The Hengband Screenshots Gallery: Why +14 base speed is dangerous by <dzhang@its.caltech.edu>
Message Recall (0-50 of 1455), Offset 0 You hit Oberon, King of Amber. You get zapped! Your weapon drains life from Oberon, King of Amber! You feel better. You hit Oberon, King of Amber. You get zapped! You feel better. You hit Oberon, King of Amber. You get zapped! You feel better. You miss Oberon, King of Amber. <x4> Oberon, King of Amber seems weakened. The Tarrasque breathes disenchantment. Oberon, King of Amber grunts with pain. Oberon, King of Amber says, 'My blood lust defies all my needs.' Oberon, King of Amber throw a Psycho-Spear. *** LOW HITPOINT WARNING! *** You may not cast that spell. You open a dimensional gate. Choose a destination. Select a point and press space. You feel very good. You feel resistant to acid! You feel resistant to electricity! You feel resistant to fire! You feel resistant to cold! You feel resistant to poison! Your skin turns to stone. You have 6 Potions of Speed {=g}. You feel yourself moving much faster! The wall turns into mud! Oberon, King of Amber magically summons ancient dragons! You miss Oberon, King of Amber. <x7> Oberon, King of Amber invokes a dispel magic. You feel yourself slow down. Your skin returns to normal. You feel less resistant to acid. You feel less resistant to electricity. You feel less resistant to fire. You feel less resistant to cold. You feel less resistant to poison. The Ancient red dragon tries to cast a spell, but fails. Oberon, King of Amber hits you. <x2> Oberon, King of Amber misses you. Oberon, King of Amber touches you. Oberon, King of Amber throw a Psycho-Spear. *** LOW HITPOINT WARNING! *** The Tarrasque breathes frost. Oberon, King of Amber resists a lot. The Ancient red dragon gasps. The Arch-vile is destroyed. *** LOW HITPOINT WARNING! *** [Press 'p' for older, 'n' for newer, ..., or ESCAPE] |
Why +14 base speed is dangerous The round before, I had True Resistance, Stone Skin, 1012 HP, and 14+10 speed from !oSpeed. Thanks to the combo of Dispel Magic, Psycho-Spear and Tarrasque Frost Breath (of which I wasn't even in LoS), I'm down to a happy 82 HP... Triple move by Oberon O_o Posted on 4.9.2005 04:12 Related character dump: Nimble Beryl, L48 Beastman Ranger Comments? On 4.9.2005 04:15 dzhang@its.caltech.edu wrote: And incidentally, Oberon is down to 4 stars. Hm... Teleport level escape, or Dim Door and continue trying? I'm feeling risky... Seen 1916 times. |