CIP: VSAs of Ash- Advice for someone who sucks at branches

[TeshiAlair]

I can reliably clear Orc and Lair, and then die in Vaults or any Lair branch except Spider. 1. Is this character as good as I feel it is? 2. Should I swap out the rCold ring for the Slaying?

Thanks in advance

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.15-a0-2249-gf054a64 (console) character file.

TeshiAlair the Covert (Vine Stalker Assassin)      Turns: 29429, Time: 02:46:08

HP  82/82        AC 27     Str 17      XL: 16   Next:  3%
MP  32/33        EV 13     Int 21      God: Ashenzari [******]
Gold 1149        SH 12     Dex 12      Spells:  7 memorised,  9 levels left

rFire  + . .     SeeInvis +     a - +5 cutlass "Wepla" {holy, rElec rPois}
rCold  + . .     Clarity  +     d - +5 ring mail "Smenloc" {Dex-4 Int+4}
rNeg   + . .     rCorr    .     M - +1 shield {AC+3} (curse)
rPois  +         rRot     +     X - +3 helmet "Thiseaso" {rPois Slay+5}
rElec  +         Spirit   +     c - +2 cloak (curse)
SustAb .         Warding  .     q - +0 pair of gloves "Huofih" {rPois rF+ rN+}
rMut   .         Stasis   .     j - +1 pair of boots {+Jump} (curse)
Gourm  .                        p - cursed amulet of faith
MR     ++...                    I - cursed ring of wizardry
                                P - cursed ring of protection from cold

@: very resistant to hostile enchantments, quite stealthy
A: fangs 3, see invisible, clever 1, poison resistance, regeneration 3, magic
shield, antimagic bite, no device heal 3, rot immunity
a: End Transfer Knowledge, Scrying, Transfer Knowledge, Renounce Religion, Evoke
Jump Attack


You are on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Ashenzari.
Ashenzari is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 27 of its levels.
You have also visited: Labyrinth, Ossuary and Ice Cave.

You have collected 3361 gold pieces.
You have spent 2212 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - the +5 cutlass "Wepla" (weapon) {holy, rElec rPois}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 7 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It has been blessed by the Shining One to cause great damage to the undead
   and demons.
   
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It protects you from poison.
 t - the +15 heavy crossbow "Sniper" {velocity, SInv}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)   
   
   Any bolt fired from it inflicts extra damage.
   
   It enhances your eyesight.
Armour
 c - a cursed +2 cloak (worn)
 d - the cursed +5 ring mail "Smenloc" (worn) {Dex-4 Int+4}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 10 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It affects your dexterity (-4).
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 j - a cursed +1 pair of boots of jumping (worn)
 q - the cursed +0 pair of gloves "Huofih" (worn) {rPois rF+ rN+}
   (You found it on level 13 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from poison.
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 M - a cursed +1 shield of protection (worn)
 Q - the +3 scale mail "Nyceapt" {+Rage rC+ rN+}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It protects you from cold.
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It lets you go berserk.
 X - the cursed +3 helmet "Thiseaso" (worn) {rPois Slay+5}
   (You found it on level 7 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It affects your accuracy and damage with ranged weapons and melee attacks
   (+5).
   It protects you from poison.
   It has a curse placed upon it.
Magical devices
 e - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 2}
 f - a wand of confusion (9)
 F - a wand of digging {zapped: 3}
 V - a wand of cold (7)
Comestibles
 g - 10 bread rations
 A - 11 meat rations
 G - 6 fruits
 S - 4 chunks of yak flesh
Scrolls
 i - a scroll of blinking
 k - 7 scrolls of fear
 s - a scroll of curse armour
 u - 4 scrolls of teleportation
 y - 7 scrolls of curse weapon
 C - 2 scrolls of curse jewellery
 E - a scroll of amnesia
 J - 6 scrolls of identify
 T - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 Y - a scroll of fog
 Z - a scroll of recharging
Jewellery
 b - an uncursed amulet of warding
 p - a cursed amulet of faith (around neck)
 w - an uncursed ring of magical power
 D - an uncursed ring of fire
 I - a cursed ring of wizardry (right hand)
 K - an uncursed ring of positive energy
 L - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
 N - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities
 P - a cursed ring of protection from cold (left hand)
 U - a +3 ring of slaying
Potions
 h - 5 potions of restore abilities
 l - 9 potions of curing
 m - 2 potions of flight
 n - a potion of cure mutation
 o - a potion of haste
 r - 2 potions of berserk rage
 v - 3 potions of agility
 x - a potion of resistance
 z - 2 potions of brilliance
 B - 2 potions of cancellation
 O - 2 potions of might
 W - 3 potions of magic
Books
 H - a book of Wizardry   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Agony                              Necromancy                   5
   Force Lance                        Conjuration                  5
   Dispersal                          Translocation                6
   Haste                              Charms                       6
   Invisibility                       Hexes                        6
   Spellforged Servitor               Conjuration/Summoning        7
Miscellaneous
 R - a fan of gales


   Skills:
 + Level 8.6 Fighting
 * Level 10.9 Short Blades
 - Level 5.4 Throwing
 + Level 5.9(10.4) Armour
 - Level 5.9(10.4) Dodging
 - Level 12.5 Stealth
 - Level 6.9(10.0) Shields
 - Level 8.4 Spellcasting
 - Level 8.6(13.0) Conjurations
 + Level 4.0(8.2) Charms
 - Level 7.0(11.5) Transmutations
 - Level 7.1(11.6) Fire Magic
 - Level 4.5(8.8) Air Magic
 - Level 6.7(11.2) Poison Magic


You have 9 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Alistair's Intoxicat  Trmt/Pois      ######..     1%          4    ###....
b - Swiftness             Chrm/Air       #####...     1%          2    None
c - Conjure Flame         Conj/Fire      ######..     1%          3    None
d - Fireball              Conj/Fire      ######....   1%          5    ####...
e - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          9%          2    None
f - Repel Missiles        Chrm/Air       #####.       1%          2    None
g - Sticky Flame          Conj/Fire      ######..     1%          4    ###....


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (0/1) D:7             Orc (4/4) D:12
    Elf (0/3) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:8           Swamp (0/5) Lair:6
  Snake (0/5) Lair:6        Slime (0/6) Lair:7       Vaults (0/5) D:13
 Depths (0/5) D:15       

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Gozag
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Beogh

Shops:
D:4 *   D:7 (   D:10 !=[=[   D:13 %   D:15 *   Orc:4 ??([

Annotations:
D:3 tasonir's ghost, average HEHu


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have razor-sharp teeth.
You regenerate.
When hurt, damage is shared between your health and your magic reserves.
Your bite disrupts and absorbs the magic of your enemies.
Potions and wands cannot restore your health.
You are immune to rotting.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
Your mind is acute. (Int +2)
Your system is resistant to poisons.


Message History

The yak gores you.
You puncture the yak!
The yak is almost dead.
You hit the yak but do no damage.
The yak is almost dead.
You block the yak's attack.
You closely miss the yak. You bite the yak. You drain its power.
You feel invigorated.
The yak is almost dead.
The yak misses you.
You hit the yak. You bite the yak. You drain its power. You feel invigorated.
You kill the yak!
You see here a yak corpse.
You start butchering the yak corpse. You continue butchering the corpse.
You continue butchering the corpse. x2
You finish butchering the yak corpse.
S - 4 chunks of yak flesh
You see here a yak skeleton.
Unknown command.
U - a +3 ring of slaying

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Louise (D:15)
  2 orc warlords (Orc:4)
  A minotaur (Lab)
  7 hydras
  Fannar (Lair:2)
  An ogre mage (D:13)
  4 centaur warriors
  2 tengu warriors
  A satyr (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  3 death yaks (Lair:7)
  An orc high priest (Orc:4)
  2 unseen horrors
  The ghost of puissantveil the Basher, an experienced MiBe of Trog (D:6)
  4 skeletal warriors
  10 hill giants
  3 ice statues (IceCv)
  A flayed ghost (D:15)
  A swamp dragon (shapeshifter) (D:13)
  2 orc knights
  A necromancer (D:15)
  4 griffons
  A deep troll (Orc:4)
  A very ugly thing zombie (D:15)
  6 oklob plants (Lair:7)
  3 cyclopes
  A manticore (D:15)
  A stone giant zombie (D:15)
  3 orc sorcerers (Orc:4)
  5 elephants (Lair:6)
  A torpor snail (Lair:3)
  A fire giant skeleton (D:15)
  A gargoyle (D:15)
  A queen ant (D:10)
  2 spiny frogs (shapeshifter) (D:13)
  4 black mambas
  9 spiny frogs
  2 item mimics
  A feature mimic (D:15)
  3 fire drakes
  3 komodo dragons
  Grinder (D:5)
  A redback zombie (D:15)
  A hydra zombie (D:15)
  4 red devils (D:13)
  A polar bear (Lair:7)
  6 two-headed ogres
  3 slime creatures (D:13)
  5 trolls
  A baby alligator (Lair:6)
  A fire dragon zombie (D:15)
  2 basilisks
  3 hydra skeletons
  15 blink frogs
  A raven (D:12)
  2 flying skulls (D:10)
  9 wyverns
  A wraith (D:15)
  3 shadows (D:10)
  31 ugly things
  7 hippogriffs
  2 vampire mosquitoes (D:15)
  2 deep elf magi
  18 yaks
  Grum (D:12)
  A deep elf fighter (D:8)
  A hungry ghost (D:15)
  A hill giant skeleton (D:10)
  6 nagas (Lair:6)
  A mottled dragon (D:10)
  20 soldier ants (D:10)
  16 wolves
  12 water moccasins
  A warg (Orc:4)
  A tengu skeleton (D:10)
  2 phantoms
  4 black bears
  12 porcupines
  5 sky beasts
  31 orc warriors
  17 ice beasts
  A swamp drake (D:7)
  A manticore zombie (D:15)
  15 ogres
  A boggart (D:13)
  A boring beetle (Lair:5)
  2 yellow wasps (D:10)
  4 necrophages
  A yaktaur zombie (D:14)
  9 crocodiles
  12 centaurs
  A cyclops zombie (D:12)
  23 giant frogs
  3 big kobolds
  A wyvern zombie (D:10)
  An eye of draining (D:15)
  An elf zombie (D:15)
  4 scorpions
  2 yak zombies (D:10)
  A hippogriff zombie (D:10)
  19 wights
  10 killer bees
  A quasit (D:7)
  7 electric eels
  8 crimson imps
  3 goliath beetles
  4 giant frog skeletons
  A two-headed ogre zombie (D:13)
  26 orc priests
  30 orc wizards
  8 iguanas
  2 jellies
  3 centaur skeletons
  17 hounds
  2 giant frog zombies (D:10)
  A basilisk skeleton (D:10)
  33 worker ants
  A killer bee zombie (D:5)
  16 sheep
  An ogre zombie (D:5)
  Ijyb (D:2)
  3 big kobold zombies (Ossuary)
  An ogre skeleton (Lab)
  2 hound skeletons
  2 mummies (Ossuary)
  4 gnolls (D:8)
  30 adders
  A giant mite (D:10)
  A gnoll skeleton (D:8)
  26 green rats
  7 shadow imps
  12 white imps (Orc:3)
  A worm (D:2)
  4 adder zombies
  7 giant geckos
  163 orcs
  3 ball pythons
  14 bats
  5 giant cockroaches
  2 gnoll zombies (Ossuary)
  21 hobgoblins
  6 jackals
  26 kobolds
  12 quokkas
  5 giant newts
  4 giant spores
  23 goblins
  7 hobgoblin zombies (Ossuary)
  A kobold skeleton (D:8)
  6 kobold zombies (Ossuary)
  2 orc skeletons
  17 orc zombies
  2 quokka zombies (D:6)
  15 rats
  14 ballistomycetes
  A fungus (Lair:7)
  A plant (Lair:7)
1083 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A sky beast (D:6)
  A centaur (D:15)
  An orc (D:12)
  A kobold (D:6)
  A quokka (D:6)
  A giant spore (D:15)
  A fungus (Lair:7)
  A plant (Lair:7)
8 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 1091 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
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     0 | D:1      | TeshiAlair, the Vine Stalker Assassin, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 11/11 MP: 1/1
    60 | D:1      | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
   101 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 12/15 MP: 0/3
   455 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 10/18 MP: 1/4
   906 | D:2      | Noticed Ijyb
   927 | D:2      | Killed Ijyb
  1010 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 23/23 MP: 5/5
  1680 | D:2      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 24/26 MP: 7/7
  1760 | D:3      | Noticed tasonir's ghost (average HEHu)
  2061 | D:3      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  2063 | D:3      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  2075 | D:3      | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  2077 | D:3      | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
  2077 | D:3      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  2115 | D:3      | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
  2116 | D:3      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
  2157 | D:3      | Became a worshipper of Ashenzari the Shackled
  2418 | D:4      | Found a sand-covered staircase.
  2427 | Ossuary  | Entered an ossuary
  2583 | Ossuary  | Reached skill level 5 in Short Blades
  2685 | Ossuary  | Gained mutation: You heal very quickly. [vine stalker growth]
  2685 | Ossuary  | Reached XP level 6. HP: 28/30 MP: 8/8
  2772 | D:4      | Found Graif's General Store.
  2828 | D:4      | Bought a potion of might for 27 gold pieces
  3032 | D:4      | Reached skill level 6 in Short Blades
  3135 | D:4      | Got the uncursed ring mail of the Elven Halls {+Rage rPois Dex+1}
  3359 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  3463 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 6/34 MP: 2/9
  3534 | D:5      | Acquired Ashenzari's first power
  3574 | D:5      | Got the uncursed robe of Owodwuz {+Blink}
  3610 | D:5      | Noticed Grinder
  3630 | D:5      | Killed Grinder
  3630 | D:5      | Reached skill level 7 in Stealth
  3818 | D:5      | Identified the -3 robe of Owodwuz {+Blink} (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon)
  3829 | D:5      | Identified the +2 ring mail of the Elven Halls {+Rage rPois Dex+1} (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)
  3876 | D:5      | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
  4053 | D:5      | Gained mutation: You have razor-sharp teeth. [vine stalker growth]
  4053 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 30/38 MP: 8/11
  4150 | D:5      | Reached skill level 8 in Stealth
  4380 | D:6      | Noticed puissantveil's ghost (experienced MiBe)
  4396 | D:6      | Killed puissantveil's ghost
  4396 | D:6      | Reached skill level 9 in Stealth
  4396 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 34/42 MP: 8/12
  4579 | D:6      | Learned a level 4 spell: Alistair's Intoxication
  4601 | D:6      | Reached skill level 10 in Stealth
  4693 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Poison Magic
  5958 | D:7      | Reached skill level 11 in Stealth
  6041 | D:7      | Reached skill level 1 in Transmutations
  6131 | D:7      | Acquired Ashenzari's second power
  6294 | D:7      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 46/46 MP: 13/13
  6333 | D:7      | Reached skill level 1 in Armour
  6642 | D:7      | Found Pyohos' Antique Weapon Shoppe.
  6645 | D:7      | Bought a dazzling cutlass for 288 gold pieces
  6645 | D:7      | Identified the +5 cutlass "Wepla" {holy, rElec rPois} (You bought it in a shop on level 7 of the Dungeon)
  6721 | D:7      | Found an opulent altar of Gozag.
  6800 | D:7      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  7616 | D:8      | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  7853 | D:8      | Found a staircase to the Lair.
  8118 | D:8      | Acquired Ashenzari's third power
  9055 | D:9      | Reached skill level 5 in Transmutations
  9196 | D:9      | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
  9216 | D:9      | Reached skill level 5 in Poison Magic
  9433 | D:9      | Got the falchion of Thexkir {pain, rElec rF+}
  9755 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
  9829 | D:10     | Noticed a hill giant
  9884 | D:10     | Killed a hill giant
  9884 | D:10     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 38/50 MP: 11/15
 10184 | D:10     | Learned a level 3 spell: Spider Form
 10865 | D:10     | Acquired Ashenzari's fourth power
 10898 | D:10     | Noticed a hill giant
 10919 | D:10     | Killed a hill giant
 10973 | D:10     | Found Upups' Armour Emporium.
 11021 | D:10     | Found Qodaoheu's Jewellery Shop.
 11161 | D:10     | Noticed a skeletal warrior
 11209 | D:10     | Reached skill level 12 in Stealth
 11391 | D:10     | Killed a skeletal warrior
 11497 | D:10     | Found Grun's Antique Armour Shop.
 11501 | D:10     | Bought a faintly glowing ring mail for 225 gold pieces
 11501 | D:10     | Identified the +5 ring mail "Smenloc" {Dex-4 Int+4} (You bought it in a shop on level 10 of the Dungeon)
 11501 | D:10     | Bought a pair of runed boots for 112 gold pieces
 11503 | D:10     | Noticed a skeletal warrior
 11524 | D:10     | Reached skill level 5 in Throwing
 11530 | D:10     | Killed a skeletal warrior
 11530 | D:10     | Gained mutation: You regenerate. [vine stalker growth]
 11530 | D:10     | Reached XP level 12. HP: 37/59 MP: 16/16
 11576 | D:10     | Found Pnufalal's Distillery.
 11585 | D:10     | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
 11612 | D:10     | Identified the +9 falchion of Thexkir {pain, rElec rF+} (You found it on level 9 of the Dungeon)
 11663 | D:10     | Noticed a cyclops
 11757 | D:10     | Killed a cyclops
 11866 | D:10     | Learned a level 3 spell: Conjure Flame
 11896 | D:10     | Found Daha's Jewellery Boutique.
 11900 | D:10     | Bought an uncursed ring of magical power for 200 gold pieces
 12040 | D:10     | Reached skill level 1 in Conjurations
 12042 | D:10     | Reached skill level 1 in Fire Magic
 12411 | D:11     | Reached skill level 1 in Spellcasting
 12545 | D:10     | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute. (Int +2) [potion of mutation]
 12545 | D:10     | Gained mutation: You have supernaturally acute eyesight. [potion of mutation]
 12545 | D:10     | Gained mutation: Your system is resistant to poisons. [potion of mutation]
 12550 | D:10     | Learned a level 3 spell: Mephitic Cloud
 12734 | D:11     | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
 13038 | D:11     | Learned a level 2 spell: Repel Missiles
 13064 | D:11     | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
 13629 | D:12     | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 13979 | D:12     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 13991 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 14593 | Orc:1    | Reached skill level 5 in Conjurations
 14933 | D:10     | Bought an uncursed ring of wizardry for 360 gold pieces
 15037 | D:12     | Identified the cursed -2 robe of the Stars {+Fly Curse}
 15241 | D:12     | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
 15253 | D:12     | Learned a level 4 spell: Sticky Flame
 15375 | D:12     | Reached skill level 1 in Air Magic
 15410 | D:12     | Noticed Grum
 15436 | D:12     | Killed Grum
 15443 | D:12     | Reached XP level 13. HP: 56/63 MP: 27/27
 15686 | D:13     | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
 15775 | D:13     | Learned a level 5 spell: Fireball
 16141 | D:13     | Found a gate to the Vaults.
 16465 | D:13     | Identified the +0 pair of gloves "Huofih" {rPois rF+ rN+}
 16477 | D:13     | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
 16830 | D:13     | Found Yziod's Food Boutique.
 16861 | D:13     | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging
 17922 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 18044 | D:15     | Found Rosoiv's Weapon Shoppe.
 18044 | D:15     | Rosoiv's Weapon Shoppe was a mimic.
 18093 | D:15     | Reached XP level 14. HP: 69/69 MP: 28/28
 18113 | D:15     | Reached skill level 5 in Fire Magic
 18284 | D:15     | Found Miytus' Assorted Antiques.
 18411 | D:15     | Noticed Louise
 18413 | D:15     | Killed Louise
 18617 | D:15     | Found a staircase to the Depths.
 18955 | D:15     | Bought a scroll of remove curse for 99 gold pieces
 18955 | D:15     | Bought 3 scrolls of remove curse for 297 gold pieces
 18955 | D:15     | Bought a crude bone ring for 165 gold pieces
 18955 | D:15     | Identified the ring "Beeg" {SInv Stlth++} (You bought it in a shop on level 15 of the Dungeon)
 19887 | Orc:3    | Found a frozen archway.
 19938 | IceCv    | Entered an ice cave
 20446 | Orc:3    | Learned a level 6 spell: Poisonous Cloud
 20606 | Orc:3    | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
 20950 | Orc:4    | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
 21044 | Orc:4    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 21055 | Orc:4    | Reached skill level 10 in Short Blades
 21095 | Orc:4    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 21098 | Orc:4    | Found Vofuhaf's Magic Scroll Shoppe.
 21186 | Orc:4    | Noticed an orc warlord
 21825 | Orc:4    | Killed an orc warlord
 21996 | Orc:4    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 22007 | Orc:4    | Reached skill level 5 in Air Magic
 22008 | Orc:4    | Found Kacwalaq's Magic Scroll Emporium.
 22061 | Orc:4    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 22257 | Orc:4    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 22263 | Orc:4    | Noticed an orc warlord
 22307 | Orc:4    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 22308 | Orc:4    | Found Kufiar's Antique Armour Shoppe.
 22320 | Orc:4    | Found Goduf's Antique Weapon Emporium.
 22554 | Orc:4    | Killed an orc warlord
 22774 | Orc:4    | Bought a glowing hat for 124 gold pieces
 22823 | Orc:4    | Bought a scroll of teleportation for 36 gold pieces
 22823 | Orc:4    | Bought a scroll of fear for 42 gold pieces
 22823 | Orc:4    | Bought a scroll of remove curse for 36 gold pieces
 22886 | Orc:4    | Bought a scroll of fear for 52 gold pieces
 22886 | Orc:4    | Bought a scroll of fear for 52 gold pieces
 22886 | Orc:4    | Bought a scroll of fear for 52 gold pieces
 22886 | Orc:4    | Bought a scroll of teleportation for 45 gold pieces
 23137 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 23425 | Lair:1   | Reached XP level 15. HP: 73/77 MP: 21/30
 23934 | Lair:2   | Noticed Fannar
 23943 | Lair:2   | Killed Fannar
 24656 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
 25458 | Lair:4   | Identified the +3 scale mail "Nyceapt" {+Rage rC+ rN+}
 25648 | Lair:4   | Learned a level 2 spell: Swiftness
 26429 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 1 in Charms
 26486 | Lair:6   | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
 26914 | Lair:6   | Found a dark tunnel.
 27047 | Lair:6   | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 27130 | Lair:6   | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 27847 | Lair:7   | Found a labyrinth entrance.
 27859 | Lab      | Entered a labyrinth
 28071 | Lab      | Identified the +4 ring mail of Parts Unknown {Dex-3 Int+2} (You found it in a labyrinth)
 28100 | Lair:7   | Upgraded the game from 0.15-a0-2241-gf11e773 to 0.15-a0-2249-gf054a64
 28288 | Lair:7   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 28905 | Lair:7   | Reduced skill Air Magic to level 5
 29048 | Lair:7   | Identified the cursed +3 helmet "Thiseaso" {rPois Slay+5}
 29234 | Lair:7   | Reached XP level 16. HP: 74/82 MP: 15/33
 29351 | Lair:8   | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Dagger            |    96 |   442 |   484 |    86 |       |       ||  1108
       Unarmed           |       |       |    14 |       |       |       ||    14
       Cutlass           |       |       |       |  1238 |  1438 |    40 ||  2716
 Fire: Blowgun           |     8 |     3 |     4 |    15 |       |       ||    30
Throw: Tomahawk          |       |     1 |    45 |    56 |    13 |       ||   115
 Cast: Alistair's Intoxi |       |       |       |     7 |     7 |       ||    14
       Repel Missiles    |       |       |       |     1 |       |       ||     1
       Spider Form       |       |       |       |     1 |       |       ||     1
       Sticky Flame      |       |       |       |       |   131 |     3 ||   134
       Conjure Flame     |       |       |       |       |    10 |       ||    10
       Blink             |       |       |       |       |     2 |       ||     2
       Fireball          |       |       |       |       |   104 |     3 ||   107
       Poisonous Cloud   |       |       |       |       |     1 |       ||     1
Invok: Transfer Knowledg |       |       |       |       |     1 |       ||     1
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |     2 |    14 |    12 |       ||    28
  Use: Scroll            |       |    17 |     7 |    22 |    26 |       ||    72
       Potion            |       |     1 |     6 |     7 |     3 |       ||    17
 Stab: Sleeping          |     3 |     9 |     8 |    31 |    63 |       ||   114
       Distracted        |       |     1 |     1 |     4 |     7 |       ||    13
       Invisible         |       |       |     3 |       |       |       ||     3
       Confused          |       |       |       |     4 |     4 |       ||     8
       Fleeing           |       |       |       |     1 |       |       ||     1
  Eat: Chunk             |       |     5 |    10 |    30 |    48 |       ||    93
       Bread ration      |       |     1 |       |       |     4 |       ||     5
       Beef jerky        |       |       |       |     1 |     1 |       ||     2
       Pizza             |       |       |       |       |     9 |       ||     9



[and into]

I'd swap out the wizardry for slaying, actually, and just train some more shields and a tiny bit of tloc until all spells are acceptable.

Is a better weapon not available? Holy wrath is a useless brand for like >90% of the enemies you fight in all non-optional areas of the game.

Use scry. And where's your blowgun dude?

Keep an eye out for other body armors. The extra int is nice but -4 dex will drag down your EV. For now it is ok if it gives best AC+EV of anything else available, but probably want to transition to something else, even just that randart scale with +Rage would be good since berserk is good and all. But yeah, get a better weapon on this guy and you are looking good for the most part.

[TeshiAlair]

Wizardry has stuck around so I can get Haste online faster. Absolutely zilch as far as weapon selection goes.

Are blowguns really worthwhile come later in the game?

EDIT: Also, the annoying thing about Ash is that in order to test Wiz vs Slaying is that uncursing Wiz will lower all my buffed abilities, making it really hard to gauge spell success.

[TeshiAlair]

Is a +2 cutlass of electrocution better than my current one, or should I wait till I grab some EW scrolls?

[Bart]

If you do not need resists and enemy does not have relec, then electrocution cutlass will be superior.
You have pretty wide skill assortment - is it paying off? Usually it leads to problems in mid game.

[TeshiAlair]

The skill assortment as been alright thanks to Ash's skill buffs. I'm trying to transfer knowledge things that I'm no longer using- I had too much in Pois for instance, and after Vaults I'll be killing Intoxication as well.