The big collection of screw ups.

Aug 29, 2009, 12:28 pm

#26

mutant ass

Joined: Aug 23, 2009
Posts: 52

If I don't have a belt of levitation or a ring of searching by GC 1, I almost always die by mines. Fire resistance doesn't seem to matter for me, even with one or two equipped, I've died by normal land mines. I have some of the unluckiest characters in the history of IVAN xD

Aug 30, 2009, 9:03 am

#27

The Imperialist

Joined: Dec 2, 2007
Location: New Attnam
Interests: bananas
Posts: 2,309

I used to always hold on to healing liquid, I didn't want to "waste" it. I usually died with about 10 bottles of it in my pack

Aug 30, 2009, 11:55 am

#28

mutant ass

Joined: Aug 23, 2009
Posts: 52

capristo wrote

I used to always hold on to healing liquid, I didn't want to "waste" it. I usually died with about 10 bottles of it in my pack

I'm still finding bones files with 7-8 bottles of healing liquid.

Edit: I also found out a good way of avoiding hitting people when kicking scrolls out of the library. Drop a lantern close to the bottom of the screen, it'll keep the area with the scrolls lit so you don't kick it into a commoner.

Aug 30, 2009, 6:16 pm

#29

angel

Joined: Jan 25, 2008
Occupation: Turns out I can't have a cool avatar, I'll just put crap in it.
Location: 48kg / 105 lbs
Interests: My name is Failbert
Posts: 697

kylewalsh123 wrote

If I don't have a belt of levitation or a ring of searching by GC 1, I almost always die by mines. Fire resistance doesn't seem to matter for me, even with one or two equipped, I've died by normal land mines. I have some of the unluckiest characters in the history of IVAN xD

Maybe there's a "spare" scroll of detect material in the library - buy it and look for iron, Kyle! By GC2, take on Huang Ming Pong and fight for the belt - having more than 13 End OR 20 Dex is just about enough

Well I assume that a bolt has a given, numeric, amouunt of perwer. (assi in enegri)... unless it's LAERSER SKISKLS POEWN PEWN!

Aug 30, 2009, 6:42 pm

#30

mutant ass

Joined: Aug 23, 2009
Posts: 52

Alveradok wrote

Maybe there's a "spare" scroll of detect material in the library - buy it and look for iron, Kyle! By GC2, take on Huang Ming Pong and fight for the belt - having more than 13 End OR 20 Dex is just about enough

I wasn't sure if a detect material scroll found active mines, because I searched GC 1 the other day (which almost always has 2-3 active mines for me), but it didn't find any. I got a BoL just a few steps after, so even if my assumption had been right I would've went over them, but it made me think that perhaps the active mines count as being under the ground or something, thus not being detected by the scroll, but from what you're saying, my assumption was wrong. Thanks for clarifying

Aug 31, 2009, 5:13 am

#31

The Imperialist

Joined: Dec 2, 2007
Location: New Attnam
Interests: bananas
Posts: 2,309

When I didn't understand how gods/praying worked and would desperately pray to every god I knew while I was surrounded by enemies on the verge of death, and would end up getting my limbs teleported or turned to banana peel or something.

This goes along with the healing potion one above. Instead of drinking some, I would pray and make my condition even worse

Aug 31, 2009, 9:55 am

#32

gibberling

Joined: Jul 23, 2009
Occupation: Master in C.Sc: Acquired, Job: Acquired, Imposter Syndrome: Acquired
Posts: 89

Haha I love naive way of thinking you had when you started IVAN, even though i knew what the name meant I didn't take it literally xD

Dec 14, 2009, 7:56 am

#33

kobold lord

Joined: Dec 15, 2008
Posts: 100

This is not really a screw up, but it cracked me up anyways.

So I was strolling around in the underwater tunnel with my trustful dog. Suddenly, I SAW A BANANA! I eagerly grabbed the banana to feist on it, even though I've probably haven't eaten anything else in decades, and casualy threw the banana peel behind me.

Kenny the puppy slips over the banana peel.

Kenny the puppy is killed.