Having ascended (recently) with both a wizard and a valkyrie, I decided to have a go with an archeologist—mostly because their role is just so, so FUNNY!! -But, also, because the gem-identify ability is just so friggin' cool!! ( :) :) :) :) ) Shortly after this, I learned that a blessed touchstone, will do the very same thing—[and] for any character. . . . :p ;) It took a couple of times to "get goin'." (As in, my characters kept dyin'. –Archeologists . . . are not a very strong character. . . .) Now, when one enters the "quest phase," one usually gets dire warnings—about the "minion of such and such," the end of the WORLD, etc. "Listen" to what an archeologist "hears": :) :) ;) ;) "Grave times have befallen the college, for the Minion of Huhetotl has stolen the Orb of Detection. Without it, the board of directors of the university will soon have no choice but to revoke our research grants. "You must locate the entrance to the Tomb of the Toltec Kings. Within it, you will find the Minion of Huhetotl. "You must then defeat the Minion of Huhetotl and return the Orb of Detection to me. "Only in this way will we be able to prevent the budget cuts that could close this college. "May the wisdom of Quetzalcoatl be your guide." :) :) ;) ;) And one usually gets messages about dire straights, inflicted by such and such—the end of the world will come, if . . . etc, etc, etc. :p :P LISTEN to watch fellow archeologish characters will tell ya': "Hey man, got any potions of hallucination for sale?" "I guess you are guaranteed to make full professor now." :) :) ;) ;) "Adventures with Medusa" Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi. . . . Medusa's lair is surrounded with "squeaky boards"—to make absolutely SURE, that she's awake to kill ya' (turn ya' ta' stone, 'n stuff :p !:(! ). This character was the first one ever, to fix one of said squeaky boards. I wanted to see just what would happen . . . if I did NOT "insta-kill" Medusa, with a mirror. . . . Well. . . . She zapped a wand of digging—straight down[wards]. Great—now we have something that kills one with even a look. That leaves out mapping. . . . Get close by means of a controlled teleport. Gee. –She zaps a wand of digging—again. Rinse, wash, repeat. :p :P :p :P Eventually, I was able to kill her on the castle level (The floor there is "too hard to dig into"—her "progress" was stopped). However, I killed her over water. . . . Treasure go "Plop!" It was SOME time, 'fore I happened across an amulet of magical breathing (They allow you to breath underwater. –They're actually pretty cool. :) ;) )—got a kelp frond (which was delicious), in the bargain. :) ;) Long story short: KILL Medusa right way. . . . (!! (!!)) :p :p :P :P For reasons unknown, it took time getting . . . things (I think this is "just the way the ball sometimes bounces" ([this idea] backed somewhat, by stuff I've read in "nethack-type notes" online :) ;) )—I had to wish for a ring of teleport control. . . . I think my suffering (Uncontrolled teleporting, is one of the most miserable fates in all of gamingdom—if not existence. :p :P :p :( . . . .) all began with a tin of tengu meat—wishing against wishing, for intrinsic teleport control. . . . Grayswandir started doing ENORMOUS amounts of damage (no complaining, eh?)—[took out] Jubilex, two hits. (!! (!!)) I have a note here: "master mind flayer with a wand of death (level 47). . . ." –Sorry guys, I honestly can't remember (just) what that was about. . . . –Too many games "under the belt" [to remember], I guess. . . . :) :p :) ;) Hmm . . . maybe that was when/how I got my final maxxed stat—"Yum! That was real brain food!" –I dunno'. On the same level—tin opener wields itself to my hand (no more +7 (bit o' work—[I was] lucky, though. . . .) Grayswandir). A storm giant was carrying a tin of human meat. . . . (Makes a sick sorta' sense, I guess. :p ;) ) –[I found] 4 dilithium crystals, though. :) ;) I have a note, here: "amethyst. . . ." . . . Huh? I had a positively *AMAZING* Asmodeus's fortress "nursedance. . . ." 333 --> 412 hp's (!!!!) Just when I went up the final staircase onto the elemental plane of earth, a lieutenant zapped me with a wand of death (no warning) (I must've had reflection–or been wearing an amulet of life saving–by this point..)—lots of nice, juicy wraiths, though. :) ;) I ran into a long worm with over 200 h.p.'s (??) Here's a REAL "collector's item": :) ;) "The gelatinous cube eats a chameleon corpse! ([It turns into a] barrow wight.) . . . But when it died. . . . . . . It left a gelatinous cube corpse. –Is this a bug?? –Or, is it meant to. . . . (I don't have enough energy–or TIME–to pursue this one with the nethack peeps, online. . . .) :p ;) I have ALWAYS wanted to do this . . . (*FIENDISH grin*) ( :) :) :) :) ) however, I could never quite get it to work. . . . ([I] couldn't assemble the correct materials. . . .) On the astral plane, I read a cursed scroll of genocide, followed by a blessed scroll of taming.

Purple worms

I then proceeded to teleport them–randomly–about the level. (One cannot 'port onself—or Death, or. . . . However, ( :) :) ;) ;) ) 'porting monsters (i.e. pets) is just fine. . . .) *'Nother FIENDISH grin* Mu-wha-ha-ha-ha-ha!!!! –It sounded like a fraternity belching contest—with each "Burrrrp!", leaving behind a neatly stacked pile of treasure.

MU-WHA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!

–You know, there are times in my life, when I almost hate myself—but it's moments like these, that make up for 'em. :) ;) :) ;) After that, it was pretty much a done deal. :) :) Upon reaching the astral plane (Before "Death" got a crack at me. ( :p :p :P :( )), I had an ARCHEOLOGIST (!!) with almost 500 h.p.'s . . . . Wow. You offer the Amulet of Yendor to Quetzalcoatl...--More-- a @ ---------@ |.......| |...%...| V |.S@@...| A |...A...| |...A...| ; ----.---- ....a.... ...aaa... -----[----- & %w -/ - |/ -- --- ----)- | % % --------- ********** the Curator St:25 Dx:18 Co:18 In:20 Wi:20 Ch:18 Lawful Astral Plane $:465 HP:428(430) Pw:302(302) AC:-37 Exp:30 Burdened An invisible choir sings, and you are bathed in radiance...--More-- a @ ---------@ |.......| |...%...| V |.S@@...| A |...A...| |...A...| ; ----.---- ....a.... ...aaa... -----[----- & %w -/ - |/ -- --- ----)- | % % --------- ********** the Curator St:25 Dx:18 Co:18 In:20 Wi:20 Ch:18 Lawful Astral Plane $:465 HP:428(430) Pw:302(302) AC:-37 Exp:30 Burdened The voice of Quetzalcoatl rings out: "Congratulations, mortal!"--More-- a @ ---------@ |.......| |...%...| V |.S@@...| A |...A...| |...A...| ; ----.---- ....a.... ...aaa... -----[----- & %w -/ - |/ -- --- ----)- | % % --------- ********** the Curator St:25 Dx:18 Co:18 In:20 Wi:20 Ch:18 Lawful Astral Plane $:465 HP:428(430) Pw:302(302) AC:-37 Exp:30 Burdened "In return for thy service, I grant thee the gift of Immortality!"--More-- a @ ---------@ |.......| |...%...| V |.S@@...| A |...A...| |...A...| ; ----.---- ....a.... ...aaa... -----[----- & %w -/ - |/ -- --- ----)- | % % --------- ********** the Curator St:25 Dx:18 Co:18 In:20 Wi:20 Ch:18 Lawful Astral Plane $:465 HP:428(430) Pw:302(302) AC:-37 Exp:30 Burdened You ascend to the status of Demigoddess...--More-- a @ ---------@ |.......| |...%...| V |.S@@...| A |...A...| |...A...| ; ----.---- ....a.... ...aaa... -----[----- & %w -/ - |/ -- --- ----)- | % % --------- ********** the Curator St:25 Dx:18 Co:18 In:20 Wi:20 Ch:18 Lawful Astral Plane $:465 HP:428(430) Pw:302(302) AC:-37 Exp:30 Burdened Final Attributes: You were the Hand of Elbereth. You were piously aligned. You were fire resistant. You were cold resistant. You were sleep resistant. You were disintegration-resistant. You were shock resistant. You were poison resistant. You were magic-protected. You resisted hallucinations. You saw invisible. You were telepathic. You had automatic searching. You were invisible to others. You were stealthy. You could teleport. You had a +4 damage bonus. You were protected. You were very fast. You had reflection. You had free action. Your life would have been saved. You were extremely lucky. You had extra luck. Bad luck did not time out for you. Good luck did not time out for you. You survived. --More-- Vanquished creatures: Asmodeus Baalzebub Orcus Juiblex The Wizard of Yendor (4 times) Death (4 times) a high priest 8 mastodons Medusa 8 krakens 9 iron golems 20 storm giants a titan 16 glass golems 8 balrogs The Minion of Huhetotl 27 purple worms 3 gray dragons 10 red dragons 9 white dragons 2 orange dragons . . . 75 gnomes 103 garter snakes 15 gnome zombies 25 geckos 19 jackals 6 foxes 5 kobolds 9 goblins 24 sewer rats 11 grid bugs 27 bats 14 lichens 16 kobold zombies 12 newts 5172 creatures vanquished. --More-- Genocided species: hobbits a @ dwarves ---------@ bugbears |.......| dwarf lords |...%...| dwarf kings V |.S@@...| A mind flayers |...A...| master mind flayers |...A...| ; liches ----.---- demiliches ....a.... master liches ...aaa... arch-liches -----[----- & %w 11 species genocided. --More-- -/ - |/ -- --- ----)- | % % --------- ********** the Curator St:25 Dx:18 Co:18 In:20 Wi:20 Ch:18 Lawful Astral Plane $:465 HP:428(430) Pw:302(302) AC:-37 Exp:30 Burdened Voluntary challenges: You genocided 11 types of monsters. a @ You used 9 wishes. -------- You did not wish for any artifacts. |....... --More-- |...%...| V |.S@@...| A |...A...| |...A...| ; ----.---- ....a.... ...aaa... -----[----- & %w -/ - |/ -- --- ----)- | % % --------- ********** the Curator St:25 Dx:18 Co:18 In:20 Wi:20 Ch:18 Lawful Astral Plane $:465 HP:428(430) Pw:302(302) AC:-37 Exp:30 Burdened Goodbye *********** the Demigoddess... You went to your reward with 8132584 points, Grayswandir (worth 8000 zorkmids and 20000 points) The Orb of Detection (worth 2500 zorkmids and 6250 points) The Bell of Opening (worth 5000 zorkmids and 12500 points) The Candelabrum of Invocation (worth 5000 zorkmids and 12500 points) 55 garnet stones (worth 38500 zorkmids), 43 jasper stones (worth 21500 zorkmids), 42 emeralds (worth 105000 zorkmids), 25 amethyst stones (worth 15000 zorkmids), 25 agate stones (worth 5000 zorkmids), 24 amber stones (worth 24000 zorkmids), 23 aquamarine stones (worth 34500 zorkmids), 23 topaz stones (worth 20700 zorkmids), 22 black opals (worth 55000 zorkmids), 20 rubies (worth 70000 zorkmids), 20 obsidian stones (worth 4000 zorkmids), 18 sapphires (worth 54000 zorkmids), 18 chrysoberyl stones (worth 12600 zorkmids), 15 diamonds (worth 60000 zorkmids), 15 jacinth stones (worth 48750 zorkmids), 15 turquoise stones (worth 30000 zorkmids), 14 opals (worth 11200 zorkmids), 13 dilithium crystals (worth 58500 zorkmids), 12 citrine stones (worth 18000 zorkmids), 11 fluorite stones (worth 4400 zorkmids), 11 jade stones (worth 3300 zorkmids), 5 jet stones (worth 4250 zorkmids), 4 amulets of life saving (worth 600 zorkmids), 1 amulet of unchanging (worth 150 zorkmids), 1 amulet of magical breathing (worth 150 zorkmids), and 465 pieces of gold, after 157252 moves. You were level 30 with a maximum of 430 hit points when you ascended. You made the top ten list! No Points Name Hp [max] 1 13258076 **********-Val-Hum-Fem-Neu ascended to demigoddess-hood. 738 [739] 2 8334936 **********-Wiz-Hum-Fem-Neu ascended to demigoddess-hood. 71 [194] 3 8132584 **********-Arc-Hum-Fem-Law ascended to demigoddess-hood. 428 [430] 4 328619 **********-Wiz-Hum-Fem-Neu choked on her food in The Dungeons of Doom on level 27. Choked on a rock mole corpse. 116 [116] 5 243114 **********-Val-Hum-Fem-Neu died in The Quest on level 16 [max 17]. Killed by a bolt of lightning. - [126] –I suddenly realized I forgot to put the date(s) on the others. . . . This happened on: Sunday, August 14th, 2011. –I even had the presence of mind, to use up my last wishes on dilithium crystals (!!!!) (Usually [I] DON'T :p ;) ) :) :) :) :)