Tag Archives: Zangband

I ran out of patience for the junk I was getting for loot without the ring of fate. So I decided to drop back to Speed +11 and dust off the =Fate. I ran into the best room ever, full … Continue reading →

I have been going to the New Scary Dungeon for a few trips now. I have been doing 2000′ instead of 2900′ because the stuff Down There is really bad for my health. So it turns out that I forgot … Continue reading →

I have been keeping up a running dialog of Bait’s progress in email, but just realized it’s been awhile since I blogged. Bait is now level 35. She has all intrinsic resistances except Fear and Nexus. Her stats are all … Continue reading →

The best offense is a good defense. I was walking through the wilderness from one town to the next, so I could hopefully drop off my latest cool weapon from the deep (a Holy Avenger). I was running along and … Continue reading →

ZAngband is winnable. That’s the allure. It’s wicked hard. It’s not always completely fair. There are certain intrinsics that are required before venturing past certain points in the game (If you see a little blue “e” and you don’t have … Continue reading →

I have a second Zang character running at the same time as Bait the Daywalker. The other character’s name is also Bait. But this new character is having an exceedingly good run of luck. The first trip down to the … Continue reading →

OK, “level” is overused in RPGs. There are character levels, dungeon levels, spell levels, book levels, and any number of other uses of the same overused word. But, games of Zang/Moria break down into distinct parts, defined by the time … Continue reading →

I am making a lot more progress now that I can walk around during the day. I have a lot of the map visible now, and have started finding non-dungeon areas that have numeric markers on them, indicating that they … Continue reading →

I found the most wonderful magic item ever. My vampire can now walk around during the day! Oh, and I got my first Westernesse blade. It’s too heavy for me to hit anything with it, but I can hang it … Continue reading →

After a long hiatus, I decided to fire up Zangband 2.7.3 again. I prefer IMoria, since it’s the variant I know best, but Zang is available and easy to run, and it’s got several upgrades that I really like (colored … Continue reading →