samurai ascension
This is my third ascension in Nethack. It's getting a little easier. Granted, this time it was with a samurai, which is pretty straightforward hack and slash. It's especially easy if you're two-weapon fighting with +7 Frost Brand in one hand and a +7 long sword in the other. The real key, though, is complete and total paranoia. I find that if you're extremely careful, you're pretty likely to succeed. Get poison resistance as soon as possible, followed by magic resistance, reflection, and an amulet of life saving, and then basically the game is over barring any stupid mistakes.
Oh, the stupid mistakes I've made... my biggest mistakes have been because of moving too fast. Your fingers fall into a routine, and then you do stupid things. Like removing your ring of levitation while you're over a moat. Or picking up a cockatrice corpse when you don't have your gauntlets on. Otherwise, the game itself is pretty straightforward. The challenges now will be to ascend one of each character class - so far I've done the valkyrie, the monk, and the samurai - and then to take on the voluntary challenges (wishless, genocideless, pacifist, atheist, illiterate, etc...)
Amulets
c - a blessed amulet of life saving
e - a blessed amulet of reflection (being worn)
Weapons
g - a rustproof +7 long sword (wielded in other hand)
h - the blessed rustproof +7 Frost Brand (weapon in hand)
Armor
q - an uncursed rustproof +4 helm of brilliance (being worn)
C - an uncursed fireproof +5 pair of speed boots (being worn)
H - an uncursed +5 gray dragon scale mail (being worn)
L - a blessed fireproof +5 T-shirt (being worn)
M - an uncursed fireproof +4 robe (being worn)
N - a blessed rustproof +4 pair of gauntlets of power (being worn)
Comestibles
E - 2 uncursed lembas wafers
Scrolls
n - an uncursed scroll of teleportation
x - an uncursed scroll of create monster
Potions
o - an uncursed potion of acid
Rings
m - an uncursed ring of levitation
X - an uncursed ring of free action (on right hand)
Wands
s - a wand of cold (0:3)
u - a wand of cold (0:6)
w - a wand of lightning (0:2)
D - a wand of death (0:6)
P - a wand of fire (0:7)
Q - a wand of fire (0:4)
R - a wand of death (0:4)
T - a wand of cancellation (1:3)
U - a wand of cold (0:2)
Y - a wand of cancellation (0:5)
Z - a wand of cancellation (1:6)
Tools
a - an uncursed bag of holding
j - a +0 unicorn horn
r - an uncursed towel
v - a blessed bag of holding
y - an uncursed magic whistle
F - an uncursed skeleton key
I - an uncursed magic lamp (lit)
Gems
G - a blessed luckstone
(end)
Contents of the bag of holding:
a wand of create monster (0:15)
a wand of speed monster (0:4)
an uncursed scroll of enchant weapon
a blessed scroll of enchant armor
an uncursed potion of sleeping
an uncursed scroll of create monster
the blessed rustproof +0 Sunsword
2 uncursed scrolls of gold detection
16 uncursed gunyoki
an uncursed spellbook of dig
a blessed wand of polymorph (1:0)
8 potions of holy water
5 cursed scrolls of teleportation
an uncursed spellbook of blank paper
a blessed spellbook of cone of cold
an uncursed spellbook of blank paper
an uncursed spellbook of identify
an uncursed spellbook of fireball
an uncursed ring of teleport control
a wand of cold (0:7)
a wand of cold (0:5)
a magic marker (0:29)
a blessed scroll of charging
a tinning kit (0:54)
an uncursed scroll of taming
an uncursed +0 cloak of magic resistance
an uncursed potion of acid
an uncursed scroll of enchant armor
a +2 arrow
a blessed +1 arrow
25 blessed +3 arrows
a +2 yumi
a blessed tin of lizard meat
9 blessed potions of full healing
a +0 pick-axe
an uncursed ring of polymorph control
a magic marker (0:23)
an uncursed ring of levitation
an uncursed scroll of create monster
an uncursed ring of regeneration
an uncursed touchstone
an uncursed magic whistle
a wand of lightning (0:4)
a wand of lightning (0:3)
an uncursed ring of regeneration
an uncursed ring of polymorph
an uncursed amulet of life saving
--More--
4 uncursed topaz stones
a blessed wand of fire (3:7)
9 uncursed scrolls of blank paper
3 potions of unholy water
an uncursed +0 pair of water walking boots
2 blessed scrolls of remove curse
a wand of fire (0:7)
an uncursed ring of levitation
6 uncursed scrolls of fire
4 uncursed jacinth stones
a wand of cold (0:4)
2 uncursed sprigs of wolfsbane
a wand of fire (0:7)
2 uncursed obsidian stones
an uncursed agate stone
3 uncursed black opals
an uncursed ring of invisibility
2 uncursed turquoise stones
an uncursed ring of poison resistance
an uncursed ring of protection from shape changers
a wand of lightning (2:5)
the rustproof +0 Snickersnee
a blessed ring of searching
a wand of lightning (1:5)
a wand of cold (1:7)
an uncursed amulet of life saving
an uncursed amulet of magical breathing
a wand of lightning (1:8)
a wand of cold (1:5)
a wand of lightning (1:4)
a wand of cold (1:6)
a wand of fire (1:7)
a wand of lightning (1:4)
a wand of enlightenment (1:5)
a wand of cold (0:5)
an uncursed ring of polymorph
an uncursed ring of shock resistance
an uncursed ring of warning
a blessed scroll of fire
the +0 Vorpal Blade
2 uncursed fluorite stones
10 uncursed diamonds
9 uncursed emeralds
3 uncursed jasper stones
8 uncursed rubies
2 uncursed jade stones
3 uncursed opals
6 uncursed amethyst stones
2 uncursed chrysoberyl stones
--More--
3 uncursed garnet stones
3 uncursed sapphires
5 uncursed jet stones
2 uncursed amber stones
5 uncursed aquamarine stones
an uncursed luckstone
7 uncursed citrine stones
a magic harp (0:8)
a wand of fire (0:8)
a wand of lightning (0:5)
a wand of lightning (0:7)
a wand of lightning (0:4)
a wand of lightning (0:6)
a wand of cold (0:3)
a wand of cold (0:7)
an uncursed ring of cold resistance
an uncursed ring of sustain ability
an uncursed ring of slow digestion
an uncursed ring of stealth
an uncursed ring of regeneration
an uncursed ring of hunger
an uncursed ring of see invisible
an uncursed ring of conflict
a blessed +5 ring of protection
a blessed scroll of stinking cloud
7 uncursed scrolls of earth
2 uncursed scrolls of stinking cloud
4 uncursed lembas wafers
4 uncursed lizard corpses
an uncursed +0 pair of levitation boots
the blessed +0 Tsurugi of Muramasa
an uncursed ring of teleportation
--More--
Final Attributes:
You were piously aligned.
You were fire resistant.
You were cold resistant.
You were sleep resistant.
You were disintegration-resistant.
You were shock resistant.
You were poison resistant.
You were magic-protected.
You saw invisible.
You were telepathic.
You were invisible to others.
You were stealthy.
You were protected.
You were very fast.
You had reflection.
You had free action.
You were wielding two weapons at once.
You were extremely lucky.
You had extra luck.
Good luck did not time out for you.
You survived.
--More--
Vanquished creatures:
Asmodeus
Baalzebub
Orcus
Juiblex
The Wizard of Yendor (6 times)
Death (twice)
Pestilence
Famine (twice)
a high priest
a mastodon
Medusa
9 krakens
2 Archons
8 iron golems
4 storm giants
3 glass golems
5 balrogs
8 purple worms
4 gray dragons
4 silver dragons
6 red dragons
4 white dragons
2 orange dragons
7 black dragons
4 blue dragons
5 green dragons
4 yellow dragons
20 minotaurs
6 jabberwocks
Ashikaga Takauji
14 baluchitheria
18 Angels
a demilich
Vlad the Impaler
12 stone golems
9 Olog-hai
8 Nazguls
13 pit fiends
3 sandestins
5 hell hounds
9 titanotheres
5 trappers
a baby gray dragon
2 baby white dragons
9 disenchanters
27 vampire lords
5 skeletons
--More--
31 aligned priests
9 captains
6 shades
2 liches
6 clay golems
17 nurses
7 ice devils
5 nalfeshnees
7 lurkers above
4 frost giants
6 ettins
a golden naga
15 black puddings
35 vampires
8 lieutenants
34 ghosts
a monk
10 samurai
2 queen bees
8 winged gargoyles
a mind flayer
12 giant mimics
10 zruties
6 fire giants
11 ogre kings
6 ice trolls
13 rock trolls
10 umber hulks
6 flesh golems
6 Elvenkings
5 doppelgangers
8 hezrous
19 bone devils
5 large mimics
5 wumpuses
5 fire vortices
3 baby long worms
a baby purple worm
6 long worms
47 stalkers
12 air elementals
8 fire elementals
10 earth elementals
11 water elementals
7 hill giants
9 giant mummies
4 black nagas
10 xorns
26 giant zombies
--More--
39 elf-lords
21 sergeants
10 barbed devils
16 vrocks
9 salamanders
13 wargs
5 winter wolves
8 hell hound pups
16 small mimics
4 glass piercers
8 warhorses
11 steam vortices
16 xans
6 ettin mummies
7 ogre lords
20 quantum mechanics
24 trolls
a sasquatch
9 wood golems
3 erinyes
6 mariliths
a djinni
5 sharks
7 electric eels
11 gelatinous cubes
2 pyrolisks
8 large dogs
7 freezing spheres
6 flaming spheres
10 shocking spheres
7 large cats
10 tigers
11 gargoyles
a dwarf king
7 ochre jellies
15 leocrottas
6 energy vortices
6 mountain centaurs
6 stone giants
5 elf mummies
10 human mummies
3 red nagas
3 green slimes
8 pit vipers
11 pythons
9 cobras
53 wraiths
10 carnivorous apes
23 ettin zombies
--More--
10 leather golems
27 Grey-elves
51 soldiers
5 horned devils
10 succubi
4 incubi
9 chameleons
4 crocodiles
38 giant beetles
9 quivering blobs
30 cockatrices
63 wolves
10 winter wolf cubs
6 lynxes
6 panthers
56 gremlins
6 spotted jellies
29 leprechauns
12 orc-captains
6 iron piercers
7 mumakil
18 giant spiders
9 scorpions
9 horses
3 ice vortices
15 black lights
16 vampire bats
10 forest centaurs
9 gnome kings
6 orc mummies
3 dwarf mummies
10 ogres
9 brown puddings
12 rust monsters
23 owlbears
13 yetis
3 gold golems
4 werewolves
18 Green-elves
4 piranhas
11 giant eels
17 lizards
22 ninja
9 chickatrices
5 dogs
2 dingos
a housecat
9 jaguars
2 dwarf lords
--More--
6 blue jellies
2 white unicorns
9 gray unicorns
3 black unicorns
8 dust vortices
5 ravens
7 plains centaurs
6 gnome mummies
8 snakes
21 apes
13 human zombies
2 rope golems
15 Woodland-elves
35 soldier ants
15 fire ants
28 bugbears
5 imps
3 lemures
11 quasits
10 wood nymphs
6 water nymphs
5 mountain nymphs
5 Mordor orcs
57 Uruk-hai
8 orc shamans
9 rock piercers
2 rock moles
7 ponies
9 fog clouds
16 yellow lights
3 shriekers
8 violet fungi
18 gnome lords
11 gnomish wizards
5 kobold mummies
a red naga hatchling
a black naga hatchling
7 gray oozes
4 barrow wights
18 elf zombies
17 ghouls
2 straw golems
3 paper golems
5 jellyfish
a baby crocodile
53 giant ants
6 little dogs
18 floating eyes
4 kittens
--More--
17 dwarves
4 homunculi
3 kobold lords
6 kobold shamans
32 hill orcs
18 rothes
5 rabid rats
3 centipedes
6 giant bats
7 monkeys
16 orc zombies
13 dwarf zombies
4 wererats
6 werejackals
11 iguanas
103 killer bees
4 acid blobs
5 coyotes
4 gas spores
4 hobbits
29 manes
a large kobold
25 hobgoblins
11 giant rats
12 cave spiders
3 green molds
2 red molds
72 gnomes
4 garter snakes
11 gnome zombies
10 geckos
23 jackals
2 foxes
a kobold
7 goblins
7 sewer rats
4 grid bugs
a bat
10 lichens
12 kobold zombies
12 newts
2996 creatures vanquished.
--More--
Genocided species:
hobbits
dwarves
bugbears
dwarf lords
dwarf kings
mind flayers
master mind flayers
liches
demiliches
master liches
arch-liches
rust monsters
disenchanters
trolls
ice trolls
rock trolls
water trolls
Olog-hai
18 species genocided.
--More--
Voluntary challenges:
You genocided 18 types of monsters.
You used 15 wishes.
You did not wish for any artifacts.
--More--
Sayonara Peabody the Demigod...
You and the invisible Archon and the invisible Archon and the earth elemental
and the lurker above
went to your reward with 4662469 points,
Frost Brand (worth 3000 zorkmids and 7500 points)
Sunsword (worth 1500 zorkmids and 3750 points)
Snickersnee (worth 1200 zorkmids and 3000 points)
Vorpal Blade (worth 4000 zorkmids and 10000 points)
The Tsurugi of Muramasa (worth 4500 zorkmids and 11250 points)
10 diamonds (worth 40000 zorkmids),
9 emeralds (worth 22500 zorkmids),
8 rubies (worth 28000 zorkmids),
7 citrine stones (worth 10500 zorkmids),
6 amethyst stones (worth 3600 zorkmids),
5 aquamarine stones (worth 7500 zorkmids),
5 jet stones (worth 4250 zorkmids),
4 jacinth stones (worth 13000 zorkmids),
4 topaz stones (worth 3600 zorkmids),
3 sapphires (worth 9000 zorkmids),
3 black opals (worth 7500 zorkmids),
3 opals (worth 2400 zorkmids),
3 garnet stones (worth 2100 zorkmids),
3 jasper stones (worth 1500 zorkmids),
2 turquoise stones (worth 4000 zorkmids),
2 amber stones (worth 2000 zorkmids),
2 chrysoberyl stones (worth 1400 zorkmids),
2 fluorite stones (worth 800 zorkmids),
2 obsidian stones (worth 400 zorkmids),
2 jade stones (worth 600 zorkmids),
1 agate stone (worth 200 zorkmids),
3 amulets of life saving (worth 450 zorkmids),
1 amulet of reflection (worth 150 zorkmids),
1 amulet of magical breathing (worth 150 zorkmids),
and 25 pieces of gold, after 65674 moves.
You were level 28 with a maximum of 328 hit points when you ascended.
dennis for some reason i just started reading about nethack. haha i wouldn't have guessed you're a nethack player!! some of these people say it took them like 5-10 years before their first ascension. this game is crazy.