves of detect evil and teleport. Ugh.

OK found the history.

Boots of speed: 2 disenchants
Cloak of protection: 1 disenchant
Leather Shield of Celegorm: 1 resist
Chain mail of Arvedui: 2 disenchants, 2 resists
Short sword of Dagmor: 1 resist
Cap of seeing: 1 disenchant
Gauntlets of free action: 1 disenchant

Learned a lesson not to melee those.

[Sideways]

I kept the shots because I have a sling as a backup range weapon. If I thought I wouldn't need a backup I could get rid of all that.

I'll have to look at what amulet it is. I was saving one with teleport, but thought I got rid of it.

Amrod far outclasses all your other ranged options; but even if you really want to keep the backup ammo, you could still sell individual shots to get the runes identified.

[Petoften]

Berserk strength improves your to-hit (effectively increasing your damage, but it's an invisible improvement); and it also heals you a bit.

If you happen to be in town, you can sell the unidentified iron shots for the runes.

The damage reported doesn't reflect the improved to-hit? What about runes?

[Sideways]

I stopped using potions of brawn after the first one decreased DEX, but am reconsidering since it decreases a random stat. Maybe I should use more.

Don't use potions of brawn; more STR at the cost of other stats is the last thing your character needs, and your base STR is nearly maxed out anyway.

[Petoften]

4) 20 Rounded Pebbles (1d2) (+6,+4)
5) 11 Iron Shots (1d4) (+4,+7) {??}
     You do not know the full extent of this item's powers.
     
6) 17 Iron Shots (1d4) (+8,+8) {??}
     You do not know the full extent of this item's powers.
     
7) 25 Mithril Shots of Slay Animal (2d4) (+10,+17)
     Slays animals.

You can drop all of these because you are using a bow.
That will free up an inventory slot.
Also, why do you have a cursed amulet in your home? You can also get rid of the bow and the sling in your home.

I kept the shots because I have a sling as a backup range weapon. If I thought I wouldn't need a backup I could get rid of all that.

I'll have to look at what amulet it is. I was saving one with teleport, but thought I got rid of it.

[Petoften]

I stopped using potions of brawn after the first one decreased DEX, but am reconsidering since it decreases a random stat. Maybe I should use more.

[Sideways]

Since I'm dropping them anyway, I drank a potion of berserk strength to see how much it increased damage - only from 336 to 341.

Berserk strength improves your to-hit (effectively increasing your damage, but it's an invisible improvement); and it also heals you a bit.

If you happen to be in town, you can sell the unidentified iron shots for the runes.

[Mondkalb]

4) 20 Rounded Pebbles (1d2) (+6,+4)
5) 11 Iron Shots (1d4) (+4,+7) {??}
     You do not know the full extent of this item's powers.
     
6) 17 Iron Shots (1d4) (+8,+8) {??}
     You do not know the full extent of this item's powers.
     
7) 25 Mithril Shots of Slay Animal (2d4) (+10,+17)
     Slays animals.

You can drop all of these because you are using a bow.
That will free up an inventory slot.
Also, why do you have a cursed amulet in your home? You can also get rid of the bow and the sling in your home.

[Pete Mack]

Bottom line: don't mess with disenchantment if you care about your weapon or how. (Armor doesn't matter so much.) You'll get resistance eventually when you can stop worrying. In the mean time: don't fight them at all, or use archery and phase door. (Melee is fine if you are expecting a better weapon, but even there: Amrod is a pretty good bow. Shame to wreck it.)

[Petoften]

Since I'm dropping them anyway, I drank a potion of berserk strength to see how much it increased damage - only from 336 to 341.