CiP : OpVM, what to do ?

[mopl]

Here is my current char, I was very lucky with mutations, as they give some nice AC for my fragile Octopode. That balances with the ridiculous number of rings I found in this game...
Thing is I don't know what to do !
What spell should I be using to deal with enemies ? Poison is less and less useful due to monster resistance. IOOD makes me too hungry. Fireball is not very powerful...
I have access to

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 a - a Young Poisoner's Handbook
 b - a Young Poisoner's Handbook
 c - a book of Callings
 d - a book of Clouds
 e - a book of Power
 f - a book of Wizardry

Is Olgreb Toxic Radiance an option for Spider Nest ? If yes, should I increase Poison Magic or not ?

  Code:

 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.14-a0-1817-gb992dfe (webtiles) character file.

mopl the Eclecticist (Octopode Venom Mage)         Turns: 44503, Time: 04:03:31

HP  91/103       AC 11     Str  9      XL: 15   Next: 77%
MP  37/37        EV 27     Int 23      God: Vehumet [******]
Gold 2194        SH 13     Dex 15      Spells:  9 memorised,  8 levels left

rFire  . . .     SeeInvis +     u - +4 demon blade (flame)
rCold  + . .     Clarity  .     b - +2 elf buckler {rC+}
rNeg   . . .     Conserve .     z - +2 wizard hat
rPois  .         rCorr    .     (no amulet)
rElec  +         rRot     .     a - +6 ring of evasion
SustAb . .       Spirit   .     H - ring of sustenance
rMut   .         Warding  .     Q - ring of wizardry
Saprov . . .     Stasis   .     d - +3 ring of evasion
                                L - ring of sustenance
                                B - ring of see invisible
                                s - ring "Hujilev" {+Fly rElec MR++}
                                (no ring)

@: extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, quite stealthy
A: almost no armour, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, iridescent scales 1,
rough black scales 1, camouflage 1, agile 1, blink 1, strong 1, gelatinous body
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a: Blink, Renounce Religion, Evoke Flight


You are on level 14 of the Dungeon.
You worship Vehumet.
Vehumet is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 27 of its levels.
You have also visited: Bailey and Ice Cave.

You have collected 2466 gold pieces.
You have spent 272 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 p - a dagger of draining
 q - a +3,+0 short sword of protection
 t - a +2,+1 dagger of freezing
 u - a +4,+4 demon blade of flaming (weapon)
Armour
 b - a +2 elven buckler of cold resistance (worn)
 v - a shield of reflection {Donald}
 z - a +2 wizard hat (worn)
Magical devices
 i - a wand of confusion
 m - a wand of teleportation (5)
 A - a wand of draining {zapped: 6}
 J - a wand of fireball {zapped: 1}
 M - a wand of confusion {zapped: 2}
 S - a wand of cold {zapped: 1}
Comestibles
 f - 4 pears
 r - a choko
Scrolls
 e - 4 scrolls of teleportation
 g - a scroll of blinking
 h - 3 scrolls of magic mapping
 x - 4 scrolls of remove curse
 F - 2 scrolls of recharging
 G - 5 scrolls of fear
 U - a scroll of immolation
Jewellery
 a - a +6 ring of evasion (left tentacle)
 d - a +3 ring of evasion (on tentacle)
 s - the ring "Hujilev" (on tentacle) {+Fly rElec MR++}
   (You found it on level 13 of the Dungeon)   
   
   [ring of flight]
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
 B - a ring of see invisible (on tentacle)
 H - a ring of sustenance (right tentacle)
 L - a ring of sustenance (on tentacle)
 O - an uncursed ring of teleportation
 Q - a ring of wizardry (on tentacle)
Potions
 j - 2 potions of might
 k - a potion of agility
 l - 4 potions of resistance
 o - a potion of magic
 w - 3 potions of speed
 C - 2 potions of heal wounds
 D - a potion of paralysis
 E - 8 potions of curing
 K - a bubbling yellow potion
Magical staves
 y - an uncursed staff of earth
Miscellaneous
 c - a stone of tremors (inert)
 n - a sack of spiders
 N - a lamp of fire
Rods
 I - a +0 rod of demonology (11/11)
   (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)


   Skills:
 - Level 10.0 Fighting
 - Level 10.0 Dodging
 - Level 2.6 Stealth
 - Level 5.0 Shields
 - Level 15.0 Spellcasting
 - Level 12.0 Conjurations
 + Level 10.0 Fire Magic
 - Level 9.0 Poison Magic


You have 8 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Sting                 Conj/Pois      ####         1%          1    None
b - Olgreb's Toxic Radia  Pois           ######..     1%          4    None
c - Cure Poison           Pois           ######....   1%          2    None
d - Mephitic Cloud        Conj/Pois/Air  #####...     1%          3    None
e - Inner Flame           Hex/Fire       #####...     1%          3    None
f - Fireball              Conj/Fire      ######....   1%          5    #......
g - Orb of Destruction    Conj           ######....   3%          7    ######.
h - Delayed Fireball      Conj/Fire      N/A          4%          7    ######.
i - Fire Storm            Conj/Fire      ######....   98%         9    #######


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (14/16)            Temple (1/1) D:7             Orc (4/4) D:12
    Elf (0/3) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:10          Swamp (0/5) Lair:3
 Spider (0/5) Lair:6        Slime (0/6) Lair:8     
Vaults: D:14-15     

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
the Shining One
Beogh

Shops:
D:9 *   D:12 (   D:13 =   Orc:3 =   Orc:4 /(([

Annotations:
D:8 ghwc's ghost, experienced TrIE
D:11 exclusion: downstairs
Lair:8 bb


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You cannot wear most types of armour.
You are amphibious.
You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.
You can use your tentacles to constrict many enemies at once.
Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).
Your rubbery body absorbs attacks (AC +1).
You are partially covered in iridescent scales (AC +4).
You are partially covered in rough black scales (AC +4, Dex -1).
You are agile. (Dex +2)
You can translocate small distances at will.
Your muscles are strong. (Str +2)


Message History

You see here a sheep corpse.
You start butchering the sheep corpse. You continue butchering the corpse.
You continue butchering the corpse.
You finish butchering the sheep corpse.
P - a chunk of sheep flesh
You see here a sheep skeleton.
Eat a chunk of sheep flesh? (ye/n/q/i?)
This raw flesh tastes terrible.
You continue eating.
P - a scroll of identify
Read which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Identify which item? (\ to view known items) (? for menu, Esc to quit)
As you read the scroll of identify, it crumbles to dust.
D - a potion of paralysis
Drink which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Okay, then.
Unknown command.
Unknown command.
Unknown command.
Saving game... please wait.

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There are no monsters in sight!

[CommanderC]

I would forget Fire Storm, and learn Venom Bolt and Poisonous Cloud. PC is a very good spell. Venom Bolt is not so good, but you don't have Bolt of Fire and unlike Fireball it doesn't make too much noise.

OTR is useful in Spider, but you already have enough levels of Poison Magic. I would train Long Blades, Stealth, and more Dodging (or perhaps Shields).

[mopl]

I would forget Fire Storm, and learn Venom Bolt and Poisonous Cloud. PC is a very good spell. Venom Bolt is not so good, but you don't have Bolt of Fire and unlike Fireball it doesn't make too much noise.

OTR is useful in Spider, but you already have enough levels of Poison Magic. I would train Long Blades, Stealth, and more Dodging (or perhaps Shields).

You would never use Firestorm at all ? Or at least not now ?
And should I really train Long Blades as a spellcaster ? A staff would be better no ?

Edit : what Summoning spell should I learn if I want it to be useful endgame and extended...
I have a manual of Summoning and access to a lot of spells of this school

[and into]

Fire storm is not very useful at 98% failure rate. You get no benefit having it on this character at this point; even potion of brilliance won't make it usable.

You have a book of wizardry—get haste!

Shadow creatures is a great spell that requires minimal investment. Of course summon butterflies is really good too (though not for directly killing dudes).

As CommanderC said, Venom Bolt is good enough to hold you over until better spells are online.

You could use fire storm on this guy *eventually* but I would recommend worrying about that only when your defenses are great (dodging and fighting) and you have that demon blade at min delay. I would also prioritize getting any of these spells reliable before investing the experience needed to get fire storm online: poisonous cloud, freezing cloud, bolt of fire, iron shot, poison arrow, apportation, blink, control teleport, controlled blink, phase shift, death's door, borgnjor's revivification.


EDIT: Forgot some obvious ones like repel/deflect missiles but you get the idea.

[mopl]

New dump

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.14-a0-1817-gb992dfe (webtiles) character file.

mopl the Destroyer (Octopode Venom Mage)           Turns: 68150, Time: 06:02:01

HP 120/120       AC 11     Str  9      XL: 18   Next: 83%
MP  39/39        EV 27     Int 24      God: Vehumet [******]
Gold 2280        SH 12     Dex 13      Spells: 13 memorised,  0 levels left

rFire  + . .     SeeInvis +     a - +6,+7 demon blade (flame)
rCold  + . .     Clarity  .     R - +2 elf buckler {rC+}
rNeg   . . .     Conserve .     z - +2 wizard hat
rPois  +         rCorr    .     p - amulet of the gourmand
rElec  +         rRot     .     u - +6 ring of evasion
SustAb . .       Spirit   .     P - ring of Ydaf {+Blink rPois Dex-2}
rMut   .         Warding  .     Q - ring of wizardry
Gourm  +         Stasis   .     d - +3 ring of evasion
                                L - ring of sustenance
                                B - ring of see invisible
                                s - ring "Hujilev" {+Fly rElec MR++}
                                q - ring of protection from fire

@: delayed fireball, extraordinarily resistant to hostile enchantments, very
stealthy
A: almost no armour, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, iridescent scales 1,
rough black scales 1, camouflage 1, agile 1, blink 1, strong 1, gelatinous body
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a: Blink, Renounce Religion, Release Delayed Fireball, Evoke Blink, Evoke Flight


You are on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Vehumet.
Vehumet is exalted by your worship.
You are completely stuffed.

You have visited 6 branches of the dungeon, and seen 36 of its levels.
You have also visited: Bailey and Ice Cave.

You have collected 4157 gold pieces.
You have spent 1877 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +6,+7 demon blade of flaming (weapon)
Armour
 z - a +2 wizard hat (worn)
 R - a +2 elven buckler of cold resistance (worn)
Magical devices
 e - a wand of digging {zapped: 1}
 h - a wand of teleportation (5)
 y - a wand of fire {zapped: 4}
 A - a wand of draining {zapped: 6}
 J - a wand of fireball {zapped: 1}
 S - a wand of cold {zapped: 1}
Comestibles
 f - 5 pears
Scrolls
 j - a scroll of identify
 v - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 x - 2 scrolls of blinking
 G - 3 scrolls of fear
 U - 3 scrolls of immolation
 V - 2 scrolls of magic mapping
 W - 5 scrolls of teleportation
Jewellery
 d - a +3 ring of evasion (on tentacle)
 p - an amulet of the gourmand (around mantle)
 q - a ring of protection from fire (on tentacle)
 s - the ring "Hujilev" (on tentacle) {+Fly rElec MR++}
   (You found it on level 13 of the Dungeon)   
   
   [ring of flight]
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
 t - an uncursed amulet of clarity
 u - a +6 ring of evasion (left tentacle)
 B - a ring of see invisible (on tentacle)
 F - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 L - a ring of sustenance (on tentacle)
 P - the ring of Ydaf (right tentacle) {+Blink rPois Dex-2}
   (You took it off a deep elf demonologist on level 3 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   [ring of dexterity]
   It affects your dexterity (-2).
   It protects you from poison.
   It lets you blink.
 Q - a ring of wizardry (on tentacle)
Potions
 l - 2 potions of resistance
 o - a potion of magic
 w - a potion of speed
 C - 5 potions of heal wounds
 E - 5 potions of curing
 T - a potion of invisibility
Magical staves
 b - an uncursed staff of energy
 m - an uncursed staff of fire
Miscellaneous
 c - a stone of tremors
 i - a fan of gales
 n - a sack of spiders
 N - a lamp of fire


   Skills:
 - Level 10.0 Fighting
 + Level 10.7 Dodging
 - Level 6.0 Stealth
 - Level 5.0 Shields
 + Level 15.2 Spellcasting
 - Level 15.3 Conjurations
 - Level 9.4 Charms
 - Level 15.3 Fire Magic
 - Level 9.0 Poison Magic


You cannot memorise any spells.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Sting                 Conj/Pois      ####         1%          1    None
b - Olgreb's Toxic Radia  Pois           ######..     1%          4    None
c - Cure Poison           Pois           ######....   1%          2    None
d - Mephitic Cloud        Conj/Pois/Air  ######..     1%          3    None
e - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          2%          2    None
f - Fireball              Conj/Fire      #######...   1%          5    None
g - Orb of Destruction    Conj           #######...   1%          7    ######.
h - Delayed Fireball      Conj/Fire      N/A          1%          7    ######.
i - Fire Storm            Conj/Fire      #######...   65%         9    #######
j - Haste                 Chrm           ######..     4%          6    ####...
k - Repel Missiles        Chrm/Air       #####.....   1%          2    None
l - Apportation           Tloc           ###.......   1%          1    None
m - Inner Flame           Hex/Fire       ######..     1%          3    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (16/16)            Temple (1/1) D:7             Orc (4/4) D:12
    Elf (3/3) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:10          Swamp (0/5) Lair:3
 Spider (4/5) Lair:6        Slime (0/6) Lair:8       Vaults (0/5) D:14
 Depths (0/6) D:16       

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
the Shining One
Beogh

Shops:
D:9 *   D:12 (   D:13 =   Orc:3 =   Orc:4 /(([   Elf:2 %   Elf:3 *


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You cannot wear most types of armour.
You are amphibious.
You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.
You can use your tentacles to constrict many enemies at once.
Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).
Your rubbery body absorbs attacks (AC +1).
You are partially covered in iridescent scales (AC +4).
You are partially covered in rough black scales (AC +4, Dex -1).
You are agile. (Dex +2)
You can translocate small distances at will.
Your muscles are strong. (Str +2)


Message History

a wand of magic darts
a wand of fire {empty}; a wand of paralysis {empty}
Items here: /////
a wand of confusion; a wand of confusion {zapped: 2}
a wand of confusion {zapped: 2}; a wand of confusion; a wand of confusion
You see here a wand of draining.
You see here a wand of digging.
Things that are here:
2 potions of brilliance; a potion of agility; 3 potions of might
Things that are here:
a potion of lignification; 4 potions of resistance
You see here 6 potions of curing.
You see here a potion of cure mutation {!q}.
Items here: :::::::::::::
Drop what? (_ for help) (? for menu, Esc to quit)
You drop a book of Unlife.
You drop a book of Dreams.
You can't memorise that many levels of magic yet!
Unknown command.
Saving game... please wait.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Haste, Blink, Repel Missiles and Apportation are online.
I'm thinking to Shadow Creatures since I have a Manual of Summoning.
I'll forget Inner Flame because I don't really use it...

Still wondering if it's a good idea to train LBlades... I really feel like spellcasters already have so much to train...

Thanks for the spell-list, I'll learn Freezing Cloud to have another type of elemental damage, wondering about Poisonous cloud at this point of the game...
Iron shot can maybe replace IOOD ,though I like the spell !
No Poison Arrow, nor good Translocation spells...