Vampire sacrifice for the Win
Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 4:22 pm
I just finished my second winning trip to the dungeons with a non-special character <YAY!>, and I gotta tell you, a weapon of freezing is your best friend. It really evens the odds against Griffons, Dragons, Jabberwocks, and other fast beasties. There were some encounters where the beast never even got a swing at me because he was 1) slowed, then 2) frozen solid twice, then 3) died! I only had 18 STR and AC 4 when I found the Amulet. I didn't get Protect Armor until Level 19 so it was slow going trying to detect rust traps. And, fortunately, I had a Ring of Slow Digestion so I could use food to sleep the occasional Medusa until my confusion cleared.
Having won several times with Neo and once with Thor (I had forgotten how useful knockback is!), it was great to get a "real" win again. This was only my second win ever since first playing Rogue back in the 80's.
On the way back up, I encountered a Vampire on Level 1. I was able to maneuver it to the altar and sacrifice it to CD in celebration of my victory.
Having won several times with Neo and once with Thor (I had forgotten how useful knockback is!), it was great to get a "real" win again. This was only my second win ever since first playing Rogue back in the 80's.
On the way back up, I encountered a Vampire on Level 1. I was able to maneuver it to the altar and sacrifice it to CD in celebration of my victory.