User:JMarieStanton - Revision history

JMarieStanton at 14:37, 29 September 2018

2018-09-29T14:37:01Z

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	Hi, I'm James Marie Stanton! (I'm female, in case you're wondering. James is a family name.) I play on NAO ~~often~~, ({{NAOplayer\|JMarieStanton}}), and I'm getting ~~good enough~~ to try ~~my hand at~~ the quest ~~soon~~.		Hi, I'm James Marie Stanton! (I'm female, in case you're wondering. James is a family name.) I play on NAO sometimes, ({{NAOplayer\|JMarieStanton}}), and before they axed the version I was good at, I was getting ready to try the quest.

	I have three adorable baby brothers, and a dog named Hobo Jack (who also shows up on NAO!)		I have three adorable baby brothers, and a dog named Hobo Jack (who also shows up on NAO!)
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	* Archaeologist (human, female and lawful)		* Archaeologist (human, female and lawful)

	My favorite version is 3.4.3, ~~and~~ I'~~m currently trying to pretend like~~ 3.6.0 doesn't exist. Elbereth, farming, alchemy: these were all necessary tools in a game that was already ludicrously hard. Nerfing these aspects of the existing game was the worst thing the DevTeam ever did, full stop. I ~~barely feel like gracing this new team with the name DevTeam, really~~.		My favorite version is 3.4.3, but I've tried 3.6.1 on NAO and I kinda hate it.

	'''Best game so far:'''		'''Best game so far:'''

JMarieStanton at 16:22, 10 October 2017

2017-10-10T16:22:01Z

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	* Valkyrie (human and lawful)		* Valkyrie (human and lawful)

	* ~~Samurai~~ (female)		* Wizard (human, female and chaotic)

	* Archaeologist (female~~, human~~ and lawful)		* Archaeologist (human, female and lawful)

	My favorite version is 3.4.3, and I'm currently trying to pretend like 3.6.0 doesn't exist. Elbereth, farming, alchemy: these were all necessary tools in a game that was already ludicrously hard. Nerfing these aspects of the existing game was the worst thing the DevTeam ever did, full stop. I barely feel like gracing this new team with the name DevTeam, really.		My favorite version is 3.4.3, and I'm currently trying to pretend like 3.6.0 doesn't exist. Elbereth, farming, alchemy: these were all necessary tools in a game that was already ludicrously hard. Nerfing these aspects of the existing game was the worst thing the DevTeam ever did, full stop. I barely feel like gracing this new team with the name DevTeam, really.

JMarieStanton at 14:00, 12 September 2017

2017-09-12T14:00:26Z

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	* Archaeologist (female, human and lawful)		* Archaeologist (female, human and lawful)

			My favorite version is 3.4.3, and I'm currently trying to pretend like 3.6.0 doesn't exist. Elbereth, farming, alchemy: these were all necessary tools in a game that was already ludicrously hard. Nerfing these aspects of the existing game was the worst thing the DevTeam ever did, full stop. I barely feel like gracing this new team with the name DevTeam, really.

	'''Best game so far:'''		'''Best game so far:'''

	Well, this one time, I had everything going for me. I was a lawful human valk with terrific items and leveled up to 11, and I managed to get some Dwarvish mithril and burn two enchant scrolls on it, and together with my starting shield, I had (I think) -7 AC, plus a ring of reflection, cloak of displacement, and intrinsic telepathy. It was incredible. I felt invincible. I plowed through the upper mines, made a well protected stash in Minetown, and went back up to start working on the main dungeon.		Well, this one time, I had everything going for me. I was a lawful human valk with terrific items and leveled up to 11, and I managed to get some Dwarvish mithril and burn two enchant scrolls on it, and together with my starting shield, I had (I think) -7 AC, plus a ring of reflection, cloak of displacement, and intrinsic telepathy. It was incredible. I felt invincible. I plowed through the upper mines, made a well-protected stash in a locked room in Minetown, and went back up to start working on the main dungeon.

	I picked up some incredible items from a double bones level and another bones level immediately under it, iirc, and managed to uncurse a bag of holding that had a bunch of money, two wands of striking with charges, and some gems left in it from some other NAO player. So I went back up and cleaned out Minetown better, and moved a lot of useful stuff from my stash into my bag. Then I just went all-out, bought most of the useful stuff from the shops and stashed it.		I picked up some incredible items from a double bones level and another bones level immediately under it, iirc, and managed to uncurse a bag of holding that had a bunch of money, two wands of striking with charges, and some gems left in it from some other NAO player. So I went back up and cleaned out Minetown better, and moved a lot of useful stuff from my stash into my bag. Then I just went all-out, bought most of the useful stuff from the shops and stashed it.

	The next evening, I logged back in. I returned to the main dungeon and thought I'd clear out sokoban. I used the walkthrough because I suck at puzzles, according to my old excel teacher. Anyways, I ran the first two puzzles pretty quickly, and then I had a relatively long fight just outside the big room with the upstair at the end of Sokoban 2. There were a bunch of winter wolf cubs, a grey unicorn, and some orcs, and they all came pouring out at me. I sent their souls to Niflheimr, so to speak, and got the unihorn. I was ~~over the moon~~! Soon I'd be ready for the quest, and I'd never even seen past dlvl. 10 before!		The next evening, I logged back in. I returned to the main dungeon and thought I'd clear out sokoban. I used the walkthrough because I suck at puzzles, according to my old excel teacher. Anyways, I ran the first two puzzles pretty quickly, and then I had a relatively long fight just outside the big room with the upstair at the end of Sokoban 2. There were a bunch of winter wolf cubs, a grey unicorn, and some orcs, and they all came pouring out at me. I sent their souls to Niflheimr, so to speak, and got the unihorn. I was ecstatic! Soon I'd be ready for the quest, and I'd never even seen past dlvl. 10 before!

	Even when you feel invincible, one mistake is all it takes to really ruin your game. I made two in the space of ten seconds.		Even when you feel invincible, one mistake is all it takes to really ruin your game. I made two in the space of ten seconds.
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	''Große Fehler, junge Walküre, große Fehler...''		''Große Fehler, junge Walküre, große Fehler...''

	But I learned my lesson, and I've had a number of decent Sokoban runs ~~since then~~. I'm really thinking about doing a ~~slow~~, ~~deliberate~~ run soon and trying to make it to the quest.		But I learned my lesson, and I've since had a number of games where I made decent Sokoban runs before dying. I'm really thinking about doing a serious, carefully planned run soon and trying to make it to the quest.

	'''I also play:'''		'''I also play:'''
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	* dNethack		* dNethack

	* Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup		* Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup (though I like each progressive version less.)

	* Moria and Angband		* Moria and Angband

	* Larn (historic roguelike. Later versions are hard to come by these days, but drop me a line and I'll get you a stable copy.)		* Larn (historic roguelike. Later versions are hard to come by these days, but drop me a line and I'll get you a stable copy.)

JMarieStanton at 20:56, 27 June 2016

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	Even when you feel invincible, one mistake is all it takes to really ruin your game. I made two in the space of ten seconds.		Even when you feel invincible, one mistake is all it takes to really ruin your game. I made two in the space of ten seconds.

	I hit "99s" to recover some health. (Don't judge me. A guy chewed me out on the forum for using that, but it's what my ~~first~~ boyfriend taught me, the one who got me hooked on Nethack in the first place. He had ~~like ten~~ ascensions ~~to his name!~~)		I hit "99s" to recover some health. (Don't judge me. A guy chewed me out on the forum for using that, but it's what my ex-boyfriend taught me, the one who got me hooked on Nethack in the first place. He had multiple zen ascensions and at least one foodless ascensions, so I think he knew what he was talking about.)

	Then I made my first mistake. I ate a (now stale) winter wolf cup corpse, hoping to get cold resistance. This was stupid on a number of levels, because innate cold resistance is one of perks of being a Valkyrie, plus, I knew as soon as I did it that the corpse was now probably 120+- turns old.		Then I made my first mistake. I ate a (now stale) winter wolf cup corpse, hoping to get cold resistance. This was stupid on a number of levels, because innate cold resistance is one of perks of being a Valkyrie, plus, I knew as soon as I did it that the corpse was now probably 120+- turns old.

JMarieStanton at 12:46, 14 June 2016

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	'''Best game so far:'''		'''Best game so far:'''

	Well, this one time, I had everything going for me. I was a lawful human valk with terrific items and leveled up to 11, and I managed to get some Dwarvish mithril and burn two enchant scrolls on it, and together with my starting shield, I had -7 AC, plus a ring of reflection, cloak of displacement, and intrinsic telepathy. It was incredible. I felt invincible. I plowed through the upper mines, made a well protected stash in Minetown, and went back up to start working on the main dungeon.		Well, this one time, I had everything going for me. I was a lawful human valk with terrific items and leveled up to 11, and I managed to get some Dwarvish mithril and burn two enchant scrolls on it, and together with my starting shield, I had (I think) -7 AC, plus a ring of reflection, cloak of displacement, and intrinsic telepathy. It was incredible. I felt invincible. I plowed through the upper mines, made a well protected stash in Minetown, and went back up to start working on the main dungeon.

	I picked up some incredible items from a double bones level and another bones level immediately under it, iirc, and managed to uncurse a bag of holding that had a bunch of money, two wands of striking with charges, and some gems left in it from some other NAO player. So I went back up and cleaned out Minetown better, and moved a lot of useful stuff from my stash into my bag. Then I just went all-out, bought most of the useful stuff from the shops and stashed it.		I picked up some incredible items from a double bones level and another bones level immediately under it, iirc, and managed to uncurse a bag of holding that had a bunch of money, two wands of striking with charges, and some gems left in it from some other NAO player. So I went back up and cleaned out Minetown better, and moved a lot of useful stuff from my stash into my bag. Then I just went all-out, bought most of the useful stuff from the shops and stashed it.

JMarieStanton at 14:59, 4 June 2016

2016-06-04T14:59:55Z

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	I picked up some incredible items from a double bones level and another bones level immediately under it, iirc, and managed to uncurse a bag of holding that had a bunch of money, two wands of striking with charges, and some gems left in it from some other NAO player. So I went back up and cleaned out Minetown better, and moved a lot of useful stuff from my stash into my bag. Then I just went all-out, bought most of the useful stuff from the shops and stashed it.		I picked up some incredible items from a double bones level and another bones level immediately under it, iirc, and managed to uncurse a bag of holding that had a bunch of money, two wands of striking with charges, and some gems left in it from some other NAO player. So I went back up and cleaned out Minetown better, and moved a lot of useful stuff from my stash into my bag. Then I just went all-out, bought most of the useful stuff from the shops and stashed it.

	(Incidentally, if you're ever playing 3.4.3 on NAO and find a terrific stash behind a double door in the northeast of the grotto town map, behind three Elbereth walls with oranges on them, you're welcome to it. I think there's a bunch of tigers walking around on that level because it was already a bones level when I got to it, and somebody had some exotic pets.) I saved the game there, and slept on it.

	The next evening, I logged back in. I returned to the main dungeon and thought I'd clear out sokoban. I used the walkthrough because I suck at puzzles, according to my old excel teacher. Anyways, I ran the first two puzzles pretty quickly, and then I had a relatively long fight just outside the big room with the upstair at the end of Sokoban 2. There were a bunch of winter wolf cubs, a grey unicorn, and some orcs, and they all came pouring out at me. I sent their souls to Niflheimr, so to speak, and got the unihorn. I was over the moon! Soon I'd be ready for the quest, and I'd never even seen past dlvl. 10 before!		The next evening, I logged back in. I returned to the main dungeon and thought I'd clear out sokoban. I used the walkthrough because I suck at puzzles, according to my old excel teacher. Anyways, I ran the first two puzzles pretty quickly, and then I had a relatively long fight just outside the big room with the upstair at the end of Sokoban 2. There were a bunch of winter wolf cubs, a grey unicorn, and some orcs, and they all came pouring out at me. I sent their souls to Niflheimr, so to speak, and got the unihorn. I was over the moon! Soon I'd be ready for the quest, and I'd never even seen past dlvl. 10 before!

JMarieStanton at 03:02, 4 June 2016

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	And then I made my second mistake, by not using the unihorn! I thought a character of my level could shrug off food poisoning. And so I hit "99s" again!		And then I made my second mistake, by not using the unihorn! I thought a character of my level could shrug off food poisoning. And so I hit "99s" again!

	''~~Großen~~ Fehler, junge Walküre, ~~großen~~ Fehler...''		''Große Fehler, junge Walküre, große Fehler...''

	But I learned my lesson, and I've had a number of decent Sokoban runs since then. I'm really thinking about doing a slow, deliberate run soon and trying to make it to the quest.		But I learned my lesson, and I've had a number of decent Sokoban runs since then. I'm really thinking about doing a slow, deliberate run soon and trying to make it to the quest.

JMarieStanton at 02:59, 4 June 2016

2016-06-04T02:59:36Z

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	* Archaeologist (female, human and lawful)		* Archaeologist (female, human and lawful)

			'''Best game so far:'''

			Well, this one time, I had everything going for me. I was a lawful human valk with terrific items and leveled up to 11, and I managed to get some Dwarvish mithril and burn two enchant scrolls on it, and together with my starting shield, I had -7 AC, plus a ring of reflection, cloak of displacement, and intrinsic telepathy. It was incredible. I felt invincible. I plowed through the upper mines, made a well protected stash in Minetown, and went back up to start working on the main dungeon.

			I picked up some incredible items from a double bones level and another bones level immediately under it, iirc, and managed to uncurse a bag of holding that had a bunch of money, two wands of striking with charges, and some gems left in it from some other NAO player. So I went back up and cleaned out Minetown better, and moved a lot of useful stuff from my stash into my bag. Then I just went all-out, bought most of the useful stuff from the shops and stashed it.

			(Incidentally, if you're ever playing 3.4.3 on NAO and find a terrific stash behind a double door in the northeast of the grotto town map, behind three Elbereth walls with oranges on them, you're welcome to it. I think there's a bunch of tigers walking around on that level because it was already a bones level when I got to it, and somebody had some exotic pets.) I saved the game there, and slept on it.

			The next evening, I logged back in. I returned to the main dungeon and thought I'd clear out sokoban. I used the walkthrough because I suck at puzzles, according to my old excel teacher. Anyways, I ran the first two puzzles pretty quickly, and then I had a relatively long fight just outside the big room with the upstair at the end of Sokoban 2. There were a bunch of winter wolf cubs, a grey unicorn, and some orcs, and they all came pouring out at me. I sent their souls to Niflheimr, so to speak, and got the unihorn. I was over the moon! Soon I'd be ready for the quest, and I'd never even seen past dlvl. 10 before!

			Even when you feel invincible, one mistake is all it takes to really ruin your game. I made two in the space of ten seconds.

			I hit "99s" to recover some health. (Don't judge me. A guy chewed me out on the forum for using that, but it's what my first boyfriend taught me, the one who got me hooked on Nethack in the first place. He had like ten ascensions to his name!)

			Then I made my first mistake. I ate a (now stale) winter wolf cup corpse, hoping to get cold resistance. This was stupid on a number of levels, because innate cold resistance is one of perks of being a Valkyrie, plus, I knew as soon as I did it that the corpse was now probably 120+- turns old.

			And then I made my second mistake, by not using the unihorn! I thought a character of my level could shrug off food poisoning. And so I hit "99s" again!

			''Großen Fehler, junge Walküre, großen Fehler...''

			But I learned my lesson, and I've had a number of decent Sokoban runs since then. I'm really thinking about doing a slow, deliberate run soon and trying to make it to the quest.

	'''I also play:'''		'''I also play:'''

JMarieStanton at 13:15, 7 January 2016

2016-01-07T13:15:52Z

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	* Samurai (female)		* Samurai (female)

	* Archaeologist (female, human and ~~neutral~~)		* Archaeologist (female, human and lawful)

JMarieStanton at 17:58, 24 December 2015

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	* Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup		* Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup

			* Moria and Angband

	* Larn (historic roguelike. Later versions are hard to come by these days, but drop me a line and I'll get you a stable copy.)		* Larn (historic roguelike. Later versions are hard to come by these days, but drop me a line and I'll get you a stable copy.)