On a GnWn. Praise be to Gozag.

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.22-a0-441-g0e991a28df (tiles) character file. 4975172 Ofeofae the Necromancer (level 27, 148/213 HPs) Began as a Demigod Gladiator on May 28, 2018. Escaped with the Orb ... and 7 runes on June 2, 2018! The game lasted 04:39:07 (80382 turns). Ofeofae the Necromance...

I would favor the plate armor of true grit, as it provides significantly more AC, as well as a source of regen. The regen isn't to be underestimated: since it's your only source other than Trog's Hand and you can't cast regeneration, I would value the regen over the slay +3 of the chainmail.

So, I've played around with a few different versions of the god now, and I have a few thoughts on balance. My basic build in the most recent run was a pale DrTm that ran with Dragon form for most of the game, with some Lichform when i needed it in Tomb. The current iteration of the martial attacks i...