Hello all! Welcome to the rules for the 0.10 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup Tournament. The simple part: Play on crawl.akrasiac.org or crawl.develz.org and all of your Crawl 0.10 games that start after 0:00 UTC on February 25 (midnight Feb 25) and end before 24:00 UTC on March 11 (midnight Mar 12) will count toward the tournament.
For players who participated in previous tournaments, please look at the Changes section for a list of rule changes.
Participants in the tournament may form clans of six or fewer players. If you wish to be a member of a clan, you need to add a line to the top of your CAO or CDO 0.10 rcfile like this:
# TEAMCAPTAIN nameofcaptain
This should be the very first line of your rcfile, with no blank lines or comments appearing before this line. The # is important to make sure Crawl doesn't try to parse the team data as an option.
The team captain must have the name of her team and the other team members in her CAO or CDO 0.10 rcfile, like this:
# TEAMNAME nameofteam # TEAMMEMBERS player1 player2 player3 player4 player5
Again, these lines should be the very first two lines in the team captain's rcfile, with no blank lines or anything else appearing before these lines.
Note: The team captain should not include a TEAMCAPTAIN line in her rcfile.
New this tournament: clan membership lines can be added to either your crawl.akrasiac.org 0.10 rcfile or your crawl.develz.org 0.10 rcfile. If you add clan membership lines to both rcfiles, then the one on crawl.akrasiac.org will take precedence.
Clan names must contain only alphanumeric characters, underscores, and hyphens. Once a player's username is in the captain's rcfile and the captain's username is in the player's rcfile and our script checks for updates (once every four hours), the players will be in the same clan.
Clans may be changed by adding or removing players at any time until 23:00 UTC on March 3 (NOTICE: extended to Mar 5 because of the issues on CAO), after which clans will be effectively frozen.
WINS
100 points for a player's first win. (Since winning is kind of the goal.)
50 points for a player's second win that is not a repeat race or class of the character from her first win.
60 extra points for each consecutive (streak) win by a player with a race that has not previously been a streak win for that player.
30 extra points for each consecutive (streak) win by a player with a class that has not previously been a streak win for that player.
For every game in a streak, the start time of the game must be later than the previous game's end time. This will always be the case if you play all your games on one server.
If you're playing on multiple servers simultaneously, note that you cannot start game A and game B concurrently on two servers and win both in succession to earn streak points.
RACE/CLASS/GOD WINS
2*(48+T)/(2+R) points (rounded up) for a win with a given race if T is the total number of games won in the tournament before the start of the win in question and R of those T were with the given race. If a player wins the same race multiple times, she only gets the largest value of this bonus among the wins, not the sum. For example, if there have been 10 games won prior to the start of the win in question and 2 of them were with the same race, then the win will be worth 2*(48+10)/(2+2) = 29 additional points.
(56+T)/(2+C) points (rounded up) for a win with a given class if T is the total number of games won in the tournament before the start of the win in question and C of those T were with the given class. If a player wins the same class multiple times, she only gets the largest value of this bonus, not the sum.
1.5*(38+T)/(2+G) points (rounded up) for a win with a given god if T is the total number of games won in the tournament before the start of the win in question and G of those T were with the given god. If a player wins with the same god multiple times, she only gets the largest value of this bonus, not the sum. For purposes of these points we say that a player wins with a god if she reaches full (******) piety with that god without worshipping any other god first. For Xom, you must play a Chaos Knight and never abandon Xom. For "No God", you must never worship a god.
For clan scoring, if a clan has multiple wins for the same race, class, or god, only the largest value of the bonus among the wins is used, not the sum.
The current values of the bonus for each race, class, or god will be listed on the "Species/Classes/Gods" page for your convenience.
SPECIAL WINS
5,000,000/turncount points for each player's fastest win (by turncount).
1,250,000/duration points for each player's fastest win (by realtime, measured in seconds).
200-100-50 points for first win scored.
200-100-50 points for first 15-rune victory.
200-100-50 points for longest streak of winning games, where "length" of a streak is defined as min(number of distinct races used, number of distinct classes used). Ties are broken by the first to achieve the streak.
100 bonus points for the win with the last starting time (among tournament wins) in the tournament.
50 bonus points for a win without visiting Temple, Lair, Orc, or the Vaults (LORD OF DARKNESS banner III).
75 bonus points for winning NEMELEX' CHOICE characters. The first Nemelex' Choice combo is chosen at the start of the tournament, and after that each one is chosen when the previous one is won for the first time. Each combo remains valid until it has been won five times. The race/class combinations are chosen by Nemelex from those with a low high score so far in the tournament, avoiding repetition of race or class.
RUNES
30/N points (rounded up) each time you find a type of rune for the Nth time. (So the first silver rune you find is worth 30 points, the second silver rune is worth 15 points, the third silver rune is worth 10 points, and so on.)
HIGH SCORES
score/120,000 points for each player's highest scoring winning game.
5 points per high score in a race/class combination (HuWn, not just Hu).
5 additional points for each high score in a race/class combination that is attained by a win.
20 points per high score in a race.
10 points per high score in a class.
UNIQUES
5 points the first time you kill each unique.
50-20-10 points for the players with the most unique uniques killed; ties broken by who gets that number first.
GODS
10 points the first time you reach full (******) piety with each god without having worshipped any other god first that game.
BRANCHES
5 points the first time you enter each branch or portal vault or reach the end of a multi-level branch.
CLAN POINTS ONLY
These get you clan points but do not get you points toward the individual prize, encouraging specialization within clans but making the hypothetical "Best Crawl Player" award based on more "real" metrics.
200-100-50 clan points for deepest level reached in a Ziggurat. Completing a Ziggurat level (for instance exiting to the dungeon from Zig:20) is also noted and is better than merely reaching the level. Ties are broken by who reaches/exits the Ziggurat level first.
50-20-10 clan points for lowest XL at which a rune is picked up, not including the abyssal and slimy runes. Ties are broken by who picked up the rune first.
50-20-10 clan points for the "Most Unique Deaths" trophy: Killed by the most unique uniques. Ties are broken by who reaches that number first.
20 clan points for winning a character that was not previously won in the tournament.
2 clan points per player ghost killed while playing.
N clan points per ghost kill after dying, where N is the dying character's XL minus 5.
200-100-50 clan points for the players with the most high scores in race/class combinations.
200-100-50 clan points for the clans with the most high scores in race/class combos.
100-50-20 clan points for the clans with the most unique uniques killed; ties broken by who gets that number first.
CLAN SCORING
Sum total of all individual points with the exception of "Race/Class/God wins" points (for which only the largest value of the bonus among the clan's wins is used, as described in that section), plus the "Clan points only" awards above.
Six players or fewer per clan.
BANNERS
The gods of DCSS will reward players for certain achievements. Each god gives out three banners, each one building on the previous to heap even more glory on the player. These banners are not worth tournament points except where explicitly stated, but the highest banner received from each god will be displayed on the player's page.
Ashenzari thinks that an
EXPLORER should be busy looking
for runes of Zot.
I: Enter a branch that contains a rune.
II: Find 5 distinct runes over the course of the tourney.
III: Find 16 distinct runes over the course of the tourney.
Beogh thinks that the only thing more important than
having friends is dominating your friends, and will recognize
as a SAINT the player with the highest
tournament score on each clan, especially if that player
leads her clan to glory.
I: Have the highest score in your clan.
II: Have the highest score in a clan that is ranked in the top 20.
III: Have the highest score in a clan that is ranked in the top 5.
Cheibriados believes in being
SLOW AND STEADY and will
so recognize players who are careful enough to excel in
consecutive games.
I: Reach experience level 9 in two consecutive games.
II: Achieve a two-win streak.
III: Achieve a three-win streak with three distinct races and three distinct classes.
Elyvilon thinks it's important to check out what all
the gods have to offer and thus will
recognize as PIOUS any
player who becomes the Champion (******) of as many gods
as possible.
I: Become the champion of any god.
II: Become the champion of five different gods over the course of the tournament.
III: Become the champion of every god other than Xom over the course of the tournament.
Fedhas thinks that the Crypt and the Tomb are abominations against nature and will bestow the title of NATURE'S ALLY on a player who works towards destroying them.
I: Enter the Crypt.
II: Get the golden rune.
III: Enter Tomb for the first time after picking up the Orb of Zot, and then get the golden rune.
Jiyva thinks that it is important to be flexible and will gift
players who excel with at least 5 distinct
races and at least 5 distinct classes with a
GELATINOUS BODY.
I: Reach experience level 9 with at least 5 distinct races and at least 5 distinct classes.
II: Get a rune with at least 5 distinct races and at least 5 distinct classes.
III: Win with at least 5 distinct races and at least 5 distinct classes.
Kikubaaqudgha wants players to demonstrate their mastery over
the forces of darkness without delay, and will recognise a player
who shows disdain for the Lair as
a LORD OF DARKNESS.
I: Enter the Vestibule of Hell without having entered the Lair.
II: Win a game without having entered the Lair.
III: Win a game without having entered the Temple, the Orcish Mines, the Lair, or the Vaults (+50 tournament points).
Lugonu would like to corrupt the worshippers of other gods by
inviting them to the Abyss. Those who prove worthy will be officially designated as ABYSSAL TOURISTS.
I: Survive the Abyss without having ever been a follower of Lugonu during that game.
II: Find the abyssal rune and then escape the Abyss without ever having been a follower of Lugonu during that game.
III: Find the abyssal rune and then escape the Abyss before reaching experience level 13 and without ever having been a follower of Lugonu during that game.
Makhleb wants to see bloodshed as quickly as possible and
will give players just 27
minutes to prove themselves as SPEED DEMONS.
I: Reach D:14 in 27 minutes.
II: Reach D:27 in 27 minutes.
III: Reach D:27 in 27 minutes without being one of the speedy races (centaur, spriggan, or felid).
Nemelex Xobeh wants to see players struggle and loves
randomness, and so will give the
NEMELEX' CHOICE award
to players to persevere with one of several combos
randomly chosen and announced throughout the
tournament.
I: Reach experience level 9 with a Nemelex' choice combo.
II: Get a rune with a Nemelex' choice combo.
III: Be one of the first 5 players to win a given Nemelex' choice combo (+75 tournament points).
Okawaru is all about winning, all the time, and thus
will recognize as THE CONQUEROR any player who
is victorious.
I: Reach the end of any branch that contains more than one level.
II: Win a game.
III: Win a game in under 50000 turns.
Sif Muna thinks that you should ignore distractions such
as gold and religion to focus on your studies
as a STUDENT of magic.
I: Get at least 1000 gold in a game, but don't spend any of it!
II: Win a game without spending any gold.
III: Win a game without spending any gold or worshipping a god.
The Shining One thinks each player should take a
VOW OF COURAGE and not delay
fighting for their runes.
I: Get a rune before entering D:14 (or below) in that game.
II: Get two runes before entering D:14 (or below) in that game.
III: Get four runes before entering D:14 (or below) in that game.
Trog will recognize as
THE SNIPER any player
who steals a high score from another player.
I: Steal a combo high score that was previously of at least 1,000 points.
II: Steal a combo high score for a previously won combo.
III: Steal a species or class high score that was previously of at least 10,000,000 points.
Vehumet wants you to demonstrate
RUTHLESS EFFICIENCY by
killing two uniques at once. Vehumet's headhunting guide gives Vehumet's classification of uniques into deep, medium, and shallow.
I: Kill any two uniques within two turns of each other.
II: Kill two medium or deep uniques within one turn of each other.
III: Kill two deep uniques on the same turn.
Xom is always looking for entertainment and thinks it would be
hilarious to watch a player's
DESCENT INTO MADNESS
through a ziggurat.
I: Enter a ziggurat.
II: Reach the 14th floor of a ziggurat.
III: Leave a ziggurat from its lowest floor.
Yredelemnul demands that you kill as many uniques as possible and
will recognise success by awarding
THE HARVEST.
I: Kill 25 distinct uniques over the course of the tournament.
II: Kill 45 distinct uniques over the course of the tournament.
III: Kill 65 distinct uniques over the course of the tournament.
Zin will give the
ANGEL OF JUSTICE award to any
player who attempts to cleanse Hell and Pandemonium.
I: Enter either Pandemonium or any branch of Hell.
II: Kill at least one unique pan lord and at least one unique hell lord over the course of the tournament.
III: Kill all four unique pan lords and all four unique hell lords over the course of the tournament.
CHANGED RULES
Some rules have been changed from the August 2011 tournament. This is a list of rules differences.
[REMOVED] flags rules that existed in August 2011 and are gone in this tournament.
[NEW] flags rules that are new to this tournament
[CHANGED] flags rules that have been modified for this tournament. To compare changed rules with the rules in August 2011, see the August 2011 rules
New banner system: each god offers banners of three difficulty levels, each building on the previous one. [NEW]
1.5*(38+T)/(2+G) points (rounded up) for a win with a given god if T is the total number of games won in the tournament before the start of the win in question and G of those T were with the given god. If a player wins with the same god multiple times, she only gets the largest value of this bonus, not the sum. For purposes of these points we say that a player wins with a god if she reaches full (******) piety with that god without worshipping any other god first. For Xom, you must play a Chaos Knight and never abandon Xom. For "No God", you must never worship a god. [NEW]
5 points the first time you enter each branch or portal vault or reach the end of a multi-level branch. [NEW]
60 extra points for each consecutive (streak) win by a player with a race that has not previously been a streak win for that player. (Used to be 50 points.) [CHANGED]
30 extra points for each consecutive (streak) win by a player with a class that has not previously been a streak win for that player. (Used to be 25 points.) [CHANGED]
50 bonus points for a win without visiting Temple, Lair, Orc, or the Vaults (LORD OF DARKNESS banner III). (Used to be 40 points.) [CHANGED]
10 points the first time you reach full (******) piety with each god without worshipping any other god first that game. (Used to be 25 points and only for winning games.) [CHANGED]
NEMELEX' CHOICE characters are now chosen by Nemelex from those with a low high score so far in the tournament. [CHANGED]
10 points for each win of a player after her first win. [REMOVED]
CREDITS
We'd like to thank:
greensnark for writing the original tournament scripts that have been adapted for use in this tournament.
Wensley for hosting the tournament scripts, creating the banner images, and helping a lot with the rules.
Many people for banner ideas.