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Joined: Tuesday, 18th June 2013, 07:29

Post Saturday, 22nd February 2014, 23:21

CIP: NaSk of Makhleb

Hi there,

Been playing on and off this pearl of a game for almost two years. And my current character is my best ever so far.

  Code:
 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.1 (tiles) character file.

Fender the Demolition Naga (Naga Skald)            Turns: 14961, Time: 03:54:05

HP  98/98        AC 18     Str 16      XL: 12   Next:  3%
MP  27/27        EV  7     Int 14      God: Makhleb [****..]
Gold 910         SH  9     Dex 12      Spells:  6 memorised, 10 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : +   a - +4,+3 falchion
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : .   e - +6 scale mail {rC+}
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .   q - +0 buckler
Res.Poison: +       Res.Corr.  : .   (no helmet)
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   (no cloak)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Spirit.Shd : .   p - +1 pair of gloves
Res.Mut.  : .       Stasis     : .   (no barding)
Res.Rott. : .       Flight     : .   (no amulet)
Saprovore : . . .                    l - +2 ring of protection
                                     x - ring of Brutysto {rF+ Dex+1 Stlth--}

@: very slow, quite resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: spit poison, see invisible, deformed body, poison resistance, slowness 2, AC
+4, Int -2
a: Spit Poison, Minor Destruction, Lesser Servant of Makhleb, Major Destruction,
Renounce Religion


You are on level 1 of the Shoals.
You worship Makhleb.
Makhleb is greatly pleased with you.
You are very hungry.

You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 14 of its levels.

You have collected 890 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +4,+3 falchion (weapon)
 u - an uncursed orcish falchion
Missiles
 b - 15 poisoned bolts
 r - 62 bolts
Armour
 e - a +6 scale mail of cold resistance (worn)
 p - a +1 pair of gloves (worn)
 q - a +0 buckler (worn)
 M - a +0 ring mail
Magical devices
 g - a wand of fire {recharged}
 j - a wand of flame {zapped: 8}
 k - a wand of confusion {zapped: 2}
 w - a wand of random effects {zapped: 1}
 y - a wand of cold {zapped: 3}
 A - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 2}
 C - a wand of enslavement {zapped: 4}
Comestibles
 d - 10 bread rations
 n - an apricot
 o - 7 chokos
 t - a sausage
 D - 2 pears
 F - 2 apples
 G - 14 strawberries
 H - 12 grapes
 N - a meat ration
Scrolls
 m - a scroll of amnesia
 K - a scroll of immolation
 P - a scroll of teleportation
 Q - a scroll of recharging
Jewellery
 h - an uncursed ring of flight
 l - a +2 ring of protection (right hand)
 x - the ring of Brutysto (left hand) {rF+ Dex+1 Stlth--}
   (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon)   
   
   [ring of dexterity]
   It affects your dexterity (+1).
   It protects you from fire.
   It makes you much less stealthy.
 B - an uncursed ring of wizardry
 I - an uncursed iron ring {tried, was cursed}
Potions
 f - a potion of restore abilities
 i - a potion of flight
 s - a glowing brown potion
 v - 2 inky potions
 E - 3 potions of curing
 L - a potion of agility
Books
 c - a book of Battle   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Infusion                          Charms                       1
   *Shroud of Golubria                Charms/Translocation         2
   *Song of Slaying                   Charms                       2
   *Spectral Weapon                   Hexes/Charms                 3
   *Regeneration                      Charms/Necromancy            3
   *Song of Shielding                 Charms                       4
 z - a book of Transfigurations   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Stoneskin                          Transmutation/Earth          2
   Polymorph                          Hexes/Transmutation          4
   Ice Form                           Ice/Transmutation            4
   Statue Form                        Transmutation/Earth          6
   Dragon Form                        Transmutation                7
 J - a book of Air   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Shock                              Conjuration/Air              1
   Swiftness                          Charms/Air                   2
   Repel Missiles                     Charms/Air                   2
   Flight                             Charms/Air                   3
   Static Discharge                   Conjuration/Air              3
   Lightning Bolt                     Conjuration/Air              5


   Skills:
 + Level 4,3 Fighting
 + Level 5,5 Long Blades
 + Level 6,1 Armour
 + Level 6,0 Dodging
 + Level 3,4 Stealth
 + Level 2,7 Shields
 + Level 7,4 Spellcasting
 + Level 8,0 Charms
 + Level 2,4 Translocations
 + Level 8,9 Invocations
 + Level 2,2 Evocations


You have 10 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Infusion              Chrm           ####..       1%          1    None
b - Regeneration          Chrm/Necr      ###.......   30%         3    ##.....
c - Shroud of Golubria    Chrm/Tloc      ###.......   10%         2    None
d - Song of Shielding     Chrm           ####....     21%         4    ####...
e - Song of Slaying       Chrm           ####......   2%          2    None
f - Spectral Weapon       Hex/Chrm       ###.....     30%         3    ##.....


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (8/27)             Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (0/4) D:8
   Lair (4/8) D:8          Shoals (1/5) Lair:4     
 Swamp: Lair:3-6     Snake: Lair:3-6    Spider: Lair:3-6   

Altars:
Ashenzari
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Vehumet
Zin


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You cannot wear boots.
You can spit poison.
Your serpentine skin is tough (AC +4).
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body.
Your system is resistant to poisons.
You cover ground very slowly.
You are dopey. (Int -2)


Message History

(A) Shoals         
Where to? (Enter - Lair:4 @ (x,y), ? - help)
There is an open door here.
Key pressed, stopping travel.
(D) Dungeon        (T) Temple         (O) Orcish Mines   (L) Lair           
(A) Shoals         
Where to? (Enter - Lair:4 @ (x,y), ? - help)
What level of the Shoals? (default 1, ? - help)
You are feeling very hungry.
(D) Dungeon        (T) Temple         (O) Orcish Mines   (L) Lair           
(A) Shoals         
Where to? (Enter - Shoals:1, ? - help)
There is an open door here.
There is an open door here.
There is a staircase to the Shoals here.
You climb downwards. Welcome to the Shoals!
Found an orcish long sword.
There is a staircase back to the Lair here.
Key pressed, stopping travel.
Unknown command.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  An oklob plant (Lair:2)
  A griffon (Lair:3)
  2 spiny frogs (Lair:1)
  A fire drake (Lair:2)
  A komodo dragon (Lair:1)
  5 blink frogs
  A hungry ghost (D:8)
  8 yaks
  4 hippogriffs
  A manticore (Lair:4)
  An ice beast (D:5)
  5 porcupines
  2 centaurs
  A crocodile (Lair:2)
  8 giant frogs
  A giant slug (Lair:2)
  2 water moccasins
  5 agate snails
  A manticore skeleton (D:6)
  A troll zombie (D:8)
  5 crimson imps
  6 hounds
  Dowan (D:8)
  16 orc priests
  2 jellies
  A quasit (D:8)
  A scorpion (D:7)
  2 big fish (Lair:2)
  5 iguanas
  11 orc wizards
  6 worker ants
  A sky beast zombie (D:5)
  3 ogre zombies
  Ijyb (D:2)
  An ogre skeleton (D:6)
  A hound zombie (D:6)
  Terence (D:2)
  3 green rats (D:5)
  A giant centipede (Lair:1)
  14 adders
  A giant mite (Lair:3)
  3 goliath beetle zombies
  7 worms
  4 ufetubi
  A scorpion zombie (D:6)
  A giant eyeball (D:8)
  7 giant geckos
  2 oozes
  25 orcs
  2 ball pythons
  A bat skeleton (D:6)
  12 goblins
  16 hobgoblins
  17 jackals
  10 quokkas
  22 bats
  6 giant cockroaches
  A giant gecko skeleton (D:5)
  A giant gecko zombie (D:6)
  A giant mite zombie (D:6)
  3 giant newts
  2 goblin zombies (D:8)
  A hobgoblin skeleton (D:4)
  A hobgoblin zombie (D:7)
  A jackal zombie (D:5)
  11 kobolds
  An orc skeleton (D:4)
  4 orc zombies (D:8)
  A quokka zombie (D:6)
  13 rats
  A rat zombie (D:6)
  2 plants
315 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  A hydra (Lair:2)
  A griffon (Lair:4)
  2 black mambas
  3 spiny frogs (Lair:2)
  A fire drake (Lair:4)
  4 komodo dragons
  10 blink frogs
  2 ynoxinuls
  A hungry ghost (D:8)
  A neqoxec (Lair:2)
  2 manticores (Lair:4)
  2 ice beasts
  A porcupine (Lair:4)
  An orc warrior (D:6)
  2 ogres
  2 phantoms
  Duvessa (D:8)
  2 crocodiles
  A giant slug (Lair:1)
  A water moccasin (Lair:4)
  3 troll zombies (D:8)
  2 jellies
  A crimson imp (D:6)
  4 hounds
  4 worker ants
  An orc priest (D:8)
  An orc wizard (D:8)
  3 adders
  A worm (Lair:2)
  6 ufetubi
  A scorpion zombie (D:6)
  An adder skeleton (D:7)
  6 orcs
  2 giant cockroaches
  A hobgoblin (D:7)
  3 jackals
  A quokka (Lair:2)
  4 goblin zombies (D:8)
  A hobgoblin skeleton (D:8)
  2 hobgoblin zombies (D:8)
  An orc skeleton (D:8)
  4 orc zombies (D:8)
  2 rats
96 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  3 orange demons
  A hellwing (Lair:2)
  A smoke demon (Lair:1)
  7 ynoxinuls
  3 neqoxecs
  A mottled dragon (Lair:4)
  2 lemures
  4 shadow imps
  26 ufetubi
  A fungus (Lair:3)
  3 plants
52 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 463 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Fender, the Naga Skald, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 18/18 MP: 3/3
   191 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 12/25 MP: 0/5
   439 | D:1      | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging
   636 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 31/31 MP: 6/6
   646 | D:1      | Learned a level 3 spell: Regeneration
   743 | D:1      | Reached skill level 1 in Armour
   815 | D:2      | Learned a level 2 spell: Shroud of Golubria
   847 | D:2      | Noticed Terence
   866 | D:2      | Killed Terence
  1164 | D:2      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  1168 | D:2      | Noticed a cacodemon
  1169 | D:2      | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
  1170 | D:2      | Noticed an angel
  1175 | D:2      | Became a worshipper of Makhleb the Destroyer
  1198 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 39/39 MP: 2/8
  1435 | D:2      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  1565 | D:2      | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  1567 | D:2      | Noticed Ijyb
  1586 | D:2      | Killed Ijyb
  1763 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 43/45 MP: 6/10
  1890 | D:3      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
  2128 | D:3      | Acquired Makhleb's first power
  2424 | D:3      | Reached skill level 4 in Charms
  2488 | D:3      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 27/52 MP: 10/12
  2772 | D:3      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  2772 | D:3      | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
  2811 | D:3      | Learned a level 4 spell: Song of Shielding
  2904 | D:3      | Acquired Makhleb's second power
  3204 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
  3213 | D:4      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 31/60 MP: 11/15
  3443 | D:4      | Learned a level 2 spell: Song of Slaying
  4005 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  4074 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
  4281 | D:5      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  4388 | D:5      | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
  4465 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 64/67 MP: 12/18
  4492 | D:5      | Learned a level 3 spell: Spectral Weapon
  4512 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
  4650 | D:5      | Acquired Makhleb's third power
  4855 | D:5      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  4913 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  5506 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Charms
  5889 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
  6089 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 62/74 MP: 18/20
  6218 | D:6      | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
  6370 | D:6      | Acquired Makhleb's fourth power
  6642 | D:6      | Got a sparkling steel ring
  6811 | D:7      | Identified the ring of Brutysto {rF+ Dex+1 Stlth--} (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon)
  6992 | D:7      | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
  7650 | D:8      | Noticed Dowan
  7656 | D:8      | Killed Dowan
  7672 | D:8      | Acquired Makhleb's fifth power
  7688 | D:8      | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
  7804 | D:8      | Noticed Duvessa
  7813 | D:8      | Killed Duvessa
  7905 | D:8      | Found a staircase to the Lair.
  7907 | D:8      | Noticed a komodo dragon
  7935 | D:8      | Killed a komodo dragon
  8179 | D:8      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 42/82 MP: 0/22
  8316 | D:8      | Reached skill level 6 in Charms
  8489 | D:8      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  8719 | D:8      | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
  8848 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
  9137 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 1 in Translocations
  9382 | Lair:1   | Noticed a black mamba
  9398 | Lair:1   | Killed a black mamba
 10096 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 5 in Long Blades
 10744 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
 10956 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 7 in Invocations
 10956 | Lair:2   | Reached XP level 11. HP: 22/90 MP: 10/25
 11700 | Lair:2   | Noticed a four-headed hydra
 11711 | Lair:2   | Killed a four-headed hydra
 11948 | Lair:2   | Gained mutation: You are dopey. (Int -2) [a neqoxec]
 12135 | Lair:2   | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
 12177 | Lair:2   | Noticed an oklob plant
 12220 | Lair:2   | Killed an oklob plant
 12220 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 8 in Invocations
 14480 | Lair:4   | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
 14495 | Lair:4   | Reached XP level 12. HP: 69/98 MP: 27/27
 14960 | Shoals:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Shoals


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Falchion          |    77 |   151 |   474 |   434 ||  1136
 Cast: Infusion          |    19 |    26 |    51 |    47 ||   143
       Shroud of Golubri |     2 |       |     1 |    47 ||    50
       Regeneration      |     1 |       |       |       ||     1
       Song of Slaying   |       |       |    11 |    14 ||    25
       Song of Shielding |       |       |     1 |     1 ||     2
Invok: Minor Destruction |       |     3 |   156 |   195 ||   354
       Lesser Servant of |       |       |    11 |    27 ||    38
       Major Destruction |       |       |     6 |     3 ||     9
       Greater Servant o |       |       |       |     2 ||     2
 Abil: Spit Poison       |    15 |    45 |    66 |    91 ||   217
       Evoke Flight      |       |       |     1 |     4 ||     5
Evoke: Wand              |       |     6 |    10 |    14 ||    30
  Use: Scroll            |     9 |     9 |    19 |     5 ||    42
       Potion            |       |     1 |     5 |     3 ||     9
 Stab: Distracted        |       |       |       |     1 ||     1



As I suspect, this Naga is pretty laughable for most of you seasoned crawlers. I have been playing it very slowly, abusing Spit Poison/ Minor Destruction (repeat)/ Infuse + Shroud of Golubria and Song of Slaying. Found a Nice Rc Scale Mail early on, dumped all my enchant armour in it.

My question is, without too much spoilers please, is this Naga braced for braving the Shoals? I am now at the entrance of this Branch, I have never done it before, and have found the entrance on Lair:4 (first time again i got so far in Lair without being butchered by Spiny frogs, Hydras or manticores).
As a quick scan around me is telling me, the landscape is pretty watery. What should I expect down there?

Thanks for your quick advices, fellow dungeonners

Halls Hopper

Posts: 70

Joined: Saturday, 16th November 2013, 20:39

Post Saturday, 22nd February 2014, 23:40

Re: CIP: NaSk of Makhleb

You should probably get out of shoals and finish the lair first, then do at least orc 1-3 and some more dungeon.

IMO, shoals is the hardest of the four possible lair branches, so I would delay that. Especially as a naga.
Last edited by SublimeSnake on Saturday, 22nd February 2014, 23:41, edited 1 time in total.

Ziggurat Zagger

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Joined: Tuesday, 28th June 2011, 20:41

Location: Berlin

Post Saturday, 22nd February 2014, 23:41

Re: CIP: NaSk of Makhleb

No, nowhere near ready (I guess you don't want specific reasons because of spoilers? Happy to give them if you want of course). You should do after lair, orc, more dungeon, vaults, and probably the other lair branch.
Also, you need to concentrate on your most important skill, Long Blades, more.

Snake Sneak

Posts: 125

Joined: Wednesday, 15th January 2014, 07:08

Post Sunday, 23rd February 2014, 00:18

Re: CIP: NaSk of Makhleb

You have quite a lot of spellcasting and I don't think you are getting any benefit from it. Spellcasting has very little influence on spell power and success %. The main benefit of spellcasting is spell slots and reduction of spell hunger. You have a lot of excess spell slots and you have no spammable high level conjurations that could cause hunger problems with low spellcasting.

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