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A character focusing on elemental control. Almost everything except for the elemental master dies in one round to either a 7d48 acid shot or a 6d32 lightning bolt (both at 0% fail rate). Those are almost the only spells I have ever used. I kept playing until I could get the cold spell but have never yet used it. The only way I damaged the elemental master was with the lightning bolt. He just shrugged of f the acid shot. Creeping oozes also required the lightning bolt. I stayed at character level - 4 dungeon level until I was at level 6 or 7 and then started diving faster.
Green Imps were not a big problem, because I could hit them with an acid shot and not worry about it. I never faced them after a battle with a lot of other monsters though. I didn't modify my tactics, shoot everything that moves and then wait for mana to regen, for anything except the elemental master after I had gained a few levels. I explored every corner of each level and never left a forge without using it, except for once when I was a low level. This character was the result of several previous failed attempts.
Character Sheet
B.O.B. 0.1.3 Character Sheet
*** Character Basic Informations ***
[=======Character========] [===Progression====] [========Stats=========]
Name : Jeriloth Level 17 STR : 9
Exp 8909 DEX : 1
[========Counters========] Exp to Adv 11008 CON : 7
Essence 15942 POW : 18
General Speed 0 MAN : 18
Hit Points 119/119 CRE : 9
Spell Points 306/306
[=============Attacks==============] [=======Defenses=======]
[=Hand=][=Hit Chance=][===Damage===] Armor Class 1+2
1 1+0 10-22 Dam. Absorb. 11/3/2
2 1+0 7-10
*** Resistances / Absorbtion ***
[===Resistances====] [===Absorptions====]
Slash : 0 Slash : 11
Pierce : 0 Pierce : 2
Crush : 0 Crush : 3
Fire : 25 Fire : 8
Cold : 0 Cold : 8
Electricity: 0 Electricity: 0
Acid : 0 Acid : 1
Poison : 0 Poison : 0
Death : 0 Death : 0
*** Dungeon Depth ***
* Base Dungeon: Level 15 (750')
*** Character skills ***
. Elemental Control 29.000 [0.000]
*** Character abilities ***
*** Character equipment ***
b) an icicle (10 to 22) (+0,+0)
You need a strength of 9 to wield it. It does pierce (7 to 16) and cold (3
to 6) damage. If equipped, it can be used to cast Cold Aura (Elemental
Control level 1).
b) a hardwood shield of Autumn (2 to 5) (+0,+5) [0,+2]
You need a strength of 7 to wield it. It does crush (2 to 5) damage. It
increases your AC by 0. If equipped, it can be used to cast Lightning
(Elemental Control level 1).
c) a turban [0]
It absorbs damage from fire(+2) and crush(+2).
d) a salamander skin jacket [0]
It provides resistance to fire(+25%). It absorbs damage from slash(+10),
crush(+1), pierce(+2) and fire(+6). If equipped, it can be used to cast
Fireball (Elemental Control level 1).
e) a warm vine cloak [0]
It absorbs damage from acid(+1), slash(+1) and cold(+8). If equipped, it
can be used to cast Acid Shot (Elemental Control level 1).
*** Character inventory ***
a) a rune of blink
It can be used to cast Blink (Rune Tactic level 1).
b) 2 gems of blinking
c) 2 gems of noxious fumes
d) 23 potions of scraps healing
e) 11 minor healing potions
f) 2 medium healing potions
g) 7 small mana potions
h) a potion of Strength
i) a potion of Clumsyness
j) a potion of Depletion
k) a potion of Uncreativity
l) a metal-tipped whip (1 to 4) (+0,+0)
You need a strength of 1 to wield it. It does crush (1 to 2) and
electricity (0 to 2) damage. It increases your AC by 0. If equipped, it can
be used to cast Lightning (Elemental Control level 1).
*** Kill Count ***
You vainquished 1421 monsters.
317 grassmen ("p")
57 skeleton militiamen ("k")
56 mean blobs ("j")
54 wisps ("g")
53 flesh blobs ("j")
50 flying knives ("g")
49 lava iguanas ("d")
47 banal snakes ("s")
47 iguanas ("d")
45 scaled snakes ("s")
45 snow iguanas ("d")
44 skeleton slaves ("k")
40 ice dusts ("g")
40 walking boneses ("k")
39 sand snakes ("s")
33 large iguanas ("d")
31 grassman champions ("p")
31 skeletal hands ("k")
26 stone blobs ("j")
25 fire snakes ("s")
25 skeleton spearmen ("k")
24 salamanders ("d")
24 skeleton swordmen ("k")
23 mini blobs ("j")
23 small imps ("i")
22 flying scimitars ("g")
21 toad blobs ("j")
17 grassman chieves ("p")
13 bone serpents ("k")
13 dried grassmen ("p")
13 vipers ("s")
12 blinking imps ("i")
12 creeping oozes ("j")
10 green imps ("i")
9 grassman warchieves ("p")
8 iguana skeletons ("k")
6 blood oozes ("j")
5 haunting spirits ("g")
4 elemental masters ("H")
4 ironguanas ("d")
4 zothique snakes ("s")
EtMarc: Interesting character. I wonder how well he fared whenever a monster attacked him in melee. Maybe elemental control is a tad too strong, but as long as your character need to manage his spell points I guess he is not overpowered.
I don't know if you have found it, but there was a bug in 0.1.3 : Acid Shot made same damage as Lightning, instead of the showed damage. But that doesn't seem to have slowed you down.
SaricRitzden: I had to constantly watch his spell points, particularly at first. The last few levels were not so bad but it got close a few times. After the start, I rarely was close enough to get hit in melee. The acid shot at the end only cost 12 spell points if I remember correctly, and so I had about 25 shots before I ran out of mana. Whenever grassmen started to swarm me, I would find a corridor and run down it and fire a lightning back at them. Then I would wait until they filled it up and repeat.