ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Preamble: This is a record of me attempting to play a no items archmage. I will not wear items and I will not use them, with the exception of inscriptions. Instead everything will be sold for Great Profit. You can find the latest details about the character here:
http://te4.org/characters/363/tome/8fcb ... 1cc000edf0


Greedy was born to a poor family of miners in the great undercity of Iron Throne. But though his parents had little to live on they saved up enough to send their child to train as a mage in the hidden city of Angolwen. One day Greedy returned from his training to find his family living in squalor, barely able to feed themselves. Recent orc attacks had cut down on mining operations, and his parents had no money saved to survive on. Greedy determined to help stop the orcs, and to earn enough money to repay his parents for his education. Moreover, he determined that he must never allow himself to be poor - indeed, he would sooner sell the cloth on his back than be penniless. And so he stripped from his linen robe and put his staff aside to be sold, and left his home with only his long beard to cover his modesty.


Day 1 of Greedy's profit report

Council has given me 10 gold to explore happenings in Reknor. Profit already! They say big risk, but me no care. Angolwen training will serve me well. They give me brute dwarf to escort, Norgan his name. He say me can keep all items found if he allowed to kill all enemies - me sees the start of a beautiful relationship!

Starting investment: 3 x Magic, 2 x Illuminate, 1 x Heal

Breezy down here. Will have to grow beard longer to protect family jewels. Dark too, especially without lantern, but Norgan has one so me okay. He seem to like killing the rats and snakes, so me lets him enjoy himself.

Found an orc skulking in a dark place. Strange to see one, when the outside world thinks they is extinct... But me and Norgan help make illusion reality. Hmm, odd, burnt orc smell like bacon... Must return to Council and report our findings, but from some of the hooting in the darkness I think we might have been discovered. Will tread carefully.

Found nice staff and some gems. Will keep them aside to sell. Norgan gave a lustful look at an axe me found, but me reminded him of our deal. Stupid zerker...

Level 2 investment: 3 x Magic, 1 x Illuminate, 1 x Phase Door

Got to next level safely, but orc numbers are growing. Dirty creatures are shooting at us from the darkness. Me can use me spells to lighten up the place, but Norgan keep moaning that me blinds him. Useless fool. Can he not close his eyes when me yells the spell chant? Instead he stumbles about in front of me spells. His own fault if he ends up getting his beard singed off before we get out.

Am sick of darkness now. Need to get outside so me can see loot better. Imagine all the riches that are in the great outside world, ready to be taken by the brave and worthy? Hmm, stairs ahead, looks like we'll finally be out of this place. Have many items to sell now! Even had to leave some heavy armours behind - so sad.

Level 3 investment: 3 x Magic, 1 x Illuminate, 1 x Phase Door

Gyack! Bad surprise at top of stairs. From darkness comes ball of filth in me face, giving me feverish fits. Me casts Illuminate and sees a huge green orc clawing at his eyes and screaming. Norgan stumbles about blindly (stupid zerker) so me pushes him towards the orc and starts blasting with me spells. The two start hacking at each other and me keeps on blasting (popping me regen infusion on to help cure the dratted disease) until finally the big orc keels over, his black blood still bubbling from the flames and his hair sparking with electricity. Hah, take that orcy!

Level 4 and 5 investment: 3 x Magic, 3 x Constitution, 1 x Flameshock, 2 x Manathrust, 1 x Phase Door

Me quickly loots his body - a big axe (looks valuable), a silver rod (wonder how much this will sell for?) and a few other bits I can pawn off. Profit forecast looking high! Norgan is dancing over body of orc looking smug. Idiot zerker was nothing more than meat shield. Oh well, time to get out and get selling!

End of Day 1: After sales finished with 69.25 gold. Gooo profit!

Hmm, stores won't accept silver rod thing. Must be junk. Will have to just throw it out...

In the grand tradition of Really Bad Jokes, I can see how Greedy will be ... blinding things with his nakedness.

Day 2 of Greedy's profit report

Council tells me of Deep Bellow - mines abandoned because of horrors and things. Very messy, and they want it cleaned out. Potential for profit methinks!

Deep Bellow 1

Well, so me thought anyway. As soon as me pops me head in me sees a whole bunch of twisted creatures, and some giant black things takes a swipe at me. Me phased away mighty quick, but ended up next to some skeleton buggeroony, with the rest of the drem things coming chasing. Me flameshocked the lot, danced around a bit, and kept blasting me spells till they all fell dead. Dremming nuisances didn't even drop any loot.

Level 6 investment: 2 x Magic, 1 x Constitution, 1 x Manathrust, 1 x Phase Door

Strange scenery around this place. Reminds me of time when student at Angolwen and a classmate made an odd potion... A giant rabbit came and bounced towards me, so me blasted it with spells till its head exploded and its bloodied fur splattered all over me skin. Me needs a bath... Found me some lovely gold though! And some troll-hide armour that might sell well. Also found me a wild infusion that cures many effects, so me decided to use that for meself.

These big black buggeroonies seem to burn well, which is good since me's finding lots of them and me's having trouble burning them all quick enough. Also found a big sluggy thing that made my own shadow attack me! But I found a zircon in its guts, so me not too mad.

Deep Bellow 2

Me glad me not a miner. This place is no good for minerals at all. Found me some purple boots though - me knows for a fact that shops pay more gold for purple coloured things. But me not know why...

There are bats down here with screeching faces - one looks just like my old uncle Snotty. He was not a pretty dwarf. This is a weird and horrible place. Me wants to get out... Still, me's finding lots of gold, so me should keep exploring.

Found another tunnel going deeper. Me can hear some deep rumbling growl from down there. Um, maybe it's something friendly...?

Deep Bellow 3

Me is not philosophical type. Some people think about gods and religion. Me just think about money. But if me was philosophical type me'd be thinking right now that there could be no such thing as god. What twisted strange being would make all this weird stuff? Twisted black figures, warped giant slugs with faces, bats screaming murderous threats, and now a giant yowling mouth spawning slimey spiked entrails that slither towards me at high speed and slap my face with their sticky tails. This be too weird for any god to make up.

Me blasts and burns and shocks, and me sticks in the corner away from the big mouth. Me gets hurt and slowed and runs out of energy, but me recovers with infusions and runes, and me keeps on fighting. Me flares light to no effect, me heals to get hurt again, and the slimy crawlers keep on coming. Me gets the mouth to the edge of death, but me gets surrounded by the crawlers and me last stretch of energy ain't enough to kill the buggeroony nearest me as his slimy talons sink into me flesh.

Me dead :(

End of Day 2: All profits lost.

Guess I'll have to start that again... :/

You should allow for chest usage. Well written I enjoyed it. Pity he's dead.