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[arandomperson12]

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157269 arandomperson12 the Severer (level 17, -8/198 HPs)
             Began as a Demonspawn Berserker on Aug 10, 2016.
             Was the Champion of Trog.
             Killed from afar by Aizul (10 damage)
             ... with a poison arrow
             ... on level 3 of the Swamp on Aug 11, 2016.
             The game lasted 02:27:05 (41185 turns).

arandomperson12 the Severer (Demonspawn Berserker) Turns: 41185, Time: 02:27:06

Health: -8/198     AC: 26    Str: 32    XL:     17   Next: 12%
Magic:  23/23      EV: 17    Int:  8    God:    Trog [******]
Gold:   2142       SH:  0    Dex: 15    Spells: 0 memorised, 16 levels left

rFire  . . .      SeeInvis .    b - +2 morningstar
rCold  . . .      Gourm    +    D - +3 plate armour {rN+}
rNeg   + . .      Faith    .    (no shield)
rPois  .          Spirit   .    y - +2 hat
rElec  .          Dismiss  .    x - +2 cloak {MR+}
rCorr  .          Reflect  .    (no gloves)
SustAt .          Harm     .    C - +0 pair of boots
MR     ++++.                    o - amulet of the gourmand
Stlth  ..........               s - ring of flight
                                z - +4 ring of strength

@: berserking (expiring), lethally poisoned (-8 -> -79), regenerating, very
quick
A: horns 1, repulsion field 2, powered by death 3, rot immunity
a: Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Burn Spellbooks, Renounce Religion,
Evoke Flight


You were on level 3 of the Swamp.
You worshipped Trog.
Trog was exalted by your worship.
You were very full.

You visited 5 branches of the dungeon, and saw 28 of its levels.
You also visited: Ossuary.

You collected 2337 gold pieces.
You spent 195 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 b - a +2 morningstar (weapon)
 n - the +11 battleaxe of Tension {speed, rElec rF- rN+ MR+++}
   (Trog gifted it to you on level 11 of the Dungeon)   
   
   Attacks with this weapon are significantly faster.
   
   It makes you vulnerable to fire.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
 V - a +4 battleaxe
Missiles
 j - 31 tomahawks (quivered)
 A - a throwing net
Armour
 x - a +2 cloak of magic resistance (worn)
 y - a +2 hat (worn)
 C - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
 D - a +3 plate armour of positive energy (worn)
Jewellery
 h - an uncursed ring of fire
 o - an amulet of the gourmand (around neck)
 s - a ring of flight (right hand)
 u - a +4 ring of dexterity
 z - a +4 ring of strength (left hand)
 X - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
Wands
 m - a wand of paralysis (13/24)
 q - a wand of paralysis (10/24)
 v - a wand of confusion (14/48)
 M - a wand of disintegration (8/24)
 N - a wand of disintegration (11/24)
 O - a wand of hasting (2/9)
 P - a wand of lightning (8/15)
 Q - a wand of flame (26/48)
 T - a wand of acid (13/15)
 Z - a wand of paralysis (10/24)
Scrolls
 e - 4 scrolls of teleportation
 r - 13 scrolls of identify
 w - 2 scrolls of blinking
 E - 3 scrolls of enchant armour
 G - a scroll of enchant weapon
 H - 3 scrolls of fear
 L - 4 scrolls of remove curse
 R - a scroll of silence
 U - 2 scrolls of magic mapping
 W - a scroll of fog
Potions
 a - 5 potions of agility
 d - 9 potions of curing
 f - 2 potions of haste
 g - 4 potions of might
 k - 8 potions of flight
 l - a potion of berserk rage
 t - 3 potions of invisibility
 B - 9 potions of heal wounds
 F - 2 potions of cancellation
 I - a potion of resistance
Books
 J - a Fen Folio   
   
    Spells                             Type                      Level
    a - Corpse Rot                   Necromancy                    2
    b - Stone Arrow                  Conjuration/Earth             3
    c - Leda's Liquefaction          Hexes/Earth                   4
    d - Summon Forest                Summoning/Translocation       5
    e - Hydra Form                   Transmutation                 6
    f - Summon Hydra                 Summoning                     7
   
   
   Trog disapproves of the use of such an item.
 S - a book of Cantrips   
   
    Spells                             Type                      Level
    a - Confusing Touch              Hexes                         1
    b - Animate Skeleton             Necromancy                    1
    c - Summon Small Mammal          Summoning                     1
    d - Apportation                  Translocation                 1
   
   
   Trog disapproves of the use of such an item.
Miscellaneous
 i - a fan of gales
 p - a phial of floods
Comestibles
 c - 17 bread rations
 K - 2 fruits
 Y - a beef jerky


   Skills:
 + Level 11.6 Fighting
 - Level 20.0 Axes
 - Level 14.3 Armour
 - Level 10.1 Dodging
 - Level 8.6 Evocations


You had 16 spell levels left.
You didn't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (0/1) D:4            Lair (6/6) D:9
  Swamp (3/4) Lair:3       Spider (3/4) Lair:2        Slime (0/5) Lair:5
    Orc (1/2) D:12         Vaults (0/5) D:14         Depths (0/5) D:15

Altars:
Dithmenos
Pakellas
Uskayaw
Xom
Yredelemnul
Beogh

Shops:
D:6 [   D:9 }

Annotations:
D:4 exclusion: downstairs
D:5 exclusion: upstairs, Prince Ribbit
Lair:2 exclusion: oklob plant
Swamp:3 Aizul


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have a pair of small horns on your head.
You are surrounded by a moderate repulsion field. (EV +3)
You regenerate a lot of health from kills.
You are immune to rotting.


Message History

The bolt of poison hits you!
You are more poisoned.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
You are too berserk!
You closely miss Aizul. Your headbutt misses Aizul.
Aizul is severely wounded.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
You feel very sick.
Aizul hits you.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
Unknown command.
You are too berserk!
You closely miss Aizul. You headbutt Aizul!!
Aizul is almost dead.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
You feel very sick.
Aizul casts a spell at you.
The poison arrow hits you!
You are more poisoned.
You die...


Basically, I died because I wielded a Morningstar to kill a hydra, and forgot to wield my artifact axe for the unique.

[Sandman25]

Some time ago I suggested a new "!h" inscription to avoid hitting hydra with weapon which adds heads. It looks like another inscription like "h" can be useful too, it means you get a warning when attacking anything except hydra.
Sorry about your loss, I often lose characterd the same way (my last was a Fo in Zig who attacked with UC after trying a weapon).

[Airwolf]

That battleaxe probably would have killed the shit out of hydras, too.

[MainiacJoe]

Yeah, I've begun to reassess "never chop a hydra" too. You can certainly get ahead of it with a good enough weapon.

[njvack]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest that yeah, a +2 morningstar is not the best weapon to use to take on Aziul, but "I used a suboptimal weapon" is not really the cause of this death.

Also why are you carrying 3 ?EA scrolls while wearing +0 boots?

[arandomperson12]

With the battleaxe, my damage output may have been high enough to take out aizul. I have read many people advocating for early use of enchant weapon/armour scrolls, but then you won't have them for enchanting endgame gear, and I have managed to get through the early game several times while hoarding the scrolls.

[njvack]

It might; it might not. Calling a bro and burning !Might might have been better than zerking. Were you taking him 1v1, berserk from (near) full health at the beginning of the fight?

It's pretty likely you won't find boots better than regular boots, and anyhow: AC now is better than AC later. I wouldn't enchant terrible armour, but vanilla boots and rN plate are both good enough for endgame.

[arandomperson12]

I berserked from full health, when there was 1 square between us (lured him around corner first). The game only called him "dangerous", and not "extremely dangerous", so I did not BIA.

[ichbins]

What "the game says" is not always important, Aizul is basically ever "extremely dangerous" when you meet her without rp.

Spend your ea scrolls. It took me a while to learn this as well, but it is really better this way. It can help a lot if you enchant your early stuff and your vanilla boots to max, even if you'll find +1 boots of running the 1 ac lost late in the game will basically never kill you.

Hydras are difficult when you first enter lair. At XL17 for a melee dude and with that battleaxe you should probably just kill them with your best weapons. When playing Be's or comparable I'm always baffled how difficult they are when you initially meet them and how weak they are when you finally enter swamp. As BE you still have panic buttons if things go really wrong.