Larn log

#1 Slain by a yeti

Instead of sleeping, I was browsing ~ pages and found larn. I had been awake all night. I'm using the browser version on larn.org for now. Playing at difficulty 0 and with the DOS/UNIX graphics.

I am represented by an character in this world. It approximates my posture quite well.

I collected gold, a brilliant diamond, a ruby, potions and several books with spells, ring mail armour, and probably some other items. A ring of dexterity, I think.

Drinking from a fountain with hard water made me lose wisdom. Trying to clean myself in it did not work, because the water was hard. Drinking from it again made me lose strength.

I got bitten by a giant centipede. That really hurt! I have slain several kobolds and gnomes and stole their gold, I do not feel good about that.

Then I saw an altar. First, I prayed at it (for like 2 gold), nothing seemed to happen. Curiosity got the better of me, and I desecrated it several times in a row. Each time, it seemed to me like that made monsters spawn. The first creatures that appeared after desecrating the altar were not very dangerous (like bats and jackals), but then a yeti appeared and it ripped me apart. I died with 762 gold.

I like the wall character used in the game (I wonder what its unicode is? please tell me if you know). It was satisfying exploring the caverns, bringing light into darkness with every step.

#2 The Hobgoblin

Slain by a hobgoblin probably not even one minute into my run. Unfortunate. I had no idea what a hobgoblin was. Apparently a mischievous household spirit. Cute.

#3 Ice Lizard & Gnome King

Wielded my dagger. Entered the dungeon. Killed a gnome. Found 31 gold. Another gnome. 56 gold. Only 6/10 HP left. A mirror? No idea how I can interact with it. Maybe one could reflect spells on it. Reminds me of advent of code. Sometimes, mirrors distress me. Ever felt ashamed of looking into a mirror? The act of being seen while looking (into a mirror).

A troglodyte almost killed me! Only had 3 HP left, but then I killed them by casting my "mle" missile spell.

Opened a chest. It exploded into my face and I lost 1 HP. Got an energy ring, lots of gold, a new dagger, leather armor (+6) (I assume the +6 means it's better); also found an enchanting emerald.

Killed a kobold. 630 gold so far. Found a sparkling sapphire. Killed a bat, reached level 2. 296 mobuls left. 17/17 HP now.

A hobgoblin, again. Killed it with a missile. It dropped 46 gold. Killed another hobgoblin with my dagger. Or my bare hands? Not sure, in any case by means of melee combat. Why was that so easy this time? It was like a one hit K.O. The last attempt, a hobgoblin absolutely destroyed me.

Reached level 3. 295 mobuls left. 928 gold.

Quaffed a potion. It made me feel... greedy? Ate a fortune cookie: "Energy rings affect spell regeneration", it said. A brilliant diamond. A handsome jewel encrusted throne? I could have removed the gems, but I sat down. Nothing happened.

Killed a jackal.

Donated 32 gold to the altar. This also made monsters spawn! So it's not just desecrating it that makes them spawn. Donated 64 gold. Still, only monsters! Okay, so I tried desecrating it. Oh no, an ice lizard. That one almost killed me, and my second missile spell failed. But then it hit again, and I defeated the icy boy. That was close. It dropped 69 gold. Nice.

Quaffed a magic potion. It gave me "incredibly bulging muscles". How nice.

293 mobuls left at that point. 1140 gold.

I drank another potion and it made me more confident. And another one. This one made me fall asleep. Only 290 mobuls left, time's running out...

Fortune cookie: "Sitting down can have unexpected results". Maybe such as blood clots? It can be a good idea to take an aspirin before day-long train journeys.

Marble statues. I did not get aroused by them in the slightest. It's high art!!!

Suddenly, I got teleported into a new, dark, unexplored dungeon. What the frick? Sat down on a gem encrusted throne there. Nothing happened. Then I took the gems, and the gnome king appeared. Bad news. It hit me once. It hit me twice. And it has slain me. Died with 1305 gold. Nobody in hell cares about my gold. They are already grilling me on those god damn marble statues...

P.S. I noticed I can share replays: replay #3

#4 Trolled to death

Found a sparkling sapphire. Killed hobgoblins. Picked up magic scrolls. Gold. So far, so good. 297 mobuls left. I have a good feeling I can make it farther this time. I have to think.

Saw an altar but this time I ain't messing with that. Opened a chest, though. Of course it blew up into my face, but that was worth it for some good old klondike gold.

Hobgoblin. Ugh. The missile spell did not work. Still made it. Welcome to level 2. 377 gold.

And a throne. I won't mess with that, either.

I've been teleported again. I hope the gnome king won't rip me apart this time.

Found an energy ring. I feel invigorated.

A fortune cookie:

"Drinking can be hazardous to your health".

How true.

Well, now I'm trapped in this sigmoid colon shaped snake-like cavern. There's a door. I have to open it to escape. Tried opening it, but the door does not budge.

Casted a missile at the door. Still, does not budge.

Almost got killed by a zombie! But made it to level 3 just in time and survived. Still trapped, though.

Now the door finally opened!

My weapon is vibrating, as I read a scroll of weapon enchantment. Found a ruby and took it.

My plan is to return to the overworld, but for that I have to find my way back. I wonder what makes me teleport randomly? It is unsettling.

Found a ring of strength. Killed a gnome, found an emerald. I like how the gems are coloured @ characters. It suggests I am a gemstone myself.

Found a potion. My pockets are full, so I had to quaff it. Because I can't just leave it. I feel greedy after drinking the potion, and I can see all the gold shining in the dungeon's darkness.

A nymph picked my pocket! It stole my ring of strength.

Tried to open a chest, but nothing happened. So I picked it up instead.

Opened another door. Before it budged, I had to treat it with missiles again. That seems to work.

Read a magic scroll and got teleported somewhere. Ugh. Not again. There's an elf and I don't want to mess with them. And a fricking yeti.

Getting hit by the elf and yeti at the same time. Great.

Read the scroll of teleportation again and teleported away. Only 8/28 HP left. The yeti and elf are in a safe distance now. Phew.

A nymph took a magic potion. Honestly, nymphs are alright. I think they deserve some of my stuff.

Another nymph. Took my ruby. Uhm, fine I guess?

Tried the protection spell (pro) but it didn't work. So I'm back to 0 spells. Great.

I found a branch office of the national bank of larn? Unexpected. Sold my gemstones there. Now I have 2367 gold pieces. I'm gonna deposit 1024.

"pro" apparently does not mean protection? It just said "There is no place to enter here"...

I'm glad the yeti is kinda dumb. It tried following me but it does not plan ahead very far and just seems trying to take the shortest beeline path without considering walls.

Dang. The elf saw me. And a floating eye attacked me. Only have 5/28 HP left but managed to kill the floating eye. Was it from the elf? Weird.

Found a ruby. Maybe the nymph did not need it.

Walked into a troll. I am dead. I got trolled.

replay #4