halle1 (04/28/83)
Or should I play it safe? I'm permanently self hasted, armor class 0, unenchanted 2-hander, 3 teleport scrolls, polymorph and cancel sticks, +2 dexterity, regeneration, and stealth rings, strength 18, exp 11, hp not so good (50 or so, I don't remember). Once I get the Amulet should I come back up, or should I bounce around for a while. I'm down to 4 food, although the self haste should help. What advantage is there to looking for stuff I can't carry anyway? Can I get into trouble? Also, I have yet to be confused by Umbers. Why might that be? Thanks.
dave (04/29/83)
If you're permanently self-hasted you are playing a buggy version 3.6, I guess. I've never had the pleasure (we have 5.2), but if that's the case you might as well go down. You have to keep going lower to get new levels with gold, but it's worth it because you start finding a LOT of gold. After level 26 (at least in 5.2), the monsters get stronger and stronger, until a type that you have no problem with on 26 becomes impossible on 29 or 31. But if you are hasted, you can keep alternating taking swings (on the monster's off-move) and backing away (when the monster has a move), so you should be able to do in anything. Hang in there and go deep. Dave Sherman Magnifibeast