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A '''boulder fort''' is the strategic placement of [[boulder]]s to control the generation or movement of monsters around you.
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A '''boulder fort''' is the strategic placement of [[boulder]]s to control the generation or movement of monsters around you, taking advantage of the fact that few monsters can move onto boulders.
  
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== Escape ==
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== Strategy ==
  
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A basic use of a boulder fort is as a protective or '''escape mechanism''. You can read a blessed [[scroll of earth]] if an arch-lich is summoning too many monsters, or you can take out [[Master Kaen|hard monsters]] from behind a strategic boulder fort on the stairs up.
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A basic use of a boulder fort is as a protection or escape tactic. You can read a blessed [[scroll of earth]] if an arch-lich is summoning too many monsters, or you can take out difficult monsters such as [[quest nemeses]] from behind a strategic boulder fort on the stairs up.
  
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You can [[Aligned priest#Trapping an aligned priest with boulders|trap a temple priest in a boulder fort]] in order to convert the altar without interference.
  
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Generally used in [[extinctionism]] or [[farming|farming]], it is an array of boulders placed around oneself to block all other spaces nearby. That way, monsters will only be created on (and able to attack you from) a certain spot, such as an [[altar]]. The keystroke sequence necessary for mass monster slaying becomes rather simple and less [[paste|error-prone]] in a fort.
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Boulder forts are useful for [[extinctionism]] or [[farming]], because they can force monsters to be created on (and able to attack you from) a certain spot, such as an [[altar]]. The keystroke sequence necessary for mass monster slaying becomes rather simple and less [[paste|error-prone]] in a fort.
  
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You can create one with a blessed [[scroll of earth]] to summon boulders around your altar. You should engrave [[Elbereth]] under yourself and under each boulder to prevent [[giant]]s from walking on them. Occasionally, summoned giants will appear on the boulders and pick them up if you did not engrave Elbereth, ruining your fort. Intelligent monsters can also zap a [[wand of striking]] at you if they see you, destroying boulders. To avoid this, surround yourself completely. A [[cursed]] [[bag of holding]] on the @ spot is a good way to destroy the [[junk]] long farming sessions generate. You might need to drop all inventory and squeeze between boulders at first, to set the fort up.
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Boulder forts are not impervious to [[ghost]]s or giants, but monsters cannot occupy the same square as one another. A variation is to create the boulders on top of [[Blue jelly|blue jellies]] (or other [[sessile]] monsters), which never move.
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Boulder forts are vulnerable to hostile monsters zapping [[wand of striking|wands of striking]] at you from outside and smashing the boulders. [[Ghost]]s, [[giants]], and [[xorns]] can also move onto squares containing boulders. However, monsters cannot occupy the same square as one another, so for better security, some players opt for a '''boulder-jelly fort''': a fort where the boulders sit on top of [[Blue jelly|blue jellies]] (or other [[sessile]] monsters), which never move. This is still not foolproof, but it is pretty solid. For maximum (but still not foolproof) security, you may want to make a boulder-jelly fort where each jelly is sitting on a [[scroll of scare monster]].
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If you are [[invisible]] or [[displaced]], monsters will eventually destroy the boulders with ranged attacks if they misjudge your location. If you rely on a boulder and jelly fort for shelter while pasting large amounts of unsupervised commands, you may want to wear a [[mummy wrapping]].
 
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Revision as of 04:28, 21 August 2018

A boulder fort is the strategic placement of boulders to control the generation or movement of monsters around you, taking advantage of the fact that few monsters can move onto boulders.

Strategy

A basic use of a boulder fort is as a protection or escape tactic. You can read a blessed scroll of earth if an arch-lich is summoning too many monsters, or you can take out difficult monsters such as quest nemeses from behind a strategic boulder fort on the stairs up.

You can trap a temple priest in a boulder fort in order to convert the altar without interference.

Boulder forts are useful for extinctionism or farming, because they can force monsters to be created on (and able to attack you from) a certain spot, such as an altar. The keystroke sequence necessary for mass monster slaying becomes rather simple and less error-prone in a fort. 

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Boulder forts are vulnerable to hostile monsters zapping wands of striking at you from outside and smashing the boulders. Ghosts, giants, and xorns can also move onto squares containing boulders. However, monsters cannot occupy the same square as one another, so for better security, some players opt for a boulder-jelly fort: a fort where the boulders sit on top of blue jellies (or other sessile monsters), which never move. This is still not foolproof, but it is pretty solid. For maximum (but still not foolproof) security, you may want to make a boulder-jelly fort where each jelly is sitting on a scroll of scare monster.

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