Snake Sneak
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Joined: Friday, 17th December 2010, 21:31
Thursday, 14th April 2011, 08:42
YAVP (DdNe) 1st Win EVAR!
Wow. Ok, I've finally beaten this thing. I've been playing it on and off casually for a while, finally decided to buckle down and play it seriously for the past two weeks.
A couple of things I learned/did differently (from previous tragic deaths):
Ok. I'm done patting myself on the back now
. But it feels good! Cheers!
A couple of things I learned/did differently (from previous tragic deaths):
- Avoided trying to kill *everything* and visit *every* branch. Typically the completionist in me forces me to do things like that, although I usually will avoid OOD or tough uniques but later try and come back to kill them. This game, I saw Mara and just ran.
- Got pretty lucky getting a decent rF+ rC+ vampiric axe early, especially with a DD.
- DDs are awesome but can be pretty annoying when they're low on life. I often wandered back from Zot to the main Dungeon levels when low on HP so I could feed and regain HP through vampricism/spells/Makhleb. I never needed to sacrifice MP for recharging my wand of healing, though, because I also have a bad tendency to hoard consumables (but I'm breaking this habit).
- I feel that learning when a bad situation is developing and taking actions to escape early enough are pretty key. Previously I would wait until things were really bad until I tried to escape.
- I didn't really have any heavy duty spells, but having good escape spells really helped a lot. I'm guessing that high level (>3 rune) play must include some kind of controlled translocation or repeatable haste.
- Casting 9th level spells must be hard. I explored most of the dungeon, avoiding Tomb, HoB and Slime. I would have had to do a lot of Pandemonium or Abyss to grind my spellcasting high enough, I think. I avoided it because I was worried that focusing on Necromancy in a demonic level might render many of my spells ineffective. I tried rectifying this later in my career by getting some Air magic for lightning bolt.
- I managed to avoid temptation and not go into the low level Ice Vault that contains the frost giant. I've lost several promising characters there. I also left some vaults early that I clearly wasn't prepared for, rather than trying to grind through them (like the low level vault with the Moon Moth(!) in it).
- Vault 8 is no longer Phat Lewt.
- Apparently you can't drain summons. Summoning scorpions of health potions has been (correctly) fixed.
Ok. I'm done patting myself on the back now
. But it feels good! Cheers!- Code:
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a1-37-gfb6cc5c character file.
1213774 fnwc the Acrobat (level 27, 223/223 HPs)
Began as a Deep Dwarf Necromancer on Apr 12, 2011.
Was the Champion of Makhleb.
Escaped with the Orb
... and 3 runes (of 3 types) on Apr 14, 2011!
The game lasted 12:19:58 (164642 turns).
fnwc the Acrobat (Deep Dwarf Necromancer) Turns: 164642, Time: 12:19:58
HP 223/223 AC 16 Str 18 Exp: 27/1380115 (0)
MP 44/44 EV 32 Int 22 God: Makhleb [******]
Gold 4303 SH 32 Dex 12 Spells: 16 memorised, 4 levels left
Res.Fire : + + + See Invis. : . a - +0,+5 war axe "Orb Guardian's Doom" {vamp,
Res.Cold : + + + Warding : . . N - +1 leather armour of Jayzeong {+Blink rF++
Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : . p - +2 shield {rflct}
Res.Acid. : . . . Res.Corr. : . S - +2 cap "Ugrycil" {rPois MR}
Res.Poison: + Clarity : . j - +0 cloak of Starlight {rElec rC+ EV+4 Stlt
Res.Elec. : + Spirit.Shd : . Q - +2 pair of gloves {Str+3}
Sust.Abil.: . . Stasis : . h - +2 pair of dwarf boots {Stlth+}
Res.Mut. : + Ctrl.Telep.: + m - amulet of resist mutation
Res.Rott. : . Levitation : + r - +0,+6 ring of slaying
Saprovore : . . . Ctrl.Flight: + R - +5 ring of evasion
@: non-regenerating, flying, very quick, incredibly resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely stealthy
A: deterioration 1, herbivore 1, magic resistance 1, life protection 1, sense surroundings 3, screaming 1, slow healing 3, spit poison 1, teleport control, Str -2, Int -2,
Dex -1
a: Device Recharging, Spit Poison, Minor Destruction, Lesser Servant of Makhleb, Major Destruction, Greater Servant of Makhleb, Renounce Religion, Evoke Blink
You escaped.
You worshipped Makhleb.
Makhleb was exalted by your worship.
You were not hungry.
You visited 11 branches of the dungeon, and saw 75 of its levels.
You visited 2 bazaars.
You visited 4 portal chambers: bailey, bailey, spiders nest, wizlab.
You collected 11071 gold pieces.
You spent 6788 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
a - the +0,+5 war axe "Orb Guardian's Doom" (weapon) {vamp, rF+ rC+}
(You bought it in a shop on level 9 of the Dungeon)
It inflicts no extra harm, but heals its wielder somewhat when it strikes a
living foe.
It protects you from fire.
It protects you from cold.
Missiles
w - 13 +3 darts of dispersal (quivered)
Armour
e - the +1 ratskin cloak {rPois rN+ Dex-1 Int-1}
(You bought it in a shop on level 9 of the Dungeon)
It affects your intelligence (-1).
It affects your dexterity (-1).
It protects you from poison.
It protects you from negative energy.
An enchantress with a magic loom and way too much time on her hands stitched
this cloak from the hides of hundreds of rats, most of them orange. It's a
bit awkward to wear and looks rather foolish, but it provides excellent
protection from rats of all kinds.
h - a +2 pair of dwarven boots of stealth (worn)
j - the +0 cloak of Starlight (worn) {rElec rC+ EV+4 Stlth--}
(You bought it in a shop on level 2 of the Snake Pit)
It affects your evasion (+4).
It protects you from cold.
It insulates you from electricity.
It makes you much less stealthy.
A cloak woven of pure light beams.
p - a +2 shield of reflection (worn)
N - the +1 leather armour of Jayzeong (worn) {+Blink rF++ rC++}
(You found it on level 26 of the Dungeon)
It greatly protects you from fire.
It greatly protects you from cold.
It lets you blink.
Q - a +2 pair of gloves of strength (worn)
S - the +2 cap "Ugrycil" (worn) {rPois MR}
(You bought it in a shop in a bazaar)
It protects you from poison.
It increases your resistance to enchantments.
Magical devices
g - a wand of disintegration (1)
n - a wand of digging (8)
A - a wand of digging (0)
E - a wand of digging (5)
H - a wand of healing (7)
I - a wand of digging (7)
P - a wand of teleportation (4)
W - a wand of digging (0)
Comestibles
f - 14 royal jellies
k - 16 bread rations
s - 9 meat rations
Scrolls
i - a scroll of enchant weapon III
Jewellery
b - an uncursed amulet of stasis
c - an uncursed ring of levitation
d - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
m - an amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
o - the ring of Viwnoih {Wiz Str+2 Dex-2}
(You found it on level 5 of the Elven Halls)
[ring of wizardry]
It affects your strength (+2).
It affects your dexterity (-2).
r - a +0,+6 ring of slaying (right hand)
t - an uncursed ring of life protection
u - an uncursed ring of teleport control
v - an uncursed amulet of the gourmand
y - an uncursed ring of teleportation
G - an uncursed ring of see invisible
L - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
R - a +5 ring of evasion (left hand)
Y - an uncursed amulet of warding
Potions
B - a potion of restore abilities
C - 2 potions of speed
T - a potion of porridge
Orbs of Power
q - the Orb of Zot
Miscellaneous
F - a serpentine rune of Zot
K - a silver rune of Zot
Z - a barnacled rune of Zot
You had 0 experience left.
Skills:
+ Level 14 Fighting
- Level 16 Axes
- Level 2 Maces & Flails
- Level 2 Throwing
+ Level 11 Armour
+ Level 21 Dodging
+ Level 14 Stealth
- Level 4 Stabbing
+ Level 19 Shields
+ Level 6 Traps & Doors
+ Level 16 Spellcasting
+ Level 13 Conjurations
+ Level 3 Charms
- Level 1 Summonings
- Level 17 Necromancy
+ Level 8 Translocations
+ Level 7 Air Magic
+ Level 1 Poison Magic
+ Level 11 Invocations
+ Level 8 Evocations
You had 4 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Success Level Hunger
a - Shock Air/Conj ##### Excellent 1 None
b - Vampiric Draining Necr #######... Perfect 3 None
c - Agony Necr #######.. Excellent 5 None
d - Bolt of Draining Conj/Necr #######... Excellent 6 Honeycomb
e - Lightning Bolt Air/Conj #######... Excellent 5 None
f - Flight Air/Chrm ######.... Great 4 None
g - Passage of Golubria Tloc N/A Excellent 4 None
s - Swiftness Air/Chrm ######.... Excellent 2 None
z - Animate Dead Necr N/A Excellent 4 None
A - Apportation Tloc #######... Excellent 1 None
B - Blink Tloc N/A Excellent 2 None
D - Dispel Undead Necr #######.. Excellent 4 None
R - Repel Missiles Air/Chrm ######.... Excellent 2 None
S - Sublimation of Blood Necr #######... Perfect 2 None
T - Control Teleport Chrm/Tloc ######.... Excellent 4 None
U - Teleport Self Tloc N/A Excellent 5 None
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (27/27) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (4/4) D:10
Elf (5/5) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:11 Shoals (5/5) Lair:6
Slime (0/6) Lair:6 Snake (5/5) Lair:5 Hive (2/2) D:15
Vault (8/8) D:14 Blade (0/1) Vault:4 Crypt (5/5) Vault:2
Tomb (0/3) Crypt:3 Zot (5/5) D:27
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
The Shining One
Trog
Vehumet
Yredelemnul
Zin
Beogh
Jiyva
Shops:
D:9: (!([!/ D:12: [ D:14: * D:18: ? Orc:4: ?+(! Elf:1: ! Shoals:1: / Shoals:4: 
