How to stay alive Part I: Stairs

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PowerWyrm
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How to stay alive Part I: Stairs

Post by PowerWyrm » Mon 24.11.2008, 12:32

I've seen a lot of high level people die to hounds recently. The major mistake most people do is to use up/down a lot to scum for good levels. Remember that hounds are removed at stairs, but only when you go down.
If you really want to staircum, you need scrolls, staff or spell of *destruction*. When you see a hound pack, use *destruction* at once... you won't have another turn to react before you die.
If you want to play more safely, inscribe your recall scrolls, rod or spellbook with a slightly shallower depth (for example 1800 if you want to dive to 2000), and use only the stairs to go down.

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