The Angband Ladder: Peacemaker, Death-Sword Monster by chris

  [PosChengband 3.3.5 Character Dump]
              ***WINNER***

 Name       : Peacemaker                   ========== Stats ==========
 Sex        : Male                               STR! :    18/***
 Personality: Mighty                             INT! :     18/70
 Race       : Death-Sword                        WIS! :     18/80
 Subrace    : Death Scythe                       DEX! :    18/140
 Class      : Monster                            CON! :    18/***
                                                 CHR! :    18/130

 Level      :       50                           HP   : 1092/1092
 Cur Exp    : 20964761                           SP   :       0/0
 Max Exp    : 20964761                           AC   :       150
 Adv Exp    :    *****                           Speed:    +28+10

                                           ========== Skills =========
 Gold       : 11854428                     Melee      : Legendary[15]
 Kills      :    12525                     Ranged     : Fair
 Uniques    :      228                     SavingThrow: Heroic
 Artifacts  :      142                     Stealth    : Superb
                                           Perception : Fair
 Game Day   :       85                     Searching  : Good
 Game Time  :     8:57                     Disarming  : Superb
 Play Time  :    18:52                     Device     : Heroic


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

a) a Death Scythe (12d10) (+11,+20) {cursed, |AEFCoPVS/XD/*poTPULZGood}


              /                                         /
              a@                                        a@
 Acid       : .+  75%                      Speed      : .#
 Elec       : .+  75%                      Free Act   : .+
 Fire       : .+  77%                      See Invis  : .+
 Cold       : .+  77%                      Warning    : ..
 Poison     : .+  75%                      SlowDigest : .+
 Light      : .+  65%                      Regenerate : .+
 Dark       : .+  72%                      Levitation : .+
 Confusion  : .+  65%                      Perm Lite  : .+
 Nether     : .+  75%                      Reflection : ..
 Nexus      : .+  72%                      Hold Life  : .+
 Sound      : .+  50%                      Sust Str   : .+
 Shards     : .+  50%                      Sust Int   : .+
 Chaos      : .+  72%                      Sust Wis   : .+
 Disenchant : .+  72%                      Sust Dex   : .+
 Time       : ..   0%                      Sust Con   : .+
 Blindness  : .+  75%                      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 : .+
 Slay Good  : +.                           ESP Orc    : .+
 Acid Brand : +.                           ESP Troll  : .+
 Elec Brand : +.                           ESP Giant  : .+
 Fire Brand : +.                           Magic Skill: ..
 Cold Brand : +.                           Spell Pow  : ..
 Pois Brand : +.                           Spell Cap  : ..
 Mana Brand : ..                           Magic Res  : ..
 Sharpness  : +.                           Infravision: .+  70'
 Quake      : ..                           Stealth    : .+
 Vampiric   : +.                           Searching  : .+
 Chaotic    : ..                           Cursed     : +.
 Add Blows  : ..                           Rnd Tele   : ..
 Blessed    : ..                           No Tele    : .+
 Riding     : ..                           Drain Exp  : ..
 Tunnel     : .+                           Aggravate  : ..
 Throw      : ..                           TY Curse   : ..


              /
              a@   Base  R  C  P  E  Total
        STR!: .s 18/130  5  0  2  6 18/***
        INT!: .s 18/100 -5  0 -2  4  18/70
        WIS!: .s 18/100 -5  0 -2  5  18/80
        DEX!: .s  18/70  2  0  0  5 18/140
        CON!: .s 18/110  5  0  1  5 18/***
        CHR!: .s  18/90  0  0  1  3 18/130


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

 You    : a Death Scythe (12d10) (+11,+20)                  Accuracy
 Weight : 35.0 lbs                                           AC Hit
 To Hit : 11 + 100 = 111                                     25 92%
 To Dam : 20 + 53 = 73                                       50 88%
 Blows  : 3.20                                               75 85%
 Damage                                                     100 81%
 Crits  : 1.46x                                             125 78%
 Normal : 607 (300-915) [1.78x]                             150 74%
 Animals: 1172 (403-1942) [4.45x]                           175 71%
 Evil   : 984 (368-1600) [3.56x]                            200 67%
 Good   : 984 (368-1600) [3.56x]
 Human  : 1172 (403-1942) [4.45x]
 Undead : 1359 (438-2281) [5.34x]
 Demons : 1359 (438-2281) [5.34x]
 Orcs   : 1359 (438-2281) [5.34x]
 Trolls : 1359 (438-2281) [5.34x]
 Giants : 1359 (438-2281) [5.34x]
 Dragons: 2111 (572-3651) [8.90x]
 Acid   : 1172 (403-1942) [4.45x]
 Elec   : 1172 (403-1942) [4.45x]
 Fire   : 1172 (403-1942) [4.45x]
 Cold   : 1172 (403-1942) [4.45x]
 Poison : 1172 (403-1942) [4.45x]


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

                     Lvl Cost Fail Desc            Cast Fail
Absorb Weapon          1    0   0%                   85    0   0%
Detect Weapons         5    1   0%                  252    4   2%
Identify Weapon       10   10   0%                  109    5   4%



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

   Stats                  Total  Need Bonus
   ---------------------- ----- ----- -----
   Strength                 202   381    +6
   Intelligence              89    93    +4
   Wisdom                   138   189    +5
   Dexterity                131   189    +5
   Constitution             106   189    +5
   Charisma                  28    45    +3

   Skills                 Total  Need Bonus
   ---------------------- ----- ----- -----
   To Hit                 10000 10239   +18
   To Dam                 10000 10239   +18
   To AC                    350   364   +41
   Stealth                   64   126    +5
   Speed                     35    38   +21
   Attacks                   78    96 +0.20
   Slaying                  237   448    +2
   Life                      40    49    +2
   Searching                 68   126    +5
   Infravision               36    62    +4
   Digging                  652  1022    +8
   Light                     73   127    +6

   Slays                  Total  Need Bonus
   ---------------------- ----- ----- -----
   Slay Evil                109    64     Y
   Slay Good                 53    16     Y
   Slay Undead               99    16     Y
   Slay Demon               112    16     Y
   Slay Dragon               42    16     Y
   Slay Human                33    16     Y
   Slay Animal               34     8     Y
   Slay Orc                  69     4     Y
   Slay Troll                72     8     Y
   Slay Giant                58     8     Y
   Brand Acid                55    24     Y
   Brand Elec                42    24     Y
   Brand Fire                53    24     Y
   Brand Cold                45    24     Y
   Brand Poison              38    24     Y
   Chaotic                   19    32      
   Vampiric                  47    32     Y
   Vorpal                    20    16     Y
   Kill Evil                  1    16      
   Kill Undead                5     8      
   Kill Demon                 6     8      
   Kill Dragon                8     8     Y
   Kill Human                 1     8      
   Kill Animal                2     8      
   Kill Orc                   1     8      
   Kill Troll                 3     8      
   Kill Giant                 5     8      

   Resistances            Total  Need Bonus
   ---------------------- ----- ----- -----
   Acid                      51    62    +4
   Lightning                 52    62    +4
   Fire                      63   126    +5
   Cold                      70   126    +5
   Poison                    37    45    +3
   Light                     10    21    +2
   Dark                      29    45    +3
   Confusion                 13    14    +2
   Nether                    58    93    +4
   Nexus                     33    45    +3
   Sound                     10    12    +1
   Shards                     7    12    +1
   Chaos                     57    60    +3
   Disenchantment            22    45    +3
   Blindness                 14    30    +3
   Fear                      49    62    +4
   Teleportation              2     6    +1
   Immune Fire                1     3      

   Abilities              Total  Need Bonus
   ---------------------- ----- ----- -----
   Free Action              123     2     Y
   See Invisible            149     3     Y
   Slow Digestion            29     2     Y
   Regeneration              70     7     Y
   Antimagic                  2     5      
   Sustain Strength          19     5     Y
   Sustain Intelligence       8     5     Y
   Sustain Wisdom             7     5     Y
   Sustain Dexterity         12     5     Y
   Sustain Constitution       7     5     Y
   Sustain Charisma           6     5     Y

   ESP                    Total  Need Bonus
   ---------------------- ----- ----- -----
   Telepathy                  2     2     Y
   ESP Animals               21     2     Y
   ESP Undead                17     2     Y
   ESP Demon                 15     2     Y
   ESP Orc                   32     2     Y
   ESP Troll                 39     2     Y
   ESP Giant                 36     2     Y
   ESP Dragon                16     2     Y
   ESP Human                 12     2     Y
   ESP Evil                  12     2     Y
   ESP Good                  11     2     Y

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

 Angband         : level 100
 Camelot         : level   5
!Orc cave        : level  23
!Labyrinth       : level  28
!Dragon's lair   : level  72
!Graveyard       : level  70
 Anti-magic cave : level  49
!Icky cave       : level  35
!Lonely Mountain : level  40
 Arena           : level  78

 You retired from the adventure after winning.

 Last Message: Peace at last!



==================================== Quests ===================================
< Completed Quest >
  Thieves Hideout                          (Danger  level:   5) - level  6
  Warg problem                             (Danger  level:   5) - level 11
  Mughash the Kobold Lord                  (Dungeon level:   6) - level 15
  Orc Camp                                 (Danger  level:  15) - level 25
  Tengu and Death Swords                   (Danger  level:  25) - level 25
  The Mimic's Treasure                     (Danger  level:  25) - level 26
  Ulfast, Son of Ulfang                    (Dungeon level:  12) - level 27
  The Sewer                                (Danger  level:  15) - level 33
  Doom Quest 1                             (Danger  level:  15) - level 33
  Old Man Willow Quest                     (Danger  level:  22) - level 33
  Logrus Master                            (Danger  level:  25) - level 33
  Dark Elven Lords Quest                   (Danger  level:  25) - level 33
  Vapor Quest                              (Danger  level:  25) - level 33
  The Vault                                (Danger  level:  30) - level 33
  The Barrow Downs                         (Danger  level:  35) - level 33
  The Cloning Pits                         (Danger  level:  45) - level 37
  Grendel                                  (Dungeon level:  24) - level 38
  Dwar, Dog Lord of Waw                    (Dungeon level:  38) - level 38
  The Old Castle                           (Danger  level:  50) - level 44
  Glaurung, Father of the Dragons          (Dungeon level:  44) - level 50
  Eihort, the Thing in the Labyrinth       (Dungeon level:  50) - level 50
  Druaga                                   (Dungeon level:  56) - level 50
  Flying Spaghetti Monster                 (Dungeon level:  62) - level 50
  Surtur the Giant Fire Demon              (Dungeon level:  76) - level 50
  Azathoth, Seething Nuclear Chaos         (Dungeon level:  88) - level 50
  Oberon                                   (Danger  level:  99) - level 50
  Serpent of Chaos                         (Danger  level: 100) - level 50

< Failed Quest >
  Nothing.


 Arena: 29 Victories


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

You have defeated 12525 enemies including 228 unique monsters in total.

< Unique monsters top 20 >
  The Serpent of Chaos                     (level 100)
  Oberon, King of Amber                    (level  99)
  Gothmog, the High Captain of Balrogs     (level  95)
  Cerberus, Guardian of Hades              (level  94)
  Azathoth, Seething Nuclear Chaos         (level  93)
  Shub-Niggurath, Black Goat of the Woods  (level  91)
  Yog-Sothoth, the All-in-One              (level  90)
  Kaschei the Immortal                     (level  90)
  Tulzscha, the Green Flame                (level  89)
  Draugluin, Sire of All Werewolves        (level  87)
  Typhoeus, the Storm Giant                (level  85)
  Surtur the Giant Fire Demon              (level  85)
  Abhoth, Source of Uncleanness            (level  85)
  Wahha-Man the Golden                     (level  85)
  Combat-Echizen "Because it's time"       (level  85)
  Cantoras, the Skeletal Lord              (level  84)
  Godzilla                                 (level  84)
  Pazuzu, Lord of Air                      (level  82)
  Richard Wong, Master of Time             (level  81)
  Cyaegha                                  (level  80)


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

Your alighnment : Chaotic

You are the polar opposite of Mysticism.
You are a champion of Valour.
You are the polar opposite of Patience.
You are very virtuous in Sacrifice.
You are the polar opposite of Honour.
You are the polar opposite of Compassion.
You are the living embodiment of Harmony.
You are a champion of Justice.


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

a) 35 Mushrooms of Restoring {!E}
b) 37 Potions of Speed {!k!q}
c) 54 Potions of Healing {!k!q}
d) 10 Potions of *Healing* {!k!q}
e) 5 Potions of Life {!k!q}
f) 28 Potions of Enlightenment
g) 28 Potions of Curing
h) 39 Scrolls of Teleportation {@rt}
i) 12 Scrolls of *Remove Curse*
j) 25 Scrolls of Destruction {!*}
k) 4 Scrolls of Genocide {!*}
l) 11 Scrolls of Mass Genocide {!*}
m) 5 Rods of Perception (3 charging) {@zi!s!d!k!!}
n) 4 Rods of Recall {@zr!s!d!k}
o) 9 Rods of Detection (1 charging) {@z3!s!d!k}
p) 7 Rods of Teleport Other {@zt!s!d!k}
q) 12 Rods of Stone to Mud {@z8!s!d!k}
r) The Massive Iron Crown of Chaos [0,+0] (+125) {cursed}


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

 ( page 1 )
a) 5 Hex Spellbooks [Curse and Spelling]
b) a Song Book [Harps of Rivendell]
c) 3 Armageddon Spellbooks [Path of Destruction]
d) 3 Crusade Spellbooks [Exorcism and Dispelling]
e) a Crusade Spellbook [Wrath of God]
f) 2 Daemon Spellbooks [Demonthoughts]
g) 3 Craft Spellbooks [Note of Acting Master]
h) 2 Trump Spellbooks [Trumps of Doom]
i) a Death Spellbook [Necronomicon]
j) 2 Chaos Spellbooks [Chaos Channels]
k) 3 Nature Spellbooks [Nature's Gifts]
l) a Nature Spellbook [Nature's Wrath]

 ( page 2 )
a) 2 Sorcery Spellbooks [Pattern Sorcery]
b) 2 Life Spellbooks [Book of the Unicorn]
c) 2 Potions of Boldness
d) 99 Potions of Speed {!k!q}
e) 99 Potions of Speed {!k!q}
f) 35 Potions of Resist Heat {!k!q}
g) 57 Potions of Resist Cold {!k!q}
h) 2 Potions of Berserk Strength
i) 99 Potions of Cure Critical Wounds
j) 99 Potions of Cure Critical Wounds
k) 2 Potions of Cure Critical Wounds
l) 41 Potions of Restore Life Levels

 ( page 3 )
a) 7 Potions of Strength {!k}
b) 9 Potions of Intelligence {!k}
c) 2 Potions of Wisdom {!k}
d) 17 Potions of Dexterity {!k}
e) 6 Potions of Constitution {!k}
f) 13 Potions of Charisma {!k}
g) a Potion of Augmentation
h) 24 Potions of Self Knowledge {!k}
i) 23 Potions of Resistance {!k!q}
j) 39 Potions of Curing
k) a Potion of Invulnerability
l) 5 Potions of New Life {!*!*}

 ( page 4 )
a) 2 Potions of Stone Skin {!k}
b) 22 Scrolls of Phase Door {@rb}
c) 99 Scrolls of Teleportation {@rt}
d) 99 Scrolls of Teleportation {@rt}
e) 99 Scrolls of Teleportation {@rt}
f) 12 Scrolls of Identify
g) 9 Scrolls of *Identify*
h) 48 Scrolls of Remove Curse
i) a Scroll of Mundanity
j) 4 Scrolls of Blessing
k) 4 Scrolls of Holy Chant
l) 3 Scrolls of Holy Prayer

 ( page 5 )
a) 16 Scrolls of Protection from Evil
b) 10 Rods of Trap Location {@z1!s!d!k}
c) 5 Rods of Door/Stair Location {@z2!s!d!k}
d) 6 Rods of Recall {@zr!s!d!k}
e) 9 Rods of Illumination {@z5!s!d!k}
f) 6 Rods of Enlightenment {@zm!s!d!k!!}
g) a Rod of Healing {@zh}
h) a Rod of Restoration {@z9!s!d!k!!}
i) 10 Rods of Teleport Other {@zt!s!d!k}
j) 4 Rods of Disarming {@zd!s!d!k}
k) a Rod of Slow Monster
l) a Rod of Drain Life

 ( page 6 )
a) a Rod of Monster Location {@z4!s!d!k}
b) 6 Rods of Escaping {@ze!s!d!k}
c) 3 Wands of Teleport Other (35 charges) {@at!s!d!k}
d) 5 Wands of Stone to Mud (51 charges) {@am!s!d!k}
e) 6 Wands of Disintegrate (20 charges) {@ad!s!d!k}
f) a Wand of Dragon's Frost (1 charge)
g) 3 Wands of Rockets (12 charges) {@ar!s!d!k}
h) a Wand of Annihilation (4 charges)
i) a Staff of Teleportation (10 charges)
j) a Staff of Teleportation (8 charges)
k) a Staff of Teleportation (6 charges)
l) 5 Staffs of Perception (5x 21 charges) {@ui}

 ( page 7 )
a) a Staff of Perception (20 charges)
b) a Staff of Perception (19 charges)
c) 2 Staffs of Enlightenment (2x 11 charges)
d) a Staff of Cure Wounds (12 charges)
e) a Staff of Cure Wounds (10 charges)
f) 4 Staffs of Curing (4x 8 charges) {@uc}
g) 3 Staffs of Curing (3x 7 charges)
h) 5 Staffs of Curing (5x 6 charges) {@uc}
i) 14 Staffs of Healing (14x 4 charges) {@uh}
j) 11 Staffs of Speed (11x 8 charges) {@us}
k) 4 Staffs of Speed (4x 7 charges) {@us}
l) 2 Staffs of Speed (2x 6 charges) {@us}

 ( page 8 )
a) 5 Staffs of Speed (5x 5 charges) {@us}
b) a Staff of Speed (4 charges) {@us}
c) 7 Staffs of Destruction (7x 5 charges) {@ud}
d) a Ring of Speed (+7)
e) 2 Rings of Speed (+6)
f) a Ring of Speed (+5)
g) a Ring (Defender) [+4]
h) The Ring 'Frakir' (+1)
i) a Barbarian Talisman [+13] (+2)
j) a Torc of the Hero (+2,+3) [+3]
k) The Amulet of Ingwe (+3)
l) The Amulet 'Yasaka-no-Magatama' (+3)

 ( page 9 )
a) The Harness of the Hell (+15,+15) [-5] (-2)
b) The Inro of Mito Koumon (+2)
c) The Amulet of Carlammas (+2)
d) The Amulet of Boromir (+0,+8)
e) The Incandescent Light of Edison (+3 to infravision)
f) The Phial 'Planaria' (+1 to searching) {SrIf;Ds Galadriel}
g) The Phial of Galadriel (+1 to searching)
h) The Star of Elendil (+1 to speed)
i) The Jewel of Judgement (+3 to speed)
j) The Stone of Lore
k) The Palantir of Westernesse (+3)
l) The Stone of Nature [+5]

 ( page 10 )
a) Balance Dragon Scale Mail (-2) [40,+15]
b) The Double Ring Mail 'Dal-i-Thalion' (-2) [15,+20] (+4 to infravision)
c) The Augmented Chain Mail of Caspanion (-2) [16,+20] (+3)
d) The Metal Brigandine Armour of Thunder (+1,+5) [19,+20] (+2)
e) The Splint Mail of Zeus (-2) [19,+30] (+1) {-5%} {cursed}
f) The O-yoroi of the Bando Musha (+5,+5) [24,+20] (+2)
g) The Hard Leather Armour of Himring [6,+15]
h) The Leather Scale Mail 'Thalkettoth' (-1) [11,+25] (+3)
i) The Cloak of Icarus [1,+18]
j) The Cloak of Jack of Shadows [1,+19] (+7 to stealth)
k) The Fur Cloak of Mook [3,+20]
l) The Mirror 'Yata-no-Kagami' [0,+18] (+3)

 ( page 11 )
a) The Jewel Encrusted Crown of Numenor [0,+15] (+3)
b) The Metal Cap of the Pious Believer [3,+20] (+2 to searching)
c) The Jingasa of Siberia [4,+17] (+4)
d) The Iron Helm 'Icy Princess' [5,+16] (+2 to searching)
e) The Set of Cesti of Celeborn (+4,+5) [5,+30] (+4 to searching)
f) The Set of Cesti of Champion (+11,+6) [5,+13] (+2) {cursed, St;-So;Cf;Fa}
g) The Pair of Soft Leather Boots of Crystal [2,+19] (+4 to stealth)
h) The Pair of Soft Leather Boots of Shiva's Avatar (+5,+5) [4,+16] (+4 to
speed)
i) The Pair of Metal Shod Boots 'Dal-i-Thalion' [6,+17] (+3)
j) The Sling of Buckland (x2) (+19,+15) (+3 to speed)
k) The Light Crossbow of Brand (x4) (+10,+12) (+5 to speed)
l) The Gun 'Crimson' (+4 to speed)


==================================== Museum ===================================

 ( page 1 )
a) The Pair of Hard Leather Boots of Feanor [3,+20] (+15 to speed)



================================== Statistics =================================

  Objects Found    :  30558
  Objects Bought   :    926
  Objects Destroyed:  28318

  Potions              Found Bought  Used  Dest
  ---------------------------------------------
  Cure Critical Wounds   151    182    58    75
  Curing                 138     19    61    29
  Speed                  230     16     9     6
  Healing                 79      1    21     6
  *Healing*               25      0    15     0
  Life                     5      0     0     0
  Restore Mana            28      0     0    28
  Restore Life Levels    102      6    10    50
  Strength                16      1    10     0
  Intelligence            20      0    12     0
  Wisdom                  16      1    15     0
  Dexterity               21      1     5     1
  Constitution            13      2     9     0
  Charisma                27      1    15     1
  New Life                 6      0     1     0
  Totals                2320    270   282  1317

  Scrolls              Found Bought  Used  Dest
  ---------------------------------------------
  Word of Recall         132     13    25   120
  Identify               609      0    13   567
  *Identify*             124      0     4   112
  Remove Curse           134     12    20    85
  *Remove Curse*           7      7     5     1
  Teleportation          299    370   208   135
  Teleport Level          15      0     0    15
  Destruction             28      2     5     0
  Genocide                 7      0     3     0
  Mass Genocide           11      0     0     0
  Forest Creation          8      0     8     0
  Acquirement              2      0     2     0
  Artifact Creation        1      0     1     0
  Totals                2403    450   348  1979

  Wands                Found Bought  Used  Dest
  ---------------------------------------------
  Stone to Mud            24      0     7    19
  Teleport Other          26      0    15    23
  Dragon's Frost           7      0     4     6
  Dragon's Flame           4      0     0     4
  Dragon's Breath          9      0     0     9
  Striking                 8      0     0     8
  Disintegrate             6      0     4     0
  Rockets                  3      0     0     0
  Totals                 284      1    63   251

  Staves               Found Bought  Used  Dest
  ---------------------------------------------
  Perception              18      2   585    13
  Enlightenment           16      0     0    14
  Speed                   22      1   389     0
  Healing                 14      0   153     0
  Destruction             12      0    98     0
  Mana Storm               2      0     0     2
  Totals                 360      3  1249   281

  Rods                 Found Bought  Used  Dest
  ---------------------------------------------
  Trap Location           14      1   253     5
  Door/Stair Location     22      0    14    17
  Monster Location         4      0   487     3
  Illumination            15      0   242     6
  Recall                   9      1   454     0
  Detection                8      1  1763     0
  Enlightenment            5      1  1438     0
  Perception               5      0    92     0
  Teleport Other          16      1    50     0
  Healing                  1      0     0     0
  Restoration              1      0    18     0
  Totals                 304     11  5702   200

  Spellbooks           Found Bought  Used  Dest
  ---------------------------------------------
  Third Spellbooks       204      0     0   173
  Fourth Spellbooks       18      0     0    13
  Totals                 680      0     0   644


  Egos Found    :   4345
  Egos Bought   :     56
  Egos Destroyed:   4079

  Egos                 Found Bought  Dest
  ---------------------------------------
  Ring of Speed            8      0     2
  Boots of Elvenkind       6      0     5
  Boots of Speed           6      0     4


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

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

  [Check Sum: "ba5d1de5b3025c2fa1"]


Posted on 20.6.2014 16:34
Last updated on 24.6.2014 14:49

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On 20.6.2014 16:34 chris wrote:
Testing the Death Sword has been on my TODO list for quite a while, ever since I adjusted the way extra attacks and retaliation work. And since there have been some recent complaints, I decided to get off my lazy butt.

[CL25:Azog] 02:03
In the early game, the main problem of the Death Sword is low AC. Combined with lack of detection, this makes it very easy to die, and as mentioned, many resists are just hard to come by early on. Actually, confusion resist is hard for everybody (though Merry seems to be pretty common) but when combined with lack of detection, it's quite easy to get trapped. I had 3 or 4 such early experiences, mostly with confusing demons but also with the VM once (who isn't quite so deadly unless other folks are about).

So, priority #1 is to get some form of detect monsters. You can use scrolls and perhaps _DetectEvil, but eventually, you'll want a -MonsterLocation. The Arena has one, but it's not very easy to get to without FA (and the Hill Giant nearly killed me on my first go, forcing me to wait longer). So first, you'll need to do the Tengu and Death Swords quest for the westernesse reward. And for that, you'll need some distance attack since Death Swords will probably one shot kill you if you get next to them. I used 2 rods of lightning bolts, purchased at the BM for 16k which worked fine with a bit of resting.

After that, I was ready for Azog, and softened him up with a wand of fire balls. He was pretty easy, but with AC48 he could probably do 100 or even 150 damage in a single move, so some form of distance attack was required. He only got one move while next to me and didn't manage to hit as hard as normal.

And this game, I learned a new tip: Use -SlowMonster on griffons, hippogriffs, carrions, radiant kavu and trench wyrms. It works really well and all of these guys are difficult early game monsters.

2.5 hours and CL25 is about my normal time for completing the Orc Caves, so this guy is more or less on schedule. Damage of 106 per round is about par too, but like I said, you should expect the Death Sword to be a bit slower to build. Eventually, you'll be a melee powerhouse, but this takes time. Wait until your CL35 evolution ...

On 20.6.2014 17:16 debo wrote:
I spam slow monster staves and wants alot in the early game. They're handy! Basically the same thing as using !speed against a single dude and way cheaper :)

On 20.6.2014 17:17 debo wrote:
*wands

On 20.6.2014 17:32 chris wrote:
[CL25:Mimic's] 02:19
The game is flinging stat potions at me for some reason. !Str and !Dex in the Mimic's Treasure and a !Dex in a wilderness hut en route to The Labyrinth. I'll be picking Con boosts from this point forward!

BTW, doing the Mimic's sans confusion resist is a good way to die, but I was feeling both fast and bold.

As far as options for confusion resist, don't forget about the egos that come with random resists (pattern, trump, chaos, defender) as well as rand-arts. Keep an eye on the town shops and you might be able to buy stuff as well. Actually, I was thinking that this build should get innate levitation, not for balance reasons, but for flavor. I mean, you're not exactly walking about the dungeon!

On 20.6.2014 18:03 chris wrote:
[CL27:Labyrinth] 02:41
The Labyrinth was unexpectedly deadly, for some reason. First, I stupidly hung against The Ultimate Dungeon Cleaner one turn too long, and was down to 50hp and scared, but attacked anyway for the killing blow. Second, was nearly a similar situation vs Red Helm, but I bailed early after landing in the low 100s without ever attacking the guy. Again, low AC is problematic. So I quaffed !Speed for the Minotaur, which was a wise choice as I couldn't have killed him without it. In this dungeon, teleport is super risky.

To celebrate, I made a strategic decision to fight Hagen, hoping for his spear. He disenchanted my battle axe twice but did not perma-drain any essences from me. And he *did* drop his spear. Combined with a couple 'thancs, that's an early +5 speed boost.

I'll move to DL30 of The Icky Caves next and hang out a bit for stat potions. I really wish there was a "Troll Caves" I could hang out in instead, but no such luck ;)

On 20.6.2014 20:27 chris wrote:
[CL30:DL34] 03:51
Nearly 200 damage output by CL30 is pretty strong, but the main problem at the moment is fire resistance. This is far more deadly than confusion and I'm not sure where all those burning weapons could be hiding? Ah well, one is bound to show up eventually. I did see a rand-art quaker in the BM, but it was pretty lame (con boost and light resist) for its price (100K).

I decided to give this build levitation, but they lose innate cold and elec resistance to compensate.

On 20.6.2014 22:13 chris wrote:
[CL33:Zul] 05:00
5 hour dump. I barely missed affording a 90K defender in Zul around the 4 hour mark, and had to play on, but the town's stocked a burning weapon at around 04:30. Ah. Resist Base at last, and it feels good.

I'm closing in on some key slays and brands, but my next evolution is approaching so I'm not sure I'll make it in time, or if I do, how long I will benefit. Slay Dragon in particular would be mighty useful about now. I can generally take out the Ancients, but sometimes Reds and Blacks cause a bit of trouble. Popping my damage from 210 to 340 would really help out!

Gold has been scarce :(

On 20.6.2014 23:00 Fnord wrote:
If you're concerned about flavor - maybe they should eat armor, not food?

Though I'd be a bit concerned about the late charge drainers making them starve...

On 21.6.2014 00:58 chris wrote:
Why is this build so damn addictive? I'm going to have to turn my computer off now :)

On 21.6.2014 01:05 HugoTheGreat2011 wrote:
Did you make changes to Death Swords or something. Maybe you should play the Lazy Death Sword next time. :)

On 21.6.2014 02:47 debo wrote:
I played this thing a bit and it was addictive, probably because there's always a number or two that's just about to cross a threshold to make you a wee bit stronger :)

On 21.6.2014 15:06 chris wrote:
[CL37:Cloning Pits] 07:23
I found Hagen at the 2:31 mark, and it took until about 07:20 to find my next artifact (fixed or random) weapon, other than the Sting gimme. And it was ... drum roll, please .... Grimtooth. In the meantime I've found 30 or more nonusable arts including Amber. Sheesh. The CP reward was Grayswandir, which is nice.

And yet, despite this, I'm still trucking fairly well. I need to avoid certain critters, but my telepathies are strong. Also, I'm waiting on 3x acid and fire which will come eventually, and once it does, I'll have a reliable staff of healing as well. Probably, I should be in the Dragon's Lair for better ego selection but I'll hang out for a bit more stat gain.

I think object and ego frequencies have changed since this class was first designed. Melee weapon drops are now 18% of all total drops ... I'm not sure what they were before.

On 21.6.2014 16:58 chris wrote:
Kaching! RConf in under 8 hours :)

Point taken on this being annoying, but I think the developer in me likes this. You *can* play without it and the thing about Death Swords is that once they get a resistance, they have it forever. So it really needs to be a huge struggle to keep the game "fun".

Now, time to focus on disenchantment ;)

On 21.6.2014 21:13 chris wrote:
[CL38:Smaug] 08:34
No need to hurry with this build :)

Smaugy down once I picked up Slay Dragon (517 damage per round) and now I see I need just one more essence for Slay Evil. Holy Cow!

On 21.6.2014 21:27 chris wrote:
[CL38:Grendel] 08:40
Grendel just Fiona-Ringil'd me. Holy Carp, for my DL24 quest no less. And I was absolutely convinced it was Alberich to mess up my stuff.

+8 Speed *and* slay evil *and* cold brand *and* resist light all picked up from this drop.

On 21.6.2014 23:09 Fnord wrote:
Yeah, I'm still alive without rConf (and got my first essence by now) as well.

However, the disenchanting stuff... I don't like it. I mean, there's a reason that the game has ways to restore drained stats, drained experience etc - but as Death Sword, you either need to get triple rDis, or you have a rather big chance to permanently lose a huge number of essences in endgame, if I was reading that right. Like - up to 20% of them. And that's not even reduced by having *some* rDis, only the overall chance.

I think some way to "restore" would be nice. Earning stuff is fun. *Re*earning stuff is annoying.

But even if not that, at very least reducing the amount lost by some value based on the resist you actually have would be good.

On 22.6.2014 12:13 chris wrote:
Disenchantment has always permanently messed up stuff. It can decrease pvals, remove slays on your gloves, and decrease highly enchanted items in irreversible ways. So having the mechanic be permanent for the Death Sword is consistent.

I don't think players should feel the need to completely avoid this, however. Grinding for triple disenchantment resistance is currently highly unlikely until, perhaps, the very end game. Rather, I would hope that players will just accept that the Death Sword is very powerful and that this is their major weakness. If you spot a Black Reaver, then running away should be your first instinct!

That being said, I'm willing to change the mechanic slightly for 3.3.4. Rather than having a single saving throw guard decreasing all of your essences, perhaps it would be better to save for each essence. That way, you might manage to protect your vital essences on any given drain. I don't recommend melee with any non-unique disenchanter. I won't spoil the odds of getting drained, but it is not insignificant. Against uniques, well, you need to decide if they are worth killing or not ;)

I pushed an interim build (3.3.4) in the usual spot (https://sites.google.com/site/poschengband/). I've made some alterations to the Death-Sword including the disenchantment change. I also added code for tracking spell stats and a few other minor changes.

On 22.6.2014 13:36 chris wrote:
[CL44:DL63] 11:11
Last post before my CL45 power down. I'm very close to enough Slay Evil essences for my next form, however. Perhaps they are too easy?

Saruman managed a disenchant but no essences were lost. I'm trying for the disenchanters prior to next evolution, but I'm going to lay off Brand (No shards resist).

On 22.6.2014 14:55 chris wrote:
[CL46:DL64] 11:50
Oh, that's a rare drop. Beld dropped his Blade of Chaos for my 3rd disenchantment essence and my first telepathy essence. I can relax a little bit against disenchantment now, though casual non-unique hitters will still be avoided.

On 22.6.2014 15:21 chris wrote:
I'm so cruel: I bumped Slay Evil from 32 to 64. Sorry, but this really should be the last bonus to achieve!

On 22.6.2014 19:03 Fnord wrote:
Sorry if I'm being persistant here, and please don't get that wrong: I just want to present my arguments. I think in the end we'll have to agree to disagree, but I think discussing can't hurt (though perhaps that'd be better in the forums?)

Anyway, a couple more points:
* I don't think the "it's consistant with other classes" is a fair argument. ** Other classes can replace the gear, but you can't replace "yourself". I still think stat and life drain are a more fair comparison.
** Getting double rDis for "normal" characters by endgame isn't realy all that hard, and that completely negates the issue.

* Melee is one thing, but as far as I can tell, this also applies to breathers.
* With this implementation, *is* the Death Sword really all that powerful? Are all classes that are "ready" for the endgame expected to run from tons of common mobs, from the mentioned Reavers over all sorts of wyrms, even some hounds? I dunno, that is neither what I would expect nor what I experienced with my Warrior. I had to run from certain *situations*, but never one specific type of mob (again, at the very end game). And with "common", I really mean that - I mean, later on, pretty much every greater undead summons more of them. Same goes for wyrms.

* There's other ways I can see that could be used to balance for the way Death Swords play. For instance, it seems like super high base resists are rather early to come by, and same goes for ESP.


On 22.6.2014 21:05 debo wrote:
Death sword is a very specialized class, compared to warrior. I think it makes sense for it to have very specialized weaknesses. A lot of other specialized classes have this (berserkers, for example -- anything that chainsummons casters is always a bad idea to fight, no matter how strong you are.)

On 22.6.2014 21:31 HugoTheGreat2011 wrote:
Same goes for Rings:
While you may get picked up by high-level monster (for example, Habu the Champion of Chaos), there's always a chance of getting tossed and instakilled outright. :)

On 23.6.2014 02:08 chris wrote:
Looks like we'll have to agree to disagree. Playtesting so far has revealed this to be a fun mechanic and a good counterbalance to relentless inevitable power accumulation.

[CL50:DL70] 13:54
Sometimes it feels like I just tap monsters and they explode in a shower of object drops. This is crazy power and I still have quite a bit to build. The only drawbacks are poor AC, relatively low HP, a dearth of speed weapons (my luck surmounted this obstacle) and the disenchantment menace. On the plus side is 1k damage output and very strong resists.

On 23.6.2014 15:14 chris wrote:
[CL50:DL71] 15:28
Double disenchant!

The key weapon powers still to come are slay evil (of course), vampirism and vorpal. I'm getting very close on all of these, and am also close to another damage die. I probably want double sound and shards as well and then I'll make a go at the end game.

378 ego weapons absorbed. Yum!

On 23.6.2014 17:07 chris wrote:
[CL50:DL76] 16:36
Vamp is probably one of the most useful death-sword attributes, and I'm stuck 1 essence shy! Ah well, at least I've picked up slay evil and vorpal. Triple disenchantment is looking more doable than I would have thought as I only need 4 more essences.

It's rather amazing that Surtur dropped Twilight, which is now a quest item. But, as it had the AFC, I only got 5 speed essences on absorption.

On 23.6.2014 20:13 chris wrote:
[CL50:DL86] 17:21
Cutting Amberites in half! Now, that's what I'm talkin' about :)

I briefly lost my vorpal due to a casual encounter with a Lesser Reaver, completely unnecessary (It was asleep). 10 minutes to recover ... I've also acquired vamp at last (7 rune swords helped!) so I'm just waiting on 2 more essences of disenchantment so I can relax. In the mean time, I did kill Klingsor and a few other disenchanters, so I'm not completely playing it safe.

On 24.6.2014 12:40 chris wrote:
[CL50:Vecna] 18:16
A black market on DL91 of Angband stocked a high defender with disenchantment resistance for essence #20. Now, I've been holding off on The Graveyard for just this situation, keeping Soulsword in reserve!

Vecna was spawned is some sort of non-moving uber storming posture, but I strategically destructed and then bull rushed. Once I killed a Lesser Reaver (risky!) then Vecna began to pursue, and it was quickly over.

I have yet to find Werewindle or Silver Chariot, so there's even more disenchantment out there. 512 egos absorbed.

On 24.6.2014 12:42 chris wrote:
As an aside, I got drained four or perhaps five times this game, but only once did I lose something: Vorpal (which is huge, btw, as essences of sharpness seem to be rather rare and hard to come by). With the old game mechanic of a single save guarding all your essences, I never would have been affected as I never lost a str essence (the first one checked). But with the new approach, your pretty much guaranteed to lose something each time it happens. But I like the new way better as you will notice the effect early and take precautions, while never getting totally screwed.

On 24.6.2014 14:49 chris wrote:
[CL50:Serpent] 18:52
I used more resources than expected (15 !*Healing*) but I think my AC was a tad too low. The big boy hits rather hard and he also managed to get his hand of doom to work a few times (once on the first of a double move!). Scary stuff, but fairly routine.

On 25.6.2014 02:53 HugoTheGreat2011 wrote:
How about taking down Olympians?

On 25.6.2014 13:19 chris wrote:
You only need to kill Oberon and The Serpent to win ;)

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