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Introduction
Challenge game. Two big disadvantages - it's a yeek. it uses no artifacts (not even randarts). Swordmaster class, usually regarded as powerful, loses much of its punch without the array of great artifact swords. To prevent the Risen from being a hopeless character, it worships Melkor. Therefore may Curse its opponents in melee. So I don't have to worry about killing things. Staying alive may be a bit more tricky
Took 98 random quests. We'll see whether it's another ironman factor or not. Though I certainly appreciate getting more skill points and better modifiers for things like Stealth or Spirituality. I also want to have enough Conveyance to Disarm traps and doors - it's a pain now. I wanted to mathom every artifact I could, but a) it's too much bother to take them to Bree, especially that b) they're valuable and I need cash to keep my chances of survival at high level - because with ego equipment there's not a 'definite' set and I always may need gold to buy something outstanding from dungeon markets (as I don't want to abuse stealing). Finally, I smell problems with the One. I must destroy it (no-artifacts) - so Melkor will abandon me - but I can take up worshipping him again from an dungeon altar - but this will reset my piety to 0, right? Not very good. Fortunately it only takes some killing to fix it.
Final Comments
Being a yeek was a pain for Vhee. Ego-items acquirable without extensive scumming or luck couldn't provide everything it needed. On the other hand, Curse more than made up for any weaknesses.
98 quests seemed to be an advantage early on, then as an ironman factor in Angband, but after all they neither easened nor hardened the challenge. There was a balance between more power and more dangerous situations from quests. On top of that, they have prepared me for tactical challenges of Morgoth, Sauron and Mt. Doom.
Half an hour in Moria fixed the 'ouch we have 0 piety after destroying the One Ring' problem. Though it took so little time because I wasn't collecting any items there.
Equipment comments
I think equipment deserves its own space, because it is a major part of the challenge. Here we go:
Weapon: Blessed broadsword of *slay animal*. The least impressive weapon to kill Morgoth in ToME ever? Probably. It has nice stat bonuses.
Shooter: Boomerang of *Slay Undead* covers resistance to nether and gives a bonus to wisdom. Could be better.
Rings: My two rings confer healthy +30 to speed, which lets me outrun almost everything. Which is good, considering my strategy is to strike first with Curse and use incredible speed advantage then.
Amulet: Trickery one is quite good. Speed + resist nexus + stealth + dexterity.
Light: Eol's quest completed. I won't worry about light sources anymore with this character, because the lantern I got is one of the best possible.
Armor: Elven armors of all kinds are considered here. I go by the high resists they confer. Disenchantment is a must, so it is here. I've seen a Mithril Armor of Immunity - fire, unfortunately. PDSM would be better, but it's so rare.
Cloak: Aman cloak with chaos resitance is good enough. No ego Elven Cloaks nor Shadow Cloaks seen.
Shield: Reflection wins over Dragon Shield of Preservation because various bolts would be dangerous if they didn't bounce off this.
Head: Crown of Telepathy - a no-brainer for an artifactless warrior, though I considered wearing Crown of Night And Day to cover dark resistance before getting into a darkness storm from Sauron and Morgy. Didn't happen anyway.
Gauntlets: Free Action is vital, so I use Free Action gauntlets.
Boots: Boots of Speed +10 - what to want more? Ok, boots of Elvenkind +10 - but it would be like winning a lottery. Not likely.
Digger: Magical Foo of Digging is in my opinion the best possible ego digger.
Chatter
ElIott - Good luck. My kobold priest of Manwe artifact-less character just died, and his kit was remarkably similar to yours. *Defender* weapon instead of Defender, crown of lordliness instead of telepathy, and boots of stealth rather than speed, but otherwise nearly the exact same stuff. I went with 0 random quests rather than 98, so you've got a MUCH tougher road than I had. Keep up the good work.
ZasVid - Sorry to hear about your char. I'm not entirely convinced that 98 quests are a 'game-toughener'. I get more skillpoints and once Curse gets to full power quests will be a piece of cake. Well, maybe not a cake, given the general yeekiness of this character, but not rock hard either. I hope 
Anyway I'm a bit surprised that ego equipment is enough to cover all the bases. Of course, I've got only one source of most resistances and other abilities, but they don't stack anyway.
ZasVid - I've done all city quests but Last Alliance. Maeglin was tough, but 'summon friendly high undead and demons when low on hitpoints' Melkor feature saved my skin. And among the loot (lot of loot) was none other than Small Sword 'Sting' for the first time ever :/ On top of that, my Defender rapier got annihilated by Nazgul. So my equipment set got weaker than it was last time. Not good. On the other hand I encounter more and more very good ego items, which leaves me hoping that in the future I'll find something not only very good but also useful. Anyway, this character is getting really hardcore now.
ZasVid - I'm having some equipment problems all the time. Maybe I'm missing something. Any advice?
ZasVid - first touches of Angband. Repelling I might add. RNG throws everything it's got to stop me. Considering my "strike first with Curse" basic approach to any enemy, what are the worst possible quests? Princess guarded by non-moving spellcasters. And what do I get in first 5 levels of Angband? Princess quests for 10 Greater Draconic Qs (worst possible, because the shape of the room forces me to get into LoS of nearly all of them), then, after a hour long battle to finish this quest, I get another for none other than GREATER DRACONIC Qs. Fortunately only 5. Quick break for some plasma hound hunting to get Magic skill bonus. Then, 5 Eye Druj quest on Crypt level (I quickly fled from the special level - no need to fight with odds stacked against you, when you have virtually have nothing to gain in comparison to normal fights). Next level follows with 5 hand druj. Aaagh.
Note on 10 GDQ quest: I bought many scrolls of summon never-moving pet and read them in immediate vicinity of quest room, as well as some other places on the level. When I got enough druj and Qs, I've broke into the room and phase doored out. Quest Qs sometimes teleported away from the quest room and I was tracking them and taking down one by one, while my pets kept their summons occupied. Battle was long and dangerous, as Vheezarad is fragile and the battlefield had many open spaces due to burrowing undead. In the end, I've got all Qs, dismissed my pets and then picked what was left one monster after another easily. I spent about 45 minutes sorting the loot.
Now back to my non-moving enemies. Hopefully I get something mobile next time. Even GWoPs would be nicer.
ZasVid: I was close with that call. Not exactly GWoPs, but 14 Sky Drakes are almost in the same league. It took some tactical maneuvering to get them. Following levels were uneventful (in comparison to the first few). Though I've got a princess quest for beholder hive-mothers. Twice. Fortunately they're too slow to be a threat. I always get my first two or three Curses and then it's just a matter of repeatedly pounding them with my pathetic (damage-wise) sword. On top of that, I skipped two levels, where I've got two consecutive lost sword quests, one for Sky Drakes and another for Nightwings. I would go a bit further, but today is a bad day for playing ToME (at least in my case) - I've even ended up wearing an armor of Vulnerability during one of the quests.
ZasVid: More of the same later in Angband. I've skipped some hard FF quests. I was looking for some good equipment on Mt. Doom, but didn't find too much. Top level was hard, but when I've discovered that phase door works there picking monsters one by one became a lot easier. After clearing it, I went after One Ring, beat Sauron twice to get it. After destroying it I restarted worshipping Melkor in the Downs and went to Moria to regain piety. It took half an hour of killing trolls and assorted monsters to get to a healthy 18k piety. Final two figths were quite easy. Sauron fell to repeated Curse easily, Morgy required a few genocides to clear his summoned entourage, but couldn't do much at -30 speed.
I think Vheezarad could take out Melkor, but I don't feel like scumming for a cloak of air. Perhaps I'll do it if I get really bored in the near future, but don't hold your breath. This was a lot of fun to play. Now I'm pondering no-egos no-artifacts character. That would be hardcore! On the other hand, doing an artifactless character second time would be cool too, though I'd go with ironman rooms to get more interesting egos, and no Curse. It's too powerful. Anyway, all of this is going to wait, because I'm taking a break from ToME to do other things and also I'd like to try out other variants or modules.
Character Sheet
[ToME 2.3.1 Character Sheet]
Name : Vheezarad the Risen Age 61 STR! 31
Sex : Neuter Height 42 INT! 21
Race : Zombie Yeek Weight 61 Wis! 22 23
Class : Swordmaster Social Class 33 DEX! 30
Body : Player CON! 30
God : Melkor Bauglir CHR! 20
+ To Melee Hit 81 Level 50 Max Hit Points 985
+ To Melee Damage 66 Experience 21099763 Cur Hit Points 972
+ To Ranged Hit 33 Max Exp 21099763 Max SP (Mana) 39
+ To Ranged Damage 11 Exp to Adv. ***** Cur SP (Mana) 39
AC 38+79 Gold 4112898 Piety 16365
(Miscellaneous Abilities)
Fighting : Legendary[60]Perception : Very Bad Blows/Round: 10
Bows/Throw : Heroic Searching : Very Bad Shots/Round: 1
Saving Throw: Fair Disarming : Very Bad Mel.dmg/Rnd: 20d5+660
Stealth : Fair Magic Device: Legendary[17]Infra-Vision: 70 feet
Tactic: berserker
Explor: running
(Character Background)
You were brought to unlife by Melkor himself to pay for
your past deeds. He also cursed you with unability to use
artifacts, to prevent you from taking revenge on him. You
have brown eyes, curly blond hair and a fair complexion.
[Miscellaneous information]
Joke monsters: OFF
Maximize mode: ON
Preserve Mode: ON
Autoscum: ON
Small Levels: ALWAYS
Arena Levels: ON
Always unusual rooms: OFF
Persistent Dungeons: OFF
Recall Depth:
Mirkwood: Level 33 (1650')
Mordor: Level 65 (3250')
Angband: Level 113 (5650')
Barrow-Downs: Level 2 (100')
Mount Doom: Level 99 (4950')
Cirith Ungol: Level 50 (2500')
Heart of the Earth: Level 36 (1800')
Paths of the Dead: Level 70 (3500')
Illusory Castle: Level 52 (2600')
Orc Cave: Level 22 (1100')
Erebor: Level 72 (3600')
The Old Forest: Level 21 (1050')
Moria: Level 50 (2500')
Dol Guldur: Level 70 (3500')
The Small Water Cave: Level 34 (1700')
The Sacred Land Of Mountains: Level 65 (3250')
The Land Of Rhun: Level 40 (2000')
A lost temple: Level 29 (1450')
Your body is a Player.
You are currently on level 100 of Angband.
You have defeated 10992 enemies.
You destroyed the One Ring, thus weakening Sauron.
You established a permanent void jumpgates liaison between Minas Anor and Gondolin,
thus allowing the last alliance to exist.
You saved Gondolin from destruction.
You saved the beautiful Mallorns of Lothlorien.
You saved Bree from a dreadful Nazgul.
You saved 90 princesses.
You saved Arda and became a famed Ruler.
You found all of the relic pieces and pleased your god.
You started your adventure the 43rd Yavie of the 2890th year of the third age.
It is currently the 25th Quelle of the 2890th year of the third age.
You have been adventuring for 39 days.
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Skills (points left: 0)
- Combat 50.000 [0.900]
- Weaponmastery 50.000 [0.950]
. Sword-mastery 50.000 [0.700]
. Axe-mastery 00.000 [0.300]
. Hafted-mastery 00.000 [0.300]
. Polearm-mastery 00.000 [0.300]
. Archery 00.500 [0.600]
. Antimagic 00.000 [0.550]
- Sneakiness 06.305 [0.900]
. Stealth 08.400 [0.500]
. Disarming 00.500 [0.900]
- Magic 04.702 [0.500]
. Magic-Device 43.050 [1.150]
. Conveyance 03.200 [0.500]
. Udun 00.000 [0.400]
- Spirituality 22.900 [0.500]
. Prayer 50.000 [0.500]
. Monster-lore 01.500 [0.500]
Abilities
* Extra Max Blow(1)
* Extra Max Blow(2)
* Spread blows
[Character Equipment]
a) a Blessed Broad Sword of *Slay Animal* (2d5) (+10,+10) (+5 to stealth)
It increases your intelligence, wisdom and stealth by 5. It is
especially deadly against natural creatures. It allows you to sense
the presence of animals and good beings. It slows your metabolism.
It has been blessed by the gods.
You found it in the remains of an Ancient black dragon on level 46 of
Mordor.
d) a Metal Boomerang of *Slay Undead* (4d5) (+12,+11) (+2)
It increases your wisdom by 2. It is a great bane of undead.
It provides resistance to nether. It allows you to see invisible
monsters. It allows you to sense the presence of undead.
You found it in the remains of a Great Wyrm of Perplexity on level 67 of
Angband.
e) a Ring of Speed of the Thief (+15) {cursed, $}
It increases your speed by 15. It is cursed.
You stole it from the Speed Ring Market.
f) a Ring of Speed of the Thief (+15) {$}
It increases your speed by 15.
You stole it from the Speed Ring Market.
k) an Amulet of Trickery (+4) {cursed}
It increases your dexterity,
stealth, infravision and speed by 4. It sustains your dexterity. It
provides resistance to poison and nexus. It is cursed.
You bought it from the Rare Jewelry Shop.
m) a Dwarven Lantern of the Magi [Curse] (+2)
It grants you the power of
magic map if it is being worn. It provides light (radius 2) forever.
It has a spell stored inside. It increases your intelligence, wisdom
and charisma by 2. It makes you invisible. It provides resistance
to blindness. It cannot be harmed by fire.
It was given to you as a reward.
n) an Elven Full Plate Armour (-3 to accuracy) [25,+13] (+3 to stealth)
It increases your stealth by 3. It
provides resistance to acid, electricity, fire, cold and
disenchantment. It allows you to sense the presence of orcs. It
cannot be harmed by acid, cold, lightning or fire.
You found it in the remains of a Sky Drake on level 72 of Angband.
o) a Feathers Cloak of Aman [1,+27] (+2 to stealth)
It
increases your stealth by 2. It provides resistance to chaos. It
cannot be harmed by acid, cold, lightning or fire.
It was given to you as a reward.
p) a Large Metal Shield of Reflection [5,+17]
It reflects bolts and arrows. It
cannot be harmed by acid, cold, lightning or fire.
You found it in the remains of a Sky Drake on level 72 of Angband.
s) a Jewel Encrusted Crown of Telepathy [0,+13]
It
gives telepathic powers. It cannot be harmed by acid.
You found it in the remains of a Sky Drake on level 72 of Angband.
u) a Set of Cesti of Free Action [5,+16]
It
provides immunity to paralysis.
You found it in the remains of a Great Bile Wyrm on level 81 of Angband.
x) a Pair of Soft Leather Boots of Speed [2,+10] (+10)
It increases your speed by 10.
z) (nothing)
{) (nothing)
|) a Magical Pick of Digging (+5)
[Character Inventory]
a) a Fireproof Tome of Translocation {!*!*!*}
It cannot be harmed by fire.
You bought it from the Library.
b) The Grail of Kenault {@A0}
It can be activated for satisfy hunger
every 100 turns.
You found it in the remains of a Master vampire on level 67 of Angband.
c) 21 Potions of Speed {@q9}
d) 15 Potions of Healing
e) 8 Potions of *Healing*
f) 4 Potions of Life
g) 21 Potions of Resistance {25% off}
h) 16 Scrolls of Teleportation {@r5}
i) a Golden Rod of Cheapness of Perception (14/125) {@z1}
It can cast spells for a lesser mana cost.
You found it in the remains of Cantoras, the Skeletal Lord on level 95 of
Mount Doom.
j) a Mithril Rod of the Istari of Detection (320/320) {@z0}
It can hold more mana. It can cast spells for a lesser
mana cost. It can cast spells faster. It regenerates its mana
faster.
It was given to you as a reward.
k) a Mithril Rod of Recall (160/160) {@z9}
l) a Wand of Teleport Away[10|43] (4 charges)
m) a Fireproof Staff of Shake[2|20] (5 charges)
n) a Staff of Probability Travel[4|19] (1 charge)
o) a Staff of Healing[3|33] (3 charges)
p) a Staff of Vision[4|29] of Plenty (14 charges)
You found it in the remains of a Hell knight on level 89 of Angband.
q) a Staff of Genocide[1|11] (4 charges)
r) a Staff of Genocide[1|12] (0 charges)
s) a Golden Crown of Night and Day [0,+11]
It
provides light (radius 1) forever. It provides resistance to light,
dark and blindness. It allows you to see invisible monsters. It
cannot be harmed by acid.
You found it in the remains of an Ancient red dragon on level 95 of Mount
Doom.
t) (nothing)
u) (nothing)
v) (nothing)
w) (nothing)
[Home Inventory - Gondolin ]
a) 2 Potions of New Life
b) an Adamantite Rod of Nothing (200/200)
c) a Rod Tip of Restoration (140 Mana to cast)
d) an Indestructible Ring of Slaying (+13,+11)
It cannot be harmed by acid, cold, lightning or fire.
You found it in the remains of a Master mindcrafter in the town of
Gondolin .
e) an Amulet of Anti-Magic
It produces an anti-magic shell. It cannot be harmed by
acid, cold, lightning or fire.
You bought it from the Black Market.
f) a Polished Red Dragon Scale Mail (-2 to accuracy) [30,+19]
It can be activated for breathe
fire (200) every 90+d90 turns if it is being worn. It provides
resistance to fire. It allows you to fly. It reflects bolts and
arrows. It cannot be harmed by acid, cold, lightning or fire.
You found it in the remains of a Nycadaemon in the town of Gondolin .
g) a Law Dragon Scale Mail of Defense (-2 to accuracy) [30,+28]
It can be activated for breathe sound/shards (230) every 60+d90 turns
if it is being worn. It sustains your constitution. It provides
resistance to sound and shards. It allows you to fly. It cannot be
harmed by acid, cold, lightning or fire.
You found it in the remains of a Nightcrawler on level 88 of Angband.
h) a Chaos Dragon Scale Mail (-2 to accuracy) [30,+17]
i) a Dragon Shield of Preservation (-2,-4) [8,+31]
It sustains your strength, dexterity and constitution. It provides
resistance to life draining, poison, confusion, nether and
disenchantment. It cannot be harmed by acid, cold, lightning or fire.
You found it in the remains of a Greater titan on level 84 of Angband.
j) a Jewel Encrusted Crown of Might [0,+7] (+2)
It increases your strength, dexterity and constitution by 2. It
sustains your strength, dexterity and constitution. It provides
immunity to paralysis. It provides resistance to nether. It cannot
be harmed by acid.
You found it in the remains of a Sky Drake on level 72 of Angband.
k) a Dragon Helm of Water Breathing [8,+22]
It
provides resistance to poison and sound. It allows you to breathe
underwater. It cannot be harmed by acid, cold, lightning or fire.
You found it in the remains of a Sky Drake on level 72 of Angband.
l) a Set of Cesti of Combat (+5,+8) [5,-3] (+1)
It
increases your strength, constitution and attack speed by 1. It makes
you completely fearless. It drains life. It aggravates nearby
creatures. It cannot be harmed by acid.
You found it in the remains of a Great Ice Wyrm on level 59 of Mordor.
m) a Set of Cesti of Power (+4,+4) [5,+11] (+1)
It increases your strength by 1. It makes you completely fearless.
You bought it from the Black Market.
n) a Long Sword (Defender) (2d5) (+8,+11) [+1] (+2 to stealth)
It increases your stealth by 2.
It sustains your constitution. It provides immunity to paralysis. It
provides resistance to acid, electricity, fire, cold, poison and
blindness. It allows you to levitate. It allows you to see invisible
monsters. It speeds your regenerative powers. It cannot be harmed by
acid, cold, lightning or fire.
You found it in the remains of a Young multi-hued dragon on level 70 of
Angband.
o) a Vampiric Long Sword (2d5) (+11,+13)(-40%)
p) a Wooden Boomerang of Westernesse (1d8) (+13,+9) (+1)
It increases your strength, dexterity and constitution by 1.
It is especially deadly against orcs. It is especially deadly against
trolls. It is especially deadly against giants. It provides immunity
to paralysis. It allows you to see invisible monsters. It allows you
to sense the presence of orcs, trolls and giants.
You found it in the remains of an Ogrillon Archer on level 35 of Moria.
q) a Drum of Power (+3)
It increases your strength and charisma by 3. It sustains your
charisma. It provides resistance to acid, electricity, fire, cold and
shards. It allows you to see invisible monsters. It cannot be harmed
by acid, cold, lightning or fire.
You found it lying on the ground on level 95 of Mount Doom.
r) The Tarrasque's corpse
[Home Inventory - Minas Anor ]
a) 20 Morphic Oils of Wolf
b) 44 Potions of Cure Insanity
c) 8 Scrolls of Teleport Level
d) 24 Scrolls of Reset Recall
e) 2 Rod Tips of Perception (20 Mana to cast)
f) 3 Rod Tips of Healing (120 Mana to cast)
g) a Rod Tip of Speed (100 Mana to cast)
h) a Wand of Banishment[11|26] (4 charges)
i) a Staff of Probability Travel[5|23] (3 charges)
j) a Staff of Genocide[1|13] of Plenty (10 charges)
k) a Staff of Genocide[1|12] (4 charges)
l) a Staff of Genocide[1|12] (3 charges)
m) an Entish Bark of Protection [1,+23]
It provides
resistance to shards. It cannot be harmed by acid, cold, lightning or
fire.
You found it in the remains of a Nightcrawler on level 99 of Mount Doom.
n) a Set of Gauntlets of Power (+2,+1) [2,+10] (+2) {sound}
It increases your strength by 2. It provides resistance to sound.
You found it in the remains of a Cave orc on level 72 of Angband.
o) a Vampiric Dark Sword of *Slay Giant* (3d7) (+9,+16)(0%) (+0)
[The Mathom-house Inventory - Bree ]
a) The Pair of Hard Leather Boots of Perin [3,+5]
It
provides resistance to life draining, acid, fire and shards. It
cannot be harmed by acid, cold, lightning or fire.
It was given to you as a reward.
b) The Small Sword 'Sting' (E:10, L:1) (1d6) (+7,+8) (+2 to speed)
It provides light (radius 1) forever.
It increases your strength, dexterity, constitution, speed and attack
speed by 2. It is especially deadly against orcs. It strikes at
undead with holy wrath. It fights against evil with holy fury. It is
especially deadly against natural creatures. It provides immunity to
paralysis. It provides resistance to light and blindness. It allows
you to see invisible monsters. It allows you to sense the presence of
orcs, spiders and undead. It cannot be harmed by acid, cold,
lightning or fire.
You found it in the remains of an Ancient white dragon in the town of
Gondolin .
c) The Sling of Farmer Maggot (x2) (+20,+0) (+2) {$}
It can be activated for terrify every 10+d50 turns if it is
being worn. It increases your searching and infravision by 2. It
fires missiles excessively fast. It cannot be harmed by acid, cold,
lightning or fire.
It was given to you as a reward.
d) The Player corpse
It cannot be harmed by acid, cold,
lightning or fire.
You found it in the remains of a Dracolisk on level 67 of Angband.