catchops' HCBoris (14 skill) 5/846, comments appreciated

[catchops]

(I started to post this in the HCO forums and realized I'm not gonna finish commenting it tonight -- and I'm learning a lot from doing my own commenting. So far mostly that I forget a ton of stuff and need to manage my Belch powers better. I hope I'll finish commenting in a few days.)

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Items: Pumpkins, Astral Belt, Astral Energy drinks. Pen-pal kit, no Crimbo present this run. Telescope

Starting with 15 skills (4,4,7): Fighting to Pythons, Shouting to Lungs, Feasting to Hungry Eyes
2: More To Love (for MP, using sackbut)
3: Pep Talk
4-9: Rest of Shouting - Solitude through Banishing
10-11: Barrel Chested, Gourmand
12-13: Throw Trusty, Legendary Luck.

This is not a deeply-reasoned plan, this is an impulsive "I want to play with Pep Talk and not be poor day 1 from scraping together crumhorn meat" plan. I'm forgoing a lot of turngen by forgoing Gourmand until 11, but I think the turns I generated should have been enough. I'd love advice on where I'm wasting time (or am I just too optimistic about RNG?).

I start out using the sackbut and Cleave in combat:

===Day 1===

[0] Ascension Start [0,0,0]
+> [0] Got ten-leaf clover, ten-leaf clover, worthless knick-knack
-> Turn [0] (none)
[1-5] Haunted Pantry [20,6,7]
+> [5] Got razor-sharp can lid
=> Level 2 (Turn 5)! (5/3/3)
[6-11] Spooky Forest [21,5,9]
+> [11] Got mosquito larva
[12-16] Haunted Pantry [29,4,10]
=> Level 3 (Turn 14)! (8/4/5)


I didn't start using the radio until turn 12, Song of Accompaniment until turn 14. I think I just forgot. After this I'm running Pep Talk, belt, and radio at 10 with the sackbut and accompaniment.

[17-21] Outskirts of The Knob [44,13,24]
+> [21] Got Knob Goblin firecracker

Realized I needed a web for the tower and decided to start the Artist quest in case the web took a while to get, though I'd already finished the pantry. I was not thinking.

[22] Sleazy Back Alley [13,2,3]
+> [22] Got spider web
[23] Outskirts of The Knob [10,3,3]
[24-29] A Barroom Brawl [43,23,25]
+> [27] Got bottle of whiskey
+> [29] Got ten-leaf clover
=> Level 4 (Turn 26)! (13/7/8)
[30] Guano Junction [0,0,0]
+> [30] Got sonar-in-a-biscuit, sonar-in-a-biscuit
o> Used 1 moxie weed [0,0,2]
o> Used 2 strongness elixir [5,0,0]


[31-38] Beanbat Chamber [89,40,42]
+> [31] Got enchanted bean

I guess batrats are better for sonars; the food farming habit is hard to break. I meant not to farm, food but broke down in the face of adventure 40. I'm also putting off eating for no good reason, since I don't get another eating-related skill until Day 3.

[39-40] Spooky Forest [10,3,4]
+> [40] Got spices
o> Drank 3 pumpkin beer (15 adventures gained) [40,25,55]
[41-46] Boss Bat's Lair [85,32,21]
+> [46] Got Boss Bat bandana, Boss Bat bling
=> Level 5 (Turn 45)! (20/12/14)
[47-51] Outskirts of The Knob [25,11,13]
+> [51] Got Knob Goblin encryption key
[52-64] Cobb's Knob Harem [145,53,58]
+> [57] Got Cobb's Knob lab key, Knob Goblin harem veil, disease
+> [59] Got shard of double-ice, shard of double-ice, shard of double-ice
+> [63] Got Knob Goblin harem pants
o> Ate 2 club sandwich (25 adventures gained) [48,0,0]
o> Ate 1 fortune cookie (2 adventures gained) [0,0,0]
o> Ate 1 insanely spicy enchanted bean burrito (14 adventures gained) [0,33,0]
[65] Throne Room [0,0,0]
[66] Cobb's Knob Harem [0,0,0]
[67] Throne Room [46,20,18]
+> [67] Got Crown of the Goblin King

King killed me; I turned off the radio and got easy revenge.

I've deferred the Tavern until now because I got killed by several early rat kings in my last few runs. I think I could handle them now, but they don't show up.

[68-74] Tavern Cellar [37,13,14]
+> [69] Got bottle of tequila, bottle of tequila, bottle of tequila
+> [70] Got bottle of gin, bottle of gin, bottle of vodka
[75] Outskirts of The Knob [0,0,0]
#> [75] Semirare: Lunchboxing
[76-80] Tavern Cellar [50,18,27]
+> [77] Got Typical Tavern swill, Typical Tavern swill, Typical Tavern swill
+> [80] Got Baron von Ratsworth's monocle, empty meat tank, tires
o> Ate 2 Knob nuts (8 adventures gained) [7,3,5]
o> Ate 2 Knob pasty (13 adventures gained) [13,11,11]
o> Ate 1 club sandwich (12 adventures gained) [25,0,0]
o> Ate 2 flower petal pie (19 adventures gained) [0,0,0]
o> Ate 1 fortune cookie (2 adventures gained) [0,0,0]
o> Ate 1 stalk of asparagus (2 adventures gained) [0,1,0]
o> Drank 1 thermos full of Knob coffee (5 adventures gained) [6,6,5]

Running out of time, so I fill up on anything and try to make use of Belch while full. (I forget the Shaft!) Switch from Accompaniment to Solitude for the Billiards. I grab daily buffs I didn't have time to use--2 pool table +items buffs, telescope, Coated Arms from the hatter although I'm one-shotting everything pretty handily so far and probably don't need +damage. I didn't have many hats yet.

[81-87] Haunted Billiards Room [55,26,26]
+> [82] Got pool cue
=> Level 6 (Turn 83)! (29/18/19)
[88-89] Haunted Library [36,13,13]
[90-92] Muscle Vacation [15,0,0]
[93-96] Haunted Library [58,24,39]
o> Drank 1 Typical Tavern swill (5 adventures gained) [1,1,1]

===Day 2===
Adventure count at day start: 106
Current meat: 347

Still running Solitude, sackbut, doing combat with Cleave. Unlocked Gallery Quest and 2nd Floor. The Friars were pretty slow, even with Solitude.
[97-99] Haunted Library [14,9,7]
[100-106] Dark Neck of the Woods [56,25,30]
+> [102] Got ruby W
+> [106] Got dodecagram
[107-122] Dark Heart of the Woods [205,95,81]
+> [107] Got shard of double-ice, shard of double-ice, shard of double-ice
+> [122] Got box of birthday candles
[123-131] Dark Elbow of the Woods [125,44,58]

Vacation #2 - I'm spacing Shore trips because I don't have that last scope piece, and I don't need anything on the island until pretty late.
[132-134] Muscle Vacation [0,0,0]
+> [134] Got stick of dynamite
[135-137] Dark Elbow of the Woods [27,15,18]
+> [137] Got eldritch butterknife

Turned off Pep Talk for the Bedroom and avoided combats; I didn't think I could kill nightstands.
[138-147] Haunted Bedroom [80,0,38]
+> [142] Got Lord Spookyraven's spectacles

[148-157] Haunted Conservatory [141,49,44]
=> Level 7 (Turn 154)! (40/24/26)
[158-169] Defiled Alcove [214,126,108]
+> [158] Got loose teeth
+> [160] Got rusty grave robbing shovel
+> [166] Got loose teeth
+> [167] Got loose teeth
+> [169] Got loose teeth
[170-172] Mysticality Vacation [0,0,0]
+> [172] Got tropical orchid

Now I remember I need to do the shaft and need to eat to Belch through it. The Crypt would also be easier with Belch. I need to think about when I'll want Belch as I plan my eating.

[173] Defiled Alcove [14,10,8]
o> Ate 5 flower petal pie (50 adventures gained) [0,0,0]
[174-179] Knob Shaft [54,32,35]
[180] Defiled Alcove [65,21,29]
[182-192] Defiled Nook [203,79,97]
+> [182] Got skeleton bone
+> [183] Got evil eye
+> [184] Got evil eye, skeleton bone, smart skull
+> [185] Got loose teeth, skeleton bone
+> [186] Got skeleton bone, smart skull
+> [187] Got skeleton bone, smart skull
+> [188] Got evil eye, skeleton bone, smart skull
+> [189] Got evil eye, skeleton bone, smart skull
+> [190] Got loose teeth
+> [191] Got evil eye, loose teeth, skeleton bone
+> [192] Got skeleton bone, skeleton bone
[193-205] Defiled Cranny [211,104,93]
o> Ate 1 pumpkin pie (20 adventures gained) [12,18,16]
[206-207] Haunted Ballroom [28,6,5]
[208-218] Haunted Gallery [601,73,61]
=> Level 8 (Turn 216)! (54/32/33)
[219-221] Moxie Vacation [0,0,0]
+> [221] Got barbed-wire fence
[222-229] Haunted Gallery [632,61,42]
+> [226] Got serpentine sword
[230-232] Muscle Vacation [0,0,0]
+> [232] Got coconut shell, coconut shell, coconut shell
[233-244] Pirate Cove [107,84,57]
+> [233] Got stuffed shoulder parrot
+> [236] Got eyepatch
+> [244] Got swashbuckling pants
[245-253] Haunted Gallery [1178,260,255]
=> Level 9 (Turn 253)! (70/38/39)
[254-255] Barrrney's Barrr [86,5,57]
[256-260] Orc Chasm [75,30,44]
#> [256] Semirare: Bad ASCII Art
+> [256] Got 30669 scroll, 33398 scroll, 334 scroll, 334 scroll
+> [258] Got 33398 scroll
+> [259] Got 334 scroll
o> Ate 2 corned-beef Reuben (30 adventures gained) [63,0,0]
o> Ate 1 fortune cookie (2 adventures gained) [0,0,0]
[261-262] Defiled Niche [20,5,7]
[263-266] Orc Chasm [87,28,36]
+> [264] Got 334 scroll
[267-276] Defiled Niche [167,81,83]
[277] Haert of the Cyrpt [68,32,27]
+> [277] Got chest of the Bonerdagon, skull of the Bonerdagon, vertebra of the Bonerdagon
o> Used 1 chest of the Bonerdagon [165,150,150]
[278-304] 8-Bit Realm [304,129,137]
+> [304] Got ten-leaf clover, ten-leaf clover, worthless gewgaw
o> Used 1 astral energy drink (30 adventures gained) [0,0,0]
[305-322] Itznotyerzitz Mine [195,104,101]
[323] Goatlet [0,0,0]
[324-327] Barrrney's Barrr [69,21,26]
+> [324] Got bottle of rum
+> [325] Got bottle of rum
[328-334] Hippy Camp [88,43,35]
+> [334] Got filthy corduroys
o> Drank 1 grog (9 adventures gained) [9,0,0]
o> Drank 1 shot of flower schnapps (2 adventures gained) [0,0,0]
[335-336] Goatlet [19,9,7]
+> [335] Got goat cheese
[337-345] Barrrney's Barrr [305,42,216]
+> [337] Got bottle of rum
o> Drank 1 bloody mary (6 adventures gained) [1,2,1]

===Day 3===
Adventure count at day start: 47
Current meat: 2440

[346-351] Goatlet [105,38,65]
+> [347] Got goat cheese
+> [348] Got glass of goat's milk, goat cheese
+> [349] Got goat cheese
+> [350] Got glass of goat's milk, goat cheese
+> [351] Got goat cheese
[352-354] Hippy Camp [28,20,19]
+> [354] Got filthy knitted dread sack
[355-357] Spooky Forest [24,11,11]
o> Ate 3 corned-beef Reuben (46 adventures gained) [96,0,0]
[358-364] Icy Peak [84,36,31]
+> [364] Got ten-leaf clover, ten-leaf clover, worthless trinket
[365-368] Orc Chasm [65,21,27]
+> [368] Got 64735 scroll
[369-372] Barrrney's Barrr [92,34,31]
+> [369] Got bottle of rum
[373] Cap'm Caronch's Map [18,11,13]
[375-376] The Infiltrationist [0,0,0]
[377-378] Barrrney's Barrr [0,0,0]
[379-380] Greater-Than Sign [0,0,0]
+> [379] Got plus sign
[381-383] Frat House [14,6,6]
+> [383] Got Knob Goblin perfume
[384] Cobb's Knob Harem [0,0,0]
[385] Greater-Than Sign [10,5,3]
[386] Dungeons of Doom [24,0,0]
=> Level 10 (Turn 386)! (85/48/51)
[387-412] Fantasy Airship [399,155,148]
+> [392] Got metallic A
+> [393] Got Tissue Paper Immateria
+> [396] Got photoprotoneutron torpedo
+> [397] Got Tin Foil Immateria
+> [400] Got filthy lucre
+> [402] Got Gauze Immateria
+> [411] Got Plastic Wrap Immateria
+> [412] Got S.O.C.K.
[413-431] Giant's Castle [853,322,92]
+> [414] Got awful poetry journal
+> [418] Got thin black candle
+> [423] Got plot hole
+> [424] Got thin black candle
+> [427] Got thin black candle
+> [430] Got thin black candle
[432] Limerick Dungeon [0,0,0]
#> [432] Semirare: The Bleary-Eyed Cyclops
[433-437] Giant's Castle [112,42,57]
+> [433] Got giant needle
+> [434] Got thin black candle
+> [437] Got furry fur
o> Drank 3 pumpkin beer (18 adventures gained) [49,44,30]
[438-442] Spooky Forest [15,15,6]
+> [438] Got Spooky-Gro fertilizer
+> [442] Got Spooky Temple map
[443-465] Haunted Gallery [2302,169,208]
+> [444] Got broken sword
+> [448] Got ten-leaf clover, ten-leaf clover
+> [464] Got ten-leaf clover
o> Drank 1 Ram's Face Lager (2 adventures gained) [9,0,0]
o> Ate 1 corned-beef Reuben (16 adventures gained) [31,0,0]
=> Level 11 (Turn 465)! (104/55/56)
[466] Cook 1 grue egg + 1 spooky mushroom [0,0,0]
o> Ate 1 grue egg omelette (32 adventures gained) [42,44,42]
o> Ate 2 insanely spicy bean burrito (28 adventures gained) [70,0,0]
[467-478] Black Forest [305,153,114]
+> [470] Got broken wings
+> [471] Got adder bladder, sunken eyes
+> [473] Got black picnic basket
[479-481] Muscle Vacation [0,0,0]
[482-492] F'c'le [117,113,141]
+> [483] Got mizzenmast mop
+> [488] Got rigging shampoo
+> [491] Got ball polish
[493-494] Spooky Forest [11,4,4]
+> [494] Got spooky sapling
[495-499] Haunted Ballroom [133,34,45]
+> [498] Got dance card
[500-501] Haunted Wine Cellar [60,25,31]
[502] Haunted Ballroom [0,0,234]
[503-506] Hidden Temple [39,10,13]
[509-515] Desert (Unhydrated) [0,0,0]
[516-518] 8-Bit Realm [30,24,15]
[519-528] Dungeons of Doom [106,82,59]
+> [528] Got dead mimic
[529] Poop Deck [0,0,0]
[530-535] Belowdecks [121,41,55]
+> [532] Got snakehead charrrm
+> [535] Got snakehead charrrm
o> Used 1 astral energy drink (35 adventures gained) [0,0,0]
[536-553] Hidden City [564,214,239]
+> [539] Got pygmy blowgun
[554] Hidden City (Altar of Pikachutlotal) [0,0,0]
[555] Hidden City (Altar of Bulbazinalli) [0,0,0]
[556] Hidden City (Altar of Charcoatl) [0,0,0]
[557] Hidden City (Altar of Squirtlcthulli) [0,0,0]
[558] Hidden City (Smallish Temple) [69,39,40]
+> [558] Got ten-leaf clover
[559] Oasis in the Desert [0,0,0]
[560-562] Desert (Ultrahydrated) [59,24,27]
[563-564] Oasis in the Desert [29,13,11]
+> [563] Got stone rose
+> [564] Got drum machine
[565-569] Desert (Ultrahydrated) [33,13,7]
o> Ate 1 black forest ham (15 adventures gained) [38,0,0]
[570-576] Oasis in the Desert [116,51,45]
+> [573] Got worm-riding manual page 1
+> [574] Got worm-riding manual page 2
+> [576] Got worm-riding manual pages 3-15
[577] Desert (Ultrahydrated) [0,0,0]
+> [577] Got worm-riding hooks
[578-584] Palindome [87,37,35]
+> [578] Got hard rock candy
+> [579] Got stunt nuts
+> [580] Got hard-boiled ostrich egg
+> [582] Got photograph of God
+> [584] Got ketchup hound
o> Drank 1 tequila sunrise (6 adventures gained) [9,0,0]

===Day 4===
Adventure count at day start: 47
Current meat: 16824

[585-587] Palindome [93,40,45]
[588-592] Cobb's Knob Laboratory [89,39,38]
o> Ate 1 fortune cookie (3 adventures gained) [0,0,0]
[593] Haunted Pantry [15,3,5]
[594] Cobb's Knob Laboratory [0,0,0]
[595-597] Whitey's Grove [33,16,5]
+> [596] Got bird rib
+> [597] Got lion oil
[598] Cobb's Knob Laboratory [0,0,0]
+> [598] Got Mega Gem
[599] Palindome [66,45,39]
[600-613] Haunted Gallery [1974,125,95]
+> [600] Got ten-leaf clover, ten-leaf clover, worthless trinket
[614-617] Haunted Bathroom [82,153,36]
+> [616] Got fancy bath salts
[618] Haunted Pantry [0,0,0]
#> [618] Semirare: The Pilsbury Doughjerk
[619-627] Haunted Bathroom [153,561,74]
+> [626] Got ten-leaf clover
+> [627] Got ten-leaf clover
[628] Haunted Ballroom [0,0,281]
[629-631] Hole in the Sky [104,33,47]
=> Level 12 (Turn 631)! (125/71/70)
[632] Frat House [30,18,20]
+> [632] Got pumpkin bomb
[633] Wartime Frat House (Hippy Disguise) [30,15,20]
+> [633] Got beer helmet, bejeweled pledge pin, distressed denim pants
}> [633] Disintegrated Catching Some Zetas
[634-635] Hippy Camp [78,30,30]
o> Ate 3 corned-beef Reuben (56 adventures gained) [104,0,0]
[636-646] Wartime Hippy Camp (Frat Disguise) [383,150,154]
+> [643] Got reinforced beaded headband, round purple sunglasses
[647] Lord Spookyraven [81,36,36]
o> Drank 1 Oreille Divis (14 adventures gained) [26,21,22]
[648] Hatching Chamber [28,22,10]
[649] Feeding Chamber [34,12,17]
[650-652] Guards' Chamber [105,29,50]
[653-654] The Upper Chamber [33,10,18]
+> [654] Got carved wooden wheel
[655-658] The Middle Chamber [26,16,16]
[659-664] South of the Border [22,10,13]
+> [663] Got bottle of tequila, handsomeness potion
+> [664] Got mariachi G-string
[665-685] Wartime Sonofa Beach [286,178,175]
+> [671] Got barrel of gunpowder
+> [672] Got barrel of gunpowder
+> [674] Got barrel of gunpowder
+> [676] Got barrel of gunpowder
+> [685] Got barrel of gunpowder
[686] Next to that Barrel with Something Burning in it [39,15,12]
+> [686] Got molybdenum hammer
[687-692] Over Where the Old Tires Are [101,51,41]
+> [692] Got molybdenum crescent wrench
[693-694] Near an Abandoned Refrigerator [62,36,24]
+> [694] Got molybdenum pliers
[695-696] Out By that Rusted-Out Car [58,33,28]
+> [696] Got molybdenum screwdriver
[697-700] The Middle Chamber [32,16,13]
[701] The Lower Chambers (Token/Empty) [0,0,0]
[702-710] The Middle Chamber [190,77,70]
o> Ate 1 centipede eggs (11 adventures gained) [10,9,10]
o> Ate 1 fishy fish casserole (17 adventures gained) [0,0,35]
o> Ate 1 savoy truffle (11 adventures gained) [19,16,15]
o> Ate 3 tasty tart (21 adventures gained) [16,17,16]
[711] The Lower Chambers (Rubble/Bomb) [0,0,0]
[712-714] The Middle Chamber [0,0,0]
[715] The Lower Chambers (Empty/Empty/Ed's Chamber) [0,0,0]
[716-722] Ed the Undying [375,177,163]
[723-728] Hole in the Sky [202,75,72]
[729-737] Battlefield (Frat Uniform) [272,110,123]
+> [733] Got bullet-proof corduroys
[738] Queen's Chamber [30,16,16]
[739-800] Battlefield (Frat Uniform) [2103,962,920]
o> Used 1 astral energy drink (32 adventures gained) [0,0,0]
o> Ate 1 brown sugar cane (10 adventures gained) [2,1,14]
o> Drank 1 melted Jell-o shot (2 adventures gained) [37,0,0]
o> Ate 1 super ka-bob (21 adventures gained) [41,0,0]
[801] The Big Wisniewski [159,67,72]
+> [801] Got ten-leaf clover
[802-815] Haunted Gallery [1288,135,139]
+> [808] Got snake shield
+> [814] Got pitchfork
+> [815] Got ten-leaf clover
=> Level 13 (Turn 815)! (148/86/85)
[816] South of the Border [0,0,0]
+> [816] Got lime-and-chile-flavored chewing gum, pack of chewing gum, pickle-flavored chewing gum, tamarind-flavored chewing gum
[817-822] Hole in the Sky [159,68,69]
+> [819] Got star chart
+> [822] Got Jarlsberg's key, Sneaky Pete's key, star chart
[823-829] Belowdecks [103,50,42]
+> [829] Got acoustic guitarrr, bottle of vodka, bottle of vodka, bottle of vodka
[830] Mix 1 bottle of vodka + 1 glass of goat's milk [0,0,0]
o> Drank 1 white Canadian (5 adventures gained) [12,0,0]

Turn rundown finished!

== Day 5 ===
I'm not putting the actual log here, but I pretty much finished like you would--crappy hedge maze, tower, NS. Nothing interesting.

ADVENTURES:

QUEST TURNS:

LEVELS:

SEMI-RARES
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75 : Lunchboxing
256 : Bad ASCII Art
432 : The Bleary-Eyed Cyclops
618 : The Pilsbury Doughjerk

YELLOW DESTRUCTION
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633 : Catching Some Zetas

FREE RUNAWAYS
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0 / 0 free retreats overall

CASTS, MP GAINS:

EATING AND DRINKING AND USING:

MEAT:

BOTTLENECKS
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Spent 30 turns in the 8-Bit Realm yikes!
Fought 5 bloopers
Fought 5 bullet bills
Spent 9 turns in the Goatlet
Fought 6 dairy goats for 6 cheeses and 2 glasses of milk
Spent 9 turns in the Haunted Ballroom and found 0 Curtains
Fought 1 Zombie Waltzers and found 1 Dance Cards
Spent 79 turns in the Haunted Gallery and found 16 Louvres
Spent 13 turns in the Haunted Bathroom and found 4 noncombats
Garnishes received: 3
Coconuts: 3
Umbrellas: 0
Ice Cubes: 0
Number of lost combats: 7
The Knob Goblin King: 65
Death Rattlin': 197
guy with a pitchfork, and his wife: 251
1335 HaXx0r: 257
Protagonist: 388
Green Ops Soldier: 772
War Hippy Elite Fire Spinner: 783