FrogComposband - found One Ring on DL 13 - now what?

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  • GrimaTheBold
    Apprentice
    • Jan 2020
    • 77

    FrogComposband - found One Ring on DL 13 - now what?

    Coffee break mode if that makes a difference. Demigod-Artemis Ranger, Nature/Trump. Killed Smeagol on DL 13 and he dumped The One Ring. I don't think I've ever actually found The One Ring in any angband-likes.

    Is that as game changing as I think? Is it really reasonable to wear despite the *Ancient Foul Curse*, aggravation, etc?
  • Sideways
    Knight
    • Nov 2008
    • 896

    #2
    Congrats! The One can be a massive game-changer. But it is also risky, because of the AFC, the aggravation, and the XP drain. In normal mode I would seriously consider not-wearing the One so early, mostly because of the XP drain; but in coffee-break XP gain is accelerated while XP drain isn't. The AFC can definitely be a problem, but I'd still say "put it on" - it has loads and loads of upside, and when else are you going to get this opportunity?

    (Also, why do I never get this opportunity???...)
    The Complainer worries about the lack of activity here these days.

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    • GrimaTheBold
      Apprentice
      • Jan 2020
      • 77

      #3
      You're right, why wouldn't I wear it - when's the next time I'm going to find The One Ring??

      One question - is it coincidence that it was Smeagol who dropped it, or is that something that was hard-coded? If specially hard coded for Smeagol to drop, what are the odds?

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      • Sideways
        Knight
        • Nov 2008
        • 896

        #4
        Smeagol has a 1 in 666 chance of dropping the One.
        The Complainer worries about the lack of activity here these days.

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        • GrimaTheBold
          Apprentice
          • Jan 2020
          • 77

          #5
          Well that was quick. I was resting in Orc Camp after clearing it out when my Ring summoned Herringfolt and a wraith (and one other monster I forget now).

          One failed Phase Door later, I'm at -2/234 HP.

          That's a heartbreaker... I feel like Deagol.

          My next game is going to feel a lot more pedestrian.

          Edit: thinking back, it was really, really stupid to use my usual technique of resting for long periods of time after clearing out a level or quest to try and get shop turnover while wearing The One Ring. 10 years from now when I get another One Ring on DL 13, I won't make that mistake!
          Last edited by GrimaTheBold; May 9, 2020, 18:34.

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