Strategy against bad moves

[serina]

I actually tried to kill that ranger... Turns out it was Gorlim, heh. Bad dumb luck.

I really wanted the big grey D in the room for XP and potions, hehe.

ZAL

[PowerWyrm]

You hit the Ancient multi-hued dragon.
You miss the Ancient multi-hued dragon.
You miss the Ancient multi-hued dragon.
You miss the Ancient multi-hued dragon.
You hit the Ancient multi-hued dragon.
You feel much better.
You have 14 Potions of Cure Critical Wounds {@q1}.
You feel much better.
You have 13 Potions of Cure Critical Wounds {@q1}.
The Ancient multi-hued dragon breathes gas.
You die.
You are poisoned!

Err... as a level 41 mage you really don't melee those. Use meteor swarm + rift to discard dangerous monsters without ever taking damage!

[Character Equipment]

a) a Bastard Sword of Gondolin (3d4) (+11,+15) {dark}
b) a Heavy Crossbow of Numenor (x5) (+12,+19) {regen}
c) a Ring of Speed (+6)
d) a Ring of Constitution (+4)
e) an Amulet of Speed (+3)
f) a Feanorian Lamp
g) Bronze Dragon Scale Mail (-2) [30,+26] {confusion}
h) The Cloak 'Holcolleth' [1,+10] (+2)
i) a Large Leather Shield of the Avari [4,+18] (+1) {Blind}
j) a Golden Crown of Telepathy [0,+11]
k) a Set of Leather Gloves of the Istari (+3,+5) [1,+9] (+3) {disenchant}
l) a Pair of Soft Leather Boots of Speed [2,+10] (+6)

Here you made a huge mistake. This set of gear gives you +17 speed and 496 hps (18/140 con). Since +6 speed won't make you go anywhere, you must replace that speed ring by a con ring. A level 41 mage with 18/200 con has roughly 750 hps, this is more important than +6 speed when you already have more than +10 (haste will give you +20, and that's more than enough until you dive below 4000ft).

[PowerWyrm]

[Character Equipment]

a) a Scimitar (Blessed) (2d5) (+9,+9) (+2) {@w0!d!k!v}
b) a Long Bow of Extra Shots (x3) (+10,+7) (+1)
c) a Ring of Strength (+3)
d) a Ring of Slaying (+7,+5)
e) an Amulet of Trickery (+2) {!d!k!v!s}
f) a Dwarven Lantern {!d!k!v}
g) Hard Leather Armour of Elvenkind (-1) [6,+13] (+2 to stealth) {!d!t!k!v}
h) a Cloak of the Teleri [1,+6] {!d!k!t!v}
i) a Small Leather Shield of Elvenkind [2,+9] (+2 to stealth) {!d!t!s}
j) a Golden Crown of Lordliness [0,+14] (+3) {!d!t!k!v}
k) a Set of Gauntlets of the Istari (+0,+2) [2,+8] (+3) {!t!d!s}
l) a Pair of Soft Leather Boots of Mirkwood [2,+8] {!d!t!s}

When you have this gear at quite low level... you really want to have a lot of CCWs and teleport macroed, to avoid something like this:

Ulfang the Black hits you.
You die.

And...

You fell into a pit!
You die.

Level 27 paladin... just made me ROFLMAO.

[PowerWyrm]

Ulfang the Black hits you.
You die.

Damn this guy is on a rampage!

[PowerWyrm]

You have 23 Arrows (1d4) (+0,+0) {@f1}.
The Arrow (1d4) (+0,+0) {@f1} hits the Vibration hound.
The Vibration hound snarls with pain.
The Vibration hound breathes sound.
You have been stunned.
The Vibration hound breathes sound.
Boldor, King of the Yeeks concentrates on his wounds.
Boldor, King of the Yeeks looks REALLY healthy!
The Earth hound breathes shards.
The Earth hound breathes shards.
You have been given a bad cut.
You die.

Lol... using arrows is probably not the best thing to do in such situation :)
As long as a mage has SPs... try teleport instead :)

[PowerWyrm]

The Master vampire hits you.
The Master vampire hits you.
The Master vampire bites you.
You keep hold of your life force!
The Master vampire misses you.
The Master lich touches you.
You keep hold of your life force!
The Master lich touches you.
The Master lich touches you.
You feel clumsy for a moment, but the feeling passes.
The Master lich touches you.
You die.
You feel clumsy for a moment, but the feeling passes.

Dunadan paladin (midlevel) with plenty of mana left... sounds like Portal was not macroed.

[serina]

00:17:36 3100ft 40 Killed Quaker, Master of Earth


[Last Messages]

You have destroyed the Plasma vortex.
You have found 56 gold pieces worth of diamonds.
You have found 168 gold pieces worth of sapphires.
You have found 164 gold pieces worth of adamantite.
You are no longer stunned.
You destroy a Jewel Encrusted Crown [0] {cursed}.
You have no more Jewel Encrusted Crowns [0] {cursed}.
Map sector [4,4], which is your sector. Direction?
Map sector [4,3], which is West of your sector. Direction?
Map sector [4,4], which is your sector. Direction?
Map sector [4,3], which is West of your sector. Direction?
You enter a maze of down staircases.
You have a good feeling...
You enter a maze of up staircases.
Looks like any other level.
You enter a maze of down staircases.
Looks like any other level.
You hear a door burst open!
You enter a maze of up staircases.
Looks like any other level.
The Nether hound breathes nether.
You keep hold of your life force!
The Nether hound breathes nether.
You keep hold of your life force!
The Nether hound breathes nether.
You feel your life slipping away!
You hit the Nether hound.
You hit the Nether hound.
You miss the Nether hound.
You miss the Nether hound.
You hit the Nether hound.
The 11-headed hydra casts a fire ball.
The Nether hound breathes nether.
You keep hold of your life force!
The Nether hound breathes nether.
You keep hold of your life force!
The Nether hound breathes nether.
You keep hold of your life force!
The Nether hound breathes nether.
You keep hold of your life force!
The Nether hound breathes nether.
You keep hold of your life force!
The Nether hound claws you.
The Nether hound misses you.
The Nether hound bites you.
The Nether hound misses you.
The Nether hound breathes nether.
You keep hold of your life force!
The Nether hound misses you.
The Nether hound misses you.
The Nether hound misses you.
The Nether hound bites you.
The Nether hound breathes nether.
You keep hold of your life force!
You failed to concentrate hard enough!
The Nether hound breathes nether.
You keep hold of your life force!
The Nether hound breathes nether.
You keep hold of your life force!
You die.

NEVER go UPSTAIRS this deep. This char died instantly due to Z near the stairs. When you go up a stair, it can happen. When you go downstairs, all Z's are removed from near proximity.

ZAL

[PowerWyrm]

You enter a maze of up staircases.
You feel there is something special about this level.
...
The Chaos hound breathes chaos.
You feel your life draining away!
The Chaos hound breathes chaos.
You feel your life draining away!
You die.

Seems that someone didn't read that post and died again to that same mistake...

[PowerWyrm]

It magically summons its minions.
...
You have 44 Arrows (1d4) (+0,+2) {@f1}.
The Arrow (1d4) (+0,+2) {@f1} hits the Master rogue.
...
You feel better.
You have 2 Potions of Cure Serious Wounds {@q1}.
...
The Black knight hits you.
The Black knight misses you.
The Black knight hits you.
You die.

Three mistakes here:
1) Missile attacks won't work against a lot of opponents
2) Don't quaff a CSW when you know that the next round you gonna be hurt for more than 18 damage
3) Basically... just panic when somone summons on you :)

[PowerWyrm]

[Character Equipment]

a) The Morning Star 'Bloodspike' (2d6) (+9,+22) (+4)
b) a Long Bow of Extra Shots (x3) (+22,+14) (+1)
c) a Ring of Damage (+15)
d) a Ring of Damage (+12)
e) an Amulet of Infravision (-3) {uncursed}
f) a Feanorian Lamp
g) Bronze Dragon Scale Mail (-2) [30,+21]
h) a Cloak of the Teleri [1,+8]
i) a Small Metal Shield of Elvenkind [3,+11] (+2 to stealth)
j) a Jewel Encrusted Crown of Seeing [0,+10] (+5 to searching)
k) a Set of Elven Gloves [1,+6] {good - Golfimbul, the Hill Orc Chief}
l) a Pair of Soft Leather Boots of Free Action [2,+9]

I don't see the point of that amulet... and rings of damage are completely useless for rangers, use rings of constitution instead!

[serina]

Quote:
a) The Morning Star 'Bloodspike' (2d6) (+8,+22) (+4)
b) a Heavy Crossbow of Extra Might (x5) (+9,+11) (+1)
c) a Ring of Damage (+13)
d) a Ring of Damage (+10)
e) an Amulet of Sustenance
f) a Feanorian Lamp
g) Metal Lamellar Armour (Dwarven) (-3) [23,+21] (+2)
h) a Cloak of Aman [1,+14] (+1 to stealth)
i) an Orcish Shield [5,+10] (+2)
j) a Hard Leather Cap of Telepathy [2,+1]
k) The Set of Leather Gloves 'Cammithrim' [1,+10]
l) a Pair of Soft Leather Boots of Stability [2,+2]

...

Medusa, the Gorgon casts a fire bolt.
You die.

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Diving deep enough for Medusa without basic resists = dying extremely fast. Swap amulet, armour, cloak or Orchish for something with basic resists (fire, lightning, cold, acid).

1 breath from anything D can kill you in 1 turn.

ZAL

[Dalzedur]

[Character Equipment]

e) an Amulet of Infravision (-3) {uncursed}

I don't see the point of that amulet...

You can use 'run' when you cannot see monsters. Maybe to flee faster, if they're simple melee types, or to kill a fleeing monster that has the same/faster speed as you do - You just let it get some distance until you can no longer see it in the corridor and then you just run after it and end up killing it, when otherwise you would not have been able to catch it without a dead-end. Having infravision can make this harder to utilize.

Of course, having a high speed and/or powerful ranged arsenal will nullify the effectiveness of this tactic.

But yeah, there are better amulets available :)

[PowerWyrm]

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"The Greater Balrog breathes fire. (x10)
You die."

You know that in this position you're in LOS of almost all of the Us right? If not, then you learned that the hard way...

[Billsey]

I can just see him frantically digging in that wall with his broken dagger, trying to get out of line of sight. :-)

[PowerWyrm]

You miss Ancalagon the Black.
You miss Ancalagon the Black.
You miss Ancalagon the Black.
You hit Ancalagon the Black.
You miss Ancalagon the Black.
You hit Ancalagon the Black.
It was a great hit!
You miss Ancalagon the Black.
You miss Ancalagon the Black.
You hit Ancalagon the Black.
You hit Ancalagon the Black.
It was a superb hit!
You miss Ancalagon the Black.
Ancalagon the Black breathes acid.
Your Pair of Witan Boots of Speed is unaffected!
You miss Ancalagon the Black.
You miss Ancalagon the Black.
You hit Ancalagon the Black.
You miss Ancalagon the Black.
Ancalagon the Black breathes fire.
You miss Ancalagon the Black.
You miss Ancalagon the Black.
You miss Ancalagon the Black.
You miss Ancalagon the Black.
Ancalagon the Black breathes frost.
You die.

Note the huge number of times you missed Ancalagon. There's no way to kill a powerful unique like that when missing 14 out of 19 times. Improve your to-hit! Sounds like your priest forgot to cast "Prayer" (Protection from Evil helps too, and considering the fire/frost damage you forgot "Resist fire/cold" too).