I used Mind Sear and Distortion 5/1/1/5 (eventually 5/5/1/5) for offense - throw down a Maelstrom and then rain Mind Sear beam and AOE attacks down until everything's dead. Towards the end of the game, Sollux was so overpowered that Mind Sear + Distortion Bolt frequently sufficed. For defense, I went Anti-Magic -Resolve and Antimagic Shield are great, and the first and third Fungal trees are nothing short of obscene - after I got those, 3/5/1/5 in Solipsism and a couple of good infusions, it took massive burst damage to even scratch me. The AM/Fungal combination is even better for solipsists in general and nuke solipsists in particular, since it ensures an unlimited resource pool at all times.
As soon as my offensive setup was complete, I went to Nightmares and maxed Inner Demons. Of note:
- Inner Demons is utterly devastating, as well as entertaining to watch. I killed the Master just by casting this, renewing it whenever it expired, and standing back and laughing.
- Fear-immune enemies and bosses automatically resist Inner Demons - unless they're asleep when you cast it, in which case it's guaranteed to work. And the majority of fear-immune enemies and bosses are not sleep-immune.
- Inner Demons has wonderful synergy with Distortion. Distortion spells don't harm allies, which include inner demons. So you can bombard a boss from range, take out any summons with AOEs in the process, stun it if possible, strip its physical sustains/effects, and deal plenty of DOT as well, all while it is too busy dealing with inner demons to defend itself or retaliate.
At this stage, the build was functionally complete. I stacked mindpower and mental save (hooray Yeek racials), and put the rest of my class points for the game into Dreamforge for excessive survivability. I rarely used the active skill, but I did enjoy passive damage + debuffs just from standing there, which Sollux did a lot while blasting things. It helped deal with any injured monsters that somehow made it to striking range.
At level 30, I took Mental Tyranny and proceeded to stack mind damage+ equipment to kingdom come. I later got Meteoric Crash as well. This wasn't an optimal choice - with over 50% critical, Tiger's Eye would have ensured a non-stop barrage of death - but I found Meteoric Crash invaluable in speeding up ordinary gameplay by virtually guaranteeing the death of whatever I first shot at during an encounter (and anyone around it). Plus it combined hilariously with Dream Forge's passive damage radius: periodically a sneaky monster would make it past my guard and go "ah-ha! Foolish adventurer, your life is mi- [meteor to the face]".
I was also ridiculously lucky to find a rare belt in Reknor that combined high mind damage+ with Telepathy/Orc. The latter feature meant I was no longer hampered by blindness in the second half of the game, which was the one status effect that kept sticking when used on me. It also made orc assassins useless, gave me huge advance warning of what I was about to face, and made hunting down pesky spellcasters easier.
I died four times, I think. There might have been a fifth early on that I can't remember. All were due to overconfidence and insufficient caution.
- Reknor: let myself get surrounded by melee orcs, without realising just how much damage they could do in one turn relative to how much I could regenerate.
- Room of Death x2. You'd think after stepping into the wyrms' line of sight once and getting one-shotted I'd learn my lesson. Instead I did it a second time. (I did clear it afterwards by luring them out of the door one by one and relying on Inner Demons while I stayed the heck out of the way)
- One of the final bosses. I still have no idea how he did it, since neither of them could scratch me for most of the fight. I was busy making a beeline for the third portal to shut it down when suddenly I was dead.
And then there was the ending. That ending. If you've ever won as a Yeek, you'll join me in laughing bitterly as I tell you how I spent much of the second half of the game stockpiling cool-looking artefacts in the fortress with aims of eventually bestowing them upon worthy characters via the Item Vault.
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Sex : Male STR: 38
Race : Yeek DEX: 30
Class : Solipsist MAG: 31
Level : 50 WIL: 126
Exp : 2161% CUN: 100
Gold : 11592.86 CON: 76
Accuracy(Main Hand): 61 Life : 104/543 Encumbrance : 48/108
Damage (Main Hand): 59 Difficulty : Normal
Permadeath : Adventure
APR (Main Hand): 40
Crit (Main Hand): 35%
Speed (Main Hand): 1.00
Equilibrium : 118
Accuracy(Off Hand): 61
Damage (Off Hand): 53
APR (Off Hand): 40
Crit (Off Hand): 35%
Speed (Off Hand): 1.00
Fatigue : 5%
Spellpower : 9.6666666666667
Armor : 61.299056851381
Spell Crit : 33%
Armor Hardiness : 30%
Spell Speed : 1
Defense : 35.703561571579
Ranged Defense : 35.703561571579
All damage : 7%
Cold damage : 12%
Nature damage : 17%
Darkness damage : 23%
Mind damage : 131%
Physical Save : 76.553989477288
Spell Save : 76.322322810622
Mental Save : 79.155473687698
All Resists: 22%
Fire Resist(cap): 63%( 70%)
Cold Resist(cap): 50%( 70%)
Nature Resist(cap): 38%( 70%)
Blight Resist(cap): 58%( 80%)
Mind Resist(cap): 47%( 70%)
Confusion Resistance: 25%
Silence Resistance: 60%
Stun Resistance: 100%
Instadeath Resistance: 100%
Number of NPC killed: 6516
Most killed NPC: fire drake hatchling (231)
[Winner!]
[Talents Chart]
- Race / Yeek (mastery 1.20)
Dominant Will (generic) 1/5
Unity (generic) 5/5
Quickened (generic) 0/5
Wayist (generic) 0/5
- Technique / Combat training (mastery 1.00)
Thick Skin (generic) 5/5
Armour Training (generic) 1/5
Combat Accuracy (generic) 0/5
Weapons Mastery (generic) 0/5
Dagger Mastery (generic) 0/5
- Cunning / Survival (mastery 1.00)
Heightened Senses (generic) 1/5
Charm Mastery (generic) 0/5
Piercing Sight (generic) 0/5
Evasion (generic) 0/5
- Wild-gift / Antimagic (mastery 1.30)
Resolve (generic) 5/5
Aura of Silence (generic) 1/5
Antimagic Shield (generic) 5/5
Mana Clash (generic) 5/5
- Wild-gift / Fungus (mastery 1.00)
Wild Growth (generic) 5/5
Fungal Growth (generic) 1/5
Ancestral Life (generic) 1/5
Sudden Growth (generic) 1/5
- Psionic / Distortion (mastery 1.30)
Distortion Bolt (class) 5/5
Distortion Wave (class) 5/5
Ravage (class) 1/5
Maelstrom (class) 5/5
- Psionic / Dream Forge (mastery 1.30)
Forge Shield (class) 5/5
Forge Bellows (class) 5/5
Forge Armor (class) 5/5
Dreamforge (class) 5/5
- Psionic / Nightmare (mastery 1.30)
Nightmare (class) 5/5
Inner Demons (class) 5/5
Waking Nightmare (class) 0/5
Night Terror (class) 0/5
- Psionic / Psychic Assault (mastery 1.30)
Mind Sear (class) 5/5
Psychic Lobotomy (class) 0/5
Synaptic Static (class) 0/5
Sunder Mind (class) 0/5
- Psionic / Slumber (mastery 1.30)
Slumber (class) 1/5
Restless Night (class) 0/5
Sandman (class) 0/5
Dreamscape (class) 0/5
- Psionic / Solipsism (mastery 1.30)
Solipsism (class) 3/5
Balance (class) 5/5
Clarity (class) 5/5
Dismissal (class) 5/5
- Psionic / Dreaming (mastery 1.30)
Sleep (generic) 1/5
Lucid Dreamer (generic) 4/5
Dream Walk (generic) 5/5
Dream Prison (generic) 0/5
- Psionic / Mentalism (mastery 1.30)
Psychometry (generic) 5/5
Mental Shielding (generic) 0/5
Projection (generic) 0/5
Mind Link (generic) 0/5
- Psionic / Feedback (mastery 1.30)
Biofeedback (generic) 1/5
Resonance Field (generic) 1/5
Amplification (generic) 0/5
Conversion (generic) 0/5
- Uber / Willpower (mastery 1.00)
Draconic Will (class) 0/1
Meteoric Crash (class) 1/1
Garkul's Revenge (class) 0/1
Hidden Resources (class) 0/1
Lucky Day (class) 0/1
Unbreakable Will (class) 0/1
Spell Feedback (class) 0/1
Mental Tyranny (class) 1/1
[Inscriptions (3/3)]
Infusion: Regeneration
Infusion: Regeneration
Infusion: Heroism
[Current Effects]
- Mental Tyranny
- Forge Shield
- Dreamforge
- Wild Growth
- Lucid Dreamer
+ Burning
+ Infusion Saturation
+ Solipsism
- Regeneration
- Resolve
[Character Equipment]
In main hand
a) Nexus of the Way (22-24.2 power, 40 apr, mind damage)
Type: weapon / mindstar ; tier 5
Base power: 22.0 - 24.2
Uses stats: 60% Wil, 20% Cun
Damage type: Mind
Accuracy is based on willpower for this weapon.
Armour Penetration: +40
Physical crit. chance: +5.0%
Attack speed: 100%
When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +3 Cun / +6 Wil
Changes resistances: +20% mind
Changes resistances penetration: +20% mind
Changes damage: +20% mind
Talent mastery: +0.20 Race / Yeek
Mental save: +15
Confusion immunity: +30%
Mindpower: +25
Mental crit. chance: +9%
It can be used to activate talent Wayist (costing 75 power out of 48/75) :
Effective talent level: 1.2
Power cost: 75 out of 48/75.
Range: 4.00
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Description: Reach through the collective psionic gestalt of the yeeks, the Way, to call for immediate help.
Summons up to 3 yeek mindslayers to your side.
Dropped by orc cryomancer
In off hand
b) hateful living mindstar of frost (17-18.7 power, 40 apr, mind damage)
Type: weapon / mindstar ; tier 5
It is part of a set of items.
Base power: 17.0 - 18.7
Uses stats: 50% Wil, 30% Cun
Damage type: Mind
Accuracy is based on willpower for this weapon.
Armour Penetration: +40
Physical crit. chance: +5.0%
Attack speed: 100%
When wielded/worn:
Damage when the wearer is hit: 10 cold
Changes resistances: +2% cold
Changes resistances penetration: +11% mind / +7% cold / +10% darkness
Changes damage: +19% mind / +5% cold / +16% darkness
Mindpower: +5
Mental crit. chance: +5%
Dropped by orc summoner
On fingers
c) Vargh Redemption
Type: jewelry / ring ; tier 2
When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +6 Con / +4 Wil
Changes resistances: +10% nature / +25% cold
Maximum mana: +20.00
Maximum stamina: +20.00
Maximum psi: +20.00
Maximum air capacity: +50.00
It can be used to summon a tidal wave, costing 60 power out of 60/60.
d) solipsist's gold ring of mental power
Type: jewelry / ring ; tier 3
When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +5 Cun / +5 Wil
Mindpower: +15
Around neck
e) Shard of Insanity
Type: jewelry / amulet ; tier 3
When wielded/worn:
Damage when the wearer is hit: 5 % chance to confuse
Changes resistances: -10% mind
Changes resistances penetration: +20% mind
Changes damage: +20% mind
Mental save: +32
Confusion immunity: -100%
Mindpower: +6
It can be used to activate talent Inner Demons (costing 40 power out of 7/40) :
Effective talent level: 2.6
Power cost: 40 out of 7/40.
Range: 7.00
Travel Speed: instantaneous
Is: a mind power
Description: Brings the target's inner demons to the surface. Each turn, for 8 turns, there's a 22% chance that the a demon will surface, requiring the target to make a Mental Save to keep it from manifesting.
If the target is sleeping, the chance will be doubled, and fear immunity will be ignored. Otherwise, if the summoning is resisted, the effect will end early.
The summon chance will scale with your Mindpower and the demon's life will scale with the target's rank.
Light source
f) Guidance
Type: lite / lite ; tier 5
When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +12 Cun / +12 Wil
Changes resistances: +20% blight
Changes resistances cap: +10% blight
Talent masteries: +0.20 Wild-gift / Call of the wild +0.10 Wild-gift / Antimagic
Physical save: +12
Spell save: +12
Mental save: +12
Light radius: +4
Main armor
g) silk robe 'Fulelarig' (3 def, 0 armour)
Type: armor / cloth ; tier 4
When wielded/worn:
Defense: +3
Changes resistances: +16% mind / +16% blight
Changes damage: +16% mind
Critical mult.: +10.00%
Physical save: +22
Life regen: +1.30
Maximum life: +81.00
Spell crit. chance: +2%
Healing mod.: +22%
Dropped by Ukruk the Fierce
Cloak
h) regal linen cloak of mindcraft (1 def, 0 armour)
Type: armor / cloak ; tier 1
When wielded/worn:
Defense: +1
Changes stats: +2 Cun / +5 Wil
Mental save: +5
Mental crit. chance: +4%
On head
i) Dagyfast the cashmere wizard hat (2 def, 0 armour)
Type: armor / head ; tier 3
When wielded/worn:
Defense: +2
Changes stats: +3 Cun / +3 Wil
Changes resistances: +9% fire
Mental save: +8
Maximum mana: +40.00
Mindpower: +8
Mental crit. chance: +3%
Dropped by Gynn the snow giant chieftain
Around waist
j) Mayatta
Type: armor / belt ; tier 3
When wielded/worn:
Defense: +8
Changes resistances: +6% mind / +9% cold
Changes damage: +21% mind
Grants telepathy: Humanoid/Orc
Dropped by Elawe the mountain troll thunderer
On hands
k) Ulobar (0 def, 2 armour)
Type: armor / hands ; tier 3
When wielded/worn:
Armour: +2
Changes stats: +5 Wil
Changes resistances penetration: +25% mind
Critical mult.: +25.00%
Psi each turn: +0.40
Maximum hate: +6.00
Mental crit. chance: +5%
Dropped by Eleminne the skeleton warrior
On feet
l) Smoldernight (0 def, 5 armour)
Type: armor / feet ; tier 5
When wielded/worn:
Armour: +5
Fatigue: +5%
Changes stats: +7 Str
Damage when the wearer hits(melee): 10 fire
Damage when the wearer is hit: 20 fire
Changes damage: +18% mind
Stamina each turn: +1.00
Dropped by Lisubeth the orc summoner
Tool
m) Tree of Life
Type: charm / totem ; tier 4
When wielded/worn:
Changes stats: +6 Con / +7 Wil
Damage when the wearer is hit: 10 nature
Changes resistances: +10% nature / +10% blight
Changes damage: +10% nature
Talent masteries: +0.10 Wild-gift / Call of the wild +0.10 Wild-gift / Harmony
Mindpower: +7
Quiver
[Player Achievements]
'A dangerous secret' was achieved for Found the mysterious staff and told Last Hope about it. At 2013-01-21 23:21:48
'A different point of view' was achieved for Learned the five chapters of Orc history through loremaster Hadak's tales. At 2013-01-23 18:13:14
'Against all odds' was achieved for Killed Ukruk in the ambush. At 2013-01-21 23:16:20
'Antimagic!' was achieved for Completed antimagic training in the Ziguranth camp. At 2013-01-21 18:57:58
'Arachnophobia' was achieved for Destroyed the spydric menace. At 2013-01-22 00:58:10
'Are you out of your mind?!' was achieved for Caught the attention of overpowered greater multi-hued wyrms in Vor Armoury. Perhaps fleeing is in order. At 2013-01-22 17:14:57
'Back and there again' was achieved for Opened a portal to the Far East from Maj'Eyal. At 2013-01-23 16:20:28
'Brave new world' was achieved for Went to the Far East and took part in the war. At 2013-01-22 00:36:19
'Bringer of Doom' was achieved for Killed a Bringer of Doom. At 2013-01-21 18:33:35
'Clone War' was achieved for Destroyed your own Shade. At 2013-01-22 01:25:00
'Curse Lifter' was achieved for Killed Ben Cruthdar the Cursed. At 2013-01-21 22:02:48
'Destroyer of the creation' was achieved for Killed Slasul. At 2013-01-22 01:12:57
'Destroyer's bane' was achieved for Killed Golbug the Destroyer. At 2013-01-22 00:26:44
'Dragon's Greed' was achieved for Amassed 8000 gold pieces. At 2013-01-23 18:53:57
'Exterminator' was achieved for Killed 1000 creatures. At 2013-01-21 19:51:00
'Eye of the storm' was achieved for Freed Derth from the onslaught of the mad Tempest, Urkis. At 2013-01-21 19:32:41
'Fear me not!' was achieved for Survived the Fearscape! At 2013-01-21 22:20:58
'Gem of the Moon' was achieved for Completed the Master Jeweler quest with Limmir. At 2013-01-22 16:52:09
'Genocide' was achieved for Killed the Orc Greatmother in the breeding pits, thus dealing a terrible blow to the orc race. At 2013-01-22 17:49:07
'Guiding Hand' was achieved for Saved all escorted adventurers. At 2013-01-21 23:14:10
'Home sweet home' was achieved for Dispatched the Weirdling Beast and took possession of Yiilkgur, the Sher'Tul Fortress for your own usage. At 2013-01-21 20:07:24
'I cleared the room of death and all I got was this lousy achievement!' was achieved for Killed the seven overpowered wyrms in the "Room of Death" in Vor Armoury. At 2013-01-22 17:22:18
'Invasion from the Depths' was achieved for Stopped a naga invasion by closing their portal. At 2013-01-23 18:21:20
'Level 10' was achieved for Got a character to level 10. At 2013-01-21 18:27:21
'Level 20' was achieved for Got a character to level 20. At 2013-01-21 19:57:19
'Level 30' was achieved for Got a character to level 30. At 2013-01-21 22:36:15
'Level 40' was achieved for Got a character to level 40. At 2013-01-22 01:22:16
'Level 50' was achieved for Got a character to level 50. At 2013-01-23 16:17:20
'Orcrist' was achieved for Killed the leaders of the Orc Pride. At 2013-01-23 18:47:13
'Portal master' was achieved for Fought the two Sorcerers and closed four invocation portals. At 2013-01-23 20:23:13
'Race through fire' was achieved for Raced through the fires of the Charred Scar to stop the Sorcerers. At 2013-01-23 17:21:38
'Rescuer of the lost' was achieved for Rescued the merchant from the assassin lord. At 2013-01-21 19:05:31
'Size is everything' was achieved for Did over 1500 damage in one attack. At 2013-01-22 22:38:08
'Size matters' was achieved for Did over 600 damage in one attack. At 2013-01-21 21:21:54
'Sliders' was achieved for Activated a portal using the Orb of Many Ways. At 2013-01-22 00:28:24
'The Arena' was achieved for Unlocked Arena mode. At 2013-01-21 18:46:07
'The Legend of Garkul' was achieved for Learned the five chapters of the Legend of Garkul. At 2013-01-23 18:50:12
'The Right thing to do' was achieved for Did the righteous thing in the ring of blood and disposed of the Blood Master. At 2013-01-21 21:36:35
'The sky is falling!' was achieved for Saw a huge meteor falling from the sky. At 2013-01-21 19:58:59
'There and back again' was achieved for Opened a portal to Maj'Eyal from the Far East. At 2013-01-22 22:44:25
'Thralless' was achieved for Freed at least 30 enthralled slaves in the slavers compound. At 2013-01-21 21:33:19
'Treasure Hoarder' was achieved for Amassed 3000 gold pieces. At 2013-01-21 23:07:27
'Treasure Hunter' was achieved for Amassed 1000 gold pieces. At 2013-01-21 20:06:17
'Triumph of the Way' was achieved for Won ToME by sacrificing yourself to forcefully spread the Way to every other sentient being on Eyal. At 2013-01-23 20:24:03
'Vampire crusher' was achieved for Destroyed the Master in its lair of the Dreadfell. At 2013-01-21 23:11:21
[Character Inventory]
) Dragon Orb (Orb of Command)
[Plot Item]
Type: orb / orb
When carried:
Changes stats: +6 Cun
It can be used to use the orb, costing 1 power out of 1/1.
Dropped by Gorbat, Supreme Wyrmic of the Pride
) Elemental Orb (Orb of Command)
[Plot Item]
Type: orb / orb
When carried:
Changes stats: +6 Mag
It can be used to use the orb, costing 1 power out of 1/1.
Dropped by Vor, Grand Geomancer of the Pride
) Orb of Destruction (Orb of Command)
[Plot Item]
Type: orb / orb
When carried:
Changes stats: +6 Str
It can be used to use the orb, costing 1 power out of 1/1.
Dropped by Grushnak, Battlemaster of the Pride
) Orb of Undeath (Orb of Command)
[Plot Item]
Type: orb / orb
When carried:
Changes stats: +6 Dex
It can be used to use the orb, costing 1 power out of 1/1.
Dropped by Rak'shor, Grand Necromancer of the Pride
) Runed Skull
Type: gem / red ; tier 5
When carried:
Damage when the wearer is hit: 25 fire
Spellpower: +7
) Rod of Recall (1/1)
[Plot Item]
Type: charm / rod
It can be used to recall the user to the worldmap, costing 202 power out of 400/400.
) Transmogrification Chest
[Plot Item]
Type: chest / sher'tul
When carried:
It can be used to transmogrify all the items in your chest at once(also done automatically when you change level), costing 0 power out of 1000/1000.
) Pearl of Life and Death
Type: gem / white
When carried:
Changes stats: +5 Str / +5 Dex / +5 Mag / +5 Wil / +5 Cun / +5 Con / +10 Lck
Changes resistances: +7% all
Changes damage: +7% all
Stun/Freeze immunity: +100%
Light radius: +1
Dropped by Argoniel
[Last Messages]
Sollux Captor's mind suffers 92 psi damage from the attack.
Sollux Captor is invigorated by the attack!
Elandar hits Sollux Captor for 128 darkness damage.
Elandar's Inner Demon casts Manathrust.
Elandar's Inner Demon hits Elandar for 198 arcane damage.
Sollux Captor hits Elandar for 58 mind, 93 mind damage (total 150.71).
Talent Dream Walk is ready to use.
Sollux Captor's mind suffers 12 psi damage from the attack.
Sollux Captor is invigorated by the attack!
Sollux Captor uses Infusion: Regeneration.
Sollux Captor starts regenerating health quickly.
Elandar's Inner Demon casts Lightning.
Elandar's Inner Demon hits Elandar for 234 lightning damage.
Elandar hits Sollux Captor for 53 fire damage.
Sollux Captor hits Elandar for 116 mind, 58 mind damage (total 173.25).
Elandar is pulled in by the maelstrom!
Quest 'Falling Toward Apotheosis' is done! (Press 'j' to see the quest log)
New Achievement: Portal master!
Quest 'Falling Toward Apotheosis' status updated! (Press 'j' to see the quest log)
Sollux Captor hits Elandar for 238 mind damage.
Sollux Captor killed Elandar!
High Sun Paladin Aeryn's draconic body hardens and heals!
High Sun Paladin Aeryn resists the stun!
Elandar's Inner Demon resists the stun!
Sollux Captor hits High Sun Paladin Aeryn for 595 mind, 595 mind damage (total 1188.96).
Sollux Captor hits Elandar's Inner Demon for 595 mind, 595 mind damage (total 1188.96).
Sollux Captor hits Elandar's Inner Demon for 595 mind, 595 mind damage (total 1188.96).
Saving done.
Saving done.
Saving game...
Quest 'Falling Toward Apotheosis' status updated! (Press 'j' to see the quest log)
Lore found: closing the void farportal
You can read all your collected lore in the game menu, by pressing Escape.
New Achievement: Triumph of the Way!
Option unlocked: New Class: Adventurer
Saving done.
Saving done.
Saving game...
Sollux Captor the level 50 yeek solipsist was battered to death by himself (the fool) on level 11 of High Peak.
