YAVP: TrAM of Oka - 0.2 turn per attack with GC is fun

[Sandman25]

I have no experience with shield-less Tr. Is it viable?
My initial plan was Demon Whip + Shield but it looks like Oka wants me to remove amulet of faith and use amulet of clarity with this monster weapon: "+10,+7 giant club of the Chain {god gift, speed, *Rage}".

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.14-a0-3452-g8a8e0fa (webtiles) character file.

Sandman25 the Basher (Troll Arcane Marksman)       Turns: 22220, Time: 03:41:07

HP 140/149       AC 12     Str 22      XL: 14   Next: 67%
MP  21/22        EV 17     Int  9      God: Okawaru [******]
Gold 1448        SH  0     Dex 16      Spells:  1 memorised, 14 levels left

rFire  + . .     SeeInvis .     X - +10,+7 giant club of the Chain {god gift, speed, *Rage}
rCold  . . .     Rnd*Rage +     Y - +2 robe {rN+} {god gift}
rNeg   + . .     Conserve .     (shield restricted)
rPois  +         rCorr    .     n - +2 hat of the Loofah {god gift, Spirit, +Rage rF+ MR+}
rElec  .         rRot     .     R - +2 cloak {MR+} {god gift}
SustAb . .       Spirit   +     (gloves unavailable)
rMut   .         Warding  .     (boots unavailable)
Gourm  +         Stasis   .     x - amulet of faith
MR     +++..                    D - +3 ring of dexterity
                                i - ring of poison resistance

@: extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, unstealthy
A: unfitting armour, claws 3, fast metabolism 3, gourmand, regeneration 2,
saprovore 2, shaggy fur 1, tough skin 2
a: Heroism, Finesse, Renounce Religion, Evoke Berserk Rage


You are on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Okawaru.
Okawaru is exalted by your worship.
You are completely stuffed.

You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 20 of its levels.

You have collected 1478 gold pieces.
You have spent 30 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +3,+2 whip of electrocution
 b - a +0,+2 mace of protection
 v - a +0,+0 sling
 X - the +10,+7 giant club of the Chain (weapon) {god gift, speed, *Rage}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   Attacks with this weapon are significantly faster.
   
   It may make you go berserk in combat.
Missiles
 c - 3 throwing nets {!f}
 m - 9 tomahawks (quivered)
 z - a large rock
 E - 18 exploding darts
 N - 58 stones
 O - 6 javelins
Armour
 n - the +2 hat of the Loofah (worn) {god gift, Spirit, +Rage rF+ MR+}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 10 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
   It lets you go berserk.
 I - a +1 robe of magic resistance
 M - the +1 robe of the Soldier {god gift, rF++}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 7 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It greatly protects you from fire.
 R - a +2 cloak of magic resistance (worn) {god gift}
 Y - a +2 robe of positive energy (worn) {god gift}
Magical devices
 g - a wand of disintegration (7)
 o - a wand of polymorph {zapped: 2}
 q - a wand of paralysis
 s - a wand of cold
 u - a wand of cold {zapped: 1}
 w - a wand of fireball {zapped: 2}
 B - a wand of digging {zapped: 1}
 C - a wand of enslavement {zapped: 1}
 P - a wand of disintegration
 Q - a wand of digging {zapped: 1}
 T - a wand of confusion
 V - a wand of paralysis {zapped: 1}
Comestibles
 r - 6 bread rations
 J - 5 meat rations
Scrolls
 t - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 F - a scroll of immolation {!r}
 H - 3 scrolls of teleportation
 K - a scroll of fear
Jewellery
 f - an uncursed ring of fire
 h - an uncursed ring of see invisible
 i - a ring of poison resistance (left claw)
 j - an uncursed bronze ring {tried}
 l - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 x - an amulet of faith (around neck)
 y - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 A - an uncursed amulet of clarity
 D - a +3 ring of dexterity (right claw)
 U - an uncursed wooden ring {tried}
Potions
 e - a potion of resistance
 k - 2 potions of haste
 G - 3 potions of heal wounds
 L - 5 potions of curing
 S - a potion of agility
 W - a viscous blue potion
 Z - 2 potions of flight


   Skills:
 + Level 12.0 Fighting
 - Level 12.0 Maces & Flails
 - Level 7.6 Throwing
 - Level 11.0 Dodging
 - Level 1.0 Spellcasting
 - Level 2.0 Hexes
 - Level 8.8 Invocations


You have 14 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
f - Corona                Hex            #......      17%         1    ##.....


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (11/15)            Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (0/4) D:11
   Lair (8/8) D:11         Shoals (0/5) Lair:3        Snake (0/5) Lair:5
  Slime (0/6) Lair:6     



http://dobrazupa.org/morgue/Sandman25/Sandman25.txt

[Bart]

Shield-less character is always viable if you have some other defenses in its place. You have decent EV already (as for troll), so you're good to go for this giant club, especially that you haven't wasted experience for shields yet. Just keep pumping your dex and grab some mid-heavy armour later on.

[ggoDeye]

I was almost impressed with that weapon until I realized that it wasn't spiked...

JK, whoa.

[Sandman25]

I was almost impressed with that weapon until I realized that it wasn't spiked...

JK, whoa.

Right, who needs attacking at 0.2 turn with base damage 20
Now I have an anti-magic giant club also, it was very useful vs Azrael.

[ggoDeye]

So the random rage hasn't killed you yet? You wearing an amulet of stasis to cope?

[Sandman25]

I am wearing clarity. You can see current situation in link from first post.

No, I am still alive, I am going to have 100+ wins streak thanks to auto-saving feature (j/k)

Edit. I think I will enchant Storm dragon hide as Magipi suggested, it's getting dangerous in robe now.

[TehDruid]

This tram has one destination, and it is victory.

[ggoDeye]

I am wearing clarity. You can see current situation in link from first post.

Learned something new today.

[Sandman25]

I found a rod, tried it, threw it away, forgot to wield weapon back, killed 5 Death Yaks with Heroism and 0 UC (lost half HP with AC 40 and EV 11, it took 49 attacks to kill them). Why do people train UC for Troll, it is not needed.

[Sandman25]

Evolution is OP:

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 35529 | Snake:3  | Gained mutation: You evolve. [potion of beneficial mutation]
 35891 | Snake:3  | Gained mutation: You regenerate. [evolution]
 44040 | Vaults:2 | Gained mutation: You passively map a small area around you. [evolution]
 55115 | D:15     | Gained mutation: You have a pair of small horns on your head. [evolution]
 61231 | Depths:3 | Gained mutation: You can translocate small distances at will. [evolution]
 67974 | Vaults:5 | Gained mutation: You possess an exceptional clarity of mind. [evolution]
 67974 | Vaults:5 | Lost mutation: You evolve. [end of evolution]

Potion of beneficial mutation is underpowered sometimes:

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 51963 | Shoals:3 | Gained mutation: Your spells are a little harder to cast, but a little more powerful. [potion of beneficial mutation] - come on, I am a Troll in Storm Dragon Armour
 68331 | Vaults:5 | Gained mutation: You are resistant to electric shocks. [potion of beneficial mutation] - I repeat - in Storm Dragon Armour


And just for fun:

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 75825 | Zot:5    | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute. (Int +2) [an orb of fire]
 76352 | Zot:5    | Gained mutation: Your spells are harder to cast, but more powerful. [an orb of fire]
 76377 | Zot:5    | Got the Orb of Zot
 76424 | Zot:5    | Noticed an orb of fire
 76427 | Zot:5    | Noticed an orb of fire
 76434 | Zot:5    | Gained mutation: You digest meat inefficiently. [an orb of fire]

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1628012 Sandman25 the Slayer (level 27, 318/318 HPs)
             Began as a Troll Arcane Marksman on Mar 22, 2014.
             Was a High Priest of Okawaru.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 3 runes on Mar 26, 2014!
             
             The game lasted 11:35:58 (77170 turns).

Sandman25 the Slayer (Troll Arcane Marksman)       Turns: 77170, Time: 11:35:58

HP 318/318       AC 44     Str 27      XL: 27
MP  20/30        EV 17     Int 11      God: Okawaru [*****.]
Gold 7727        SH  0     Dex 18      Spells:  2 memorised, 26 levels left

rFire  + + .     SeeInvis .     a - +10,+7 giant club of the Chain {god gift, speed, *Rage}
rCold  . . .     Clarity  +     K - +10 storm dragon armour
rNeg   + . .     Conserve +     (shield restricted)
rPois  .         rCorr    +     n - +2 hat of the Loofah {god gift, Spirit, +Rage rF+ MR+}
rElec  +         rRot     .     g - +2 cloak {rCorr, Cons}
SustAb . .       Spirit   +     (gloves unavailable)
rMut   +         Warding  .     (boots unavailable)
Gourm  +         Stasis   .     J - amulet of resist mutation
MR     +++..                    e - +6 ring of protection
                                f - ring of Wyuck {+Blink rF+ rN+ Dam+3 Stlth+}

@: heroism, extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: unfitting armour, claws 3, horns 1, blink 1, clarity, clever 1, herbivore 1,
fast metabolism 3, gourmand, sense surroundings 1, regeneration 3, saprovore 2,
shaggy fur 1, electricity resistance, tough skin 2, wild magic 2
a: Blink, Heroism, Finesse, Renounce Religion, Evoke Blink, Evoke Berserk Rage
0: Orb of Zot
}: 3/15 runes: serpentine, barnacled, silver


http://dobrazupa.org/morgue/Sandman25/m ... 230733.txt

[tasonir]

has storm dragon armor had it's encumbrance lowered yet? I know people mention it from time to time, but I have never actually used it, and don't see it often enough in game to check...

[Sandman25]

Actually this was first time when I used it. It is not much better than plate armour but as Tr I started getting problems in Snake before finding another dragon hide and I could make it about +6 instantly. I was surprised how good it was, I couldn't rely on EV because of large size anyway so I think it was a good idea. Also I had rF+ hat so I knew I would not need FDA that much.

[XuaXua]

This was for the weekly challenge, wasn't it. Still working on mine.

[Sandman25]

Yes, it was SDC.