Just chatting about a game

[Petoften]

Found a ring of DEX +3 so using that and resist poison, both damage rings off.

Now STR 18/110 DEX 18/62.

[Pete Mack]

The way to determine whether you are better with damage or DEX is to examine your weapon in both configurations. Whichever gives higher damage is better. Usually, it's damage with light weapons and DEX with heavy ones and fewer blows.

[Petoften]

Should I just junk the rapier of *animal slaying*?

Doubling 1d6 damage doesn't help much nor an INT increase.

[Petoften]

The way to determine whether you are better with damage or DEX is to examine your weapon in both configurations. Whichever gives higher damage is better. Usually, it's damage with light weapons and DEX with heavy ones and fewer blows.

Huge benefit to the damage ring.

The dex ring increases hits from 5.5 to 6.1, but lowers damage 232 to 189.

[Petoften]

Found a potion of augmentation, and boots of stability... drink it now?

Using boots of +3 speed, will likely keep using them.

[Petoften]

Drank it, nice bonuses... e.g. str 18/110 to 18/148, dex 18/32 to 18/51.

[Petoften]

Found three potions of strength, and a ring of light I think I'll drop...

[Petoften]

Are potions of berserk strength always for sale? Deciding whether to drop them to make room for an unidentified staff.

[Petoften]

I used a new rod on the level after seeing there's a room of loot and killing the monsters - just in time that I'm gonna get ported out before looting...

[kaypy]

You can cancel a Word of Recall with a scroll, which you probably have and no longer need if you have a rod of WoR

But be careful not to accidentally zap that rod once you have no way to cancel it. I engrave them {!*}

[Petoften]

You can cancel a Word of Recall with a scroll, which you probably have and no longer need if you have a rod of WoR

But be careful not to accidentally zap that rod once you have no way to cancel it. I engrave them {!*}

Ah crap I had no idea. I dropped the scrolls when the rod cast it and doubt I can get back to them before it takes effect.

And if using the rod a second time would cancel it, it's still recharging. Any idea if potions of berserk strength are always sold so I can pick what to keep?

[Pete Mack]

They aren't always for sale, but you can use heroism instead. And soon enough you'll be resistant to fear in any case (warrior CL 30.)

[Petoften]

Think it's worth spending 60000 gold on the staff of healing if it's still for sale? I found 2 scrolls I'm keeping using another inv slot in the meantime.

This inventory limit is a big part of the game time to deal with - up to 10 rods also.

[Petoften]

Here's what I don't want to drop currently - stuff I'm taking to store in the house marked with *. I'll need to buy food/phase door.

Potions: CSW, CCW, healing
Scrolls: teleportation, teleport level*
Ten rods (I got rid of rod of a fire attack)
Staves: Detect Evil, teleportation, speed, unidentified*
Boots: stability*

Looking at that list, seeing three items to get stored and needing to buy two others, that again leaves one space for loot... When I want to carry the boots or the scrolls of teleport level, that'll leave no spots. Ya, 10 rods is a lot but each has a use I'd like...

[Petoften]

They aren't always for sale, but you can use heroism instead. And soon enough you'll be resistant to fear in any case (warrior CL 30.)

Wait, warriors get CL 30 immunity to fear? How would I see that? He's 31 now, so I can drop the berserk strength potions I guess as a luxury.