[PosChengband 1.0.29 Character Dump]
              ***LOSER***
 Name       : Deathbringer                 ========== Stats ==========
 Sex        : Male                               STR  :     18/40
 Personality: Mighty                             INT  :         5
 Race       : Death Sword                        WIS  :         6
 Subrace    : Death Sword                        DEX  :     18/51
 Class      : Monster                            CON  :        17
                                                 CHR  :        11

 Level      :       20                           HP   :    -1/201
 Cur Exp    :     7946                           SP   :       0/0
 Max Exp    :     7946                           AC   :        34
 Adv Exp    :     8100                           Speed:        +2

                                           ========== Skills =========
 Gold       :     7740                     Melee      : Superb
 Kills      :      701                     Ranged     : Poor
 Uniques    :       10                     SavingThrow: Excellent
 Artifacts  :        0                     Stealth    : Fair
                                           Perception : Bad
 Game Day   :        3                     Searching  : Poor
 Game Time  :    21:03                     Disarming  : Good
 Play Time  :    01:04                     Device     : Superb

============================= Character Equipment =============================

a) a Long Sword (2d5) (+7,+10) {/o}


              a@                                        a@
 Acid       : ..   0%                      Speed      : .+
 Elec       : ..   0%                      Free Act   : ..
 Fire       : .+  50%                      See Invis  : ..
 Cold       : ..   0%                      Warning    : ..
 Poison     : .+  50%                      SlowDigest : ..
 Light      : ..   0%                      Regenerate : ..
 Dark       : ..   0%                      Levitation : ..
 Confusion  : ..   0%                      Perm Lite  : .+
 Nether     : ..   0%                      Reflection : ..
 Nexus      : ..   0%                      Hold Life  : .+
 Sound      : ..   0%                      Sust Str   : ..
 Shards     : ..   0%                      Sust Int   : ..
 Chaos      : ..   0%                      Sust Wis   : ..
 Disenchant : ..   0%                      Sust Dex   : ..
 Time       : ..   0%                      Sust Con   : ..
 Blindness  : .+  50%                      Sust Chr   : ..
 Fear       : ..                           Dec Mana   : ..
 Aura Fire  : ..                           Easy Spell : ..
 Aura Elec  : ..                           Anti Magic : ..
 Aura Cold  : ..                           Telepathy  : ..

              a@                                        a
 Slay Evil  : ..                           Telepathy  : ..
 Slay Undead: ..                           ESP Evil   : ..
 Slay Demon : ..                           ESP Noliv. : ..
 Slay Dragon: ..                           ESP Good   : ..
 Slay Human : ..                           ESP Undead : ..
 Slay Animal: ..                           ESP Demon  : ..
 Slay Orc   : +.                           ESP Dragon : ..
 Slay Troll : ..                           ESP Human  : ..
 Slay Giant : ..                           ESP Animal : ..
 Acid Brand : ..                           ESP Orc    : ..
 Elec Brand : ..                           ESP Troll  : ..
 Fire Brand : ..                           ESP Giant  : ..
 Cold Brand : ..                           Device Pow : ..
 Pois Brand : ..                           Spell Pow  : ..
 Mana Brand : ..                           Spell Cap  : ..
 Sharpness  : ..                           Infravision: ..  30'
 Quake      : ..                           Stealth    : ..
 Vampiric   : ..                           Searching  : ..
 Chaotic    : ..                           Cursed     : ..
 Add Blows  : ..                           Rnd Tele   : ..
 Blessed    : ..                           No Tele    : ..
 Riding     : +.                           Drain Exp  : ..

              a@   Base  R  C  P  E  Total
        STR : ..     18  2  0  2  0  18/40
        INT : ..     12 -5  0 -2  0      5
        WIS : ..     13 -5  0 -2  0      6
        DEX : ..  18/51  0  0  0  0  18/51
        CON : ..     14  2  0  1  0     17
        CHR : ..     10  0  0  1  0     11

==================================== Melee ====================================

 You    : a Long Sword (2d5) (+7,+10)                       Accuracy
 Weight : 13.0 lbs                                           AC Hit
 To Hit : 7 + 26 = 33                                        25 87%
 To Dam : 10 + 11 = 21                                       50 78%
 Blows  : 3                                                  75 70%
 Damage                                                     100 61%
 Crits  : 1.09x + 0.75                                      125 53%
 Normal : 81 (69-93) [1.09x]                                150 44%
 Orcs   : 120 (81-159) [3.27x]                              175 35%
                                                            200 27%
 With 18/40 STR and 18/60 DEX you will get 4 blows.
 With 18/90 STR and 18/50 DEX you will get 4 blows.


=================================== Powers ====================================

                     Lvl Cost Fail Desc
Absorb Weapon          1    0   0% 



=================================== Essences ==================================

   Stats                  Total Bonus
   ---------------------- ----- -----

   Skills                 Total Bonus
   ---------------------- ----- -----
   To Hit                    69    +6
   To Dam                    67    +6
   Attacks                    1      
   Digging                    2    +1

   Slays                  Total Bonus
   ---------------------- ----- -----
   Slay Dragon                1      
   Slay Orc                   1     Y
   Vorpal                     1      

   Resistances            Total Bonus
   ---------------------- ----- -----
   Fire                       1    +1

   Abilities              Total Bonus
   ---------------------- ----- -----

   ESP                    Total Bonus
   ---------------------- ----- -----

================================ Last Messages ================================

> *** LOW HITPOINT WARNING! ***
> The Chaos mushroom releases spores at you.
> You feel terrified.
> You dastardly villain!
> *** LOW HITPOINT WARNING! ***
> The Serpent man misses you.
> The Serpent man bites you.
> *** LOW HITPOINT WARNING! ***
> You are no longer terrified, but you still feel scared.
> You have 4 Potions of Cure Critical Wounds.
> You feel much better.
> You feel less confused now.
> The Chaos mushroom releases spores at you.
> You feel terrified.
> You dastardly villain!
> *** LOW HITPOINT WARNING! ***
> You are confused!
> Your actions are disharmonious.
> The Chaos mushroom releases spores at you.
> *** LOW HITPOINT WARNING! ***
> The Chaos mushroom releases spores at you.
> *** LOW HITPOINT WARNING! ***
> The Serpent man bites you.
> You are poisoned!
> *** LOW HITPOINT WARNING! ***
> The Serpent man bites you.
> What a noble sacrifice!
> *** LOW HITPOINT WARNING! ***
> What a noble sacrifice!
> I see it coming...aaargllhhhh! {sough}
> Goodbye, Deathbringer!


=================================== Dungeons ==================================

 Angband         : level   6
 Camelot         : level   5
 Orc cave        : level  19

 You were killed by poison on level 19 of Orc cave.

 Last Message: I see it coming...aaargllhhhh! {sough}



==================================== Quests ===================================
< Completed Quest >
  Thieves Hideout                          (Danger  level:   5) - level  5
  Warg problem                             (Danger  level:   5) - level 11
  King Duosi, the Chief of Southerings     (Dungeon level:   6) - level 12

< Failed Quest >
  Nothing.


 Arena:  0 Victory


============================== Defeated Monsters ==============================

You have defeated 701 enemies including 10 unique monsters in total.

< Unique monsters top 10 >
  Shagrat, the Orc Captain                 (level  18)
  King Duosi, the Chief of Southerings     (level  11)
  Orfax, Son of Boldor                     (level  10)
  The Borshin                              (level  10)
  Lousy, the King of Louses                (level   9)
  Mughash the Kobold Lord                  (level   7)
  Bullroarer the Hobbit                    (level   5)
  Fang, Farmer Maggot's dog                (level   2)
  Wolf, Farmer Maggot's dog                (level   2)
  Lion Heart                               (level   0)


=================================== Virtues ===================================

Your alighnment : Chaotic

You are a bitter enemy of Honour.
You have strayed from the path of Valour.
You are somewhat virtuous in Harmony.
You have strayed from the path of Justice.
You have strayed from the path of Patience.
You are a bitter enemy of Compassion.
You have strayed from the path of Diligence.
You are somewhat virtuous in Sacrifice.


============================= Character Inventory =============================

a) 19 Rations of Food
b) 5 Mushrooms of Cure Paranoia
c) 4 Potions of Cure Critical Wounds
d) 39 Scrolls of Teleportation
e) 5 Scrolls of Word of Recall
f) 6 Scrolls of Trap/Door Destruction
g) a Wand of Stone to Mud (10 charges)
h) a Wand of Fire Bolts (11 charges)
i) a Wand of Trap/Door Destruction (12 charges)
j) a Staff of Light (13 charges) {@ul}
k) a Ring of Warning
l) a Robe [2,+4]
m) a Set of Gauntlets [2,+6]


================================ Home Inventory ===============================

 ( page 1 )
a) 2 Potions of Detect Invisible
b) 3 Potions of Speed {!k!q}
c) 19 Potions of Heroism
d) 7 Scrolls of Light {@rl}
e) a Wand of Stone to Mud (10 charges)



=================================== Options ===================================

 Preserve Mode:      ON
 Small Levels:       ON
 Arena Levels:       OFF

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Posted on 12.7.2013 14:32
Last updated on 12.7.2013 20:53

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On 12.7.2013 14:42 chris wrote:
Here is a beta test character I decided to post as an invitation for comments/feedback.

Currently, the player has no extra equipment slots other than their body. They are unable to drop, throw, sell, destroy, etc this item. Having an equipped weapon means that all the combat code just works, and if you've ever peeked into py_attack in cmd1.c, you will understand that is a good thing!

So, the player gets level up bonuses that apply directly to their body. They might (rarely) grow sharper (+1d) or, more commonly, grow either more accurate (+1 to hit) or more deadly (+1 to damage). These level up bonuses get wiped out when the player evolves into a new form and are really their just to speed up the early game and to keep things interesting. Other level up bonuses are possible, but I want the main source of power to come from weapon absorption.

I probably messed up Arjen's initial plan thru lack of understanding ... If so, apologies. But what I ended up doing is a weaponsmith essence approach. The player absorbs weapons and acquires points for each ability drained. Then, the game applies a (tweakable) formula to convert points into actual abilities.

At the moment, the Thieve's quest generated 2 magic weapons, and one even had slay orc! So my 11 essences of "To Hit" currently give a +3 bonus. Also, the single essence of "Slay Orc" gives the slay since it is only beneficial early on. These essences stay with the player thru evolution, though they might get drained in the process of upgrading to a new form. Also, Death Swords are susceptible to disenchantment which is capable of draining their essences (but doesn't otherwise do extra physical damage).

So, the game will have certain grind to power characteristics. Personally, I'm OK with this style of game! Also, the only way you are going to ever acquire all the resists (which is an absolute requirement in this variant) is to have this sort of mechanic. Otherwise, you will need to offer multiple armor slots which will reduce the flavor of this build.

Speed might be an issue. The Death Sword grows faster with evolution and speed essences convert in a one to one fashion (and are never drained). Still, I wonder if this will prove problematic?

As creatures of magic, these animated swords have decent device skills, so usage of staves of speed will be an option.

On 12.7.2013 14:43 lurk@r.com wrote:
Can you brand/reforge/artifact yourself?

On 12.7.2013 14:46 chris wrote:
Hmm ... Actually, I think you can. I'm OK with enchanting yourself at the Warrior's guild, but am not so sure that ?WeaponBranding or ?ArtifactCreation or Reforging should be allowed. Thoughts?

On 12.7.2013 18:44 chris wrote:
OK, I block Artifact Creation, Reforging, Mundanity and Weapon Branding. You cannot get blasted either, but you can become cursed and disenchanted.

Back to playing, I'm working the orc caves with my massive slay orc power! Actually, I'm a bit deep at the moment, but have managed a couple hippogrifs and even a carrion. But I ran from Nar and confusion is rather deadly atm. At least I can relax a bit wrt arch-viles thanks to a slay dragon drain.

On 12.7.2013 20:52 chris wrote:
Serpent men ... again! I didn't know they paralyze from a distance. They can also summon Chaos Mushrooms that permafuse the player. Quite nasty.

Power was OK with this guy, though I wonder about FA and SI. Perhaps I just got unlucky? Also, the classic early game lack of any means of detection (traps, doors, monsters ... you name it!) was rather annoying!

But I like this build as a challenge race ;)

On 12.7.2013 21:11 chris wrote:
The other thing to think about is absorbing activations ...

On 12.7.2013 21:53 djabanete@gmail.com wrote:
This idea is ridiculous in a good way!!
Just wanted to mention that even though I haven't been posting characters lately, my girlfriend and I have been enjoying PosCheng quite a bit, working on a couple of massively long-term, heavily save-scummed characters. (Well, one of them has died 7+ times, the other only once ^^.) As always, it's fun to check up on your latest builds, and thanks for all the development work!

On 12.7.2013 22:27 Arjen wrote:
Nice work on making them already!

Give me a way to play a sword and I'll playtest the crap out of them.

On 12.7.2013 23:51 chris wrote:
@Djabanete: You can thank Arjen for this particular zany idea! :D

@Arjen: OK, 1.0.29 is on the way. It hasn't crashed for me yet, but I can make no guarantees!

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