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Message ID: 4554
Date: Thu Jul 29 15:24:00 BST 1999
Author: Reedo
Subject: Re: fighting twinking
> You know what's really sad? I wrestle with the decision to restart
> my currently "of the 11th Chorus."
>
> I didn't pump my strength all the way, I had decided when creating my
> character to "play the bard" -- which meant being a great singer /
> instrumentalist and being an extremely charismatic person. So I
> have 100 Dexterity and 100 Charisma. My strength is only 80. (I do
> have the basic +2 ring from a jeweler friend, and a purity belt, but
> I would really like to get some earmufflers!)
>
> The first time I donned my banded tunic, I was awed by how good I
> look in it. Admit it, how many characters get that golden armor look
> without resorting to bronze? And then when you complete the outfit
> (I actually hate the headpiece, so I never bought it), you get that
> golden/blue-boy look.
>
> But the damn thing was so heavy that you have to watch what you loot.
> And I was training my tailoring at the time. Not to mention the
> inordinate amount of time it takes to loot your own corpse.
>
> So, off goes the armor, into two backpacks in the bank, and I started
> my poaching-in-the-nude era. That's also when I saw my Defense skill
> finally catch up with my level. That's also when I first met Ness
> (who probably conned me red, inspected my inventory and found out I
> wasn't wearing anything ...)
>
> Well, anyway, back to the present. I'm level 11 now, and the only
> monsters I can get exp from are those that do incredible amounts of
> damage and have bash skills to boot. I come out at half life with
> blues, and blacks can kill me if I don't kite them around the block a
> few times while I heal up.
>
> One time after getting easily killed by a darkweed, I decided to take
> the banded out of cold storage. Lo and behold. Darkweed, easy solo.
> Young Kodiak, can't even hit me enough times before it starts
> running away. I was a happy poacher with two HQ bear pelts, and four
> HQ cat pelts. Granted, I was encumbered at 100 lbs, but when I'm
> fighting, my two songs give just enough strength not to suffer any
> encumberance penalties.
>
> Still, it would be nice to have 100 strength in the first place, just
> so I can walk to the inn instead of crawling.
>
> Pheh. Hopefully I'll find some more strength boosting items soon. I
> just need to make money now.....
>
> Quit on Stormtower? NEVER! Well ... not a second time ...
>
> (My original character was Sturmtower, who reached level 4 before I
> decided that agility doesn't do as much as dexterity. I didn't twink
> -- there was nothing to twink at that level anyway. But ol'
> Stormtower _is_ not really the original.)
>
> ---
> Stormtower of the 11th Chorus
> a very happy new owner of a Dragoon Dirk
> and subsequently cash poor
>
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