First rogue past level 10 I think

[Ingwe Ingweron]

Found a rod of recall. Wonder if it's safe to take that instead of scrolls. If it gets destroyed...

Rod of Recall is a special rod, it is immune to fire and electrical damage, i.e., it can't be destroyed. However, like anything in @'s pack, it can be stolen until @ DEX is high enough to prevent stealing, so be careful around other thieves. Getting stranded deep in the dungeon because your rogue's rod of recall was stolen would be kind of poetic though.

[Ingwe Ingweron]

I got a second scroll of acquirement. When are those good to use?

Some people save them to read deep, but I think conventional wisdom is to read ?Acquirement immediately. You can hope for something that will improve your @ right now, rather than risk the scroll being burned up, producing something deeper that is useless because by then @ has found so much great stuff, or, worst of all, scroll being worthless because @ has died and always wondering, "if I'd just read that acquirement scroll earlier, maybe I'd have gotten lucky."

[Ingwe Ingweron]

Why is a damage ring showing no more damage from arrows? Is that only melee?

Damage ring is only melee to-damage, not missiles. Accuracy ring will help both melee and missile to-hit.

[Petoften]

Found a rod of recall. Wonder if it's safe to take that instead of scrolls. If it gets destroyed...

[Petoften]

I got a second scroll of acquirement. When are those good to use?

[Petoften]

Why is a damage ring showing no more damage from arrows? Is that only melee?

[Petoften]

You were right, I made a mistake on the boots, they're lost now.

Oops! They were in my bag _ have them, wearing them now. Lost PNexus.

[Petoften]

There's a new one - emperor wight. Steering clear.

Two more uniques, Sangayahando and Angamaite, but running out of arrows.

[fph]

Ulfang and Ulfast (or whatever they are called) always come together. Nothing strange in it.

Also, the order of the bonuses is (accuracy, damage). You were told (or remembered) wrong.

[Petoften]

More generally: dont clear levels as a rogue. Go deep, and pick off the occasional dragon or demon for EXP. Get loot from vaults and the floor. Hold off on uniques til you can kill them easily.

If you want to clear levels, play warrior or paladin.

Ya, I've been leaving some levels that look too hard - I left one recently because it had a 5 headed hydra I didn't like.

[Petoften]

The 3 stealth is great for a rogue ...

I told you before, don't melee disenchanters.

You were right, I made a mistake on the boots, they're lost now.

Can an artifact like that drop again?

I'm guessing not.

I forgot about disenchanting and didn't check the report.

[Petoften]

Not liking this level - 'terribly dangerous' with 'excellent treasures' but they're next to things like a vampire lord and lich that casts for 180.

[Pete Mack]

More generally: dont clear levels as a rogue. Go deep, and pick off the occasional dragon or demon for EXP. Get loot from vaults and the floor. Hold off on uniques til you can kill them easily.

If you want to clear levels, play warrior or paladin.

[Mondkalb]

I killed one of the uniques, Ulfang the black, but it took my healing potion and both my mushrooms of emergency and a few CCW and speed.

He just dropped boots of radagast.

No use - 1 wis/3 stealth/5 infravision.

The 3 stealth is great for a rogue ...

Bad. Khim, son of Mim, and he disenchanted two artifacts including my weapon with telepathy, and all he dropped was a normal plate armor.

I told you before, don't melee disenchanters.

[Petoften]

Bad. Khim, son of Mim, and he disenchanted two artifacts including my weapon with telepathy, and all he dropped was a normal plate armor.