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[weenog]

I have never been able to survive more than a few rooms in nethack.

It's F'in brutal.  My poor kitty... it dies so many horrible ways.

The thing to remember in NetHack is, you're not the protagonist, you're just another creature.  You don't get plot armor, you live or die based on how clever and resourceful you are.  There is no shame in making frequent use of dust Elbereth, and tactical running like a little girl.


On topic, that is a sweet artifact.  I like how the dwarfs named it like it's a piece of crap, too.

[VerdantSF]

I'd like to think they're just being ironic .

[VerdantSF]

So, how does it work for turning goblins inside out?

Quite well, once the goblins got their act together and sieged again!  I really like how the wielder's last name is Vesselbrain, given how she's always braining enemies.

[PDF urist master]

man i wished i had something like that.

i wonder if dwarves know that denser objects are more effective blunt weapons

[Drazinononda]

You could give yourself a maximum number of savescums, like 3. That way you have to settle on the 3rd one, even if it's an artifact turd.

That's what I do. My maximum is 0.

[weenog]

You could give yourself a maximum number of savescums, like 3. That way you have to settle on the 3rd one, even if it's an artifact turd.

That's what I do. My maximum is 0.

I go with 0, too.

[Loud Whispers]

You could give yourself a maximum number of savescums, like 3. That way you have to settle on the 3rd one, even if it's an artifact turd.

That's what I do. My maximum is 0.

I go with 0, too.

0 is good.

[Gargomaxthalus]

The solution there is to savescum just as the mood hits.

You can then DFHack die, and then load from the save repeatedly, until you get a weapon/metal combination you find favorable.

Like the fabled platinum whip.

This can backfire. One of the overseers of Spearbreakers savescummed while a future Overseer was mooding, and it lead to some really cool story telling on top of what was already going on. A bug caused the moody Dwarf to go mad after having started to make the artifact. Great !!FUN!! and many fun short stories followed.

[VerdantSF]

My fortress seems to have a thing for lead maces.  I just got another one, despite there being tons more steel around the magma forge.  Oh you, RNG.

Innoketol, "The Creepy Pass", a lead mace
This is a lead mace.  All craftsdwarfship is of the highest quality.  It is encircled with bands of lead, llama wool and round dolomite cabochons.  This object menaces with spikes of oak, clear glass, dolomite, alpaca bone and brown zircon.

[Maw]

Early in my current fort I had galena everywhere, so I had a large supply of silver (warhammers!) and lead.

The 7th mood I got was a weaponsmith, who forged:
Rashtost Fashukenseb, Dievises the Mean Bases, a lead war hammer.  Was unfortunate that I didn't have much else available.

"This is a lead war hammer.  All craftsmanship is of the highest quality.  On the item is an image of oaks in lead."

Worth is only 4560.

Mind, since then I've gotten two bone crossbows, a rose gold crossbow, and nearly outfitted my champion hammerer (to be) in artifact steel armour, giant CS silk cloak and hood, and leather braise plus turban...

[Repseki]

Never thought decking out the Hammerer in artifact gear.. then again I usually forget to check the mood skills on a large number of my dwarves and end up with a significant number of rock trinkets.

Would the artifact equipment make the dwarves getting Hammered, or any watching, any happier about it? It would be nice if everything they were wearing was so stunning to nearby dwarves that they totally ignored someone getting bludgeoned.

[coldmonkey]

man i wished i had something like that.

i wonder if dwarves know that denser objects are more effective blunt weapons

So you're saying an artifact mace made from a dwarven skull would be even better?

[Maw]

Never thought decking out the Hammerer in artifact gear.. then again I usually forget to check the mood skills on a large number of my dwarves and end up with a significant number of rock trinkets.

Would the artifact equipment make the dwarves getting Hammered, or any watching, any happier about it? It would be nice if everything they were wearing was so stunning to nearby dwarves that they totally ignored someone getting bludgeoned.

If refering to my post:
Not the Hammerer noble - the Champion noble.

The Hammerer deserves an adamantine hammer (or a light wooden one) so as to be ineffective as possible

Champion is there to look good and give good thoughts.  I also look at the champ as the premier warrior I have.

[VerdantSF]

The Hammerer deserves an adamantine hammer (or a light wooden one) so as to be ineffective as possible

It's no longer guaranteed that the Hammerer uses the the hammer you've equipped him or her with.  When I had my first execution, my hammerer grabbed an iron hammer from the weapons stash, even though she had a steel hammer in hand.  She crushed the criminal's head, then promptly returned the borrowed hammer.  I'm generally a care bear, but when it comes to justice, I fully expect my hammerer to at least break some bones.