Let's Play Dungeons of Dredmor (Competitive!)

[lacktheknack]

Ever have it happen that any time you sit down to do something, you're immediately yanked away to do something else?

It's happening to me... a lot. D:

I'll have my share up before the end of Christmas, though. Don't worry.

 

[lacktheknack]

THE SARDONIC RAMBLINGS OF ANGELA BAGEL: FLOOR ONE

I was born to a baker.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746426729/E0D03D516FBB2949BE1F3071446EE51E03BC6E3C/

I trained my skills for years to get my revenge on my father in the most deliciously ironic way possible, but I got too distracted by the fact that I can now THROW FREAKING FIRE and can now simply roast anyone and everyone who mocks my name.

But this isn't about those people. This is about DREDMOR!

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746427473/B570AEBEEF86F9AF033CEDE057C8E8B9C870ECDD/

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746428415/3CDD7C392CF694803A786A869887B75AAFB319F5/

And so here I start in the dungeons.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746429411/EE79318D1D9A006EEEFCA16F9F668E93589490E6/

Not a nasty place, really.

I proceed south, to see what I can -

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746431373/47B6031207437B7EB2CD40EAF6260F027B2562A5/

AUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH

I'd explain what happens next, but all you need to know is that poisonous gas, a sacrificial knife, cutlery, and a zombie were involved.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746432578/C0D117CC4772CD99203202342772D572E152A154/

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746433801/9813E9F2B5597EBFBA6CAFC3E5A53964F95A762E/

...

DO OVER.

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I was born to a baker.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746426729/E0D03D516FBB2949BE1F3071446EE51E03BC6E3C/

I trained my skills for years to get my revenge on my father in the most deliciously ironic way possible, but I got too distracted by the fact that I can now THROW FREAKING FIRE and can now simply roast anyone and everyone who mocks my name.

But this isn't about those people. This is about DREDMOR!

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746427473/B570AEBEEF86F9AF033CEDE057C8E8B9C870ECDD/

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746428415/3CDD7C392CF694803A786A869887B75AAFB319F5/

And so here I start in the dungeons.

This time, I go south with a VENGEANCE. I will break those doors open -

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746434587/399AD231ACEA8135B037DC60B7E993CF5E48D56E/

-and I will set everything in it on FREAKING FIRE.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746435752/D99C4C6A3A571EC6C231D3918A5BDDD9135D46CE/

As a throwing-weapons enthusiast, this vending machine should thrill me. However, I have found out about thirty times before that softballs rarely cause head explosions, so it doesn't. It's quite sad, actually.

Plus, I have no money.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746436926/FD52D0E98F542AA722790B603D6B75CC0A556E67/

I found Michael Jackson's glove. This is particularly astonishing, seeing that this is an alternate universe and Michael Jackson isn't even alive. Who IS Michael Jackson anyways?

A couple small explosions later, and I get this:

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746437884/2F30A6CEBD06C1D8B3CAF6CD3332F97D6752778A/



Armed with my newfound runes of exploding, I begin to explode diggles with EXTREME PREJUDICE. A moment later, covered in delicious fried diggle miasma, I find a statue.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746439014/223D76B191F295A7BB40D550B67205AE4BBCF997/

OK, I'll keep my eye out for HEY LOOK DIGGLES KILL MURDER

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746441133/A0406276F8717A586FC437C9D688A31444620282/

An anvil of Krong is before me. I reverently remove my Michael Jackson glove and place it on the anvil. He bestows upon it the superior dexterity of the king of pop himself, as well as solidifying my identity, immunizing me to transmutive powers!

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746442419/D2F79B0165306C45C125F15FE012630FA059A14B/

No, actually.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746444847/060D30D1D27C36A75CA08D4F6DBEBF33A291C0EB/

I read the book with vigor and great attention. Which is a shame, since it was talking of advanced alchemy and I can't alchemy to save my life. So I essentially read gibberish. Maybe I should have done something else.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746445944/E89D711B4D6CCE67011CC0087D02E6A53A687257/

This time, I leveled up smithing, so I can actually forge things. THE POWER OF ARMOR SHALL BE MIIIIINE

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746448065/423C2A1C7CB17DD86F6CC2FDE79979D73644E506/

Bottled lightning from the wizard Tesla. I doubt I can use them.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746450553/2E4FB9367E1DC22B281D6DD97949C5853FD0D7FA/

There's a statue here.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746451600/505EAEAC7024D27B39262D874E71A55CDDFE4DE7/

...No "Steel for the Steel God"? "Blood for the Blood God"? "Sex for the Sex God"?

Just... lutefisk?

If he wants all the phlegmfish I can pick up, he's welcome to it...

Here, have a picture of me misusing my fire powers.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746453781/EDE937F90EEBDF2336F0308C57CA07BB2014A51A/

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746455158/132C38BA0CE22B2E00E9F00461A81CE28778CB36/

And the item spawned next to me with no guardian.

Are you MOCKING ME, INCONSEQUENTIA?

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746456351/209C38BF084CEB8722F74E00B14EC3C22B4A84C8/

Whatever. I'll take those shoes.

Anyways, I wander back up the passage and ZOMG WUT IS THAT

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746457616/13F7CB4206D566E040DA90FBAD7B7B72AC60773C/

The battle went badly. Djinns don't react well to being boomerang'd in the face.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419746458857/C1A4752B6D285C5983228822E0FC7EE915790D9D/

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419769503435/911B78E7F5DD3A1AB7F90FF4AAB284CE88CE7FE2/

Geez, I am leveling up like a madwoman.

I learned how to summon a Wyrmling to help me. He comes as many things come to me these days - in a cloud of terrifying fire.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419769500038/96ADECFE517D5794E80FA2BCE1516EF6524D6A27/

DAAAAAAW SO CUTE

At one point, I got surrounded by enemies, so I dealt with it like a reasonable human being: I sent my Wyrmling off to eat the fleeing diggle, then set the room around me on screaming poisonous and acidic fire.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419769492449/247636CA202B07053AD5082DC9BC89478489AEBF/

Because softballs aren't that effective!

At one point, I found the boss monster our dear Inconsequential wanted me to find.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419769488357/E98DE07A2050BFAE7A2E54FEDD01AB555696FDBD/

You have one guess how I dealt with it.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419769486909/CB07648A9B0CAAF252BD8EA32D7BBCC1B529D0E8/

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419769484466/E35EB2FF17885B28AC47741FC5A769CE8F4E54B4/

Well, THAT'S just gross.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419769482954/F0776922EEC41814CC324932CECFD08F58FDF9E7/

This is getting a bit ridiculous.

I learn the ability to throw bigger wads of fire than normal.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419769481857/709A24C42EDF92EDD9144BF537D03BE2D0DF14D7/

Before.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419769480687/172AF119EBE7846273ACF527D69B188C38A042F3/

After.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/596957419769477865/6E50E091846FCFE4961A79F75C363E7FDC6FD384/

I've covered the main floor, and it's down to the second one next time!

Notice how this was technically done before the end of Christmas.

 

[Cogwheel]

I'd love to follow this LP, but none of the images in the posts seem to be loading. Then again, I've had trouble with images on this site for a while now. Any suggestions?

 

[Kopikatsu]

I'd love to follow this LP, but none of the images in the posts seem to be loading. Then again, I've had trouble with images on this site for a while now. Any suggestions?

I have a similar problem. So it isn't just you.

 

[Octorok]

I'd love to follow this LP, but none of the images in the posts seem to be loading. Then again, I've had trouble with images on this site for a while now. Any suggestions?

I'd love to follow this LP, but none of the images in the posts seem to be loading. Then again, I've had trouble with images on this site for a while now. Any suggestions?

I have a similar problem. So it isn't just you.

I have found an extremely hamfisted way of getting the images to load. I've seen this problem a few times, and I have no idea what causes/fixes it, but if you quote the post, and individually visit each image URL (some of them need refreshing to load), then come back here and refresh the page, then the images display as they should.

 

[Cogwheel]

Snip

Thank you. I will rectify the issue post-haste with fists of bacon etc.

Lacktheknack: Note that even with 0 alchemy, you can make Mosolov Cocktails in a modular alchemy box. Also, 3 softballs can be smithed into bolas. And a softball with a few throwing ranks can do pretty ridiculous damage anyway. Also note that some bolts are worth keeping even with no crossbow skill, and that bonus damage on crossbows applies to thrown weapons too (weapons apply to melee only, armour works for both).

Booker: May I suggest the parachute pants? They're pretty excellent. For a caster, they may even be the best in the game.

 

[lacktheknack]

STEAM SCREENSHOT MANAGER

Y U NO WORK

Actually, if the missing images are labeled "image" with no box around it or anything, they should load if you sit there for a while.

 

[Kopikatsu]

THE SARDONIC RAMBLINGS OF ANGELA BAGEL: FLOOR ONE

soilykedthepartwherukilleditwiffyah

I found it amusing how you both died on the first floor.

...and how you gained like five levels on floor one. Like, wat?

Edit: You guys made me want to try to get to floor 10 again. HERE WE GO, ME!

 

[Cogwheel]

...and how you gained like five levels on floor one. Like, wat?

Edit: You guys made me want to try to get to floor 10 again. HERE WE GO, ME!

This is normal. With Archo or Burglary (or Perception I guess), if you actually bother to do all of a given floor, you can expect to hit level 5 on floor 1 and, in my experience, gain two levels from every floor thereafter.

 

[Kopikatsu]

...and how you gained like five levels on floor one. Like, wat?

Edit: You guys made me want to try to get to floor 10 again. HERE WE GO, ME!

This is normal. With Archo or Burglary (or Perception I guess), if you actually bother to do all of a given floor, you can expect to hit level 5 on floor 1 and, in my experience, gain two levels from every floor thereafter.

I usually get like 3-4 levels on floor one......

Well, I died three times in a row on floor two this time. Horribly, I might add. I have the worst luck with Monster Zoos...

 

[Zakarath]

Welp, one of you has one of you has promethean magic and blood magic. There's a pair that turns Monster Zoos into experience points.