[Angband 3.0.9b Character Dump]

 Name   Dinky Nimbledigit                        Self  RB  CB  EB   Best
 Sex    Female            Age        60   STR:     16  -1  -5  +2     12
 Race   Gnome             Height     39   INT:     15  +2  +3  +0  18/20
 Class  Mage              Weight     75   WIS:     15  +0  +0  +6  18/30
 Title  Evoker            Status     37   DEX:  18/37  +2  +1  +3  18/97
 HP     138/138           Maximize    Y   CON:     17  +1  -2  +0     16
 SP     5/50                              CHR:     18  -2  +1  +0     17

 Level           29       Armor     [8,+43]     Saving Throw      Superb
 Cur Exp      99116       Fight     (+5,+0)     Stealth           Superb
 Max Exp      99116       Melee    (+12,+7)     Fighting            Good
 Adv Exp     116250       Shoot   (+33,+16)     Shooting       Very Good
 MaxDepth   3750 ft       Blows      1/turn     Disarming      Excellent
 Turns       900635       Shots      1/turn     Magic Device      Heroic
 Gold         28890       Infra       40 ft     Perception     Excellent
 Burden    84.7 lbs       Speed          -1     Searching      Very Good

 You are one of several children of a Gnome Prankster.  You are a
 credit to the family.  You have dark brown eyes, straight black hair,
 and a dark complexion.


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

      abcdefghijkl@       abcdefghijkl@
S.Dig:............. Stea.:.......+.....
Feath:............. Sear.:.......+.....
PLite:............. Infra:.............
Regen:....+........ Tunn.:.............
Telep:............. Speed:.............
Invis:..+.......... Blows:.............
FrAct:............+ Shots:.............
HLife:.......+..... Might:.............


  [Character Equipment]

a) a Beaked Axe (Blessed) (2d6) (+7,+7) (+3) {Floor, 1550 Telep}
   It increases your wisdom by 3.  It is blessed by the gods.  It might
   have hidden powers.
b) a Long Bow of Accuracy (x3) (+28,+16)
c) an Alexandrite Ring of See Invisible
   It grants you the ability to see invisible things.  
d) a Tortoise Shell Ring of Strength (+2)
   It increases your strength by 2.  It sustains your strength.  
e) a Tortoise Shell Amulet of Regeneration
   It speeds your regeneration.  
f) The Phial of Luireth
   It usually provides light of radius 3.  It cannot be harmed by the
   elements.  It might have hidden powers.
g) a Robe [2,+7]
h) The Shadow Cloak of Varmo [6,+31] (+3)
   It increases your wisdom and dexterity by 3.  It increases your 
   stealth and searching by 3.  It provides resistance to cold, dark, 
   and life draining.  It sustains your wisdom.  It cannot be harmed by
   the elements.  
i) (nothing)
j) (nothing)
k) (nothing)
l) (nothing)


  [Character Inventory]

a) 2 Books of Magic Spells [Magic for Beginners]
b) a Book of Magic Spells [Conjurings and Tricks]
c) a Book of Magic Spells [Incantations and Illusions]
d) a Book of Magic Spells [Sorcery and Evocations]
e) 3 Books of Magic Spells [Resistances of Scarabtarices]
   It cannot be harmed by the elements.  
f) 3 White Potions of Speed
g) 5 Metallic Green Potions of Cure Critical Wounds
h) 5 Scrolls titled "sio so beon" of Phase Door
i) 4 Scrolls titled "narmest ing" of Teleport Level
j) 3 Scrolls titled "copis ma pran" of Word of Recall
k) a Scroll titled "am nech net" of *Identify*
l) 4 Scrolls titled "lation bor" of Magic Mapping
m) 2 Scrolls titled "as arunen fam" of Object Detection
n) a Cast Iron Rod of Teleport Other (charging)
o) a Tin-Plated Rod of Light
p) a Gold Wand of Teleport Other (5 charges)
q) a Zirconium Wand of Drain Life (1 charge)
r) a Runed Staff of Teleportation (7 charges)
s) a Cottonwood Staff of Power (0 charges)
t) an Ivory Staff of *Destruction* (4 charges)
u) a Ruby Ring of Sustain Intelligence
   It sustains your intelligence.  
v) an Opal Ring of Flames [+13]
   It provides resistance to fire.  It activates for fire resistance
   (20+d20 turns) and fire ball (80) every 50+d50 turns.  It cannot be
   harmed by fire.  
w) 7 Arrows (1d4) (+4,+3)


  [Home Inventory]

a) 3 White Potions of Speed
b) 2 Azure Potions of Healing
c) a Metallic Blue Potion of Life
d) 2 Metallic Purple Potions of Restore Life Levels
e) 13 Scrolls titled "narmest ing" of Teleport Level
f) 2 Scrolls titled "am nech net" of *Identify*
g) 4 Scrolls titled "lation bor" of Magic Mapping
h) 4 Scrolls titled "as arunen fam" of Object Detection
i) a Spruce Staff of Speed (6 charges)
j) a Small Sword (Holy Avenger) (1d6) (+10,+15) [+2] (+3) {Chest, 800}
   It increases your wisdom by 3.  It slays demons, undead, and all
   evil creatures.  It provides resistance to fear.  It is blessed by
   the gods.  It grants you the ability to see invisible things.  It
   might have hidden powers.


  [Options]

Adult: Maximize effect of race/class bonuses : yes (adult_maximize)
Adult: Randomize some of the artifacts (beta): yes (adult_randarts)
Adult: Auto-scum for good levels             : no  (adult_autoscum)
Adult: Restrict the use of stairs/recall     : no  (adult_ironman)
Adult: Restrict the use of stores/home       : no  (adult_no_stores)
Adult: Restrict creation of artifacts        : no  (adult_no_artifacts)
Adult: Don't stack objects on the floor      : no  (adult_no_stacking)
Adult: Preserve artifacts when leaving level : no  (adult_no_preserve)
Adult: Don't generate connected stairs       : yes (adult_no_stairs)
Adult: Monsters chase current location       : yes (adult_ai_sound)
Adult: Monsters chase recent locations       : yes (adult_ai_smell)
Adult: Monsters act smarter in groups        : yes (adult_ai_packs)
Adult: Monsters learn from their mistakes    : no  (adult_ai_learn)
Adult: Monsters exploit players weaknesses   : no  (adult_ai_cheat)
Adult: Monsters behave more intelligently (broken): no  (adult_ai_smart)
Score: Peek into object creation             : no  (score_peek)
Score: Peek into monster creation            : no  (score_hear)
Score: Peek into dungeon creation            : no  (score_room)
Score: Peek into something else              : no  (score_xtra)
Score: Know complete monster info            : no  (score_know)
Score: Allow player to avoid death           : no  (score_live)

Posted on 18.2.2022 16:05
Last updated on 2.3.2022 21:22

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On 18.2.2022 16:28 AceRimmer wrote:
Fresh off my first ranger win, I have decided to -- at long last -- actually play a mage. I don't know why, but I have always had a prejudice against mages, so much so that I don't think I have every actually played one. I guess I am more of a warrior/priest player by temperament.

As before, I am living in the past. The Angband 3.0.9b past, to be specific.

I have once again filled a small corner of the graveyard with my forays into the dungeon, which is why I wanted to post my latest incarnation of my gnome mage now. I feel like this one is winner material (if played right and if insta-death is avoided).

More to the point, this character is the best example I have experienced where a single piece of equipment elevates a character all the way to... well, level 29 at the moment. Indeed, outside a few decent finds, Dinky's gear is very unremarkable.

But that beryl Ring of Intelligence (+6) I purchased at the black market at level 16 by mortgaging everything of value I possessed... Wauuugh!!! At time of press (level 29), it takes my SP from 59 to 131! That is a ****load of extra spell points (not to mention benefits on fail rates). It means that, rather than skulking and preciously selecting my targets, I can brazenly enter into combat, throwing an array of elemental bolts indiscriminately, because I've got plenty of fuel in the tank. It makes all the difference in the world now, not to mention when I was only level 16.

Other equipment notes: (i) the whip of *Slay Troll* (+2, +3) (+2) is nice. I mean, if you're going to have a weapon you never actually use, it's good to boost your regen rate for SP while adding a little carrying capacity, all for the mere encumbrance of a whip. (ii) I like the +4 stealth with poison and dark resistance Boots of Doldung. (iii) Scarabtices is always handy.

On 20.2.2022 18:02 malcontent wrote:
Just wanted to mention I chuckle every time I read the name of this character - kudos!

On 2.3.2022 21:22 AceRimmer wrote:
Thanks for the feedback, malcontent. We aim to satisfy.


So, unfortunately, a Ring of Intelligence (+6) is not adequate to counteract player hubris. Previous-post-Dinky died. I think it was to a Dread. But it shouldn't have happened. I took on an unnecessary foe.

But I am back to trying and back to diving. Harder. I thought I'd post the current dive, because it's getting kind of dangerous. Since the character will be overwritten, I just want to record the current state of non-achievement...

But then I realized that I cannot overwrite a character on the Angband ladder unless / until have more experience. So, I persevered and gained the extra experience, and now I can overwrite the earlier Dinky. What follows really is a snapshot of the past -- about 40,000 Exp ago and 850' ago.

FWIW, I just picked up a large portion of that experience with a Staff of Power and a Troll pit that hopefully has something nice (I haven't dug through the loot yet). For reference, I now stand at CL 29 at 3750' with 138 HP and 50 SP, and a few other improvements. Even so... 138 HP feels... Dinky):

Level: 27
Depth: 2900'
HP: 116
SP: 41

Stat Gain: less than 10 potions total, I think
- Current base stats are S:15 I:13 W: 13 D: 17 C:15 Chr: 16
- Note: I use 'Standard roller' for character generation... it's like life: you get what the fates give you

Artifacts: None

Extra Stealth: None

Extra Speed: None

Uniques killed (5): Farmer Maggot, Fang, Grip, Mughash, Wormtongue

Spell Books: only the base 4
- what I wouldn't give for Mordenkainen! Diving without it is much harder
- Note: I play with disconnected stairs7

Resistances: *swaps* for fire, cold, and lightning... I should get acid, too
- I need rings to See Invisible (for Quylthugs) and Strength (+2) (weight issues)
- Likewise, my Amulet of Regeneration is the standard equip
- I also carry a ring of Sustain Intelligence... really

Armor:
- Robe [2, +4]
- Cloak [1, +4]
- That is all. ALL.

Really, the only objects of note I have are weapons:
- Beaked Axe (Blessed) (2d6) (+7, +6) (+3) with telepathy (un-ID'd) found at 1550'
--- unfortunately, 18.0 lbs is really heavy for a mage (still too heavy to wield), but the telepathy is powering this dive
- Small Sword (HA) (1d6) (+10, +15) [+2] (+3)
--- was very useful for both see invisible and for occasional orc whacking... until I found the Axe
- Long Box of Accuracy (x3) (+28, +16)
--- I don't use it nearly as much as I should (again, the weight of ammo is limiting)

Diving with telepathy and a mage. It keeps one on one's toes. One needs to be very agile. Nimble.



On 3.3.2022 02:24 Estie wrote:
What are you carrying the HA for ?


On 3.3.2022 04:55 AceRimmer wrote:
The HA is in home inventory. I'm stashing it in case I find a cap of telepathy (or some other source). But I'm not carrying it.

On 3.3.2022 09:42 Estie wrote:
Ah ok.
I see you found a decent cloak. Dont be surprised if most of the good randarts you find aggravate - 3.0.9b has a terrible randart generator.

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