User:Ckbryant - Revision history

Tjr: Text replace - "Wikihack" to "NetHackWiki"

2010-11-11T18:42:58Z

Text replace - "Wikihack" to "NetHackWiki"

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	First played PC Hack way back in the mid-80's. Got nowhere. In 2007, I decided it was time to really learn this game, and I ascended my first character after dying and dying and dying and dying. I never would have done it without ~~Wikihack~~, so perhaps I can help out the next adventurer just a little bit.		First played PC Hack way back in the mid-80's. Got nowhere. In 2007, I decided it was time to really learn this game, and I ascended my first character after dying and dying and dying and dying. I never would have done it without NetHackWiki, so perhaps I can help out the next adventurer just a little bit.

	To date, I've Ascended...		To date, I've Ascended...

Ckbryant: Private Jackson the Ranger, how could I have forgetten you? 300 +7 Arrows on Astral= fun!

2009-09-27T23:47:31Z

Private Jackson the Ranger, how could I have forgetten you? 300 +7 Arrows on Astral= fun!

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	Male and Female genders.		Male and Female genders.
	Human, Elf, Dwarf, Gnome and Orc starting races.		Human, Elf, Dwarf, Gnome and Orc starting races.
	Valkyrie, Barbarian, Wizard, Samurai, Caveman, Monk, Tourist and ~~Rogue~~ roles.		Valkyrie, Barbarian, Wizard, Samurai, Caveman, Monk, Tourist, Rogue and Ranger roles.

	Had a lot of fun with my Orcish Rogue, though the game was definitely in "easy mode" for me. I got a wand of cold on level 1, a huge armor shop on level 2 that gave me the shield of reflection, boots of speed and oilskin cloak that I ascended in, and found a wand of wishing dropped on a humble rothe's corpse about 15000 turns into the game.		Had a lot of fun with my Orcish Rogue, though the game was definitely in "easy mode" for me. I got a wand of cold on level 1, a huge armor shop on level 2 that gave me the shield of reflection, boots of speed and oilskin cloak that I ascended in, and found a wand of wishing dropped on a humble rothe's corpse about 15000 turns into the game.

Ckbryant: Farewell, Shakebag the Rogue...

2009-08-19T12:30:54Z

Farewell, Shakebag the Rogue...

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	Lawful, Neutral, and Chaotic alignments.		Lawful, Neutral, and Chaotic alignments.
	Male and Female genders.		Male and Female genders.
	Human, Elf, Dwarf and ~~Gnome~~ starting races.		Human, Elf, Dwarf, Gnome and Orc starting races.
	Valkyrie, Barbarian, Wizard, Samurai, Caveman, Monk, and ~~Tourist~~ roles.		Valkyrie, Barbarian, Wizard, Samurai, Caveman, Monk, Tourist and Rogue roles.

	~~Just~~ ascended a Monk and a Tourist over a holiday weekend that perhaps could have included more yard work and less NetHack, and I'll see if I can't contribute to a couple of the relevant articles. Monks are interesting, but Master Kaen seems overrated. I hit him with a sleep spell and unloaded a wand of lightning into him. He went down without a squeak. Perhaps I got lucky?		Had a lot of fun with my Orcish Rogue, though the game was definitely in "easy mode" for me. I got a wand of cold on level 1, a huge armor shop on level 2 that gave me the shield of reflection, boots of speed and oilskin cloak that I ascended in, and found a wand of wishing dropped on a humble rothe's corpse about 15000 turns into the game.

			It makes a nice note to end on, for now. Perhaps I'll treat myself to another NetHack weekend next year or something.

			I don't know where to put this in the wiki, but if I've learned one thing since my first ascensions, it is this: DON'T LEVEL UP. You have to reach XL 14 for the quest, and you want that fast regeneration that comes from being XL 10, but what else does gaining levels get you? Max your luck and you'll always hit. Get HP from nurses or potions. Play carefully so you don't need to spend lots of skill points on different weapons. All gaining levels does for you is make the dungeon produce stronger monsters. I try to ascend at around XL 15 or 16 (I haven't yet gone so far as to intentionally level drain myself), and I see maybe one Archon per game. Maybe zero. Even my last wizard I only took to XL 18, which was plenty of skill slots for what I needed to do. My magic missiles were plenty strong to cut through the crowds.

			Ascended a Monk and a Tourist over a holiday weekend that perhaps could have included more yard work and less NetHack, and I'll see if I can't contribute to a couple of the relevant articles. Monks are interesting, but Master Kaen seems overrated. I hit him with a sleep spell and unloaded a wand of lightning into him. He went down without a squeak. Perhaps I got lucky?

	The Tourist was the first game I ever finished without a Bag of Holding, which really squeezes your inventory. On the Astral Plane, I tried the trick with reverse genociding, taming and teleporting Purple Worms. Got 11 tame worms out there. It was kind of fun, but very random--and of course they won't fight any of the real big opponents. On the whole, not worth it unless the game just throws scrolls and markers at you. I prefer a chickatrice corpse to almost anything on Astral.		The Tourist was the first game I ever finished without a Bag of Holding, which really squeezes your inventory. On the Astral Plane, I tried the trick with reverse genociding, taming and teleporting Purple Worms. Got 11 tame worms out there. It was kind of fun, but very random--and of course they won't fight any of the real big opponents. On the whole, not worth it unless the game just throws scrolls and markers at you. I prefer a chickatrice corpse to almost anything on Astral.

Ckbryant: /* 66 Zorkmids for that polished silver shield? Allow me to make a counter-offer. */

2009-08-14T16:14:52Z

66 Zorkmids for that polished silver shield? Allow me to make a counter-offer.

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	==66 Zorkmids for that polished silver shield? Allow me to make a counter-offer. ==		==66 Zorkmids for that polished silver shield? Allow me to make a counter-offer. ==
	[[Image:Polished_Silver_Shield.JPG]]		[[Image:Polished_Silver_Shield.JPG]]

	Boring conversation anyway...		Boring conversation anyway...

Ckbryant at 16:14, 14 August 2009

2009-08-14T16:14:15Z

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	I've got a couple of "ascension posts" below; hope someone finds them useful or interesting!		I've got a couple of "ascension posts" below; hope someone finds them useful or interesting!

			==66 Zorkmids for that polished silver shield? Allow me to make a counter-offer. ==
			[[Image:Polished_Silver_Shield.JPG]]
			Boring conversation anyway...

	== Ladies and gentlemen, I give you The Gnome with the Wand of Death ==		== Ladies and gentlemen, I give you The Gnome with the Wand of Death ==

Ckbryant: Cute little guys...

2009-07-10T16:28:21Z

Cute little guys...

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	Male and Female genders.		Male and Female genders.
	Human, Elf and ~~Dwarf~~ starting races.		Human, Elf, Dwarf and Gnome starting races.
	Valkyrie, Barbarian, Wizard, Samurai, Caveman, Monk, and Tourist roles.		Valkyrie, Barbarian, Wizard, Samurai, Caveman, Monk, and Tourist roles.

Ckbryant at 16:12, 13 June 2009

2009-06-13T16:12:59Z

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	Human and ~~Elf~~ starting races.		Human, Elf and Dwarf starting races.
	Valkyrie, Barbarian, Wizard, Samurai, Caveman, Monk, and Tourist roles.		Valkyrie, Barbarian, Wizard, Samurai, Caveman, Monk, and Tourist roles.

Ckbryant at 20:38, 26 May 2009

2009-05-26T20:38:16Z

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	Male and Female genders.		Male and Female genders.
	Human and Elf starting races.		Human and Elf starting races.
	Valkyrie, Barbarian, Wizard, Samurai, Caveman and ~~Monk~~ roles.		Valkyrie, Barbarian, Wizard, Samurai, Caveman, Monk, and Tourist roles.

	~~Don't know when I'll get back at this point.~~ Just ascended a Monk, and I'll see if I can't contribute to a couple of the relevant articles. ~~Those guys~~ are interesting, but Master Kaen seems overrated. I hit him with a sleep spell and unloaded a wand of lightning into him. He went down without a squeak. Perhaps I got lucky?		Just ascended a Monk and a Tourist over a holiday weekend that perhaps could have included more yard work and less NetHack, and I'll see if I can't contribute to a couple of the relevant articles. Monks are interesting, but Master Kaen seems overrated. I hit him with a sleep spell and unloaded a wand of lightning into him. He went down without a squeak. Perhaps I got lucky?

			The Tourist was the first game I ever finished without a Bag of Holding, which really squeezes your inventory. On the Astral Plane, I tried the trick with reverse genociding, taming and teleporting Purple Worms. Got 11 tame worms out there. It was kind of fun, but very random--and of course they won't fight any of the real big opponents. On the whole, not worth it unless the game just throws scrolls and markers at you. I prefer a chickatrice corpse to almost anything on Astral.

	I've got a couple of "ascension posts" below; hope someone finds them useful or interesting!		I've got a couple of "ascension posts" below; hope someone finds them useful or interesting!

			== Ladies and gentlemen, I give you The Gnome with the Wand of Death ==

			[[Image:Ckbryant_Gwtwod.JPG]]

			Good thing I hit Sokoban first and got the amulet! Otherwise, there would have been some real pucker factor here.

	== Oh, well, these things do happen... ==		== Oh, well, these things do happen... ==

Ckbryant at 03:13, 10 May 2009

2009-05-10T03:13:17Z

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	First played PC Hack way back in the mid-80's. Got nowhere. In 2007, I decided it was time to really learn this game, and I ascended my first character after dying and dying and dying and dying. I never would have done it without Wikihack, so perhaps I can help out the next adventurer just a little bit.		First played PC Hack way back in the mid-80's. Got nowhere. In 2007, I decided it was time to really learn this game, and I ascended my first character after dying and dying and dying and dying. I never would have done it without Wikihack, so perhaps I can help out the next adventurer just a little bit.

	I'~~m not real good about signing in before I edit--I guess I should work on that~~.		To date, I've Ascended...
			Lawful, Neutral, and Chaotic alignments.
			Male and Female genders.
			Human and Elf starting races.
			Valkyrie, Barbarian, Wizard, Samurai, Caveman and Monk roles.

	~~To date,~~ I'~~ve Ascended~~...		Don't know when I'll get back at this point. Just ascended a Monk, and I'll see if I can't contribute to a couple of the relevant articles. Those guys are interesting, but Master Kaen seems overrated. I hit him with a sleep spell and unloaded a wand of lightning into him. He went down without a squeak. Perhaps I got lucky?
	~~Lawful, Neutral~~, and ~~Chaotic alignments~~.
	~~Male and Female genders~~.
	~~Human~~ and ~~Elf starting races~~.
	~~Valkyrie, Barbarian, Wizard, Samurai, and Caveman roles~~.

	~~Don't know when I'll get back, but my next player will probably be a Monk.~~ I've got a couple of "ascension posts" below; hope someone finds them useful or interesting!		I've got a couple of "ascension posts" below; hope someone finds them useful or interesting!

	== Oh, well, these things do happen... ==		== Oh, well, these things do happen... ==

Ckbryant: /* Oh, well, these things do happen... */

2009-01-08T20:31:02Z

Oh, well, these things do happen...

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	Pity that it wasn't a wand of death. That would have been worth it just for the story.		Pity that it wasn't a wand of death. That would have been worth it just for the story.

	...		...

	But, happlily, a slightly younger cousin of that Captain Caveman (with the same name) just offered the Amulet and ascended to immortality this morning. Cavemen: The combat specialists who aren't actually very good at combat!		But, happlily, a slightly younger cousin of that Captain Caveman (with the same name) just offered the Amulet and ascended to immortality this morning. Cavemen: The combat specialists who aren't actually very good at combat!
	--[[User:Ckbryant\|Ckbryant]] 20:30, 8 January 2009 (UTC)		--[[User:Ckbryant\|Ckbryant]] 20:30, 8 January 2009 (UTC)