CiP : OpFi^Fedhas

[mopl]

Just wanted to share this fun fact.

I had two friendly wandering mushrooms when I encountered Dowan and his sister. He was carrying a wand of polymorph, turned me into a porcupine, and one of my mushrooms into a shambling mangrove... This second polymorph seems not to end
I'm on D:5 with this awesome ally

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.16-a0-774-g4e8a8e0 (webtiles) character file.

mopl the Spear-Bearer (Octopode Fighter)            Turns: 5180, Time: 00:13:46

HP  52/52        AC  1     Str 16      XL: 8   Next: 17%
MP   8/8         EV 10     Int 10      God: Fedhas [***...]
Gold 198         SH  9     Dex 13      Spells:  0 memorised,  7 levels left

rFire  . . .     SeeInvis .     a - +0 trident
rCold  . . .     Clarity  .     c - +0 shield
rNeg   . . .     rCorr    .     (helmet restricted)
rPois  +         rRot     .     (no amulet)
rElec  .         Spirit   .     E - ring of poison resistance
SustAb .         Warding  .     (no ring)
rMut   .         Stasis   .     (no ring)
Gourm  .                        (no ring)
MR     .....                    (no ring)
                                (no ring)
                                (no ring)
                                (no ring)

@: not resistant to hostile enchantments, unstealthy
A: almost no armour, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage 1, gelatinous
body 1
a: Evolution, Sunlight, Growth, Renounce Religion


You are on level 5 of the Dungeon.
You worship Fedhas.
Fedhas is most pleased with you.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 1 branch of the dungeon, and seen 5 of its levels.
You have also visited: Sewer.

You have collected 198 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +0 trident (weapon)
 b - a +0 blowgun
 u - a +0 hunting sling
Missiles
 f - 127 stones (quivered)
 g - 92 sling bullets
 v - 43 poisoned needles
 B - 4 needles of slowing
 F - 3 tomahawks of returning
 H - 5 javelins
 J - 5 tomahawks
Armour
 c - a +0 shield (worn)
 r - a buckler
Magical devices
 C - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 1}
 K - a wand of random effects {zapped: 7}
 M - a wand of polymorph {empty}
Comestibles
 d - 5 bread rations
 x - a meat ration
 G - a beef jerky
 O - a chunk of goblin flesh {@w2}
Scrolls
 h - 3 scrolls of teleportation
 i - 2 scrolls labeled QINKUV UTRIEROCZE
 j - a scroll labeled PHOERIAGRIDI
 k - 5 scrolls of remove curse
 l - a scroll labeled USAM HEUSIOXIKH
 n - 2 scrolls of magic mapping
 p - 2 scrolls labeled NIOCRUALI
 t - 2 scrolls labeled LEUTEIPHIA
 y - 3 scrolls labeled WYUXEY MOTACS
 D - 2 scrolls labeled FUEDEHUCLO
 L - a scroll labeled QEPUTA ZUACUEZ
Jewellery
 E - a ring of poison resistance (left tentacle)
Potions
 e - 4 potions of might
 m - 2 cyan potions
 q - 4 fuming black potions
 s - a gluggy yellow potion
 w - a potion of haste
 z - 2 bubbling cyan potions
 A - a potion of restore abilities
 I - a potion of cancellation


   Skills:
 - Level 3.0 Fighting
 + Level 9.4 Polearms
 - Level 3.0 Dodging
 - Level 3.0 Shields


You have 7 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (5/15)           
Temple: D:4-7       

Altars:
Fedhas
Makhleb
Okawaru
Ru
Yredelemnul


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You cannot wear most types of armour.
You are amphibious.
You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.
You can use your tentacles to constrict many enemies at once.
Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stealth).
Your rubbery body absorbs attacks (AC +1).


Message History

Done exploring.
Done exploring.
Read which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
As you read the scroll labeled ERIFFU SAATUPI, it crumbles to dust.
It is a scroll of identify.
Identify which item? (\ to view known items) (? for menu, Esc to quit)
I - a potion of cancellation
Read which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Identify which item? (\ to view known items) (? for menu, Esc to quit)
As you read the scroll of identify, it crumbles to dust.
A - a potion of restore abilities
Read which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Identify which item? (\ to view known items) (? for menu, Esc to quit)
As you read the scroll of identify, it crumbles to dust.
w - a potion of haste
You swap places.
There is an open door here.
You swap places.
There is an open door here.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.

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You can see a friendly shambling mangrove and a friendly wandering mushroom.

[Hobnails]

That's awesome man! A shambling horror even seems so thematically appropriate for an Octopode. You should try leaving that wand around other wand using enemies and see if you can create more super allies. I remember when I was playing Beogh, and a bunch of my followers stepped on Zot traps. I ended up with a greater Sphinx, a Quicksilver Dragon, several Draconians, and a poor Death Yak. Loved that yak. Let me know how the shambling horror plays, I may have to attempt to manufacture this extraordinary occurrence.

[MrRokkomies]

In .15 monsters no longer pick up items you have seen, so that would not work.. I was thinking of ways to scumm this, but can't think of anything that would not be extremely tedious. Maybe if you find a monster that has polymorph wand you could leave him alive and come back with allies later. That is only if you can keep him from zapping all his charges on you and keeping your allies from killing him. Getting more than one super mutant is probably too hard, but getting one intentionally might be plausible.

[Sprucery]

Spells like teleport other, paralyze or confuse could be used to prevent further unwanted zapping. Then leave the level asap.

[rchandra]

Confuse will just make him turbo-empty the wand at thin air. The others might work, could be fun to do once or twice.

[and into]

Reminds me of that guy who played a djinn (back when they were around) and found a fire crab. Didn't bother enslaving or anything, just let his new (hostile) pet crab follow him around, making the surrounding area into a furnace. Apparently it worked pretty well for a while.