--> Everybody around seems to enjoy saying that dwarven monks are the best and some other bluff of that kind. I was always sure of trollish *Whatever* being better than anyone else, but for a moment a temporary insanity struck my mind and i decided to give dwarven monks a go. Another reason for it was to pass a verdict about monk vs beastfighter challenge. I took Sword (mostly for the tactics bonus - wasn't plannin to reach GM) and started off. Despite some difficulties (food problems in the beginning, and shitty PV in the end) the game was rather fun. The most remarkable moments however are: --> No "body-building" at all. Rather low stats even for a char without food preservation --> only 1 PoGA and 5 potions of *attribute* were generated and successfully digested --> Had a close-to-death famine experience. Arrived at the arena level "Hungry!" and without *any* food at all --> Found out that whirlwind in the hands of a profi can be goddam deadly --> Experienced the advantage of having high PV - I was hit by nearly evryone despite DV over 100 (normal tactics) --> Level 32 & 40 class powers definitely aren't so marvellous as in evryone's opinion. You can feel them only when fightin' greater molochs... --> CoC 50 was xtremely hard coz my healing rate couldn't counteract severe hits Things got better when i put on a crown of regeneration --> Brother was lucky enough to *find* an AoLS, which rarely happens to my chars AoLSs are usually obtained thru a pool-wish or a djinni Brother St:35 Le:20 Wi:25 Dx:58 To:28 Ch:17 Ap:10 Ma:10 Pe:22 L+ DV/PV: 72/21 H: 700(742) P: 224(224) Exp: 50/45627245 DrCh Sp: 166 Blessed Invisible Berserk --> stats sux, i know. *shrug* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Background Information ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Brother Race: male Dwarf Class: Monk Eye color: brown Hair color: black Complexion: tanned Height: 122 cm Weight: 82 kilos Age: 201 (middle-aged, 137 years of unnatural aging added in) Star sign: Sword Birthday: 4/Sword (day 184 of the year) YOUR HISTORY: Your father is a guildmaster. Your family generally is rather wealthy and well-known in your home town. As a child you lived through happy days. Your parents tried to ease your life as much as possible and gave you a lot of comfort. During your youth you had a lot of fun playing with other kids of your age. You always were a natural leader and the center of interest. Your path was always clearly lying before you. You knew about your destiny since your earliest years and fortunately your grandfather supported your wishes. You managed to find a competent trainer and began your studies. You decided to become a Monk. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inventory ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total weight: 13949 stones Carrying capacity: 19875 stones He: blessed crown of regeneration [+0, +0] [55s] Ne: blessed ankh [3s] Bo: blessed Shirt of the Saints [+8, +4] {Le+2} [20s] Gi: blessed girdle of carrying [+0, +0] [15s] Cl: blessed cloak of invisibility (-1, +0) [+1, +0] [30s] RH: - LH: - RR: blessed ring of slaying (+9 melee damage, +6 missile damage) [1s] LR: blessed ring of the master cat [+0, +5] {Dx+16} (+16 spd) [1s] Br: blessed bracers of war [+8, +4] {Dx+8} [10s] Ga: - --> shit happens! :) Bo: blessed seven league boots [+1, +0] [30s] MW: blessed rune-covered sling "Whirlwind" (+12, +12) [3s] Mi: heap of 122 uncursed rocks (+0, 1d4) [610s] Tl: blessed dwarven pick axe "Hammerhead" (+2, 2d10+4) [+2, +2] {To+3}[90s] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuff ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total weight: 13081 stones Carrying capacity: 19875 stones uncursed white dragon-hide gauntlets (-1, -1) [+0, +5] [10s] --> nice ones. my prefered handwear... uncursed seven league boots [+1, +0] [30s] --> spares blessed sapphire amulet "Preserver" [+4, +4] {Wi+7} [3s] --> shit happens again! :) blessed black rune-covered dagger "Needle" (+8, 3d4) [+4, +1] [10s] --> didn't need Needle uncursed rune-covered club "Skullcrusher" (+12, 3d6+2) [-3, +0] {St+4} --> too late, too late. Humanoids were not a problem anyway... uncursed scythe of corruption "Moon Sickle" (+6, 10d4+6) [+2, +2] [70s] uncursed anvil [1000s] --> killed Kherab just for fun uncursed ring of djinni summoning [1s] --> Sharaad-Waador often carries those (at least in my games) uncursed ring of immunity [1s] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon Skills ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Melee weapon Lvl Hit Dam DV Level Required marks --------------------- --- --- --- -- ------------- -------------- Unarmed fighting 14 +12 +10 +10 Mastery 8017 --> GM wouldn't have changed much anyway... Missile weapon Lvl Hit Dam Ra Level Required marks --------------------- --- --- --- -- ------------- -------------- Slings 12 +24 +18 +4 Mastery 2444 --> Long live Whirlwind! Thrown rocks & clubs 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 4 --> first i meant to become a great rocktrower, but the gift from above changed my intentions Damage caused with your melee weapons: -------------------------------------- Right hand: +240 bonus to hit, 1d58+62 damage --> NAH! If you ask for my opinion about Monk/Beastfighter challenge, i will doubtlessly vote for Beastfighter... (at least as far as the damage is concerned) Damage caused with your missile weapons: ---------------------------------------- Ammunition: 122, base range: 16, +166 bonus to hit, 1d4+64 damage --> KEWL! Started tossing rocks at Nuri until close and then only 1 hit hand2hand ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skills ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alertness ................100 (superb) [+2d4] Athletics ................100 (superb) [+2d4] Backstabbing .............100 (superb) [+1] Climbing ................. 84 (great) [+1d3] Concentration ............100 (superb) [+2d4] Courage ..................100 (superb) [+1d3] Detect traps .............100 (superb) [+1d5] Dodge ....................100 (superb) [+1d5] Find weakness ............100 (superb) [+1d3] First aid ................100 (superb) [+2d4] Haggling ................. 74 (great) [+1d3] Healing ..................100 (superb) [+2d4] --> the lack of herbalism was nearly lethal. Stupid me - should have taken druid's quest... Law ......................100 (superb) [+1] Listening ................100 (superb) [+2d4] Literacy .................100 (superb) [+1d5] Metallurgy ............... 85 (great) [+1d3] Mining ...................100 (superb) [+1] Necromancy ............... 43 (fair) [+1d5] --> PoE Pick locks ............... 60 (good) [+2d4] --> PoE: far too late:( Smithing ................. 84 (great) [+1d3] Stealth ..................100 (superb) [+1d5] Tactics ..................100 (superb) [+1d3] Two weapon combat ........100 (superb) [+1d5] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spells ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ice Ball : 262, 25pp (Effectivity: +4) --> used a coupla times in ToEFL and for freezin water Strength of Atlas: 582, 10pp (Effectivity: +3) --> V E R Y useful for a monk! Teleportation : 364, 21pp (Effectivity: +5) --> didn't need more ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- His further life: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- After he leaves the Drakalor Chain he is welcomed by his people with great honors. They acknowledge his noble deeds, his valor, his cunning and his great skills that helped to prevent the complete destruction of the world he knows. He is crowned to be the king of all dwarves and lives a long and prosperous life full of love, happiness and pleasure. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- His achievements during his adventures: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brother, the dwarven monk, saved the world with his brave efforts and became a great ruler while saving himself 6 times. He scored 54305848 points and advanced to level 50. He survived for 0 years, 69 days, 20 hours, 25 minutes and 14 seconds (75333 turns). Brother visited 112 places. His strength score was modified by +15 during his career. His learning score was modified by +3 during his career. His willpower score was modified by +9 during his career. His dexterity score was modified by +20 during his career. His toughness score was modified by +12 during his career. His charisma score was modified by +7 during his career. His appearance score was modified by +1 during his career. His mana score was modified by +2 during his career. --> writing SoCR dropped my Mana badly His perception score was modified by +8 during his career. He was unnaturally aged by 137 years. --> with such a lousy PV i was gettin hit by *all* agin' bastards despite my DV! He was the champion of the arena. He was the head of the thieves guild. He made a little water dragon very happy. He brought back joy into the life of a tiny girl. He defeated the arch enemy of a mighty karmic wyrm. He adhered to the principles of the Cat Lord and thus rose to great fame. He saved Khelavaster from certain death. He left the Drakalor Chain after completing his quest and became a great leader and famous hero. 5589 monsters perished before him. The following 30 artifacts were generated during his adventure: the ring of the master cat the dwarven shield "Rolf's Saviour" --> Shit! Always get it when i DONT need it! the rune-covered club "Skullcrusher" --> 49 the glaive "Long Sting" --> Whatshisname the Cave Fisher directly in the Livin' Forest:) the Shirt of the Saints --> Crowing the bracers of war --> Whatshisname the Great Blue Wyrm the rune-covered sling "Whirlwind" --> 2nd divine gift the ring of immunity the sapphire amulet "Preserver" --> don't know the origin of the both. read a SoI and... WooHoo! the dwarven pick axe "Hammerhead" --> 1st divine gift the rune-covered halberd "Wyrmlance" --> didn't bother lookin for it He possessed the following intrinsics: He was fire resistant. He was poison resistant. He was cold resistant. He was acid resistant. He was lucky (enhanced through items). Fate smiled upon him (enhanced through items). He was sleep resistant (enhanced through an item). He was petrification resistant. He was able to teleport. He was able to control teleportation. He was invisible (gained through an item). He was stun resistant (enhanced through an item). He was paralyzation resistant. He was resistant to death rays (enhanced through an item). He was shock resistant. He was able to see invisible things (enhanced through items). He was immune to ice attacks. He was able to resist confusion attacks (enhanced through items). He was a messiah of Morodwyn. He asked for 2 divine interventions. He was a holy champion of Order. The following monsters were vanquished: 555 animated trees --> had problems leaving the forest 10 balors --> one in dragon caves 1 Chaos Archmage 2 chaos brothers 3 chaos eyes 1 chaos knight 4 chaos lizards 64 chaos mutants 2 chaos plague bearers 2 chaos rats 271 chaos servants 4 chaos sisters 2 chaos spawns 3 chaos spiders 1 chaos viper 57 chaos warriors 36 chaos wizards --> my crusade was not worthless! 2 diamond golems --> try slicing through diamond barehanded! seems to be pretty painful:) 1 doppleganger king --> 1 hit! 51 ghosts 2 ghost bats 37 ghost lords --> BAH! 5 giant ant queens --> 5 ant holes 5 great blue wyrms 1 great karmic wyrm --> trew over 130 rocks at him. he kept stayin' an' pickin' them up:). killin' him (at last) revealed the only RoDS in the whole game 1 great red wyrm 1 greater balor 171 greater chaos servants 1 greater moloch --> class-power autokill 1121 gremlins --> gremlinz suk! 46 iron golems 3 molochs --------------- P.S. Trolls r still da best (barbarians & wizards above all) --> From Russia with Love! No!ZZ {EBi}