ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Following Neil's comment that I focus too much on the Void, I decided to actually try it. I'd killed Morgoth in pre-2.2.x versions, so I was curious about the 'ultimate' ending. Of course I'd read about Lord Dimwit's multiple successes there, so I figured it couldn't be impossible...well, it's darn close.
vanquished Melkor today after wading through hordes of demons, which plagued him far more than Spirits. It's rather like playing a lost soul. You have to keep track of the stairs while looking for the next set, always ready to beat a hasty retreat. High stealth definitely helped him avoid waking up demons, which effectively caused dozens of potentially-summoned monsters to not exist.

Paradoxically, the Nether Realm seemed easier than the Void, even though everything was level 150. This is probably because most of the monsters were trapped in nice little vaults which block LOS.


Tantar had a little surprise when he took the stairs up from the top of the Nether Realm back to Lothlorien, and another when he took the stairs up from the bottom of the Void to the Halls of Mandos.

Anyway, it was a fun jaunt, and as always, thanks to Darkgod for his constant innovation.

I find that it helps to orient a character toward survival in the Void from the very beginning of the game. Knowing all of your possible abilities/attributes before you go is very helpful.

I think that the Void is less impossible than many might think it is, but going in there without the essentials (Genocide for one thing, and some means of disrupting monsters' LOS) would make it very close to impossible.

Anyway, congratulations and all! Not many people have got to where you did.

PS: I think your poll is rigged.

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Frobozz Node #9432

Bah, I hit the wrong entry. I clicked that I haven't won yet, but I meant to click the one on the left.

Technically it's not true, though. I've never had a character die in the Void. I had a winner get ejected from the Void by a bug, but that's it.

Thanks Dimwit, and you were right about the mage staff bug -- you have to *identify* your plain mage staff first.

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[tome] joylove: You can't just release an expansion like one would release a Kraken XD
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[tome] phantomfrettchen: your ability not to tease anyone is simply stunning

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"Blessed are the yeeks, for they shall inherit Arda..."

Erm... blackdog... If your earlier *Identify* comment meant you have to *Identify* the Mage Staff before using the Flame Imperishable on it, it would have been AWESOME to have mentioned that in the *Spoiler* part where you give instructions on what to do.... I think my little guy who I've been working on for over about a month and who's gotten further than I ever have before is BUGGERED now!

Is this right? Or is there some way I can proceed? For future reference, do you need to *ID* whatever you're using the Flame on before use?

The bug only affects the mage staff, which must be *identified* before it can be turned into Eternity.

Hmmm... I notice that someone else seems to believe that they are me.

Come forth, imposter, and do battle!!!

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Frobozz Node #9432

Went to void, died there.

I was running a powerful symbiant with a Master Q symbiote, capable of taking on almost anything. However, I had stupidly forgotten to kill all (or most) unique monsters. (D'oh!!! *Slams head on keyboard*) Met Ancalagon the Black on the third level of the Void while looking for a staircase down. Ancalagon saw me first, and immediately summoned half a dozen leveled wyrms, who proceded to summon more wyrms, etc. I started summoning dragons myself, but Ancalgon out-summoned me, and I was ground into powder by leveled GWoBs. I should have taken a closer look at what I thought was an Ancient Black Dragon...

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WWBD - What Would Bozo Do?