My First Victory Post!

[vladtheimplier]

Well, after around 2 years of playing this ridiculous game, and over 1,000 deaths, something "clicked" with this VpEn of Kiku, and rather than aiming for a 3-Rune win for my first go, I just kept pushing my luck... and somehow coming out on top, over and over again. I present to you, "Vladimir Tepes", my very first win in DCStone Soup... with 15 Runes, every Pandemonium and Hell Lord killed, as well as the Royal Jelly.

Voila.

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.9.1 character file.

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 7337437 Vladimir Tepes the Ninja (level 27, 160/170 (172) HPs)
             Began as a Vampire Enchanter on Dec 26, 2011.
             Was a Priest of Kikubaaqudgha.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 15 runes on Jan 3, 2012!
             
             The game lasted 19:25:11 (242242 turns).

Vladimir Tepes the Ninja (Vampire Enchanter)                      Turns: 242242, Time: 19:25:11

HP 160/170 (172) AC 13     Str 16      XL: 27
MP  47/47        EV 12     Int 36      God: Kikubaaqudgha [***...]
Gold 2681       SH 11     Dex 21      Spells: 15 memorised,  3 levels left

Res.Fire  : + + +   See Invis. : +    p - +5,+8 dagger of Vanity {freeze, rPois rN+
Res.Cold  : + + +   Warding    : . .  r - +1 robe "Scheefrar" {Str+2 Int+4}
Life Prot.: + + +   Conserve   : .    h - +1 buckler of Leaves {+Inv rF++}
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    R - +2 helmet "Mneemoem" {Acc+2 Stlth+}
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : .    u - +0 cloak "Ofenk" {rF+ rC+ rN+}
Res.Elec. : +       Spirit.Shd : .    d - +2 pair of gloves of the Cricket {Dex+2 In
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    L - +2 pair of boots of the Assassin {+Inv Dex
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: x    l - amulet "Thra Pheb" {Gourm rElec rF+ rN+}
Res.Rott. : +       Levitation : .    D - ring of Ymnuigom {+Lev rPois MR SInv Stlth
Gourmand  : +       Ctrl.Flight: .    V - ring "Gamn" {cTele +Inv +Lev Str+2}

@: non-regenerating, extraordinarily resistant to hostile enchantments, uncannily stealthy
A: fangs 3, see invisible, unbreathing, Int +5
a: Bat Form, Bottle Blood, Receive Corpses, Renounce Religion, Evoke Invisibility, Evoke
Levitation
}: 15/15 runes: decaying, barnacled, slimy, silver, golden, iron, obsidian, icy, bone, abyssal,
demonic, glowing, magical, fiery, dark


You escaped.
You worshipped Kikubaaqudgha.
Kikubaaqudgha was greatly pleased with you.
You were bloodless.

You visited 19 branches of the dungeon, and saw 114 of its levels.
You visited Pandemonium 1 time, and saw 25 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 2 times.
You visited 1 Labyrinth.
You visited 2 bazaars.
You visited 1 portal chamber: wizlab.

You collected 12958 gold pieces.
You spent 10277 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 e - a +0,+0 dagger of distortion (quivered)
 f - the +7,+7 Sceptre of Asmodeus
   (You took it off Asmodeus on level 7 of Gehenna)
 o - the +6,+6 Sword of Cerebov {flame,}
   (You took it off Cerebov in Pandemonium)   
   
   It emits flame when wielded, causing extra injury to most foes and up to
   double damage against particularly susceptible opponents. Big, fiery blades
   are also staple armaments of hydra-hunters.
 p - the +5,+8 dagger of Vanity (weapon) {freeze, rPois rN+ Str+2 Dex+2 Stlth+}
   (You acquired it on level 3 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   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 affects your strength (+2).
   It affects your dexterity (+2).
   It protects you from poison.
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It makes you more stealthy.
 y - the +4,+4 Staff of Dispater
   (You took it off Dispater on level 7 of the Iron City of Dis)
 G - the +7,+5 scimitar of Flaming Death {flame, rPois rF++ rC- MR}
   (You found it on level 7 of the Iron City of Dis)   
   
   It emits flame when wielded, causing extra injury to most foes and up to
   double damage against particularly susceptible opponents. Big, fiery blades
   are also staple armaments of hydra-hunters.
   
   
   It greatly protects you from fire.
   It makes you vulnerable to cold.
   It protects you from poison.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
 X - the +10,+6 mithril axe "Arga" {speed, MR Str+2}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   Attacks with this weapon take half as long, but cause slightly less damage.
   
   
   It affects your strength (+2).
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
Armour
 d - the +2 pair of gloves of the Cricket (worn) {Dex+2 Int+4}
   (You acquired it on level 5 of the Swamp)   
   
   
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It affects your dexterity (+2).
 h - the +1 buckler of Leaves (worn) {+Inv rF++}
   (You acquired it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   
   It greatly protects you from fire.
   It lets you turn invisible.
 r - the +1 robe "Scheefrar" (worn) {Str+2 Int+4}
   (You found it in Pandemonium)   
   
   
   It affects your strength (+2).
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
 u - the +0 cloak "Ofenk" (worn) {rF+ rC+ rN+}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Shoals)   
   
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from cold.
   It protects you from negative energy.
 L - the +2 pair of boots of the Assassin (worn) {+Inv Dex+3 Stlth++}
   (You found it in Pandemonium)   
   
   
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
   It lets you turn invisible.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
   
   These boots were specially designed by the Assassin's Guild.
 R - the +2 helmet "Mneemoem" (worn) {Acc+2 Stlth+}
   (You found it in Pandemonium)   

   
   
   It affects your accuracy (+2).
   It makes you more stealthy.
Magical devices
 a - a wand of cold (7)
 k - a wand of hasting (5) {unknown}
 O - a wand of teleportation (0)
 Q - a wand of teleportation (8)
Scrolls
 i - a scroll of identify
 m - a scroll of teleportation
 q - a scroll of magic mapping
Jewellery
 c - an uncursed ring of wizardry
 g - the ring "Giriez" {-CAST +Lev Str+1}
   (You found it on level 7 of Tartarus)   
   
   [ring of levitation]
   
   It affects your strength (+1).
   It prevents spellcasting.
 l - the amulet "Thra Pheb" (around neck) {Gourm rElec rF+ rN+}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Shoals)   
   
   [amulet of the gourmand]
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It protects you from negative energy.
 t - a +0,+8 ring of slaying
 v - a +3,+3 ring of slaying
 A - the cursed amulet of the Four Winds {Clar rN+ MR}
   (You found it on level 8 of the Vaults)   
   
   [amulet of clarity]
   
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 D - the ring of Ymnuigom (right hand) {+Lev rPois MR SInv Stlth+}
   (You acquired it on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   [ring of levitation]
   
   It protects you from poison.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It makes you more stealthy.
 V - the ring "Gamn" (left hand) {cTele +Inv +Lev Str+2}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Crypt)   
   
   [ring of teleport control]
   
   It affects your strength (+2).
   It lets you turn invisible.
   It lets you levitate.
Potions
 n - a potion of magic
 B - a potion of invisibility
 N - a potion of healing
 P - 19 potions of heal wounds
 U - 7 potions of restore abilities
Books
 F - a manual of Armour
 T - a manual of Shields
Orbs of Power
 b - the Orb of Zot
Miscellaneous
 j - the horn of Geryon
 s - a lantern of shadows


   Skills:
 - Level 5 Fighting
 - Level 1 Short Blades
 - Level 2 Long Blades
 - Level 1 Axes
 - Level 1 Polearms
 - Level 1 Staves
 - Level 2 Dodging
 O Level 27 Stealth
 O Level 27 Stabbing
 - Level 1 Shields
 - Level 1 Traps & Doors
 - Level 1 Unarmed Combat
 - Level 23 Spellcasting
 - Level 18 Conjurations
 - Level 15 Hexes
 - Level 1 Charms
 - Level 15 Summonings
 - Level 16 Necromancy
 - Level 14 Translocations
 - Level 1 Transmutations
 * Level 24 Fire Magic
 - Level 1 Ice Magic
 - Level 1 Poison Magic
 - Level 1 Evocations


You had 3 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Confuse               Hex            ########.    Perfect     3    None
b - Ensorcelled Hibernat  Ice/Hex        #######      Excellent   2    None
c - Invisibility          Hex            ########.    Excellent   6    None
d - Iskenderun's Mystic   Conj           #########    Perfect     4    None
e - Animate Dead          Necr           N/A          Perfect     4    None
f - Recall                Tloc/Summ      N/A          Perfect     3    None
g - Abjuration            Summ           ########..   Perfect     3    None
h - Haunt                 Summ/Necr      #########.   Excellent   7    None
i - Dispel Undead         Necr           #########    Perfect     4    None
j - Alistair's Intoxicat  Pois/Trmt      N/A          Excellent   4    None
k - Orb of Destruction    Conj           #########.   Excellent   7    None
l - Ozocubu's Armour      Ice/Chrm       ######....   Excellent   3    None
m - Vampiric Draining     Necr           #########.   Perfect     3    None
n - Fire Storm            Fire/Conj      #########.   Very Good   9    Honeycomb
o - Controlled Blink      Tloc           N/A          Excellent   7    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (4/4) D:6
    Elf (5/5) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:11          Swamp (5/5) Lair:2
 Shoals (5/5) Lair:6        Slime (6/6) Lair:7         Hive (2/2) D:14
  Vault (8/8) D:17          Blade (1/1) Vault:5       Crypt (5/5) Vault:4
   Tomb (3/3) Crypt:2         Dis (7/7) Hell            Geh (7/7) Hell
    Coc (7/7) Hell            Tar (7/7) 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

Shops:
D:6: %=  D:11: ?+(  Orc:4: =(**  Elf:1: =  Elf:3: ?  Shoals:3: =[  Shoals:4: +  Vault:3: /
Vault:7: !

Portals:
Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27 Dis:1** Dis:2** Dis:3* Dis:4 Dis:5** Dis:6 Dis:7** Geh:1 Geh:2* Geh:3* Geh:4* Geh:5* Geh:6 Geh:7 Coc:1* Coc:2 Coc:3 Coc:4 Coc:5** Coc:6 Coc:7** Tar:1* Tar:2 Tar:3 Tar:4 Tar:5 Tar:6 Tar:7
Abyss: D:22 D:23 D:25
Pan: D:22 D:24

Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You do not heal naturally.
You can bottle blood from corpses.
You have razor-sharp teeth.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You do not need to breathe.
Your mind is acute (Int +5).

[Darkell]

Congratulations :3

Use code tags ^_^

[MyOtheHedgeFox]

Please edit your post and place your char dump between [code] and [/code] tags. =)

[vladtheimplier]

Done and done! I was honestly wondering if I should've pushed for Zig, too, but I couldn't find as much information on what to expect as I found on Hell and Pandemonium, and I was basically consulting CrawlWiki every five minutes when I did those. Pandemonium was actually kind of pathetic; out of Cerebov, Mnoleg, Lom Lobom, and Gloorx Vloorq, I opened all four like pillowcases.. but Cerebov survived, with about 20% health remaining, so that fight turned into a "Haunt 'em 3 times, Controlled Teleport out... Kiku-corpse Undead Army, Controlled 'Port back, Recall, Haunt, 'port out.. rinse, repeat". Hell was way tougher, but only because of Hell effects. I managed to backstab Asmodeus and Ereshkigal for insta-kills, but Antaeus took fooooorever (a sleeping Antaeus took a Skill 27 backstab for less than 40% of his HP... I'm guessing a lot of the massive damage I inflicted on Cerebov came from my dagger having a Freeze and +8 Slaying attached to it? Is that part of the damage multiplied by the stab.. ?), and Dispater and I just abjure'd the Hell out of each other, and I had to resort to burning magic potions and Blinking everywhere in his hallway, firing off around 6 Orbs of Destruction (he survived them all!), before swarming him with zombies. Doing all of that while being occasionally ganked by random Hell effects summoning reinforcements was a pain.

Comparably, though, Zot seemed kind of easy. I sneaked through a lot of it with invisibility, backstabbed numerous Moths, Liches, Draconians (idiots can't see invisi. whatsoever, apparently), and Orb Guardians.. swamped the final room with zombies and Haunts, abjured everything in sight, and Brute-Force'd my way to victory.

All in all, it was one Hell of a good time, and I'm ready to try for a melee build this time around.. beating the game with no defensive boosts to speak of, besides Bat Form and Run Away/Control'd Tele. to Safety and C-Blink, was uber-hard, but I found being evasive and sneaky was a more cost-effective means of defense.

WOOT! Good times!

[lerugray]

Congrats! im still working on my first win, nice work! i like your build, might try it out next time.

[XuaXua]

I like

ring "Gamn" {cTele +Inv +Lev Str+2}

because you can just ditch 2 rings from your inventory.

[vladtheimplier]

What do you mean? I should've ditched Giriez, but I sort of forgot about it... but what else should I have dropped? I kept Wizardry for when I reaaaally needed Firestorm to not misfire.

[nosrepemos]

Nice work, even nicer still to have your first also be a 15 runer. Not even I could kill Cerebov the first time I ever saw him. Just a little hint though, don't rely on the Crawl wiki too much. It's often outdated and applying misinformation from there could get you killed. Instead, use the Knowledge Bots as they are the most up to date. Look up 'badwiki' in the bots to see the community's opinion on the Crawl wiki .

[greepish]

Nice palindrome turn count btw