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1. Get a clean version of Crawl 0.6.0 There has been several changes and additions since 0.5x versions. More so, you'll want the 32x32 tile graphical version that comes with mouse support unless you're hardcore from the command prompt days. Totaku's edited version (http://www.mediafire.com/?nonjr3mnwmgnjen)
3. To play, you'll have to sign up in this topic. You'll be put at the end of the list.
4. When your turn comes, you'll be handed the save file via rapidshare, mediafire, mega upload, or some other site. You'll stick that in the saves file and start up the game. You'll then have roughly 5000 turns to play. To check how many turns you've used, just hit Shift and E. As you play your turn, you are to keep track of a journal of important events that happen. You can take screenshots or keep a very accurate pictureless journal as you play. Screenshots are better.
5. Failure to keep up screenshots would count as a death on your part, and we'll take the last save.
6. Once your 5000 turns are up (we allow some slight deviation, you can stop at say 5045 or something), save, copy to the files to a zip folder and upload it to a file sharing site.
7. If you take way too many turns (6000+), we'll politely tell you that you fail, but take the save files anyway. If you reach 7000, you're off the list for the rest of the game.
8. If you take more than 3 days (72 hours) taking your turn, we'll skip you and give the save file to the next person in line.
9. You may sign up again when your turn is over.
10. Losing is fun. If you die, just log that and we'll tack it onto the number of times we've lost and continue from the last save file. Don't worry, the game is meant to be hard. If you're inexperienced, take this chance to play a high level character and learn more about the game.
11. However, it's not fun if you save the file and give it to the next person with 3HP and surrounded by tough enemies. We'll consider that your death and revert back to the previous save file.
12. New rule, if you have bone files in your saves, copy those bone files and stick them in with the save file you'll be uploading. We want many, many ghosts to deal with this time around.w This is just asking to be fucked in the ass, so no
13. SUPER SPECIAL AWESOME RULE ADDED BY ANATHE: AT THE END OF YOUR POST, STATE WHETHER YOU'RE UP FOR ANOTHER ROUND
OR NOT. PLEASE REMEMBER THIS RULE, IT MAKES KEEPING THE LIST EASIER.
14. Feel free to suggest adding in anything I missed on this list of rules.'
Waiting List:
MaullarMaullar
Psieye
Totaku
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In for a little crawling. Any R/C is fine with me.
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/in
They've nerfed armor a LOT in this version ;_;
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YUp the difficulty has been cranked up quite a bit. But I'm in.
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In at some point. Are we going to stick with a single character, or switch between a bunch again?
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/in like the motherfucking fist of the north star
They've nerfed armor a LOT in this version ;_;
Oh no they didn't
Those FUCKERS
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I might be in at some point. But be aware I'm pretty terrible at crawl and journaling in general.
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/in because why not
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Ok let me throw in a few idea on the plate for race and classes...
Nitori: Reaver Kappa (I mean Merfoke) Specialize in Ice elemental magic
Utsuho: Fire elementalist Kenku
Byakuren: Orc Preist (good for youkai worship. :P)
Aya: Wind Elementalist Kenku
Orin: Nekoromancer I'm not sure what race would fit her...
Sanae: Demigod Preist or Wind elmentalist
Marisa: Human magician
Reimu: Human Preist ???
Yuuka: Troll Fighter (worship whatever that plant god she comes across?)
Any other ideas you can suggest are fine too.
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RENKO: HUMAN WANDERER.
If we're gonna be savescumming anyway why not make it interesting :V
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Demigods can't be priests, or any class that has to worship a god
I did forget that, well a wind elementalist can work too I guess.
yuka worshipping yuka worshipping yuka :P
Personally, I see Byakuren as a Demigod Transmuter: matches her ability :P
Well of course, there's logic in that right? ^^;
transmuter..... I guess that would work.
Anyways if I had to pick between the list I put together I'd use Utsuho the Fire Kenku. Sure her bones may be brittle, but her powers should pack quite a punch.
RENKO: HUMAN WANDERER.
If we're gonna be savescumming anyway why not make it interesting :V
And what we do once we go to the abyss or Pandimonium with Renko? Makes me feel like we can expect her to suffer greatly. Especially with the new cranked up difficulty.
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We don't have to go there if we can't survive you know. Just 3 runes, run in, get orb, GTFO and win.
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Personally, I see Byakuren as a Demigod Transmuter: matches her ability :P
Sounds more like Nue. Because, y'know. Transmuting.
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Sounds more like Nue. Because, y'know. Transmuting.
Wouldn't it be even more fitting if Nue was a demon spawn transmuter? Meaning she would constantly change form as she becomes stronger and of course even furter mutate with trasmutation spells ect.
Mmm actually that sounds like a whole new degree of fun!
I call for Nue, the demon spawm transmuter!
ok I see demonspawn transmuters aren't highly recommended because it might be harder.
An alternet suggest for Nue would be a demonspawn chaos knight that serves.....Xom! A.K.A. Flandre
Either way, I would be fine.
(http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/9673/picture2opy.th.png) (http://img23.imageshack.us/i/picture2opy.png/)
Here's a quick update, I'm not sure what's being planned over all but I'm working on a sprite set of my own and changing some things, sadly I can't change everything though since I'll need to explore with compiling programs and that would take too long since Anathe had planned this Relay a bit sooner than I anticipated.
But I'm going to try to get some early creature in there ASAP hopefully before the game starts.
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Ok people I went through and changed up a few things. Since it seems were going to use Nue (at least it seems that was after I made the suggestion I made a Nue sprite for use for our demon spawn Transmuter or chaos knight, so forth. :P I'll likely be updating her more as she "changes".
We'll just say that her powers sort of nulled out when she entered the dungeon thus why she lacks her freaky wings right now.
All you'll have to do is go into the doll changing menu. "-" and then put none on all catagories in equipment except right and and left hand. (maybe gloves but that's not nessary.)
I've also changed up a few things in the creature's daialouge, and in their description. Sadly the names that will be displayed or when they do actions will remain as their pervious names as those are hard coded and will require me to learn how to compile the program. Thus it'll not be good for now. But at least they will say some things.
The gods have also been renamed in their descriptions. Of course their original names will still be displayed like before.
I will be doing some more tweaking with this but for now I think this'll do for the start of the game.
http://www.mediafire.com/?ml0ijw5njmd (http://www.mediafire.com/?ml0ijw5njmd)
I'll continue upgrading this as I have time.
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Can we start this yet? If we're doing a transmuter, I want to get my turns in early.
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/in now for realz then.
CHO-NUE is going to have a fun fun ride.
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Ok people!
I went and did some more work. I got some things updated some more. Basiclly replaced roaches, centaurs, trap door spiders, a hungry ghost and gnoll and a few more uniques with various Touhous.
So here you go, at least now I feel like I got most of the early creatures done, now I'll prepare for some critter edits in the Lair and so forth.
Just make sure to update and move the save file in there. Everything else should work just fine.
http://www.mediafire.com/?vhm4yjwwjdj
Enjoy, and happy crawling everyone!
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Okay, getting things started!
Nue the Demonspawn Transmuter.
First thing I notice is that a transmuter isn't one of the DS' favoured classes. No biggie, we can still do well because a good set of mutations will take care of the tough guys for us.
(http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/6825/begink.th.png) (http://img35.imageshack.us/i/begink.png/)
We start off with the normal gear of a transmuter, free identified bad potions and some sticks to turn into snakes. Now I'm quite rusty and forgot to 1) Learn distillation and 2) find a weapon.
Some early game fodder came into view and I beat them to death with my demon fists. Some points towards unarmed combat is fine since it will help when we are fighting in spider form or blade hands.
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Find a ring? PUT IT ON! No idea what it does, but it isn't cursed and doesn't raise our stats. It couldn't be anything bad.
Do the whole explore everywhere, kill everything routine. Picked up an uncursed but enchanted hammer, another ring that can't be worn ID'd and levelled up! Learned evaporate as it's going to be our main killing spell for the early game.
(http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/8447/2evap.th.png) (http://img340.imageshack.us/i/2evap.png/)
Our first kill with the spell. Standard procedure is evaporate a potion, let the enemy choke on it a bit, move in with the hammer for the kill if they haven't died from headwalling/poison yet. If there's a corpse, always distill it. The most common potions will be water, confusion and poison. Use water for animals, confusion for humanoids kobolds and goblins and poison for orcs and higher. That's about all our variety for now. I did get lucky to score us some degen potions. Save it for the nasty stuff that can kill you in one go like ogres, centaurs or those guys with stacks of spears and always appear in packs.
A whole lot more of the general explore and kill. Got us our first mutation, 1 free level of cold resist. Nothing to complain about at this stage of the game.
Ended off my run by an altar to the god of slow, Sakuya for this run. Next player can decide if we will join her or not. A DS has fairly average speed so our piety isn't going to go up at an amazing rate. We are a caster, so Sif Muna could be an okay choice, but also not really spectacular. Lugona is always a good pick for DS, but finding an altar to her is kinda tough.
(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/9839/4shrine.th.png) (http://img217.imageshack.us/i/4shrine.png/)
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Ok, time to break some skulls with Nue.
Like Pesco said, we're close to an Altar of Sakuya (Cheibriados), god of slow stuff. Since it's sort of new (At least for the people on the last relay), I'll give a brief explanation:
This god likes being slow, killing faster things and eating while full (WHAT). It also dislikes casting Haste and items that make you fast. So Haste potions and wands are a no-go.
Being under this god's supervision, our metabolism slows down, and the effects of poison and sickness are dumbed down.
We can also enchant armors with the Ponderousness brand, which makes us slower (This is good for this god) and earns us Sakuya's favor.
Finally, we will be able to slow enemies, magically damage faster enemies and to make time pass while making us intouchable.
All in all, a good deity, so we're taking her. Besides, we inmediately enchant our current robe.
(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/2402/cr1.th.png) (http://img684.imageshack.us/i/cr1.png/)
...Welp. Maybe should have waited to enchant this first. Oh well, moving on.
Next floor. A momikkuri, some orcs and Yukkureimus, nothing too hard.
(http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/941/cr2.th.png) (http://img532.imageshack.us/i/cr2.png/)
...Oh shit. Must find fast!
(http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/5907/cr3.th.png) (http://img714.imageshack.us/i/cr3.png/)
There you are, you motherfucker. DIE ALREADY
Well, throwing a confusion potion ain't a good idea. Y'know, since these fuckers are mindless and all.
So I'll thro-
THERE'S TWO?
FFFFUUUUU
(http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9662/cr24.th.png) (http://img504.imageshack.us/i/cr24.png/)
Shit fucking damn Jellies. Ah well, /in again and stuff. Next time I hope no jellies and all. >>;;
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Anathe you forgot to put me on the list. I said I was in on it from the beginning. But either way it's my turn now. I'll see if I can help Nue with her problems in the dungeon.
Course I'll be modding a bit too at the same time so please bear with me I will get it done within the time limit.
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Well I went through my turn, so I'll take time to explain everything.
When we last left off Nue had entered into the dungeon. And for some magical reason, Nue's powers were nulled out to a heavy extent, even her misshaped wings disappeared, but as she grows stronger, her powers are likely to return....
And so she embarked on her journey to find the legendary BEER OF ZUN (Yes, I think it should be a artifact that's more Touhouish, so instead of an orb I plan to make it a beer bottle if that's fine with out...)
And so we continue where Nue was left off....
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(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4139/picture1fn.th.png) (http://img6.imageshack.us/i/picture1fn.png/)
As our adventure continued, Nue left the alter of Sakuya, she knew there was no way she could work with a god that promoted slowness since taking it easy would not benefit her in anyway, so she proceeded down to the next floor.
Floor 6
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As Nue was exploring the new floor she came across a area where the floor was filled with nothing but traps! This probably meant that there was something special about this area, so Nue spent her time slowly locating traps so she could avoid them.
After some careful maneuvering she managed to get to the other side where she found a stairway leading too...
(http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/3298/picture3gj.th.png) (http://img297.imageshack.us/i/picture3gj.png/)
The Orcish Mines!
In these mines. you are bound to find alot of gold but at the same time you'll be contending with tons of orcs at the same time. Especially in massive numbers. And while nue could probably handle it, I feel it would be safer if she got more potions in her arsenal before she dove into that place (or at least a few more levels)...so we'll skip this place for now....
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After Nue left the area she ran into a part of orcs. Both mage and and warrior types along with a few regular types as well. She used her evaporation skills to turn her confusion and poison potions into explosive that caused the orcish party to become confused and sick. As a result, she was able to take out the orcish squad easily....
As a result of this...
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Her spellcasting is now level 3! A good start so far...
(http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/9205/picture6jr.th.png) (http://img265.imageshack.us/i/picture6jr.png/)
She then later confronted an Ogre, and as you all know Ogres are known for having layers....like onions. :P (does this apply to Suika and Yuugi as well?)
Regardless these brutes are known for thier strength and can smash you apart if your not careful. However, with a confusion potion, these creatures are turned defenseless thus Nue is able to beat them easily.
(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/9378/picture7jqj.th.png) (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/picture7jqj.png/)
Nue realized it was probably a good time to relearn some of her abilties so she managed to learn Ice Beast as she had a "fair" chance to use it.
Ice beast is a somewhat useful spell that can make Nue turn into a beast made of ice. And it's jaws can produce a freezing effectt on any enemy it bites. COurse she has to be careful because she can also risk getting hurt is someone burns her. So take caution against those that can use fire.
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A while later, Nue confronted a Momizikkuri, they're tougher than your typical yukkreimu and yukkurisa and usually come in packs. They can be also hard hitters with the right weapon, otherwise they are still pretty weak in general. And at our current level Nue can eleminate them easily.
(http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3125/picture10cu.th.png) (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/picture10cu.png/)
Nue then comes across the Alter of Yuyuko, here, serving under Yuyuko can grant you undead minions to control and aid you. But what good would it do for a shape shifting nue? Not so much.... So we're going to pass (besides the zombie goldfish make it less inviting.)
Nue then begin to fiddle with her scrolls she had and found out she had 12 scrolls of teleportation! (Nice!) She also had a scroll of detect curse, remove curse, weapon enchantment II, and even a scroll of identification! She also managed to identify a ring she had, which was a ring f poison protect, this'll be good to protect her from poisons and as well eat poisonous food.
Course before too long Nue would run into some trouble.
(http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/8122/picture11rs.th.png) (http://img63.imageshack.us/i/picture11rs.png/)
A whole army of Kobolds, a momizikkuri and a koakuma. All ready to fight! She used her potions to fight back, but as it turned out she was only able to take out a few of them as more kobolds kept pouring in....
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There is always times where one must retreat in order to find a way to fight back and this was one of these cases.
Nue decided to run back up several stairs to get back the arrows she placed down back a while ago. She managed to find them and deicded it was time to learn a spell that would serve as a destraction...
Stick into Snakes!
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With this spell, Nue can turn any wooden object into a snake that'll aid her in battle and possibly poison her target. This'll work during the early part of the game at the very least. Later on, if she can aquire selective amnesia she can forget the spell.
As she returned back down to the 7th floor she found a sword along the way and equiped it, it was a sword of speed! This will allow her to get a few extra hits in. But regardless the hammer proved to still be the stronger tool... She still decided to keep it for now....
Back down at the 7th floor, Nue attack the Kobold party and took them out easily by using the snakes as a destraction. She also took out a mummy preist unique called Merdrake who mainly can call the powers of hell to damage your health and smite you given any chance, still easy though and thanks to having snakes with her.... she doesn't even have to take the blow from the mummy's curse!
(http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/7662/picture14cs.th.png) (http://img718.imageshack.us/i/picture14cs.png/)
She later confronted a toad that nearly killed her but with some potions and some luck she managed to beat is and right then she leveled up to level 9!
And what's this? Nue's evolving!
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As a result she now has the ability to see invisible creatures now! This'll save us the trouble of look for a ring to do that.
Just then Nue reached the temple, a place where alot of alters are together, she Nue can select a god to worship, but who? Strangly enough Mima isn't here, and she has no aggresive magic yet so Utsuho is out, so where does she go? There is still hope, but some may find it....shocking....
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Flandre, yes Flandre AKA Xom. The god of random chaos. This sounds like a terrible risk but there's a plus side to this...
Due to Nue's ability to mutate constantly as she levels up, she has a good chance of earning Flan's trust easily.
As everyone knows,Flan view everyone as playthings, and because of this, she may give you something, or at the same time, she can make your trip a living hell. But the best way to get Flan to like you is to take risks. Drink unknwon potions, get sick, use unidenfied items, ect. They all give Flan a good laugh, but nothing pleases flan more than....mutations! Yes, mutations. And because Nue's known for she constant changing a form, chances are Flan will shower Nue with better items in the long run. But who knows, you can never tell what Flandre has in mind for you.... so be ready for anything and everything!
As Nue left, Flan gave Nue a welcoming gift, two potions of agility. A nice start coming from the destructive little vampire.
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As Nue was finishing up the floor she ran into a yukkuEirin, these yukkuri are known for thier archery skills and will shoot without hesitation! So be careful around them. Best plan is to either use a confusion potion on them or hide in the corner and attack as they come around. Your pick.
Couse the plus side.... You get more arrows from them, more arrows = more snake ammunition always a good thing for Nue.
Afterward Nue proceeds to the 8th floor, here, she only got a chance to examine a bit of what was around her before she stopped for a brake.
Thus now this ends my turn.
As of right now, I know Nue has to deal with the following creature, slime, and several koakuma.
As a word of advice, always have some snakes ready, you may never know how handy they'll become unless you try. They work especially well against slime, mummies and large parties when your trying to destract them.
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Now after this, I decided to sit down and mod some more. I got a whole lot of things down today thankfully. Mostly because they were simple alterations, though there are some that were trickier than others. As of this point..... flying skulls have been changed, All frogs have been changed, Yaks have been changed, the list can go on, I even changed a few uniques I know that needed some Touhou variations.. I think you'll be pleased. I think I covered all the lair creatures I needed to cover now thankfully.
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9199/picture20vg.png) (http://img37.imageshack.us/i/picture20vg.png/)
Also I gave Nue her first set of wings since she managed to reached level 9 (the first mile stone.)
If for some reason they do not appear in your game, go into the custom section "-" and go down to Dracwings, select "2 / 10" that should be Nue's wings. This sample should show you what you need to set it up.
(http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4015/picture21m.th.png) (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/picture21m.png/)
Also here's the new update to the mod, be sure to update it since it'll have more Touhou themed features to it. ^^ The save should work fine with it.
http://www.mediafire.com/?0ennmkodhwl
As for now my turn is over, who ever's turn is next, the save is at the bottom, and please sign me up again!
Edit: I believe there may have been a mess up in the list order from what I noticed, Anathe please double check. As far as I know, Stuffman signed in for the list (and he was skipped) and Chaore signed in for the list, I am still trying to confirm the Shim and head crabs. They should all be placed up before Zengar and me on the list.
Edit 2: Here's what I think the list should stand as of right now, Shim told me he's not ready yet so...
Waiting list:
Stuffman
headcrabs
Chaore
Zengar
Totaku
So Stuffman, it's your turn go grab the game and crawl file.
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Alright, I'll get cracking. Probably want to screw around with some test transmuters first since I haven't played one before, but I'll try to be done by late (late late, given when I get home) tomorrow night.
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Alright, here we are in lovely Dungeon 8. Let's take a moment to go over our stuff.
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Now, it bugs me a bit that we're sticking with the hammer since Nue leans more towards Dex and we happen to have that Shortsword of Speed Totaku found. Still, the hammer is +5/+2 and we already have 6 ranks in hammers...we are sitting on a few enchant weapon scrolls though, so I'm gonna try the sword for a little while until I ID its stats. Speed is a pretty good brand after all.
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A few moments after disposing of that Jelly I started next to, Flandre gets bored and zaps Nue with a mutation: -10% MP. Thanks Flan, I'm sure that improvement will help us a lot as a spellcaster!
I find an iron ring shortly after. A quick ID reveals it as a +5 ring of dex, which is an even better reason to swing around the shortsword for the moment. I'll take off the poison resistance ring until we're fighting poisonous stuff. The scroll gives me a second lucky ID, which I use on a potion I have a single of, which reveals it to be a potion of mutation (glad I checked it)! I prefer to hold off on using those unless I've got a potion of cure mutation available.
Quite a few stray Koakumas on this floor, which Nue has little trouble disposing of. Another Jelly appears, but it haplessly steps into an axe trap as it approaches, allowing me to take it down with stones.
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Hello, what's this? Aha, here's Mima's shrine! It's towards the upper left of Dungeon 8. We can come back here if we need to swap around some spells later, or if Flandre continues throwing tantrums.
Immediately below the shrine I see an Orc Priest. Oh dear! One orc means many orcs. I back off and start spamming snakes in preparation. Ironically, Flandre turns the priest into a snake too (a water moccasin to be precise). With some help from the snakes Nue takes out an orc wizard with some jackals running interference, and an orc knight, and IDs her sword in the process; it's +0/+2. I think I can upgrade it to our primary weapon safely, so I use the scrolls to make it +2/+3.
Next I find a shop called Psuciop's Weapon Boutique. How the fuck do you pronounce that?
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Ooh, that falchion looks very nice. Of course, there's no way Nue can afford it now. If you're ever in the market for an artifact weapon, maybe take a look at it?
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That wraps up Dungeon 8. I'm noticing Nue is getting encumbered by meat chunks, so she's probably carrying too much stuff. I'm gonna test the remainder of her un-ID'd potions and scrolls. They are: potion of paralysis, potion of brilliance (new to this version? like Might but with Int), potion of Haste, potion of magic, scroll of random uselessness, scroll of alarm, scroll of blink, scroll of recharging (used on the wand of enslavement, lucky we already had ID and enchant armor known), scroll of curse armor (argh!), scroll of armor, and finally a scroll of magic mapping. The curse armor hit my gloves, and since my strategy involves swapping rings, I blow a remove curse to get rid of it. Oh well.
Hello, Dungeon 9!
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Goodbye, Dungeon 9! I quick run back up the steps to find another way down. The next staircase has a Hippogriff and a Phantom nearby, which looks much less troublesome. On the way of running towards a corridor for cover, Flan trips me up with a staff. I foolishly stop to pick it up, enabling the hippogriff to take out a chunk of Nue while a big kobold rounds the corner to flank me. I flail at the two of them with my sword for a bit, but it gets ugly so I teleport away and try to rest. I rest for quite a while, which bores Flan and causes her to damage my Int and lower my status to "toy". Yikes! Better keep her entertained.
Anyway, I get around to IDing that staff. Why, it's a staff of wizardry! Neat! Does that stack with the ring?
A moment later I am beset upon by an iguana. I use snakes to poison it, then tear into it with the sword.
After that, I wind up being beset upon by a small menagerie of enemies including a giant frog and a giant toad (is there a difference?), another hippogriff and an ice beast. I put on the ice ring to mitigate the cold damage and retreat to a corridor again. Flandre takes note of my heroic struggle and levels Nue up to 10!
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/5088/32642945.th.png) (http://img37.imageshack.us/i/32642945.png/)
This is the new mutation Nue gains. The hell does that mean? (No pun intended.) Ah well, I'll figure it out in a sec.
I pick a fight with a giant toad, but it gets lucky and heavily damages Nue. I teleport again to rest. I wasted a healing potion trying to finish it off, sorry to say. I attempt to rest, but Flandre again asserts her dissatisfaction with my cautiousness by turning me into an ice beast. I take advantage of the form to maul a nearby big kobold and orc warrior.
I try resting one more time despite the apparent dangers, because Nue really can't be getting into fights with her HP this low.
(http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3548/55404939.th.png) (http://img232.imageshack.us/i/55404939.png/)
I poke one with my shortsword, hoping that they are friendly. They are not. God damnit Flan. Teleport! Before it goes off, the Chaos Spawn hits and paralyzes Nue, and she gets beat on and reduced to EXACTLY 1 HP before teleporting into a solitary giant bat. This is the result.
(http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/1170/26270087.th.png) (http://img255.imageshack.us/i/26270087.png/)
(http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/6564/23491848.th.png) (http://img571.imageshack.us/i/23491848.png/)
Sorry guys. Thanks to Flandre being a complete dick, she didn't make it. Back to Totaku's last save. You can at least decide whether you want to screw around with the shortsword of speed again or not.
But to be honest this was pretty much totally my fault, I shouldn't have been picking fights in melee without spamming snakes first.
As a side note, why would anyone use Xom if the asshole won't even let you rest?
EDIT: OH right, do go ahead and sign me up again, although my performance in late game will probably be even more disastrous.
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Ouch, you seem to be having it good there for a little bit until you had that accident. But let's see maybe it might be a good time to give out some possible tips on getting Flan to favor you has her "favorite toy"
1. Be a risk taker, always use and consume unidentified products. Flan especially loves it when you do this and that'll hurt you in one form or another, but it gains her interest.
2. Potions of mutations are always good for grabbing flan's interest! She loves it when you chance. That's a given especially as a demon spawn. Heck, eat some mutating meat from Ugly things might not hurt either!
3. Always stumble into an unknown trap, especially teleportation ones! Flan loves those.
4. It an enemy has a fancy wand like "teleportation of ploymorph others" let em zap you! Sure the effect at 9/10 times back when the enemy does it, but it allows you to gain flans trust at the same time. Oh and if you have a wand of random effects you can always entertain flan with that too!
So yeah making Flan into your favorite toy is about going out of the way and hurting yourself in ways you wouldn't normally want to in crawl.
And do be aware that Flan's interest always has a roller coaster effect. So do expect her to loose interest, but as long as you amuse her that roller coaster effect will have less of an impact on you eventually.
That's what I've seen so far from my Xom experience.
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And here we are, start of level eight. I'll start this off by exploring this level a bit. I equip the sword of speed because the speed brand gives us 2x the amount of attacks. While it does slightly less damage than the hammer, it's a much faster weapon. I find an unidentified scroll while doing this.
(http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/434/nuerelay2.th.png) (http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/434/nuerelay2.png)
I run across this weapons store. We should probably take note of the falchion here if we ever get enough to afford it. Aside from that, nothing else worth buying. I pick up a potion of healing and get encumbered. Fantastic. I'll drink one of the two teal potions we have to temporarily rectify this/please Flandre. It IDs as a potion of speed, btw.
(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6246/nuerelay3.th.png) (http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6246/nuerelay3.png)
and while exploring, I manage to piss off an enclave of Orcs. Orc wizards tend to be a pain in the ass, so I open with a confusion potion, fail to cast sticks to snakes two times in a row, and end up distilling a poison potion to deal with them. I sword the remaining confused orcs to death. I later realize sticks to snakes failed because I'm suppose to have the arrows in hand before casting. :derp:
I run into a few Marisa yukkuris and Koakumas while exploring the rest of the dungeon, but Nue dispatches them easily. I'm getting tired of this encumbering issue, so I enchant our short sword of speed, ID a scroll of random uselessness, and ID a potion of brilliance. Oh, there's the altar too, but I think it's okay to see how sticking with Flandre fares.
(http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/4329/nuerelay5.th.png) (http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/4329/nuerelay5.png)
I have dungeon 8 pretty much fully explored by this point, so I descend to dungeon 9. While beating up some poor worm near the stairs, Flandre thinks it's a good idea to retard my intelligence a bit. Thanks.
(http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3404/nuerelay6.th.png) (http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/3404/nuerelay6.png)
Oh Jesus, a necrophage, a phantom, and a pack of yukkuris. Even in a corridor I'm outmatched. I pop a scroll of teleport after dropping a potion of confusion...
(http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9756/nuerelay7.th.png) (http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/9756/nuerelay7.png)
and manage to end up in an even worse position. Luckily there's a set of stairs nearby, so I pick up the enchant weapon scroll and dash upstairs until I recover. After going downstairs, I dispatch one of the uniques and promptly get swarmed by a pack of bees. I end up having to go upstairs again, and have to use a healing potion and yet another teleport scroll because killer bees are kicking my ass.
(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2152/nuerelay8.th.png) (http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/2152/nuerelay8.png)
Flandre promptly responds to this by punishing me.
(http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1781/nuerelay9.png)
...and zapping me while I'm resting. Luckily, this promotes Nue to her special plaything. I use my remaining enchant weapon scrolls and kick some bee ass.
(http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3447/nuerelay10.th.png) (http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3447/nuerelay10.png)
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wait we lost 2 dex, shit. and being overloaded is not helping anything. I try to rest for a bit, and Flandre zaps my intelligence again. What the hell.
And I'm still overloaded. I have no idea what to drop. I end up using any un-IDed scrolls and potions; I'm still overloaded. I drop the rocks and water potions by the stairs here. So if we really need to go back and pick them up, we can.
I go downstairs, cast sticks to snakes, and still end up using two healing potions against the vile bees. Thinking that's all the bees on the level, I explore some more. While turning a corner, I discover more killer bees and a few pissed off orc warriors staring me right in the face. They kill me in record time, and no amount of snakes can help me. Flandre thinks this is funny.
bees just kicked my ass
thats really all there is to say on the matter
3775 Nue the Ducker (level 9, -1/59 (63) HPs)
Began as a Demonspawn Transmuter on May 10, 2010.
Was a Plaything of Xom.
Slain by an orc warrior
... wielding a +0,+0 orcish great mace
(20 damage)
... on Level 9 of the Dungeon on May 14, 2010.
The game lasted 01:51:01 (12686 turns).
Well this was embarrassing. I should have played it safer, but holy shit just getting nailed over and over again by negative Flan effects hurts. Killer bees burned through Nue's snakes and healing potions like a blowtorch. Two lives claimed by dungeon 9 so far. :ohdear:
(maybe we should consider changing from Flandre to Patchouli)
Anyways, I suppose I'm up for another relay later on. Put me at the bottom of the rotation.
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Can't sleep. Flan will kill me.
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bees just kicked my ass
thats really all there is to say on the matter
Sapz would be proud!
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Oh wow. Crabs moves fast. :V
Currently at dad's, so I may have to wait till I get back home before I belt out another Nue death. See further into it tonight.
Edit: I am a liar. >Report Starts here to avoid double post.
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Started up on Floor 8. Huzzah! The first thing I noticed was a resting Jelly, thus, deciding his peace must be shattered, promptly woke him up with a rock, before begining my genocide on rats, yukuwriggles, yukkurisas, and Koakuma.
(http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/132/crawl2010051420235642.th.png) (http://img576.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010051420235642.png/)
Suddenly Flandrom (Apparently the text wasn't changed in my version. Woops!) drops down with some runed sling bullets. Which is pretty nice except we can't really use them. I pick them up to not risk Flandrom getting mad, then get back to killing and pillaging.
(http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/8269/crawl2010051420275385.th.png) (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010051420275385.png/)
Apparently I'm special to Flandrom now. I hope this means she won't hurt me too much?
(http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3533/crawl2010051420294868.th.png) (http://img522.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010051420294868.png/)
Lotsa mushrooms down here. Explains the Yukkurisas.
(http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/8286/crawl2010051420295729.th.png) (http://img230.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010051420295729.png/)
Oh fuck. BLUE BAT AND THE ORC SQUAD. Clearly this means I must quaff a potion.
(http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/8289/crawl2010051420302676.th.png) (http://img265.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010051420302676.png/)
I have no idea why I did this, but it sped me up and pleased Flandrom. I guess sped up Nue looks like a total spaz? I then wasted a crapload of potions trying to kill an orc wizard, glicst, and orc warrior. Go me.
(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5722/crawl2010051420350287.th.png) (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010051420350287.png/)
I then find a pair of enchanted items off of a mook orc, feeling lucky, I chance an ID on that flail.
[(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7784/crawl2010051420354006.th.png) (http://img215.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010051420354006.png/)
I learn Flandrom hates people IDing things, and that it was just a 0, +1 flail. I ditch it accordingly.
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I then wreck our hammer killing a jelly. -Go me-.
(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/1999/crawl2010051420400050.th.png) (http://img215.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010051420400050.png/)
...Bushy eyebrows, Flandrom? I'm glad I'm your favourite, but come on.
(http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/5117/crawl2010051420422206.th.png) (http://img442.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010051420422206.png/)
Feeling bold, I chance going to floor 9 an-
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Oh, Xom telep-
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JANE GET ME OFF THIS CRAZY THING!
(http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5752/crawl2010051420424506.th.png) (http://img59.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010051420424506.png/)
Oh thank goodness. Wait. Is that pyont- ARGH OH GOD. He then -hands me my ass like the badass hat he is-.
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In response, I toss a shitload of potions at him. Subsequently confusing an ant into poisoning him and confusing them both. I sit back and watch the two kill eachother.
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Then this guy shows up and begins to fucking -wreck me-. Walked straight through my potion spam pretty much. Desperately, I tossed one last potion at him.
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FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF-
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I get the fuck out of there once he starts spam summoning a SHITLOAD of rats and holy crap hes still NEAR ISN'T HE RUN AWAY.
(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3376/crawl2010051420570100.th.png) (http://img208.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010051420570100.png/)
Xom warps me again. Luckily not into TITAN SLUG. Deciding to not waste potions, I turn into a spider and eat this dude and his buddy up. Getting two magic items in the process which I stored.
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I find a shrine and more angry orcs.
(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/7885/crawl2010051420595107.th.png) (http://img99.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010051420595107.png/)
Who kick my ass. Teleport scroll follows.
(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/8894/crawl2010051421002153.th.png) (http://img215.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010051421002153.png/)
I port in on a hobgoblin. I beat the shit out of and find a ring! It...does nothing. Comes with a flask too.
(http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/4936/crawl2010051421024617.th.png) (http://img23.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010051421024617.png/)
Then an orc warrior with a speed potion and a zombie run into me and kill the hell out of me as I tried to run. Not potion spam, not teleport scroll. -Run-.
Fully deserved that death. NUE DEATH COUNT: 3.
That said, Sign me up for another round.
A such, Zengar, go put us all to shame.
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Zengar Kills Nue 2: Eclectic Boogaloo!
So yeah. D:8, and stuff. Equipping the sword and leaving the jelly for now. I wander around some more, Killing a Koa-
(http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/8654/24966336.th.png) (http://img36.imageshack.us/i/24966336.png/)
Welp. that wasn't THAT bad. I walk up on the Orc gang, throw a potion of confusion and start banging up on the-
(http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4088/14370010.th.png) (http://img297.imageshack.us/i/14370010.png/)
FFS FLAN YOU BITCH
TELEPORT TELEPORT TELEPORT
After returning to them from behind, killing stuff up and having Flan entertained by the Steam Dragon biting himself, I beat it. Go me!
(http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/7097/87333853.th.png) (http://img72.imageshack.us/i/87333853.png/)
Sadly, I got the Jelly corrode a little bit the sword, so I use all my enchanitng scrolls. Now, D:9!
(http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3269/41536074.th.png) (http://img202.imageshack.us/i/41536074.png/)
Distortion Damage for a new mutation (A good one, +10% HP) and increase in likeness? Huzzah!
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/5281/73881214.th.png) (http://img33.imageshack.us/i/73881214.png/)
Welp, that was fast. Increase of Dex for decrease on STR and +1 AC. Not bad! Also, Favourite Toy!
In the mean time, I almost got killed by an Orc Warrior. And I got a potion of strong Poison!
(http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/6844/47737720.th.png) (http://img13.imageshack.us/i/47737720.png/)
:D :D :D :D
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To be noted. Not like it will be useful to us, but.
Noticed a Phantom and a couple zombie-
(http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/6854/21910645.th.png) (http://img64.imageshack.us/i/21910645.png/)
Oh FFS. Confusion and stuff. The Ogre escapes, but the Phantom is ded. A couple of free teleports from Flan later...
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/7743/13611266.th.png) (http://img214.imageshack.us/i/13611266.png/)
Oh my GOD THIS IS DELICIOUS THANKS FLAN (This all means +2AC, Faster natural healing, +1 Dex, distortion damage and THE WILL TO TELEPORT)
Also LEVEL UP to 10. Now, to D10!
Or not. But actually that wasn't a bad idea, because thanks to an unidentified wand of Flame, Flan summons a Friendly Manes to help me with a Wyvern.
(http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/5909/c10g.th.png) (http://img64.imageshack.us/i/c10g.png/)
Stone Walls. Must mean something. First chamber is a Lizard and a Wizard. (Ha ha, old Chap!)
Second chamber is a Vault! It contains a Book of the Earth. Will keep it for now. Third chamber is a SHITLOAD of Altered Rats. They're rats that breathe fire. Yes. I let the Manes screw with them and then proceed to Distill.
Sadly, the Manes vanishes.
[Timeskip]
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...I knew I should have stopped earlier. It was such a good run ;_;
Anyways, sign me up again. Totaku, please don't die a fifth time ;_______;
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Well guys, I don't have time to work on the mod right now, too many things have come up. But as for now I will give you an idea what's going on with Nue at the moment.
As our story last left off, Nue had just entered the 8th floor after facing lots of danger and now serves under Flandre, who is known for being rather nutorious as she treats everyone as a plaything and if she's bored with you she'll crush you in ways uninmaginable....
How will Nue fair though the floors to come?
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Floor 8...
(http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/5273/picture1os.th.png) (http://img46.imageshack.us/i/picture1os.png/)
As our adventure continues, Nue decided to take action on this floor as she begin to explore it.
(http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/3104/picture2sz.th.png) (http://img35.imageshack.us/i/picture2sz.png/)
During her trip she decided to spend her time in her spider form as she picks off most of her enemies....
A good tip for everyone. Spider form has it's advantages in terms that when you turn into a spider, your speed gets a great boost allowing you to get in more hits or even making hasty escapes. The form is roughly about the same as casting swift on yourself. It also allowd you to poison your enemies too! However it's important note that the disadvantage is that you strength drops a bit. So if your carry alot of things, you'll likely overload yourself when you turn spider, so be aware of how much stuff you carry before turning spider.
(http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/9808/picture3fh.th.png) (http://img88.imageshack.us/i/picture3fh.png/)
Then while Nue was preparing herself to battle a slime, Flan suddenly decided to have some fun by warping space around Nue thus causing her to become momentarly confused. Thank goodness I wasn't near any enemy at the moment.
(http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/810/picture4kl.th.png) (http://img200.imageshack.us/i/picture4kl.png/)
After many fights later, Nue ended up battling a Koakuma, which for some odd reason dragged on for a very long time.... So long that Flan became strangly amused by my struggling. I am now her teddy bear!
Note: To become Flan's Teddy Bear is the best condition one can get from Flandre. This means that she will now give more more good things than bad things. You only have to keep her interested long enough to give her time to give you the stuff. It's one of the reasons it's somewhat worth taking the risk to worship Flan.
(http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8774/picture5jn.th.png) (http://img85.imageshack.us/i/picture5jn.png/)
After fighting to Koakuma for a long time and eventually killing it, Nue then proceeded to exterminating slime. getting her arrows ready she made an amry of snakes to lead the attack, enough to pretty much over take the slime. Save her from any corrosion, and only puts her snake ammunition to good use. :P
With that, Floor 8 was done and so we head too...
Floor 9 (Brought to you by BEES!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nxuRwkVPx0)
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The dreaded floor that put everyone at risk from what I heard, can I brake the trend?
To begin Flan decided to give us a gift, a scroll? How nice! I wonder what it is?
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BLAAUUGH!!!
This is why we love Flan, she always gives us the nicest gifts! And as the saying goes, KNOWING IS ONLY HALF THE BATTLE!
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And then out of the blue Nue ran into an army of orcs, and Sukusuku Hakutakus! Using her potions she decided to toss a bunch of them thus causing a mass confusion party and then followed up with poisoning them! Somehow she managed to take down most of them this way, but as an extra step she took her whip of poisoning and started to poison all the creatures she came in contact with poisoning them further. Luckly she took out nearly all of them. Except for one Sukusuku Hakutaku that seem to stay out of the battle feild long enough to avoid the confusion party.
Sadly, Nue had to retreat back upstairs to recover...
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However with some luck, Nue recovered a bit and then Flan decided to give Nue a gift. A little Lumer to aid her in battle. This made Nue's battle with the yak easy. And within moments Nue prevailed and thus started to stock up on potions once again...
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A few battles later, Nue went up stairs to rest once more, and during that time, Flan decided to give Nue a gift! It's a wand? I wonder what it could be, sooner or later we'll find out....
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While attempting to use the wand on a blink pyonta, flan found it halarious. Just what kind of wand am I using that Flan is finding so amusing?
(http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/844/picture12s.th.png) (http://img297.imageshack.us/i/picture12s.png/)
A then suddenly come across a bee larva... considering that there's bee larva here that's a sign that I may want to be careful as there could be a hive around the area....
(http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8366/picture13ty.th.png) (http://img9.imageshack.us/i/picture13ty.png/)
Before too long Flan decided to prove to me I was correct! By turning the walls into glass, Flan showed me that there were bees within the range of the area, and there could be alot more....course Flan also made it so the bees could see me....welp...RUN!
When Nue retreated upstairs, she decided to rest and wait, during that time, Flan decided to give Nue another gift! A pair of embroiled gloves! What could this me? Nue decided to put them on....
(http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/8498/picture14cf.th.png) (http://img30.imageshack.us/i/picture14cf.png/)
A +1 glove of strength! Now this will be useful!! With this, Nue's strength is up allowing her to carry more and she can do more damage to some degree.
(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6669/picture15p.th.png) (http://img215.imageshack.us/i/picture15p.png/)
During some testing, Nue was able to uncover that her wand was a wand of teleportation! An awesome gift to come from Flan, this'll aid her well.... Then while battling more creature....Nue received another gift....a rather useless one..... a shiny balnd mail...not something nue should equip.... as it'll be useless to her.... especially for her magic. Maybe later...
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And then a short time later, Nue leveled up to level 10! Awesome!
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With this, Nue decided to take on the only places she did not uncover completely.... the mysterious bees nest!
While testing a scroll, Nue found that there's an alter in the bees nest, and it appeared pretty open, however it was well guarded by bees.
Equiping her ring of poison resistance, and whip of poisoning Nue played a game of cat and mouse with the bees! Mostly luring 1-2 bees at a time and whipping them till they are poisoned thus leading them to die from poisoning thanks to thier speed. Course at one occasion Nue nearly lost to a bee, but with her potions of healing she recoved well enough to get back into the fight.
At times she even had to use the wand of paralysis to stop the bee's attack so that she could quiclkly kill them off.
For around the last 1000 turns, Nue spent her time doing the following....luring bees out, killing them with her poison whip, chopping up their meat and eating it and if there were spares turn them into poison potions. Rest till fully healed, rinse and repeat.
In fact I spend an extra 700 turns because I felt I didn't want anyone to suffer with the fate Nue has to endure with bees! I know I wouldn't....
Regardless I may had taken a bit of a gamble, Flan became bored and decided to give Nue a bad status effect. She now feels frail. Meaning she's got -10% Max HP. Not painful for now, but in the long run this can be a concern. Maybe this'll change with time....
(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5522/picture18np.th.png) (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/picture18np.png/)
She then got a little bit happier, but soon afterward I had to retired. As I was over my turn limit. But not over the restriction limits. But as one last act, Flan decided to throw stones at Nue. :P
(http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/9316/picture19in.th.png) (http://img704.imageshack.us/i/picture19in.png/)
And so as of right now Nue is still on floor 9. And my turn is over.
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Too long to read? Here's the short version it can be be described in this video...
Enjoy! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nxuRwkVPx0)
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For the next person in line:
If you decide to go dance with the bees, I advice you that you keep your poison whip equipped, and poison resistance ring on. These are vital for both eating and surviving.
Cause as far as I know, bees are your only food now until you can get to the honey comb area.
The bees hit quick and hard, and it their hits all connect it'll take you a bit. So don't be afaird to use your wand if needed. And if you can breach into the bee chamber try to see if you can confuse them if they're still in a group, and even further poison them!
Other wise, the best approach and the safest is to continue luring 1-2 bees at a time with full health. And whipping them with the poison whip. And if they leave a corpse, chop it up, you'll need their meat if you want to preserve your food supply until you can enter the chamber.
Choice is yours though....
Stuffman, it's your turn! Go grab the file and help Nue embark on her quest to obtain...THE BEER OF ZUN!
As for now, I will go ahead and say once again....SIGN ME UP AGAIN!!!
And from what I can see the waiting list is still the same:
Waiting list:
Stuffman
headcrabs
Chaore
Zengar
Totaku
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Alright, off we go again. As I begin the run, you can see in Totaku's last screenshot that Nue is surrounded by pools of blood on either side. An ill omen.
Nue's missing a bit of HP and she's hungry, but I know better than to rest under Flan's watchful eye.
I fully intend to get rid of these bees and claim the sweet sweet honey within, so here goes! I pick one bee off easily enough, but I accidentally attract a lot more attention on my dip than I would've liked, four bees and one kobold. Oh dear! A wand of flame would be ever so nice right about now...I evaporate a poison potion and clear them out with only a bit of damage. The slow movement of the kobold let me back up enough to do it.
(http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/6681/93749069.th.png) (http://img36.imageshack.us/i/93749069.png/)
On my next dip, Flan gives me a new pal to play with - a Chaos Spawn! One of these guys was responsible for my death earlier, so having him on my side now is pretty cool. He wipes out the bees easily.
However, the next time I try putting him in the lead, the bees take him down, sadly. Another poison evaporation makes short work of them, though. Since you can also get poison potions out of them, this is quite an efficient way to fight. The large pile of corpses leaves me more than I started with, getting up to 10 of them!
As I move lower, I don't encounter more bees at first. Totaku must've cleared most of them out. While I observe the large number of honeycombs, the queen bee reveals herself! I back off to my trusty corridor and chuck evaporated poisons at it. She goes down with just one; her slower movement speed prevents her from catching me.
(http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/3113/88891180.th.png) (http://img34.imageshack.us/i/88891180.png/)
The hive is ours! Look at all that goddamn honey! It's more than we can carry, actually...Nue eats until she's full, and packs the rest up to haul them to the temple. As she's gathering them up, Flan gives us some gold as a reward, but at the same time reduces our status to toy. Ah well.
Oh, shit! A troll! I chuck a poison at it and successfully stall it with a wand of paralyzation, then walk over to pound it with the hammer. Just then, Flandre inflicts a sense of bloodlust on Nue, turning her berserk, and the troll's paralysis wears off! Can Nue triumph!?
Amazing! She can! She flattens the troll with her hammer, with about 30 HP remaining. That was dangerous!
I begin my trek up to the temple. A bee accosts me on the way there, but Flandre sends a sun demon to intercept. The demon proves a useful companion, removing a jelly for me at no risk. I make it to the temple without further incident.
As long as I'm dropping some food here, why not start a more significant stash, since we're carrying so much crap? Nue doesn't have much strength to haul a bunch of stuff around.
I dropped the following:
- 8 scrolls of teleport (holding 5, should be enough), all enchant armor/weapon scrolls (we can wait until we find a more worthy weapon for them), a recharging, 4 remove curse (carrying 3), and 2 fear (carrying 3).
- the robe and the falchion of draining (useful, but it's a long blade...we don't want to train ANOTHER weapon skill).
- the amulet of rage, which I doubt we'll be using much
Anyone who wants this stuff can come back and grab it on their run.
(http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/3130/11846698.th.png) (http://img38.imageshack.us/i/11846698.png/)
While I'm in a nice safe spot, I decide to also try our un-ID'd potions and scrolls. They are paralyzation, invisibility, mutation (wasted since I was wearing the amulet) and magic; the scrolls are alarm, blink, curse armor, and paper. Which, come to think of it, is the same things I ID'd on my last turn. Well whatever, the important thing is they're on our ID list.
Back to (former) Bee Land! I start sweeping the glassed area, looking to clean out the floor before moving onto Dungeon 10. I attack an ice beast without incident, but chasing it down to finish it off leads me into a centaur, which is also killed without incident. In the meantime, Nue's HP has recovered fully from moving around so much. Nue has become reasonably survivable at this point. Or maybe she's just having some luck, who knows.
Nue spends a bit more time sweeping the floor, which displeases Flan. She hits Nue with a torment. So much for full HP. Nue grits her teeth, and heads down to Dungeon 10!
(http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/645/64304461.th.png) (http://img295.imageshack.us/i/64304461.png/)
Ooh, a wand. I test it on the first enemy I encounter, a giant toad. It's a wand of slowing, and using it randomly appeared to amuse Flandre. We all know how much she likes wands.
Nue finds a dragon armor, which is neat, but we all know she won't be wearing heavy armor.
A battle suddenly goes sour! A sneak attack on a pack of orcs with a poison evaporation quickly gets out of hand as kobolds jump into the fray. Snakes are summoned, kobolds go down, but a centaur slips in and strikes Nue with a deadly arrow! 4 HP remain! I quaff a healing potion, then successfully target it with the confusion wand, buying time to spam more snakes. The crisis appears averted, as I move forward with the snakes as cover. I even pick up a few of the centaur's arrows as compensation!
Nue has 21 HP as the dust settles. Ohh, I'd really like to rest but Flan will kill me...
I find two staves not 2 tiles apart from each other. Interesting! I spend a Detect Curse to make sure nothing bad happens, they try them. One is a staff of power, the other's effect is not obvious. We won't need the staff of power, so I dump it and consider IDing the other one later.
Wandering around, nothing else scary pops up - a snake, a big kobold, and a few generic orcs. Nue mostly recovers in the time it takes to eliminate them.
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I kill a giant frog, and...oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear. Flandre must have really liked that frog. Nue is mutated badly; she loses 2 Str and becomes deformed. Flan's mutations are becoming disastrous...well, all we can do now is press on and hope for a potion of cure mutation.
Yikes! An Unseen Horror! Of course, we can see it, but these guys are a little on the beefy side. I toss poison at it, but the battle still goes badly! Nue falls to critical HP! I take advantage of its jumpy nature to put snakes between us, who finish the job. Killing the horror brings us to level 11, with the following foreboding ability gained:
(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/2417/33061218.th.png) (http://img197.imageshack.us/i/33061218.png/)
I guess I'll get to see what it does this time.
As I engage an ice beast, things get a bit ugly; I was preparing to spam snakes and run away to recover some health, but Flandre hits me with a terrible confusion effect that makes it difficult to attack without hitting my own snakes. I eventually drive the beast away, but the confusion makes it impossible to give chase.
As I am now encumbered from the Str loss, I chow on a bunch of the honeycombs I couldn't bring to the temple to lighten my load. Exploring a bit more, I find another wand, and one of those little black boxes! Being a spellcaster, I'll wager Nue can make some use of this.
Oh wait, nevermind, I'm dead again.
(http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/8316/96423815.th.png) (http://img30.imageshack.us/i/96423815.png/)
Not a moment later I wander around a corner and get a wolf spider in the face. I neglected to put on my resist poison ring again after fighting the ice beasts earlier, so when I try to run I am quickly bit and poisoned to death.
It's just as well, I suppose; those mutations were terrible for us in the long run.
I never will get to try that ability, will I?
Good luck, headcrabs; I'll sign up one more time.
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Sorry for the delay, stuff popped up in real life that made me feel absolutely exhausted yesterday. (otherwise I would have had this done like two days ago)
For starters, hunger is kicking our ass. A few turns later has me feeling 'very hungry', so I down a meat ration and rest up. My dex returns as well so that's swell. I kill a bee north, and then go south to attract more bees. I use the advanced tactic "use a potion of agility and poison them one by one", killing most of the bees. I continue this until most of the bees are gone. Ice form proves useful against the ice beast (and remaining bees) I run into. Queen bee goes down to a few poison potions. There's a lot of honey here, more than we can pick up.
(http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/166/nuerun1.th.png) (http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/166/nuerun1.png)
There's also an altar here, which I can only assume is the BEE GOD. It doesn't even accept worship from Nue's kind anyways, so not only is it a BEE GOD, it's racist against youkai. I spend time making sure the entire floor is cleared up. I drink an unIDed potion in order to pick up more honey, which only "makes us feel strange". Interesting. I go downstairs, and end up in the middle of nowhere surrounded by enemies. I see this and go back upstairs. We're not using these stairs. Also: we got demoted to toy.
I go down another flight, explore a bit, and run into a hill giant. Who hurts like hell and has me against a wall. I pop a teleport scroll...
(http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/8145/nuerun2.th.png) (http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/8145/nuerun2.png)
and end up here. Fantastic. I pop a potion of speed and get the hell upstairs. For the record, that seems like a wall-less floor, meaning it's one giant open room. Not good. There was also giant toad right near the escape hatch on 9F. I end up using another teleport scroll. :(
I rest a bit, and head for the third set of stairs. (There are three stairs on each level, meaning if one leaves you in an undisirable location, you can always go down another set)
(http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/4636/nuerun3.th.png) (http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/4636/nuerun3.png)
SUDDENLY HILL OGRE AND CYCLOPS
I run like hell, throwing poison potions at both of them. Hill ogre goes down quickly. Cyclops is steadily advancing.
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In a surprising twist, Flandre helps me out for once. I also run into a troll, but I swap my amulets and rage his ass off. Finally, we're at the third set of stairs. Let's see where this leads.
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I bypass the ogre and get the hell downstairs.
(http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5524/nuerun6.th.png) (http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5524/nuerun6.png)
In hindsight, this was a terrible idea. The teleport scroll failed to save me. I use my teleport rod, cross my hands, and end up somewhere relatively safe.
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We also get a gift for our brave risk-taking and close encounter with death. I rest. and BEES.
Looks like we may have another hive on our hands. I kill it angrily. I sit here, killing any stray bees or were-keines that come my w--
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:colonveeplusalpha:
oh shitohshitohshit.
I run like hell, paralyze an ant to trap them in the room, and run into a queen bee. I pop a random potion. It's invisibility. Good. Then Flandre turns the bee into an elf. Could have done it earlier, and ideally to the hydra, but I won't complain. I kill it and we level up.
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\o/ I rest up a bi--
(http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/4233/nuerun12.th.png) (http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/4233/nuerun12.png)
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NOT A GOOD TIME, FLANDRE. At least we end up in a relatively safe position. I run downstairs to scan it.
(http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/7732/nuerun14.th.png) (http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/7732/nuerun14.png)
Stairs to the lair are here. It's wide open though, so I'll go back up. I explore carefully, watching out for the numerous badguys we have on this floor. I pick up a scroll of immolation for the hell of it. We may need this... somehow.
It turns out those stairs we saw on our teleport ride lead to the hive, where we can get even more honey, and kill even more bees. I'll wait on this. I end up having some trouble with a wolf spider, so I use a fear scroll to get away. Flandre glasses a corner of walls, which doesn't have any effect in the long run.
I also find a book of the warp. This can be very useful if we want to bother learning teleport magic. Flandre smiles and gives us three royal jellies. Nice. I ID the gauntlets we got, and it turns out to be another gauntlets of strength. We have a +2 gauntlets and +1 gauntlets, so I drop the +1. Don't think we need that anymore.
I pawn a wand of draining from a random enemy. Which I end up using twice against a wolf spider. Those dudes are tough.
(http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/9718/nuerun15.th.png) (http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/9718/nuerun15.png)
I run into this guy again. Pop a poison, and run the hell downstairs. Turns out to be a pretty safe level, except for some eel asshole who keeps zapping us. There's a stairway back upstairs again. I go up. I almost die again due to being zerged by a few yaks. But I'm fine. There's only a good five hundred or so turns left, so I just use those to rest up to full. I end up having to drain zap a wyvern to death before this though. I have no idea how strong they are, and I am not dying at the end of my turn.
(http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/6936/nuerun16.th.png) (http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/6936/nuerun16.png)
Basically, we have a giant pissed off hydra somewhere on this level. Going upstairs is out of the question unless you feel like you can handle it, and downstairs seems to be a pool level or something. There's a few eels who'll zap you as you move along. You can also go to the lair or bee hive.
There's still a few pieces of honey (like five or so) if you can make it back to 9F. But we can probably get more from the hive anyways. I also picked up a staff and switched to rage amulet. So we probably want to switch back to the resist mutation one.
On the subject of the hydra, it has seven heads. I'm not exactly sure if we can take it down. It might be better just to ignore it and head on down to 12F or the hive.
Sign me up for another one. Good luck in your crawling, Chaore.
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So, Here we are. Dungeon 11! Home of a Hydra I completely ignore in favor of killing some dudes down here. We're currently encumbered, and by not taking care of this right here and now, I make things harder on myself.
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Flandrom seems kind today, tossing me some gold in the middle of a fight with a wraith. Due to being an idiot, I pause while still engaged and pick up the gold.
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This happens. We kill the wraith and head off northwards, our level regained from the fresh blood on our whip.
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ARGH where did this guy come from? I literally didn't see him till I was right on him. I dispatch of him handily. The orc behind him has a paralyze wand which I don't pick up due to being encumbered. I then go on to make some potions and-
(http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/5674/crawl2010051819052095.th.png) (http://img704.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010051819052095.png/)
Get overloaded. I ditch the stones we never seem to use in response.
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I then get roughed up by an Orc wizard. I teleport the hell out of there and end up near the stairs, so thinking it's a good idea to bail down there instead of resting-
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Oh. Fuck. Hi Mr. Hydra.
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FFFFFFFFFFF- GET DOWN THE STAIRS NUE GET DOWN THE STAIRS.
I get down the stairs! I should be safe n-
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Wha-
This means I go up, I die to a hydra. I stay here, I hope I can dodge a lightning bolt long enough to teleport wand the two away. I try option 2.
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We become extra crispy. Thus, Nue is dead -again- on my watch.
Personal Death Count: 2 Strikes, no hits. Sign me up again, If I mess up again I'll consider myself relieved of Nue duty.
Edit: Also, get to cleaving evil Zengar.
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Hello, peeps. I'm Zengar, and we're in a tight situation.
Being encumbered is a no-no. I drop the stones (lol). After killing an orc, I pick up another wand, just to entertain Flan later on.
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FU-
Paralyzed it. I think it may be a good idea to zap im' with the non Id'd wand. It's random effects, hooray! Just what Flan likes!
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OH FOR GOD'S SAKE
Teleporting a bit. Actually I think that confusion may take this Death Yak on, so I return to do some potion flinging. However, it's not around, so after some killing and eating, I decide to wander around instead. Note that the wraith that's around is very dangerous, and almost killed me.
Floor 12! it's a pool floor. And the eels are killing me. I better play it safe and go through the border-
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OH FOR THE LOVE OF-
TELEPORT
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FLAAAAAN
Luckily these stairs will-
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SCREW YOU FLAN ;_____;
The one thing she does, and it kills me.
Oh well, Totaku. Have at you!
Also /in again.
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Good god, is 0.6.0 a player slaughterhouse or what?
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Good god, is 0.6.0 a player slaughterhouse or what?
Nah, it's the combination of Xom + Squishy body + no good armor. I would have tackled the lair instead fo going to D:12.
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ok people I finished my turn so here's my story on Nue's adventure...
As we were last left off, Nue was on the 11th floor... Most of the place was cleared out, with the exception of the rankkuri and a few monster, Nue decided that she had to go and do some back tracking so she began to explore the earlier regions..... of floor 10.... Flan decide to play a trick with us by weakening Nue to the point that she was forced to drop her honey combs for the time being....
During that time she worked on her transmutation magic until...
(http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/8206/picture1lod.th.png) (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/picture1lod.png/)
Her spellcasting increased to level 4!! Time to start getting to work on some magic learning.
And thankfully, her transfiguriration magic was up high
So I taught her one of better spells in the book....
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BLADE HANDS!!!!
Blade hands is a rather useful spell in the transfiguration book. With this spell Nue can instantly transform her hands into blades. Course in this form, her gloves and her weapons are put away. But in place of it, Nue gets BLADE HANDS!!!
In which she can slash the crap out of any enemy as long as the spell is in effect.
Another good thing about this is Nue can boost her unarm combat skills which in turn can make her do even more damage with her blade hands spell over time. Extremly useful!
Course I'm curious if you can enchant your blade hands to have fire bland or something like that. Cause if so....Rankkuri extermination will come easy!
Just then Flan decided to give Nue a magic book! What could it be? As it turns out...it was...
(http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/4319/picture3jcj.th.png) (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/picture3jcj.png/)
Spartial Translocation huh? Seems Flan's trying to tell us to learn translocation magic. To be honest that can be useful. we can decide on that later though...
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Later on, Nue came across a ring shop on the 10th floor,
when she went inside she found a ring of +4 strength, a amulet of resist corrosion and an amulet of stasism the rest were either junk or not useful. She could only buy one ring however and as it turned out she bought the ring of +4 str. Sadly her invetory was full so she would have to wait a bit before putting the ring on....
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As Nue pressed onward, she came across undead things and then Flan decided to give Nue an demonic minion to aid her. Sort of awesome if you ask me.
Before too long Nue was hit by a flying spore that exploded in her face. And left her confused for a bit, but then she found all these fungi around.
It's important to know that when you confront floating spore and destory the mushrooms you can destory the fungi colony if you destory all of them and as a result.... you get around a 500 experience bonus!
(http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/3793/picture7tb.th.png) (http://img444.imageshack.us/i/picture7tb.png/)
Course floor 10 was fun until I was ganged up by a strange old lady named Joshpine who was a necromancery. In most cases she's surrounded by a squad of undead people, but this time she had some living servant. And since she knew bolt of ice this made things harder.... Nue was forced to retreat from Josephine in order to heal and recover...
Course Flan didn't see that as fun... so...
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She decided to mutate Nue further...
She now made nue stupid (-1 int), her muscles are strong, (+1 Str) but stiff (-1 dex), her body is wisted and deform, make it so she get's less armor class this especially applies to heavy armor, thankfully she's only wears leather armor, so the loss isn't significant...
And a higher healing rate which means decent regenration powers!
Sort of bad, but I'm not complainting really. It can be dealt with.
After a bit of time, Nue was able to be Joshpine and her minions down with the help of her blade hands and some confusion potions.
Nue then came across an amulet, could it be something worth it?
(http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/8691/picture9o.th.png) (http://img337.imageshack.us/i/picture9o.png/)
Indeed it was! As it was the Gourdman amulet! With this Nue could now consume meat until she is stuff and if worn long enough she can't get sick from food that would make her sick in general. So now she had to eat her fill so that she wouldn't have to worry about the effects of her magic affecting her appitite.
(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/7154/picture10fa.th.png) (http://img42.imageshack.us/i/picture10fa.png/)
Nue then proceed down to floor 12 where she's greeted by a troll. Despite the green visister being a threat, nue used her confusion potion on it. As expected. Using a confusion potion on a monster near deep water usually results in them falling in a drowning = free experience!
Before too long, Nue made haste into the Lair as an Ikkuri emerged out from out of nowhere in the waters near her.
(http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/6117/picture11fq.th.png) (http://img36.imageshack.us/i/picture11fq.png/)
Welcome to the Lair, in here, the Lair serves as a place where animals roam usually and is one of the early dungeon locations. The dungeon also serves as one of the few "safe areas" where you can keep your supplies at.
This was where Nue started putting down all her extra items that she didn't need.
(http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/1627/picture12g.th.png) (http://img710.imageshack.us/i/picture12g.png/)
As Nue was placing down her unwanted items, Flan decided to play a terrible joke on Nue as she drained her level back to level 10! Ouch!
(http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/1928/picture13ud.th.png) (http://img718.imageshack.us/i/picture13ud.png/)
thankfully though she was able to level back up after running into some Sukusuku hakutakus and slice them apart using her BLADE HANDS!! And Nue was engorged soo after....
Back up to floor 12 and to run back and get the supplies.
(http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/3076/picture14t.th.png) (http://img687.imageshack.us/i/picture14t.png/)
On her way up she found a wand and begin to test it on some enemies. And as it turned out it was a wand of random effects.
Usually this is something I would throw away, but this time, it'll serve as a benifit as it can be useful as an entertainment tool for Flandre.
Cause as you all know Flan loves it when your in a desparate situation.
(http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5426/picture15vg.th.png) (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/picture15vg.png/)
Also on the 12th floor Nue found a wand shop. Filled with plenty of useful wands like teleportation, digging, fire cold and so forth. Sadly, not alot of money to spend on them so we skipped them for now....
Nue proceeded back up to floor 10, grabbed her ring of +4 Strength, and her honey combs, proceed back down but....
(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/9758/picture16w.th.png) (http://img42.imageshack.us/i/picture16w.png/)
CHHHHEEEEEEENNNN!!!!!
A wild rankkuri appeared. A seven tailed one to be exact. And too close to really escape from....what to do....
Teleport!!
She managed to escaped and returned to floor 12. Then she ran into a Necromange... naturally they're not tough, but without a potion of healing it can spell trouble in the long run since they can rot you!
Teleport!
Ikkuris!! hide and then go blade hands and run up and slice them! ect ect.
Way too many close encounters.... So I decided it would be best to go down to the Lair for now.... Nue spent her time exploring floor one of the Lair. and mainly covered nearly all areas before she took a brake at 25000 even!
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/3661/picture17i.th.png) (http://img37.imageshack.us/i/picture17i.png/)
Thus ending my turn....
Here is her current stats
(http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/8020/picture19j.th.png) (http://img534.imageshack.us/i/picture19j.png/)
And her current mutations
(http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/6079/picture18n.th.png) (http://img638.imageshack.us/i/picture18n.png/)
Words of advice: For now we should spend our time exploring the lair, it's should be less dangerous compared to the dungeon at the moment. If you want to learn dig from the transmutation book, feel free to. Since it can save us from using wands. Otherwise we can also learn translacation magic since it can help us.
Course I also recommend using blade hand since you can slice anything with it. Just don't go slicing Rankkuris. It'll only make them grow more tails....and that's never a good thing. And of course your ring of poison reististance will come in handy here. So keep it on when nessary.
From what I can see based on who vollunteered, the list is the same, Stuffman, it's your turn!
The save file is down at the very bottom as usual.
And here's the new mod update. I mainly did some mod changes with several more monsters, and a few uniques.
http://www.mediafire.com/?kwmedjydqoh
And also added in a few sprites for other things too (mainly under a special request).... that's about it though.
Good luck and happy crawling!
Current waiting list:
Stuffman
headcrabs
Chaore
Zengar
Totaku
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Ah, the Lair. The Lair is like a refreshing breeze in a dungeon crawl. Like a stroll through the park on a sunny day. Nothing here is terribly dangerous, save for maybe some Rankurris and various types of Drakes-- oh right, Flandre. Yeah, I'm screwed. Alright, off I go...
First things first, I drop a few more things we don't really need to be carrying; the robe, the ring of dex and sustenance (since we're favoring Str now and we have the Gourmand amulet), the book of Changes now that we know everything except Dig, and a couple copies of scrolls we don't need too many of. However, of note is that we are running low on teleport scrolls. Hopefully we'll find some more down here.
Totaku already has Lair 1 cleared out, so I'm gonna head down to Lair 2.
The first thing I am greeted by is a crocodile and a pack of jackals. As I recall, in 0.6.0 crocs are reskins of giant iguanas, which means they're fairly beefy. Time to try out this Blade Hands thing!
HOLY CRAP Blade Hands slaughters anything if you as much as tap it. The croc went down in two hits! It doesn't last very long, though; it could wear off in the middle of a big fight if you don't pay attention.
Nue starts tearing her way through the Lair like nobody's business, taking out at least a dozen rats and a smattering of other things. I barely even noticed with how powerful Blade Hands is. I'll need to be careful not to get overconfident with this! Nue is a bit of a glass cannon right now, probably.
But oh my god, it's all dying so easily!
Frogs...snails...giant centipede...die, all of you!
MORE BLOOD! BLOOD FOR FLANDRE!
(http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/5734/13069849.th.png) (http://img693.imageshack.us/i/13069849.png/)
YES! THIS IS A SIGN OF HER FAVOR!
Lair 2 is quickly cleared in Nue's wake...
Onto Lair 3, we are greeted with this message!
(http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/7466/22464821.th.png) (http://img594.imageshack.us/i/22464821.png/)
The Labyrinth is on this floor! We are well equipped to tackle it, and reaching the end will grant Nue a significant stash of treasure. I begin searching for it, tearing into a huge pack of green rats...whoa! Before I know it, Nue has taken significant damage, so I teleport out. As I thought, it's easy to get overconfident with Blade Hands. But I have to move fast to find the Labyrinth!
As I race across Lair 3, I see numerous shops; this appears to be one of those merchant floors that pop up every once in a while. I'll check out their wares once I clear the Labyrinth.
Aha! There it is!
(http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/1171/29388608.th.png) (http://img541.imageshack.us/i/29388608.png/)
Alright, let's get started. The Labyrinth is unique in that you cannot map it; you simply have to find your way to the end. Fortunately, there are a few visual cues; the wall types will change as you get closer to the center. At the end, you must fight the minotaur, and you claim a few pieces of rare treasure when you do.
(http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/5073/30041764.th.png) (http://img203.imageshack.us/i/30041764.png/)
Now, here's the other trick to the Labyrinth: nothing's in it! Except for the stuff at the end, there are no monsters and no treasure. Since you'll be wandering for a long time with nothing to pick up, it's possible to starve if you don't bring enough food. However, Nue has hardly any need for real food anymore now that she has the Amulet of the Gourmand, so I don't mind eating up our stock here.
The Labyrinth can be solved like any other, just pick a wall and follow it along the side.
Oh wait, I forgot there IS something else in the Labyrinth. Flandre. Let's hope she doesn't get bored...well, the first thing she does is give me a pile of gold, so maybe it won't be too bad.
(http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/7461/55486762.th.png) (http://img683.imageshack.us/i/55486762.png/)
Wow. That was fast. I could probably take him with Blade Hands, but there's no reason to not play it safe. I'll try to poison and confuse him first. Flan even jumps in, sending a manes and a koakuma to aid me, but the minotaur quickly disposes of them. I take the time to switch to my amulet of rage and Blade Hands, and IT'S GO TIME.
Geez. The minotaur got a shot with his dagger of venom for about a third of Nue's life, but she took him down in two hits. Blade Hands, fuck yeah!
Alright, here's our haul. I sit down to ID it.
- a blackened book -> Qacivazo's Almanac of Shifting Attacks (Sting, Throw Frost, Sticky Flame, Lee's Rapid Deconstruction, Alter Self)
- a heavily runed glass ring -> the ring "Muufut" (ring of Fire with resist Poison)
- a sharpened iron wand ->
- a curved jewelled rod -> a +4 rod of smiting
- a jewelled chain mail -> the +3 chain mail of Pnodoss (Dex +3, Damage +3)
- an ichor-stained centaur barding (...)
- a thin jewelled staff -> staff of conjuration
The rod is awesome. We just got a self-recharging boomstick. I'm afraid I'm not too familiar with magic in Crawl so I don't know how many of those spells are useful. The ring can probably replace our Resist Poison ring, unless we're going somewhere cold. The rod of smiting sounds really neat, and some other stuff might be useful. I grab all but the barding (who knows, the chain mail might be useful some day) and bring it back up to our stash.
While I'm at it, I'm having inventory issues (had to eat some small food and a potion to make room for this stuff, so I start doing un-ID'd potions/scrolls again. I won't go over everything, but I did discover something I had picked up was a scroll of Acquirement! Normally you'd want to wish for jewelry to help round out your resistances, but Nue already has a pretty good selection so I'm going to wish for armor, which Nue is really lacking. She doesn't even have boots or a cloak yet! Sadly, it turns out to be a bust. She gets an artifact ring mail. Just as an extra slap in the face, it's -1 with only resist electric. Sigh.
Here's our stash now. I'm travelling light.
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/4589/53417090.th.png) (http://img37.imageshack.us/i/53417090.png/)
Now to resume exploring Lair 3, and to check out those shops!
I wander around Lair 3, browsing each shop before buying anything. I have got to say that I fucking love this Rod of Smiting. Most things die before they can even get to us. Must survive to keep this! Also, Nue's Transmutations moves up to level 9 due to Blade Hands.
Here's what's for sale in the Lair 3 mall:
(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/9415/29014107.th.png) (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/29014107.png/)
Nue has only about 400 gold. Too bad, there's quite a few utility items here I'd like, such as the wand of healing. I pick up the boots and the cloak to round out Nue's armor (bumping her AC up to a meager 10...), and buy a few scrolls of Teleportation, refilling our stock of those.
Here's the last thingy of interest in Lair 3. How curious!
(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/193/23970220.th.png) (http://img69.imageshack.us/i/23970220.png/)
I change to ice form to float over while engaging the fish. Here's what's inside: SWAMP WORMS. Flan berserks me, encouraging me to take them on, so I sit in the doorway, wiping out the worms with reckless abandon!
But then-- what the--
I literally don't know what happened.
(http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/7718/23201667.th.png) (http://img13.imageshack.us/i/23201667.png/)
The battle was going so well, Nue wiped out like six worms taking almost no damage. I pressed a key and nothing happened, so I tried to get Nue to move again, then a couple turns flew by in a split second and I got the death screen. I think what might have happened is that the game lagged for a moment and then processed all my input, and Nue died from it.
I don't really mind dying, but...that rod of smiting... ;_;
I am too disheartened to continue. I won't sign up again right now, maybe later.
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okay this is the second time I had to rewrite this update from memory because I keep getting logged out/critical notepad failure
expect more pictures than text
First off, I rest. I don't like committing to new floors without being at full HP. After that, downwards we go~
(http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/555/nuerelay1.th.png) (http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/555/nuerelay1.png)
After beating up a rat for his pocket change, I find a golden wand, an identify scroll, and a cloak. All close by. I can only assume the RNG wants me to use them. I ID the wand as a 4 charge wand of haste, and the cloak selfIDs as a +2 cloak of protection. Nice.
(http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/434/nuerelay2.th.png) (http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/434/nuerelay2.png)
I go north a bit and find a wand of enslavement. I am now Flandre's favorite toy, and she shows this by spawning a bunch of confused, friendly butterflies which disappear after a few seconds...
:/
Okay then, I move on. I find a purple book, let's see what it is, shall we?
(http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/6246/nuerelay3.th.png) (http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/6246/nuerelay3.png)
Holy crap! This is pretty much the best book we can find for our class! This opens up the possibility of DRAGON NUE in the near future! :]
Aside from that, there's nothing more to find on Lair 2. I descend to Lair 3. I find another book of changes, which is nice as a backup, I suppos--
(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/4329/nuerelay5.th.png) (http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/4329/nuerelay5.png)
SUDDENLY BEES
HEAVEN OR HELL
LET'S ROCK
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/3404/nuerelay6.th.png) (http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/3404/nuerelay6.png)
(http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/9756/nuerelay7.th.png) (http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/9756/nuerelay7.png)
Flandre is thrilled by this, and summons some help my way. I throw poison potions and summon as many snakes as I can. I zap a few bees here and there with my brand new wand of enslavement to turn the tide of battle in my favor.
(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/2152/nuerelay8.th.png) (http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/2152/nuerelay8.png)
I WIN, BITCHES! (http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/2056/emotargh.gif)
To the victor, goes the spoils: Craploads of honeycombs, some royal jelly, a potion of mutation, and a potion of paralysis.
Unfortunately, I can't carry all of it. I spend the next 1000 turns hauling all of that honey back to Nue's Secret Hideout(tm). I'm also tired of being weighed down all of the time, so I drop a few water and poison potions. Turns out that one of the potions was one that grants a permanent INT boost. The two rings I picked up are an artifact ring (which boosts our max mana by 9 and gives us resistance against enchantments), a ring of magical energy, and a +5 ring of evasion.
(http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1781/nuerelay9.th.png) (http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1781/nuerelay9.png)
I got a few demotions while doing this, so Flandre isn't too happy. Regardless, I descend down to Lair 4 and explore a bit.
(http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3447/nuerelay10.png)
and Flandre further wrecks our DEX and form. We're now 'hideously deformed'. Meaning armor is steadily mattering less and less for us.
Don't worry Nue! You're still beautiful on the inside :ohdear:
(http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/5528/nuerelay11.th.png) (http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/5528/nuerelay11.png)
Noted. I'm not going to enter the snake pit yet, though. I'll do that later if I can.
(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/742/nuerelay12.png)
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/5104/nuerelay13.png)
STOP IT >:(
(http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/7120/nuerelay14.th.png) (http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/7120/nuerelay14.png)
Oh shit! TELEPOR'
(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5010/nuerelay15.png)
WHY. NO.
(http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1508/nuerelay16.th.png) (http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/1508/nuerelay16.png)
something tells me i'm going to need more teleport scrolls. I use my wand to get the hell out of there. I proceed to get chased by a grizzly bear all over the map until I recover; Then I wipe most of the floor clean of enemies.
In a change of events, Flandre rewards us with a gifted amulet.
(http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3179/nuerelay17.png)
Noice, mate. I proceed to descend down to Lair 5 an--holy crap these orange rats hurt. I end up using my haste wand to abscond the hell away from those bastards. Looks like we're not taking these stairs.
Nor are we taking the others, because there's unsightly monsters there too. I'll just use the third set.
(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2533/nuerelay18.th.png) (http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2533/nuerelay18.png)
:/
Looks like we're not allowed in Lair 5 until we stock up on some more teleport scrolls. I'm also getting burdened with crap again, so I make my way back to our stash. Do we seriously need 10 remove curse scrolls weighing us down?
Once I get there, I drop those remove curse/detect curse scrolls. I keep a few on hand though, just in case. I'm also dropping this robe and hammer; I'm not making much use of these now. I'm pretty sure blade hands is more effective at killing stuff, anyhow. I swap out my zero charge paralysis wand for a new one. We can recharge it later on if we want to/need to.
(http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/1466/nuerelay19.th.png) (http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/1466/nuerelay19.png)
Our stash as it appears now. It's getting quite impressive, if I must say so myself.
(http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9085/nuerelay20.th.png) (http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/9085/nuerelay20.png)
I make my way back to Lair 5. On the way there, Flan rewards me with a chaos spawn; this should prove useful for establishing a foothold there. I take it downstairs and promptly wreck their shit. After it disappears, I cautiously explore with my remaining turns.
oh hey a gift! It's an unidentified scro--oh hey another gift, this time a wand. I have a bunch of identify scrolls lying around, so I waste no time in using them. Turns out we've just gotten not only a scroll of acquirement, but an eleven charge wand of disintegration.
:dragonforce:
Then Flandre gifts us a +2 leather armor of positive energy, which should prove useful against those orange rat bastards who nearly killed me earlier. Finally, Flandre sends me on a teleport ride throughout the level, and we end up here.
(http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/711/nuerelay21.th.png) (http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/711/nuerelay21.png)
I clear out the corner to establish safety, and end my turn. :toot:
Among other things, we have obtained:
- An artifact ring.
- An advanced transformations book.
- What amounts to a scroll of wishing.
- A nice enchanted cape.
- A wand of disintegration.
- Enchanted, branded armor.
- Craploads of honeycombs.
TG: it is fucking christmas up in here you wouldn't even believe it (http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=003747)
I'll leave it up to a more advanced player to decide what we want to get from the scroll.
And hell yes, sign me up for another one. though my insane luck here probably just set me up for a death streak. :]
Good luck in your crawling, Chaore.
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/in
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(http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/7374/crawl2010052517332743.th.png) (http://img28.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010052517332743.png/)
It's a beautiful day for adventuring down here in Lair 5! Perfectly peachy, really.
(http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/8019/crawl2010052517334009.th.png) (http://img534.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010052517334009.png/)
This...doesn't speak well of my future relations with our overlord Flandrom, Well, Anyway I go on to sta-
(http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/9176/crawl2010052517343514.th.png) (http://img243.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010052517343514.png/)
Oh fuck. Wyvern.
(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9549/crawl2010052517350965.th.png) (http://img227.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010052517350965.png/)
It takes two scrolls to get the hell away from that thing, the first sent me a -few inches away-.
(http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/4702/crawl2010052517360143.th.png) (http://img44.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010052517360143.png/)
Oh for fucks, make that three.
(http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/1862/crawl2010052517361765.th.png) (http://img687.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010052517361765.png/)
Almost Dead, I make a beeline for the upstairs floor and come back down later at full health after screwing around.
(http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/4532/crawl2010052517413110.th.png) (http://img526.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010052517413110.png/)
Unsurprisingly, the Wyvern is waiting for me.
(http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/5333/crawl2010052517422128.th.png) (http://img375.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010052517422128.png/)
It's amazing what a few posion potions can do when evaporated. That is the main threat, hopefully gone.
(http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/9164/crawl2010052517430318.th.png) (http://img576.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010052517430318.png/)
A jade ring! I don't know what the hell it does.
(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/5236/crawl2010052517443806.th.png) (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010052517443806.png/)
This guy shouldn't be too hard, ri-
(http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/6277/crawl2010052517451876.th.png) (http://img52.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010052517451876.png/)
Fuck. Well, I guess that's it folks. Third death an-
(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/9563/crawl2010052517452478.th.png) (http://img227.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010052517452478.png/)
F...Flandrom? You care! Thanks to her intervention I manage to bail back to the top floor, restore up and-
(http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/9473/crawl2010052517545360.th.png) (http://img683.imageshack.us/i/crawl2010052517545360.png/)
Get killed again. The bottom floor stairway there pretty much would lead me into shitload more monsters at low HP. Pretty no win.
As I've said. This means quits for me, I will not be signing up for another round at this time.
Sorry folks. I've contributed nothing useful.
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Spiny Frogs are no fucking joke. Even tanks need a little extra oomph to take them on safely.
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Crawl times. This time, We won't fail. I hope.
After killing some stuff, I find a ring of life protection. This is nice, since we will need it a lot later. However, our pack is full. I leave a ring of evasion for now.
Let's use the scroll of aqcuirement!
Weapons aren't that needed. Nue's body is hideously deformed, so I won't get armor. Jewellery isn't needed either, since we have plenty already.
We're saving for the heavy transmutation spells right now, so no books. Gold and food are really silly, so no either. I'll get a wand.
It's a wand of hasting! Nice. Also, I kill that goddamn Wyvern thanks to confusing it! Groovy! Also killing a Giant Pyonta.
http://h.imagehost.org/0522/CR1.png
Hooray! Also, we recover our lost dex!
http://h.imagehost.org/0423/CR2.png
Eh? Whatever. Next floor!
http://j.imagehost.org/0322/CR3.png
...Or not. Scram!
http://h.imagehost.org/0833/CR4.png
This is more like it.
http://j.imagehost.org/0387/CR5.png
Or not. FUCK PYONTA
Should have tossed a confuse potion at them when they were all together. Whatever. /in again and stuff.
Also, HEAVILY CONSIDER to heal Nue's deformed body. The lack of armor is just too much for us.
Totaku, Avenge me! (Again)
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OK people I'm back with another Crawl report! Let's begin!
(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/8110/picture1ng.th.png) (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/picture1ng.png/)
Our story begins back in floor 5, Nue had her share of difficulty but before going deeper, she realized that she needs to go and lighten her supplies! So she returned back up to the first floor of the Lair once again....
While on her way up Nue noticed that she had a scroll of Aquierment. Better use it now than never. So she asked for a ring and she got..
(http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/6973/picture2xy.th.png) (http://img294.imageshack.us/i/picture2xy.png/)
A ring of fire protection. This should help her out!
(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1156/picture3gb.th.png) (http://img227.imageshack.us/i/picture3gb.png/)
Course right after taking care of her supply issue... well Flan get back to her usual lulz habits....
During her time back down the lair Nue went and explored floor 3 and 4 as those areas were not fully explored. She did manage to find some goods down there too!
(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/7926/picture4kq.th.png) (http://img215.imageshack.us/i/picture4kq.png/)
A ring of life Protection! This should make the draining attack far less painful!
Thankfully after all that, Nue's dex return and so she went to the 6th floor of the Lair...
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1087/picture5lr.th.png) (http://img138.imageshack.us/i/picture5lr.png/)
The area was open ended on the most part so hiding wouldn't be easy. Plenty of savage animals to deal with including the now common sukusuku hakutaku. Along her way, Nue found two interesting objects...
(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/7382/picture6fl.th.png) (http://img684.imageshack.us/i/picture6fl.png/)
A black box and a crystal ball. These two objects are interesting, I didn't examine them though because I didn't know if Nue could get any real benifit from them so I left them. If you all want you can go back for it...
(http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/4475/picture7nsq.th.png) (http://img245.imageshack.us/i/picture7nsq.png/)
WIth further exploring Nue uncovered two branches in the dungeon! Along the far right is the path to the slime pits! Full of nothing but slime, slime, suikas and more slime! :P
And to the top right is the branch to The Shoals. A new area that was added into the official crawl game. It can replace the swamps or snake pits randomly in each new game (or not appear at all). Down here you can walk the beaches get to see all the awesome auqatic life and experience high tide! And you can also find the Barnecal rune down here....course it may be located in a place very far out of reach (I gave you a valuable hint right here.)
And of course over to the left is an annoying fire drake. A little fire breathing whelp that loves the scorch you with fire. Thankfully fire protection ring saves us from most of the damage.
Then Nue ran into some serious trouble at the far right end of the 6th floor.
The death sukusuku hakutaku. A more dangerous variant of the Sukusuku Hakutaku, for they also come in pack and can cave you like no one's business!
(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/2246/picture8j.th.png) (http://img80.imageshack.us/i/picture8j.png/)
Nue was forced to retreat back upstairs and rest course Flan let Nue know she was watching her. :P
After getting back down to the next floor, Nue decided to unleash her BLADE HANDS, and whoop the mess out of everything. (And confuse death sukusuku hakutakus with confusion potions in the process...as a result...
(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8361/picture9s.th.png) (http://img155.imageshack.us/i/picture9s.png/)
Nue's now level 12!
So her int and her str increased!
Course coming across an army of sukusuku hakutakus of both types can be real pain, but when all seemed hopeless..
(http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/7396/picture10ig.th.png) (http://img218.imageshack.us/i/picture10ig.png/)
THANK YOU FLAN!
Once again Flan knows how to make a dynamic entracne by lanching an army of demons of aid me. The demons made most of the sukusuku hakutakus into cow meat pretty much so most of exporation on that floor was done.
(http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/602/picture11n.th.png) (http://img526.imageshack.us/i/picture11n.png/)
Flan's generosity continues as she starts giving out a load of gold!
(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6433/picture12gi.th.png) (http://img99.imageshack.us/i/picture12gi.png/)
And while continuing to go in blade hands mode, Nue's transmuation went up to 10!
Floor 7, even more open ended compared to floor 6! This can only mean more trouble.
(http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/2818/picture13uu.th.png) (http://img168.imageshack.us/i/picture13uu.png/)
Oh and to the left is a boring beetle, pretty much a beetle that can eat throrough rock, has slow but powerful jaws. Nothing Nue can't handle with BLADE HANDS!
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4012/picture14o.th.png) (http://img138.imageshack.us/i/picture14o.png/)
Also Black Mambas were the big annoying thing down here, Thankfully Flan helped out once again!
Now the snake is a spear! Awesome!
(http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/2298/picture15r.th.png) (http://img697.imageshack.us/i/picture15r.png/)
Nue also found a young prisoner's handbook, containing some basic poison spells. Going to keep it for now.
(http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/5240/picture16y.th.png) (http://img718.imageshack.us/i/picture16y.png/)
And while hacking through some grass, Nue uncovered...Another Scroll of Aquirement! So she asked for armor... the result?
Branded mail of Fire resistance +0.....bleh..... not useful...
Then later Nue found a saber, she equiped it and felt an intense hunger set it...
(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2708/picture17np.th.png) (http://img6.imageshack.us/i/picture17np.png/)
A vampiric saber.....a special rule you need to learn about this is that you need to be at least full to equip this sword. And of course this sword can drain enemy's health and give some to you and also take up more hunger, but it can also fill you up...however...as a transmuter this items can be a death trap! Transforming when your not full can result in having that sword kill you through starvation once you revert back to normal form.
Not worth it if you ask me...
(http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/1791/picture18jz.th.png) (http://img218.imageshack.us/i/picture18jz.png/)
8th Floor
Talk about a welcoming party, pretty much the worse of the worse is down here.
Dangerous snakes, spiny pyonta, death hakutakus. Yeah this is going to be a big problem... Oh a shop!!
(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3459/picture19u.th.png) (http://img153.imageshack.us/i/picture19u.png/)
But I can't worry about that, so I had to perform crowd control. Take whatever I could upstairs, take them out and rest. And flan gave me another gift....this staff! which I didn't bother to look into...So maybe one of you all can mess with it....after you lighten the load...
(http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/3928/picture20i.th.png) (http://img191.imageshack.us/i/picture20i.png/)
Afterward I went back down and fought off the remaining crittters using a confusion potion and blade hands (And flan decided to send another demon buddy to help me). Thankfully it all went well so I went ahead to the shop and here's what I found...
(http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8113/picture21ww.th.png) (http://img715.imageshack.us/i/picture21ww.png/)
Pretty much this place has an awesome collection! Almost everything could be useful here. Course I'm also interested in that slimy ankus. (especially since Nue's good with maces at the moment)
This pretty much where we stop the relay, right at the shop. So I will let you all decide what to do from here...
For some words of advice, Floor 6 could still have Death Sukusuku Hakutakus roaming about, so be careful!
Also Floor 8 is not explored yet so if you got the guts go down and get through it!
Also, be sure to get back to floor 1 and lighten the load, Nue's pretty much packed with supplies and needs to lighten up.
Finally remember Blade Hands are your friend! period. USE THEM!
Now I got two things for the next player.....
For you head crabs the save file is at the bottom as usual.
And also for head crabs and all other players interested. The recent mods I made to the crawl game.
This time, the mod mainly focused on modding all the creatures in the Shoals, so I highly recommend this. So go DL the update mod and use it!
http://www.mediafire.com/?52ktyejenzm
Good luck!
And here's the list now since the last few changes...
Headcrabs
Choja
Zengar
Totaku
Good luck and happy Crawling!
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(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5013/fffrogs1.th.png) (http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5013/fffrogs1.png)
And here we are. I'm going to go ahead and buy the book.. It'd be nice to get another scroll of acquirement, but we don't have enough right now. I might go back and get the ankus later on. I'll explore this level a bit.
(http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/7920/fffrogs2.th.png) (http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/7920/fffrogs2.png)
wait what happened
i died so fast i don't even know what happened
i wasn't even aware these guys were a major threat by this point :ohdear:
looks like my pet didn't want to help at all, gee thanks buddy.
now i just feel shitty for managing to die in less than 100 turns
fastest death ever. looks like i was right when i said karma would bite me in the ass for my last turn
:flamingv:
I think I'll sit out for a few cycles after that amazing failure of a turn I just took.
:fail:
(i think we should drop the sword of draining for the ankus, it sucks hardcore)
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DEM FROGS. Even one is dangerous, dude D:
And yeah we should probably stick to maces/hammers at this point, our stats favor it, even if we haven't found any really good ones yet.
Also, I think I'll sign up again after all.
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Man. At this rate, it's gonna boil down to "We all die, Totaku redeems us", repeat ad nauseum. I fear my run already :ohdear:
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Well since Anathe wanted the share art in the DF thread I though I share my own for here too. :P (especially since I'm sort of semi-hosting this)
Anyways if you all been paying attention to Nue's Mutations.... well you know Nue currently has this....
(http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/6726/picture1vdi.th.png) (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/picture1vdi.png/)
Now take that into consideration and then use your imagination, this is the closes I could seeing Nue should look like based on the mutation description. :P
(http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/4937/nuedrr.th.jpg) (http://img535.imageshack.us/i/nuedrr.jpg/)
Also, Anathe, it's Choja, not Chaore, get the list right also why haven't you updated my crawl mod?
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This dungeon! It was made for me!
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in, also surprised you guys didn't pick Cheikuya (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/CrawlItEasy.png)
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don't get sand in your vagina totaku i'll update it jeez :V
Who are you, littleshrimp? Oh man!
This dungeon! It was made for me!
I hope this isn't because you heard about what happened to me.
in, also surprised you guys didn't pick Cheikuya (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/CrawlItEasy.png)
NEVERRRRRR!
We need a god that really doesn't like us living anyways.
Let's go! First time playing!
Our story begins back in floor 8, Nue had her share of difficulty but before going deeper, she realized that she needs to go and lighten her supplies! So she returned back up to the first floor of the Lair once again....
Actually, I lost the screenshot to that. However,
some stupid Death Sukusuku decided to follow me up to Floor 7 and following the advice of everyone who's played, I turned on BLADE HANDS.
(http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/7501/crawl1.th.png) (http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/7501/crawl1.png)
After I got some tips on what to drop at Lair:1 from the crew, I came back down to Floor 8 by the second staircase.
(http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/1317/crawl2.th.png) (http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/1317/crawl2.png)
Yeah, spiny toad. Once again, BLADE HANDS, SHOW THEM WHO'S BOSS.
(http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/3783/crawl3.th.png) (http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/3783/crawl3.png)
Also, Unarmed Level Up to 9.
Anyways, I started exploring Lair:8 some more and found a giant slug and a scroll of identify.
(http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9425/crawl4.th.png) (http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9425/crawl4.png)
Suddenly, I was chased by a Death Sukusuku and a Black Mamba.
...Hey, Flandre.
(http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1271/crawl5.th.png) (http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1271/crawl5.png)
Thanks?
Who cares, I'm still running!
(http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/6607/crawl6.th.png) (http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1271/crawl5.png)
After that, I managed to kill the Death Sukusuku, rest up, and explore some more.
More stupid monsters!
(http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/4364/crawl7.th.png) (http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/4364/crawl7.png)
I run up the stairs to Lair:7 and stab the Black Mamba in the face with more BLADE HANDS.
I go to the first set of stairs to Lair:8 and look who followed.
(http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/9036/crawl8.th.png) (http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/9036/crawl8.png)
Repeat stabbing Black Mamba routine.
(http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/3711/crawl9.th.png) (http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/3711/crawl9.png)
I decide to take another look in Lair:8. From the same set of stairs.
(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/8760/crawl10.th.png) (http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/8760/crawl10.png)
...crap.
(http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/3039/crawl11.th.png) (http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/3039/crawl11.png)
RUN, NUE, RUN. Due to the amount of inexperience stupidity, I waste a potion of healing wounds here to get up to Lair:6 instead of just using teleport in Lair:7. After a bit of resting, I manage to kill both the Death Sukusuku and the Hippogriff. I head back up and go back down another set of stairs.
(http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/7223/crawl12.th.png) (http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/7223/crawl12.png)
(http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8541/crawl13.th.png) (http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/8541/crawl13.png)
Flandre, stop being nice! It's leading up to something that will cause me incredible amounts of suffering, I know it!
I walked around a bit and found something awesome: A scroll of acquirement! Hooray!
Explored a little bit more and found a herd of normal Sukusukus. I also decided to use Evaporate for the first time and fling a poison potion at them. And accidently hitting me.
And now Flandre summons me a friend so I won't get lonely.
(http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/6619/crawl14.th.png) (http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/6619/crawl14.png)
FLANDRE, REALLY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT.
Now that I explored all of Lair:8, the game starts throwing monsters at me for no reason.
(http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7402/crawl15.th.png) (http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/7402/crawl15.png)
Oh well, Blade Hands.
(http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/2725/crawl16.th.png) (http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/2725/crawl16.png)
I tried to buy another Scroll of Acquirement from the store, but I was 3 gold pieces short (1349 on hand).
I start heading back up and Flandre decides to teleport me.
(http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/9044/crawl17.th.png) (http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/9044/crawl17.png)
So that was it all along?
Wait. Oh.
(http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/5438/crawl18.th.png) (http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/5438/crawl18.png)
Flandre, you're being too generous.
After a trip to Lair:1, I ask the crew and they tell me, "Let's go to the Snake Pits! They're fairly harmless!" (paraphased).
Hooray!
I stab a naga in the face and examine a short sword and an embroidered robe.
(http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8261/crawl19.th.png) (http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/8261/crawl19.png)
I found some more gold pieces and headed straight to the store and bought that scroll. Yeah!
After I come back to the Snake Pits, Flandre takes me for a ride!
Surprisingly, all I see in this teleportmania is a bunch of Black Mambas, Water Moccasins, and some Naga. This is going to be a piece of cake!
LEVEL 13!
(http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/3959/crawl20.th.png) (http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/3959/crawl20.png)
And then after that, I go up north and see Donald and a naga. I throw a poison potion at him and get ready to start the snakes.
...
AND THEN FLANDRE HITS ME WITH CONFUSION.
YEAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH.
I didn't live.
I felt pretty terrible about this because I thought I would have just ran, but it was Flandre's whim to nuke my run. Also, I didn't click the teleport scroll as rapidly as possible.
Maybe I'll do better next time!
Despite the failure, I'm up for another round.
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"Let's go to the Snake Pits! They're fairly harmless!"
:getdown:
My run will be done tomorrow. Please wait warmly~
Also, your run was pretty good, Choja. It's a shame that after all the nice things Flan did, she ended up confusing you. At least you weren't on the swamps BV
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It's a shame that after all the nice things Flan did, she ended up confusing you.
Flandre being nice is always an illusion.
ALWAYS.
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Flandre being nice is always an illusion.
ALWAYS.
Why are you people still using her, again? :V
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Why are you people still using her, again? :V
Answer: Because Nue's a Demonspawn, And being under Flan's service as a demon spwan, Flan "should" be more benificial to you. Since you tenchincally mutate as you level up. And that of course... will amuse Flandre, other than that, it's also about taking risks and doing crazy stuff. Flan loves it and will usually shower you with stuff. Not always good, but sometimes she can be helpful.
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<ZengarZombolt> Sapz, you are now gonna help me
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Oh really
<Sapz|BeeHunting> What with
<ZengarZombolt> With CRAWL
<ZengarZombolt> You're gonna help me comment
<Sapz|BeeHunting> OH MAN
<ZengarZombolt> Protip: It has Nue
<Sapz|BeeHunting> What's that
<Sapz|BeeHunting> :V
<ZengarZombolt> And beed
<ZengarZombolt> bees*
<Sapz|BeeHunting> I am intrigued
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Continue
<ZengarZombolt> Also
<ZengarZombolt> Erm
<ZengarZombolt> To make it interesting
<ZengarZombolt> Nue mutates along the way
<ZengarZombolt> A lot
<ZengarZombolt> A goddamn lot
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Huh, cool
<ZengarZombolt> Sadly
<ZengarZombolt> Our Deity will mutate us too
<ZengarZombolt> And mostly in bad ways
<ZengarZombolt> For example
<ZengarZombolt> Now Nue has a defomed body
<ZengarZombolt> So she can't equip most armor
<ZengarZombolt> This is really bad
<ZengarZombolt> Since she takes blows hard
<Sapz|BeeHunting> I see
<Sapz|BeeHunting> This sounds really cool and all but err where can I see it :V
<ZengarZombolt> When I post, mang
<ZengarZombolt> I'm gonna tell you what I see
<ZengarZombolt> and you react
<ZengarZombolt> That's how it works
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Hmmmm
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Okay
<ZengarZombolt> Coo'
<ZengarZombolt> So well
<ZengarZombolt> We're in the 8th floor of THE LAIR OF BEASTS
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Alrighty
<Sapz|BeeHunting> How powered up is Nue
<ZengarZombolt> Well
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Is she like a random person or can she kick ass
<ZengarZombolt> She's a transmuter
<ZengarZombolt> So her dexterity and intelligence are rather good
<ZengarZombolt> She can also make potion grenades, transform into beasts
<ZengarZombolt> And
<ZengarZombolt> BLADE HANDS
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Badass
<ZengarZombolt> Oh
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Okay
<ZengarZombolt> To fit her better
<ZengarZombolt> She can even turn sticks into snakes
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Kickass
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Okay so we're on the 8th floor
<Sapz|BeeHunting> What are we looking at here
<ZengarZombolt> K enough explanation let's BUY AN ANKUS
<ZengarZombolt> Which is good since we have levels in hammers and flails
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Innnteresting
<ZengarZombolt> Oh fuck
<ZengarZombolt> Sukusuku hakutakus
<Sapz|BeeHunting> So how is there a shop on the 8th floor of the LAIR OF BEASTS? :V
<ZengarZombolt> It's a sleeping heard
<ZengarZombolt> herd*
<ZengarZombolt> Well
<ZengarZombolt> It's a goddamn dungeon
<ZengarZombolt> The merchants are just that badass
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Fair enough
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Okay
<ZengarZombolt> FUCK THEY WOKE UP
<Sapz|BeeHunting> FFFF
http://j.imagehost.org/0183/CRA1.png
<ZengarZombolt> BLADE HANDS TIME
<ZengarZombolt> GOGOGO
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Stab nearest monster in face
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Let them know what's up
<ZengarZombolt> Well
<ZengarZombolt> it was a rat :V
<Sapz|BeeHunting> :V
<ZengarZombolt> Goddamnit it is really a big herd
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Wait so are they rats or hakutakus
<ZengarZombolt> Both
<ZengarZombolt> So well
<ZengarZombolt> We can confuse them with a couple of potion grenades and-
<ZengarZombolt> SHIT
<ZengarZombolt> DEATH SUKUSUKU
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Stab stab stab
<ZengarZombolt> Hahaha
<ZengarZombolt> They are all confused and goring each other
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Kickass
<Sapz|BeeHunting> So do we wait for them to kill each other off or run past now
<ZengarZombolt> No
<ZengarZombolt> We attack
<ZengarZombolt> And even better
<ZengarZombolt> Flan teleported Nue to an even better position
<ZengarZombolt> Protip: Flan's our deity
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Wait Flan what
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Oh okay
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Alrighty how are explosive grenades looking
<ZengarZombolt> Fuck shit got dangerous
<ZengarZombolt> escape escape
<ZengarZombolt> K better now and-
<ZengarZombolt> FOR FUCK'S SAKE
<ZengarZombolt> SPINY PYONTA
http://h.imagehost.org/0833/CRA2.png
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Christ
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Do you have anything to set it on fire with?
<ZengarZombolt> Not a good idea at all
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Bear in mind I know nothing about what's going on here or what I should be doing :V
<ZengarZombolt> However I can paralyze it and then chuck bolts of frost at it
<Sapz|BeeHunting> That works
<ZengarZombolt> Of course I know you're sorta lost
<ZengarZombolt> That's the Chaaaaarm of this
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Okay
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Is it dead yet
<ZengarZombolt> Nope, these fuckers are strong
<ZengarZombolt> They have killed plenty of people already on this run
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Mmm
<Sapz|BeeHunting> How's health looking
<ZengarZombolt> Eh
<ZengarZombolt> We're fine
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Okay cool
<ZengarZombolt> Killed it with the wand of draining I had around so yeah
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Alrighty
<Sapz|BeeHunting> So er where are we supposed to be going
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Just up, right?
<ZengarZombolt> down, actually
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Or down
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Same thing
<ZengarZombolt> The idea is to go to the lowest part possible to aquire a rune
<ZengarZombolt> So we can then use three to obtain
<ZengarZombolt> THE BEER OF ZUN
<Sapz|BeeHunting> !!!
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Sounds like the holy grail
<ZengarZombolt> Indeed
<ZengarZombolt> That shit turns you into a god if you get out
<ZengarZombolt> That's the ultimage goal
<ZengarZombolt> Er
<ZengarZombolt> ultimate
<ZengarZombolt> But with g it works as well
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Ultimage
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Okay so how far down is the bottom
<Sapz|BeeHunting> 10, 20?
<ZengarZombolt> On the lair, i'm not sure
<ZengarZombolt> But the BEER is below the 27th floor of the main dungeon
<ZengarZombolt> Mind you, this turn is only going to be until I clear the Lair or die
<ZengarZombolt> OK this is confusing
<ZengarZombolt> All the floors have only rock walls
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Hm?
<ZengarZombolt> But here I see a well built one
http://h.imagehost.org/0635/CRA3.png
<ZengarZombolt> So there must be something inside it
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Go around and try to get in
<Sapz|BeeHunting> Smells like treasure
<ZengarZombolt> Of course
<ZengarZombolt> Oh wow
<ZengarZombolt> Of course, the Death Sukusuku had to find me
<ZengarZombolt> POISON TO YOU
<ZengarZombolt> Goddamn bitch is resistant to magic
<ZengarZombolt> Can't confuse it
<ZengarZombolt> Oh well
<ZengarZombolt> I can always DRAIN
* Sapz|BeeHunting has quit (Ping timeout)
<ZengarZombolt> Ima kill this fucker even if it takes all my potions of poison I swear to go-
<ZengarZombolt> Shit
And we return to the common sort of relating for now.
As it turns out the Death Sukusuku is in very deep shit. Poisoned to hell, it returns to fight. But it doesn't get to reach me until it dies. Hooray!
Distilling his corpse gives me a poison potion that helps us make up for the lost ones. Also, amulet find! It's an amulet of Conservation. I'ma keep it for now.
And I find YET ANOTHER Death sukusuku. sigh. Potion flinging and whatnot.
http://h.imagehost.org/0528/CRA4.png
See that fast? I'm using it for a good reason. SCRAAAAAM
After actually killing one of them Sukusukus, and heading upstairs to rest, Flan gives me something!
http://a.imagehost.org/0934/CR6.png
Nice, ze~
http://a.imagehost.org/0235/CR7.png
Not this shit again
Actually Flan teleports me JUST in time to save myself. However, I still have to tele to save me from a mamba-
http://a.imagehost.org/0638/CRA8.png
Aww, hell no
*Tele*
http://h.imagehost.org/0533/CRA9.png
Goddamnit.
Now that was cruel, Flan. Fuck you.
/in again, as always
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Ok people, it's time to talk about my latest event with Nue's attempt to crawl.
(http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/1513/picture2bq.th.png) (http://img526.imageshack.us/i/picture2bq.png/)
When we last left off, Nue had just entered the 8th floor of the Lair with a shop near her some other goods....what awaits for her down here?
(http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/1892/picture3bj.th.png) (http://img263.imageshack.us/i/picture3bj.png/)
As she begins to explore the Floor, Flan decides to give Nue a gift, it was a ring, but what could it be?
(http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/7320/picture4qs.th.png) (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/picture4qs.png/)
It turned out that after putting it on and IDing it, it was a ring of Substain abilities. Good to save you from certain stat drains, but with Flan, I don't know how useful that'll be...
(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/6605/picture5rn.th.png) (http://img40.imageshack.us/i/picture5rn.png/)
Course it wouldn't be long before Nue got herself into a mess.
Creatures kept forcing Nue to retreat up stair every now and then to prevent serious harm from happening to her. With the worse being the death Sukusukus...
However...
(http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/5316/picture6rj.th.png) (http://img28.imageshack.us/i/picture6rj.png/)
Flan sent in the demonic calvery!
Oh and that ring down there, is the same special ring e have (+9 MP , MR) not worth it if you ask me....
(http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3378/picture7sc.th.png) (http://img340.imageshack.us/i/picture7sc.png/)
Thanks to the slaying of many animals and the help of a hellwing, Nue got an undead black Mamba to aid her. Turns out to be her best ally through the 8th floor. During her trip she found an Amulet of Conservation (good for later one)
(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/1630/picture8bo.th.png) (http://img62.imageshack.us/i/picture8bo.png/)
Later Nue found a scroll aquirement! Which we decided to keep till later...
(http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/6408/picture9zl.th.png) (http://img709.imageshack.us/i/picture9zl.png/)
And also a potion of cure mutation, we're going to use this after we get back up to the stash in the first floor.
(http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/3076/picture10n.th.png) (http://img693.imageshack.us/i/picture10n.png/)
Then Nue went to the shop to buy the ankus after clearing the floor. As it turned out... it's somewhat good!
So you loose a little AC, but in turn get a big boost in ice protection!
(http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/6879/picture11xw.th.png) (http://img96.imageshack.us/i/picture11xw.png/)
Oh and it's also +5 +0 so it's quite acccurate.
(http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/182/picture12kr.th.png) (http://img687.imageshack.us/i/picture12kr.png/)
Course Flan starts getting bored so she decides to go turns plants into Oklob plants....CRAP!
Flan decides to alter Nue's body even more.... As a result...
(http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/649/picture13n.th.png) (http://img534.imageshack.us/i/picture13n.png/)
Now Nue doesn't look nearly as ugly, but not has anger management issues.
So now Nue's like this...
(http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/4125/picture14j.th.png) (http://img594.imageshack.us/i/picture14j.png/)
After dropping off the load back in floor one and lightening u[p a bit, Nue decides it's now time to enter...
(http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/6956/picture15gc.th.png) (http://img39.imageshack.us/i/picture15gc.png/)
THE SNAKE PITS!
Here you are bound to find snakes and nothing but snakes...and maybe yukkanakos too!
I deccided to try using the scoll and ask for armor. I got boots...AWESOME! But are they good?
(http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2711/picture16a.th.png) (http://img72.imageshack.us/i/picture16a.png/)
No, in fact they're terrible! Dropping them!
(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/631/picture17s.th.png) (http://img227.imageshack.us/i/picture17s.png/)
This here is your typical yukkanko, a yukkuri that has a tendency to spit poison in your face and keeps proclaiming to be the boss over you with her demanding personality. Course these are pushovers thanks to the fact we have poison resistance to protect us from thier poison loogies.
Sadly, this trip would turn from fun to Ugly within minutes....not because of Flan...but because of....Uniques!
First I confronted Francis...or rather now that I edited the sprite after this game, Marisa....
Marisa summoned demons that I though I could fight, sadly I was wrong.....TELEPORT!
(http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/2035/picture20ai.th.png) (http://img191.imageshack.us/i/picture20ai.png/)
Then I confront Wayn, a crazy dorf with a werid hat. Dangerous fighter too...HIDE!
I though I'd be safe....but then....
(http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/8496/picture21jd.th.png) (http://img704.imageshack.us/i/picture21jd.png/)
Nergell, a ugly orc magician. Skilled with decent magic spells... and with my current health I was in no condition to fight... I needed a plan...
TELEPORT!
Luckly Nue was near the steps after teleporting so she escaped.. and rested.... she needed a plan, so she went and killed some rats and made some confusion potions to battle again the strange people who wandered the first floor....but what did she find when she came back?
(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6360/picture22r.th.png) (http://img229.imageshack.us/i/picture22r.png/)
Kanako! How fitting to find her in a place like this....
Kanako is probably, the worse of the uniques in the whole group on that floor. She's fast, can do heavy damage, and worse of all, she is best known for putting you to sleep.... I strongly advice you to battle her from the distance since she's less likely make you sleep unless she's right up near you....
(http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/7024/picture23v.th.png) (http://img257.imageshack.us/i/picture23v.png/)
Because sadly.... that's what happen to me....and thus Nue died in her sleep against, Kanako's Wrath....
I simply got too greedy, but also the place was filled with loads of uniques...which was rather scary...
But yeah this ends my turn sadly.... Sorry I couldn't save you all this turn....
Anyways, here's the recent Crawl mod go ahead and download it so you can touhoufy your crawl...
http://www.mediafire.com/?uvlnnggjyjz (Anathe, please update it)
It has Kanako and Marisa's sprites for the uniques associated with them... and... it now has Flandre dialouge to replace most of what Xom already says and does. So it should feel more like your serving Flandre and not Xom.... (though not completely)
And also SIGN ME UP AGAIN!
Here's the player list as it stands right now:
Player List:
Stuffman
MullarMullar
Choja
Zengar
Totaku
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Well since I haven't heard from Stuffman since it's been pretty much a day and a half since I last sent a PM I'm going to assume he's not around.... Stuffman, your going to be moved to the back of the line..... as your time has long passed....
Maullar Maullar, your turn is up!
Go get the save from my post in the last page and then get the mod on this page and then we can get moving.
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Mm... you ever think you could be better applying yourself?"
(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/5074/nue001.th.png) (http://img99.imageshack.us/i/nue001.png/)
Fighting and Spellcasting stay because they raise HP and MP. Weapon skills go because, as a Transmuter, we'll be relying mostly on Unarmed Combat. Armour and Stealth go because Dodging is more important for the time being. Stabbing goes because it's highly situational. All spell schools but Transmutations go because the better 'Muting spells are all Transmutation/Earth. (For the same reason, I memorize Dig to start practicing.) Evocations stay in case we want to use a crystal ball of energy later.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-happy.jpg) "Oh, that's sooo much better! I feel so full of energy, so bold, so light... though speaking of which..."
(http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/8138/nue002.th.png) (http://img257.imageshack.us/i/nue002.png/)
Stashing some things at the Temple, where no monsters can spawn to gank our stuff. In all, I've dropped off our two shortswords (not needed,) the wand of random effects and one of our two wands of frost, the bee-derived foods (to be saved for late game,) all the spellbooks (we can return next time we need to learn a spell,) our scrolls of enchant weapon (saving,) and the rings of dexterity, wizardry and strength (not terribly useful at the moment.)
Obviously Flandre approves, as on the way back to the bottom of Lair, we get a scroll of recharging--which goes right on the wand of hasting, bringing it up to 5 charges.
Anyway, we arrive to find a death yak.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) "We're gonna need a bigger grill."
(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/461/nue003.th.png) (http://img208.imageshack.us/i/nue003.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/SpiderForm.jpg) "There's nothing wrong with you I can't fix... with my fangs!"
As strong as Death Yaks are, though, they don't resist poison. And it just so happens that Spider Form, with its speed, is perfect for stacking poison on enemies and running away to let the juice do its thing.
We find the ring of Mnekhi Loci, MP+9, Stealth. Nothing to write the shrine maiden about. We also pick up a potion of speed, unidentified scroll, unidentified potion and book from that store. I'll pass on the ankus for now; rC++ is nice, but draining weapons cut experience gain.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-grin.jpg) "Aw, come on man, just one hit. I can stop draining anytime. Honest to Kanako."
The book is Minor Magic (Frost), with some rather useful spells like Blink and Ozocubu's Armour. Of course, as I've used up all our remaining spell slots on Dig, we'll have to gain more experience or Spellcasting levels. It would be good to find and learn Selective Amnesia soon, as well.
Sweeping up the level, we find an amulet of conservation. This is useful if we're facing a lot of fire or ice spells, to prevent scroll/potion damage.
Oh, and as for those pesky spiny frogs, cold attacks slow them... and Ice Form gives us a freezing punch. (It also gives inherent poison resistance.)
(http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/4808/nue004.th.png) (http://img59.imageshack.us/i/nue004.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/IceForm.jpg) "Yeah! You like that? Mess with the strongest... don't live the longest? Well, uh... you're dead!"
Proceeding like that and taking the beasts one by one, we clear Lair 8. But on our way up...
(http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6352/nue005.th.png) (http://img514.imageshack.us/i/nue005.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "Auuuuuuugh! Byakuren fucking Hijiri!!"
We just got Deterioration, a fairly common negative mutation. Level 1 of it drops all our stats by a few points over time. Any more than that, and stats actively decrease until one of them gets to 0 and we die. Compared to that, deterioration 1 is just an annoyance.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "Speak for yourself! You're not the one suddenly getting Encumbered mid-fight!"
Anyway, we head back up through the Lair, picking up whatever we missed--like the ebony casket, which can evoked to summon (usually) friendly monsters. After stashing some things back at the Temple, we press forward, only to meet...
(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/9753/nue006.th.png) (http://img15.imageshack.us/i/nue006.png/)
Slime creatures. Somewhat strong, but the real risk is that they regenerate fast and can combine, just like Voltron.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "Ahem... I believe you mean Go Lion. Hyakujuuou Goraion, to be exact."
Their damage combines too, of course. So we draw them out one by one.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "...no-good, dub-buying, Pokewalker-toting philistine..."
...and turn 40,000 comes up in the middle of the battle, so the next player can continue.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Fantastic. This guy, he was seriously considering cropping a hentai picture for my injured portrait. Can you believe it? Ugh, just thinking about it gives me the--"
And that's all the time we have for tonight! Thanks for tuning in.
...Oh, and I'm signing up for another go.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) "Shit."
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mmmm... I don't get why we are stashing things at the temple, when we could just take a simple walk to the Lair, I mean the threat level is pretty minimal there... I know no threat may be better but still....
Also... Earth Magic and transmuation.... ...sounds like your going for the Shatter route.... pretty much the cheap route if were just going to blaze in to the zot relam to get the BEER of ZUN. Course we got Flan, who can be rather cheap too... so maybe that all works out.
I would like to see though if we can travel through hell and the abyss and maybe Pandemonium before that though... which I say we sort of need to expend upon our other spells for the sake of using other types of skills.
As for weapons.... that's a subject of debate there since I think we can still try to learn off our weapons...besides... we have a "Rankkuri issue" to take care of... unless you want to have more tails grow from it....
Just be thankful we don't have to deal with the Swamps or it would be painful....
Oh and are you signing up again, you should say so if your planning to as it states in the rules to do so. ^^;
Choja! It's your turn to CRAWWWLLLLL!!!
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Wuch, finally caught up. I might be tempted to sign up later, but definitely not now. Incidentally, a reminder that Nue is a demonspawn so therefore cannot use the holy-brand falchion artifact in that shop way back. And is it just me or wouldn't Orc Mines be a reasonable alternative to hitting the snake pits right now? I never played much with Transmuters so I'm not sure how Nue would stand up to orc warriors (never mind the tier 3 orcs later).
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And is it just me or wouldn't Orc Mines be a reasonable alternative to hitting the snake pits right now?
In my opinion, yes, yes it is.
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How I died? The Snorg came back from the shaft. He wasn't happy.
Will sign up again.
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Sorry guys, my internet was out for a week. Still want to play again.
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Hey Zengar, I want to remind you that it's been almost a full 72 hours. I hope you can still do your Crawl run. Please let me know otherwise your turn will be skipped (which will mean my turn)
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Yeah, uh, I've never played CRAWL before, so I'm gonna play a little myself first, but otherwise I'm pretty much /in.
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Already talked to Totaku via IRC. Weekend too busy, so I wasn't able to take this turn. However, I'd like to return to the list.
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(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/2106/nue.th.png) (http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/2106/nue.png)
Evolution never waits.
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Well people, I have finished my recent Crawl run... I'm sorry it took me a while, but I have been doing some DF related projects thanks to some wonderful suggestions that were given.
When we last left off, Nue was up in the Dungeon once more, trying to sort out things before venturing into the snake pits...
(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/9456/picture1rpj.th.png) (http://img197.imageshack.us/i/picture1rpj.png/)
She starts by dealing with the Suikas the main way she knows how... BLADE HANDS!
(http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/9384/picture2yx.th.png) (http://img8.imageshack.us/i/picture2yx.png/)
As she traveled her way up, Flan decided to give Nue some money. Yay.... course she was still slowly rotting away...
(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4333/picture3ps.png) (http://img6.imageshack.us/i/picture3ps.png/)
The Temple.... as I recalled Mullar decided to put some items up there.... I asked him why, and it turns out he claims the lair can sometimes spwan slime.... have I seen in the Lair? Not really unless they are in a mini vault and even then they can be disposed off rather quick. I understand his reason, but personally I have never seen any slime on the first floor so I decided to drag back some items to the lair.
(http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/6818/picture4wte.th.png) (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/picture4wte.png/)
While on my way back, I picked up a potion of invisibility after destorying a statue and get to it. And Flan gave Nue a scroll. I decided to try the scroll as a result.... ABOMINATION BUDDY!
Nue then decided to consume the mutation potion, it turned out it only did worse for her.... now she had a fast motabolism and was weaken.... So there was no choice in the matter.... way too many bad mutations.... time to take the cure mutation potion.... and it was....
(http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/156/picture5tm.th.png) (http://img180.imageshack.us/i/picture5tm.png/)
AWESOME!!!
In one drink, most of the bad effects were gone! She's still hidiouslly deformed, but otherwise she kept all her good mutations.
Now's definetly a good time for the snake pits!
(http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/2519/picture6tv.th.png) (http://img341.imageshack.us/i/picture6tv.png/)
The snake pits once again, I'm not going to talk about snakes, but this time, let's hope Nue does better....
(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/2144/picture7qo.th.png) (http://img707.imageshack.us/i/picture7qo.png/)
Now this could get ugly! The Anaconda is considered by many to be a very dangerous snake... and for good reason. It's extremly FAST! So it'll get to you in no time. And to top it off once it reaches you, the first tinhg it'll do is constict you until it can squeeze every bit of breath out of your body and kill you quickly....
But Anacondas have one wonderful weakeness..... they are the only snake other than the regular snake, that doesn't have poison immuinty! So poison and confusion potions are good for use! Which is exactly what Nue did.
(http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/9257/picture8uc.th.png) (http://img293.imageshack.us/i/picture8uc.png/)
Shortly later, Nue found a shop. What could be inside?
(http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2900/picture9wc.th.png) (http://img139.imageshack.us/i/picture9wc.png/)
Our of everything here, I bought the helmet and leather armor. So what happened when I tried them on?
The armor was crap.... +1 and no special effects....
The helmet on the other hand is an improvement. A +2 helmet of see invisible. Sure we can't exactly use it, but still it'll keep things under control....
(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/1875/picture10f.png) (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/picture10f.png/)
A while later, Nue confronted a Yukanako that wielded cannons.... this is only going to get worse and it almost did as it's enrgy blasts almost kiled Nue. These yukanakos are rather good with magic and should take cuation... you have ben warned....
Eventually, Nue got in floor 2 of the snake pit! And what did she find here?
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6306/picture11gm.th.png) (http://img231.imageshack.us/i/picture11gm.png/)
A passage to the Labyrinth!
Nue decided to lighten her load to make her way to the labyrinth....
and enters...
(http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3538/picture12da.th.png) (http://img405.imageshack.us/i/picture12da.png/)
The Labirinth is a small mini dungeon where you'll wander a giant maze looking for the exit, but of course the maze of so vast that your bound to forget where you were...and...at the end lies the Minotuar!
There are many risks in getting lost in there which can result to satrving or other things...thankfully, with the supply of food and the ring of substaince this is not anythign to worry about.... only the minotuar....
An important rule about the labyrinth is to remember that as you go through try to locate the stone walls and then the metal walls. The metal walls mean you close to the exit....course... do remember that even though your path may seem close you can still reach a dead end and then that will mean you'll have to find a way around to get to another location....
(http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9130/picture13iw.th.png) (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/picture13iw.png/)
Now what kind of idea is this Flan? You give and take away the same mutation? Not that I'm complainig, this mutation would be minor, but bad in the long run...mainly in the abyss....
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3334/picture14u.th.png) (http://img231.imageshack.us/i/picture14u.png/)
Now here's an example of what I discussed earlier, Nue is geting close to the exit since the walls are changing in appearance....
Course what I found out a few moments later was that there was a dead end.... so Nue was forced togo around the whole labyrinth to find an alternate passage to the same location....
This of course took up the majority of my time...
(http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/8696/picture15q.th.png) (http://img339.imageshack.us/i/picture15q.png/)
but finally Nue found the exit and the minotuar... course the minotuar decided the first thing he should grab was an axe from the stash.... turned out it was a war axe of draining... OUCH!
Nue resorted to using her confusion potion, and degeration potion to take the mintouar down a few notches before blade handing it to death.... and what did she find when she got to the exit?
A couple of good scroll, 3 magic books, and a bunch of enchanted weapons!
Here's a good idea what I got...
(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/33/picture16sf.th.png) (http://img94.imageshack.us/i/picture16sf.png/)
A book of conjuration for fire give me all the good fire spells...
This one can be useful and if we decide to try to learn it, it can bemifit us once we're skilled enough to use sticky flames.... (very useful spell!)
Then we have book of somebody's firey combat, which had magma bolt and stone arrow. Both useful in thier own terms, but we still should maintain learning poly morph magic in on the most caes so for now this we can decide on later...
And then another spell book that had some enchantment spells in it.... like swiftness, see invisible, matabolic Englactation, ect.. again, could be useful but that we can decide on that later...
The weapons on the other hand were well only so-so.... mostly reaching and draining, and whip of poison... I took the whip of poison, and reaching along with the spear of reaching...the other weapons were too heavy techincally...
And I took some staff from there.... what it does, I don't know.... either way I took all the items and left the labyrinth.....
(http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/5205/picture17k.th.png) (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/picture17k.png/)
Floor 2... Nue continues to look around when she comes across a strange adventurer named.... Donald. Pretty much your typical adventurer who spends his time trying to located the Beer of ZUN...maybe he's a fan?
Course the yukanakkos are annoying and so Nue needed to get them out of the way....
She decides to lure Donald upstairs to keep the fight simple and easy for her... course Donald was well armed... with a sheild and a long sword of flame (!!!)...
(http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/7762/picture18oi.th.png) (http://img257.imageshack.us/i/picture18oi.png/)
and loves to complain alot...
Nue pretty much used 2 confusion potions, a poison potion and a degeneration potion on him and after a while just kept running from Donald till the poison killed him. (His sword HURT!!!)
With donald's death, Nue took the long sword of flames with her and this is where her adventure stops for now...
(http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/149/picture19tj.th.png) (http://img638.imageshack.us/i/picture19tj.png/)
A word of advice...
First thing we need to do is take these goods and dump them back at the site up on the first floor in the lair, Nue needs to lighten her load...
So feel free to drop a few scrolls too...
Afterward we can continue to explore the snake pits even further.... just be careful.... some snakes are rather dangerous...
And if you by any chance use up your last confusion potion.... it might be a good time to run out and go through either the dungeon, lair, orc mines, and so forth to restock your amuntion.... you will need these if you want to survive an Anaconda attack!
Finally keep your poison ressitance on as much as possible... it'll help save you from so much trouble.
Here's the file, at least now Nue isn't in much pain as before.... and as usual...SIGN ME UP AGAIN!
Here's the player list for who's next in line:
Stuffman
MaullarMaullar
Choja
Zengar
Ibakachan
Totaku
So Stuffman it's your turn!
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Stuffman, reporting for action! As Totaku requested, I'm going to head up to Lair 1 to lighten our load.
Flandre confuses me for no good reason as I make my way towards the stairs, then gives me some gold. Maybe she's tsundere?
We have two whips of venom, which is as redundant as redundant gets. I'm going to try smacking some plants with the other to see what its stats are, and keep the better one.
(http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/6272/33403889.th.png) (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/33403889.png/)
Ooh, that's quite an upgrade! I'll leave our old one behind, along with the falchion and the staff (which turned out to be a staff of poison ? we don't use poison magic so the whip is the better choice). The only book I hang onto is the one with Sticky Flame, which is the only thing I see being useful for us. After dumping a few other things, we're left at a little over 50% weight, which should be fine.
Back to the Snake Pit! As I wander around checking any corners on Snake Pit 1 that weren't explored previous, Flandre gives Nue more gold and a staff. I wonder what kind? It's a staff of energy; it allows us to cast spells without getting hungry, but that's hardly an issue when we've got the amulet of the gourmand.
Alright, onto Snake Pit 2. I'm gonna try to clear the place out; no stone unturned! I sneak about hunting down some Yukanakos, eliminating them with great efficiency due to BLADE HANDS! I also find a ring that Totaku apparently didn't have time to grab. I'll just try putting it on, since I've already wasted a couple ID scrolls.
(http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/8983/22160813.th.png) (http://img412.imageshack.us/i/22160813.png/)
Derp. Wait no, this is good. We can uncurse it, and now we've got a ring of teleportation! No need to worry about running out of scrolls! Dynamite! Let's make sure we live long enough to use it.
Wuh-oh. More trouble. Here's a guy named Rupert, which describes him as a crusader. I'm not going to take any chances on him; I'll chuck a strong poison at him and let my Abomination buddy take the lead. I notice him trying to cast spells on me, so I switch to the Ring of Benwale (which has MR). Whoa! He's gone berserk! Even with Blade Hands Nue doesn't have a chance, so she teleports! Nue conveniently lands near some upward stairs, so I have her go up to walk off the pain. These uniques are no joke!
Alright, let's try this again. On a whim, I decide to try the ebony casket, and I get a pet Sukusuku for my trouble, so that'll be my frontrunner this time. I want to take this guy down, but how to do it? The blade hands approach isn't enough when he goes berserk. He's very resistant to enchantments, so the wands won't help...maybe poison will do the trick. With the Sukusuku guarding, I use potions of might and haste and get ready to move in with the poison whip. I'll throw on Blade Hands once he's badly poisoned and try to finish him. Rupert appears to have the advantage at first, but a brutal hit knocks his health below mine...just one more hit!
(http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/6784/60284902.th.png) (http://img819.imageshack.us/i/60284902.png/)
Yes! I knew we could do it! That's one less problem to deal with. Nue devours his corpse in celebration. That's what a human gets for fucking around with a youkai.
Nue presses onward. Flandre really seems to like glassing the walls...I take down a few snakes, grabbing more poison potion ammo from their corpses when possible.
Experimenting with the ebony casket yields interesting results. You can get various animals out of it, like snakes and Sukusukus. Nue enjoys using it, as who wouldn't enjoy having their own pet Sukusuku?
I explore the rest of Snake Pit 2 without incident; time to move on to Snake Pit 3.
(http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8725/58397548.th.png) (http://img101.imageshack.us/i/58397548.png/)
Whoashit! As soon as we enter, Iku is upon us! Do I have anything that resists electricity!? No! Still, I must challenge her. I decide to draw her upstairs, as if I teleport here I'll be headed into unknown territory.
(http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/320/64726410.th.png) (http://img59.imageshack.us/i/64726410.png/)
...
Thank you, Iku, for this stark reminder of how much Lightning Bolts hurt. Nue survived a mere 3 rounds in her presence.
Good luck Maumau ;_;
I won't sign up again just yet, I really should be working on PoSR.
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(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/3217/skillz.th.png) (http://img97.imageshack.us/i/skillz.png/)
Fire magic goes back on so we can work our way up to Sticky Flame.
Speaking of which, while I'm at the stash I pick up Throw Flame, both so we'll have a projectile attack and so we can dump some of our spare experience into fire conjurations. Using Z, we cast Throw Flame at nothing in particular until...
(http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/2679/nue008.th.png) (http://img682.imageshack.us/i/nue008.png/)
With our experience pool empty again--
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) "Much like your bank account."
--we proceed to the Hive. Mostly trivial with poison resistance and a good means of crowd control, and we could use the experience.
(http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/8435/nue009.th.png) (http://img409.imageshack.us/i/nue009.png/)
(http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/7959/nue010.th.png) (http://img175.imageshack.us/i/nue010.png/)
The opportunity to replenish our ammo doesn't hurt either.
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/600/nue011.th.png) (http://img231.imageshack.us/i/nue011.png/)
Now the one danger in Hive is getting swarmed...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "First wise guy to drop a Wicker Man reference is catching a puff of flame in the face, all right?"
(http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/2412/nue012.th.png) (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/nue012.png/)
...but nothing says 'back off' like Evaporating a potion of poison on yourself.
(http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/7382/nue013.th.png) (http://img541.imageshack.us/i/nue013.png/)
(http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/4861/nue014.th.png) (http://img683.imageshack.us/i/nue014.png/)
M-M-M-MONSTER KILL
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "Unreal? Really? In this day and age?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-happy.jpg) "That's so cute."
(http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/7048/nue015.th.png) (http://img191.imageshack.us/i/nue015.png/)
Anyway, we find a bone lantern. When wielded, it reduces line of sight (for both us and enemies) and spawns friendly shadows. Useful if we ever need to escape from something. Not that we will.
(http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/3763/nue017.th.png) (http://img704.imageshack.us/i/nue017.png/)
As we pick our way through all this beeswax, Flandre's nice enough to send us some demon meatshields.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "I take offense to thHRKKK"
(http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/3681/nue018.th.png) (http://img821.imageshack.us/i/nue018.png/)
As well as this.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "You're doing good! I thought you deserved a little walking-around money."
(http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/1345/nue019.th.png) (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/nue019.png/)
Total spoils from the Hive: enough poison and food to last us most of the rest of the game.
(http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/2839/nue020.th.png) (http://img705.imageshack.us/i/nue020.png/)
Returning to the Snake Pit, we run into some yukkanakos and get to try out this wand we picked up...
(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/1335/nue021.th.png) (http://img685.imageshack.us/i/nue021.png/)
We also encounter Rupert. As he can cast paralyze and confuse, we advance under a screen of snakes.
(http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/2719/nue022.png) (http://img252.imageshack.us/i/nue022.png/)
And as we finish him off, Flandre throws us a bone!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-happy.jpg) "Oh, nice! I can finally wear my favorite top again--"
(http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/6752/nue023.th.png) (http://img257.imageshack.us/i/nue023.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "GOD DAMMIT"
It's not all bad though, as we gain 1 Str (at the cost of 1 Dex) and free +2 AC.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "Yeah right! You try being a walking public service announcement to use Pond's Cream!"
(http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/3108/nue024.th.png) (http://img163.imageshack.us/i/nue024.png/)
Now, as Iku's waiting for us one level below, we'll go do something else. Like buy these crappy rings, just to have them identified. It's only 2 gold, after all.
(http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9188/nue025.th.png) (http://img443.imageshack.us/i/nue025.png/)
We then check out the Orcish Mines.
(http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/7255/nue026.th.png) (http://img229.imageshack.us/i/nue026.png/)
At this stage in the game, they're not too difficult (unless a warlord or high priest turns up.) You do need to watch out for orc priests, as they can smite you as long as they can see you, no line of sight required, no dodge check. They don't resist Evaporated potions, though.
And as we're heading back to the stash to drop off our new potions of confusion....
(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/830/nue027.th.png) (http://img153.imageshack.us/i/nue027.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sasha.jpg) "Oh, for the love of--!"
(http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/1041/nue028.th.png) (http://img686.imageshack.us/i/nue028.png/)
Oh, and on the way back to the Mines, we fall into an ambush. Good luck with that, and see you next time. Also I'm signing up again.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sasha.jpg) "*sob* If they kill me now, they're doing me a favor..."
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Huh? You used Sashiromiya Sasha for your last 2 emote portraits? Oh well, that's a relatively easy ambush to get out of, good job on keeping Nue alive. Is it Shoals time next? Provided we leave our food outside (actually didn't we have gourmand?) and have emergency scrolls of noise (break mesmerisations), it should be a reasonable place to grind (since we have poison resist... oh how I miss that on my last few characters...). Totaku modded the Shoal sprites so it'd be a waste not to see them soon.
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Mmmm.... well it depends...., since Iku may be down there, that can spell trouble unless we become imsulated, and can hit very hard. Iku (or Nikola) as we know, it sometimes reffered to as the unique that's nearly equiviant to Kogasa (who is sigmund, which we never saw in this run). A good suggestion in this case would be a potion of protection. SHould give you proper insulation long enough to withstand Iku's shocks till you slice her into fillet.
But if we really want to dive into the Shoal....bring some ICE PROTECTION! The Kappa cyro-techincians down there are known for thier rather dangerous ice blast as well as water attack which can hurt unless your wearing ice protection.
Also noise scrolls can do that?! But doesn't it draw attention as well.... sort of risky, but it could keep you out of the kappa's musical trance.
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Oh yes, that's the one reason why I stock up on noise scrolls. When you're surrounded anyway, noising gives you a chance to get away before being mesmerised again (once it happened as soon as I noised... darn...). Anyway, Iku would only be at the very bottom of the Shoals, so if we just do the first 4 levels then we should be safe. Ice protection is very much recommended though, yes. But I found poison to be my worser bane when I was visiting there with recent characters.
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Huh? You used Sashiromiya Sasha for your last 2 emote portraits?
because we're horny now :derp:
also i forgot to italicize oh nooooooooo
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Sorry guys, I don't think I can do this :C
Life's pretty hectic right now, so you'll have to get me off the list.
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I'm sorry, but my mother has ripped the routers out of my computer and hid them at her workplace. Also, this is the last day I'm going to have access to the high school computer and its internet, so I may be out of commission for a while.
Actually, I don't know how long. Oh well.
Totaku, can you go tell Zengar that he's next? Sorry about this, but thanks!
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Back to crawling! After fending off the ambush (Via Ice form) and returning to the Mines, I find a weapon store.
(http://j.imagehost.org/t/0270/1_55.jpg) (http://j.imagehost.org/view/0270/1_55)
How the fuck do you even pronounce that
Anyways, take note!
(http://h.imagehost.org/t/0786/2_15.jpg) (http://h.imagehost.org/view/0786/2_15)
Huh, this is nice. However, this damage + a critical hit forces me to retreat shortly.
(http://h.imagehost.org/t/0581/3_37.jpg) (http://h.imagehost.org/view/0581/3_37)
It's... a buncha stones. Silver stones, but eh. More murdering around the floor, an encounter with some high tier orcs, and another couple of weapon shops.
(http://a.imagehost.org/t/0990/4_22.jpg) (http://a.imagehost.org/view/0990/4_22)
Tome note, Distortion weapons!
Next floor, and a Flan summons a tormentor while I'm paralyzed. However, I get to escape-
(http://j.imagehost.org/t/0295/5_5.jpg) (http://j.imagehost.org/view/0295/5_5)
FUCKING HELL
After absconding and escaping...
(http://j.imagehost.org/t/0097/6_30.jpg) (http://j.imagehost.org/view/0097/6_30)
Y U DO THIS ;_;
Actually it wasn't so bad. Killed both Edmund AND Patchy! \o/ Edmund had a flail of Holy Wrath, take note of this too.
Also, There's a potion we have that it's unknown. Let's ID it...
(http://h.imagehost.org/t/0491/7_19.jpg) (http://h.imagehost.org/view/0491/7_19)
Note, etc.
(http://h.imagehost.org/t/0301/8_19.jpg) (http://h.imagehost.org/view/0301/8_19)
Flaaaaaaaan >:|
(http://h.imagehost.org/t/0707/9_14.jpg) (http://h.imagehost.org/view/0707/9_14)
Death by smiting. FUCK
(http://h.imagehost.org/t/0591/10_14.jpg) (http://h.imagehost.org/view/0591/10_14)
At least I can laugh at this. Isn't it sad, Totaku?
I'll /out for now, tho. Need to steam off a bit from crawl.
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i laughed at this thread still continuing from last year?! (some of you may remember me from a long time ago, but now my uni exams fin, i finally came back :V )
i still remember the good ol days of Patch Life Full Life Consequences........good times.....
http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=59.msg55603#msg55603 (http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=59.msg55603#msg55603)
im surprised we're not doing a Patchy yet, as theres a awesome new nuke spell, "Orb of Destruction". basically like Utsuho Reiuji's slow moving NEWCLER bombs, that hilariously blow things up.
but its alright to try something new once in a while.
but if you want to obtain the ultimate BEER OF ZUN, you better make a long term plan.
first of all, Nue, being a demonspawn will gain some espeically good mutations late game. the best one being "gain power through destruction", or torment immunity.
however, in late game, if you ever get Necromutation, then torment immmunity mutation is largely obselete.
or if you switch to Makleb, then the other mutation becomes obselete.
the question remains: will you start to branch into Necromancy? better start soon, if you plan to get Necromutation.
if it sounds like too much trouble, then Nue better start to specialise on at least ONE field soon, whether that be transmutation + unarmed, or some other weapon skill(long swords?), or branch into Necromancy(one field where demons ARENT SUCK AT)
currently, Nue seems very half assed :/
and the decision to play with Flandre may be good for entertainment value, but not very practical for survival.
i think its about time we say to Flandre "We can't play anymore".......
is what i would do if you accept my request take a turn.
but if its a rule to keep Flandre as our playmate, just for entertainment value and th sheer challenge, then i'll try my best ;)
PS: FFS [PREPARATION SIGN] BEFORE YOU ENTER ELVEN HALLS!
and please, please dont venture futher into orc mines, if you plan to Play with a new god.
the orc mines are the best place for scumming and farming at this stage for th new god.
Ie, Yuuka god will gain piety quicky, due to the body count.
Makleb the same story.
Nemelex, due to the largely USELESS ORK(or whatever you want to change it into) gear, the excessive elven gear too.
or worse, if you are daring enough, Jiyva, the slime god, as the same reason as Nemelex.
altough, its best to save Jiyva for last after you kill all and leave the equipment both in the mines and halls for Jiyva.
PPS: Elven Halls may be anagolous to......Scarlet Mansion? or Eintei?
i was thinking Blademasters = Sakuyas
Annihilators = Patchys
or
Master Archers = Eirin!
and change all generic elves/ orks into Fairy Maids or Bunnys
is just a suggestion :)
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Nemelex, due to the largely USELESS ORK(or whatever you want to change it into) gear, the excessive elven gear too.
for the record, the decks of destruction we would get for sacrificing weapons are useless too
but nemelex is still top tier
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OH hey Barasia it's you again. I'm surprised you haven't shown up at the beginning. Anyways, the idea behind Nue and Flandre was to basiclly create a rather tricky game, but if played right can be very rewarding. For the sake of dealing with Nue and her mutation (and for sake of our sanity) it might be safe to just stick with Flan (it adds more fun to the game anyways and it allows Nue to do what does best.. "change her form!") Beside, I don't thing we will be sticking with no more than one charater and looking at how things are rolling Nue would best serve as "Collect 3 runes and RUN FOR THE BEER" But to be honest, I would really like to try aiming for going through hell and pandemonium if possible for the things I crafted for those floors.
Long story short, it's best if we keep Nue with Flan, because it's FUN that way.
Just to be honest though I would like Nue to be able to use all her transmuation spells (it would fit her so well) and maybe some fire spells (like sticky flame and possibly other spells like haste and translocation spells. Something that will have to be planned in the long run... And considering that we got Flan who can be a giant pain in the butt.... I'm willing to accept learning Shatter to the sake of this game.
As for the Elven halls.....comparing it to Enitei is rather.... interesting! In fact it might be worth looking into doing some sprite work.
Rabbits replacing elves is a good idea.. and as far as I know, there is only one "elven master archer" in general. Though Eirin was already taken up by the Centaur unique (Nirros, wasn't it?) if you can thinks of a better replacement for Nirros, then maybe I can switch out Eirin in place for the master archer. (and befroe you ask Reisen's a rahasha, end of story!
As of right now, I finished my run, but I'm not posting yet... I need to go through and work on replacing some sprites to other creates in the game. And make some more text changes. (I was hoping to compile... but my mac is sort of "old" till I get a new OS. Then there's still the concept of cross compiling so I can't exactly make a true Touhou crawl, but at least the text and graphic edits will work as they have been for a while.
Oh and another thing... I don't know if I just happened to had ghost mistakenly placed in the game file... but as the rules state, this game is suppose to be player ghost free. So please remove all player ghost files. If I mistakenly placed them in.
Also on another news front....
I currently have looked into the trunk of what will be Crawl 0.7. And all I can say is this one will definetly be amazing. It's basiclly going to be more things you can do than ever!
Starting off with....
1. New graphic sprites. Alot of creatures are getting a make over so they will look more up to date!
2. New creatues....black sheeps, elephants, uniques and how can I forget... THE HELLEPHANT!
3. New mini dungeons: I have recently uncovered what's called "The Spiders's nest" Full of lots of poisonous critters and of course... spiders!.
4. New end dungeon... The Lair is not going to be as easy as it use to be... as it now has an end dungeon to it....
5.Easy to access Arena mode - from the main menu!
6. New game: DUNGEON SPRINT! One level, fixed enemies, and you can expect to face nothing from trouble from the front door! It's Crawl on PHANTASM DIFFICULTY!
And that's just the tip of the iceburg, there's alot more to come as of for right now, all I know is if what the crawl staff states is true, Crawl 7.0 will be out late July or August! So when that comes out, I'm transfering my work to it. And then we can all try the new Crawl. So lets try to aim to get this done around the time 7.0 comes out!
I'll post my stuff in a bit once I get everything fixed up and transfer to 6.1 (since that fixed up a few nasty bugs that lurked in there.)
And please let me know if your joining in.
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Nessos is weak compared to Master Archer.
sometimes anyway.
once, i encounted Nessos with a Bow of Flaming, with Arrows of Poison.
not good odds, since you take BOTH effects of burns and poison at the same time.
Nessos has a habit of blinking too, and it was a very intense danmaku battle.
but when all said and done, a centaur sucks at dodging, so a wand of fire/ice will do the trick.
But a Master Archer not only packs way more punch, they dodge very well too and are quite the challenge themselves. i consider them way more dangerous that the Annihilator or even them blademaster!
without Deflect Missiles, you're turned into swiss cheese as soon as it sees you.
they have no hesitation to shoot at point blank range too!
Reisen is Mara i take it?
<shudders in fear> :colonveeplusalpha:
(to those who just met me, you dont see me shudder a lot, so that shuddering at the thought of Mara is worth something)
0.7 may be great, but theres lots of new stuff in 0.6 too!
Current things that if you dont try out in 0.6, you are a fool and missing out;
1. summon ugly things. ugly things now very powerful due to variety type.
2. ORB OF DESTRUCTION UTSUHO's NEWCLER BOMB. ITS TIME FOR A NEW PAINT JOB, IM THINKING BRIGHT RED.
3. Wizlabs vaults. seriously, go to Wizmode, summon one and try them out now!
they are hilariously fun. if we ever encounter one, we are bound to get some very NICE gear. i guess it depends on the wizlab that we get though.
4. other misc vaults. (i found a treasure vault once, but foolishly accepted the Quest. the quest wanted 25 Brillance potions to open the vault :blush: )
5. Making Fish SUFFOCATE, using sunlight ability from Yuka god to dry up all water. (WHY DOES IT NOT KILL VAMPIRES?! ARRRGH!)
6. Defeat Crypt zombies using Yuka God abiliy Decomposition. easy run, and easy piety gain. (a certain Wizlab spwan infinite zombies. that mean infinite exp and lots of piety, but theres no food to be so you cant stay there forever)
7. Great new Unique gear.
for example, the Robe of clouds, has an effect when you wear it, it rains and makes water around you. whats it good for? Instant water elementals of course! also if you're a merfolk, this comes in very handy. the new Storm Bow and Capitan's cutlass among other Unique armour are quite nice too.
8. Enchanted ammo. OMG!!!!
needles of sleeping/paralysis are badass for assasins.
Ammo of reaping are simply badass.
Arrow's of blinking = awesmoe.
Special note: i was a conjurer and fired an UTUSHO NEWCLER BOMB at a centaur.
the centaur fired an arrow of blinking, hitting the bomb, teleporting the bomb away!
unfortunately, the Bomb telport right in front of another centaur and painted the entire room red.
it was too risky, to use that spell, so i knew that at least theres ONE OTHER way to evade the NEWCLER BOMB besides dodging.
9. Use hacks to create/edit a fav weapon to give it a very special brand that doesn't exist in crawl yet.
the brand of Confusion.
Brand number is 21.
your weapon has same effect as Confusing touch.
somehow other effects on ammo dont work on weapons, except for reaping and confusion. So yeah, you CAN make a weapon of Reaping using hacks, but i never actaully FOUND one generated for me yet.
i'll join in.
but i'll go to China in about a week so i'll probably have ONE run before i retire :/
EDIT: since totaku turn ended, i assume its my turn? whats the turn list again?
and could you also provide the latest sprites and taunt scripts in the next save file?
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You know, why are you restricted to "only 1 Touhou chara per sprite/monster"? Why not palette swapped versions of Touhou characters for multiple appropriate monsters? I'm thinking of Aquastyle's Tower exploration roguelike game where stronger versions of mobs had a new palette and tacked on honorifics (Cirno -> Cirno-san -> CIRNO-SAMA).
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i dont know about that......
but that gave me a splendid idea.
Make ALL uglythings become Yukkkuris.
you do know that theres now a whole palette of uglythings now?
red uglythings = mokourris
white uglythings= Cirno yukkuris etc.
blue uglythings = ikurris (i think blue was electricity....i forgot)
this makes "summon uglythings" spell into a summon yukkuri spell.
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Nessos is weak compared to Master Archer.
sometimes anyway.
Continues to talk about Nessos...
Yeah, but then there's the question of who can also serve as an replacement for Nessos if we're not going to use Eirin? Or will I just put him back in and just replace the archer master with Eirin. Still Elves (or rabbits at they'll soon be) are frail little critters, and Eirin being in that group just doesn't seem tough enough especially since Eirin seems more tougher than what we know her to be (At least from what is told about her. ) That's the only reason I opted Nessos over the elven master archer.
Reisen is Mara i take it?
<shudders in fear> :colonveeplusalpha:
(to those who just met me, you dont see me shudder a lot, so that shuddering at the thought of Mara is worth something)
i'll join in.
but i'll go to China in about a week so i'll probably have ONE run before i retire :/
EDIT: since totaku turn ended, i assume its my turn? whats the turn list again?
and could you also provide the latest sprites and taunt scripts in the next save file?
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Ok I'll add you in the list... but I do need to tell you something...
If you been paying any attention, to who's participating, you should know that MaullarMaullar is before you! Look before you leap I always say.
He's going first, but in the mean time, I'm going to post the next Crawl update. And this is important!
Anathe, I will definetly suggest you update the front page with this because this one clears some BUGS that lurked in 0.6!
As of right now were jumping to 0.6.1. In this version they fixed on bug that was rather devistating....
The vampiric starvation death bug! As you know if you were weilding a weapon that was vampiric it would cause you to have to drop it if you had to swtich to a bladed weapon if it was a blunt one or remove it when you mutated into something! But then when you change back, you automaticlly equip it back....result! Instant Starvation!!!! This has been fixed so now we will no long suffer a cheap death like that.
other things included removing the trigger can caused unlimited troves and bazzar
Yusakuya's permastat gain from excommunication anf so forth...
So this should make life a little easier... here's the link!
http://www.mediafire.com/?nd2tn0yywlk
All saves should be able to transfer to this version since there are no major changes in it...
Another thing to report.... I've now added replaced Erica with Sanae, and also I've also replaced the ugly things with something fitting... which reminds me...
You know, why are you restricted to "only 1 Touhou chara per sprite/monster"? Why not palette swapped versions of Touhou characters for multiple appropriate monsters? I'm thinking of Aquastyle's Tower exploration roguelike game where stronger versions of mobs had a new palette and tacked on honorifics (Cirno -> Cirno-san -> CIRNO-SAMA).
Because it just doesn't seem right to have the Touhou charaters appear so many times in the dungeon. (unless the situation seemed fitting) And even then I still didn't see why I should have them reoccur. I mean, I get the idea where you coming from with this, but I think it would just be confusing to some extent. And when I get around to actually reworking and compiling this thing into something a little bit differnt, it'll be a whole new ball game.
i dont know about that......
but that gave me a splendid idea.
Make ALL uglythings become Yukkkuris.
you do know that theres now a whole palette of uglythings now?
red uglythings = mokourris
white uglythings= Cirno yukkuris etc.
blue uglythings = ikurris (i think blue was electricity....i forgot)
this makes "summon uglythings" spell into a summon yukkuri spell.
One problem...since when does yukkuri's bean paste cause mutation effects? Never heard of that one before. And since people eat yukkuiri at times, I tend to make things make sense. So I don't think yukkuri would be the best option... besides...there's yukkuri all over the place if you looked around. Though you may have given me an interesting idea though! But they won't be ugly things. I'll see what I can do in the next update....
As soon as I make my post, it'll be your turn Maullar!
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Ok time to write my story
When we last left off, Nue was caught in an ambush between two simple creatures. She took them out with her blade hands and then pressed onward....
(http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/7761/picture1sr.th.png) (http://img203.imageshack.us/i/picture1sr.png/)
She started making her way back to the lair. During her trip Flan decided to change the fountains.... INTO BLOOD!!!!
This is rather amusing to be honest. But oh well. let's keep moving....
Nue returns to the lair where she set her supplies down and starts making plans as she beging to go forth and take on the snake pits once more....
Floor 3:
(http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/3200/picture2lw.png) (http://img341.imageshack.us/i/picture2lw.png/)
The first thing Nue stumbles across as she explore the new spot is a ZOT trap ( I will I should change it to the ZUN TRAP)
The zot trap is probably one of the most dangerous traps in the game. As stepping on it would cause all sort of random disaterous things. ranging from firey explosions all the way to demons being summoned.
Never stay around them, and never go near them when enemies are present. Cause they can set them off and hurt you!
(http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/273/picture3fp.png) (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/picture3fp.png/)
Here was have a Viper, stronger than a black mamba and more venomous, but slower as well. But thankfully poison resistance makes this thing a walk in the park.
(http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/2474/picture4kw.th.png) (http://img697.imageshack.us/i/picture4kw.png/)
Not much happens there so we decide to head to floor 4
(http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/9256/picture5js.th.png) (http://img38.imageshack.us/i/picture5js.png/)
Now here we confront a kanako snake guadian. What kind of bizzare creature is this??! Either way, it's quite intellegnet and knows how to use several spells. But it's also important to know that it's meat...can mutate (and can be good or bad)... which is one of the most benificial ways to get flan on your good side.
(http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/5994/picture6eo.th.png) (http://img638.imageshack.us/i/picture6eo.png/)
Nice, just what the wold needs... Oklob plants... one of the more evil creatures in the dungeon.... it's a plant, and it's imobble, but what makes it evil is the fact that it can spit acid all over you....which as you know will corrodie your equipment...Best stay away or get naked and fight it, before unless you got artifact items, dorf type equipment, or corrosion resistant equipment.
(http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/7205/picture7fd.th.png) (http://img411.imageshack.us/i/picture7fd.png/)
Then Nue finds a ring which she ID and it's the ring of substain abilities. Good for preventing stats drops... unless it's Flan making your stats drop....
(http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/5860/picture9zg.th.png) (http://img341.imageshack.us/i/picture9zg.png/)
Then Nue confronts Frances, a crazy woman who made a pact with demons and now summons them to aid her in battle. Two confusion potions and some blade hands later, she fell.
(http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/600/picture10e.th.png) (http://img824.imageshack.us/i/picture10e.png/)
Flandre was apperently happy enough that she decided to make one of the yukanako's weapons come to life and aid Nue, this became very useful since Nue could take out most of the yukanakos while the mace handled the rest.
(http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/5258/picture11oe.th.png) (http://img28.imageshack.us/i/picture11oe.png/)
Among the corpses of yukanakos was a fancy sword... a scamintar of electicution. Good for doing some heavy damage and has an awesome effect on those in the water....
(http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3435/picture12yx.th.png) (http://img156.imageshack.us/i/picture12yx.png/)
What's this? Flan decided to give us more scales and make us stronger?! I love you Flan!
Then we reach the 5th floor... the final floor of the snake pits! Here we can expect the worse of it so be ready!
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/19/picture13lj.th.png) (http://img696.imageshack.us/i/picture13lj.png/)
This yukanako has tank tread, and it built as tough as a tank! They can wistand alot of damage and can hit hard... but thaknfully this yukkanko only had a spare... she she was easy pickings....
(http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/4592/picture14n.th.png) (http://img195.imageshack.us/i/picture14n.png/)
Flan decided to give us another toy to play with!
A deck of card, which turned out to be a deck of wonders... another case of cause that can do random things to you or the enemy... looks like Flan love to cause all sorts of fun!
Now I don't know why I forgot this.... but out of the blue I ran into one unique I never expected to run into this early....
Frederick!
This man is pretty much a youkai exterminatior if you ever saw one. He's got alot of high rank spells and can do insnae damage if your not careful..
Sadly... that's exactly what happened.....
Nue attempted to try to confuse Fredierick but.... he was wearing poison resistant armor!
Freddy started launching mystic blast and iron shots several daminging Nue.... so Nue out of desperation had to heal herself and use a teleport scroll.... and as it turned out....
She wound up in a place she didn't want to be at all, and Flan was loving it....
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/2733/picture15sk.th.png) (http://img696.imageshack.us/i/picture15sk.png/)
Yes, the yukanako nest pretty much....
Nothing but a bunch of bossy yukkuri and yes that one up there with the guncannon mask is a yukkanoko, or a yukannon. The worse of all the yukanakos, heavy damange hard hitting, and dangerous spells to boot!
we hand to teleport again.... I managed to survive and get to a safer area so Nue decided to go to the nearest stairs she could find....Sadly....Fredrick was waiting for Nue and noticed her.... so again, Nue was hurt badly and force to teleport...
Right back to where she didn't want to go!
(http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/7457/picture16e.th.png) (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/picture16e.png/)
As a result, Nue died after being mystic blasted by a yukanako....
Yeah this could of gone better...but Frederick ruined it all.... Otherwise, the rune would of been easy pickings...
As a good pro tip, if you confront Frederick. and if he wearing poison resistant equipment...run like hell! At our current level, we can't exactly take him on....
Now as of right now it seems only me and two others are playing at the moment...
Here's who's next on the list:
MaullarMaullar
barasia
Totaku
Maullar, it's your turn!
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btw do change the rules a little bit, by allowing up to 10,000 turns.
5000 turns way okay before, since theres lots of people playing, (then flandre scared them away XD )
now if its just us 3, i think 10,000 turns becomes the maximum.
jsut remember: DO END EARLY, if you do a successful event, because from the previous Crawl Relays, theres a bad trend of doing a successful run and then dying epicly, losingsome very nice gear/benefits gained.
unless of course, your cocky and can handle Flandre like a piece of cake...........CAKE~
PS: you wont find Frederick there since the last Save file didnt have that level, so when the last level generates, it will be completely new.
in retrospect, even if Nue is good in unarmed, we'll come to a point where weapons are better than just fists. thats when we find demonic brands that are suited to Nue. it is truly time to decide which weapon you owuld like to use, a demon sword? a Demon whip? or a Demon trident? im personally biased towards swords, but demon tridents seems like Nue's kind of thing.... (see portrait http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Nue_Houjuu (http://touhou.wikia.com/wiki/Nue_Houjuu) ) :P
but that wuold mean we have to train up poleuarms just for that purpose!
geez....but if its my turn, i'd try to train it up......
Edit: just managed to dl your modded version jsut now.
Respect, mate.
you've gone out of your way to painstakingly MS paint these.....
i expect more participants in this Relay to reflect the amount of effort spent on tis modding.
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After fending off the ambush once more, it's back to the Mines.
(http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/773/nue029.th.png) (http://img576.imageshack.us/i/nue029.png/)
We meet a new enemy, the orc knight. Fairly tough in melee, and can strengthen other orcs. But it has little defense against our poisonous ways.
(http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/7580/nue030.th.png) (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/nue030.png/)
Meanwhile, Flandre is up to her usual tricks.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Do you even know how to guffaw?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Of course, it's so easy! Aha, a-hyuk, hyuKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKIKKIKIKIKIKIKIKIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII, ha ha, heh."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Ah, there's nothing like a good laugh every once in a while."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "..."
Moving on, we run into a couple uniques. Blork the orc also joins the party, but is not pictured because he smells.
(http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/7411/nue031.th.png) (http://img571.imageshack.us/i/nue031.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-grin.jpg) "Do you like my new scent? I call it Eau de Poison."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "Oh my God... you really think women talk like that. You pig."
Anyway, I don't want to say we confuse 3d17-firebolt-slinging Harold to buy time while we run away, but the battle has its ebbs and flows.
(http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/7100/nue032.th.png) (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/nue032.png/)
Flandre does not approve.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Of course not! Did Batman run away? Did Rambo run away? Did Reisen run away--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Well, actually--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Say... your portrait's back to normal. What happened to those nice horns I gave you?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-happy.jpg) "..."
Anyway, we meet another new enemy...
(http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/808/nue033.th.png) (http://img526.imageshack.us/i/nue033.png/)
...the orc sorcerer. Shoots bolts at us and summons demons. Naturally, priority one is to confuse it.
That aside, we clear the Orcish Mines without much incident. We also find a book of War Chants, which is good for Repel Missiles, Berserker Rage, Regeneration and Haste. Now if only we had the spell levels to learn any of those.
At this point we've eaten up all the easy experience the game is ready to offer us.
(http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/1174/nue034.th.png) (http://img43.imageshack.us/i/nue034.png/)
I decide to stick my head into the Elven Halls, or Eientei or whatever we're calling it now.
(http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/5325/nue035.th.png) (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/nue035.png/)
The denizens are not easy as such, but they're more amenable to our Evaporated potions than nagas are.
(http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/174/nue036.th.png) (http://img192.imageshack.us/i/nue036.png/)
And we're out of time for this episode! Cut to next-episode preview.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "Hi! I'm Sara."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/IceForm.jpg) "I'm a PC."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "What?"
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Right so there's 3 players in the wait list, of which 2 are planning on travelling in a week's time so therefore we'll be down to one? Well, it's still grind-fest time in RL but I can spare a couple of hours to do my turn(s). Ran around with a transmuter for a while, so I've gotten used to it a little, but Flandre will be new territory for me. Sign me up at the end of the list.
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im really not sure, if Mauller meant "next episode" as a continuation in his next post, or that was this actual run.
since theres no save file uploaded yet, i'll assume its still not a completed run. :D
since you've found Regeneration, Mauller, branching into Necromancy will be essential. the rabbit knights offer a heap of exp, and its prime opportunity to practice.
just a suggestion there, but play it your way if you want.
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im really not sure, if Mauller meant "next episode" as a continuation in his next post, or that was this actual run.
since theres no save file uploaded yet, i'll assume its still not a completed run. :D
oops (fixed now)
since you've found Regeneration, Mauller, branching into Necromancy will be essential. the rabbit knights offer a heap of exp, and its prime opportunity to practice.
just a suggestion there, but play it your way if you want.
Necromancy is an absolute must, since it leads up to Best Form (aka Necromutation.) Also Borgjnor's Revivification, Death's Door, and Haunt. I just hope we're not too thinly spread experience-wise already.
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Ah, finally, will satrt this afternoon. although, an update ony tomorrow....
@totaku
heres an idea. if theres sukusuku hakutakus, there must an equivalent.
beware. mind-f%^& ahead.
although, you may already know about it.
http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/594531/bad_id-blush-confession-fujiwara_no_mokou-karu-she (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/594531/bad_id-blush-confession-fujiwara_no_mokou-karu-she)
http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/548382 (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/548382)
http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/545945 (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/545945)
http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/424522 (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/424522)
Edit: in the next version, a player.png and monster.txt file will do.
maybe Hellhogs will be the fire version of Moko-sheep.
Edit2:
Oklobs = http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/563921/-_-blush-chibi-green_hair-in_container-kazami_yuuk (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/563921/-_-blush-chibi-green_hair-in_container-kazami_yuuk)
Edit3:
the minotaur should be Keine, as it fits her.
her ability to manipulate history affects player's memories, as they forget the layout of the labyrinth.
as for why she's guarding the loot......who knows.
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Currently at 60000 turns.
i spent a little under 5000 turns.
although....i was hoping i can have 10000 turns, since i'm retirng for 2 weeks of China trip next week.
Summary?
2000 turns= tidying up. no seriously. you will LOVE me for my 2000 turns spent in reconaissance. Sakuya would be proud.
Notable Loot found:
The god gifted wand Mauller left on the ground was WAND OF HEALING! (4 charges. i used 2 up durng my trip. this will be VERY USEFUL)
Book of morphology. Found on same starting level in Eintei. Has Shatter spell. left in Lair*
Glaive of Reaching. Found on same starting level in Eintei.bought in that shop on the level for $300 Brought along to trainpolearms.
Spent lots of time searching for Staffs using CTRL+F "staff".
Staffs so far: Poison, Death, Air (all ditched in lair),
Energy ,Channeling (brought along, i told you that you'll love me)
also spent the turns HAULLING 42 confusion potions to the Lair.
Spent turns seperating Potions of confusion and honeycombs into managable chunck.
i'll teach you how to manage large quantities.(ie, having >40 potions in one stash is crazy. seperate them!)
the rest 3000 turns was spent going to Yukanako pits. Almost cleared Level 4. nice loot so far.
loot found in Yukanako pits:
Ring of Fire. used to BUFF throw flame spell.
robe of fire resist.
ring of invisibility. (useful for first few levels of elven halls)
Flail of draning (OMG! with level 10 maces skill, this wepon rocks!)
staff of summoning (may be useful in future)
scroll of torment (?! not using it now. i'm not that risky~, butit may be useful tactic in the last level of yukanako pits)
Necromicon. (WTF?! Necrofantasia Necromutation here we come~ )
some nice polearms :D
i also had 3 near deaths.
1: trapped between a Tank yukanako and several others. the Tank yukanako had a shield that blocked all my attacks. spent 1 Wand of Heal charge + scroll of blink to survive.
2. raped by 2 black mambas at once. spent 1 wand of heal charge. used teleport ring to escape.
3. close encounter with the dreaded orange statue. was LUCKILY prepared for it.
Therefore, requesting an EXTEND so i can try to take on YUKANNONs or does Psieye like to try to take on an offensive of the YUKANNONS?
@ psieye, dl the latest mod
http://www.mediafire.com/?nd2tn0yywlk (http://www.mediafire.com/?nd2tn0yywlk)
and insert save files.
i will post my adventure soon~
edit: for the Nue sprite, press -
Put All equipment such as legs, helms, gloves, boots etc to "none"
except for Right Hand and Left Hand which should be "equiped"
to set to equip, press *
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I can't touch it for 24 hours, maybe even 36 hours due to RL. Let's see if the rules will change and you get your extension. Else I'll get on this on Sunday or so. Depending on what I see, I may go hit the Shoals instead of the last level of the snake pits.
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Due to some miscommunication (mostly pretty much entirely on my part) the resize code is NOT permitted either-- anything over 640x480 and/or 150kb MUST to be thumbnailed or linked.
sigh.
Nue: "Arrgh! i've spent long time underground before, the denizens of hell are so much more fun than these weaklings. yet......i'm still weak....."
Guardian: "Weak you are, but im sure you know that you'll restore your true powers when you find the Beer of Zun!"
Nue: "that voice again.....although it sounds different.....i was interested because everyone else seemed to have embarked to find it. But i didn't know that once i entered the dungeon, that i become reduced to such a weakling! if i had known.... and now i seem to have lingering pains. im not sure what is real or my imagination. i seem to remember being severely injured at some point, it felt so real, like dying, but somehow, it turns out to be my imagination. and as i snap out of this imagination a new voice come into my head. sometimes the voice jsut changes....do you know anything about this?"
Guardian: "Nope. i have no idea what you're talking about. you're jsut being delusional."
"Nue: "i can hide my true form, but hiding true reality.......that never happened to me before....."
Guardian: "enough talk!, lets move on to find that Beer of Zun before someone beat you to it! besides we shouldn't make Flandre bored"
Nue: "Ah yes lets. i kind of like Flandre's sense of humour though, i'd to met her in person one day."
Guardian: "trust me, you dont want to"
Nue: "..."
Guardian: "first things first, show me what you've got. ayaya......so much useless junk~"
Nue: "eh? first i pick them up, now i have to drop them?"
Guardian: "hmm, why'd you leave that wand flandre gave you? oh dear, you just dropped a wand of healing! you shouldn't leave valuable things on the ground like that"
Nue: "i have a feeling its going to be long day"
items dropped:
Buckler (its useless)
Lamp (not good in fire magic nor evo)
all bad potions (at the entrance of elven halls)
The book of Morphology i found in this level will come in handy. the shatter spell will be useful in the future.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue02.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue02.jpg)
After visiting the shop, i decided to buy that glaive. its a glaive of reaching, which means we can extend our attack range by 1 tile.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue03.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue03.jpg)
Nue: "its not as good as my trident (where did it go anyway?) but this is okay. i seem to have forgotten how to thrust again.... <does some practise thrusting and swinging>"
Guardian: "its never too late to start.......remembering how to use one. lets stash our loot back at the shrine"
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue04.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue04.jpg)
Back at the shrine, i decided to move some stuff to our lowest stash at the lair.
including that unsightly 42 potions of confusion.
Nue: "ugh! this heavy lifting is supposed to done by men!" <Nue's knees are trembling with every step she can't seem to go up the stairs>
Guardian: "well... <snickers> if its a man's job you say......drink this!"
<Nue suddenly became MANLY. Cho-Nue ftw?!>
<Flandre went 8| >
Nue: "noooo! this has to be the worst form i've ever been in! this feels......weird"
Nue made it up the stairs but halfway, the potion worn off and by the time she made it to the Lair, she collapsed in a heap, exhausted.
Guardian: "theres no time to be lazying around! sort out this mess!"
Nue: "i thought we're supposed to be find that Beer....."
Guardian: "i just can't stand messiness"
Note the trick of seperating large numbers of similiar items.
i seperated the potions and honeycombs into managable chunks.
to seperate them, press"f" to throw.
then "i" to access inventory.
then, the letter corresponding to the item you want to seperate. you can thorw the items at a wall. that way you seperate large numbers of items.
i cant seem to think of a more elegant way of doing this. if someone knows, do tell us.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue09.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue09.jpg)
Note the new equipment setting*
Note the arrow swap with poison arrows. as poison arrows used in sticks to snakes is more powerful*
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue11.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue11.jpg)
After that, i did a memory search on Nue to find all Staffs.
a few hundred turns later, i Id'd some nice staves. Keeping the staff of energy and channeling.
Turn quota:2000
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Guardian: "Okay, lets try to get that tab in the yukanako pits. with this new equipment, theres no need to hold back! blast your spells all the way!"
Nue: "in there? ugh.....i seem to remember something horrible happening there, but that can't be right. are you sure its a good idea?"
Guardian: "yes, yes. but we should go prepared! it seems you'll mostly just fight close combat, and you have a weak fire spell. your potions wont work on them though, so we wont bring any. any suggestions from you?"
Nue: "how about my new ability to make things go boom? i think its Flandre's doing"
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue06.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue06.jpg)
Guardian: "that'll come in handy but its risky...."
Nue: "why are we going in so light weight anyway?"
Guardian: "i've sorted out what we need, you dont want to bring the kitchen sink too do you?"
Guardian: "ah, the yukanakos! ATTACK!"
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue12.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue12.jpg)
Using staff of energy, Nue used Ice form.
the yukanakos brought Nue to half life and then a black mamba came and molested her behind.
we were forced to use 1 healing wand charge AND a heal potion to prevent death.
Nue: " ooow.....that was pathethic! i can't believe Im so weak. can't we use any weapons? fighting bare handed against weapons dont seem fair"
Guardian: "we have a whip, which you're experienced at, but i doubt it'll hurt them. lets try our new glaive!"
Nue: "i wonder how powerful is this flame shot? hmm? it seems pretty effective after all, stupid snake didnt even scratch me"
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue07.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue07.jpg)
Guardian: "true but, all your mana got spent just to kill one snake. i think we have a strategy coming on...."
Note: weaken enemys with flame shot before engaging in combat. use staff of channeling to get mana. better to spend 10-15 turns channeling rather thatn rest for 50-80 turns.
Nue: "Hmm? whats with all that smoke over there? i see a new ring there on the ground"
Guardian: "i dont know. lets check it out, it could be- OH FUUUUUUU-"
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue13.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue13.jpg)
Nue: "Ah? wha? its some kind of strange sta-"
Guardian: "ShutupandShootwiththeDisintegrator!"
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue14.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue14.jpg)
After the dust settles...
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Nue: <cough cough> "that was relatively easy, we should use this device more.....hey....are you alright?"
Guardian: <Guardian pants heavily in relief>
Nue: "geez, calm down..."
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue16.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue16.jpg)
Note the huge exp boost from the Orange Statue* (Btw Totaku, i think it should be Koishi statue, or something, since it messes with our minds)
we spend our exp abit on polearms.
Nue: "This maze is getting annoying"
Guardian: "i have an idea, since we have the staff of energy, just blast your way through the walls!"
Nue: "i like this idea"
as we take it easy on this level, Flandre gets a bit bored and pushes us. what a bitch.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue17.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue17.jpg)
We come across a black mamba that almost killed us. Ice form doesn't seem strong enough to fight well against a mamba (or it could just be Flan draining our hp to half earlier)
As a last resort, (you can see our very low hp), we use Disintegrator and BOOM. a shower of blood and guts.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue18.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue18.jpg)
Nue: "wahahaha! i really like this device now."
Guardian: "dont overuse it, save it for emergencies like just now"
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue19.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue19.jpg)
Guardian: FLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!
We meet a unique orc spellcaster Nergalle. Apparently she's ugly.
in this situation, this is where the Glaive of reaching shines.
we kill Nergalle easily from a distance as well as the two snakes.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue20.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue20.jpg)
Guardian: "even though you are swinging that glaive like a feather duster-"
Nue: "hey...."
Guardian: "-this glaive seems unusually powerful."
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue23.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue23.jpg)
Uh oh. the irony. Flaaaaaaannnn~
Anyway, STAGE CLEAR.
our loot in level3 is:
a ring of invisible. good for Upper Eintei and other tough enemies. take note of it.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue21.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue21.jpg)
robe of fire resist. officially wearing it. but you could cahnge back to leather Negative resist if you want.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue24.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue24.jpg)
and before we proceed to next level, Flandre gave us a new weapon!
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue22.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue22.jpg)
YOU HAVE TEETH OMG!
Ice Form or Spider form is now awesmoe.
Level 4!
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue25.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue25.jpg)
Nue: "Hell yeah, good form dont you think?"
Guardian: "Tank yukanako! It means business!"
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue26.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue26.jpg)
Guardian: "also Flandre! THATS KILL STEAL" :P
Nue: "OH SHI-"
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue27.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue27.jpg)
Guardian: "this looks bad. lets bail."
Nue: "agreed!"
We use 1 heal wand charge and 1 blink scroll to escape up. after resting, we came down using different stairs.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue28.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue28.jpg)
Nue: "HA! i knew weapons were much more powerful! now, we're even in terms of firepower!"
Note, NO WONDER ITS POWAFU! its +3+5, thats a full $300 +8 enchanted glaive bought. well worth the money!
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue29.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue29.jpg)
Flandre takes us on a tour of the map.
we see more yukanako tanks and a magic using yukanako. (which we kill eventually)
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue30.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue30.jpg)
Flandre is being nice.....well, maybe.
Nue: "i dont need these weak subordinates. you see, just a few of these yukanakos took them out."
Guardian: "at least you still can reach over them from behind and weaken the yukanakos"
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue31.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue31.jpg)
Nue: "wow, a magical book. huh? i can't seem to read it"
Guardian: "then it must be a good one......definitely keeping it"
We reencounter the yukanako tank that almost kill us.
Guardian: "alright! lets flex this new ability of yours!"
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<uses about 60 hp>
Nue: "alright, that was epic pwn. but it hurts like hell.lets not do it again okay?"
Note: Hellfire is unadvoidable. like Fireball. it seems to be Smite targetting which makes it awesmoe! (i haven't comfirmed this yet)
You can try to CHOKEPOINTFU some yukanakos and use your hellfire to kill up to 9 of them.
you can see that it takes 2 hellfires to kill a Tank yukanako.
Keep watch on your hp though. each hell fire costs about 30 hp!
Flandre approves of this Risky move! <gives some money>
Guardian: "hah, sorry Nue, but you bet i'll do it even harder!"
Nue: "but please be gentle...."
Guardian: "..."
We find better polearms as well as a flail of draining (OMG!) from the dead yukanakos.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue34.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue34.jpg)
as well as a ring of fire.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue35.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue35.jpg)
Now we can power up Flame shot.
we also have scroll of torment. use it when lots of enemies in Line of sight. (beware, it halfs enemy hp as well as yours!)
Strategy:
keep resist poison ring on.
Use ring of Fire, and shoot enemies with flame shot.
If enemies get close, Before engage in close combat, take off Ring of fire, and put on Ring of Evasion.
Nue survive so far because she dodged all attacks. i found out that as soon as i take off ring of evasion, she starts taking hits.
Stage is 99% clear.
Flandre seems pleased with our run so far.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue36.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue36.jpg)
Nue: "hah! im getting pretty confident now. things are going pretty smoothly."
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue37.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue37.jpg)
Guardian: "But keep in mind, when the going gets easy, you actually going Downhill."
Nue: "well, yes we ARE going DOWN the levels, are we not?"
Guardian: "you're missing the point..."
The flail of draining is over powered. with Maces level10, its the best weapon so far.
BUT keep this in mind.
ANY kills by this weapon will only give HALF exp.
i recommend you weaken the enemy with this flail, then switch to another method for the finishing attack. DONT kill using this weapon if you want more exp.
order of businees?
i recommend:
1. go back and charge Wand of healing. just use ONE recharge scroll for now. Bring wand of Draining (note kills using draining halves exp). i forgot to bring the draining wand :P
RETURN TO TEMPLE TO GET AMULET OF RAAAAAGGGEEEE (i can't believe i forgot!)
2. bring some food. i ate my rations. you'll need some for the upcoming fight.
3. return to Stash and drop the 'staff of summons', 'Necromicon', and other stuff you think not neccesary such as 'spear of dragon slaying' and 'trident of poison'.
also drop all potions of poison. its useless in this area but may be useful in Eintei.
Note: Big Snakes, Tank Yukanakos give Strong Poison (except for wimpy small ones). Normal yukanakos give normal poison.
Dont over do it and make over 50 poison potions......even if you do, do seperate them.
Tips:
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/th_CrawlRunNue38.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue38.jpg)
Take note of hunger costs of spells. use staff of energy accordingly.
Use Staff of channelling to get mana. it saves turns.
Use Ctrl+G to quick travel.
Repeat Last Command using ~. you can use that for Channeling, or repeated shooting at a target.
Dont hesitate to blast your way through walls using Dig. Hunger irrelevent using Staff of energy.This is great for making hallways and chokepoints.
ALWAYS keep ring of evasion on when fighting melee.
switch to ring of Fire for ranged combat.
Yukanakos are slow. Dont hesitate to play keep away, and spam fire, as well as retreat and Channel more mana. its sometimes dangerous to fight melee on groups of yukanakos.
you can try to melee one on one, but dont fight more than 3 at once.
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Note the trick of seperating large numbers of similiar items.
i seperated the potions and honeycombs into managable chunks.
to seperate them, press"f" to throw.
then "i" to access inventory.
then, the letter corresponding to the item you want to seperate. you can thorw the items at a wall. that way you seperate large numbers of items.
i cant seem to think of a more elegant way of doing this. if someone knows, do tell us.
You can tell the game only to drop # of a stack and likewise, to only pick up # of a stack. For example, if I have a tile with 50 poison potions and 30 confusion potions, I can do "g-?-8-a" to pick up only 8 poison potions and leave the rest behind. Likewise for dropping say 22 of 28 potions is "d-22-[letter of potion in inventory]".
Ah and draining attacks don't reduce your EXP gain provided it's not a killing blow? That's good to know. So we have both a gourment amulet and a rage amulet back at the temple... Maybe the yukanakos are reasonable, though I still have bad memories of being teleported all over the place. I'll do a full evaluation once I get the save which I'll only do once I'm done with my RL assignment here.
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Gah, I have so much to go over, but I'll start with three points...
1. Barasia, your doing a pretty good run, I would like to point out that you can get Nue's wings to appear if you switch the drac wings on 2/10 or somethig like that.
2. I am not sure we should do a 10000 turn run, that would very uninviting to new player or those that are interested in playing. Because I know many of us die in less than 5000 turns. So I have to say nay on that one for now (maybe we can consider it for late game, but not now.)
3. Psieye, I didn't see you say that you signed up anywhere, but I know you expressed intrest. I guess I can let you go after Barasia. I have alot of things to look over for the next mod step.
Ah, finally, will satrt this afternoon. although, an update ony tomorrow....
@totaku
heres an idea. if theres sukusuku hakutakus, there must an equivalent.
beware. mind-f%^& ahead.
although, you may already know about it.
http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/594531/bad_id-blush-confession-fujiwara_no_mokou-karu-she (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/594531/bad_id-blush-confession-fujiwara_no_mokou-karu-she)
http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/548382 (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/548382)
http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/545945 (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/545945)
http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/424522 (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/424522)
Edit: in the next version, a player.png and monster.txt file will do.
maybe Hellhogs will be the fire version of Moko-sheep.
Edit2:
Oklobs = http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/563921/-_-blush-chibi-green_hair-in_container-kazami_yuuk (http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/563921/-_-blush-chibi-green_hair-in_container-kazami_yuuk)
Edit3:
the minotaur should be Keine, as it fits her.
her ability to manipulate history affects player's memories, as they forget the layout of the labyrinth.
as for why she's guarding the loot......who knows.
Ok I'm still sorting out the rabbits but let's review what you suggested:
1. Moko-sheep to replace sheep? Oddly interesting. Seems weird, but I guess it would work. Will consider working on that.
2. Oklob yuka plant?....I think a yukakkuri could work very well in it's place.
3. This one I already thought up of, sadly I already slayed a minotuar, so if only we're lucky, we might find another one. Otherwise, yeah it was obviously that Keine would be the Minotaur.
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Ah yeah, I didn't word my intent clearly back here (http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=6008.msg370313#msg370313). Ok so we're sticking with 5000 turn limits, I'll wait until Sunday GMT to see your status Totaku and then go. I meant to go at the end of the queue but seems it's gotten muddled up again.
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Ah yeah, I didn't word my intent clearly back here (http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?topic=6008.msg370313#msg370313). Ok so we're sticking with 5000 turn limits, I'll wait until Sunday GMT to see your status Totaku and then go. I meant to go at the end of the queue but seems it's gotten muddled up again.
YEah sorry, I've been rather busy. Got alot of things on my plate. But if you really wanted to be placed on the end of the Qurey, that would the turn order from the time you signed up would be:
Totaku
MaullarMaullar
Psieye
At least that's where it would stand for now. If your fine with that. If I do this, I won't be able to post anything till about Sunday at the earliest since I will spend most of the time doing mod work.
I got a whole new idea for the Elven halls and it'll require some testing to make sure the tiles works properly. Course I'm willing to let you go first since I already placed you there by accident. ^^;;
Once again sorry for the mixup.
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Let's stick to the rules then, so I go to the end of the queue and barasia's turn is over with no re-signup until he's back from his travels. If you want to keep the game going by postponing your turn Totaku, that means it's MaullarMaullar's priority to get a turn in before Sunday unless he also wants to pass that on to me.
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Ok, fine then, I will still take my turn. Which I should be able to get to this Sunday. So far I got the yukka oklob done. And currently working on the bunnies...
All 15 bunnies done!
Still debating about Eirin and the Nessos, and Master archer issue.
Anyways here's a sneak peek.
(http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8359/picture1rn.png)
And here's all the bunny graphics.
(http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4310/picture1opx.th.png) (http://img52.imageshack.us/i/picture1opx.png/)
Couldn't figure out the last one... I assume it's a wizlab specialty. More insight on that sprite would be nice.
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the save file was in Reply 97 btw.
if you missed it here it is.
http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6008.0;attach=7222 (http://www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6008.0;attach=7222)
Barasia, your doing a pretty good run
not really, i just didn't go to lower levels of Yukanako pits yet.
the story might change there.
Nue can't handle more than 3 yukanakos at once.
Even ONE Tank yukanako is a big challenge for her.
Even ONE black mamba is a pain in the ass, (unless you weaken it with fire blasts before melee)
i was playing Keep Away for the most part :P
I would like to point out that you can get Nue's wings to appear if you switch the drac wings on 2/10 or somethig like that.
i think i did so.
you could put Master Archers as bunny's if you want. since Nessos is already replaced by Eirin.
as for why the bunnies exists there, it could be that making a stronghold downbelow makes it easier to search for the Beer of Zun.
Afterall, Bunny parties exist below, particulary in the Vaults and lower Dungeons.
nice Bunny graphics btw. it seems it was a good idea to hold of Eintei until you modded it.
Edit:
Couldn't figure out the last one... I assume it's a wizlab specialty. More insight on that sprite would be nice.
the last one is actually from Cigotuvi's Fleshworks Wizlab.
Basically some insane lab of a wizard named Cigotuvi? as in Cigotuvi's Degeneration?
in there are some pretty sick holding cells, where he experiemented on some poor fellows. you'll find poor deformed and experimented humans, orcs and bunnies. as well as lots of strange things like the FOE.
going inside will cause losof mutations so make sure you have amulet of resist mutations or just plan to make Flandre entertained. Rewards? jsut some spells tailored towards transmutations.
Let's stick to the rules then, so I go to the end of the queue and barasia's turn is over with no re-signup until he's back from his travels. If you want to keep the game going by postponing your turn Totaku, that means it's MaullarMaullar's priority to get a turn in before Sunday unless he also wants to pass that on to me.
my turn still stands btw.
im gone on the 6th of July.
so if its not my turn BEFORE 4th of July(i need time to do the run and upload pics and so on), then you can skip it.
that gives me roughly ten more days.
as for the actual Queue list...could it be.....
Totaku
Psieye
MaullarMaullar
Barasia (if save file was posted on 4th July, then skip my turn)
i belive this is correct, since Maullar and me had the turn not too long ago.
before Psieye came , totaku should have the turn, then marks as end of the list. thats where Psieye comes in.
God, this is so confusing @.@
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Ok here it is, I went through and did an entire overhaul of the Elven Halls. Walls, and floor to top it off. So as of this point, it'll be called Enietei
(http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9264/picture3xb.th.png) (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/picture3xb.png/)
Please let me know what you think. And do you think this'll do? Do you think there needs to be changes. Your feedback is appriciated. I'm surprised I got through this in a single day. I guess I was motivated today compared to my usual self.... I will probably mod a few more things before I start work on my game.
Edit: Bah I forgot, the Hall of Blades has the same time of wall setting as the Elven Halls..... I hope you don't mind a nice bamboo setting when fighting a bunch of flying weapons.
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It is okay, but i think that the floor is abit too light colored.
<goes to pay Imperishable night>
yup. the floor is actaully dark brown in IN
see attached screenshot of IN scene
(you may use that screenshot a a referene :P )
Edit: never mind about the Hall of Blades. lets jsut say its one of Eirin's traps.
Also,
http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.php?title=Draining_(brand) (http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.php?title=Draining_(brand))
i went to do some research. it appars im wrong about the final blow only draining exp.
but thats just me, since its difficult to see the true effects of Draining.
heck, it doesn't even tell us by HOW MUCH exp is actaully drained.
good luck for your run Totaku. i persoanlly think yukanako pits is easier than Eintei.
just remember, i leveled Nue up in my run. she has TWO free spell slots.
Level up one more time, and Return to Lair stash, and get Regeneration(it costs 3 spell slots) in Book of war chants.
the hunger costs at this stage is irrelevent, since we have staff of energy. its better to cast regen than to rest, since Flandre doesn't like to be bored....
your regen might even counter a poison effect!
well, slightly.
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Eientei has wooden floorboards on the corridors and tatami mats within its rooms (see Inaba^2 for reference). Since we can't choose which areas get specific floor tiles, both work fine and I personally prefer tatami mats - gives a more oriental feel than the common floorboards. Hall of Blades having the same Eientei architecture makes perfect sense - gives it a very Reisen feel to it as you fight what must feel like an insane illusion to the adventurer characters. Nice touch on the master archer bunny having similar clothes to Eirin.
As for Elven Halls vs Snake Pits in difficulty, I'd think that elves are an easier time for mage characters (mephitic cloud, evaporate confusion potions) and nagas are easier for tank characters with poison resist. I have too many bad memories of amazingly fast snakes ruining my life in the pits... With elves I never had any persistent trouble (as mage characters) unless I got really unlucky when climbing down stairs and getting nuked by 10 elves at once.
Edit: OMFG IS THAT A MIKO BUNNY AS HIGH PRIEST? *Psieye explodes from Awesomeness overload*
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It is okay, but i think that the floor is abit too light colored.
As Psieye pointed out thier Tatami matts. If I had the power I would actually make certain rooms into tatami mats and narrow hallways into doors. Heck I'd remodel the Elven halls in general so it would be more like a house like setting, but since I have a computer that lacks the proper compiling, that's not quite possible...yet....
And after adjusting the color, I'm going to say the tatami mat looking lighter seems better. as it fits the atmosphere much better. I only slightly darken them a bit, but they're still pretty much the same.
Edit: OMFG IS THAT A MIKO BUNNY AS HIGH PRIEST? *Psieye explodes from Awesomeness overload*
A waki miko rabbit at that. May be a bit hard to see the armpits so she may look too simalar to the miko rabbit. So I gave her a gohei (related to Sanae's) to make her at least different.
I'm almost done with the graphic modding. I only got two more to go before I begin my run. The moko sheep and Keine. As for right now here's some Aki sisters replacing the elven twins... (like were ever going to see them)
(http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/3003/picture5yp.png)
Just seemed suiting since when one sister dies the other is bound to retaliate.
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im surprised you guys haven't meet them yet. (the elven twins that is)
in ALL my 0.6.0 runs, i've met them. they are quite the challenge.
The wrath of the sword weilding one......ugh.
the wrath of the magic using one is still palpable.
(nice graphics btw. although the older sister Shizuha Aki seems to be trying to show off her skirt XD. otherwise its fine. Heck, i even see Shizuha being a few pixels TALLER than Minoriko. Such attention to detail makes you AWESMOE)
Other suggestions:
Teleport trap = Yukari Gap. this could be easy for you, since its just a curvy purple shape with red eyes in it.
Edit: with ribbons at the end too!
Toadstools, Mushrooms, BasillyBLAGH = Sunflowers.
If Yuka-God grants us the power to "Grow Flowers at any time", i suppose its only fitting that we replace the mushroom grahics with flowers.
*theres TWO grahics for toadstools. maybe just make 2 different colored flowers.
BassilyBLAH(that weird named flower) = Sunflowers. theres two types, a normal stanced one, and the other "active" one where it can create MORE Sunflowers.
Also the "Spore" graphic that Lily White(that exploding Spring Spore) spreads could be Spring Essesnce (jsut replace with pink color?)
Normal Mushrooms.....you guessed it, a flower.
As for the Wandering Mushrooms, maybe its a variety of Yukakurri......
Orb of Destruction(the purple orbs) = Nukes. Ie, jsut Utsuho styled orbs with the Radioactive warnings in it. this turn it into Utsuho NEWCLER bombs.
Reaper = Komachikurri? or jsut Komachi?
Also, i've only meet those creepy wepon weilding statues ONCE.
it was in elven halls......and i met a bow using statue. GOD, it was hard to kill, since its immune to ALL magics, except earth transmutations. even fighting melee ws difficult because itsa STATUE!
and i didnt ahve any Disintegrators at the time.
have anyone encountered these weird weapon usin statues yet? especially the green ones?
Orb Guardians = Mannosukes? like last time?its a bit early to speculate what the Beer Guardian looks like...we might hold this off til the end, but there the nagging question that if this is a Touhou theme Crawl, Halls of Zot will be an epic part of the run, so wat should the residents of Zot/Zun be?
shall we leave draconians as they are?
currently the Draconians have an interesting graphics system. they have a "naked" body, with different colors, AND a uniform system that FITS ON TOP of all draconian body.
this means you only need a base design of a Body, and then you focus more attention to the details of the uniforms(Knight, Callers, Warpers,Monks and what not).
i just can't think of a race in Touhou that fits into this Last bosses theme.
sorry, theres no suggestions from me for that, only questions. its very early to bring it up, but it could be important to think about, seeing how epic Halls of Zot is.
thats all i can think of now. Keep up the fine work Totaku!
Edit: i just thought of it jsut now.
Since the orbs of Destruction has THREE graphics that loops to shw it pulsate, you can change them to make the Radioactive sign flash!
that wasy, as the Utsuho NEWCLER bombs fly at you, you can see the radioactive sign flash alarmingly. it really shows off itspower in style.
if you want, you can put WARNING borders around the orb (its a big graphic after all) too.
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(nice graphics btw. although the older sister Shizuha Aki seems to be trying to show off her skirt XD. otherwise its fine. Heck, i even see Shizuha being a few pixels TALLER than Minoriko. Such attention to detail makes you AWESMOE)
Well to be honest, the sprite size between the two elves were different. And because of Crawl's new sprite system, I can't do much to alter it. Thankfully I had plan to make Minoriko shorter anyways. (though to be honest, I would have preffer her being one pixel shorter rather than two... but what can I do, until I can get a computer that can allow me to using a compliling program I can't exactly do much except fit them in the margins given.
Other suggestions:
Teleport trap = Yukari Gap. this could be easy for you, since its just a curvy purple shape with red eyes in it.
Edit: with ribbons at the end too!
If you look hard enough, they exsit.
Toadstools, Mushrooms, BasillyBLAGH = Sunflowers.
If Yuka-God grants us the power to "Grow Flowers at any time", i suppose its only fitting that we replace the mushroom grahics with flowers.
*theres TWO grahics for toadstools. maybe just make 2 different colored flowers.
BassilyBLAH(that weird named flower) = Sunflowers. theres two types, a normal stanced one, and the other "active" one where it can create MORE Sunflowers.
Also the "Spore" graphic that Lily White(that exploding Spring Spore) spreads could be Spring Essesnce (jsut replace with pink color?)
Normal Mushrooms.....you guessed it, a flower.
As for the Wandering Mushrooms, maybe its a variety of Yukakurri......
And what about Marisa? I know what your thinking about, but the main reason I kept the mushroom theme was for Marisa :P Though I think a good alternative to this would be..... the grass! The grass can become sunflowers! Even more suiting for when you have a sunflower turn into a yukkakkuri!
Orb of Destruction(the purple orbs) = Nukes. Ie, jsut Utsuho styled orbs with the Radioactive warnings in it. this turn it into Utsuho NEWCLER bombs.
This one's on the possible list, I haven't decided yet, but I know exactly what your thinking, I did some playtesting and got to see some orbs of destruction in action. Rather neat stuff.... I just wish it make a firey explosion ala fire storm. That would be more Utsuho like. But whatever.. I think that one over...
Reaper = Komachikurri? or jsut Komachi?
This one I already thought up of, I just haven't implimented it yet.... I'll let you guess which one I picked.
Orb Guardians = Mannosukes? like last time?its a bit early to speculate what the Beer Guardian looks like...we might hold this off til the end, but there the nagging question that if this is a Touhou theme Crawl, Halls of Zot will be an epic part of the run, so wat should the residents of Zot/Zun be?
I'll tell you the truth here. The Mannosuke idea from the last game was well fitting for an orb guardian...much better than those....fetus looking things.... And considering that this should be called the Halls of ZUN.... it would only make sense the deep down inside of it, the girl would face something they should never confront....manly men!
shall we leave draconians as they are?
currently the Draconians have an interesting graphics system. they have a "naked" body, with different colors, AND a uniform system that FITS ON TOP of all draconian body.
this means you only need a base design of a Body, and then you focus more attention to the details of the uniforms(Knight, Callers, Warpers,Monks and what not).
i just can't think of a race in Touhou that fits into this Last bosses theme.
sorry, theres no suggestions from me for that, only questions. its very early to bring it up, but it could be important to think about, seeing how epic Halls of Zot is.
To be honest....draconions should stay as they are. It can link to what ZUN mentioned about dragons....being the most powerful beings known in Gensokyo... Course draconions are humanoid dragons, but that doesn't make them any less dangerous....
Edit: i just thought of it jsut now.
Since the orbs of Destruction has THREE graphics that loops to shw it pulsate, you can change them to make the Radioactive sign flash!
that wasy, as the Utsuho NEWCLER bombs fly at you, you can see the radioactive sign flash alarmingly. it really shows off itspower in style.
if you want, you can put WARNING borders around the orb (its a big graphic after all) too.
Again something to think about... I'm not too certain about how much I want to do with that yet. It could get too confusing if I make it really flashy...
Anyways, Keine and the Mokosheep are done.... I wish I did better with the Moko sheep, but it'll do for now (in too big of a rush...) So as of right now I will now give out the new mod....
http://www.mediafire.com/?d5tnxj1zmdw
This mod has as load of changes as I've changed a whole bunch of things, uniques, the elves are now rabbits, the Elven halls is now an Enitei setting, and I've replaced the Minotuar and sheep too!
So now I'm going to stop modding for a bit and start taking my run. So I'll be back with a report....sooner or later...
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Hm, i just realised.
The Front Page/First post of this thread doesn't reflect the latest mod :P
While Acidus(thread starter) isn't always following the progress, maybe you could talk with Pesco to insert a post after Acidus's post to show all mod versions and what not.
Link on Acidus's post:
http://www.mediafire.com/?52ktyejenzm (http://www.mediafire.com/?52ktyejenzm)
Your current one as of NOW:
http://www.mediafire.com/?d5tnxj1zmdw (http://www.mediafire.com/?d5tnxj1zmdw)
im still a noob when it comes to mediafire, but i wonder if you can delete the original version, then somehow replace it with the latest version, under the SAME LINK. so that when newcomers go to Front Page, they automatically dl the latest ver.
if that isn't possible, then making Pesco Put in Your post right after Acidus post, so you can simple "Modify Post" to update any changes.....
The newest version is quite alright....
I see waht you did with the Deformed bunny. the poor thing.... :V
Moko-Sheep looks like a trace over the original. i sort of imagined it to be, to put it into words of a commentor on Danbooru, "a riceball with a head on it".
quite like my avatar :P
you could try to crop and resize said avatar
then make small edits and try to paste over the sheep graphic?
its just a suggestion, to conform with the feel of the fanbase. you could do it in your next streak of motivation :P
Grass as Sunflowers is a good idea. you could ake the Grey Grass wilted sunflowers too(i think it appears in entrance to Crypt? its random map generated i think....)
Oh yeah, you know how Spores/Lily White leave a trail of green spores on the ground? you could change the color into pink(the graphics in dngn.png, very bottom grahics), so Lily spreads spring essence which i was talkng about.
Can't wait to see your run~
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Hm, i just realised.
The Front Page/First post of this thread doesn't reflect the latest mod :P
Yeah, I've been bugging Anathe about changing it for a while. But I don't know if she's going to get off her arse to do it. I'll try bugging her once more...
If she doesn't come through, I'll pester Pesco about a possible way to mod the first post...
The newest version is quite alright....
I see waht you did with the Deformed bunny. the poor thing.... :V
Moko-Sheep looks like a trace over the original. i sort of imagined it to be, to put it into words of a commentor on Danbooru, "a riceball with a head on it".
quite like my avatar :P
you could try to crop and resize said avatar
then make small edits and try to paste over the sheep graphic?
its just a suggestion, to conform with the feel of the fanbase. you could do it in your next streak of motivation :P
I'll just say it here. Yes, the moko-sheep was rushed. I basiclly used the sheep's template and basiclly removed the legs and head and did a few small adjustments to it. So yeah...it does look rushed and incomplete.
It was sort of a race against time since I'm trying to get everything done at once....
Grass as Sunflowers is a good idea. you could ake the Grey Grass wilted sunflowers too(i think it appears in entrance to Crypt? its random map generated i think....)
Oh yeah, you know how Spores/Lily White leave a trail of green spores on the ground? you could change the color into pink(the graphics in dngn.png, very bottom grahics), so Lily spreads spring essence which i was talkng about.
This idea seems amusing.... but how do cherry blossoms contaminate your food?! That's a question even I have to give a second thought about regarding Lily White / Spore modding....
There's also the Ballsyotics.... which I assume are cherry blossom trees... I donno. But if you have a good explantion for the cherry blossoms... I might be able to go with it.
Now it's time for the Crawl report:
(http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/7784/picture1vo.th.png) (http://img823.imageshack.us/i/picture1vo.png/)
When we were last left off, Nue had nearly cleared the snake pits. She was down on floor 4 and after exploring everywhere, she returned back up to the top of the Lair where she decided to start setting down some supplies to make some room. Mostly some of her pole arms, some rings, and a few other small things and then picked up 2 loaves of bread in case of an emergency....
And so Nue attempts to enter into the 5 floor of the snake pits once again..
(http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2680/picture2pv.th.png) (http://img143.imageshack.us/i/picture2pv.png/)
(http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/7013/picture3wvf.th.png) (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/picture3wvf.png/)
Now what's this?! Frederick again?!!! What does this man want?! Why does he insist on haunting this floor?! Thankfully he was asleep so Nue decided to avoid this man since it would likely spell distater like before...
(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8520/picture4ui.th.png) (http://img16.imageshack.us/i/picture4ui.png/)
Course it wasn't long before Nue ran into a group of Yukanakos...
Always running about spitting poisonous loogies....
And there was also the concern of Anacondas too...
But what really messed Nue up was....
Flan, she decided to have a teleport ride set for Nue. And where did she wind up?
(http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/3746/picture5qa.th.png) (http://img541.imageshack.us/i/picture5qa.png/)
About 6 steps away from the Rune...that's what....full of sleeping yukanakkos.... yeaaaahhhh....
So what did I decide to do?
I decided Flan was trying to tell me to get the Rune....
So I tried to move....
(http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/2654/picture6gq.th.png) (http://img444.imageshack.us/i/picture6gq.png/)
BAD MISTAKE!
Pretty much everyone was awake and knew I was there. And the yukannons hasted them selves....
As a desperate attempt, Nue used her blink scroll and grabed the rune... but the yukkannon reached to her and was hitting HARD!!!!(due to it's speed I'm guessing)
She tries to use the scroll of fear... no good....
Teleport!...died....before she could teleport....
For some reason, despite Flan teleporting me near the Rune, I felt that if I played my cards right I would of gotten the rune and got out.....
Sadly... I didn't...
I should of blinked to the rune, grabbed it, teleported myself and then use a scroll of fear on all possible enemies that threathened me..... That would of played out better if I did it that way.....maybe?
Anyways, the turn order after discussing things with Psieye is set like this:
Turn order:
MaullarMaullar
Psieye
Barasia
Totaku
So Maullar, good luck and happy crawlling!
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This one's on the possible list, I haven't decided yet, but I know exactly what your thinking, I did some playtesting and got to see some orbs of destruction in action. Rather neat stuff.... I just wish it make a firey explosion ala fire storm. That would be more Utsuho like. But whatever.. I think that one over...
Okuu's th12.3 6B ball. Not everything she does explodes in glorious fire.
This idea seems amusing.... but how do cherry blossoms contaminate your food?! That's a question even I have to give a second thought about regarding Lily White / Spore modding....
There's also the Ballsyotics.... which I assume are cherry blossom trees... I donno. But if you have a good explantion for the cherry blossoms... I might be able to go with it.
Youkai cherry blossoms. Not very convincing I know, considering they'd rather eat your soul than your food.
Ouch and Flan tempted you with the rune. I dunno, I go with a strict "kill everything... eventually" mentality and since the runes don't actually do anything except open the Zot realm, I don't bother collecting them until the endgame.
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well, i didnt really say "cherry blossoms", i only said "spring essence".
And since Spring Essence encourages LIVING things to grow, a concentrated form of Spring Essence will cause heavily accelerated growth.
of what you say?
Well, the bacteria living in your food of course!
(thats why potions of porridge isn't affected sinced it a closed enviroment and possibly full of preservatives.....yuck!)
Touche ;)
thus is why spring essence also causes those accelerated mushroom/sunflower growth. If you worship Yuka, using Rain + sunlight causes plants to grow, but VERY slowly and unlikely.
a Lily White shouting "Spring is Here!" will 100% guarentee some growth of mushrooms etc.
As for BallsyBLAGH, its just the Spring Essence causing accelerated reproduction. hence thats why you call them Active BallsyBLARGH.
(strangely enough, direct contact with Spring Essence damages you.....lets just say its pure form is damaging(like bullets in PCB?), but when Lily White explodes, the energy is diluted and can be used by the bacteria and surrounding Fauna.)
ok, thats my BS explanation. take it or leave it :P
Sigh, Flandre.
It is still true that the last level of yukanako is easier than the last level of Eintei.
The problem is, when Flandre comes into the equation, things can go horribly wrong OR just stupidly easy.
And that totally depends on the skill of the player. Flandre teleporting you right infront of the rune is UNHEARD OF.
(why! why wont you be that nice to me flan~).
i was expecting you to come in from the front door and engage in an epic chokepoint battle, but that teleport was unexpected..... as expected from Flan~
also, WTF! my save file didnt have last level of yukanako pits, AND STILL FREDERICK SPAWNS? DEJAVU?!
in my entire crawl experience, i never encounter the same unique on the same level.
Edit: Except for the obvious ones like Sigmund, Iyjib etc
that has to be a freak of luck. (maybe all that work on Eintei has made Tewi play a cruel prank on you :P )
So much for the Dev team promising "you'll never have the crawl experience twice".
I should of blinked to the rune, grabbed it, teleported myself and then use a scroll of fear on all possible enemies that threathened me..... That would of played out better if I did it that way.....maybe?
heh, when somethng bad like that happens you should do what i do:
1. freak out first, but stay away from the keyboard
2. calm down
3. perform detailed analysis of all possible options, all possible scenarios and conclude on a reasonable plan.
step 3 for me takes about 10-15 minutes.
so yeah, you should done what you just said. Being surrounded like that would set off a thousand alarm bells in my head(Nue can't handle more than 3 Yukanakos as i found out earlier).
also, what you 'should' have done is
1. initiate tele first (it kicks in about 3-4 turns)
2. blink to rune
3. grab it
because;
1. moving willalert the monsters, but reading scrolls(that only affect you) have less chance of doing so (wtf! that didnt make sense! but that seems to be my experience)
2. if something bad happens or your plan didnt go to plan, your tele effect will save you.
i doubt Flandre will give such an opportunity again.....or maybe i spoke too soon.
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First things first, I double back to the stash at Lair:1 so we can stop becoming Encumbered every time we use Blade Hands. Inter alia, I ditch the +3 ring of dexterity, as we already have a higher-enchanted ring of dexterity, and the +5 ring of evasion obsoletes it anyway.
The trident of venom and spear of dragon slaying go because we already have a venom weapon and the spear just isn't that useful. The glaive stays with us--despite our poor Polearms skill and already desperately spread-out skills--because we can poke past people with it. This is more useful than it sounds.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "I hope it's more interesting than it sounds, 'cause I'm dozing here."
Also, Flandre smiles on us.
(http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1248/nue037.png) (http://img88.imageshack.us/i/nue037.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Oh, hell ye--"
(http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6476/nue038.png) (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/nue038.png/)
...but Flandre giveth, and Flandre taketh away.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "FU--"
(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1276/nue040.th.png) (http://img228.imageshack.us/i/nue040.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "You see that? That's what I can do to you. You already got the horns and scales--how about I go for a hat trick?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-happy.jpg) "N-no, I'm fine. Thank you."
Anyway, I also recharge that wand of healing and burn a scroll of detect curse on some of the mystery weapons in our stash, as well as a ring I picked up. No sense in burning an identify scroll when the ring could be one of those that identifies just from putting it on...
(http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/7091/nue039.th.png) (http://img411.imageshack.us/i/nue039.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-happy.jpg) "Oh hell yes!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "You do realize AC's been nerfed into oblivion?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) "Why are you still here? Go piss up a rope! I bet Maullar would be into it!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "Excuse me? I don't have to take this... this abuse! In fact, I'm taking over this LP--"
(http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/7723/nue041.th.png) (http://img822.imageshack.us/i/nue041.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "HRKKKKKKK"
We finish up Snake Kanako:4 and return to the Elven Halls Eientei. Oh, and I just wanna give a shout-out to the Staff of Channeling, which can be wielded and evoked to swap food for MP. Usually a good deal--and for us with our Gourmand, a great deal.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Leaves this chalky taste in your mouth, though. Blech."
We also get some more gifts...
(http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6135/nue041b.th.png) (http://img340.imageshack.us/i/nue041b.png/)
(levitation)
(http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/9764/nue042.th.png) (http://img251.imageshack.us/i/nue042.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "I think I'll pass, but thanks."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Aww, come on! Take one for the team!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) "What team?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/SpiderForm.jpg) "Yo."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/IceForm.jpg) "'Sup."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "Oh, go away. This is why I prefer the company of Blade Hands."
We find an antique weapon store...
(http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/6581/nue043.th.png) (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/nue043.png/)
(http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2335/nue044.png) (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/nue044.png/)
Nice. Polearms of speed were dummied out of 0.6 (except randarts) because they were too good, combining the damage of a battleaxe with the attack speed of a dagger. This is worth turning Polearms back on for--especially since we'll be getting demon tridents later.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Plus I can tell enemies, 'Allow me to share the Wealth with you,' before I stab them."
Moving on, an inaba knight manages to pierce our magic resistance!
(http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/6897/nue045.th.png) (http://img269.imageshack.us/i/nue045.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-grin.jpg) "My mother knew that I would die one day!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Hahahaha! God, you can't buy -this- any more."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Seriously. Not since that one guy died on Wipeout."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-grin.jpg) "A snake rode a motorcycle seven miles!"
We take care of that and move on. Now, inaba conjurers should be confused ASAP--their bolt spells are not to be trifled with.
(http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/9471/nue046.th.png) (http://img203.imageshack.us/i/nue046.png/)
And this isn't a good sign.
(http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5980/nue047.th.png) (http://img39.imageshack.us/i/nue047.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Oh, is Satori around? She still has my Lost DVDs."
(http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/409/nue048.th.png) (http://img88.imageshack.us/i/nue048.png/)
No. No, it's not Satori.
If Azrael's hellfire isn't bad enough, he comes with an entourage of hell hounds and fire elementals. Fortunately, hell hounds don't have much magic resistance, and we just happened to pick up a wand of enslavement on this floor...
(http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/7054/nue049.th.png) (http://img338.imageshack.us/i/nue049.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/moko.jpg) "Ahhhhh! You idiots! It's her you want! What's SHE done for you lately? Did SHE raise you? Did SHE wake up at 5 in the morning every day to feed you? Did SHE buy you those adorable sweaters with the--HRKKKKKKKK"
Having survived that fiery encounter, we're done with this episode. I'll be seeing you again in a few days.
(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/4121/nue050.th.png) (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/nue050.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "So who's doing the preview this time? Sara had to... leave the show early."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/SpiderForm.jpg) "Hi!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "I guess you'll do."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/SpiderForm.jpg) "I know you haven't been seeing much of me lately, but Maullar actually used Spider Form once to get away from some summoned mammals! Mammals! He was so ashamed he cut the picture from this upd--"
Thanks for reading!
P.S. Would the next player please put the amulet of the gourmand back on, I switched it for conservation during the Azrael battle
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Ok, save and mod grabbed, will handle this after I'm back from work.
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very nice find there. A bardiche of speed XD.
Btw. learned Regeneration yet?
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Ok turn done (wow that took longer than I thought), now uploading images and will edit this post once done. Here's the save in advance.
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Ok so let's see, I start with the counter at 65134 turns.
Our current skills:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02812.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02812.jpg)
Flan's mood... darn, Nue is a Special Plaything, this is gonna hurt. Looking at logs, she thought that fight with Azrael was hilarious so at least she's well amused.
Our spells:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02813.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02813.jpg)
And our stats summary:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02814.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02814.jpg)
Huh wait, a Bardiche is a base delay 200% weapon? I need to get a spear to train up on, even if it's a Speed brand it's still unwieldly at Polearms Lv 2. Though because I'm curious and we have a lot of identify scrolls, I'm going to read one now to see just how good the Wealth is: +1, +6. Worthy indeed.
Since we want to train up Polearms I'm switching off Transmutations, Unarmed Combat and Dodging since they're going to suck up a lot of EXP. Also, swapping the rF+ ring for the artifact MR, MP+9 ring.
Going down to Halls 4... oh, that's where the Azrael fight was...
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02815.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02815.jpg)
And I wanted a gentle start to my turn, oh well. Oh drat, shapeshifting removed our Strength bonus from our gloves, I was encumbered briefly. Ice form, Speed Potion and Heal Wounds Potion were used. Crisis averted. Oh and I used a Fear scroll to get rid of a rabbit that was approach too. Need Regeneration... Spellcasting is at 95% EXP so I'll visit the Lair soon.
Since Flan would be pissed off if I sat around doing nothing (I NEED REGENERATION) I keep advancing while at low health. I encounter an open room full of rabbits.
Love the descriptions:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02816.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02816.jpg)
Commence liberal application of boiling potions:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02817.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02817.jpg)
No good, I'm retreating as I'm out of mana too. Will heal as I go back to Lair to pick up that book of War Chants. Got a few kills out of that scuffle but not going to risk more. Flan decided to be merciful and did nothing ("chill runs through your body"), though she didn't change her mood either. Put on Sustenance ring, Spider form and off we go.
I meet a Suwako Hat on my way to the Lair. The Ice form transformation I did to fight it gave me the EXP I needed to push Spellcasting to Lv 7. Regeneration learnt. I also pick up the dragon slaying spear to use as a training weapon. Then I drop fractions of our Remove Curse, Identify and Detect Curse scrolls since they weigh a lot and you never need all that many at a time (srsly, I just removed 30 aum off Nue's shoudlers by doing that).
While I keep the rC+ robe in inventory, I put on the rN+ leather armour. Ice form and Dig are slightly worse in success chance but otherwise Nue is still an apt caster. I put down the resist Mutation amulet for the Rage amulet (Berserk is good). Also I stock up on evaporate ammunition. Oh and the rN+ ring is put down as well as this "dyed elven leather armour" because we need inventory space to carry loot back. Finally, in case I need to entertain Flan in an emergency, I take the curse armour scroll and a Random Effects wand.
As I make my way back to the Elven Halls Eientei, Flan "notices you" and does something useless, but demotes us to Very Special Plaything. Not good indeed... Now that I'm back here, just to speed up future travels I use the Disintegration wand to make a shortcut at the entrance to Eientei 1. Oh and I make a mini-stash here so we can carry more loot back from down there:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02818.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02818.jpg)
Back at Eientei 4, a seemingly harmless Inbaba soldier (weakest of the lot) demonstrates surprising danger by zapping a Draining wand:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02819.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02819.jpg)
No mercy, Confusion potion then I change to Ice form and take advantage of poison resistance to kill the rabbit. Oh that rabbit also picked up Azrael's flame scimitar, I'm confiscating that even though we won't use it ourselves.
So many interruptions, can't I eat this rabbit in peace?
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02820.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02820.jpg)
Ok I hid in a room to eat 2 rabbits. Now that we're very full, I'm putting on the Rage amulet and the poison resist ring so I can practice with this spear while standing in noxious clouds. Even though I've taken off the Gourmand amulet, I still chop up corpses to hinder any necromancy the Inaba Mikos do (oh drat, forgot we're a Transmuter and we potion corpses... Oh well only 1 corpse lost). Ooh and we pick up an acquirement scroll! I put it upstairs for safekeeping in case I get hit by fire while it's in my inventory:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02821.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02821.jpg)
As I turn a corner I encounter...
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02822.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02822.jpg)
No I'm going to sneak behind that rabbit first. Uh, a group of rabbits actually, but Confusion potions make this easy. One soldier gets into a hasted magic fight with me, so I use my Elona-trained instincts for taking down quick mobs - Poison:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02823.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02823.jpg)
Incidentaly, in Elona there was this 'harmless' mob that got its turns 40 times faster than you, was fragile but had fast regen and would vanish after some time (permanently disappearing with the high gold drop it always has). Poison is the only way to reliably kill those buggers.
Oh, just realised I wasn't using Nue graphics, whoops rectified:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02824.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02824.jpg)
Maybe I should show my weapon at least. Another Air staff was spotted but since we already have one at the Lair, I ignore it. Right, Sakuya time:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02825.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02825.jpg)
I decide to gamble and use the Random wand. Flan is pleased:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02826.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02826.jpg)
Wow you really have bad luck dear Inaba Miko, you walked into the last remains of noxious fumes:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02827.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02827.jpg)
Ok so Sakuya had a distortion dagger (so that's how she blinked...) and 4 curare needles, as well as a blowgun. I'm taking them all in case someone finds a use for them.
Darn, a summoner appeared and brought in a Neqoxec before I could close the distance:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02828.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02828.jpg)
That thing is poison resistant and has long-range mutation/stat-drain attacks. I'm getting out of here and coming back via another staircase. But I didn't get away far enough:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02829.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02829.jpg)
We're now inefficient at getting nutrition from meat. Just means more corpses need to be consumed for Gourmand. Ack it even got off a -1 Int and a -1 Dex mutation as I tried to get away. I miss having blink and controlled teleport.
I find an unidentified ring when my inventory is full, so I try putting it on. Didn't self-identify so I use an ID scroll to find it's a +3/+3 Slaying ring! Ok I'm feeling offense minded, I replace the +5 EV ring for this. Also, that ID scroll gave me 2 free idents afterwards so I checked how many shots 2 of our wands have. Darn, this Teleport wand Flan gave us has 4 shots remaining even after we zapped it 5 times. Also, I picked up a Wand of Fire (6 shots) a while ago. Time to empty the inventory at Eientei 1.
Flan decided Nue needed some adjustments:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02830.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02830.jpg)
Oh and a small Inaba party was encountered, during which the spear was identified as +2/+1 (much easier to train with than the unwieldly Bardiche):
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02831.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02831.jpg)
Well, since I'll be travelling for a while anyway... Hellfire! Right I do inventory maintenance at Eientei 1 entrance, oh and I drop the surplus weapons outside Eientei, in the Orc Mines since I'd rather some random orcs picked them up instead of rabbits:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02832.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02832.jpg)
Darn it, the Gourmand amulet needed more time to kick in, I got sickness from eating rabbit meat. Oh hey there Waki Miko Inaba, I didn't need to stun you since you were right around the corner, at melee range:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02833.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02833.jpg)
Proof we're still a special plaything to Flandre (that's bad, we want to be a toy not a plaything):
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02834.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02834.jpg)
Thankfully it's harmless to us thanks to the ring.
Nue recovered from food poisoning. She admitted Flan's last antic of venomous nose fumes was amusing, but only because she was immune to its toxicity right now. As she rounded a corner, she met a well-trained Inaba fighter that immediately got out her bow.
"I hate archers", Nue muttered as she threw a choking bomb at the archer. The Heian era may have been centuries ago but the memory of being shot as she got exterminated back then was still a sour one when it was recalled. Before long, the rabbit fighter was staggering in a daze as Nue felt frustrated even her trident skills got forgotten when she entered this dungeon. She cursed how she couldn't land a solid shot when the rabbit girl briefly had her back turned to her. A bite and a headbutt didn't do much good either but finally she got her spear to plunge into the rabbit's torso through the fighter's dyed leather armour. One more stab and the rabbit gave up on life.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02835.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02835.jpg)
Floor cleared, Eientei 5 go! Immediately I face Louise the heavily armoured spellcaster. As if that helps against noxious fumes. Next turn... WHY? WHY IS AIZULKANAKO HERE? No, just no. I'm abandoning the Eientei exploration. That there is a real powerhouse of a Unique, who once mangled me for 41 damage after throwing out poison arrows (cannot be resisted even with poison resist unless you're undead) and venom bolts. Thankfully the stairs are near me:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02836.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02837.jpg)
Oh and here's her bio:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02837.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02838.jpg)
By the way, I somehow managed to bring Louise upstairs with me and killed her. Afterwards, thanks to a random fighter that became a sparring opponent, I got Polearms to Lv 3 as well as a Freeze long sword. For reference, I'm leaving behind a small stash of food and evaporate ammo at the entrance to Eientei for when we come back in the future:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02838.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02840.jpg)
Oh and I used a Detect Curses scroll to see what Louise's armour was: +3 Dwarven Chain Mail. It's Dwarven, so it's especially bad for spellcasting, but I'll bring it back in case we need to be 100% fighter in some unusual circumstance (yeah right, I'm just a hoarder). I'm also leaving behind my remaining Detect Curse and Remove Curse scrolls in the Orc Mines just outside Eientei's entrance staircase so we can use them later when we do Eientei properly. This also cleared up my inventory to take my loot back.
Ok we got 2 Acquirement scrolls now, but I see nothing we urgently need so I'm letting them gather dust. Oh cool and Louise's weapon was a flail of protection! Ok this might be useful so I'm keeping it on us. More inventory maintenance back at Lair and... off to the Shoals! Oh I'm leaving the rF+ robe and Wealth Bardiche behind since I don't foresee them being used in the Shoals. But I will be using the levitation ring, oh yes indeed. I'm uncomfortable with the lack of heal potions (both kinds) we have but nothing we can do about that.
Shoals 1, we get a Monster Manual spellbook. I recommend learning Summon Small Mammals (actually I'd really like Butterflies) to use as chaffs when running away in narrow corridors. But since the Shoals don't have corridors, I won't learn it yet. Oh we get a casket too. Dropping these (and any food I find in there since harpies can even eat them under your feet) off at the Lair just outside the Shoals entrance.
Ah right yes, Manticores drown even though they have wings. Oh and we meet our first kappa:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02839.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02841.jpg)
Bio:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02840.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02842.jpg)
Why's a Kappa wielding a bow? They're all about thrownig stuff dammit. Well, it went away while I went back to grab a throwing net I forgot about (useful to get stab attacks in at melee range, do not throw from far away as that ruins the net's integrity). Oh and Flandre did something useless - my spear glowed bronze coloured a while. Oh wait, she did something else too - after 3 teleports I'm... right next to a snapping turtle:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02841.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02843.jpg)
These things HURT if they hit, so I'm going to throw out every poison we got if it wakes up... ok good, I get to STAB it. Drat, we're no good at stabbing and this isn't a short blade so it didn't do much good. Plan B, Poison it. Oh and that kappa from before snuck up on me and threw a spear at me. Yeah, poor thing's wielding a cursed bow, that's why he's stuck like that. Perfect opportunity for some spear training. The turtle from before died to poison while wandering out to sea lost.
Oh hey, so that's what happens when the tide comes in while you're in the water - you get pushed back. I grabbed this Random Wand just in time before it got sucked into the high tide. Now then... Sea Snake alert!
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02842.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02844.jpg)
Thankfully we're poison immune, because these snakes have the worst poison attack of all snakes I believe - once I found myself losing 12 HP a turn because of this poison... Also, since it's a cold-blooded organism, ice attacks slow it. Free EXP for transmuters~
I drown another Manticore (hah, it thought it was in a good position to pepper me with spikes while on an island fast sinking).
Uh hey... is this Mara of the dreaded "I make illusions of you and myself"?
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02843.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02845.jpg)
As Sikieiki?
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02844.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02846.jpg)
If that really is an out-of-depth Mara, I am in huge trouble... SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT IT ISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02845.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02847.jpg)
By the way, here's the kappa cryotechnician bio, from all these illusions (it's actually a plant):
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02846.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02848.jpg)
I use a teleport scroll and a blink scroll to grab this wand and then hopefully escape far away. Wow though, I'm even seeing the primordial Orb of Fire while Misled:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02847.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02849.jpg)
SCREW YOU TELEPORT RNG! SCREW YOU!
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02848.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02850.jpg)
I read another teleport scroll and keep spamming Sticks to Snakes to act as distractions. Being Misled sure brings all sorts of interesting bios to view:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02849.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02851.jpg)
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02850.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02852.jpg)
Yeah, you can see Nue's illusion now:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02851.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02853.jpg)
Ok so this is where the Teleport puts me:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02852.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02854.jpg)
Good enough, spider form and I'm getting out of this place. Yeah you see all that scary stuff over there? Those are all plants:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02853.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02855.jpg)
Ok, time to think. I've still got 2500 turns to play. Shoals and Eientei have thrown me bastard out-of-depth Uniques (considered awesome enough to be replaced with Touhou powerhouses) that I'm not going back into them. We've cleared the Snake Pits until floor 4 and floor 5 is a death trap as far as I'm concerned until we're much stronger. Hive has also been completed. That leaves me with the Vault... Ok back to our stash for more re-organisation. Again, I leave behind some food and evaporate ammo in front of the Shoals for our eventual return.
............ I'm scared, I really am:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02854.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02856.jpg)
I MUST FIND THAT JELLY! FOUND!
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02855.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02857.jpg)
ARGH! THEY MULTIPLIED!
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02856.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02857.jpg)
BURNNNNNNNNNN!!!! Wand of Fire well used. Ok, damage report:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02857.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02858.jpg)
Most of our stash is intact. Right, I'm taking the bone lantern instead of learning summon expendable creatures (small mammals). Also, I'm leaving behind the Flail of draining, blade hands is plenty good enough for doing melee damage - we actually have better attack stats with blade hands than Flails at Lv 10 skill.
D:13. Flandre poked me for "you hear a sizzling sound" - i.e. nothing happened. Oh hey, if I'm seeing this many killer bees, there must be a mini-hive around here:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02858.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02859.jpg)
Oh hi there Yuyuko Yukkuri:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02859.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02860.jpg)
And now Sukusuku Hakutaku join the poisonous fun too. After much spear grinding... Flandre decides to make this more amusing:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02860.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02861.jpg)
Right, problem sorted. Nue feasted until she was Engorged and now she's got the Rage amulet back on. By the way the wand I got while running away from Mara Siki was a Dig wand. Now... why did I forget we're bad at stabbing...
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02861.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02862.jpg)
Oh and Flan buffed us. Time to stay alive to make good use of that buff. Spam evaporate! You know we could really do with some Enchantment levels to make Regeneration have some power behind it. There we go:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02862.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02863.jpg)
Ah? Centaurs are Eirin Yukkuris?
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02863.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02864.jpg)
.................................. *FACEPALM* I should have inscribed "!D" on that spear, that or change the hotkeys around... I just wasted our training spear of dragon slaying by accidentally making it a snake. Ok I went back and grabbed a random spear. Time to resume.
D:14, here be Alice and some nasties:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02865.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02865.jpg)
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02864.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02865.jpg)
Well that was no problem, viva poison resistance and evaporate! Now then, the good news is we're Flan's favourite toy again:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02866.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02866.jpg)
You can see what the bad news is. Well, after a party of orcs, she shows us a token of her new favour: a ring mail. A +0/+0 ring mail. Oh well it's the thought that counts. And we're a Beloved Toy now. And we just encountered Uruk. I turn back and find a new wand. Hmm, yes let's entertain Flan a little. But while I try to sneak up on Uruk and polar bear...
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02867.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02867.jpg)
Oh yeah that's why we keep a disintegrate wand around... A scroll shop was found, nothing too interesting. While trying to look around for a way to Uruk I encounter:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02868.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02868.jpg)
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02869.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02869.jpg)
I step away quietly for now, I'll deal with them later when I have space in my inventory. Actually no, I run into them from a different direction. Oh aren't you kind Flan to give me a gift right when I'm trying to run away?
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02870.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02870.jpg)
Threw away some junk item to pick it up. Running for now. Picked up Disintegrate wand and looks like I'll have just enough time to get Uruk before I end my turn. Oh looks like Flan wanted to spice things up:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02871.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02871.jpg)
Yes, she wants me to take on Uruk fast. Let's do this! Evaporatex2! Equip unidentified ring! Zap unidentified wand! Uh that was the plan, but actually...
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02872.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02872.jpg)
Well, I still manage to entertain Flan by using an unknown wand in a very dangerous situation:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02873.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02873.jpg)
Now get me out of here! Oh the polar bear was a shapeshifter, doing stuff like this:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02875.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02875.jpg)
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02874.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02874.jpg)
Catch and rape huh?
Please let this degeneratino potion give off a foul pestilance cloud instead of poison when I throw it at the Rankkuri... YES! Well, it didn't do that much damage in the end, so I ended up spamming wands until that 7-tailed Rankkuri died. Now for the remainder of this mess... BLADE HANDS, REGEN, BERSERK, GO!!! Ohhhhh, Flandre decided to help us:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02876.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02876.jpg)
Oh wow... that was a ridiculously short berserk:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02877.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02877.jpg)
Ok, let's use Flan's help to buy us time while Nue runs away. Right, so I've got less than 50 turns left and this is my situation:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02878.jpg (http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/02878.jpg)
Back at the mini-stash, safe. Best I end my turn now instead of leaving Nue in some predicament for the next player.
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So to summarise... Shoals 1 and Eientei 5 are death traps due to uber out-of-depth uniques. I lost our dragon-slaying spear due to a fuckup. Slimes spawned in Lair 1 but most of our stash is intact. Turn ended with a huge messy scuffle waiting to be re-joined (just walk east, then south after the long corridor).
Sign me up again. Oh and tell me which images didn't upload properly.
Edit: ok, images sync'd up.
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Man, what upsets me is that Maullar was right....
SLIME DO COME INTO FLOOR 1 OF THE LAIR!
This has convinced me that we should move the entire stash down a floor. Most likely we won't run into any slime coming down from the dungeon if we do this... (talk about someone going to have to waste a turn to make sure everythings safe....)
Also yeah.... I also wished I had enough time to swtich Shikieki with Reisen....she would of made a better Mara. I probably will still do that on my turn. Also since Azreiel is dead, we won't be seeing a Mokou sprite for this game. But I'll still make her so that I can easily transfer her to the next game.
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.......
>:( >:( >:( <---- my face.
so yeah.....im supposed to move all out stash down a level?
seriously horrid mutations? (stat degrade ftw! also no flesh eating?)
also, all the tough oppoenents left for me to kick their ass?
i say: BRING IT ON!
but seriously......
Flandre has done NOTHING nice or useful for us.
Shall we ditch Flandre?
also, Makleb/Vehumet is always a good choice.
Or do you still plan to keep Flandre for purely the challenge?
for now, i'll still keep her. for the lulz
Edit: @ psieye, most of your pics are out of sync with your descriptions, particularly the shoals part.
also, a thumbnail code will be nice.
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I'll fix it up later, that's what I get for copy-pasting the urls. I must have messed up the numbering somewhere.
By the way, level 1 of Vegetarian doesn't prevent eating flesh - I've got a mage who went very far despite having htat mutation and no Gourmand amulet. You just get less nutrition from meat.
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meh. currently at 2500 turns.
i'll say this.
All important stuff moved to Lair 2.
Did Ctrl+F "artefact"
you will be surprised how much SUPER LOOT we have left behind or ignored to pick up, particularly in Lairs.
i spent much turns finding the stuff, and testing it on plants to find its characteristics.
needless to say, i found a gem equivalent to that epic bardiche of Wealth.
( who did Lair and neglected to pick these up!?)
after i did all that im at 2000 turns, (omfg, its only my SECOND run and i wasted 4000 turns already doing housework?!)
spent 500 turns going to Snake Pit 5. yes people, you bet im going in. i have a very special strategy.
And just my luck. (the previous loot finds were not luck, it was neglect from previous Guardians._
found 2 cure mutation potions. (my first lucky find for this run)
shamelessly downed them.
cured all bad mutations (WOW? is cure mutation potions targetting all "bad" mutations first and leaving "good" mutations last?)
lets jsut say, no more stat drain, no Vegetarian1, and several other minor mutations.
yeah, no more horns too. that means Nue can't headbutt anymore, but oh well.
keeping amulet of resist mutation permanently ON.
i stopped just out side the place of yukannons, to have a break(to have dinner). its going to be a big fight.
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UGH.
i was right. it was a big fight.
but......right now im at 6000 turns.
yes, i broke the rules......but i spent 2000 turns doing household chores, so i thought i deserved extra 1000 turns.
UNFORTUNATELY, i can see that this fight will require lots more turns.
i've killed like.......up to 10 Yukannons? and lots of other Yukanakos.
BUT theres still lots more! (just how many are there?!)
everytime i approach the rune, a yukannon appears, and im forced to retreat and let it follow me so i fight it one-on-one.
each Yukannon costs about 80HP. then i have to rest and casts Regen continually.
this process takes a long time but its the beststrategy to kill them.
i have some VERY close calls.
sigh. i really want to end this turn with a rune......i think i have a strategy now. i'll just go get the rune, and forget about killing the Yukannons. But it will take another 1000 turns, forgive me for this, but i do think i deserve another 1000 (since i spent 4000 turns doing "household" from my previous 2 runs)
once i get the rune, i'll end my turn at Snake Pit 4. Totaku you may finish off the stray Yukannons ok?
Edit: RUNE GET!
finished it at 7100 turns. (since 2500 turns were spent before i actaully started the Snake pit 5 expedition, thats roughly 4500 turns to finish Snake Pit 5 (thats how epic it is, sadly i dont have much pics about it since its all one-on-one fights)
you don have to go back there anymore. will upload all pics and save file soon. also sign me up again.
but if its still not my turn by 4th July, i'll pass. in fact, i'll just post here to say if i can't do my turn.
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Oh, you managed to slowly pull everything from the last floor of Kanako Pits. A commendably patient style indeed. Yeah I think it's fair you went to 7000 turns, we needed some serious inventory maintenance afterall.
Guwah... I need more sleep, will fix my report later...
Edit: decided to do it now, my images should be sync'd up properly this time.
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Guardian: And here i am again! Lets go kick some Yukanako ass!
Nue: huh? why the sudden change in mission.....oh wait. its a different Guardian.
Guardian: but first, lets go treasure hunting and tidy up some of our loot.
Nue: right. the only Guardian that actually back tracks and have an obssession with organized placement of our inventory.
Guardian: hey! its not my fault, besides, i've decided to move ALL our stuff to Lair 2. we dont want another hungry jelly incident.
Nue: ALL of them? :o this is going to be a long day indeed.
First thing, as indicated in the Epic Loot detector on the map, we venture to said spot to fing an artefact ring. we replace said Epic Ring with our current Teleport ring. this ring has *Tele, rF+ and Dam+4
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then we trek our way back to Lair, using a new stairs u in D:14.
We end up in a completely unexplored area of D:13.
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looks like the majority of residents in D:13 was hiding here all along.
Guardian: Ayaya~ this will take time. shall we retreat to go back another way?
Nue: are you kidding? these jokers are easy
True enough, they dont stand a chance with just some confusion potions.
Guardian: Hey.....what happened to that epic polearm?
Nue: im not sure...i probably left it behind at Lair
Guardian: what?! you dont leave powerful weapons behind you use them! Well, whatever, lets move on and find the stairs up.
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Guardian: Oh dear, its The Good Girl Miko.
Nue: i believe we're not going to get along. since she's the embodiment of goody2shoes while i'm the embodiment of evil!
Guardian: well, i didn't really mean she's actually a good girl, Sanae is actually a s-
Nue: uh oh! She looks pissed that we crashed their pool party! Lets wreck it further with some stink bombs! Wahahaha!
we are at an advantage here, since all of tehm are in WATER, and we're on dry land. we can easily just Stink bomb them and-
Guardian: Oh gosh! the stink bombs didn't have an effect on Sanae! Run!!!! :(
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Nue: ARRRGH! my head!!! :ohdear:
*Sanae seems to have a special leather armour. i assume its poison resistance.
It seems i was right, as even a poison bomb didnt have any effect.
now the game COULD END RIGHT THERE.
had i not confused the majority of orks and that Troll first. i was tempted to use the LAST remaining healing potion, but lucky i saved it.
we retreat away into a corner, and Sanae followed us. (that way, the orks and Troll wont come to us, since they are confused and didnt see us retreat)
Sanae had a wand of lightning and tried to zap us.
Things look grim, although we still have 75% hp.
so i play Random Effects Wand Roulettle and after 4 tries, Sanae got teleported away.
Guardian: at least we can take care of her buddies before we fight her again.
Flandre: Play with Cirno!
Nue: omg, that annoying brat?! ::)
Now, you may think an orc party + Troll is too much for Cirno but you'lll be pleasantly surprised. i sure was.
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It would seem that the orks and troll can't attack well in their swimming pool, and since Cirno is above the water flying, she froze them into ice blocks easily.
oh yeah a yuupii came by and begged for food, but Nue kicked it away. the poor scabbing thing.
Nue: well look at that, she's actually good for something after all.
Guardian: im surprised she beat them all (even though if Nue helped with some stink bombs).
Cirno: EYEM THE STRONGEREST
sadly, Cirno got bored and returned to her true reality to freeze frogs.
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we find the stairs up and Flandre rewards us well.
we got to the Lair and set to work on moving the stuff down a level. Meanwhile Nue was grumbling all the while.
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we also got a gift of crystal ball, but it turns out Nue can't use it without proper Evocations.
*we also got a gift of scroll of noise........I'm really waiting for Flandre to give us something EPIC,so that i can ditch her later. so far we've only got mediocre stuff like half assed reinforcements, useless gifts and a little bit of money, and plenty of harmful stuff like mutations and hostiles and dangerous teleports.
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Here, while doing housework, Flandre turns a plant into an altar. Is she Narcissist?
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1500 turns spent tiding up.
Nue: phew. housework is not for me.
Guardian: shut up. its time to go treasure hunting.
Nue: you mean back tracking.
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Ctrl + F "artefact"
you can use Ctrl + F to find any item or anything, such as spells in spell books etc and a waypoint will make your character take the shortest route possible. i used i in my previous run to find Staffs.
we explore the Lair artefacts first.
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Yeah. Flandre's a Narcissist. i found it like this....
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue50.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue50.jpg)
After testing it on some plants, this is the epic loot. on Lair 5.
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bought on Lair:8. meh, ill keep it anyway. its not very useful.
keep in mind the shop in Lair 8 seems to have a crystal ball. heres hoping its ball of energy, but its $1000. too much :derp:
The remaining arfect was in D:13 where we met Sanae. so we go there.....
and find her!
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue52.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue52.jpg)
I brought the new halbeard, just for this occasion. time to end this!
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Or not......YOU COWARD!
anyway, the ancient mace turned out to be a dud (cursed with -10 enchant). hate those things. imma throw it into deep water :V
With that done, we return to Stash to prepare for a big battle.
down to Yukanako Pit :5, i find jsut waht i need. 2 cure mutation potions.
downing them cures us of mostly the bad stuff. (surprisingly. looks like im lucky TWICE)
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Nue: thats good. Horns didn't suit me anyway.
Guardian: the stat drain is a pain, so im relieved thats gone.
Nue: So, you have a plan? im feeling rather nervous about this. i feel death in every corner.......and i have irrational images of me dying horribly in this place, but thats not true is it? it cant be because im still here......
Guardian: get a hold of yourself, the last thing we need is to pani-
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:colonveeplusalpha:
Guardian: <gasp>
Nue: <GASP> <hyperventilates and almost pisses herself>
Guardian: RUN!
Nue: dontneedtotellmeAAAAAaaaa!
:getdown:
A Yukannon follows us, and i decide its time to execute my brilliant plan.
Guardian: EXECUTE MY BRILLIANT PLAN!
Nue: what brilliant plan. we should be running like chi-
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:flamingv:
Nue: oooooowwwww!!!
Guardian: haaahaaa! ⑨ed in 2 hits.
Nue: thats your brilliant plan? sacrifice my health for such a risky gutsy move?
Guardian: i did say i'd do it harder.
:dealwithit:
Nue: :blush:
Guardian: after all, its not Wise to engage in melee with these yukannon at this time.
Nue: .......somehow i think you know something about these dejavu experiences about dying.
Guardian: i have no idea what you're talking about
So yeah. thats my brilliant plan.
Divide and Conquer.
encounter one or a group only.
Spam hellfire, retreat(if there is others), cast Regen with staff of Necromancy(better duration).
Recuperate.
Eat flesh.
and find next target, and repeat.
of course, i only spam Hellfire for Yukannons and Tank Yukanakos and the serpent and magc using ones.
i can only spam a maximum of 3 hell fires.
then i must run fast, and cast regen.
always make sure your escape route is clear!!
Also, Hellfire doesn't train anything, so my exp pool fills up quite nicely. i train up enchantments with Regen, and also Conjurations with fire blasts. i also level up Polearms abit...
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Flandre likes our gutsy plan.
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after about 5 Yukannons, i feel confidnt enough to approach the rune....
NOT. a bunch of Yukannons and Serpent yukanako still there....
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue61.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue61.jpg)
i try to dig in from the side, but it proves VERY disastrous.
it seems i jsut opened up a can of worms, as ALL THE STRONG YUKANAKOS COME POURING OUT OMG!
Flandre recognises our predicament and sends us some help.
Nue: <slightly worried> pffft. as if these weaklings can win against a Yukannon
nue was right, as the Yukannon laid waste to them. the tele teleported us nearby, but it brought us time to retreat.
Tele was kind to me. those Serpent yukanakos have a habit of tele.i got teleported inside and got surrounded so i used my tele wand to tele back out.
as of now, my telewand is dangerously low.
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you know you are going well when all you've done is spam Hellfire.
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We are over quota, but Damn. i've killed alot usng this Divide and Conquer technique.
by only engaging one/ afew at a time, it takes a lot of turns(because of Regen)
but it seems clear enough.
so far, i've met some close calls, since after Hellfire, usually a stray yukanako or black mamba tries to finish me at low hp.
i had to use up my healing wands..... :ohdear:
Now with all my healing wands finished.....i supposed its time to get the rune or declare this expedition fail.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue64.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue64.jpg)
Yes, the final barrier to the rune. it seems clear here, but only because i led them out and killed them outside.
hopefully this isn't another can of worms.
Turn Quota: nearly 7000
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Guardian: There it is! get it before more comes!
We Hellfire the serpent.
Bad mistake.
it alerted a few coming from the sides. i bet more will come.
we grab the rune and make a run for it!
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue66.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue66.jpg)
Nue: HAHA! Take that slow pokes <gives them the finger and a final Hellfire>
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we end our turn at 7100turns.
so yes, our first rune of this run and boy was it hard~ (considering how many deaths we've had so far)
you can see i used up our Heal wands and almost used up out tele wand. it was neccessary to stay alive, but it wasn't very smooth.
Order of Business?
1. do a victory dance
2. WHAT EVER YOU DO KEEP RESIST MUTATION AMULET ON. we dont want anymore BS mutations.
3. Go to stash. and drop all useless junk ie
rune, robe of cold, empty wands etc.
Tips:
Distilling Serpent yukanako give mutation potions.
evaporating them is random effect, soemtimes Poisoncloud, mostly Mutagenic fog (DONT GO INSIDE THERE), sometimes Cloud of Ice.
Staff of Necromancy = Better Regeneration.
Find Selective Amnesia spell. use staff of wizard + ring of wizard to cast amnesia. you can choose to forget any spell to make space for new ones. or course, we dont have the spell yet :P
Recharge wand of healing is OPTIONAL.
sine we have REgen....but maybe for emergencies.......
And finally.........
Ditch Flan.
Go to a safe spot with tele, and ditch Flan.
tele away, then try to lock yourself away wit hfood and wait out Flandre's Tantrums.
we got plenty of food for waiting out flandre's tantrums....i recomend a spot in Hive near that deep water.
use Levitation, and Disintegrator to make 1 free tile on the border.
stay on the border and let Flandre tthrow tantrums. the giants can't get you since you're surrounded with water,(also just STINK BOMB THEM so they fall into the water), and wait out the tantrum.
the next god should be Makleb......this is open to Discussion.
Edit:@ psieye.
clickable links are okay, but thumbnails look better.
since you use photobucket,
Click Share tab on a picture,
then click the Get Link Code tab, and copy paste the "clickable thumbnail" code for "bulletin boards and forums"
note that if everything is in the same folder, you only need to change the end numbers of your pictures, rather then copy paste the code for every picture
Example:
(close square bracket)URL=http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue67.jpg] (close square bracket) IMG]http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue67.jpg[/img(close square bracket) [/URL(close square bracket)
if the next pic, i merely copy code and change 67 into 68.
@ Totaku,
Hellfire is nice, to be used riskily. but it wont be a good tactic in Eintei, sincey ou can't always outrun the Rabbits. whereas i can always outrun the yukanako in some way. (even if they cast haste, they're dead since i hellfire them)
we might leave Eintei:7 last level for later game since its really hard.... but who knows. Stink bombs and Poison bombs SPAM might do the trick, but it end disastrously, if you dont get ABJURATION first against the Inaba Demonologist.
Also, good luck killing Roxxane. i recommend you clear the level teh Hellfire spam Roxxane and hide to recuperate.
She can't move.
She regen very slowly or not at all.
take your time!
she has some nice Transmutation spellbook.
maybe even has Stone Form!
and finally, ditch Flandre :V
Edit2 : yes do sign me up.
i'll post to say if i can't do it, when i find that i dont have the time anymore.
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so yes, our first rune of this run and boy was it hard~ (considering how many deaths we've had so far)
you can see i used up our Heal wands and almost used up out tele wand. it was neccessary to stay alive, but it wasn't very smooth.
Order of Business?
1. do a victory dance
2. WHAT EVER YOU DO KEEP RESIST MUTATION AMULET ON. we dont want anymore BS mutations.
3. Go to stash. and drop all useless junk ie
rune, robe of cold, empty wands etc.
Tips:
Distilling Serpent yukanako give mutation potions.
evaporating them is random effect, soemtimes Poisoncloud, mostly Mutagenic fog (DONT GO INSIDE THERE), sometimes Cloud of Ice.
Staff of Necromancy = Better Regeneration.
Find Selective Amnesia spell. use staff of wizard + ring of wizard to cast amnesia. you can choose to forget any spell to make space for new ones. or course, we dont have the spell yet :P
Recharge wand of healing is OPTIONAL.
sine we have REgen....but maybe for emergencies.......
And finally.........
Ditch Flan.
Go to a safe spot with tele, and ditch Flan.
tele away, then try to lock yourself away wit hfood and wait out Flandre's Tantrums.
we got plenty of food for waiting out flandre's tantrums....i recomend a spot in Hive near that deep water.
use Levitation, and Disintegrator to make 1 free tile on the border.
stay on the border and let Flandre tthrow tantrums. the giants can't get you since you're surrounded with water,(also just STINK BOMB THEM so they fall into the water), and wait out the tantrum.
the next god should be Makleb......this is open to Discussion.
Edit:@ psieye.
clickable links are okay, but thumbnails look better.
since you use photobucket,
Click Share tab on a picture,
then click the Get Link Code tab, and copy paste the "clickable thumbnail" code for "bulletin boards and forums"
note that if everything is in the same folder, you only need to change the end numbers of your pictures, rather then copy paste the code for every picture
Example:
(close square bracket)URL=http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue67.jpg] (close square bracket) IMG]http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue67.jpg[/img(close square bracket) [/URL(close square bracket)
if the next pic, i merely copy code and change 67 into 68.
@ Totaku,
Hellfire is nice, to be used riskily. but it wont be a good tactic in Eintei, sincey ou can't always outrun the Rabbits. whereas i can always outrun the yukanako in some way. (even if they cast haste, they're dead since i hellfire them)
we might leave Eintei:7 last level for later game since its really hard.... but who knows. Stink bombs and Poison bombs SPAM might do the trick, but it end disastrously, if you dont get ABJURATION first against the Inaba Demonologist.
Also, good luck killing Roxxane. i recommend you clear the level teh Hellfire spam Roxxane and hide to recuperate.
She can't move.
She regen very slowly or not at all.
take your time!
she has some nice Transmutation spellbook.
maybe even has Stone Form!
and finally, ditch Flandre :V
Edit2 : yes do sign me up.
i'll post to say if i can't do it, when i find that i dont have the time anymore.
Well to start off... I think it would be better to just stick with Flan, sure it's hell on earth, but if we can grab 3 runes and get the BEER OF ZUN, then we will have accomplished an awesome thing! Survive a Flandre (Xom) Run! I perdict this month of uphead will probably be more deticated to getting the other two runes.
But there is one thing....Doesn't the mutation resistant amulet not prevent god related mutations? I swore that it didn't when I played it. '
Otherwise, I would still consume mutation related products either way. It'll make Flan happy! :P But for now we can try to play cautious since we have alot to worry about (plus this run so far we've had alot or rotten luck.
Either my main concern is to either to go to the Shaols (which we'll have to deal with Reisen) or Enietei where we'll have to fight Kanako (Who I still claim to be one of the meanest uniques since she had a bad rap for killing me in my sleep. RRAAAAAGGGEEE!
But I'm still calling nay on Abandoning Flan. Only for the sake of awesome.
And also I'll let your 7000 turn slide this time....only because you got a rune.
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Eintei is much easier than Reisen.
even my level 27 nuker char die very easilyagainst Reisen.
Unless, you met Reisen, and quickly do the following:
1. put on a ring of Prevent SpellCasting.
2. Put on amulet of Inaccuracy
3. put anything on that has a weakness, ie, teleportitis, AC-10??, rF-- etc
let Reisen make an illusion of you, so that the illusion has those characteristics: NO spells and Always miss.
then you can take them off!
of course Reisen ALREADY made a illusion. maybe that tactic wont work anymore?
So yeah, Nuke Kanako, and continue to clear Eintei. Proceed to Eintei :7 at your own risk. It doesn't have ay runes btw......so it may not be worth it.
Whereas, Shoals has a rune, but we have to kill Reisen First.
Hellfire spam......may work.....need to check Reisen's resistances though! she may resist Fire....
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Regarding the Bardiche of Wealth - what's the point of carrying it around when we have lousy Polearms skill? To use it at max speed you need Lv 26 Polearms (unlike mid-tier weapon classes that only need Lv 14). Right now that speed brand just means we can swing it as fast as we swing an ordinary spear. A Bardiche has -6 accuracy modifier by default, and the Wealth has +1 to accuracy. That means with our lousy Polearms skill we get a penalty as bad as if we're wearing an amulet of inaccuracy. Do you really want to carry around a heavy weapon that you can't hit reliably with, just because if it did hit it could do a lot of damage? If you want damage, we've got Blade Arms for those critical situations while we train up Polearms.
I'll re-edit my post for thumbnails if other people insist on it as well - RL is busy on me still.
By the way, have you changed the mod again? Mara was Sikieiki and you said Reisen was a normal Rakasha. Personally Mara = Reisen makes much more sense to me too, but Sikieiki for her mirror works I suppose.
Everyone's still thinking of Eientei and the Shoals, are the later levels of the dungeon really that much harder to train in in your experiences? Tied to that: We've got way too few mutations in my view. That's why my intent is to go hunting FOEs (ugly things) and gather some 10~20 mutation potions (don't eat mutagenic meat, Nue is a transmuter - make it a potion first). My own personal experience is that after some 20 mutation potions they cancel out the bad mutations and leave you with a mostly decent set of mutations, hopefully also locking it down with Genetic Stability. This is a Flandre run and we inherently savescum in this succession game. What's to lose with a high risk mutation gamble? Flandre would love it for one thing (space out the mutation potion quaffs so she stays entertained).
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Lets just say i kill orks in one hit with Bardiche of Wealth,while using normal spears seem to take more than 1 hit. i simply use it to save turns.
As for so called "can't hit reliably", thats where the other weapon comes in, with the +8 accuracy Halbeard of fire.
so yeah, i use bardiche of wealth on weak monsters for king hits, and the other halbeard on tough monsters that dodge, like Sanae as we've just seen. the halbeard seems to hit all the time.
also, i dont like Blade arms that much since it interfere with spellcasting.
my usual fightingstyle is to recast buffs during fights, such as Regen, so when using Bardiche or Halbeard, i can cast successfully, whereas, when using blade hands theres an element of risk of spells going wrong. its just my style of playing it safely.
also, i just like bringing my unique weapons along :V
The other branches are either Vaults or Slimepits.
Vaults......i dont dare GO THERE without Deflect Missiles. (bad experience with steel and silver missiles, also brand new layout of Vaults:7)
Eintei :7,needs abjuration.
Shoals seems to blocked off by a Reisen, but seems doable. even the rune can be obtained, if we kill Nitori fast. She's vulnerable to both Stink bombs and fire, which mean Hellfire Spamming is the key to victory.
its alright to just try Vaults for some exp. but keep in mind that you're going to get into a lot of trouble, especially if luck doesn't favor you and ALL those FOEs turn green. (poison resist + attack).
i dont think its as easy as you make it sound :V
Edit: i suspect that surviving FOEs affect other FOEs. if theres more Green than others, then the rest turn green. Evaporate potion of mutation change their colors so you have better chance of killing some of them.
but i disagree with the mutation roulette.
we've already seen the effect of mutations and some are jsut terrible. in MY experience mutation roulette just continually gives bad mutations after bad mutations for each potion.
it be terrible if the bad mutations also get locked down too. such is the trend in my RNG mutations.
(for example the stat drain mutation was so annoying, i had to down a restore ability potion. and we only have1-2 left! these potions dont come often)
unless of course we turn to jiyva to get rid of bad mutations. this mutation roulettle should be left for end game though.
a mutation roulette right now or this early will end badly......i can forsee it. :3
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Fair enough, the Wealth would be more reliable against weak mobs and it's your preference to hold onto it instead of ice form or blade hands for those situations. We sure have different definitions of playing safe - grabbing the snake rune even with a slow 1-on-1 style this early on is high risk in my book. That's the fun of a succession game I guess - different play styles clash over the one character.
Incidentally, why are we still only thinking of branches for EXP? Is there something wrong with going down to D:20-ish (or Vaults:6) with the sole intent of grinding EXP? Of course ideally I'd want swift, blink, dispel undead and deflect missile in our knowledge before we venture further but we're denied the easier branches with those uniques. FOEs tend not to stay all one colour when they're next to each other. Slime monsters are a larger threat than green FOEs in my experience.
We'll leave the mutation question to each player's judgement I guess.
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Ok here's an update to Touhou Crawl.
http://www.mediafire.com/?tkijjznj3dn
This mod gives the following:
Shikieki has been replaced with Reisen now
Mokou now replaces Azriel (not that it matters cause we defeated her already!)
Mokou yukkuris are efreets
And Komachi now replaces the reaper.
And also as another point to explain my run....I should either mod or simply play. I haven't decided cause I seem to loose my concentration too much....
(http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/3792/picture1zm.th.png) (http://img39.imageshack.us/i/picture1zm.png/)
Basiclly, don't ever...
(http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1513/picture2bq.th.png) (http://img339.imageshack.us/i/picture2bq.png/)
return....
(http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/3545/picture3rc.th.png) (http://img526.imageshack.us/i/picture3rc.png/)
to the yukkanako pits AGAIN!
Basiclly, when hellfire decides to backfire on you when you got a yukkano barreling at high speed at you all is lost.... end of story... I waste my turn pretty much. (Barasia, whatever you did it's too much of a risk for me)
SIGN ME UP AGAIN!
The order is pretty much the same....
Turn list:
Maullar
Psieye
Barasia (may not be able to participate?)
Totaku
Muallar's next as usual!
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UGH. >.>
i did say you dont have to return there.
here are some facts, that i probably didn't make very clear earlier.
1. Nue CANT melee one on one with a yukannon. even with full hp. blade hands can work(i tried) but its risky if the yukannon hasted it self. trust me on this. Melee battles with one at this stage is risky without some method of escape if things go bad. The Yukannon has a habit of Teleporting you or itself if its injured.
2. It takes TWO hellfires to kill a yukannon. That means it takes roughly 80hp to kill one.
Sometimes it takes THREE. if thats the case(rarely), by then its very weak, you can kill it very easily in two ways
i. Fire blast spam
ii. retreat + Regen, and when its possible, a Final Hellfire to finsh it off.
iii. heal + Hellfire once more. (thats why the heal wands got used up)
retreat meaning: make sure it can't see you and you can't see it, so it doesn't cast haste
3. Always keep your distance. Yukannons ONLY cast haste when they can see you.
If they cast haste, consider the following:
Can you kill it in immeadiately in your next turn or next 2 turns?(hellfire)
if not, Calculate your options of escape(closest stairs or tele self)
4. when you succesfully kill one, get to a safe spot and use Regen to rest to full hp.
*a safe spot you know there isn't any enemies there, or up the stairs
So.......
If you encounter a Yukannon,
and your not at FULL hp (thats right!, FULL hp)
RUN AWAY! (use spider form)
my conclusion is, in the ideal condition, with maximum 7 tiles spacing.
you have 2 turns to kill it. (2 hell fires)
my exact strategy is:
1. find a yukannon.
2. calculate spacing( good is more than 5 spacing, bad is less than 5 tile spacing)
3. If good spacing, See if you can use2 hellfires to kill it.
4. if not goodspacing, or you are not at fullhp.....RUN
4i. if not good spacing and fullhp.....its either hopeful 2 turn kill or a risky melee battle OR still run away
5. Get it out of your sight as soon as possible. it only casts haste if it sees you. it wont caste haste if you go round a corner. (applies to Executioners)
i understand when people say that this is too much risk, but i'll argue that its calculated risk, compared to a Melee battle with a Yukannon.
The melee battle with Yukannon, in my opinion, is more riskier for the following reasons
i. theres always a chance that theres more yukanakos jsut around the corner (WHY DID THEY ABOLISH DIVINATIONS OMG I NEED DETECT CREATURES!).
ii. when you melee, you better make sure you can kill, otherwise.....if things go wrong, theres no escape. except when you get lucky and it teles you away.
It is BOUND to cast haste in melee battles. Unless you can haste yourself, A hasted Yukannon is very bad odds, even with blade hands.
Besides, how you really calculate when you're in deep shit in melee? what is the critical hp mark?(as a sign of a tele retreat) its much harder to know when things are going bad, until its way too late.
Melee battles should be left for Tanks, who have insane hp/AC/EV, where its much easier to tell when things go bad or overwhelming.
Nue currently has half assed hp, AC and EV.
And also as another point to explain my run....I should either mod or simply play. I haven't decided cause I seem to loose my concentration too much....
hmm.......from the looks of your screenshot, you just had bad luck, encountering a yukannon just around the corner, (which meant BAD SPACING and probably not full hp).
that spelled death for you (but you had one last tele wand charge)....
i suppose you can simply play, but not the extremely hard levels (like Last Levels of Yukanako pits or Eintei)
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I knew the risk I was getting into. I'm sometimes known for being a risk taker.
Actiually I confronted it from the distance. The problem was.... Hell fire failed to activate! Not once...BUT TWICE!!! In a row. I was taking a gutsy move to see if I could fight it using the hellfire approch. But alas it killed me before it could do any real damage to it. So yeah I was basiclly trying something and it failed.
And if I remember correctly, Divination was removed beause "it was too cheap" according to the Crawl devs. I guess because it made things too easy to thier perspective. Maybe they want us to die cheap deaths.
And now they remove the death knight for 0.7? Maybe because it too simlar to a tank necromancer. Thief was removed too, but that class is almost never used so that's understandable.
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Huh? Remove Death Knights in 0.7? As long as there's some option for having Yredemnul from the start then I guess that's ok, class choices mostly affect the earlygame afterall. It's like when they nerefd Summon Small Mammals - before that used to be my ultimate Chaff spell. Now I only get 2 at a time instead of 6~7 so it's more balanced as a very early game spell (i.e. it's not meant to be used later on).
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I'm split on the subject of weapons. On one hand, later in the game we can wield a demon trident quite effectively--and punch, too, as tridents are hand-and-a-half weapons. Thus both Polearms and Unarmed Combat will be useful. But on the other hand, we're already dangerously spread out in skills, and certainly don't want a situation where we have just Tomb, Vault:8, Elf:7, Hell, Pan and Zot left and no trump cards to our name. Plus Flandre can animate our weapon and make it attack us.
I think the best course of action would be to focus on casting for now. We may not be able to get Fire Storm castable by the time we hit the big leagues, but we are coming up on Haunt, and Haunt/Shatter makes quite the combo.
Oh, and I'm turning Armour off. Have you seen what they did to it in 0.6?
Update is coming soon.
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There is always the Abyss for EXP grinding if all else fails. But yeah, we need to spec heavily in one direction. I wasn't thinking of Fire Storm being our solution though, since we're already high on Transmutation (presumably much more than Conjuration) wouldn't Dragon Form be our endgame? Then we could sit in Gehenna and farm EXP there.
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Dragon Form rapes our EV, unfortunately. Also, I had the post about half done, but then I hit Backspace without the text box selected and it sent me back to the thread, losing what I'd typed. So it'll be a while longer.
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Ah, I didn't know that about Dragon Form. I'll wait for your update and then see where I'll take Nue.
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We're back! Flandre sends up a welcoming committee.
(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/7554/nue051.th.png) (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/nue051.png/)
They don't do anything, though, so I move some stuff from the Temple and Lair:1 to Hive:2. I usually prefer Hive to Lair for a forward stash, as it tends to be deeper in the dungeon--but not this game, strangely enough. Still, jellies will never appear in Hive.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "You know, I hate moving, though."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "You poor thing. Let me take your mind off it."
(http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1186/nue053.th.png) (http://img9.imageshack.us/i/nue053.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "AUGH! Fuck you! No, really, fuck you! What was that even for?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "I'll fix it as my housewarming present. Remind me."
I move some stuff from Lair:1, as well as the Temple, to Hive:2. I also optimize our inventory a bit. For instance, situational stuff like the amulets of stasis and rage can go for now. I'm also saving our scrolls of fog, as we can just Evaporate water if we need fog. The scroll is better, but it may be needed in the endgame. (For the same reason, we should really save our healing/hasting/teleport wand charges.) I also recharge our wand of healing and take the wand of hasting with us.
(http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2112/nue054.th.png) (http://img294.imageshack.us/i/nue054.png/)
Oh, and I pick up Sticky Flame. I'm passing up Blink and Repel Missiles for now, but this spell will carry us through most of the Dungeon.
(http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/2372/nue055.th.png) (http://img714.imageshack.us/i/nue055.png/)
See?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "No Pyro jokes, please."
Anyway, I'm scoping out more of the Dungeon when we meet Norbert.
(http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/2512/nue056.th.png) (http://img14.imageshack.us/i/nue056.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "The guy with the comic strip?"
No.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) "Good. I hate that comic."
We take him out without much trouble... but we're soon reminded that we're not the only thing around that can toss Sticky Flames.
(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/1773/nue057.th.png) (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/nue057.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "Ahhh! Water, quick!"
You know, in some states, if you want to carry a taser you have to be tased yourself so you know what it's like.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "That's an interesting piece of trivia that DOES NOT HELP ME RIGHT NOW!"
Anyway, amulet of conservation goes on pronto to keep the flame from eating all our scrolls.
(http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/4549/nue058.th.png) (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/nue058.png/)
And that's that. Note that the mummy helpfully improved some of our ammunition.
By the way, you know what I said about Flandre animating our weapon against us?
(http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/3789/nue059.th.png) (http://img34.imageshack.us/i/nue059.png/)
Now aren't you glad we're unarmed?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "You're welcome."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Totally could've taken him myself."
We then find a Tome of Destruction. This book can be read to cast a random conjuration. It does have a chance of backfiring, though.
(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/6750/nue060.th.png) (http://img227.imageshack.us/i/nue060.png/)
On the next level, we encounter a rakshasa. (I thought we were replacing these with Reisen, but I guess not, so... thanks for joining us, Shou.)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Shou.jpg) "Thanks for having me."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Hey, do you like poetry?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Shou.jpg) "Love it."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-happy.jpg) "Do you like William Blake?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Shou.jpg) "Absolutely."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-grin.jpg) "Ever read The Tiger?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Shou.jpg) "I don't think I like where thi-- GYAAAAAaaaaaaaaahhhk"
Oh, and this is why I put the leather armor of positive energy back on:
(http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/7038/nue061.th.png) (http://img803.imageshack.us/i/nue061.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "Asshole."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Tough love, Nue."
We continue on through the Dungeon, and Flandre keeps working her magic.
(http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/1998/nue062.th.png) (http://img813.imageshack.us/i/nue062.png/)
(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/3926/nue063.th.png) (http://img707.imageshack.us/i/nue063.png/)
Also, we run into an eye of devastation. From learndb:
A giant eye that shoots irresistible 3d20 bolts of energy.
(http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/7699/nue064.th.png) (http://img189.imageshack.us/i/nue064.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "Gahh! I could've told you that!"
Yes, all that blood and missing HP is from one hit. But we defeat the Eye and continue down... into an ambush!
(http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/5708/nue065.th.png) (http://img576.imageshack.us/i/nue065.png/)
(http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/7613/nue066c.th.png) (http://img295.imageshack.us/i/nue066c.png/)
This is where that Tome of Destruction comes in handy.
(http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/4943/nue067.th.png) (http://img189.imageshack.us/i/nue067.png/)
Also, you wanted Dragon Form? Here it is.
(http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4567/nue068.th.png) (http://img293.imageshack.us/i/nue068.png/)
You don't see it, but Dragon Form knocks our EV down to 14. We can almost one-hit Suikas, though.
(http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/4527/nue069.th.png) (http://img190.imageshack.us/i/nue069.png/)
And we end here, at 82000 turns (having started at turn 77000.) I'll be seeing you again in a few days, so until then, stay classy.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Shou.jpg) "Next episode, Nue gets berserkitis, teleportitis and genetically stable 3."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "What?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Shou.jpg) "I'm just reading what it says."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) "Wha--who wrote this?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Hi."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) "God dammit."
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Cool, so we got Sticky Flame. By the way, wands of random effect are really handy for keeping Flandre entertained - we got double drained because she grew bored. In case of emergency, drink a confusion potion and make a fool of yourself by falling down stairs.
Ok got the save, will look into this after I sleep. Seems we couldn't make the July 4 time limit for barasia.
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i said im leaving on 6th of july. that means i can still watch/play until the 6th.
ideally, i like it if i get to play it on the 4th, but i still can do a run on the 5th. if i think i dont have time, i'll just post to notify to skip my turn.
Btw, STAT DRAIN AGAIN FTW
also got roxanne yet?
(i only see a tome, so Roxanne is still alive?)
http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.php?title=Roxanne (http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.php?title=Roxanne)
http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.php?title=Roxanne27s_Collected_Works_on_Earthen_Transmutation (http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.php?title=Roxanne27s_Collected_Works_on_Earthen_Transmutation)
what are your opinions on statue form?
i think the rElec and rN and rPois are great. you may even use other rings.
EV is not reduced, which is a good thing.......
you can use weapons, and your helmet(we have a helmet of see invisible back in Lair, did you move it to Hive?) and a cloak(good for that cloak of preserve)
The Stoneskin also boosts AC, so you have both AC boost and EV advantage.
the only downside is the slowness.....
on the otherhand, dragon form grants great attack power, and flight but has weaknesses
i. no gear except for rings and amulets
ii. cold vulnerable (thankfully we have cold resistance mutations)
iii. EV penalties.....
So stone form are the contradiction to Dragon form,
where stone form preserves EV, Dragon form penalise it
stone form allows some gear, Dragon form disallows all gear
stone form grants resistances, Dragon form resistances are tailored toward fire.
stone form is slow, dragon form allows flight(coupled with swift is awesmoe)
Then again Dragon form shines in its Bite attack and Fire bolt ability.
it looks like Dragon form is the clear winner, as long as you can find other sources of resistances for rN+ rC+ and rElec.
(if thats the case, theres no point to learn Polearms or any weapons for that matter.)
On the subject of Dragon form, a particular patch caught my eye
http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/kielosto/crawl_patches/crawl_patches.html (http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/u/kielosto/crawl_patches/crawl_patches.html)
the dragon form patch seems like a great idea, as we can turn into a Death dragon! or a even a Storm Dragon!
that would make Dragon Form a very flexible spell with variable resistance.
*shapeshifter race patch seems to suit Nue, i wonder why these patches weren't developed or even considered in the mainstream versions.
i really haveno idea how to apply these patches, as it seems to run in linux OS.
EDIT: it appears i dont have time to play on the 5th.
oh well, skip my turn. i wont be back for 2 weeks, which is really a retirement statement.
(unless somehow, this thread still survives and is not finished in 2 weeks, which is unlikely.)
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Roxanne is presently still alive and kicking.
I would hold off on using spell slots for any more forms for now. We still have several utility spells (Blink, Repel Missiles, Swiftness) to learn, as well as staple attacks (Haunt, later Shatter and Fire Storm.)
We are on a Necromutation track, though.
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Ok, so we're going the path of Transmutations towards Necromutation and possibly Statue Form and Dragon Form too. Very well, pouring all points into Transmutation and Necromancy, while leaving Conjuration off makes sense.
First, I'm going to set spell shortcuts the way I'm used to it. I fucked up last time because of reflexes expecting 'e' to be evaporate instead of sticks to snakes. Next, I'll probably use the spear of chaos to entertain Flandre. Excellent she's easily amused by this. We've solved Flandre boredom problem.
Finished clearing D:16, I go back to Hive:2 for inventory maintenance.
Hmm so we're a plaything of Xom now. Anyway, onwards to D:17 after I picked up some extra arrows and I killed a Rankkuri (snakes as chaffs and this +8/+3 bardiche of flame artifact).
Antique shop, since we're not going for armour I ignore the artifact scale mail but I do get this artifact robe. Let's see what it is:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02883.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02883.png)
...... that's 8 AC less than the leather armour we have now. Ditched even though it has useful addons to it.
Oh and we got an amulet of Clarity now.
Some FOEs were farmed for more mutation potions. And a few shapeshifters - there's no way there'd be draconians or kappa around here normally. Amulet of warding Get.
Hmm Flandre must have been bored to be amused by merely drawing a card from this plain deck. I better entertain her thoroughly. Ah excellent, a random wand. And I test out this unidentified wand and it turns out to be Polymorph - even more ammo for keeping Flandre entertained - she thought it was hilarious~
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02884.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02884.png)
..... I seriously shouldn't play after one of my endgame characters... Really wasn't expecting suikas to accurately land hard hits, I'm too used to killing them too quickly to notice:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02885.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02885.png)
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02886.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02886.png)
Bad mistake was carrying too many things. We're relying on those gloves of +Str to not be encumbered so any transmutation seriously hurts us (especially when Flandre stat drained us and I didn't go back to drink a Restore potion).
Edit: forgot to mention: sign me up again.
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hmmm you did it much faster than i anticipated.
i expected you to do it much later, which was why i said i didn't have time.
despite saying "skip my turn", may i retake it? it turns out i just have enough time for one last run, since Psieye ended earlier than i expected.
Edit: that was fast. i already finished my turn.
heres what i did: Paved the way to Eintei:7
KILLED LOTS OF UNIQUES(forgot Roxanne, she's still alive :P)
you guys were wise to not veture further into eintei:6.
ITS A UNIQUE POWERHOUSE!
but i preservered, killing Kanako and several other uniques.
will post the save and story shortly.
Edit2:
No fancy story today. im low on time, so i'll make ths quick.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue68.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue68.jpg)
We start off at roughly 82000 turns, that means we should end at roughly 87000 turns.
from the looks of things, Nue isn't ready for Vaults yet(see Psieye's death to Suikas)
that means, my main focus will be Eintei revisted.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue69.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue69.jpg)
we meet some bees on the same level D:16. a bit of entertainment for Flan.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue70.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue70.jpg)
surprisingly we kick a stone giant's butt(simple confusion potion+ blade hands galore) without getting a singlehit on us, and Flandre likes this and grants us an unneccessary favor.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue71.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue71.jpg)
Back at thelair, i identify the spear. its not impressive. but it has tendencies to heal your enemies, which entertains flan abit.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue72.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue72.jpg)
why manual of dodging? you never know when your exp pool reaches 20000, especially if one comes with confusion potion spam at a death corridor with lava on Eintei:7
(strangely i haven't seen one yet......maybe they removed it)
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue73.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue73.jpg)
on our way to Elven halls, i find that ORc:4 is not full explored, a bit of curiosity and- OMFG
That guy is super tough, equivalent to Manic Priest + Manic Warlord.
even my high level characters have difficulty taking him down.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue74.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue74.jpg)
thankfully he can be confused and poisoned.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue75.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue75.jpg)
Which means, Confusion spam + poison spam + Sticky flame spam + blade hands + Haste = Epic Pwnt.
that took a bit of planning btw. at first i only used confusion + blade hands + invisible.
it went well, until....FLAN CAME IN AND CONFUSED ME MID BATTLE.
I GOT AWAY WITH 10 HP. Roka couldn't see me in invisible....so he didn't chase me fast enough before i reached the stairs to Regen.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue76.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue76.jpg)
the spam was a success.
and i run out of confusion potions(yes all 20)
oh wait we got more at the entrance in Eintei :1
oh well.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue77.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue77.jpg)
Flaaaaaaaaan~
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue78.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue78.jpg)
eintei:5
the place where totaktu dreads Kanako.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue79.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue79.jpg)
OH SHI SHES POISON RESISTANT.
FU- she casts sleep too?!
The stairs were nearby, so i went up.
Unfortunately Kanako FOLLWED.(thats god since Eintei:4 is clear...i think)
Fortunately, i tele away just in the nick of time wih 20 hp left.
and then....getting ready for an epic battle.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue80.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue80.jpg)
Resistance potion(my only one) + Regen + Blade hands + Haste GO!!!!!!
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue81.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue81.jpg)
it was a success.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue82.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue82.jpg)
thats a relief, since we dont have to meet any more Uniques in Eintei :5.......OH.........
as soon as Aya wakes up....
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue83.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue83.jpg)
Flaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan~
i end up in one of those situations where i THINK for 5 minutes. to come up with this:
1. drop all potions
2. cast blade hands.
3. Haste
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue84.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue84.jpg)
it was a success, not only she's cut off, shes practically defeated.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue85.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue85.jpg)
Fuck you RNG! why does thou taunt me so?!
(btw, NO BLINK SCROLLS)
so this is what i did. dropped all scrolls.
waltz in for 40 hp damage. get stuff, waltz out for another 40 hp damage, pick stuff up.
i dont drink the restore abilty potion yet.....not until the stat drain becomes critical.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue86.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue86.jpg)
Right......yet another Unique.
Thats 4 uniques in one map. This ones easy though, with a confusion potion.
Eintei:5 CLEAR (99% i think)
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue87.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue87.jpg)
Eintei:6!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yes, yes an altar to Flan means some goodies....i think.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue88.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue88.jpg)
i was right, as i find a ring nearby. keep it on to prevent stat drain! unless in emergencies.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue89.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue89.jpg)
Dang, anther Unique, this time is Iku Nagae.
I confusion spam, but not before She zaps me FOR 80 HP IN ONE TURN! (we really need stone form for rElec!)
even tually i kill her with the help of confusion spam(our supplies running low. get more from Lair or sumthing)
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue90.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue90.jpg)
Reward is cloak of Invisible(that way we dont need the ring of invisible)
also a sabre of elecricity, but Nue cant use it
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue91.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue91.jpg)
we become Flandre's Teddy after that battle, we get some more money too.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue92.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue92.jpg)
End our turn in 87000 turns.
Eintei :6 50% clear.
Recommendations:
1. get more confusion potions from stash.
2. keep sustain ability ring on.
3. we have a book we can't understand....i wonder that it is. Demonology? Annihilations? oh dear......(i think i found it in Eintei :5)
Good luck Totaku! dont go to Eintei:7 btw :P unless you can Confusion spam or have some way to kill those high level Inaba,
Thats it from me. you wont hear from me for 2 weeks, so heres hoping Nue gets the Beer of Zun!
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Yeah I'm in GMT +0, so "after I sleep" usually means about the time people are sleeping in the US. Looks like you had a grindfest, slowly taking on each unique at a time. Good job clearing the path.
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Im in Australia.
And i did this run from 2.00am until 5.00 am. (im supposed to be sleepi-NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
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Ah, you're around GMT+8 then. Ok, safe travels and definitely gj on tackling an ice dragon. Gah I remember a time when I dumped my scrolls and a dragon burnt all of them at once with its breath. Oh and Eientei:7's corridor of death lava still exists, I just had a character see it in one of my own games. The really annoying part is that the elves (rabbits) loot their own vaults so if you kill them by drowning, then you lose loot. Well, Eientei:7 is a lategame consideration anyway. Let's see where Totaku takes us next.
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Well I know you all said.... that we should avoid the last floor. But oddly I've been feeling pretty gutsy. I got one heck of a story to tell you! And it's anything but normal. Because everything pretty much. I'll probably post the story later, but from the way things look.
I think the next player is about to have some FUN! Not of the losing kind like in DF but fun as in where we are. Let's just say that as of this run, I can say this was the most fun I had in Crawl. Makes me glad I skipped doing sprites this time. Always seems to distract me and made me loose my concentration.
I'll post the update sometime tomorrow. As I'm feeling a bit tired after trying to survive this wicked run.
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The really annoying part is that the elves (rabbits) loot their own vaults so if you kill them by drowning, then you lose loot.
If its lava, we lose it permanently.
if its deep water, we still have a chance to retrieve it using Ice form, since Ice lets us float above deep water.
oh boy Totaku can't wait to see your run, although......tomorrow, i may not have time to read it. oh well, it would seem you tackled Eintei:7, one of the most hardest Last Levels.
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Alright, it's time to tell a story that is filled with excitement, drama and insanity of every kind. For roughly 5500+ turns I can only describe this as the most exciting Crawl adventure. Nue definetly went through alot here....
When our adventure continued, Nue was down on floor 6 of Enietei, with at least half of the room cleared out.
So Nue decided to look through the remains of the floor....
While killing some bunnies, she managed to come across a potion of healing wounds.... very useful, taking it!
(http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/1290/picture1y.th.png) (http://img818.imageshack.us/i/picture1y.png/)
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/5700/picture3yb.th.png) (http://img696.imageshack.us/i/picture3yb.png/)
As Nue continued the bunny extermination she was busy fighting an inaba knight when all of of sudden flan decided it would look better as an eye of devistation! And yes I was quite scared, but thankfully I killed it before it even decided to attack me. So all is well.
(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/1497/picture4iu.th.png) (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/picture4iu.png/)
Nue checked out the remains of the former Inaba knights equipment, and to my surprise I found a long sword of electricity. Could be useful maybe, so I added that in to the collection.
Anyways, Nue's stash was pretty packed so she decided to return to the hive to lighten your load. Mostly putting down useless scrolls, equipment, and few other small nicknacks that weren't needed. Because she was busy getting ready for a serious battle.....
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6/picture5lp.th.png) (http://img138.imageshack.us/i/picture5lp.png/)
But before returning to Enitei she ran into something very rare and unusual.... A Yaktard captain! On floor 9!
Yaktars are crossbow weilding creatures that can plow you down with thier bolts. But just like the yukku-Eirin, they have one main weakness....confusion potions... So Confusion potions, sticky flame, and then blade handed it to death!
It works wonders on it!
Afterward Nue decided to return to Enietei and enter....Floor 7
(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/781/picture7tz.th.png) (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/picture7tz.png/)
This is the bottom floor of Enitei, pretty much considered by many to be extremely dangerous because down here you will confront high rank inaba enemies that you haven't confronted in the previous floors...
Many recommend against going down here this early, but I'm a risk taker and today I felt like this would be a chance to have some fun....
First thing I confronted was a typical rabbit. Weak and frail and near her was an amulet. I got the amulet, but instead of puttng it on, I decided to just examine it. As far I know we haven't discovered an amulet of Faith, and as I know that while good for pleasing gods, can make them less interested in you once you remove it. I assume this also applies to Xom, so I deiced that best measure was to examine it....
(http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/8228/picture9x.th.png) (http://img818.imageshack.us/i/picture9x.png/)
Well either way, I'm safe, an amulet of inaccuracy is not an amulet that one wants since it' make your chances of hitting drop.
(http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/3434/picture10tz.th.png) (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/picture10tz.png/)
Then all of a sudden Flan got bored and sent her friend to play with Nue.... and not in the friendly way....
I would taken them on, but there's a blasted SOUL EATER. I'm not going to risk taking damage and being drained like crazy with that thing.
Taking a risk via teleport!
Good call thankfully.
Nue managed to escape. And before long she confronted a squad of inabas. Good thing confusion potions is our friend here.
(http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1549/picture11on.th.png) (http://img340.imageshack.us/i/picture11on.png/)
It's even great for crowd control!
(http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/8965/picture12gx.th.png) (http://img810.imageshack.us/i/picture12gx.png/)
Among killing the inaba squad, Nue found a scamitar of protection. Good for giving her extra defence. That's about it. But either way taking it!
Then Nue confronts her first big opponent...
(http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3581/picture13nu.th.png) (http://img257.imageshack.us/i/picture13nu.png/)
The Inaba demonologist
Inaba demonologist are pretty much big time summoners who tend to summon demons in massive numbers. And on some occasions.... High rank ones, like Executioner (I HATE THEM). They can also banish you if they feel like it.
Thankfully a confusion potion goes a long way with these guys...
While confonting a squad of rabbits, Nue ended confronting a rabbit that was different from the pile..as it was once a rabbit, but then turned into a Kappa! Because it was a shape shifter. These things are common and can vary in threat level but one thing is for sure....mutation potions!
It's also important to note that for some reason I've been also useing Nue's Bradiche alot in this run. Seem to work wonders on these rabbits.
(http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/6964/picture15o.th.png) (http://img821.imageshack.us/i/picture15o.png/)
Flan decided to give Nue some more friends and so Nue got a beast and a Neurocx to aid her. This can be quite good.... however... the fun was very short lived...
(http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/1197/picture16qc.th.png) (http://img341.imageshack.us/i/picture16qc.png/)
And of course...Flan found this Hilarious....
(http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7661/picture17kr.th.png) (http://img413.imageshack.us/i/picture17kr.png/)
We have been banished to the Abyss!
Many people view this as one of the worst places to be at an early point of the game and that can be true, but with careful planning and some good spells, this place can become a whole lot easier...
Note that while your down here:
Blink scrolls will not work
Teleportation takes a long time so plan far ahead.
The Abyss goes into a loop eventually if you keep going in a straight line.
The world of the abyss can shift with time and you'll then enter a different world of the abyss...
Enemies will always keep poping up, and in pretty much every varaity, there's no end to them!
You can find a rune down here, but it'll take a long time....
And to escape you have to find the gateway.
Since Nue's about mid level, it's best that she tries to avoid too much confrontation, but as long as it's a few weak demons it shouldn't be a problem. Or maybe a modeate demon or two.
(http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/945/picture18p.th.png) (http://img196.imageshack.us/i/picture18p.png/)
While exploring Nue found a cure mutation potion! Awesome!
Course Nue confronted several demons down there....
A Sixfirtry, a little electircal demon that'll shock you and is quite fast. And something it hurts! Sticky flamed it...
An Iron demon, a demon made of solid iron, sticky flamed it and then Brachided it to death. Took a while...
Abominations, in many varaities. They all tend to have random stats, just sticky flame it and start hitting it.
While I'm at it I should note that, the one rule everyone should follow while down in the abyss is....
Always stay above encrumbled no matter what!
Your going to need to run away at times because you can be horribly out numbered in some occasions..
And second......
Use Regenerate whenever nessary! That spell is a life saver in various times. You should use it when you get through a battle since your likely to run into more demons very shortly....
Eventually Nue ran into a squad of skelton warriors... while she could take on one, a bunch of them doesn't really go well So now was her chance to RUN!!
And thankfully after a while Nue managed to find the exit!
(http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/4931/picture19qb.th.png) (http://img686.imageshack.us/i/picture19qb.png/)
FREEDOM!!!!
Back in Enitei, Nue decided to go and start making her approch to the main strong hold since she took out pretty much nearly every bunny....
Course she ran into more inaba demonologists.....
(http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/7169/picture20s.png) (http://img809.imageshack.us/i/picture20s.png/)
Let's gas em'!
Oh and Flan decided to give Nue of plate mail....USELESS!!!
(http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/9308/picture21h.th.png) (http://img444.imageshack.us/i/picture21h.png/)
Now here's a more dangerous opponent....The Inaba Blade Master!
(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/6798/picture22m.th.png) (http://img210.imageshack.us/i/picture22m.png/)
Pretty much a very nasty and tough dual weilding rabbit who uses two blades with deadly effectivness. They are also fast too!
However like all rabbits a confusion potion and some luck can go along way. Sometimes it's better to throw the potion near you since it may take them a little bit of time to become confused.... either way the blade master was disposed of easily...
(http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/783/picture23z.th.png) (http://img339.imageshack.us/i/picture23z.png/)
And for some more fun try throwing these while a blade master is near someone else like a death mage. Results are halarious.
Course Nue's luck seem to start turning against her again as she was on the verge of being killed by a demonologist who summoned a Executions (WHY!!!)
But just as she was fixing to teleport away....
(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/9938/picture24in.th.png) (http://img62.imageshack.us/i/picture24in.png/)
The Inaba demonologist decided to send Nue away again.... TO THE ABYSS.....AGAIN!!!
(http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/416/picture26c.th.png) (http://img514.imageshack.us/i/picture26c.png/)
Nue did find an interesting book though. This might help her. So she deicded to keep it.
(http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/1197/picture27g.th.png) (http://img337.imageshack.us/i/picture27g.png/)
And while Nue was picking off demons again.... she managed to level up her spellcasting to 10! Awesome!
Also Nue spent most of her time playing hide and seek with the demons and other creatures....
Most danger she faced this time was a Skeltal Dragon (rather tough!) and a Draconian shifter(definetly stay away!)
(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/1250/picture28o.th.png) (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/picture28o.png/)
Either way she manage to pull through and find the exit!
Before leaving to unload her goods, Nue decided to settle the score the inaba demonlogist. And thankfully it was worth it!
Nue is now level 17!
(http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/148/picture29hc.th.png) (http://img202.imageshack.us/i/picture29hc.png/)
One more level and I can give Nue her second set of wings.
Nue then return to unload her goods and then returned back once more to Enitei for one last attempt (for my turn that is)....
She confronted Inaba Ahnilliators which I could say are proably the worse in the Inaba group as they have alot of heavy hitting spells. But like all rabbits they are really weak to poison. Good time to gas them, sticky flame them and then hack them with the Bradiche.
One of the rabbits had a faintly humming robe. This could of came from the vault up ahead..... She tries it on.... but...
(http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/5618/picture30.th.png) (http://img822.imageshack.us/i/picture30.png/)
It's not worth it. Dumping it!
(http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/6518/picture31o.th.png) (http://img686.imageshack.us/i/picture31o.png/)
(http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/4488/picture32w.th.png) (http://img444.imageshack.us/i/picture32w.png/)
Nue decides to enter the strong hold and confronted a couple of rabbit. Esepcially the Master Archer....Two in fact! This is not good, as they can be very dangerous. But of course....confusion potions to the rescue once again! It has proven to work for this long, so let's keep going!
Course before Nue could get a hit on the archers.... an Inaba Scorcer shows up.... And guess what she did?
(http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/9359/picture34k.th.png) (http://img718.imageshack.us/i/picture34k.png/)
Send Nue to the Abyss!.....AGAIN!!!! For the 3rd time!!!
I was about 200 over the standard quota so I decided now would be the best time to stop....
So the next player....will have to take on the abyss....and hopefully clear out Enietei from the remaining rabbits!
So for some words of advice, while in the abyss, grab what you can while it's safe.
Get that staff of death on and regenerate!
If you are in a battle use your sticky flames and your Bradicher, it seems to work well. And always remember to regenerate after a battle!
Try to keep out of the demon's view and minimize the amount of fighting when possible.
Find the exit ASAP.
And then take out whatever rabbits you can and try to keep your confusion potions in stock as they are the key to fighting the high rank rabbits.
Pretty much there's 2 Inaba Master archers, a blademaster, a few low ranks, possibly 1 or 2 annihlators, and maybe a demonologist, a scorcerer and I have yet to see the Waki Miko inaba so that one may still be in there too. Lure em out, use your confusion potions and then take them out!
I know we can get to the loot!
Turn order is as follows:
MuallarMuallar
Psieye
Totaku
Good luck and happy Crawlin!
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See, this is why we don't enter Eientei:7 without great magic resistance and preferably a source of Abjuration.
Anyway, amulet of resist mutation and the rings of sustenance and evasion go on to maximize survivability. Regeneration gets cast immediately. If we had brought our lantern of shadows, it would be very useful here, too.
(http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/439/nue070.th.png) (http://img339.imageshack.us/i/nue070.png/)
And all those precautions turn out to be completely unnecessary. Regardless, I'm going back to pick up some more MR.
(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4696/nue071.th.png) (http://img155.imageshack.us/i/nue071.png/)
That should help. We don't have a spellbook for Abjuration, but we do have the spell slots to pick up Blink, Swiftness and Repel Missiles, all of which should drastically boost our survivability.
Our spell list now looks like this:
(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/5199/nue072.th.png) (http://img62.imageshack.us/i/nue072.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "And now that we can go Swift anytime, we don't need Spider Form any more!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/SpiderForm.jpg) "*sob*"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Hey, be nice!"
(http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/9659/nue073.th.png) (http://img541.imageshack.us/i/nue073.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "OW! Fine, you fucker, I'll give her the next-episode preview!"
Anyway, I still don't think it's a good idea to tackle Eientei:7 this early, but since we've already gotten started...
(http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/4328/nue074.th.png) (http://img340.imageshack.us/i/nue074.png/)
Now you see why I picked up Repel Missiles?
Note that Repel Missiles can block magic too. But Inaba Annihilators are still a close call. I minimize line of sight and let Sticky Flame do most of the talking.
(http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7185/nue075.th.png) (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/nue075.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) "Jesus! The game log flashed before my eyes for a second there."
One thing that Repel Missiles won't protect us from (nor fire resistance, for that matter)...
(http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/1686/nue076.th.png) (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/nue076.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "OW! Wh--that's--!"
Remember what I said about having to get tased yourself before you can use a taser?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "NOT HELPING!"
Anyway, turning the hallway into the vault into a gas chamber works pretty well.
(http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9625/nue077.th.png) (http://img443.imageshack.us/i/nue077.png/)
Necoxeq. Amulet of resist mutation goes on right now.
(http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/434/nue078.th.png) (http://img819.imageshack.us/i/nue078.png/)
(http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/1809/nue079.th.png) (http://img704.imageshack.us/i/nue079.png/)
...That said, inherent gourmand isn't too shabby.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-grin.jpg)
We run away while we're ahead. They're summons, they'll time out.
(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9492/nue080.th.png) (http://img94.imageshack.us/i/nue080.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "C'mon, c'mon, maybe we'll get Powered By Death or something!"
(http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/9600/nue081.th.png) (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/nue081.png/)
...and this is why I wanted Abjuration.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/komachin.jpg) "Some welcome."
(http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/8054/nue082.th.png) (http://img251.imageshack.us/i/nue082.png/)
...the amulet of resist mutation is -supposed- to block 90% of mutations... fortunately, mutation attacks DO require line of sight, so as long as we can keep a rat between us and the necoxeq, we can get away without further damage.
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/5579/nue083.th.png) (http://img696.imageshack.us/i/nue083.png/)
Uh oh.
(http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/6053/nue084.th.png) (http://img59.imageshack.us/i/nue084.png/)
Okay, our summons versus yours.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "C'mon, small snakes!"
...on second thought, let's back off for now.
(http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/264/nue085.th.png) (http://img697.imageshack.us/i/nue085.png/)
(http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/7686/nue086.th.png) (http://img824.imageshack.us/i/nue086.png/)
How convenient.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Really ties the room together."
(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3851/nue087.th.png) (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/nue087.png/)
And somehow we keep getting into these situations.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "Gee, I wonder why."
Anyway, we teleport away, wait for the summons to time out, and come back to snap up the loot before anyone notices.
Total spoils:
the cursed falchion of Painful Death {flame, rPois, rN+}
the ring "Khutyoth" {+Blink +Lev AC+4}
a potion of cure mutation
a book of Death (Corpse Rot, Lethal Infusion, Bone Shards, Agony, Bolt of Draining)
the ring "Chodwah" {MR Str+2 Dex+3 Dam-1}
a book of Minor Magic {frost} (already have one)
the amulet "Towoxt" {rCorr Hunger Str+2 Int+4}
a Monster Manual (already have one)
the Collected Works on Dusty Transmigration (Evaporate, Stoneskin, Lee's Rapid Deconstruction, Iron Shot)
a book beyond our current level of understanding
a staff of enchantment
a staff of power
Nothing really earth-shattering, sadly.
(http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/1719/nue088.th.png) (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/nue088.png/)
Dropping stuff off at the Hive stash brings us right up to turn 97000, just about, so I'll leave the mop-up to the next player. See you in a few days, and... cut to next-episode preview.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/komachin.jpg) "Hi! I didn't appear much this episode, so to make up for it--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/SpiderForm.jpg) "Hellooooo everyone! We've got a great show for you next time--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/komachin.jpg) "Excuse me--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/SpiderForm.jpg) "Oh no you don't! Nue gave her word!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "It's true."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/komachin.jpg) "Oh, come on! Have you seen the numbers? I'm who the viewers want to see, you know it, I know it--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "Hi guys! I'm back from my restorative tonic therapy and ready to--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/komachin.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/SpiderForm.jpg) "Go away!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "*sob*
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Wait so we managed to loot Eientei while being sent to The Abyss 3 times at the midgame??? And we looted before we killed everyone? Wow, good job Totaku and Maullar! I'll take it we don't need to go back to Eientei except for EXP grinding if we really need it. Grabbed the save, I'm taking my turn now.
Edit: and done. Turn uploaded now, will get report formatted soon.
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Ok we start at 97k turns. Somehow we picked up a little of every weapon skill. Eientei cleared and Shoals... I don't want to fight Reisen again right now. Resuming my descent further down the dungeon, this time taking anti-encumberance measures beforehand...
Ok so at Str 12 without the gloves of Str, I can hold 392 aum without being encumbered. I must stay below that so Blade Hands doens't encumber me (467 aum when we have those gloves on). Inventory maintenance factors this in with a buffer for loot we pick up. Actually as I was doing that...
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02887.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02887.jpg)
I refuse to die within 20 turns just because of a Flandre prank. Let's see, first I blink... then I Swift myself and put some space to get Regen up.
Nue Sign "Mysterious Snake Show"!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02888.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02888.jpg)
I was expecting to call down hellfire while the snakes distracted it, but they did a good job on their own. Anyway, I put it away and get the halberd "Piaqit Waka", that +8/+3 flame brand artifact. I also put down some rings/wands and pick up the enchantment staff. Oh and those 8 bread loaves get exchanged for 1 meat ration, not gonna let them weigh us down when we innately have meat eating now (though without sickness immunity).
Right, we're at 275 aum, I can Blade Hands with no worry now. Onwards down the dungeon for EXP! Uh wait, why do we have empty equipment slots? Do we hate AC that much? I go back to the Snake Pits and Lair to pick up a few armour items conveniently lying around. Oh and while I'm at it, I bring more of our old stash from Lair:2 to Hive:2. Oh and I pick up our Glaive of Reaching (srsly we had such an awesome weapon?)
D:17, I see an Eirin-Yukkuri pack resting. I fail to sneak up on them so dart back into the corridor after putting down a smoke screen (water evaporation). I consider this a safe enough situation to entertain Flan with our chaos stick:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02889.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02889.jpg)
Flan makes our hands glow red. I've got the Touch buff on so... yep, it was Touch of Confusion. Chaos stick makes the 3rd Yukkuri berserk, but when it's confused and on fire it really doesn't matter.
I yell out to get the rest of the Yukkuris into that corner trap. Hmm, a Cyclops awaits me after I'm done with these mooks:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02890.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02890.jpg)
Oops, one of the Yukkuri gets away because the chaos stick teleports it. Anyway, the Cyclops and the other yukkuri get hellfire'd away - why not spend some HP on a safe kill? Oh and that Yukkuri from before didn't get teleported far, it came back and this time the chaos stick did this to it:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02891.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02891.jpg)
Ok, that's quite a bit of ammo for snake spam thanks to that scuffle. Seeing as Flan wasn't entertained at all by the chaos stick, I judge she's amused plenty and won't be bored for a while.
Another cyclops far away in open space. Since we have regen and the enchantment staff (plus plenty of food), I just hellfire it away. Repeat for Ogres and whatever other targets of clustered opportunity I find.
I find a book of stalking. Uh, do we really need anything from here? I assume not so I put it back down:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02892.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02892.jpg)
There she was, this many ogres means there's bound to be an ogre-mage leading the party. They're spread out though, so I pick off the other ogres around her first.
An artifact shield? Well I need to wait for mana to regen, so why not try it on?
............ It's a +6 shield of rElec. I've never seen a shield this good before... but we can't use it since shields interfere badly with our novice magic skills in enchantment and translocations (blink and swiftness)...
Oh hey, an orc party too:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02893.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02893.jpg)
1 turn of failed Hellfire later, the ogre-mage shows up behind them too. I damn the knight with hellfire but the mage survives and self-teleports away. Any pursuers die to the long-range Glaive. I find the ogre-mage again and hellfire it for sure this time.
Oh, Fire Magic turned Lv 10. Switching it back off now. Oh hey, that ogre-mage was carrying a spear of freeze. I'll poke with it to see if it's any good or not.
Weapon shop:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02894.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02894.jpg)
You know... my last character was a Stalker-turned-Paladin. I weep for the awesome artifact shield and sword I just found on this level...
Some sukusuku hakutakus and white FoEs... You know, this Glaive of Reaching is completely awesome.
A Wizard appears, asleep. Hellfire. Because Enchantments helps for longer regen, I train up Enchantments further. We'll be relying on Enchantments if we go down the path of heavy transmuting where equipment gets tucked away.
Uh hey Flan, I see you thought this was too easy:
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No matter, it was still easy. Shook off confusion quickly enough and having Swift on all the time (side effect of training enchantments) was handy. Uh actually, a troll armour might be useful to me since I abuse hellfire so much. Darn, this troll didn't leave its hide intact. We do have a hide (of Snorg) all the way back in Eientei:5 but I'm not wasting that many turns (and Flandre's patience) just for that.
Oh, an early gateway to Hell arrangement... wait a Hellion???
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Ran away and placed exclusions on those doors so we won't auto-travel there. No need to fight a true master of hellfire just for experience when we don't have any non-fire ranged attacks.
Oh hi Flan, I guess this is your way of saying I should go back and stash this gear? Time to drop 4 each of poison, confusion and water and that'll lighten the load enough.
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Oh and this book I'm carrying turned out to be Book of Wizardy! Selective Amnesia is ready once Nue trains hard enough!
A giant happens to interrupt us trying to go back to the Hive. Swift + Reaching Glaive = GG
Back at the Hive, a plant is used to identify this spear:
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Woah, good thing we didn't face that ogre-mage in melee. Oh and I pick up a wand of random effects (forgot to bring that Flan entertainment stick with me) and train Evocations to Lv 6 using our Levitation artifact ring.
A stash, complete with guardian serpent on duty (asleep):
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I get some snakes out as insurance in case I fall asleep. Yep it came useful, I failed a hellfire so a snake let me slip away:
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I see a "glowing mottled dragon hide" in here. I'm suspicious... yeah I was right, this stash has mimics in it, though I'm surprised really ordinary looking weapons were mimics too:
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Hmm ok, so some snakeshow chaffs reveal that not everything is a mimic - there's some genuine loot in here (unlike one particular stash I found in an old game which had 100% mimics...). I don't want to use a 2nd hellfire so soon after my first but it's not good to keep Flandre waiting so... I make one of the mimics teleport away with the glaive of reaching and now that I've space for a 1v1, duke it out with the other mimics with blade hands. After drinking the potion of restore abilities since blade hands depends a lot on stats.
Oh right, not all the mimics attacked the first time round. Snakeshow chaffs reveal there are more mimics in this mess.
Aha, I was right to be cautious with my HP. A hippogriff shows up behind us:
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Taking it easy and trying to cut down the mimics one by one. Regen makes sure Flandre doesn't have to wait long when we're low on health.
Ok, so out of that stash, only 3 things weren't a mimic and I'm surprised this steaming splint mail was one of them. Not gonna even both trying it on though, since we won't be wearing such heavy armour. Besides that, this stash gave us a book beyond our understanding and an unknown wand to entertain Flandre with.
Oh, that last remaining mimic I made escape turned into a potion of strong poison. How clever to turn into a mundane item we want.
Mrrrgh, what rotten luck to run into a sticky flames drake when I'm killing a confused giant:
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The wand turns out to be polymorph - no more sticky flames to be concerned of:
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A shadow shows up while I eat the sukusuku hakutaku I killed earlier. For a moment there I wondered what opened that door. Since we're going for Necromutation ultimately, Fulsome Distillation is good for training both relevant skills up.
Whoops I let a brown FOE get too close, these +0 boots are no longer any use to us except to protect against further acid damage.
Oh and a dragon shows up, asleep:
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No need to get desperate on it, I retreat. Next I find a moko sheep and a corpse of one:
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Yeah there was a blade trap there. Oh and a cyclops below so I back out. Wait, I got hellfire, why do I hesitate?
Curious fact: Cyclops meat is clean and safe.
Mmm, a stone giant skeleton is just a tough challenge for swift, sticky flames and Glaive.
Ding! We hit Lv 18 and I go for Strength because both statue and dragon form (we may use them occasionally) use Strength to boost damage and the extra 25 aum of carrying capacity means less loot trips (6 more ammo potions).
Hmm, Flan wasn't entertained by 2 shots of the random wand. I guess she's still amused.
After lots of Swiftness training, Nue learns Air magic.
Oho! 2 unknown wands! A mere Eirin Yukkuri does not count as worthy adversary to test out wands on. Maybe that dragon back there...
A Rankkuri is a little more challenging than these Eirin Yukkuri, yes. But it is not (hell)fire immune. Wow how'd I fail to do it 3 times in a row? Good thing that yukkuri was being inadvertant meat shield.
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I just remembered we have dig, what have I been walking around walls for?
Hey it's that dragon from before. Let me dump some scrolls then we can play.
Excellent, now that Flandre has been entertained (I thought one of these wands would be Fireball) I can proceed to kill then adventure without worry:
Unidentified "Red UFO Invasion of Rage"
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Oh by the way we safely skinned that dragon. Not that we'll ever use dragon armour as it's too heavy but it's nice to get it drop.
Mrrrgh, no I do not appreciate you showing up now Komodo dragon:
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Incidentally we could really do with a reliable non-MP using form of ranged combat (like bows) but we really can't afford to EXP right now since we're spread out as it is.
You know rat, I'm not going to even attempt to kill you. You just might be more useful alive:
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Oh, that dragon was still around from before:
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Time to dump my scrolls again. Oh and a cyclops too?
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Let's see how hellfire resistant a dragon is~
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Hmm, moderately effective. Now time to reach around this rat and mercilessly slice away.
Oh you weren't afraid to burn that rat down eh? Fine then, Ice Spear and BERSERK GO. The rat served as a nice meal afterwards.
We don't use curare so I don't pick up a couple of them on the floor and instead go for a scroll of vulnerability. Time to head back to stash after finishing this floor I guess.
500 turns remain... Not much I can do in that time. I guess I'll just go and replace these worn boots in that time and let the next player decide where to go.
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Did some arrow gathering (we can never have enough snakeshows) in my remaining time. Oh there's a couple orcs I forgot to extract potions out of on D:15 if you really want to go back for 1~2 confusion potions.
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Right, sign me up again though I may be slower this time getting my turn done until Friday is past. Oh and Totaku, Nue's got on travel-form rings (sustenance, sustain abilities) right now, remember to switch back. Flandre found the wand identification in the face of a dragon to be hilarious less than 2000 turns ago so she won't need entertainment for another few thousand turns. That random wand can probably be put away until the next stash visit. I was surprised at how few confusion potions I used this turn. Nue is good enough to not need it for regular fights now.
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I think there's a little fun secret I should tell you.
That Vault where you found the yukanako gaurdian with all those items that were mimics.... There's something special about that vault from what I remember someone telling me.
All item in there are suppose to be normal....the things is, you have to keep the Yukanako gaurdian alive! Once the Yukkanako Guardian is killed, a vast majority of the items in the vault turn into mimics!
Not everyone knows that and tend to be tricked by this. But if what I read is true, then you lost out on a good number of items.
But in place you got some good experience from mimic killing.
Either way it's a good run so far so I'm looking forward to how things go from this point onward. And I see Nue's level 18...time for some Sprite editing!
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Ahhhh so that's the thing about those vaults. Yeah I've seen them a few times and endlessly raged at the sheer number of mimics they always contained. Keeping the guardian alive and looting the best of the stuff is entirely reasonable (especially with Apportation, which I recommend we get for eventual Abyss roaming). Only thing we could have wanted from this mimic vault was that acquirement scroll, the rest were expendable with the possible exception of those light dragon armours (but we can find better than that).
Yeah, I could do with a short break while you do sprite editing before you take your turn. Cheers to Nue getting her 2nd pair of wings.
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Ok I'm going to update and let you know that I'm going probably write up about my run later today. In the mean time, I've been busy working on more sprites for other creatures. And now I've decided to throw some PC-98 characters into the pot now that I got a better idea what I want to attempt for the later areas (wether we go to them we will decide later). I will report though that this run was more terrifying strangely.. but I'll get the report more on it either later tonight or tomorrow morning.
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Ok people, it's time for me to continue my story here's the latest on what's happened...
When we began, Nue was back in the hive, I realized she was facing a bit of a complication. Mainly due to her bad mutations.... So I decided to take a gamble with Nue....
Nue went over to the mutation potions and grabbed them and started to comsume them
Now why consume mutation potions? Well, while this is probably not the smartest move to do. It can be worth the risk. Because it can randomly give and take mutations....
And after comsuming a few...
(http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/743/picture1hav.th.png) (http://img251.imageshack.us/i/picture1hav.png/)
(http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9966/picture3pa.th.png) (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/picture3pa.png/)
It payed off, Nue was now capable of teleporting at will, had her MP restored to it's standards and was less likely to rot away.
(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/7140/picture2ki.th.png) (http://img16.imageshack.us/i/picture2ki.png/)
So following after taking the potions, Nue dropped them and went through to sort out her stuff before she decided to continue..
(http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5687/picture4qz.th.png) (http://img205.imageshack.us/i/picture4qz.png/)
She returned to the dungeon and decided to attempt to tackle that annoying statue Roxanne.
Using the enviroment to her advantage and equiping a brachire of reaching, Nue was able to stay an arms reach from Roxanne while using her spells to keep herself in check while at the same time retreating to heal herself when needed.
(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/3453/picture5ys.th.png) (http://img707.imageshack.us/i/picture5ys.png/)
The fight took a while....but eventually Roxanne fell so we got her spell book...Course I recall we had a book that had simalar spells to what Roxanne already had....regardless we added this to the collection...
Afterward Nue decided that she wanted to try to attempt the Shaols once more....
(http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/3750/picture6zq.th.png) (http://img401.imageshack.us/i/picture6zq.png/)
Hopfullly to tackle Reisen and this time defeat her....
(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2966/picture7th.th.png) (http://img153.imageshack.us/i/picture7th.png/)
However.... I underestimated her big time...
She managed to summon another illusion which was obviously better than the last one and of course thankfully wasn't fire resistance or drain resistant. But with our current setup our clone was still dangerous so I attempted to retreat upstairs.....
But I forgot one things....
Illusions created by Reisen are not player ghosts!
They can travel up stairs too....
(http://img816.imageshack.us/img816/7383/picture8uv.th.png) (http://img816.imageshack.us/i/picture8uv.png/)
FLan decided to aid me, but even that didn't help as the Nue Illusion could even beat up the demons.... so Nue had no choice but to teleport and escape...
Pretty much a potion of healing wounds was waisted in the process just so Nue could live....
Now the big question.....where to go now?
Confronting Reisen's out of the question for now...
There is the Vaults.... Course that may prove to be tough, but it may be worth it as it shouldn't be nearly as threatening..... However Nue decied that perhaps she should explore another floor of the dungeon....
Floor 19!
(http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/8084/picture9im.th.png) (http://img710.imageshack.us/i/picture9im.png/)
Right from the get go, this floor showed that it was going to be dangerous.... There turned out to be a giant room filled with eyes....... but worse of all these were eyes of devistation. We already know what they're like.... now imagine there being about 20 of them! That's about as bad as it gets!
But that's not all...
(http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/83/picture10c.th.png) (http://img808.imageshack.us/i/picture10c.png/)
The sounds of "Chin Chin" filled the air as Mischikkuris roamed about! These little yukkuri are nitorious for stealing your food and flying at fast speeds!
Pretty bad stuff....
(http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/5305/picture11dh.th.png) (http://img710.imageshack.us/i/picture11dh.png/)
And there were orb of eyes.... A very nasty creature that's like the eye of devistation on steroids. It'll basiclly attempt to slow you down, paralyze you, and then blast you to bits if your not careful!
Nue picked up a few things here and there but she decided that perhaps the best place to find stuff is to enter the dangerous room with all the eyes of devistation. So she basiclly used her spells to buff herself, swift, repel missles, regenerate. And of course sticky flame the eyes as she came across them then follow up with attack them with either her bradchie or blade hands...
Most of the time things went smoothly.
Course there were another threats too.....
There were eye balls behind glass walls that could state at you and prevent you from moving....there were orb of eyes.....and then to make it even worse.....
Orange brains... mutation resistance on!
(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/4403/picture12fi.th.png) (http://img62.imageshack.us/i/picture12fi.png/)
Orange brains are basiclly like Omyxium or whatever they're called. Except they don't attack you. They just spend there time either trying to drain your intellegence or mutating you....
They're another good example of kill quickly before something terrible happens to you...
(http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/7302/picture13e.th.png) (http://img705.imageshack.us/i/picture13e.png/)
Eventually from all the spellcasting Nue has done, her spellcasting went up to level 11!
But while that was truely rewarding was after dealing will all the nasty eyes, and brains.... I eventually reached the center room....
(http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7238/picture14x.th.png) (http://img205.imageshack.us/i/picture14x.png/)
FUll of wonderful loot!
Nue decided to take a look at what she got....
(http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/506/picture15cz.th.png) (http://img52.imageshack.us/i/picture15cz.png/)
Probably among the collection of tureasures she got, the ring stood out the most.
FRom what I recall the ring has alot of good skills to it that could allow Nue to boost her armor class. When combined with the other ring, Nue's armor class could be boosted significantly!
And that's not all....
Nue got an awesome mace too!
(http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/2711/picture16a.th.png) (http://img517.imageshack.us/i/picture16a.png/)
A mace with speed, can produce RAGE, levitation, makes you resistant to electicity and more AC boost?!
This is a keeper!
I know we may have wanted Nue to use poll arms but seriously we may need to consider maces too...
Espeacilly since all this boost's nue's armor class to 30!!
(http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/5994/picture17xi.th.png) (http://img708.imageshack.us/i/picture17xi.png/)
And it's damage isn't so bad either.
(http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/9510/picture18b.th.png) (http://img809.imageshack.us/i/picture18b.png/)
Nue also found a potion shop. Filled with some useful potions, pretty much a bunch of stuff to make up for using them against Nue's illusion. So Nue bought the store clean.
(http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/4219/picture19ul.th.png) (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/picture19ul.png/)
Course she couldn't carry them all so she had to leave some there....sadly... will pick up later...
(http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/4041/picture20n.th.png) (http://img293.imageshack.us/i/picture20n.png/)
Then Nue ran into a dragon....obviously problematic since she didn't bring fire protection... so Nue decided to leave it alone for now...
Course before leaving tough, Nue drank one more mutation potion, from dealing with the issues with the organge brains she gained a bad mutation (became more clusmy I think) So she was hoping to counter that...
Not quite what she wanted but it'll work.
(http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/6119/picture21r.th.png) (http://img203.imageshack.us/i/picture21r.png/)
With this Nue will no long need to wear the ring of substain abilities. So that means the new ring goes on now!
(http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/5686/picture22bi.th.png) (http://img191.imageshack.us/i/picture22bi.png/)
After that, Nue decided to return to the Hive where she dropped off her supplies once more....
(http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/8149/picture23k.th.png) (http://img810.imageshack.us/i/picture23k.png/)
And then tried to head back to get the remaining potions, but decided it was time to take a brake...
This concludes my Run... overall, we now got some good items that Nue can use....
And to top it off, Nue is now rot free and can teleport at will! (Course HP sacrafice is needed so plan carefully!)
For the next player, my advice to you is....
Get those potions back at the shop on floor 19! we need them!
And then afterward.....we should either go to the vaults of continue down to floor 20 or so. (Shoals is out of the question till we have a more effective method to deal with Nue's illusions and Reisen herself)... The choice is yours.
And also here's an update to the Touhou Crawl mod.
Pretty much I've replaced the Hellions, Hidden horror, Executioners and small abominations. That's a rough idea of what's in the mod, who are they now? I'll let you take a guess. ^^
http://www.mediafire.com/?j5dqmkiina2
Here you go. Anathe you need to update this as I noticed mediafire did a wipe recently...
And also... turn list is still the same so...
Maullar
Psieye
Totaku
Go have fun Maullar!
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That mace is too good to pass up on and we've already got Lv 10 Mace skill. Oh and the other threat of Orange Brains is that they cast Summon Shadow Creatures instead of the Neqoxec's imp spam. Much more dangerous given you don't meet Orange Brains until later floors. I don't consider mass consumption of mutation potions to be a bad idea - risky yes but well worth it in my experience. That's why I've been meticulously gathering them from corpses.
If we find good body armour, we may want to re-think any shapeshifting other than blade hands and possibly statue form. We're finding too much good loot. I propose we eventually carefully grind in the Abyss (and later, Hell) to train weapon skills up, be it maces or polearms. Given a large part of the AC nerf was on getting enough AC through heavy armour, having high AC now has bypassed most of the issues from that nerf. Ok sure the reduced guaranteed damage reduction still hurts but it's not useless.
As for Reisen, it was good learning I say - now we know Reisen generates new clones and that they travel up the stairs. Worth a potion of heal wounds in the long run.
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Hello again from sunny Dungeon:13. Please enjoy the new furnishings.
(http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/7809/nue089.th.png) (http://img693.imageshack.us/i/nue089.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Really ties the room together."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "You already used that one."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "And I'll keep using it till it stops being true, which is never."
Anyway, getting potions is well and good, but with our Necromancy at 10, I have a higher priority right now--
(http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8246/nue090.png) (http://img31.imageshack.us/i/nue090.png/)
Yes, we can finally read our Necronomicon. Breathe it in.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/IceForm.jpg) "Smells funny."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/SpiderForm.jpg) "And we don't have the spell slots for Selective Amnesia, let alone any of these."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Plus I hear Necromancy really works your skin over. I mean, have you -seen- Josephine lately?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "Hah! I heard the dead only start walking because it's better than looking at her face! ...Am I right, guys?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "Excuse me! I'm trying to talk to--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "...yourself."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "Geez, this isn't Nethack! Lay off!"
(http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/7479/nue091.th.png) (http://img638.imageshack.us/i/nue091.png/)
Continuing down the Dungeon, we meet one of the nastier midgame denizens and the bane of Cheikuya players. Able to heavily poison and corrode you in one hit (even if you're the one hitting it,) it's pretty much the next worst thing to an acid blob. Fortunately, it's slow and doesn't resist fire, so we dispatch it and move on.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "I don't think I can ever watch Alien again. Geez."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Shou.jpg) "Says the demonspawn toting around an evil book of forbidden magic, bound in human skin."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Huh. I thought it was weird that the Foreword said to rub the book with moisturizer daily."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Shou.jpg) "Hey, watch out for that shaf--"
(http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/4758/nue092.th.png) (http://img413.imageshack.us/i/nue092.png/)
Just whose idea was it not to carry scrolls of magic mapping?
Anyway, we sprint around the level with Swiftness on, avoiding fights, looking for that portal. With precious few turns left, we hear it nearby--past the side wall of a long corridor!
(http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4016/nue093.th.png) (http://img132.imageshack.us/i/nue093.png/)
And you guys thought we'd never use Dig.
(http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/8803/nue094.th.png) (http://img688.imageshack.us/i/nue094.png/)
Of note, as Swiftness is hunger-free for us, it's better to always be Swift inside a labyrinth.
(http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/4802/nue095.th.png) (http://img188.imageshack.us/i/nue095.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Huh. People live in this place?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/exkeine.jpg) "Rude, Nue. You don't see me speaking ill of your home."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "Well, you don't see M.C. Escher getting high and doing my feng shui."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/exkeine.jpg) "Oh, good one. Did you come up with that one yourself, or did you read it on xkcd?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) "How'd you--oh, just die already!"
(http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/5214/nue096.th.png) (http://img694.imageshack.us/i/nue096.png/)
Spoils aren't that good--scroll of enchant armour, wand of digging, the Handbook of Conjuration and Darkness (Bone Shards, Lightning Bolt, Bolt of Draining), the Disquisition on Enchantment (Corona, Slow, Resist Poison, Silence) and the book of Enchantments (Levitation, Selective Amnesia, See Invisible, Cause Fear, Extension, Deflect Missiles and Haste.)
(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5635/nue097.th.png) (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/nue097.png/)
...Otherwise, this isn't a terribly eventful update. Current dump can be found here (http://crawl.pastebin.ca/1897666). See you real soon.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/exkeine.jpg) "Next time on Crawl Relay II, more mistimed screenshots, cutesy fourth wall tricks, and dialogue that tries for deadpan but barely manages tepid."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "I... can't really argue with that, actually."
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Ok, so we're in D:20 right now and we've been as far as D:22. We're not stat-rotting but we do have that annoying Dex-2 mutation. My turn starts on 112k, we're close to levelling up and I need to drop off the loot from that Labyrinth. We've found Hell and Panda gates, which should be left for later (with Deflect Missiles). Right now, I see a shadow wraith in front of me, soon killed.
First order of business: inventory maintenance. We have a few restore stat potions laying around so I drink one to recover 3 Str and 1 Dex. I'm going to chart out the Vault now.
Room full of kobolds and centaurs... Hellfire'd. Say is Flan getting bored or is she amused? Drat I forgot the random wand again, I'll have to keep her entertained with the chaos stick.
Because I'm uncomfortable with Blink being only at "Very Good" success chance, I'm going to get 2 ranks of Translocation. First rank obtained, now to train the next.
Oh hey, we got a lava snake. Dropped all my scrolls and engaged it:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02920.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02920.jpg)
Damn that EV boost from spider form is respectable. We got an enchant armour scroll. Oh and we became Flandre's teddy bear. She gives us a ring mail +4. Very respectable but no ego on it. Still better than the +3 Leather Armour we had (and there aren't many draining attacks to worry of right now).
Shop on Vault:2:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02921.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02921.jpg)
Just found another Enchant Weapon I, we got too many so I'm buffing this Reach glaive to +4/+5.
Ding! Flandre loved it too!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02922.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02922.jpg)
Alright we can now memorise Selective Amnesia. I can still go on before I need an inventory dump though. Also, Blade Hands just got SICK with that latest mutation.
Hmm... we want to be casting Haste and Deflect Missiles. To do so reliably with armour on means I should train Enchantment and Air Magic. We also want good summoning magic if we want to use Haunt properly, but we don't have enough spell levels to worry about that for now.
A book of Power. We have one back at the Lair so this is ignored. Needles of Paralysis... we don't use needles either so this too is ignored.
Uh... Flandre just gave us 9 runed sling bullets. Useless. What she did next:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02923.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02923.jpg)
Whee well isn't that some harmless (this time) fun?
Hmm... tried wearing these two amulets I picked up but they don't auto-id. Time to read scrolls: Clarity (Alistair Intoxication time??) and Warding. Oh and Flan is acting again:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02924.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02924.jpg)
A mottled dragon. Good thing I dropped all scrolls before engaging. And uh, Flan gave us a ring of Teleport.
Vault:3, I find a shop with lots of spellbooks, including Cigotuvi's Degeneration, Dragon Form, Delayed Fireball and Summon Butterflies (expensive book though). Uwahhh and we're now back to being a plaything:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02925.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02925.jpg)
Oh she's active today:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02926.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02926.jpg)
One turn later, I see there's a dragon in that mix. Thankfully, a staircase is right next to me. Drop all scrolls and invoke RED UFOs! Victory:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02927.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02927.jpg)
Crypt entrance found. We ain't going there without dispel undead (actually, not strictly necessary but it's nice to have a nuke that trains Necromancy). We're full, time to bring back the loot and do some spell memorisation.
I forget Spider form and Ice form. Ok so we have 7 spell levels since I don't want to forget Amnesia itself. Wearing only a robe, we still have significant difficulty with Haunt (need lots of summoning level), Haste (insufficient Enchantments level) and Deflect Missiles. Statue Form is also too bad to use unless we jack up on Wizardy equipment. Kah... you know how depressing it is to expect some new spells and find you don't have skills for any of the ones you want? Ugh, I'm going to continue roaming the Vault with my remaining turns. I learnt Passwall and Alistair's Intoxication for the time being. Actually tell you what, I'm going to go to Eientei:7 and kill some drunken rabbits.
Warning, Hive:2 just had respawns of bees. Don't be caught off-guard.
Uh, there are no rabbits down here. Oh well I also came for the troll skin. Flandre gave us +1Dex/-1Str. Since there's nothing left to do here, I retrieve the forward stash I put here long ago.
700 turns left, what can I do now that I'm at our Lair:2 stash? I'm going to clear our old illusion made by Reisen. Actually I didn't run into her so I'm going to... just get back to the Vault I guess. I bring some of our stash from Lair:2 to Hive:2 and upgrade this troll vest to +2. I switch Passwall for Ice Armour to further train Enchantments and extra protection.
Blah, Flandre was as bored as I was with my last 2000 or so turns. Gonna go make a fool of myself to entertain her:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02928.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02928.jpg)
Ok, found Hall of Blades and a Dragon. I guess this'll be the last thing I do in my turn. Drop scrolls and...
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02929.jpg) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02929.jpg)
Sign me up again. Totaku, your choice what to do with Hall of Blades. We really need to go to the Abyss and make up for the sorry state of our magic skills. Keep Flan entertained, she'll be edgy again soon.
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InChina not much time.
1. Illusions dissapear after a while. (all Mislead stuff return to normal after a while)
2. Necromutation not worth it if we get torment resistance, but Necromutation good for hungerless spellcvasting.
3. clear some spell slots(usingamnesia) to make way for dragonform. the ultra AC boost from rings etc makes you invincible i think.
thats all for me. will return on 26th. (i might try Reisen, but by then you'd defeated her...maybe)
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By then Barasia, I would like to have the run nearly finished if possible. Mainly because to get everything together for 0.7's game (since I'm trying to plan a relay, for Touhou Dungeon Sprint if possible. [AKA PHANTASM MODE DUNGEON CRAWLING] oh how I could imagine everyone quitting that one including myself!)
Anyways, it's time to tell my story of Crawl with Nue, this time she's gone through some pretty insane stuff....
When we last left off, Nue had travel done several floor in the Vault and had reached the Hall of Blade (AKA Eirin's room of mystical weapons enchanted by lunarian magic)
(http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/1113/picture1kmg.th.png) (http://img693.imageshack.us/i/picture1kmg.png/)
Before Nue wanted to go play with the weapons, she wanted to explore the remaining area of Floor 4...
(http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/9523/picture2zn.th.png) (http://img541.imageshack.us/i/picture2zn.png/)
Nue confronted a band of Ogres most of them were pretty east to take down. And also that "Blade Hands + Draining touch combo truely works wonders for nue. She can really plow through enemies easily!
Oh, and over there is an Oger mage, a spellcasting oger with some damage spells, they're usually tougher than regular ogers, but not that bad as of this point
(http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1658/picture3dg.th.png) (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/picture3dg.png/)
This here is a yamanekkuri. It tends to hide under the floor and burst out when you approch it. Usually this yukuri is poisonus.... again though, bladehands + drain powers plow through this thing like paper!
(http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/6985/picture4ty.th.png) (http://img8.imageshack.us/i/picture4ty.png/)
There are times when mimic stick out like a sore thumb and are too easy to tell what they are... and then there are times when a Mimic just disguses itself just right to trick you. This was one of those cases.... I raged.... and slashed it apart.
Nue then put on a new pair of shoes were found and also found a simmering quater staff. Could it be worth it? While she did weild the staff she did decided to put on the shoes.... They were +1 Dwarven boots. Good part about these boots is since they are Dwarven boots... thier crafts dwarfship is of the highest quality, it menaces of spikes of steel, ect....
Well it's +1 so it's better than our old shoes....Plus in terms of slime pits... corrosion should be less of an issue with these boots at least.
(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/7146/picture6wv.th.png) (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/picture6wv.png/)
And here we have a yukoishi... umm yes, it's one of my new creatures I added in my last mod.
The yukoishi replaced the Unseen horror I think you understand why I chose that yukkuri.
So as of right now Nue was well stocks so she had to leave and drop some of her goods while preparing for the hall of blades....
And that staff, it was cursed.... and an orc slaying staff, with a bunch of positive features to it, including str+3 and resist negative energy.... as for it's attack power....that's unknown....
Mainly Nue picked up various equipment. Mainly because there are all kind of elements here, so she needs the proper protection....
(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/736/picture7ea.th.png) (http://img37.imageshack.us/i/picture7ea.png/)
Mainy negative and ice protection rings and armor....
(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7486/picture8bb.th.png) (http://img69.imageshack.us/i/picture8bb.png/)
And so we go to the Hall of Blades....
Welcome to the Hall of Whao!!! WHAT THE HELL?! Xuathau's here?!
(http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/6485/picture9t.th.png) (http://img514.imageshack.us/i/picture9t.png/)
I would give a proper intro, but with a nasty dragon here, I beg to differ now. Xuathua is a dragon with some nasty fire breath. He is capable of doing nasty damage to you with his breath, he may be weak to ice, but we don't have that and fire magic resistant... so we have no choice but to leave that floor.... We can't fight that thing...... We'll just have to come back later....
It's time to just go deeper in the vault...
(http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/610/picture10iy.th.png) (http://img401.imageshack.us/i/picture10iy.png/)
Pretty much these floor were mild at best... nothing much happened becayse Nue could plow through alot of things easily....
Course Eirin's Inaba crew seems to be roaming about.... so Nue decided to invite them over for some ZUN's intoxication.:P
(http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/8600/picture12hs.th.png) (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/picture12hs.png/)
What's a matter little bunny, too much beer for you?
Course now Flan's told me she was getting bored.... so she deicded to change Nue up a bit....
(http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/5184/picture13dm.th.png) (http://img693.imageshack.us/i/picture13dm.png/)
Ok we can now see parts of the map we can't see...awesome.....
But we loose are appitite for flesh... looks like we're going to need the goudman amulet again....
(http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/6403/picture14lv.th.png) (http://img191.imageshack.us/i/picture14lv.png/)
And again!
Looks like these mutations are getting to Nue.... she's screaming..... but now she has black scales too!
Nue tried to entertain Nue, but it didn't seem to get much of anywhere. she fell down stairs, and did other things, but Flan didn't change her mind that much...
Course I was either on floor 6 or 7 I forgot specificly, but I decided to go back and unstock once more....
Nue consumed her mutation potions she got from FOE farming....So so far..
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/2298/picture15r.th.png) (http://img33.imageshack.us/i/picture15r.png/)
She got her HP back up to a normal level, but was becoming more clumsy....
Then Flan messed with us again...
(http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/4054/picture16z.th.png) (http://img248.imageshack.us/i/picture16z.png/)
I don't recall why were disoriented, but the rest well we lost are ability to bite... that's it...
Whatever the case maybe, Nue went back to the Hall of blades and took on Xauthua. While wearing her fire resisant ring and robe. While going blade hands on it.
And it payed off so she was able to take out the dragon and chop it up! And now the dragon left scales...
Not going to pick them up till later...
Anyways, in the hall of blades, Nue would generally fights enchanted weapons that attack on thier own. Being weapons they can withstand magic from most elements.... But one thing they aren't good at is....BLADE HANDS!
Again Blade hands works wonders on the weapons down here. She can't drain them, but she can still do alot of damage to them. So all is good....
But the weapons killling ended rather quick because of an unexpect enemy....
(http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/153/picture21k.th.png) (http://img149.imageshack.us/i/picture21k.png/)
Yuyuko!
Yuyuko is an extremly dangerous spellcaster that has magic in all different feilds and can obliterate you with ease. I knew the danger I was facing with Yuyuko so Nue decided to hightail it out of there!
Course I did get a taste of one of Yuyuko's spells....
(http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3042/picture22xh.th.png) (http://img23.imageshack.us/i/picture22xh.png/)
Orb of destruction! This spell is very nasty. Basicllly it's a large danmaku shot that travels in an oddly behaved patten. And when it makes contact with something....
(http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/1720/picture23m.th.png) (http://img375.imageshack.us/i/picture23m.png/)
BOOM!
As you can see it can blow up walls and doors with ease...
Can't stay around a place with someone who can fling such deadly spells.
And to make things worse... Yuyuko is undead. So negative energy won't work as well as most elements... so this could be a dangerous battle. And as a word of warning.... Yuyuko is incapable of dying.... once you defeat her, she will disappear and eventually reapper in a different location. So always be prepared when you fight Yuyuko....
Anyways because of this Nue had to leave the Hall of Blades once again.... Nue decided now would be the best chance to take a brake after all of this mess...
And so... my turn ends here...
What can I explain about this turn is....
I used selective amnesia and forgot thorw flame... if there's any spell that we need now with decent damage it's Mystic Blast, we may still be a bit away from it, but if we keep casting spells we should get it soon eventually...
Also I forgot the gourman amulet, so we need to go back and get it. If we want to feed ourselves....
Third.....need to find a way to keep Flan entertained...she not buying the one trick pony act.... she's already decided to mutate the crap out of me, but thnaknfully nothing terrible since I was able to counter some of it.
Now I'll let you all decide where to go from here.
As of this point, I've included Yuyuko for this update, so here's your next Crawl mod....
http://www.mediafire.com/?wjmto0mwngn
And of course turn order's the same as before:
Muallar
Psieye
Totaku
So Muallar, grab that file and mod and get CRRRAAAAAAAAAWWWWLLLLLIIIIIIIINNNNNN!
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(http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/1637/nue098.th.png) (http://img269.imageshack.us/i/nue098.png/)
Welcome back to the game! Thanks to whichever one of you optimized our spell list:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/SpiderForm.jpg) "W-wait! Where's Spider Form?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/IceForm.jpg) "What about me?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Gee guys, I don't know what to tell you."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/SpiderForm.jpg) "Well, y-you know, 'you're a member of the team' or 'you matter' would *sniff* be a good start!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/IceForm.jpg) "I'm a star! You better treat me like a star, Nue! You'd be nothing without me!"
(http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/3449/nue099.th.png) (http://img291.imageshack.us/i/nue099.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/IceForm.jpg) "If you strike me down... I shall become stronger than you could possibly imagine!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-happy.jpg) "Well now. Any more complaints?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/SpiderForm.jpg) "N-not at all. Thank you."
Continuing in our quest for easy experience experience that we won't have to wrest from executioners and hellions, we run into an ice dragon.
(http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/2989/nue100.th.png) (http://img375.imageshack.us/i/nue100.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/IceForm.jpg) "I told you! You didn't listen to me, and now you're gonna pay!"
(http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/3548/nue101.th.png) (http://img35.imageshack.us/i/nue101.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/IceForm.jpg) "No! Nooooooooo--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) "Looks like I gave you the... cold shoulder."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/exkeine.jpg) "Terrible."
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9234/nue102.th.png) (http://img231.imageshack.us/i/nue102.png/)
Anyway, our spidey-sense--
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/SpiderForm.jpg) "Someone call for me?"
No. Our Flandre-sense indicates there's a hidden room in here. Let's break it open like a fortune cookie.
(http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7929/nue103.th.png) (http://img517.imageshack.us/i/nue103.png/)
...huh. We'll need a bigger tool. I drop Ozocubu's Armour--we're not really going to be building up enough Ice Magic to make it worthwhile--and...
(http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/5325/nue104.th.png) (http://img820.imageshack.us/i/nue104.png/)
(http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/1539/nue105.th.png) (http://img251.imageshack.us/i/nue105.png/)
Orange crystal statues can murder us just by existing in an area, inflicting a Divination miscast--most commonly confusion--every turn you're in its line of sight. It does have one glaring Achilles' heel...
(http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/7456/nue106.th.png) (http://img192.imageshack.us/i/nue106.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/kikuri.jpg) "No fair, I didn't even get any dialogHKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK"
We dispatch the other guards, mostly skeletons, a yaktaur captain, a shifter and a couple stone giants. The loot is some gold, food and utility items. Also a disc of storms, which can be evoked to cast random air magic conjurations, much like a Tome of Destruction. Doesn't work while we're insulated, something to keep in mind.
We also get an artifact scale mail with EV+4 and nothing else from Flandre.
(http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/142/nue107.th.png) (http://img704.imageshack.us/i/nue107.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Oh, sorry, Your Holiness. Here's your something else."
(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6159/nue108.th.png) (http://img84.imageshack.us/i/nue108.png/)
Well, that's turn 127000. Here's the dump (http://crawl.pastebin.ca/1898289)--see you next time.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/exkeine.jpg) "I guess I'm doing the preview again."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/moko.jpg) "We've got a great show next time, with--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/exkeine.jpg) "Christ, Mokou, what happened to your face?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/moko.jpg) "It was those damn ungrateful dogs! I tell you, I feed them, I clothe them, and the FIRST yahoo with a wand of enslavement--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/exkeine.jpg) "...Anyway. See you next time when we try to farm the Abyss for experience and get instakilled by a cleansing flame."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "I could actually use a cleansing. I'm all dusty from that excavation job."
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Woah, Yuyuko as Boris. Definitely not good to see her as early as the Hall of Blades... though there was one time when I lost a character to an out-of-depth Boris in Swamp:4...
Flan needs more entertainment. The random wand is our best bet, but failing that we can learn Polymorph Other and use it on suitable targets (EXP boosting results, like the Slug and Snail).
Edit: WHAT? It's my turn again? Gimme some 12 hours so I can get some work done for RL and I'll get on this.
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Just want to point out that Flan's interest and mood are separate, according to CrawlWiki. Meaning, using the wand of random effects and such doesn't have any bearing on Acts of Flan, other than staving off 'Flandre is getting BORED.'
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Yes, and I'm just worried that we're not entertaining Flan enough. It was only a torment during travel I suffered for getting her bored in my last turn.
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Post instead of Edit to notify people it's the next turn.
Ok so let's see, I start on 127k turns. Vault has been explored down to floor 6, Hall of Blades and Shoals were out of bounds, Abyss is starting to look more attractive.
Finishing D:21, I see there's lava in this place. Drop scrolls, clear out snakes. A spiny worm. Still not screenshot worthy. Oh yeah I forgot we were Flandre's playmate:
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I must not sit still. Time to burn down this spiny worm.
An unknown wand. We don't know invis or slow among other wands... In other words, don't test on this here sleeping rock troll.
Why are there potions of mutation/degeneration just lying around the place?
Down to D:22, an undead party greets us:
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Knowing this wand is going to be useless or invis, I'll have to find a good situation which Flan will feel is Dangerous but where I can spare a turn.
Got a summon earth elemental stone. Oh and tested out that wand on a Frost Giant zombie:
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Great that qualified. Flan is now entertained and won't be bored until the second half of my turn. Engorged on some corpses so now I can take off gourmand if the situation demands it. In fact, to stop Flan getting funny ideas, I put on Clarity for now.
Why hello there Marisa:
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A special occasion calls for a special treatment. DECAY POTION!
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Dear Marisa, when you're both on flames, poisoned and slowed by foul pestilance, the last thing you should be doing is healing yourself. I hellfire youuuuu.
Oh hey, I didn't know Lee's Rapid Deconstruction could blow stuff up too:
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I confiscate a dagger of draining from that kobold party.
A pond. Let's make use of this levitation artifact ring:
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I really wish we had Sublimation of Blood. Oh btw we ding'd spellcasting a while ago.
I'm using Dig to save turns as I'm lazy. Oh hey, spellbooks from that Labyrinth a while ago. Since we have Amnesia to remove it later, I learn Corona for now to train enchantments and to make combat a little bit easier.
Onwards to D:23!
Hmm, I really woudl like dispel undead too for that matter. Oh well, a stone giant skeleton can be handled with caution. Uh is this a test of stealth?
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Chaffs! How wonderful Flan!
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She's happy today:
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Time to make use of this invisibility:
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Hi power orcs, you got your fancy See Invis and Resist Fire but you don't have rPois!
A shop:
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Huh I didn't even realise there was an orc knight in front of me as I turned the corner. Nue is that strong now.
Ding, we hit Lv20. +1 Int.
I have got to try using Lee's Rapid Deconstruction more with other characters of mine.
What? I never saw a hobgoblin before?
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Anyway, screw throwing good EXP away. I'm going back to lighten my load and bring the Flandre entertainment wands.
2000 EXP points is just asking to be spent somewhere... Air and Enchantments would be beneficial to us as an aside to transmutation and necromancy. Silence (hi Boris Yuyuko) and Deflect Missile would be very useful.
Return to hive and it's halfway through my turn. I pick up the Enchantment staff (srsly, why cast regen and swift without the power boost?) and polymorph wand.
No I won't be usign the disc of storms or the earth elemental stone. Evocation ain't good enough for reliable use of them and we're starved of EXP to train that up now. I also decide to drop the chaos spear, I have polymorph for entertaining Flan right now.
Oho, a dragon while I'm on my way back. Drop scrolls and say hi to the zealot Tenshi dance. Didn't even need to rage on it. It never got to warm us up though it did land a claw.
Oh hey, Flan lets us fly. Good to get that feeling again.
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Oh come ON, is our Evocation so bad that we can't even polymorph a slug? Spoilsport, die you slowpoke.
Hey there Big FOE:
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D:24. Frederick:
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A strong unique, but not immune to the swiss army knife Evaporate. Like so:
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See how badass he is? He's recovered from 2 confusions and even has time to polish his monocle:
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RED UFO INVASION!
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I'm impressed, we got caught with our pants down after the Rage and this is how little we cared:
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.................. I so did not need that:
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Run run, find stairs back up to D:24!
This is a Mystia Yukkuri:
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Their corpse is worth a degeneration potion - that's high class. Oh look a little undead cove. The vampire is not allowed to wakeup, I give it a welcoming taste to hell.
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Book of Air found.
You think I'll be stopped just because I don't see a path? Dig liberates us! Yeah just a small enclosed space when I got back to D:24.
I wonder what Flan was trying to do:
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Oh hi there rabbit knight. Flan does something else: sense surroundings.
Deep trolls usually mean they're in a pack, but this pack spread itself out thin.
PARTY TRICKS BOOK! Butterflies and Apportation learnt!
You know what? I just fought off an orc knight, deep troll, yaktaur and a string of other meaty things without breaking a sweat. After using hellfire once. I'm invading hell. We could do with a forward stash point.
HALO THAR GERYON!
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First order of business: ignore him and kill everything around that could interfere with our fight. Damn he woke up. He sure can summon a lot:
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FLAN DECLARES I SHOULD FIGHT, NOT RUN!
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Flan approves! With fire!
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I WAS WAITING FOR THAT OPENING! Confusion potion go!
TIRED OF YOuR USELESS MINIONS EH?
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Mission accomplished:
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Now to clear the aftermath. Drank 1 Heal Wounds potion for security and cast 1 Haste wand, was worth it. Now why didn't I think to use my chaffs earlier?
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Well that was brief lived of our teddy bear-ship:
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I'll identify that staff later. In combat.
A storm dragon. That's what this awesome mace is for! Two even!
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That's right storm dragon, even when I'm tired and slow, I can still pwn you. Oh and that was a cold staff Flandre gave us.
Well that's sorta random to see down here:
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Nice job little rabbit, you gave me more EXP to harvest:
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.......... Blasted mana problems:
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Best not to risk it, I read the Blink scroll. Then swift myself to get out of there. I LIVE ANOTHER HOUR. Hey you bastard storm dragon, let's go for another round:
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Right and I save/exit at the entrance to Hell for the next player to do inventory maintenance as they see fit. Sign me up again. Damn Nue has become a fine combatant. Oh and for next game, make China be Geryon's sprite? Or is Meirin already assigned elsewhere?
Here's the save for now, will upload pictures in a sec. Totaku, the gourmand amulet hasn't been on for very long. Wait another 100 turns before eating any meat.
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Man, you guys are jumping in deeper than I anticipated.... already killed Gyeron.... @_@.....
I would of thought we would have tried the going through the Crypt first before jumping into hell...
Gyeron was going to be Yuugi....
And that horn....her horn of course. :P
The Beasts were going to be Parsees.
And if we decide to dance with the lords of hell.... damn, I'm going to have to work overtime with the sprites.... I can't believe were already jumping into this area already. Hell is usually the one place I avoid till I've gone though all the basic areas (minus tomb).
The Chidiren cast need to be set in ASAP. Every key figure was going to be based off of the Chidiren cast members.
Either way, this is an impressive run from what I seen. I'll take my turn later, but don't expect me to post me to post anything for a few days, I got get these sprites ready.... you guys are faster than I anticipated....
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Oh I wouldn't dream of going into any of the actual branches of Hell early, but the Vestibule itself is an excellent mobile storage shed that can be accessed from multiple floors and Geryon is easy thanks to no resistances whatsoever - hence why I view China to be more appropriate than Yuugi as Geryon's sprite. To be honest I completely forgot the Crypt wasn't touched and my original intent was to find the Abyss gate then decide whether to go through or not. But Nue's badassery at multiple points persuaded me to clear the mobile storage shed early. I say we leave Hell branches for Necromutation fun, except maybe Dis which is relatively calmer (except for the occasional Executioner spawning near you). If it wasn't for Flandre to keep entertained, I'd consider sitting in Dis and EXP grinding carefully on the instant spawns.
On a tangent, this is how to invade the Vestibule in style:
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Well I have my run done, but I still have work to do with the mod.... I gotten some of the items I want done, but I'm far from done, and looking at my current pace, I expect I won't have this done till sometime tomorrow. So don't expect me to post a Crawl update till later then.
But as for now.... say hello to your new (Former) Hell Lords
(http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/990/picture37x.th.png) (http://img251.imageshack.us/i/picture37x.png/)
As I said, the Chidenren cast is who I planned to replace each hell lord, but oddly enough they're don't all fit in place with who they replace... but I can't exactly do anything about that.... because all I can do is find them a place where they seem to fit in. And so replacing the hell lords was my closest bet.
But anyways I got more work to do.
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Objection: what of the Pandemonium Lords? As far as I'm concerned, Cerebov > Asmodeus and therefore should get Okuu. Satori is best suited for Lom Lobon (The Eye!) and Koishi fits Mnoleg and its army of Neqoxecs. Actually, Orin fits Gloorx Vloq too if keeping the Chireiden cast together is desired. Satori is mistress of the palace in Former Hell, hence Pandemonium fits better I say.
Let me think about who could fit the Hell lords while I walk home from work.
Edit:
Suwako = Dispater. She is the one Touhou character who actually has Iron to her theme (on top of earth, magma, frogs, water and trees. Mighty is her ability: "Create Earth")
Sikieiki = Ereshkigal. Who else is better suited to sending Komachi after you time and time again while you invade her domain? You've already made her sprite so this should be quick.
Yuugi or Tenshi = Antaeus. I had considered having Iku re-assigned but Antaeus is a tank before a lightning caster. Like I said before, having Yuugi be Geryon is an injustice to her might just for the sake of using her horn to enter Hell branches. China fits the gatekeeper role much better. Both also have the bonus of fitting "fallen due to being arrogant" theme too (except Yuugi would naturally reside there while Tenshi would have been banished to be there).
Mokou = Asmodeus. Because Okuu deserves Cerebov's nuclear storms. Mokou can fill in the Hellfire spam.
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Objection: what of the Pandemonium Lords? As far as I'm concerned, Cerebov > Asmodeus and therefore should get Okuu. Satori is best suited for Lom Lobon (The Eye!) and Koishi fits Mnoleg and its army of Neqoxecs. Actually, Orin fits Gloorx Vloq too if keeping the Chireiden cast together is desired. Satori is mistress of the palace in Former Hell, hence Pandemonium fits better I say.
Let me think about who could fit the Hell lords while I walk home from work.
Well I'll explain the original plan to you then...
Orginally, my plan was to basiclly make Panemonium into something like a "world of lost memories". Mainly centering around the PC-98 Universe and the forgotten charaters of the Touhou universe.
In there I had planned the following:
Cerebov: Shinki: Being that Cerebov was considered by many to be like the grand lord of Pandemonium (due to his difficulty) I thought Shinki would be perfect in his place. Since she's pretty much the goddess of the Pandemonium, and was a great end boss in the last PC-98 game. Plus I could see her weilding a sword. :P
Lom Lobon: YuugenMagan, Eye, being eletrical energy, and so forth, seems fitting
Gloorx Vloq: Mima, the dark ghost, with her deadly magic, I found Gloorx to be a pain in the butt, and so is Mima. So that's where I put the two together.
Mnoleg: Satsuki Rin, weak, pathetic and pretty much forgotten for a Pandemonium lord, Rin falls pretty much in that same category.
I also had ideas for other demons to be changed into PC 98 charaters like "Orange" demons. :P
But anyways, this is just what I had in mind, after talking to others about it. More feedback would be appriciated since I'll need to take care of this ASAP.
Suwako = Dispater. She is the one Touhou character who actually has Iron to her theme (on top of earth, magma, frogs, water and trees. Mighty is her ability: "Create Earth")
Sikieiki = Ereshkigal. Who else is better suited to sending Komachi after you time and time again while you invade her domain? You've already made her sprite so this should be quick.
Yuugi or Tenshi = Antaeus. I had considered having Iku re-assigned but Antaeus is a tank before a lightning caster. Like I said before, having Yuugi be Geryon is an injustice to her might just for the sake of using her horn to enter Hell branches. China fits the gatekeeper role much better. Both also have the bonus of fitting "fallen due to being arrogant" theme too (except Yuugi would naturally reside there while Tenshi would have been banished to be there).
Mokou = Asmodeus. Because Okuu deserves Cerebov's nuclear storms. Mokou can fill in the Hellfire spam.
Ok let's take your ideas for a minute....
Suwako: Oddly enough interesting, and it would be fitting, but then what will become of Prince Ribbit? Prince Pyonta?
Shikieki: This one is understandable and this was also the idea that was used back in last crawl game, Ereshkigal became Shikieki, and I guess it was ok then, so maybe it can do?
Yuugi: Rather have Yuugi for Antaeus, only because of what you mentioned, however I still like the idea of taking Yuugi's horn. XD Tenshi while understandable for obvious reason, I think would be better suited for a different replacement...
The Deva, while angels are Yukkuri Tenshis. :P
Mokou: While this seems convincing, I think Mokou would better fit in...say...Azriel's spot. I get the idea for what your going for, but being all out fire seems better in my book.
If you got another suggestion for Amodeus, I'll make the swtich.
Edit 2: I could consider Flandre in place of Amodeus, only because of distructive nature. And before ask, yes we've had charaters that were gods also apperer ingame too. So I can make an exception. :P
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Prince Ribbit can be satisfied with a Suwako Yukkuri. Being a Hell Lord is much more dignified for someone of Suwako's power level.
Flandre... no if anything Cerebov's sword would fit well with Laevatein (which Shinki or Okuu could be wielding in-game). Wouldn't you say Red the Night Castle is hellfire-ish? Remilia of all things Scarlet would be suitable, especially if Meirin was Geryon.
Shinki and Mima are indeed excellent as Cerebov and Gloorx Vloq. YuugenMagan and Satsuki Rin... lukewarm compared to the Komeiji sisters - especially since Lom Lobon is about magic and Satori is ridiculously adept at casting anything she gets knowledge to.
If you relax the constraint "all 4 Chireiden characters must appear together", then Orin and Okuu can be in Tartarus and Gehenna while the satoris are in Pandemonium.
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Prince Ribbit can be satisfied with a Suwako Yukkuri. Being a Hell Lord is much more dignified for someone of Suwako's power level.
Flandre... no if anything Cerebov's sword would fit well with Laevatein (which Shinki or Okuu could be wielding in-game). Wouldn't you say Red the Night Castle is hellfire-ish? Remilia of all things Scarlet would be suitable, especially if Meirin was Geryon.
Shinki and Mima are indeed excellent as Cerebov and Gloorx Vloq. YuugenMagan and Satsuki Rin... lukewarm compared to the Komeiji sisters - especially since Lom Lobon is about magic and Satori is ridiculously adept at casting anything she gets knowledge to.
If you relax the constraint "all 4 Chireiden characters must appear together", then Orin and Okuu can be in Tartarus and Gehenna while the satoris are in Pandemonium.
Mmmmm...
Well you got me convinced with Remilia. Because I have been l have been looking for a spot for her for a while. But all the vampires in the game are numerous and rather.....weak.... And there's no Vampire Unique either... So yeah, not much else to ride on there except use the Scarlet Devil in place of Amodeus, which can fit when you consider....1. Meiling being Geyron and....2. The fact that I know Remillia did use scarlet fire in one of her attacks ( think it was EoSD) so I guess that can do...
So by take this into account it should work like this:
Hell
Tarturus: Shikieki
Cocytus: Yuugi
Gehanna: Remillia
Dis: Suwako
And since I rather keep the Chirenden cast together then.....
Pandemonium
Cerebov: Utsuho
Gloorx Vloq: Orin
Lom Lobon: Satori
Mnoleg: Koishi
So then what becomes of Mima and Shinki?
Perhaps they can play the second best roles... as Fiends. Because I never decided anything on them till now. I'll have to check the sprites though to see if it'll fit. Because to my view fiends are a mess and just down right cruel....
Guess I'll have to abandon the abomination graphic modding for this section. And Parsee's going to need to find another spot since she won't fit anymore since I think this ideaof yours works better based your suggestions. So ok, Gyeron Hell lords, and Pandemonium lords will be modded in along with a modded blue death and Green death for this update.
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I've been thinking about Boris. Wouldn't you say Mima fits the role better than Yuyuko? Both are ghosts and Mima has the benefit of actually having returned time and time again in PC-98 as well as being a mage at core. Shinki (or rather, "aspect/avatar of Shinki") can be the orbs of fire. This does leave Yuyuko hanging... if anything, she'd be best suited for the shadow fiend (torment AND dispel undead).
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If Mara != Satori I'll be disappointed. Sure, hard to keep the close-knit Chirenden with that, but I'll think of some alternatives. Expect a full list or two of suggestions by tomorrow; expect Cerebov = Konngara and possibly Lom Lobon = Sariel. :V
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Mara = Reisen. It was decided quite a while ago. A full list isn't useful at this point as most have been modded in and we're limited in time.
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Ah, I see. I won't bother then. And Reisen looks good - of course, I'd never remember Reisen, what with her being the most underwhelming character ever, but yes it does fit perfectly.
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I've been thinking about Boris. Wouldn't you say Mima fits the role better than Yuyuko? Both are ghosts and Mima has the benefit of actually having returned time and time again in PC-98 as well as being a mage at core. Shinki (or rather, "aspect/avatar of Shinki") can be the orbs of fire. This does leave Yuyuko hanging... if anything, she'd be best suited for the shadow fiend (torment AND dispel undead).
Boris is a bit of a debate there, though being Mima would probably make better sense....maybe...
Shinki being orbs of fire though seems a bit... welll odd... even being avatars, she deserves better.... just don't know of a good canidate other than a fiend like either the regular fiend or pit fiend. At least they're more closer....
Oddly enough I had the opposite idea for Mima to become a Shadow fiend, but I'll think this out a bit...
Anyways, I've cleared all the major jumps I've been wanting to get through...
So here's a preview. And Sorry if it's a mess to see, but I can't get the text to disappear.
(http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/2049/picture37w.th.png) (http://img718.imageshack.us/i/picture37w.png/)
I still have to see if I can make their dailouge change. I know some use a simalar taunt to that of the imps, but I wonder if I can divert that? Probably not, but for now I'm going to insert descripts, quotes, and then get this thing ready for the update.
And if you haven't already looked at it, here's a topic on the Crawl Development site that brings up the most recent changes. To the tile sets! As well as addition mosters and stuff... I know I'll be working overtime come around once I'm done with modding everything in this.
http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/tile-changes-in-0-7.
Anyways, will have Nue's journal ready later toady as well as the save.
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Here's a separate post for my run so not to confuse anyone.... In this post we continue Nue's Run...
When we last left off....
(http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/7205/picture1ky.th.png) (http://img819.imageshack.us/i/picture1ky.png/)
Nue had conqured the Visitude of Hell and took care of Gyeron (Meiling) and got the horn that allowed her to open the gates to the 4 hells.
But there was a big question.... where to go now? We could travel through hell, but at our level that would be a huge risk. There's the abyss, but I'm unsure of it, there's the Shaols, but there's Reisen....so where to?
The Vault, as we didn't explore one area: The Crypts.... I'll explain more about that later...
Back at floor 24, Nue decided to explore all the unexplored areas of that floor, mainly killing orcs, giants and other things. Pretty much a basic trip for her thanks to her draining hands.
(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4526/picture2zs.th.png) (http://img153.imageshack.us/i/picture2zs.png/)
In fact all that killing allowed Nue to level up to 21! Intellegence up!
(http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/6484/picture3eq.th.png) (http://img688.imageshack.us/i/picture3eq.png/)
Now here's something that isn't common in the dungeon, a giant ameboa. These things mainly appear in the slime put. But they're not that threatening to be honest. If you happen to be hungry though put on some poison resistance cause they can make you feel really sick if you eat them without the proper protection....
(http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/117/picture4kx.th.png) (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/picture4kx.png/)
Course behind the Ameoba was a who load of other critters, so Nue had to continue to hack her way through... now she unarm combat skills are at 14!
However, Flan wanted to have some fun.... and so she called out a bunch of demons to play with Nue.... Normally by now she would take them on....
(http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/4251/picture5z.th.png) (http://img682.imageshack.us/i/picture5z.png/)
But 3 smoke demons and a tormenter don't make a good combo... they slaught Nue's health qucikly...Nue was force to take out the little annoying demon to the right and run down stairs....
Floor 25
(http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/3128/picture6ih.th.png) (http://img821.imageshack.us/i/picture6ih.png/)
Nue was greeted by a bunch of orcs ready to take her on! And thanks to Nue's weakened health, she was in a bit of a nasty perdicerment. She had to resort to using her blade hands along with Sticky flames to wither down the more powerful orcs.
During the fight, Flan decided to enchant the orc's weapon and it glew with strange colors. In case you do not know, the weapon is now a "weapon of Chaos". Chaos type weapons do random effects. Ranging from freezing, buring, slowing down, healing, haste, confusion....pretty much anything!
This weapon can be a blessing or a curse. But I rather not take it, we already have enough prolems with Flan, let's not make it worse for the player.....
Overall though she managed to take out the whole orc squad but bearly.... so after this she regenerated and rested for a while....
Nue decided to check out the dexterity ring down south, she tries it on and....
(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/2210/picture8f.th.png) (http://img42.imageshack.us/i/picture8f.png/)
It was pretty promising, I though it was better so I kept it. ( I didn't know we had a +5 Dex ring at the time....)
(http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/2861/picture9.th.png) (http://img807.imageshack.us/i/picture9.png/)
Nue later found a potion of healing wounds! SO it worth grabbing, but she also ran into FOEs as well....
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6097/picture10p.th.png) (http://img138.imageshack.us/i/picture10p.png/)
A good rule to always remember about FOE's are is that they change colors when they touch one another. And depending on the color, they can do random efffects. Reds can burn you, White can freeze you, Blue can shock you, Purple can make you sick, Green can poison you, and brown ones can corrode your equipment. Since the majority of them were brown I decided to play keepaway with them and sticky flamed them till they all fell.....
(http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/5312/picture12b.th.png) (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/picture12b.png/)
Flan decided to telport us near an iron troll. Iron trolls are rather vicious creatures as they are extremly resistant to most elements and can deal a load of hurt, but at the same time are really slow....
But that didn't stop Nue from draining the crap out of it! needless to say, Nue plowed through it like it was nothing...
(http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6192/picture13h.th.png) (http://img215.imageshack.us/i/picture13h.png/)
Course one thing that is always bound to startle you is that when your in the middle of fighting with some orcs, you suddenly get a visit by a boring beetle. Certainly it can be unexpected, but regardlss easy kills non the less...
Flan decided to do some changes to Nue....surprisingly not so bad!
(http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/8039/picture14ee.th.png) (http://img121.imageshack.us/i/picture14ee.png/)
Her health is back to normal, she got stronger, and lost her urges to yell. But became stupid in the process....
(http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/4435/picture15lg.th.png) (http://img196.imageshack.us/i/picture15lg.png/)
Nue then later came across a shop which she thought would have something good, so Nue decided to dig in a see what she could get....
(http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/1261/picture16vg.th.png) (http://img514.imageshack.us/i/picture16vg.png/)
Pretty much wands we already had, but they could serve us. So we could consider possibily coming back here....
Tons of casting later, Nue's enchantment went up...sooner or later we might want to learn haste....
(http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/25/picture17st.th.png) (http://img535.imageshack.us/i/picture17st.png/)
(http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7706/picture18sx.th.png) (http://img20.imageshack.us/i/picture18sx.png/)
Now here we have a shpinx. These creatures can be pretty nasty with thier smiting and attacks, and the annoying habit to heal. But they are still killable thankfully.
(http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/3205/picture19c.th.png) (http://img541.imageshack.us/i/picture19c.png/)
And then Flan decided to be a jerk and drain Nue.... looks like it'll be a while longer before she levels up....
Before too long, Nue cleared Floor 25 and the rest of Floor 24....she went back up to the lair and hive to sort out her goods and put on her equipment and then went down to the vaults where she went to.....
The Crypt!
(http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/5301/picture20nh.th.png) (http://img28.imageshack.us/i/picture20nh.png/)
The Crypt pretty much is a place filled with nothing but the dead. So zombies, skeletons of all different types. And there is of course....maybe vampires too! Food is hard to come by and you'd be lucky if you run into a human let along have one drop a corpses in here. So bring food!
(http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/5932/picture21e.th.png) (http://img638.imageshack.us/i/picture21e.png/)
Skeleton warroirs, (on the top right) can either be easy or hard. It all depends on the weapon they carry, and generally they travel in groups. A good word of advice is to fighting them one on one in a corridor if possible. But be careful, they can be sneaky!
Then the unexpected happens... Flan decides to mess with us again! And not in a good way...
(http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3540/picture22j.th.png) (http://img293.imageshack.us/i/picture22j.png/)
Now Nue won't gain as much from meat like she use to... and she's starting to twist and deform again....
Floor 1 of the Crypt didn't have much, so Nue went down to floor 2....
(http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9040/picture23kw.th.png) (http://img204.imageshack.us/i/picture23kw.png/)
Here Nue found something new....a mummy! A mumy gaurdian to be precise. These guys hit harder than your regular mummy, but otherwise, they're still slow...
Despite the risk she knew about them, Nue decided to take them on, and of course she got cursed, but hey Flan though it was funny!
(http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/1519/picture26bf.th.png) (http://img30.imageshack.us/i/picture26bf.png/)
Then later, Nue ran into a room filled with nothing but zombies and drain powered ghosts.... Full Drain resist on!
Nue was able to keep up with enemy. and slice them apart easily with her blade hands. So that went fairly well...
(http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/2283/picture27e.th.png) (http://img704.imageshack.us/i/picture27e.png/)
Now down here is a ghoul, pretty much a tougher version of the necrophange. Claws you, can possible rot you, and it'll eat any corpses on the ground too.
But oddly enough they were fairly easy to fight against....
(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/3738/picture28zr.th.png) (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/picture28zr.png/)
Now here in this pile of the undead there in the black robe is a necromancer. A mage who specialized in the dark arts. He's usually accomnapy by the undead and tend to have draining spells, but can also weild dagger with draining effect or pain too.
Eventually Flan became ammused with Nue's efforts and decided to give Nue something different....
(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4893/picture29h.th.png) (http://img227.imageshack.us/i/picture29h.png/)
A legendary deck of card!
Something about it seem like it would be useful so Nue decided to take them....
Afterward, Nue decided to take on the rest of the mummies on the floor.....
Most of the time it was mummy guardians. They mainl cursed Nue with rot, stat drops and drain (but that failed of course)
But there was one danger in the group....
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7051/picture30j.th.png) (http://img138.imageshack.us/i/picture30j.png/)
The Mummy preist.
These undead are capable of smiting, summon evil sprits and casting torment upon you! So use caution when dealing with them!
And after killing the preist....
A dark sprits appeared... A Soul Eater
(http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/6314/picture31tl.th.png) (http://img198.imageshack.us/i/picture31tl.png/)
and yes, Flan was amused by this...
(http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/1518/picture32gd.th.png) (http://img175.imageshack.us/i/picture32gd.png/)
]
This nasty spirit is known for coming along and draining you very quickly, It's nasty demon, but when you have full drain resistance, it's not that much of a threat...
Pretty much Nue turned her focus on the tormenter and smoke demon before taking out the soul eater (oh and those were all summoned by the mummy priest....
Eventually, Nue reached the stairs to the Tomb. A placed filled with mummies and nothing but mummies!
(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/7055/picture33b.th.png) (http://img210.imageshack.us/i/picture33b.png/)
So unless you like being cursed to hell and back, I wouldn't bother going there unless you go summons to use to fight off the mummies....
(http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/4378/picture34l.th.png) (http://img5.imageshack.us/i/picture34l.png/)
Course what did Flan find more awesome.... to make toxic gasses pour from Nue's nose.... gee flan.... how amusing....
(http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/4802/picture35g.th.png) (http://img205.imageshack.us/i/picture35g.png/)
Nue tried to go to floor 3 but the stairs she took lead to a bunch of skelotons greeting from the front door....guess we can't go down those set of stairs....
We'll have to try another set...
Course now Nue had to take a brake after all that fighting.... so my turn ends here....
(http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/4738/picture36v.th.png) (http://img194.imageshack.us/i/picture36v.png/)
Advice for the next player....
Make sure to keep your staff of energy on, and switch to blade hands when going into combat, it'll be useful here and you won't suffer the effects of magic consumption....
Blade hands are your friends here.
Even though we are somewhat vegitarians now, considering the point of the game, it won't matter too much, we got enough honey combs to make up for it!
Try to find another set of stairs to go down that lacks in too many skeletons like the one I went down....
That's anout all the advice I can give here...
Player list is as follows:
Maullar Maullar
Psieye
Totaku
Anyone want to sign up, don't be afraid, because it can always be fun!
Anyways here's the next Crawl mod for you all to use. Pretty much I did all the changes you seen from the post above...
http://www.mediafire.com/?jzacuhzfjry2yzj
It should be alot more fun to have your hell and pandemonium lords as Touhous now....
Anyways Maullar, good luck and happy crawlling!
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Being drained isn't necessarily a bad thing - it means more skill training can be done. I've noticed the cost to train skills depends on character level as well as skill level, so there was a time when I tried to get drained every once in a while to keep skills trained. Character level alone doesn't give killing power afterall.
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Yeah, but more HP wouldn't hurt. ^^;;
I seem to noticed that I left my save from Nue's game in there.... Well as for now, I guess that means Maullar can use that file since it's already in there. ^^; Though if he does manage to survive and put up a save, I suggest making sure you remove the save in the in game and use what Maullar has...
On some semi related news, I helped the Crawl staff out with some sprite work. Basiclly no one claimed the Kenku enemy sprite that'll be used for a paticular vault. So I made one. ^^
Pretty much they accepted it, they decided to remove the wings and add a shadow to it though. (As well as remove the player Kenku's wings)
Here's a good idea what it should look like when in a later installment of the trunk of 7.0, (just drop the wings out of your mind)
(http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/1908/kenkumock.th.png) (http://img408.imageshack.us/i/kenkumock.png/)
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Welcome back to the show!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/exkeine.jpg) "All two of you in the audience."
After optimizing our skills (I've turned on Summonings to get Haunt, and I've turned off Air Magic as it impedes learning Earth Magic, while Air doesn't lead to much but the better Enchantments (which we can just raise directly) and Airstrike) as well as our inventory, I press on with Crypt, being sure to pack a lunch.
(http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/8149/honeycombs.png) (http://img43.imageshack.us/i/honeycombs.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Please, no cereal jokes."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "Come on, Nue. Why so cereal?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "I'm forgiving you for that one only because the killing-a-minor-demon joke is getting old."
(http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/4658/nue109.th.png) (http://img31.imageshack.us/i/nue109.png/)
We meet a hell knight--not the ones from Doom, but probably just as bad, with their strong weapon and bolts of fire. Worse, a hell knight is usually a sign of--
(http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/2716/nue110.th.png) (http://img294.imageshack.us/i/nue110.png/)
Yep.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) "Hey, hey, hey, wait just one bullet-grazin' second! You're not even in Touhou!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/margery.jpg) "What're you gonna do about it?"
As it turns out...
(http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/4480/nue111.th.png) (http://img36.imageshack.us/i/nue111.png/)
(http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/1903/nue112.th.png) (http://img375.imageshack.us/i/nue112.png/)
...not much. There's little we can do against curse skulls without Abjuration and Dispel Undead, or overwhelming ranged power.
As we attempt to go around the curse skull, we have an unfortunate run-in with some skeletal warriors...
(http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/954/nue113.th.png) (http://img534.imageshack.us/i/nue113.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "Hey, let's move our stash here. We definitely come here enough."
Fortunately, Swiftness lets us outrun most of the enemies around here...
(http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1503/nue114.th.png) (http://img196.imageshack.us/i/nue114.png/)
...and Flandre is helpful as always.
(http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/1889/nue115.th.png) (http://img338.imageshack.us/i/nue115.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Didn't your momma ever tell you to eat your vegetables?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "My mother was a LION, you insuffrable ass!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Just for that..."
(http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/3745/nue116.th.png) (http://img46.imageshack.us/i/nue116.png/)
Just for clarity's sake, yes, we did get instaported when we were just a few steps from the gateway out.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) "Y-you conniving, passive-aggressive, namby-pamby little--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Just playing. There you go."
(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7210/nue117.th.png) (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/nue117.png/)
And we're back! Let's not repeat that little detour if possible.
(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/3131/nue118.th.png) (http://img97.imageshack.us/i/nue118.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "Nobody, but nobody sends me to the Abyss."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Shou.jpg) "Unless it's from Pan, right?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Well, yes."
(http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/9716/nue120.th.png) (http://img821.imageshack.us/i/nue120.png/)
Distortion weapons should be confiscated and disposed of at your nearest appropriately-equipped recycling facility--
(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/830/nue121.th.png) (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/nue121.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/exkeine.jpg) "Not very green of you, Nue."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) "Oh, go climb up Fedhas's dick."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/exkeine.jpg) "Wha--! I--! That's extremely offensive!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Nice! Way to show her!"
(http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3838/nue122.th.png) (http://img517.imageshack.us/i/nue122.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-happy.jpg) "Aww shucks, I just can't stay mad at you."
Oh, and we randomly find the +0 robe of the Equator {rElec rC+ Dex+1}. We'll keep that on for now, as two resists are better than one. Also, we meet our next unique.
(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/3913/nue123.th.png) (http://img69.imageshack.us/i/nue123.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "Oh Kanako, no. No Mike Myers, please."
Fine. Anyway, we're not quite strong enough to approach skeletal warriors without a strategy--like stair dancing.
(http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/9696/nue124.th.png) (http://img594.imageshack.us/i/nue124.png/)
(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/5546/nue125.th.png) (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/nue125.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "I never liked Mike Myers anyway."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-happy.jpg) "Hey, you really helped me out back there. ...No hard feelings about earlier, right?"
(http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/7505/nue126.th.png) (http://img807.imageshack.us/i/nue126.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Not at all."
(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/8107/nue127.th.png) (http://img684.imageshack.us/i/nue127.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "FUCK"
(http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/4296/nue128.th.png) (http://img375.imageshack.us/i/nue128.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "YOU"
(http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/97/nue129.th.png) (http://img411.imageshack.us/i/nue129.png/)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Oh, you're not hurt."
Granted, we barely got away from that Daeva, breaking line of sight as much as possible and throwing screens of butterflies in its way until we could beat a hasty, Swiftness-aided retreat.
(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/678/nue130.th.png) (http://img6.imageshack.us/i/nue130.png/)
And at turn 142000, we're done for the night. Here's the dump. (http://crawl.pastebin.ca/1900861) Please join us next time for...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/exkeine.jpg) "An ill-advised run at the Tomb, most likely."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/komachin.jpg) "Or the Hells."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/kikuri.jpg) "You're both idiots. It'll definitely be a Balrug-Executioner tag team in the Abyss."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Flandre, can't you do something about them?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "How's a cage match sound?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Forget I said anything."
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The amusement of being Flan's toy has made me laugh, and I'm enjoying it. XD
I'm surprised we managed to do this well with Flan. But then again, we got so many ways to counter her effects that we can probably work things out.
Anyways, I got word today that the Crawl team has managed to get Version 0.7 up to it's first release canidate stage.... This pretty much means that they're on the verge of being done. And since they're likely to have this out before the end of this month, all I can say is that we need to try to wrap this up ASAP like I said before. I think we can accomplish that before the end of the month even with my modding. And if not, it should be to soon after. Mainly because I would like to get a relay started with 0.7 using all the mods I'm putting in place. ^^;
And if you been reading the update, you know the new version will be "visually pleasing".
And just for the record.... I hope we have at least 1 distorition type weapon....we will need to make an emergency escape is we decide to go to Pandemonium.
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I'm 1/3 of the way through my turn. We have a dagger of distortion back at Lair:1 and another in a shop somewhere. We can do Pandemonium safely. I'll edit this post in about 1~2 hours with my turn status report.
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Turn 142k, my turn starts. Enchantments is at Lv 9, this means Haste is at "Good" status. Not long before I can make space to memorise it.
Ok so we're in Crypt:4. It's sad that vampires, even mages, aren't worth taking screenshots of.
Hmm a cure mutation potion. Wait we have this few mutations?
Wizard Lab:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02993.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02993.png)
Let me make some temporary inventory space first in case tehre's a lot of loot to drag back.
Ok, it's that monk place.
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02994.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02994.png)
Damn I don't have a disintegration wand. This is gonna be a battle of summons and Lee's Rapid Deconstruction then. There's an orange crystal statue up ahead.
Monk flavour:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02995.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02995.png)
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02996.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02996.png)
Hey Flan, there's no need to confuse me here, there's a statue that will do that later. Or are you jealous?
By the way, "Monk" includes stuff like Rock Trolls. When many spawn, time to get serious:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02998.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02998.png)
More tourist shots:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_02999.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=02999.png)
This is the boss of this place, Wucad Mu's statue:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03000.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03000.png)
Nue trademark Snakeshow is put on. Er, try again some monks showed up and interrupted it. Damnit, got interrupted again:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03001.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03001.png)
I don't have stat protection either and other Divination miscasts still get through, but at least I can continue DPS'ing:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03002.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03002.png)
This one's a scary miscast:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03003.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03003.png)
Thank goodness it was a spell that's useless right now as I just used all our 17 arrows.
Ok Flan, let's see what this toy is:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03004.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03004.png)
.................... I'm curious, is there any penalty for taking this off, given Xom has no piety to work for? Seems none. Darn it leave me alone you monks!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03005.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03005.png)
Ok Wucad Mu, Round 2 and since you're a statue you can't regenerate while I can. Stat death or victory?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03006.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03006.png)
Ok let's send off these last 3 monks away and we can loot in peace... except for Flandre's attention. In fact, do I even care about these human monks? They don't do any damage.
Loot:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03007.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03007.png)
There was also a book of enchantments but we already have one. This staff is DANGEROUS to wield and DANGEROUS to attack with. Put simply, it mindrapes you. Just like his statue did. I don't feel we have enough Int to make good use of it, but it's nice for the keepsake.
Given our Int situation is critical, I go back to the Hive to restore it. Hmm, someone will have to do stash moving eventually but we'll see what the loot from the Crypt is and how many turns I need to get it. While I'm here, I forget ZUN's intoxication and replace it for Stoneskin and Abjuration... or I wanted to learn the latter but our summoning skill is lacking.
Not training Air skill means we'll never get good enough for Deflect Missiles, since we'll need ~Lv 20 Enchantments. Well, I'm taking a staff of wizardry so I can cast Haste as need be. I memorised it.
I drink a bunch of mutation potions. 22 potions (which Flan loved to watch) later:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03008.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03008.png)
Those horns reduce our AC (no helmet) but give us a melee advantage. Teleportitis 1... ideally we want a Controlled Teleport ring and then we can cancel them whenever they occur, but I can live with a little randomness. Anyway, main point is that with this many mutations it gets hard to get mutated further.
Ok, I want to be well-fed before I venture further so I do the rest of the Vaults first.
Vault:7, that's the 3rd bone lantern we've come across. I spam some butterflies to distract Mistchikkuri from my food and to train our summoning skill.
A book of stalking... Is that any use to us? I drop it back down in this fancy setting I found it:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03009.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03009.png)
Hoh, so that's a plain elf:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03010.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03010.png)
Must be a shapeshifter. Oh and Frances was nearby too. Guess I'll deal with her first. Drat we have no Rage wand eh? Fine then, we'll use Haste up close. Maybe that was overkill:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03011.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03011.png)
Huh? Summon Butterflies is at "Very Good" if we have blade hands out? Just how bad is our summoning skill anyway?
Oh that was a normal rabbit. Bad luck little girl, I'm still hasted.
Ouch... ok Flan, I'll take that as a sign that I've eaten enough and I should get to the Crypt. Sheesh you were entertained weren't you?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03012.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03012.png)
Glow mutation resisted. Onwards to the Crypt.
It's nice to not be the victim of this:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03013.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03013.png)
Now then, back in Crypt 4, I test out this unknown wand I picked up earlier. My guess is flame. Yep, it is.
I imagine the monsters are under the illusion that all these butterflies look like Nue. It woudl explain why they're so easily distracted and exactly fits with Nue's theme:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03014.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03014.png)
Oh ok, Flan decides she wants to be first at teleporting me before my mutation does:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03015.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03015.png)
Flan triple teleports me. Then gifts me:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03016.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03016.png)
Skeletal dragons are a lot of EXP to burn through:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03017.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03017.png)
RECHARGE SCROLL! Immediately used on our heal wand. It regained 4 charges.
Another curse skull. I really wish we had a bunch of javelins now, what with the bone lantern reducing vision of everything.
Oh right, this is where the 3rd staircase was on Crypt:3 with the curse skull:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03018.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03018.png)
I apport that book over and run away with 1 set of summons from the curse skull. A Charms book.
Guardian spirit amulet. Excuse me while I recharge our mana...
To Crypt:5! Reached Lv 22.
Uh hey, a paralysis wand wielding skeletal warrior. It wasted shots on butterflies. Really convincing illusions eh?
This is a Myon:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03019.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03019.png)
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03020.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03020.png)
Party time!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03021.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03021.png)
So this is how you treat your playthings Flan:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03022.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03022.png)
A butterfly stopped a bolt of draining! Because the necromancer cast it at max range and any target it hits on the way reduces its range.
Why do we have an altar to Sif Muna at the bottom of the Crypt?
Some implement indeed:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03023.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03023.png)
Ok, several hundred turns remaining and I've cleared the entrance party. Let's get some bosses if there are any.
I see a lot of traps. Did you know Lee's Rapid Deconstruction can blow them up?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03024.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03024.png)
Oh blah, I was expecting to hide for a while to recharge but no matter:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03025.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03025.png)
Final room:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03026.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03026.png)
I see, it's skeletal dragons that guard the treasure. And you can't forget the Ancient Lich either. There is Always an Ancient Lich down here.
Ok my turn's over:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03027.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03027.png)
There's a wounded skeletal dragon that ran off in there. Totaku I'll let you decide what to do with almost 9000 EXP in skills. I've dragged Summoning skill from Lv 4->9 so Haunt is now at "Fair" - meaning with our wizardry staff (needed for Haste) it's well within reach.
Sign me up again. Images now up. Forgot to say: I haven't seen Flan be entertain in a while for the rest of my turn, be prepared to make her laugh.
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TIme for my update!
When we last left off.... Nue was on the verge of completing the Crypts.... what kind of tureasure did she uncover, and was it worth it?
(http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/5600/picture1rtw.th.png) (http://img39.imageshack.us/i/picture1rtw.png/)
Well first things first... she needed to get rid of the Skeletal dragon.
(http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/7863/picture2za.th.png) (http://img36.imageshack.us/i/picture2za.png/)
She managed to catch to the thing and then hacked it to death....
And then went over to the loot.... the results.... gold, lots of it. and the vast majority of the items were junk.
(http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/6112/picture3o.th.png) (http://img807.imageshack.us/i/picture3o.png/)
A +2 ring of evasion, staffs we already had and a bunch of uselss equipment.
The robe was interesting but.....
(http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/605/picture4pr.th.png) (http://img338.imageshack.us/i/picture4pr.png/)
Doesn't seem worth it..... I took it anyways help Nue make her way out of the Crypts....
As Nue escapes, she decided to take care of an annoying unique...Margery....
(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6598/picture5px.th.png) (http://img62.imageshack.us/i/picture5px.png/)
Thankfully blade hands can go along way since she's a living human...
(http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/3860/picture6aj.th.png) (http://img694.imageshack.us/i/picture6aj.png/)
She was quickly exterminated and then we noticed that she had a demon trident. Something Nue could use.... but it was plain one.... so it probably won't be used.....
Either way, Nue heads back to the Hive HQ and starts making a plan. She gets some fire ressitant equipment, some other items and drops her useless stuff so that she could return and settle a score.......
(http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/2093/picture7nw.png) (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/picture7nw.png/)
At the Shaols....against Reisen...
(http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/5390/picture9ns.th.png) (http://img64.imageshack.us/i/picture9ns.png/)
The plan was simple....use the haste wand, use stick flames and then go all out with blade hands!
(http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/8730/picture10s.png) (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/picture10s.png/)
As expected, Reisen decided to create illusions of herself, and then followed up an Illusion of Nue, regardless Nue pressed on hacking and slashing at Reisen...even when being sticky flamed....
And finally Reisen was finally taken down! And while her illusions still stood. Reisen consumed a healing potion, and teleported out of there!
(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/811/picture11wk.th.png) (http://img685.imageshack.us/i/picture11wk.png/)
And then took the stairs downward...
Now with the problem out of the way, Nue had it smooth sailing from this point.... Course there were still threats here...
(http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/1417/picture12z.th.png) (http://img805.imageshack.us/i/picture12z.png/)
such as the female kappas that played thier music to draw you to the water....
Sticky flames proved useful in helping brake the trance when they were in the water...
(http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/7915/picture13nj.th.png) (http://img189.imageshack.us/i/picture13nj.png/)
The Kappa cyrotechnician, they usually specilize in using ice magic, but at times can also fire thier water cannons and blow you back as well as create water on the field. That's when they're truly dangerous. Nearly got killed by this one...
Floor 3...
(http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/1888/picture14vb.th.png) (http://img36.imageshack.us/i/picture14vb.png/)
It was pretty much a simple trip here.... However Flan decided to have some fun.....
(http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/9128/picture15hc.th.png) (http://img704.imageshack.us/i/picture15hc.png/)
So basiclly, Nue's lost some of her armor, and she doesn't have any horns now, so she can wear a helmet.... ok I guess that's fair...
(http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/2148/picture16os.th.png) (http://img710.imageshack.us/i/picture16os.png/)
Pretty much the only thing we can say was made this place full of hate was the sudden Yukkakkuri that appeared here.... made. Simply avoided the area...besides, the Shaols doesn't have much to offer. It's mostly just blazing through what you can and then heading down...(unless your a merfoke...
Floor 4
(http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/3540/picture17r.th.png) (http://img192.imageshack.us/i/picture17r.png/)
We encounter a Armored Kappa, armed with a demon trident and wearing a cardborad box as armor.....
Though as nails and tend to pose a threat.... thankfully Nue took care of it easily...
And what kind of Trident was it?
(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/8356/picture18ob.th.png) (http://img153.imageshack.us/i/picture18ob.png/)
A +6 +0 demon trident of fire?! A keeper alright!
Finally we reach floor 5.....
(http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/7639/picture19wn.th.png) (http://img716.imageshack.us/i/picture19wn.png/)
This is pretty much kappa HQ down here, so be ready to fight tons and tons of kappa!
Nue spent her time sneaking into room from room killing the kappas in them... She found some interesting stuff.... Course there was one kappa that had a rather nasty spear....
(http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/6033/picture20di.th.png) (http://img339.imageshack.us/i/picture20di.png/)
Not good for Nue.... but Flan found it funny....especially when I removed it. She loved to watch Nue suffer....
(http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4156/picture21x.th.png) (http://img412.imageshack.us/i/picture21x.png/)
We find a scroll of aquirement in the mix. Nue attempts to use it and hope for some armor (was aiming for boots) Sadly it was a chain mail...with electricity resistance.... POINTLESS!
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/4398/picture23fl.th.png) (http://img696.imageshack.us/i/picture23fl.png/)
Apperently Flan was very amused so she deicded to turn Flan into something uses..... LICH FORM!!!
She managed to pumble some kappas down and use a torment scroll that was near to wither down the kappa while in this form. This was very useful!
While still fighting, Nue found a strange sword.... What was it?
(http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/8935/picture24q.th.png) (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/picture24q.png/)
And awesome sword, that's for sure! It turned out it was only +1+3, but it could still be useful....
Of course I never did mention the number of times I suffered from teleportitis.. not that I care about it.... Because I was able to get back to a point one way or another but Nue did discover Nitori out in the water....
(http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/5084/picture26t.th.png) (http://img571.imageshack.us/i/picture26t.png/)
Pretty much Nitori is like fighting a Kappa Cytechnician with some kappa musican mixed in... so basiclly imaging being pulled torward the water while being blasted with ice and water... Bad combo, but Nitori is technically easy to take down...however, I didn't have time to play with her.... I had to hurry. It seemed I had gone everywhere...
Where is the rune? South west corner? No! North west corner? No? Even though I fought a few mistchikkuris and some other kappa, it wouldn't be till Nue went back to a spot she didn't both exploring that she would finally find it....
(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/1347/picture29dk.th.png) (http://img153.imageshack.us/i/picture29dk.png/)
BARNECAL RUNE GET!
This now makes it two runes!
With that, Nue escaped the Shaols and picked up a +2 +4 demon trident along the way... AWESOME!
And at roughly 5700 turns, my turn comes to an end...
(http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/6125/picture30ni.th.png) (http://img15.imageshack.us/i/picture30ni.png/)
Took a tad longer than usual... but it had to be done. Nue had only a few places to go since the majorty of the Shaols is water the dungeon went fast....
And then the Rune seemed close so I had to get it, I'm surprised though that it was located so close, yet I didn't realize it till I killed most of the kappa...
But now we have 2 runes! One more to go before we can go to realm of ZUN!
We have only a few options on where to go...
Complete the rest of the dungeon (to find more goods)
Compete the Vault (and find the rune)
Go into the Slime pit
Go into the Hall of Blades and take on Yuyuko
Go into the abyss and attempt a hunt for the RUNE
Or Go to hell.
I'll let you guys decide.... In the mean time....
Here's my recent Crawl mod, I've added 3 more Touhou charaters to replace certain demons (and angels..)
http://www.mediafire.com/?nonjr3mnwmgnjen
And here's the save...
Like before.....
MaullarMaullar
Psieye
Totaku
Good luck and happy Crawling!
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Question: is this a 3-rune game or an extended game? I'm assuming we want to get powerful enough to see Okuu in action. Have we stocked up on Immolation scrolls, a torment scroll and fire resist? If so, then Vault:8 is within reach: at least the first step of clearing the circular sentry formation.
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Question: is this a 3-rune game or an extended game? I'm assuming we want to get powerful enough to see Okuu in action. Have we stocked up on Immolation scrolls, a torment scroll and fire resist? If so, then Vault:8 is within reach: at least the first step of clearing the circular sentry formation.
Personally I don't mind which ever route we take. We can go for as many rune as we can get, even the Pandemonuim ones if were ready. Just as long as we do it in a timely fashion.
As for what you mention... I do belive we have some immolation scrolls, and we have enough items to give us max flame resistance.... but torment scroll? We don't have torment resistance you know....
If you really need one, you might find one back in the Shoals on floor 5. Either way, I know we're blazing through this place now.
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Question: is this a 3-rune game or an extended game? I'm assuming we want to get powerful enough to see Okuu in action. Have we stocked up on Immolation scrolls, a torment scroll and fire resist? If so, then Vault:8 is within reach: at least the first step of clearing the circular sentry formation.
We have Alistair's for that. I'm personally more worried about the possibility of quicksilver dragons.
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Quicksilver dragons are not immune to poison. We also have haste and rage. I don't see a problem. Provided we get a blink scroll off early to avoid getting shot at from all 8 directions after the vault guard ring is defeated, we can do the vault with a healthy stack of Evaporation ammo. Steam screens woudl also be nice.
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Welcome back to the show, where--GODDAMMIT FLAN
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue131.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue131.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "You know without me you ain't got NO material. Know your place."
ANYWAY, in preparation for Vaults:8, we drop Apportation for now so we can re-learn Alistair's Intoxication. We also swap our staff of wizardry for the ring, so we can cast Haste with the staff of enchantment out. I also grab that amulet of stasis, as a random teleport at the wrong time could literally kill us, in addition to a sealed bronze flask in case we need backup.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue132.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue132.png)
Music: Motorhead - Ace of Spades
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Don't you mean Silver Forest - Kero ⑨ Destiny?"
I had my MP3 player on shuffle, okay?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue133.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue133.png)
(Of note, stasis blocks Haste, but doesn't cancel Haste if you put it on while already Hasted.)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue134.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue134.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Hey, this isn't so--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue135.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue135.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-scared.jpg) "SWEET JESUS WHAT IS THAT."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "Well, we haven't had a fanservice update in a while, you know..."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-scared.jpg) "We haven't had a fanservice update in EVER! And I'm just fine keeping it that way!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue136.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue136.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "STAY"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue137.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue137.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "THE FUCK"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue138.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue138.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "AWAY FROM ME"
Anyway, we take care of the rest of the Vault guards in a similar fashion.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue139.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue139.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue140.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue140.png)
I take this as a cue to press the assault.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue141.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue141.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue142.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue142.png)
...And with prep, we're already up to turn 158000 (log (http://crawl.pastebin.ca/1902291)), so one of you will have to carry on the charge.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "Next time! Pure hearts collide in a beautiful, tragic final destined battle! You won't want to miss our next episode, Go!! Crisis Of The--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "What the hell are you doing?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "Come on, I've got this preview thing cold. How about it?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "I wish this were Nethack so you could choke to death."
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Turn 158k, my turn starts. Wow, when did Nue get to Polearms 6 and Fire Magic 11? If we wanted to we could even learn fireball at this rate.
Looks like we have enough magic skills for Level 6 stuff, I'll focus on Necromancy/Transmutation and Unarmed skills now. Wish we had the leather armour of negative resistance but this ring will do I suppose. Right as I say that, we learn Earth Magic...
Flan gifts us:
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It's an ordinary +2 scale mail. We also find a book of cantrips around the perimeter of Vaults:8.
"You hear a distant slurping noise" is NOT what I want to hear down here. *sigh* screw taking it easy, let's use magic mapping and see where the most sheltered vault is and start from there.
A jewellery shop? Down here? But filled with nothing useful...
Hmm, that stone giant got a couple of lucky consecutive hits. Was worried for a second.
We hit Lv 23. That jelly is still out there somewhere. Not in NW vault though. Looting it now before the jelly gets here.
Notable stuff: Manual of Stabbing and Slaying Ring (+5/+1).
Oh hey, Flan found it hilarious I got demoted a level? That's an easy way to entertain her. I got that level back immediately after killing the shadow dragon responsible for it.
Hmm, I don't hear the slurping noises very often so the loot must be pretty spaced out. I shall assume this SE vault has the jelly then.
I found the silver rune. Oh and some random artifact spellbook where I re-learn Apportation now that I'm Lv 23.
Why hello there Tentacle Monster! Sod taking it slowly, I've got a jelly to find. Haste and Blade Hands! Whoops forgot I need to remove the Stasis amulet first before casting Haste.
Ok there were reinforcements behind that monster:
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No problem for hasted Nue. A shadow dragon while I have EXP points to spend though?
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Need to spend some EXP fast. No problem, renewed my buffs while around the corner.
This stash is also safe:
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Not again...
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Now an Ancient Lich huh? Time to risk extra glow to haste again. In fact, I'm going to drink this potion of agility so to make space while I'm at it.
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10k EXP to spend! We can never have enough combat skill so I won't spend this in a hurry unless I see a shadow dragon.
Oh and we found a berserk potion. Stasis amulet saved us from wasting food and time. I'll pick up the rest of this loot later. Oh great, a mummy. SCREW YOU, I'll take a curse, so long as I drop my potions first. Hmm, I didn't get cursed. Rare misfire I guess.
SILVER BOLTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT. We're so fast, we closed the distance before the Yaktaur Captain shot again.
What? Why is this here?
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Joke mook killed. Now this is more of a problem:
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I'm gonna throw the 2 precious scrolls off to the side while I deal with this. Except I can't throw with blade hands so I run back and drop them off - scrolls don't get destroyed from fire while on the ground to my experience. Yep, just had that confirmed.
Hmm some rabbits snuck in and are equipping loot I leave behind. No matter, so long as they're not actively destroying them I can tolerate that.
Flan gives us more loot. A "glowing scimitar". Let me drag all the loot back before I detect curse on everything.
SW vault, time to put these potions to use:
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More more! Need moar throwing! Reinforcements appeared!
In fact, this looks like a good time to Haste while closing the door and mega buff.
Smoke screen on and go time!
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Witness poison resistance!
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Dammit, get confused everyone. Oh wait, I've got Alistair's. GET DRUNK EVERYONE.
Drink Heal Wounds while I have room to breathe, there's still a lot of damage potential out there.
Shit, looks like Nue couldn't handle this much. I'm going to rely on luck to survive longer while I read a teleport scroll and get out of here.
Good landing!
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Uh you know Flan, I know picking up loot isn't exciting but could you let me rest before I... oh right, we're a special plaything right now:
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Why are there THREE staves of death in this floor alone?
Oh, this staff is an Earth Staff. Nue hasn't realised it, but if she feels numb while casting Swiftness, it has to be Earth.
We have a boots of stealth +2. The dwarven boots may still be useful if we can't find an artifact one for the Slime Pits.
Whoops, forgot to put that stasis amulet back on. Teleportitis sent us to the outer edge. No problem, let's carry loot back and try the SW corner again.
Why another Momijikkuri? It's reall anti-climactic when I'm tussling with stone giants and skeletons of giants.
Gah that stone giant got some lucky hits in despite our high AC/EV. Regen'ing while Nue goes to eat and recharge mana.
Hazy for a moment? In other words, that did nothing:
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Not what you want to happen:
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Ok, so Azure Jelly means I could just burn it down, but I may as well wait for it to shapeshift into something else. CHAFF TIME.
A gold dragon. Better than Azure Jelly. Oh a titan now, even better. Stop changing about damn you, now stay as an elephant slug!
Chaffs are useful, they let you know enemies are about even when you can't see them.
Thank goodness for this rElec robe:
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Oh, it was a shapeshifter.
We find a book with Ignite Poison in it, if we ever want to dabble with that. Oh hey there vault guard, really late to the party I see.
We find a crystal ball of Energy. Time for NE corner, I guess that's where the jelly was all along. Or wait, maybe it was just shapeshifters turning into jellies temporarily?
I see no reason why not to haste before going in. Mega buffed and good to slice.
Of all things to find down here, a TSO altar...
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Blargh, took 2 points of rot damage from a shape shifter.
An ordinary lich guards the final vault. GG.
Loot: fire staff.
Flan, you're late to the party:
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Oh and this is how we look in dragon form:
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282 HP vs 177 HP to make up for the significant loss in AC and EV. Also, lots and lots of +Str for damage potential.
Loot assessment time! Nothing was cursed, that's surprising. Hmm...
Armour: +4 leather armour of MR, +1 leather armour of rPois, -5 Wizard hat of EV+1, Int+4, +1 Cloak of Darkness.
Weapons: Holy long sword. Scythe of Reaching. Venom spear. Demon Blade of Venom. Hammer of draining. Scythe of DRAGON SLAYING (it protects against breaths). Ankus of elec, rF++, Int+1. Holy artifact quarterstaff. Sabre of Speed, Dex -6 (LOLWUT), Int+2. Falchion of Venom. 2 great swords from fire giants. I'm leaving a number of these behind on Vault:7.
Right, the rest of my turn will probably be spent doing inventory maintenance. Gotta haul all this stuff back afterall - to Hell. Some ammo potions are left behind so I don't have to make a 3rd trip here.
1000 turns left, I'm bringing some of our stash from Hive:2 while I go beat up some plants to identify these weapons.
Ha ha, nice competency! 1 swing and Nue figured out this was a +3/+2 Scythe of Reaching. 2 more swings and this is a +4/+1 scythe of dragon slaying.
Lots of swings later, this is a +0/+2 demon blade of venom. We are not going to train up long blades this late so I drop it.
I feel bad for Flan, making her wait before we get to the action:
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Oh ok, some respawns on D:14. HUH? We never defeated Urug?
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Technically it's almost 5000 turns now but I'll sink in a few more hundred to finish grabbing more of the stash from Hive:2. Ok, turn done. Totaku, gear up and go pwn. There's still the pile of food in Hive:2 and a mountain of wands as well as spare common scrolls (like 28 Remove Curse scrolls).
Man though, I have never seen that many (unused) scrolls of enchant weapon in one place before. But all our awesome weapons are artifacts and we don't use ranged weapons so there's no ammo to enchant either...
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Ok it's time to tell my story....
When we last left off, Nue had just finished the Vault and got her 3rd rune, so where will she go today?
First she prepares herself with some of the goods down in hell...
(http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2332/picture1da.th.png) (http://img687.imageshack.us/i/picture1da.png/)
And decided to repay a visit to the vault and found out you all missed something....
(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7620/picture2ce.th.png) (http://img227.imageshack.us/i/picture2ce.png/)
A wand of teleportation!
basiclly is was left in some small room that wasn't opened....
went and took it...
And then I went and looked through the hive's stash once more. And looked at the book of enchantment...
(http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/6113/picture3ob.th.png) (http://img25.imageshack.us/i/picture3ob.png/)
I think a spell we could really use is Deflect Missile, it's a stronger version of reflect missile pretty much and it's quite useful.
(http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/8448/picture5nc.th.png) (http://img638.imageshack.us/i/picture5nc.png/)
And as Nue was leaving She found out there was an unexplored area of the hive. It had book there too.
(I recently learned that the hive could eventually become a portal vault come around at version 0.8. So say good bye to your safe zone after so long..)
Then Flan decides to be nice for once...
(http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/1361/picture6pw.th.png) (http://img46.imageshack.us/i/picture6pw.png/)
Now we got our health back to normal and we no long rot away!
Nue then goes down to the shop on the bottom floor of the Lair. As it turns out, the Scroll of Aquirement that was there was never bought so Nue bought is and used it to ask for a ring. And she got....
(http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3891/picture7ck.th.png) (http://img257.imageshack.us/i/picture7ck.png/)
Not a very important ring.....Keeping it anyways....
And so after about 2000 turns Nue embarks on the real part of her journey to....
(http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5418/picture8kn.th.png) (http://img199.imageshack.us/i/picture8kn.png/)
The slime pits!
(http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/7405/picture9mt.th.png) (http://img688.imageshack.us/i/picture9mt.png/)
The slime pits.... one of the more nastier dungeons in Crawl. Mainly because your going to confront nothing but slime, slime and more slime (and maybe a Suika or two. :P)
Food is very rare here so it's important to bring you food with you. And above all else....a way to protect your equipment from Acid slime!
And just our luck what greets us the moment we come down there? A nasty pink glob known as an Acid blob!
Acid blobs are the most dangerous of slime you'll confront in the slime pit (along with the azure jelly). They are like a vicious moving Yukkakkuri. Come crawl up to you at high speed and spitting acid all at the same time. Thier slime seems to have the higest possibility to corroide your equipment so watch out!
Luckly Nue brought the corrosion amulet from her collection of goods. ( I can't remember if it was in hell or the hive it was placed at.) It may make her a little hungery, but if she wants to save all her good equipment this is a must.
A good rule of thumb when dealing with the slime pits is generally to come with on of the following:
Artifacted equipment as it is corrosion proof
Drawven equipment as it's well protected from corrosion, (not 100% but used in combination with a corrosion resistant amulet it comes very close!)
And of course a corrosion amulet.
Ice resistants can be helpful too since Azure jelly roam here and can freeze you belonging and you!
But another important item to bring is mutation protection. Why? I'll explain later...
Since Nue can't really keep her distance from the creature, her only stategy is to sticky flame it and then follow up with using her blade hands and slash it like crazy. Surprising it works. Even if it does burn her hands a little as she slices it.
While she chased some Suikas. Nue fell through a shaft so now were on floor 2...
(http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/3950/picture10z.th.png) (http://img228.imageshack.us/i/picture10z.png/)
Then we also have our issues with eyes, by not the eye of devistation is child's play though. But when your dealing with a floating eye ball it's a bit worse....
Though as one rule...eyes and ameboas are going to be your only food resource here. But knowing the fact that your likely to be using corrosion resistance and not a gourdman amulet it's not a high priority...
But what's this?
(http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/7513/picture11xe.th.png) (http://img256.imageshack.us/i/picture11xe.png/)
A snort in the slime pits? Another labyrinth?! We must find it!
Now here's your reason why you should use a mutation protection amulet.... Shining eyes.
These things are like the orange brain but less threatening.... Thier main focus is to mutate you and nothing else... and 9 times out of 10 it's a bad mutation. Fortunately we make short work of it.
(http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8863/picture14vf.th.png) (http://img146.imageshack.us/i/picture14vf.png/)
Course when there's no room left to do anything, Nue decides to cast dig and make a path.
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: Come 0.7 these walls wall be acidic! This'll definetly change how we tackle the slime pits since just touching the walls can risk corrosion!
(http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/3182/picture15ez.th.png) (http://img203.imageshack.us/i/picture15ez.png/)
Eventually after lots of slime killing and eye killing and much digging later... Nue find the entrance to the Labyrinth.....
Course unlike before Nue didn't drop her belongings..... Cause it would be too much of a risk to leave them there....
So we go in, but we get a warning....
(http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1637/picture18k.th.png) (http://img295.imageshack.us/i/picture18k.png/)
This is due to Nue's teleportitis..... So before we go in, Nue puts on the Stasis amulet....
It's go time!
(http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3205/picture19c.th.png) (http://img84.imageshack.us/i/picture19c.png/)
Surprisingly it didn't take too long to reach the exit. A few door represent along with some traps that Nue detected but otherwise we met with the teach once more....
By now Keine's a cake walk with blade hands alone...
(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/7427/picture20e.th.png) (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/picture20e.png/)
The loot? Really it was rather sucktaculater......
(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5218/picture21u.th.png) (http://img80.imageshack.us/i/picture21u.png/)
Mostly things we had or already had....
Moving on!
Flan decides to have fun with Nure...first mutating her so she gain some scales and had a more normal body.... then she's turns around and summons a bunch of demons.... Good thing is... at this point.... demons are a cake walk for Nue....
After many slime and Suika Killing later Nue leveled up!
(http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/2995/picture24pp.th.png) (http://img514.imageshack.us/i/picture24pp.png/)
Level 24!
But not all!
(http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/344/picture25u.th.png) (http://img686.imageshack.us/i/picture25u.png/)
A strange Anathesia? What does that mean?
(http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/9048/picture26e.th.png) (http://img46.imageshack.us/i/picture26e.png/)
Torment Resistant?!!! This will hell like a walk in the park!!
Sadly this is where I should have just turned back and went to hell instead....But welll you'll see..
(http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/3403/picture27vs.th.png) (http://img188.imageshack.us/i/picture27vs.png/)
Here we have a golden eye, think of floating eye that's faster and can blink. Still very frail though...
(http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8487/picture30sm.th.png) (http://img88.imageshack.us/i/picture30sm.png/)
Here's a good reminder of why one should not fight a bunch of Suikas in the middle of the hallway. They will eventually gather together and get BIGGER!
And the more they gather, the more stronger they become, the more tougher they become, and the more health they have! Thankfully though this isn't the early point of the game. So killing a large Suika isn't going to kill you.
Eventually after much slime killing later, Nue reached the bottom floor of the slime pits.... Which is very open. And of course filled with lots of slime...
By around this point, Nue's sealth boots were corroded to +0, her helmet was +1 and her cloak was +1. How much worse can it get?
Well other than fighting lots and lots of slime... Nue eventually found a strange room in the center...what could it be?
(http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/953/picture35a.th.png) (http://img375.imageshack.us/i/picture35a.png/)
An Alter of Jival, this is quite common in the slime pits. You will find it there, and usually it's hard to find it in other locations... Jival mainly make you friendly to slime and can give you slime powers along with the ability to remove bad mutations if you worshilp him long enough, but he does come with a hidden dark secret..... he will eat items left on the floor! Anywhere in the dungeon! But regardless we are Flan's pet, not Jiyval's so let's keep looking....
What;s this? The Royal Jelly?
(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/135/picture37ev.th.png) (http://img33.imageshack.us/i/picture37ev.png/)
As the name suggest the Royal Jelly is the king of all slime, and his royal higness is not pleased to see us....
The Royal jelly is a very fast and hard hitter and will catch up to you with no problem.
Haste, blinking and teleporting is a must! And he is corrosive, so watch your equipment... but that's not all....
Everytime you hit him! He will release a bunch of jellies will attack you! And they usually come out in the form of Azure jellies and Acid blobs! What a bad combo.
To make it even more worse....just try sticky flaming it now! I dare you! Cause in this version, the royal jelly will spawn jellies like no one's business now once it's sticky flamed. So if you sticky flame it, be ready to fight lots of dangerous jellies.....
Course even with haste and swift I was a bit overwhelmed by how powerful his royal higness was.... I am use to fightiing him as a mage and keeping my distance, but with Nue she has to tackle it up close.... he hits much harder than I anticipated and thanks to his jelly spwaning it wouldn't take long for Nue to fall....
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/1232/picture41y.th.png) (http://img696.imageshack.us/i/picture41y.png/)
So yeah....sorry guys, I got too confident..... I should of turned back when I leveled up....
With this I learned that the royal jelly is much tough up close and personal.
The good news is..you equipment is no longer corroided... since you'll be starting back some distance...
The bad news...we're not torment resistant! ;_;
My advice:
Slime pits 1-5 should be safe for level training, just have a back up plan ready incase your items suddenly corrode.
Train there till level 24 and pray we get torment resistantace. Afterward, abyss, and hell should be fair ground for us as we are skilled enough to tackle it. And it'll be a walk in the park if we get back torment resistance! Otherwise, necromutation would be the only other option.
We probably shouldn't tackle the his royal highness unless we got our own form of back up (AKA Huant) to make this a fair fight.
I'm signing up again, and of course turn order is the same again.
MaullarMaullar
Psieye
Totaku
Go for it Maullar!
On other news, Crawl is on it's second release canidate, it won't be long before it's released. Let's get cracking on get those runes and the beer and wrap this up!
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Tip: higher enchant levels make equipment more resistant to corrosion. At +5 damage boost or +5 armour boost, weapons and body armour cannot be corroded. This doesn't apply to boots, gloves, headgear and cloak because they have a lower maximum enchant level. Personally I find some unbranded spare armour to take into the slime pits.
By the way, the Royal Jelly is the second hardest boss in the game, second only to Cerebov. At least, as far as arena tests go.
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Back soon on Thursday.
Do sign me up, at the end of list, so i can take my turn on Thursday.
or maybe i'll jsut wait for the 0.7 version?
Edit: possible strategy against Jelly.
Note that Royal jelly cannot regen.
It may take a whole person's turn to kill it safely by hit-and-run tactic.
My strategy:
Hellfire+ Level dance.
always returning in different set of stairs.
So yeah, Hell fire, Retreat, rest, return in different stairs, hellfire, repeat.
by the looks of it, you can't melee it.
i melee it once.
it was an Ogre Berserker, with +5+5 spike giant club, with RAGE, Trog hands, and several stone giant buddies.
i kill it in 4 smashes.
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I thought Sticky Flame spawned a few jelly minions, but not as many as a big hit? Well, in either case, I'm not out of tricks yet. Will ruminate on this at work and post sometime tonight.
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It feels odd that we contemplate killing the royal jelly when tackling hell would be easier - to me anyway. I hate indecisive battles and Flan won't be impressed if we take ages either unless we bring a stack of mutation potions.
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And welcome back to the show! Last time, we, well... died. Let's try not to do that again.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Works hell on the ol' back."
I've given this some thought, and here's our strategy. We're temporarily dropping Dig, Blade Hands and Alistair's. We're doing this so we can learn Dragon Form--
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-determined.jpg) "Wait, what? Even with a ring and staff of wizardry, we can only cast it at Poor!"
You didn't let me finish. We only need to successfully cast it ONCE, because we're using the other 5 spell slots on--
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue143.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue143.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Iiiiiinteresting."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue144.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue144.png)
On a side note, this is how to defuse acid blobs.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue145.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue145.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "Nice, but... I think I would've preferred torment resistance."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Shou.jpg) "At least you shouldn't be making any more surprise visits to the Abyss."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue146.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue146.png)
In that fashion, we reach Slime:6. With the experience we gained, Dragon Form is now up to Good with assistance. It's go time.
Music: Rie Kugimiya - Pre-Parade
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue147.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue147.png)
...well. That didn't go quite as planned. I didn't even get a chance to cast Haste.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "I hate you so goddamn much."
Here's the dump (http://crawl.pastebin.ca/1904227), and see you next time.
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So it's back to my save, at turn 163.7k... I'm going to take the easy option: Cocytus. 7 healing options, 3 bread sticks, Fireball and Control Teleport instead of Lee's Rapid Deconstruction, Apportation and compulsory ZUN partying. Fire wands, staff of fire, steam pots, emergency Flan entertainment vials. Various jewellery. I think I'm ready. I put down half the potions at the entrance to Cocytus as there's no point risking losing too many to freeze.
A giant goldfish zombie is my first greeting. How nice. Flan approves of my invasion!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03057.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03057.png)
Whoops got teleported and Hell brought more out. No need for subtlety here, Immolation scroll!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03058.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03058.png)
Well that was insufficient. Teleport time maybe? Nahhhhhh. Ice Fiend could not handle the fire bolt danmaku wand. The rest died to Blade Hands. While I came out to rest, some reinforcements showed up:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03059.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03059.png)
A frost giant thought to distrub me too. I should do a patrol of the Vestibule to see what else spawned. Ah, a Yaktaur captain had stolen from our stash. The weapon's back in place now.
There is no reason not to abuse Haste while I'm not glowing:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03061.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03061.png)
Hi Flan, you must be on the same timer as Hell effects. More! Give me more EXP! Ooh and free entertainment for Flan too!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03062.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03062.png)
Hey there Komachi, taking it slow eh?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03063.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03063.png)
Srsly? A butterfly simulacrum?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03064.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03064.png)
Yay, we're back to teddy bear status~
Oh we're a chronic shouter due to Hell blasting us with radiation. No big deal. Oh and we hit Summoning Lv 10 so we can read that Demonology book and learn Abjuration.
Glow mutation attempt resisted. Now provided I don't get ambushed from behind, this'll be a good EXP harvest:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03065.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03065.png)
Why is Hell being consistent today? I've never been blasted with radiation this often:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03066.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03066.png)
Hmm, Flan gave us 16 runed elven darts. And now a mummy spawned from Hell effects, I don't have any immediate summons to deal with it. Do I have a trap nearby? Never mind, I lost it.
Nue's new look after Flandre modified her:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03067.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03067.png)
1800 turns have passed. Gonna take a short break from Cocytus to bring down more food supplies.
Oh goody, Flan gave us another gift: 31 STONES. We're back to teddy bear thanks to this though, after being a toy.
I don't know what to train up anymore. I'll just let random combat be my training. Unarmed combat and Fighting are always good.
Huh? I thought this was a Flandre exclusive effect?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03068.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03068.png)
Flandre is having a really fun time here. Wow and this glassing effect was HUGE.
WHAT HAVE YOU CREATED TOTAKU?!?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03069.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03069.png)
That mutation potion was drank straight away, meaning I forgot I had the resist mutation amulet on. Oh well.
Flan gives us a heads up she'll be wanting enjoyment out of that Robustness she gave us:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03070.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03070.png)
Hmm... need to relocate:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03071.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03071.png)
Seriously? A soul eater appearing is amusing to Flan? This is getting too easy to keep her happy.
Carnivore? Well ok Flan:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03072.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03072.png)
This is the generosity of the Scarlet Devil Mansion:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03073.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03073.png)
What an inconvenient bridge:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03074.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03074.png)
I gotta remember to keep Clarity on when Glow is gone:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03075.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03075.png)
Aww, that dragon didn't leave behind meat.
Ummu, that's 50k EXP Flandre set us back by:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03076.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03076.png)
More skill training for us, though it'll be next turn that we find out what her 6th demonspawn mutation is. The rot effect is exactly why I bring healing potions.
Unng, I'll assume this means Flandre wants us to do Gehenna next, but I'll be running out of turns soon.
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03077.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03077.png)
Oh come ON now Flan, are you saying you're already bored?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03078.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03078.png)
There, happy now?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03079.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03079.png)
Hmm yes, for once I should listen to that voice from Hell:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03080.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03080.png)
Ah, how nice:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03081.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03081.png)
Oh and those rune darts from much earlier were Reaping darts.
HA HA HA HA HA, I GET TO FIGHT SLIMES TOO!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03082.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03082.png)
Wow, most pointless Hell punishment ever. Well ok, it COULD have been inconvenient:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03083.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03083.png)
Harrrr, good tactical dilemma you put me in, monsters:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03084.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03084.png)
Oh drat, I left all my teleport scrolls above when I was engaging those lava snakes. I forgot to bring the utility wands too. Yeah I got chain tormented by that one Ice Fiend.
No Mana, No HP, No Utility Items. I run into the shaft to try my luck.
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03085.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03085.png)
I'm still alive:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03086.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03086.png)
Turn's just about up, but I'm gonna get back to safety before I end this turn.
Alright, let me gather basic equipment for Totaku and... oh drat, more respawns? Oh just one Yaktaur captain. Well it was good food at least. Ok, 5200 turns and confirmed there are no more respawns - I must have just missed that guy when he spawned with the rest.
Cocytus:5 has a nice Jelly room that should be wandering around the frozen hells by now. Cocytus:6 was as far as I got in my EXP hunt. I recommend doing Gehenna up to the penultimate floor or farming the Abyss. Do not hit Cocytus:7 until we have Torment resistance, be that from mutation or lich form. Cocytus is manageable because I've never had to fight more than 1 Fiend at a time. Fireball does not have enough killing power for the ice demons or Myons but is useful against slimes. Just forget fireball now, it doesn't suit us.
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the odds dont look good for Nue.
After totaku, i'll take my turn ok?
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the odds dont look good for Nue.
After totaku, i'll take my turn ok?
Yeah I know your up next. I've been busy, but I 've been keeping track.
I probably won't write an update till tonight or tomorrow. I got a few more sprites to throw in, and I still haven't had time to work on the yukkuri abominations. :P
Either way.... I would like to report that Crawl 0.7 is on Release Canidate #3. And from what I got from the gist of the staff they're going to remain work on bug fixes up to the last possible moment.... In other words, they're goal is to release it probably around the 30th or 31st. Just in time for the Annual Crawl Tournament that'll be start in August 1st.
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Time to make a post with my report...
When we last left off, Nue had just finished taking her first trip through hell and decided she was going to take a brake....
(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/6591/picture1xut.th.png) (http://img690.imageshack.us/i/picture1xut.png/)
She decided that for this time, she could take adventage of her teleportitis, so she decided to forget control teleport and decided that what she needed to learn was to deflect missiles.
(http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/2899/picture2lv.th.png) (http://img217.imageshack.us/i/picture2lv.png/)
Deflect missles is a strong version of repel missles. As it can make you up to 2/3 resistant to missle attack which will prove useful with one place we are going....
So where did she go again?
Back to the Lair and went to the shop to get a scroll of aquirement. And ask for jewlwery... what did she get?
(http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/223/picture3xxa.th.png) (http://img43.imageshack.us/i/picture3xxa.png/)
Something really useful!
(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/2208/picture4du.th.png) (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/picture4du.png/)
A control flight amulet with str, evasion and AC boost? AWESOME!
And so Nue returns to the Slime pits once more.
(http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8998/picture5a.th.png) (http://img146.imageshack.us/i/picture5a.png/)
Pretty much alot of the same stuff happened....switching between corrosion and mutation amulet, killing eyes, ect...
(http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/8718/picture6mk.th.png) (http://img210.imageshack.us/i/picture6mk.png/)
But thankfully now Nue got back to level 24!
Int up and dex up! And what did Nue get?
(http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5035/picture7i.th.png) (http://img295.imageshack.us/i/picture7i.png/)
The ability to channel energy into Mana!
So now Nue can sacrafice a tiny fraction of health to gain MP. This can be very useful!
(http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/5080/picture8p.th.png) (http://img831.imageshack.us/i/picture8p.png/)
As usual, Flan had her fun, and Nue always killed whatever demons Flan sent...
Course we also run into an orange brain here (that's rare)
(http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/7190/picture9ai.th.png) (http://img155.imageshack.us/i/picture9ai.png/)
And it unfortunately mutates Nue.
Now Nue will be screaming even more....
And an acid blob manages to corrode Nue's cloack too...
(http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/4508/picture10yu.th.png) (http://img571.imageshack.us/i/picture10yu.png/)
Course Shining eyes seems to make it worse....
Now Nue will be teleporting even more!
(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/3314/picture11hj.th.png) (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/picture11hj.png/)
Eventually we reach the bottom,and so Nue finally confronts the Royal Jelly once more... but not without more probelms. Mainly now she get's mutated more and now has anger issues.....actually this could have an advantage....
Anyways, upon reaching our Royal highness.... Nue decides to..... Haste, swift, stone skin, regen, repel missles, BLADE HANDS GO!!
(http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/643/picture13l.th.png) (http://img207.imageshack.us/i/picture13l.png/)
The assult was a success, his royal jelliness was unable to harm nue and with some sticky flames it proved to work even better! Before too long the royal Jelly became weak. And started to retreat.... We're not letting it run.... HELL FIRE!!!!
(http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/5499/picture14l.th.png) (http://img31.imageshack.us/i/picture14l.png/)
At last, his royal jelliness is no longer alive... and thus the reign of the slime is now dead as well as thier god.
Which means the loot is up for grabs!
Let's teleport away from these jellies!
(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2756/picture15a.th.png) (http://img69.imageshack.us/i/picture15a.png/)
And so here we are...earlier I was teleported into the upper right vault mainly there were some scrolls and money I grabbed thier and that amulet stinks, so it's not good...
Anyways, time to break into the remaining 3.....
(http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/8837/picture16td.th.png) (http://img64.imageshack.us/i/picture16td.png/)
We get the cure mutation potion and consume it. Thankfully, Nue's gotten better!
Not alot of things here were interesting sadly.. however I found these things...
(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3407/picture17yl.th.png) (http://img40.imageshack.us/i/picture17yl.png/)
A dagger with levitation and a high evasion boost + stab bonus? Cool!
There wasn't much else that stood out, so Nue went and fought off the Royal Jellies, remaining slime, took the rune and split!
(Also I'm susprised how hard Acid blobs can hit! OUCH! It's worse than thier spit!)
Anyways, Nue went back to the hive to get her mutation potions and decided to play mutation roullete. And started consuming them to try to get rid of some of the nasty effects....
(http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/3205/picture19c.th.png) (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/picture19c.png/)
The end result was for the better!
(http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8286/picture21vg.th.png) (http://img411.imageshack.us/i/picture21vg.png/)
So now Nue can heal alot faster and not longer had negative intellegence. But now she's still has yelling problems, still has anger problems, and still teleports.....
But overall she's better than before...
(http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/2303/picture23qv.th.png) (http://img188.imageshack.us/i/picture23qv.png/)
Now Nue takes her remaining mutation potions to hell and decides to stop to take a brake, thus ending her turn....
Now as of right now, it seems, Hell, the Abyss, and Pandemonium (and the tomb if we decide to learn haunt) are our only stops. Were edging to level 25. And unless we get one more mutation, this could be it to Nue's mutation gain...we will see....
Also go and repair that cloak of conservation. It was thankfully the only piece of armor that took some damage from all the slime spitting that took place in that dungeon...
And as for Nue, she got alot of cool benifits, but at the same time, she still seems to teleport, she still screams alot, and now has anger issues. But to be honest, I think these can all be dealt with. Cause I think we have counter measures for all of them.
So for now I'll let you guys roll with what Nue does in the later turns. We got 4 Runes now so we went through alot, but at least now we have only the more dangerous areas to tackle...
So anyways, here's a mod update.
http://www.mediafire.com/?ehce8d5r09y5atx
Pretty much I only updated two charaters into the mix. That aren't appearing in this game since we didn't get them.
Purgy has been replace with Parsee
And the Leaehan hydra has been replaced with Ran.
And turn order is like this now....
Barasia
MaullarMaullar
Psieye
Totaku
Good luck and happy crawling!
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The stasis amulet will be essential for most fights now. Very good job with killing the royal jelly.
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i was hoping to take a chance to brawl with the Royal Jelly, but it seems i'm left with the harder levels.
i'm abit at a dillemma of whether to go straight for the Beer Of zun, or leveling up Nue to Fulllevels first.
i feel confident at handling the Halls of Zun, but i know Nue can't deal with the final level without some trump card first. we'll see how it goes. any suggestions?
i'm thinking of handling Tombs....
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If you think you have a good way to keep summoning to deal with all the pesky mummies, then I have no reason to object the Tomb. There's also the Hall of Blades which we haven't fully explored mainly due to Yuyuko. So there's two spots right there. Plus we have enough stuff that we can probably take on the Abyss too. As I always have said, haste and swift are your friend down there. So if you want to play it safe. There's my options. Just remember that in all cases make sure Nue has a way to back up her "anger management" issues.
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If you haven't done it already, I'm going to hit Gehenna on my turn. I think we have enough rF+ gear.
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Great news:
Necromutation.
Haunt
GET
How?
Use, Staff of Wizardry (i cant believe Hell doesn't have it!, i had to go to simes to get it. heck, Hell didn't even have Necromicon. i had to go to Lair to get it too)
Theres a God Gifted ring of Int +6 in D:14.
Who ever got it NEGLECTED to pick it up to test it. thankfully, i used Ctrl+F "ring of int"
i also used ringof Wizardry.
http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.php?title=Extension (http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.php?title=Extension)
here is a rather neat tactic, so that we can save spell slots.
i recommend Totaku to include the new init.txt, so that we are forced to cast "Extension".
let me do more housework ,and probably make a fast trip to Tombs
Edit: did i mention i did another MUTATION ROULLETE before i cast Necromutation?
also i find that when we are in Teddy Bear status, somehow our Mutation Roulettle becomes much more favourable.
i've come across some very sweet mutations.
Heres a summary:
No more Shouts
No more telepotitis
Robust 10%
Resist fire +3(omfg! a string of good mutation after another...this never happened before in my entire Crawl life)
REsist Mutation+1(yes its locked in)
we lost abit of AC, but its well worth it
so yes, with Necromutaion, there wont be anymore Mutation. This is the final form of Nue. And its in a kickass form.
Edit2:my mistake, Hell DID have a staff of Wizardry. its jst that Ctrl+F "Staff of wizardry" doesn't show up in Hell because its hidden under other staffs.
Edit:3 forget Tombs. since im already at Hell stash, imma conquer Cocytus(Psieye called Gahenna)
we already have Flame spells and Hell Fire, so This Cocytus will be EASY MODE. currently at 176000 tuns.
will end it at 180000.
Edit4: i gotta go to study soon.
During the Cocytus run, i ran into a vampire, and realised, that i haven't learned ABJURATION yet.
i returned to te Book to Demonology to ge Abjuration BUT.....
Now im in an entirely new dillemma.
Which is Better.
Haunt
or
summon Demon
Haunt= lots of ghosts, Smite targetted.
Summon Demon = single summon. summon nearby, so you can spam...
(note: youcan summon buterflies, then HAUNT YOUR BUTTEFLIES, that way you get some ghosts even without enemies present. neat trick huh.)
Demons are so much powerful than ghosts.
but a single Haunt summons lots of ghosts(like 4- 5)
Any suggestions?
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I'd say Haunt + Butterfly would work better for the spamming potential. Hell, it already sounds like EX-Spammals!
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God, so many edits....
For REference,
Haunt costs 6 spellslot(hence 6 mana)
Summon Demon= 5
summon demonic horde =6 (just a party of imps of all types, note that Imps can cast spells while ghosts cant)
Summon greater demon = 7. (with staff of wizardy + ring of int+6, it is "very good", but i won't take that chance. bad experiences......unless we get an Executioner or whatever Totaku turned it into this time)
do note that Hunger is irrelevant due to lich form.
i'll hold off my run until we finish discussing what path/spells to take.
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If we don't get Haunt (which won't have side effects due to lich form) then let it be demonic horde. Greater demon is out of the question with our measly summoning skill - Nue wasn't built with army leadership in mind. The point of Haunt/Horde is to get something that can cause traffic jams. Nue kicks enough ass by herself to not need them except as distraction mooks (because butterflies tend to just fly away). Ideally I'd like summon tentacle horde but that's not available and is well beyond Nue's expertise.
I vote Haunt instead of Horde, just because we have Lich form to take advantage of and we're better at Necromancy than Summoning.
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Hey if anything all the summoning I care about is for the tombs. :V
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As far as I'm concerned, just being in Lich form is all we need for tombs. Killing anything higher than the mundane mummy creates a necromancy miscast effect - which lich form negates a lot of. So what if we get a soul eater or a Komachi summoned on us? The real danger had always been torment spam.
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And let's not forget having your potions rotting into decay potions... one of the major reasons I hate going there.
Anyways, I say Haunt again for Necromutation values. And yes, by all means....AVOID GREATER DEMON SUMMONING! It doesn't matter ow good you are. Sooner or later the demon will retaliate and try to kill you!
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Do potions mean anything when in lich form with haste and heal wands? It's a very good opportunity to convert our useless ammo pots into awesome decay potions. Mind, I would feel safer grinding Abyss first to get some more recharge scrolls. Pandemonium's best for grinding items (actually no, Ziggurat is) but you gotta be ready for the Big 4 unless you don't mind forfeiting unique runes.
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ok By popular vote, Haunt + Butterfly Spam it is.
i will include the init.txt file with teh saves.
Whats new you ask?
Bascially, the game STOPS YOU when any enchantment starts to fade.
So....As soon as teh Game stops you, it means the enchantment WILL TIME OUT if yuo dont cast Extension.
a bit annoying to have your Auto-Explore interrupted, but Constant Lich form is worth it.
BTW, keep Amulet of STATIS ON.
you really dont want Haste nor Slow in your enchantments.
Invisible and Might is pain to have since it causes magic contamination, but they dont last long, like......HASTE!
Also:
SUMMON UGLY THINGS.
they rock, since all those FOEs have all sorts of flavours.
Also.....Summon Aboms are good too, with ring of sustain abilities + Haste they make quite a powerful army.
But it appears,ghost spam wins ouytt because they are all torment resistance
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BTW, keep Amulet of STATIS ON.
you really dont want Haste nor Slow in your enchantments.
You can haste normally and then put on stasis for a turn just for casting extension so it doesn't extend haste while keeping you in lichform and whatever else you want extended that won't make you glow like a christmas tree.
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So now Nue can sacrafice a tiny fraction of health to gain MP. This can be very useful!
Nice, I was going to pick up Sublimation of Blood but it looks like that's no longer necessary.
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You can haste normally and then put on stasis for a turn just for casting extension so it doesn't extend haste while keeping you in lichform and whatever else you want extended that won't make you glow like a christmas tree.
thanks i'll take that tip in mind. when i get back from uni, i'll continue my run on Saturday.
Haunt spam and Cocytus run it will be then.
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Nice, I was going to pick up Sublimation of Blood but it looks like that's no longer necessary.
It's still useful if we have spellslots to spare. Consuming meat chunks is much faster in recovering mana, unless this mutation changed since the 0.3 days.
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i finish my run. posting save file in advance, and will post story later
Edit: PLEASE NOTE init.txt file in that attachment.
replace it with your init.txt file in yuo settings folder.
what it does is Stops you when any enchantment is about to end. its very important to "zz" extension as soon as it happens.
Tip: when you have NO GLOW, cast "zz" 3 times so you wont get annoying interrupted often.
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Edit: PLEASE NOTE init.txt file in that attachment.
replace it with your init.txt file in yuo settings folder.
what it does is Stops you when any enchantment is about to end. its very important to "zz" extension as soon as it happens.
uuuuhhhh
the setting in that init.txt is "force_more_message = You have a feeling this form", but unless I'm really messing up something here that is the message for when you cast/recast a transmutation and it won't last much - this is somewhat rare and when it happens you are already stopped! You want "force_more_message = Your transformation is almost over", which is the message you get when you're walking around and a transmutation is about to wear off. By the way just copying the line (minus the quotes) pretty much anywhere into the init.txt file is fine, no need to overwrite the entire thing.
I'd also suggest adding "force_more_message = You are starting to lose your buoyancy" - completely gets rid of the chance of a freak water/lava accident. My settings at CAO also have force_more_message for "Your time is quickly running out" and "Your life is in your own hands again", which are the messages for Death's Door expiring - if you ever use that spell with a future char, you really don't want it to wear off without you noticing it.
edit: hurr durr missed "travel_stop_message = duration:" and "force_more_message = duration:"
to each his own, I guess - my head would explode if ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING wearing off caused a forced stop. :V
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So lets continue my run.
From where i left off, nue has evolved quite a bit. she gained the ability to Channel mana for some hp cost.
ideally, i prefer staff of channelling due to no hp cost, but this ability is in "Excellent" so its a more RELIABLE method to gain mana.
second of all, she has REgen X 2 mutaion, so its alright. combined with Regen spell, this makes her Regen X3 which quite a sight.
but she has bad mutations such as anger, screaming and teleportitis,as well as othor minor annoying mutations.
not to mention the upcoing upgrade to this reality to 0.7, is imperative we finish this run ASAP.
How do we prepare for our Hall of Zun run?
Necromutation of course!
It turns out that Hell stash doesn't have Necromicon, so i return to Lair to get it.
I use Ctrl+F "staff of wizardry" but it didn't turn up in Hell(because its under other staffs) so i wasted turns going to Slimepits to get one.
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With a staff of Wizardry and ring fo wizardry, Necromutation was in "good"
i wonder if we had rings of INT, so i used Ctrl+F.
it turns out we have a neglected ring of INT in D:14, so i check it out and it as a +6 ring of INT!!!!
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Thus, bringing our Necromutation to: "great"
Haunt is also "Excellent" so its a good deal.
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I realise that Since we are in lich form, there wont be any more mutations, so i better try to get better mutations.
We were lucky since we are in "teddy bear" status.
or maybe i truly am kucky this time around, as i only got GOOD mutations and Cancelled all bad mutations.
Well, not consecutively.
i drank 14 mutation potions.....and after some bad mutations and cancels later, this is the result
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Nue gained 3 Fire resistance levels (she lost one midway, but regained it again)
she cancelled Screaming, Teleportitis, even rage,
she also got rid of small minor mutations such as muscle stiffness, clumsiness and lost some scales
she got Robust 10%
and finally manage to lock in the result with Resist mutation+1
i decided to stop the Mutation Roulette then.
After all that, we cast Lich form and other possible buffs to get...
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(note the picture is D:14 and the spot Nue stands is exactly where i foudn the +6 ring of INT)
At 176000 turns Nue is ready to go to Cocytus.
we make some spce in our inventory for loots. i also bring Necromicon jsut in case....
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InCocytus:4 where Psieye fought slimes, we encounter a new area.
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Also, Spamming ghosts is awesmoe. A vampire reminds me that i need to get Abjuration so i had to return back ip to get it.
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Cocytus:7!!!!!!
I hven't seen this new area before.
it must be a new Layout of 0.6.1
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Before i continue i remember an important habit from Patchouli-Life Full-Life Consequences episode.\
how did i forget to "Look up the last bosss from the internet" !!!!
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Apparently Antaeus/Yuugi has changed since 0.5.
the most important change is.......SWIMMING!
hence we can no longer rely on keeping distance across a lake, or even counting on making Yuugi DROWN, because she cant.
Also, back in 0.5, Yuugi CAN see invisible.
Now she CANT. i had hope to use Invisible, but with our enchantments, i dont want any more Glowing.
A Trivia: Cocytus is a reference to The Greek Myth of the final level of Hells where there is a river Styx.
In ancient mythology, Cocytus was one of the rivers in Hades, with the most famous one being the Styx. In Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, Cocytus is the ninth and final circle of Hell, where traitors are imprisoned in its frozen waters along with Satan.
from Crawl wiki.
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It would appear that this layout corresponds to that myth. Also, it reminds me of Cirrno's lake, since i see so many cirnos.....
Apparently, you will have to do ALOT of water crossing, and on the other side of the rivers are abunch of enemies.
mostly small weak ones, but there always seem to be dragon zombies and skeletons, but also quite a lot of ice dagons.
Sticky Flame and Haunt does wonders since i make the ice dragon continually get dmg, while my Haunts create a traffic jam.
Do note, Sticky Flame works on Demons and Zombies/Skeletons, but not on Ghosts, even if its an freezing wraith.
also, it doesn't work for anything INSIDE water, so shark zombies dont have much effect.
My god, im totally loving Haunt Spam.
Its one thing trying to kill lots of enemies using conjurations,
its another thing, defeating an entire army using only 1 or 2 Haunt casts, which costs 6 spell mana each.
If you use Staff of Necromancy, you get DOUBLE powerups, since lich form gives a powerup for free. that summons lots of ghosts and more powerful ones.
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Flandre helps me gain some distance for free. ut my ghosts get left behind. :ohdear:
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A door!
that means loots and a battle coming up
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made a bad mistake, using Fireball, it alerted ALOT of enemies. i quickly dash into the vault and find something cool. a rod of Discovery!
but an Ice fiend and ice giant made me drop it and blink away, since handling both of them at the same time is troublesome.
using Haunt to help me out, Nue defeated all of them easily.
Haunt is entirely important in crowded areas, as it helps turn the tide of the battle when you are over whelmed.
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The loot wasn't very interesting since i bet we have them already, BUT the Rod of Discovery is a nice find. not a very useful rod, but it offfers some nice utility, (they removed Mgic mapping >:( )
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the next area of loot was quite bare
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it had a ring mail of awesmoeness but we can't use it since it interferes with spell casting.
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The next area of loot is COINS COINS COINS COINS!
i shamelessly raid Komachi's Coffers.
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OMG TRAFFIC JAM.
Komachi seems to return with a vengence for me raiding her coffers.
the random critterrs are the doing of a vampire.....i dont have the mana for consecutive abjurations so i saved it for Haunt
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With a single Haunt to block the passage, i make my escape(using blink, i tele back out), and take another route.
WTF IS THAT!?
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its a yukkuri ABOMINATION......
seriously Totaku, yukkuris is alreaady an abomination, and you had to make an ABOMINATION OUT OF AN ABOMINATION.
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a sticky flame killed it quickly as Nue tried her hardest to cast Selective Amnesia to delete that image frorm memory.
The loot inside was a book of Conjuration[fire] and a good cloak of MR.
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sadly, no Bolts of fire, as we raelly need it. fireball is good, but its too loud. Bolts of fire is best for a quiet assault.
CRAP, that was a dead end, so the only place left to go is the small choke point of traffic jams.
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After running past that horde, it seems theres a rod among the stash and an unknown ring.
i really should focus on killing those in the room but im curious about that rod.
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another awesmoe rod.....so i decided to try out Summon Demons.
:( That sucks. both summons were bad summons. the rod has failed me due to Nue's crappy evocations. perhaps its only good for Imps, and emergency Abjuration/Recall.
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Beating all of them slowly with Haunt and unarmed combat, it seems we have come to the end of stage. it seems pretty close to the Boss fight.
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An ice Statue guarding the area is characteristic of a final Vault. regardles, 2 Haunts later.....
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For some UNFANTHOMABLE REASON. my Necromutaion timed out. perhaps i forgot to cast "zz" some where.......
LUCKILY i brought the Necromicon so i learned it and re cast it.
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Returning to the statue, im surprised how powerful only TWO haunts are.
i didnt even get to touch the statue.
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Boss yuugi fight! Lets go! with only 1200 turns left, lets kick some ass!
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Yuugi's Description. thats one long Edit Totaku.
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YES YUUGI CAN SWIM! there goes that old strategy of spamming from the middle of the lake....
I retreat, since Yuugi seems to catch up pretty quickly.
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Note: sticky flame workson Ice fiends since they fly, but it doesn't work on Yuugi if shes in the water!
OMG, im out of mana, and she's catching up! i really dont wanna melee on oni.
but i can't cast Haunt either since it takes turns to channel mana.
(Yuugi plows through butterflies like......well....BUTTER! so that useless too)
RUUUUUUUUUUUNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:getdown:
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OUCH. Yuugi punch me only TWO times, and bought my hp down to dangerous levels.
i had to use Wand of Healing.
by that time, i had enough mana for TWO haunts and stickyflame.
i make my escape wile my ghosts battle her.
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After recovering a little it, i return with some ghosts(i ran into a samll demon, so Haunt spam and i get an army of ghosts)
i found Yuugi and.....
OMG!
shes "almost dead!"
:o
and that was just TWO haunts and a retreat!......or maybe it was the Sticky flames? who knows.
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In the words of Patchouli-Life Full-Life consequences...
ITS TIME TO ENDS TIS ONES AND FOR ALL!
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue130.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue130.jpg)
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue131.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue131.jpg)
in retrospect, How did Yuugi go from Moderate hp to almsot dead?
was it because of Two haunts? or just sticky flames? or both?
jut now Yuugi plowed through all the ghosts easily.
so Haunts may not always work.
i suspect....it was the SHADOWWRAITH. in the previous 2 haunts, a Shadow Wraith was present.
Shadow Wraith are basically INVISIBLE ghosts, and since Yuugi can't see invisible, that may have worked in our favour.
Shadow Wraiths are rare summons but seem to come if you use both Lich form and Staff of Necromancy.
Anyway, back to Looting, 2 ice statues guard the area.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue132.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue132.jpg)
A Haunt for Each one (thats 2 haunts) ensure quick victory in TWO TURNS. (note the staff of Necromancy and a summoned Shadow Wraiths)
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue133.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue133.jpg)
RUNE GET!
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue134.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue134.jpg)
Getting the Rune means we can control Teleport now! yay.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue135.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue135.jpg)
FUUUUUUU----
i forgot Book of Spatial Translocations and i didn't learn control tele!!!!
:getdown:
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue136.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue136.jpg)
nevertheless, i had ring of teleport, so i can just TELE SPAM until i'm near the entrance.
with only 800 turns left it should be enough.
The white dots on the map show how much i've tele's
Also i come across somethng dangerous.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue137.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue137.jpg)
ELLY!
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue138.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue138.jpg)
i cant afford to make more risk at this late in my run, so i continued my Tele Spam. i finally got to reasonable distance to the Exit after some ten or so Tele
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue139.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue139.jpg)
My loot is seperated as shown. ended turn near 180000 turns.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue140.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue140.jpg)
Orderof business
1. make sure you replace the init.txt file
2. LEARN CONTROL TELE
3. LOOKUP THE LAST BOSS ON THE INTERNET
http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/bots (http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/bots)
Nue is raedy to Go to Halls of Zun.
Better do it soon so we can try out 0.7!!!!
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sorry for double post, but i must say that in Lich form, Regen, Blade hands, Stoneskin all dont work.
you may also want to cast Haste, but i forgot it to make space.
i dont think its good to cast Haste,but the strategy by eBarrett seems to work.
if you wish, re learn Haste again, and ALWAYS put on amulet of statis after casting haste, so you don't Extend it accidentally.
Hasting your Ghosts seem abit redundant, snce You can use the mana to spam more ghosts.
However Hasting summoned Abomimnations seem like a good combo back in the day of Patchouli-Life Fulllife consequences.
Its up to you if you intend to continue with non-lich form for the sake of Dragon form or blade hands though.
But keep Necromicon jsut in case you need Lichform.
always use Staff of Wizardry to cast Necromutation.
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Well I'll be....0.7 is out.... looks like I need to make some serious overtime with the sprites... I haven't even finished all of them yet. Let's at least get through hell first. If we go to the hall of ZUN all your going to see here is an orb ( I want to replace it with a nice beer bottle). Plus I still have to remake Tiamat. There's only one Touhou that would fit this unique.....
its a yukkuri ABOMINATION......
seriously Totaku, yukkuris is alreaady an abomination, and you had to make an ABOMINATION OUT OF AN ABOMINATION.
And I can make them an abomination out of an abomination out of an abomination ect ect.
Well either way, I also plan to replace all the abominations with yukkuri abominations. It'll allow you all to take it easy even further. XD Or maybe not?
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My goodness that really does throw off our schedule. I still want to hit Pandemonium before Halls of ZUN. Even if it's just as a tourist to see the Chireiden cast with no intent to actuallly beat Okuu (Orin is manageable with lich form). We can skip Tartarus if we want to rush.
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I say we just visit as many of the areas as we can and get the runes, I am not ready yet for 0.7 yet despite the fact that it has been released. I still have sprites to work on for here. Plus I have to replace some things in 0.7 to add flavor. We still got 3 more corners of hell. The tomb (with haunt it should be easy), The abyss and Pandemonium. Surely we can go collect some runes right?
My to do list in terms of spirtes: Green means it's done.
Replace abomination with yukkuri abominations
Replace Cerebov's sword with Utsuho's Cannon
Replace Tiamat with Reimu
Replace Shadow Feind with Mima (I decided Yuyuko would work better as Boris mainly due to sprite spacing she wouldn't fit in the shadow feind's space.)
Replace orb of Zot with the Beer of ZUN
Replace grass with sunflowes
Replacing Maud with Nazrin
Replace Death Cob with Minoriko yukkuri
0.7 related stuff
Transffer 0.6.1 sprites to 0.7 along with text and so forth
Replace spriggans with fairies
Replace Spriggan Enchantress with Daiyousei
Replace new undead sprites with apporpiate creatures
Debating upon
Debating on replacing Rakasha with Shou
Debating on replacing Cacodemon with Rin Satsuki
Debating to replace certain demons with PC-98 charaters...need possible ideas
Debating on replacing chunks of flesh icon with..... [P] Yeah you hear right!
Debating on replacing Youmu with Norbet Need possible suggestion
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The tomb (with haunt it should be easy
With Rod of Discovery, its made even easier as you wont run into ZUN traps or alarms unexpectedly.
maybe we'll wait for 0.7.1 if it has some bugs.
but i'll go try out 0.7 to see what new Demon mutations are available this time. it would appear its visually pleaasing too!
Edit: here are the changes
http://crawl.develz.org/main/0.7.0.txt (http://crawl.develz.org/main/0.7.0.txt)
Also...
Extension only extends spells that you know.
ARENT WE LUCKY WE ARE STILL IN 0.6.1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
also the God tweaks make m wanna try Zin and Fedhas again.
it could be a rumour but i saw in th request section,that a patch has been made where Decomposition for Fedhas has chance for spawning Strawberries!!!! that means free Oklob plants all the way!!!!
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Strawberry spawns on decomposition? That's quite something, reminds me of the farming god in Elona. There is one demonspawn mutation which gets SICK with the lantern of shadows.
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Welcome back to the show! Now that we have a shiny new form, it's time for another new portrait--
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "Yo."
But Yukari isn't--
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "I like this."
That's not--
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "It's stylin'."
Whatever. We learn Control Teleport and grab a ring of sustain abilities for our next foray into Hell--Tartarus, the realm of zombies, skeletons and bad smells in general.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "Good thing liches can't smell. ...Liches can't smell, right?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue148.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue148.png)
Necromutation is nice and all, but times like this make me miss Regeneration.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "Oh, it's not so bad."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue149.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue149.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "Hell? More like hellishly boring. I've been to high school Halloween dances with more action than--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue150.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue150.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "Ooh, that looked like a nasty spill."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "..."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "Nue? Are you okay?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue151.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue151.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "Ahhhhhh! Guh...! This isn't... funny... any more... getting... dark..."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Shou.jpg) "Oh, fancy meeting you here. ...Is that Sara? I'm serious, it's kind of hard to tell now."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue152.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue152.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Shou.jpg) "OW! What's the big idea?!"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue153.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue153.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue154.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue154.png)
Aaaaaand that brings an end to our Extension train. Fortunately I re-memorized our enchantments because I carelessly let them time out I knew something like this would happen.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/flanchan.jpg) "God d--I mean, good on you for being prepared."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue155.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue155.png)
A Momoko, a yukkuri based after the celestial Tenshi. They mainly serve under the shining one and while they are armed to use divine powers in combat. The one thing they truly desire is to feel pain. Because just like the real Tenshi, they are masochists.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "...huh."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/komachin.jpg) "Yeahhhhh."
We defeat the Angel, and happily don't eat a cleansing flame from TSO in retribution. Also, we find a EV+1 Dam+2 randart ring. Yawn.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "You said it--ooh, what's that?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue156.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue156.png)
See? Something good came out of this trip after all.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "I'd like to see you come out here, all with your North Face and your dumb bird-listening hat that you think works."
Uncalled for. Anyway, a little while later we find our way back to Tartarus.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue157.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue157.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/exkeine.jpg) "I hope you didn't forget anything."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "Oh, you know... just some wraiths. Who cares? I can get more."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/wraith.jpg) ";_;"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue158.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue158.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "God, it's like Dead Rising in here."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue159.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue159.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "That wasn't a complaint, mind you."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue160.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue160.png)
And we leave off here. Here's the dump. (http://crawl.pastebin.ca/1907388) Can we get a next-episode preview, guys?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "Sure. Next time, I go kick some ass and see what my last mutation--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "--will--"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "Oh, now look what you did! My transformation ran out while I was chit-chatting with the audience!"
That's hardly--
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-annoyed.jpg) "Forget it. I'll be in my trailer."
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Nice we snagged the Abyss rune while performing our tarturus run! This could go by very quickly!
Anyways, here's something for you all. I don't know if we're going to see abominations much now that we killed over the abyss. But here's a good preview of my abominations.
(http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/6339/picture1yf.th.png) (http://img375.imageshack.us/i/picture1yf.png/)
Don't they look lovely? <3 You can hear thier screams as if they are saying... "kill me easy". Well that's another one off the list. This was probably the big hurdle I wanted to overcome.... so now the rest should come easier...
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i like the Aya-yukkuri joined to the Hatate yukkurri at the hips. (is it Hatate?)
Aaaaaand that brings an end to our Extension train. Fortunately I re-memorized our enchantments because I carelessly let them time out I knew something like this would happen.
not sure what you mean, but even with Haste, just put on Statis amulet, and recast Extension 3 times.
that will make sure Haste runs out first then you can remove Statis amulet.
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185k turns, I start. 1 turn later, I see a yaktaur intruder. Lich-fu martial arts kills it. Now then... get rid of all scrolls, why do we have Levitation memorised (we got a ring for that) and load up on evaporation ammo in case I need smoke screens. Ugh, Evaporation is all the way back at the Hive. Let's go...
Since I'm expecting no loot until the bottom floor, why not take every water pot that was at Hive? Let's go!
Oh ok, we don't have room for haste. That's fine, we got the wand instead. Set the init.txt to prompt me when Lichform is running out and Lv 26 Nue is good to take on the fires of hell.
A Hellion. No wait, it's an Unyukkuri.
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03102.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03102.png)
It died before the mummy due to a freezing wraith. You know, it feels really weird that fire-vulnerable mummies are all over Gehenna.
Oh ok Flan, you want to play hard:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03103.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03103.png)
I really do want to hit Pan/Abyss more for heal wounds potions and recharge scrolls. But that can wait. The powers of Hell say otherwise:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03104.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03104.png)
A dragon caller:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03105.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03105.png)
Abjuration removes that problem. The Green Death, er Medicine:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03106.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03106.png)
Ok I'm out of Abyss. Tell you what, I'm gonna go out of Gehenna, let the glow subside, then resume the Extension spam. Swap robes while I'm at it too. Full anti-mutation resists, let's do this.
Being a plaything is hard:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03107.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03107.png)
Mmm yeah, that's hell alright:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03108.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03108.png)
WITNESS NUE'S FINAL ABILITY!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03109.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03109.png)
Hell Hogs. In 0.7, they leave behind corpses! They're also unusually rich in EXP too.
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03110.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03110.png)
Focussing training on martial arts. Uh what?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03111.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03111.png)
Aren't you out of place? Though actually, as we aren't prepared for fire combat at all, it's a very good place to spawn. Too bad lich form completely negates anything it could do.
Ah excellent, we're at Beloved Toy status.
More more! Give me more EXP to train lich-fu! Party time!!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03112.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03112.png)
Gu... Hellfire still hurts as it ignores conventional fire resist. Gonna go back and heal for a while. Ah let necromutation end, it's not as if I'm planning on forgetting it and casting something else. Actually, I'm going to go learn regeneration for these off-times. Sticky Flame isn't what I need, I need to save turns so Flan doesn't get bored.
This would be a scary sight if it wasn't for our ultimate fire resistance:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03113.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03113.png)
A reminder that Flan is on the same timer as Hell:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03114.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03114.png)
I am the superior lich! I will demonstrate it by not bothering to cast!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03115.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03115.png)
Oh and another lich one floor down. Free EXP if they don't bother summoning~
Fly + Swift = ridiculous +Move speed. Ok a fiend bathed me in hellfire, regen pit stop and back to the frey~
Lava snakes do magma damage, which means fire resist only partially counts.
Bastard Hellion, got 6 Hellfires in. This is what I get for not going back to heal on the spot:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03116.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03116.png)
Troubling. Luck favours me, one punch kills the fiend, now to get out of here. Pit stop, regen, resume.
Flandre has given us Ring of Fire:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03117.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03117.png)
Let's see how far I can extend it. Uh... not very long at all. Glow was high and the extension lasts only a few turns for RoF.
What? Loot? Before the last floor? A single teleport scroll, but this is still pretty unusual.
Ok, my turn's over. Farmed Gehenna for EXP, I'm standing on top of some stairs for the last floor. Good luck with Remilia, Totaku.
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your pictures......
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You should know by no-- oh wait, you weren't following this thread frequently when you were travelling. I upload the save first and then the pictures afterwards.
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well that last ability sucked even if Nue can cast torment, Lich form disallows it.
i was hoping for the more powerful "gain power from death and dstruction" mutation, equivalent to Makleb's gain hp as you kill.
but since Nue hit the Level 27 maark, why not lets jsut finish the game and do Halls of Zun....
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There's nothing to be gained from rushing. 0.7 Touhou mod won't be done until Totaku has had quite a lot more time. Let's enjoy what he's got for us now while we wait for the last of the sprites.
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Yes please let me have some time, if I can get all the things in my list done, which I show above, I could be able to launch 0.7 right away after we finish this game. But if we just dive for the beer, you'll be waiting a bit. I've got several things to do on the list, and I would like to get them done. If I'm lucky enough, I can get half of them done this turn. But that's only if I have enough time. I will do my run first as usual, and then from there, you'll be waiting at least a day or two before I post the next update along with wether or not Nue succeeds in getting another rune.
But yes, for right now please go after the runes, until I get everything ready for 0.7.
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HELLL YEEEEAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH >:D
Edit: this is about the dungeon sprint "Red Sonja"
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Demon spwan mutations are epic, BUT what REALLY broke this game is DISTORTION WEAPONS.
My spriggan assasin found a dagger of distortion held by Sonja, and i used it to break the game.
To win, you only need 2 main things.
Apporation/levitation
Wand of Digging/Disintegration.
Becaus theres two main ways to get the orb, 1 is to do the sprint, and kill everything in your way, the other is to get it midway by blasting through double glass walls and apporate it from across deep water.
be warned. if you use the quicker way, you'll have to deal with Tiamat, 4 fire giants, and a Daeva.
All which were ⑨ed by the dagger of distortion.
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be warned. if you use the quicker way, you'll have to deal with Tiamat, 4 fire giants, and a Daeva.
All which were ⑨ed by the dagger of distortion.
if you use the longer way you have to deal with the Lernaean Hydra, and then Lom Lobon in a large miasma-filled room. Who can also be distorted away, obviously.
I still think the best tactic for Red Sonja is to get mutated into a irrecognizable freak in the eye room, get teleportitis 3 along with pretty much other bad mutation in the game, and bet on random tele roulette eventually landing you in the vicinity of the orb and later back near the exit
. It almost worked for me once!
But seriously: DDAr with a wand of enslavement for Red Sonja, and yeah hope to get that (non-guaranteed) dagger of distortion. Violet Keep of Menkaure is still a big mystery to me - DDAr is obviously solid early but since I still haven't learned the path to the orb I can't really tell if it's viable later on.
edit: and of course congratulations, Sprint is stupid hard
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Sprint keeps kicking my ass--I've been trying SESu, and the first time I got up to the giant spore room to get instakilled when I opened the door--the second time I got taken out by the kobold demonologist room.
Cleaned up on the shining eye room though.
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I haven't touched Sprint all that much, but I will say this: I have never before died because I got nerfed to Lv 0. Ijyb spawned with a draining wand one instance.
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edit: and of course congratulations, Sprint is stupid hard
you wont believe how many times i've died (like about 100), the majority of death was because of Ijyb.
You need to start with a race-class combo that can actually kill Iyjb, not like some stupid combo like Deep Dwarf Earth elementalist that cant even deal a single damage on Iyjb.
As usual, Assasins, fighters berserkers can get through the first few easily but will suffer later on.
Stalkers and venom mages can do quite well early on and mid game(mid game being 1000 turns later) due to mephitic clouds. but mephitic clouds will not be so useful beyond the centaur room or kobold demonologist room.
Summoners will TAKE IT EASY in the eye room(those eyes dont kill, and spammals will get turned into crocs by the shining eyes which makes that room a breeze). or even if you start as a stalker/fighter, you only need spammals for that room.
And of course, Demonspawns will get their mutations very early on, and once you get "demonic guardian lvl3" you get Executioner/Elly allies to pwn everything.
i have yet to try the full sprint instead of the middle quick way.
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words about Sprint
Oh yeah, Demonspawn. For some reason I completely ignored Demonspawn when playing back when Sprint was CDO-only (I tried playing at CAO yesterday but release day, too many people, massive lag, etc).
As I mentioned, I had a bunch of very good runs with DDAr/enslavement + Makhleb. Also had a tremendous SpAs run where I ended up being overwhelmed by demons on the way back to the stairs. Too unnerving to play repeatedly, though - one early monster waking up is all you need to completely ruin your chances. And oddly enough, I never, ever found the "short" way in Sprint I :ohdear:
Oh, and all combos can kill Ijyb "easily", though the method is messy and not without future consequences: I tried some DEFEs who'd drink that potion of berserk and clobber Ijyb, Sigmund and sometimes even the ogre with their own bare hands :]
Executioner/Elly
I see what you guys did there. Gets lost on anyone who didn't play tiles, but yeah, it works better than anything I'd ever come up with.
Who's Youmu, by the way? From the top of my head, I don't remember any worthy, fitting unique.
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And oddly enough, I never, ever found the "short" way in Sprint I
the short way is the path where theres a Daeva, a line of unseen horrors, then room of 4 fire giants. in that room, theres a 2 glass wall that seperates u from the Orb, but breaking the wall will unleash Tiamat upon you. the short way is merely breaking the wall and killing Tiamat.
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Ah, I think I never actually went through
the room with the Daeva
. I accidentally landed on the fire giant room
once because of teleportitis 3 (and died pretty much instantly :V), but you can see that room from the orb corridor anyway. It should indeed be much easier for a DDAr of Makhleb than taking the long way around. Time to try again!
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Ok gang, this run sucked mainly becuase of two reason.... unexpected encounter, and forgetting to set that feature that allows to detect when the extention is about to expire.
As we were left off, Nue was down in the depths of Gehenna as she decided to pressed downward ti the bottom floor
(http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/8980/picture1gn.th.png) (http://img697.imageshack.us/i/picture1gn.png/)
As usual the demons came in large numbers, but with her glaive and haunt she easily put the demons in thier place. :P
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(http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/2425/picture3z.th.png) (http://img833.imageshack.us/i/picture3z.png/)
Even Unyukkuris were easy pickings!
Afterward Nue decided to rest a bit, and she was at risk of glowing (yes, I still worry about glowing) and her MP was low as well... so she reverted back to normal for a short period of time.
(http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/5093/picture4vn.th.png) (http://img251.imageshack.us/i/picture4vn.png/)
Afterward she recast her spells and waited a bit but then the worst cas senario happened....
2 Unyukkuri and a Serpent of Hell appeared....
Basiclly Nue was hellfired to death before she could teleport.....
(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/9957/picture5bl.th.png) (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/picture5bl.png/)
Yeah it was completely unexpected....
This was another case of having my mind in the wrong place again. I'm signing up again of course. But hopfully I'll be more prepared next time.
Anyways.... here's the next Crawl mod update
http://www.mediafire.com/?onpa9j1lullfil6
And here's the todo list as it stands: Green means it's done.
Replace abomination with yukkuri abominations
Replace Cerebov's sword with Utsuho's Cannon
Replace Tiamat with Reimu
Replace Shadow Feind with Mima (I decided Yuyuko would work better as Boris mainly due to sprite spacing she wouldn't fit in the shadow feind's space.)
Replace orb of Zot with the Beer of ZUN
Replace grass with sunflowes
Replacing Maud with Nazrin
Replace Death Cob with Minoriko yukkuri
Replace Serpent of Hell with Rukkuto (think about it, nuclear powered maid, hell fire completely ignores fire, seem to fit)
Replaced Orb Guardian with Mannosuke
Changed information about Orb of Fire
0.7 related stuff
Transffer 0.6.1 sprites to 0.7 along with text and so forth
Replace spriggans with fairies
Replace Spriggan Enchantress with Daiyousei
Replace new undead sprites with apporpiate creatures
Debating upon
Debating on replacing Rakasha with Shou
Debating on replacing Cacodemon with Rin Satsuki
Debating to replace certain demons with PC-98 charaters...need possible ideas
Debating on replacing chunks of flesh icon with..... [P] Yeah you hear right!
Debating on replacing Norbet with Youmu. Need possible suggestion
And the list is the same as always:
Barasia
Maullar
Psieye
Totaku
Now Barasia go at it and CRAWL!
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Hmm yeah, you really were distracted to sit down and wait while in Gehenna:7. Didn't we have water potions for emergency smoke screen?
Glow... I was in Red Glow a few times with Nue and to be honest she just doesn't care anymore. The Resist Mutations brings the chance down to 10% (and glow odesn't automatically mean mutations in the first place) and she's got mutation resistance in her genes. The number of mutations she has also helps protect. Explosions of magic energy are another matter of course, but you really do need to be in the Red to get that.
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wow so fast. im kinda busy in uni right now, and its really late at night.
i'll continue my turn tomorrow.
i really dont feel like gong into Gahenna because we have no ice attacks.
heck, i really dont feel like even attempting any of the hell branches. why?
we have no "mechanism" or "engine" or even a viable strategy.
Cocytus was possible due to our Fire spells.
Tartarus' Ereshkigal/Shiki is not fire resistant so that's possible.
but it seems the shadow fiends can cast dispel undead, so that'll be troublesome.
then again, shadow fiends aren't fire resistance, so Tartarus is cutting it close.
If you can fly and destroy stone, there is translucent stone past the lava lake on either side of the moat providing a possible alternative entry in at least one layout of Geh:7
from knowledge bots.
really? but with no ice spells......i cant even deal much damage against the Fiends. hmm...what to do...
As for Iron City of Dis, it seems its pretty hard with all that iron dragons, iron gargoyles, iron demons and Dispater/suwako.
I would attempt Tartarus, but it seems Totaku hasn't done the sprite edit of the Shadow Fiends into Mima....not to mention Serpent of Hell not yet edited in his list.
all in all, i'm at a lost of what do to besides a FUN dive into PandaZoo, or obvious venture into Tombs.....yeah i might just go try that :P
but even if i try that, theres Maullar and psieye before Totaku can do the edits.
hmm.......im thinking too much. i need sleep so i'll wake up tomorrow and think about it.
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You're thinking too much like a mage. As far as I'm concerned, aside from Tartarus all the Hell levels can be farmed for EXP - by punching things. Killing the bosses is a completely different matter and one I wouldn't contemplate on if it was my turn. Nue needs more skill levels to make up for our really unfocussed growth. Farm more EXP, loot is not so important. Which means Tomb, Abyss, Dis or Zot 1~4.
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You farm for experience in Pan and/or the Abyss, not the Hells. And almost any character can take on any endgame branch - you just have to turn the less beefy ones into part-time ninjas for the branchs which are less favorable to your setup. This could involve changing gods, though, for either increased survivability or added firepower.
Of course, a full-time ninja is even more fun. Also notice that LRD and shatter can be "ninja" spells in my book, as is Lugonu's corruption :V
As for Iron City of Dis, it seems its pretty hard with all that iron dragons, iron gargoyles, iron demons and Dispater/suwako.
Gargoyles and iron demons are wussies, and there are no iron dragons in the path to the rune. If you fail to come up with a better plan, you can still basically just run in and tele out without worrying about pretty much anything bar tormentors (not "tormenting demons", only tormentors).
and I'm sorry, but savescumming? really?
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(not "tormenting demons", only tormentors).
but... tormentors do torment, since 0.6
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but... tormentors do torment, since 0.6
errr I wanted to say tormenting 1s, fiends, whatever. because they're less nasty than tormentors in a ninja run - they'll be busy trying to get into melee range or flinging bolts of missing at you instead of tormenting you every turn like the tormen- OH WAIT NECROMUTATION :derp:
I dislike necromutation so much - even for the extended endgame - that I keep forgetting most people will ONLY run around in the hells if torment-resistant/immune.
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Totaku, why did you put the suika Fortress in the latest crawl mod?
i ended downloading Suika fortress TWICE, one in the Suika Fortress 3 thread and in the Crawl mod.
:V
Edit: WOOPS. :blush:
sorry about that. somehow i extracted the suika fortress into the Crawl mod without knowing it.
how embarrasing....
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Totaku, why did you put the suika Fortress in the latest crawl mod?
i ended downloading Suika fortress TWICE, one in the Suika Fortress 3 thread and in the Crawl mod.
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What are you talking about? I went through the files and everythng is in place. Unless your talking about some of the Suika sprites I used to replace slime creates, then that part would be from Suika Fortress. Otherwise I don't know what you talking about.
I even clicked the file and downloaded it, and I see anything out of the norm.
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Yeah it's my first time with necromutation and I can only see myself using it in hell where all staircases are fast exits.
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WOOT.
it was an intense battle but...within my very short window of free time from uni, i spent 2100 turns and completed Gahenna.
in other words..... Spear da Gundnir Sceptre of Asmodeus GET.
did you know Orb of Destruction was in our sights? it level was "Very Good"
However, once i had my hands on Spear da Gundnir Sceptre of Asmodeus, i knew no conjurations will even compare to this at all.
Its like FREE high level conjuration spells from fire bolts, draining bolts, hellfires for free(maybe not hellfire).
Since all of them only require food cost, and Necromutation means no hunger,this is truly an epic find.
not only that i found some pretty awesmoe unique items, such as Patchouli's HAT (itmakes sense since Remilia is there, and a Sakuya's KNIFE (which is Spriggan knife, but useless to us unless we want some stealth in our game)
I'm going to finish my run while i'm ahead......or maybe even help you guys clear the way to the last level of the other Hell branches now.....yeah, i'll do just that.
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i've got to rush to uni soon, so heres the updates.
I've thought hard and long about what to do and i've decided to go ito Gahenna, since Tartarus still needs some edits from Totaku.
Iron City of Suwako is quite hard i think....
and hence we start of at 190000 turns and will end around 195000 turns
But before i continue, let me say that i disapprove of using a ring of levitation, because....as soon as you take it off, you stop levitation.
i went back to learn levitation and also discovered that Orb of Destruction was in "very good" with ring of Int+6 with staff of wizardry.
so i also learned throw fire to practise some conjurations.
i wnted Recall, but it looks like the rod of demonology is good enough.
i also forgot Regeneration, since its useless.
if i had more spell slots, i'd learn Haste, (but since we have haste wand......maybe not)
why do we have so many frost wands anyway >.>
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Woah, i've never seen this layout before.....definitely new.
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A few minor enemies late and a horde of ghosts, i come across the rumoured glass windows, wondering if i can break through....
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Flan rudely teleports me, apparently going in all guns blazing is what she wants.
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going in guns blazing is okay for me, but i prefer with an army. this is why we need recall in a situation like this.
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after double checking the glass wals, im dissapointed in that i can't get through. (note, you can do smite attacks INSIDE, so if you see demons inside, do Haunt them, but tahts irrelevant now since i completed this level.)
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The front door was guarded by an army of fire gargoyles, which got easily ⑨ed by by freezing wraiths.
and once i got in, it seems i have to retreat. not sure if correct, but i hea from knowledge bots there is more than ONE Serpent of Hell.
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As soon as i step away, flandre confuses all of us. DAMN YOU FLAN!
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luckily the confusion last only a while and before the Serpent of Hell can hellfire me, i trap it in the hall way with Haunt.
its time to retreat!
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WTH! the serpent of hell plowed through them and a fiend was summon to cut me off. Good ambush. i got a little worried now.
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Never the less, Haunt spam always works and as long as theres ghost between you and them, they serve as cannon fodder. (not for Unyukurris. they smite target hellfire....just like you!)
Freezing wraiths make short work of all of them!
Grr, let me rest dammit!
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and just before i ALMOST died....
FLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN~you saved meeeeeee~~~
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NOT!!!!,
OUT OF THE FRYING PAN AND INTO THE FIRE!
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anyway, i wisely go into the vault to hide while my Haunts deal with them.
it seems im in deep enemy territory suddenly. the rod of discovery confirms i'm near the loots.
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Im loving Haunt so far.
Its comfirmed that Nue's Strongest attack is still Haunt. heck, we might win the game with Haunt alone! :moogy:
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OH CRAP! :colonveeplusalpha:
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Hah! try summonnig now when theres no more room!
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After like 5-6 Haunts(not all at once, i keep doing it to relace losses and keep the room crowded so its only Remila vs ghosts.)
I WIN!
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AWESMOE FREE SPELLS (its confirmed! HELLFIRE cost NOTHING)
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It even kills komachis in one hit at point blank range.! forget conjuration spells, this is the best!
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yeah....what can i say, Nue's just too powerful now with both Haunt + Spear the Gungnir
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GG
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the book loots wasn't very interesting aside from the spell Flight.
That means we dont have to use te amulet of Control flgiht anymore! i learnt Flight and forgot Levitation.
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Theres a good rod, but th Iron Shot would be the only good spell in it since Spear the Gungnir already has better spells.
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2100 turns spent and i finish myrun. may as well cleal the paths to the lsat two areas of hell.
WE also got Patchouli's Hat and SAkuya's knife. replacing the useless helmet with a smart Patchouli Hat (you really need to replace the sprite for Hat of Alchemist Totaku, it looks like a purple Terrorist turban)
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We enter Iron city of Suwako and kickass with Haunt + Spear the Gungnir.
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Sakuya's knife is quite awesmoe too!
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After clearing up to Dis:6 we do the same for Tartatrus. Apparently Komachi's geting annoyed.
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Spear the Gungnir was made for this occasion.
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Oh huuhhuhuuhhuhu
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oh well, didn't kill it in one hit, but Sakuya's knife is truly awesmoe enough to sneak past most enemies.
(note, you may get annyed of having to keep swtiching between staff of enchantment to Extend and the knife to infiltrate. we need a macro of some kind to Automatically cast Extend with staff of enchantment, and only GOOD ones, not the bad ones like slow or Haste/Brilliance/DEx.)
I end my turn near 195000 turns.
Good luck Maullar.
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Order of business?
1. Train Evocations. so we can use Spear the Gungnir, or Suwako's ring(sine it cost less to cast hellfie, but maybe not smite targetted)
2. finish the game?
Save file uploaded with init.txt as usual. if you already have it yo dont need to replace it.
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Give me a day, busy with on-campus interview bidding.
Good job there, though. This is actually my first time seeing the post-endgame, so it's been exciting.
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It's amazing how differently Nue can be interpreted, truly fitting for her. To me, she's a fighter and our +Blink +Lev AC+4 ring has no reason ever to be taken off so I saw no point in having levitation memorised. I'd take hits on the front line and then regenerate after using Hell's unique fast-exit staircases. To you, you sit back and Haunt spam, so therefore you have no need for regenerate under normal circumstances to the point where you accept the slow healing.
Constantly switching weapons is the norm for my playstyle - it's why I've reassigned all the hotswap weapons/staves to left-hand keys. 'wczzwa' is second nature to me.
Oh and to people new to the staff of asmodeus - on a botch it will summon a fiend. Be prepared to deal with one when spamming this item.
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Do note that Nue has 2 levels of Regen mutation that still applies even in Necromutation.
Nue doesn't really heal slowly if you notice carefully in lich form.
using Regen spells in non-lich form merely put her status to regenx3, the speed of heal of a troll.
Fighting is good, that i agree, she can melee fiends and kill them with bare hands in about 5-6 turns. even less with blade hands.
but i simply prefer not to mess with demons one on one, and when opportunity arises, i only melee when they are distracted by ghosts.
Staff of Dispater is guaranteed summon Fiend. thats even more dangerous. but so worth it since it costs much less HP than if we used our ability.
however, since all those are actually summons, simply use Abjuration. (for staff of Asmodeus, theres no mp cost, so you can cast Abjuration, but for staff of Dispater theres mp cost together with moderate hp cost compared to our ability)
Currently Nue has all buffs memorized, such as swiftness, flight, and deflect missile. The point of Extension in 0.6.1 is that you DONT need to memorize them and save spell slots for other spells. (it wont apply in 0.7 so abuse this now!)
but there are countless times i sometimes forget to cast Extension in the heat of battles, and the enchantment runs out, having me to recast them, but that is just carelessness.
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using Regen spells in non-lich form merely put her status to regenx3, the speed of heal of a troll.
Wrong, different sources are cumulative:
regeneration
1. Increases the rate at which you regain HP per turn, at the expense of more nutrition. Different sources stack and vary in effectiveness. The default hunger rate for most races is 3 nutrition per turn. A ring of regeneration takes that to 6 per turn. Regeneration doesn't work when you're sick; instead it makes Sickness disappear faster.
2. The base regeneration rate is your maximum hitpoints / 3. If this number is over 20, then divide the result by two and add ten. For example, 100 max health results in a regen rate of 26. RR accumulates every turn and for every 100 RR you gain, you regenerate 1 hp. For 1 hp per turn, 540 health is needed. For 1 hp per 2 turns, 240.
3. A ring adds 40 to your rr, troll leather armour 30, player mutation 20 per level, and the status effect (spell) 100. What this means is that a single ring of regen or piece of troll leather armour effectively doubles your healing rate (or better) for most characters.
4. The regeneration mutations conflict with slow metabolism, but do not otherwise affect your nutrition.
5. It even allows nearly bloodless vampires to regenerate.
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Thank you ebarret. Regeneration the spell greatly speeds up our healing rate no matter what else we have. Given Flandre is impatient, getting back into the fight after resting outside Hell should be done with all due speed. That's why I leave lich form to heal.
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Ah the knowledge bots. gotta love them.
oh well, strangely enough, i never bother to leave lich form intentionally unless its to restore stat using royal jelly or restore rot.
i guess its just the difference in play styles. personally i find that the inherit regen (apparently 2 levels heal mutation = a ring of regen) is quite alright. since Haunt does the job, i simply Haunt and the Haunted monster is out of my mind.
As for "sitting back", i dont actually wait for a kill or bother to finish off the kill, i simply leave them when i get the chance.
(therefore even when i say i "cleared the way", do expect lots of enemies that i didn't kill but merely get past them.
my reason for it is to save turns, and to advoid confrontation. i find that in my experience, once you confront a mob, you'll get distracted and before you know it, you get both Xom/Flandre and Hell hostile summons at the same time and get overwhelmed.
it may seem cowardly not to kill the demons, but in my runs, i try to get the runes when prepared :P
leaving hells to heal may be a good strategy but i doubt you can rely on that if you intend to raid the rune since you can't actaully leave mid battle.
i guess due to Nue's multiskills, most styles of playing can work quite well.
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Oh yes, the rune battle is a different matter entirely. Leaving hell to heal is useful when grinding for EXP before the last level. Though for that matter, Zot is an excellent place to train too. Personally I don't even care about the runes until I'm overpowered.
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Rings of regeneration work in lichform, but somehow we've managed not to come across any :(
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the un identified ring i left on the ground in the Hell branch in my loots could be one.....
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Sincerest apologies for the delay. Anyway, welcome back to the show.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_Nue161.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=Nue161.png)
After picking up our ring of sustain abilities, it's off to the Tomb for some fairly easy experience.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue162.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue162.png)
Now, the great thing about Haunt spam is that using summons to--
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "Say... why do you keep talking like you're explaining things to a new player, anyway?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Shou.jpg) "It's really weird."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/exkeine.jpg) "You don't honestly think anyone following this thread isn't already a better player than you?"
...anyway. Even Tomb's beastly armies of sphinxes can't stand up to our wraiths.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue163.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue163.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/wraith.jpg) "You know, we're really the ones carrying this operation at this point. Maybe we should unionize."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "Don't make me Abjure your asses."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue164.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue164.png)
Things are pretty uneventful... until suddenly we're in the sights of three guardian mummies, with no way to fight back. Fortunately, we're fast enough to just run the gauntlet without taking too many smites.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue165.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue165.png)
What I wouldn't give for Fire Storm right about now.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/wraith.jpg) "Hey, never send a fire cloud to do a wraith's job."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue166.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue166.png)
So I stair dance the first group of guardian mummies before getting bored and provoking all the rest.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue167.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue167.png)
Hey, our hellfire is smite-targeted. Is that new to 0.6?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue168.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue168.png)
We've mostly been leveling Unarmed Combat down here. Note our new title.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Sara.jpg) "How about a luchador mask for Nue's next portrait?"
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "..."
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue169.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue169.png)
...Hmm. This isn't good.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/th_nue170.png) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/?action=view¤t=nue170.png)
This is a little better.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "....."
And so, the loot:
a lot of gold
various crappy staffs and redundant books
the Advanced Guide to Spellcraft {Lightning Bolt, Cause Fear, Shadow Creatures, Summon Ugly Thing, Teleport Self, Blade Hands}
the ring of Shritrodu {Ice EV+4}
the cursed ring "Skotwut" {Hunger rElec Str+3}
a manual of Long Blades
a Tome of Destruction
Cigotuvi's Guide on Unholy Magic and Infatuation {Animate Skeleton, Corpse Rot, Dispel Undead (would've been nice to have a little earlier), Excruciating Wounds, Control Undead
the scimitar of the Ancients {vamp, +Rage AC+4}
the cursed spear of Upewkuck {slay orc, +Lev rElec}
the amulet of Asucoh {Faith AC+4 EV+7}
the amulet "Qecwocuy" {Inacc +Lev}
a golden Rune of Zot
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/nue171.png)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Necromutasia.jpg) "Ewww, this book is bleeding! This is worse than old porno mags!"
I pick up Confusing Touch just because come on, we're an unarmed fighter.
Anyway, it's now around 205000 turns (!)--but before we go, let's check on the damage...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/nue172.png)
Nice. Well, here's the dump. (http://crawl.pastebin.com/E8AAMgUv) I'm taking a hiatus for now due to on-campus interviewing, so no next-episode preview.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nuetral.jpg) "No, no, no! You're supposed to have a big fancy trailer for the next season!"
Hey, you turned back to normal again.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/crapitalism/Games/Crawl/Nue-hurt.jpg) "GOD DAMMIT"
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Oh gratz, you finished Tomb! Ha ha, old chap! at Tomb getting glassed.
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205k turns, I start. I dislike how short we are on recharge scrolls, identify scrolls and heal wounds potions. Oh we have an unidentified wand, looking at our list of known wands this must be Slow. I use it on myself to test: yes it is. Thank you Stasis amulet.
This unknown potion is most probably EXP but let me identify it... ah it's Gain Dex. I shall drink it once I'm out of this form. Oh hey, why isn't our armour fully enchanted? We have plenty of scrolls so I buff our gear.
Ok so there is one last non-infinite place we can farm for more items and lots of EXP: Zot itself. I want to see Suwako too, but I'd really appreciate some fast EXP too. Hell doesn't provide it fast enough.
I forget throw flame and bring a spellbook to memorise Regen when I'm out of this form.
Ok, Nue-sensei (look at her title) meets some unfortunates on her way to Zot:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03131.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03131.png)
Sensei punches them so hard, they can't think straight anymore (damn good question: why didn't we learn Confusing Touch before? Was it because of hell?)
A waste of good meat, turned into water. Actually I ought to learn sublimation of blood, we got the book back in Hell. But not now.
Flandre says: party!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03132.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03132.png)
A sad sight to see a mighty dragon get killed from behind while it tried to run away.
We just found yet another wand of teleportation...
Nue-sensei just does not care about mere yaktaurs peppering at her from afar now.
Hey Flandre, that's the 2nd time you drain my stats. Having fun?
What a very very convenient arrangement for grinding:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03133.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03133.png)
Presenting the unlocking of Zot!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03134.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03134.png)(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03135.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03135.png)(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03136.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03136.png)
Oh right, this is where the exit of Zot is:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03137.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03137.png)
Yeah, a Draconian yields almost as much EXP as a fiend and any lesser demon gives insignificant EXP.
Zot trap puts our stats at a bad place. I go back to Hell and get out of lich form to cure myself. I forget apportation to learn Regen for when I need a quick pit-stop.
Shadow dragons - insignificant in lich form. Gold dragon - Flandre shows off:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03138.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03138.png)
Actually it only was confused for 3 turns. As expected of a mighty one. Switching to defensive jewelery for now.
Everything is a push-over to Nue-sensei. Even bone dragons.
Finally a challenge, maybe:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03139.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03139.png)
LICHES ARE IMMUNE TO DECAY POTION FUMES~~~
Ah, thanks for sending me to more EXP Flan:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03140.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03140.png)
This is a plain deck of summonings. Flan is easily entertained:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03141.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03141.png)
Because there is no point holding back on potions anymore:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03142.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03142.png)
At first, I was unimpressed Flandre gave me an Ufeteebus to play with. Now this is a litttttle more like it:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03143.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03143.png)
It feels really weird to be dealt some 10 damage by a moth. That's a wrath moth alright. This is their true danger though:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03144.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03144.png)
Excellent support unit you gave there, Flan:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03145.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03145.png)
This time she gives us 360 gold. Uh, what CAN we do with it?
Flandre makes Nue so amazing for one moment, the dragon got dazed before Nue punched it:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03146.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03146.png)
Why hello there Orb of Fire. We don't mutate (only rot), it's safe~
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03147.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03147.png)
Mmm~~~ EXP~~~
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03148.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03148.png)
What? A scroll we haven't identified yet? It must be Holy Word, I'm not reading it until way later.
Flan, how do you propose I do that? Punch myself in the face?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03149.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03149.png)
This is a curse toe:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03150.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03150.png)
It's mainly a summoner. For Nue-sensei with Abjuration, it's 8k EXP for free.
1 Dex damage? Is that your definition of suffering Flan?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03151.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03151.png)
Pahahaha, for once I do snicker at Flan's antics:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03152.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03152.png)
Ok so I farmed Zot 1~4 for EXP, now we can get back to Dis and Pan. I fixed our lack of recharge and identify scrolls and got 3 levels of Unarmed Combat while down there. Let's hope Zot generates more EXP-rich enemies while we disappeared.
We may want to consider Dragon form instead of lich form, especially in Tartarus where lich form is a liability (shadow fiends cast Dispel Undead). Note that we have some very good defensive jewelery and dragon form will give us unmatched fist damage. Regen can be kept perma-extended as we have plenty of food to keep us going. Alternatively, going back to Blade Hands might be worth it. Lich form is a defensive, caster-favoured state.
Edit: Mucked about a bit beyond my turn to see what Blade Hands endgame Nue is like. I see no reason for having Haunt anymore. I plain didn't care about Glow either, even without the anti-mutation amulet - I solo'd Suwako and Siki by liberally extending haste potions/wands and abjuring anything nasty while blade-punching them. Suwako I did while forgetting I had Deflect Missiles available. We have too much EXP to care about being drained. So Totaku, let's see a boss kill now: show us how you tackle Suwako. Oh and as barasia warned us: nothing's been killed on the path to Suwako or Siki.
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what i simply did is find the stairs down, so you dont have to spend turns finding it.
since its Hell branchs once again, may i suggest forgetting Confusing touch and relearn Apporation?
We still need Necromutation in Dis, but Tar may be a problem.
But Dispel undead is NOT smite targetted.
hence they are no more dangerous than regular fiends who can't smite target hellfire.
JUST HAUNT SPAM!
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Ah well, I'm going to go ahead the tell you that I'm done with the run. But I'm busy working on the sprites once again, so I'll probably be another day or two before I post the results. All I'll tell you is...
1. I survived
2. I spent 6000 turns which roughly was borderline. Because of alot of unexpected things... But I think you'll like it.
Anyways here's where the mod's coming right now:
And here's the todo list as it stands: Green means it's done. Yellow means some of it is done, but some of it was dumped as well. Red means idea was dumped.
Replace abomination with yukkuri abominations
Replace Cerebov's sword with Utsuho's Cannon
Replace Tiamat with Reimu
Replace Shadow Feind with Mima (I decided Yuyuko would work better as Boris mainly due to sprite spacing she wouldn't fit in the shadow feind's space.)
Replace orb of Zot with the Beer of ZUN
Replace grass with sunflowes
Replacing Maud with Nazrin
Replace Death Cob with Minoriko yukkuri
Replace Serpent of Hell with Rukkuto (think about it, nuclear powered maid, hell fire completely ignores fire, seem to fit)
Replaced Orb Guardian with Mannosuke
Changed information about Orb of Fire
replacing Rakasha with Shou
Replacing Cacodemon with Rin Satsuki
Replace Pit Feind with Shinki
Replace sixfilthy with Rikako
Replace Iron Devil with Rika (with Evil Tank Sigma)
Replace Cursed Skull with HIna Kagiyama ( I would preffer cursed toe, but sprite is too small!)
0.7 related stuff
Transffer 0.6.1 sprites to 0.7 along with text and so forth
Adjust some sprites due to sprite tweaks
Replace spriggans with fairies
Replace Spriggan Enchantress with Daiyousei
Replace new undead sprites with apporpiate creatures
Replace Iron Imp with mini evil eye sigma
Replace Giant bat with Remiya yukkuri
Debating upon
Debating to replace certain demons with PC-98 charaters...need possible ideas Only planning to make some, still open to suggestions
Debating on replacing chunks of flesh icon with..... [P] Yeah you hear right! Dumping because of pixel limitations
Debating on replacing Norbet with Youmu. Need possible suggestion Doesn't fit character
So yeah, I'll be posting in the next few days.
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Ok ladies and gentelmen, I got through with my modding....pretty much for 0.6.1. So now I can begin the transfer to 0.7.1. This will still take likely a few days of work so I will suggest still going about Rune hunting for the time being.... since this will involve transfering sprite remaking and also working on sprites for 0.7.1. You'll see what I have left on the list following after the update:
(http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9536/picture1dmz.th.png) (http://img189.imageshack.us/i/picture1dmz.png/)
When we last left off Nue she was in hell still trying to collect the Runes, but she decided she would go check out some other places first...
(http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/4610/picture2ca.th.png) (http://img203.imageshack.us/i/picture2ca.png/)
Check out what she missed in Floor 26 and 27!
(http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/4484/picture3a.th.png) (http://img831.imageshack.us/i/picture3a.png/)
Like for example... the slime den!
Nue spent her time playing with the all the slimes in the color of the rainbow pretty much here. Thankfully no corrosion either!
(http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/4852/picture4sk.th.png) (http://img714.imageshack.us/i/picture4sk.png/)
She also find out she has a +4 +10 spriggan knife! awesome!
(http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/2131/picture5c.th.png) (http://img827.imageshack.us/i/picture5c.png/)
I dont think anyone brought up mention of these guys, these are deep trolls, they are weaker than most trolls but make up for it in thier numbers...course being that this place was mainly corridors made thier fights really pathetic.
Also Nue spent her time mainly punching everything to death while in Lich form!
Now we head down to hell once more and go into Dism the metal capital of hell.
(http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/4258/picture6fg.th.png) (http://img341.imageshack.us/i/picture6fg.png/)
This hell is pretty much a mix bag. Full of all different types of hellish citizens, I almost view it as "Hell's shopping district"
Why hello there Letty! And then suddenly Flan decides to confuse everyone for the lulz. Yeah....
(http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/535/picture7lq.th.png) (http://img8.imageshack.us/i/picture7lq.png/)
Needless to say, despite being confused Nue manage to punch out letty in one hit. Hell yeah!
(http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/299/picture8tbc.th.png) (http://img717.imageshack.us/i/picture8tbc.png/)
And because of hell, I sometimes loose my movement, and of course Flan finds it funny so what does she give Nue? Money!
(http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/2974/picture9p.th.png) (http://img186.imageshack.us/i/picture9p.png/)
Crap, there's Elly. Yukka's old bodyguard.
(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/6434/picture10ga.th.png) (http://img707.imageshack.us/i/picture10ga.png/)
Good heads up is to be vigilant of her actions, as Elly is extremly quick and is well known to slice you to ribbons with little to no warning. And will use haste just to further making your killing swift and quick!
Needless to say, Punching the crap out of her while on swift and in lich form still makes you look awesome.
(http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/5373/picture11pd.th.png) (http://img227.imageshack.us/i/picture11pd.png/)
And then every so often the servant of hell came out and of course Flan decided to send her in to. Talk about fun...
Well shoot, what's this? Mima?!
(http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/3910/picture12wm.th.png) (http://img805.imageshack.us/i/picture12wm.png/)
(http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/475/picture13fn.th.png) (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/picture13fn.png/)
Mima will mainly blast you with dark energy and will use torment.... course since Nue's a lich that make her defenseless! She can at best dispell undead. So Mima becomes a punching bag, end of story....
So then we start blazing through the floor one by one....till we reach the last floor of Dis....
(http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/2569/picture14ye.th.png) (http://img541.imageshack.us/i/picture14ye.png/)
Talk about a welcoming party!
Eventaully with the use of haunt and punching the crap out of everything nothing was safe! (http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/1559/picture15f.th.png) (http://img704.imageshack.us/i/picture15f.png/)
Eventually Nue cleared out the area and then decided to go look into the the big iron fort.
(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/3497/picture16g.th.png) (http://img440.imageshack.us/i/picture16g.png/)
Cousre the fort was crawling with loot too! And metal gargoyals.... go figure...
And Iron dragons!
(http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2638/picture17wm.th.png) (http://img245.imageshack.us/i/picture17wm.png/)
Iron dragons, are walking tanks pretty much. Take alot of damage, hit hard and can breath out metal splinters that can hurt you since it's made of metal. Course being a lich doesn't make it all that bad. :P
As usual, Nue punches the crap out of the dragons!
(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6610/picture18r.th.png) (http://img440.imageshack.us/i/picture18r.png/)
And after much much punching later Nue's unarmed combat is now 25!
Course we find some books along the way too...
(http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/5700/picture19x.th.png) (http://img225.imageshack.us/i/picture19x.png/)
Not that it's nessessary....
After more punching...
(http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/7883/picture20b.th.png) (http://img838.imageshack.us/i/picture20b.png/)
Now Nue has 235 HP!
(http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/9039/picture21f.th.png) (http://img13.imageshack.us/i/picture21f.png/)
Nue also finds a book of displacement. Mmm.... ok interesting... this is debatable, but not entrely nessessary since Nue can punch the crap out of anything.
(http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/7974/picture22d.th.png) (http://img46.imageshack.us/i/picture22d.png/)
Now wwe run into another Lich who summons a bunch of Touhous against Nue. Course the Lich a fisting he'd never forget. :P
(http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/8295/picture23ra.th.png) (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/picture23ra.png/)
I will say that at times Nue did turn back to normal, but it was rare.... And this was mainly to show you that I gave Nue her 3rd set of wings. Since she's level 27 so she's now complete. :P
(http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/3796/picture24y.th.png) (http://img265.imageshack.us/i/picture24y.png/)
Then Nue runs into Suwako. Pretty much the of the area. Was it game time? Oh hell yes it was!
(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9726/picture25oo.th.png) (http://img19.imageshack.us/i/picture25oo.png/)
What?! WHY NOW FLAN?!!
And just as Nue tried to go back to dance with Suwako....
(http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/1750/picture26qd.th.png) (http://img46.imageshack.us/i/picture26qd.png/)
Seems hell doesn't want Nue to play with Suwako...
So for the next 1500 turns...Nue spend her time trying to find her way out of Abyss land....AGAIN!!!
(http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/2283/picture27e.th.png) (http://img708.imageshack.us/i/picture27e.png/)
We find this creepy cloacked demon.... who wasn't all that tough....
(http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2168/picture28ca.th.png) (http://img17.imageshack.us/i/picture28ca.png/)
We get stuck in an area within the abyss where Nue can't go anywhere! Teleport!
(http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/6590/picture29.th.png) (http://img834.imageshack.us/i/picture29.png/)
Find a scroll of aquierment! Make a wish for jewllery.
(http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/3775/picture30c.th.png) (http://img580.imageshack.us/i/picture30c.png/)
Bleh, USELESS!
(http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/7843/picture31tw.th.png) (http://img188.imageshack.us/i/picture31tw.png/)
We play with fire, and hell fire!. :P
(http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/3917/picture32d.th.png) (http://img137.imageshack.us/i/picture32d.png/)
And then finally....FREEDOM!!!!
I also forgot to mention, Nue got struck somehow by a glowing eye and got some mutations...
She now is weakened, her body is decomposing and something else.... but I didn't see the mutations.... So I'm going to assume they either...
A: Didn't happen
or B: Nue's Lich form nulls it out.
(http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/1179/picture33e.th.png) (http://img688.imageshack.us/i/picture33e.png/)
Now it's time to go fist a frog!
Needless to say, even though I haunted Suwako and started punching her, I was surprised how touch she turned out to be.... time to take out the big guns.... HASTE WAND!!!
(http://img814.imageshack.us/img814/4632/picture34e.th.png) (http://img814.imageshack.us/i/picture34e.png/)
Suwako can use a varity of spells but is known for her steel bolts and crystal spear the most which can HURT!
(http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4802/picture35g.th.png) (http://img411.imageshack.us/i/picture35g.png/)
Course once hasted, Suwako didn't stand a chance.....
oh and before I forget, Suwako's descpription
(http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/823/picture36t.th.png) (http://img508.imageshack.us/i/picture36t.png/)
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2120/picture37g.th.png) (http://img138.imageshack.us/i/picture37g.png/)
And so like that the forggy goddess gets fisted to death by Nue and we get the wand as a prize. Meanig the road is now clear to get the Iron Rune of ZUN.
SO here we are, the loot Suwako left behind....
(http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/8111/picture38.th.png) (http://img837.imageshack.us/i/picture38.png/)
Not all that grand sadly....
Only this ring was slightly interesting...
(http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/6584/picture39o.th.png) (http://img401.imageshack.us/i/picture39o.png/)
Wanna keep it? You be the judge...
Either way, Nue now has the rune and I spent 6000 turns just trying to get to Suwako after an abyss accident.
(http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/765/picture40.th.png) (http://img840.imageshack.us/i/picture40.png/)
So you can go and take the rune back....
Only Tarturus remains....and Pandemonium. It's these two locations that rest the final 6 runes. One in Tarturus and 5 in Pandemonium. The worse it yet to come and who knows what else we'll find...
As I mentioned back at the beginning, I had a lucky weekend this time and finally got everything for 0.6.1 finished!
So this is the final mod for Touhou Crawl for 0.6.1
http://www.mediafire.com/?xdvwhmwqohpehbb
And now all that remains is to apply the mods needed for 0.7.1.
0.7.1 related stuff
Transffer 0.6.1 sprites to 0.7 along with text and so forth
Adjust some sprites due to sprite tweaks
Replace spriggans with fairies
Replace Spriggan Enchantress with Daiyousei
Replace new undead sprites with apporpiate creatures
Replace Iron Imp with mini evil eye sigma
Replace Giant bat with Remiya yukkuri
This will likely take a few work days to put together so keep going after the remaining runes, Nue has proven to be awesome as a fist punching lich. :P Keep her that way! She should max out on unarmed combat shortly!
ANyways turn order is still the same like always...
Barasia
Muallar Maullar
Psieye
Totaku
Get cracking and get those runes! I'll still try to work on the remaining mod stuff while you all do that.
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Oh we are definitely keeping that ring. It's our only regen ring. Excellent job on bringing Unarmed Combat to rank 25, now we attack at maximum speed. Somewhat surprised you decided to fight Suwako in lich form but Nue is powerful enough afterall.
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Final Mod you say....
im thinking of quickly finishing the game.
we have 2 main weapons, Staff of Asmodeus, Staff of Dispater. i plan to train Evo enough to be able to hell fire spam.
it appears Hellfire from Asmodeus costs nothing, while hellfire from Dispater cost less hp with some mana.
this makes hellfire spam possible!
these two staves are our main range weapons!
and yes we should ALWAYS stay in lich form until the final Zun run, because we dont to lose our awesmoe rFire+3 mutation and regenx2 mutation.
other deviations would be finding Yukari Gap spell so when we grab the Beer of Zun, we can insta win it.
will do the run tonight and finish Tar and the first few levels of Pandamonium.
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Don't forget to bring a weapon of distortion for a quick exit out of pandemonium. Really though, if you're worried about losing mutations then best we clear Zot:5 now, leave the orb where it is, then go visit Chireiden. Nue is beyond the point of needing mutations to win. Nue's Dragon form is ridiculously strong in Zot:5, I just tried it.
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you do know if i clear out Zot:5, the temptation of insta winning is too much :P
and yes weapons of distortions, that completely miss my mind! (remembers the good old times of Doom-Repercussions of touhou (the last game with Patchouli), where i forgot distortion weapons just as i entered pandamonium/chireiden XD )
but i assume we are aiming for a full rune run, so i'l refrain from Zot:5 until we get all runes.
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Temptation to win? I guess that's a good instinct to have but I just don't feel it myself. I play this game for the stories it generates, not to pull some trinket back to the surface. Well, there's dev talk of making the orb run more exciting, but until then there is no incentive for winning to me.
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Heres my update!
we start at 216000. and should end in 221000.
the layout of Dispater looks good and is compact enough for Haunt Spams to be effective. hopefully its the same story for Tartarus.
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i reach Tartarus at 216600, after going to manage the loot. i opt to use the Regen ring.
i also brought along a ring for blinking.
you may think that why dont we use the blink spell, but you see, Blink spell cost 2mana and spell slots while the Evoke blink cost 1 mana.
also i need to practise Evocations to use the Attack staves properly.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue174.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue174.jpg)
the layout of Tar:7 looks new. Rod of discovery shows im near a loot room so i may as well break inside rather than knock the front doors.(i didn't know there were front doors until later :P )
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:getdown:
Looks like da shit jsut hit teh fan!
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Indeed, jsut how many are they!
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My army vs your army okay?
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue178.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue178.jpg)
Staff of Asmodeus is simply awesmoe! it regularly spams Bolts of Fire and Lighting Bolts, both elements which they are NOT resistant too. it clearly helped me. In a Single Bolt of Fire/lightnig bolt, i deal much more damage per turn than if i try to melee them. in 2 bolts of fires, i kill 3 Souleaters, but it may take up to 10 turns to kill 3 soul eaters by melee.
thats my reasoning for upgrading Evocations.
then Hell summons came to get me while Flandre timer is coincide, so i get an unwanted DEX boost.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue179.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue179.jpg)
never the less, Lets just say Haunt spam is nesscessary when you get swarmed.
and
A few Hellfires from the attack staff alerted and EVERYONE came swarming.....
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Taking refuge in the Loot vault and blocking off the entrance with Haunts.
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i found this awesmoe glove among the useless loot, as well as a ball of energy.
if you remember the good ol sdays of PAtchouli-Life the Ball of energy is a mana powerhouse, refilling mana in 1-2 turns.
with good enough Evocations, it makes our ability to channel mana OBSOLETE.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue182.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue182.jpg)
The next area was abit of a maze, full of hidden doors. bascially, i jsut use the rod of discovery at the end and middle of the hallways.
eventually reaching a very laughable and FLAWED layout for Shikieki.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue183.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue183.jpg)
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue184.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue184.jpg)
I have Smite attacks. She doesn't. Thats all i have to say here.
Several Haunt smites later, she's almost defeated,
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue185.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue185.jpg)
And i end it with a cheap shot. out hellfire smite ability.
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Yeah....it wasn't very challenging......
And i forgot to take pics but right after i entered the vault, i almost got killed!
I TOTALLY underestimated Mimas. after by easy victory over Shikieki, i became cocky and went to melee Mima.
the result is a very painful series of Dispel Undeads that nearly ended my run!
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue187.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue187.jpg)
so i decided to escape back to hell to heal up and put down the rune.
Flan decided to mutate but i was still in lich form so our beautiful form isn't tainted by Flan!
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After healing up, i return down to get teh rest of the loots, and never making the same mistake of attempting to melee Mima.
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I've spent 2500 turns to finish Tar, what now?
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most of teh other rings, suck, except for this ring but its still obselete.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue191.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue191.jpg)
To sum up the loot, i got a good glove, a ball of energy, and an adequate ring.
the rest of the the loot sucks.
I return to Lair to get a dagger of Distortion and a book that has the Yukari Gap spell.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue192.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue192.jpg)
after doing some preparations for Pandamonium, im at 219000 turns. that leaves me roughly 2000 extra turns.
what preparations you ask?
Dagger of distortion.
Books taht have : Yukari Gap(portal), Necromicon, and Dragon Form.
some food and thats it.
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With the extra 2000 turns, i feel abit confident now to clear Zun:5 so i do so!
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i also brought along a book for Dragon form to try it out eventually.
OH? whats this?! Mannosukes in loincloths?!
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theres nothing like a bunch of zombiegoasts to share my burnt vision which i cannot unsee.
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You can never have too many allies in such a open room. Lets jsut say, i can quickly fill up the room with ghosts using the BALL OF ENERGY.
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Then i fought THREE orbs of fire with some nasty electric golems.
even with such a large army, it turns out the most effective way of killing them was to melee tham as they simply plow through the ghosts.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue199.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue199.jpg)
BUT these orbs of fire kept spamming Polymorph and caused Nue to lose alot of hitpoints. if Nue wasn't in Lich form, no doubt she's lose her Fire resistance and gain some nasty ones.
but after killing them all(only the Left room), i think its safe to try Dragon form.
i only have 500 turns left. plenty of turns to get the Beer of Zun.
Also Nue MASTERED unarmed combat. i can't wait to turn into a dragon!
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<insert nostalgic image of Dragon vs touhou characters> remember taht image where theres a Dragon head the size of a continent, and several small figures standing on mountain peaks ready to take on the dragon? Yukari with her umbrella being on of the small challangers.
"YOU ALL VS ME KAY?"
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PWNED
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Beer of Zun is in our sights!
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i did not even need more than 100 turns get past the Mannosukes.
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After that i did not take screen shots, but i can say this.
Despite Nue's Dragon form overpoweredness, she ahs one FATAL WEAKNESS.
suddenly 3 orbs of fire and an ancient lich swarmed in from the RIGHT room.
Nue tried her best to resist mutations butr she manage to get Shout X1
whats most dangerous is that her HP went from 200 down to 50 HP in just a few turns, because of TORMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nue escaped luckily and my epic run did NOT come crashing down.
So yeah, Dragon is awesmoe and all, but i'd rather stick to lich form.
ALSO, its almost impossible to have Necromutation + dragon form spell, due to spell slots scarcity.
you can only have one or the other, so bring the neccessary books.
Also bring a book that has Bladehands because Dragon form means we LOSE ALL buffs from Armour, such as our resist colds and such.
Dragon form = insane atack power. ALOT of weaknesses. NO cold resistance, No torment resistance etc.
Bladehands = impressive attack power, with no weaknesses except for Torment vulnerable.
Lich form = Best form. can use Haunt Spam + ball of energy powerups.
But no REgen Spell......
choose one of Nue's 3 main forms. i would choose Lich form for teh Pandamonium run,
It's be ideal if we have Dragon form as a Finishing ATTACK, on Utsuho. we can Haunt Spam first, then USe dragon form to finish her off!
but we need more spell slots for that.
So the gate to Pandamonium is as follows.
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Nue got a bad mutation due to the Orb of fire spams during our Dragon form.
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue207.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue207.jpg)
a potion of mutation fixes that but removes out Robust +10% and Heal +1.
Lets NOT taint Nue's perfect figure anymore okay?
(http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/th_CrawlRunNue208.jpg) (http://s353.photobucket.com/albums/r397/kean283/crawlteamplay4/?action=view¤t=CrawlRunNue208.jpg)
I finish according to Turn quota.
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Nue's already prepared for Pandamonium, with the dagger of distortion.
Just make sure she has a book for blade hands.
you can decide whaever further preparations you need.
i personally think royal jellies are fine, because they cure stat drains.
we have heal wands but you can bring heal potions too.
just remeber that you'll be stuck there for a long time.
Be prepared but not OVER prepared.
you dont wanna reach there and find you have no space to pick up the loot.
only bring whats neccessary. Nue as she is now is quite alright and prepared.
Its the books that important.
i recommend you train Translocations so we can insta win it using Portal/Yukari Gap hax when we get all runes.
good luck
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also Maullar did say to skip his turn he said "taking a hiatus".
so its probably Psieye's turn now.
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Ok your right, so Psieye, it's your go. Go and take the file and have your turn.
Mean while I'm here to report that currently transporting the files from 0.6.1 to 0.7.1 has been going smoothly. Mostly everything has been going as planned and I got the sprites and most of the text in place. I still have dialouge and some simple name changes to fix but otherwise all it falling into place... after I complete this, I should follow up with the zombie creatures sprite changing....(so much rankkuri sprites I have to work on.... @_@) Fairy sprites for the spriggans, and then some other small sprite changes...
Also I've been debating on changing some of the sprites for the alters as well to fit more closes to the charater we worship...maybe.
And also debating on making Cigotuvi's yukkuri to replace his monster. :P
So yeah I'm still a bit filled up, but I'm coming along.
(also I wish there was a different sprite for Chuck and the Iron Giant, should talk to the Crawl staff about that.)
Edit: Graphic and text transfer is now complete! Now onward to sprite works
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Ok, I'll need a day or so before I can take my turn. Personally I'd have kept that Shout mutation as an acceptable handicap but oh well, you'd rather I don't be in dragon form. Let me guess, you didn't extend haste permanently while in Zot:5 as a dragon? Excellent job on lol Siki fight though, that really was a laughable layout.
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i didnt use haste in Zun:5, but the orbs of fire spammed polymorph spells at me.
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Yeah that's the thing - you didn't haste yourself into glowlight status. It's very rare to mutate from glow now, so hasting to beat up orbs of fire before they get too much spam going has less risk of mutations. We can stick +9 Str on from rings, which gets sick in dragon form.
Oh and Totaku, a sprite suggestion: normal human = Renko.
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well, i disagree with the sprite suggestion....depending on what you meant.
can you imagine Pikel having about 5-8 Renko clones as his slaves? or the random spawned groups of humans?
But if you meant the Human player race to be Renko/Maribel etc, then that would make sense.
i have a few suggestions of my own though:
1. Air elemental fan = Aya's Maple leaf fan
2. Hat of alchemist/Terrorist Turban = Patchouli's hat
3. Hat of the Bear = Meiling's Hat (it has spiritual guardian + rage, a perfect hat for fighters like Meiling)
but then again, Totaku said its the final mod, so i think he'll only start working on 0.7.1?
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I meant the random polymorph result that makes humans, but ok you have a point - they can spawn in groups too.
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Yeah what Barasia said is correct, more or less what I'm doing right now is modding 0.7.1 right now.
The fan idea seems pretty fitting. Something I had considered for wind fan.
The hat are also interesting, but they're not on high priority at the moment. I however take a look at it to see how this all plays out with time.
Undead work is pretty much done now. I've gotten all the specteral, zombie and skelton variation of certain yukkuri specimen down. So you should now have something like this. :P
(http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/9517/picture1yg.th.png) (http://img836.imageshack.us/i/picture1yg.png/)
Hope you won't mind having skeleton yukkuri haunt you in the dungeons. XD
Also the Remiya is done too so now your giant bats will look a bit cuter at least in yukkuri standards. :P
So now what remains is replacing the spriggans with fairies, Daiyousei with the Enchantress, and then work on changing the alters and Citrivolti's yukkuri.
This should complete all the basic things I want to get ready for 0.7.1. Then I can turn focus on the fan and the hats.
And also yes, Renko and Meribel would work better as player humans along with Reimu, Marisa and a few others...
As an enemy human they come in too huge of a number at time, thus the idea wouldn't work at all.
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Ok so starting at 221k turns. Potion of Gain Dex failed to pass our mutation resistance, oh well. Now then, stocking up on various buff potions we'd never use otherwise...
I'm keeping this +6 troll armour, the EV+4 robe is put down. I forget fulsome distillation (Ha ha, old chap! what corpses?) and sublimation of blood (Ha ha, old chap! crystal ball). Evaporate I keep as it's nice to have emergency smoke screens, but I drop every other ammo potion as these are demons we be fighting. Right so that leaves me with 15 spell levels, of which 8 go into whatever transformation I need at the time. Looks like I'll need to bring some spare spellbooks around to abuse Cast & Forget extension, at least while I power train spellcasting as best as I can in there. Specifically, I want Phase Shift and Borgnjor's Revivification, so I'll be forgetting Flight after extending it.
Gah... alright hang on. Need to set init.txt properly:
force_more_message = You have a feeling this form
force_more_message = Your transformation is almost over
force_more_message = You are starting to lose your buoyancy
force_more_message = duration:
force_more_message = Your deflect missiles spell is about to expire
force_more_message = You start to feel a little slower
stop = Your transformation is almost (// in travel stoppers.txt)
RIGHT, had to re-memorise flight and forget it again because that wasn't set before. Good thing this came up now rather than in Pan itself.
Ok I'm ready:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03157.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03157.png)(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03158.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03158.png)
A "Slurping" sound on D:24? Oh well we have nothing to care about. Into Pandemonium!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03159.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03159.png)
Rin Satsuki trio (cacodemons). Hmm 3 is rather plenty, gonna put on Resist Mutation.
A sling. That is Flandre's latest manifestation of generosity.
Huh? I don't have blink in memory? I didn't bring the blink ring either. Hmm... I'll finish this level then consider going back to Hell a bit. Or I could just risk it all I guess... Anyway, a sure sign I've reached the pan lord:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03160.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03160.png)
Out of place architecture. Now then, this pan lord has no resist other than poison:
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Lich-fu'd to death. That lord made the mistake of leaving his troops behind. Stealth has uses~
Do dee do... training translocations while waiting to heal. Oh there was a balrug who dropped a demon whip of reaching.
Oh hello Shinki the Pit Lord:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03162.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03162.png)
She contested me with martial arts. Sucks to be her that Nue is a Grand Master now. Ok, new Pan level!
Elly is not scary when she can't hit me or do reliable damage:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03163.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03163.png)
Oh great, it's THIS type of level:
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Eyes of draining encased in Stone Walls. How lucky we have hellfire smiting. I tell you, one time the starting point of the pan level was beign surrounded by 8 of those eyes. It really wasn't nice.
Ok so hellfire spam from Shinki x2 got me to half health. I need to regen fast to spam hellfire anyway so I need to cancel lich form soon.
Book of Flames... rejected. More HORRIBLE THINGS that Totaku has cooked up:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03165.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03165.png)
Actually I just found a way to the pan lord without having to get exposed to the eyes.
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03166.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03166.png)
Yes, I think I will troll them with a Hellfire from afar and try to heal up the damage in time. No wait, plan B: haunt spam.
GAHHHH THOSE GLASS WALLS WERE SECRET DOORS:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03167.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03167.png)
Ok not all of htem, but one was.
What? Did I punch you so hard you turned around and noticed my wraith you pan lord?
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He went down in 3 punches because haunt spam got him down to half HP.
I uh... do'nt feel like going through all those eyes to see if there's any... oh wiat I have the divination rod. No loot stash, but I apport this in before all my MP got wiped:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03169.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03169.png)
Oh well since I'm at 0 MP I may as well see what the other items are. Reminder: Crystal Ball of Energy is a high risk device for recharging mana. Only use it if you're ~75% full in MP at our evocation rank.
A new Pan level! HAHAHA HOW WONDERFUL FLAN:
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Excellent precision teleport! This place would have been a lesser nightmare to go through otherwise.
Hmm, I'm on fire. I want to use this recharge scroll. HASTE WANDDDD!!! Glow? Who caressssssssssssssss~
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Friendly Fire hahaha~
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I can't take it easy even at half HP, not when I'm in Transam mode:
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Oh ok, Flan says I should heal so she removes me from that place and dumps me outside.
The FUN way to lose Glow~
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Come on you pan lord, let's see what you can do~
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Nothing? Haunt says nothing. Oh ok, he blinks. That's all he does. I will say though: he was a good tank.
Demon rune the 2nd~
Yes, even in Pandemonium, the edge of the map is the same:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03176.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03176.png)
You know, after I train to Lv 7 Translocatoins, I'm switching to evocation training.
Hah? The sixfirhy is now Rikako?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03177.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03177.png)
I see this messed up thing hasn't changed:
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This is such a disorientating level... No Pan lord either. Next!
This ebony casket I found 2 levels ago will be nice for training evocations:
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An ordinary executioner's axe... not good enough loot. Moving on.
Excuse me while I train my evocation skill with this disc... oh wait I picked up a magic darts wand, why am I wasting time with this?
No Pan lord again, next! An acquirement scroll... what could we possibly wish for when we have everything we want? I try armour. I get a +0 shield....... I wanted some artefact boots?
Oh, Flandre gives us another trash wand for evocations training. How thoughtful!
Gah we got so many weapon enchantment scrolls. I'm going to turn this whip of reaching into something uber. Yes I know we have our +6 glaive of reaching back in Hell. I want inventory space now and we're better at maces anyway (though we coudl really do with more dex).
Hmmmmm, 500 turns left on my turn and we've got some loot to dump off. I'm gonna go to the Abyss now. There we go:
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Hmmmmmmmmmmm, shining eye + floating eye = NOT GOOD. Fly + Swift = SPEEED ESCAPE
Well, I found a book with blink in it. No time to memorise it now though. Ok, found some breathing room. Swapped out Swift for Blink.
Ok, spent a few extra hundred turns getting out of the Abyss. Totaku, you're in Hell. Inventory management and then safe crawling through Pandemonium. If you plan on being out of lich form, you don't need to take a huge lunchbox - it's surprising how much food there is lying around on the ground. Oh and that disc of storms is for fighting Okuu: create some shallow water, lure Okuu into it, and she will whiff 25% of the time. Of course, create that shallow water waaaaaaaaay far away from walls and also note it's loud. Borgnjor's is also for fighting Okuu - cast it once or twice during the fight while in dragon form so you can keep the damage going without having to break off to heal. Sure it costs some maxHP but we don't exactly need all the maxHP we cna get anymore - not when Zot is empty.
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Ok I got the faries done now. This pretty much means I'm now down to a few of the more grittier assignments.... working on the alters and Citrituvo's yukkuri.
(http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/1332/picture45k.th.png) (http://img704.imageshack.us/i/picture45k.png/)
Hopefully this process won't take long, but I know it'll be a bit of a task especially with Shinki's alter.
But after I get these hurdles out of the way I won't have much else to work on.
Also... Wriggle Nightbug as the Ant Queen? (y/n) I've debated on this for a while now. I rather have a unique that controls or summon bugs rather than simply replacing the queen from a specific colony. But I'll let you all decide....
Anyways let's get to talking about Nue's adventure in Pandemonium....
(http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/3455/picture1keb.th.png) (http://img267.imageshack.us/i/picture1keb.png/)
When we last left off, Nue was in hell. After she just got through running around Pandemonium doing her Rune hunt.
She spent her time go about deciding what to dump and what to keep, cause not everything was going to be useful. Eventually she came went back up to floor 24 to once again enter Pandemonium again...
(http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/5893/picture2yno.th.png) (http://img715.imageshack.us/i/picture2yno.png/)
(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5398/picture3ex.th.png) (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/picture3ex.png/)
More or less the same old same old...
I forgot to mentioned I dumped Blink for swiftness again, only because I have an odd habit forgottening to cast extention at times. ^^;;;
But either way I spent alot of time practicing my spells when needed thus building spellcasting.
Course I find a book here...
(http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6222/picture4dc.th.png) (http://img208.imageshack.us/i/picture4dc.png/)
(http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/3452/picture5xd.th.png) (http://img697.imageshack.us/i/picture5xd.png/)
Might as well keep it in case I need to relearn flight in an emergency.
What's this a fine hammer in a place like this?
(http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/4981/picture6fa.png) (http://img214.imageshack.us/i/picture6fa.png/)
Nue tries it on....
Nice, Crushing AND blinking, this might be fun to try...
(http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/5730/picture7bh.th.png) (http://img405.imageshack.us/i/picture7bh.png/)
(http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/9580/picture8y.th.png) (http://img825.imageshack.us/i/picture8y.png/)
Needless to say that's when I ran into a Pandemonium Lord.... time to give him a fisting!
Made short work of him too. We find more books...
(http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/5406/picture9m.th.png) (http://img807.imageshack.us/i/picture9m.png/)
But we already have it and it's not nesseary....
NEXT FLOOR!
(http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/3521/picture10h.th.png) (http://img836.imageshack.us/i/picture10h.png/)
Eventually whacking demons with the hammer pays off!
(http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/5535/picture11ya.th.png) (http://img413.imageshack.us/i/picture11ya.png/)
This is a keeper!
Now what do we have here? (http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/9798/picture12qb.th.png) (http://img12.imageshack.us/i/picture12qb.png/)
Apperently I stumbled upon a demon party room of some sort because all the demons were coming out in a congo line on after another, I kept fisting them.
When we reach the party room...
(http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/2182/picture13f.th.png) (http://img832.imageshack.us/i/picture13f.png/)
Not much, but I might as well take out the Lord and crash his party.....
NEXT FLOOR!
(http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/425/picture15s.th.png) (http://img835.imageshack.us/i/picture15s.png/)
Mostly a stone wall area, but there's one room that looks different perhaps we should dig in?
(http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2387/picture16p.th.png) (http://img245.imageshack.us/i/picture16p.png/)
This would be awesome IF this wasn't another demonic room... we already got two....
pass and kill everything!
NEXT FLOOR!
(http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/6079/picture18n.th.png) (http://img841.imageshack.us/i/picture18n.png/)
Oh there's something special about this floor. Let's go look around!
(http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/7721/picture19yv.th.png) (http://img718.imageshack.us/i/picture19yv.png/)
And I was right! There's human wizards roaming around Pandemonium...something not right about this!
Eventually we run are way through the reflective rooms until we run into our next rune and.....
(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/9573/picture21zq.th.png) (http://img97.imageshack.us/i/picture21zq.png/)
Satori!
(http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/1254/picture22sv.th.png) (http://img444.imageshack.us/i/picture22sv.png/)
Satori is probably one of the more easier Frand Pandemonium lords you can fight. But she can be rather tricky.
Because at times she will launch an Ice storm!
(http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/3256/picture23g.th.png) (http://img823.imageshack.us/i/picture23g.png/)
Which hurts Nue if it connects!
And she also loves to blink alot.
Obviously she knows Nue's going to basiclly go for an all out assult.
So to even the playing feild Nue hastes herself.
Now she won't have time to keep blink as I keep hitting her.
(http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/231/picture24.th.png) (http://img836.imageshack.us/i/picture24.png/)
So basiclly it's all about beating the mind reader to the punch. And as expected before too long....
(http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/1214/picture25ou.th.png) (http://img718.imageshack.us/i/picture25ou.png/)
Satori is fisted to death. Now to take care of the annoying Shou and the other demons and then....
(http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/6183/picture26n.th.png) (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/picture26n.png/)
Get the Rune and keep moving!
Nue also finds a book that she decides to read...
(http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/8724/picture28wg.th.png) (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/picture28wg.png/)
It was a guide to throwing... So much for training Satori's experince into spellcasting guess I'll pick up on that later....keeping anyways...
(http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/1414/picture30mc.th.png) (http://img153.imageshack.us/i/picture30mc.png/)
As usual, Nue continues to explore more floors, kill more demons....kill more Pandemonium lords....
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4968/picture31z.th.png) (http://img138.imageshack.us/i/picture31z.png/)
And more....
(http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7055/picture33b.th.png) (http://img401.imageshack.us/i/picture33b.png/)
And more...
But hey what's this?
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/5498/picture32oa.th.png) (http://img696.imageshack.us/i/picture32oa.png/)
An actual exit to Pandemonium!? One of the very rare occasions where you find an actual exit leading you back to the dungeon....
If you gotten some rune and at least explored the area your in. Then this would be a good opprotunity to leave while you can and take your goods back! No need to use our dagger of distortion.
(http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4360/picture34m.th.png) (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/picture34m.png/)
So once again Nue set up her supplies she needs. And with a 1000 turns left I decide to go back down to Pandemonium once more....
As expected I was greeted with a freidnly audience....
(http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/5445/picture36h.th.png) (http://img534.imageshack.us/i/picture36h.png/)
And so nue keeps going...
(http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/928/picture37j.th.png) (http://img651.imageshack.us/i/picture37j.png/)
And going...
(http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/9934/picture39h.th.png) (http://img444.imageshack.us/i/picture39h.png/)
This was the floor she stopped at, but before she did...
(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/1953/picture40e.th.png) (http://img440.imageshack.us/i/picture40e.png/)
She danced with another Pandemonium Lord
This one was a pain in the butt, probably because it had mass confusion or confusing touch.... whatever the case Nue was confused for a good while yet she managed to retreat somehow...
I don't know if the Pandemonuim lord was killed or not, but after escapeing and setting up haunts and so forth I haven't seen the lord anywhere....
Anyways.... then Nue discovered this...a strange room with a protal and some eyes... welp let's hellfire them!
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And then after killing the eyes and so forth....
WE find out that this is a gate to....
THE ZIGGURAT
Which now means we have now entered....
THE ZIGGURAT CHALLENGE!!!
The zigguratt is 27 floors of madness filled with enemies of every possible things you have probably encounted. Each floor is themed and gets more dangerous as you keep going deeper into the Ziggurat. But the longer your in the Ziggurat, the more wonderful prizes you'll recive!
Are you up for the Ziggurat challenge?
I am, but before that Nue needed to rest!
This is where my turn ends....
2 runes downs, 3 to go, and now the ziggurat is before us. Considering that the zigguratt appeared in Pandemonium, this mean this is the one time only we got to explore and take out the Ziggurat. I'll let you all decide if we should go. Personally I would like to see how insane this place can be....
Otherwise, Nue's doing fine in Pandemonium. Just keep hunting for the runes if you like.
But for now let's decide if we should go into the ziggurat.
Oh and turn order's the same.
Barasia
Psieye
Totaku
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We have 17000+ gold. There is no reason not to take the Ziggurat challenge. The real question is when to stop! The one endgame character I made who got to a Ziggurat managed 8 floors on his first one, then 14 floors on his next one (yes, Pan spawns more Ziggurats as you keep exploring it). The REALLY REALLY bad floors are Pan Lord parties and Daeva spam. Those are floors where you just want to run away with every survival measure switched on - that includes haste and smoke screens (because Smite from an entire room of casters can nuke you fast).
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lol i didn't expect my turn to come up so fast. will continue tonight if i have time.
oh my god, this is turning out to become more complete every turn! not only we have to get ALL runes, now we even get to see the Ziggurat itself! (however we didn't get to see many portals such as sewers etc, except for Wiz Lab, which was good enough).
i'll try my best to survive a Ziggurat run somehow.....
If its a Lord party, Lich form + Haunt spams + ball of energy it is, if its a Daeva party........well......shit.
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ZIGGURAT CHALLENGE!
i start my turn at 231600, so it should end in 236600.
theres no way i can return to Hell to prepare so this is a ready-or-not-here-i-come scenario.
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Zig:1 Inaba party. no challenge.
i read an unknown scroll which turned out to be a scroll of silence!
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Zig:2 Shoals party. is easy, even with silence.
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Zig:3 small Vaults party. easy as well.
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Zig:4 & 5 Hell branch party, is easy.
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Zig:6, another Hell branch party, is also easy.
Do note taht as you progress deeper, they are more numerous and difficult....well....maybe.
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Zig:7 Cocytus party, is easy.
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Zig:8, the first Pandemonium lord. looks like its starting to get harder. i kill the lord with BEAR hands.
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Zig:9 Vault Party was considerably HARD, due to having 3 liches, and one ancient lich.
i make some Haunts, then i focus on melee the liches first, THEN abjurate all their summons and finish off the rest.
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The loot in Zig:9 is an AWESMOE ring.
note taht any loot not mentioned is mosty left behind because they suck, or is just consumables, in which case i pick them up.
i seem to have alot of identify scrolls and recharge scrolls.
Also, ironically we have TONS of gain experience potions. Ironic eh........
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theres also an good cloak, but i really need my conserve cloak so i'll leave it.
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Zig: 10 Snake/Yukanako party. a nice farming experience.
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"i command it easy!"
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Zig:11. Pandalords! this should just be an eas-
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OH SHIT! i guess i totally
1. overestimated Nue's ability to melee and her fighting capabilities.
2. underestimated the threat of MULTIPLE Panda lords.
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in other words, i WOULD have lost.........if it wasn't for Psieye/Totaku's foresight and smart preparation to learn Borgnjor's Revivification.
i end Lich form then cast REvivification, to heal up, at the cost of a few max hp.
then i recast Necromutation and Haunt spam.
it was a lenghty process to kill them all with Haunt, but Nue helped out abit by melee them.
Loot: manual of translocations. a good way to get Portal/Yukari gap spell up and running for the end run.
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Rod of WArding.
Removing Deflect missile Spells. and using this rod instead. this gives us more spell slots, but takes up our inventory space. a small sacrifice as i can learn other vital spells.
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An AWESMOE mace. but i'm not using it since Nue's more deadly in unarmed combat anyway. but i'll keep it....but if the inventory gets messy, its wise to drop this one. but dont drop the hammer, as it lets us blink.
i've been using the hammer +blink ability to get out of swarms alot.
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Zig:13 Flandre makes us into a plaything. i totally hate it when Flandre goes against us and try to GET ME KILLED.
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Zig:14 we get a message that we can't use control teleport. (i haven't even tried) but this usually means serious business......well.....usually.
not in this case.
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I use the extra spell slots to learn Death's Door. This spell is a MUST if you encounter Daevas.
Once you cast this spell, ITS A RACE TO THE STAIRS!
or if you're very desperate, use the knife of distortion to banish yourself.
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BTW totaku, we didn't learn FLight. Its very annoying because when i have Haste on, i'm forced to let all enchantments time out. now we can't Fly anymore.
a good strategy is to use the Amulet of Statis to max enchantments while not extending Haste.
but even so, there are times we forget to extend, and without spell back ups we cant have the enchantment anymore.
So do keep in mind guys that we can't fly.....
Zig: 15 a Kappa party. Easy with Haunt spam + melee.
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Zig:16, a Slime party. A great farming experience. no Haunts needed.
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Loot: an awesmoe glove. replacing out Eva+3 glove with this one, since Stat gains are much more valuable than Evasion gain.
Also, Phase Shift Rocks.
Wiht our Dodging at Level 26, together with Phase Shift, Nue can survive the toughest of fights, except Hellfires.
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Zig: 17 im not making the mistake of meleeing the Panda lords again. especially when we're still a Plaything of Flandre.
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Oh god... as we progress deeper, will things get this messy?
I wish i had Fire Storm right about now...
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you may be wondering why i'm learning this one. (projected noise) heres how to use it:
When you encounter a Daeva party, smoke screens right away, and use this spell to direct traffic AWAY from you.
as long they dont see you, they'll be attracted to the noise.
USE THE LANTERN OF SHADOWS to help you(you can't see them, they can't see you). even if half of the Daeva's see you its better than ALL of them.
and once you use smoke screens, This spell is truly a life saver.........
i tested it on the Panda lords, and it worked to an extent.
just make sure you know where to set the noise!
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Finished Zig:17 at 234000 turns. that leaves me about 2600 turns left.
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Zig:18 This message can only mean trouble.......
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Dammit Flandre! are you trying to get me KILLED?!
Flandre teles me right in the thick of it.
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Lets jsut say: I ALMOST LOST.
it was a true test of character from Flandre.
Not only Flandre cost me the element of surprise, SHE CONFUSED ME BEFORE I CAN HAUNT SPAM!
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All the while
1. i was desperately hoping i DONT fall into tha lava.
2. i had to let all my buffs time out, since the Confusion from Flandre lasts the longest.
3. even if i can dodge the attacks while confused, a freaking smoke demon is leaching my hp by happily smiting away.
My Lich form ended so i quickly quaff a healing potion to get rid of confusion.
Then i REgen + regen ring + Phase shift + heal wand
All the while THE SMOKE DEMON is trying to kill me, and all the while FLandre is ENTERTAINED by each smite, as i struggle to keep my hp above 10 hp.
i won eventually of couse, but thats the closest call i had so far. Flandre is a bitch.
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Loot: rod of Ice. wouldn't it be nice to have this WAAAAYYYY BACK? the freezing clouds spell will pwn Inaba Halls.
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Zig: 19 A deeper Vaults party! Lets do this!
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After dealing with an Ancient Lich priority and his summons, the rest of the GIANT HORDE converge upon Nue.
Nue smirks in confidence as she knows that she can't be defea-
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Flandre: OH IS THAT SO~?
Nue: Fuck you Flandre.....
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Note the OTHER ANCIENT LICH~~~~~~~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There's NOTHING more exhilirating than killing the biggest threat WHILE CONFUSED.
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ONCE AGAIN Nue finally comes out of confusion, pretty banged up.....(42 hp!)
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Getting out of lich form, Nue is forced to Regen, and recast all buffs, while dodging DEADLY silver bolts. Phase Shift is Infinitely USEFUL. but note that extending it is bound to cause glow. keep note of it and DONT make Nue lose her beautiful mutations.
Its time to test the Freezing Clouds spell. It works wonders on most Midgame monsters.
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Nevertheless, Nue proves her worth. now at Turn 235000, i have 1600 turns left......im getting more and more excitied each Level. What new challange awaits me next?
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Zig:20
Oh, another Slime party. This is be an easy Farming experience.
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yes, theres nothing to worry at all.....
No pressure Nue.....no pressure......
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No pressure....no pressure.....pressure.......aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAA :getdown:
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Note the Giant eyeball AND eye of Draining. it made me paralyzed. Fortunately Phase Shift ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as throught my entire paralyzed state, Nue didn't get a scratch.
i had to Blink out(using the hammer) + smoke screen + mana refuel and Haunt spam instead.
im tempted to say "Raid it easy" but i would be lying. that was potentially fatal scenario if it wasn't for Phase Shift which saved Nue.
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Zig:21 Demons Party
FINALLY! in Teddy Bear status i better finish this run fast. Flandre is fianlly on our side!
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An AAWesmoe ring. Ac+6, Ev +5. its almost equivalent to Ring of Shaolin + ring of Robustness. clearly my luck is turning around.
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:X :o :* :toot: >:D :getdown:
there are no words to describe it.
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Currently at Turns 235600, that means 1000 turns left. in Teddy bear Status and with brand new awesmoe rings. Things are looking up.
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Zig: 22 Zombie Party. Its a no-brainer. :D
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Loot: Annihilations
i desperately want to learn Fire Storm..........but its Terrible status even with all INT upgrades......we may not have the time to upgrade Conjurations, unless we have a manual of Conjuration which we dont. we only ahve manual of Translocations.....(we have other manual but useless, such as manual of bows so i drop it)
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Weird....that took less than 500 turns.....
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Zig:23 Draconian Party.
This is going to be epic.
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There are no words to describe the epicness of this fight.
if i did, it might take the whole day.
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turn end 236600.
Lets just say the fight took 600 turns, while the previous Zig of zombie party took less than 400 turns.
Thats how epic the fight was.
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What does this mean?
It means Nue can handle almost ANYTHING, as long as Flandre doesn't try to get us Killed.
In teddy Bear Status, she dont do anything BAD, but any good thing she does, WONT MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Psieye......proceed with extreme caution.
Don't try to melee them alone. Haunt spams + energy Ball is a good tactic. as long sa you Haunt once or twice THEN use the ball, to minimize the risk.
If you need to run away, Smoke screens + Projected Noise in the opposite direction will buy you some time.
also...USE THE LANTERN. it also helps in this strategy.
But those who SEE you will still chase you, but at least you dont have to handle all of them yet.
You're going to Handle Zig 24 onwards and theres Bound to be a Daeva Party or Panda lord party........Both of which as extremely hard.
Order of business?
Learn Death Door. you're going to need it!!!!!!!
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btw Rikako has tons of spelling mistakes in the description.
or was it the Evil eye sigma? i cant quite remember...
Edit: BTW, i forgot Dig to make some space for the spell slots.
right now we have a book that has the dig spell.
Once you get back to Panadamonium, it might help to have Dig. so dont lose the book, unless you don't mind using tons of turns.....
also, if i haven'y said this already, use the Rod of Discovery to to detect items/traps for each Pandamonium level.
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btw Rikako has tons of spelling mistakes in the description.
or was it the Evil eye sigma? i cant quite remember...
Fixed for 0.7.1
Anyways, I'm surprised your managing well for the ziggurat run. Looks like we're on the final stretch of it, will we survive?
I will admit though, I read the stategy about how useful Death's door is in this place. So it's a good call. Hopefully Psieye can manage the rest. Then all that'll remain is the rune hunt...
As for modding....
0.7.1 is done!
I've finished the final stretch of items on my list just today. So now we will have alters that'll have a more closer to who they represent.
(http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/6218/picture46.th.png) (http://img837.imageshack.us/i/picture46.png/)
Take a good look at em.
Anyways, now I can rest and start planning up the rules for the next game. Since this will be a bit different since I got some feed back from both players and crawl fans alike. I'll see what I can brew up. Though I still haven't decided on if we're even going to do sprint run along with it or not. That's something I've debated about.
Anyways time to get cracking on getting those runes and finishing it up!
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What? You gave me Zig:24 onwards? I've never been anywhere near that far before. Yeah, trying to melee is stupid unless I have Tomb cards but we don't have known decks of defence do we? Hmm... gimme maybe 17 hours before I have a chance to try this.
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Alright, so I'm starting at turn 236.6k and... huh? Only 3 recharge scrolls? I thought I saw 10 in an earlier screenshot during barasia's turn? Were they spent recharging the heal wand?
Now about spells... wait there's corpses out there rotting? And we're in Ziggurat where a lot of enemies aren't immune to evaporate ammo? Excuse me, I must do cleanup... Oh right yeah... I forgot Fulsome Distillation didn't I?
Among the loot is... the long awaited Teleport Control ring. Oh and an rF+ Dex+3 ring which is worthless to us.
Why do we have so many enchant armour scrolls when our equipment isn't maximised? We have 3 more back in Hell for further repair works. First I fully enchant the boots back to +2. Then I decide I won't gamble on bringing this +6 troll armour any higher as we may face jellies later again so I keep them around for repair reserves.
Huh? We DO have fulsome distillation? WHAT AM I DOING?
Hmm, Flan gives us 10 runed sling bullets. Annoying gifts as always. Oh and this book of callings is unnecessary too, really Flan I hope you're having fun gifting us these things.
Ok, put on all +Stealth jewellery we have so we're now extraordinarily stealthy. Hopefully I can scout the floor's party before deciding what to use. Oh and 2 recharge scrolls are used to buff the Ice rod. I want faster recharging and higher mana pool so I can double cast freeze clouds and more sooner. The last recharge scroll is in case something goes horribly wrong somehow.
Zig:24, teleport control denial. I wish we had controlled blink which can overcome this partially but I have smoke screens so I can control myself anyway.
Damn, good spot you draconian:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03182.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03182.png)
I run back to the corner of the room hoping as few draconians chase me as possible. There, I make some butterflies and spam Haunt on them in preparation.
!@#!@ Ball wiped all my mana. CHANNNELLLLLLLL
Uh hey Flan, making me swap places with my wraith is a BAAAAD THING right now. You can't distinguish can you?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03183.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03183.png)
Shit, they got Abjuration too, I can't haunt spam so freely. I try to keep a smoke screen up in front of me as much as possible to avoid smite spam damage.
Oh right, Condensation shield is immediately broken by the steam I'm sitting in. Oh well, plan B... you know I should have been in dragon form for this fight. Oh and while this smoke screen is up... I project some noise behind to try and distract the draconians more.
Sceptre of Remilia throws out Gungnir whenever there's targets of opportunity. Oh and Degeneration potion whenever there's an opening:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03184.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03184.png)
Shit, Zealots call down Hellfire too do they? Another smoke screen, I melee whenever I can, but I ought to jump out of lich form, drink all these heal pots, then come back at some point. RECHARGE FASTER YOU ROD OF ICE.
So amazing how Nue can read a manual in 1 turn. Hmm... I'm thinking up of a crazy plan here but I don't know if I should risk it or not.
Ok, I killed both zealots in immediate vision with a bolt of draining (Ha ha, old chap! exp loss who cares). Let's do this thing! Actually, another zealot showed up. Damn no chance yet eh?
Hellfire, it be scary:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03185.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03185.png)
Screw it, I decide to abandon the plan to torment and just quaff all the heal wounds potions I can, then cast regenerate while keeping this smoke screen up.
MOAR! I NEED MOAR FREEZING VAPOUR!
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OH DRAT, Freezing Vapour is blocking the steam! Smoke screen not working! Oh well, I'll continue tanking in live form, it's better than being unable to regenerate.
COOL MOVE FLAN!
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Oh right, Scorchers can do Hellfire too. Incidentally, I long stopped caring about Glow:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03188.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03188.png)
Ok, this draconian is coming solo:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03189.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03189.png)
Nothing else is coming for the time being, I take the opportunity to get rid of glow and if I'm back to normal status afterwards, I'm prepping for dragon form.
Ok, 800 turns in and I'm back to normality. I suspect there's more draconians out there, this time I'll be doing it in Dragon form and probably without Haste. Glow is perfectly alright in Lich form where the explosions of energy might even come in handy.
Oh that was the last of them:
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I wish potions of EXP filled up your skill pool too... This artifact book only has Agony as its useful spell... nahhhhhhhhh, we kill non-demonic things too fast. Stone skin? Nahhhhhhhh. Blink MR artefact helm? Also rejected. Mephitic Cloud... now this is tempting but......... also rejected. I prefer to have Abjuration as a spell rather than rely on 2 rods.
A DEMON WHIP OF VAMPIRISM and rC++... Very promising! Even if it's only +1, with Haste it should be useful for emergency healing.
Oops and before I forget, I must re-learn Necromutation after forgetting it while in dragon form.
Ok, let's see what Zig:25 has to offer us. Another teleport control denial area.
Cancel dragon form, we're doing this in lich form. Twink for maximum Int (40) and spam some haunts before engaging.
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The dreaded thing happens:
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Well... at least this fumble happened after I got my army. Time to channel more ASAP... IN HASTE OF COURSE.
HAVING FUN EH FLANDRE?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03193.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03193.png)
She returned us close to our starting point, after showing us just how many things we're up against. I count some 8~9 greater mummies out there. HAUNT SPAM ALL THE WAY. I also see 3 priests in the immediate vicinity who like to use Abjuration. Weak skilled though, as my 40 Int summons have quite the staying power.
Lich form comes with a grave apparently:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03194.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03194.png)
Incidentally, Greater mummies also Abjure. Damn, there goes Haunt spam I guess, and I can't exactly afford to channel spam when I'm at half health. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... DOH AGAIN!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03195.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03195.png)
Apparently Komachi didn't get word that Shiki was defeated:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03196.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03196.png)
Rika? Is that you?
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Ok, looks like I ought to get some MP back up for extensions anyway, let me smoke screen myself in the corner... Got 2 mp back from a melee scuffle.
I just don't learn do I? MOAR HAUNT SPAM! Dah, I got drained AGAIN. Sod it, sticking with smoke screens and Remilia. That's the last of the Translocation manual too, we're at Lv 13.8 in Translocations.
MY HAND IS BURNING RED! IT IS TELLING ME TO DEFEAT YOU!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03198.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03198.png)
WAIT I WASN'T HASTED? I RAN OUT AT SOME POINT? HASTE AGAIN!
Damn, a Mummy hit me for some 30 damage. Which really reminds me: I've got caster jewellery on, not defensive jewellery.
Oh wait wait wait................. Shit, I've been slowed. That's why I'm like this. Uh hmm..... emergency escape plan time.
I cannot possibly blink in this state. Let's hope teleport gets me OUT OF THIS PLACE.
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03199.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03199.png)
No heal wand charges, no recharges left. I think our Zig run ends right here, there's no way I can carry on with no healing while in lich form (essential in Torment spam floors). I guess I forgot Borgnjor's too but that's a high risk move anyway, especially with friggin torment spam always ready to undo your work.
MAGNIFICENCEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Come to think, I really really should have cast Project Noise while I had smoke screens up. Now then, I have mere moments to grab the best of this loot:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03201.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03201.png)
By the way, when I disappeared I dropped off 2 ice clouds:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03202.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03202.png)
A useless amulet and a... Blink, Rage, rElec, rPois amulet. Hmm, I like that one.
Ok, I'm out of there. Time to SOMEHOW survive this mess:
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I was really scared for a moment there, but it only did 3 damage:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03204.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03204.png)
I must heal faster than I blow up! Huh? "This thing" being a heal effect?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03205.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03205.png)
I didn't know Stasis amulets could talk?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03206.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03206.png)
Oh by the way, that manual I ran out with was a poison manual. Bahhhhhhhhhh
The fuck? The Pan lord just teleported here while I was busy trying to purge myself of this Glow?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03207.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03207.png)
He fails at perception. UNLIKE RUMIA! No time to wait for the last of the glow, ACTION TIME! I see, this "Bror" lord is a tank. I get a lucky crit in through his AC though and he lost 60% of his HP in 1 skeletal punch. The punch 2 after that hit him even harder for overkilllllllllllllll. It's only been 1800 turns since I started? Looks like I'll also be doing a rune run - uh let me get to the Abyss and Hell first if I can...
Hmm, I could learn Haste here, found a book... but I'm going back to the Abyss after this floor anyway so no point. Oh look, no need:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03208.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03208.png)
Back home in Hell, the Haste and Heal wands are recharged. Hmm... now that I'm out of Zig, I guess I can accept relying on rods for Abjuration. I shall learn Flight and Dig from forgetting that and Controlled Teleport.
Also, since this is endgame anyway, I pick up my favourite non-artifact weapon: the +6 Glaive of Reaching. AND READ ALL OUR ENCHANT WEAPONS ON IT.
19 Enchant I and 8 Enchant II later... it's a +8 glaive of reaching. Yes we have Mastered Unarmed Combat, but having a reaching weapon is nice on its own. Alright, let's get back to the rune hunt.
Hi there Pan Lord!
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03209.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03209.png)
Gratz, your underling has better observation skills than you! Let's fight! This is his state after I land 2 hits on him, he's impressive for dodging the other 2 hits:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03210.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03210.png)
Manual of Maces... This game really is trying to make a point...
Ah... hte problem of forgetting Abjuration and being in dragon form: can't wield rod to abjure to remove Elly. Oh well, JUST PUNCH THROUGH
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03211.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03211.png)
Yep, one shot that summoned Executioner. See that 65% damage? That's from 1 punch:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03212.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03212.png)
The fist of the dragon kills that lord in the 2nd strike.
Who summoned Tenshi here?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03213.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03213.png)
Leaving her alone, being vulnerable to Torment AND Holy is not nice.
Next Pan Lord, hasn't nuked me with fire storm yet so should be safe. Oh, it does poison cloud instead. Huh?
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03214.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03214.png)
Ok, so it is a danger. Damn it must have CHAOS BRANDED FISTS:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03215.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03215.png)
Flandre got her lulz fix. Also, on the 2nd random teleport:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03216.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03216.png)
But it was close to the exit once I dug out. I drop excess loot outside the Pan portal in D:24 and resume.
Ohohohohohohohohohohoooooooo:
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I'm a giant dragon. How am I extremely stealthy?
Ok, lots of Neqoxecs, this is Koishi's domain:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03218.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03218.png)
Resist Mutation amulet ON. Staying in dragon form for faster kills. THIS is how I protect myself from mutations while far away from a neqoxec:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03219.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03219.png)
I'm 2-shotting tentacle monsters. Those things are meant to be tanks. Welcome to my field of vision my girl:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03220.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03220.png)(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03221.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03221.png)
Sure why not, summon some pets Koishi:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03222.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03222.png)
I just wanted to get Letty out of the way before I...
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RED UFO OF RAGE! Koishi had 3 lives. GG. Now to get out of this place before my RAGE runs out:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/th_03224.png) (http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d159/Psieye/NueCrawl/?action=view¤t=03224.png)
Floor cleared. Saved just above a portal to the next Pan level. Yeah... I guess I could have survived longer in Zig if I was willing to burn through our Max HP at risk of torment but... I played safe. Anyone who wants to have a go at Zig:24+ has that save from barasia anyway - and Zig portals can spawn anew in Pandemonium.
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Ok now it's time to tell you all of a story that'll go down in the course of history....
(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5669/picture1xq.th.png) (http://img138.imageshack.us/i/picture1xq.png/)
When we last left off, Nue had just collected another rune from Koishi. With the masters down....all that remained were their pets...
So she traveled down further...
(http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/774/picture2qc.th.png) (http://img202.imageshack.us/i/picture2qc.png/)
What a strange place... Unyukkuri on an island surrounded by magma....I wonder if thier's a way to lure them out one by one?
As Nue kept fighting, her experience went up...time to use the manual...
(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/4968/picture4ogj.th.png) (http://img689.imageshack.us/i/picture4ogj.png/)
(http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/6431/picture5dc.th.png) (http://img64.imageshack.us/i/picture5dc.png/)
At last we find the Pandemonium Lord....but...this looks really uninviting....
Apperently he sits on a volcanic island surrounded by Unyukkuri.... who can say I'll die in less than 20 seconds? Not gonig to take that chance! NEXT FLOOR!
(http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/441/picture6w.th.png) (http://img295.imageshack.us/i/picture6w.png/)
(http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7154/picture7s.th.png) (http://img530.imageshack.us/i/picture7s.png/)
Scroll of aquirement? Time to make a wish...for some armor...
Bah, it was junk...keep moving!
Next Floor!
(http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/3411/picture8ug.th.png) (http://img293.imageshack.us/i/picture8ug.png/)
This floor got ugly real quick mainly because of Ice Feinds and Elly. Because of them Nue nearly died. Last resort....Revivification!
Next Floor...
(http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/348/picture9jf.th.png) (http://img412.imageshack.us/i/picture9jf.png/)
Very open ended got lots of stuff out of it. PRetty simple...moving along..
And Nue's fighting went up to 22! (http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/3656/picture10zr.th.png) (http://img130.imageshack.us/i/picture10zr.png/)
Also had maxed Experience time to read...aww the book crumbled...
(http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/851/picture11b.th.png) (http://img836.imageshack.us/i/picture11b.png/)
(http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/7618/picture12yg.th.png) (http://img121.imageshack.us/i/picture12yg.png/)
NEXT FLOOR!
(http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/8893/picture13gs.th.png) (http://img72.imageshack.us/i/picture13gs.png/)
And another Pandemonium Lord...
And we also find an exit!
(http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/9114/picture14p.th.png) (http://img802.imageshack.us/i/picture14p.png/)
Nue's prety stocked so we left the places after exploring...
We drop off the Rune and a few items and return.... Guess what?
(http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/5205/picture16d.th.png) (http://img801.imageshack.us/i/picture16d.png/)
Looks like Nue's going to fight a
Grand Pandemonium Lord, I wonder who it'll be?
(http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/8871/picture17vs.th.png) (http://img256.imageshack.us/i/picture17vs.png/)
And we have a way to escape so that's good.
A steel fort, this can only mean....
(http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3536/picture18y.th.png) (http://img405.imageshack.us/i/picture18y.png/)
UTSUHO!
As expected Utusho is serious busniess. One shouldn't drop their guard against her and as expected she tries to nuke Nue from the get go!
(http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/2135/picture19f.th.png) (http://img576.imageshack.us/i/picture19f.png/)
But she forgot, I'm a MOTHER FUDGING DRAGON!!! RIP AND TEAR!!!!!
I hasted, Utsuho hasted, and most of it was a knock out drag out fight. I was forced to use revivification to stand up to UTsuho....and it payed off!
(http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/2711/picture20m.th.png) (http://img339.imageshack.us/i/picture20m.png/)
And so Nue devouers the hellraven what a way to go!
(http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3285/picture21oe.png) (http://img41.imageshack.us/i/picture21oe.png/)
And we get her 3rd leg to boot!
And the firey rune is now ours for the taking!
(http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/9458/picture22k.th.png) (http://img840.imageshack.us/i/picture22k.png/)
But there's one other thing....
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All the loot in the Chamber of the fort.
Now I hear there's a breakable wall, but I'm unsure how that works....so instead I resorted to controlled teleportation....
I got into the loot, but most of it was junk anyways.... time to head back to hell again!
(http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/8964/picture25e.th.png) (http://img821.imageshack.us/i/picture25e.png/)
And so Nue had 2800 turns left, and one rune to go. Can she do it?
Nue returns to Pandemonium once again... and....
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Looks like we're at Orin's place now! Time to take out the last of the Chidenren crew!
(http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/7921/picture27as.th.png) (http://img269.imageshack.us/i/picture27as.png/)
And here's a rare sight...a toenail golem..... sure it weak, but what's it doing down here? Either way simple to beat.
(http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/7440/picture28a.th.png) (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/picture28a.png/)
What made this place more interesting? ANOTHER EXIT ALREADY! Looks like we'll be making an easy run out of here!
But first thing's first...
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We reach a unique area and it's crawling with Elly. Course being a dragon....RIP AND TEAR! That's all thier is too it!
(http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/3558/picture31n.th.png) (http://img525.imageshack.us/i/picture31n.png/)
Soon enough, we get to the rune and as expected.... Orin's waiting...
Orin decides to fling Miasma into Nue's face and Nue began to slow down as she gagged at the sicking smell... Time to haste!
To be honest, Orin nearly killed her due to the fact that I failed to realize that deflect missles weren't on. Needed to fix that at once.
Also Phase shift and Revivififcation!
(http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/7281/picture32q.th.png) (http://img801.imageshack.us/i/picture32q.png/)
Now it's time to RIP AND TEAR!
And so like that Orin was snapped like a tooth pick. And she fell real quick!
Time to take the rune and RUN!
Also Nue was glowing.... and not in a good way... the kind of glowing that would ruin your body....but you know what...this is the end of the run. At this point we're going to just grab the beer, gather the runes and blow this joint!
(http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/7523/picture35.th.png) (http://img831.imageshack.us/i/picture35.png/)
And so Nue had 1000 turns to go for the rune.... so she grabs three runes and runs for it.
Using teleport wands and determining the shortest distants Nue teleported her way through the area...
(http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/4714/picture37m.th.png) (http://img687.imageshack.us/i/picture37m.png/)
ZUN:5 Nue battles more manly mannosukes....
And before too long Nue makes it...
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The Beer of ZUN!
(http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/765/picture40.th.png) (http://img833.imageshack.us/i/picture40.png/)
SO Nue grabs it and RUNS!
And so like that Nue starts to teleport. Back up stairs one after another...
She goes to hell, grabs the rare weapons, all 15 types of runes. And continues to run for the exit!
Half way out Nue develops shouting problems again...
(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/5713/picture41t.th.png) (http://img94.imageshack.us/i/picture41t.png/)
Does that really matter now.
Either way, Nue mainly grabbed every teleport scroll from hell and used them to teleport her way to the exit. (SHe had 32!)
And so like a cheesy SOB, Nue tele'd her way through the stiars and got to the first floor and tele'd to the exit with minimual demon conflict!
(http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/1047/picture50t.th.png) (http://img709.imageshack.us/i/picture50t.png/)
And so Nue escaped with the orb!
Here's what she brought out!
(http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/107/picture52c.th.png) (http://img204.imageshack.us/i/picture52c.png/)
(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/6676/picture53qf.th.png) (http://img6.imageshack.us/i/picture53qf.png/)
And her final score....
(http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/5153/picture54c.th.png) (http://img194.imageshack.us/i/picture54c.png/)
Talk about a fun run! We went against alot of odds, went through alot of places and even made a 15 rune run...while serving under Flandre! Now that was FUN!
And what did Nue do after she got the beer of ZUN?.... well that's a secret! Why? well how do I put it...
To get the ending, complete the game without continuing.
Hohohoho we died too much anyways.... maybe next time. :P
That's it for this run! Thank you for playing Touhou Crawl!
Stay tune for Touhou Crawl 0.7.1 which will likely start in a few hours or a day or two...
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Gratz on the win! Yeah, casting Revivification once during the Okuu fight was the entire reason why I learnt that spell - I simulated that battle a few times and watched Okuu in arena mode too. She nukes at point blank range too but with dragon form and twinked Str, it's possible to melee her iwth 1 revivificaiton when both sides are hasted and summons are abjured. Oh and regarding that hellion island, I guess you didn't want to un-dragon and just spam the ice rod?
Surprised you hit Orin in dragon form, with everything dark that she does. Oh wait, she also does dispel undead, yeah it was best to be in dragon form.
Oh and pity we didn't get to use the Portal spell in teh end. Barasia was building up for the ultimate cheese of going from D:27 to D:1 in one spell. Much more cheesy than teleport scroll spam.
Anyway, I won't be signing back up for the next round of DCrawl at the start. I'll join again later but life is getting hectic again so I'll let fresh blood control whoever our player character is until mid-late game.
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i wanted to point out that Portal Spell(thats why we have high translocation skill) is possible to insta-win the game, but well, that was a fun game.
as my uni studies are getting hectic, i'll take a break from the Crawl run for now. or at least im familiarized with 0.7 demonspawn mutations. Passive Freezing mutation rocks.