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[Dasleah]

Dungeon Crawl thread? Dungeon Crawl thread.



Here is the official website, where you can download the latest version. And here is the Wiki, although it's very barebones considering just how much can possibly go wrong in the game. Fun fact: the version with graphics (and the immensely helpful mouse-over tips and everything) is the tiles version. A lot of people miss that.

Anyway, been playing Stone Soup for a week or so now, and have managed to make it aaaaall the way to lvl5, where I was immediately killed by a flame-throwing centaur that chased me down from lvl4. Thus ended the promising career of Smellyfoofers the Demonspawn Assassin, pictured above all young and naive on lvl1.

Apart from that, highest ranking ghost I've managed to create was a Merfolk Crusader, which actually managed to two-shot Sigmund before falling to an Ice Beast. I have to say, Dungeon Crawl is, despite the brutal... well, brutality of it all, probably one of the most accessible rougelikes out there. Hell, it even has a decent Tutorial mode.

So, let's get Crawlin'!

[DJ]

Sigmund is a piece of cake when you're a vampire necromancer. Actually, most things are.

[Tormy]

Erm what the?! This is a new Stone Soup topic? We have one already, and it was a quite active topic in fact:
http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=25994.0

[Dasleah]

It was. It's been almost a year (to the day) since that topic has been posted in, and I'd rather start a fresh topic for new conversations rather than raise that one from the dead. I'd say a year of inactivity is enough for another thread on the topic, wouldn't you say?

[Virroken]

Last post is Dec 4. It's been a week.

[Dasleah]

 

So it has. Apologies, then. Maybe this inability to pay attention to small details like that is the reason why I suck so bad at roguelikes 

[Hawkfrost]

Sigmund is nothing, try fighting a nine-headed hydra.

I tend to run into them alot, and if you don't know, every time you cut off a head it grows two more.
So I end up fighting something that hits me twelve times a turn.

[Cthulhu]

Stop cutting off its heads?

[Hawkfrost]

Stop cutting off its heads?

Its random what you hit.

[Cthulhu]

Stop cutting it?

[Hawkfrost]

Stop cutting it?

I have already used all my wands on it by then.

[inaluct]

Assassins in general can usually kill Sigmund effortlessly, thanks to the curare tipped needles.

Also, anyone who hasn't made an orc army yet should really try it.

[Dragooble]

this game is very fun!
reminds me of a game. i forget its name though. its motto was "losing is fun"
ever heard of it?

[Puck]

Is Sigmund always the same? Because... most of the time I kick his ass like he's a plain rat.

The problem are orc wizards and named mobs that have spells/wands of invisibility when you dont have any "see invisble" stuff. Or when they got some ubar pwnage wands of draining/disintegration assigned.

But other than that... whats the friggin sigmund hype all about? you can pwn him with a halfling healer, and thats pretty much the weakest class I ever played 

[Dasleah]

Sigmund's usually the first unique the average player comes across, and especially if you've only played a few times, can quite easily dominate you if you're not ready and expecting him. He's got the most kills for a unique monster on the online Crawl stats, so there's the maths backing it up.

Just had my most successful character ever. Made it all the way to D7 and racked up nearly a 100 kills on the way, before being mobbed by a tribe of Orcs.

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.4.3 (crawl-ref) character file.

479 Wiggletickle the Slasher (level 6, 0/50 HPs)
             Began as a Mountain Dwarf Paladin on Dec 11, 2008.
             Was a Follower of The Shining One.
             Slain by an orc warrior
             ... wielding an orcish scimitar (5 damage)
             ... on Level 7 of the Dungeon.
             The game lasted 00:33:38 (2813 turns).

Wiggletickle the Slasher (MDPa)                  Turns: 2813, Time: 00:33:38

HP   0/50        AC 13     Str 21      Exp: 6/546 (0), need: 129
MP   5/5         EV  4     Int  7      God: The Shining One *
Gold 97          SH  7     Dex 11      Spells:  0 memorised,  5 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .   a - +0 dwarf falchion
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : .   A - +0 orc plate mail
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .   c - +0 dwarf shield
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : .   (no helmet)
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   (no cloak)
                                     (no gloves)
Sust.Abil.: .       Rnd.Telep. : .   I - +0 pair of boots
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .   m - amulet of controlled flight
Res.Slow  : .       Levitation : .   (no ring)
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: +   i - ring of sustenance

@: slightly resistant to magic, extremely unstealthy
A: no striking features
a: Renounce Religion


You were on level 7 of the Dungeon.
You worshipped The Shining One.
The Shining One was pleased with you.
You were not hungry.

You visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and saw 8 of its levels.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +0,+0 dwarven falchion (weapon)
 f - a +0,+0 dwarven short sword
 j - a +1,+5 orcish hammer
 p - a +1,+1 orcish dagger
 r - a +0,+0 sabre
 t - a +0,+1 short sword of holy wrath
 u - a +0,+2 sling
 y - a +2,+5 dagger of venom
 C - a +0,+0 short sword
 J - the +1,+6 quarterstaff of Dyppotz
   (You found it on level 7 of the Dungeon)   
   It affects your intelligence (+3).
   It protects you from negative energy.
 Q - a -1,+1 orcish hand axe
Missiles
 o - 56 +0 stones
Armour
 b - a +0 dwarven ring mail
 c - a +0 dwarven shield (worn)
 d - a +0 ring mail
 s - a +0 ring mail
 A - a +0 orcish plate mail (worn)
 I - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
 K - a +0 animal skin
 L - a +0 leather armour
 N - a +0 scale mail
 O - a +3 orcish leather armour
 P - a +2 orcish ring mail
Comestibles
 g - 2 meat rations
 q - a pear
 E - 2 bread rations
 F - an apricot
 G - 12 strawberries
Scrolls
 e - 2 scrolls of paper
 h - 4 scrolls of teleportation
 D - 2 scrolls of detect curse
Jewellery
 i - a ring of sustenance (left hand)
 m - an amulet of controlled flight (around neck)
Potions
 n - a potion of invisibility
 w - a potion of degeneration
 B - a potion of poison


 You had 0 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 3 Fighting
 + Level 6 Long Blades
 + Level 4 Armour
 + Level 4 Shields
 + Level 2 Invocations


You had 5 spell levels left.
You didn't know any spells.

Overview of the Dungeon

Branches:
Temple: D:5       

Shops:
D:5: %

Message History

The orc warrior is lightly wounded.
The orc warrior misses you.
You hit the orc warrior.
The orc warrior is moderately wounded.
You hit the orc warrior.
The orc warrior is moderately wounded.
The orc warrior hits you with an orcish scimitar.

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You could see an orc warrior.

Vanquished Creatures
  An orc warrior (D:7)
  2 hounds (D:6)
  An imp (D:7)
  An orc wizard (D:6)
  Ijyb (D:5)
  4 snakes
  6 gnolls
  A worm (D:4)
  A giant frog zombie (D:6)
  Jessica (D:3)
  A giant cockroach (D:2)
  2 giant geckos
  4 goblins
  4 hobgoblins
  10 jackals
  9 kobolds
  12 orcs
  5 quokkas
  2 rats (D:7)
  3 giant bats
  3 giant newts
  A small snake (D:6)
75 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  An orc (D:6)
1 creature vanquished.

Grand Total: 76 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place   | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1     | Wiggletickle, the Mountain Dwarf Paladin, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1     | Reached XP level 1. HP: 15/15 MP: 0/0
   176 | D:2     | Reached XP level 2. HP: 17/23 MP: 1/1
   868 | D:3     | Noticed Jessica
   873 | D:3     | Defeated Jessica
   898 | D:3     | Reached XP level 3. HP: 21/31 MP: 2/2
  1016 | D:3     | Acquired The Shining One's first power
  1096 | D:3     | Reached skill 4 in Long Blades
  1330 | D:4     | Reached XP level 4. HP: 34/37 MP: 3/3
  1398 | D:5     | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  1416 | Temple  | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  1560 | D:5     | Noticed Ijyb
  1569 | D:5     | Defeated Ijyb
  1962 | D:6     | Reached XP level 5. HP: 33/44 MP: 4/4
  1983 | D:6     | Reached skill 5 in Long Blades
  2324 | D:7     | Reached XP level 6. HP: 49/50 MP: 5/5
  2404 | D:7     | Reached skill 6 in Long Blades
  2456 | D:7     | Got an ancient quarterstaff
  2478 | D:7     | The Shining One protects you from harm!
  2653 | D:7     | HP: 2/50 [giant beetle (10)]
  2813 | D:7     | Slain by an orc warrior


I just know the next most successful character I roll will be murdered by his ghost