EVILBORE SUPER CONTEST! WHO IS THE EB ANGBAND MASTER.

[Van Cruncheon]

yes, you can heal yourself as a paladin -- you get a healing prayer fairly early on, although how soon you do is a bit random.

[trh]

So who's the current winner? TRH's guy is Level 14 from that screen

I... I died. And my l10 mage just hit the bucket as well so I'm down at 0.

[pilonv1]

yes, you can heal yourself as a paladin -- you get a healing prayer fairly early on, although how soon you do is a bit random.

how does it go in combat though? I like my warrior but I get sick of running out of healing pots

[demi]

So who's the current winner? TRH's guy is Level 14 from that screen

I... I died. And my l10 mage just hit the bucket as well so I'm down at 0.

Well the contest is who can make the strongest / farthest character (as shown on your death screen)

[Van Cruncheon]

yes, you can heal yourself as a paladin -- you get a healing prayer fairly early on, although how soon you do is a bit random.

how does it go in combat though? I like my warrior but I get sick of running out of healing pots

you use a turn casting a healing prayer

[trh]

So who's the current winner? TRH's guy is Level 14 from that screen

I... I died. And my l10 mage just hit the bucket as well so I'm down at 0.

Well the contest is who can make the strongest / farthest character (as shown on your death screen)

Yes, yes that's true. I have a new mage at 14 though, and mages *own*. I have full control over a level, first thing I do is to cast Detect Monsters and Find Hidden Traps/Doors and I can see exactly where everything is and avoid taking on what I can't handle. Plus if I get in trouble I can teleport to a random spot on the map. So yeah, mages own. Oh yeah I can also ID anything free of charge.


Also this: http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/angband.shtml I can't get it to work though :'( seems like it's really old and unstable.


Edit:

see this is why I'm grateful I can get a heads up on what the level is like:

[Enl]

Been hacking away at this at work today. Here's my current stats and equipment:

[Van Cruncheon]

you are winning!

[Enl]

My one major rule is working out for me:

Never run head on into a room full of louse.

Can't count how many times that has screwed me over.

[trh]

Here I thought I was the only one playing!
char:

eq:

inv:


gnome mages fucking sucks at carrying stuff, i am constantly slowed unless i cast this haste spell that lasts for like a couple of rounds and drains half of my mana. ugh.

[Enl]

Hmm... unfortunately I have the next two days off of work (can't believe I am saying that). Maybe I should start a new game at home and see how far I can get with that character.

[trh]

Mages own.


And I just realized there's a prize involved in this, but there really is no point for me since I'm in Europe and Too Human is not region free, and I also already have a Razer mouse.

[demi]

Prole must comply and get a prize suitable for the winner!

[Enl]

Well I'm back to playing this after having two days off from work. I guess I have a lot of catching up to do to get caught up with trh.

[Van Cruncheon]

damn. i am a mere level 16.

[Enl]

:'(

Man down.

Level 26, floor 20, death by a poison that wouldn't go away. Sucks too because I had saved up a bunch of money for some awesome new gear and never got to spend it. Fun game once you learn it but I'm disheartened enough by my nameless hero's death that I don't think I want to continue on anytime soon.

Good luck trh!

[trh]

sucks dude. :\ All I can say is that it goes faster when leveling every time you start over. Learn from your mistakes. Leave as little as possible to chance and always carry around means to escape, carrying around scroll of phase door and curing potions is a necessity. The game got a lot more fun once I got past the dreaded mid-20s and I have to say I really think you should try again, gets more fun every time.

[Enl]

I couldn't stay away. Started up a new game today with another Warrior. This time he'll be packin potions and scrolls! 

[Enl]

Not enough potions and scrolls could get warrior Chief McCloud out of the deadly room he was in. I accidently teleported into a room full of Dark Hounds that kept casting blind and confusion on me. I kept quaffing potions and trying to read a teleportation scroll but there were just too many of them to allow me to. I'm done for now. I may start up another game before the deadline.

[trh]

After an epic fight that lasted for over a thousand of actions Saruman of Many Colours finally goes down. Level 42 atm, maxed stats, got all the spellbooks, resistant to nearly everything. Doing good.

[Van Cruncheon]

daaaaaaaaaaamn

[demi]

Prole owned, cough up the prize

[Enl]

Still 19 days left to go. Though at this point I don't I'll be able to catch up.

[trh]

I've only been playing this character for 15 days. My basic tactic up until the point where I am now has been to stair scum (regenerating the level with stairs) until I found good enemies and/or pots I wanted. It has helped so much that I played a Mage, I really don't know how I could survive with a warrior seeing as he's the only class without any spells. Having identify and Detect Monsters has been completely priceless.

here are some good pointers, taken from http://www.thangorodrim.net/TANG/index.html :

Important depths:
"20: Free Action, See Invisible
25: Basic four Resistances (Fire, lightning, acid & cold)
38: Maxxed Stats, Confusion Resistance, Blindness Resistance (Stat potions will start showing up at level 30, with the exception of charisma pots but they're useless)
40: Poison Resistance
50: Hold Life
54: Chaos Resistance, Nether Resistance
60: Permanent and Temporary Speed of +20 or greater
80: Permanent + Temporary Speed of +30 or greater
99: As much as you can get. Sustains, Speed, every resistance,

Notes:
1. If you have high infravision, you can probably hold off on See Invisible for a few levels. Not very many, however; Ghosts start showing up soon, and they're cold-blooded.
2. Without Free Action you are very dead. Carrion Crawlers (among other monsters) have a melee paralyzation attack, which can keep you immobile until death. Also, monsters start getting the paralyze spell about here. Nothing is more aggravating than watching a puny monster slowly kill your character as you watch, helpless.
3. Confusion and Blindness resistance are vital. If you have these, you can rely on scrolls of Teleportation to get you out of any situation. Before this, you need Staves of Teleportation which can be activated when blinded or confused, although with a decent failure rate. Scrolls are fail-safe.
4. Poison Resistance is necessary because two monsters, Ancient Multi-Hued Dragons, and Drolems, start showing up at about depth. Both of these monsters breath poison for huge amounts of damage (700 and 800 points, respectively).
5. Hold Life is very nice, but not important. If you can't get it, carry lots of Potions of Restore Life Levels.
6. Chaos Resistance is *vital*. It also covers Confusion Resistance (at least in versions before version 2.8.5 od Vanilla Angband)."


Resistances:
"Resistances generally chop off a significant amount of damage, ranging from 1/5 to 2/3. Also, it is possible to doubly resist the basic four resistances and poison (single resists for these each chop off 2/3s of the damage incurred). When you doubly resist these, damage is chopped to 1/9. Double resistance is NOT having two permanent sources of the same resist! Double resistance is having both a permanent source and a temporary source (for instance, drinking a potion of Resist Fire while wielding a shield of Resistance provides double resistance to fire). Multiple permanent sources do nothing for you."

looking up artifacts and monsters: http://angband.oook.cz/artifacts.php
stats and items/monsters/everything: http://www.juti.nl/hugo/Angband/Spoiler/index.htm#use

[trh]

These things right here - greater vaults - these are where I started to get my gear from. These things usually hold ~5 artifacts and several good potions. Back when I was ~30 I usually dealt with these by teleing all the enemies away, looting everything there was without even putting myself at risk.

[trh]

Well fuck.



That fucker snuck upon me and I never even saw it coming, his icon makes him look like just another skeleton. In the picture in my previous post he's the skeletal looking thing in the second column of monsters right next to the small dart in the lit squares at the bottom part.

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  [Angband 3.0.9b Character Dump]

 Name   .likesthecock                            Self  RB  CB  EB   Best
 Sex    Male              Age        61   STR! 18/100  -1  -5  +7 18/110
 Race   Gnome             Height     39   INT! 18/100  +2  +3  +2 18/170
 Class  Mage              Weight     93   WIS! 18/100  +0  +0  +5 18/150
 Title  Arch-Mage         Status     36   DEX! 18/100  +2  +1  +2 18/150
 HP     -246/783          Maximize    Y   CON! 18/100  +1  -2 +12 18/210
 SP     293/322                           CHR! 18/100  -2  +1  +2 18/110

 Level           46       Armor   [38,+157]     Saving Throw      Heroic
 Cur Exp    4378713       Fight   (+19,+11)     Stealth           Superb
 Max Exp    4378713       Melee   (+34,+29)     Fighting       Excellent
 Adv Exp    4650000       Shoot   (+33,+23)     Shooting       Excellent
 MaxDepth   3450 ft       Blows      4/turn     Disarming         Superb
 Turns      3505723       Shots      1/turn     Magic Device   Legendary
 Gold        540578       Infra       40 ft     Perception          Good
 Burden   307.1 lbs       Speed           9     Searching           Fair

 You are one of several children of a Gnome Prankster.  You are a
 credit to the family.  You have brown eyes, straight black hair, and a
 very fair complexion.


      abcdefghijkl@       abcdefghijkl@
 Acid:......+.+.... Blind:.........+...
 Elec:......+.+.... Confu:......+..+...
 Fire:......+.++... Sound:......+..+...
 Cold:*.....+.++... Shard:.............
 Pois:............. Nexus:......++.....
 Fear:+...+........ Nethr:.............
 Lite:.....+...++.. Chaos:.........+...
 Dark:.....+....... Disen:....+........

      abcdefghijkl@       abcdefghijkl@
S.Dig:............. Stea.:.......+...+.
Feath:............. Sear.:.............
PLite:.........++.. Infra:.............
Regen:.........+... Tunn.:.............
Telep:............. Speed:...+...+.+...
Invis:+....+...+... Blows:.............
FrAct:+...+.....+.+ Shots:.............
HLife:.....+....... Might:.+...........


  [Last Messages]

> You have destroyed the Skeleton ettin.
> You hit The Mouth of Sauron. <2x>
> It was a superb hit!
> You miss The Mouth of Sauron.
> You hit The Mouth of Sauron.
> The Mouth of Sauron misses you.
> The Mouth of Sauron hits you. <2x>
> The Mouth of Sauron misses you.
> You miss The Mouth of Sauron.
> You hit The Mouth of Sauron. <2x>
> It was a great hit!
> You hit The Mouth of Sauron.
> The Mouth of Sauron invokes a mana storm.
> The sapphires is destroyed!
> You die.


  [Character Equipment]

a) The Great Axe of Eonwe (5d4) (+15,+18) [+8] (+2)
   It increases all your stats by 2.  It slays orcs, undead, and all
   evil creatures, and is especially deadly against demons.  It is
   branded with frost.  It provides immunity to cold.  It provides
   resistance to fear.  It is blessed by the gods.  It grants you
   immunity to paralysis and the ability to see invisible things.  It
   activates for mass banishment every 1000 turns.  It cannot be harmed
   by the elements. 
b) a Long Bow of Extra Might (x3) (+14,+23) (+1)
   It increases your shooting power by 1. 
c) a Topaz Ring of Constitution (+6)
   It increases your constitution by 6.  It sustains your constitution.
   
d) a Moonstone Ring of Speed (+8)
   It increases your speed by 8. 
e) a Bronze Amulet of Weaponmastery (+3,+4) (+2)
   It increases your strength by 2.  It provides resistance to fear and
   disenchantment.  It sustains your strength and constitution.  It
   grants you immunity to paralysis. 
f) The Arkenstone of Thrain
   It provides resistance to light, dark, and life draining.  It
   usually provides light of radius 3.  It grants you the ability to
   see invisible things.  It activates for detection every 30+d30 turns.
   It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
g) The Full Plate Armour of Isildur [25,+25] (+1)
   It increases your constitution by 1.  It provides resistance to acid,
   lightning, fire, cold, confusion, sound, and nexus.  It cannot be
   harmed by the elements. 
h) The Cloak 'Colannon' [1,+15] (+3)
   It increases your stealth and speed by 3.  It provides resistance to
   nexus.  It activates for teleport every 45 turns.  It cannot be
   harmed by the elements. 
i) The Large Metal Shield of Anarion [5,+20]
   It provides resistance to acid, lightning, fire, and cold.  It
   sustains all your stats.  It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
j) The Golden Crown of Gondor [0,+15] (+3)
   It increases your strength, wisdom, and constitution by 3.  It
   increases your speed by 3.  It provides resistance to fire, cold,
   light, blindness, confusion, sound, and chaos.  It usually provides
   light of radius 4.  It speeds your regeneration.  It grants you the
   ability to see invisible things.  It activates for heal (500) every
   250 turns.  It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
k) The Set of Leather Gloves 'Cammithrim' [1,+10]
   It provides resistance to light.  It sustains your constitution.  It
   usually provides light of radius 4.  It grants you immunity to
   paralysis.  It activates for magic missile (2d6) every 2 turns.  It
   cannot be harmed by the elements. 
l) a Pair of Metal Shod Boots of Stealth [6,+4] (+3)
   It increases your stealth by 3. 


  [Character Inventory]

a) a Book of Magic Spells [Magic for Beginners]
b) a Book of Magic Spells [Conjurings and Tricks]
c) a Book of Magic Spells [Incantations and Illusions]
d) a Book of Magic Spells [Sorcery and Evocations]
e) 8 Books of Magic Spells [Resistances of Scarabtarices]
   It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
f) 12 Books of Magic Spells [Raal's Tome of Destruction]
   It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
g) 12 Books of Magic Spells [Mordenkainen's Escapes]
   It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
h) 9 Books of Magic Spells [Tenser's Transformations]
   It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
i) a Book of Magic Spells [Kelek's Grimoire of Power]
   It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
j) 2 Crimson Potions of Healing
k) 3 Grey Speckled Potions of *Healing*
l) 3 Green Speckled Potions of Life
m) 15 Light Blue Potions of Restore Mana
n) a Gold-Plated Rod of Enlightenment
o) 3 Molybdenum Rods of Probing
p) a Moonstone Ring of Speed (+6)
   It increases your speed by 6. 
q) The Metal Cap of Thengel [3,+12] (+3)
   It increases your wisdom and charisma by 3.  It provides resistance
   to confusion.  It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
r) The Broad Sword 'Glamdring' (2d5) (+10,+15) (+1)
   It increases your searching by 1.  It slays orcs, demons, and all
   evil creatures.  It is branded with fire.  It provides resistance to
   fire and light.  It usually provides light of radius 4.  It is
   blessed by the gods and slows your metabolism.  It cannot be harmed
   by the elements. 
s) a Scythe of Slicing (8d4) (+8,+8)
t) The Mattock of Nain (2d8) (+12,+18) (+6 to searching)
   It increases your strength by 6.  It increases your searching,
   infravision, and tunneling by 6.  It slays orcs, trolls, giants, and
   dragons.  It provides resistance to dark and disenchantment.  It
   activates for stone to mud every 2 turns.  It cannot be harmed by
   the elements. 
u) The Short Bow of Amras (x2) (+12,+15) (+1 to speed)
   It increases your intelligence, wisdom, and dexterity by 1.  It
   increases your speed, shooting speed, and shooting power by 1.  It
   provides resistance to lightning, fire, and cold.  It slows your
   metabolism.  It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
v) a Seeker Arrow of Slay Demon (4d4) (+17,+9)
   It slays demons. 
w) 4 Seeker Arrows of Acid (4d4) (+10,+10)
   It is branded with acid.  It cannot be harmed by acid. 


  [Home Inventory]

a) a Zirconium Wand of Clone Monster (7 charges)
b) The Ring of Barahir (+1)
   It increases all your stats by 1.  It increases your stealth by 1. 
   It provides resistance to poison and dark.  It cannot be harmed by
   the elements. 
c) The Amulet of Carlammas (+2)
   It increases your constitution by 2.  It provides resistance to fire.
   It activates for protection from evil every 225+d225 turns.  It
   cannot be harmed by the elements. 
d) The Star of Elendil (charging)
   It usually provides light of radius 3.  It grants you the ability to
   see invisible things.  It activates for magic mapping every 50+d50
   turns.  It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
e) The Chain Mail of Arvedui (-2) [14,+15] (+2)
   It increases your strength and charisma by 2.  It provides
   resistance to acid, lightning, fire, cold, shards, and nexus.  It
   cannot be harmed by the elements. 
f) The Metal Brigandine Armour of the Rohirrim [19,+15] (+2)
   It increases your strength and dexterity by 2.  It provides
   resistance to acid, lightning, fire, cold, fear, confusion, and
   sound.  It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
g) The Soft Leather Armour 'Hithlomir' [4,+20] (+4)
   It increases your stealth by 4.  It provides resistance to acid,
   lightning, fire, cold, and dark.  It cannot be harmed by the
   elements. 
h) The Leather Scale Mail 'Thalkettoth' (-1) [11,+25] (+3)
   It increases your dexterity by 3.  It increases your speed by 3.  It
   provides resistance to acid and shards.  It cannot be harmed by the
   elements. 
i) The Cloak 'Colluin' [1,+15]
   It provides resistance to acid, lightning, fire, cold, and poison. 
   It activates for resistance (20+d20 turns) every 111 turns.  It
   cannot be harmed by the elements. 
j) The Large Leather Shield of Celegorm [4,+20]
   It provides resistance to acid, lightning, fire, cold, light, and
   dark.  It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
k) The Iron Crown of Beruthiel [0,+20] (-5) {cursed}
   It decreases your strength, dexterity, and constitution by 5.  It
   grants you immunity to paralysis, the power of telepathy, and the
   ability to see invisible things, but it also is heavily cursed.  It
   cannot be harmed by the elements. 
l) The Hard Leather Cap of Thranduil [2,+10] (+2)
   It increases your intelligence and wisdom by 2.  It provides
   resistance to blindness.  It grants you the power of telepathy.  It
   cannot be harmed by the elements. 
m) The Iron Helm 'Holhenneth' [5,+10] (+2)
   It increases your intelligence and wisdom by 2.  It increases your
   searching by 2.  It provides resistance to blindness and confusion. 
   It grants you the ability to see invisible things.  It activates for
   detection every 55+d55 turns.  It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
   
n) The Iron Helm of Gorlim (+8,+8) [5,+10] (-5)
   It decreases your intelligence and wisdom by 5.  It decreases your
   searching by 5.  It provides resistance to fear.  It grants you
   immunity to paralysis and the ability to see invisible things, but
   it also aggravates creatures around you.  It cannot be harmed by the
   elements. 
o) The Broken Sword 'Narsil' (3d2) (+6,+10) (+2)
   It increases your strength and dexterity by 2.  It increases your
   attack speed by 2.  It slays orcs and trolls.  It provides
   resistance to fire.  It is blessed by the gods.  It cannot be harmed
   by the elements. 
p) The Small Sword 'Sting' (1d6) (+8,+8) (+2)
   It increases your strength, dexterity, and constitution by 2.  It
   increases your speed and attack speed by 2.  It slays animals, orcs,
   undead, and all evil creatures.  It provides resistance to fear and
   light.  It usually provides light of radius 4.  It grants you
   immunity to paralysis and the ability to see invisible things.  It
   cannot be harmed by the elements. 
q) The Broad Sword 'Orcrist' (2d5) (+10,+15) (+3)
   It increases your searching by 3.  It slays orcs, dragons, and all
   evil creatures.  It is branded with frost.  It provides resistance
   to cold and dark.  It usually provides light of radius 4.  It is
   blessed by the gods and slows your metabolism.  It cannot be harmed
   by the elements. 
r) The Pike 'Til-i-arc' (2d5) (+10,+12) [+10] (+2)
   It increases your intelligence by 2.  It slays trolls, giants, and
   demons.  It is branded with fire and frost.  It provides resistance
   to fire and cold.  It sustains your intelligence.  It slows your
   metabolism.  It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
s) The Beaked Axe of Theoden (2d6) (+8,+10) (+3)
   It increases your wisdom and constitution by 3.  It slays dragons. 
   It slows your metabolism.  It grants you the power of telepathy.  It
   activates for drain life (120) every 40 turns.  It cannot be harmed
   by the elements. 
t) The Broad Axe 'Barukkheled' (2d6) (+13,+19) (+3)
   It increases your constitution by 3.  It slays orcs, trolls, giants,
   and all evil creatures.  It grants you the ability to see invisible
   things.  It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
u) The Battle Axe of Balli Stonehand (3d8) (+8,+11) [+5] (+3)
   It increases your strength and constitution by 3.  It increases your
   stealth by 3.  It slays orcs, trolls, and demons.  It provides
   resistance to acid, lightning, fire, cold, and blindness.  It makes
   you fall like a feather and speeds your regeneration.  It grants you
   immunity to paralysis and the ability to see invisible things.  It
   cannot be harmed by the elements. 
v) The Lochaber Axe 'Mundwine' (3d8) (+12,+17)
   It slays animals, demons, and all evil creatures.  It provides
   resistance to acid, lightning, fire, and cold.  It cannot be harmed
   by the elements. 
w) The Lucerne Hammer 'Turmil' (2d5) (+10,+6) [+8] (+4)
   It increases your wisdom by 4.  It increases your infravision by 4. 
   It slays orcs.  It is branded with frost.  It provides resistance to
   cold and light.  It usually provides light of radius 4.  It speeds
   your regeneration.  It activates for drain life (90) every 40 turns.
   It cannot be harmed by the elements. 
x) The Flail 'Totila' (3d6) (+6,+8) (+2 to stealth)
   It increases your stealth by 2.  It slays all evil creatures.  It is
   branded with fire.  It provides resistance to fire and confusion. 
   It activates for confuse monster every 15 turns.  It cannot be
   harmed by the elements. 


  [Options]

Adult: Maximize effect of race/class bonuses : yes (adult_maximize)
Adult: Randomize some of the artifacts (beta): no  (adult_randarts)
Adult: Auto-scum for good levels             : no  (adult_autoscum)
Adult: Restrict the use of stairs/recall     : no  (adult_ironman)
Adult: Restrict the use of stores/home       : no  (adult_no_stores)
Adult: Restrict creation of artifacts        : no  (adult_no_artifacts)
Adult: Don't stack objects on the floor      : no  (adult_no_stacking)
Adult: Preserve artifacts when leaving level : no  (adult_no_preserve)
Adult: Don't generate connected stairs       : no  (adult_no_stairs)
Adult: Monsters chase current location       : yes (adult_ai_sound)
Adult: Monsters chase recent locations       : yes (adult_ai_smell)
Adult: Monsters act smarter in groups        : yes (adult_ai_packs)
Adult: Monsters learn from their mistakes    : no  (adult_ai_learn)
Adult: Monsters exploit players weaknesses   : no  (adult_ai_cheat)
Adult: Monsters behave more intelligently (broken): no  (adult_ai_smart)
Score: Peek into object creation             : no  (score_peek)
Score: Peek into monster creation            : no  (score_hear)
Score: Peek into dungeon creation            : no  (score_room)
Score: Peek into something else              : no  (score_xtra)
Score: Know complete monster info            : no  (score_know)
Score: Allow player to avoid death           : no  (score_live)


Guess I'll try a pala or a rogue.

[Van Cruncheon]

[Enl]

I have a chance!

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Very good game trh! At least you got killed by "The Mouth of Sauron" instead of something lame like a kobold. That pic of the vault is very cool looking. I hope to make it there some year.

[close]

[trh]

His mana storm is 430 unresistable damage. :'(

[demi]

Killed by the mouth of sauron on level 69

I see where this is going...

[Enl]

Well his character's name is .likesthecock so I guess it was an appropriate end.

[Enl]

I concede. My final warrior, Trumpy, died at level 26 cause he didn't know magical things. Congrats trh, King of Angbandia!

[Van Cruncheon]

enl, you were a good sport. to trh and enl: email me your addresses, and i will send BOTH of you copies of too human, although trh gets a special extra.

[Enl]

 



  Professor

[trh]

 

Just a heads up, I'm in Europe, dunno if the cost for shipping might be too much. There's also some extra international stuff needed for my address that I don't know of the top of my head, but I'll get on that tomorrow.

[Van Cruncheon]

trust me, i'm pretty sure i can handle the euro shipping. can you play the NA version of too human? if not, i'll send you an alternate prize!

[demi]

TH isnt Region Free. PICK ANOTHER CARD

[Beezy]

shit, forgot all about this contest

[demi]

bump, did Prole flake out of this

little bitchass nicca

[Van Cruncheon]

i sent enk his prize, gotta send trl his still -- stupidly bought him a game and then remembered he is european. i will be mailing his prize in my next wave for SEKRET SANTA.

[Van Cruncheon]

my wife is mailing yer package tomorrow!