YASD Demonspawn Wizard Martial Artist

[Brain]

Got a really interesting mix of mutations including claws, hooves, powered by death, powered by pain with an amulet of guardian spirit. Feels like a really solid start to me. My general strategy is to use my spells up front before wading in and brawling. Should I take off my boots to get the hooves bonus to Unarmed Combat? They provide stats and fire resist because of Chei. I did try on gloves and didn't like those being on, especially since it makes you remove your gloves to chop a corpse with claws.

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a0-5914-gdfc6cae character file.

Brain the Martial Artist (Demonspawn Wizard)                                                                                                       Turns: 16686, Time: 01:28:08

HP  71/71        AC  5     Str 15      Exp: 10/8734 (123), need: 2905
MP  24/24        EV 17     Int 28      God: Cheibriados [*****.]
Gold 366         SH  0     Dex 18      Spells:  5 memorised,  8 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : +      - Unarmed
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : . .  L - +2 robe by the Turtle {Slow}
Life Prot.: + . .   Conserve   : .    (no shield)
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    b - +0 wizard hat of Lingering {Slow}
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : .    (no cloak)
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : +    (no gloves)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    n - +0 pair of boots of the Moons {Slow}
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    z - amulet of guardian spirit
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    r - cursed ring of poison resistance
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    q - ring "Lablei" {+Blink MR SInv}

@: very slow, quite resistant to hostile enchantments, stealthy
A: antennae 1, claws 1, hooves 1, conserve scrolls, +10% mp, powered by death 2, +10% hp, powered by pain 2, Dex +1
a: Make Ponderous, Bend Time, Slouch, Step From Time, Renounce Religion, Evoke Blink


You are on level 10 of the Dungeon.
You worship Cheibriados.
Cheibriados is exalted by your worship.
You are hungry.

You have visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and seen 11 of its levels.
You have visited 3 portal chambers: sewer, ossuary, bailey.

You have collected 407 gold pieces.
You have spent 61 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 B - an uncursed runed orcish blowgun
Missiles
 a - 20 runed darts
 u - 35 poisoned needles
 y - 5 javelins
 D - a throwing net (quivered)
Armour
 b - the +0 wizard hat of Lingering (worn) {Slow}   
   It slows your movement.
 n - the +0 pair of boots of the Moons (worn) {Slow}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon)   
   It slows your movement.
 L - the +2 robe by the Turtle (worn) {Slow}
   (You took it off an orc wizard on level 9 of the Dungeon)   
   It slows your movement.
 Q - the +0 pair of gloves from the Possum {Slow}
   (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)   
   It slows your movement.
Magical devices
 c - a wand of lightning {zapped: 1}
 e - a wand of flame {zapped: 11}
 h - a wand of frost {zapped: 10}
 l - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 3}
 M - a wand of confusion {zapped: 4}
 P - a wand of slowing {zapped: 4}
Comestibles
 d - 6 bread rations
 p - 3 apples
 s - a choko
 v - 4 meat rations
 R - a pear
Scrolls
 f - 3 scrolls labeled TIDIOTHOEC {tried}
 k - 4 scrolls of remove curse
 m - 4 scrolls of teleportation
 C - a scroll of fog
 J - 6 scrolls of immolation
 N - a scroll labeled SHAICS TREOMN {tried}
 T - a scroll of detect curse
Jewellery
 g - a +3 ring of intelligence
 o - an uncursed ring of fire
 q - the ring "Lablei" (left hand) {+Blink MR SInv}
   (You acquired it on level 6 of the Dungeon)   
   [ring of protection from magic]
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It lets you blink.
 r - a cursed ring of poison resistance (right hand)
 x - an uncursed ring of life protection
 z - an amulet of guardian spirit (around neck)
 F - an uncursed ring of levitation
 H - an uncursed amulet of controlled flight
Potions
 i - 6 potions of heal wounds
 j - 9 potions of magic
 t - a potion of brilliance
 w - a potion of levitation
 A - 7 potions of healing
 E - a red potion
 I - a potion of invisibility
 K - 3 potions of restore abilities
 O - 2 fizzy pink potions
 S - a smoky green potion


 You have 123 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 4 Fighting
 - Level 1 Throwing
 + Level 7 Dodging
 + Level 4 Stealth
 - Level 1 Stabbing
 + Level 1 Traps & Doors
 + Level 8 Unarmed Combat
 + Level 5 Spellcasting
 - Level 6 Conjurations
 + Level 1 Charms
 - Level 1 Summonings
 + Level 1 Translocations
 + Level 2 Air Magic
 - Level 2 Poison Magic
 + Level 1 Evocations


You have 8 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Magic Dart            Conj           #####        Excellent   1    None
b - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          Great       2    None
c - Repel Missiles        Air/Chrm       ###.......   Great       2    None
d - Conjure Flame         Fire/Conj      ####.....    Great       3    Strawberry
e - Mephitic Cloud        Pois/Air/Conj  ####......   Great       3    Strawberry

Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have a pair of small antennae on your head.
You have sharp fingernails.
You have large cloven feet.
You are very good at protecting items from fire.
You can steal the life force of defeated enemies.
You sometimes regain magical energy from taking damage.
You are agile (Dex +1).
You have an increased reservoir of magic (+10% MP).
You are robust (+10% HP).


[mrbobbyg]

Chei is all about stats. Taking off the gloves or boots is a bad idea imo.

[Brain]

I guess I could wear gloves and boots until they fall off if my claws or hooves goes up to 3. Then I would get the bonus from chei and the bonus to UC, right?

[Sprinter]

no u need all 5 slots if u loose 1 slot ur loosing +5 stats to all bonus.

[Brain]

I just found "shiny dragon armour" in a shop. with no armour skill and low strength (although boosted by chei a bit) and an unarmed combat character is this just a tease or could it be worth trying to make that work with the dragon king armour?

[mikee]

nice monstrous ds of chei

[joellercoaster]

I'm with the others - what you gain from wearing the boots far outweighs the usefulness of the hooves.

Cool character

[Brain]

I have noticed that I still get the bleed effect of the claws even while wearing gloves. Think that's a bug?

[Brain]

haven't had a ton of time to play in the last few days but here's the same guy after getting his first rune in the snake pit. Passage of Golubria was nice there because I could use it if a naga cast teleport on me and then make another gate where i ended up and be right back where i wanted to be. I'm working on conj/air hoping to get to tornado, but I never get to 9th level spells for some reason. Maybe I spend too much time on combat skills. Is there a minimum delay on unarmed combat or should i just leave that skill on forever?

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a0-5914-gdfc6cae character file.

Brain the Brawler (Demonspawn Wizard)                                                                                                              Turns: 84337, Time: 07:53:25

HP 165/165       AC 19     Str 31      Exp: 21/589237 (2), need: 41512
MP  50/50        EV 33     Int 40      God: Cheibriados [******]
Gold 2615        SH 21     Dex 28      Spells: 10 memorised, 10 levels left

Res.Fire  : + + +   See Invis. : .      - Unarmed
Res.Cold  : + + .   Warding    : + .  I - +2 robe of the Monolith {rC+ rF+, Slow}
Life Prot.: + + +   Conserve   : .    p - +1 dwarf buckler {rN+}
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    N - +2 wizard hat of Lessening {MR, Slow}
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : .    P - +2 cloak of the Caterpillars {Slow}
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    w - +2 pair of gloves from the Possum {Str+3,
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    d - +2 pair of boots of Cheibriados {Stlth+, S
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    a - brooch of Shielding {Ward AC+4 EV+4}
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    r - ring of poison resistance
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    s - ring of magical power

@: very slow, very resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely stealthy
A: antennae 2, claws 2, hooves 1, conserve scrolls, fire resistance 1, hurl hellfire, +10% mp, powered by death 3, +10% hp, powered by pain 2, Dex +2
a: Hellfire, Make Ponderous, Bend Time, Slouch, Step From Time, Renounce Religion


You are on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Cheibriados.
Cheibriados is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 11 branches of the dungeon, and seen 53 of its levels.
You have visited 3 portal chambers: sewer, ossuary, bailey.

You have collected 4510 gold pieces.
You have spent 1915 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 B - the +0,+7 dagger of Ascent {!d =f, stab, rF+}
   (You found it on level 13 of the Dungeon)   
   It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
   It protects you from fire.
 J - the +0,+6 spear of Disharmony {pierce, +Lev rElec rF++ Str+3 Int-2 Stlth++, =f}
   (You found it on level 3 of the Vaults)   
   It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
   It affects your strength (+3).
   It affects your intelligence (-2).
   It greatly protects you from fire.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It lets you levitate.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
Armour
 d - the +2 pair of boots of Cheibriados (worn) {Stlth+, Slow}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 3 of the Orcish Mines)   
   It slows your movement.
 p - a +1 dwarven buckler of positive energy (worn)
 w - the +2 pair of gloves from the Possum (worn) {Str+3, Slow}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 1 of the Vaults)   
   It slows your movement.
 I - the +2 robe of the Monolith (worn) {rC+ rF+, Slow}
   (You took it off Agnes on level 4 of the Swamp)   
   It slows your movement.
 N - the +2 wizard hat of Lessening (worn) {MR, Slow}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   It slows your movement.
 P - the +2 cloak of the Caterpillars (worn) {Slow}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Vaults)   
   It slows your movement.
Magical devices
 l - a wand of disintegration (5)
 n - a wand of teleportation (5)
 o - a wand of enslavement (3)
 t - a wand of paralysis (7)
 y - a wand of frost (11)
 z - a wand of polymorph other (6)
 E - a wand of draining (1)
 W - a wand of slowing (12)
 X - a wand of teleportation (4)
Comestibles
 v - 9 meat rations
Scrolls
 e - a scroll of blinking
 g - 7 scrolls of fear
 k - 4 scrolls of remove curse
 m - 4 scrolls of teleportation
 C - 7 scrolls of fog
 D - 4 scrolls of identify
 T - 2 scrolls of detect curse
Jewellery
 a - the brooch of Shielding (around neck) {Ward AC+4 EV+4}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 3 of the Vaults)   
   [amulet of warding]
   It affects your AC (+4).
   It affects your evasion (+4).
   Back in the good old days, every adventurer had one of these handy devices.
   That, and a pony.
 c - an uncursed amulet of resist mutation
 q - the ring "Lablei" {+Blink MR SInv}
   (You acquired it on level 6 of the Dungeon)   
   [ring of protection from magic]
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It lets you blink.
 r - a ring of poison resistance (right hand)
 s - a ring of magical power (left hand)
 Y - an uncursed ring of regeneration
Potions
 i - 2 potions of heal wounds
 j - 5 potions of magic
 A - 6 potions of healing
Magical staves
 b - a staff of channeling
Miscellaneous
 f - a serpentine rune of Zot


 You have 2 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 11 Fighting
 - Level 1 Throwing
 + Level 14 Dodging
 - Level 7 Stealth
 - Level 3 Stabbing
 + Level 4 Shields
 + Level 3 Traps & Doors
 + Level 17 Unarmed Combat
 + Level 11 Spellcasting
 + Level 14 Conjurations
 + Level 3 Charms
 - Level 1 Summonings
 + Level 4 Translocations
 - Level 1 Fire Magic
 + Level 9 Air Magic
 - Level 3 Poison Magic
 + Level 11 Invocations
 + Level 6 Evocations


You have 10 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Magic Dart            Conj           #####        Perfect     1    None
b - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          Excellent   2    None
c - Repel Missiles        Air/Chrm       #######...   Excellent   2    None
d - Conjure Flame         Fire/Conj      #######..    Excellent   3    None
e - Mephitic Cloud        Pois/Air/Conj  #######...   Excellent   3    None
f - Poisonous Cloud       Pois/Air/Conj  #######...   Excellent   5    None
g - Passage of Golubria   Tloc           N/A          Excellent   4    None
h - Lightning Bolt        Air/Conj       ########..   Excellent   5    None
i - Abjuration            Summ           #####.....   Excellent   3    None
j - Control Teleport      Chrm/Tloc      ######....   Excellent   4    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (17/27)            Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (4/4) D:11
    Elf (4/5) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:10          Swamp (4/5) Lair:3
  Slime (0/6) Lair:7        Snake (5/5) Lair:3         Hive (2/2) D:11
  Vault (6/8) D:17          Blade (1/1) Vault:4       Crypt (1/5) Vault:2

[Brain]

more questions:
i've been using a buckler and have skill 5 - also I mutated into hooves 3 so the boots fell off. should i stop using the buckler because of UC? Also Khufu is right near the crypt 1 stairs with a bunch of other nasties. Think i should just skip crypt?

[mrbobbyg]

You *may* want to consider abandoning Chei if you lose 2 equip slots. That's a HUGE loss in his bonuses.

[Brain]

Yeah have hooves 3 and antennae 3 now, and claws might go to 3 still. I think if claws go to 3 I'll pick a new god. Ideas on the best switch? I'm thinking makhleb maybe.

[fnwc]

I've never played Chei, but won't switching gods force you to lose all of your gear, given that it's all ponderous?

[Brain]

Died trying to do slime (figured my gear wouldn't corrode so why not?)

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a0-6045-gdfe96dd character file.

481030 Brain the Brawler (level 25, -13/196 HPs)
             Began as a Demonspawn Wizard on Mar 24, 2011.
             Was an Elder of Cheibriados.
             Mangled by the royal jelly (28 damage)
             ... on Level 5 of the Pits of Slime on Apr 2, 2011.
             The game lasted 10:44:53 (109686 turns).

Brain the Brawler (Demonspawn Wizard)                                                                                                             Turns: 109686, Time: 10:44:53

HP -13/196       AC 10     Str 22      Exp: 25/1009821 (12), need: 115928
MP  33/51        EV 24     Int 32      God: Cheibriados [****..]
Gold 4066        SH  0     Dex 18      Spells: 11 memorised, 15 levels left

Res.Fire  : + + +   See Invis. : +      - Unarmed
Res.Cold  : + + .   Warding    : . .  I - +2 robe of the Monolith {rC+ rF+, Slow}
Life Prot.: + . .   Conserve   : .    (no shield)
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    (helmet unavailable)
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : .    E - +2 cloak of the Possum {rPois, Slow}
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    w - +2 pair of gloves from the Possum {Str+3,
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    (boots unavailable)
Res.Mut.  : +       Ctrl.Telep.: +    c - amulet of resist mutation
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    s - ring of magical power
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    Y - ring of regeneration

@: repel missiles, very slow, quite resistant to hostile enchantments, very stealthy
A: antennae 3, claws 2, hooves 3, conserve scrolls, fire resistance 1, hurl hellfire, +10% mp, powered by death 3, +10% hp, powered by pain 3, Str -1, Dex +1
a: Hellfire, Make Ponderous, Bend Time, Slouch, Renounce Religion


You were on level 5 of the Pits of Slime.
You worshipped Cheibriados.
Cheibriados was extremely pleased with you.
You were not hungry.

You visited 12 branches of the dungeon, and saw 67 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 1 time.
You visited 4 portal chambers: sewer, ossuary, bailey, wizlab.

You collected 5961 gold pieces.
You spent 1915 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 B - the +0,+7 dagger of Ascent {!d =f, stab, rF+}
   (You found it on level 13 of the Dungeon)   
   It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
   It protects you from fire.
 J - the +0,+6 spear of Disharmony {=f, pierce, +Lev rElec rF++ Str+3 Int-2 Stlth++}
   (You found it on level 3 of the Vaults)   
   It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
   It affects your strength (+3).
   It affects your intelligence (-2).
   It greatly protects you from fire.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It lets you levitate.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
Armour
 p - a +3 dwarven buckler of positive energy
 w - the +2 pair of gloves from the Possum (worn) {Str+3, Slow}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 1 of the Vaults)   
   It slows your movement.
 E - the +2 cloak of the Possum (worn) {rPois, Slow}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Elven Halls)   
   It slows your movement.
 I - the +2 robe of the Monolith (worn) {rC+ rF+, Slow}
   (You took it off Agnes on level 4 of the Swamp)   
   It slows your movement.
Magical devices
 l - a wand of disintegration (4)
 x - a wand of cold (3)
 H - a wand of enslavement (0)
 X - a wand of teleportation (4)
Comestibles
 v - 3 meat rations
Scrolls
 b - 13 scrolls of immolation
 e - 3 scrolls of blinking
 f - a scroll of magic mapping
 g - 7 scrolls of fear
 k - 6 scrolls of remove curse
 m - 3 scrolls of teleportation
 C - 9 scrolls of fog
 D - 4 scrolls of identify
 T - 6 scrolls of detect curse
Jewellery
 a - the brooch of Shielding {Ward AC+4 EV+4}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 3 of the Vaults)   
   [amulet of warding]
   It affects your AC (+4).
   It affects your evasion (+4).
   Back in the good old days, every adventurer had one of these handy devices.
   That, and a pony.
 c - an amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
 d - an uncursed ring of levitation
 i - an uncursed ring of wizardry
 o - an uncursed ring of magical power
 q - the ring "Lablei" {+Blink MR SInv}
   (You acquired it on level 6 of the Dungeon)   
   [ring of protection from magic]
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It lets you blink.
 s - a ring of magical power (right hand)
 y - an uncursed ring of teleportation
 F - the amulet "Acsoaguh" {cFly rElec Int+2}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Elven Halls)   
   [amulet of controlled flight]
   It affects your intelligence (+2).
   It insulates you from electricity.
 K - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities
 Y - a ring of regeneration (left hand)
Potions
 h - 3 potions of agility
 n - 4 potions of magic
 A - 4 potions of healing
 P - a potion of resistance


 You had 12 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 13 Fighting
 - Level 1 Throwing
 + Level 15 Dodging
 - Level 7 Stealth
 - Level 3 Stabbing
 - Level 5 Shields
 + Level 4 Traps & Doors
 + Level 20 Unarmed Combat
 + Level 12 Spellcasting
 + Level 15 Conjurations
 + Level 4 Charms
 - Level 2 Summonings
 + Level 5 Translocations
 - Level 1 Fire Magic
 + Level 12 Air Magic
 - Level 3 Poison Magic
 + Level 13 Invocations
 + Level 6 Evocations


You had 15 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Magic Dart            Conj           #####        Perfect     1    None
b - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          Excellent   2    None
c - Repel Missiles        Air/Chrm       #######...   Excellent   2    None
d - Conjure Flame         Fire/Conj      #######..    Excellent   3    None
e - Mephitic Cloud        Pois/Air/Conj  #######...   Excellent   3    None
f - Poisonous Cloud       Pois/Air/Conj  #######...   Excellent   5    None
g - Passage of Golubria   Tloc           N/A          Excellent   4    None
h - Lightning Bolt        Air/Conj       ########..   Excellent   5    None
i - Abjuration            Summ           #####.....   Excellent   3    None
j - Control Teleport      Chrm/Tloc      ######....   Excellent   4    None
k - Apportation           Tloc           #######...   Excellent   1    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (17/27)            Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (4/4) D:11
    Elf (5/5) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:10          Swamp (5/5) Lair:3
  Slime (6/6) Lair:7        Snake (5/5) Lair:3         Hive (2/2) D:11
  Vault (8/8) D:17          Blade (1/1) Vault:4       Crypt (5/5) Vault:2
   Tomb (0/3) Crypt:3     

[pratamawirya]

i've been using a buckler and have skill 5 - also I mutated into hooves 3 so the boots fell off. should i stop using the buckler because of UC?

No. Buckler doesn't make your UC that much worse.