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F50 Registered user Last page view: 5476 days, 5 hours, 9 minutes and 29 seconds ago. |
That sounds redundant. Late death...hmmm :P Anyway. I was wondering if we could list causes for late-game death. Late-game as in post-Casino (Cat Lord etc.). I have a character just did the Air Temple and doesn't want to die (hoping for my first regular win). 1. Paralysis. Actually, this applies to the whole game (I've only died once to a ghoul myself). Watch out for mimics (especially higher varieties) and stone oozes. Paralyzation can work in your favor (like the AKW and Cat Lord. I will probably use) "If the bread weights that much in the draklor chain, then it's no wonder so many die of starvation. AND - what kind of IRON RATION weights as much as an iron shield?! A dinner for four, oven included? ;)" -Maelstrom |
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Darren Grey Registered user Last page view: 4239 days, 13 hours, 44 minutes and 1 second ago. |
2. Death ray - make sure you have resistance when something like a Ki-rin pops up (or a Cahos Archmage for that matter). 3. Grues. If you're doomed through some item, don't step in dark places. 4. Corruption - try to stay on top. 5. Crushed by luggage - relying on girdles is a bad idea, as even an annis hag can take you down. Also be careful at altars if relying on a girlde of greed or carrying. 6. Bug temple - it can be nasty, only take it on if you're 100% confident. DV is the important thing, and some decent artifact armour helps. 7. Andor Drakon - the main issue is being able to cause harm to him before you get killed by corruption or stat-draining. Also, I've said this before and I'll say it again, make sure you're wielding the trident when you finally kill him, otherwise you will suffer the most horrible death possible. Waldenbrook, the dwarven shopkeeper, mumbles: "I'd offer 9 gold pieces for yer dwarven child corpse." |
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Morio Registered user Holy Champion of ADoM Last page view: 3898 days, 12 hours and 1 second ago. |
8. Getting aged to death by some ghost kings 9. thinking I can last one more round before drinking that healing potion "I don't know what World War 3 will be fought with, but I know World War 4 with be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein |
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Soira unplugged Unregistered user |
10. receiving criticals over 400hp per round. basically bad side of vault inducing with dooming. 11. dopleganger king. my worst memmories -- lich king summoning bunch of dopleganger kings. 12. messing with gates requirements. i do remember geting cursed without noticing it. |
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Cat Lord Lord Registered user Not really Last page view: 5445 days, 6 hours, 44 minutes and 35 seconds ago. |
13. Cat Lord. Nuff said. Homework is not meant for home! It's a sick verbal coincidence! -My brother |
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Mewto Registered user Last page view: 3599 days, 16 hours, 6 minutes and 28 seconds ago. |
Any monster in those rooms which generate the message: "All sounds are muffled". For the Horde! |
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F50 Registered user Last page view: 5476 days, 5 hours, 9 minutes and 29 seconds ago. |
14. Tension Rooms of the mixed variety can be quite nasty, yes. 15. Lesser vaults. Mixed vaults, Golem Vaults, dragon vaults. The eternium golem found in some golem vaults can be dangerous. Especially if you can't hurt it :P . Great Wyrms seem to be resistant to paralyzation, aren't vulnerable to fire/cold, AND stat drain so watch out. I wish I could get more slaying ammo (dragon, constructs, and especially demon slaying (for molochs which I can't harm until I get that rune-covered trident)). "If the bread weights that much in the draklor chain, then it's no wonder so many die of starvation. AND - what kind of IRON RATION weights as much as an iron shield?! A dinner for four, oven included? ;)" -Maelstrom |
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Some guy Registered user I'm baaaack. Last page view: 5603 days, 12 hours, 15 minutes and 48 seconds ago. |
16. General overconfidence. Here's an illustration from my experience: "I can melee this floating eye in one turn, so what if there's a great red wyrm over there..." The following is a real Adom message: The homunculus hits you. You suddenly fall asleep! Do you want to continue to read the spellbook of Calm Monster? [y/N] |
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Silfir Unregistered user |
17. "Hey, I'm super strong and I haved played through that pesky Mana temple several times without trouble. Ha ha ha, there's that wuss Nuurag-Vaarn, ha ha ha. Hey, come fight me! ... Wait, what is that greyish looking ray... O shi-" |
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nOOb-mAsTeR Registered user Master of all things nOOby!!! Last page view: 5764 days, 3 hours, 39 minutes and 19 seconds ago. |
18.Playing on the piano with left hand, ADOM with right, and accidentally play ADOM like a piano, and dying:D "You try to give Fang, the large dog the bone. Fang, the large dog says,"Do you know who I am, mortal?!?!" My smartest dog ever:D |
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Mewto Registered user Last page view: 3599 days, 16 hours, 6 minutes and 28 seconds ago. |
Yeah, #18 is very common :D For the Horde! |
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nOOb-mAsTeR Registered user Master of all things nOOby!!! Last page view: 5764 days, 3 hours, 39 minutes and 19 seconds ago. |
good to know i'm not the only one:D "You try to give Fang, the large dog the bone. Fang, the large dog says,"Do you know who I am, mortal?!?!" My smartest dog ever:D |
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Jambardo Unregistered user |
Lich king or some other monster summoning banshees, this incredible unlucky thing happened to me today when I was just about to go ULE :( |
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Some guy Registered user I'm baaaack. Last page view: 5603 days, 12 hours, 15 minutes and 48 seconds ago. |
That's possible? Holy crap. The following is a real Adom message: The homunculus hits you. You suddenly fall asleep! Do you want to continue to read the spellbook of Calm Monster? [y/N] |
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F50 Registered user Last page view: 5476 days, 5 hours, 9 minutes and 30 seconds ago. |
Did they scream immediately or did you have a turn in which you could have used bewax or potion of deafness. "If the bread weights that much in the draklor chain, then it's no wonder so many die of starvation. AND - what kind of IRON RATION weights as much as an iron shield?! A dinner for four, oven included? ;)" -Maelstrom |
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nOOb-mAsTeR Registered user Master of all things nOOby!!! Last page view: 5764 days, 3 hours, 39 minutes and 20 seconds ago. |
Boy, I'll remember that next time when I'm robbing graves...if I remember correctly, the banshee(or all banshees) do not scream on the first turn, only on second. For example, when you see the banshee on her level, she doesn't scream immediately even if she can see you, or if she's even moving towards you, she waits a little. "You try to give Fang, the large dog the bone. Fang, the large dog says,"Do you know who I am, mortal?!?!" My smartest dog ever:D |
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Some guy Registered user I'm baaaack. Last page view: 5603 days, 12 hours, 15 minutes and 49 seconds ago. |
Honestly I'm still not convinced that it's possible. The following is a real Adom message: The homunculus hits you. You suddenly fall asleep! Do you want to continue to read the spellbook of Calm Monster? [y/N] |
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Soirana Registered user Chaos Freak Last page view: 4149 days, 19 hours and 53 seconds ago. |
why not? after seeing dopleganger kings in dwarven graveyard i'm not so much surprised. i do have memmories of killing two banshees and second wasn't wished for. i suspect it was random spawn on some cavernous levels in d30+. A root is a flower that disdains fame. Kahlil Gibran(1883-1931) [Edited 1 time, last edit on 3/25/2007 at 05:48 (GMT -5) by Soirana] |
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nOOb-mAsTeR Registered user Master of all things nOOby!!! Last page view: 5764 days, 3 hours, 39 minutes and 20 seconds ago. |
Dang, now I'm going to be paranoid of random encounters with banshees...gorgons and banshees are stupid one-attack killers. "You try to give Fang, the large dog the bone. Fang, the large dog says,"Do you know who I am, mortal?!?!" My smartest dog ever:D |
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Soirana Registered user Chaos Freak Last page view: 4149 days, 19 hours and 53 seconds ago. |
add death ray guys -- ki-rins, emperor lichs. item being generated on top of chaotic altar. (very painfull way to die for lv40+character,trust me) A root is a flower that disdains fame. Kahlil Gibran(1883-1931) |
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nOOb-mAsTeR Registered user Master of all things nOOby!!! Last page view: 5764 days, 3 hours, 39 minutes and 20 seconds ago. |
Ever since I lost a good gnomish elementalist to being sacced by a kobold when I was level 20(my highest level at the time), I've never played chaotics as much. "You try to give Fang, the large dog the bone. Fang, the large dog says,"Do you know who I am, mortal?!?!" My smartest dog ever:D |
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F50 Registered user Last page view: 5476 days, 5 hours, 9 minutes and 30 seconds ago. |
Gnomes start N not C! I only play L characters so this gnome will be precrowned lawful as soon as he gets to L alignment with an amulet of order that the sheriff gave me. "If the bread weights that much in the draklor chain, then it's no wonder so many die of starvation. AND - what kind of IRON RATION weights as much as an iron shield?! A dinner for four, oven included? ;)" -Maelstrom |