There was something "up" with the bottom of the Gnomish Mines. . . .
I first ran into mind flayer, then an arch-lich. (!!) There must've been a
polymorph trap (which I never found)—or just bad luck with some
sort of shapeshifter(s). . . .
This one is a true collector's item—and the first time I had seen
it: "Your toes stop itching." You get this message, apparently, when one reads
a cursed scroll of gold detection. . . .
I don't remember the specifics of this [one]—but it's obviously
something to do with a mind flayer. . . .
"It locks on to your telepathy! It locks on to the priest of Ishtar."
I found one of my old knight ghosts. (I found–but never
used–the cursed Excalibur. This game seemed remarkably devoid of
artifacts. . . .) In her "stash," I found a cursed tin whistle. This one is
rare:
"You produce a shrill whistling sound."
Castle level—I was "power diving" to get a wish, as a cure for a
nasty case of "teleportitis." I fainted in a purple worm—could've
been NASTY. . . .
Oh, I also drank a potion of object detection (smoky—already got
one djinn. . . .) I didn't know that kelp fronds show up with those.
–Probably never get though. . . .
Actually, a fair whack later in the game, I did. :) They were
delicious. :) ;)
This one is rare: "You feel hidden!" (Eating a second [invisible]
stalker, without being inisible. . . .)
I got both a genocide and a wish (from Vlad's throne). :) :) Things
seemed to be FINALLY coming together for this character. . . .
A rare one:
"You feel charismatic! The plains centaur drops a potion."
"The plains centaur drops 12 crossbow bolts."
"The plains centaur drops a crossbow."
. . . Followed by. . . .
"The plains centaur eats a warg corpse."
This is new. . . .
"The plains centaur wants nothing to do with you."
(Actually, I think I saw this a LONG time ago—something on
the order of 20+ years. (!!) It happens when you have stop suddenly, to
keep from attacking one's pet—and this is just what centaurs (temporarily)
do, instead of getting scared, 'n stuff.)
I *HATE* "amnesia. . . ." (And just the IDEA of one's brain being
eaten . . . *UGH*!!!!) Genocide of all "h"'s—followed by all "L"'s. . . .
"All arch-liches are already nonexistent."
(Hmm. –I wonder if that had something to do with the Gnomish Mines
(above). . . .)
I used up 4 wishes for the "blessed Platinum Yendorian
Express Card". –No dice. It's nethack, them's the breaks. . . .
(There is something like a (1-(n/(n+1))) of geting an artifact–where n is
the number of artifacts already in the game, 'n stuff–when wishing for
an artifact, 'n stuff.)
Sweet:
"You succeed in opening the tin. It smells like doppelgangers." (Remember—she's
a cavewoman. . . .) (Cave(wo)men can eat human flesh without penatlty. All I
can think of is "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog," singing "No rules in the animal
kingdom. . . . :P ;) )
"Eat it? [yn] (n)"
"You consume homemade doppelganger. You feel a change coming over you."
"Become what kind of monster? [type the name] rust monster"
"You turn into a rust monster! You find you must drop your weapon!"
"There is an uncursed ring of stealth here; eat it? [ynq] (n)"
"This ring of stealth is delicious!"
"Magic spreads through your body as you digest the ring."
. . .
"There is an uncursed +1 ring of increase damage here; eat it? [ynq] (n)"
"This ring of increase damage is delicious!"
"Magic spreads through your body as you digest the ring."
And of course. . . .
( :) ;) )
"There is a +0 trident here; eat it? [ynq] (n)"
"This trident is delicious! That was pure chewing satisfaction!"
(Exercises wisdom.)
:) ;)
Something positively UNIQUE (and possibly a bug)—Yeenoghu was
summoned. (The was whilst things were getting particularly hairy. I
invoked "The Sceptre of Might", to get conflict, and. . . .)
An-y-way, I got out of moloch's sanctum, and teleported to (and
squatted on :) ;) ) the up staircase—"<". This was to keep Yeenoghu from
doin' the "hit, heal, and move" routine. Well, when I finished him off. . . .
"The Amulet of Yendor"
What??!!!!
Identified. Yep. "That was easy." –And the walk up. (!!!!)
Sometimes–normally–"You feel a strange force surround
you."—or something like that, can . . . drive one to distraction, let us
politely say. However, this time, it was a cakewalk—almost as if the game
considered me chaotic. . . .
(They have an easier time of things, getting out of Gehennom.)
On the Castle Level, an Archon game me a strange one:
"Your eyes momentarily itch.". . . .
Always stop to talk with you . . . ?Quest Leader?—on the way
back up. Even if you don't need the info, talking with them one last time, is
pretty cool. :) :) The messages are different, for each class of character.
For a cave(wo)man, the message is. . . .
"You have been successful, I see, ***********."
"Now that the Amulet of Yendor is yours, here is what you must do:"
"Journey upwards to the open air. The Amulet you carry will then
take you into the Astral Planes, where the Great Temple of Ishtar
casts its influence throughout our world."
"Sacrifice the Amulet on the altar. Thus shall Ishtar become supreme!"
I thought I'd give some examples—for what I did in [the] Engame.
They might be useful. On the elemental plane of fire, conflict can be VERY
useful. So, I activated The Sceptre of Might: "You feel like a rabble rouser!".
Be sure to turn off "sparkle"; otherwise, the effect of the fire dudes and dudettes
resisting each other's effect . . . YI. This is done with "O" (options). . . .
Then get confused (forgotten spell, unicorn horn, and some patience); read a
scroll of gold detection—then use the "/" key, to successively identify each
"^" (one of them's the portal. . . .).
(Trust me—it took me a LONG time, to work that all out. . . .)
Rare:
"The salamander squeezes the steam vortex."
"The steam vortex is boiling!"
LEVITATE (NOT water walk (!)) over the elemental plane of water. . . .
Something odd with scroll of gold detection—the symbol was represented with
"$" (instead of "^"). And didn't persist when I got close to it. –Was
the scroll cursed??!!
The +4 Fire Brand (which I . . . appropriated ( :) ;) ) from a Knight)
seemed more effective. . . . (One HAS to be adaptable. (!!) :) ;) )
Huh:
"The priestess of Moloch casts a spell at you!"
"Your skin itches badly for a moment."
(??)
You offer the Amulet of Yendor to Ishtar...--More--
An invisible choir sings, and you are bathed in radiance...--More--
The voice of Ishtar booms out: "Congratulations, mortal!"--More--
"In return for thy service, I grant thee the gift of Immortality!"--More--
You ascend to the status of Demigoddess...--More--
Do you want your possessions identified? [ynq] (n)
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********** the Pioneer St:18/** Dx:22 Co:18 In:20 Wi:22 Ch:18 Neutral
Astral Plane $:1771 HP:265(354) Pw:229(229) AC:-39 Exp:30
Amulets
E - the blessed Eye of the Aethiopica
U - an uncursed amulet of life saving (being worn)
Weapons
a - the blessed rustproof +7 Mjollnir
O - the blessed +6 Sceptre of Might
W - the greased +4 Fire Brand (weapon in hand)
Armor
d - an uncursed rustproof +4 pair of gauntlets of power
i - a blessed +5 Hawaiian shirt (being worn)
l - a blessed fireproof +4 pair of speed boots (being worn)
F - a blessed rustproof +4 helm of brilliance (being worn)
H - an uncursed +3 shield of reflection named aleax. . . .
I - a blessed +4 gray dragon scale mail (being worn)
J - a blessed fireproof +4 pair of gauntlets of dexterity (being worn)
X - a blessed fireproof +5 oilskin cloak (being worn)
Comestibles
j - an uncursed egg
r - 3 uncursed lembas wafers
t - 4 uncursed lizard corpses
G - 2 cursed tins of cobra meat
Potions
e - 2 uncursed potions of full healing
f - an uncursed potion of healing
Q - an uncursed potion of confusion
Rings
k - an uncursed ring of free action (on left hand)
Wands
b - a blessed wand of create monster (0:10)
g - a cursed wand of create monster (0:15)
m - a wand of fire (0:7)
n - a wand of cancellation (1:1)
w - a wand of death (1:0)
x - a wand of create monster (0:14)
y - a wand of cancellation (1:5)
z - a wand of polymorph named WHOO-HOO!! :) :) (0:1)
D - a wand of polymorph named WHOO-HOO II!! :) :) :) :) (0:6)
M - a wand of cancellation (3:2)
R - a wand of death (1:1)
S - a wand of fire (0:7)
V - a wand of polymorph (0:4)
Tools
c - an uncursed rusty lock pick
h - a blessed bag of holding
o - an uncursed towel
p - a +0 unicorn horn named Thanks, Slasher! :)
q - an uncursed stethoscope
v - a blessed bag of holding named GEMS
B - an uncursed tin opener
Gems
N - an uncursed luckstone
T - a blessed touchstone
(3 of 3)
Contents of the bag of holding:
a potion of unholy water
3 uncursed scrolls of taming
2 blessed scrolls of taming
an uncursed scroll of teleportation
an uncursed scroll of magic mapping
an uncursed tin of Wizard of Yendor meat
an uncursed tin of minotaur meat named first one--two hits :) :)
an uncursed tin of Chromatic Dragon meat
an uncursed amulet of magical breathing
an uncursed chrysoberyl stone
a cursed ring of invisibility
2 potions of holy water
an uncursed pair of lenses
an uncursed scroll of scare monster
a cursed amulet of life saving
a cursed amulet of life saving
a cursed amulet of life saving
an uncursed amulet of life saving
a blessed +2 mummy wrapping
an uncursed scroll of scare monster
an uncursed amulet of life saving
a blessed +1 pair of water walking boots
2 blessed scrolls of remove curse
an uncursed amulet of life saving named Vlad's. . . .
3 uncursed scrolls of remove curse
an uncursed ring of free action
an uncursed ring of regeneration
2 cursed scrolls of teleportation
--More--
Contents of the bag of holding named GEMS:
11 uncursed diamonds
43 uncursed agate stones
68 uncursed chrysoberyl stones
20 uncursed turquoise stones
8 uncursed jasper stones
13 uncursed opals
19 uncursed citrine stones
17 uncursed amethyst stones
10 uncursed sapphires
24 uncursed emeralds
15 uncursed rubies
17 uncursed dilithium crystals
31 uncursed jade stones
15 uncursed garnet stones
5 uncursed fluorite stones
28 uncursed black opals
5 uncursed obsidian stones
15 uncursed topaz stones
4 uncursed amber stones
12 uncursed aquamarine stones
20 uncursed jacinth stones
10 uncursed jet stones
--More--
Do you want to see your attributes? [ynq] (n)
Final Attributes:
You were the Envoy of Balance.
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 saw invisible.
You were telepathic.
You were warned.
You were invisible to others.
You were stealthy.
You could teleport.
You had a +5 damage bonus.
You were protected.
You were very fast.
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--
Do you want an account of creatures vanquished? [ynq] (n)
Vanquished creatures:
Asmodeus
Baalzebub
Orcus
Yeenoghu
Juiblex
The Wizard of Yendor (5 times)
Death (twice)
Pestilence (thrice)
Famine (5 times)
a high priest
2 mastodons
Medusa
Croesus
10 krakens
an Archon
6 iron golems
6 master liches
3 ki-rin
12 storm giants
a titan
12 glass golems
. . .
14 sewer rats
31 grid bugs
8 bats
15 lichens
14 kobold zombies
17 newts
3527 creatures vanquished.
--More--
Do you want a list of species genocided? [ynq] (n)
Genocided species:
hobbits
dwarves
--------- bugbears
|.......| dwarf lords
----- |.......| dwarf kings
5 4 ...| |...%...| mind flayers
---------..-- |..%%.I.| master mind flayers
|.......|.4.-- | |...%...| | liches
|..@@.@.|.4.5--- |. ----)---- .| % % demiliches
|...@.A.-.@.@)&% |.....).......| % % % master liches
|....@..|.1%%--- ---.........--- arch-liches
|.....V.|...-- - %) -----%----- ) green slimes
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5 ...| %----- % -----) % 12 species genocided.
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********** the Pioneer St:18/** Dx:22 Co:18 In:20 Wi:22 Ch:18 Neutral
Astral Plane $:1771 HP:265(354) Pw:229(229) AC:-39 Exp:30
Do you want to see your conduct? [ynq] (n)
Voluntary challenges:
You genocided 12 types of monsters.
You used 11 wishes.
-------- --More--
Goodbye *********** the Demigoddess...
You went to your reward with 5873204 points,
Mjollnir (worth 4000 zorkmids and 10000 points)
The Eye of the Aethiopica (worth 4000 zorkmids and 10000 points)
The Sceptre of Might (worth 2500 zorkmids and 6250 points)
Fire Brand (worth 3000 zorkmids and 7500 points)
69 chrysoberyl stones (worth 48300 zorkmids),
43 agate stones (worth 8600 zorkmids),
31 jade stones (worth 9300 zorkmids),
28 black opals (worth 70000 zorkmids),
24 emeralds (worth 60000 zorkmids),
20 jacinth stones (worth 65000 zorkmids),
20 turquoise stones (worth 40000 zorkmids),
19 citrine stones (worth 28500 zorkmids),
17 dilithium crystals (worth 76500 zorkmids),
17 amethyst stones (worth 10200 zorkmids),
15 rubies (worth 52500 zorkmids),
15 topaz stones (worth 13500 zorkmids),
15 garnet stones (worth 10500 zorkmids),
13 opals (worth 10400 zorkmids),
12 aquamarine stones (worth 18000 zorkmids),
11 diamonds (worth 44000 zorkmids),
10 sapphires (worth 30000 zorkmids),
10 jet stones (worth 8500 zorkmids),
8 jasper stones (worth 4000 zorkmids),
5 fluorite stones (worth 2000 zorkmids),
5 obsidian stones (worth 1000 zorkmids),
4 amber stones (worth 4000 zorkmids),
7 amulets of life saving (worth 1050 zorkmids),
1 amulet of magical breathing (worth 150 zorkmids),
and 1771 pieces of gold, after 84208 moves.
You were level 30 with a maximum of 354 hit points when you ascended.
Dream_II. . . .>nethack
You made the top ten list!
No Points Name Hp [max]
1 28668184 **********-Pri-Hum-Fem-Law ascended to
demigoddess-hood. 1065 [1065]
2 15875496 **********-Tou-Hum-Fem-Neu ascended to
demigoddess-hood. 803 [803]
3 13258076 **********-Val-Hum-Fem-Neu ascended to
demigoddess-hood. 738 [739]
7 6244306 **********-Kni-Hum-Fem-Law ascended to
demigoddess-hood. 382 [382]
8 6133234 **********-Tou-Hum-Fem-Neu ascended to
demigoddess-hood. 384 [384]
THIS ONE -->
9 5873204 **********-Cav-Hum-Fem-Neu ascended to
demigoddess-hood. 265 [354]
10 5490086 **********-Mon-Hum-Fem-Neu ascended to
demigoddess-hood. 284 [284]
11 5224399 **********-Wiz-Hum-Fem-Cha ascended to
demigoddess-hood. 389 [389]
Dream_II. . . .>
Even if I say so myself ( :) ), I think this character was Exquisitely
played. . . .
:) ;)