[FAangband 0.2.1 Character Dump]

 Name    : Bear Lee        Age                  16   STR!    18/***            
 Sex     : Male            Height               63   INT:     18/89            
 Race    : Beorning        Weight              192   WIS:    18/129            
 Class   : Warrior         Social Class        100   DEX!    18/***            
 ***WINNER***                                        CON!    18/210            
                                                     CHR!    18/170            
                                                                               
 Max Hit Points     1027   Level                50   Max SP (Mana)         0   
 Cur Hit Points     1027   Experience      6552152   Cur SP (Mana)         0   
                           Max Exp         6575624                             
        (Fighting)         Exp to Adv.       *****          (Shooting)         
 Blows/Round           4   Gold            1054157   Shots/Round         2.0   
 + to Skill           30                             + to Skill           42   
 Deadliness (%)      144   Base AC/+ To AC  47/112   Deadliness (%)      182   
                                                                               
                            (Character Abilities)                              
 Fighting    : Legendary   Stealth     : Mediocre    Disarming   : Superb      
 Bows/Throw  : Superb      Perception  : Mediocre    Magic Device: Very Good   
 Saving Throw: Superb      Searching   : Poor        Infra-Vision: 0 feet      
                                                                               
                            (Character Background)                             
          You are the first child of a Lord.  You are a well liked             
          child.  You have brown eyes, straight blond hair, and an             
          average complexion.                                                  
                                                                               


  [Recent locations]

Current Location : Gondolin Level 0
Recall Point 1   : Ephel Brandir Level 0
Recall Point 2   : Gladden Fields Level 0
Recall Point 3   : Ossiriand Level 0
Recall Point 4   : Angband Level 100


  [Resistances and Powers]

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 Acid:......+++.... Blind:.........+...
 Elec:......+.+.... Confu:.............
 Fire:.+..+.+++.... Sound:.............
 Cold:......+++.... Shard:.............
 Pois:....+........ Nexus:.............
 Fear:....+.......+ Nethr:...........+.
 Lite:........+.... Chaos:...........+.
 Dark:......+.+.... Disen:......+......


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S.Dig:...+......... M-Mas:.............
Feath:............. Stea.:.............
PLite:............. Sear.:.............
Regen:............+ Infra:.............
Telep:.........+... Tunn.:.............
Invis:.....+....... Speed:.+.++........
FrAct:.......+..++. Might:.*...........
HLife:............. Shots:.............


  [Specialty Abilities]

Martial Arts 
Fury 
Fast Attacking 
Athletics 


  [Character Equipment]

b) The Light Crossbow 'Cubragol' (x5) (+12,+16) (+5 to speed) {Tol-in-Guarhoth}
c) The Ring of Tulkas (+4) (charging) {Tol-In-Guarhoth 65 Thuringwethil}
d) an Engagement Ring of Eregion (+5 to speed) {Tol-In-Gaurhoth 89 Great Chaos}
e) The Elfstone 'Elessar' [+10] (+2) (charging) {Nan Dungortheb 80 Great storm}
f) The Pearl 'Nimphelos' {Nargothrond 43 Uldor}
g) The Mithril Plate Mail of Celeborn (-3) [35,+25] (+4) (charging) {Tol-In-Ga}
h) The Cloak of Thingol [1,+18] (+3) {Tol-In-Gaurhoth 90 Sauron}
i) The Large Leather Shield of Celegorm [6,+20] {Nan Dungortheb 80 Great Wyrm }
j) The Hard Leather Cap of Mablung [2,+10] (+2) {Dragon's Lair 46 Great hell w}
k) The Set of Leather Gloves 'Cambeleg' (+8,+8) [1,+12] (+2) {Angband 72 Skydr}
l) The Pair of Soft Leather Boots 'Dal-i-thalion' [2,+12] (+5) {Tol-in-Gaurhot}

         [Quiver]
0) The Dagger 'Belangil' (2d4) (+14,+11) [+10] (+3) {Nargothrond 49 floor}
1) The Dagger 'Dethanc' (1d5) (+9,+9)
2) 3 Well-balanced Daggers of Slay Undead (1d4) (+10,+10)
3) 2 Well-balanced Spears of Slay Orc (1d6) (+10,+16)
4) 3 Well-balanced Throwing Axes of Poisoning (2d3) (+9,+6)
5) a Well-balanced Dart of Slay Dragon (1d5) (+10,+10)
6) a Well-balanced Dart of Slay Orc (1d5) (+14,+12)
7) 4 Storm Hammers of Slay Orc (1d11) (+16,+16)
8) 19 Seeker Bolts of Hurt Demon (1d11) (+8,+6)


  [Character Inventory]

a) 8 Cakes of the Beornings
b) 15 Pearl-grey Potions of Speed {25% off}
c) 3 Red Speckled Potions of Healing {25% off}
d) 15 Scrolls titled "biesun forseh" of *Destruction* {50% off}
e) 8 Scrolls titled "doe uni" of Genocide {25% off}
f) 2 Runed Rods of Perception
g) 3 Bismuth Rods of Recall (2 charging)
h) a Brass Rod of Healing (charging)
i) The Rod of Portals {Nan Dungortheb 80 Great Wyrm of Chaos}
j) The Staff of Starfire (6 charges)
k) The Amulet of Ingwe (+3) {Tol-In-Gaurhoth 70 Great ice wyrm}
l) The Full Plate Armour of Nevrast [25,+25] (+2)
m) The Small Leather Shield of the Elements [3,+15] {Nargothrond 30 Elven thra}
n) The Silver Crown of Nargothrond [0,+18] (+3)
o) The Massive Iron Crown of Morgoth [0,+0] (+125) {cursed}
p) The Iron Helm of Vinyamar [5,+15] (+3) {Nargothrond 53 Demon pit}
q) The Steel Helm of Ecthelion [6,+20] (+3) {Nan Dungortheb 54 Child of Ungoli}
r) The Great Axe of Archarsil (5d4) (-16,-20) {cursed}
s) The Mighty Hammer 'Grond' (9d9) (+5,+25) [+10]
t) The Light Crossbow 'Caliburn' (x5) (+14,+18) (+3)


  [Home Inventory]

a) a Sprig of Athelas
b) 52 Pearl-grey Potions of Speed {25% off}
c) 32 Dark Green Potions of Cure Critical Wounds {50% off}
d) 6 Blue Speckled Potions of Restore Life Levels {25% off}
e) 28 Scrolls titled "ausun app blu" of Teleport Level {25% off}
f) a Scroll titled "toxcos nageng" of Recharging
g) 8 Wrought Iron Rods of Door/Stair Location
h) a Lithium Rod of Illumination
i) The Amulet of Carlammas (+2) {Nan Dungortheb 80 Great ice wyrm}
j) The Augmented Chain Mail of Caspanion (-2) [16,+20] (+3) {Tol-In-Gaurhoth 8}
k) The Partial Plate Armour 'Indomitable' (-1) [22,+15] (+2 to infravision) {N}
l) The Mithril Chain Mail 'Belegennon' (-1) [28,+20] (+4 to stealth) {Tol-In-G}
m) The Robe 'Drion' [7,+20] (+2 to stealth)
n) The Small Leather Shield of Mairere [5,+16] (+1)
o) The Set of Cesti of Fingolfin (+10,+10) [4,+15] (+4) {Tol-In-Gaurhoth 78 Ca}
p) The Pair of Metal Shod Boots of Eldured [4,+12] (+3) {Nan Dungortheb 80 Err}


Bear Lee the Beorning Warrior
Began the quest to kill Morgoth on 01/06/2007 at 10:51 PM
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                                  CHAR.  
|   TURN  |      LOCATION        |LEVEL| EVENT
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|       10|  Gladden Fields Town |  1  | Gained the Martial Arts specialty.
|       10|  Gladden Fields Town |  1  | Gained the Fury specialty.
|     3413|      Khazad Dum Town |  2  | Moved house to Khazad Dum.
|     4201|      Khazad Dum Town |  2  | Killed The Complainer
|     7449|      Hithaeglir   3  |  5  | Reached level 5
|    18886|         Eriador   7  |  9  | Killed Pongo the Devious
|    22171|         Eriador   8  | 10  | Reached level 10
|    27129|         Eriador   9  | 10  | Killed Brodda, the Easterling
|    32730|         Eriador  10  | 14  | Killed Ulfast, son of Ulfang
|    39816|         Eriador  10  | 14  | Found The Lamp of Gwindor
|    45130|       Ered Luin  10  | 15  | Reached level 15
|    93958|  West Beleriand  13  | 17  | Killed Boldor, King of the Yeeks
|   127677|       Amon Rudh  22  | 20  | Reached level 20
|   128104|       Amon Rudh  22  | 20  | Killed Othrod, Lord of the Orcs
|   188100|       Amon Rudh  30  | 23  | Killed Khim, Son of Mim
|   192777|       Amon Rudh  30  | 24  | Killed Ulwarth, son of Ulfang
|   193659|       Amon Rudh  30  | 24  | Killed Mim, Betrayer of Turin
|   193953|      Khazad Dum Town | 24  | Gained the Fast Attacking 
|  continued...                  |     |  specialty. 
|   200161|       Amon Rudh  30  | 24  | Killed Orcogar, Son of Orcobal
|   206023|  West Beleriand  17  | 25  | Reached level 25
|   208588|  West Beleriand  19  | 25  | Destroyed Sharralla, the Spirit
|   214305|   Talath Dirnen  22  | 25  | Killed Lug, the Hill Orc
|   231763|   Talath Dirnen  29  | 26  | Killed Ibun, Son of Mim
|   254255|     Nargothrond  30  | 27  | Found The Small Leather Shield of 
|  continued...                  |     |  the Elements 
|   281006|     Nargothrond  41  | 28  | Killed Orcobal the Mighty
|   296387|     Nargothrond  41  | 28  | Found The Iron Crown 'Lirhor'
|   304741|     Nargothrond  43  | 29  | Killed Uldor the Accursed
|   309407|     Nargothrond  43  | 29  | Destroyed Arrula, the Phantom
|   312570|     Nargothrond  43  | 30  | Reached level 30
|   317780|     Nargothrond  43  | 30  | Killed Lokkak, the Ogre Chieftain
|   330084|     Nargothrond  43  | 30  | Found The Pearl 'Nimphelos'
|   352299|     Nargothrond  47  | 30  | Destroyed Robert Keoneke, the 
|  continued...                  |     |  Vampire 
|   372640|     Nargothrond  48  | 31  | Killed The Queen Ant
|   378898|     Nargothrond  48  | 31  | Killed Ulfang the Black
|   380873|     Nargothrond  49  | 31  | Found The Dagger 'Belangil'
|   404801|     Nargothrond  52  | 33  | Killed Rogrog the Black Troll
|   410212|     Nargothrond  52  | 33  | Found The Rapier 'Forasgil'
|   412196|     Nargothrond  52  | 33  | Killed Lorgan, Chief of the 
|  continued...                  |     |  Easterlings 
|   413349|     Nargothrond  52  | 33  | Found The Partial Plate Armour 
|  continued...                  |     |  'Indomitable' 
|   424517|        Gondolin Town | 33  | Moved house to Gondolin.
|   428034|     Nargothrond  52  | 33  | Destroyed Draebor, the Imp
|   458628|     Nargothrond  52  | 35  | Reached level 35
|   459614|     Nargothrond  54  | 35  | Reached level 35
|   473104|     Nargothrond  52  | 37  | Found The Broad Sword 'Edhwe'
|   481120|     Nargothrond  55  | 38  | Killed Glaurung, Father of the 
|  continued...                  |     |  Dragons 
|   493281|     Nargothrond  55  | 38  | Killed Kavlax the Many-Headed
|   494753|     Nargothrond  55  | 38  | Gained the Athletics specialty.
|   538690|      Dorthonion  29  | 38  | Destroyed Arrula, the Zombie
|   552064|  Nan Dungortheb  40  | 38  | Found The Dagger 'Dethanc'
|   554757|  Nan Dungortheb  44  | 38  | Destroyed Topi Ylinen, the Wight
|   590620|  Nan Dungortheb  54  | 39  | Found The Steel Helm of Ecthelion
|   592751|  Nan Dungortheb  54  | 39  | Found The Metal Brigandine Armour 
|  continued...                  |     |  'Iriath' 
|   601252|  Nan Dungortheb  55  | 39  | Killed Shelob, Spider of Darkness
|   615012|  Nan Dungortheb  68  | 39  | Destroyed Akhorahil the Blind
|   616261|  Nan Dungortheb  68  | 39  | Found The Wand 'Ilkorin'
|   617888|  Nan Dungortheb  75  | 40  | Reached level 40
|   617888|  Nan Dungortheb  75  | 40  | Destroyed Adunaphel the Quiet
|   618032|  Nan Dungortheb  75  | 39  | Destroyed Ji Indur Dawndeath
|   618420|  Nan Dungortheb  75  | 40  | Reached level 40
|   627372|  Nan Dungortheb  80  | 40  | Destroyed Feagwath the Undead 
|  continued...                  |     |  Sorceror 
|   637598|  Nan Dungortheb  80  | 40  | Killed The Phoenix
|   641728|        Gondolin Town | 40  | Reached level 40
|   644239|  Nan Dungortheb  80  | 40  | Killed Eol, the Dark Elven Smith
|   651529|     Sirion Vale  27  | 40  | Destroyed Arrula, the Mummy
|   669685| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  51  | 40  | Found The Executioner's Sword 
|  continued...                  |     |  'Crisdurian' 
|   671051| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  51  | 40  | Killed Erotars, Lord of Gaverone
|   671655| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  53  | 40  | Reached level 40
|   685559| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  63  | 40  | Destroyed Uvatha the Horseman
|   724599| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  65  | 41  | Destroyed Thuringwethil
|   726373| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  65  | 42  | Found The Ring of Tulkas
|   744152| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  68  | 43  | Killed Scatha the Worm
|   744465| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  68  | 43  | Found The Rod of Delving
|   747401| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  70  | 43  | Destroyed Ren the Unclean
|   757332| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  70  | 44  | Destroyed The Phantom of Eilenel
|   760268| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  70  | 44  | Found The Elven Cloak 'Holcolleth'
|   760537| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  70  | 44  | Found The Set of Leather Gloves 
|  continued...                  |     |  'Cammithrim' 
|   764239| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  70  | 45  | Reached level 45
|   764322| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  70  | 45  | Found The Staff of the Kelvar
|   764447| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  70  | 45  | Found The Amulet of Ingwe
|   764491| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  70  | 45  | Found The Long Sword 'Anguirel'
|   767216| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  70  | 45  | Found The Staff of Winds
|   773698| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  70  | 45  | Reached level 45
|   779363| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  72  | 45  | Killed Baphomet the Minotaur Lord
|   780641| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  72  | 45  | Destroyed Ariel, Queen of Air
|   784794| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  72  | 46  | Destroyed Tevildo, Prince of Cats
|   784976| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  72  | 46  | Found The Stone of Lore
|   786117| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  72  | 46  | Found The Soft Leather Armour 
|  continued...                  |     |  'Hithlomir' 
|   786719| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  72  | 46  | Killed Smaug the Golden
|   787613| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  72  | 46  | Found The Short Bow 'Telkair'
|   788218| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  72  | 46  | Killed Harowen the Black Hand
|   789334| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  72  | 46  | Found The Mithril Plate Mail of 
|  continued...                  |     |  Celeborn 
|   791084| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  72  | 46  | Found The Battle Axe 'Lotharang'
|   791215| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  72  | 46  | Found The Magestaff 'Ancarth'
|   793364| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  72  | 46  | Destroyed Lungorthin, the Balrog of 
|  continued...                  |     |  White Fire 
|   801845| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  77  | 46  | Killed Itangast the Fire Drake
|   802374| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  78  | 46  | Killed Calcollo Greencloak
|   802799| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  78  | 46  | Found The Ribbed Plate Armour of 
|  continued...                  |     |  Eriacir 
|   802913| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  78  | 46  | Found The Set of Cesti of Fingolfin 
|   804502| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  78  | 46  | Destroyed Vargo, Tyrant of Fire
|   805664| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  80  | 46  | Destroyed Hoarmurath of Dir
|   805925| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  80  | 46  | Killed Omarax the Eye Tyrant
|   807019| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  80  | 46  | Found The Pair of Soft Leather 
|  continued...                  |     |  Boots 'Dal-i-thalion' 
|   807533| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  82  | 46  | Destroyed Wiruin, the Maelstrom
|   809331| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  81  | 47  | Destroyed Dwar, Dog Lord of Waw
|   811986| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  81  | 47  | Found The Flail 'Totila'
|   812380| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  80  | 47  | Killed Draugluin, Sire of All 
|  continued...                  |     |  Werewolves 
|   813432| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  80  | 47  | Killed The Defiler
|   820166| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  87  | 47  | Destroyed Krotus, the Dark Lord
|   827949| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  89  | 47  | Killed Carcharoth, the Jaws of 
|  continued...                  |     |  Thirst 
|   831272| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  89  | 47  | Found The Augmented Chain Mail of 
|  continued...                  |     |  Caspanion 
|   836517|  East Beleriand   9  | 47  | Killed The Ickiness
|   851885|  Nan Dungortheb  80  | 48  | Found The Elfstone 'Elessar'
|   853404|  Nan Dungortheb  80  | 47  | Killed Errata the Mage
|   853411|  Nan Dungortheb  80  | 47  | Found The Pair of Metal Shod Boots 
|  continued...                  |     |  of Eldured 
|   854075|  Nan Dungortheb  80  | 47  | Found The Robe 'Drion'
|   856506|  Nan Dungortheb  80  | 48  | Found The Rod of Portals
|   856554|  Nan Dungortheb  80  | 48  | Found The Large Leather Shield of 
|  continued...                  |     |  Celegorm 
|   857575|  Nan Dungortheb  80  | 48  | Found The Amulet of Carlammas
|   858042|  Nan Dungortheb  80  | 47  | Killed Ungoliant, the Unlight
|   858311|  Nan Dungortheb  80  | 47  | Found The Glaive of Arwar
|   858335|  Nan Dungortheb  80  | 47  | Found The Halberd 'Osondir'
|   871644| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  89  | 49  | Found The Rod 'Mantle of Shadow'
|   871727| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  89  | 49  | Found The Long Bow 'Belthronding'
|   875509| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  90  | 49  | Killed Sauron, the Sorcerer
|   875563| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  90  | 49  | Found The Cloak of Thingol
|   876011| Tol-In-Gaurhoth  90  | 49  | Found The Broad Sword of Estin
|   879744|      Anfauglith  34  | 49  | Killed Balcmeg the Cave Orc
|   883569|         Angband  46  | 49  | Found The Hard Leather Cap of 
|  continued...                  |     |  Mablung 
|   885498|         Angband  46  | 49  | Found The Metal Cap 'Holhenneth'
|   886077|         Angband  46  | 49  | Found The Torque of Boromir
|   886267|         Angband  46  | 49  | Found The Small Leather Shield of 
|  continued...                  |     |  Mairere 
|   893519|         Angband  49  | 49  | Destroyed Waldern, King of Water
|   895004|         Angband  55  | 49  | Destroyed Arrula, the Ghost
|   895451|         Angband  58  | 49  | Found The Iron Helm of Gorlim
|   901413|         Angband  72  | 49  | Found The Set of Leather Gloves 
|  continued...                  |     |  'Cambeleg' 
|   901757|         Angband  73  | 50  | Reached level 50
|   905819|         Angband  80  | 50  | Reached level 50
|   908840|         Angband  89  | 50  | Destroyed Tselakus, the Dreadlord
|   913512|         Angband  99  | 50  | Destroyed Gothmog, the High Captain 
|  continued...                  |     |  of Balrogs 
|   918230|         Angband 100  | 50  | Killed Morgoth, Lord of Darkness
|   918690|         Angband 100  | 50  | Found The Staff of Starfire
|   918694|         Angband 100  | 50  | Found The Full Plate Armour of 
|  continued...                  |     |  Nevrast 
|   918698|         Angband 100  | 50  | Found The Silver Crown of 
|  continued...                  |     |  Nargothrond 
|   918702|         Angband 100  | 50  | Found The Massive Iron Crown of 
|  continued...                  |     |  Morgoth 
|   918706|         Angband 100  | 50  | Found The Great Axe of Archarsil
|   918719|         Angband 100  | 50  | Found The Mighty Hammer 'Grond'
|   918723|         Angband 100  | 50  | Found The Light Crossbow 'Caliburn' 
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  [Birth and Cheat Options]

Adult: Use point based character generation      : no  (adult_point_based)
Adult: Use Autoroller if rolling for stats       : yes (adult_auto_roller)
Adult: Have notes written to a file              : yes (adult_take_notes)
Adult: Artifacts preserved & no special feelings : yes (adult_preserve)
Adult: Write notes file in savefile directory    : yes (adult_notes_save)
Score: Peek into object creation                 : no  (score_peek)
Score: Peek into monster creation                : no  (score_hear)
Score: Peek into dungeon creation                : no  (score_room)
Score: Peek into something else                  : no  (score_xtra)
Score: Know complete monster info                : no  (score_know)
Score: Allow player to avoid death               : no  (score_live)

Posted on 7.1.2007 19:48
Last updated on 18.1.2007 02:28

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On 7.1.2007 19:48 drchung@rcn.com wrote:
Littering FAangband with those crazy bears...

This one has been a little quicker to play. Went through one nerve racking and ultimately unprofitable vault. Will tackle Mim pretty soon.

Level 21, Amond Rudh 23, 6 uniques slain

On 7.1.2007 20:20 HallucinationMushroom@Yahoo.egg wrote:
Alright! Glad to see another skullthumping bear on the loose. Starting the grind again is tough, but I guess the Cuddle clan is up to the challenge, huzzah!

On 9.1.2007 03:17 drchung@rcn.com wrote:
Mim was mauled good-- only cost one !oHealing.

Getting to Nargothrond on the other hand was trying. Bear ended up down to 40 hp, but finally reached it. After marking his territory (with ?oRecall), the next trip down he found some good eats-- a giant pit. The thunder giants were a bit tricky, but martial arts is great against giants-- not too many ranged attacks, and I can almost completely rely on martial arts to generate confusion in a melee exhange or two.

Also getting quite fond of well-balanced thrown weapons.

Level 27, Nargothrond 32, 12 uniques slain

On 10.1.2007 04:10 drchung@rcn.com wrote:
The good: Bear found a randart helm with telepathy.

Let me say it again: TELEPATHY!
I felt nervous running around without much clue to what Bear Lee would face while rounding the corner. Now, I have a bit more warning when inertia hounds come round.

The bad: A nexus vortex scrambled my INT for STR. With a starting int of 9, that wasn't good. Burned two !o*STR* to get strength up a bit, but still struggling. Toting around a =oSTR and making more liberal use of bearshape to work around the problem. Also praying for !oSTR.

The ugly: it sure is nice to have spells. Since switching to the pearl a bit ago, Bear hasn't been able to find any rods of illumination, so he is wandering around in the dark. Also, it is annoying to have so much trouble using the -oTA.

Level 31, Nargothrond 47, 15 uniques slain

On 10.1.2007 06:22 nckmccnnll@yahoo.com.au wrote:
...and -oTA are actually _easier_ to activate than they used to be...

On 10.1.2007 16:14 clayton_sean@ yahoo.ie wrote:
Good work - you've got further than I ever would without spells. :)

I might try a little-used combo once I'm back from holidays - maybe a Ranger or an Assassin. Any suggestions?

On 10.1.2007 19:24 drchung@rcn.com wrote:
A Druadan ranger would be pretty good-- that starting telepathy I imagine would more than make up for the difficult starting position. Lots of "stair-scumming" would probably be necessary. For an easier start, a Green Elf ranger would be decent I'd imagine.

I think it would be cool to try a xbow wielding Easterling ranger, though that would undoubtedly be a bit unusual.

On 11.1.2007 13:21 drchung@rcn.com wrote:
Descedned a little bit deeper. Finally found ?o*ID* and found out that my randart helm of telepathy was... essentially a helm of telepathy (has rFear and feather fall, yeah...). Deepest unique slain was Lorgan, who Bear got into conf lock. Vrocks are currently the latest food fad-- high in exp, though a bit bony (esp. when they land blows). Looking for rPoison right now-- once I get a source, I'll go challenge Glaurung.

Also moved to Gondolin-- Sharda (and here 25000 gp upper limit) are much welcomed after dealing with a 5000 max in Khaz. Bear sends Cuddle V and the rest of the clan's regards.

Level 33, Nargothrond 52, 19 uniques slain

On 12.1.2007 17:48 drchung@rcn.com wrote:
Took out Glaurung-- he's such a wuss. No wonder he decided to take out an elven city. Bear brought back the corspe to Gladden Fields-- the clan will eat well this year. And only three beornings succumbed to barbecued poison glands.

I am unsure what the last specialty should be. Any thoughts anyone?

Level 38, Nargothrond 55, 21 uniques slain

On 12.1.2007 20:13 HallucinationMushroom@Yahoo.egg wrote:
You mean there is something besides armsman and fast attacking? lol. I would choose athletics. It's hard to argue with a 5% boost to h.p. and +2 to con and dex. If armsman applied to the kicking bear stance I would rather have that.

On 14.1.2007 01:12 drchung@rcn.com wrote:
Decided upon the extra HP from Athletics, and happy about the choice.

What I wasn't happy about was my decision to go to Nan Dungortheb next. I was hoping that a melee character would have an edge there (with all the forests blocking LOS), and Bear did ok in the 50's. However, I decided to get Ungoliant, and at 80, the ability of hounds to just come after Bear was too much. I must have recalled and TL out of the final level about 20 times, trying to find a good landing place so that I could find Ungoliant. Bear almost died once, getting repeatedly confused by Chaos and Tindalos hounds. I accidentally overwrote my Nan Dungortheb recall point, but I was already at tilt, so that was for the best.

Went to Tol-In-Gaurhoth next, which is much more tuned to my play style. Still having the midlle-to-end game warrior blues-- burning resources just to stay in place I felt. Bear did eat his way through a demon pit, and found Tulkas, which is huge. Of course, resists have been hard to come by-- just trying to hang in there and find some speed items at this point. Deepest unique slain is Feagwath back in Nan Dunortheb 80.

Level 43, Tol-In-Gaurhtoh 67, 32 uniques slain

On 14.1.2007 21:56 nckmccnnll@yahoo.com.au wrote:
Hmmm...nice selection of hats, but a bit short on cloaks, boots etc. I'm not quite sure what the odds of two randart armours with + to infravision are.

Nice to see Thuringwethil turning up in Tol-In-Gaurhoth :)

Maybe I should make Glaurung tougher - I guess I want him to be reasonable to kill at about CL40 for the 3rd specialty - any opinions?

On 15.1.2007 03:31 drchung@rcn.com wrote:
Nick-- About Glaurung, I don't think you need to worry too much. What makes him relatively easy is the fact that his offensive abilities aren't too scary and his hp is relatively mediocre copared to the uniques at his original depth. This is especially true in V. In FA, he is a fair bit out of depth for a unique at 55, but his basic chassis is defensible-- get rPois (and temp rPois for most spellcasters), get reasonable rFire (which is almost always a given by that depth and with a simple store potion), and you can deal with him. My char could deal with him a little earlier because I dived to 50 about as fast as I can to find a =oPoisonR so that I could go after him ASAP. If you want to toughen him up, give him another attack-- say a hellfire arc, or breath force, or breath light.

As you will see, I've done some upgrading of equipment :) Nothing beats clearing outuniques, pits, and vaults at the seventies. Cubragol is the biggest addition. I am considering a challenge to Sauron soon, though might make the long trek to Ungoliant instead.

One annoyance, I was in the middle of trying to clear a checkboard vault (had to TA Carcharoth and Cantoras, but had already killed Baphomet, Ariel, Tevildo, Smaug, Harowen, and Lungorthin), but accidentally used my -oRecall after I had ditched my ?oRecall. Oops.

Level 47, Tol-In-Gaurhoth 87, 51 uniques slain

On 15.1.2007 13:00 nckmccnnll@yahoo.com.au wrote:
Yes, looking good. I like your approach to RBlind and RConf :)

On 15.1.2007 15:11 drchung@rcn.com wrote:
Yup, not about to wait around like some princess elf for those two :) Granted, I do swap RConf a lot-- that is pretty deadly to anyone. For warriors, rBlind is a bit of a luxury, esp with telepathy. And I do not believe I've found a single source of it so far.

Dean

On 15.1.2007 16:48 HallucinationMushroom@Yahoo.egg wrote:
You have mastered the art of the guided claw.



On 16.1.2007 14:07 drchung@rcn.com wrote:
Bear first took an excursion to Nan Dungortheb. One can move really fast there with 50 ?oTL. Ungoliant turned out to be at the farthest part of the level, proving yet again to be the rarest monster in the book. The actual battle with Ungoliant turned out to be an anticlimax. The journey turned out to prove more profitable though, with Elessar and Celegrom turning up (which may be the best shield in this variant).

Then, a quick recon mission turned up a =oEregion. so it was definitely time to size up Sauron. This time, Sauron was a short distance away from my recall point, so it was on. I was worried when Bear only knocked one star off Sauron before being forced to use Elessar. However, Serpent Sauron was easier to deal with, esp. since lizards are so tasty. Further, Sauron would blink away, giving Bear time to regroup, reheal( !oCCW), and rebuff. Finally, Wolf Sauron brought back ancestral memories of bear-wolf battles for domination, and Bear couldn't stop himself from biting off Sauron's head.

So, it is time to head off to Angband now.

Level 49, Tol-In-Gaurhoth 90, 56 uniques slain

On 16.1.2007 15:09 clayton_sean@yahoo.ie wrote:
Lordy, you've gone fast. No problems with big poison/sound/shard/nexus breathers so far?

Tried a Druadan Ranger - and promptly remembered that I hate playing Rangers (all those **** arrows to collect afterwards). :) Hmm, maybe a Necromancer next once the latest Twiggy bites the dungeon floor...

On 16.1.2007 15:49 drchung@rcn.com wrote:
Sean-- One of the advantages of going fast is that you don't feel the need to fight monsters that you don't want to deal with. I've actually got poison resist right now-- Elessar has it-- and before that, I got it from a swap with Belegennon. I haven't seen much in the way of serious sound/shard/nexus breathers. Even great crystal drakes and ancient gold dragons are pretty easy with these hp's, and I in general ignore Dracolisk's and the like.

Basically, as long as the big breathers get into melee range quickly, I can womp them fast enough so that their breath attacks aren't a major concern. And if they do breath at the start of battle, I TL out of there like no one's business.

Diving fast is playing on the knife's edge-- witness all of the dead characters I have on the ladder-- but you learn quickly what you need to do to become a better player. For instance, don't take Vecna lightly, and death knights and archpriests can summon stuff that kills you :)

Dean

On 16.1.2007 21:25 nckmccnnll@yahoo.com.au wrote:
I can just see Bear in town ... "read recall...now where to go...shopping, shopping, shopping, or dungeon?"

Do you use Cubragol much for firing? I want to get an idea of how useful shooting is and when it gets useful, so I can improve rangers a bit.

On 16.1.2007 21:32 drchung@rcn.com wrote:
Yeah, that Bear sure likes his shopping. He claims to be metrosexual-- I'll let the audience judge.

When Bear had an X-bow of extra shots, I used it occasionally, but I have this strong desire to throw sharp implements instead. I rarely shoot with Cubragol-- I am enjoying the martial arts perhaps a bit too much. I believe that shooting is very good already, but never tested it. I'll have to try it out sometime (probably soon).

On 17.1.2007 14:26 drchung@rcn.com wrote:
Bear has reached the big five-o. A quick hike took him to Angband, and the intention was to beeline to 99/100. However, Bear ran into the Dragon's Lair and the Elemental Battleground. He cleared the first and traversed the second, and picked up a bunch of artifacts. By the time he reached 72, he was chock full of artifacts and even found two upgrades-- Mablung and Cambeleg. Also, the randart shield Mairere is quite interesting-- it has +1 CON (enough to max outside of bear form), RAcid, RLight,RNexus, and RShards. So, Bear is toting that around too.

Basically, there are no more items I'm waiting for-- it is time to saunter towards Morgoth for the final confrontation.

Level 50, Angband 72, 58 uniques slain

On 18.1.2007 02:28 drchung@rcn.com wrote:
What time is it? Time to Open a Can of Whupass.

Bear Lee, the undisputed Grand Master of the Hungry Bear Guided Claw Style, has demonstrated his superiority on Morgoth's face.

Took ~20 healing potions, but it was worth it :)
Several uniques are still alive: The Desparate Adventurer, the Thief of the Mountains, Mughash, Orfax,Quaker, Evil Iggy (twice I had half killed him, but other monsters forced me to disengage),Maeglin, the Quulthulgs,Ancalagon, Pazazu, Tarrasque, and Cantoras.

Minor gripes: I found NO !o*Healing* or !oLife. Sure glad to have those store services, I'd never have the patience to collect all the necessary !oHealing for the last fight. It was a good thing that Sauron only took one...

Level 50, Angband 100, 61 uniques slain, including one god.

On 18.1.2007 04:18 HallucinationMushroom@Yahoo.egg wrote:
I'm afraid I'm going to have to give you a speeding ticket. No major healing, no problem. Resistances, who needs em?!! What a beast. Eat a bunch of fish, maul some tasty livestock, feast on cakes and honey and nap during the winter for the most impressive victory. Congrats!

On 18.1.2007 05:38 nckmccnnll@yahoo.com.au wrote:
Nice work - it's good to see it's possible to win with martial arts.

On another issue - I'm planning to reduce the dungeon sizes a bit: Angband to start at 60, TIG probably 40-85 (maybe 50-85), ND 35 or 40-70. I'll probably make some of the wilderness on the way north 2 steps at a time too.

Any opinions?

On 18.1.2007 14:18 clayton_sean@yahoo.ie wrote:
Very nice work - does oook have stats on the lowest turncount win?

What's next - the Beorning Assassin Bear?

Nick - sounds like a good idea but it'd probably be best to implement that "2 steps" idea - otherwise, it'd just be replacing dungeon with extra wilderness to get to the required "depth" for the dungeon entrance.

(unless you want to make the wilderness bigger - but having just done another slog from Khazad-Dum to Doriath on foot, I'm biased on this one) :)

On 18.1.2007 15:49 drchung@rcn.com wrote:
Hallu-- Bear does not respect laws, both those of man and elves. And he has a need for speed. And food. And alcohol (trying unsuccesfully to be a drunken master).

Nick-- I think martial arts is an interesting choice. The damage is not as good as a normal warrior, but the confusion attacks and lower general requirements (good weapon and STR/DEX are not necessary) make it quite interesting. About dungeons, those changes sound fairly reasonable. The 2 steps change is also a very good idea-- descending dungeons is much faster as it is, and going through 24 wilderness scens is time-consuming (did it twice to get to ND).

One concern, right now ?oTL can be used as an express train to get to the bottom of ND. In fact, for most characters (those who rely on ranged attacks, esp. missile where trees prevent you from attacking monsters at all), I would use ?oTL exclusively in ND, planning only on confronting Ungoliant. Perhaps TL should be allowed to go "up" as well as "down" there?

Sean-- I think I am going to give ranger a whirl. I have theorized that archery is perhaps over-powered, and want to confirm that. Once I get a character started (may take a while, gonna go HE) I'll post it.


On 18.1.2007 21:13 nckmccnnll@yahoo.com.au wrote:
Excellent, a HE ranger will be good data for me. My theory is that, at least early on, archery is underpowered

On 19.1.2007 10:49 clayton_sean@yahoo.ie wrote:
Based on an hour's faffing, HE Rangers are a lot more fun than my attempts with a couple of Druadain and a few Green-Elves - the weapon (esp. See Invis) makes a huge difference when you're relying on seeing trouble from a distance.

The Lore spells aren't bad for a Ranger, actually - Detect Life avoids a lot of the typical "difficult start" insta-deaths when you get mauled by a tiger two steps from the exit. I'll stick a chardump up over the weekend but getting to Lvl 15-18 seems fine - then the risk is that overconfidence takes over and you start attacking Red Dragons and the like… the difficult bit, of course, will be actually getting more than 10 squares away from the stairs without getting hounded (you see what I did there) to pieces...

PS Spoiler alert: a Quylthulg behind a tree (good old SI again) is a lovely starting kill - I went straight from CL 5 to 13 with two arrows.

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