Difference between revisions of "Wanderer"

From CrawlWiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(0.31)
(Starting Equipment: Done with Wn updates)
(6 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 9: Line 9:
 
Wanderers start with 1 "good" item set, 2 "decent" item sets, and 1 consumable (50% for a "good consumable"; 50% for a "decent consumable").<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|ng-wanderer.cc|854}}</ref>
 
Wanderers start with 1 "good" item set, 2 "decent" item sets, and 1 consumable (50% for a "good consumable"; 50% for a "decent consumable").<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|ng-wanderer.cc|854}}</ref>
  
Each item set is named after, and represents, a given skill. They are chosen randomly, based off your [[species]]' aptitudes. The higher the skill aptitude, the more likely you are to get a set of that skill. The possible item sets are tabulated below:
+
Each item set is named after, and represents, a given skill. They are chosen randomly, based off your [[species]]' aptitudes. The higher the skill aptitude, the more likely you are to get a set of that skill. You will always receive 1 decent offensive set and 1 decent defensive set. The good set has a 1/3 chance to be a defensive set; otherwise it will be an offensive set.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|+Possible equipment types
 
|+Possible equipment types
 
|-
 
|-
! Item set !! Decent !! Good
+
! Offensive item sets !! Decent !! Good
 
|-
 
|-
|Weapons || [[Short sword]], [[falchion]], [[mace]], [[hand axe]], [[spear]], [[quarterstaff]], [[sling]] || [[Rapier]], [[long sword]], [[flail]], [[war axe]], [[trident]], [[shortbow]]<br>+2 'decent' weapon
+
|Weapon skills || [[Short sword]], [[falchion]], [[mace]], [[hand axe]], [[spear]], [[quarterstaff]], [[sling]] || +2 'decent' weapon (4/5 chance)<br>[[Rapier]], [[long sword]], [[flail]], [[war axe]], [[trident]], [[shortbow]] (1/5 chance)
 
|-
 
|-
|Fighting || Random extra weapon || Good weapon, chosen on skill aptitudes
+
|Unarmed Combat || 1 decent consumable || 2 good consumables
 +
|-
 +
|Spellcasting || 2 spells of a random school, totalling 4 levels || 4 random spells (max. level 3) including a level 1 spell
 +
|-
 +
|Spell schools || 2 spells of that school, totalling 4 levels || 3 spells of that school (max. level 4) including a level 1 spell
 
|-
 
|-
|Unarmed Combat || 1 decent consumable || 2 good consumables
+
! Defensive item sets !! Decent !! Good
 +
|-
 +
|Fighting || +1 to weapon enchantment<br>If no weapon: 1 decent consumable || Good weapon, weighted based on skill aptitudes
 
|-
 
|-
|Throwing || [[Boomerang]]s, [[poisoned]] [[dart]]s || [[Curare]] darts
+
|Throwing || 6–10 [[boomerang]]s, 7–15 [[poisoned]] [[dart]]s || 1–4 [[curare]]-tipped darts
 
|-  
 
|-  
|Armour (Dodging) || Random aux slot || +2 [[leather armour]], leather + [[throwing net]]s, leather + 2 aux slots
+
|Armour || [[Ring mail]], [[scale mail]]<br>If large/tiny: 1 random aux slot || +2 scale mail, [[chain mail]]<br>If large/tiny: [[acid dragon scales]]
 
|-
 
|-
|Armour (Stealth) || Random aux slot || +2 dagger + good consumable, +0 dagger with 1-2 [[dart]]s (atropa or datura)
+
|Dodging || 1 random aux slot || +2 [[leather armour]], leather armour + 2–4 [[throwing net]]s<br>If large/tiny: 2 aux slots, 1 aux slot + 2–4 [[throwing net]]s
 
|-
 
|-
|Armour (Heavy) || [[Ring mail]], [[scale mail]]<br>If large/tiny: random aux slot || +2 scale mail, [[chain mail]]<br>If large/tiny: [[acid dragon scales]]
+
|Stealth || 1 random aux slot || +2 dagger + good consumable, +0 dagger with 1–2 [[dart]]s ([[atropa]] or [[datura]]-tipped)
 
|-
 
|-
|Shields || [[Buckler]]<br>If large: [[kite shield]] || Buckler of [[protection]], +2 buckler
+
|Shields || [[Buckler]] || Buckler of [[protection]] (1/3 chance), +2 buckler
 
|-
 
|-
|Spells, Spellcasting || 2 spells (max. level 3)|| 3 spells of a school (max. level 4), 4 random spells (max. level 3)
+
 
|-
+
|Evocations || 3–7 charges of a [[wand of flame]] or [[wand of polymorph|polymorph]] || Any [[Evocable_items#Miscellaneous_Evokers|miscellaneous evoker]] (1/3 chance), otherwise 1 random [[wand]]:<br>2–4 charges of a wand of acid, light, quicksilver, iceblast or roots;<br>5–20 charges of a wand of charming, paralysis or mindburst;<br>8–23 charges of a wand of flame or polymorph.
|Evocations || [[Wand of flame]], [[wand of polymorph]], [[piece from Xom's chessboard]]|| Any other misc evocable, any wand except [[wand of digging|digging]]
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
Decent sets are not picked purely off aptitudes. You will always receive 1 decent set of an "offense" skill (Fighting, Unarmed Combat, any weapon or magic school), and 1 decent set of a "defense" skill (Fighting, Armour, Dodging, Shields, Stealth, Throwing, Evocations).
+
You will never be given both a two-handed weapon and a shield; if this occurs, one of the sets will be rerolled. You also cannot be given items for more than one of armour, dodging and stealth; instead, an extra decent consumable will be given. It is possible to roll an item set twice; in this case, an extra decent consumable will be given in addition to the good item set.
  
 
Then, the following adjustments are made:
 
Then, the following adjustments are made:
 
*If no weapon is given, start with a [[club]] or [[dagger]].
 
*If no weapon is given, start with a [[club]] or [[dagger]].
*If no body armour is given, start with a [[robe]] or [[leather armour]].
+
*If no body armour is given, start with a [[leather armour]] (if starting strength > intelligence) or a robe (otherwise).
*If you repeat a skill, or get a conflicting skill (can't get 2 weapon skills; can't get 2 of Armour/Dodging/Stealth), get a decent consumable. For the purposes of conflicts, the 'good' item set always takes priority.
+
*Bucklers are replaced with [[kite shield]]s for large species.
  
Getting an item set of a skill does not guarantee you have any training in said skill.
+
Getting an item set of a skill does not guarantee you have any training in said skill, although it does make it significantly more likely.
  
 
===Consumables===
 
===Consumables===
Line 63: Line 68:
  
 
==Starting Skills==
 
==Starting Skills==
You may receive 1-5 levels in the Weapon skill of your default weapon (but not always), [[Fighting]], [[Armour]], [[Unarmed Combat]], [[Dodging]], [[Stealth]], [[Evocations]], [[Spellcasting]], and various schools of magic, not necessarily relevant to any starting spell you may have.
+
A total of 10 skill levels (subsequently adjusted by aptitudes) are given out as follows:
 +
* If you were given any spells at all, you will always be given at least 1 [[Spellcasting]] skill to ensure you have at least 1 spell level at the start of the game.
 +
* All other skill levels are chosen randomly, up to a maximum of 5 skill levels in a given skill, but weighted heavily towards the skill for your good item set, and moderately towards the skills for your decent item sets. [[Fighting]], [[Armour]], [[Dodging]], [[Stealth]], [[Throwing]], [[Spellcasting]], [[Evocations]] and [[Invocations]] can all also receive skill levels, each with relatively low weights.
 +
Other than [[Spellcasting]], there is no guarantee that the given skills will match your starting equipment, within these parameters.
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
Line 71: Line 79:
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
 +
*In [[0.32]], Wanderers will be able to start with shapeshifting skill and either a [[beast talisman]] or [[flux talisman]].
 
*In [[0.29]], Wanderers gained an extra consumable (potion or scroll); most other backgrounds were buffed.
 
*In [[0.29]], Wanderers gained an extra consumable (potion or scroll); most other backgrounds were buffed.
 
*In [[0.28]], Wanderer's gear pool was updated. Skill, gear, and attributes were made generally smarter and closer towards a character's aptitude.
 
*In [[0.28]], Wanderer's gear pool was updated. Skill, gear, and attributes were made generally smarter and closer towards a character's aptitude.
Line 84: Line 93:
 
{{backgrounds}}
 
{{backgrounds}}
 
[[Category:Backgrounds]]
 
[[Category:Backgrounds]]
 +
[[Category:Crystal Ball Articles]]

Revision as of 01:11, 15 April 2024

Version 0.31: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
Wanderers are "jacks-of-all-trades, masters of none". They start the game with a random assortment of skills, items, and maybe spells.

The Wanderer is an adventurer who has tried multiple professions without devoting to any particular discipline. The items in a wanderer's starting inventory heavily correlate with their starting skills.

Preferred Species

If you feel you must play a Wanderer, the game recommends you play as a Human, Hill Orc, Gnoll, Barachi, Merfolk, Draconian or Demonspawn.

Starting Equipment

Wanderers start with 1 "good" item set, 2 "decent" item sets, and 1 consumable (50% for a "good consumable"; 50% for a "decent consumable").[1]

Each item set is named after, and represents, a given skill. They are chosen randomly, based off your species' aptitudes. The higher the skill aptitude, the more likely you are to get a set of that skill. You will always receive 1 decent offensive set and 1 decent defensive set. The good set has a 1/3 chance to be a defensive set; otherwise it will be an offensive set.

Possible equipment types
Offensive item sets Decent Good
Weapon skills Short sword, falchion, mace, hand axe, spear, quarterstaff, sling +2 'decent' weapon (4/5 chance)
Rapier, long sword, flail, war axe, trident, shortbow (1/5 chance)
Unarmed Combat 1 decent consumable 2 good consumables
Spellcasting 2 spells of a random school, totalling 4 levels 4 random spells (max. level 3) including a level 1 spell
Spell schools 2 spells of that school, totalling 4 levels 3 spells of that school (max. level 4) including a level 1 spell
Defensive item sets Decent Good
Fighting +1 to weapon enchantment
If no weapon: 1 decent consumable
Good weapon, weighted based on skill aptitudes
Throwing 6–10 boomerangs, 7–15 poisoned darts 1–4 curare-tipped darts
Armour Ring mail, scale mail
If large/tiny: 1 random aux slot
+2 scale mail, chain mail
If large/tiny: acid dragon scales
Dodging 1 random aux slot +2 leather armour, leather armour + 2–4 throwing nets
If large/tiny: 2 aux slots, 1 aux slot + 2–4 throwing nets
Stealth 1 random aux slot +2 dagger + good consumable, +0 dagger with 1–2 darts (atropa or datura-tipped)
Shields Buckler Buckler of protection (1/3 chance), +2 buckler
Evocations 3–7 charges of a wand of flame or polymorph Any miscellaneous evoker (1/3 chance), otherwise 1 random wand:
2–4 charges of a wand of acid, light, quicksilver, iceblast or roots;
5–20 charges of a wand of charming, paralysis or mindburst;
8–23 charges of a wand of flame or polymorph.

You will never be given both a two-handed weapon and a shield; if this occurs, one of the sets will be rerolled. You also cannot be given items for more than one of armour, dodging and stealth; instead, an extra decent consumable will be given. It is possible to roll an item set twice; in this case, an extra decent consumable will be given in addition to the good item set.

Then, the following adjustments are made:

  • If no weapon is given, start with a club or dagger.
  • If no body armour is given, start with a leather armour (if starting strength > intelligence) or a robe (otherwise).
  • Bucklers are replaced with kite shields for large species.

Getting an item set of a skill does not guarantee you have any training in said skill, although it does make it significantly more likely.

Consumables

As mentioned above, Wanderers start with at least 1 consumable (and possibly more, depending on your item sets).

Type Possible consumables
Decent Scroll of teleportation, scroll of fog, scroll of vulnerability, scroll of silence, potion of curing, potion of lignification, potion of attraction, potion of mutation
Good Scroll of fear, scroll of butterflies or scroll of summoning, scroll of blinking, potion of heal wounds, potion of haste, potion of berserk rage, potion of might, potion of brilliance, potion of invisibility

Consumables are guaranteed to be usable, e.g. Mummies won't get potions. However, these are not guaranteed to be useful, so a character with no spells can get a potion of brilliance.

Starting Stats

Wanderers receive 12 stat points distributed at random when they start the game. These stats tend to correlate with your skills and gear. But it is possible for a Wanderer to start with little more than a robe and a few spells in their spell library, yet still have an Intelligence of 10. This does not affect racial modifiers, of course; a DEWn still has a higher intelligence than a TrWn on average.

Starting Skills

A total of 10 skill levels (subsequently adjusted by aptitudes) are given out as follows:

  • If you were given any spells at all, you will always be given at least 1 Spellcasting skill to ensure you have at least 1 spell level at the start of the game.
  • All other skill levels are chosen randomly, up to a maximum of 5 skill levels in a given skill, but weighted heavily towards the skill for your good item set, and moderately towards the skills for your decent item sets. Fighting, Armour, Dodging, Stealth, Throwing, Spellcasting, Evocations and Invocations can all also receive skill levels, each with relatively low weights.

Other than Spellcasting, there is no guarantee that the given skills will match your starting equipment, within these parameters.

Strategy

Wanderer is a random start, but some general tips apply to almost anyone. You should focus on finding one thing - whether from your start or from the floor - that can reliably kill monsters. Try to figure out how useful an item is for the short- and medium- term. A +2 dagger may be pretty decent for D:1, but probably isn't worth training.

There is the possibility for some awful Wn starts, such as: a +0 club, +2 leather armour, the spells Apportation + Gell's Gravitas, and 2 potions of attraction. Thus, this is not the best background for winstreaks. However, this kind of start is unlikely.

History

  • In 0.32, Wanderers will be able to start with shapeshifting skill and either a beast talisman or flux talisman.
  • In 0.29, Wanderers gained an extra consumable (potion or scroll); most other backgrounds were buffed.
  • In 0.28, Wanderer's gear pool was updated. Skill, gear, and attributes were made generally smarter and closer towards a character's aptitude.
  • Prior to 0.21, wanderers could start with a wand of confusion instead of a wand of paralysis.
  • In 0.16, wanderers start with a randart spellbook instead of starting with a level one spell memorized. They also have a chance to spawn with a box of beasts or an elemental evoker instead of a wand. The starting equipment your character receives is also recorded in the game log.
  • Prior to 0.14, wanderers began with scrolls of teleportation recognised.

References

Also see: ng-wanderer.cc:1 (0.30.1)

Backgrounds
Warriors FighterGladiatorMonkHunterBrigand
Zealots BerserkerChaos KnightCinder Acolyte
Warrior-mages WarperHexslingerEnchanterReaver
Mages Hedge WizardConjurerSummonerNecromancerFire ElementalistIce ElementalistAir ElementalistEarth ElementalistAlchemist
Adventurers ArtificerShapeshifterWandererDelver