[POWDER] YAAP: First clear, Pure Melee, No spells

[Little Billy]

Failed about a dozen other runs today all before Floor 10, and basically developed the theory that to clear the early game, i'd need the fighter set and a decent amount of armor proficiencies. Didn't get the Iron Armor skill learned until Quizar's Library but that jumped my AC from low 30s to 47. garbage luck on enchant scrolls, wound up with my Flame Sword that peaked at +4 nerfed all the way to -1 by unhappy gods. AVALANCHE TIME carried hard vs Assassins and a certain Amulet of Lifesaving-wearing Large Unique Turtloid at the end of Floor 23. basically contributed heavily to extra action economy from constantly applying slow and self buffing with speed wands and boots. Nearly got done in from a nasty Track-spell-casting Assassin at 21 and to a lesser extent when big B himself tried it, and a couple more close shaves of self inflicted stupidity on the trip returning to the surface.

Will post to YouTube soon, but for now Video available at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/352961391 (was finishing another game before that so it might start the ascension run about half an hour in or so)

POWDER 118
Windows Version
Name: Klang
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Physical: 186/29 (max 186)
Mental: 19/0 (max 19)
AC: 47
X: 662
Depth: 0
26576 moves over 3h7m54s
Score: 11501
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Intrinsics:
* Fire resistance
+ Poison resistance
x Position fixed
x Regeneration
+ Vulnerable to silver
x See invisible
+ Dressed as a fighter
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Skills:
+ Dodge
+ Evade Traps
+ Endure Hunger
+ Butchery
+ Charge
+ Helmets
+ Shields
+ Body Armour
+ Boots
+ Cloth Armour
+ Leather Armour
+ Iron Armour
+ Exotic Armour
+ Small Weapons
+ Medium Weapons
+ Large Weapons
+ Ranged Weapons
+ Edged Attacks
+ Blunt Attacks
+ Pointed Attacks
+ Bleeding Wounds
+ Disarm
+ Riposte
+ Parry
+ Stun
+ Knockback
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Equipped Items:
- +1 Iron helm Slugoma on head.
- +2 Ice mace called AVALANCE TIME in right hand.
- Holy +1 tower shield in left hand.
- +0 Plate mail over body.
- Ring of fire resistance on right finger.
- Ring of regeneration on left finger.
- +1 Iron shoes on feet.
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Artifacts:
The +1 iron helm Slugoma
This artifact grants see invisible, armour 8.
Melee: 1d2 (physical)
Thrown 2: 1d2[-2] (physical)

The holy +0 kite shield Wangorc
This artifact grants cold resistance, armour 4.
Melee: 1d2 (physical)
Thrown 2: 1d2[-2] (physical)

The +0 spear Omawhizrelat
This artifact grants light radius 2.
Melee: 2d3+3[+1] (death), 1d9+1 (physical)
Thrown 4: 2d3+3[+2] (physical), 1d8+2[+1] (physical)

The holy +0 spear Wangomashock
This artifact grants regeneration, telepathic.
Melee: 2d3+3 (death), 1d9+1 (physical)
Thrown 7: 1d4[+1] (physical), 1d8+2[+1] (physical)

The -1 bow Treybarbar
This artifact grants regeneration, sleep resistance.
Melee: 2d7+3 (shock), 1d2 (physical)
Thrown 2: 1d2[-2] (physical)

4 +0 Arrows Treesmashsmash
This artifact grants stoning resistance.
Melee: 2d7+3 (death), 1d2 (physical)
Thrown 6: 3 (physical), 2d4 (physical)

The evil +0 leather cap Whizklay
This artifact grants invisible, armour 6.
Melee: 1d2 (physical)
Thrown 2: 1d2[-2] (physical)

The evil -1 chainmail Whizbaz
This artifact grants unchanging, armour 4.
Melee: 1d2 (physical)
Thrown 2: 1d2[-2] (physical)

The book of blades (3) Yyztreybar
This artifact grants stoning resistance.
Melee: 3 (light)
Thrown 2: 1d2[-2] (physical)

The acid potion Bazorc
This artifact grants jump, light radius 2.
Melee: 1d2 (physical)
Thrown 4: 1d2 (physical)

The wand of trapping (5) Wangsmash
This artifact grants invisible, light radius 2.
Melee: 1d2 (physical)
Thrown 2: 1d2[-2] (physical)
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Inventory Items:
- +1 Iron helm Slugoma.
- +2 Ice mace called AVALANCE TIME.
- Holy +1 tower shield.
- +0 Plate mail.
- Ring of fire resistance.
- Ring of regeneration.
- +1 Iron shoes.
- +0 Silver dagger called Demonbane.
- +0 Earth hammer.
- -1 Flaming sword.
- Holy +0 kite shield Wangorc.
- +0 Mirror shield.
- 2 Poisoned +0 silver daggers.
- 5 +0 Spears.
- +0 Spear Omawhizrelat.
- Holy +0 spear Wangomashock.
- Holy +0 rapier.
- -1 Bow Treybarbar.
- 4 +0 Arrows Treesmashsmash.
- +0 Torch.
- Evil +0 leather cap Whizklay.
- +0 Helm of draining.
- 2 +0 Boots of water walking.
- Holy +0 boots of water walking.
- +1 Jump boots.
- +0 Speed boots.
- +0 Buckler.
- Evil +0 buckler.
- +1 Tower shield.
- +0 Studded leather tunic.
- +0 Chainmail.
- Evil -1 chainmail Whizbaz.
- Holy +1 crystal platemail.
- Ring of regeneration.
- 2 Rings of invisibility.
- Holy ring of invisibility.
- Wedding ring.
- Ring of polymorph control.
- Ring of polymorph control.
- Evil ring of the missing finger.
- Ring of acid resistance.
- Ring of searching.
- Ring of see invisible.
- Ring of teleport control.
- Scroll of light.
- Evil scroll of light.
- 2 Scrolls of teleport.
- Holy scroll of teleport.
- Manual of guile (3).
- Book of H'ruth (2).
- Book of blades (3) Yyztreybar.
- Evil book of bashing (4).
- Tome of cold (4).
- Smoke potion.
- Evil bottle of greek fire.
- Acid potion.
- Acid potion Bazorc.
- 2 Cure potions.
- 4 Evil heal potions.
- Evil mana potion.
- 2 Holy potions of blindness.
- Potion of blindness.
- Evil potion of enlightenment.
- Bottle of holy water.
- Holy wand of sleep (2).
- Wand of sleep (7).
- Evil wand of sleep (8).
- Wand of ice (0).
- Holy wand of speed (1).
- Wand of speed (1).
- Wand of speed (6).
- 2 Wands of fire (0).
- Wand of digging (5).
- Wand of digging (6).
- Wand of invisibility (6).
- Wand of trapping (5) Wangsmash.
- Wand of polymorph (0).
- Evil wand of polymorph (4).
- 2 Wands of teleport (0).
- Holy wand of teleport (0).
- Holy wand of teleport (3).
- Wand of light (6).
- Wand of light (7).
- Holy wand of create monster (2).
- 5 Empty bottles.
- 7 Empty bottles.
- Evil Baezl'bub's black heart.
- Glowing y-rune.

I nearly died IRL laughing when Baezl'bub finally bit it only to drop *WANGSMASH* the wand of Trapping.

-LB

[Little Billy]

Better Link: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/353063791

[David Damerell]

Quoting Little Billy <thelittle...@gmail.com>:
>Failed about a dozen other runs today all before Floor 10, and basically
>developed the theory that to clear the early game, i'd need the fighter
>set and a decent amount of armor proficiencies.

Well done. I think POWDER is quite unashamed about Klaskov / H'ruth
heavy-armour monster-whacking being the easier way to win. :-)
--
David Damerell <dame...@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
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