CiP -> YAVP VpEn Kiku - cosmopolitan army leader

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Otto the Unseen (Vampire Enchanter)                Turns: 47894, Time: 05:15:49

HP 121/121 (127) AC 12     Str 10      XL: 18   Next:  1%
MP  34/34        EV 22     Int 28      God: Kikubaaqudgha [******]
Gold 1423        SH 14     Dex 20      Spells: 10 memorised,  3 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : +   a - +7,+5 elf dagger (pain)
Res.Cold  : + + .   Warding    : .   D - +2 robe {Archmagi}
Life Prot.: + + +   Conserve   : +   G - +3 buckler of the Archfiend {MR}
Res.Poison: +       Res.Corr.  : +   y - +2 wizard hat {Int+3}
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   k - +2 cloak {rCorr, Cons}
Sust.Abil.: . .     Spirit.Shd : .   z - +1 pair of gloves of Mumblety Peg {rF+}
Res.Mut.  : +       Stasis     : .   F - +0 pair of boots
Res.Rott. : +       Ctrl.Telep.: .   p - amulet of resist mutation
Saprovore : . . .   Flight     : .   l - ring "Baomp" {+Fly Int+4 Dam+5}
                                     n - +4 ring of dexterity

@: non-regenerating, very slightly contaminated, extremely resistant to hostile
enchantments, incredibly stealthy
A: bottle blood, fangs 3, see invisible, unbreathing, Str +3
a: Bat Form, Bottle Blood, Receive Corpses, Torment, Renounce Religion, Evoke
Flight


You are on level 2 of the Crypt.
You worship Kikubaaqudgha.
Kikubaaqudgha is exalted by your worship.
You are bloodless.


You have visited 10 branches of the dungeon, and seen 45 of its levels.
You have also visited: Ice Cave and Volcano.

You have collected 3112 gold pieces.
You have spent 1709 gold pieces at shops.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (17/27)            Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (4/4) D:8
    Elf (2/3) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:9           Swamp (3/5) Lair:4
 Spider (2/5) Lair:4       Vaults (3/5) D:16          Crypt (4/5) Vaults:2
   Tomb (1/3) Crypt:2     
 Slime: Lair:6-8     Blade: Vaults:3-4

   Skills:
 - Level 8.9 Fighting
 - Level 11.0 Short Blades
 + Level 10.2 Long Blades
 - Level 0.7 Throwing
 - Level 11.5 Dodging
 - Level 19.2 Stealth
 + Level 13.4 Stabbing
 - Level 2.9 Shields
 - Level 4.0 Traps
 - Level 10.0 Spellcasting
 - Level 16.8 Hexes
 - Level 12.9 Necromancy
 - Level 5.1 Transmutations
 - Level 5.7 Ice Magic
 - Level 10.3 Earth Magic


You have 3 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Corona                Hex            ########     0%          1    None
b - Ensorcelled Hibernat  Hex/Ice        #######      1%          2    None
c - Confuse               Hex            #########    0%          3    None
d - Tukima's Dance        Hex            #########    1%          5    ###....
e - Dispel Undead         Necr           ########.    1%          5    ###....
f - Cause Fear            Hex            #########.   1%          4    None
i - Invisibility          Hex            #########    1%          6    #####..
l - Animate Skeleton      Necr           N/A          1%          1    None
p - Petrify               Trmt/Erth      #######..    1%          4    None
v - Vampiric Draining     Necr           ########..   1%          3    None



Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You do not heal naturally.
You can bottle blood from corpses.
You have razor-sharp teeth.*
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You can survive without breathing.*
Your muscles are strong (Str +3).


Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +7,+5 elven dagger of pain (weapon)
 b - a +4,+6 demon blade of flaming
 c - the -1,-2 trident "Ythied" {freeze, rElec rF+ Int+4 SInv}
   (You found it on level 10 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It has been specially enchanted to freeze those struck by it, causing extra
   injury to most foes and up to double damage against particularly susceptible
   opponents. It can also slow down cold-blooded creatures.
   
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It protects you from fire.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It enhances your eyesight.
 e - an uncursed blowgun
 W - a +0,+3 scimitar of flaming
 X - a +5,+3 orcish sabre of flaming
 Y - a +2,+2 demon blade of draining
 Z - a +2,+3 scimitar of flaming
Missiles
 g - 14 curare-tipped needles
 j - a throwing net [torn] (quivered)
Armour
 k - a +2 cloak of preservation (worn)
 y - a +2 wizard hat of intelligence (worn)
 z - the +1 pair of gloves of Mumblety Peg (worn) {rF+}
   (You took it off Nikola on level 17 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It protects you from fire.
 D - a +2 robe of the Archmagi (worn)
 F - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
 G - the +3 buckler of the Archfiend (worn) {MR}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 3 of the Orcish Mines)   
   
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
Magical devices
 i - a wand of draining {zapped: 3}
 v - a wand of magic darts {zapped: 6}
 B - a wand of fireball {zapped: 1}
 K - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 1}
 M - a wand of digging {zapped: 1}
 Q - a wand of frost
 V - a wand of paralysis {zapped: 1}
Scrolls
 d - a scroll of enchant weapon II
 f - a scroll of amnesia
 m - a scroll of magic mapping
 s - 3 scrolls of fear
 u - 7 scrolls of teleportation
 w - 4 scrolls of recharging
 x - 3 scrolls of fog
 A - 4 scrolls of identify
 H - a scroll of blinking
 R - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 U - a scroll of unholy creation
Jewellery
 h - a ring of ice
 l - the ring "Baomp" (right hand) {+Fly Int+4 Dam+5}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   [ring of flight]
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+5).
 n - a +4 ring of dexterity (left hand)
 p - an amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
 q - an uncursed sapphire ring {tried}
 r - a ring of protection from cold
 C - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 I - an uncursed ring of fire
 L - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 S - a sapphire ring {tried}
Potions
 o - 6 potions of curing
 t - a potion of speed
 E - 4 potions of heal wounds
 J - a potion of restore abilities
 O - 2 potions of brilliance
 T - a potion of magic
Books
 N - a book of the Sky
Magical staves
 P - an uncursed staff of conjuration



Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Dagger            |    89 |   206 |   212 |   755 |   631 |   327 ||  2220
       Trident           |       |     3 |       |       |       |       ||     3
       Short sword       |       |       |       |     1 |       |       ||     1
       Demon blade       |       |       |       |     5 |    13 |    23 ||    41
       Great sword       |       |       |       |     4 |       |       ||     4
       Scimitar          |       |       |       |       |       |     2 ||     2
 Fire: Sling             |       |     7 |    58 |    35 |       |       ||   100
       Blowgun           |       |     6 |    14 |    30 |    12 |       ||    62
Throw: Dart              |       |     1 |       |       |       |       ||     1
       Throwing net      |       |       |     2 |     1 |       |       ||     3
       Stone             |       |       |       |     2 |       |       ||     2
 Cast: Corona            |     1 |       |       |       |       |       ||     1
       Confuse           |     2 |    16 |    12 |    47 |    33 |    35 ||   145
       Ensorcelled Hiber |       |    25 |    56 |   165 |    57 |    16 ||   319
       Invisibility      |       |       |     9 |    43 |    68 |    29 ||   149
       Animate Skeleton  |       |       |     5 |    34 |    66 |     6 ||   111
       Cause Fear        |       |       |       |     1 |       |     1 ||     2
       Tukima's Dance    |       |       |       |       |     2 |     7 ||     9
       Dispel Undead     |       |       |       |       |    15 |    65 ||    80
       Vampiric Draining |       |       |       |       |     9 |     7 ||    16
       Petrify           |       |       |       |       |       |     3 ||     3
Invok: Receive Corpses   |       |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
 Abil: End Transformatio |       |     2 |     2 |     3 |     1 |     6 ||    14
       Bat Form          |       |     2 |     2 |     3 |     1 |     6 ||    14
       Bottle Blood      |       |     7 |    30 |    96 |    89 |    28 ||   250
       Evoke Flight      |       |       |       |       |    17 |     1 ||    18
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |    10 |     7 |    15 |     3 ||    35
  Use: Potion            |     1 |     2 |    15 |    62 |    32 |    10 ||   122
       Scroll            |       |     4 |    17 |    15 |    19 |     2 ||    57


I'm at the point where I can go wherever I want and if things wake up, I just walk (bat) away and come back when everyone is asleep again. Orc:4 high priests who spot invis? Well, they fell asleep at the staircase when I came back. Demonic crawler woke all the spiders up? They conveniently lined up at the entrance asleep when I came back.

I got an early potion of EXP and robe of archmagi. That basically let me shortcut through the power-up curve when your hexes have low spellpower. If I don't stab it first time, I either dispel undead or pain poke it to death. Should those not be an option, I have 4 long blades to convert into extra muscle power. 3 +Str potions early on gives me the carrying capacity to comfortable tow along those swords. Eventually I should take off this buckler and juggle great swords if I want to continue down this route. It certainly was effective on Nikola, given Tukima weapons have rElec+++.

Stealth stabs are awesome when they work - 2 curse skulls went down like this, including the one that was camping the entrance to Crypt.

Confuse is a very useful "shut up" spell to use against guys who would otherwise yell out.

[RBrandon]

I'm playing a VpEn myself at the moment, loads of fun. I've managed to stab most uniques that I've encountered, including Erica, Harold, Nessos, and most fortunately Mara Sleeping right next to the stairs she (he? it?) was. Replace Tukima's Dance in your strategy with Shadow Creatures and you have what I'm doing. I wasn't quite as lucky with a robe of the archmagi, but a ring of ice kept my EH power up. I tend to prefer EH over confuse on most monsters, especially combined with invisibility. I'm not quite sure what to do with my skills though. Probably more stealth and I found a book of the tempests so I'm feeling air magic. Tornado for when a less subtle approach is needed

Awesome on stabbing the curse skulls, that sure takes the pain out of dealing with them

Edit: What armour would you recommend without having a robe of the archmagi? I have steam and fire dragon armours available but I'm not sure if FDA would mess with spellcasting and stealth too much.

[Psieye]

The generic answer to 'best light armour' is MDA. SDA is a good enough compromise if you get unlucky and never find an MDA. But then, FDA shouldn't mess with spellcasting much, it might hit stealth a bit but you can probably spare the hit. Go with FDA I guess, I might myself too if I don't find enough rF for the inevitable orbs of fire fights.

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Otto the Unseen (Vampire Enchanter)                Turns: 68890, Time: 07:33:43

HP 145/145 (147) AC 12     Str 10      XL: 21   Next: 66%
MP  39/39        EV 27     Int 29      God: Kikubaaqudgha [******]
Gold 3557        SH 14     Dex 20      Spells: 12 memorised,  1 level left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : +   a - +7,+5 elf dagger (pain)
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : .   D - +2 robe {Archmagi}
Life Prot.: + + .   Conserve   : +   G - +3 buckler of the Archfiend {MR}
Res.Poison: +       Res.Corr.  : +   y - +2 wizard hat {Int+3}
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   k - +2 cloak {rCorr, Cons}
Sust.Abil.: . .     Spirit.Shd : .   z - +1 pair of gloves of Mumblety Peg {rF+}
Res.Mut.  : +       Stasis     : .   F - +0 pair of boots
Res.Rott. : +       Ctrl.Telep.: .   p - amulet of resist mutation
Saprovore : . . .   Flight     : .   l - ring "Baomp" {+Fly Int+4 Dam+5}
                                     n - +4 ring of dexterity

@: regenerating slowly, extraordinarily resistant to hostile enchantments,
incredibly stealthy
A: bottle blood, fangs 3, see invisible, unbreathing, Str +3
a: Bat Form, Bottle Blood, Receive Corpses, Torment, Renounce Religion, Evoke
Flight


You are on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Kikubaaqudgha.
Kikubaaqudgha is exalted by your worship.
You are very thirsty.

You have visited 12 branches of the dungeon, and seen 57 of its levels.
You have also visited: Labyrinth, Ice Cave and Volcano.

You have collected 5246 gold pieces.
You have spent 1709 gold pieces at shops.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (21/27)            Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (4/4) D:8
    Elf (2/3) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:9           Swamp (3/5) Lair:4
 Spider (5/5) Lair:4       Vaults (5/5) D:16          Blade (1/1) Vaults:3
  Crypt (5/5) Vaults:2       Tomb (1/3) Crypt:2         Dis (0/7) Hell
    Geh (0/7) Hell            Tar (0/7) Hell       
 Slime: Lair:6-8       Coc: Hell:1     

   Skills:
 - Level 9.4 Fighting
 - Level 11.0 Short Blades
 - Level 12.0 Long Blades
 - Level 0.7 Throwing
 - Level 16.6 Dodging
 - Level 19.2 Stealth
 - Level 15.0 Stabbing
 - Level 2.9 Shields
 - Level 4.0 Traps
 + Level 13.6 Spellcasting
 - Level 16.8 Hexes
 - Level 10.8 Charms
 - Level 12.9 Necromancy
 - Level 5.1 Transmutations
 - Level 5.7 Ice Magic
 - Level 10.3 Earth Magic


You have one spell level left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Lee's Rapid Deconstr  Erth           ########..   1%          5    None
b - Ensorcelled Hibernat  Hex/Ice        #######      1%          2    None
c - Confuse               Hex            #########    0%          3    None
d - Tukima's Dance        Hex            #########    1%          5    None
e - Dispel Undead         Necr           ########.    1%          5    None
f - Cause Fear            Hex            #########.   1%          4    None
h - Haste                 Chrm           ########.    6%          6    ####...
i - Invisibility          Hex            #########    1%          6    ####...
l - Animate Skeleton      Necr           N/A          0%          1    None
p - Petrify               Trmt/Erth      ########.    1%          4    None
u - Sublimation of Blood  Necr           ########..   1%          2    None
v - Vampiric Draining     Necr           ########..   1%          3    None



Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You heal slowly.
You can bottle blood from corpses.
You have razor-sharp teeth.*
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You can survive without breathing.*
Your muscles are strong (Str +3).


Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +7,+5 elven dagger of pain (weapon)
 b - a +4,+7 demon blade of flaming
 c - the -1,-2 trident "Ythied" {freeze, rElec rF+ Int+4 SInv}
   (You found it on level 10 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It has been specially enchanted to freeze those struck by it, causing extra
   injury to most foes and up to double damage against particularly susceptible
   opponents. It can also slow down cold-blooded creatures.
   
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It protects you from fire.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It enhances your eyesight.
 d - an uncursed great mace of protection
 e - an uncursed blowgun
Missiles
 g - 14 curare-tipped needles
Armour
 k - a +2 cloak of preservation (worn)
 y - a +2 wizard hat of intelligence (worn)
 z - the +1 pair of gloves of Mumblety Peg (worn) {rF+}
   (You took it off Nikola on level 17 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It protects you from fire.
 D - a +2 robe of the Archmagi (worn)
 F - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
 G - the +3 buckler of the Archfiend (worn) {MR}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 3 of the Orcish Mines)   
   
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
Scrolls
 i - 3 scrolls of fog
 s - 3 scrolls of fear
 u - 3 scrolls of teleportation
 I - 4 scrolls of remove curse
Jewellery
 l - the ring "Baomp" (right hand) {+Fly Int+4 Dam+5}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   [ring of flight]
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+5).
 n - a +4 ring of dexterity (left hand)
 p - an amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
Potions
 h - 4 potions of blood
 o - 4 potions of curing
 E - 3 potions of heal wounds
 M - a potion of agility
Books
 m - a book of Geomancy
Miscellaneous
 r - a lantern of shadows



Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 | 19-21 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Dagger            |    89 |   206 |   212 |   755 |   631 |   498 |   636 ||  3027
       Trident           |       |     3 |       |       |       |       |       ||     3
       Short sword       |       |       |       |     1 |       |       |       ||     1
       Demon blade       |       |       |       |     5 |    13 |    26 |    80 ||   124
       Great sword       |       |       |       |     4 |       |       |       ||     4
       Scimitar          |       |       |       |       |       |     2 |       ||     2
 Fire: Sling             |       |     7 |    58 |    35 |       |       |       ||   100
       Blowgun           |       |     6 |    14 |    30 |    12 |       |     1 ||    63
Throw: Dart              |       |     1 |       |       |       |       |       ||     1
       Throwing net      |       |       |     2 |     1 |       |       |       ||     3
       Stone             |       |       |       |     2 |       |       |       ||     2
 Cast: Corona            |     1 |       |       |       |       |       |       ||     1
       Confuse           |     2 |    16 |    12 |    47 |    33 |    55 |    31 ||   196
       Ensorcelled Hiber |       |    25 |    56 |   165 |    57 |    16 |    38 ||   357
       Invisibility      |       |       |     9 |    43 |    68 |    45 |    55 ||   220
       Animate Skeleton  |       |       |     5 |    34 |    66 |     8 |    26 ||   139
       Cause Fear        |       |       |       |     1 |       |     1 |       ||     2
       Tukima's Dance    |       |       |       |       |     2 |    10 |    33 ||    45
       Dispel Undead     |       |       |       |       |    15 |    69 |    27 ||   111
       Vampiric Draining |       |       |       |       |     9 |    12 |     2 ||    23
       Petrify           |       |       |       |       |       |    15 |    34 ||    49
       Sublimation of Bl |       |       |       |       |       |       |    12 ||    12
       Haste             |       |       |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
Invok: Receive Corpses   |       |       |       |       |       |     2 |     2 ||     4
 Abil: End Transformatio |       |     2 |     2 |     3 |     1 |     7 |     5 ||    20
       Bat Form          |       |     2 |     2 |     3 |     1 |     7 |     5 ||    20
       Bottle Blood      |       |     7 |    30 |    96 |    89 |    49 |    36 ||   307
       Evoke Flight      |       |       |       |       |    17 |     2 |     5 ||    24
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |    10 |     7 |    15 |     7 |    18 ||    57
       Miscellaneous     |       |       |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
  Use: Potion            |     1 |     2 |    15 |    62 |    32 |    15 |    18 ||   145
       Scroll            |       |     4 |    17 |    15 |    19 |     6 |     9 ||    70


As per my quirk, I cleared Vestibule as soon as I could. Heck, i actually dived through D:20 to get to Hell ASAP. Then I went back to grab all the big weapons from Hall of Blades (it's free EXP for an invis stabber, especially one who has no food clock). Juggled 8 2h weapons, drank buff pots, hit haste and rushed Geryon. Since I wasn't invis, the other Vestibule residents yelled for Geryon. I didn't even have silence but Geryon never blew on his horn. He died that fast. The demon residents got cleaned up really fast whenever I wasn't resting up (for HP recovery or to wait for Tukima timers to expire - you do not want them to end while they're hovering over lava).

It's exhausting playing a stabber. With a blaster, summoner or fighter there's a clear concept of a 'buffer' - be that distance, army size or HP. But for a stabber it's all or nothing. Either you get to stab everything to oblivion or someone yells out and you have to retreat for a long time (unless you're a hybrid with an alternate killing method). The re-stab methods (EH, Petrify or other means) are for 1v1s, not for big parties. Well, I guess this is what Mass Confuse is for, but I didn't pick that up.

[Lasty]

I lost a promising KoEn just last night or so. It had Tukima's and Silence, which did really good work on Nicola, Ilsiuw, the unique efreet, and the greater nagas in Snake:5. It had boots of running, a hat of magic resistance, tons of Enchant Armour scrolls (mostly used), and then died in Vaults to an ogre mage and his pack after getting a really long paralyze right before getting upstairs. Rrg.

So, uh, yeah -- Tukima's is a great help for enchanters. Combining it with silence is extra useful due to the way that both tend to help most against the high MR targets.

[Psieye]

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Otto the Imperceptible (Vampire Enchanter)         Turns: 89135, Time: 10:02:14

HP 168/168       AC 12     Str 10      XL: 24   Next: 44%
MP  41/44        EV 30     Int 31      God: Kikubaaqudgha [******]
Gold 3788        SH 15     Dex 23      Spells: 17 memorised,  1 level left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : +   a - +7,+5 elf dagger (pain)
Res.Cold  : + + .   Warding    : .   D - +2 robe {Archmagi}
Life Prot.: + + +   Conserve   : +   G - +3 buckler of the Archfiend {MR}
Res.Poison: +       Res.Corr.  : .   y - +2 wizard hat {Int+3}
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   d - +2 cloak {MR}
Sust.Abil.: . .     Spirit.Shd : .   z - +1 pair of gloves of Mumblety Peg {rF+}
Res.Mut.  : .       Stasis     : .   F - +0 pair of boots
Res.Rott. : +       Ctrl.Telep.: .   C - amulet "Zytraul" {Cons Dex+3 Int+1}
Saprovore : . . .   Flight     : .   n - +4 ring of dexterity
                                     l - ring "Baomp" {+Fly Int+4 Dam+5}

@: regenerating slowly, very slightly contaminated, incredibly resistant to
hostile enchantments, incredibly stealthy
A: bottle blood, fangs 3, see invisible, unbreathing, Str +3
a: Bat Form, Bottle Blood, Receive Corpses, Torment, Renounce Religion, Evoke
Flight
}: 2/15 runes: decaying, gossamer


You are on level 23 of the Dungeon.
You worship Kikubaaqudgha.
Kikubaaqudgha is exalted by your worship.
You are near bloodless.

You have visited 15 branches of the dungeon, and seen 67 of its levels.
You have also visited: Labyrinth, Ice Cave and Volcano.

You have collected 6709 gold pieces.
You have spent 2941 gold pieces at shops.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (23/27)            Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (4/4) D:8
    Elf (3/3) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:9           Swamp (5/5) Lair:4
 Spider (5/5) Lair:4        Slime (3/6) Lair:8       Vaults (5/5) D:16
  Blade (1/1) Vaults:3      Crypt (5/5) Vaults:2       Tomb (1/3) Crypt:2
    Dis (1/7) Hell            Geh (0/7) Hell            Coc (1/7) Hell
    Tar (0/7) Hell       

   Skills:
 - Level 9.4 Fighting
 - Level 11.0 Short Blades
 - Level 12.0 Long Blades
 - Level 0.7 Throwing
 - Level 16.6 Dodging
 + Level 21.9 Stealth
 - Level 15.0 Stabbing
 - Level 2.9 Shields
 - Level 4.0 Traps
 - Level 19.4 Spellcasting
 - Level 16.8 Hexes
 - Level 10.8 Charms
 - Level 13.1 Necromancy
 - Level 5.1 Transmutations
 - Level 9.0 Ice Magic
 - Level 10.3 Earth Magic


You have one spell level left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Lee's Rapid Deconstr  Erth           ########..   1%          5    None
b - Ensorcelled Hibernat  Hex/Ice        #######      0%          2    None
c - Confuse               Hex            #########    0%          3    None
d - Tukima's Dance        Hex            #########    1%          5    None
e - Dispel Undead         Necr           #########    1%          5    None
f - Cause Fear            Hex            #########.   0%          4    None
h - Haste                 Chrm           ########.    2%          6    None
i - Invisibility          Hex            #########    1%          6    None
k - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          1%          2    None
l - Animate Skeleton      Necr           N/A          0%          1    None
p - Petrify               Trmt/Erth      ########.    1%          4    None
q - Apportation           Tloc           ######....   1%          1    None
r - Recall                Summ/Tloc      N/A          4%          3    None
u - Sublimation of Blood  Necr           #########.   0%          2    None
w - Passwall              Trmt/Erth      ########..   1%          3    None
S - Simulacrum            Ice/Necr       ########..   2%          6    None
W - Swiftness             Chrm/Air       ########..   1%          2    None



Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You heal slowly.
You can bottle blood from corpses.
You have razor-sharp teeth.*
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You can survive without breathing.*
Your muscles are strong (Str +3).


Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +7,+5 elven dagger of pain (weapon)
 b - a +4,+7 demon blade of flaming
 e - an uncursed glowing blowgun
Missiles
 g - 19 curare-tipped needles
Armour
 d - a +2 cloak of magic resistance (worn)
 y - a +2 wizard hat of intelligence (worn)
 z - the +1 pair of gloves of Mumblety Peg (worn) {rF+}
   (You took it off Nikola on level 17 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It protects you from fire.
 D - a +2 robe of the Archmagi (worn)
 F - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
 G - the +3 buckler of the Archfiend (worn) {MR}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 3 of the Orcish Mines)   
   
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
Magical devices
 f - a wand of fire
 h - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 5}
 j - a wand of heal wounds {zapped: 1}
 s - a wand of cold
 M - a wand of digging {zapped: 8}
Scrolls
 m - a scroll of amnesia
 q - a scroll of magic mapping
 r - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 u - 4 scrolls of teleportation
 x - 2 scrolls of fog
 H - 2 scrolls of blinking
Jewellery
 l - the ring "Baomp" (left hand) {+Fly Int+4 Dam+5}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   [ring of flight]
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+5).
 n - a +4 ring of dexterity (right hand)
 p - an uncursed amulet of resist mutation
 B - a +3 ring of strength
 C - the amulet "Zytraul" (around neck) {Cons Dex+3 Int+1}
   (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   [amulet of conservation]
   It affects your intelligence (+1).
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
Potions
 c - 13 potions of blood
 k - a potion of coagulated blood
 o - 5 potions of curing
 E - 2 potions of heal wounds
Books
 i - a paperback book
Rods
 P - a +2 rod of destruction [ice] (13/13)
   (You found it in a labyrinth)



Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 | 19-21 | 22-24 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Dagger            |    89 |   206 |   212 |   755 |   631 |   498 |   768 |   800 ||  3959
       Trident           |       |     3 |       |       |       |       |       |       ||     3
       Short sword       |       |       |       |     1 |       |       |       |       ||     1
       Demon blade       |       |       |       |     5 |    13 |    26 |    81 |    72 ||   197
       Great sword       |       |       |       |     4 |       |       |       |       ||     4
       Scimitar          |       |       |       |       |       |     2 |       |       ||     2
       Unarmed           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
 Fire: Sling             |       |     7 |    58 |    35 |       |       |       |       ||   100
       Blowgun           |       |     6 |    14 |    30 |    12 |       |     1 |     1 ||    64
Throw: Dart              |       |     1 |       |       |       |       |       |       ||     1
       Throwing net      |       |       |     2 |     1 |       |       |       |       ||     3
       Stone             |       |       |       |     2 |       |       |       |       ||     2
 Cast: Corona            |     1 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       ||     1
       Confuse           |     2 |    16 |    12 |    47 |    33 |    55 |    40 |    73 ||   278
       Ensorcelled Hiber |       |    25 |    56 |   165 |    57 |    16 |    72 |    88 ||   479
       Invisibility      |       |       |     9 |    43 |    68 |    45 |    70 |    55 ||   290
       Animate Skeleton  |       |       |     5 |    34 |    66 |     8 |    28 |    57 ||   198
       Cause Fear        |       |       |       |     1 |       |     1 |     1 |     1 ||     4
       Tukima's Dance    |       |       |       |       |     2 |    10 |    36 |     1 ||    49
       Dispel Undead     |       |       |       |       |    15 |    69 |    41 |     8 ||   133
       Vampiric Draining |       |       |       |       |     9 |    12 |     2 |       ||    23
       Petrify           |       |       |       |       |       |    15 |    34 |     8 ||    57
       Sublimation of Bl |       |       |       |       |       |       |    12 |    59 ||    71
       Haste             |       |       |       |       |       |       |     2 |     7 ||     9
       Lee's Rapid Decon |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |   121 ||   121
       Apportation       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     5 ||     5
       Passwall          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |    14 ||    14
       Simulacrum        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     5 ||     5
       Blink             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     4 ||     4
       Swiftness         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     3 ||     3
Invok: Receive Corpses   |       |       |       |       |       |     2 |     2 |    12 ||    16
 Abil: End Transformatio |       |     2 |     2 |     3 |     1 |     7 |     7 |     2 ||    24
       Bat Form          |       |     2 |     2 |     3 |     1 |     7 |     7 |     2 ||    24
       Bottle Blood      |       |     7 |    30 |    96 |    89 |    49 |    39 |    46 ||   356
       Evoke Flight      |       |       |       |       |    17 |     2 |    21 |    20 ||    60
       Stop Flying       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     2 ||     2
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |    10 |     7 |    15 |     7 |    18 |     5 ||    62
       Miscellaneous     |       |       |       |       |       |       |     1 |       ||     1
       Rod               |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
  Use: Potion            |     1 |     2 |    15 |    62 |    32 |    15 |    22 |    19 ||   168
       Scroll            |       |     4 |    17 |    15 |    19 |     6 |     9 |     9 ||    79


Gosh I messed up training from hell. A single shadow demon put an end to my Dis adventures, because I could not kill it fast enough and now it camps the entrance and can summon mass reinforcements whenever. Well ok, I can just tele away, call up my badass Tukima weapons and then my iron dragon simulacra. But I have no reason to do that yet, so back to D clearing for me. Well, Cocytus is the alternate option at least.

It turned out I outright forgot that Lair:8 wasn't completed yet. Only reason I went back there was because I decided to go stabbing in Slime. Didn't suffer any equipment damage despite the somewhat messy fighting that occasionally happened there. Gave up by Slime:3 though, that place is very stab unfriendly unless you have infinite Dig.

I'm about halfway through the Vaults:5 welcome party. Yes, I'm waiting for them to go to sleep again, I did a bit of stairdancing but lost some HP so I left them to get bored again. Speaking of which, Aizul's death was hilarious: he did an excellent job of denying me a stab when I only had to sneak up 3 tiles. Then when I came back thousands of turns later, he was asleep right around the corner: i.e. 0 turns between spotting him and stabbing him.

Elf:3 was done in a completely opposite manner: LRD spam. The treasure room even had golems to serve as handy explosives in addition to the skeletons I was flinging around. Kiku provided infinite mana for the mana-intensive operation. Finally found a book with blink in there.

[njvack]

Wait, why are you screwing around in hells before clearing D? There's plenty of easier XP in the dungeon that's way less likely to get you killed.

[Psieye]

It's my personal vice to always clear Vestibule as soon as I hit D:21 and then go rampage in Dis if I'm serving Kiku and have Simulacrum. I actually consider Dis in this fashion to be easier than the rest of D, provided I have appropriate equipment. I completely screwed up on this character though, because I didn't generate iron dragon simulacra immediately (got distracted with the stabbing game). I'll need to blast through with 8 Tukima 2h weapons (and preferably mass abj as well) to farm Dis again. Thankfully, Cocytus is almost as accessible for a bloodless vampire of Kiku.

[njvack]

Huh. Anyhow, at some point, that Shadow Demon will fall asleep and you can stab it, I think?

[Psieye]

Some few thousand turns should do it, yeah. Pretty much by the time I'm done with D and had a harvest from Cocytus. Perhaps sooner given how many turns I spend waiting for contamination to wear off. Much as I'm glad I don't have to care about glow-induced mutations, I can't be invisible if I'm glowing.

[Psieye]

So, contam items in trunk only make you glow when you unequip them. Except turning into a bat apparently counts as 'unequipping'. This is pretty much trivial for a bloodless vampire but I don't think it's intended behaviour.

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Otto the Ninja (Vampire Enchanter)                Turns: 111985, Time: 13:06:54

HP 178/189 (190) AC 15     Str 13      XL: 27
MP  47/47        EV 28     Int 28      God: Kikubaaqudgha [******]
Gold 6366        SH  0     Dex 16      Spells: 17 memorised,  4 levels left

Res.Fire  : + + +   See Invis. : +   d - staff of death
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : .   h - +3 salamander hide armour {+Rage rF++}
Life Prot.: + + .   Conserve   : +   (no shield)
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : +   Y - +2 hat of the Alchemist {rElec rF+ rC+ MR}
Res.Elec. : +       Clarity    : .   T - +2 cloak {rCorr, Cons}
Sust.Abil.: + .     Spirit.Shd : .   B - +2 pair of gloves {Str+3}
Res.Mut.  : .       Stasis     : .   F - +0 pair of boots
Res.Rott. : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .   A - amulet of the Air {Inacc +Fly rElec EV+5 R
Saprovore : . . .   Flight     : .   w - ring of Jad Emiubb {SustAb Contam Stlth++}
                                     l - ring "Baomp" {+Fly Int+4 Dam+5}

@: repel missiles, extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, uncannily
stealthy
A: bottle blood, fangs 3, see invisible, unbreathing, Str +3
a: Bat Form, Bottle Blood, Receive Corpses, Torment, Renounce Religion, Evoke
Berserk Rage, Evoke Flight
}: 4/15 runes: decaying, silver, golden, gossamer


You are in the Vestibule of Hell.
You worship Kikubaaqudgha.
Kikubaaqudgha is exalted by your worship.
You are not thirsty.

You have visited 17 branches of the dungeon, and seen 81 of its levels.
You have also visited: Labyrinth, Trove, Ice Cave and Volcano.

You have collected 9287 gold pieces.
You have spent 2941 gold pieces at shops.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (4/4) D:8
    Elf (3/3) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:9           Swamp (5/5) Lair:4
 Spider (5/5) Lair:4        Slime (3/6) Lair:8       Vaults (5/5) D:16
  Blade (1/1) Vaults:3      Crypt (5/5) Vaults:2       Tomb (3/3) Crypt:2
    Dis (3/7) Hell            Geh (1/7) Hell            Coc (4/7) Hell
    Tar (2/7) Hell            Zot (0/5) D:27       

   Skills:
 - Level 10.3 Fighting
 - Level 11.0 Short Blades
 - Level 12.0 Long Blades
 - Level 0.7 Throwing
 - Level 16.6 Dodging
 O Level 27 Stealth
 - Level 15.0 Stabbing
   Level 2.9 Shields
 - Level 9.4 Traps
 - Level 21.0 Spellcasting
 - Level 16.8 Hexes
 - Level 13.0 Charms
 - Level 14.0 Summonings
 - Level 14.0 Necromancy
 - Level 4.0 Translocations
 - Level 5.1 Transmutations
 - Level 9.0 Ice Magic
 + Level 18.0 Earth Magic
 - Level 6.9 Evocations


You have 4 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Lee's Rapid Deconstr  Erth           ########..   1%          5    None
b - Darkness              Hex            ########..   1%          7    ###....
c - Confuse               Hex            ########.    0%          3    None
d - Tukima's Dance        Hex            ########.    1%          5    None
e - Dispel Undead         Necr           #########    1%          5    None
h - Haste                 Chrm           ########.    1%          6    None
i - Invisibility          Hex            ########.    1%          6    None
j - Abjuration            Summ           ########..   0%          3    None
k - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          1%          2    None
l - Animate Skeleton      Necr           N/A          0%          1    None
p - Petrify               Trmt/Erth      ########.    1%          4    None
q - Apportation           Tloc           #######...   1%          1    None
r - Recall                Summ/Tloc      N/A          1%          3    None
u - Sublimation of Blood  Necr           #########.   0%          2    None
w - Passwall              Trmt/Erth      ########..   1%          3    None
S - Simulacrum            Ice/Necr       ########..   1%          6    None
W - Swiftness             Chrm/Air       #######...   1%          2    None



Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You can bottle blood from corpses.
You have razor-sharp teeth.*
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You can survive without breathing.*
Your muscles are strong (Str +3).


A treasure trove wanted a +3 FDA. I went back to Crypt:3 where I'd ditched Margery and stabbed her. She was still alive with a sliver of HP. Wand of Cold. The trove gave me armour, which solved my rF problem: I now wear Salamander hide (rF++ leather armour) so it doesn't interfere with my stealth as much as FDA would (and without the rC- part). I also have a cloak to provide more rF if I ever want it.

I broke through the barricade at Dis and farmed there a bit. Then realised that for a squishy vampire, Cocytus is actually easier because Dis has tormentors and Hell effects that unavoidably damage you (i.e. I can't stay bloodless, as much as I want to). Cocytus only has reapers and ice fiends as threats, which get neutralised with the Kiku army.

Mara said hi in Vaults:5. I invited him over to the staircase then ditched him. He got bored and fell asleep when I came back. Thus the mighty lord of illusions died due to boredom. The quadrants were isolated enough that even if I put on a metal concert in one of them, nobody could hear me in the other quadrants. Thus I defeated gold dragons that woke up on me.

Did Tomb because I could. The slow way to breach the outer wall: LRD spam. Dispel Undead got me through most hazards, then I apported the gold rune and hid in one of the treasure rooms, where I found this: +10,+7 great sword "Erhubub" {freeze, rF- rC++ rN+ MR SInv}. An excellent Tukima partner. With the -cTele gone as I had the rune, I spammed my blink scrolls to escape when I was discovered on the way out of that room (I didn't kill everything to get the rune afterall).

I can see this character going to extended with the Kiku + Tukima army, Kiku blood and Earth-based nukes/ninja. I don't think I'll bother though, I want to try out the new Vehumet soon so I'm going to Zot and just ascend afterwards. Unlike my previous stabber (an SpSt from a couple years ago), I have very ample means of killing things without having to stab. Time to learn shadow creatures.

[ZoFy]

I'm at the point where I can go wherever I want and if things wake up, I just walk (bat) away and come back when everyone is asleep again.

Wow, https://crawl.develz.org/info/index.php?q=muen+guide is coming true! How many turns does it take for monsters to become bored and fall asleep?

[Psieye]

Some thousands of turns. It basically translates to "go do some other branch for now, come back when you lose the stealth game over there". At one point, I was simultaneously making progress on Spider, Swamp, Vaults, D and Crypt all at once because I was waiting on things to fall asleep again. The long travel distance between Lair and Vaults helps with the long wait time.

Edit: has now been definitively answered.

[Psieye]

  Code:

1849279 Otto the Ninja (level 27, 221/221 (225) HPs)
             Began as a Vampire Enchanter on Jan 19, 2013.
             Was a High Priest of Kikubaaqudgha.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 4 runes on Jan 23, 2013!
             
             The game lasted 14:53:15 (122610 turns).


HP 221/221 (225) AC 17     Str 13      XL: 27
MP  48/48        EV 26     Int 29      God: Kikubaaqudgha [*****.]
Gold 7202        SH  0     Dex 19      Spells: 20 memorised,  0 levels left

Res.Fire  : + + +   See Invis. : +   a - +9,+8 demon blade (flame)
Res.Cold  : + + .   Warding    : .   h - +3 salamander hide armour {+Rage rF++}
Life Prot.: + + .   Conserve   : +   (no shield)
Res.Poison: +       Res.Corr.  : +   Y - +2 hat of the Alchemist {rElec rF+ rC+ MR}
Res.Elec. : +       Clarity    : .   T - +2 cloak {rCorr, Cons}
Sust.Abil.: + .     Spirit.Shd : .   B - +2 pair of gloves {Str+3}
Res.Mut.  : .       Stasis     : .   F - +2 pair of boots
Res.Rott. : +       Ctrl.Telep.: x   r - amulet "Zytraul" {Cons Dex+3 Int+1}
Saprovore : . . .   Flight     : .   w - ring of Jad Emiubb {SustAb Contam Stlth++}
                                     l - ring "Baomp" {+Fly Int+4 Dam+5}

@: regenerating slowly, extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, very
stealthy
A: bottle blood, fangs 3, see invisible, unbreathing, Str +3
a: Bat Form, Bottle Blood, Receive Corpses, Torment, Renounce Religion, Evoke
Berserk Rage, Evoke Flight
}: 4/15 runes: decaying, silver, golden, gossamer


You escaped.
You worshipped Kikubaaqudgha.
Kikubaaqudgha was exalted by your worship.
You were very thirsty.

You visited 18 branches of the dungeon, and saw 88 of its levels.
You also visited: Labyrinth, Trove, Ice Cave and Volcano.

You collected 10123 gold pieces.
You spent 2941 gold pieces at shops.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (4/4) D:8
    Elf (3/3) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:9           Swamp (5/5) Lair:4
 Spider (5/5) Lair:4        Slime (3/6) Lair:8       Vaults (5/5) D:16
  Blade (1/1) Vaults:3      Crypt (5/5) Vaults:2       Tomb (3/3) Crypt:2
    Dis (5/7) Hell            Geh (1/7) Hell            Coc (4/7) Hell
    Tar (2/7) Hell            Zot (5/5) D:27       

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
the Shining One
Beogh

Shops:
D:9: [(  D:10: [  D:12: (  D:18: =  D:19: !  D:27: [*  Orc:3: *+[*[  Orc:4: %/%(
Elf:3: ?  Vaults:2: [[

Portals:
Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27
Abyss: D:22 D:25
Pandemonium: D:24 D:26 D:27

Annotations
D:2 exclusion: door
D:7 exclusion: statue
D:18 exclusion: Roxanne, Roxanne
D:24 Mennas
Lair:8 exclusion: oklob plant
Swamp:1 Agnes
Swamp:5 exclusion: orange crystal statue

   Skills:
 + Level 20.5 Fighting
 - Level 11.0 Short Blades
 - Level 12.0 Long Blades
 - Level 0.7 Throwing
 - Level 16.6 Dodging
 O Level 27 Stealth
 - Level 15.0 Stabbing
   Level 2.9 Shields
 - Level 9.4 Traps
 - Level 24.0 Spellcasting
 - Level 16.8 Hexes
 - Level 13.0 Charms
 - Level 14.0 Summonings
 - Level 14.0 Necromancy
 - Level 4.0 Translocations
 - Level 5.1 Transmutations
 - Level 9.0 Ice Magic
 - Level 18.2 Earth Magic
 - Level 6.9 Evocations


You couldn't memorise any spells.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Lee's Rapid Deconstr  Erth           ########..   0%          5    None
b - Darkness              Hex            ########..   1%          7    #......
c - Confuse               Hex            ########.    0%          3    None
d - Tukima's Dance        Hex            ########.    1%          5    None
e - Dispel Undead         Necr           ########.    1%          5    None
f - Shadow Creatures      Summ           N/A          1%          5    None
g - Dig                   Trmt/Erth      ########.    1%          4    None
h - Haste                 Chrm           ########.    1%          6    None
i - Invisibility          Hex            ########.    1%          6    None
j - Abjuration            Summ           ########..   0%          3    None
k - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          1%          2    None
l - Animate Skeleton      Necr           N/A          0%          1    None
p - Petrify               Trmt/Erth      ########.    1%          4    None
q - Apportation           Tloc           #######...   1%          1    None
r - Recall                Summ/Tloc      N/A          1%          3    None
s - Summon Butterflies    Summ           ########.    0%          1    None
u - Sublimation of Blood  Necr           ########..   0%          2    None
w - Passwall              Trmt/Erth      ########..   1%          3    None
S - Simulacrum            Ice/Necr       ########..   1%          6    None
W - Swiftness             Chrm/Air       #######...   1%          2    None



Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You heal slowly.
You can bottle blood from corpses.
You have razor-sharp teeth.*
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You can survive without breathing.*
Your muscles are strong (Str +3).


Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +9,+8 demon blade of flaming (weapon)
 c - a +7,+5 elven dagger of pain (quivered)
Armour
 h - the +3 salamander hide armour (worn) {+Rage rF++}
   (You found it in a treasure trove)   
   
   It greatly protects you from fire.
   It lets you go berserk.
 B - a +2 pair of gloves of strength (worn)
 F - a +2 pair of boots (worn)
 T - a +2 cloak of preservation (worn)
 Y - the +2 hat of the Alchemist (worn) {rElec rF+ rC+ MR}
   (You found it on level 3 of the Tomb of the Ancients)   
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from cold.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
Magical devices
 j - a wand of heal wounds (3)
 m - a wand of fireball (4)
 u - a wand of fire (3)
 v - a wand of fire (4)
 y - a wand of hasting (2)
 D - a wand of fire (6)
Scrolls
 e - a scroll of remove curse
 f - 3 scrolls of blinking
 g - a scroll of enchant armour
 t - 2 scrolls of silence
 x - 4 scrolls of fog
 C - 4 scrolls of teleportation
Jewellery
 l - the ring "Baomp" (left hand) {+Fly Int+4 Dam+5}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   [ring of flight]
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+5).
 r - the amulet "Zytraul" (around neck) {Cons Dex+3 Int+1}
   (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   [amulet of conservation]
   It affects your intelligence (+1).
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
 s - the amulet of Midnight {Ward Str+3 Int+2}
   (You acquired it in the Vestibule of Hell)   
   
   [amulet of warding]
   It affects your strength (+3).
   It affects your intelligence (+2).
 w - the ring of Jad Emiubb (right hand) {SustAb Contam Stlth++}
   (You found it on level 23 of the Dungeon)   
   
   [ring of sustain abilities]
   It causes magical contamination when unequipped.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
 A - the amulet of the Air {Inacc +Fly rElec EV+5 RMsl}
   (You found it on level 24 of the Dungeon)   
   
   [amulet of inaccuracy]
   It affects your evasion (+5).
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It lets you fly.
   It protects you from missiles.
 N - the ring "Bues" {+Inv rF+ rC++ Dex+2}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Vaults)   
   
   [ring of invisibility]
   It affects your dexterity (+2).
   It protects you from fire.
   It greatly protects you from cold.
 O - the ring of Curiosity {+/*TELE MR Acc+2 SInv}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Vaults)   
   
   [ring of teleportation]
   It affects your accuracy (+2).
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
   It enhances your eyesight.
Potions
 i - 4 potions of blood
 k - 2 potions of coagulated blood
 n - 4 potions of magic
 o - 8 potions of curing
 q - 4 potions of agility
 z - 5 potions of might
 E - 5 potions of heal wounds
Magical staves
 b - an uncursed staff of earth
 d - an uncursed staff of death
Orbs of Power
 G - the Orb of Zot



Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 | 19-21 | 22-24 | 25-27 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Dagger            |    89 |   206 |   212 |   755 |   631 |   498 |   768 |   961 |   994 ||  5114
       Trident           |       |     3 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       ||     3
       Short sword       |       |       |       |     1 |       |       |       |       |       ||     1
       Demon blade       |       |       |       |     5 |    13 |    26 |    81 |    78 |   202 ||   405
       Great sword       |       |       |       |     4 |       |       |       |       |     9 ||    13
       Scimitar          |       |       |       |       |       |     2 |       |       |       ||     2
       Unarmed           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     1 |     1 ||     2
       Staff             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     4 ||     4
 Fire: Sling             |       |     7 |    58 |    35 |       |       |       |       |       ||   100
       Blowgun           |       |     6 |    14 |    30 |    12 |       |     1 |     1 |       ||    64
Throw: Dart              |       |     1 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       ||     1
       Throwing net      |       |       |     2 |     1 |       |       |       |       |       ||     3
       Stone             |       |       |       |     2 |       |       |       |       |       ||     2
 Cast: Corona            |     1 |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       ||     1
       Confuse           |     2 |    16 |    12 |    47 |    33 |    55 |    40 |    87 |    71 ||   363
       Ensorcelled Hiber |       |    25 |    56 |   165 |    57 |    16 |    72 |    88 |     8 ||   487
       Invisibility      |       |       |     9 |    43 |    68 |    45 |    70 |    63 |    59 ||   357
       Animate Skeleton  |       |       |     5 |    34 |    66 |     8 |    28 |    93 |   189 ||   423
       Cause Fear        |       |       |       |     1 |       |     1 |     1 |     1 |       ||     4
       Tukima's Dance    |       |       |       |       |     2 |    10 |    36 |     1 |    69 ||   118
       Dispel Undead     |       |       |       |       |    15 |    69 |    41 |    21 |   274 ||   420
       Vampiric Draining |       |       |       |       |     9 |    12 |     2 |       |       ||    23
       Petrify           |       |       |       |       |       |    15 |    34 |     8 |    24 ||    81
       Sublimation of Bl |       |       |       |       |       |       |    12 |    84 |   251 ||   347
       Haste             |       |       |       |       |       |       |     2 |     8 |    20 ||    30
       Lee's Rapid Decon |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |   133 |   315 ||   448
       Apportation       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |    10 |    73 ||    83
       Passwall          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |    17 |    83 ||   100
       Simulacrum        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |    35 |    97 ||   132
       Blink             |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     5 |    75 ||    80
       Swiftness         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     3 |     2 ||     5
       Recall            |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |    15 |    84 ||    99
       Shadow Creatures  |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |    59 ||    59
       Abjuration        |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |    24 ||    24
       Dig               |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |    14 ||    14
       Darkness          |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |    11 ||    11
Invok: Receive Corpses   |       |       |       |       |       |     2 |     2 |    19 |    34 ||    57
 Abil: End Transformatio |       |     2 |     2 |     3 |     1 |     7 |     7 |     2 |     1 ||    25
       Bat Form          |       |     2 |     2 |     3 |     1 |     7 |     7 |     2 |     1 ||    25
       Bottle Blood      |       |     7 |    30 |    96 |    89 |    49 |    39 |    59 |    84 ||   453
       Evoke Flight      |       |       |       |       |    17 |     2 |    21 |    20 |    13 ||    73
       Stop Flying       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     2 |       ||     2
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |    10 |     7 |    15 |     7 |    18 |     8 |    19 ||    84
       Miscellaneous     |       |       |       |       |       |       |     1 |       |       ||     1
       Rod               |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     1 |       ||     1
  Use: Potion            |     1 |     2 |    15 |    62 |    32 |    15 |    22 |    26 |    48 ||   223
       Scroll            |       |     4 |    17 |    15 |    19 |     6 |     9 |    11 |    49 ||   130


Zot:2 annoyingly woke up so I had to rely on LRD/army spam while resting in Zot:3 (which died to invis/passwall stab just fine).

Zot:5 was about Tukima + Simulacra + Skeletons + Shadow Creatures. That last one would mean every badass you'd see in Zot:1~4 all in one place. Angry gold dragon, angry draconian squad, curse toe, electric golem, ghost moth, moth of wrath... I kept throwing in reinforcements while relying on sub.blood Kiku delivery to pay the maintenance fees. Could have drank all those potions I had but I reserved them for emergencies and well, I didn't get such an emergency. Ok I had to run away once because my army was getting chewed down but I only needed haste for that.

The orb run had me abandon my awesome Tukima weapons as I was not going to head back to apport them back into my collection. Some mighty fine weapons were in there, including 3 vampiric endgame-worthy weapons and an exec axe of flame, as well as that randart great sword I posted above.

[DeathKnyte]

It's my personal vice to always clear Vestibule as soon as I hit D:21 and then go rampage in Dis if I'm serving Kiku and have Simulacrum. I actually consider Dis in this fashion to be easier than the rest of D, provided I have appropriate equipment. ... Thankfully, Cocytus is almost as accessible for a bloodless vampire of Kiku.

Hey Psieye,

I've played a few vampires, and the Hell sub-branches are like, last on my list of, "favorite places to visit".
I would really appreciate it if you could expand on this, please.
What exactly is this method of yours?

[Psieye]

Kiku corpse delivery. Effectively it removes the blood clock as you can refill your blood bottles at any convenient time of your choosing. Ask Kiku for corpses in Dis and you get 2~7 deliveries that are guaranteed to be iron dragon corpses. Each of those corpses turns into 1 skeleton + 1~8 simulacra of a monster that hits pretty hard. Until you get to floor 7, the only 1s demons you meet are those summoned by hell effects (or in minivaults). Such Hell reinforcements wait for 1 action from you and appear nearby you. That means they start partially surrounded by your big army and your army gets 1 free turn to smack them about, so it's not unusual for them to die before they ever do anything.

Similarly, in Cocytus Kiku exclusively gives you ice dragon corpses and for Tartarus, he delivers shadow dragon corpses. Even without having to beg him for lots of corpses, D:22->27 is a nice stock of badass meat with a mobile portal to quickly bring it to Hell before it rots.

[DeathKnyte]

Okay, so then you must also depend on having enough potions of restore ability, in order to counteract the stat drains from hell effects?
Sometimes I'll get hit with back-to-back drains in the same stat (usually strength), and that means I need to exit. Other times, I'll need a potion just to find the 7th level, and then another just before I meet the hell lord / snatch the rune. That means like 8x potions for all the four runes (maybe 6x potions if I'm lucky).

Myself, I have dipped into Cocytus for blood refills, on occasion, in hopes of finding an ice dragon near the portal. But to actually sit - and soak in experience... That takes guts.

[Psieye]

I did say "appropriate equipment". That includes 2x sust.ab rings. Since it's my army doing most of the fighting, I don't need any of the good rings on by default as a bloodless vampire.