Re: I need a bag :(
- From: Jove <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:58:17 GMT
On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 18:04:26 GMT, Andrew Kerr
<andykerr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>In article <slrndi8f0l.4kh.usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Ilmari Karonen
><usenet@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> says...
>> After my last, rather promising Healer met the Dread Lord YASD
>> mimicing a brown mold corpse (moral: don't eat while satiated), I
>> decided to try a Valk instead, as I wanted a break from wimpy
>> early-game characters and everyone kept saying Valks are so easy.
>>
>> Well, it seems there's some truth to that, as this is the farthest
>> I've ever got without dying. Which isn't that far, really, but
>> anyway. I think this character just might ascend some day. Maybe.
>>
>> Vyznev the Woman-at-arms St:18/03 Dx:15 Co:18 In:8 Wi:12 Ch:8 Neutral
>> Dlvl:7 $:7750 HP:121(121) Pw:32(32) AC:-5 Xp:11/16325 T:24480
>>
>> Anyway, this game has been somewhat odd. One thing I haven't been
>> able to find, despite much searching, is a bag.
>>
>My current character got all the way down to the Castle (including Sokoban
>and the mines, but not the quest) without finding a bag. Fortunately an elf
>spawning on an explored level dropped a sack, and I polypiled for oilskin
>sack and BoH.
By the time of my first ascension I was so frustrated with
blowing up bags of holding that I'd sworn off them. So I didn't
get one until I used a wish at Vlad's.
>
>You *could* try carrying around a large box, although they are rather
>heavy.
>
>Further to what Jove has said, I've adopted the strategy of not going on
>the Quest until I've cleared out the Dungeons down to Medusa, got an AC of
>-20 or less, reflection, magic resistance, all intrinsic resistances, a
>highly enchanted artifact weapon, and assorted emergency wands and potions.
>The Quest nemesis is AFAICS more dangerous than anything until Medusa and
>the Castle.
Excellent general advice. (They're also good things to do
while trying to progress until your character qualifies for the
Quest.)
I can only add one final minor tweak: Take a peek into the
Quest Home level and see what you can see. Be ready to leave
immediately if it's too tough. Just like any new level, really.
Thanks for backup, Andrew.
--
All the best,
Jove
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