Trying to do the Math: AC vs. -DFE?

[lyyn]

Granted this is SP, and I used the benefit of save\reload a couple of times for Diablo himself. Hey I'm pretty rusty.

I got killed by Plaguewrath just because I was too cocky to take a step back... You're not gonna hear any comments from me
Why is it ALWAYS at the stairs? Took me all of my allotted playtime to recover from that. grrrr
Weirdest part was: I was naked and wearing only 2 Rings of the Dark (yes, equipped before I went down) and those critters were at least 8 tiles away from the stairs during my first item recovery attempt. I didn't move an inch when I came down the stairs. Somehow they sensed me... I was just about to switch Search on so I could TK my stuff when they mobed me. Right on the spot where you land. That's when things got @%&@!! interesting.

Though there was a fairly annoying thing where I rolled a Warlord of Blood level instead of Lachdanan, so the stairs was locked and I could not find the Steel Tome to unlock it anywhere. Thankfully I did have a low level Warp spell, using +magic adders to counter Veil of Steel -mana. (Regular battlegear loadout I was running -9 mana.)

ooooh, luv him! Warlord of Blood is pretty much the only thing I miss about SP. I started skipping Lachdanan after the nth time. How many Veils of Steel can you wear?
Na-Krul will be easy if you can take Diablo. One Firewall in front of his door and he never even comes out. VERY rogue-friendly His friends are tough though... Thankfully there are a lot of doors in the Crypt. I wouldn’t know how to manage otherwise.

re: name change and graphics change, beyond my skills. Hopefully someone with more skills and knowledge in that part can help you out.

Guess I'll check some moding forums....