[DCSS] Hell closes? But why? YAVP
tenaya
I found out, Hell apparently closes around the same time as the Orb of
Zot is picked up. My other 8 runes were in my Hell stash. Bummer. I
can't imagine why Hell closes after the Orb is picked up but maybe it
is to prevent people from going after more runes after the Orb is
picked up. In any case, it was a frustrating (and seemingly
arbitrary) surprise.
This was my first trip to a Ziggurat. That is a fun branch but I
bailed out after finishing level 17 and I had used swiftness and
silence to skip at least one of them. Yikes!
I started worshipping Beogh and used orc sorcerors, high priests,
knights and sheer numbers to help with Swamp, Snake Pit, most of the
Vaults, and Elf. Then I switched to The Shining One for Life
Protection and Daeva's. I lost a previous game to Beogh's smiting so
I tried to play carefully and make sure my hp stayed over 100. I had
a very close call with a halberd of orc slaying sent in by Beogh but
blinked and summoned a Daeva.
Eventually I got my enchantments and air magic up and was able to cast
swiftness in successively heavier armor. By the end I was able to
cast silence in Gold Dragon Armor and then Ancient Lichs were mild as
long as they were restricted to melee.
I also used repel missiles but it didn't seem to work well.
Levitation was handy, too.
Tenaya the Executioner (level 27, 170/258 HPs)
Began as a Hill Orc Priest on Oct 30, 2009.
Was the Champion of The Shining One.
Escaped with the Orb
... and 7 runes (of 7 types) on Nov 2, 2009!
The game lasted 18:48:59 (187518 turns).
Orbs of Power
f - the Orb of Zot
Miscellaneous
s - a silver rune of Zot
u - a bone rune of Zot
w - a decaying rune of Zot
y - a dark rune of Zot
z - an abyssal rune of Zot
F - a lantern of shadows
G - a slimy rune of Zot
K - a box of beasts
M - a serpentine rune of Zot
R - a box of beasts
V - an empty ebony casket
Skills:
* Level 27 Fighting
* Level 27 Axes
+ Level 23 Armour
+ Level 11 Dodging
+ Level 4 Stealth
- Level 2 Stabbing
+ Level 14 Traps & Doors
- Level 10 Spellcasting
* Level 27 Enchantments
+ Level 8 Divinations
+ Level 19 Air Magic
+ Level 18 Invocations
+ Level 12 Evocations
You had 4 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Success
Level
a - Identify Divn N/A Useless 6
b - Tukima's Dance Ench ########.. Excellent 3
e - Detect Secret Doors Divn ######.... Fair 1
f - Detect Creatures Divn ######. Poor 2
g - Repel Missiles Air/Ench #######... Excellent 2
h - Berserker Rage Ench N/A Excellent 3
j - Swiftness Air/Ench #######... Excellent 2
k - Levitation Air/Ench #######... Excellent 2
l - Haste Ench ########.. Great 6
m - Silence Air/Ench #######... Excellent 5
n - Deflect Missiles Air/Ench #######... Very Good 6
o - Selective Amnesia Ench N/A Excellent