Lair Larrikin
Posts: 20
Joined: Tuesday, 26th April 2011, 14:29
Location: Kansas, USA
Tuesday, 3rd June 2014, 02:28
CIP: DsDK of noob-ness
I haven't played in a couple of years probably (looks like the last release I played was 0.10.0), and when I was playing I wasn't that accomplished (made it to Zot:1 once and then promptly died) but I picked everything back up again a couple nights ago and have this going:
The only time I've really come close to getting killed was Nessos caught me in an open place and I tried running away on D:12 when things got rough but I ran into unknown and got backed into a dead end, a quick tele scroll saved me there. I'm now probably overly paranoid but pleased that I've got the minions going that I've always liked from playing DK.
So treat me like a noob, tell me how wrong I'm doing it or what I have overlooked. I don't remember what the 'right' way to train in what order is and to what level, what the general order if clearing is, what are the 'hard' branches of Lair. What should I be looking for, what are my immediate needs?
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.14.1 (tiles) character file.
Steven the Cleaver (Demonspawn Death Knight) Turns: 21594, Time: 02:23:59
HP 103/103 AC 25 Str 18 XL: 13 Next: 43%
MP 25/25 EV 9 Int 13 God: Yredelemnul [*****.]
Gold 877 SH 0 Dex 16 Spells: 1 memorised, 16 levels left
rFire . . . SeeInvis . J - +4,+5 battleaxe
rCold + . . Clarity . M - +3 scale mail of Defence {Acc-1 Dam+6}
rNeg . . . Conserve . (no shield)
rPois + rCorr + O - +0 helmet of the Stag {Contam +Inv rC+ Acc+6 Dam+4}
rElec . rRot . V - +2 cloak {rPois}
SustAb . . Spirit + G - +0 pair of gloves
rMut . Warding . a - +2 pair of boots
Saprov . . . Stasis + Y - amulet of stasis
MR ..... K - bone ring {tried}
o - +3 ring of dexterity
@: not resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: talons 2, yellow scales 3, powered by pain 1, magic shield, magic
regeneration
a: Animate Dead, Recall Undead Slaves, Injury Mirror, Drain Life, Enslave Soul,
Renounce Religion, Evoke Invisibility
You are on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Yredelemnul.
Yredelemnul is extremely pleased with you.
You are not hungry.
You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 19 of its levels.
You have also visited: Labyrinth.
You have collected 1081 gold pieces.
You have spent 204 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
J - a +4,+5 battleaxe (weapon)
Armour
a - a +2 pair of boots (worn)
G - a +0 pair of gloves (worn)
M - the +3 scale mail of Defence (worn) {Acc-1 Dam+6}
(You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
It affects your accuracy with ranged weapons and melee attacks (-1).
It affects your damage with ranged weapons and melee attacks (+6).
O - the +0 helmet of the Stag (worn) {Contam +Inv rC+ Acc+6 Dam+4}
(You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
It affects your accuracy with ranged weapons and melee attacks (+6).
It affects your damage with ranged weapons and melee attacks (+4).
It protects you from cold.
It lets you turn invisible.
It causes magical contamination when unequipped.
V - a +2 cloak of poison resistance (worn)
Magical devices
p - a wand of cold {zapped: 1}
B - a wand of disintegration (14)
C - a wand of lightning (4)
F - a wand of fireball {zapped: 4}
L - a wand of confusion {zapped: 2}
S - a wand of paralysis {zapped: 3}
Comestibles
c - 2 bread rations
d - an apple
k - a sausage
m - 12 sultanas
A - 5 meat rations
Scrolls
e - 3 scrolls of enchant weapon II
j - 7 scrolls of fear
r - a scroll of enchant weapon I
s - 3 scrolls of amnesia
u - 4 scrolls of remove curse
x - 2 scrolls of fog
E - 6 scrolls of teleportation
I - a scroll of magic mapping
Jewellery
g - an uncursed amulet of rage
h - a peridot ring
i - a coral ring
l - an uncursed dented cabochon amulet {tried}
n - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
o - a +3 ring of dexterity (left hand)
w - a diamond ring
K - a bone ring (right hand) {tried}
R - an uncursed blackened silver amulet {tried}
Y - an amulet of stasis (around neck)
Potions
f - a gluggy inky potion
q - 2 potions of haste
t - 3 potions of curing
v - 3 potions of invisibility
z - a potion of restore abilities
D - a potion of berserk rage
N - a potion of might
W - a potion of agility
Rods
b - a +1 rod of ignition (14/14)
(You found it on level 10 of the Dungeon)
Skills:
+ Level 10.1 Fighting
+ Level 13.8 Axes
- Level 8.3 Maces & Flails
- Level 9.3 Armour
* Level 3.8 Dodging
* Level 2.5 Spellcasting
* Level 8.2 Invocations
* Level 3.9 Evocations
You have 16 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger
a - Apportation Tloc #......... 63% 1 #......
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (12/15) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (0/4) D:12
Lair (6/8) D:9 Shoals (0/5) Lair:6 Spider (0/5) Lair:3
Slime: Lair:6-8
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
The Shining One
Shops:
D:5 [:*}* D:8 *
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You have razor-sharp toenails.
You are completely covered in yellow scales (AC +4, rCorr).
You sometimes gain a little power by taking damage.
When hurt, damage is shared between your health and your magic reserves.
You regenerate magic rapidly.
Message History
Yredelemnul grants you an undead servant!
You enter the shallow water.
Moving in this stuff is going to be slow.
You enter the shallow water.
Moving in this stuff is going to be slow.
You swap places.
You swap places. You enter the shallow water.
Moving in this stuff is going to be slow.
You swap places.
There is a staircase to the Shoals here.
Your vampire points at your flying skull and mumbles some strange words.
The fungus is unaffected.
You enter the shallow water.
Moving in this stuff is going to be slow.
Done exploring.
You drop a scroll of teleportation.
E - 6 scrolls of teleportation (gained 1)
That sultana was delicious... but very small.
Char dumped to 'morgue/Steven.txt'.
Saving game... please wait.
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You can see a friendly phantasmal warrior, a friendly flaming corpse, 2 friendly
vampires, a friendly wraith and a friendly flying skull.
Vanquished Creatures
A minotaur (Lab)
Nessos (D:11)
A tengu warrior (D:12)
4 hill giants
Joseph (D:9)
A cyclops (D:10)
A griffon (Lair:6)
7 slime creatures (D:12)
5 elephants
A gargoyle (D:11)
A black mamba (Lair:6)
5 spiny frogs
The ghost of Steven the Covered, an experienced DsDK of Yredelemnul (D:5)
A queen ant (Lair:2)
A fire drake (Lair:1)
Psyche (D:9)
5 trolls
A centaur zombie (D:10)
2 komodo dragons
6 blink frogs
A trapdoor spider zombie (D:11)
A basilisk (shapeshifter) (D:12)
2 hungry ghosts (D:10)
3 hippogriffs
An ugly thing (D:12)
A deep elf mage (D:10)
A wyvern (D:8)
2 sharks
Eustachio (D:6)
A hill giant zombie (D:12)
2 wolves (Lair:4)
The ghost of Steven the Fey Demonspawn, an average DsDK of Yredelemnul (D:4)
17 yaks
16 soldier ants (Lair:2)
Edmund (D:7)
2 wargs (D:9)
4 water moccasins
2 swamp worms (Lair:3)
3 sky beasts
3 black bears
7 spiders (Lair:3)
4 porcupines
3 ice beasts (D:10)
An orc warrior (D:11)
3 phantoms
3 ogres
3 centaurs (D:10)
A brain worm (D:10)
5 giant frogs
6 crocodiles
5 giant slugs
Blork the orc (D:6)
10 killer bees
2 scorpions
A yaktaur skeleton (D:12)
4 jellies
5 wights (D:8)
3 troll skeletons (Lab)
A spriggan skeleton (Lab)
A goliath beetle (D:10)
4 crimson imps
5 iguanas
2 giant frog skeletons
2 orc priests (D:4)
2 orc wizards
5 hounds
An orange rat (D:8)
20 worker ants
A killer bee zombie (D:9)
10 sheep
Ijyb (D:2)
An ogre skeleton (D:5)
A scorpion zombie (D:7)
An orc zombie (D:10)
19 adders
21 green rats
3 giant mites
An inept item mimic (D:5)
A goliath beetle zombie (D:9)
4 shadow imps
8 worms
An iguana skeleton (D:10)
2 orc skeletons
4 giant eyeballs
2 oozes (D:2)
14 orcs
A bat skeleton (D:8)
2 bat zombies (D:8)
7 giant cockroaches
8 goblins
22 hobgoblins
14 quokkas
3 ball pythons
13 bats
6 giant geckos
2 giant newts
A giant spore (D:11)
A goblin zombie (D:5)
13 jackals
26 kobolds
A quokka skeleton (D:4)
26 rats
8 ballistomycetes (D:11)
4 fungi
4 plants
479 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
A hydra (Lair:5)
A black mamba (Lair:6)
A cyclops (D:11)
3 elephants
4 spiny frogs (Lair:6)
A gargoyle (D:9)
A fire drake (Lair:6)
2 blink frogs
Prince Ribbit (D:8)
A boulder beetle (Lair:4)
A shadow (D:11)
A shark (Lair:1)
An elephant slug (Lair:5)
12 yaks
A steam dragon (D:11)
A wolf (Lair:4)
3 swamp worms (Lair:3)
4 soldier ants (Lair:2)
4 water moccasins
3 porcupines
A spider (Lair:3)
A giant goldfish (Lair:1)
A black bear (Lair:3)
An ogre (D:7)
An orc warrior (D:9)
2 ice beasts
A centaur (D:10)
6 crocodiles
Sigmund (D:7)
4 giant slugs
6 giant frogs
6 killer bees
3 vampire bats (D:8)
A crimson imp (D:8)
A hound (D:11)
A big fish (Lair:3)
5 iguanas
2 orc wizards
8 worker ants
A sheep (Lair:2)
4 adders
A shadow imp (D:8)
15 green rats
A white imp (D:6)
8 worms
A giant eyeball (D:10)
A giant gecko (D:8)
3 orcs
5 bats
3 bat skeletons (D:8)
2 hobgoblins
3 jackals
A quokka (Lair:3)
2 goblins (D:2)
4 rats
3 ballistomycetes (D:11)
3 fungi
4 plants
164 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
A deep elf mage (D:12)
10 flying skulls
A warg zombie (D:9)
2 yak zombies (D:11)
A hippogriff zombie (D:7)
A wight (D:11)
A soldier ant zombie (Lair:2)
2 killer bee zombies (D:8)
A hound zombie (D:11)
An ogre skeleton (D:11)
A mummy (D:11)
4 worker ant zombies (Lair:2)
An adder (D:8)
A steam dragon zombie (D:11)
3 goblin zombies
An orc skeleton (D:9)
A bat skeleton (D:1)
A ball python zombie (D:4)
2 giant spores
3 hobgoblin zombies
A kobold (D:8)
3 kobold zombies
2 orc zombies
A rat skeleton (D:1)
2 fungi
3 plants (Lair:3)
51 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 694 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | D:1 | Steven, the Demonspawn Death Knight, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 16/16 MP: 2/2
72 | D:1 | Reached skill level 1 in Armour
426 | D:1 | Gained mutation: You sometimes gain a little power by taking damage. [demonic ancestry]
426 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 9/22 MP: 4/4
1070 | D:2 | Acquired Yredelemnul's second power
1070 | D:2 | Gained mutation: When hurt, damage is shared between your health and your magic reserves. [demonic ancestry]
1070 | D:2 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 13/28 MP: 5/5
1413 | D:2 | Noticed Ijyb
1440 | D:2 | Killed Ijyb
1723 | D:2 | Your ally Ijyb died
1764 | D:2 | HP: 1/28 [poisoned by an adder]
2015 | D:2 | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in yellow scales (AC +2). [demonic ancestry]
2015 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 26/34 MP: 5/7
3023 | D:3 | Gained mutation: You have sharp toenails. [demonic ancestry]
3023 | D:3 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 31/41 MP: 8/8
3739 | D:3 | Acquired Yredelemnul's third power
4084 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 45/47 MP: 10/10
4097 | D:4 | Noticed Steven's ghost (average DsDK)
4119 | D:4 | Killed Steven's ghost
4119 | D:4 | Reached skill level 4 in Axes
4619 | D:4 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
4734 | D:4 | Gained mutation: You are mostly covered in yellow scales (AC +3). [demonic ancestry]
4734 | D:4 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 27/53 MP: 9/12
5055 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
5217 | D:5 | Found Joani's General Store.
5231 | D:5 | Bought a +3 ring of dexterity for 204 gold pieces
5241 | D:5 | Found Klaomaj's Book Shop.
5249 | D:5 | Found Emocraet's Armour Boutique.
5344 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Axes
5358 | D:5 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
5659 | D:5 | Found Qepupp's Gadget Emporium.
5749 | D:5 | Found Usoumyhas' Assorted Antiques.
5942 | D:5 | Noticed Steven's ghost (experienced DsDK)
5988 | D:5 | Killed Steven's ghost
6511 | D:6 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 52/61 MP: 12/14
6591 | D:6 | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
6754 | D:6 | Noticed Blork the orc
6776 | D:6 | Killed Blork the orc
6776 | D:6 | Reached skill level 6 in Axes
6776 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
6987 | D:6 | Noticed Eustachio
7006 | D:6 | Killed Eustachio
7064 | D:6 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
7074 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
7437 | D:7 | Reached skill level 7 in Axes
7504 | D:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
7529 | D:7 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
7636 | D:7 | Noticed Sigmund
7645 | D:7 | Killed Sigmund
7645 | D:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
7671 | D:7 | Noticed Edmund
7692 | D:7 | Killed Edmund
7755 | D:7 | Reached skill level 1 in Maces & Flails
7765 | D:7 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 48/68 MP: 16/16
8236 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails
8712 | D:8 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
8754 | D:8 | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
8802 | D:8 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
8874 | D:8 | Noticed Prince Ribbit
8891 | D:8 | Killed Prince Ribbit
9000 | D:8 | Reached skill level 8 in Maces & Flails
9060 | D:8 | Found Gajauru's Assorted Antiques.
9101 | D:8 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
9345 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
9529 | D:9 | Noticed a gargoyle
9536 | D:9 | Killed a gargoyle
9728 | D:9 | Noticed Joseph
9749 | D:9 | Killed Joseph
9749 | D:9 | Gained mutation: You have razor-sharp toenails. [demonic ancestry]
9749 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 34/75 MP: 16/18
9935 | D:9 | Noticed a hill giant
9962 | D:9 | Killed a hill giant
10063 | D:9 | Noticed Psyche
10260 | D:9 | Killed Psyche
10260 | D:9 | Reached skill level 9 in Axes
10813 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
10881 | Lair:1 | Received a gift from Yredelemnul
10892 | Lair:1 | Got a shimmering scale mail
10893 | Lair:1 | Identified the cursed +3 scale mail of Defence {Acc-1 Dam+6} (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
11029 | Lair:1 | Got a distressingly furry helmet
11048 | Lair:1 | Identified the +0 helmet of the Stag {Contam +Inv rC+ Acc+6 Dam+4} (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
11072 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Axes
11219 | Lair:1 | Acquired Yredelemnul's fourth power
11652 | Lair:2 | Gained mutation: You regenerate magic rapidly. [demonic ancestry]
11652 | Lair:2 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 36/83 MP: 14/20
12007 | Lair:2 | HP: 4/84 [worker ant (1)]
12029 | Lair:2 | HP: 4/84 [poisoned by a worker ant]
12034 | Lair:2 | HP: 3/84 [poisoned by a worker ant]
12039 | Lair:2 | HP: 2/84 [poisoned by a worker ant]
12047 | Lair:2 | HP: 2/84 [poisoned by a worker ant]
12467 | Lair:2 | Acquired Yredelemnul's fifth power
12540 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 11 in Axes
13445 | Lair:1 | You fall through a shaft!
13521 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
13611 | D:10 | Got a twisted plate armour
13618 | D:10 | Identified the +12 plate armour "Hyfy" {Acc-4 SInv Curse} (You found it on level 10 of the Dungeon)
13656 | D:10 | Noticed a hill giant
13663 | D:10 | Killed a hill giant
13780 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
13790 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
13794 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
13800 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
13805 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
13810 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
14145 | D:10 | Received a gift from Yredelemnul
14356 | D:10 | Reached skill level 12 in Axes
14503 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
14585 | D:11 | Received a gift from Yredelemnul
14762 | D:11 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 85/94 MP: 20/22
14844 | D:11 | Noticed Nessos
15198 | D:11 | Received a gift from Yredelemnul
15581 | D:11 | Killed Nessos
15772 | D:11 | Identified a +1 rod of ignition (14/14) (You found it on level 10 of the Dungeon)
16703 | D:12 | Noticed a four-headed hydra
16736 | D:12 | Noticed an ettin
16740 | D:12 | Reached skill level 13 in Axes
17140 | D:12 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
17325 | Lair:3 | Received a gift from Yredelemnul
17644 | Lair:3 | Found a hole to the Spider Nest.
17735 | Lair:3 | Received a gift from Yredelemnul
18087 | Lair:3 | Received a gift from Yredelemnul
18238 | Lair:3 | Paralysed by a potion of paralysis for 5 turns
18624 | Lair:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging
18690 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Yredelemnul
18755 | Lair:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
18855 | Lair:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Spellcasting
19371 | Lair:5 | Gained mutation: You are completely covered in yellow scales (AC +4, rCorr). [demonic ancestry]
19371 | Lair:5 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 103/103 MP: 24/24
19553 | Lair:5 | Found a labyrinth entrance.
19561 | Lab | Entered a labyrinth
19911 | Lab | Found an exit through the horrors of the Abyss.
20060 | Lab | Learned a level 1 spell: Apportation
20152 | Lair:3 | Received a gift from Yredelemnul
20173 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
21028 | Lair:6 | Received a gift from Yredelemnul
21166 | Lair:6 | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
21530 | Lair:6 | Received a gift from Yredelemnul
Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 || total
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Melee: Hand axe | 99 | 356 | 322 | | || 777
Flail | | | 213 | | || 213
Battleaxe | | | 60 | 691 | 122 || 873
Throw: Dart | | 2 | 4 | 1 | || 7
Invok: Animate Remains | 3 | 10 | 6 | | || 19
Injury Mirror | 1 | 1 | 4 | | 1 || 7
Animate Dead | | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 || 16
Recall Undead Sla | | | 1 | 2 | || 3
Evoke: Wand | | | 1 | 17 | 10 || 28
Use: Potion | 1 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 1 || 24
Scroll | 1 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 3 || 36
Stab: Sleeping | 1 | | | | || 1
Distracted | | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 || 20
Invisible | | | 2 | | || 2
The only time I've really come close to getting killed was Nessos caught me in an open place and I tried running away on D:12 when things got rough but I ran into unknown and got backed into a dead end, a quick tele scroll saved me there. I'm now probably overly paranoid but pleased that I've got the minions going that I've always liked from playing DK.
So treat me like a noob, tell me how wrong I'm doing it or what I have overlooked. I don't remember what the 'right' way to train in what order is and to what level, what the general order if clearing is, what are the 'hard' branches of Lair. What should I be looking for, what are my immediate needs?
If at first you don't succeed, throw more bodies at the problem.
