RNG hates me

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I've had a rotten week.

- pet killed by falling rock on level 1

- I put on a rign of conflict whilst standing next to a shopkeeper

- first time I've ever seen a pyrolisk and my own potions exploded and
killed me

- went downstairs, as per standard procedure, and found myself one
square away from the up-stairs with a gnome lord blocking the way

And there was more. It's been most frustrating.

--

JPD


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john_p_darcy@yahoo.com.au (JPD) wrote:
>I've had a rotten week.
>
>- pet killed by falling rock on level 1

Occupational hazard. My pet dying on level 1 seems to happen often
enough to be unremarkable.

>- I put on a rign of conflict whilst standing next to a shopkeeper

YASD

>- first time I've ever seen a pyrolisk and my own potions exploded and
>killed me

That's a nasty way to go.
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JPD wrote:

> - I put on a rign of conflict whilst standing next to a shopkeeper

The RNG does not have to hate you. You brought things upon yourself.

> - first time I've ever seen a pyrolisk and my own potions exploded and
> killed me

Nasty. Then again, everything sometimes happens for the first time. But
even now you know this, it's still difficult to avoid it, except for
always carrying your potions in a bag (reliable) or regularly checking
the level with telepathy (not reliable).

> And there was more. It's been most frustrating.

But fun!

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Boudewijn.

"Perhaps your sole purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others."

 

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On Wed, 28 Sep 2005 04:11:29 GMT, john_p_darcy@yahoo.com.au (JPD) scribed
into the ether:

>I've had a rotten week.
>
>- pet killed by falling rock on level 1
>
>- I put on a rign of conflict whilst standing next to a shopkeeper
>
>- first time I've ever seen a pyrolisk and my own potions exploded and
>killed me
>
>- went downstairs, as per standard procedure, and found myself one
>square away from the up-stairs with a gnome lord blocking the way
>
>And there was more. It's been most frustrating.

I cleared out all of Ft. Ludios, collected all of the leather gloves that
the soldiers dropped (roughly 50 pairs), and the best one in the whole set
was blessed +0.

Then 2 levels down (this is on NAO), I ran into a bones file with a pair of
+5 GoPs, a BoH (which I had not yet found), and a un-recharged wand of
wishing with 2 charges still on it...so I forgave the RNG.

 

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JPD schrieb:

> I've had a rotten week.
>
> - pet killed by falling rock on level 1
>
Sometimes i am a pet hater and thus i would'nt care...

> - I put on a rign of conflict whilst standing next to a shopkeeper
>
This could be avoided by thoroughly learning Nethack lesson #1498384
"Never put on unidentified rings whilst standing near big monsters"

> - first time I've ever seen a pyrolisk and my own potions exploded and
> killed me
>
Nethack lesson #5736484 tells you to always carry potions and scrolls
in a bag

> - went downstairs, as per standard procedure, and found myself one
> square away from the up-stairs with a gnome lord blocking the way
>

Didn't you take your pet with you? Weren't you two capable of handling
a Gnome Lord ? Or was it the poor creature that lost it's pet to the
falling rock trap ?

> And there was more. It's been most frustrating.
>

You only learn from your mistakes. So keep on hacking

Lesson #4593833 from Nethack: When you're after a YASD you're before
the next YASD. (derived from german soccer Coach Sepp Herberger)

Regards

Uli