[PosChengband 3.4.1 Character Dump]
              ***LOSER***

 Name       : Grizwold                     ========== Stats ==========
 Sex        : Male                               STR  :    18/***
 Personality: Mighty                             INT  :        16
 Race       : Cyclops                            WIS  :         7
 Subrace    : None                               DEX  :    18/101
 Class      : Rage-Mage                          CON  :    18/197
 Realm      : Rage                               CHR  :        17

 Level      :       34                           HP   :    -6/651
 Cur Exp    :   641645                           SP   :   375/382
 Max Exp    :   641645                           AC   :       111
 Adv Exp    :   812000                           Speed:     +2+10

                                           ========== Skills =========
 Gold       :   346843                     Melee      : Legendary[15]
 Kills      :     7530                     Ranged     : Legendary[2]
 Uniques    :       70                     SavingThrow: Superb
 Artifacts  :       17                     Stealth    : Very Bad
                                           Perception : Bad
 Game Day   :       16                     Searching  : Poor
 Game Time  :     7:25                     Disarming  : Good
 Play Time  :    30:12                     Device     : Excellent


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

a) The Small Sword 'Sting' (1d6) (+9,+8) (+3) {So}
b) a Mirror Shield [10,+17]
c) The Sling of the Borg (x2.25) (+10,+17) {~Tele}
d) a Ring of Combat (+5,+12) (+1) {StCn}
e) a Ring of Protection {PoCfSoCa;Fa}
f) a Torc of the Hero (+2,+3) [+5] {Sd}
g) The Phial of Galadriel (+1 to searching)
h) The Ring Mail of Giles (-2) [12,+18] (-2)
i) The Fur Cloak of Mook [3,+20]
j) a Dragon Helm [8,+10] {AcCoPoLiBlNtDi}
k) The Set of Gauntlets 'Shambler' (+10,+9) [2,+18] (+4)
{Dx;ElPoBlNtFe;FaSiHlLv}
l) The Pair of Metal Shod Boots of Thror [6,+20] (+3) {Bl}



              abcdefghijkl@                             abcdefghijkl@
 Acid       : ........++...  65%           Speed      : ...........+#
 Elec       : ..........+..  50%           Free Act   : +...++....+..
 Fire       : .......+.....  50%           See Invis  : +....+....+..
 Cold       : .......+++...  72%           Warning    : .............
 Poison     : ....+....++..  72%           SlowDigest : .....+.......
 Light      : ++.......+...  72%           Regenerate : .....+.......
 Dark       : .............   0%           Levitation : ........+.+..
 Confusion  : ....+........  50%           Perm Lite  : +............
 Nether     : .........++..  65%           Reflection : .+...........
 Nexus      : .......+.....  50%           Hold Life  : ..........+..
 Sound      : +...+.......+  72%           Sust Str   : .....+.......
 Shards     : .............   0%           Sust Int   : .............
 Chaos      : ....+..++....  72%           Sust Wis   : .............
 Disenchant : .........+...  50%           Sust Dex   : .....+.......
 Time       : .............   0%           Sust Con   : .............
 Blindness  : .........+++.  72%           Sust Chr   : .............
 Fear       : .....+....+.#                Dec Mana   : .............
 Aura Fire  : .....+....... 4d5+2          Easy Spell : .............
 Aura Elec  : .............                Anti Magic : .............
 Aura Cold  : .............                Telepathy  : ..+..........



              abcdefghijkl@                             abcdefghijkl
 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  : ............. +15%
 Mana Brand : .............                Magic Res  : .............
 Sharpness  : .............                Infravision: .............  10'
 Quake      : .............                Stealth    : .......+.....
 Vampiric   : .............                Searching  : ......+......
 Chaotic    : .............                Cursed     : .............
 Add Blows  : +............                Rnd Tele   : .............
 Blessed    : .............                No Tele    : .............
 Riding     : .............                Drain Exp  : .............
 Tunnel     : .............                Aggravate  : .............
 Throw      : .............                TY Curse   : .............



              abcdefghijkl@   Base  R  C  P  E  Total
        STR : 3..1.s.....3.  18/95  4  3  2  7 18/***
        INT : .............  18/44 -3 -2 -2  0     16
        WIS : .............     13 -2 -2 -2  0      7
        DEX : 3....s....4..  18/81 -3 -2  0  7 18/101
        CON : 3..1.......3.  18/57  4  2  1  7 18/197
        CHR : .............     16 -1  1  1  0     17


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

 Hand #1: The Small Sword 'Sting' (1d6) (+9,+8) (+3)        Accuracy
 Weight : 7.5 lbs                                            AC Hit
 To Hit : 9 + 64 = 73                                        25 90%
 To Dam : 8 + 44 = 52                                        50 85%
 Blows  : 4.50                                               75 80%
 Damage                                                     100 76%
 Crits  : 1.10x                                             125 71%
 Normal : 249 (238-261) [1.10x]                             150 66%
 Evil   : 267 (243-292) [2.20x]                             175 61%
 Undead : 283 (247-319) [3.30x]                             200 56%
 Orcs   : 283 (247-319) [3.30x]


=================================== Shooting ==================================

 Shooting: The Sling of the Borg (x2.25) (+10,+17)
 Range   : 170'
 Shots   : 1.25
 Mult    : 2.70x
 To Hit  : 10 + 34 = 44
 To Dam  : 17 (Multiplier Applies)
 Xtra Dam: 3 (Multiplier Does Not Apply)

 Ammo #1 : 37 Mithril Shots (4d3) (+6,+6) (86/107)                 AC Hit
 Weight  : 0.5 lbs                                                 50 81%
 To Hit  : 6 + 44 = 50                                            100 66%
 To Dam  : 6 + 17 = 23 (Multiplier Applies)                       150 51%
 Damage                                                           175 44%
 Crits   : 1.05x                                                  200 36%
 Normal  : 112 (98-127) [2.83x]


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

                     Lvl Cost Fail Desc            Cast Fail
Throw Boulder         20   18   0% dam 122          793   18   2%



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

 Angband         : level  26
!Camelot         : level  35
!Orc cave        : level  23
!Labyrinth       : level  28
 Dragon's lair   : level  60
 Graveyard       : level  40
!Forest          : level  32
 Volcano         : level  50
 Castle          : level  26
 Mountain        : level  28
 Anti-magic cave : level  40
 Anti-melee cave : level  40
 Chameleon cave  : level  31
 Dark cave       : level  55
 Glass castle    : level  40
!Icky cave       : level  35
 Giant's Hall    : level  27
 Arena           : level  50

 You were killed by Grendel in the quest 'The Cloning Pits'.

 Last Message: Fus Ro... Doh!



==================================== Quests ===================================
< Completed Quest >
  Thieves Hideout                          (Danger  level:   5) - level  3
  Warg problem                             (Danger  level:   5) - level 10
  King Duosi, the Chief of Southerings     (Dungeon level:   6) - level 12
  The Variant Maintainer                   (Dungeon level:  12) - level 14
  Tengu and Death Swords                   (Danger  level:  25) - level 17
  Orc Camp                                 (Danger  level:  15) - level 18
  Doom Quest 1                             (Danger  level:  15) - level 19
  Old Man Willow Quest                     (Danger  level:  22) - level 20
  Dark Elven Lords Quest                   (Danger  level:  25) - level 21
  The Sewer                                (Danger  level:  15) - level 22
  Vapor Quest                              (Danger  level:  25) - level 25
  The Mimic's Treasure                     (Danger  level:  25) - level 25
  Sheer Heart Attack, the Bomb Hand        (Dungeon level:  24) - level 26
  Logrus Master                            (Danger  level:  25) - level 26
  The Vault                                (Danger  level:  30) - level 26
  The Barrow Downs                         (Danger  level:  35) - level 28
  Killing Fields                           (Danger  level:  50) - level 33

< Failed Quest >
  Nothing.


 Arena: Defeated by Iron lich in the 31st fight


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

You have defeated 7530 enemies including 70 unique monsters in total.

< Unique monsters top 20 >
  Ubbo-Sathla, the Unbegotten Source       (level  41)
  Loge, Spirit of Fire                     (level  38)
  The Minotaur of the Labyrinth            (level  35)
  Sheer Heart Attack, the Bomb Hand        (level  35)
  Fasolt the Giant                         (level  33)
  Groo the Wanderer                        (level  33)
  Ishikawa Goemon                          (level  33)
  Arthur Pendragon                         (level  32)
  Shelob, Spider of Darkness               (level  32)
  Sir Lancelot                             (level  30)
  The Multi-hued Centipede                 (level  30)
  Jaws                                     (level  30)
  Sir Gawain                               (level  29)
  Barney the Dinosaur                      (level  29)
  Jaian, the Boss of the Kids              (level  29)
  Sir Gareth                               (level  28)
  Sir Galahad                              (level  28)
  Grendel                                  (level  27)
  Alberich the Nibelung King               (level  27)
  Kharis the Powerslave                    (level  26)


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

Your alighnment : Lawful

You are the living embodiment of Knowledge.
You are a champion of Justice.
You are an arch-enemy of Patience.
You are the polar opposite of Compassion.
You are very virtuous in Sacrifice.
You are the living embodiment of Harmony.
You are the living embodiment of Valour.
You are the living embodiment of Diligence.


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

a) 27 Potions of Speed {!k!q}
b) 38 Potions of Cure Critical Wounds
c) a Potion of Resistance {!k!q}
d) 54 Scrolls of Teleportation
e) a Rod of Perception {!k!s!d}
f) a Rod of Recall {!d!k!s!z}
g) 4 Rods of Detection {!k!s!d}
h) an Elemental Ring [+9]
i) The Chain Mail of Arvedui (-2) [14,+15] (+2)
j) Metal Brigandine Armour of Elvenkind (-3) [19,+18] (+3 to stealth)
k) a Steel Helm [6,+5]
l) a Set of Gauntlets [2,+3]
m) a Broad Sword of *Slay* Troll (2d5) (+8,+6) (+2)
n) a Claymore (Trump) (2d8) (+9,+14) (+1 to searching)
o) a Guisarme of Melting (2d5) (+10,+4)
p) The Fishingpole of Taikobo (1d1) (+0,+0)
q) 19 Arrows of Returning (1d4) (+5,+6)
r) 25 Sheaf Arrows of Wounding (2d4) (+10,+10)
s) 37 Mithril Shots (4d3) (+6,+6) (86/107)


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

 ( page 1 )
a) 14 Mushrooms of Restore Strength
b) 3 Mushrooms of Restore Constitution
c) 19 Potions of Speed {!k!q}
d) 3 Potions of Heroism
e) 8 Potions of Cure Critical Wounds
f) 7 Potions of Healing {!k!q}
g) 2 Potions of Life {!k!q}
h) 5 Potions of Restore Mana {!k!q}
i) 36 Potions of Restore Life Levels
j) 11 Potions of Restore Strength
k) 7 Potions of Restore Intelligence
l) 11 Potions of Restore Wisdom

 ( page 2 )
a) 16 Potions of Restore Dexterity
b) 26 Potions of Restore Constitution
c) 20 Potions of Restore Charisma
d) 3 Potions of Enlightenment
e) 2 Potions of Self Knowledge {!k}
f) 18 Potions of Resistance {!k!q}
g) 11 Potions of Curing
h) a Potion of New Life {!*!*}
i) 4 Potions of Neo-Tsuyoshi Special
j) 22 Potions of Clarity
k) 2 Potions of Great Clarity
l) 79 Scrolls of Teleportation

 ( page 3 )
a) 3 Scrolls of Teleport Level
b) 26 Scrolls of Remove Curse
c) a Scroll of Mundanity
d) 4 Scrolls of Holy Prayer
e) 12 Scrolls of Protection from Evil
f) a Scroll of Rune of Protection
g) 3 Scrolls of Dispel Undead
h) a Scroll of Genocide {!*}
i) 5 Scrolls of Summon Kin
j) 4 Scrolls of Fire
k) a Rod of Probing
l) 2 Rods of Teleport Other

 ( page 4 )
a) a Rod of Drain Life
b) 2 Rods of Escaping
c) a Wand of Haste Monster (4 charges)
d) a Wand of Acid Bolts (8 charges)
e) a Wand of Dragon's Frost (5 charges)
f) a Wand of Striking (4 charges)
g) a Staff of Teleportation (8 charges)
h) a Staff of Remove Curse (7 charges)
i) a Staff of Animate Dead (6 charges)
j) a Ring of Protection [+8] {PoBlCfNx}
k) a Ring of Protection {LiDkCa;Si}
l) a Ring of Protection {Di;Fa}

 ( page 5 )
a) a Ring of Combat (+0,+15)
b) an Elemental Ring [+12] {Co|Co}
c) a Ring of Protection {Cf;Fa}
d) an Elemental Ring [+10] {Fi[F}
e) a Ring of Protection [+13] {FaSi}
f) a Ring of Protection {Dk}
g) a Ring of Protection [+1] {Si(CnCh}
h) 2 Amulets
i) an Elemental Charm {ElFiCoPo}
j) a Dwarven Necklace (+7) {If;Di;FaRgLu}
k) an Amulet of Devotion (+1) {Ch;Fe;Rf}
l) an Amulet of Trickery (+1) {DxSlSr;Cf}

 ( page 6 )
a) The Feanorian Lamp 'Scintillator' {Co;Si(Cn}
b) The Stone of Lore
c) The Rusty Chain Mail of Siberia (-5) [14,+10] {AcElFiCoSoNt}
d) Metal Scale Mail of the Olog-hai (-2,+5) [13,+7] (+4) {Sh}
e) The Metal Brigandine Armour of the Rohirrim [19,+15] (+2) {Sh}
f) Adamantite Plate Mail (-4) [40,+3]
g) The Hard Studded Leather of Eol (-1) [7,+19] (+1 to speed)
{SpIn;AcElFiCoCfSoNt}
h) The Hard Studded Leather of Knowledge (-1) [7,+19] (+1 to infravision)
{InIf;DkShBl;Si}
i) The Rhino Hide Armour 'Dasai' (-1) [8,+64] (-10)
j) The Cloak of *Intelligence* [1,+2] (+3) {InWi;Cf;Rf[F Merry}
k) The Cloak of Merry (+1,+1) [1,+7] (+1)
l) The Fur Cloak of Benten [3,+7] (+2) {DxCh;Li;Lv(Ch}

 ( page 7 )
a) a Shadow Cloak [6,+9]
b) The Large Leather Shield 'Guard of Law' [6,+11] {CfNx;Te, .}
c) a Large Metal Shield of Elemental Protection [8,+8] {AcFi}
d) The Hard Leather Cap of Thranduil [2,+10] (+2) [+10%] {So}
e) The Hard Leather Cap of Sam (+1,+1) [2,+7] (+1)
f) a Metal Cap of Seeing [3,+8] (+6 to searching)
g) The Metal Cap of Thengel [3,+12] (+3) [+15%]
h) The Steel Helm of Hammerhand (+3,+4) [6,+20] (+3)
i) The Set of Leather Gloves of Pippin (+1,+1) [1,+7] (+1)
j) a Set of Dragon Gloves [4,+10] {Dk}
k) a Set of Dragon Gloves [4,+10] {Bl}
l) a Pair of Soft Leather Boots of Speed [2,+12] (+9)

 ( page 8 )
a) a Pair of Soft Leather Boots of Elvenkind [2,+9] (+3 to speed) {Cf}
b) The Dagger 'Narthanc' (1d4) (+4,+6) (+1 to speed) {Po}
c) a Poison Needle (1d1) (+0,+0)
d) The Broad Axe 'Amanitaceae Aroma' (2d6) (+16,+9) (+3 to searching)
{ChSr|CaV/XDU/pL}
e) a Jo Staff (Death) (1d7) (+12,+13) {-Li/Good}
f) a Sling of Velocity (x2.25) (+9,+12)
g) The Heavy Crossbow of Desert (x4.40) (+16,+10) (+4) {Dg;El}
h) 16 Steel Bolts (3d5) (+2,+3)
i) 30 Steel Bolts (3d5) (+4,+4)
j) 29 Steel Bolts (3d5) (+6,+6)
k) 17 Bolts of Shocking (1d5) (+2,+4)
l) 25 Sheaf Arrows (2d4) (+5,+1)

 ( page 9 )
a) 28 Arrows (1d4) (+5,+5)
b) 31 Sheaf Arrows (2d4) (+5,+5) {50% off}
c) 29 Sheaf Arrows (2d4) (+4,+7)
d) 13 Flight Arrows of Holy Might (1d3) (+9,+3)
e) 21 Arrows of Prism (1d4) (+8,+5)
f) 23 Arrows of Slaying (2d4) (+11,+10)
g) 26 Seeker Arrows (6d4) (+5,+6)
h) a Capture Ball (empty)
i) a Capture Ball (a Baby multi-hued dragon) {50% off}
j) a Capture Ball (a Night mare)
k) 2 Mad bear Corpses {Wanted!k!k!k}
l) a Magic Whistle


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

 ( page 1 )
a) a Potion of Clumsiness
b) 3 Potions of Ugliness
c) 9 Scrolls of Aggravate Monster
d) 10 Scrolls of Summon Monster
e) a Feanorian Lamp of Extra Light {cursed, -El}
f) Hard Studded Leather of Elemental Protection (-1) [7,+5] (+1) {cursed,
-Sl;-Fi;AcCo}
g) a Broken Dagger of Force (1d1) (+8,+0) (+2) {cursed, -St;-So}
h) a Lucerne Hammer of *Slay* Troll (2d5) (+9,+5) (+2) {cursed, -Sp}
i) a Wooden Statue of a Gremlin
j) a Wooden Statue of an Unruly horse
k) a Wooden Statue of a Blue dragon bat
l) a Wooden Statue of Glaaki

 ( page 2 )
a) a Clay Statue of a Crystal drake
b) a Clay Statue of The Defiler
c) a Copper Statue of a Tanuki
d) a Copper Statue of a Wereworm
e) a Copper Statue of a High priest
f) a Copper Statue of Itangast the Fire Drake
g) a Golden Statue of an Abyss worm mass



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

  Objects Found    :   9228
  Objects Bought   :    351
  Objects Destroyed:   5213

  Potions              Found Bought  Used  Dest
  ---------------------------------------------
  Cure Critical Wounds    56     34    24    19
  Curing                  14      0     3     0
  Speed                   65     22    33     8
  Healing                  7      0     0     1
  Life                     2      0     0     0
  Restore Mana             5      0     0     0
  Restore Life Levels     35     10     8    10
  Strength                 3      0     3     0
  Intelligence             3      0     3     0
  Wisdom                   2      0     2     0
  Dexterity                3      0     3     0
  Constitution             1      0     1     0
  Charisma                 4      0     4     0
  New Life                 1      0     0     0
  Totals                1208     78   341   375

  Scrolls              Found Bought  Used  Dest
  ---------------------------------------------
  Word of Recall          61     13    35    10
  Identify               250    138   197    39
  *Identify*               2      0     2     0
  Remove Curse            38      0    10     0
  Teleportation          214     26    39    67
  Teleport Level           4      0     1     0
  Destruction              0      0     0     1
  Genocide                 1      0     0     0
  Acquirement              1      0     1     0
  Totals                 979    179   442   255

  Wands                Found Bought  Used  Dest
  ---------------------------------------------
  Stone to Mud             5      0     0     2
  Teleport Other           3      0     0     0
  Dragon's Frost           1      0     0     0
  Striking                 1      0     0     0
  Totals                  63      0     1    13

  Staves               Found Bought  Used  Dest
  ---------------------------------------------
  Perception               9      0    26     1
  Enlightenment            6      0     6     0
  Totals                  85      0    42    23

  Rods                 Found Bought  Used  Dest
  ---------------------------------------------
  Trap Location           10      0    12     4
  Door/Stair Location     14      0     2     0
  Monster Location         3      0     0     0
  Illumination            12      0     1     0
  Recall                   1      0    48     0
  Detection                4      0   293     0
  Perception               1      0   294     0
  Teleport Other           2      0     0     0
  Totals                  93      1   652     5

  Spellbooks           Found Bought  Used  Dest
  ---------------------------------------------
  Third Spellbooks         5      0     0     0
  Totals                 117     12     0    32


  Egos Found    :    428
  Egos Bought   :      1
  Egos Destroyed:     12

  Egos                 Found Bought  Dest
  ---------------------------------------
  Boots of Elvenkind       2      0     0
  Boots of Speed           1      0     0


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

> Grendel says, 'Flee while you can, gnat!'
> You hit Grendel.
> It was a good hit!
> You hit Grendel. <x3>
> Rogrog the Black Troll is scared stiff!
> Grendel is scared stiff!
> Grendel misses you. <x2>
> Grendel hits you.
> You stand your ground!
> *** LOW HITPOINT WARNING! ***
> Grendel is suddenly very hot!
> Grendel flees in terror!
> You hit Grendel.
> Grendel shouts, 'AAAARRRGGGHHH!!!'
> That was very harmonious.
> You have slain Grendel.
> You hit Grendel.
> Grendel retaliates!
> Grendel misses you.
> You hit Grendel.
> Grendel retaliates!
> Grendel hits you.
> *** LOW HITPOINT WARNING! ***
> Grendel is suddenly very hot!
> You hit Grendel.
> Grendel retaliates!
> Grendel hits you.
> It was a critical hit!
> What a noble sacrifice!
> Fus Ro... Doh!
> Goodbye, Grizwold!


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

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

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Posted on 31.1.2015 13:43
Last updated on 7.2.2015 03:07

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On 31.1.2015 13:52 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Rage-Mages are hard :-(

I've tried them a few times and generally they die very early in their careers.

Grizwold here is probably only alive because of the artifact axe 'Amanitaceae Aroma' which has drain life (among its other enchantments), but his actual melee damage output is really low, AC is a pitiful 28 and I had a lot of trouble locating Rage spellbooks for him.

Still, he has got a couple of decent bits of equipment like Elvenkind boots I found early on. If his AC was a bit nicer, I'd probably attempt to make him ride some beasts.

On 31.1.2015 14:27 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Set of White Dragon Scale Mail let me do an equipment shuffle. Decided to give up using a shield and go two hands with my little axe and use and elemental ring [+12] with cold branding to increase my damage and AC, and reduce my weight.

On 31.1.2015 15:53 chris wrote:
Ah, another class from Chengband I haven't gotten around to playtesting. I don't think they are supposed to be strong in melee, but rather are designed to be effective against spell casting monsters (via distance stunning with shout).

I'd like to hear your thoughts/opinions on this class design as you play.

On 31.1.2015 20:36 TheOtherMITZE@yahoo.com wrote:
High-five, playing-underused-classes buddy!

I've been meaning to go back to the rage-mage after I finish with my current psion. Perhaps with . . . an android, maybe.

Just wait, chris . . . we'll get you to give a little love to all the underused classes yet!

On 31.1.2015 22:53 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Hi Chris, these are my thoughts so far.

Rage-mages are very fun... but frustratingly vulnerable. I suspect you need a really tough race like a half-troll to keep them alive. I went with Cyclops to get the boulder throwing racial ability (something to use when I have no SP)

They get some large penalty to AC, so going into melee would seem inadvisable, but on the other hand their SP depletes every round unless they hurt something or get hurt, so paradoxically you do need to get into the front line. The shout spell they have available at level 1 is pretty powerful.

I haven't experimented with it, but because taking damage gives you SP, potions of poison might have some value to Rage-mages, as well as damaging curses.

Their spell list is actually quite good; every spell in the first spell book gets a great deal of use (basically, light area, phase door and sustainance type spells, plus the damaging Shout spell, Focus Rage which essentially trades HP for SP and Veterans Blessing which gives you heroism. I'm not quite so sold on spells in the second spell book. Crude mapping has such a limited range it really is useless. Awesome blow is useful but only if you are confident enough in your HP should it fail/miss, and it has to be lined up correctly to make the most of it. I have a spell called Spell Reaction, which sounds awesome but I haven't yet triggered it. Rage-mages have a large SP pool, but the more full it is, generally the more close to death you are, so you might be teleporting away before you can make the most of it anyway. Regeneration doesn't seem to affect SP in any way (or if it does, it may only slow the rate of depletion? I'm not sure).

Because of the penalty to AC, I'm always looking out for some way to increase it. I think later in the game the range of equipment probably covers the penalty easily, but earlier in the game you just get smashed because of it.

Probably a good ranged weapon would come in handy so you can pump up your SP at range easier. Riding might be a useful way to go, Grizwold rode a Carrion for a while but it got killed early, so back to square one.

Life sucking weaponry is very desirable :-|

On 1.2.2015 03:23 HugoTheGreat2011 wrote:
Shouldn't the chardump display the Rage-Mage's spells?

On 1.2.2015 09:38 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Level 25.

Spell Reaction is pretty good, gives you a speed boost occasionally.
One of the beasts from the Vapor Quest swapped my Int and Dex, do my Dex is way crappier than it needs to be. I don't really need Int to do what I do.

With my AC currently at 67, at provides a meaningful boost to my survivability.

On 1.2.2015 10:46 Arjen wrote:
This sounds like an interesting class. :) Hard and challanging

On 1.2.2015 11:33 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Quite tough now. Although my melee damage is still rather low, Grizwold can still go toe-to-toe with enemies and win. Level 25 spell was Whirlwind, which is cool. I've changed my mind about the second Rage spellbook, it is also very versatile (except Crude Mapping. Still rubbish).

Really for now, the challenge is stat gain.

On 2.2.2015 10:58 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Grizwold the angry one-eyed mutant is doing well enough for himself. Got Sting - which immediately got partially disenchanted by Mime, the Nibelung. But I kicked his ass. Loge, Spirit of Fire, was in the vault. I drank a potion of resistance I found and pelted him with thrown boulders, stunning and harming him. Killed him quickly. Although I am using Sting at the moment, Amanitaceae Aroma might be better in the long run.

Dex is rising and is almost back to where it was before the scramble.

The level 27 spell, Resist Curses, might be useful but I doubt it will get a great deal of use. Whirlwind attack is fantastic, as is Greater Shout [17d8 damage in a breath attack... Fus Ro Dah! Line the enemies up right and I recover all the SP I spend] although spell failure has been pretty inconvenient when it happens. Not only to I waste the SP, but unless I get hurt, I lose even more from the Rage-Mage drain, which tends to rot my tactical planning. The notable omission from the spell list is anything healing, although maybe those are covered in 3rd and 4th spell books? I haven't found any of those yet. Sucks that I'll have to get 8 of each to complete my spell list - assuming Grizwold lives so long.

Equipment is questionable. I swapped White Dragon Scale Mail Armor for an artifact armor which covers heaps of resists - but my AC took a big dive for it. Grizwold is a lot more vulnerable now.

On 2.2.2015 12:08 debo wrote:
The thing where you burn your spellbooks to get a spell is just stupid. Have you seen how rare 4th spellbooks are??

On 2.2.2015 18:09 Nivim wrote:
Hopefully the 4th book spells are just that good? Where it's like a CL50 Psion power where any one is good...and when you eventually find a second it's great?

On 3.2.2015 02:42 Cardinal Rob wrote:
I don't mind burning the spellbooks to learn Rage spells, it's an interesting difference to other classes and it means you don't have to lug around a collection of spellbooks (I know Rage-Mages aren't unique there though). Plus, the spells in the first and second spellbooks are formidable- both in damage and utility, though it is weak on healing and detection. Hopefully one of the third or fourth books has a *heal* type effect - and not just some kind of stink "regen" type spell.

Is there a list of the spells Rage-Mages can learn out there?

On 3.2.2015 02:45 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Well, google is my friend.

https://code.google.com/p/chengband/wiki/RageMageSpoilers

On 3.2.2015 03:34 TheOtherMITZE@yahoo.com wrote:
You can also find it here:

https://github.com/poschengband/poschengband/blob/master/src/rage-mage.c

On 3.2.2015 23:25 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Grizwold the infamed curmudgeon has learned all the spells in the first two spell books. He's pretty dangerous, but dispite having 400hp at L28 he is still quite delicate - it isn't uncommon for him to lose 2/3rds of his HPs in one round, and having to beat a retreat. Might have to focus stat boosts on Con for a while instead of Dex.

Although he has access to Shout and Greater Shout, more and more often I choose to have him bomb enemies with boulders. Good damage, stuns, no having to keep track of my SP (Throw Boulders both feeds off and recharges my SP, same as do all my attack spells, but goes straight off HPs if necessary, so I don't have to waste time using the spell Focus Rage), no chance of shattering potions.

I wasn't keeping track of class titles much, but apparently he's "Pissed"

On 4.2.2015 11:53 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Grizwold. Ungrateful sod extraordinaire.

Found some amazing Gauntlets in the Weapon shop in Angwil. The Set of Gauntlets 'Shambler' (+10,+9) [2,+18] (+4){Dx;ElPoBlNtFe;FaSiHlLv}. Had to sell a vast stack of equipment in order to afford the nearly 200000 to buy it, but I think it'll be worth it. The only bit of equipment I may regret pawning off was the White Dragon Scale Mail.

Found Mook in the Labyrinth. Also down there I defeated Kharis, Alberich and Jaian. None of those cheapskates dropped anything of value though.

Equipping Shambler and Mook gave Grizwold a rather meaningful increase in AC, and he's now fairly dangerous with his current weapon, Sting.

On 4.2.2015 12:16 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Boulders thrown: 248

On 4.2.2015 12:24 TheOtherMITZE@yahoo.com wrote:
So, when you finally find one of the 3rd or 4th books, what spells are you prioritizing?

On 4.2.2015 18:11 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Probably Berserk from the Sound and Fury as it buffs other spells I might cast. Otherwise I'm not sure, and it probably depends on what level I am when I find the book to see what is available for me.

Suggestions?

On 4.2.2015 23:22 Cardinal Rob wrote:
One thing I've noticed is that although Str is the primary stat for Rage-Mages (as their magic keys off that ability and of course it helps their melee), their need for it actually tapers off. Grizwold has 243SP [Level 29 when I'm writing this], but it is rare for his SP to crack 100, and most of his current spells are already sitting at 2% fail rate. The first two stat boosts Grizwold has had went into Str, but everything else went into Dex and Con. I suppose it is worth noting that he gets a total +9 to his Str from is Race, Class and Personality.

This may all change later in the game, but I have a feeling that if Grizwold even lives long enough to get something as amazing as Ragestrike from Dire Ire, we would have already maxed out his stats from potions anyway.

On 4.2.2015 23:23 TheOtherMITZE@yahoo.com wrote:
Having not gotten as far as you, I can't vouch for their effectiveness, but 'Armor of Fury' and 'Mana Clash' from book three look good, as well as 'Greater Rage Focus,' 'Spell Turning,' and 'Antimagic Ray' from book four. Perhaps the 'Summon Foo' spells are worth looking at, too.

On 5.2.2015 08:55 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Drank a potion of self knowledge...

Str: 18/130
Int: 18/70
Wis: 18/70
Dex: 18/130
Con: 18/130
Chr: 18/70.

OMGWTF... I've never had a character who least deserved those maxes... Grizwold is going to have 18/*** long before he totals his actual score.

On 5.2.2015 10:59 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Boulders thrown: 328. Sir Lancelot took about 10.

On 5.2.2015 11:01 TheOtherMITZE@yahoo.com wrote:
Those . . . are some *GOOD* innate maxes!

On 6.2.2015 00:01 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Level 30. Not much to report other than stats are rising and I found a sweet non-artifact Dragon Helm [8,+10] {AcCoPoLiBlNtDi}. Still haven't found *any* 3rd or 4th Rage Spellbooks.

Oh, and I've now chucked 389 boulders.

On 6.2.2015 02:19 debo wrote:
You know you're playing a great class when you're using your race's innate attacks to do most of your damage

On 6.2.2015 03:02 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Hah! Exactly what I was thinking Debo. Do be fair, I preferably cast Greater Shout instead of Throw Boulder, it's just that Throw Boulder is something I can use if I have no SP.

Finally found a book of The Sound and the Fury. I can go Berserk now, I better re-read the bonuses to spells it grants me...

On 6.2.2015 05:09 TheOtherMITZE@yahoo.com wrote:
How much damage do your damaging spells do?

On 6.2.2015 05:44 Cardinal Rob wrote:
"Shout" breathes 9d4
"Greater Shout" breathes 21d8
"Throw Boulder" is a bolt for 104 damage.

There is also "Whirlwind Attack" which is brilliant - attacks every adjacent enemy with full attacks, and "Awesome Blow" which does some very nasty damage [especially if Grizwold is berserk] if I can pin an enemy against a wall, although with Sting I do comparable damage with a full attack. Typically I use Awesome Blow to push enemies away from me.

Boulders biffed: 459

On 6.2.2015 09:37 TheOtherMITZE@yahoo.com wrote:
So ranges and average damages are:

Shout: 9-36 (22.5)
Greater Shout: 21-168 (94.5)
Throw Boulder: A constant 104

Looks like your racial power actually is the most reliable ranged option against single targets . . . methinks the shouts could use a buff--maybe being berserk should give some extra damage to them.

On 6.2.2015 10:18 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Maybe, although it is worth mentioning that Greater Shout can damage (and possibly stun) a couple of dozen enemies at a time in optimal conditions, which I am now finding quite frequent around DL35. Doing that also gets my SP's right up to maximum capacity. Say I collect 20 enemies with one Greater Shout spell, I'm inflicting upwards of 2000 points of damage or so in one turn. Few enemies seem to resist Sound damage.

Throw Boulder is more an attack of convenience, but a good one. I could live without it, but it certainly makes life easier.

On 6.2.2015 14:07 TheOtherMITZE@yahoo.com wrote:
The shouts may have greater damage potential, but you're probably not going to be able to make the most of it later on, when it becomes dangerous to have a multitude of enemies within view of you.

Unless you find some more books, I'm expecting boulders--a lot of boulders. SOMETHING SOMETHING BOULDERS.

On 6.2.2015 21:26 Cardinal Rob wrote:
SOMETHING SOMETHING BOULDERS? Don't knock the rocks, man ;-)

Just cleared the Icky Cave.

Bought The Sling of the Borg (x2.25) (+10,+17) {~Tele} from the Weapons shop, which at last gives me a source of telepathy (I could have worn Thranduil, but I rely too much on my Dragon Helm).

Boulders hurled: 500

On 7.2.2015 03:10 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Well, his 793 boulder was his last.

Things were falling apart a bit here, I should have packed some better healing in hindsight. I couldn't teleport anywhere in the Cloning Pits where I couldn't get hurt. I was doing quite well against the enemies, but they beat Grizwold down eventually.

On 7.2.2015 04:01 TheOtherMITZE@yahoo.com wrote:
Noooooo!

Well, it was a valiant effort.

On 7.2.2015 04:26 debo wrote:
Rip

On 7.2.2015 04:40 Cardinal Rob wrote:
Thanks guys, I might have another shot with a Rage-Mage shortly.

Probably another Cyclops; good race for the class.

On 7.2.2015 05:00 debo wrote:
Imo play a class that isn't awful

On 7.2.2015 05:14 TheOtherMITZE@yahoo.com wrote:
Awful is (probably) a bit of a stretch . . . I think it's likely that they do need work, though.

Besides, if for whatever reason nobody plays them, then they'll never garner enough attention to get improved or redesigned.

On 7.2.2015 06:48 Nivim wrote:
You mean chris wont feel inspired unless you bury the ladder in corpses. =]

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