Skill Musings

As my game improves, I've found myself again "in need" of certain skills, which previously seemed useless.

For example, while one-hit killing stuff, Jabanero saucesphere seems useless. But now that I get monster level so much pumped and play Myst classes a bit, it seems to get more valuable. Also, with the introduction of the Gallery, the Mojomagical Melody seems far more useful. Also, I'm not quite tough. I think I've got that one skill for softcore, not for hardcore.

Up to 2007, I will finish my current Sauceror run (get Impetuous Sauciness, for real, this time) and probably get the start, but not the finish on an up to level 30 Accordion Thief run.

So, without much further ado, here's my skill wishlist for 2007.

Seal Clubber:
- Hide of the Walrus (Need more absorption!)
...and all other skills
Turtle Tamer
- Coldblooded Fearlessness (Gallery and Cyrpt. The single most useful of all elemental resistances, and it's the one I lack)
Disco Bandit
- Overdeveloped Sense of Self-Preservation (The skill I skipped over so many times, just because it was cheap.)
Accordion Thief
- Sonata (more -monster never hurts)
- Melody (For myst runs and running a purple snowcone at the lower levels)
- Jackass (cheaper and more efficient than Rage and Snarl, which I do have)
Pastamancer
- Transcendental Noodlecraft (CHOW MEIN! It will make the Hippy Camp more attractive, again, which I now skip due to Crimbo)
- Spirit of Rigatoni (or is it Ravioli, the one that makes you tougher)
- Springy Fusilli (I need more initiative)
- Canneloni Cocoon (yay cheap full healing)
Sauceror
- Jabanero Saucesphere (MP restore on damage, good for myst class)
- Scarysauce (potentially useful for the HitS)

Gnomes:
All.

In conclusion:
In 2007, I need to play more with the "spellslingers". Sauceror, Pastamancer, Accordion Thief.

My first ascension into 2007 will be that Accordion Thief, I'll take Sonata, since that's cost-efficient.
Next, I envision starting out the traditional route.
Seal Clubber (Hide of the Walrus)
Turtle Tamer (Cold-blooded Fearlessness)
Disco Bandit (Self-Preservation)
Accordion Thief (Melody)
and then a string of Pastamancer/Sauceror runs. During which I not only get the wanted skills, but also a decent spellslinging set (preferably the Sauceror one)
Pastamancer (Noodlecraft)
Sauceror (Immaculate Seasoning)
Pastamancer (Spirit of Rigatoni)
Sauceror (Intrinsic Spiciness)
Pastamancer (Canneloni Cocoon)
Sauceror (Jabanero Saucesphere)
Pastamancer (Springy Fusilli)
Sauceror (Wave of Sauce)
Or something.

Could be well into March by then.