Crawl Cosplay Challenge

Set 3 Week 4 : The Lernaean Hydra

A huge beast, mightiest of hydras, infamous in myth and legend. It flows through the water faster than a human can run, swatting aside trees as though they were matchsticks. Its many heads slaver and gnash constantly as it hunts for prey to slake its bottomless appetite.

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The Species, Background, and God choices are all mandatory. You must be worshipping one of the gods listed above before entering Lair, Orcish Mines, the Vaults or Depths, unless this isn't possible in which case you must worship them as soon as you can. Don't use faded altars (except in challenges where you can choose any god), and don't do anything to lose your religion unless otherwise specified.

NOTE: Except for Beogh, Ignis, Jiyva and Lugonu, an altar for the other gods will ALWAYS show up by D:10.

Special Rule or Notes

Cosplay conduct points

1. Weapons

Only train Fighting and Unarmed Combat for weapons skills.

2. Magic

Don't use any Conjurations or Necromancy spells.

3. Transmutations

Reach skill level 16 in Transmutations (base skill for Ash followers), and never cast Statue Form.

Conducts are worth +5 points each, to a maximum of half your score from milestones, rounded down. (So if you achieve 4 milestones (20 points) you can earn up to 10 points from conduct bonuses.) Small mistakes in following conducts will usually be forgiven.

Bonus challenges

1. Eight Heads Are Better Than One

Don't use any summoning spells, except Summon Hydra, from the time you enter Depths onward.

2. A Little Too Mouthy

Don't train evocations, and don't use any wands, evocable items, or evocable abilities. (This includes evoking rage, flight, etc., but not reaching from polearms.) Equipment that provides evocable abilites can still be used, as long as you don't make use of those abilities. Boots of flying can be worn; you start out flying, and are prevented from landing while wearing them, under this challenge.

Clarification on abilities: Only evocable abilities are prohibited. God abilities and others that don't use evocations (blink from mutation, dragon's breath, etc.) are still allowed.

Bonus challenges are worth one star each, similar to banners in Crawl tournaments. Small mistakes will usually be forgiven.

Milestones

• Reach XL3.
• Enter Lair, Orc, or Depths.
• Reach the bottom of Dungeon, Lair, or Orc.
• Collect your first rune.
• Find the entrance to Zot. (Just using magic mapping doesn't count.)
• Collect your third rune.
• Win the game.

The main way to score points. +5 points each, and can be done in any order.