YAFVP: mhilhors the Minotaur Death Knight
Posted: Thursday, 15th May 2014, 22:16At last! After 550 online games and I-don't-know-how-many offline, I finally managed to get away with the orb!
Playing Diablo III and the fact that playing on normal is the fastest way to get "better" there made me realize that I still needed to finish a real man's game. I've had some nice results in the past, my best attempt being a DEFE that died on Zot:5, I felt that, with a bit of luck, I should be able to do it. I never thought that victory would come so quickly though. This minotaur was my 10th character since I started playing again.
I still don't know what made me pick a Death Knight. I usually reject them with the idea that it's a half-baked necromancer and I could just make a real one instead. How wrong I was...
My first attempt was cut short by an adder, dying on level 1. That's not a real game, so I rolled another one. What can I tell about that game? I guess it must've been pretty boring for a spectator. After a scary encounter with Pikel, I quickly got some followers that were far stronger than anything I encountered, so I skipped past lair to see if I could kill everything in the main dungeon first. The stairs on level 13 however, landed me straight in a vault with a ton of humans, a skeletal warrior, Donald, Rupert and Josephine, so I gave up on that idea and cleaned Lair, Orc, Swamp and Spider first.
After some more easy killing and runegrabbing (Depths, Vaults, Elf, Crypt) I started thinking about grabbing some more runes, but decided that I wasn't going to throw this away. Nethack has taught me that lesson well enough. Cleaning Zot 1-4 was easy enough, but one misstep in the orb chamber cost me my entire army of the dead. An Orb of Fire shot a fireball at me and instead of dragging it to a safe spot, I moved towards it. Now I was looking at a whole group of nasties, so I decided to run away, leaving my monstrous bodyguards to cover my escape.
I had learned my lesson, and I started to play it safer and slowly cleared the level. After killing a straggling group of draconians (and getting banished for it), I was almost ready to grab the Orb. The only thing I needed was a cup of tea to calm down my nerves.
The orb run was much easier than I expected. The only time I got scared was when I turned around a corner and was suddenly looking at a Pan Lord and an Executioner, but by then I had the exit vault in my sight, so I simply quaffed a potion of haste and when that ran out, I could already the staircase leading out of the dungeon.
Playing Diablo III and the fact that playing on normal is the fastest way to get "better" there made me realize that I still needed to finish a real man's game. I've had some nice results in the past, my best attempt being a DEFE that died on Zot:5, I felt that, with a bit of luck, I should be able to do it. I never thought that victory would come so quickly though. This minotaur was my 10th character since I started playing again.
I still don't know what made me pick a Death Knight. I usually reject them with the idea that it's a half-baked necromancer and I could just make a real one instead. How wrong I was...
My first attempt was cut short by an adder, dying on level 1. That's not a real game, so I rolled another one. What can I tell about that game? I guess it must've been pretty boring for a spectator. After a scary encounter with Pikel, I quickly got some followers that were far stronger than anything I encountered, so I skipped past lair to see if I could kill everything in the main dungeon first. The stairs on level 13 however, landed me straight in a vault with a ton of humans, a skeletal warrior, Donald, Rupert and Josephine, so I gave up on that idea and cleaned Lair, Orc, Swamp and Spider first.
After some more easy killing and runegrabbing (Depths, Vaults, Elf, Crypt) I started thinking about grabbing some more runes, but decided that I wasn't going to throw this away. Nethack has taught me that lesson well enough. Cleaning Zot 1-4 was easy enough, but one misstep in the orb chamber cost me my entire army of the dead. An Orb of Fire shot a fireball at me and instead of dragging it to a safe spot, I moved towards it. Now I was looking at a whole group of nasties, so I decided to run away, leaving my monstrous bodyguards to cover my escape.
I had learned my lesson, and I started to play it safer and slowly cleared the level. After killing a straggling group of draconians (and getting banished for it), I was almost ready to grab the Orb. The only thing I needed was a cup of tea to calm down my nerves.
The orb run was much easier than I expected. The only time I got scared was when I turned around a corner and was suddenly looking at a Pan Lord and an Executioner, but by then I had the exit vault in my sight, so I simply quaffed a potion of haste and when that ran out, I could already the staircase leading out of the dungeon.
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.15-a0-734-g2b8d6ef (webtiles) character file.
1548409 mhilhors the Axe Maniac (level 26, 289/290 HPs)
Began as a Minotaur Death Knight on May 9, 2014.
Was the Champion of Yredelemnul.
Escaped with the Orb
... and 3 runes on May 11, 2014!
The game lasted 12:53:09 (81277 turns).
mhilhors the Axe Maniac (Minotaur Death Knight) Turns: 81277, Time: 12:53:09
HP 289/290 AC 53 Str 27 XL: 26 Next: 36%
MP 39/39 EV 7 Int 18 God: Yredelemnul [******]
Gold 5899 SH 0 Dex 11 (15) Spells: 2 memorised, 21 levels left
rFire + . . SeeInvis + a - +7 executioner's axe (elec)
rCold + + . Clarity + K - +10 gold dragon armour
rNeg + . . Conserve + (no shield)
rPois + rCorr + N - +3 crown of Dyrovepreva {rElec Int+2 SInv}
rElec + rRot . D - +2 cloak {rCorr, Cons}
SustAb . . Spirit . s - +4 pair of gloves of Summertime {Str+3 Dex+3}
rMut + Warding . n - +0 pair of boots {run}
Gourm . Stasis . v - amulet of resist mutation
MR +.... X - ring of Evvak {rN+ Int+4}
A - ring of regeneration
@: very slightly contaminated, quick, somewhat resistant to hostile
enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: retaliatory headbutt, claws 1, horns 2, thin metallic scales 1, clarity, cold
resistance 1, deterioration 1, robust 1, shaggy fur 1
a: Animate Dead, Recall Undead Slaves, Injury Mirror, Drain Life, Enslave Soul,
Renounce Religion
0: Orb of Zot
}: 3/15 runes: decaying, silver, gossamer
You escaped.
You worshipped Yredelemnul.
Yredelemnul was exalted by your worship.
You were not hungry.
You visited 12 branches of the dungeon, and saw 60 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 2 times.
You also visited: Ice Cave and Volcano.
You collected 8547 gold pieces.
You spent 2648 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
a - a +7,+7 executioner's axe of electrocution (weapon)
f - a +0,+1 battleaxe of distortion
T - a +2,+2 anti-magic battleaxe
Armour
n - a +0 pair of boots of running (worn)
s - the +4 pair of gloves of Summertime (worn) {Str+3 Dex+3}
(You found it on level 3 of the Crypt)
It affects your strength (+3).
It affects your dexterity (+3).
D - a +2 cloak of preservation (worn)
K - a +10 gold dragon armour (worn)
M - a +0 pair of boots of flying
N - the +3 crown of Dyrovepreva (worn) {rElec Int+2 SInv}
(You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)
It affects your intelligence (+2).
It insulates you from electricity.
It enhances your eyesight.
Magical devices
b - a wand of teleportation (4)
d - a wand of draining (5)
z - a wand of disintegration (17)
Comestibles
c - 8 bread rations
k - an apple
l - a pear
S - 3 meat rations
Scrolls
e - 7 scrolls of identify
j - a scroll of brand weapon
o - 6 scrolls of blinking
x - 2 scrolls of silence
C - 10 scrolls of fog
G - 6 scrolls of vulnerability
J - 7 scrolls of remove curse
L - 3 scrolls of summoning
W - 14 scrolls of teleportation
Z - 6 scrolls of fear
Jewellery
h - the amulet of the Shining Light {Cons +Fly rN+ MR++}
(You found it on level 3 of the Vaults)
[amulet of conservation]
It protects your inventory from destruction.
It protects you from negative energy.
It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
It lets you fly.
i - the ring "Ojawa" {rPois rF+}
(You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)
[ring of poison resistance]
It protects you from fire.
It protects you from poison.
r - the ring "Booquosu" {rC+ Str+2}
(You found it on level 5 of the Vaults)
[ring of strength]
It affects your strength (+2).
It protects you from cold.
t - an uncursed amulet of resist corrosion
v - an amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
A - a ring of regeneration (left hand)
B - the ring "Haodobut" {+Inv +Fly rPois}
(You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)
[ring of flight]
It protects you from poison.
It lets you turn invisible.
It lets you fly.
E - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
I - the amulet "Thesur" {Ward rF+ rN+}
(You found it on level 3 of the Crypt)
[amulet of warding]
It may prevent the melee attacks of summoned creatures.
It protects you from fire.
It protects you from negative energy.
X - the ring of Evvak (right hand) {rN+ Int+4}
(You found it on level 3 of the Crypt)
[ring of positive energy]
It affects your intelligence (+4).
It protects you from negative energy.
Potions
g - 2 potions of might
m - 13 potions of curing
q - 9 potions of heal wounds
u - 3 potions of restore abilities
w - a potion of porridge
H - 2 potions of berserk rage
P - 4 potions of haste
U - 2 potions of resistance
Y - 3 potions of agility
Rods
p - a +6 rod of destruction (13/13)
(You found it on level 3 of the Depths)
F - a +5 lightning rod (12/12)
(You found it on level 3 of the Depths)
Skills:
+ Level 26.6 Fighting
O Level 27 Axes
- Level 24.5 Armour
- Level 4.1 Dodging
Level 2.6 Shields
+ Level 14.0 Unarmed Combat
+ Level 20.0 Invocations
- Level 5.1 Evocations
You had 21 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger
a - Blink Tloc N/A 100% 2 ###....
b - Repel Missiles Chrm/Air #..... 100% 2 ###....
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (15/15) Temple (1/1) D:4 Orc (4/4) D:12
Elf (3/3) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:8 Swamp (5/5) Lair:3
Spider (5/5) Lair:5 Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Vaults (5/5) D:13
Blade (1/1) Vaults:4 Crypt (3/3) Vaults:3 Tomb (0/3) Crypt:3
Zot (5/5) Depths:5 Depths (5/5) D:15
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Gozag
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Qazlal
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
The Shining One
Shops:
D:8 *( D:11 ( D:13 : D:14 ( Orc:2 