A Preacher Of Excess

Preparation

Introduction

You give a lottery ticket with a 'Draw #727, Ticket 83' scrawled on it to a friendly entrepreneur.
A friendly entrepreneur exclaims, 'Congratulations, Vivi, you have the winning ticket!'
a friendly entrepreneur shouts 'Congratulations, Vivi won the monthly lottery, worth 690000  gold!'
A small imp appears before you in a puff of smoke.
The imp tells you, 'Your bank account has been credited for the amount of 690,000.'
The imp disappears with an ear-splitting BANG!
A friendly entrepreneur gives you an admission ticket to the Preacher of Excess' Palace of Delights.
'AaaaAAaaAAaaAAnd!' a friendly entrepreneur exclaims.
A friendly entrepreneur exclaims, 'Your lottery ticket also hit the monthly lucky number combo, winning you an additional 5M in prizes!'
For joining the Winner's Circle, the Powers have granted thee a Mark.
You have gained the Mark of Exclusivity!
You gain 63 practices!

Item 'an admission ticket to the Preacher of Excess' Palace of Delights' is type warp-stone, alignment -500, made of paper (in (new) condition),
has keywords 'warp-stone excess preachers ticket admission palace delights'.
This item weighs 0 stones and 6 pebbles, and is valued at 9,000 gp.
This level 165 item has the attributes: no-bury
This item, when USEd, will teleport the bearer to The Antechamber Of Excess in The Towne of New Rigel.
There is 1 charge remaining bound within an admission ticket to the Preacher of Excess' Palace of Delights.
*Your level must be less than or equal to 180 to use this item.
They say that the preachers' only excess is being too delightful.

This will NOT take your formation with you. Using the ticket will consume and teleport you to a room below the central room in the New Rigel casino. Obviously don't go up and waste your ticket! There is a one-way exit east so get ready as the next area is no-regen.

It is unknown if the cap embroidered High Roller from winning the casino tournament in New Rigel has any relation to this run. I have tried wearing it going in, fighting the boss, pulling the slots, giving it to the boss, does not seem to do anything out of the ordinary.

Encounter

Item 'a gambling device labeled Threefer' is type artifact, alignment -500, made of steel (in (new) condition),
has keywords 'steel contraption gambling device labeled threefer'.
This item weighs 2 stones and 70 pebbles, and is valued at 5,875 gp.
This level 25 item has no special attributes.
The gambling machines downstairs are like the gambling machines upstairs,
but each is unique, and contains no slot or perch for money. Instead, a
necromancers' image of the brocken mountain is mounted on the front,
indicating that the payment is not golden, but its user's life-force.
+++ a gambling device labeled Threefer will, when PULLed, consume 2% of
its user's max hp and roll 3 numbers at random.  If the user rolls 3 of a
kind, or rolls 3 sequential numbers, they win.

pull three
You flick some drops of blood onto a gambling device labeled Threefer as payment, and pull the heavy lever...
Twenty seven golden spheres bounce down the chute and into Threefer's main hopper.

<417hp 121sp 250st> 
-38 0 0

The first golden sphere pops out of the main hopper and reveals itself- 4!

<417hp 121sp 250st> 

The second golden sphere bounces down the pipe, rimming the edge until its surface is visible- 3!

<417hp 121sp 250st> 

The third and final sphere shoots straight into the chamber, showing a prominent 5!
a gambling device labeled Threefer clangs loudly as it alerts you to its sequential spinners- and promptly shoots its shiny golden reward out of its slot...
...and straight into a preacher of excess, bowling him over.

<417hp 121sp 250st> 
l preacher
Of the countless aspects of the natural world, Pan is widely revered as one
of the patron gods of fermentation, and the joys brought therewith.  This
preacher loudly, and somewhat drunkenly, celebrates those gifts and more
with a booming tenor, a slosh of his goblet and the grabbed ass of anyone
within reach.  
He is a satyr approximately 5'5" tall.
A preacher of excess is in good health[100%].
a preacher of excess is an NPC Boss and is more advanced than a regular NPC.
A preacher of excess is a member of the clergy for Pan, A Benevolent Nature Deity (Earth).
Type 'HELP RELIGION' for more information.

Item 'a gambling device labeled Coppers' is type artifact, alignment -500, made of steel (in (new) condition),
has keywords 'steel contraption gambling device labeled coppers'.
This item weighs 0 stones and 0 pebbles, and is valued at 5,875 gp.
This level 25 item has no special attributes.
The gambling machines downstairs are like the gambling machines upstairs,
but each is unique, and contains no slot or perch for money. Instead, a
necromancers' image of the brocken mountain is mounted on the front,
indicating that the payment is not golden, but its user's life-force.
+++ a gambling device labeled Coppers will, when PULLed, consume 200 of its
user's sp and roll a number between 1 and 100, at random.  If the number
chosen was 1 or lower, the other player will be brought to the brink of
death.  If the user does not win, then the number (or lower) on which they
win is increased by 1. 

Item 'a gambling device labeled Gouge' is type artifact, alignment -500, made of steel (in (new) condition),
has keywords 'steel contraption gambling device labeled gouge'.
This item weighs 3 stones and 7 pebbles, and is valued at 5,875 gp.
This level 25 item has no special attributes.
The gambling machines downstairs are like the gambling machines upstairs,
but each is unique, and contains no slot or perch for money. Instead, a
necromancers' image of the brocken mountain is mounted on the front,
indicating that the payment is not golden, but its user's life-force.
+++ a gambling device labeled Gouge will, when PULLed, reduce 2 of its
users' skills at random by 100% and roll a number between 1 and 30, at
random.  If the number chosen was 1, they win.  If the skill being reduced
has already been reduced, its user dies. 

Note This can be any skill/spell:

The triacontahedron within a gambling device labeled Gouge's transparent dome bounces and tumbles...
Your knowledge of 'mind shield' vanishes.
Your knowledge of 'ice whip' vanishes.

Item 'a gambling device labeled Flips' is type artifact, alignment -500, made of steel (in (new) condition),
has keywords 'steel contraption gambling device labeled flips'.
This item weighs 3 stones and 40 pebbles, and is valued at 5,875 gp.
This level 25 item has no special attributes.
The gambling machines downstairs are like the gambling machines upstairs,
but each is unique, and contains no slot or perch for money. Instead, a
necromancers' image of the brocken mountain is mounted on the front,
indicating that the payment is not golden, but its user's life-force.
+++ a gambling device labeled Flips will, when PULLed, flip a coin.  If the
coin is heads, it reduces its user's stamina by half.  If the coin is tails,
it reduces its opponents' hp by half.

That last machine sounds great right? But only if it worked as it said:

([81%]Vivi)<1556hp 1052sp 1201st> 
pull flip
A plunger in a gambling device labeled Flips depresses, impacting the coin within and causing it to land on... Heads.
A preacher of excess has several minor scratches[90-100%].
([40%]Vivi)<778hp 1052sp 1201st> 

[UPDATE: Machine works. Mob is now immune to weapons. Best way to kill prob to spam the machine, and finish off with spell casts]

Read Aura

You sense the following:
A preacher of excess is immune to charm.
A preacher of excess is affected by level 275 'orbiting mass'.
A preacher of excess is affected by level 275 'damage absorption'.
A preacher of excess is affected by level 275 'fearless'.

A preacher of excess slams into you, tackling you to the ground and punching you until his knuckles bleed.

Given the nature of the fight, go in with items that raise your maximum vitals (yourban's soul +100hp, boots of fish +300 st, etc.). During the fight, when your vitals fall below the amount the item raises it by, swap it out if you have better gear.

My recommendation is to use slot machines as a last ditch - I'm gonna die anyway thing. Have plenty of fatigue mixtures, high explosive (keep in mind throwing costs 45 st), cure light and refresh mixtures will help. He has 1-3 attacks per round and overcasts alot from casting shadow imp and so the fight is not too bad.

Loot

Item 'a pair of satyr hooves' is type armor, alignment -0, made of organic (in (new) condition), has keywords 'pair hooves satyr cut off grotesque', equipped on the feet. This item weighs 0 stones and 20 pebbles, and is valued at 36,800 gp. {Cat. 1} This level 180 item has the attributes: unbreakable no-dispel level-adjusted removable-in-safe untaintable-affects When obtained/equipped this will adjust to 100% of the bearer's level. This item has a default lifespan of 180 days and will expire on Wed Sep 18 20:53:04 2019, and cannot be renewed afterwards. Armor resistance is 9 pierce, 8 bash, 9 slash, and 9 exotic. Affects stamina by 124. Affects luck by 1. When wielding a halberd, increases damage by 3%. *Your current-roomflag must be equal to safe to use this item. *Your race must be something other than halfling to use this item. *Your race must be something other than dwarf to use this item. *Your race must be something other than gnome to use this item. *Your class-level must be greater than or equal to 60 to use this item. *Your level must be greater than or equal to 180 to use this item. *This item may be repaired 4 times. Satyr hooves are awkward and unwieldy, which is probably why neither evolution nor magical design has granted many other bipedal species hooves. Satyrs are creatures imbued with loads of magical power, and while these hooves grant access to that power, actually tapping into it is difficult. +++ a pair of satyr hooves will, every minute that their wearer spends RUNning, restore 750 of their wearer's stamina. Item 'Pan's blade' is type weapon, alignment -0, made of steel (in (new) condition), has keywords 'pans blade easily concealed poison ivy', equipped wielded as a weapon. This item weighs 0 stones and 15 pebbles, and is valued at 13,350 gp. {Cat. 9} This level 275 item has the attributes: level-adjusted bind-on-take removable-in-safe accountbound When obtained/equipped this will adjust to 100% of the bearer's level. Weapon type is dagger, does 189 points of pierce damage for 1 stamina, accuracy 14. Special weapon attributes: poisoned Adds resistance to 'poison' by 10. Adds resistance to 'gas breath' by 10. *Your current-roomflag must be equal to safe to use this item. *Your race must be something other than fey to use this item. *Your race must be something other than sidhe to use this item. *This item may be repaired 4 times. *This item has a limit of [1] per character. An easily-concealed blade has been overgrown with poison ivy. +++ Pan's blade will, whenever its wearer's opponent of equal or lower level (without restriction at archon) has greater than 95% hp, poison their hp to 95%, at a cost of 500st, with a maximum frequency of once per Alyrian minute. Item 'a satyr's curlicued halberd' is type weapon, alignment -0, made of steel (in (new) condition), has keywords 'longaxe satyrs curlicued halberd ornamental spiky bits axe', equipped wielded as a weapon. This item weighs 0 stones and 34 pebbles, and is valued at 35,100 gp. {Cat. 8} This level 275 item has the attributes: unbreakable level-adjusted bind-on-take accountbound When obtained/equipped this will adjust to 100% of the bearer's level. Weapon type is halberd, does 220 points of slash damage for 3 stamina, accuracy 11. Special weapon attributes: poisoned Adds resistance to 'etheric pollution' by 7. Adds resistance to 'etheric entropy' by 7. Adds resistance to 'etheric corruption' by 7. Affects musical-ability by 11. *Your level must be greater than or equal to 170 to use this item. *This item may be repaired 4 times. This halberd is no simple axe, but is a long shaft covered in curly, spiky, sharpened bits that would be more at home on a ceremonial weapon than something actually being used to cut someone in half. +++ a satyr's curlicued halberd will, each combat round, damage its wielder's opponent's mount for 100hp at a cost of 20st per combat round.