Re: Minetown altar conversion?



On 30 Sep 2005 09:12:42 -0700, "Bard" <bardofawen@xxxxxxxxx> scribed into
the ether:


>So now, she's back in minetown and using the altar to check some of her
>newly found items (no b!oW, drat). She's eyeing it a bit more greedily
>than a laweful valkyrie ought to and wondering just how tough that
>priest of Loki is, really.
>
>Meanwhile, I'm looking for recommendations. Do I attempt to convert the
>altar and face the impending beatdown of the temple priest so I have an
>altar for praying? Do I level a bit, maybe get my dagger throwing to a
>decent level? Do I complete my quest. Do I kill the vampire on the
>Rogue level and descend further to see if I find a convertable altar
>below?

I'd try and run the quest before trying to deal with a priest. The orb will
help a lot in keeping his spell damage within limits, assuming you don't
find some source of MR before then. And every level you hit is another
chance for a useable altar. It's nice to be able to put your stash outside
of minetown...having to head back there all the time is a real pain once
you start getting pretty deep in the dungeon.
.



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