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                          Name  : Lazy mcBlood

 Sex      : Male             Age               122   STR!:  18/180
 Race     : High-Elf         Height             77   INT :   18/60
 Class    : Sniper           Weight            161   WIS :      15
                             Social Class       33   DEX :  18/178
                             Align    Neutral Evil   CON :  18/147
                                                     CHR :  18/115

 Right hand      (+25,+31)   Hit point    -68/ 550   Fighting   : Superb
                             SP (Mana)      0/   0   Bows/Throw : Legendary[35]
 Blows/Round           3+0                           SavingThrow: Superb
 AverageDmg/Rnd      123+0   Level              39   Stealth    : Legendary[2]
                             Experience    2701997   Perception : Very Good
 Shooting      (+81,+22+2)   Max Exp       2701997   Searching  : Very Good
 Multiplier          x4.56   Exp to Adv    3010000   Disarming  : Superb
 Shots/Round          1.25   Gold           723847   MagicDevice: Superb
                                                     SpellPower : +0%
 AC              [27,+110]   Time     Day 16 11:45   DevicePower: +0%
 Speed             (+7+10)   Play time    14:39:11   Infravision: 40 feet


                         (Character Background)
          You are one of several children of a Teleri Ranger.  You
          have light blue eyes, straight black hair, and a fair
          complexion.


          ...You were killed by Brand, Mad Visionary of Amber on
          level 72 of Dragon's lair.

                                                               Modification
 Sex   : Male          Stat    BaseRacClaPerMod ActualCurrent  abcdefghijkl@
 Race  : High-Elf      STR!: 18/100  1  2 -2  7 18/180         .4.1.......2.
 Class : Sniper        INT :     18  3 -1 -2  6  18/60         ...1..2.12...
 Level : 39            WIS :     16 -1 -1 -2  3     15         ...1.....2...
 Hits  : -68/550       DEX :  18/78  3  2 -2  7 18/178         3..1...3.....
 Mana  : 0/0           CON :  18/97  1  1 -2  5 18/147         .4.1.........
                       CHR :  18/75  3  0 -2  3 18/115         ...1..2......
         |)}=="*((]]]             |)}=="*((]]]                 |)}=="*((]]]
         abcdefghijkl@            abcdefghijkl@                abcdefghijkl@
 Acid  : +*.....+.....    Sound : .+........+..    Speed     : ....+.+.+..+#
 Elec  : +............    Nether: +............    FreeAction: .+.........+.
 Fire  : +............    Nexus : .......+.....    SeeInvisi.: +..+........+
 Cold  : +............    Chaos : .+.......+...    Hold Life : ......+......
 Poison: ...+.........    Disnch: +............    Warning   : ...+.........
 Light : ............+    Fear  : +............    SlowDigest: .............
 Dark  : .............    Reflct: .....+.......    Regene.   : +............
 Shard : .+.....+.....    AuFire: .............    Levitation: ...+..+......
 Blind : .........+...    AuElec: .............    Perm Lite : +............
 Conf  : ........+....    AuCold: .............    Cursed    : .............

             |)                 |)}=="*((]]]                   |)}=="*((]]]
             ab@                abcdefghijkl@                  abcdefghijkl@
 Slay Evil : +..    Telepathy : .........+..#    Add Blows   : .............
 Slay Und. : ...    ESP Evil  : .............    Add Tunnel  : .............
 Slay Demon: +..    ESP Noliv.: .............    Add Infra   : .............
 Slay Drag.: +..    ESP Good  : .............    Add Device  : .............
 Slay Human: ...    ESP Undead: .............    Add Stealth : +.......+.++.
 Slay Anim.: +..    ESP Demon : .............    Add Search  : ...+....+....
 Slay Orc  : ...    ESP Dragon: .............
 Slay Troll: ...    ESP Human : .............    Riding      : .............
 Slay Giant: ...    ESP Animal: .............    Throw       : .............
 Acid Brand: ...    ESP Orc   : .............    Blessed     : +............
 Elec Brand: ...    ESP Troll : .............    No Teleport : .............
 Fire Brand: ...    ESP Giant : .............    Anti Magic  : .............
 Cold Brand: ...                                 Econom. Mana: .............
 Poison Brd: ...    Sust Str  : .............
 Sharpness : ...    Sust Int  : .............    Drain Exp   : .............
 Quake     : ...    Sust Wis  : .............    Rnd.Teleport: .............
 Vampiric  : ...    Sust Dex  : .............    Aggravate   : .............
 Chaotic   : ...    Sust Con  : .............    TY Curse    : .............
 Force Wep.: ...    Sust Chr  : .............


  [Last Messages]

> Brand, Mad Visionary of Amber casts an acid ball.
> You concentrate deeply. (lvl 4)
> Brand, Mad Visionary of Amber says, 'I don't endure your sabotaging my plan!'
> Brand, Mad Visionary of Amber tries to cast a spell, but fails.
> You concentrate deeply. (lvl 5)
> You concentrate deeply. (lvl 6)
> You have 71 Steel Bolts (3d5) (+7,+7) (226/282) {@f2}.
> The Steel Bolts (3d5) (+7,+7) (278/347) {@f2} hits Brand, Mad Visionary of
>  Amber.
> Brand, Mad Visionary of Amber is ticked off!
> Brand, Mad Visionary of Amber grunts with pain.
> You have 70 Steel Bolts (3d5) (+7,+7) (226/282) {@f2}.
> The Steel Bolts (3d5) (+7,+7) (278/347) {@f2} hits Brand, Mad Visionary of
>  Amber.
> Brand, Mad Visionary of Amber grunts with pain.
> Brand, Mad Visionary of Amber tries to cast a spell, but fails.
> Brand, Mad Visionary of Amber is no longer ticked off!
> You concentrate deeply. (lvl 1)
> Brand, Mad Visionary of Amber throw a Psycho-Spear.
> You concentrate deeply. (lvl 2)
> Brand, Mad Visionary of Amber casts a frost ball.
> You concentrate deeply. (lvl 3)
> You concentrate deeply. (lvl 4)
> Brand, Mad Visionary of Amber says, 'I don't endure your sabotaging my plan!'
> Brand, Mad Visionary of Amber casts a frost ball.
> One of your Potions of Healing {!k!q} (g) was destroyed!
> You concentrate deeply. (lvl 5)
> You concentrate deeply. (lvl 6)
> Brand, Mad Visionary of Amber invokes a darkness storm.
> Oh, that's just a light wound.
> Goodbye, mcBlood!


  [Option Settings]

 Preserve Mode:      ON
 Small Levels:       ENABLED
 Arena Levels:       ENABLED


  [Recall Depth]

    Angband         : level  42
   !Dragon's lair   : level  72
   !Anti-melee cave : level  50


  [Quest Information]

< Completed Quest >
  Thieves Hideout                          (Danger  level:   5) - level  3
  Meng You, the Brother of Meng Huo        (Dungeon level:  10) - level 20
  Lagduf, the Snaga                        (Dungeon level:   2) - level 21
  Wormtongue, Agent of Saruman             (Dungeon level:   4) - level 21
  Hobbes the Tiger                         (Dungeon level:   6) - level 21
  Dailai Dongzhu, the Captain of Southerings (Dungeon level:   8) - level 21
  The Ghost 'Q'                            (Dungeon level:  12) - level 21
  King Mulu, the Chief of Southerings      (Dungeon level:  14) - level 21
  Meng Huo, the King of Southerings        (Dungeon level:  16) - level 21
  Orc Camp                                 (Danger  level:  15) - level 22
  Doom Quest 1                             (Danger  level:  15) - level 22
  The Sewer                                (Danger  level:  15) - level 23
  Lugdush, the Uruk                        (Dungeon level:  18) - level 23
  Sangahyando of Umbar                     (Dungeon level:  20) - level 23
  The Vault                                (Danger  level:  30) - level 23
  Old Man Willow Quest                     (Danger  level:  22) - level 24
  Vapor Quest                              (Danger  level:  25) - level 25
  Dark Elven Lords Quest                   (Danger  level:  25) - level 27
  The Barrow Downs                         (Danger  level:  35) - level 31
  Hagen, Son of Alberich                   (Dungeon level:  22) - level 34
  Jaian, the Boss of the Kids              (Dungeon level:  24) - level 34
  Gachapin                                 (Dungeon level:  26) - level 34
  The Hoard                                (Dungeon level:  28) - level 34
  Bokrug                                   (Dungeon level:  30) - level 34
  Mandor, Master of the Logrus             (Dungeon level:  32) - level 36
  Botei-Building, the Emperor              (Dungeon level:  34) - level 36
  Jasra, Brand's Mistress                  (Dungeon level:  36) - level 36
  Kokuo, Raou's Steed                      (Dungeon level:  38) - level 36
  The Lonely Mountain                      (Danger  level:  45) - level 36
  Zoth-Ommog                               (Dungeon level:  40) - level 37
  The Cloning Pits                         (Danger  level:  45) - level 37

< Failed Quest >
  Logrus Master                            (Danger  level:  25) - level 23
  Yibb-Tstll the Patient One               (Dungeon level:  42) - level 37


 Arena: 20 Victories


  [Defeated Monsters]

You have defeated 4700 enemies including 74 unique monsters in total.

< Unique monsters top 10 >
  Glaaki                                   (level  67)
  Bramd the Ice Dragon                     (level  60)
  Ahtu, Avatar of Nyarlathotep             (level  56)
  Hoarmurath of Dir                        (level  52)
  Glaurung, Father of the Dragons          (level  48)
  Charon, Boatman of the Styx              (level  47)
  Fafner the Dragon                        (level  47)
  Itangast the Fire Drake                  (level  47)
  Ghatanothoa                              (level  46)
  Smaug the Golden                         (level  45)


  [Virtues]

Your alighnment : Neutral Evil

You are the polar opposite of Honour.
You are virtuous in Vitality.
You are very virtuous in Justice.
You are an enemy of Valour.
You have sinned against Patience.
You are the living embodiment of Harmony.
You are a great champion of Diligence.
You are the polar opposite of Compassion.


  [Character Equipment]

a) The Katana 'Kusanagi-no-tsurugi' (4d4) (+15,+15) (+3 to stealth)
b) The Small Metal Shield of Thorin [5,+21] (+4)
c) a Light Crossbow of Velocity (x4) (+15,+22)
d) The Ring 'Frakir' (+1)
e) a Ring of Speed (+2)
f) an Amulet of Reflection
g) The Levitation Stone of Laputa (+2 to speed)
h) The Leather Scale Mail 'Thalkettoth' (-1) [11,+25] (+3)
i) The Cloak of Merry (+1,+1) [1,+9] (+1)
j) The Hard Leather Cap of Thranduil [2,+10] (+2) [+15%]
k) a Set of Dragon Gloves of the Sniper (+3,+0) [4,+16] (+3)
l) The Pair of Soft Leather Boots of Frodo (+1,+1) [4,+7] (+2)


  [Character Inventory]

a) a Mushroom of Restoring {!E}
b) 7 Pieces of Elvish Waybread
c) 2 Potions of Speed {!k!q}
d) 2 Potions of Resist Heat {!k!q}
e) 4 Potions of Resist Cold {!k!q}
f) 25 Potions of Cure Critical Wounds
g) 15 Potions of Healing {!k!q}
h) a Potion of *Healing* {!k!q}
i) a Potion of Enlightenment
j) 4 Potions of Resistance {!k!q}
k) 6 Scrolls of Phase Door
l) 7 Scrolls of Teleportation
m) 13 Scrolls of Identify {@r1}
n) 4 Rods of Recall
o) 3 Rods of Enlightenment
p) 2 Rods of Detection
q) 2 Rods of Probing
r) 5 Rods of Teleport Other
s) a Rod of Acid Balls
t) a Staff of Speed (5 charges)
u) a Rune Sword (0d0) (-50,-50) [-50] {cursed, !*!*!*}
v) 70 Steel Bolts (3d5) (+7,+7) (278/347) {@f2}
w) 36 Bolts (1d5) (+7,+7) (234/292) {@f1}


  [Home Inventory]

 ( page 1 )
a) a Rage Spellbook [The Sound and the Fury]
b) 3 Hex Spellbooks [Curse and Spelling]
c) 2 Books of Kendo [Gorinnosho]
d) 2 Song Books [Harps of Rivendell]
e) 2 Necromancy Spellbooks [Return of the Dead]
f) 4 Crusade Spellbooks [Exorcism and Dispelling]
g) a Daemon Spellbook [Demonthoughts]
h) 7 Craft Spellbooks [Note of Acting Master]
i) a Trump Spellbook [Five Aces]
j) 2 Death Spellbooks [Black Channels]
k) 2 Chaos Spellbooks [Chaos Channels]
l) 3 Nature Spellbooks [Nature's Gifts]

 ( page 2 )
a) 4 Sorcery Spellbooks [Pattern Sorcery]
b) 3 Life Spellbooks [Book of the Unicorn]
c) 5 Mushrooms of Restoring {!E}
d) 13 Potions of Speed {!k!q}
e) 15 Potions of Healing {!k!q}
f) 6 Potions of *Healing* {!k!q}
g) 11 Potions of Enlightenment
h) 4 Potions of Self Knowledge
i) 14 Potions of Resistance {!k!q}
j) 3 Potions of Curing
k) a Scroll of *Remove Curse*
l) a Scroll of Rune of Protection

 ( page 3 )
a) 7 Scrolls of *Destruction* {!*}
b) 4 Scrolls of Genocide {!*}
c) 2 Rods of Recall (1 charging)
d) a Rod of Drain Life
e) a Rod of Acid Balls
f) a Rod of Lightning Balls
g) a Rod of Fire Balls
h) 2 Rods of Stone to Mud
i) 3 Wands of Drain Life (21 charges)
j) 2 Wands of Dragon's Frost (6 charges)
k) a Staff of Healing (4 charges)
l) a Staff of Healing (3 charges)

 ( page 4 )
a) 2 Staffs of Speed (2x 7 charges)
b) a Staff of Speed (6 charges)
c) a Staff of *Destruction* (4 charges) {!u!s!d!k}
d) a Staff of *Destruction* (3 charges) {!u!s!d!k}
e) a Staff of *Destruction* (4 charges) {!u!s!d!k}
f) a Ring of Acid [+13]
g) a Ring of Flames [+7]
h) a Ring of Ice [+6]
i) a Ring of Poison Resistance
j) 2 Rings of Constitution (+3)
k) a Ring of Constitution and Power Throwing (+3)
l) a Ring of Accuracy (+11)

 ( page 5 )
a) a Ring of Damage (+10)
b) a Ring of Slaying (+7,+5)
c) a Ring of Light and Darkness Resistance
d) a Ring of Nether Resistance
e) a Ring of Nexus Resistance
f) a Ring of Confusion Resistance
g) a Ring of Shard Resistance
h) a Ring of Chaos Resistance
i) a Ring of Extra Attacks (+1 attack)
j) a Ring of Warning
k) a Ring of Warning
l) an Amulet of the Magi [+7] (+2 to searching)

 ( page 6 )
a) an Amulet of the Magi [+4] (+3 to searching)
b) an Amulet of the Magi of High Rank [+9] (+10 to searching)
c) an Amulet of Resistance
d) an Amulet of Resistance
e) The Torque of Boromir (+0,+8)
f) The Amulet of The Pitch Dark Night [+5] (+4)
g) The Collar Harness of the Hell (+15,+15) [-5] (-2)
h) a Feanorian Lamp of Extra Light
i) The Incandescent Light of Yeduson (+3 to infravision)
j) The Phial of Drawmij (+2)
k) The Phial of Galadriel (+1 to searching)
l) The Stone of Lore

 ( page 7 )
a) Multi-Hued Dragon Scale Mail (-2) [40,+18]
b) The Chain Mail of Arvedui (-2) [14,+15] (+2)
c) a Robe of The Twilight [0,+0]
d) a Cloak of Thievery [1,+8] (+2 to speed)
e) a Cloak of the Bat (-8,-11) [1,+8] (+1)
f) The Cloak 'Hound' [1,+14] (+3)
g) The Cloak 'Colluin' [1,+15]
h) a Pair of Dragon Wings [4,+18]
i) The Large Leather Shield of Celegorm [6,+20]
j) a Golden Crown of the Magi [0,+10] (+3)
k) The Metal Cap of Thengel [3,+12] (+3) [+23%]
l) The Iron Helm 'Holhenneth' [5,+10] (+2)

 ( page 8 )
a) The Iron Helm 'Terror Mask' (+18,+18) [5,+10] (-1) {cursed}
b) The Steel Helm of Hammerhand [6,+20] (+3)
c) The Set of Leather Gloves of Daybreak (+8,+9) [1,+12] {FiPoBlFe;Si[M}
d) The Set of Leather Gloves of Pippin (+1,+1) [1,+8] (+1)
e) The Set of Gauntlets 'Paurhach' [2,+15]
f) The Pair of Glass Slippers [0,+0] (-3)
g) a Pair of Hard Leather Boots of Thievery [3,+4] (+2 to speed)
h) The Pair of Metal Shod Boots 'Tetsu-geta of Flame' (-5,+10) [6,+20] (-1 to
speed)
i) The Dagger 'Dethanc' (1d4) (+4,+6)
j) The Main Gauche 'Littlethorn' (1d5) (+18,+6) (+3)
k) The Small Sword 'Sting' (1d6) (+7,+8) (+2 attacks)
l) The Broad Sword 'Orcrist' (2d5) (+10,+15) (+3 to stealth)

 ( page 9 )
a) The Broad Sword 'Tailbiter' (2d5) (+18,+9) (+1 attack)
b) The Katana 'Zantetsuken' (8d4) (+17,+21) (+2)
c) The Two-Handed Sword 'Twilight' (4d6) (-40,-60) [-50] (+10 to speed)
{cursed}
d) a Diamond Edge (Defender) (7d5) (+20,+14) [+4] (+7 to stealth)
e) a Poison Needle (1d1) (+0,+0)
f) an Awl-Pike (Defender) (1d8) (+8,+9) [+8] (+1 to stealth)
g) The Broad Spear 'Flost Bland' (1d9) (+9,+11) (+2 to infravision)
h) a Beaked Axe (Defender) (2d6) (+13,+9) [+2] (+4 to stealth)
i) a Broad Axe of Extra Attacks (2d6) (+10,+9) (+2 attacks)
j) a Scythe of Slicing (8d4) (+4,+10)
k) The Club of Samson (3d4) (+8,+10) (+3)
l) The Morning Star 'Bloodspike' (2d6) (+8,+22) (+4)

 ( page 10 )
a) The Flail 'Totila' (3d6) (+6,+8) (+2 to stealth)
b) a Wizardstaff (Pattern) (1d2) (+12,+13) (+1)
c) a Sling of Accuracy (x2) (+13,+17)
d) a Short Bow of Extra Might (x4) (+7,+12)
e) The Short Bow of Robin Hood (x4) (+15,+17) (+2)
f) a Heavy Crossbow (x4) (+9,+9)
g) a Heavy Crossbow of Velocity (x4) (+12,+20)
h) 50 Bolts (1d5) (+0,+0) (184/230)
i) 50 Steel Bolts (3d5) (+9,+4) (256/320)
j) 29 Bolts of Prism (1d5) (+5,+5) (219/273)
k) 26 Bolts of Frost (1d5) (+3,+7) (234/292)
l) 27 Bolts of Prism (1d5) (+12,+6) (227/283)

 ( page 11 )
a) 96 Arrows (1d4) (+6,+6) {@f1}
b) 25 Sheaf Arrows of Frost (2d4) (+6,+5)
c) 24 Seeker Arrows of Slaying (7d4) (+12,+9)
d) The Black Arrow of Bard (8d4) (+30,+19)


  [Check Sum: "077145bb6fc32cb9ec"]

Posted on 15.4.2012 11:39
Last updated on 18.4.2012 11:39

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On 15.4.2012 11:39 Arjen wrote:
I've been trying Snipers a lot lately, I just keep dieing because of the lack of damage (best shooter until now was a heavy xbow +9+9). So when Robin dropped his bow I jumped, that feeling was boosted by finding the ego crossbow. I'm still using Robin because of the stealth bonus.

My second dive in the Anti Melee Cave scored me the Twilight Robe (!) just lying in the ground and less than a minute later Jurt dropped Thorin. That was a lot of luck in a very short time, so I will die soon I fear... But having all resses is pretty nice and I don't need AC here. :) So first time I can actually use the Robe.

On 15.4.2012 19:04 kingvictory2003 wrote:
Ah...playing like a true sniper then :) All stealth, no AC. Good luck!

On 15.4.2012 20:26 Arjen wrote:
Well, my stealth still sucks with Superb, a lot of creeps wake up. And... I miss a *lot* of shots. Which is kinda annoying as you are charging for 5 turns before you shoot. So it's like you miss 6x in a row. Concentration should boost your to-hit too as you are concentrating to shoot (asleep) monsters 1 square away from you. :)

On 15.4.2012 21:01 Arjen wrote:
Just did BD for the two randarts, both are not what I hoped. Cloak has +3con and sound/chaos res, gloves are pretty good with poi/sound and some nice damage, but it has Anti-Magic shell and somehow you can concentrate with an AM shell. So, useless.

On 15.4.2012 21:01 Arjen wrote:
*you can't concentrate

On 15.4.2012 21:31 chris wrote:
I'm puzzled why you are missing so much ... Does you bow skill or +to hit go up as you concentrate more?

On 15.4.2012 21:41 Arjen wrote:
No it isn't according to the 'C'haracter screen.

On 15.4.2012 21:56 Arjen wrote:
I just thought about being "lazy" how bad does that affect your ability to shoot stuff?

On 16.4.2012 02:02 chris wrote:
Lazy makes everything bad, including shooting ... but its not a bad idea for an archer or even a ranger.

I think snipers actually prefer crossbows, so you might try using your amazing +22 damage crossbow of velocity!

On 16.4.2012 07:27 Arjen wrote:
Hmm, I'll try and see if it works better. Thanks for the idea.

On 16.4.2012 09:52 Arjen wrote:
Switched the the crossbow mentioned by Chris. I think this solved my problem, I still miss shots, but far less than with the bow. And now I miss against higher level monsters and not stuff like 'd'ragons.

After shooting Jugde Morris half dead with one shot I suddenly remembered I could recall into Angband for some ego drops as I never encountered Hagen or Gachpin. So in Angband I found both of them; Hagen sucked as he didn't drop his spear, Gachpin (1 shot kill) was very kind and dropped Tranduriel giving me permanent ESP. So now I need more speed and a pack of seeker bolts, But a nicer crossbow is welcome too. ;)

Still using the robe of twilight and the escort of the Hoard was 95% meleed... 0 AC isn't that bad if you have all resses.

On 16.4.2012 14:34 chris wrote:
Lazy gives -8 shooting skills. By L50, your personality will give -16 total to your shooting since you get -8 from the get go, and another -8 * lvl / 50. Odd ... you must get lazier the more experienced you get? Still, as a High-Elf you should be able to overcome this.

Also, you always miss at least 10% of the time (rather than 5% for everybody else).

Be careful about the low AC if you leave the Anti-melee caves. A monster like Grendel could easily insta-kill you!

On 16.4.2012 15:45 Arjen wrote:
Hmmm, so lazy is actually sort of hardcore mode as you have a lot of negative skills/attributes and only 3 nice items which are hard to get by. (Morgoth/Unicorn/One Ring?) Next time I'll choose an other personality. ;)

And you are right about hardhitters... Might be wiser to check for regular equipment before I meet the likes of them.

On 16.4.2012 17:19 Arjen wrote:
So, back in the Caves to kill some uniques. Killed all the Judges except Fire, also some ringwraith and higher undead (thx to Judge Death and his summonfrenzy). Looking for Smaug so I can kill him twice, but did find Scatha and... Jack! Damn he hurt even in the anti melee cave. He heals too much... Good thing you can prevent him from healing (I think, it worked for me). He was kind enough to not drop his cloak or anything useful (helm of beaty and a slay dragon weapon).

Did hit clvl 36 and I was very curious about the plasma bolt, looks just like my ice and fire bolt but then with lightning. (How high are the multipliers on those elemental bolts anyways?) O well, it kills stuff, but so did my previous options. (Jack died from of a superb shot of fire dealing ***** damage)

I have to say, Sniper just feels like a weaponmaster with crossbows. I like those specialists. (I guess thats why I never play mage/ranger/rogue/ect.)

Time to find Smaug and head to the Cloning pits (could use some more steel bolts).

On 16.4.2012 17:39 dzhang wrote:
The Bow and Crossbow weaponmasters are still on the To-Do list. I'm rather looking forward to both, but I must admit I haven't really played Sniper, so I don't know how they compare.

On 16.4.2012 18:16 Arjen wrote:
Just found a pretty nice weapon.... Helloooow uberstealth.

On 16.4.2012 18:30 chris wrote:
Holy Carp ... Where did you get that diamond edge?

If you haven't noticed yet, Plasma bolt is fantastically awesome and does more damage then any other Sniper attack, except the final one.

On 17.4.2012 16:58 Arjen wrote:
Noticed it about the plasma bolt. I'm using it a lot now.

Just completed the Cloning Pits with absolutely nothing more useful than Frodo's boots... I always hope to pick up some nice stuff like Cambeleg or with a lot of luck art Crossbow or Frakir. But I got nothing. :) Life sucks, I'm wondering if I could complete the Old Castle, maybe I get a Crossbow as reward. (I have no idea and like it that way.) But the Iron Lich and the Titans are worrying me. All tough dudes and the summoners suck.

On 17.4.2012 17:01 Arjen wrote:
Ow and:
- the Edge is from Jasra
- how do you kill awake no-movers who can summon? Yibb was owning my ass and I haven't even hit him ones as he was sitting a nice blindspot of a room.

On 18.4.2012 09:30 Arjen wrote:
Look what I found... But I'm not sure if xshot is that useful for a Sniper as you don't do a lot of shooting.

Ran into Brand several times now, engaged him once with an almost lethal ending... He resists base and had way more firepower than me. Sucks... Need to bring some heals with me and a lot of phase door. :)

On 18.4.2012 11:39 Arjen wrote:
Shit... forgot he could do that... Already had 4 stars of his health with double shots... 250+ damage storm, sucks :)

Ow and without any intell about Runeswords I'm never going to wield one of those, what kind of stats are those? And perma cursed.

So next one won't be a lazy anymore as the chance of getting to one of the three is too small actually. (Like I'm that good in Chengband...) :)

On 18.4.2012 13:30 chris wrote:
Runeswords: I'm still trying to get the balance right on these guys. Basically, it is a sword that feeds off your foes. When killing an opponent, it might gain plusses to hit, or damage, or it might even improve its damage dice. It feeds better off uniques. Occasionally, it might pick up a slay. Beware: As the sword grows more powerful it also picks up curses! Also, the -50AC never improves. Initially the Runesword was too powerful, so I knocked the odds back a bit, but now I think I made it too tedious. So, I'll try again for next release!

Brand: He's a bastard! If he didn't get you then maybe his curse would have? Resist base is highly annoying, but that guy never sleeps so you can't sneak up on him.

Snipers: I'm not sure how best to play snipers after the initial shot. The best I've come up with is to dig elaborate winding anti-summoning corridors with short little straight nubs for resting/concentrating/luring. Shoot and then blink out of line of sight and concentrate while your foe navigates towards you. This works better in Angband then in the Dragon's Lair since the terrain is so messed up in the latter, and its hard to undertake large digging projects.

On 18.4.2012 13:39 Arjen wrote:
I was carrying phase doors with me for that strategy, but that doesn't work anymore in rooms, so I was avoiding those for big fights. But the phase door (or phase door shot) makes you able to live after your first shot. I might start a Sniper demigod and get that 50% energy on teleporting ability.

I was wondering tho, does the +1 brand from Hephaestus also work on the "magic" brands of Snipers? He might be a great parentage if so. :)

And the runesword sounds very interesting (If you are a fighter, can you specialize in rune swords?)

But the Sniper is a very nice class to play.

On 18.4.2012 14:11 dzhang wrote:
Chris- see your last character for some balancing thoughts.

Re: Rune Swords, I have to ask, since I never found one or played with it too much on debug mode: What's the strongest it can get? Can it pick up pval bonuses?

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