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Delvers start on Floor 5 of the [[Dungeon]], always on top of a downstair.
  
 
==Starting Skills and Stats==
 
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==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
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Delvers are bound to luck; a stray [[orc priest]] or [[Centaur]] noticing you can end your game instantly. Thankfully, you start with a high Stealth to (hopefully) avoid said encounters; species like [[Spriggan]] or [[Gnoll]] boost Stealth even higher. [[Formacids]], oddly, enough, also benefit; they can dig through walls safely and can sense enemies with their antenae. Use your starting equipment wisely: a [[scroll of fear]] can scare away enemies reliably, [[scroll of magic mapping]] can let you skip a floor, the [[potion of haste]] gives you the speed to run away from fast foes such [[killer bee]]s and [[adder]]s, and the [[wand of digging]] can help you getting to a stair safely.
  
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One strategy, abiet unreliable, is to use your magic mapping in order to find the [[Temple]] or otherwise get an early god.This may be considered start [[scumming]] to some people, but can help winning assuming you do get to D:1 later on. The current [http://crawl.xtahua.com/crawl/morgue/Sapher/morgue-Sapher-20210612-102449.txt lowest turn count game] uses Delver in order to find an [[Okawaru]] altar on Turn 1.
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==History==
 
==History==
 
*This background was added in [[0.26]].
 
*This background was added in [[0.26]].

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Delvers have, through some mishap, found themselves several floors below the surface of the dungeon. They're equipped with a wide variety of magical escape tools, and are well advised to use them to travel to earlier dungeon floors as quickly as possible.

Preferred Races

Felid, Spriggan, Kobold, and Vampire are the recommended races if you pick a Delver Background.

Starting Equipment

Some species may receive different items based on their unique restrictions.

Delvers start on Floor 5 of the Dungeon, always on top of a downstair.

Starting Skills and Stats

Adjusted for your species' aptitudes:

Choosing Delver adds 4 to your starting Strength, 2 to your starting Intelligence, and 6 to your starting Dexterity.

Strategy

Delvers are bound to luck; a stray orc priest or Centaur noticing you can end your game instantly. Thankfully, you start with a high Stealth to (hopefully) avoid said encounters; species like Spriggan or Gnoll boost Stealth even higher. Formacids, oddly, enough, also benefit; they can dig through walls safely and can sense enemies with their antenae. Use your starting equipment wisely: a scroll of fear can scare away enemies reliably, scroll of magic mapping can let you skip a floor, the potion of haste gives you the speed to run away from fast foes such killer bees and adders, and the wand of digging can help you getting to a stair safely.

One strategy, abiet unreliable, is to use your magic mapping in order to find the Temple or otherwise get an early god.This may be considered start scumming to some people, but can help winning assuming you do get to D:1 later on. The current lowest turn count game uses Delver in order to find an Okawaru altar on Turn 1.

History

  • This background was added in 0.26.
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