YASD: HOAK, stabbing with Distortion Battleaxe!

[cerealjynx]

Good ol' boots of the assassin, easily one of my favorite items in the game. I've seriously considered pumping stealth on this guy, but the robes/ringmails thus far aren't so hot. I've got a couple EA scrolls to burn, there's a few different hides laying around. No rPois worries me, I know, you shouldn't need it, but it's a pain in the ass waiting it all out. I suppose I'm going to pump Charms to get haste online, any other spell suggestions are appreciated. Just now thought spectral weapon could be a lot of fun.

This is the furthest I've gotten with a HOAK, I love the concept of an orc who is just like 'whatever, beogh is total bs' and goes around banishing/corrupting. Distortion on an axe leads to many hilarious situations, but it's really strong!

  Code:

 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.16-a0-1057-g147e427 (webtiles) character file.

cerealjynx the Severer (Hill Orc Abyssal Knight)   Turns: 29686, Time: 01:52:33

HP 146/146       AC 24     Str 17      XL: 16   Next: 14%
MP  27/27        EV 11     Int 16      God: Lugonu [******]
Gold 1667        SH  0     Dex 11      Spells:  2 memorised,  8 levels left

rFire  . . .     SeeInvis .     a - +7 battleaxe (distort)
rCold  + + .     Clarity  +     F - +0 ice dragon armour
rNeg   . . .     rCorr    .     (no shield)
rPois  .         rRot     .     D - +0 hat {Spirit}
rElec  .         Spirit   +     Q - +2 cloak
SustAb .         Warding  .     d - +2 pair of gloves
rMut   .         Stasis   .     G - +2 pair of boots of the Assassin {Stlth++}
Gourm  .                        e - amulet of clarity
MR     +....                    v - ring of protection from cold
                                i - ring of fire

@: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, fairly stealthy
A: no striking features
a: Depart the Abyss, Bend Space, Banish, Corrupt, Enter the Abyss, Renounce
Religion


You are on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Lugonu.
Lugonu is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 28 of its levels.
You have visited the Abyss 1 time.
You have also visited: Sewer, Ice Cave and Volcano.

You have collected 3069 gold pieces.
You have spent 1402 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +7 battleaxe of distortion (weapon)
 T - a +0 arbalest of flaming
 U - a +0 longbow of velocity
Armour
 b - a +0 troll leather armour {Purgy}
 d - a +2 pair of gloves (worn)
 D - a +0 hat of spirit shield (worn)
 F - a +0 ice dragon armour (worn)
 G - the +2 pair of boots of the Assassin (worn) {Stlth++}
   (You acquired it on level 3 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It makes you much more stealthy.
 Q - a +2 cloak (worn)
Magical devices
 c - a wand of cold {zapped: 1}
 q - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 1}
 A - a wand of heal wounds (2)
 P - a wand of confusion {zapped: 1}
 Y - a wand of polymorph {zapped: 1}
 Z - a wand of slowing {zapped: 2}
Comestibles
 h - a chunk of orc flesh
 n - 17 bread rations
Scrolls
 p - 5 scrolls of fear
 u - 8 scrolls of identify
 y - 8 scrolls of teleportation
 H - a scroll of blinking
 I - 3 scrolls of silence
 L - 5 scrolls of remove curse
Jewellery
 e - an amulet of clarity (around neck)
 i - a ring of fire (left hand)
 l - an uncursed amulet of faith
 m - an uncursed ring of teleportation
 v - a ring of protection from cold (right hand)
 x - the amulet of Bluvved {Ward rN+ Str+5}
   (You found it on level 15 of the Dungeon)   
   
   [amulet of warding]
   
   It may prevent the melee attacks of summoned creatures.
   It affects your strength (+5).
   It protects you from negative energy.
Potions
 f - 6 potions of curing
 g - 2 potions of resistance
 j - 2 potions of might
 k - 5 potions of berserk rage
 o - a potion of invisibility
 B - a potion of flight
 C - 2 potions of cancellation
 J - 2 potions of heal wounds
 M - 4 potions of agility
 V - a potion of haste


   Skills:
 + Level 14.2 Fighting
 - Level 20.4 Axes
 + Level 12.1 Armour
 + Level 12.0 Dodging
 - Level 5.3 Stealth
 - Level 8.2 Invocations


You have 8 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Haste                 Chrm           #.......     100%        6    #######
b - Apportation           Tloc           #.........   61%         1    ##.....


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (4/4) D:11
    Elf (0/3) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:9          Shoals (0/5) Lair:4
  Snake (0/5) Lair:6        Slime (0/6) Lair:8       Vaults (0/5) D:13
 Depths (0/5) D:15       

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

Shops:
D:11 (   D:13 :   D:14 [[*   Orc:2 ?   Orc:4 }[(?

Annotations:
D:14 Azrael
Lair:6 exclusion: 4 oklob plants
Abyss:1 Grinder, Snorg, Urug

Message History

There is a stone staircase leading up here.
You climb upwards.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
There is a staircase to the Lair here.
You climb downwards. Welcome to the Lair of Beasts!
There is a staircase back to the Dungeon here.
Items here: !!!! " %% ((((((((((((( )))))) /// :::::: ===== ????? [[[ }}
Drop what? (_ for help) (? for menu, Esc to quit)
You drop a +1 demon blade of draining.
Drop what? (_ for help) (? for menu, Esc to quit)
You drop 2 potions of lignification.
You drop a scroll of magic mapping.
You drop a scroll of recharging.
Save game and exit?
Welcome back, cerealjynx the Hill Orc Abyssal Knight.
Lugonu says: Spread carnage and corruption!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
T - a +0 arbalest of flaming; U - a +0 longbow of velocity
b - a +0 troll leather armour {Purgy}; l - an uncursed amulet of faith
m - an uncursed ring of teleportation

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Gastronok (Lair:2)
  5 vault guards (D:13)
  Fannar (Lair:2)
  Harold (D:13)
  8 hydras
  Nessos (D:13)
  An ogre mage (D:15)
  10 death yaks
  A tengu warrior (D:15)
  4 centaur warriors
  An orc high priest (Orc:3)
  A catoblepas (Lair:8)
  A sun demon (D:15)
  A wizard (D:14)
  A deep troll (D:15)
  A large abomination (D:15)
  An unseen horror (D:10)
  7 hill giants
  4 ice statues
  5 orc knights
  2 griffons
  9 ugly things
  3 elephants
  2 cyclopes (D:11)
  Maurice (Orc:3)
  A gargoyle (D:14)
  A torpor snail (Lair:4)
  An orange demon (D:15)
  A manticore (D:13)
  A centaur skeleton (D:12)
  6 black mambas
  9 spiny frogs
  An efreet (D:14)
  A fire drake (Lair:8)
  10 komodo dragons
  3 kobold demonologists
  A yaktaur (D:15)
  A freezing wraith (D:14)
  4 trolls
  17 blink frogs
  A polar bear (Lair:5)
  Prince Ribbit (Orc:1)
  3 slime creatures (D:13)
  A raven (D:15)
  The ghost of chequers the Covert, an average OpAs (Sewer)
  6 two-headed ogres
  A basilisk (Lair:3)
  A wyvern (D:12)
  A spriggan (D:7)
  A shadow (D:12)
  A trapdoor spider (Lair:7)
  A vampire (D:14)
  A hill giant zombie (D:14)
  A human (D:7)
  3 hungry ghosts
  4 deep elf magi
  23 yaks
  A fire bat (Volcano)
  4 vampire mosquitoes (D:13)
  2 hill giant skeletons
  3 hippogriffs
  3 wargs (Orc:3)
  3 fire elementals
  A mottled dragon (D:14)
  33 wolves
  2 soldier ants
  A soldier ant (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  14 water moccasins
  A naga (Lair:6)
  2 hell hounds (Volcano)
  Purgy (Sewer)
  3 black bears
  19 ice beasts
  9 porcupines
  2 yellow wasps
  7 sky beasts
  A boring beetle (Lair:7)
  A manticore zombie (D:12)
  6 ogres
  21 orc warriors
  19 crocodiles
  3 manticore skeletons
  14 centaurs
  2 big kobolds
  2 brain worms
  Blork the orc (D:9)
  28 giant frogs
  A human simulacrum (D:15)
  A cyclops skeleton (D:12)
  An eye of draining (D:10)
  5 scorpions
  10 wights
  6 crimson imps
  19 jellies
  2 centaur zombies
  2 giant frog zombies
  6 hounds
  2 quasits
  Crazy Yiuf (D:5)
  25 orc priests
  14 worker ants
  28 orc wizards
  8 iguanas
  3 sheep (D:14)
  2 sky beast zombies
  A hound zombie (D:7)
  A hound skeleton (D:4)
  2 worker ant zombies
  11 gnolls
  115 green rats
  22 adders
  9 shadow imps
  A white imp (D:14)
  2 giant mites (D:4)
  3 worms (D:2)
  An ufetubus (D:15)
  An adder skeleton (D:6)
  An adder zombie (D:6)
  2 oozes
  152 orcs
  2 ball pythons
  A bat skeleton (D:5)
  4 bat zombies
  9 giant cockroaches
  18 hobgoblins
  11 jackals
  23 kobolds
  15 quokkas
  14 bats
  5 giant geckos
  5 giant newts
  A giant spore (D:11)
  23 goblins
  2 goblin skeletons
  2 kobold zombies
  2 orc skeletons
  2 quokka skeletons
  41 rats
  2 rat zombies (D:2)
  9 ballistomycetes
  A bush (Lair:8)
  6 fungi
  2 plants (D:9)
1051 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  An orc warlord (Orc:4)
  2 vault guards (D:13)
  An ettin (D:15)
  A rakshasa (Orc:4)
  A deep troll shaman (Lair:8)
  A tengu warrior (D:15)
  4 spatial maelstroms
  2 hill giants (D:11)
  3 orc knights (Orc:4)
  2 cyclopes
  2 elephants (Lair:8)
  A toenail golem (Volcano)
  2 molten gargoyles (Volcano)
  A smoke demon (Orc:4)
  A guardian serpent (Orc:4)
  3 spiny frogs
  A large abomination (Orc:4)
  A troll (D:10)
  2 starcursed masses
  A trapdoor spider (D:10)
  5 yaks
  A deep elf mage (D:11)
  A ynoxinul (Orc:4)
  A hippogriff (Lair:4)
  A chaos spawn (Orc:4)
  2 fire elementals (D:15)
  A human (D:7)
  A warg (Orc:1)
  2 wolves (Lair:5)
  A hill giant skeleton (D:13)
  A mottled dragon (D:15)
  13 orc warriors
  2 ice beasts
  An ogre (Orc:4)
  A centaur (D:8)
  2 crocodiles
  2 small abominations (Orc:4)
  A brain worm (D:15)
  3 giant frogs
  2 scorpions
  3 wights (D:6)
  A killer bee (D:12)
  A centaur zombie (Orc:4)
  A jelly (D:15)
  A quasit (Orc:4)
  8 orc priests
  10 orc wizards
  An iron imp (D:15)
  An adder (D:4)
  A gnoll (D:5)
  2 green rats (Lair:1)
  2 giant mites
  8 ufetubi (Orc:4)
  34 orcs
  2 goblins (Orc:4)
  A hobgoblin (D:4)
  A jackal (D:5)
  2 giant spores
  A ballistomycete (D:4)
  3 fungi
  2 plants
  2 starspawn tentacles (D:15)
165 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 1216 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
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     0 | Abyss:1  | cerealjynx, the Hill Orc Abyssal Knight, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | Abyss:1  | Reached XP level 1. HP: 19/19 MP: 1/1
     4 | D:1      | Escaped the Abyss
    88 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 16/26 MP: 1/3
   276 | D:1      | Acquired Lugonu's second power
   458 | D:1      | Reached skill level 4 in Axes
   458 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 31/31 MP: 5/5
  1045 | D:2      | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
  1227 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 18/39 MP: 7/7
  1677 | D:2      | Reached skill level 5 in Axes
  2036 | D:2      | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
  2114 | D:2      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 39/45 MP: 8/8
  2321 | D:2      | Reached skill level 6 in Axes
  2351 | D:2      | Acquired Lugonu's third power
  2726 | D:3      | Reached skill level 7 in Axes
  2825 | D:3      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 46/51 MP: 10/10
  2895 | D:3      | Acquired Lugonu's fourth power
  3409 | D:4      | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
  3492 | D:4      | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
  3692 | D:4      | Reached skill level 8 in Axes
  3725 | D:4      | Reached skill level 10 in Axes
  3725 | D:4      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 56/66 MP: 11/17
  3825 | D:4      | Found a glowing drain.
  3856 | Sewer    | Entered a sewer
  3859 | Sewer    | Noticed chequers' ghost (average OpAs)
  3862 | Sewer    | Noticed Purgy
  3890 | Sewer    | Killed chequers' ghost
  3890 | Sewer    | Reached skill level 11 in Axes
  3905 | Sewer    | Acquired Lugonu's fifth power
  3923 | Sewer    | Killed Purgy
  3923 | Sewer    | Reached XP level 8. HP: 74/74 MP: 19/19
  4454 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  4461 | D:5      | Got a bloodstained chain mail
  4472 | D:5      | Identified the +5 chain mail of Intuition {Stlth+} (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon)
  4528 | D:5      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  4573 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  4605 | Temple   | Corrupted Temple
  4605 | Temple   | Noticed a starcursed mass
  4605 | Temple   | Noticed a smoke demon
  4605 | Temple   | Noticed an apocalypse crab
  4605 | Temple   | Noticed a large abomination
  4605 | Temple   | Noticed a rakshasa
  4605 | Temple   | Noticed a large abomination
  4605 | Temple   | Noticed a giant orange brain
  4605 | Temple   | Noticed a starcursed mass
  4605 | Temple   | Noticed a large abomination
  4605 | Temple   | Noticed a smoke demon
  4605 | Temple   | Noticed a tormentor
  4605 | Temple   | Noticed a spatial maelstrom
  4605 | Temple   | Noticed a large abomination
  4605 | Temple   | Banished a spatial maelstrom
  4607 | Temple   | Noticed a large abomination
  4936 | D:5      | Noticed Grinder
  4940 | D:5      | Paralysed by Grinder for 4 turns
  4948 | D:5      | Banished Grinder
  5243 | D:5      | Noticed Crazy Yiuf
  5250 | D:5      | Killed Crazy Yiuf
  5267 | D:5      | Learned a level 6 spell: Haste
  5401 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
  5405 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 81/81 MP: 20/20
  5699 | D:6      | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
  5700 | D:6      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
  6746 | D:7      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  7189 | D:7      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  7206 | D:7      | Reached skill level 12 in Axes
  7603 | D:8      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 45/91 MP: 21/21
  7774 | D:8      | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
  8813 | D:9      | Noticed Blork the orc
  8820 | D:9      | Killed Blork the orc
  8823 | D:9      | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
  9352 | D:9      | Found a staircase to the Lair.
  9661 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
  9674 | Lair:1   | Identified a scroll of acquirement
  9836 | Temple   | Noticed a Hell Sentinel
  9858 | Temple   | Identified a +2 battleaxe of distortion (a +0 battleaxe of chopping corrupted by Lugonu)
  9867 | Temple   | Noticed a large abomination
 10137 | Lair:1   | Found a dark tunnel.
 10177 | Volcano  | Entered a volcano
 10434 | Volcano  | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
 10434 | Volcano  | Noticed a sun demon
 10434 | Volcano  | Noticed a toenail golem
 10434 | Volcano  | Noticed a toenail golem
 10440 | Volcano  | Banished a toenail golem
 10444 | Volcano  | Reached skill level 13 in Axes
 10462 | Volcano  | Reached XP level 11. HP: 82/101 MP: 23/23
 10474 | Volcano  | Noticed a molten gargoyle
 10480 | Volcano  | Banished a molten gargoyle
 10528 | Volcano  | Noticed a molten gargoyle
 10534 | Volcano  | Banished a molten gargoyle
 10724 | Lair:1   | Got a smoking ring mail
 10735 | Lair:1   | Identified the cursed +3 ring mail of the Gravedigger {Dex+3 Int-4} (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
 10831 | Lair:1   | Noticed a black mamba
 11401 | Lair:2   | Killed a black mamba
 11430 | Lair:2   | Found an opulent altar of Gozag.
 11455 | Lair:2   | Noticed Gastronok
 11474 | Lair:2   | Killed Gastronok
 11474 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 14 in Axes
 11758 | Lair:2   | HP: 4/104 [blink frog (7)]
 12146 | Lair:2   | Noticed Fannar
 12490 | Lair:2   | Reached XP level 12. HP: 90/112 MP: 20/24
 12564 | Lair:2   | Killed Fannar
 12564 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 15 in Axes
 12863 | Lair:3   | Noticed a seven-headed hydra
 12874 | Lair:3   | Killed a three-headed hydra
 13174 | Lair:3   | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
 13363 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
 13507 | Lair:4   | Noticed Snorg
 13727 | Lair:4   | Noticed a death yak
 13846 | Lair:4   | Banished Snorg
 13878 | Lair:4   | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
 13934 | Lair:4   | Killed a death yak
 14383 | Lair:1   | Upgraded the game from 0.16-a0-966-g739c3b2 to 0.16-a0-1057-g147e427
 14474 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 16 in Axes
 15296 | Lair:5   | Reached XP level 13. HP: 118/118 MP: 25/25
 16005 | Lair:6   | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 16449 | Lair:7   | Reached skill level 17 in Axes
 16558 | Lair:7   | Reached skill level 10 in Armour
 17628 | Lair:8   | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
 17741 | Lair:8   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 18020 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
 18197 | Lair:8   | Reached XP level 14. HP: 69/126 MP: 17/25
 19117 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
 19131 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 18 in Axes
 19331 | Lair:8   | Noticed a dire elephant
 19670 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 21016 | D:11     | Found Qeuwn's Weapon Shoppe.
 21408 | D:11     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 21477 | D:11     | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
 21477 | D:11     | Noticed an angel
 21808 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 22216 | Orc:2    | Found Koamuxusirph's Magic Scroll Shoppe.
 22265 | Orc:2    | Bought a scroll of magic mapping for 45 gold pieces
 22265 | Orc:2    | Bought a scroll of enchant weapon for 97 gold pieces
 22359 | Orc:3    | Noticed Maurice
 22377 | Orc:3    | Killed Maurice
 22496 | Orc:4    | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
 22565 | Orc:4    | Corrupted Orc:4
 22575 | Orc:4    | Killed an orc warlord
 22653 | Orc:4    | Noticed a lich
 22716 | Orc:4    | Found a corrupted altar of Lugonu.
 22716 | Orc:4    | Found Xucho's Antique Armour Shop.
 22722 | Orc:4    | Found Byafu's Antique Weapon Boutique.
 22737 | Orc:4    | Bought a heavily runed ring mail for 189 gold pieces
 22737 | Orc:4    | Bought a pair of embroidered gloves for 94 gold pieces
 22748 | Orc:4    | Identified the +3 ring mail of Resourcefulness {rElec rC+ Str-3 SInv Stlth-} (You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)
 22861 | Orc:4    | Noticed Urug
 22869 | Orc:4    | Banished Urug
 23184 | Orc:4    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 23218 | Orc:4    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 23317 | Orc:4    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 23317 | Orc:4    | Found Stileic's Gadget Shop.
 23354 | Orc:4    | Bought a wand of heal wounds (2) for 540 gold pieces
 23487 | Orc:4    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 23548 | Orc:4    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 23559 | Orc:4    | Found Cryn's Magic Scroll Boutique.
 23658 | Orc:4    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 23683 | Orc:3    | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
 24050 | Orc:3    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 24284 | Orc:1    | Noticed Prince Ribbit
 24315 | Orc:1    | Killed Prince Ribbit
 24315 | Orc:1    | Reached skill level 19 in Axes
 25137 | D:12     | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
 25233 | D:12     | Reached XP level 15. HP: 71/132 MP: 27/27
 25899 | D:13     | Found a gate to the Vaults.
 25932 | D:13     | Reached skill level 20 in Axes
 26113 | D:13     | Found a frozen archway.
 26133 | IceCv    | Entered an ice cave
 26364 | D:13     | Noticed Harold
 26375 | D:13     | Killed Harold
 26440 | D:13     | Noticed Nessos
 26462 | D:13     | Killed Nessos
 26600 | D:13     | Found Qifaox's Book Boutique.
 26609 | D:13     | Bought a book of Cantrips for 320 gold pieces
 26612 | D:13     | Learned a level 1 spell: Apportation
 26749 | D:14     | Found Twara's Armour Shoppe.
 26755 | D:14     | Found Gab Iducs' Antique Armour Boutique.
 26791 | D:14     | Found Bugassa's General Store.
 26826 | D:14     | Bought an embroidered cloak for 117 gold pieces
 27033 | D:14     | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
 27184 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 27185 | D:15     | Noticed Azrael
 27187 | D:15     | Corrupted D:15
 27187 | D:15     | Noticed a bone dragon
 27187 | D:15     | Noticed a tentacled starspawn
 28292 | D:15     | Found a staircase to the Depths.
 28316 | D:15     | Got a slimy zirconium amulet
 28317 | D:15     | Identified the amulet of Bluvved {Ward rN+ Str+5} (You found it on level 15 of the Dungeon)
 28509 | D:15     | Reached XP level 16. HP: 113/145 MP: 23/27


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Hand axe          |   135 |   205 |   478 |     6 |       |       ||   824
       Battleaxe         |       |       |       |   645 |  1425 |    84 ||  2154
       Broad axe         |       |       |       |    36 |       |       ||    36
       Unarmed           |       |       |       |       |    14 |       ||    14
 Fire: Blowgun           |       |    15 |    18 |     3 |     1 |       ||    37
Throw: Tomahawk          |       |       |       |     4 |       |       ||     4
 Cast: Apportation       |       |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
Invok: Corrupt           |       |       |     1 |       |     2 |       ||     3
       Banish            |       |       |       |     2 |       |       ||     2
       Bend Space        |       |       |       |       |     2 |       ||     2
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |       |     4 |     5 |       ||     9
  Use: Scroll            |       |    11 |     9 |    11 |    15 |     2 ||    48
       Potion            |       |     1 |     2 |     4 |     4 |       ||    11
 Stab: Sleeping          |       |       |       |    16 |    33 |     1 ||    50
       Distracted        |       |       |       |     2 |     5 |       ||     7
  Eat: Chunk             |       |     7 |    12 |    22 |    28 |       ||    69
       Beef jerky        |       |     1 |     1 |       |       |       ||     2
       Fruit             |       |       |       |     4 |     1 |       ||     5
       Pizza             |       |       |       |     1 |       |       ||     1
       Meat ration       |       |       |       |       |     4 |       ||     4



[and into]

I'd put more experience into invocations before anything else. Lugonu's abilities are good.

Stealth will increase your stab damage regardless of your armor; however, if you don't have good ways to make your enemies stab-vulnerable, it isn't worth it. Also, just given how things stand now, you have really good stabbing just by virtue of your axes skill. I wouldn't bother with stealth.

After invocations you could go for haste if you want. I'd probably put further stat ups in dexterity, since you already have a fair amount of experience invested in dodging, and you'll get some more strength naturally as a HO.

I'd commit to that spirit shield hat and pump it to +2. Did a plate with good resist drop in Orc?

[cerealjynx]

Thanks for the advice! I got Invo up to 13 which makes gate to the abyss 4%, I suppose the benefit of increasing it further is strengthening corrupt? Absolutely got my spirit hat up to +2, found some decent +5 Plate and cleared Snake down to 4 with very few problems. The lack of rPois scares me away from diving right into 5, but Shoals is scary too. Much less so with a ranged weapon, so Javelins, Arablest of Flaming, or Longbow of Velocity?

When is a good time to saunter into the Abyss and grab my totally free rune? I suppose I'll hold out for an actual portal.

[and into]

Lugonu doesn't quite give you the rune (not the way max piety jiyva does) but yeah, I generally just wait until a I find a portal in order to get it, and the abyssal rune replaces my V5 rune. I also would not go lower than abyss 3 even with Lugonu.

Higher invocations does give better corrupt; it might be worth getting higher than 13 but perhaps not a priority, depending on how often you like to use corrupt. Invocations might affect how much Enter the Abyss damages you, but don't quote me on that (someone else who knows the code better can address that better than I).

I think Snake without rPois is safer than Shoals. Also, a well-timed Corrupt can really wreck the Snake:5 rune vault, whereas in Shoals you... maybe take out that Gaelic mermaid queen whose name I don't feel like looking up to check spelling, and her entourage, but you don't have the majority of dangerous stuff concentrated in one obvious area, the way you do with Snake:5, so the effect of corrupt is a bit underwhelming in comparison.

Obviously you'll want to be more careful without rPois but I'd say finish off Snake, then do Vaults 1 to 4. Take it slow, don't forget all the consumables you have (including !resistance if you need to shave some damage off venom bolts/poison arrow), and recharge that wand of hw if you can.

Also don't forget that most non-unique enemies you see in snake are easily banished, with the exception of mana vipers (immune), greater nagas (immune), and naga warriors (banishable but might take a few tries and generally not worth it). Anacondas, shock serpents, guardian serpents, all other naga dudes except greater and warriors, all salamander type enemies... These can be banished in one or two attempts very reliably.

[cerealjynx]

Aw, bit the dust in Snake 5. Probably took too long a break and kinda forgot what resources I had, and ended up teleporting around the level hoping to land a corrupt right in the middle of the vault (which I realize is probably overkill, but fun) anded up needing to gate myself to the Abyss (I had a wand of HW, I think I secretly wanted to go to the Abyss) and got the Rune pretty damn easy. Made it back to Snake 5, and got back to teleporting, booya, smack dab in the middle of the vault! ...completely forgetting the fact I had already blown my corruption nuke before gateing myself. Aw nuts.

[Sandman25]

Probably there should be a message "You cannot corrupt this level" when entering a level you have already corrupted.