ESP is a pretty kick-ass ability.

yeah, and along with no light source, most monsters can't even detect you until they're almost dead.

Dude, I have got to try this out.

Okay, Here's my most recent win, just finished. All natural, no ommel cerumen abuse - just science talk. No save scumming of any kind. Elpuri Ending Day 8 14:03 turn 30706 AS 34 (29) (used a halberd most of the game) LS 18 (carrying stuff) DX 26 (28 ) (use of banana peels in UT) AGI 14 (15) (just movin around) End 23 (School food from Mellis) Per 21 (carrots from polypiling and Ommel tears from Mellis) Int 42 (Octiron Helm of brilliance +9) Wis 28 (when not wearing helm of understanding +6, trained by praying Mellis to Dulcis inclusive and to atavus and legifier at start of game to get Arcanite plate mail, and also by reading books and sci-talking) Cha 21 (talking and ommel tears) HP 209 All spider silk armour (Belt of lev, CoFR,GoStr, BoAgi + BoStr -I switched to agi near end)except Octiron plate mail and Helm of brilliance All armour +5 except CoFR +6, HoB+9 Weapons: Iron halberd (up untill GC 4) Banana Peels (in UT) Vermis +9 Spider silk whip of thievery +6 Baddies killed Rondol Gugzamesh Xinroch ZQ-29 Elpuri (forgot to kill Genetrix) I also had Mjolak and 2 Turox which I didn't use I meleed Elpuri with Ivan and a pet mystic dark frog. Vlad wouldn't follow us down to the Dark Level (GC9) because the froggie made us invisible and hasted us. I had to teleport away once and drink a healing potion during the fight and the killing blow was my first shot with a wand of striking.