Difference between revisions of "Protection racket"
MadDawg2552 (talk | contribs) m |
MadDawg2552 (talk | contribs) (Removed redundant information.) |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
==Strategy== | ==Strategy== | ||
| − | Use of your starting pet is essential, as killing monsters yourself will soon raise your level, and not killing them will result in your swift death. [[Healer]]s are widely considered best for this task, as the healing spell can be used to keep your pet alive for longer. Gnomish Healers have an extra advantage: more of the monsters in the mines will be peaceful | + | Use of your starting pet is essential, as killing monsters yourself will soon raise your level, and not killing them will result in your swift death. [[Healer]]s are widely considered best for this task, as the healing spell can be used to keep your pet alive for longer. Gnomish Healers have an extra advantage: more of the monsters in the mines will be peaceful. |
===Getting the gold=== | ===Getting the gold=== | ||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
There are many ways to get the gold you need: | There are many ways to get the gold you need: | ||
| − | * Start as a healer. Healers | + | * Start as a healer. Healers start with a large amount of gold to donate to the Minetown priest. |
* [[Credit cloning|Credit clone]]. That might not be a viable option if you don't have enough [[comestible|food]], and some might consider it [[cheating]]. | * [[Credit cloning|Credit clone]]. That might not be a viable option if you don't have enough [[comestible|food]], and some might consider it [[cheating]]. | ||
Revision as of 04:06, 10 January 2007
The protection racket is a strategy for reaching Minetown at experience level 1, with lots of gold, and hence purchasing a large amount of divine protection for a small amount.
Strategy
Use of your starting pet is essential, as killing monsters yourself will soon raise your level, and not killing them will result in your swift death. Healers are widely considered best for this task, as the healing spell can be used to keep your pet alive for longer. Gnomish Healers have an extra advantage: more of the monsters in the mines will be peaceful.
Getting the gold
There are many ways to get the gold you need:
- Start as a healer. Healers start with a large amount of gold to donate to the Minetown priest.
- Credit clone. That might not be a viable option if you don't have enough food, and some might consider it cheating.
- Loot vaults. You'll need some means of digging and maybe a scroll of magic mapping or two. Other means of finding a vault can be found on the vault page.
- Sell junk to shopkeepers. This requires extensive knowledge of item values since you don't want to carry 20 items to a shop and find out they are only worth 1 gold each.
Other information
For characters other than gnomish Healers, the chances of surviving the protection racket are slim, and hence it is a metastrategy. Conversely, it is arguable that the protection racket is actually the best strategy for gnomish Healers.
- This page is a stub. Should you wish to do so, you can contribute by expanding this page.
A user has suggested improving this page or section as follows:
"There is a lot more to be said about this strategy. A detailed howto, some of its dangers, what to do after, etc."
