My best game every so far...over

Wraitheist · August 22, 2008, 04:04

My level 36 Priest is rocking along, hovering around '2600. Found all of the dungeon books, I'm decked out mostly in artifacts, and playing it safe. Then, I take a > and the RNG strikes:

The Plasma hound breathes plasma.
You have been stunned.
The Plasma hound breathes plasma. <3x>
You have been heavily stunned.
The Plasma hound breathes plasma.
You have been knocked out.
The Plasma hound breathes plasma. <2x>
It breathes plasma. <5x>
The Plasma hound breathes plasma.
The Plasma hound resists.
It breathes plasma.
The Plasma hound resists.
You die.

My heart sank a little more every time I pressed the space bar at a <more> prompt. I cannot believe I made it so far only to be killed with no chance of escape. Man this game is brutal, lol.

Pete Mack · August 22, 2008, 04:21

This is one of the dangers of slow diving, if you don't have a "lock". If you are diving fast, it still happens, but in a much smaller fraction of games...

Still, it's very bad luck indeed--you can try playing NPP, where you always will go down stairs in a safe nook. However, NPP has other dangers to make up for it. Such as:

The 14 Headed Hydra Breathes Gravity!
....

If you do try NPP, try playing Rogue or Brigand. Monster Traps and Slinging are fun...

Wraitheist · August 22, 2008, 14:02

What do you mean by "'lock"?

Nick · August 22, 2008, 14:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wraitheist

What do you mean by "'lock"?

RBlind, RConf, RSound - if you have those, you can't be stopped from reading scrolls or spellcasting.

roustk · August 22, 2008, 16:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick

RBlind, RConf, RSound - if you have those, you can't be stopped from reading scrolls or spellcasting.

Am I remembering right that GMMs and other melee stunners are always dangerous?

Wraitheist · August 22, 2008, 16:50

Ah, I see.

awldune · August 22, 2008, 19:49

When I mentioned RSound in the other thread, this is what I had in mind.

Better luck next time!

Wraitheist · August 22, 2008, 21:52

Yeah, can't say you didn't warn me.

However, most of the lists of "recommended depths" I've seen suggest having poison resist by 1900 or so and don't mention anything about rSound until much later. I thought I was doing the right thing, hehe.

Anyway, it looks like hounds of one type or another are going to be my most-feared enemy at just about every level. I lose countless characters around 1000' to fire/water/light hounds. I lost my last cleric in stat gain depth to gravity hounds, and now my best character so far to plasma hounds. I can't look at my dog the same way any more.

Pete Mack · August 22, 2008, 23:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wraitheist

Anyway, it looks like hounds of one type or another are going to be my most-feared enemy at just about every level. I lose countless characters around 1000' to fire/water/light hounds. I lost my last cleric in stat gain depth to gravity hounds, and now my best character so far to plasma hounds. I can't look at my dog the same way any more.

This is one more reason to get to 1500' faster. The less time spent messing with water and air hounds, the better. At 1500', there's a higher proportion of 'd', which are a lot more valuable to kill.

Zikke · August 22, 2008, 23:57

You mean nobody else named their dog Dwar?

August 22, 2008, 04:04	#1
Wraitheist Adept Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 133	My best game every so far...over My level 36 Priest is rocking along, hovering around '2600. Found all of the dungeon books, I'm decked out mostly in artifacts, and playing it safe. Then, I take a > and the RNG strikes: The Plasma hound breathes plasma. You have been stunned. The Plasma hound breathes plasma. <3x> You have been heavily stunned. The Plasma hound breathes plasma. You have been knocked out. The Plasma hound breathes plasma. <2x> It breathes plasma. <5x> The Plasma hound breathes plasma. The Plasma hound resists. It breathes plasma. The Plasma hound resists. You die. My heart sank a little more every time I pressed the space bar at a <more> prompt. I cannot believe I made it so far only to be killed with no chance of escape. Man this game is brutal, lol.

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August 22, 2008, 04:21	#2
Pete Mack Prophet Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 6,856 Donated: $40	This is one of the dangers of slow diving, if you don't have a "lock". If you are diving fast, it still happens, but in a much smaller fraction of games... Still, it's very bad luck indeed--you can try playing NPP, where you always will go down stairs in a safe nook. However, NPP has other dangers to make up for it. Such as: The 14 Headed Hydra Breathes Gravity! .... If you do try NPP, try playing Rogue or Brigand. Monster Traps and Slinging are fun...

August 22, 2008, 14:02	#3
Wraitheist Adept Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 133	What do you mean by "'lock"?

August 22, 2008, 16:50	#6
Wraitheist Adept Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 133	Ah, I see.

August 22, 2008, 19:49	#7
awldune Adept Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 113	When I mentioned RSound in the other thread, this is what I had in mind. Better luck next time!

August 22, 2008, 21:52	#8
Wraitheist Adept Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 133	Yeah, can't say you didn't warn me. However, most of the lists of "recommended depths" I've seen suggest having poison resist by 1900 or so and don't mention anything about rSound until much later. I thought I was doing the right thing, hehe. Anyway, it looks like hounds of one type or another are going to be my most-feared enemy at just about every level. I lose countless characters around 1000' to fire/water/light hounds. I lost my last cleric in stat gain depth to gravity hounds, and now my best character so far to plasma hounds. I can't look at my dog the same way any more.

August 22, 2008, 23:57	#10
Zikke Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,069	You mean nobody else named their dog Dwar?

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