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Thoth Registered user The Scribe Last page view: 6200 days, 3 hours, 23 minutes and 4 seconds ago. |
Adom "Robin Hood Challenge" My fellow ADOMers, I present this challenge to you... Rules 1. Must be a Male Human Ranger, born in the month of the Falcon. 2. Must choose the first seven talents in this order: Alert, Good Shot, Keen Shot (must have DX 13+), Aff. w/ Bows, Aff. w/ Crossbows, Aff. w/ Slings, Missile Weapon Master. 3. First kill must be an Outlaw or Outlaw Leader - name "Robin Hood" is meant to reflect this first kill. 4. May only visit wilderness locations, Terinyo ("Nottingham"), Lawenilothehl ("Sherwood Forest"), the Infinite Dungeon, the Old Barbarian's Glade, the Mad Minstrel's Clearing, and the Quickling Tree. 5. Must never buy anything, but may steal if possible. May sell things for gold, or give them away to NPC's. 6. May only use gold to give to beggars, to make them companions - Robin Hood's "Merry Men". Name them "Little John", "Friar Tuck", "Will Scarlet", "Maid Marian" (if female), etc. 7. May never kill a Beggar. 8. May never have companions other than Beggars. 9. Must never let a companion die. 10. Must acquire "Courage" skill from the Old Barbarian. 11. Must acquire Archery 100. 12. Must acquire Survival 100. 13. Must kill Yergius the Master Thief in Lawenilothehl, to become the "Leader of the Thieves Guild". 14. Must kill Tywat Pare the Sheriff in Terinyo. If you make it this far, you will have a remarkable character - feel free to play out the "Further Adventures of Robin Hood" however you choose, and free of further constraints. Be sure to post comments, question and results below. I am writing strategies based on this challenge, and will post them soon. Happy "Hooding", fellow adventurers! :) --<>||<>--
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 Armada Registered user Last page view: 1232 days, 21 hours, 34 minutes and 3 seconds ago. |
Ahh this sounds like a lot of fun! Surely not as challenging as the others i have seen suggested, but all the better for the me |
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Armada Registered user Last page view: 1232 days, 21 hours, 34 minutes and 3 seconds ago. |
Well i just tried the challenge, didnt turn out too well.. Got him to level 7 where he got paralyzed by a carrion creeper. Got the first kill of an outlaw, born in Falcon and all that good stuff. Got all the talents up to and including Bow Affinity. Didnt have any companions, didnt buy anything, didnt kill any beggars :P |
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Majin Registered user Pierced Last page view: 7319 days, 1 hour, 2 minutes and 27 seconds ago. |
I don't want to sound like a spoilsport, but wasn't Robin Hood primarily an archer? and is it ok to kill a Bandit for first kill? What do you Wish for?_ |
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Iridia Moderator on this forum YASD Last page view: 3762 days, 18 hours, 11 minutes and 5 seconds ago. |
No, ranger is just as good a class. The ranger's strength is wilderness survival and combat; Robin Hood was good at all sorts of combat, not just archery... I would say Robin Hood classifies best as a ranger who specializes in missile weapons, though if I were setting the challenge, thief and archer are the two other classes I'd admit. How about weapon requirements? "Must use either unarmed combat, quarterstaves, or long/shortbow at all times"? Though some of the legends to have Robin using a sword or dagger at times... Die Gedanken sind Frei |
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Majin Registered user Pierced Last page view: 7319 days, 1 hour, 2 minutes and 27 seconds ago. |
and rangers get to start with the healing skill as well :) What do you Wish for?_ |
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Ekaterin Moderator on this forum Last page view: 5772 days, 15 hours, 2 minutes and 15 seconds ago. |
If I may ask, why is "born in the Falcon" compulsory? It means you have to scum to attempt this challenge. Are there any restrictions on alignment? Stay neutral, or turn chaotic when you get the chance? When you've fulfilled all the criteria listed above, can you then go down the CoC and win the game? |
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Alex_ Unregistered user |
I imagine you'd turn lawful soon enough if you converted so many beggars. |
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Iridia Moderator on this forum YASD Last page view: 3762 days, 18 hours, 11 minutes and 5 seconds ago. |
Not necessarily. You could fulfill the requirements with only a single beggar companion (or, technically, none at all). Die Gedanken sind Frei |
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Thoth Registered user The Scribe Last page view: 6200 days, 3 hours, 23 minutes and 4 seconds ago. |
Update: I started a character yesterday and he finally died today (#$@% Werejackals), almost totally legitimately. I'll admit it: I quit until I got the Falcon, and changed the date to July 2nd (bad bad bad!). No other cheating though! Got to Missile Weapon Master. Got my first kill (Outlaw). Stayed out of forbidden areas. Never bought anything... sold lots (almost enough gold for a Beggar companion). Didn't kill any Beggars... no other companions. Got Courage. Almost up there on Archery... got Survival 100. :) Saw two (count em: two!) birthdays for the first time. Found a decent longbow, plus a Necklace of the Eye. I discovered a couple tips as well: 1. Rangers don't start with Fletchery, and you can't buy anything. So how to get arrows other than randomly? Berserker parties in the Wilderness - if you're tough enough. Set your tactics to Coward and run around like a madman as they feebly empty their quivers. This leaves plenty of arrows (I found lots of good ones) for you to pick up once you get tired of running or short of food and decide to slaughter them. :) 2. Don't kill Yergius or Tywat Pare immediately. Use them first. Give the Sheriff corpses for gold, and learn some skills from the Master Thief. Save their deaths for the grand finale. I'll post my character flag here, so you can see what you can accomplish (or almost accomplish lol). I'll keep you updated as to further developments in later replies... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Screenshot ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ..................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ....................................................................... ....................................................................... ........................................................................ ........................................................................ ........................................................................ ....................................................................... .................................................................../... ......................../............................................. ...................................................................... ..................................................................... ..................................................................... .................................................................... .................................................................... ........................../................................./...... ................................................................... .................................................................. .................................................................. Robin Hood St:15 Le:17 Wi:16 Dx:13 To:10 Ch: 6 Ap:11 Ma:13 Pe:13 N- DV/PV: 21/8 H: -2(77) P: 30(30) Exp: 12/54791 WE Sp: 102 Blind Coward ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Background Information ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name: Robin Hood Race: male Human Class: Ranger Eye color: light blue Hair color: red Complexion: tanned Height: 6' Weight: 163 pounds Age: 25 (grown-up) Star sign: Falcon Birthday: 27/Falcon (day 237 of the year) YOUR HISTORY: Your parents are travelling adventurers. They are doing moderately well but are talented enough to survive. In your childhood you were tortured by your cruel parents. They seemed to thoroughly hate and despise you. In your youth you worked a lot to become rich and famous later. Consequently you rarely had enough time to play with other kids of your age. Your young adulthood was characterized by hard and long work. You had decided to study under a renowned master. To your great disappointment you had to find out, that he was a hard, unjust and tyrannic man, embittered by his old age. Your apprentice years were quite terrible. You decided to become a Ranger. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inventory ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total weight: 680 stones Carrying capacity: 1500 stones Head : uncursed metal cap [+0, +1] [50s] Neck : uncursed necklace of the eye [3s] Body : uncursed leather armor [+0, +4] [150s] Girdle : uncursed girdle of strength [+0, +0] {St+1} [15s] Cloak : uncursed light cloak [+1, +0] [20s] Right Hand : uncursed hand axe (+0, 1d6) [50s] Left Hand : uncursed hand axe (+0, 1d6) [50s] Right Ring : uncursed ring of fire resistance [1s] Left Ring : uncursed ring of fire resistance [1s] Bracers : - Gauntlets : uncursed brass knuckles [+0, +0] [10s] Boots : uncursed light boots [+0, +3] [20s] Missile weapon: uncursed long bow (+3, +2) [30s] Missiles : bundle of 3 uncursed arrows (+0, 1d6+3) [6s] Tool : - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuff ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total weight: 274 stones Carrying capacity: 1500 stones Missiles ('/') bundle of 15 cursed arrows (+0, 1d6) [30s] bundle of 5 uncursed arrows (+0, 1d6+2) [10s] bundle of 12 blessed arrows (+0, 1d6) [24s] bundle of 29 uncursed arrows (+0, 1d6) [58s] Tools (']') heap of 3 uncursed torches [30s] uncursed box with flint and steel (40) [5s] uncursed bandage [2s] uncursed tinderbox (25) [3s] Rings ('=') uncursed ring of cold resistance [1s] uncursed ring of defense +1 [1s] Wands ('\') uncursed wand of knocking (3 charges) [3s] Scrolls ('?') uncursed scroll of satiation [2s] Food ('%') uncursed fortune cookie [3s] uncursed loaf of bread [40s] Valuables ('$') 6290 gold pieces [62s] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weapon Skills ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Melee weapon Lvl Hit Dam DV Level Required marks --------------------- --- --- --- -- ------------- -------------- Unarmed fighting 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15 Daggers & knives 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15 Clubs & hammers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15 Maces & flails 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15 Swords 3 +2 +1 +0 basic 10 Axes 3 +2 +1 +0 basic 37 Whips 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15 Pole arms 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15 Twohanded weapons 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15 Staves 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 15 Missile weapon Lvl Hit Dam Ra Level Required marks --------------------- --- --- --- -- ------------- -------------- Slings 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7 Bows 9 +18 +13 +3 excellent 54 Crossbows 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7 Thrown axes & hammers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7 Thrown daggers 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7 Thrown rocks & clubs 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7 Thrown spears 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7 Boomerangs & scurgari 0 +0 +0 +0 unskilled 7 Shields Lvl DV Level Required marks --------------------- --- --- ------------- -------------- Shields 0 +0 unskilled 15 Damage caused with your melee weapons: -------------------------------------- Right hand: -1 bonus to hit, 1d6-2 damage Left hand: -2 bonus to hit, 1d6-2 damage Damage caused with your missile weapons: ---------------------------------------- Ammunition: 3, base range: 12, +20 bonus to hit, 1d6+18 damage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Skills ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alertness ................ 22 (mediocre) [+4d5] Archery .................. 89 (great) [+1d3] Athletics ................ 78 (great) [+3d5] Climbing ................. 46 (fair) [+4d5] Courage .................. 16 (mediocre) [+3d4] Dodge .................... 26 (mediocre) [+4d5] First aid ................ 34 (fair) [+3d5] Food preservation ........ 83 (great) [+3d3] Haggling ................. 27 (mediocre) [+2d4] Healing .................. 97 (superb) [+1d5] Herbalism ................ 25 (mediocre) [+4d5] Listening ................ 68 (good) [+3d4] Literacy ................. 24 (mediocre) [+3d3] Pick pockets ............. 11 (mediocre) [+3d3] Survival .................100 (superb) [+2d4] Swimming ................. 42 (fair) [+2d4] Two weapon combat ........ 59 (good) [+4d4] Woodcraft ................ 20 (mediocre) [+4d5] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- His achievements during his adventures: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robin Hood, the human ranger, was killed by a jackal. He scored 12234 points and advanced to level 12. He survived for 1 year, 216 days, 16 hours, 4 minutes and 56 seconds (25873 turns). Robin Hood visited 5 places. His learning score was modified by +4 during his career. His toughness score was modified by -6 during his career. His charisma score was modified by +3 during his career. His appearance score was modified by +3 during his career. His mana score was modified by +4 during his career. He ended his adventuring life somewhere on the plains. 1200 monsters perished under his attacks. He possessed the following intrinsics: He was fire resistant (gained through items). He was lucky. Fate smiled upon him. He had the following talents: Affinity with Bows, Affinity with Crossbows, Affinity with Slings, Alert, Good Shot, Keen Shot, Missile Weapon Master. He had a final speed score of 102 (final base speed: 102). He was not very pious. He asked for 3 divine interventions. He was neutrally aligned. The following monsters were vanquished: 158 bandits 61 barbarians 17 barbarian leaders 3 berserkers 3 big dogs 3 black hurthlings 1 blink dog 15 brown bears 3 bugbears 1 carrion crawler 13 cave fishers 1 cave lion 5 cave lizards 3 claw bugs 2 cobras 2 cutpurses 1 dark elven wizard 3 dark sages 1 displacer beast 1 dwarf 7 fire beetles 1 floating eye 1 ghost bat 15 ghuls 5 giant bats 3 giant centipedes 11 giant frogs 3 giant lizards 30 giant rats 1 gibbering mouther 3 gnolls 11 goblins 3 goblin berserkers 2 goblin chieftains 13 goblin rockthrowers 6 goblin slavemasters 2 gray oozes 20 grizzly bears 2 harpies 6 hill orcs 1 hill orc sergeant 36 hobgoblins 14 hobgoblin chiefs 9 hobgoblin leaders 1 homunculus 2 huge bats 1 hyena 2 imps 154 jackals 5 jackalweres 14 kobolds 2 kobold chieftains 1 kobold shaman 9 large bats 32 large dogs 1 large gnoll 2 large kobolds 4 large orcs 1 large snake 44 lizard men 1 minotaur 1 mugger 3 necromancers 4 ogres 185 orcs 9 orc chieftains 55 orc scorchers 50 outlaws 5 outlaw leaders 2 pixie archers 3 quasits 4 rabid dogs 1 raider 45 rats 2 ratling archers 1 ratling thief 2 ratling warriors 11 red worms 20 skeletons 4 wererats 5 white worms 1 wight 3 wolves 6 zombies --<>||<>-- |
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Thoth Registered user The Scribe Last page view: 6200 days, 3 hours, 23 minutes and 4 seconds ago. |
Just keeping this recent so the noobies can see. :) --<>||<>-- |
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TheTimpen Registered user Last page view: 6856 days, 6 hours, 24 minutes and 23 seconds ago. |
I killed Tywat Pare with a level 1 wizard once :( Used Darkness and my dagger x) |
