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Anyone still playing?

Regularly. I left it alone for a while until a conversation with Eggy reminded me that I'd been neglecting it. Glasscock is now level 19 and still trying to kill bloody Smeagol.

I also found that some soundpacks have been created for Angband. Someone on a blog group I'm on has created some and there's apparently an 'official' 7MB sounds patch that creates sound-effects for just about everything. I've not tried the latter one, but the former is very good. The only thing is I've changed to level sound to Al Pacino going 'Hoo-ah!' which is plainly the sample everyone should use.

I need to get Al Pacino back onto mine, but it does go through my head whenever I level up!

Poor fords II read a Summon Monster scroll by mistake in the town and was killed by a kobold archer. However, fords I was doing alright until she met her untimely demise:

Name fords Self RB CB EB Best
Sex Female Age 119 STR: 13 +1 +2 +0 16
Race High-Elf Height 70 INT: 14 +3 +2 +2 18/30
Class Ranger Weight 200 WIS: 18 -1 +0 +0 17
Title Guide Status 49 DEX: 17 +3 +1 +0 18/30
HP -3/248 Maximize Y CON: 15 +1 +1 +0 17
SP 41/49 Preserve Y CHR: 18/61 +5 +1 +0 18/121

Level 29 Armor [46,+51] Saving Throw Superb
Cur Exp 126615 Fight (+43,+41) Stealth Excellent
Max Exp 126615 Melee (+53,+56) Fighting Legendary
Adv Exp 172500 Shoot (+53,+5) Shooting Legendary
MaxDepth Lev 24 Blows 1/turn Disarming Excellent
Gold 132546 Shots 2/turn Magic Device Heroic
Perception Good
Burden 109.0 lbs Infra 40 ft Searching Good

You are the only child of a Telerin Archer. You have light blue eyes,
straight black hair, and a fair complexion.



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Acid:......+..+... Blind:......+......
Elec:......+..+... Confu:......+......
Fire:+.+...+.++... Sound:......+......
Cold:......+..+... Shard:......+......
Pois:......+...... Nexus:......+....+.
Fear:............. Nethr:......+......
Lite:+.....+.....+ Chaos:......+......
Dark:......+...... Disen:......+......

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S.Dig:+...+........ Stea.:.............
Feath:...+.......+. Sear.:+............
PLite:+........+... Infra:.............
Regen:............. Tunn.:.............
Telep:............. Speed:.............
Invis:............+ Blows:.............
FrAct:............. Shots:.............
HLife:............. Might:.............


[Last Messages]

> The Nexus hound misses you.
> The Nexus hound claws you.
> The Nexus hound misses you.
> The Nexus hound bites you.
> The Nexus hound misses you.
> The Nexus hound claws you.
> The Nexus hound bites you.
> The Nexus hound claws you.
> You hit the Nexus hound.
> The Nexus hound misses you.
> The Nexus hound claws you.
> The Nexus hound bites you.
> The Nexus hound misses you.
> The Nexus hound claws you.
> You die.


[Character Equipment]

a) The Broad Sword 'Glamdring' (2d5) (+10,+15) (+1)
It increases your searching by 1. It slays orcs, demons, and all evil
creatures. It is branded with fire. It provides resistance to fire
and light. It is blessed by the gods, slows your metabolism, and
lights the dungeon around you. It cannot be harmed by the elements.
b) a Long Bow of Power (x3) (+10,+5)
c) an Onyx Ring of Resist Fire
It provides resistance to fire. It cannot be harmed by fire.
d) a Mithril Ring of Feather Falling
It makes you fall like a feather.
e) a Bone Amulet of Slow Digestion
It slows your metabolism.
f) The Phial of Galadriel
It lights the dungeon around you. It activates for illumination every
10+d10 turns. It cannot be harmed by the elements.
g) Power Dragon Scale Mail (+40,+40) [40,+45]
It provides resistance to acid, lightning, fire, cold, poison, light,
dark, blindness, confusion, sound, shards, nexus, nether, chaos, and
disenchantment. It activates for breathe the elements (300) every
300+d300 turns. It cannot be harmed by the elements.
h) a Cloak [1,-1]
i) a Small Metal Shield of Resist Fire [3,-1]
It provides resistance to fire. It cannot be harmed by fire.
j) a Golden Crown of the Magi [0,+8] (+2)
It increases your intelligence by 2. It provides resistance to acid,
lightning, fire, and cold. It sustains your intelligence. It lights
the dungeon around you. It cannot be harmed by the elements.
k) (nothing)
l) a Pair of Soft Leather Boots of Stability [2,-2]
It provides resistance to nexus. It makes you fall like a feather.


[Character Inventory]

a) 2 Books of Magic Spells [Magic for Beginners]
b) 2 Books of Magic Spells [Conjurings and Tricks]
c) 2 Books of Magic Spells [Incantations and Illusions]
d) 2 Books of Magic Spells [Sorcery and Evocations]
e) a Book of Magic Spells [Resistances of Scarabtarices]
It cannot be harmed by the elements.
f) 15 Pieces of Elvish Waybread
g) an Icky Green Potion of Slime Mold Juice
h) a Red Potion of Speed
i) a Tangerine Potion of Resist Heat
j) a Scroll titled "skicomp eepsan" of Phase Door
k) 6 Scrolls titled "blumi uha yp" of Word of Recall
l) 22 Scrolls titled "gan evserk" of Identify
m) a Scroll titled "ha skisnik ta" of Holy Chant
n) a Pewter Rod of Acid Bolts
o) a Dagger (Blessed) (1d4) (+7,+7) (+1)
It increases your wisdom by 1. It is blessed by the gods and lights
the dungeon around you.
p) 2 Arrows (1d4) (+6,+6)
q) 2 Arrows (1d4) (+3,+6)
r) 23 Arrows (1d4) (+2,+0)


[Home Inventory]

a) 20 Books of Magic Spells [Magic for Beginners]
b) 14 Books of Magic Spells [Conjurings and Tricks]
c) 18 Books of Magic Spells [Incantations and Illusions]
d) 3 Books of Magic Spells [Incantations and Illusions] {10% off}
e) 5 Books of Magic Spells [Sorcery and Evocations]
f) 9 Viscous Pink Potions of Cure Critical Wounds
g) a Smoky Potion of *Healing*
h) 6 Magenta Potions of Restore Mana
i) 4 Hazy Potions of Restore Strength
j) 2 Crimson Potions of Restore Intelligence
k) a Gloopy Green Potion of Restore Wisdom
l) 3 Dark Green Potions of Restore Dexterity
m) a Copper Speckled Potion of Restore Constitution
n) a Copper Speckled Potion of Restore Constitution {10% off}
o) 3 Vermilion Potions of Restore Charisma
p) 12 Scrolls titled "blumi uha yp" of Word of Recall
q) a Scroll titled "fid jocon for" of *Identify*
r) a Locust Staff of Power (3 charges)
s) a Balsa Staff of *Destruction* (2 charges)
t) a Hard Leather Cap of Wisdom [2,+2] (+1)
It increases your wisdom by 1. It sustains your wisdom.
u) 32 Arrows (1d4) (+0,+0)
v) 11 Seeker Arrows (4d4) (+0,+0)
w) 20 Mithril Arrows (3d4) (+0,+0)
It cannot be harmed by acid or fire.

Gawd, everyone's got a 'named' weapon except me haven't they? I think I've got a morning star with a bit of enchantment going on.

I'll do a character-dump of Glasscock at some point.

The trick is to pick up absolutely everything and ID it

The problem with that is having enough money for a big stack of Scrolls of Identify. I never seem to find enough in the shops, either and there aren't enough in the dungeon.

I've got meself a warhammer and a knife on a 'good' level that need IDing so fingers crossed.

I always buy a stack of them when they appear but have a staff of Enlightenment handy just in case

Oh, *that's* what the Staff of Enlightenment does. I'll keep a look out for one.

Bugger, I meant staff of Perception - I blame the Cava

A staff of Enlightenment shows you the entire dungeon level compelete with objects and treasure