Repo Troll Guide, TrFi^Wu Jian - Revision history

RepoMan: /* The Way of the Mechanist */

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‎The Way of the Mechanist

RepoMan: /* the Way of the Mechanist */

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‎the Way of the Mechanist

RepoMan: /* Beyond the Plan */ Some more spells + the Way of the Mechanist

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‎Beyond the Plan: Some more spells + the Way of the Mechanist

RepoMan: /* Credentials */

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‎Credentials

RepoMan: /* Credentials */

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‎Credentials

RepoMan: /* Talismans */

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‎Talismans

RepoMan: /* Talismans */

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‎Talismans

RepoMan: /* Talismans */ Recommend dragon form more.

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‎Talismans: Recommend dragon form more.

RepoMan: /* The Lair of Beasts */

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‎The Lair of Beasts

RepoMan: /* The Lair of Beasts */

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‎The Lair of Beasts

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 '''[[Forge Phalanx Beetle]]'''<br />
-Provides a scuttling companion that improves your durability in two ways: Your AC is boosted for as long as the beetle is alive, and it always stays by your side, tanking hits and biting monsters. It's nowhere near as tough as you, but it does fairly well. You can swap places with it tactically, for example to get it between you and a monster to create space for a lunge. You cannot Wall Jump on top of the beetle, but other than that it doesn't hinder your movement at all.
+Provides a scuttling companion that improves your durability in two ways: Your AC is boosted for as long as the beetle is alive, and it always stays by your side, tanking hits and biting monsters. It's nowhere near as tough as you, but it does fairly well. You can swap places with it tactically, for example to get it between you and a monster to create space for a Lunge. You cannot Wall Jump on top of the beetle, but other than that it doesn't hinder your movement at all.
 '''[[Fortress Blast]]'''<br />

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 The bog does the most damage to monsters who aren't completely immune to poison and who aren't flying. If they're not immune to fire, follow up with [[Ignite Poison]]. Sadly, many monsters in the extended game fly and are immune to poison, fire, or both. Notable exceptions are [[Antaeus]] and [[Ereshkigal]]. However, your spellpower probably isn't great, and another effect might be more interesting: The bog covers traps. Keep in mind it also covers staircases.
-=== the Way of the Mechanist ===
+=== The Way of the Mechanist ===
 '''[[Forge Phalanx Beetle]]'''<br />

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 == Beyond the Plan ==
-So you stuck to the Plan and collected four runes, but you didn't pick up the Orb, yet. You figured out how to earn a little commission, right? They say, magic runes are in high demand on the black market. Unless the almighty RNG cursed you with a metric ton of bad mutations you can't get rid of or an extreme lack of resistances, you are well suited for the extended game.
+You stuck to the Plan and collected four runes, but you didn't pick up the Orb, yet. You figured out how to earn a little commission, right? They say, magic runes are in high demand on the black market. Unless the almighty RNG cursed you with a metric ton of bad mutations you can't get rid of, or an extreme lack of resistances, you are well suited for the extended game.
-This is the part where I brainstorm a few ideas on how to hone your skills beyond the Plan. I suggest some spells that might or might not be worth the investment in the extended game. It really depends on your playstyle. Pick and choose as you like. None of this is essential for winning. You already have all the tools you need.
+This is the part where I brainstorm a few ideas on how to hone your skills beyond the Plan. The Way of the Brute is most efficient. The other ways are mostly for fun, and offer additional tactical options. It really depends on your playstyle what works best. Pick and choose as you like. None of this is essential for winning.
-High level spells probably aren't worth training for. The old repo trolls had to heavily invest into magic in order to unlock statue form, so it was natural to train some more, and level 8 or 9 spells still didn't come easily. With forms being exclusively Shapeshifting, there just isn't enough experience even in a 15-rune game, unless you start scumming Pandemonium or the Abyss, or clear a ziggurat.
+Level 8 or 9 spells probably aren't worth training for. The old repo trolls had to heavily invest into magic in order to unlock statue form, so it was natural to train some more, but it didn't come easily. With forms requiring Shapeshifting skill, it's hard to scrape together enough experience to get Shatter online, even in a 15-rune game.
 Remember, it's best to either train the required magic schools exclusively or to put it off until your physical skills are where you want them to be. Train magic schools for more spellpower and better spell success. With spells that use multiple schools, spellpower is determined by the average of the schools. Thus, increasing whatever magic school is lower is generally the fastest and cheapest way to improve spellpower. Other than getting more Int or some spell power enhancer. Train Spellcasting mainly for more magic points. The single digit skill levels are cheap in the extended game, tough, even with that -5 aptitude.
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 '''[[Detonation Catalyst]]'''<br />
-This spell is as fun as it sounds, empowering your claws to cause explosions. Those explosions hurt only monsters and deal more damage the harder you hit. The buff lasts as long as you keep hitting monsters, and quickly ends when you stop clawing things.
+This spell is the main reason to choose the Way of the Alchemist. Detonation Catalyst is as fun as it sounds, empowering your claws to cause explosions. Those explosions hurt only monsters and deal more damage the harder you hit. Detonation Catalyst has great synergy with Whirlwind, and is highly effective in Tomb and Cocytus. The buff lasts as long as you keep clawing monsters, and quickly ends when you stop fighting.
 === The Way of the Librarian ===

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 == Credentials ==
 '''Troll Fighter Win Rate'''<br />
-% (25/34) [https://dcss-stats.vercel.app/players/RepoMan (DCSS stats)]
+% (26/35) [https://dcss-stats.vercel.app/players/RepoMan (DCSS stats)]
 '''Troll and Fighter Tournament High Scores'''

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 == Credentials ==
 '''Troll Fighter Win Rate'''<br />
-% (24/33) [https://dcss-stats.vercel.app/players/RepoMan (DCSS stats)]
+% (25/34) [https://dcss-stats.vercel.app/players/RepoMan (DCSS stats)]
 '''Troll and Fighter Tournament High Scores'''

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 * A powerful breath attack (recharged via XP)
-At high skill you'll hit even harder than in statue form, despite moving at normal speed. You'll feel like nothing can stop you, but be very careful. You're only invincible as long as you kill most monsters before they hit back. Packs of ranged enemies and torment can quickly mess you up, and most likely you'll lack a few resistances, too. That huge HP pool absorbs damage spikes nicely, but most things thrown your way will hit, and in prolonged fights your health will drop way too fast for regeneration to compensate.
+At high skill you'll hit even harder than in statue form, despite moving at normal speed. You'll feel like nothing can stop you, but be very careful. You're only invincible as long as you kill most monsters before they hit back. Packs of ranged enemies and torment can quickly mess you up, and most likely you'll lack a few resistances. That huge HP pool absorbs damage spikes nicely, but most things thrown your way will hit, and in prolonged fights your health will drop way too fast for regeneration to compensate.
 Dragon form melds all your armour, including your shield, comes with mediocre AC, and very poor EV. It also prevents you from throwing things. I don't recommend transforming into a dragon with less than 100% health. Switch to granite as soon as possible, or at least before the extended game.

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 At high skill you'll hit even harder than in statue form, despite moving at normal speed. You'll feel like nothing can stop you, but be very careful. You're only invincible as long as you kill most monsters before they hit back. Packs of ranged enemies and torment can quickly mess you up, and most likely you'll lack a few resistances, too. That huge HP pool absorbs damage spikes nicely, but most things thrown your way will hit, and in prolonged fights your health will drop way too fast for regeneration to compensate.
-Dragon form melds all your armour, including your shield, comes with mediocre AC, and very poor EV. It also prevents you from throwing things. I don't recommend transforming into a dragon with less than 100% health. Switch to statue form as soon as possible, or at least before the extended game.
+Dragon form melds all your armour, including your shield, comes with mediocre AC, and very poor EV. It also prevents you from throwing things. I don't recommend transforming into a dragon with less than 100% health. Switch to granite as soon as possible, or at least before the extended game.
 * Skill target: 25.0 Shapeshifting

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 '''[[Dragon-blood talisman|Dragon-coil talisman]]'''<br />
-Dragon form may be useful in a pinch, especially if it's your only source of rF+, rC+, and rPois. Its damage output is massive (the highest of all forms, against single targets) and it's certainly fun to use with Wu Jian. But it melds all your armour, including your shield, comes with mediocre AC, very poor EV, and prevents you from throwing things. It's not part of the Plan. Experiment with it at your own risk.
+Dragon form is extremely fun to use with Wu Jian, and can carry you from the S-branches all the way to Zot. It provides you with:
 '''[[Storm talisman]]'''<br />

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 [[Rupert]] is often found in the Lair. He's a dangerous guy who likes to paralyse and confuse you by yelling, before going berserk and pounding you with his branded two-handed weapon. Maybe it's best to avoid him for a while yet.
-Luckily, if you want to or have to fight Rupert, he has weaknesses you can exploit. Curare slows him down, he can get tangled in a throwing net, he cannot see invisible and he can't swim. A scroll of summoning helps a lot. Use your phantom mirror on him. A scroll of silence shuts him up, but he will still go berserk. If you use silence, consider quaffing a potion of berserk rage, too.
+Luckily, if you want to or have to fight Rupert, he has weaknesses you can exploit. Curare slows him down, he can get tangled in a throwing net, he cannot see invisible and he can't swim. A scroll of summoning helps a lot. Use your phantom mirror on him. A scroll of silence shuts him up, but he will still go berserk. If you choose silence, consider quaffing a potion of berserk rage, too.
 === The Orcish Mines ===

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 '''Escaping from excessively lucky hydras'''<br />
-Don't push your luck. If the hydra doesn't die from a total of 3-5 hits it's no use. Lunge, Whirlwind and up to three plain old hits. No more than that. Less if your health drops noticeably. Use your life insurance. Who knows how many felids this hydra has devoured? Maybe it has extra lives by now. Unlike you.
+Don't push your luck. If the hydra doesn't die from a total of 3-5 hits it's no use. Lunge, Whirlwind, and up to three plain old hits. No more than that. Less if your health drops noticeably. Use your life insurance. Who knows how many felids this hydra has devoured? Maybe it has extra lives by now. Unlike you.
 '''Killing hydras slowly'''<br />