CIP: CeHu - Not sure what the next step should be.

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o the Crack Shot (Centaur Hunter)                  Turns: 60515, Time: 02:54:49

HP 156/156       AC 45     Str 27      XL: 19   Next: 72%
MP  23/23        EV  8     Int 15      God: Okawaru [******]
Gold 3909        SH  2     Dex 17      Spells:  0 memorised, 18 levels left

rFire  + + +     SeeInvis .     w - +4,+9 battleaxe of Orysoy {elec, rF++}
rCold  + . .     Clarity  .     s - +3 plate armour {rPois}
rNeg   + . .     Conserve .     (no shield)
rPois  +         rCorr    .     H - +2 hat of the Alchemist {rElec rF+ rC+ MR+}
rElec  +         rRot     .     V - +2 cloak {MR+}
SustAb + .       Spirit   .     E - +2 pair of gloves
rMut   .         Warding  .     F - +10 Black Knight's horse barding {ponderous, Hunger- rN+}
Saprov . . .     Stasis   .     P - amulet "Criorph" {tried, Faith rC- Str+3 Dex+3 Int+4}
MR     +++..                    m - ring of sustenance
                                x - ring "Isis" {SustAb Str+5 Int+1 Acc+4}

@: quick, extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: hooves 3, horns 1, large bone plates 1, cold resistance 1, deformed body,
herbivore 1, speed 2, fast metabolism 1, tough skin 3
a: Heroism, Finesse, Renounce Religion
}: 1/15 runes: serpentine


You are on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Okawaru.
Okawaru is exalted by your worship.
You are very full.

You have visited 7 branches of the dungeon, and seen 38 of its levels.
You have visited the Abyss 2 times.
You have also visited: Labyrinth and Sewer.

You have collected 4551 gold pieces.
You have spent 642 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 k - a +4,+4 longbow of velocity
 w - the +4,+9 battleaxe of Orysoy (weapon) {elec, rF++}
   (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   Occasionally, upon striking a foe, it will discharge some electrical energy
   and cause terrible harm.
   
   It greatly protects you from fire.
 X - the +9,+4 battleaxe of Destruction {drain, -Tele +Rage Str+2 SInv}
   (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   A truly terrible weapon, it drains the life of those it strikes.
   
   It affects your strength (+2).
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It lets you go berserk.
   It prevents most forms of teleportation.
Missiles
 c - 195 arrows
 O - 36 arrows of dispersal
 Q - 39 arrows of frost
 U - 33 arrows of flame
 Y - 53 poisoned arrows
Armour
 s - a +3 plate armour of poison resistance (worn)
 E - a +2 pair of gloves (worn)
 F - the +10 Black Knight's horse barding (worn) {ponderous, Hunger- rN+}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 14 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It slows your metabolism.
 H - the +2 hat of the Alchemist (worn) {rElec rF+ rC+ MR+}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from cold.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
 V - a +2 cloak of magic resistance (worn)
Magical devices
 h - a wand of disintegration {recharged}
 j - a wand of hasting {zapped: 1}
 q - a wand of digging {zapped: 1}
 v - a wand of lightning
 J - a wand of draining {zapped: 1}
 S - a wand of teleportation {zapped: 1}
 Z - a wand of digging
Comestibles
 f - 9 bread rations
 o - 6 meat rations
Scrolls
 a - 3 scrolls of recharging
 e - a scroll of identify
 g - 4 scrolls of teleportation
 t - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 u - 3 scrolls of fear
 T - 2 scrolls of blinking
Jewellery
 d - a ring of ice
 m - a ring of sustenance (right hand)
 x - the ring "Isis" (left hand) {SustAb Str+5 Int+1 Acc+4}
   (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   [ring of sustain abilities]
   It affects your strength (+5).
   It affects your intelligence (+1).
   It affects your accuracy with ranged weapons and melee attacks (+4).
 P - the amulet "Criorph" (around neck) {tried, Faith rC- Str+3 Dex+3 Int+4}
 W - a +5 ring of dexterity
Potions
 b - 2 potions of berserk rage
 n - a potion of haste
 A - 7 potions of curing
 D - 2 potions of resistance
 M - 5 potions of might


   Skills:
 - Level 10.8 Fighting
   Level 0.3 Short Blades
 - Level 13.0 Axes
 * Level 25.5 Bows
 - Level 15.0 Armour
 - Level 9.7 Dodging
 - Level 0.5 Stealth
 - Level 4.7 Evocations


You have 18 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (4/4) D:11
    Elf (3/3) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:8          Shoals (0/5) Lair:6
  Snake (5/5) Lair:5        Slime (0/6) Lair:6       Vaults (0/5) D:14
 Depths (2/5) D:15       

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

Shops:
D:6 (   D:7 [   D:11 [   Orc:4 }[!!   Elf:2 :

Portals:
Hell: Depths:1 Depths:2
Abyss: Depths:2
Pandemonium: Depths:2


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have hooves in place of feet.
Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body.
You digest meat inefficiently.
You cover ground very quickly.
You have a fast metabolism.
You have extremely tough skin (AC +3).
You have a pair of small horns on your head.
You are partially covered in large bone plates (AC +2, SH +2).
Your flesh is cold resistant.

And here's a shot of my stash, got a decent variety of +res and other utility stuff : http://imgur.com/fhhgXBH

Just cleared out snake pits, snagging my first rune. What branch should I tackle next? This is the farthest I've ever come and I feel like I'm in a pretty decent position to keep on progressing. Are there other skills I should be training? Should I splash in any spell casting or something?

Also, debating which Axe I should be using; the +4,+9 battleaxe of Orysoy (weapon) {elec, rF++} or the +9,+4 battleaxe of Destruction {drain, -Tele +Rage Str+2 SInv} .

Anyways, any help/tips/advice is appreciated. Thank you

edit: Just found Maxwell's Patent Armour at a shop. Seems like it could be neat.
edit2: Just got the Shoals rune without too much trouble. Next stop, slime pits? Maybe I'll just keep this Lairs rune train a rollin'
edit3: Well, have 4 runes now; Vault, Shoals, Snakes, and Slime. I kind of just want to keep on trying for more runes because why the hell not. Have a new weapon to try to factor into the mix now, but don't really know how to compare weapons; It's a +4, +8 executioners axe of flame. Better or worse than the two I mentioned earlier in this post?

If I want to get more and more runes, should I switch to TSO now or stick with Okawaru?

[ElderVIII]

If you're going to use any of those axes, push to at least 14 skill for a 1 aut swing. Get your Invocations to 7.5 for <10% Finesse. Turn off Bows, as now the XP investment is better used towards other things such as defenses.

Of the three you've found, I'd stick with the elec brand one. You're past the point where drain has much impact (not to mention the -Tele makes it a very unlikely candidate), and it'd take too much investment to get that exec axe to acceptable speeds.

Maxwell's is iffy as well as it prevents you from using your emergency blink and tele scrolls. Your speed, even with the barding, may be enough to consider it though. You already have MR +++ which is suitable for late game/extended, so getting it just for that is probably not the best idea. I'd probably try to find a plate, CPA, or one of the dragon armors with better resists in general at this point over AC.

Oka should be fine for extended since you're primarily ranged. You've got a longbow of velocity which is probably the best brand to have on a bow period.

I would suggest finding the big three wands though: healing, tele, and hasting if you haven't already. If you want spells, get the good low-level ones: Apportation, Blinking, Butterflies, Reflect Missiles, etc at first (this also means using Maxwell's is out of the question). If you have enough XP, run to Haste.

[tasonir]

The executioner's axe is slightly better if 1) You don't ever get hit by fire attacks or have some other source of rF++ 2) you have 26 axes skill. Until you have 26 axe skill, keep using the 4/9 elec battleaxe. It's a very good weapon. It would be quite reasonable to stick with it all game long if you don't want to train axes to 26, but if you are going for 15 runes, you'll probably have the time to get axes to 26 eventually. Make sure you don't lose too much rF.

I don't know what your skills are looking like now, but I imagine you probably need a lot more armor/fighting/axes, and possibly some more dodging, depending on how heavy your armor is.