Angband F 7/3/22 Still Grag the half-troll warrior. Doing great with this kickass sword and huge hp pool. When I logged in, I got: "Omens of death haunt this place, yet there are only scraps of junk here" Nice that you get both messages on login - I'm pretty sure the "LF" at the bottom of the screen is related to the danger and loot levels of a floor. - When you enter a floor and get a danger message (e.g. "you feel nervous about this place"), the left number of the LF is set. "You feel nervous about this place." - Danger 5 "This place does not seem too risky" - Danger 4 "This place seems reasonably safe" - Danger 3 "This place seems terribly dangerous" - Danger 7 "You feel anxious about this place" - Danger 6 Q: could you theoretically keep going up and down stairs until you get a safe enough floor? - Found an earth spirit. Some monsters can phase. - Once you get a loot message (e.g. "only scraps of junk here"), the right number is set. "You feel that there are only scraps of junk here" - Loot 2 "you feel that there may not be much interesting here" - Loot 4 "You feel that there may be something worthwhile here" - Loot 5 - L17: Ring of the Mouse (+0, -11) <+3, +4> Ring of Searching Wand of Magic Missile (11 charges) Ring of the Mouse: + dexterity + stealth - damage? (i forgot which number the second is one again) - L18: staff of detect invisible (13 charges) The Iron Helm 'Holhenneth' [7, +10] <+2> {??} 2 potions of restore mana Scroll of Holy Chant Amulet of infravision <+3> Another opal ring (tried but idk what it does) 3 scrolls of identify rune Lapis lazuli ring {??} randomly makes you teleport, -2 stealth Ring of Open Wounds The Dagger 'Nimthanc' (+9, +12) [+10] The Set of Gauntlets 'Paurhach' Staff of detect invisible: detects invisible creatures nearby - so armor can be ego items as well as weapons? ok alright cool The Iron Helm 'Holhenneth' [7, +10] <+2> {??} "A famous forged iron helm granting extraordinary powers of mind and awareness" +2 intelligence +2 wisdom +2 searching protection from blindness protection from confusion see invisible can be activated to detect treasure and creatures - I think all ego weapons cannot be harmed by acid - Potion of Restore Mana: restores some mana Q: how much? - Q: does detect monster only detect monsters? i.e. not "people" - Amulet of Infravision: Grants bonus infravision In Nethack, infravision lets you see monsters in the darkness - Staff of Curing: Cures blindness, wounds, poisoning, stunning, and confusion Not super easy to use as a half-troll - Identified my shield, it was resist lightning - killed a Crow of Durthang on L18, but he didn't drop anything - tried to read a scroll of enchant armor, but Holhenneth "glowed brightly" and the enchantment failed holhenneth was already +10 - read another scroll of enchant armor, this time on a shield of resist lightning was already +4, but worked fine - Ring of Open Wounds Impairs hit point recovery can be activated to heal 40 hitpoints, cure blindness, cure wounds, and cure confusion - Amulet of Resist Lightning guess. - The Dagger 'Nimthanc' (+9, +12) [+10] "From the hilt of this dagger springs not so much a blade as an icicle" Branded with cold Resistance to cold Can be activated to cast a cold beam, recharges in 8-15 turns As Grag the level 21 half-troll warrior: 84.6 damage/round vs creatures not resistant to cold, 65.7 to others better thrown damage Q: do ego weapons break when thrown? - The Set of Gauntlets 'Paurhach' [3, +14] {??} "A set of gauntlets that smoulder with an unnatural heat" ? Speeds regeneration Can be activated to cast a firebolt dealing 9d8 damage, recharges in 9-16 recharge. - I found 3 (THREE!) artifacts on a loot 5 level maybe I should start paying attention to this stuff - Recalled on L19 - Sold 1 of my 2 opal rings to identify it. It was Resist Fire and Cold. - Sold my Lapis Lazuli ring to identify it. It was a "Ring of the Dog", and had stone curse, protection from fear, and hallucination. - bought a cloak, 4 scrolls of recall, 5 potions of cure critical wounds. Stashed some stuff - enchant armor failed on my shield of resist lightning, it was already +5 - recalled back to L19 - L19: 1 potion of cure serious wounds 1 ring of resist fire and cold staff of sleep monsters scroll of enchant weapon to-hit Amulet of resist acid Ring of reckless attacks (+5, +3) [-16] Draught of the Ents - On L19, found an "eye" shape made of bricks. Had a secret door at the center and some monsters inside. - Staff of sleep monsters: attempts to put all monsters in line of sight to sleep - Food item: Draught of the Ents "This looks like pure water, but its scent reminds you of the smell of a distant wood borne from afar by a cool breeze at night" provides 60% nourishment Restores your strength and constitution INCREASES (wow) your strength and constitution - Drank a Draught of the Ents. CON went up from 18/30 to 18/40, STR went up from 18/50 to 18/60. My max HP immediately increased. - Maybe it's just my imagination, but I'm seeing a lot more big rooms on L19 than on L1 - L20: Sling of Accuracy (x2) (+15, +9) Pair of Leather Boots [2, +2] {??} The Hard Leather Cap of Thranduil [2, +10] <+2> {??} Scroll of enchant weapon to-hit Swig of orcish Liquor - The Hard Leather Cap of Thranduil "The hunting cap of King Thranduil, to whose ears come all the secrets of his forest domain." +2 intelligence +2 wisdom telepathy - Item: Swig of Orcish Liquor "This is a dirty brown color; you don't trust it." Feeds you 5% Stuns for 2+1d3 turns Slows for 2+1d3 turns - I think probably the second number is damage and the first number is to-hit - L21 1 potion of cure critical wounds 1 scroll of remove curse ring of feather falling ring of the dog <-2> - Ring of Feather Falling Feather falling - Ring of the Dog -2 stealth protection from fear - 2 scrolls of enchant weapon to-hit failed on Forasgil (already +12) - L22: potion of cure serious wounds staff of confuse monsters 1 scroll of deep descent lead wand {??} wand of wonder Blue Dragon Scale Mail of Craftsmanship [12, +21] Sip of miruvor Metal Scale Mail (dwarven) (-2) [38, +18] <+2> {??} - I don't think Crow of Durthang is a named monster I think it's just a type of crow - Staff of confuse monsters: attempts to confuse monsters in line of sight - Used a scroll of identify rune to identify my boots. They were Free Action. This also identified a ring of free action that I have. I guess because they're the same rune? - found Old Man Willow on L22 - Blue Dragon Scale Mail of Craftsmanship [12, +21] lightning resistance can be activated for a lightning cone that deals 150 damage and takes 50 turns to recharge but is difficult to activate - Cone spells get bigger as they get further away - Found Bolg, Son of Azog on L22 - Found Mughash, the Kobold Lord on L22 - Found some dwarven metal scale mail that inexplicably prevents paralysis dilemma: this scale male is better but the dragon laser is amazing - found a small wooden chest (poison needle) idk how to open it manual: "many commands that apply to doors also work on chests" I picked the lock, the needle shot at me but did nothing. Got a weak sword. - L23: chromium wand (??) scroll of summon monster rod of light ring of dexterity <+4> mushrooms of stoneskin - found Shagrat, the Orc Captain on L23 - Scroll: Summon Monster - found a Xaren on L23. Idk how it got here. - Found Ufthak of Cirith Ungol on L23 - Ring of dexterity + to dexterity substains dexterity - mushroom of stoneskin: administers stone skin for 50+7d7 turns Stone skin slows by 5 but also boosts AC I had 120 AC, after stone skin I had 160 - Potion of Brawn Restores STR, increases STR, reduces another stat - Q: what happens if your INT becomes 0? do you die? I drank 1 potion of contemplation and 2 potions of brawn and my base intelligence became 3. - Q: is the stat that gets reduced always the lowest? - Mushroom of emergency: Hallucination for 25+5d5 turns Fire resistance for 25+5d5 turns Cold resistance for 25+5d5 turns Heals 200 HP - Food item: Honey-cake "The Beornings are renowned as the best bakers among men, and their honey-cakes are deservedly prized. Made of wheat flour with nuts and honey and twice baked, they will substain you through a long march." Nourishes for 60% - L24: 4 scrolls of phase door 2 scrolls of enchant weapon to-hit 1 scroll of enchant weapon to-dam - recalled from L24 - found a potion of constitution for sale, but it was very expensive - bought 2 scrolls of word of recall - bought a ring of acid [+10] - btw, as Grag the level 26 warrior, when my dexterity is 18/10, I get 187 damage/round with Forasgil. When my dexterity is 15, I get 167.5 damage/round. Well, that's it for today, folks. Grag the level 26 half-troll warrior, with STR 18/98, INT 3, WIS 9, DEX 18/10, and CON 18/60 (after equipment). I have an AC of 119 and 432 HP. I'm in a pretty good place right now with Forasgil and my other equipment, I might try using a scroll of deep descent tomorrow.