Just chatting about a game

[Petoften]

Arvedui is vastly better. It as rbase: (fire, cold, elec, acid) and two other resistances you will discover. With very few exceptions, artifacts are better than common non-ego items.
With a few exceptions, they are better than ego items.

OK, interesting, I had no idea - the comments were so positive about the blue dragon and its effect I figured it might be better.

Maybe I should carry both and use them situationally for the dragon effect or the Arvedui resistances? I guess it doesn't have and effect.

[Petoften]

Wonder if there's any reason to keep 2 rods of illumination - probably not, put one in storage in case one is destroyed...

[Pete Mack]

Keep both. They have a longish recharge time. With two, you don't need to wait to illuminate new rooms.

[Petoften]

Hm, some competition for my great dagger.

Dagger: 2d4 (+9, +12) [+10]

Sword "Dagmor" 1d7 (+13. +11) [+1] {??}

Dagger has been great, but... The dagger has the nice activate though.

[Petoften]

Keep both. They have a longish recharge time. With two, you don't need to wait to illuminate new rooms.

Since they use the same inventory slot, how do you say whether to use one or the other?

[Petoften]

Staff of slow monsters not worth keeping?

[Petoften]

I found a ring with <-2> something - that's never good right?

[Pete Mack]

The answer to a lot of these questions is: try it and find out. Compare damage after determining brands and slays. See if the weapon has useful resistances or abilities that you want to use as a swap.

[Petoften]

The answer to a lot of these questions is: try it and find out. Compare damage after determining brands and slays. See if the weapon has useful resistances or abilities that you want to use as a swap.

Ya, I've been trying them - the ones I ask about usually just say 'tried' or don't identify.

[Sideways]

Hm, a ring of reckless attacks (5, 5) [-17] for sale...

The ring of ice is heaps better, even when you already have cold resistance from Arvedui. Not sure if you've noticed, but rings of ice can be activated too.

[Petoften]

Ran into 'Sangahyando of Umbar' and 'Angamaite of Umbar' - the toughest fight yet. Confuse, high damage, high HP, but got them for bad loot.

[Petoften]

The ring of ice is heaps better, even when you already have cold resistance from Arvedui. Not sure if you've noticed, but rings of ice can be activated too.

OK, between the rings of 8 and 11 damage and the ice 15, use ice 15 and damage 11?

[Pete Mack]

Use both damage rings. The rings of ice are superfluous with that much raw damage. You can keep them as a swap if you want, but I wouldn't bother.

You are massively overpowered for your current dungeon level, which is why it seems so hard to optimize. Later on, the best choice will become more obvious for the ring slot (like resist poison if you don't have it from elsewhere, or Dexterity for more blows with a heavier weapon, or CON if you are short on HP.)

[Derakon]

Get to 1600ft/DL 32 and you'll find Dex potions natively that'll sort that problem out. Also all your other stats too. Between where you are and that level you'll find stat swap potions, which is what you just encountered.

A quick note on that topic: the stat potions have been rejiggered a bit, but so has the monster list. Things should be a bit more smoothed out and there's less of an incentive to hang around waiting for max stats, compared to back in the early 3.x days.

[Petoften]

Hm, now a ring of resist fire and cold...

Found my fifth rod, treasure finding, yay.