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Monday, 6th June 2011, 21:44
CIP- Stereotypical the MDFi of Okawaru
I'll admit it, I have entirely too much fun naming these guys now. 
Haven't posted a char in a while, I lost interest in trying to get a DrTm after the first few died, and when I used wizmode to test dragon form and discovered all draconians become green dragons (with different resists / breath) regardless of color. :p (I'm going to have to suggest that be fixed and submit some pallet swapped tiles some day...)
That, and I've kind of been distracted from crawl by other things. I have though been playing this guys for maybe 10 minutes at a time. Which usually is a good way t get yourself killed, but hasn't happened yet this time!
So, Stereotypical the MDFi of Okawaru. Rolled a MDFi because I wanted to try something different after my string of spriggans, and wanted to see how well heavy armor worked now. Didn't take a bezerker, because, well, I've done Trog a lot too. Haven't gone MDFi since 0.5 or 0.6, back when I first started playing, and had absolutely no idea what I was doing. Haven't gone Oka since he was redone either. So I thought it would be interesting.
On Oka: haven't had him very long, but I like the new him. Heroism is awesome, and seems even better than might used to be. The boost to everything got me through a few early encounters with trolls, ogres, orc bands etc that would have resulted in YASD otherwise.
I decided to go axes out of habit, to avoid the usual cursed blunt weapon starvation problem. I kinda regret it- I'm down to lair and orc, and I'm still using my starting (now enchanted) hand axe. Non of the orc bands had anything better, though they had lots of maces! I'm planning on doing Orc:1 next, hopping to get something a little bigger to tide me over till weapon gifts start pouting in. You know, I never realized just how few types of axes there are in the game? There are tons of long blades and maces, and a good number of polearms, but axes are down at 5 with short blades (well 4. Why should knives count?).
My choice of axe type will be further cut down to three since I've decided to go shields. I was kind of excited to try something bigger than a buckler now that I'm not playing a spriggan- I mean, if the little ones are awesome, imagine when I train up to large! I was lucky and found a dwarven buckler early on, and downgraded from my shield while training up the skill to minimize penalties. I did have armor turned off while training shields up to 10- not sure if that's a mistake. I am still getting messages that say my armor gets in the way of attacks, what skill level do I need to mitigate that? There's no neat table like for shields that I've found.
Found a dragon armor early on. The rF+++ is really nice against orc wizards, who for some reason never seem to want to cast ice spells anymore. And even with rC- I seem to be able to mele ice beasts safely! Surprising, that. The dragon armor is a better choice than the unbranded plate mails I see lying around, right? I figure the resists must be worth the small bit of AC I'm missing.
Ranged weapons: just how bad are the penalties for using a crossbow with a shield? I'd like to use something besides a sling this time for the fun of it, but I haven't found details of just how stupid this would be yet. In any event, I haven't trained either yet, I'd like to avoid the ammo gifts until Oku gets me some nice randarts for my other slots.
I think I'm trying on a simple 3 or 4 rune go this time- I kinda don't want to slog through the endgame again right now. Plus, I'd rather check another God off my win list than go TSO for the endgame.
All advice, commentary, discussion and fun are welcome. First time trying to make this kind of built work, so I might well need it. :p
Dumping.
Haven't posted a char in a while, I lost interest in trying to get a DrTm after the first few died, and when I used wizmode to test dragon form and discovered all draconians become green dragons (with different resists / breath) regardless of color. :p (I'm going to have to suggest that be fixed and submit some pallet swapped tiles some day...)
That, and I've kind of been distracted from crawl by other things. I have though been playing this guys for maybe 10 minutes at a time. Which usually is a good way t get yourself killed, but hasn't happened yet this time!
So, Stereotypical the MDFi of Okawaru. Rolled a MDFi because I wanted to try something different after my string of spriggans, and wanted to see how well heavy armor worked now. Didn't take a bezerker, because, well, I've done Trog a lot too. Haven't gone MDFi since 0.5 or 0.6, back when I first started playing, and had absolutely no idea what I was doing. Haven't gone Oka since he was redone either. So I thought it would be interesting.
On Oka: haven't had him very long, but I like the new him. Heroism is awesome, and seems even better than might used to be. The boost to everything got me through a few early encounters with trolls, ogres, orc bands etc that would have resulted in YASD otherwise.
I decided to go axes out of habit, to avoid the usual cursed blunt weapon starvation problem. I kinda regret it- I'm down to lair and orc, and I'm still using my starting (now enchanted) hand axe. Non of the orc bands had anything better, though they had lots of maces! I'm planning on doing Orc:1 next, hopping to get something a little bigger to tide me over till weapon gifts start pouting in. You know, I never realized just how few types of axes there are in the game? There are tons of long blades and maces, and a good number of polearms, but axes are down at 5 with short blades (well 4. Why should knives count?).
My choice of axe type will be further cut down to three since I've decided to go shields. I was kind of excited to try something bigger than a buckler now that I'm not playing a spriggan- I mean, if the little ones are awesome, imagine when I train up to large! I was lucky and found a dwarven buckler early on, and downgraded from my shield while training up the skill to minimize penalties. I did have armor turned off while training shields up to 10- not sure if that's a mistake. I am still getting messages that say my armor gets in the way of attacks, what skill level do I need to mitigate that? There's no neat table like for shields that I've found.
Found a dragon armor early on. The rF+++ is really nice against orc wizards, who for some reason never seem to want to cast ice spells anymore. And even with rC- I seem to be able to mele ice beasts safely! Surprising, that. The dragon armor is a better choice than the unbranded plate mails I see lying around, right? I figure the resists must be worth the small bit of AC I'm missing.
Ranged weapons: just how bad are the penalties for using a crossbow with a shield? I'd like to use something besides a sling this time for the fun of it, but I haven't found details of just how stupid this would be yet. In any event, I haven't trained either yet, I'd like to avoid the ammo gifts until Oku gets me some nice randarts for my other slots.
I think I'm trying on a simple 3 or 4 rune go this time- I kinda don't want to slog through the endgame again right now. Plus, I'd rather check another God off my win list than go TSO for the endgame.
All advice, commentary, discussion and fun are welcome. First time trying to make this kind of built work, so I might well need it. :p
Dumping.
- Code:
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0 character file.
Steotypical the Cleaver (Mountain Dwarf Fighter) Turns: 17014, Time: 02:14:09
HP 82/93 AC 12 Str 24 Exp: 11/13430 (4), need: 6654
MP 16/16 EV 7 Int 6 God: Okawaru [*****.]
Gold 759 SH 26 Dex 11 Spells: 0 memorised, 10 levels left
Res.Fire : + + + See Invis. : . a - +3 dwarf hand axe
Res.Cold : x . . Warding : . . n - +0 dragon armour
Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . c - +0 dwarf shield
Res.Acid. : + . . Res.Corr. : + (no helmet)
Res.Poison: . Clarity : . (no cloak)
Res.Elec. : . Spirit.Shd : . g - +0 pair of elf gloves
Sust.Abil.: . . Stasis : . G - +0 pair of boots
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . u - amulet of Gialinam {rCorr rF+}
Res.Rott. : . Levitation : . P - ring of magical power
Saprovore : . . . Ctrl.Flight: . H - ring of sustenance
@: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: no striking features
a: Heroism, Finesse, Renounce Religion
You are on level 11 of the Dungeon.
You worship Okawaru.
Okawaru is extremely pleased with you.
You are not hungry.
You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 13 of its levels.
You have collected 739 gold pieces.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
a - a +3,+3 dwarven hand axe (weapon)
i - an uncursed runed blowgun
v - a runed orcish hand axe
y - a runed orcish hand axe
F - an uncursed runed spear (quivered)
M - an uncursed sling
Missiles
b - 16 steel sling bullets
f - 16 +0 darts
h - 3 poisoned darts
j - 35 sling bullets
r - 11 runed sling bullets
t - 30 stones
w - 20 poisoned needles
I - 5 needles of sleeping
N - 31 poisoned needles
Q - 2 throwing nets
Armour
c - a +0 dwarven shield (worn)
g - a +0 pair of elven gloves (worn)
n - a +0 dragon armour (worn)
o - a +2 buckler
p - a runed orcish banded mail
G - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
Magical devices
A - a wand of cold {zapped: 7}
D - a wand of digging {zapped: 2}
J - a wand of random effects {zapped: 2}
V - a wand of magic darts {zapped: 6}
Comestibles
d - 4 bread rations
k - 3 chokos
O - 7 strawberries
R - 2 meat rations
T - a rotting chunk of spider flesh
U - a chunk of rat flesh
Scrolls
e - 6 scrolls of identify
q - 2 scrolls labeled UPIACK NAIRHURPH {tried}
s - a scroll of magic mapping
x - a scroll labeled RETSEU JUTISEM
z - 4 scrolls of remove curse
K - a scroll labeled VESUTU XUCOI
S - a scroll labeled NEEVIO SKAST
Jewellery
u - the amulet of Gialinam (around neck) {rCorr rF+}
(You acquired it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
[amulet of resist corrosion]
It protects you from fire.
C - an uncursed amulet of warding
H - a ring of sustenance (left hand)
L - the cursed ring "Schuphoesch" {Str+2 Int+2}
(You found it on level 11 of the Dungeon)
[ring of intelligence]
It affects your intelligence (+2).
It affects your strength (+2).
It has a curse placed upon it.
P - a ring of magical power (right hand)
Potions
l - 2 potions of healing
m - 4 potions of agility
B - 2 potions of restore abilities
Magical staves
E - an uncursed gnarled jewelled staff
You have 4 experience left.
Skills:
+ Level 8 Fighting
+ Level 14 Axes
- Level 1 Throwing
- Level 6 Armour
- Level 3 Dodging
- Level 1 Stealth
+ Level 10 Shields
+ Level 3 Evocations
You have 10 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (11/27) Temple (1/1) D:7 Orc (0/4) D:11
Lair (1/8) D:9 Hive (0/2) D:11
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
The Shining One
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
Annotations
D:4 exclusion: downstairs
D:5 Menukare, Sigmund, Eustachio!
D:6 exclusion: upstairs
D:8 exclusion: downstairs
D:10 pack o wights!
D:11 exclusion: upstairs
Message History
You finish chopping the rat corpse into pieces.
U - a chunk of rat flesh
Save game and exit?
Level annotation: exclusion: upstairs
Welcome back, Steotypical the Mountain Dwarf Fighter.
Okawaru says: Bring me glory in combat!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
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There are no monsters in sight!
Vanquished Creatures
Joseph (D:9)
A trapdoor spider zombie (D:7)
A black mamba (Lair:1)
2 weapon mimics (D:11)
A komodo dragon (Lair:1)
A troll (D:9)
A giant toad (D:11)
A wraith (D:10)
3 yaks (Lair:1)
A hungry ghost (D:10)
A wyvern (D:10)
2 hippogriffs
8 war dogs
A manticore (D:10)
2 ice beasts
2 sky beasts (D:11)
A phantom (D:8)
2 giant goldfish (D:9)
3 centaurs
A warg (D:11)
A gila monster (Lair:1)
10 orc warriors
4 ogres
A crocodile (Lair:1)
2 water moccasins (Lair:1)
6 giant frogs
A wolf (Lair:1)
A giant slug (Lair:1)
A big kobold (D:9)
Blork the orc (D:4)
A wight (D:10)
2 electric eels (D:9)
A gila monster skeleton (D:9)
5 imps
7 spiders (D:11)
A shadow (D:10)
A goliath beetle (D:10)
A big fish (D:9)
9 orc wizards
11 hounds
5 orc priests
A hound skeleton (D:11)
A scorpion (D:5)
An iguana (D:7)
3 worker ants
A midge (D:6)
12 green rats
20 snakes
21 gnolls
A giant centipede zombie (D:8)
2 giant mites
A snake skeleton (D:4)
4 worms
A megabat skeleton (D:10)
13 giant geckos
An ooze (D:2)
50 orcs
7 giant cockroaches
18 hobgoblins
11 jackals
28 kobolds
28 megabats
2 quokkas
10 giant newts
19 goblins
3 orc skeletons
16 rats
A rat zombie (D:8)
4 small snakes
2 fungi
A plant (Lair:1)
3 toadstools
394 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
A small abomination (D:9)
A snake (Lair:1)
A giant gecko (D:11)
An orc (D:11)
A jackal (D:9)
A goblin (D:1)
8 toadstools
14 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 408 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | D:1 | Steotypical, the Mountain Dwarf Fighter, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 16/16 MP: 0/0
133 | D:1 | Reached skill level 3 in Shields
306 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 17/23 MP: 1/1
415 | D:1 | Reached skill level 3 in Axes
1061 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 29/29 MP: 1/1
1166 | D:2 | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
1314 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 29/36 MP: 2/2
1391 | D:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
1545 | D:2 | Reached skill level 4 in Fighting
1569 | D:2 | Reached skill level 4 in Axes
1697 | D:2 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 27/44 MP: 3/3
2486 | D:3 | Reached skill level 5 in Axes
2710 | D:3 | Reached skill level 4 in Shields
3033 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging
3749 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 46/50 MP: 3/3
3870 | D:4 | Noticed Blork the orc
3882 | D:4 | Defeated Blork the orc
4137 | D:4 | Reached skill level 6 in Axes
4361 | D:4 | Reached skill level 2 in Dodging
4384 | D:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
4545 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
4636 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 45/57 MP: 4/4
4952 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Throwing
5058 | D:5 | Reached skill level 7 in Axes
5375 | D:5 | Noticed Eustachio
5655 | D:5 | Noticed Menkaure
5660 | D:5 | Noticed Sigmund
5935 | D:6 | Reached skill level 6 in Shields
5938 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
6643 | D:6 | Reached skill level 8 in Axes
6858 | D:6 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 66/66 MP: 5/5
7200 | D:7 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
7442 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
7722 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Warmaster Okawaru
7841 | D:7 | Reached skill level 9 in Axes
7873 | D:7 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
8127 | D:7 | Reached skill level 6 in Fighting
8174 | D:7 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 70/74 MP: 5/5
8492 | D:7 | Reached skill level 10 in Axes
8597 | D:8 | Acquired Okawaru's first power
9140 | D:7 | Reached skill level 7 in Shields
9386 | D:9 | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
9512 | D:9 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
9608 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
9865 | D:9 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
9911 | D:9 | Reached skill level 11 in Axes
10051 | D:9 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
10391 | D:9 | Noticed Joseph
10831 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
11029 | D:10 | Reached skill level 7 in Fighting
11138 | D:10 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 59/84 MP: 6/6
11348 | D:10 | Reached skill level 6 in Armour
11352 | D:10 | Reached skill level 12 in Axes
11767 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
11894 | Lair:1 | Identified a scroll of acquirement
11895 | Lair:1 | Got a shimmering silver amulet
11896 | Lair:1 | Identified the amulet of Gialinam (You acquired it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
12156 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 8 in Shields
12181 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 3 in Dodging
12302 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 2 in Evocations
12642 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
13205 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 9 in Shields
13401 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 8 in Fighting
13503 | Lair:1 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
13647 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 13 in Axes
14127 | D:9 | Defeated Joseph
14398 | D:11 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 28/93 MP: 7/7
14659 | D:10 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 88/88 MP: 15/15
14773 | D:11 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 56/93 MP: 7/7
15241 | D:11 | Reached skill level 3 in Evocations
15373 | D:11 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
15570 | D:11 | Acquired Okawaru's second power
16118 | D:11 | Reached skill level 14 in Axes
16240 | D:11 | Got a brightly glowing steel ring
16241 | D:11 | Identified the cursed ring "Schuphoesch" (You found it on level 11 of the Dungeon)
16244 | D:11 | Found a staircase to the Hive.
16246 | D:11 | Reached skill level 10 in Shields
