YASD! DrCj of Vehumet

Tuesday, 7th October 2014, 01:26 by autom8r

First time posting here, but I really like this character so far, and figured I'd ask for some advice before it turns into yet another ghost

I've currently got a lvl 13 Red Draconian conjurer who's branching out into fire magic. I've also started putting some points into fighting and long blades to diversify away from pure spells, which has been serving me nicely. I've got a couple of questions about where I should go with this character:

1) How far should I train which magic skills? Right now I'm Cj 11, FM 8, and Sp 12. I got Lee's Rapid Deconstruction from vehumet, and decided to learn it, with the intent of actually being able to cast it once I find some easier earth spells to train with. Is fire/earth a good pairing of schools with conjurations?

2) How much should I focus on combat skills? It seems like I should be able to get this character at least ok at combat, since I've got the draconian armor increases and no evasion penalty to hamper dodging. Right now I've got Fighting at 10, Long Blades almost to 5, and Dodging at 8. (I stopped training stealth at 3.) Where should I go with these vs. my spell casting skills?

3) Which runes are good to go for first? I've found snakes and shoals so far, both of which I cleared before with a DDNe and lots of summons. Snake seemed easier, so probably that? Plus I have bad cold resistance right now, so the ice mage at the bottom of shoals worries me. What's a good plan for getting runes?

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.15.1 (tiles) character file. Nibbler the Thaumaturge (Red Draconian Conjurer) Turns: 23627, Time: 03:14:43 HP 112/112 (114) AC 17 Str 10 XL: 13 Next: 58% MP 33/33 EV 16 Int 23 God: Vehumet [*****.] Gold 1199 SH 0 Dex 13 Spells: 8 memorised, 7 levels left rFire + + . SeeInvis . Z - +2 scimitar (flame) rCold x . . Clarity . (armour unavailable) rNeg . . . rCorr + (no shield) rPois + rRot . B - +2 hat {Int+3} rElec . Spirit . v - +2 cloak {MR+} SustAb . Warding . f - +0 pair of gloves rMut . Stasis . R - +2 pair of boots Gourm . p - amulet of resist corrosion MR +.... j - ring of fire I - ring of poison resistance @: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, unstealthy A: breathe fire, unfitting armour, blink 1, fire resistance 1, cold-blooded, AC +8 a: Breathe Fire, Blink, Renounce Religion You are on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts. You worship Vehumet. Vehumet is extremely pleased with you. You are not hungry. You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 18 of its levels. You have collected 1199 gold pieces. Inventory: Hand weapons T - a +7 flail of holy wrath X - a runed trident Z - a +2 scimitar of flaming (weapon) Armour f - a +0 pair of gloves (worn) v - a +2 cloak of magic resistance (worn) B - a +2 hat of intelligence (worn) R - a +2 pair of boots (worn) Magical devices a - a wand of frost F - a wand of slowing {zapped: 1} J - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 1} M - a wand of confusion {recharged} Comestibles t - 2 slices of pizza u - 3 beef jerkies O - 4 fruits Scrolls e - 4 scrolls of fear g - 3 scrolls of immolation h - 10 scrolls of identify k - a scroll of summoning l - 4 scrolls of remove curse w - 2 scrolls of magic mapping y - 4 scrolls of teleportation A - a scroll of silence Jewellery d - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities j - a ring of fire (right hand) p - an amulet of resist corrosion (around neck) C - a +3 ring of dexterity I - a ring of poison resistance (left hand) L - an uncursed ring of flight P - an uncursed ring of teleportation Potions c - 4 potions of curing m - 2 potions of resistance o - a potion of haste q - 2 potions of heal wounds s - a potion of brilliance H - 5 potions of might K - a potion of agility N - 3 potions of restore abilities U - a potion of invisibility Miscellaneous Q - an ornate deck of defence {the Shadow} Skills: * Level 10.6 Fighting + Level 4.7 Long Blades - Level 0.8 Maces & Flails - Level 0.6 Polearms + Level 8.2 Dodging - Level 3.6 Stealth - Level 0.2 Unarmed Combat * Level 12.3 Spellcasting - Level 11.2 Conjurations - Level 8.3 Fire Magic - Level 0.4 Poison Magic - Level 5.0 Evocations You have 7 spell levels left. You know the following spells: Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger a - Magic Dart Conj #### 1% 1 None b - Searing Ray Conj ###### 1% 2 None c - Iskenderun's Mystic Conj ######.. 1% 4 None d - Venom Bolt Conj/Pois #####..... 4% 5 ###.... e - Sticky Flame Conj/Fire ######.. 1% 4 None f - Conjure Flame Conj/Fire ######.. 1% 3 None g - Fireball Conj/Fire ######.... 1% 5 ###.... h - Lee's Rapid Deconstr Erth ##........ 52% 5 ###.... Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (11/15) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (0/4) D:11 Lair (6/8) D:11 Shoals (0/5) Lair:5 Snake (0/5) Lair:5 Slime: Lair:6-8 Altars: Cheibriados Dithmenos Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Qazlal Sif Muna Vehumet Xom Zin The Shining One Beogh Annotations: D:5 Menkaure Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You can breathe blasts of fire. Your fiery red scales are hard (AC +8). Your body does not fit into most forms of armour. Your flesh is heat resistant. Your cold-blooded metabolism reacts poorly to cold. You can translocate small distances at will. Message History You drop an uncursed staff of summoning. You drop 3 scrolls of recharging. Items here: :::: ? a scroll of amnesia; a book of Maledictions; a book of Debilitation; a book of Conjurations; a book of Flames Things that are here: 2 potions of mutation; a potion of poison You drop a potion of mutation. You drop a potion of degeneration. You drop a potion of berserk rage. Identify which item? (\ to view known items) (? for menu, Esc to quit) As you read the scroll of identify, it crumbles to dust. You get a glimpse of the first card. It is the Shadow. Q - an ornate deck of defence {the Shadow} Saving game... please wait. Welcome back, Nibbler the Red Draconian Conjurer. Vehumet says: Let it end in hellfire! Press ? for a list of commands and other information. You are alive. Your movement speed is average. Your attack speed is below average. 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Vanquished Creatures Gastronok (Lair:1) The ghost of Draco the Conjurer, a powerful DrCj of Vehumet (Lair:5) The ghost of Kil-kil the Slicer, a powerful KoBe of Trog (Lair:3) 2 hydras Erica (D:10) A death yak (D:11) 2 hill giants (D:8) An ugly thing (D:11) 4 elephants (Lair:5) 2 mermaids (Lair:5) Maurice (D:9) Joseph (D:9) 3 black mambas A gargoyle (D:10) A torpor snail (Lair:5) A queen ant (D:8) 6 spiny frogs 3 komodo dragons A two-headed ogre (D:9) A merfolk (Lair:5) A troll (D:10) 10 blink frogs 6 basilisks A deep elf mage (D:10) 2 wyverns 40 yaks Eustachio (D:5) 3 hippogriffs A hungry ghost (D:10) 20 soldier ants Edmund (D:9) 9 wolves (Lair:2) 3 nagas (Lair:5) 4 water moccasins 4 phantoms 7 porcupines A necrophage (D:5) 3 ice beasts 9 orc warriors A black bear (D:11) 5 sky beasts 5 centaurs 7 ogres A komodo dragon zombie (D:8) Duvessa (D:7) 5 crocodiles A big kobold (D:8) A gnoll sergeant (D:11) Blork the orc (D:5) 11 giant frogs 3 killer bees 6 scorpions 11 wights 3 electric eels (Lair:6) 2 vampire bats (D:4) 2 goliath beetles 4 jellies (D:9) Dowan (D:7) 4 crimson imps Crazy Yiuf (D:5) A black bear zombie (D:10) 6 orc priests A centaur skeleton (D:8) 9 hounds 6 iguanas A black bear skeleton (D:6) Natasha (D:4) An elf skeleton (D:9) 31 worker ants 2 orange rats An ogre zombie (D:6) 12 orc wizards Ijyb (D:4) 8 sheep (Lair:5) Terence (D:2) A mummy (D:8) A worker ant zombie (D:10) 9 gnolls An orc skeleton (D:5) A shadow imp (D:11) 19 adders 28 green rats A giant mite (D:4) 2 worms (D:2) 2 adder zombies An adder skeleton (D:7) 3 giant geckos 5 oozes (D:9) 60 orcs A ball python (D:3) 16 bats 3 bat skeletons (D:4) 3 bat zombies (D:4) 7 giant cockroaches 11 goblins 22 hobgoblins 11 kobolds A giant gecko zombie (D:5) 11 giant newts 2 giant spores 3 gnoll zombies (D:11) A goblin zombie (D:5) A hobgoblin skeleton (D:7) 4 jackals (D:11) An orc zombie (D:11) 14 quokkas A quokka zombie (D:11) 20 rats A rat skeleton (D:5) A rat zombie (D:11) 4 ballistomycetes A butterfly (Lair:2) 2 plants 595 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills) A giant frog (D:10) 1 creature vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (others) A wight (D:11) 1 creature vanquished. Grand Total: 597 creatures vanquished Notes Turn | Place | Note -------------------------------------------------------------- 0 | D:1 | Nibbler, the Draconian Conjurer, began the quest for the Orb. 0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 3/3 711 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 20/20 MP: 1/4 1405 | D:2 | Noticed Terence 1670 | D:3 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 26/26 MP: 3/6 1745 | D:3 | Learned a level 2 spell: Searing Ray 2315 | D:2 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados. 2608 | D:2 | Killed Terence 2608 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 26/33 MP: 2/8 3850 | D:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Conjurations 3994 | D:4 | Noticed an ogre 4068 | D:4 | Noticed Ijyb 4076 | D:4 | Killed Ijyb 4076 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 39/39 MP: 1/11 4403 | D:4 | Noticed Natasha 4539 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon 4635 | D:5 | Noticed Menkaure 4690 | D:5 | Noticed a necrophage 4699 | D:5 | Killed a necrophage 4699 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting 4699 | D:5 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 33/46 MP: 2/13 4796 | D:5 | Noticed Eustachio 4799 | D:5 | Noticed a centaur 4807 | D:5 | Killed Eustachio 4809 | D:5 | Killed a centaur 4809 | D:5 | Reached skill level 6 in Conjurations 4933 | D:5 | Your scales start taking on a fiery red colour. 4933 | D:5 | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. [draconian maturity] 4933 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 48/51 MP: 13/17 5122 | D:5 | Noticed Blork the orc 5165 | D:5 | Killed Blork the orc 5302 | D:5 | Noticed Crazy Yiuf 5311 | D:5 | Killed Crazy Yiuf 5527 | D:5 | Noticed an ogre 5536 | D:5 | Learned a level 4 spell: Iskenderun's Mystic Blast 5539 | D:5 | Killed an ogre 5595 | D:4 | Killed an ogre 5819 | D:4 | Killed Natasha 5819 | D:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting 6139 | D:4 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha. 6141 | D:4 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 57/59 MP: 6/20 6141 | D:4 | Reached skill level 7 in Conjurations 6617 | D:6 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple. 6645 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple 6691 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Vehumet 6849 | D:6 | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna. 7603 | D:6 | Reached skill level 8 in Conjurations 8114 | D:7 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom. 8260 | D:7 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 41/66 MP: 11/23 8347 | D:7 | Noticed Dowan 8349 | D:7 | Noticed Duvessa 8353 | D:7 | Killed Dowan 8353 | D:7 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations 8357 | D:7 | Killed Duvessa 9114 | D:8 | Acquired Vehumet's first power 9114 | D:8 | Offered knowledge of Sandblast by Vehumet. 9764 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging 9899 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting 10168 | D:8 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 65/79 MP: 6/26 10544 | D:7 | Reached skill level 9 in Conjurations 11048 | D:8 | Offered knowledge of Freeze by Vehumet. 11083 | D:8 | Noticed a queen ant 11109 | D:8 | Killed a queen ant 11298 | D:8 | Noticed a hill giant 12348 | D:8 | Offered knowledge of Throw Frost by Vehumet. 12385 | D:8 | Noticed a hill giant 12569 | D:8 | Killed a hill giant 12639 | D:8 | Killed a hill giant 12639 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations 12639 | D:8 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 90/90 MP: 9/28 12815 | D:9 | Noticed Maurice 12825 | D:9 | Killed Maurice 12990 | D:9 | Acquired Vehumet's second power 13194 | D:9 | Noticed Edmund 13216 | D:9 | Killed Edmund 13386 | D:9 | Offered knowledge of Olgreb's Toxic Radiance by Vehumet. 13594 | D:9 | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh. 13616 | D:9 | Acquired Vehumet's third power 13682 | D:9 | Reached skill level 10 in Conjurations 13942 | D:9 | Got a twisted scale mail 14010 | D:9 | Offered knowledge of Venom Bolt by Vehumet. 14017 | D:9 | Learned a level 5 spell: Venom Bolt 14049 | D:9 | Reached skill level 10 in Spellcasting 14081 | D:9 | Noticed Joseph 14092 | D:9 | Killed Joseph 14247 | D:9 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 14247 | D:9 | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos. 14579 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon 14692 | D:10 | Identified a scroll of acquirement 14722 | D:10 | Learned a level 4 spell: Sticky Flame 14726 | D:10 | Learned a level 3 spell: Conjure Flame 14732 | D:10 | Learned a level 5 spell: Fireball 14905 | D:10 | Reached skill level 1 in Fire Magic 15144 | D:10 | Noticed Erica 15160 | D:10 | Killed Erica 15864 | D:11 | Offered knowledge of Poisonous Cloud by Vehumet. 16111 | D:11 | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas. 16492 | D:11 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 78/101 MP: 19/31 16689 | D:11 | Found a staircase to the Lair. 16733 | D:11 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines. 16912 | D:11 | Noticed a death yak 16919 | D:11 | Killed a death yak 17286 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts 17292 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 1 in Long Blades 17292 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 5 in Fire Magic 17651 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 11 in Spellcasting 18092 | Lair:2 | Gained mutation: You can translocate small distances at will. [potion of beneficial mutation] 18194 | Lair:2 | Noticed a six-headed hydra 18205 | Lair:2 | Killed a six-headed hydra 18432 | Lair:1 | Noticed a seven-headed hydra 18568 | Lair:1 | Offered knowledge of Bolt of Magma by Vehumet. 18791 | Lair:1 | Noticed Gastronok 18902 | Lair:1 | Killed a seven-headed hydra 18999 | Lair:1 | Killed Gastronok 19825 | Lair:3 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 109/109 MP: 16/32 20687 | Lair:3 | Noticed Kil-kil's ghost (powerful KoBe) 20704 | Lair:3 | Killed Kil-kil's ghost 21976 | Lair:5 | Offered knowledge of Lee's Rapid Deconstruction by Vehumet. 21983 | Lair:5 | Learned a level 5 spell: Lee's Rapid Deconstruction 22092 | Lair:5 | Found a staircase to the Shoals. 22261 | Lair:5 | Noticed Draco's ghost (powerful DrCj) 22294 | Lair:5 | Killed Draco's ghost 22294 | Lair:5 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting 22294 | Lair:5 | Reached skill level 12 in Spellcasting 22722 | Lair:5 | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit. Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 || total -------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Melee: Unarmed | 45 | | | | || 45 Club | 15 | 3 | 37 | | || 55 Battleaxe | | | 5 | | || 5 Trident | | | | 55 | || 55 Mace | | | | 19 | || 19 Scimitar | | | | 109 | 175 || 284 Cast: Magic Dart | 90 | 53 | 165 | 247 | 5 || 560 Searing Ray | 7 | 16 | 50 | 82 | || 155 Iskenderun's Myst | | | 78 | 179 | 32 || 289 Sticky Flame | | | | 44 | 31 || 75 Fireball | | | | 36 | 16 || 52 Venom Bolt | | | | 19 | 13 || 32 Conjure Flame | | | | 2 | 4 || 6 Abil: Breathe Fire | | | 12 | 24 | 3 || 39 Evoke Flight | | | | | 2 || 2 Evoke: Wand | | | | 4 | 2 || 6 Use: Potion | 1 | 3 | | 7 | || 11 Scroll | | | | 22 | 7 || 29 Stab: Distracted | | | | 1 | || 1 Sleeping | | | | | 3 || 3 Eat: Chunk | 6 | 9 | 27 | 51 | 15 || 108 Fruit | | | 1 | 2 | 1 || 4

Your skillset is pretty good though I probably wouldn't have trained spellcasting quite so high at this point in the game. Also wouldn't have trained long blades, your melee weapon should be for popcorn and you want to invest nothing in weapon skill until late in the game, ideal early weapons for casters are a short blade of poison/elec/distort, later a magic staff (and much later you can put skill into staves if you want). But since you've already got skill in long blades just keep the scim for now, but stop dumping xp into long blades.

As for what to train, right now with this character I would train fire magic to the same level as conj in anticipation of a veh gift and to take advantage of the good apt. Though if Veh gifts orb of destruction, then I'd pump conj (to get orb castable) then spellcasting (so I don't starve after a few orbs). If you find some good evokables (an energy staff would be wonderful) then I'd pump evocations instead. Regardless of what the dugeon or Veh gives I wouldn't train earth magic. Training to get lrd castable is a bad idea, you already have some pure conjurations for damaging fire resistant stuff. Maybe if you find iron shot, but even then I wouldn't train too much earth magic.

Later once you get orb of destruction and/or bolt of fire castable (barring really bad luck you should be gifted at least one of these or find one in the dungeon) then you can go back to pumping fighting/dodging. If you were a squishier species I'd advocate training fighting/dodging earlier, but as a nice beefy draconian your defenses are good for a long time. Just remeber if you run out of mana and something ugly is closing in teleport away before it gets into range and you're at 30 hp.

Tuesday, 7th October 2014, 03:13 by and into

The single most important thing you can do right now is to remove the ring of fire that gives you cold vulnerability. Walking around with an X is really bad, but an X in rC on a Draconian is particularly terrible because cold attacks can slow you. Stick with the +3 dex until you can negate the rC- from the ring of fire.

I would not have bothered learning Lee's Rapid Deconstruction and I would not bother training up earth just for that purpose. You already got Mystic Blast for dudes that resist fire. There isn't a compelling reason to have it except to try it out for your own curiosity, and even in that case I'd still hold out training earth magic until later in the game. In general you only want to train enough spell casting to get the spell levels you need; you are fine right now (slightly overtrained if anything, but it isn't a big deal).

That flail is not worth carrying around. The scimitar of flaming is the best melee weapon you have in your inventory, and the only one you need right now. Pick up a blowgun and some poisoned needles and (especially!) any curare needles you come across, though. Keep your eyes out for a buckler or (even better) a shield, also.

Your AC+EV and HP are good for this stage of the game, though bringing EV up to ~20 and getting a bit more long blades skill (bring it up to 8 or 9 total) would be reasonable next goals. After that, see what else is available and plot your next moves.

General order for branches: Dungeon until Lair (I'll usually do a bit more D if I come across Lair really early, like on D8 or early D9); clear Lair; Dungeon until Orc if not already found; clear Orc; clear Dungeon until 15. Then I would clear Snake and get the rune. Then I would do Vaults 1 to 4.

That's just a schematic, though. Adjust based on what actually spawns; a really nasty level with tons of uniques or nasty spawns should make you consider going to a different area for a while and coming back later.

Wednesday, 8th October 2014, 01:31 by autom8r

I've cleared out the lair and the orc mines and picked up a few more spells, books, and items along the way.

For spells, I've dropped Lee's Rapid Deconstruction (amnesia scroll), and picked up fire bolt. I'm currently training charms to make haste usable. (Picked up a book of wizardry.)

Item-wise, I've swapped my ring of fire for a ring of cold resistance I bought from a shop in orc 4. My weapon right now is a scimitar of protection, but I've also got a staff of power and a staff of fire in my inventory. Should I hold onto the scimitar for the AC, or would I be better off swapping for one of the staves?

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.15.1 (tiles) character file. Nibbler the Thaumaturge (Red Draconian Conjurer) Turns: 34551, Time: 05:31:05 HP 130/130 AC 27 Str 10 XL: 15 Next: 73% MP 36/36 EV 19 Int 24 God: Vehumet [******] Gold 1497 SH 5 Dex 16 Spells: 9 memorised, 9 levels left rFire + . . SeeInvis . D - +4 scimitar (protect) rCold + . . Clarity + (armour unavailable) rNeg . . . rCorr . k - +0 buckler {AC+3} rPois . rRot . B - +2 hat {Int+3} rElec . Spirit . v - +2 cloak {MR+} SustAb . Warding . S - +1 pair of gloves rMut . Stasis . R - +2 pair of boots Gourm . t - amulet of clarity MR ++... C - +3 ring of dexterity T - ring of protection from cold @: very resistant to hostile enchantments, fairly stealthy A: breathe fire, unfitting armour, blink 1, fire resistance 1, cold-blooded, AC +9 a: Breathe Fire, Blink, Renounce Religion You are on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts. You worship Vehumet. Vehumet is exalted by your worship. You are not hungry. You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 25 of its levels. You have also visited: Volcano. You have collected 2730 gold pieces. You have spent 1233 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Hand weapons o - a blowgun D - a +4 scimitar of protection (weapon) Missiles Y - 8 curare-tipped needles Armour k - a +0 buckler of protection (worn) v - a +2 cloak of magic resistance (worn) x - a +0 shield of reflection B - a +2 hat of intelligence (worn) R - a +2 pair of boots (worn) S - a +1 pair of gloves (worn) Magical devices J - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 3} M - a wand of confusion {recharged} V - a wand of heal wounds (4) Comestibles q - 6 rotting chunks of wyvern flesh O - 16 fruits X - 5 chunks of centaur flesh Scrolls e - 4 scrolls of fear h - 15 scrolls of identify l - 6 scrolls of remove curse n - a scroll of blinking w - 2 scrolls of magic mapping y - 4 scrolls of teleportation Jewellery d - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities j - an uncursed ring of fire p - an uncursed amulet of resist corrosion t - an amulet of clarity (around neck) C - a +3 ring of dexterity (right hand) I - an uncursed ring of poison resistance P - an uncursed ring of teleportation T - a ring of protection from cold (left hand) W - an uncursed ring of protection from magic Potions c - 4 potions of curing m - 2 potions of resistance s - a potion of brilliance H - 7 potions of might N - 4 potions of restore abilities U - 2 potions of invisibility Magical staves f - an uncursed staff of fire E - an uncursed staff of power Miscellaneous Q - an ornate deck of defence {the Shadow} Skills: - Level 11.4 Fighting - Level 7.3 Long Blades Level 0.8(1.1) Maces & Flails Level 0.6(1.0) Polearms - Level 1.0(1.2) Staves + Level 10.4 Dodging - Level 3.6 Stealth * Level 3.4 Shields - Level 0.2 Unarmed Combat + Level 14.0 Spellcasting - Level 11.2 Conjurations + Level 2.0 Charms - Level 13.7 Fire Magic - Level 0.4 Poison Magic - Level 5.0 Evocations You have 9 spell levels left. You know the following spells: Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger a - Magic Dart Conj #### 1% 1 None b - Searing Ray Conj ###### 1% 2 None c - Iskenderun's Mystic Conj ######.. 1% 4 None d - Venom Bolt Conj/Pois #####..... 3% 5 #...... e - Sticky Flame Conj/Fire ######.. 1% 4 None f - Conjure Flame Conj/Fire ######.. 1% 3 None g - Fireball Conj/Fire ######.... 1% 5 #...... h - Flight Chrm/Air ###....... 10% 3 None i - Bolt of Fire Conj/Fire ######.... 1% 6 #####.. Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (12/15) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (4/4) D:11 Elf (0/3) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:11 Shoals (0/5) Lair:5 Snake (0/5) Lair:5 Slime (0/6) Lair:8 Altars: Cheibriados Dithmenos Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Qazlal Sif Muna Vehumet Xom Zin The Shining One Beogh Jiyva Shops: Orc:2 * Orc:3 * Orc:4 }=[? Annotations: D:5 Menkaure Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You can breathe blasts of fire. Your fiery red scales are hard (AC +9). Your body does not fit into most forms of armour. Your flesh is heat resistant. Your cold-blooded metabolism reacts poorly to cold. You can translocate small distances at will. Message History You drop a +2 falchion of freezing. You drop a +2 scimitar of slicing. You drop a trident of flaming. Items here: ??????? a scroll of enchant armour; 2 scrolls of fog; a scroll of acquirement; 3 scrolls of immolation; a scroll of summoning; a scroll of silence; a scroll of enchant weapon Items here: %%%%% 18 beef jerkies; 2 slices of pizza; 10 bread rations; 13 meat rations; 12 royal jellies Things that are here: an uncursed ring of stealth; an uncursed ring of flight You see here a crystal ball of energy. 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Vanquished Creatures Donald (Orc:4) Gastronok (Lair:1) Snorg (Orc:1) The ghost of Draco the Conjurer, a powerful DrCj of Vehumet (Lair:5) The ghost of Kil-kil the Slicer, a powerful KoBe of Trog (Lair:3) 6 hydras Erica (D:10) 19 death yaks 9 orc high priests (Orc:4) A catoblepas (Lair:6) Erolcha (Orc:1) 2 hill giants (D:8) An ugly thing (D:11) 2 wolf spiders (Lair:8) An orc sorcerer (Orc:3) A red wasp (Lair:8) A guardian serpent (Lair:7) 2 griffons 8 elephants 2 mermaids (Lair:5) Maurice (D:9) 3 toenail golems (Volcano) 2 cyclopes Joseph (D:9) 10 black mambas A manticore (D:12) A gargoyle (D:10) 5 torpor snails A queen ant (D:8) 16 spiny frogs 5 komodo dragons A fire drake (Lair:7) 5 polar bears (Lair:8) A two-headed ogre (D:9) A merfolk (Lair:5) 4 trolls 26 blink frogs 9 basilisks A redback (Lair:8) A deep elf mage (D:10) 6 wyverns 3 fire bats (Orc:1) 65 yaks Eustachio (D:5) 9 hogs (Lair:8) 6 humans (Volcano) A steam dragon (Lair:8) 8 hippogriffs A hungry ghost (D:10) 4 hell hounds (Lair:8) 20 soldier ants Edmund (D:9) A hill giant skeleton (D:12) 24 wolves 3 nagas (Lair:5) 17 water moccasins 12 wargs 4 phantoms 14 porcupines A necrophage (D:5) 3 ice beasts 21 orc warriors 3 yellow wasps 7 black bears 5 sky beasts 2 spiders (Lair:8) 6 centaurs 13 ogres A komodo dragon zombie (D:8) Duvessa (D:7) 9 crocodiles 2 big kobolds A gnoll sergeant (D:11) Blork the orc (D:5) 16 giant frogs A komodo dragon skeleton (D:12) 3 killer bees 6 scorpions 11 wights 4 electric eels (Lair:6) 3 vampire bats 2 goliath beetles 4 jellies (D:9) Dowan (D:7) 4 crimson imps Crazy Yiuf (D:5) A black bear zombie (D:10) 47 orc priests A centaur skeleton (D:8) 24 hounds 9 iguanas A black bear skeleton (D:6) Natasha (D:4) An elf skeleton (D:9) 36 worker ants 2 orange rats An ogre zombie (D:6) 32 orc wizards Ijyb (D:4) 17 sheep Terence (D:2) A mummy (D:8) A worker ant zombie (D:10) 9 gnolls An orc skeleton (D:5) 2 shadow imps 36 adders 64 green rats 7 giant mites 2 worms (D:2) 2 adder zombies An adder skeleton (D:7) 3 giant geckos 5 oozes (D:9) 179 orcs A ball python (D:3) 24 bats 3 bat skeletons (D:4) 3 bat zombies (D:4) 7 giant cockroaches 24 goblins 25 hobgoblins 18 kobolds A giant gecko zombie (D:5) 11 giant newts 2 giant spores 3 gnoll zombies (D:11) A goblin zombie (D:5) A hobgoblin skeleton (D:7) 10 jackals An orc zombie (D:11) 16 quokkas A quokka zombie (D:11) 20 rats A rat skeleton (D:5) A rat zombie (D:11) 4 ballistomycetes 3 bushes (Lair:6) A butterfly (Lair:2) 6 fungi 7 plants 1172 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills) A giant frog (D:10) 1 creature vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (others) A wight (D:11) 16 fungi 13 plants 30 creatures vanquished. Grand Total: 1203 creatures vanquished Notes Turn | Place | Note -------------------------------------------------------------- 0 | D:1 | Nibbler, the Draconian Conjurer, began the quest for the Orb. 0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 3/3 711 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 20/20 MP: 1/4 1405 | D:2 | Noticed Terence 1670 | D:3 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 26/26 MP: 3/6 1745 | D:3 | Learned a level 2 spell: Searing Ray 2315 | D:2 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados. 2608 | D:2 | Killed Terence 2608 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 26/33 MP: 2/8 3850 | D:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Conjurations 3994 | D:4 | Noticed an ogre 4068 | D:4 | Noticed Ijyb 4076 | D:4 | Killed Ijyb 4076 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 39/39 MP: 1/11 4403 | D:4 | Noticed Natasha 4539 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon 4635 | D:5 | Noticed Menkaure 4690 | D:5 | Noticed a necrophage 4699 | D:5 | Killed a necrophage 4699 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting 4699 | D:5 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 33/46 MP: 2/13 4796 | D:5 | Noticed Eustachio 4799 | D:5 | Noticed a centaur 4807 | D:5 | Killed Eustachio 4809 | D:5 | Killed a centaur 4809 | D:5 | Reached skill level 6 in Conjurations 4933 | D:5 | Your scales start taking on a fiery red colour. 4933 | D:5 | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. [draconian maturity] 4933 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 48/51 MP: 13/17 5122 | D:5 | Noticed Blork the orc 5165 | D:5 | Killed Blork the orc 5302 | D:5 | Noticed Crazy Yiuf 5311 | D:5 | Killed Crazy Yiuf 5527 | D:5 | Noticed an ogre 5536 | D:5 | Learned a level 4 spell: Iskenderun's Mystic Blast 5539 | D:5 | Killed an ogre 5595 | D:4 | Killed an ogre 5819 | D:4 | Killed Natasha 5819 | D:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting 6139 | D:4 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha. 6141 | D:4 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 57/59 MP: 6/20 6141 | D:4 | Reached skill level 7 in Conjurations 6617 | D:6 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple. 6645 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple 6691 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Vehumet 6849 | D:6 | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna. 7603 | D:6 | Reached skill level 8 in Conjurations 8114 | D:7 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom. 8260 | D:7 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 41/66 MP: 11/23 8347 | D:7 | Noticed Dowan 8349 | D:7 | Noticed Duvessa 8353 | D:7 | Killed Dowan 8353 | D:7 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations 8357 | D:7 | Killed Duvessa 9114 | D:8 | Acquired Vehumet's first power 9114 | D:8 | Offered knowledge of Sandblast by Vehumet. 9764 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging 9899 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting 10168 | D:8 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 65/79 MP: 6/26 10544 | D:7 | Reached skill level 9 in Conjurations 11048 | D:8 | Offered knowledge of Freeze by Vehumet. 11083 | D:8 | Noticed a queen ant 11109 | D:8 | Killed a queen ant 11298 | D:8 | Noticed a hill giant 12348 | D:8 | Offered knowledge of Throw Frost by Vehumet. 12385 | D:8 | Noticed a hill giant 12569 | D:8 | Killed a hill giant 12639 | D:8 | Killed a hill giant 12639 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations 12639 | D:8 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 90/90 MP: 9/28 12815 | D:9 | Noticed Maurice 12825 | D:9 | Killed Maurice 12990 | D:9 | Acquired Vehumet's second power 13194 | D:9 | Noticed Edmund 13216 | D:9 | Killed Edmund 13386 | D:9 | Offered knowledge of Olgreb's Toxic Radiance by Vehumet. 13594 | D:9 | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh. 13616 | D:9 | Acquired Vehumet's third power 13682 | D:9 | Reached skill level 10 in Conjurations 13942 | D:9 | Got a twisted scale mail 14010 | D:9 | Offered knowledge of Venom Bolt by Vehumet. 14017 | D:9 | Learned a level 5 spell: Venom Bolt 14049 | D:9 | Reached skill level 10 in Spellcasting 14081 | D:9 | Noticed Joseph 14092 | D:9 | Killed Joseph 14247 | D:9 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 14247 | D:9 | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos. 14579 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon 14692 | D:10 | Identified a scroll of acquirement 14722 | D:10 | Learned a level 4 spell: Sticky Flame 14726 | D:10 | Learned a level 3 spell: Conjure Flame 14732 | D:10 | Learned a level 5 spell: Fireball 14905 | D:10 | Reached skill level 1 in Fire Magic 15144 | D:10 | Noticed Erica 15160 | D:10 | Killed Erica 15864 | D:11 | Offered knowledge of Poisonous Cloud by Vehumet. 16111 | D:11 | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas. 16492 | D:11 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 78/101 MP: 19/31 16689 | D:11 | Found a staircase to the Lair. 16733 | D:11 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines. 16912 | D:11 | Noticed a death yak 16919 | D:11 | Killed a death yak 17286 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts 17292 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 1 in Long Blades 17292 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 5 in Fire Magic 17651 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 11 in Spellcasting 18092 | Lair:2 | Gained mutation: You can translocate small distances at will. [potion of beneficial mutation] 18194 | Lair:2 | Noticed a six-headed hydra 18205 | Lair:2 | Killed a six-headed hydra 18432 | Lair:1 | Noticed a seven-headed hydra 18568 | Lair:1 | Offered knowledge of Bolt of Magma by Vehumet. 18791 | Lair:1 | Noticed Gastronok 18902 | Lair:1 | Killed a seven-headed hydra 18999 | Lair:1 | Killed Gastronok 19825 | Lair:3 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 109/109 MP: 16/32 20687 | Lair:3 | Noticed Kil-kil's ghost (powerful KoBe) 20704 | Lair:3 | Killed Kil-kil's ghost 21976 | Lair:5 | Offered knowledge of Lee's Rapid Deconstruction by Vehumet. 21983 | Lair:5 | Learned a level 5 spell: Lee's Rapid Deconstruction 22092 | Lair:5 | Found a staircase to the Shoals. 22261 | Lair:5 | Noticed Draco's ghost (powerful DrCj) 22294 | Lair:5 | Killed Draco's ghost 22294 | Lair:5 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting 22294 | Lair:5 | Reached skill level 12 in Spellcasting 22722 | Lair:5 | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit. 24289 | Lair:6 | Offered knowledge of Bolt of Fire by Vehumet. 24297 | Lair:6 | Learned a level 6 spell: Bolt of Fire 24459 | Lair:6 | Reached skill level 10 in Fire Magic 24990 | Lair:7 | Reached XP level 14. HP: 81/120 MP: 5/34 25887 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 13 in Fire Magic 26264 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Long Blades 26367 | Lair:8 | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts 27809 | Lair:8 | Offered knowledge of Conjure Ball Lightning by Vehumet. 28437 | Lair:8 | Reached XP level 15. HP: 111/128 MP: 35/35 29562 | Lair:8 | Offered knowledge of Freezing Cloud by Vehumet. 29692 | Lair:8 | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva. 29693 | Lair:8 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits. 30012 | Orc:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines 30017 | Orc:1 | Noticed Erolcha 30019 | Orc:1 | Killed Erolcha 30189 | Orc:2 | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One. 30189 | Orc:2 | Found Zicreoga's Assorted Antiques. 30334 | Orc:1 | Noticed Snorg 30357 | Orc:1 | Killed Snorg 30357 | Orc:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging 30438 | Orc:1 | Found a dark tunnel. 30450 | Volcano | Entered a volcano 31008 | Orc:2 | Bought a shiny buckler for 130 gold pieces 31249 | Orc:3 | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls. 31421 | Orc:3 | Offered knowledge of Iron Shot by Vehumet. 31716 | Orc:3 | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh. 31775 | Orc:4 | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines 31788 | Orc:4 | Learned a level 3 spell: Flight 31804 | Orc:4 | Noticed Donald 31815 | Orc:4 | Killed Donald 32219 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Staves 32219 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Shields 32314 | Orc:4 | Found Breal's Gadget Emporium. 32314 | Orc:4 | Found Brumuoxoa's Jewellery Shop. 32783 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Charms 33152 | Orc:4 | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh. 33518 | Orc:4 | Found Gristrau's Armour Emporium. 33518 | Orc:4 | Found Mitovvas' Magic Scroll Shop. 33589 | Orc:4 | Bought a scroll of blinking for 105 gold pieces 33589 | Orc:4 | Bought a scroll of amnesia for 49 gold pieces 33765 | Orc:3 | Found Xolirroj's General Store. 33767 | Orc:3 | Reached skill level 14 in Spellcasting 34077 | Orc:4 | Bought an uncursed ring of protection from cold for 325 gold pieces 34145 | Orc:4 | Bought a wand of heal wounds (4) for 624 gold pieces 34263 | D:12 | Offered knowledge of Lehudib's Crystal Spear by Vehumet. 34263 | D:12 | Offered knowledge of Fire Storm by Vehumet. 34263 | D:12 | Offered knowledge of Glaciate by Vehumet. Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 || total -------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Melee: Unarmed | 45 | | | | || 45 Club | 15 | 3 | 37 | | || 55 Battleaxe | | | 5 | | || 5 Trident | | | | 55 | || 55 Mace | | | | 19 | || 19 Scimitar | | | | 109 | 655 || 764 Staff | | | | | 196 || 196 Cast: Magic Dart | 90 | 53 | 165 | 247 | 21 || 576 Searing Ray | 7 | 16 | 50 | 82 | || 155 Iskenderun's Myst | | | 78 | 179 | 156 || 413 Sticky Flame | | | | 44 | 183 || 227 Fireball | | | | 36 | 130 || 166 Venom Bolt | | | | 19 | 37 || 56 Conjure Flame | | | | 2 | 4 || 6 Bolt of Fire | | | | | 80 || 80 Flight | | | | | 3 || 3 Abil: Breathe Fire | | | 12 | 24 | 11 || 47 Evoke Flight | | | | | 2 || 2 Evoke: Wand | | | | 4 | 4 || 8 Crystal ball of e | | | | | 9 || 9 Use: Potion | 1 | 3 | | 7 | 4 || 15 Scroll | | | | 22 | 13 || 35 Stab: Distracted | | | | 1 | 2 || 3 Sleeping | | | | | 5 || 5 Eat: Chunk | 6 | 9 | 27 | 51 | 76 || 169 Fruit | | | 1 | 2 | 3 || 6

Wednesday, 8th October 2014, 02:42 by fisheye

Staff of fire no question in this case. It's better defensively (one more pip of rF takes you to rF++), offensively (since you have good skills in fire, it will cause some decent fire damage when you hit stuff with it) and most importantly you're right now at the sweet spot where spell power enhancers have an excellent effect - your spells have decent spellpower to multiply, but you're still far from where the spellpower stepdown will make the multiplier effect less powerful than it is. Try it and see - you'll find that you'll need much fewer casts of bolt of fire to killdudes with the staff.

EDIT: for all the details on staves:
http://crawl.chaosforge.org/Enhancer_st ... cer_Staves

Note: Now if you find a good weapon, though, like a good artifact, or a demon blade with a good brand, by all means switch to it if you find that it's better damage than the staff. But the +4 scimitar of protection is just floor trash at this point.

Wednesday, 8th October 2014, 13:29 by ololoev

I'd use that ring of fire now, when you have source of rC+. It will boost your performance somehow and 16->13 drop in Dex won't make thing much worse (you'll loose ~2 EV I think). If you find staff of fire, it would be wise to use it. Also you can swap for scimitar when monsters get close, but I don't think it is a good weapon to fight with mid-late game monsters.
Haven't Vehumet gave you IOOD? It is a perfect spell for almost any fire-resistant enemy (except for shield-bearers). It hits hard and almost never misses (yeah, little pesky blademasters!). Ctlr + f for "destruction", you may find one.
I won't recommend you focus too much on melee since you are a Vehumetant. You replenish mana on your kills and can cast again. I'd better train that stealth to 10-12. Mages often benefit from being unseen until they unleash firetorm on heir foes.

Wednesday, 8th October 2014, 22:48 by autom8r

I was cruising through snake 5 and got a bit cocky. I was running low on mana and saw a greater naga, and decided that 10 mana + breath would be enough if I got it up the stairs. Then it constricted me on the stairs. Back to square 1...

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.15.1 (tiles) character file. 197501 Nibbler the Eclecticist (level 18, -12/151 HPs) Began as a Red Draconian Conjurer on Oct 5, 2014. Was the Champion of Vehumet. Killed from afar by a greater naga (39 damage) ... with an orb of energy ... on Level 5 of the Snake Pit on Oct 8, 2014. The game lasted 07:38:32 (50142 turns). Nibbler the Eclecticist (Red Draconian Conjurer) Turns: 50142, Time: 07:38:33 HP -12/151 AC 20 Str 10 XL: 18 Next: 18% MP 3/38 EV 21 Int 26 God: Vehumet [******] Gold 2238 SH 0 Dex 16 Spells: 9 memorised, 14 levels left rFire + . . SeeInvis + P - -1 lajatang "Bung" {slice, rElec rN+ MR++ Dex+3 SInv} rCold . . . Clarity + (armour unavailable) rNeg + . . rCorr . (no shield) rPois + rRot . B - +2 hat {Int+3} rElec + Spirit . v - +2 cloak {MR+} SustAb . Warding . a - +1 pair of gloves {archery} rMut . Stasis . R - +2 pair of boots Gourm . t - amulet of clarity MR +++++ W - ring of protection from magic I - ring of poison resistance @: lethally poisoned, very slightly contaminated, constricted, almost entirely resistant to hostile enchantments, fairly stealthy A: breathe fire, unfitting armour, blink 1, fire resistance 1, cold-blooded, AC +10 a: Breathe Fire, Blink, Renounce Religion You were on level 5 of the Snake Pit. You worshipped Vehumet. Vehumet was exalted by your worship. You were near starving. You visited 5 branches of the dungeon, and saw 33 of its levels. You also visited: Volcano. You collected 3471 gold pieces. You spent 1233 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Hand weapons K - a +4 scimitar of flaming P - the -1 lajatang "Bung" (weapon) {slice, rElec rN+ MR++ Dex+3 SInv} (You found it on level 4 of the Snake Pit) It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies. It affects your dexterity (+3). It insulates you from electricity. It protects you from negative energy. It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments. It enhances your eyesight. Q - the +4 arbalest "Pirghylagh" {elec, rElec SInv Stlth---} (You took it off a naga warrior on level 5 of the Snake Pit) It charges the ammunition it shoots with electricity; occasionally upon a hit, such missiles may discharge and cause terrible harm. It insulates you from electricity. It enhances your eyesight. It makes you much less stealthy. Armour a - a +1 pair of gloves of archery (worn) k - a +0 buckler of protection v - a +2 cloak of magic resistance (worn) x - a +0 shield of reflection B - a +2 hat of intelligence (worn) R - a +2 pair of boots (worn) Magical devices i - a wand of digging (17) r - a wand of frost (4) H - a wand of draining (3) {unknown} J - a wand of disintegration (6) M - a wand of confusion (10) S - a wand of flame (6) V - a wand of heal wounds (2) Comestibles q - 3 beef jerkies E - 2 slices of pizza O - 14 fruits Z - 2 rotting chunks of naga flesh Scrolls e - 9 scrolls of fear h - 17 scrolls of identify l - 9 scrolls of remove curse n - 3 scrolls of fog o - a scroll of enchant armour u - 2 scrolls of blinking w - 3 scrolls of magic mapping y - 5 scrolls of teleportation A - a scroll of summoning D - a scroll of amnesia F - a scroll of silence G - a scroll of recharging Jewellery d - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities p - an uncursed amulet of resist corrosion t - an amulet of clarity (around neck) z - an uncursed ring of see invisible C - a +3 ring of dexterity I - a ring of poison resistance (left hand) L - an uncursed amulet of rage {unknown} T - an uncursed ring of protection from cold W - a ring of protection from magic (right hand) X - a +5 ring of intelligence {unknown} Potions c - 4 potions of curing g - a potion of cancellation j - a potion of haste m - 3 potions of resistance s - a potion of brilliance N - 5 potions of restore abilities U - 2 potions of invisibility Magical staves b - an uncursed staff of energy f - an uncursed staff of fire Skills: - Level 11.4 Fighting - Level 7.3 Long Blades Level 0.8(1.1) Maces & Flails Level 0.6(1.0) Polearms - Level 1.0(1.2) Staves + Level 13.2 Dodging + Level 7.8 Stealth - Level 10.0 Shields - Level 0.2 Unarmed Combat - Level 15.0 Spellcasting - Level 11.2 Conjurations + Level 9.1 Charms - Level 13.7 Fire Magic - Level 0.4 Poison Magic - Level 5.0 Evocations You had 14 spell levels left. You knew the following spells: Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger a - Magic Dart Conj #### 1% 1 None b - Searing Ray Conj ###### 1% 2 None c - Iskenderun's Mystic Conj ######.. 1% 4 None d - Venom Bolt Conj/Pois #####..... 2% 5 None e - Sticky Flame Conj/Fire ######.. 1% 4 None f - Conjure Flame Conj/Fire ######.. 1% 3 None g - Fireball Conj/Fire ######.... 1% 5 None h - Flight Chrm/Air #####..... 1% 3 None i - Bolt of Fire Conj/Fire ######.... 1% 6 ####... Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (15/15) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (4/4) D:11 Elf (0/3) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:11 Shoals (0/5) Lair:5 Snake (5/5) Lair:5 Slime (0/6) Lair:8 Vaults (0/5) D:14 Depths (0/5) D:15 Altars: Cheibriados Dithmenos Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Qazlal Sif Muna Vehumet Xom Zin The Shining One Beogh Jiyva Shops: Orc:2 * Orc:3 * Orc:4 }=[? Snake:2 [ Annotations: D:5 Menkaure Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You can breathe blasts of fire. Your fiery red scales are hard (AC +10). Your body does not fit into most forms of armour. Your flesh is heat resistant. Your cold-blooded metabolism reacts poorly to cold. You can translocate small distances at will. Message History You partially resist. The greater naga constricts you. Aiming: Sticky Flame Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f/p - greater naga Aim: a greater naga, wielding a spear and wearing a robe (lightly wounded, constricting you, fast, covered in liquid flames) The sticky flame hits the greater naga. The greater naga is lightly wounded. The greater naga is covered in liquid flames! You feel sick. The greater naga burns! The greater naga casts a spell at you. The orb of energy hits you! * * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * * The orb of energy explodes! * * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * * The greater naga constricts you. Zapping: V - a wand of heal wounds (3) Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f - you, p - greater naga You feel much better. 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Vanquished Creatures Donald (Orc:4) 19 greater nagas Aizul (Snake:2) Gastronok (Lair:1) Azrael (Snake:4) Snorg (Orc:1) The ghost of Draco the Conjurer, a powerful DrCj of Vehumet (Lair:5) The ghost of Kil-kil the Slicer, a powerful KoBe of Trog (Lair:3) 2 centaur warriors 10 naga warriors An ogre mage (D:15) 6 anacondas 6 hydras Erica (D:10) 7 shock serpents 4 tengu warriors 19 death yaks 7 naga sharpshooters 9 orc high priests (Orc:4) A catoblepas (Lair:6) A salamander mystic (Snake:5) A very ugly thing zombie (D:15) A wizard (D:14) 2 skeletal warriors (D:15) Erolcha (Orc:1) 9 naga ritualists An unseen horror (D:14) A necromancer (D:15) 5 hill giants 28 ugly things A stone giant zombie (D:15) 2 wolf spiders (Lair:8) An orc sorcerer (Orc:3) A phantasmal warrior (D:15) 7 mana vipers A red wasp (Lair:8) 14 guardian serpents 2 griffons 5 salamanders 14 elephants 2 mermaids (Lair:5) Maurice (D:9) 3 toenail golems (Volcano) 5 cyclopes Joseph (D:9) 34 black mambas 3 manticores 3 gargoyles 16 naga magi 5 torpor snails A queen ant (D:8) An emperor scorpion zombie (D:15) 16 spiny frogs 2 kobold demonologists 3 yaktaurs (D:15) 5 komodo dragons An efreet (D:14) A fire drake (Lair:7) 4 freezing wraiths (D:15) 3 tengu conjurers 5 polar bears (Lair:8) A queen bee (shapeshifter) (D:14) A troll (shapeshifter) (D:14) 5 two-headed ogres A merfolk (Lair:5) 8 trolls 26 blink frogs A catoblepas zombie (D:15) 10 ravens 10 basilisks 3 slime creatures (D:13) A redback (Lair:8) 4 deep elf magi A shadow (D:12) 6 wyverns 3 fire bats (Orc:1) A yak (shapeshifter) (D:14) 83 yaks Eustachio (D:5) 9 hogs (Lair:8) 6 humans (Volcano) 4 wraiths 3 steam dragons A vampire (D:14) 9 hippogriffs 2 hungry ghosts 4 vampire mosquitoes (D:15) A fire elemental (Snake:4) 2 deep elf fighters (D:14) 9 hell hounds 21 soldier ants Edmund (D:9) A hill giant skeleton (D:12) 24 wolves A mottled dragon (D:15) 27 nagas 31 water moccasins 12 wargs 4 phantoms 14 porcupines 2 necrophages 8 ice beasts 24 orc warriors 3 yellow wasps 8 black bears 5 sky beasts 2 spiders (Lair:8) 7 centaurs 20 ogres 3 boggarts (D:14) A komodo dragon zombie (D:8) Duvessa (D:7) 9 crocodiles 2 big kobolds A gnoll sergeant (D:11) Blork the orc (D:5) 19 giant frogs A komodo dragon skeleton (D:12) A cyclops skeleton (D:15) 3 killer bees 6 scorpions 11 wights 4 electric eels (Lair:6) 3 vampire bats 2 goliath beetles 5 jellies Dowan (D:7) 5 crimson imps Crazy Yiuf (D:5) A black bear zombie (D:10) 49 orc priests A centaur skeleton (D:8) 25 hounds 11 iguanas A black bear skeleton (D:6) Natasha (D:4) An elf skeleton (D:9) 38 worker ants 2 orange rats An ogre zombie (D:6) 35 orc wizards Ijyb (D:4) 24 sheep Terence (D:2) A basilisk simulacrum (D:15) A mummy (D:8) A worker ant zombie (D:10) 9 gnolls An orc skeleton (D:5) 3 shadow imps 36 adders 64 green rats 7 giant mites 2 worms (D:2) An ufetubus (D:15) 2 adder zombies An adder skeleton (D:7) 3 giant geckos 5 oozes (D:9) 193 orcs A ball python (D:3) 24 bats 3 bat skeletons (D:4) 3 bat zombies (D:4) 7 giant cockroaches 24 goblins 25 hobgoblins 22 kobolds A giant gecko zombie (D:5) 11 giant newts 3 giant spores 3 gnoll zombies (D:11) A goblin zombie (D:5) A hobgoblin skeleton (D:7) 10 jackals An orc zombie (D:11) 17 quokkas A quokka zombie (D:11) 20 rats A rat skeleton (D:5) A rat zombie (D:11) 6 ballistomycetes 3 bushes (Lair:6) A butterfly (Lair:2) 6 fungi 7 plants 1548 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills) A giant frog (D:10) 1 creature vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (others) A yak (D:13) A wight (D:11) 16 fungi 13 plants 31 creatures vanquished. Grand Total: 1580 creatures vanquished Notes Turn | Place | Note -------------------------------------------------------------- 0 | D:1 | Nibbler, the Draconian Conjurer, began the quest for the Orb. 0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 3/3 711 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 20/20 MP: 1/4 1405 | D:2 | Noticed Terence 1670 | D:3 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 26/26 MP: 3/6 1745 | D:3 | Learned a level 2 spell: Searing Ray 2315 | D:2 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados. 2608 | D:2 | Killed Terence 2608 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 26/33 MP: 2/8 3850 | D:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Conjurations 3994 | D:4 | Noticed an ogre 4068 | D:4 | Noticed Ijyb 4076 | D:4 | Killed Ijyb 4076 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 39/39 MP: 1/11 4403 | D:4 | Noticed Natasha 4539 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon 4635 | D:5 | Noticed Menkaure 4690 | D:5 | Noticed a necrophage 4699 | D:5 | Killed a necrophage 4699 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting 4699 | D:5 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 33/46 MP: 2/13 4796 | D:5 | Noticed Eustachio 4799 | D:5 | Noticed a centaur 4807 | D:5 | Killed Eustachio 4809 | D:5 | Killed a centaur 4809 | D:5 | Reached skill level 6 in Conjurations 4933 | D:5 | Your scales start taking on a fiery red colour. 4933 | D:5 | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. [draconian maturity] 4933 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 48/51 MP: 13/17 5122 | D:5 | Noticed Blork the orc 5165 | D:5 | Killed Blork the orc 5302 | D:5 | Noticed Crazy Yiuf 5311 | D:5 | Killed Crazy Yiuf 5527 | D:5 | Noticed an ogre 5536 | D:5 | Learned a level 4 spell: Iskenderun's Mystic Blast 5539 | D:5 | Killed an ogre 5595 | D:4 | Killed an ogre 5819 | D:4 | Killed Natasha 5819 | D:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting 6139 | D:4 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha. 6141 | D:4 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 57/59 MP: 6/20 6141 | D:4 | Reached skill level 7 in Conjurations 6617 | D:6 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple. 6645 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple 6691 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Vehumet 6849 | D:6 | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna. 7603 | D:6 | Reached skill level 8 in Conjurations 8114 | D:7 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom. 8260 | D:7 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 41/66 MP: 11/23 8347 | D:7 | Noticed Dowan 8349 | D:7 | Noticed Duvessa 8353 | D:7 | Killed Dowan 8353 | D:7 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations 8357 | D:7 | Killed Duvessa 9114 | D:8 | Acquired Vehumet's first power 9114 | D:8 | Offered knowledge of Sandblast by Vehumet. 9764 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging 9899 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting 10168 | D:8 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 65/79 MP: 6/26 10544 | D:7 | Reached skill level 9 in Conjurations 11048 | D:8 | Offered knowledge of Freeze by Vehumet. 11083 | D:8 | Noticed a queen ant 11109 | D:8 | Killed a queen ant 11298 | D:8 | Noticed a hill giant 12348 | D:8 | Offered knowledge of Throw Frost by Vehumet. 12385 | D:8 | Noticed a hill giant 12569 | D:8 | Killed a hill giant 12639 | D:8 | Killed a hill giant 12639 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations 12639 | D:8 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 90/90 MP: 9/28 12815 | D:9 | Noticed Maurice 12825 | D:9 | Killed Maurice 12990 | D:9 | Acquired Vehumet's second power 13194 | D:9 | Noticed Edmund 13216 | D:9 | Killed Edmund 13386 | D:9 | Offered knowledge of Olgreb's Toxic Radiance by Vehumet. 13594 | D:9 | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh. 13616 | D:9 | Acquired Vehumet's third power 13682 | D:9 | Reached skill level 10 in Conjurations 13942 | D:9 | Got a twisted scale mail 14010 | D:9 | Offered knowledge of Venom Bolt by Vehumet. 14017 | D:9 | Learned a level 5 spell: Venom Bolt 14049 | D:9 | Reached skill level 10 in Spellcasting 14081 | D:9 | Noticed Joseph 14092 | D:9 | Killed Joseph 14247 | D:9 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 14247 | D:9 | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos. 14579 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon 14692 | D:10 | Identified a scroll of acquirement 14722 | D:10 | Learned a level 4 spell: Sticky Flame 14726 | D:10 | Learned a level 3 spell: Conjure Flame 14732 | D:10 | Learned a level 5 spell: Fireball 14905 | D:10 | Reached skill level 1 in Fire Magic 15144 | D:10 | Noticed Erica 15160 | D:10 | Killed Erica 15864 | D:11 | Offered knowledge of Poisonous Cloud by Vehumet. 16111 | D:11 | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas. 16492 | D:11 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 78/101 MP: 19/31 16689 | D:11 | Found a staircase to the Lair. 16733 | D:11 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines. 16912 | D:11 | Noticed a death yak 16919 | D:11 | Killed a death yak 17286 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts 17292 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 1 in Long Blades 17292 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 5 in Fire Magic 17651 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 11 in Spellcasting 18092 | Lair:2 | Gained mutation: You can translocate small distances at will. [potion of beneficial mutation] 18194 | Lair:2 | Noticed a six-headed hydra 18205 | Lair:2 | Killed a six-headed hydra 18432 | Lair:1 | Noticed a seven-headed hydra 18568 | Lair:1 | Offered knowledge of Bolt of Magma by Vehumet. 18791 | Lair:1 | Noticed Gastronok 18902 | Lair:1 | Killed a seven-headed hydra 18999 | Lair:1 | Killed Gastronok 19825 | Lair:3 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 109/109 MP: 16/32 20687 | Lair:3 | Noticed Kil-kil's ghost (powerful KoBe) 20704 | Lair:3 | Killed Kil-kil's ghost 21976 | Lair:5 | Offered knowledge of Lee's Rapid Deconstruction by Vehumet. 21983 | Lair:5 | Learned a level 5 spell: Lee's Rapid Deconstruction 22092 | Lair:5 | Found a staircase to the Shoals. 22261 | Lair:5 | Noticed Draco's ghost (powerful DrCj) 22294 | Lair:5 | Killed Draco's ghost 22294 | Lair:5 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting 22294 | Lair:5 | Reached skill level 12 in Spellcasting 22722 | Lair:5 | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit. 24289 | Lair:6 | Offered knowledge of Bolt of Fire by Vehumet. 24297 | Lair:6 | Learned a level 6 spell: Bolt of Fire 24459 | Lair:6 | Reached skill level 10 in Fire Magic 24990 | Lair:7 | Reached XP level 14. HP: 81/120 MP: 5/34 25887 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 13 in Fire Magic 26264 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Long Blades 26367 | Lair:8 | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts 27809 | Lair:8 | Offered knowledge of Conjure Ball Lightning by Vehumet. 28437 | Lair:8 | Reached XP level 15. HP: 111/128 MP: 35/35 29562 | Lair:8 | Offered knowledge of Freezing Cloud by Vehumet. 29692 | Lair:8 | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva. 29693 | Lair:8 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits. 30012 | Orc:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines 30017 | Orc:1 | Noticed Erolcha 30019 | Orc:1 | Killed Erolcha 30189 | Orc:2 | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One. 30189 | Orc:2 | Found Zicreoga's Assorted Antiques. 30334 | Orc:1 | Noticed Snorg 30357 | Orc:1 | Killed Snorg 30357 | Orc:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging 30438 | Orc:1 | Found a dark tunnel. 30450 | Volcano | Entered a volcano 31008 | Orc:2 | Bought a shiny buckler for 130 gold pieces 31249 | Orc:3 | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls. 31421 | Orc:3 | Offered knowledge of Iron Shot by Vehumet. 31716 | Orc:3 | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh. 31775 | Orc:4 | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines 31788 | Orc:4 | Learned a level 3 spell: Flight 31804 | Orc:4 | Noticed Donald 31815 | Orc:4 | Killed Donald 32219 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Staves 32219 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Shields 32314 | Orc:4 | Found Breal's Gadget Emporium. 32314 | Orc:4 | Found Brumuoxoa's Jewellery Shop. 32783 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Charms 33152 | Orc:4 | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh. 33518 | Orc:4 | Found Gristrau's Armour Emporium. 33518 | Orc:4 | Found Mitovvas' Magic Scroll Shop. 33589 | Orc:4 | Bought a scroll of blinking for 105 gold pieces 33589 | Orc:4 | Bought a scroll of amnesia for 49 gold pieces 33765 | Orc:3 | Found Xolirroj's General Store. 33767 | Orc:3 | Reached skill level 14 in Spellcasting 34077 | Orc:4 | Bought an uncursed ring of protection from cold for 325 gold pieces 34145 | Orc:4 | Bought a wand of heal wounds (4) for 624 gold pieces 34263 | D:12 | Offered knowledge of Lehudib's Crystal Spear by Vehumet. 34263 | D:12 | Offered knowledge of Fire Storm by Vehumet. 34263 | D:12 | Offered knowledge of Glaciate by Vehumet. 36867 | D:14 | Reached skill level 5 in Shields 36990 | D:14 | Reached XP level 16. HP: 128/138 MP: 7/37 36996 | D:14 | Found a gate to the Vaults. 38689 | D:15 | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon 38757 | D:15 | Identified the Handbook of Feathery Self-Improvement 39618 | D:15 | Reached skill level 5 in Charms 40000 | D:15 | Found a staircase to the Depths. 40973 | Snake:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Snake Pit 42562 | Snake:2 | Reached XP level 17. HP: 133/144 MP: 19/38 42563 | Snake:2 | Noticed Aizul 43258 | Snake:2 | Found Ysyr's Armour Shop. 43873 | Snake:2 | Killed Aizul 45462 | Snake:4 | Noticed Azrael 45647 | Snake:4 | Killed Azrael 45647 | Snake:4 | Reached skill level 10 in Shields 45647 | Snake:4 | Reached skill level 15 in Spellcasting 45708 | Snake:4 | Got an ichor-stained lajatang 45714 | Snake:4 | Identified the cursed -1 lajatang "Bung" {slice, rElec rN+ MR++ Dex+3 SInv} (You found it on level 4 of the Snake Pit) 46510 | Snake:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Snake Pit 46539 | Snake:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth 48119 | Snake:5 | Got a warped arbalest 49075 | Snake:5 | Reached XP level 18. HP: 146/151 MP: 7/38 49473 | Snake:5 | Identified the +4 arbalest "Pirghylagh" {elec, rElec SInv Stlth---} (You took it off a naga warrior on level 5 of the Snake Pit) 50141 | Snake:5 | HP: 6/151 [greater naga/spear (2)] 50142 | Snake:5 | Killed from afar by a greater naga Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 || total -------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Melee: Unarmed | 45 | | | | | || 45 Club | 15 | 3 | 37 | | | || 55 Battleaxe | | | 5 | | | || 5 Trident | | | | 55 | | || 55 Mace | | | | 19 | | || 19 Scimitar | | | | 109 | 734 | 100 || 943 Staff | | | | | 196 | 219 || 415 Lajatang | | | | | | 57 || 57 Cast: Magic Dart | 90 | 53 | 165 | 247 | 22 | 1 || 578 Searing Ray | 7 | 16 | 50 | 82 | | || 155 Iskenderun's Myst | | | 78 | 179 | 198 | 137 || 592 Sticky Flame | | | | 44 | 208 | 118 || 370 Fireball | | | | 36 | 145 | 185 || 366 Venom Bolt | | | | 19 | 37 | 4 || 60 Conjure Flame | | | | 2 | 4 | || 6 Bolt of Fire | | | | | 88 | 154 || 242 Flight | | | | | 4 | || 4 Abil: Breathe Fire | | | 12 | 24 | 11 | 16 || 63 Evoke Flight | | | | | 2 | || 2 Evoke: Wand | | | | 4 | 4 | 6 || 14 Crystal ball of e | | | | | 9 | || 9 Use: Potion | 1 | 3 | | 7 | 4 | 2 || 17 Scroll | | | | 22 | 15 | 8 || 45 Stab: Distracted | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 || 4 Sleeping | | | | | 8 | 2 || 10 Eat: Chunk | 6 | 9 | 27 | 51 | 86 | 59 || 238 Fruit | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 || 9

Wednesday, 8th October 2014, 22:58 by Sar

Greater nagas are pretty scary, yeah.

Btw, MR+++++ is an overkill for pretty much any situation in the game - somewhere around mid-MR+++ is usually enough to win (though hexes still sometimes go through low-MR+++, MR++++ if you can afford it and want to be sure. I'm saying it because you had MR++ from that bad lajatang I assume you were committed to using "for resists", and with that amount of MR you'd benefit more from pretty much any other ring but MR one - that Dex ring would've given you a bit more EV, and if you knew about that Int ring, you could've gotten a bit more punch for your spells as well.

Shame about dying, but here are some other pointers that might be helpful for future games.
1) Haste (the spell) is awesome, but even as a caster I usually wait until much later in the game to bring it online, if ever. This is because usually I'll find enough haste potions/a wand of hasting, that give all the haste I need. However if I'm trying to bring deflect missiles online for more defense then the haste spell is worthwhile since I'm training charms anyways.
2) You had 10 shields, but no shield? Also usually a caster sticks with a buckler for a long time before upgrading to a normal shield, if ever, so there's no need to train shields that high unless there's a pressing reason to wear a normal shield. For an example of when to train shields early, I had one game where a MuCj found a shield of fire resistance fairly early on, and it was the only source of rF that it had. Or if you find a great randart shield, then you can consider investing in more shield skill early.
3) Once bolt of fire is up and running sticky flame is obsolete for the most part. You want to blast stuff at range, not get up close. Sticky flame is good early on because it is easy to get online and is very mana efficient, so its drawbacks (need to be in melee range, and doing damage over time instead of all at once) are outweighed by these benefits for awhile. By the time you have bolt of fire/other lvl 6 spells online, sticky flame's damage is middling at best and not worth the 4 spell slots or the turn it takes to cast.
4) This is a matter of preference, but usually I like to push conjurations very high compared to other magic skills when playing conjurors. You only need to invest heavily in one spell school and still get to have other damaging spells like bolt of fire/cold castable, and you can whip out OOD for heavy hitters like greater nagas or elemental resistant/immune targets like crystal guardians. And even if you don't get orb of destruction the xp isn't wasted. However pushing conjurations is not for all characters (this guy would want Veh to gift fire spells and had +2 fire apt so pushing more fire magic early on would be better).

Thursday, 9th October 2014, 02:24 by rchandra

I don't think haste was "wrong" to get, but it'd look better a bit later (more spellpower/melee first). Incidentally, having 14 spell levels free and haste and some charms skill but not memorizing haste is bad. (I'd want a bit less Spellcasting, more Conj/Fire, but what you have is ok too).

Stickyflame + conjure flame + melee is a really good thing for FE even in the endgame.

Having fire/conj roughly equal (with more fire given your apt) is very reasonable for the spells you had. Overtraining Conj for Orb of Destruction as the Alligator says is fine only if you actually have and are using OoD. Train for what you're doing, don't make your character worse to avoid "wasting" xp from an endgame point of view.

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