Crawl 0.14: You feel energized by your suffering!

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The Newman: Oct 17, 2003; unconstructive critic

I would like to join a team. I won 3 times last tourney, a feat I will not repeat this time because I have a job.

# ¿ Apr 11, 2014 01:20

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 17:22

The Newman: Oct 17, 2003; unconstructive critic

nrook posted:

Team QUAD DAMAGE is now open for business! It's perfect for latecomers because I just started it.

1. nrook
2. pleasingfungus
3. ????
4. ????
5. ????
6. ????

I'm in, crawl server name th3newman

Go team go

# ¿ Apr 12, 2014 03:44

The Newman: Oct 17, 2003; unconstructive critic

Why did no one tell me there's an unrand great mace called Firestarter that makes guys explode? This is only one step below my ultimate dream of Devastator on a melee dude

# ¿ Apr 15, 2014 03:41

The Newman: Oct 17, 2003; unconstructive critic

Viashino_wizard posted:

So on the Tavern we're having a discussion about how Shoals is so much more dangerous and interesting than Swamp and someone joked that if Illsiuw moves next to a kraken she should mount it and ride it around.

You know what? They've put some interesting new monsters in Swamp, like that hilarious mangrove creature. There are actually interesting vaults in it now. And the Swamp:5 I just did had Lern the hydra as a boss guarding the rune, and he has a sweet new tile.

After years of development, they've finally done it. I don't hate Swamp.

# ¿ Apr 18, 2014 01:14

The Newman: Oct 17, 2003; unconstructive critic

Sorry team, Vault:5 was my undoing this tournament. My KoAk successfully stabbed, Rod of Ignitioned, and Disc of Stormed lots and lots of dudes, but did not come up with a viable answer to the pressing Bone Dragon Issue

# ¿ Apr 28, 2014 00:01

The Newman: Oct 17, 2003; unconstructive critic

Roctavian posted:

IIRC you have to sign up for an account to edit the wiki, and the fellow in charge is either lazy or stubborn, and does not approve many people to access it. I agree that it's alienating for new players, but our hands are all tied. I feel that no wiki would be better than the one we have.

I mean, if you're not actually going to let the playerbase correct obvious errors, why even call it a wiki?

# ¿ May 14, 2014 00:53

The Newman: Oct 17, 2003; unconstructive critic

PleasingFungus posted:

BTW, I made a really dumb twitter. If you want to have a look at how the game works (or worked (or didn't)), take a look!

quote:

// That the poor widow is not spared doesn't mean the rich can't be milked for more.

In what context could this comment possibly make sense?

# ¿ Jun 1, 2014 04:32

The Newman: Oct 17, 2003; unconstructive critic

Read posted:

Curious why "Ice Bridges" are on this list, that seems like a neat little bonus for IE and could lead to some interesting approaches to water-y zones.

There seems to be a concerted effort to avoid risk of insta-death over water or lava, making ice bridges the kind of thing to be discouraged. Would also be kind of a tedious exploration mechanism when no monsters are around.

# ¿ Jun 8, 2014 00:53

The Newman: Oct 17, 2003; unconstructive critic

Rename Hall of Blades to The Armory. Put in all of your vault-humans, like the guards and convokers or whatever, but give them a variety of branded weapons. Add a new monster called Vault Enchanter or Vault Animator with the spell Tukima's dance. Now you've got similarly guaranteed weapon loot, and the monsters are more interesting, and you can get owned by a distortion glaive popping off the floor, as god intended.

# ¿ Jun 10, 2014 00:22

The Newman: Oct 17, 2003; unconstructive critic

Skin a crocodile to get a hide, then enchant it to create a pair of boots is my favorite BadIdea

# ¿ Jun 19, 2014 00:48

The Newman: Oct 17, 2003; unconstructive critic

Miracon posted:

I think it would be cool if shadow dragon armour gave immunity to skill draining, but not HP damage from draining (no rN itself). Maybe give it sustab too.

Shadow Dragon Armor should have rN+, Pearl Dragon Armor should have rHoly+, Holy should be a new spell school, encompass the holy wrath brand, be available from plenty more effects and items, and we could be like "sweet, my ghoul just found rH+ on d:3! EDIT: loving centaur". Dream the dream.

# ¿ Jun 19, 2014 02:25

The Newman: Oct 17, 2003; unconstructive critic

When this weapon is wielded it bursts into flame. Also, my character is too loving unobservant to notice flame-engulfed weapons that other people have, instead interpreting the tongues of flame, projected light, and intense heat merely as "glowing".

# ¿ Jul 10, 2014 06:07

The Newman: Oct 17, 2003; unconstructive critic

My favorite Tale of Versions Past was the guy who entered Zot, dropped his 3 runes to make inventory room, and then a little bit later went back up because he wanted something from a stash or something. Sure enough, the door to Zot locked behind him, and he had to grab another 3 runes to get back in.

# ¿ Aug 15, 2014 05:03

The Newman: Oct 17, 2003; unconstructive critic

Scrolls of fog are a really good thing to have if you want to waste a turn not breaking LOS with the thing killing you with ranged attacks.

# ¿ Aug 18, 2014 02:59

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 17:22

The Newman: Oct 17, 2003; unconstructive critic

The shadow shard seems to hurt undead and demons just fine, which is totally inconsistent with other uses of Shadow as an adjective in game. MY IMMERSION!

I just won a Vinestalker Skald of Dith, breaking a brutal cold streak that lasted nearly a year

code:

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.14.1 (tiles) character file.
1631176 Bort the Unseen (level 27, 150/150 HPs)
             Began as a Vine Stalker Skald on Aug 19, 2014.
             Was the Champion of Dithmenos.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 3 runes on Aug 25, 2014!
             
             The game lasted 09:53:35 (76250 turns).

Bort the Unseen (Vine Stalker Skald)               Turns: 76250, Time: 09:53:35

HP 150/150       AC 23     Str 16      XL: 27
MP  44/44        EV 26     Int 24      God: Dithmenos [******]
Gold 6769        SH 11     Dex 17      Spells: 13 memorised,  6 levels left

rFire  + + .     SeeInvis +     W - +5,+10 captain's cutlass {speed}
rCold  + . .     Clarity  .     L - +4 troll leather armour {Snorg}
rNeg   + . .     Conserve .     R - -1 buckler {rF+}
rPois  +         rCorr    .     A - +2 helmet {Int+3}
rElec  +         rRot     +     v - +0 cloak of the Snail {rElec rPois Dam+3}
SustAb . .       Spirit   +     C - +1 pair of gloves
rMut   .         Warding  +     h - +2 pair of boots {run}
Saprov . . .     Stasis   .     Q - brooch of Shielding {Ward AC+4 EV+4}
MR     +++..                    M - ring of Oenomania {rF+ rC+ Acc+6 Dam+4}
                                N - ring of see invisible

@: deflect missiles, wreathed by umbra, quick, extremely resistant to hostile
enchantments, extremely stealthy
A: fangs 3, regeneration 3, magic shield, antimagic bite, no device heal
a: Shadow Step, Shadow Form, Renounce Religion
0: Orb of Zot
}: 3/15 runes: decaying, silver, gossamer


   Skills:
 + Level 17.6 Fighting
 - Level 14.0 Short Blades
 - Level 6.0 Armour
 + Level 14.0 Dodging
 - Level 20.0 Stealth
 - Level 6.0 Shields
 - Level 15.0 Spellcasting
 - Level 18.0 Conjurations
 + Level 5.2 Hexes
 - Level 12.0 Charms
 - Level 10.0 Necromancy
 - Level 3.5 Translocations
 - Level 14.0 Ice Magic
 - Level 8.2 Air Magic
 - Level 12.0 Invocations
 - Level 15.0 Evocations

You visited 10 branches of the dungeon, and saw 56 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 2 times.
You also visited: Labyrinth, Ossuary, Bailey and Volcano.
 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          1%          2    None
b - Orb of Destruction    Conj           #######...   1%          7    ######.
c - Regeneration          Chrm/Necr      ######....   1%          3    None
d - Spectral Weapon       Hex/Chrm       ######..     1%          3    None
e - Flight                Chrm/Air       ######....   1%          3    None
f - Iskenderun's Mystic   Conj           #######.     1%          4    None
h - Freezing Cloud        Conj/Ice/Air   ######....   1%          6    ####...
i - Swiftness             Chrm/Air       ######..     1%          2    None
j - Summon Butterflies    Summ           ###.....     3%          1    None
k - Ozocubu's Armour      Chrm/Ice       ######....   1%          3    None
l - Haste                 Chrm           ######..     4%          6    ####...
m - Deflect Missiles      Chrm/Air       ######....   10%         6    ####...
n - Cause Fear            Hex            #####.....   3%          4    None

VsSk is not a game-recommended combo, but it works pretty well. Every spell in the book except Song of Slaying is worth learning for the sneaky stabber, and Regeneration and Spectral Weapon are useful all game long. I used Shadow Form zero times because I can't think of when it would actually be useful.

# ¿ Aug 28, 2014 03:42

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