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Trog just gifted me an artifact that's basically "broad axe of screaming at magic until it stops" (chop, noise, MR++), and I kind of can't force myself to stop using it. Also, I found pearl dragon armor and immediately enchanted it up to +7 because I am impulsive and really desperate to get my first win before this tournament ends.  Edit Did I mention I have boots of running, too? 
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I might actually be in a position to 15 rune, but I haven't even gotten a 3 rune win... ever. So I'll just sit on my amazing luck. (Which now includes a Cloak of the Thief, and an ER -4 mutation from some very lucky BeMu pots.)
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May 19, 2016 17:11
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As a fairly new player, I'm still not sure how I feel about mutations. They've got prominence and resources like they're a major, primary game mechanic, but the design space isn't really fleshed out for that. It's a lot of pomp and circumstance over what basically boils down to "roll 1d100 and check table 3A for results".
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May 20, 2016 06:08
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Sometimes, this game is just magical.  pre:The boggart mumbles some strange words. The stone giant throws a large rock. The large rock hits you but does no damage. The large rock dissolves into shadows! The stone giant throws a large rock. The large rock hits the boggart!!! The boggart dies!
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May 20, 2016 17:13
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This statement transcribed basically unmodified. "Okay, press shift-A. ...you got cold resistance and passive mapping from malmutators. ... gently caress you." Edit And won without seeing a single pan lord on ascent.  Edit2 It was my 29th game. Ever. girl dick energy fucked around with this message at 00:36 on May 21, 2016 |
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May 21, 2016 00:01
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My HuFE found a book of Necromancy and was doing really well... until he turned a corner, ran into a hill giant, and suddenly stopped being so lucky.
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May 22, 2016 09:06
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I have a really promising DrCj that I was trying to sneak a win in on, but my roommate/team captain shooed me to bed. There were three hours left, I had just cleared the mines, and I'd been up playing all night.
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May 23, 2016 02:49
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Arivia posted:Ghost moths are in Spider, Vaults, Depths, and Zot. They're permanently invisible, you "see" them when they start draining your MP. 
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May 24, 2016 10:13
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IronicDongz posted:Also just made a zombie monkey tile and threw it on mantis since there's a bunch of new zombie tiles now but howler monkeys were stuck with the old humanoid zombie tile.
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May 25, 2016 14:31
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Maxmaps posted:god choice quote:bored
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May 29, 2016 16:49
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quote:J - the +10 hunting sling "Killer Bee's Foe" (weapon) {flame, MR+ Str+4 Int+3 Dex-2}  Uh, thanks, Oka.If it weren't for that Dex-2, I'd be in love with this thing. As is, can't decide between that, and a regular old +2 greatsling of flaming.
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Jun 1, 2016 19:16
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MiBe was my first win, too. Now I'm trying with a Gargoyle Fighter. (I wanna get goodplayer with ten unique races/classes if at all possible.)
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Jun 2, 2016 20:53
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Nanomashoes posted:Man, I've been lucky enough to get the swamp every time on all my characters that make it pretty far. Until now. And boy, let me tell you, the shoals loving SUCK. Edit Followed closely behind by the glorious moment when you reflect an Orb of Destruction back at the sender. 
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Jun 3, 2016 18:25
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Nanomashoes posted:I have a +6 amulet of reflection but so far Elf 3 has been easier than the shoals (which I left early), despite being banished 3 time in a row nothing has taken me as low as the time I got mesmerized, slowed, and confused, in water, while surrounded by enemies, with two aquamancers out of range.
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Jun 3, 2016 18:56
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I'm really glad you can set Manual skill training as default because automatic was cool at first, but I got tired of it pretty quickly.
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Jun 4, 2016 00:56
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*Corrode and *Confuse are resisted if you have resist Corrode/Clarity, right? Seems like, most of the time, how I feel about using randarts with those effects is pretty strongly linked with how secure I am in my Clarity/Corrode resist.
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Jun 4, 2016 06:16
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I always go throwing when I'm using shields for basically exactly that reason.
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Jun 4, 2016 06:49
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This is my official request to not remove Pakellas. Tolly, you should tell the thread about that Evoc troll you made.
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Jun 5, 2016 07:58
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StoryTime posted:What a time to be an octopode.
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Jun 5, 2016 09:29
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If you splat this character, you're going to be kicking yourself for a long time .
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Jun 5, 2016 20:27
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Scaramouche posted:I've probably said this before, but Formicid Fighter can be a real slaughterhouse once you get one online. Yes, no teleport, and that is a big big con. But, two-handers and shields at one go, with reduced shield requirements? Surprisingly useful SInv/Monster sensing? Dig at will? These all combine for a very survivable class, especially with their not bad apts. The big question mark is getting one to where you've skilled up enough you can actually take advantage of two hands + shield; at that point if you're thinking ahead with dig and murderholes you can probably 3 rune at a pretty high rate. That said the one I'm running has been lucky as gently caress (+1 CPA from a bastion, boots of flight, wand of fireball, amulet of regen, all before lair entrance), but they can be surprisingly beefy dudes. Regen is especially handy, in that it hopefully obviates the need for tele that you're never going to get.
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Scaramouche posted:- Is this a list or a discussion anymore? I kinda of lost track here LearnDB posted:formicid unreasons
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Jun 6, 2016 05:39
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I just saw my own ghost... Playing the class that I just played. On the floor where I just died.
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quote:Wield which item (- for none, * to show all)? An Ice Cave in Lair 3 had some REALLY good swords for me. And I'm already going LBs!  Edit And Okawaru just gifted me a +10 plate armor of ponderousness. As a formicid. I know I shouldn't wear it. But I want to. So badly. girl dick energy fucked around with this message at 07:19 on Jun 6, 2016 |
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Jun 6, 2016 07:08
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'You killed the one-headed hydra.' 'I think that's just, like, a lovely dragon.' 'It's a snake with feet."
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Jun 6, 2016 09:23
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Just lost a really promising FoFi because I bumrushed a couple bogarts instead of shooting them with my arbalest.
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Jun 7, 2016 09:38
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FR: Literal floorgod.
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Jun 7, 2016 16:55
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Oh my god, why did no one tell me Slouch is a crowd annihilator?
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Jun 8, 2016 00:08
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A god to cater to the playstyle, Cheibeeados. He prefers it when you bumble about instead of buzzing all over the place.
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What, no mention of Mephitic Cloud? Cause the cloud is good. The list of things with both See Invisible and Poison Immunity is fairly short. Couldn't you go Okawaru and hope for a quickblade gift? Edit Well, until extended, then you're just hosed. girl dick energy fucked around with this message at 19:59 on Jun 8, 2016 |
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Jun 8, 2016 19:55
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I think another short, optional branch might be cool. Half the time I don't even do Elf for the vault, so much as just hoping I get a decent weapon from the HoB. (And then when I do, I almost invariably get overconfident and splat in Elf3.  )
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Internet Kraken posted:EDIT: Yessssss thread bitching worked
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Internet Kraken posted:It cuts the branches by only making them show up in some games, which I don't want. The reason I do extended is because I want to do more with the character. I don't want it to be shorter, I just want it to focus on the fun parts. Its all optional anyways, so what's the point of making a bunch of the runes not show up?
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Jun 10, 2016 07:25
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I just found my second FDA for this game. I'm on D4.
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Jun 10, 2016 07:56
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Dee Ehm posted:I thought that a nondemonic themed extended area would be best off if it went with more of a mythological direction than a purely holy / divine one. Like a Valhalla or Olympus. Fighting Demigods, Valkyries, and some new top tier giants. Some holy enemies perhaps, but not entirely focused on it.
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BigFactory posted:The computer programmer's version of love it or leave it.
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FoFi^O is now arguably better than FoFi^C. ^C hybridizes better, ^O works better as a primarily-a-beater without really good armor drops fairly early on, or significant spellcasting investment. Like, if you're playing a melee Fo, and you can't decide, the best point of comparison (at least for me) is "do you want Finesse, or do you want Iron Shot/Fireball?". And for that, I usually go by weapon choice. Axes, I go for Chei. Anything else, usually long blades, and I go ^O, and go into crossbows instead of spellcasting.
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Zaodai posted:Your Longswords/Crossbows/Sugar Daddy Oka build is basically what I had in mind. I'll splat a few more of those tonight undoubtedly. 1. If you find a really good sling, don't be afraid to drop a few points into Slings to carry you until you find a good Crossbow. It's not totally optimal, but at +1 Apt, you can afford a few points to shore you up until you get a proper ranged weapon. Just try to keep it low enough that you can get Crossbows over it easily. Sucks having 150+ sling bullets from ammo gifts when you stopped using slings several floors ago. 2. Get shields and armor up to 9 basically as soon as your LB skill is somewhere you're happy with it. Shields up to 9 removes all penalties for your regular shield (and heavy shields are not common enough to be built towards), and Armor up to 9 is piss-easy with a +2 aptitude. 3. Scrolls of Fear replace Scrolls of Teleport for you. Evokable Invisibility is incredibly powerful for not getting pincushioned by ranged enemies. Evokable fog, even more so. 4. Drop a few points in stealth. You're not a stabber, but at +3 aptitude, even in heavy armor, you can pretty easily get up to "I am no longer shouting every time I move" levels, which helps a lot with not getting suddenly overwhelmed when you autoexplore into a pack of enemies. 5. O-Tab, O-Tab, O-Tab, splat, repeat.
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Zaodai posted:Thanks for the advice. Edit Also, I almost forgot another generic Formicid tip: Don't be afraid to shaft early. It takes a little longer than you might anticipate, and you never know what you'll be dropping into, so it's better to do it early than to wait until you're at 15%, then find out you just dropped into a pack of gnolls with 4 HP left.
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World Famous W posted:
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