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Monday, 9th June 2014, 06:49
YAVSD - DsAK: Why am I such an ass
This has got to be one of my dumbest and most avoidable in a long string of dumb and avoidable deaths. I don't think I'm a bad player, really, I'm a good player who's often sloppy -- which obviously amounts to the same thing. I know what I should be doing both in the game and out of it (to keep my head) and yet I keep actually doing shit like this: killed by an orange rat, ugh, the fucking ignominy.
And with an early whip of elec, rank-two demonic guardian (sixfirhies, sun and smoke demons were decimating yak packs) and -- ye gods -- that amulet, no less.
Why didn't I reposition before engaging the rats? Why didn't I cut and run the moment I got drained? I could have bent space, I could have blinked, I could have teleported, I could have taken two steps back, I could have done anything except stand there -- not even smug, not even overconfident, just fucking lazy -- assuming that I'd fry them before anything bad happened.
Ugh. What an ass.
Posted in the hope of shaming myself into taking this game, which I love so well and play probably more than is strictly healthy, seriously enough at least to win when a win is being thrown at me:
And with an early whip of elec, rank-two demonic guardian (sixfirhies, sun and smoke demons were decimating yak packs) and -- ye gods -- that amulet, no less.
Why didn't I reposition before engaging the rats? Why didn't I cut and run the moment I got drained? I could have bent space, I could have blinked, I could have teleported, I could have taken two steps back, I could have done anything except stand there -- not even smug, not even overconfident, just fucking lazy -- assuming that I'd fry them before anything bad happened.
Ugh. What an ass.
Posted in the hope of shaming myself into taking this game, which I love so well and play probably more than is strictly healthy, seriously enough at least to win when a win is being thrown at me:
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.15-a0-1366-gbd0de48 (webtiles) character file.
8883 tedric the Basher (level 11, -1/70 HPs)
Began as a Demonspawn Abyssal Knight on June 9, 2014.
Was the Champion of Lugonu.
Slain by an orange rat (9 damage)
... on Level 4 of the Lair of Beasts.
The game lasted 01:01:35 (8543 turns).
tedric the Basher (Demonspawn Abyssal Knight) Turns: 8543, Time: 01:01:35
HP -1/70 AC 11 Str 18 XL: 11 Next: 15%
MP 24/25 EV 13 Int 13 God: Lugonu [******]
Gold 739 SH 0 Dex 16 Spells: 0 memorised, 10 levels left
rFire + . . SeeInvis . a - +0,+4 whip (elec)
rCold + . . Clarity + z - +2 leather armour {rC+}
rNeg . . . rCorr . (no shield)
rPois + rRot . (helmet restricted)
rElec . Spirit . (no cloak)
SustAb . Warding . (no gloves)
rMut . Stasis . s - +1 pair of boots
Gourm . I - amulet of Socwal {Clar rPois Acc+5 Dam+4 Stlth+}
MR ..... (no ring)
(no ring)
@: mighty, drained, not resistant to hostile enchantments, unstealthy
A: claws 1, horns 1, molten scales 3, blurry vision 1, demonic guardian 2, frail
1, powered by pain 1, evolution 1
a: Depart the Abyss, Bend Space, Banish, Corrupt, Enter the Abyss, Renounce
Religion
You were on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worshipped Lugonu.
Lugonu was exalted by your worship.
You were very full.
You visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and saw 14 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 1 time.
You also visited: Ossuary.
You collected 739 gold pieces.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
a - a +0,+4 whip of electrocution (weapon)
b - a +1,+1 shortbow of flame
c - a +0 blowgun
Missiles
o - 2 curare-tipped needles
r - 28 poisoned needles
v - 22 arrows of flame
D - 65 arrows
Armour
s - a +1 pair of boots (worn)
z - a +2 leather armour of cold resistance (worn)
Magical devices
f - a wand of slowing (9)
k - a wand of paralysis (17)
F - a wand of draining (4)
L - a wand of digging (8)
N - a wand of cold (8) {unknown}
Comestibles
g - 26 beef jerkies
h - 15 meat rations
u - 2 fruits
y - 10 bread rations
G - a royal jelly
Scrolls
e - a scroll of blinking
l - 4 scrolls of teleportation
p - 3 scrolls of amnesia
t - 3 scrolls of remove curse
C - a scroll of magic mapping
H - 3 scrolls of fog
M - a scroll of recharging
Jewellery
d - an uncursed amulet of stasis
I - the amulet of Socwal (around neck) {Clar rPois Acc+5 Dam+4 Stlth+}
(You found it on level 9 of the Dungeon)
[amulet of clarity]
It provides mental clarity.
It affects your accuracy with ranged weapons and melee attacks (+5).
It affects your damage with ranged weapons and melee attacks (+4).
It protects you from poison.
It makes you more stealthy.
Potions
j - 2 potions of magic
n - 2 potions of agility
w - a potion of porridge
Books
m - a book of Summonings
Spells Type Level
Abjuration Summoning 3
Recall Summoning/Translocation 3
Shadow Creatures Summoning 5
Summon Demon Summoning 5
Summon Forest Summoning/Translocation 5
Monstrous Menagerie Summoning 6
O - a book of Unlife
Spells Type Level
Recall Summoning/Translocation 3
Animate Dead Necromancy 4
Control Undead Necromancy 4
Twisted Resurrection Necromancy 5
Death Channel Necromancy 6
Simulacrum Ice/Necromancy 6
Magical staves
i - an uncursed staff of power
Rods
A - a +0 rod of ignition (3/12)
(You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
B - a +1 rod of shadows (12/12)
(You took it off a hobgoblin on level 9 of the Dungeon)
Skills:
+ Level 4.8(3.8) Fighting
- Level 12.0(10.8) Maces & Flails
- Level 1.7(0.8) Armour
* Level 6.3(5.3) Dodging
- Level 11.0(9.9) Invocations
You had 10 spell levels left.
You didn't know any spells.
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (10/15) Temple (0/1) D:5 Lair (4/8) D:9
Orc: D:9-12 Swamp: Lair:3-6 Shoals: Lair:3-6 Snake: Lair:3-6
Spider: Lair:3-6
Altars:
Ashenzari
Nemelex Xobeh
Trog
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You have a pair of small horns on your head.
You are completely covered in molten scales (AC +4, EV -1, rF+).
A demonic guardian rushes to your aid.
You sometimes gain a little power by taking damage.
You have sharp fingernails.
Your vision is a little blurry.
You are frail (-10% HP).
You evolve.
Message History
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The orange rat bites you!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
You feel drained.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
Drink which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Okay, then.
Read which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
As you read the scroll of fear, it crumbles to dust.
You assume a fearsome visage. The orange rat looks frightened!
Unknown command.
Read which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Okay, then.
Use which ability? (? or * to list)
Space bends around you! You blink.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
You feel slightly less full.
Unknown command.
The orange rat bites you!
You die...
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You could see an orange rat and a green rat.
Vanquished Creatures
An unseen horror (D:10)
A komodo dragon (Lair:2)
A spiny frog (Lair:2)
A two-headed ogre (D:8)
A wandering mushroom (D:10)
12 yaks
A hill giant zombie (D:8)
Eustachio (D:9)
2 hippogriffs (Lair:2)
4 wolves (Lair:4)
3 wargs
2 orc warriors
2 ice beasts
A phantom (D:6)
A necrophage (D:10)
2 sky beasts
2 centaurs
An ogre (D:9)
4 crocodiles
3 elf zombies
8 giant frogs
3 killer bees
A troll zombie (D:10)
3 crimson imps
A centaur zombie (Ossuary)
2 orc priests
3 hounds
A centaur skeleton (D:7)
A human zombie (Ossuary)
A two-headed ogre zombie (D:9)
Natasha (twice) (D:6)
4 iguanas
7 orc wizards
4 worker ants
3 orange rats (Lair:4)
3 big kobold zombies (Ossuary)
A crocodile zombie (D:6)
A hound zombie (Ossuary)
4 mummies
8 adders
3 gnolls (D:7)
2 big fish zombies (D:2)
6 green rats
An orc skeleton (D:7)
2 giant mites
3 shadow imps
An adder zombie (Ossuary)
An adder skeleton (D:6)
6 giant geckos
26 orcs
3 giant cockroaches (D:1)
7 hobgoblins
16 kobolds
2 quokkas
2 ball pythons
8 bats
A giant cockroach zombie (D:6)
6 giant newts
2 giant spores
3 gnoll zombies (Ossuary)
11 goblins
5 goblin zombies (Ossuary)
4 hobgoblin zombies (Ossuary)
3 jackal zombies (Ossuary)
4 kobold zombies (Ossuary)
4 orc zombies
3 quokka zombies
23 rats
3 rat zombies (Ossuary)
5 ballistomycetes
273 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
A fire drake (Lair:2)
9 yaks
A sky beast (D:6)
A necrophage (D:9)
3 crimson imps
A centaur skeleton (D:4)
2 orc wizards
2 orcs
A jackal (Lair:3)
A bat (D:9)
A hobgoblin skeleton (D:6)
A rat (Lair:4)
24 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
3 sun demons
2 soul eaters
3 sixfirhies
A black mamba (Lair:2)
3 smoke demons
A basilisk (Lair:3)
An ogre (D:4)
A centaur (D:9)
2 jellies
5 crimson imps
5 quasits
A human zombie (Ossuary)
6 iron imps
2 orc priests
An orc wizard (D:6)
An adder (D:5)
7 white imps
7 ufetubi
A giant gecko (Lair:2)
A kobold (Lair:2)
2 plants (D:10)
56 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 353 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | Abyss:1 | tedric, the Demonspawn Abyssal Knight, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | Abyss:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 18/18 MP: 1/1
0 | Abyss:1 | Found a corrupted altar of Lugonu.
26 | D:1 | Escaped the Abyss
117 | D:2 | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in molten scales (AC +1). [demonic ancestry]
117 | D:2 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 20/24 MP: 2/2
489 | D:3 | Acquired Lugonu's second power
539 | D:2 | Gained mutation: A weak demonic guardian rushes to your aid. [demonic ancestry]
539 | D:2 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 21/29 MP: 4/4
1094 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 22/35 MP: 5/5
1317 | D:4 | Reached skill level 4 in Maces & Flails
1378 | D:4 | Acquired Lugonu's third power
1503 | D:4 | Noticed an ogre
1528 | D:4 | Banished an ogre
1528 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 41/41 MP: 6/6
1696 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
1700 | D:5 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
1734 | D:5 | HP: 1/41 [ogre skeleton (11)]
1903 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails
1980 | D:5 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
2079 | D:5 | Found a sand-covered staircase.
2205 | Ossuary | Entered an ossuary
2270 | Ossuary | Gained mutation: You have a pair of small horns on your head. [demonic ancestry]
2270 | Ossuary | Reached XP level 6. HP: 10/47 MP: 8/8
2560 | Ossuary | Reached skill level 6 in Maces & Flails
3243 | Ossuary | Acquired Lugonu's fourth power
3291 | Ossuary | Reached skill level 7 in Maces & Flails
3291 | Ossuary | Gained mutation: You are mostly covered in molten scales (AC +3, EV -1). [demonic ancestry]
3291 | Ossuary | Reached XP level 7. HP: 45/52 MP: 9/9
3450 | D:6 | Gained mutation: You are frail (-10% HP). [potion of mutation]
3450 | D:6 | Gained mutation: You have a slow metabolism. [potion of mutation]
3450 | D:6 | Gained mutation: You have sharp fingernails. [potion of mutation]
3986 | D:6 | Gained mutation: You evolve. [potion of mutation]
4012 | D:6 | Reached skill level 8 in Maces & Flails
4459 | D:6 | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
4543 | D:6 | Noticed Natasha
4563 | D:6 | Killed Natasha
4563 | D:6 | Gained mutation: You are completely covered in molten scales (AC +4, EV -1, rF+). [demonic ancestry]
4563 | D:6 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 26/52 MP: 5/10
4725 | D:6 | Reached skill level 9 in Maces & Flails
4817 | D:6 | Lost mutation: You have a slow metabolism. [evolution]
4851 | D:6 | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
4895 | D:6 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
4971 | D:6 | Noticed Natasha
4979 | D:6 | Killed Natasha
5151 | D:8 | Noticed a two-headed ogre
5156 | D:8 | Killed a two-headed ogre
5156 | D:8 | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails
5311 | D:8 | Identified a +0 rod of ignition (12/12) (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
5346 | D:8 | Gained mutation: You sometimes gain a little power by taking damage. [demonic ancestry]
5346 | D:8 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 52/56 MP: 10/14
5463 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
5472 | D:9 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
5511 | D:9 | Noticed Eustachio
5521 | D:9 | Reached skill level 11 in Maces & Flails
5534 | D:9 | Killed Eustachio
5559 | D:8 | Acquired Lugonu's fifth power
5568 | D:8 | HP: 2/56 [warg (10)]
6262 | D:9 | Got a vibrating platinum amulet
6264 | D:9 | Identified the amulet of Socwal {Clar rPois Acc+5 Dam+4 Stlth+} (You found it on level 9 of the Dungeon)
6566 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
6574 | D:9 | Gained mutation: Your vision is a little blurry. [evolution]
6718 | D:10 | Killed an unseen horror
6718 | D:10 | Gained mutation: A demonic guardian rushes to your aid. [demonic ancestry]
6718 | D:10 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 39/63 MP: 21/23
6750 | D:10 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
6777 | D:10 | Reached skill level 10 in Invocations
6960 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
6971 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
7057 | Lair:2 | Identified a +1 rod of shadows (12/12) (You took it off a hobgoblin on level 9 of the Dungeon)
7105 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging
7220 | Lair:2 | Noticed a black mamba
7223 | Lair:2 | Banished a black mamba
7227 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 12 in Maces & Flails
7526 | Lair:3 | HP: 3/63 [spatial distortion (4)]
7895 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
8204 | Lair:2 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 69/69 MP: 25/25
8543 | Lair:4 | Slain by an orange rat
Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 || total
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Melee: Mace | 52 | | | || 52
Whip | 95 | 283 | 438 | 163 || 979
Fire: Shortbow | | | 45 | 13 || 58
Blowgun | | | | 1 || 1
Invok: Banish | | 3 | 8 | 2 || 13
Bend Space | | | 1 | 3 || 4
Evoke: Wand | | | 2 | 6 || 8
Rod | | | 6 | 10 || 16
Use: Scroll | 2 | | 12 | 9 || 23
Potion | | 1 | 5 | || 6
Stab: Paralysed | | | 3 | || 3
Sleeping | | | 1 | 2 || 3
Distracted | | | 1 | || 1
Wins (Does not include my GrEE^Veh 15-runer...stupid experimental branch)
