Lair Larrikin
Posts: 19
Joined: Saturday, 1st January 2011, 06:49
Saturday, 9th April 2011, 12:05
YAFVP - DsFi 5 rune
Finally scored my first win after god knows how many tries (I found crawl about a year ago lol)!
Found the demon sword "Leech" in a store on D:7 (un-ID'd) and bought it by the time I hit ~D:10. That, coupled with guardian spirit and powered by pain mutations made the first 3 runes, Elf and Crpyt an absolute breeze, as just about nothing could drop me below max hp for more than a few turns.
The game after that became a bit of a nightmare though, as after I cleared those and the main dungeon I ran into the problem of horrible, horrible mutations that I couldn't get rid of. Never found a potion of cure mutation or an amulet of resist mutation, so I was ending up with worse and worse sets of mutations and no way of fixing them besides herds of ugly things (I managed to clear sets of ~10 bad mutations through ugly thing corpses about 3 times before I became so badly mutated that they wouldn't do anything 9/10 times). To that end I winded up trying to farm the abyss a few times after an orb of fire turned me into a complete mess (getting the rune really early on) with no luck (but a truckload of enchant armour scrolls was nice), cleared the vestibule then poked around the hells a bit, only to run screaming away from them, then, out of lack of options tried Slime, which I cleared with problems either (first time I had tried it too, which was great), no luck there. Tried the abyss AGAIN a few more times, no luck. Eventually gave up and went with the set of mutations I had (basically what I had at the end minus 1 slow movement but with beserkitis, only got rid of that at about zot:4) and finally got the rMut artefact amulet I was carrying at the end, on about the third aquirement scroll I had found since realising how badly I needed rMut. I still never found a cure mutation potion or the regular rMut amulet either.
Unfotunately, while I had finally gotten blink/apportation to castable while in my GDA right near the end when I had spent the whole game building up the skills required, I never ended up needing to use them (the escape was rather easy with controlled teleports, had 8 scrolls which I used and didn't need to tap the wand for any uses, so I didn't need to use blink)
Oka was rather useless for the first ~2/3 of the game, it was only when I started hitting the abyss that hit gifts started improving (he gave me the katana early but I didn't use it until I decided to hit slime, when the demon sword/guardian spirit combo had hit a brick wall), he probably gave me about 20 scimitars which I didn't even bother to pick up, however Finesse was an absolute lifesaver in Zot, I wound up spamming it enough in Zot:5 that I lost the ability to use it, though having to spend ~1000 turns healing after each battle due to slow healing 2 was no help. I was really iffy on him in 0.8 up until this game, this was the first character I'd gotten Finesse up to decent cast rates with, and it definitely more than makes up for Heroism being a bit lackluster compared to Might, double attack speed simply wrecks things (like Mennas, who went down like a sack of spuds most pleasingly).
Also, slow healing is hands down the nastiest mutation in the game, made Zot a nightmare at times (beserkitis wasn't really a huge problem tbh), and slow movement is a massive pain in the ass too.
Best highlight of the game was definitely the wizard lab on vault:7 (I think), had the one with the human zombies rising out of the ground. Walked through, to have an Antique Lich appear which I reckon is the funniest thing in the whole game, until I looked it up to find it just was a renamed ancient lich and thus promptly shat myself and used everything I had to beat it down.
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a0-6177-gad2e507 character file.
2208364 Fagballs the Peltast (level 27, 200/200 (204) HPs)
Began as a Demonspawn Fighter on Apr 8, 2011.
Was an Elder of Okawaru.
Escaped with the Orb
... and 5 runes (of 5 types) on Apr 9, 2011!
The game lasted 09:52:07 (143209 turns).
Fagballs the Peltast (Demonspawn Fighter) Turns: 143209, Time: 09:52:07
HP 200/200 (204) AC 53 Str 28 Exp: 27/2209456 (15)
MP 23/23 EV 7 Int 11 God: Okawaru [****..]
Gold 6168 SH 56 Dex 6 Spells: 5 memorised, 28 levels left
Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : . O - +8,+7 katana (flame) {god gift}
Res.Cold : + + . Warding : + . k - +11 gold dragon armour
Life Prot.: + + . Conserve : + j - +8 shield of Ignorance {god gift, rN+ AC+2
Res.Acid. : + . . Res.Corr. : + (helmet unavailable)
Res.Poison: + Clarity : . x - +0 dwarf cloak {rCorr, Cons} {god gift}
Res.Elec. : . Spirit.Shd : . a - +3 pair of gauntlets of War {god gift, Acc
Sust.Abil.: . . Stasis : . y - +2 pair of boots {run}
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: + X - amulet of warding
Res.Rott. : . Levitation : . Z - ring "Affuagaa" {rC+ Str+3 Int+5}
Saprovore : . . . Ctrl.Flight: . u - ring of teleport control
@: slow, quite resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: horns 3, talons 1, blurry vision 3, breathe flames 1, herbivore 2, -20% hp, -30% mp, screaming 1, slow healing 2, spiny 3, 60% torment resistance, slowness 2, powered by
pain 3, AC +10, Str -2, Int -1, Dex -6
a: Heroism, Renounce Religion, Breathe Fire
You escaped.
You worshipped Okawaru.
Okawaru was extremely pleased with you.
You were not hungry.
You visited 15 branches of the dungeon, and saw 84 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 9 times.
You visited 1 Labyrinth.
You visited 1 bazaar.
You visited 2 portal chambers: bailey, wizlab.
You collected 11530 gold pieces.
You spent 5382 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
O - a +8,+7 katana of flaming (weapon) {god gift}
R - the +5,+7 dagger of Chilly Death (quivered) {freeze, rPois rF- rC++ MR}
(You took it off a deep elf annihilator on level 5 of the Elven Halls)
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 makes you vulnerable to fire.
It greatly protects you from cold.
It protects you from poison.
It increases your resistance to enchantments.
S - the +9,+9 Sword of Zonguldrok
(You found it in Zonguldrok's Shrine)
T - the +13,+4 demon blade "Leech" {vamp, rN+ EV-1 Str-1 Dex-1 Int-1 Curse}
(You bought it in a shop on level 7 of the Dungeon)
It inflicts no extra harm, but heals its wielder somewhat when it strikes a
living foe.
It affects your evasion (-1).
It affects your strength (-1).
It affects your intelligence (-1).
It affects your dexterity (-1).
It protects you from negative energy.
It may recurse itself.
W - the -1,+4 dagger "Morg" {pain, MR Int+5}
(You found it on level 8 of the Vaults)
In the hands of one skilled in necromantic magic, it inflicts extra damage
on living creatures.
It affects your intelligence (+5).
It increases your resistance to enchantments.
Many years ago it was the property of a powerful mage called Boris. He got
lost in the Dungeon while seeking the Orb.
Armour
a - the +3 pair of gauntlets of War (worn) {god gift, Acc+3 Dam+3}
(Okawaru gifted it to you on level 26 of the Dungeon)
It affects your accuracy (+3).
It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+3).
e - a +2 pair of orcish boots of levitation {god gift}
j - the +8 shield of Ignorance (worn) {god gift, rN+ AC+2 EV+2 Int-6 Curse}
(Okawaru gifted it to you on level 3 of the Pits of Slime)
It affects your AC (+2).
It affects your evasion (+2).
It affects your intelligence (-6).
It protects you from negative energy.
It may recurse itself.
k - a +11 gold dragon armour (worn)
n - the +3 pair of gloves of the Meadowlark {rPois rN+ Dex+3}
(You found it in the Abyss)
It affects your dexterity (+3).
It protects you from poison.
It protects you from negative energy.
o - the +0 pair of boots of the Guardian {god gift, rF+ rN+ Int+4}
(Okawaru gifted it to you on level 4 of the Crypt)
It affects your intelligence (+4).
It protects you from fire.
It protects you from negative energy.
p - the +3 cloak of the Townfolk {+Blink rPois MR Dam+3}
(You bought it in a shop on level 5 of the Dungeon)
It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+3).
It protects you from poison.
It increases your resistance to enchantments.
It lets you blink.
x - a +0 dwarven cloak of preservation (worn) {god gift}
y - a +2 pair of boots of running (worn)
M - the +3 salamander hide armour {god gift, +Rage rF++}
(Okawaru gifted it to you on level 3 of the Realm of Zot)
It greatly protects you from fire.
It lets you go berserk.
Magical devices
c - a wand of teleportation (5)
h - a wand of healing (5)
F - a wand of digging (5)
P - a wand of disintegration (8)
Comestibles
l - 4 royal jellies
I - 17 bread rations
Scrolls
t - a scroll of teleportation
w - 3 scrolls of fog
A - 8 scrolls of identify
G - a scroll of remove curse
Jewellery
d - the ring of Sukiump {rElec rPois rN+ MR MP+9}
(You found it in a Labyrinth)
[ring of magical power]
It insulates you from electricity.
It protects you from poison.
It protects you from negative energy.
It increases your resistance to enchantments.
f - an uncursed ring of sustenance
g - the ring "Smuifeuvah" {+Lev rElec rPois rF+}
(You found it on level 8 of the Vaults)
[ring of protection from fire]
It insulates you from electricity.
It protects you from poison.
It lets you levitate.
i - the ring of Fuado {rF+ rN+ AC+3}
(You bought it in a shop on level 1 of the Orcish Mines)
[ring of protection]
It affects your AC (+3).
It protects you from fire.
It protects you from negative energy.
r - an uncursed ring of teleportation
u - a ring of teleport control (left hand)
B - an uncursed amulet of rage
J - the amulet of Bynas {rMut Str-1 Dex-4}
(You acquired it on level 2 of the Realm of Zot)
[amulet of resist mutation]
It affects your strength (-1).
It affects your dexterity (-4).
L - an uncursed amulet of resist corrosion
Q - an uncursed ring of sustenance
V - the ring "Muhoyfojy" {Str+5 Dex+4 Int+4 SInv}
(You found it on level 27 of the Dungeon)
[ring of see invisible]
It affects your strength (+5).
It affects your intelligence (+4).
It affects your dexterity (+4).
X - an amulet of warding (around neck)
Z - the ring "Affuagaa" (right hand) {rC+ Str+3 Int+5}
(You found it on level 5 of the Shoals)
[ring of protection from cold]
It affects your strength (+3).
It affects your intelligence (+5).
Potions
m - 2 potions of levitation
q - 3 potions of resistance
C - 11 potions of restore abilities
Magical staves
N - a +8 rod of demonology (12/12)
(You took it off a deep elf annihilator on level 5 of the Elven Halls)
Orbs of Power
b - the Orb of Zot
Miscellaneous
s - a decaying rune of Zot
z - an abyssal rune of Zot
D - a plain deck of defence
E - a plain deck of defence
K - a slimy rune of Zot
U - a barnacled rune of Zot
Y - a silver rune of Zot
You had 15 experience left.
Skills:
+ Level 24 Fighting
+ Level 18 Long Blades
+ Level 18 Armour
+ Level 9 Dodging
+ Level 3 Stealth
- Level 2 Stabbing
+ Level 25 Shields
+ Level 4 Traps & Doors
+ Level 17 Unarmed Combat
+ Level 5 Spellcasting
+ Level 2 Summonings
+ Level 11 Translocations
+ Level 9 Invocations
+ Level 6 Evocations
You had 28 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Success Level Hunger
a - Summon Butterflies Summ ##....... Useless 1 None
b - Repel Missiles Air/Chrm #......... Useless 2 Strawberry
c - Swiftness Air/Chrm #......... Useless 2 Strawberry
d - Apportation Tloc #####..... Very Good 1 None
e - Blink Tloc N/A Good 2 Strawberry
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (27/27) Temple (1/1) D:5 Orc (4/4) D:8
Elf (5/5) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:12 Swamp (5/5) Lair:5
Shoals (5/5) Lair:3 Slime (6/6) Lair:6 Hive (2/2) D:16
Vault (8/8) D:15 Blade (0/1) Vault:4 Crypt (5/5) Vault:3
Tomb (0/3) Crypt:3 Dis (1/7) Hell Geh (0/7) Hell
Coc (0/7) Hell Tar (1/7) Hell Zot (5/5) D:27
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
The Shining One
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
Beogh
Jiyva
Shops:
D:5: [ D:7: ( D:11: * D:14: = D:20: ? Orc:1: = Orc:4: (=/(? Elf:3: ( Shoals:1: * Shoals:5: / Vault:2: ? Vault:3: % Vault:6: * Vault:8: /
Portals:
Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27 Dis:1*** Tar:1
Abyss: D:21 D:23 D:25
Pan: D:24
Ziggurat: D:26 (6310 gp)
Annotations
Vault:4 exclusions: Roxanne and 4 statues
Crypt:3 exclusion: curse skull
Crypt:5 exclusion: curse skull
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You have a pair of large horns on your head.
You are completely covered in rough black scales (AC +10, Dex -3).
You are completely covered in sharp spines.
You are rather able to resist unholy torments (3 in 5 success).
You sometimes regain a lot of magical energy from taking damage.
You have sharp toenails.
Your vision is extremely blurry.
You can breathe flames.
You are clumsy (Dex -3).
You are dopey (Int -1).
You digest meat very inefficiently.
You are very frail (-20% HP).
Your magical capacity is extremely low (-30% MP).
You occasionally shout uncontrollably.
You heal very slowly.
You are weak (Str -2).
You cover ground very slowly.
Message History
You kill the midge!
Okawaru accepts your kill.
There is an escape hatch in the ceiling here.
A mysterious force pulls you upwards. The hatch slams shut behind you.
There is a staircase leading out of the dungeon here.
Are you sure you want to leave the Dungeon?
You have escaped!
There were no monsters in sight!
Vanquished Creatures
4 orbs of fire
5 ancient liches
Saint Roka (Shoals:4)
Boris (twice) (Vault:7 D:22)
Mara (Vault:4)
Margery (D:24)
Mennas (D:25)
A Killer Klown (Zot:5)
Geryon (Hell)
6 golden dragons
2 Pit Fiends (Abyss)
Frederick (Vault:7)
4 electric golems
23 acid blobs
Nikola (D:17)
21 Orb Guardians (Zot:5)
2 curse skulls
A titan (Vault:8)
14 shadow dragons
2 deep elf blademasters (Elf:5)
18 storm dragons
Kirke (Shoals:2)
5 liches
A kraken (Abyss)
Agnes (Vault:3)
Frances (D:18)
2 Daevas (Abyss)
5 draconian monks
2 Balrugs (Abyss)
2 draconian knights
Ilsuiw (Shoals:5)
6 frost giants
3 Executioners
Donald (Elf:3)
14 bone dragons
A ghoul (Crypt:5)
5 draconian scorchers
An iron dragon (Vault:8)
Wiglaf (Shoals:3)
Louise (Shoals:1)
A quicksilver dragon zombie (Crypt:3)
20 tentacled monstrosities
3 draconian zealots (Abyss)
46 stone giants
5 draconian shifters
2 draconian annihilators
23 azure jellies
6 Cacodemons
5 fire giants
5 grey draconians
33 human zombies
3 green draconians
10 deep elf annihilators
2 draconian callers
6 mottled draconians
Jozef (D:11)
8 purple draconians
A red draconian (Abyss)
6 white draconians
2 yellow draconians (Zot:1)
2 Blue Deaths (Abyss)
7 black draconians
6 deep elf death magi (Elf:5)
2 deep elf sorcerers
Azrael (Vault:2)
4 Green Deaths
8 pale draconians
2 titan zombies (Abyss)
2 deep elf master archers (Elf:5)
A minotaur (shapeshifter) (Vault:8)
Snorg (Elf:5)
A titan skeleton (Abyss)
A vampire knight (Crypt:4)
4 great orbs of eyes
8 ettins
An eidolon (Abyss)
The ghost of Fagwings the Reanimator, a powerful DrNe of Kikubaaqudgha (D:12)
A mummy priest (Crypt:3)
46 yaktaur captains
24 vault guards (Vault:7)
3 sirens
A siren (shapeshifter) (Vault:8)
5 storm dragon skeletons
14 dragons
A minotaur (Lab)
Josephine (Orc:2)
3 merfolk aquamancers
6 death cobs
Erica (D:15)
Harold (D:10)
An alligator (Swamp:4)
9 ice dragons
4 merfolk javelineers (Shoals:5)
Polyphemus (Shoals:2)
17 hydras
11 ogre magi
2 golden dragon skeletons (Abyss)
Nessos (D:12)
5 deep elf demonologists
An anaconda skeleton (Abyss)
2 shadow dragon zombies
4 iron dragon zombies (Dis:1)
4 death yaks (Shoals:2)
2 fire giant zombies
A frost giant zombie (Vault:7)
4 stone giant zombies
25 deep trolls
4 merfolk impalers (Shoals:5)
3 deep elf high priests (Elf:5)
2 shadow dragon skeletons
3 orc high priests
3 rakshasas (Abyss)
7 stone giant skeletons
3 frost giant skeletons
18 centaur warriors
An iron dragon skeleton (Crypt:2)
An iron golem (Vault:4)
A sphinx skeleton (Abyss)
A ghost moth (Zot:3)
A giant orange brain (shapeshifter) (D:25)
A dire elephant zombie (Abyss)
Erolcha (Orc:3)
An emperor scorpion (shapeshifter) (Vault:8)
8 griffons
A fire giant skeleton (Vault:5)
3 iron trolls
18 very ugly things
21 deep elf knights
3 sun demons (Abyss)
2 deep dwarf death knights (Abyss)
6 hell hogs (Abyss)
A sea snake (shapeshifter) (D:26)
13 hell knights
153 skeletal warriors
A shadow wraith (Abyss)
An alligator snapping turtle zombie (Crypt:4)
2 dire elephant skeletons
2 green draconian zombies (Abyss)
2 mottled draconian zombies (Abyss)
68 large large abominations (Abyss)
6 unseen horrors
5 grey draconian zombies
5 soul eaters
2 pale draconian zombies
A wizard (Vault:6)
2 elephant slug zombies
3 black draconian zombies (Abyss)
2 red draconian zombies (Abyss)
A naga warrior (Abyss)
5 sea snakes
3 purple draconian zombies
4 white draconian zombies
A death yak zombie (Crypt:2)
3 ice devils
An alligator snapping turtle skeleton (Abyss)
A swamp dragon (shapeshifter) (Vault:8)
An ice statue (D:14)
9 giant orange brains (Abyss)
16 hill giants
2 sea snake zombies (Abyss)
2 iron troll zombies
10 necromancers
A green draconian skeleton (Abyss)
4 flayed ghosts
2 vampire magi
2 purple draconian skeletons
27 orc knights
2 death yak skeletons (Abyss)
A yellow draconian skeleton (Abyss)
A swamp dragon (Swamp:2)
12 shining eyes
2 pale draconian skeletons (Abyss)
A red draconian skeleton (Crypt:4)
24 giant amoebae
20 harpies
4 sea snake skeletons (Abyss)
3 flaming corpses (Abyss)
A giant amoeba (shapeshifter) (Vault:8)
11 crystal golems (D:17)
17 cyclopes
A harpy zombie (D:16)
2 hydra zombies
4 black draconian skeletons
Urug (Elf:2)
A minotaur zombie (Abyss)
4 grey draconian skeletons (Abyss)
5 red wasps
An iron troll skeleton (Crypt:3)
An orc sorcerer (Shoals:4)
A siren zombie (Abyss)
A deep dwarf berserker (Abyss)
A cyclops (shapeshifter) (Vault:8)
A hellion (Abyss)
A shining eye (shapeshifter) (Vault:8)
A statue (D:25)
2 minotaur skeletons
A fountain mimic (D:23)
A death drake skeleton (Abyss)
3 guardian serpents
7 phantasmal warriors
8 spiny worms
6 weapon mimics
9 sixfirhies (Abyss)
3 dragon zombies
A hydra skeleton (Abyss)
An anaconda simulacrum (Abyss)
A harpy skeleton (Crypt:3)
An iron dragon simulacrum (Abyss)
2 stone golems (Abyss)
2 Lorocyprocas (Abyss)
Maurice (D:13)
3 black mambas
A fire crab (Vault:5)
6 siren skeletons (Abyss)
A griffon zombie (Abyss)
2 trapdoor spiders
3 eyes of devastation
19 moths of wrath
2 ettin zombies
2 stair mimics
An alligator zombie (Abyss)
An eye of devastation (shapeshifter) (Vault:8)
47 orange demons
A wolf spider (D:14)
A spiny worm zombie (Abyss)
102 slime creatures
An ice dragon zombie (Crypt:4)
A portal mimic (Swamp:1)
A shop mimic (D:17)
35 elephants
2 alligator skeletons
A tormentor (Dis:1)
4 reapers (Dis:1)
3 griffon skeletons
2 dragon skeletons (Abyss)
A trapdoor spider (shapeshifter) (Vault:8)
3 ettin skeletons
An ice dragon skeleton (Crypt:3)
A giant toad zombie (Crypt:2)
A queen ant (Elf:3)
15 rock trolls
2 door mimics
20 spiny frogs
2 green draconian simulacra (Abyss)
3 hill giant zombies
49 hellwings
A spriggan zombie (Crypt:4)
11 mermaids
Psyche (D:13)
An emperor scorpion zombie (Abyss)
82 yaktaurs
A rock troll (shapeshifter) (D:27)
2 slime creatures (shapeshifter) (Vault:8)
2 brown oozes (shapeshifter)
6 guardian mummies (Crypt:3)
8 silent spectres
3 hill giant skeletons
119 ugly things
69 smoke demons
A grey draconian simulacrum (Abyss)
Sonja (D:13)
4 mottled draconian simulacra
3 red draconian simulacra (Abyss)
A deep troll zombie (Abyss)
5 queen bees
A black draconian simulacrum (Abyss)
5 efreeti (Abyss)
A raven zombie (Crypt:1)
6 komodo dragons
3 redbacks
A yellow draconian simulacrum (Abyss)
19 trolls
A red wasp simulacrum (Vault:6)
6 iron devils
10 snapping turtles
A polar bear (Lair:8)
A snapping turtle (shapeshifter) (Vault:8)
2 spriggans (shapeshifter)
A deep troll skeleton (Abyss)
A deep dwarf artificer (Abyss)
4 rock troll zombies
15 blink frogs
A baby alligator zombie (Crypt:4)
A spiny frog skeleton (Orc:2)
23 two-headed ogres
5 blue devils
3 bog mummies
4 demonic crawlers (Abyss)
3 deep dwarf necromancers (Abyss)
A deep dwarf scion (Abyss)
2 baby alligators (Swamp:4)
2 baby alligators (shapeshifter)
3 rock troll skeletons
7 bumblebees
28 giant toads
10 deep elf conjurers
A merfolk zombie (Abyss)
3 air elementals
A lindwurm zombie (Crypt:5)
63 yaks
2 snapping turtle skeletons
20 brown oozes
A redback zombie (Crypt:4)
3 wyverns
An elephant zombie (Abyss)
12 beasts
38 ynoxinuls
A swamp dragon skeleton (Abyss)
8 deep elf summoners
2 lindwurm skeletons
11 vampires
2 merfolk skeletons (Abyss)
A toenail golem (Abyss)
A hill giant simulacrum (Abyss)
A spiny worm simulacrum (Abyss)
2 shadow demons (Abyss)
16 wraiths
3 hairy devils
21 golden eyes
Grum (Orc:1)
4 hogs (Shoals:2)
5 fire drakes
47 neqoxecs
A human (Lair:5)
66 vampire mosquitoes
3 sharks
3 fire elementals
2 merfolk (shapeshifter)
A rock worm (Vault:7)
12 hippogriffs
2 steam dragons (Swamp:5)
2 chaos spawn (Abyss)
A viper skeleton (Crypt:3)
7 water elementals (Shoals:5)
7 hungry ghosts
47 merfolk
10 mottled dragons
17 manticores
21 deep elf fighters
A giant slug zombie (Abyss)
A yaktaur zombie (Vault:4)
A fire drake skeleton (Crypt:4)
A deep troll simulacrum (Port)
23 soldier ants
20 war dogs
28 hell hounds
An orange crystal statue (D:17)
A manticore zombie (Crypt:2)
3 yaktaur skeletons
2 cyclops skeletons
13 deep elf priests
3 draconian zombies
30 swamp worms
A wyvern skeleton (Crypt:5)
47 insubstantial wisps
2 cyclops zombies
A black bear (shapeshifter) (D:23)
15 ice beasts
78 orc warriors
3 deep dwarves (Abyss)
19 freezing wraiths
A dwarf (shapeshifter) (D:27)
A black bear (Lair:4)
18 necrophages
A redback simulacrum (Crypt:5)
A troll zombie (Crypt:4)
3 red devils
10 swamp drakes
4 phantoms
A rock worm zombie (D:17)
2 yellow wasps
47 ogres
2 boring beetles (Vault:8)
44 centaurs
A giant goldfish zombie (D:8)
A hippogriff zombie (Crypt:2)
3 sky beasts
16 deep elf magi
6 crocodiles
5 elves (shapeshifter)
5 giant goldfish
A yaktaur simulacrum (Vault:5)
2 nagas (Abyss)
A polar bear skeleton (Crypt:5)
7 rotting devils
Sigmund (D:2)
9 gila monsters
8 wargs
2 boulder beetle zombies
A wolf (Lair:1)
18 big kobolds
A lava worm (Swamp:5)
7 giant slugs
A tarantella zombie (Crypt:2)
A yellow wasp zombie (D:8)
5 brain worms (Abyss)
A centaur zombie (Crypt:2)
A silver statue (D:25)
11 giant leeches
29 giant frogs
11 agate snails
A soldier ant zombie (D:21)
A two-headed ogre zombie (D:12)
11 water moccasins
A two-headed ogre skeleton (Crypt:1)
2 cyclops simulacra (Abyss)
A giant leech (shapeshifter) (Elf:4)
A black bear skeleton (Crypt:4)
2 lava fish (Swamp:5)
10 eyes of draining
3 jellyfish
74 small abominations
5 boulder beetles
A giant leech zombie (Crypt:4)
30 wights
A big kobold zombie (D:14)
A demonspawn zombie (Crypt:3)
12 fire bats (Abyss)
A gila monster zombie (D:13)
A gnome zombie (Crypt:2)
2 goliath beetles
19 imps
162 killer bees
A mottled dragon zombie (D:15)
A killer bee zombie (D:7)
A big kobold skeleton (D:7)
An ogre skeleton (Orc:2)
13 electric eels
A hound zombie (D:12)
7 hounds
2 ogre zombies
16 shadows
2 spider zombies
61 iron imps
22 orc priests
A quasit (D:8)
7 iguanas
21 worker ants
8 porcupines
3 worker ant zombies
9 big fish
4 hound skeletons
25 sheep
27 deep elf soldiers
A naga skeleton (Crypt:3)
28 orc wizards
19 orange rats
A big fish zombie (D:8)
An orange rat skeleton (Crypt:1)
A dwarf simulacrum (Crypt:5)
Ijyb (D:2)
6 boggarts
2 goliath beetle zombies
29 jellies
4 mummies
17 elf zombies
39 flying skulls
4 gnolls (Port)
106 midges
25 snakes
3 giant centipedes
61 green rats
76 lemures
A porcupine zombie (Dis:1)
11 shadow imps
2 halfling zombies
2 iguana skeletons
A halfling skeleton (Crypt:5)
84 white imps
2 giant mites
A porcupine skeleton (Crypt:2)
2 snake skeletons
8 worms
267 ufetubi
10 giant eyeballs
18 grey rats
A green rat zombie (Crypt:4)
7 giant geckos
9 oozes
225 orcs
An ant larva zombie (Crypt:3)
8 giant cockroaches
50 goblins
23 hobgoblins
32 jackals
60 kobolds
An ant larva (shapeshifter) (Vault:8)
11 ant larvae (Elf:3)
2 giant cockroach zombies (Crypt:5)
10 giant newts
A giant spore (D:12)
2 hobgoblin skeletons
13 illusory rakshasas (Abyss)
56 killer bee larvae
82 megabats
4 orc zombies
13 quokkas
A quokka zombie (Crypt:2)
52 rats
A rat skeleton (D:6)
2 small snakes
5 ballistomycetes
A bush (Slime:2)
A butterfly (Shoals:2)
5 fungi
12 plants
11 tentacles
11 toadstools
5268 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
the royal jelly (Slime:6)
1 creature vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
A lich (D:27)
A frost giant (D:26)
A hydra (Swamp:5)
A deep troll (D:27)
A fire giant skeleton (Abyss)
A skeletal warrior (Abyss)
A hydra skeleton (Abyss)
A phantasmal warrior (D:27)
An orc sorcerer (Vault:8)
A large large abomination (Abyss)
62 slime creatures
6 ugly things
A two-headed ogre (D:20)
2 komodo dragons (Abyss)
2 humans
2 bumblebees (Vault:8)
A human (shapeshifter) (Vault:8)
A ynoxinul (Slime:6)
A vampire mosquito (Swamp:5)
2 steam dragons (Swamp:5)
A deep elf summoner (Elf:2)
A necrophage (Crypt:2)
2 neqoxecs (Abyss)
A fire drake (Swamp:5)
5 small abominations
A mottled dragon (D:27)
2 swamp drakes
4 orc warriors
A rotting devil (Abyss)
A deep elf mage (Elf:1)
A wight (Abyss)
A big fish (D:11)
An orc priest (D:26)
An orc wizard (D:26)
2 deep elf soldiers
A worker ant (Elf:3)
An orange rat (Elf:5)
A mummy (Abyss)
3 midges (Abyss)
A snake (D:27)
4 lemures (Abyss)
A white imp (Elf:4)
5 ufetubi
2 orcs
A goblin (D:1)
2 green rats
A kobold (D:13)
A megabat (Elf:5)
2 giant spores
3 illusory rakshasas (Abyss)
A killer bee larva (Hive:2)
A quokka (Lair:3)
3 rats
4 fungi
A plant (Lair:8)
33 tentacles
414 tentacle segments
37 toadstools
638 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 5907 creatures vanquished
Found the demon sword "Leech" in a store on D:7 (un-ID'd) and bought it by the time I hit ~D:10. That, coupled with guardian spirit and powered by pain mutations made the first 3 runes, Elf and Crpyt an absolute breeze, as just about nothing could drop me below max hp for more than a few turns.
The game after that became a bit of a nightmare though, as after I cleared those and the main dungeon I ran into the problem of horrible, horrible mutations that I couldn't get rid of. Never found a potion of cure mutation or an amulet of resist mutation, so I was ending up with worse and worse sets of mutations and no way of fixing them besides herds of ugly things (I managed to clear sets of ~10 bad mutations through ugly thing corpses about 3 times before I became so badly mutated that they wouldn't do anything 9/10 times). To that end I winded up trying to farm the abyss a few times after an orb of fire turned me into a complete mess (getting the rune really early on) with no luck (but a truckload of enchant armour scrolls was nice), cleared the vestibule then poked around the hells a bit, only to run screaming away from them, then, out of lack of options tried Slime, which I cleared with problems either (first time I had tried it too, which was great), no luck there. Tried the abyss AGAIN a few more times, no luck. Eventually gave up and went with the set of mutations I had (basically what I had at the end minus 1 slow movement but with beserkitis, only got rid of that at about zot:4) and finally got the rMut artefact amulet I was carrying at the end, on about the third aquirement scroll I had found since realising how badly I needed rMut. I still never found a cure mutation potion or the regular rMut amulet either.
Unfotunately, while I had finally gotten blink/apportation to castable while in my GDA right near the end when I had spent the whole game building up the skills required, I never ended up needing to use them (the escape was rather easy with controlled teleports, had 8 scrolls which I used and didn't need to tap the wand for any uses, so I didn't need to use blink)
Oka was rather useless for the first ~2/3 of the game, it was only when I started hitting the abyss that hit gifts started improving (he gave me the katana early but I didn't use it until I decided to hit slime, when the demon sword/guardian spirit combo had hit a brick wall), he probably gave me about 20 scimitars which I didn't even bother to pick up, however Finesse was an absolute lifesaver in Zot, I wound up spamming it enough in Zot:5 that I lost the ability to use it, though having to spend ~1000 turns healing after each battle due to slow healing 2 was no help. I was really iffy on him in 0.8 up until this game, this was the first character I'd gotten Finesse up to decent cast rates with, and it definitely more than makes up for Heroism being a bit lackluster compared to Might, double attack speed simply wrecks things (like Mennas, who went down like a sack of spuds most pleasingly).
Also, slow healing is hands down the nastiest mutation in the game, made Zot a nightmare at times (beserkitis wasn't really a huge problem tbh), and slow movement is a massive pain in the ass too.
Best highlight of the game was definitely the wizard lab on vault:7 (I think), had the one with the human zombies rising out of the ground. Walked through, to have an Antique Lich appear which I reckon is the funniest thing in the whole game, until I looked it up to find it just was a renamed ancient lich and thus promptly shat myself and used everything I had to beat it down.
- For this message the author DemonOfWrath has received thanks:
- pratamawirya
