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Temple Termagant

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Joined: Tuesday, 19th August 2014, 05:10

Post Monday, 15th December 2014, 21:15

Some hints for Gladius?

Hey guys,

currently got a rather promising char on the run: Gladius the Hill Orc Fighter. He's level 18 and has just obtained his first rune form the snake pit. Since Gladius was rather unlucky with his item drops and shops (at least from my perspective), I'd be glad about some hints how to progress and where to get some decent loot without big risk of dying.

Thanks!

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.15.1 (tiles) character file.

Gladius the Orcish Blade (Hill Orc Fighter)        Turns: 42835, Time: 02:29:02

HP 166/166       AC 26     Str 33      XL: 18   Next:  7%
MP  30/30        EV  9     Int  8      God: Trog [*****.]
Gold 988         SH 16     Dex 14      Spells:  0 memorised, 17 levels left

rFire  + . .     SeeInvis .     Q - +9 demon blade (chaos)
rCold  + . .     Clarity  .     X - +3 plate armour
rNeg   + . .     rCorr    .     O - +2 shield
rPois  +         rRot     .     u - +2 helmet
rElec  .         Spirit   .     K - -2 cloak of Distant Worlds {rPois rF++ rN+ Dex+4}
SustAb .         Warding  .     Y - +2 pair of gloves {Str+3}
rMut   .         Stasis   .     F - +0 pair of boots
Gourm  .                        (no amulet)
MR     +....                    y - +3 ring of strength
                                p - ring of ice

@: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: no striking features
a: Burn Spellbooks, Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Renounce Religion
}: 1/15 runes: serpentine


You are on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Trog.
Trog is extremely pleased with you.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 32 of its levels.
You have visited 1 bazaar.
You have also visited: Sewer, Bailey and Volcano.

You have collected 3588 gold pieces.
You have spent 2600 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 g - the +5 scimitar of Freehold {freeze, rElec rN+}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)   
   
   It has been specially enchanted to freeze those struck by it, causing extra
   injury to most foes and up to double damage against particularly susceptible
   opponents. It can also slow down cold-blooded creatures.
   
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It protects you from negative energy.
 Q - a +9 demon blade of chaos (weapon)
Armour
 u - a +2 helmet (worn)
 F - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
 K - the -2 cloak of Distant Worlds (worn) {rPois rF++ rN+ Dex+4}
   (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It affects your dexterity (+4).
   It greatly protects you from fire.
   It protects you from poison.
   It protects you from negative energy.
 O - a +2 shield (worn)
 X - a +3 plate armour (worn)
 Y - a +2 pair of gloves of strength (worn)
 Z - a +2 cloak of magic resistance
Magical devices
 b - a wand of invisibility {zapped: 1}
 c - a wand of cold {zapped: 1}
 o - a wand of cold
 s - a wand of hasting {zapped: 1}
 z - a wand of cold
 I - a wand of fireball (2)
 L - a wand of fire {recharged}
 S - a wand of teleportation {zapped: 1}
 T - a wand of lightning (3)
 V - a wand of digging {empty}
Comestibles
 i - 31 fruits
 m - 16 bread rations
 J - 12 royal jellies
 N - 4 meat rations
Scrolls
 a - 4 scrolls of recharging
 f - 10 scrolls of enchant weapon
 h - 9 scrolls of remove curse
 l - 3 scrolls of magic mapping
 r - 4 scrolls of blinking
 v - 11 scrolls of teleportation
 C - a scroll of fog
 E - 9 scrolls of identify
 G - 8 scrolls of enchant armour
 H - 2 scrolls of fear
 P - a scroll of holy word
Jewellery
 p - a ring of ice (left hand)
 q - an uncursed ring of positive energy
 y - a +3 ring of strength (right hand)
 M - an uncursed ring of see invisible
 W - an uncursed ring of teleportation
Potions
 e - 6 potions of might
 j - 2 potions of restore abilities
 k - 7 potions of cure mutation
 n - 6 potions of heal wounds
 w - 2 potions of cancellation
 x - 9 potions of curing
 A - 2 potions of agility
 B - 5 potions of invisibility
 D - 5 potions of haste
 R - a potion of beneficial mutation
 U - 2 potions of resistance


   Skills:
 - Level 15,6 Fighting
 - Level 21,3 Long Blades
 - Level 11,9 Armour
 + Level 8,6 Dodging
 - Level 12,8 Shields
 - Level 10,0 Evocations


You have 17 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (0/1) D:6             Orc (4/4) D:10
    Elf (0/3) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:8           Swamp (0/5) Lair:6
  Snake (5/5) Lair:5        Slime (0/6) Lair:6       Vaults (0/5) D:14
 Depths (0/5) D:15       

Altars:
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Qazlal
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
The Shining One
Beogh

Shops:
Orc:4 *::=(*(([   Snake:4 [

Message History

What level of the Lair of Beasts? (default 5, ? - help)
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
You climb upwards.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
You see here an arrow.
There is a stone staircase leading up, spattered with blood here.
You see here a glowing spear.
You climb upwards.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
HP restored.
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
You climb upwards.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
There is a staircase back to the Lair here.
You climb upwards. Welcome back to the Lair of Beasts!
There is a staircase to the Snake Pit here.
You are now empty-handed.
Char dumped to 'C:/Users/Der Maus/AppData/Roaming/crawl/morgue/Gladius.txt'.
It is briefly surrounded by a scintillating aura of random colours.
Q - a +9 demon blade of chaos (weapon)

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Norris (D:14)
  Nikola (Snake:2)
  Vashnia (Snake:3)
  Rupert (D:14)
  Kirke (D:14)
  Roxanne (D:14)
  6 greater nagas
  Donald (D:14)
  Maud (Lair:8)
  The ghost of Gordotaur the Executioner, a powerful MiBe of Trog (Orc:4)
  An orc warlord (Orc:3)
  Aizul (Snake:2)
  Gastronok (D:8)
  3 fire dragons
  Fannar (Lair:5)
  11 naga warriors
  3 centaur warriors
  Erica (Lair:6)
  2 ogre magi
  8 anacondas
  4 hydras
  11 naga sharpshooters
  A tengu warrior (D:14)
  2 catoblepae
  8 shock serpents
  2 orc high priests (Orc:4)
  Nergalle (D:12)
  2 sea snakes (Snake:1)
  A salamander mystic (Snake:4)
  2 unseen horrors (D:14)
  3 lindwurms
  3 naga ritualists
  8 hill giants
  11 orc knights
  A deep elf conjurer (D:15)
  A mana viper (shapeshifter) (D:14)
  A wizard (D:15)
  An oklob plant (Snake:1)
  A wolf spider (Lair:7)
  2 griffons
  5 cyclopes
  A wolf spider zombie (D:15)
  5 ugly things
  2 manticores (D:11)
  2 mana vipers
  15 salamanders
  3 guardian serpents
  4 orc sorcerers
  12 naga magi
  5 gargoyles
  10 elephants
  2 molten gargoyles (Volcano)
  31 black mambas
  5 spiny frogs
  A torpor snail (Lair:7)
  An orange crystal statue (D:15)
  An efreet (D:13)
  A tengu conjurer (D:15)
  11 komodo dragons
  5 trolls
  9 fire drakes
  A fire vortex (Volcano)
  Sonja (D:13)
  A freezing wraith (D:15)
  2 polar bears
  11 slime creatures
  21 blink frogs
  Prince Ribbit (D:5)
  A trapdoor spider zombie (D:12)
  3 giant leeches (Lair:8)
  A griffon zombie (D:11)
  A fire dragon zombie (D:15)
  2 two-headed ogres (D:15)
  6 ravens
  7 basilisks
  2 griffon skeletons
  2 shadows
  3 trapdoor spiders
  2 wraiths
  3 deep elf magi
  3 steam dragons (Lair:8)
  2 hippogriffs
  3 wyverns
  15 vampire mosquitoes
  Eustachio (D:10)
  4 hogs (D:14)
  36 yaks
  3 fire elementals (Volcano)
  A hungry ghost (D:12)
  20 humans
  12 wolves
  A deep elf fighter (D:15)
  20 water moccasins
  Edmund (Lair:7)
  43 nagas
  6 wargs
  6 swamp worms (Lair:6)
  A soldier ant (D:15)
  3 ice beasts
  7 porcupines
  A mottled dragon (D:15)
  35 orc warriors
  Purgy (Sewer)
  7 sky beasts
  14 ogres
  An elf zombie (D:15)
  3 necrophages
  3 swamp drakes
  2 boring beetles
  11 crocodiles
  3 boggarts (D:15)
  A manticore skeleton (D:10)
  A griffon simulacrum (D:13)
  15 centaurs
  14 giant frogs
  A yaktaur skeleton (D:13)
  A cyclops zombie (D:15)
  A water moccasin skeleton (D:7)
  An insubstantial wisp (Lair:5)
  2 scorpions
  A hippogriff zombie (D:9)
  14 killer bees
  2 eyes of draining
  A yak skeleton (D:9)
  9 electric eels
  2 giant frog zombies (D:10)
  2 goliath beetles
  7 jellies
  4 crimson imps
  16 orc priests
  2 centaur zombies
  A quasit (D:6)
  11 iguanas
  15 hounds
  An iron imp (D:6)
  33 orc wizards
  A spectral orc (D:12)
  11 worker ants
  4 orange rats (Lair:8)
  18 sheep
  A centaur simulacrum (D:9)
  A crocodile zombie (D:10)
  An elf simulacrum (D:9)
  A hound zombie (D:5)
  2 ogre skeletons
  A hound skeleton (Orc:1)
  Terence (D:2)
  26 adders
  42 green rats
  12 gnolls
  A worker ant zombie (D:11)
  3 white imps (D:9)
  An inept feature mimic (D:4)
  An inept item mimic (Orc:1)
  A giant mite (D:3)
  15 worms
  2 adder skeletons (D:7)
  An iguana skeleton (D:11)
  5 giant geckos
  5 oozes (D:8)
  197 orcs
  8 ball pythons
  A bat zombie (D:9)
  16 hobgoblins
  4 jackals
  14 quokkas
  14 bats
  A giant cockroach (D:1)
  3 giant newts
  13 goblins
  2 goblin skeletons (D:6)
  2 hobgoblin zombies (D:6)
  20 kobolds
  A kobold skeleton (D:6)
  A kobold zombie (D:6)
  An orc skeleton (D:4)
  6 orc zombies
  16 rats
  2 rat zombies (D:9)
  2 ballistomycetes (D:8)
  A bush (Lair:8)
  A fungus (Orc:4)
  12 plants
1237 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  A greater naga (Snake:5)
  4 hydras
  A catoblepas (D:11)
  A naga sharpshooter (Snake:3)
  An orc knight (Bailey)
  A manticore (D:14)
  3 black mambas
  A naga mage (Snake:2)
  A fire drake (Lair:8)
  4 yaks (Lair:7)
  4 nagas
  2 water moccasins (Lair:5)
  An orc warrior (Bailey)
  An ogre (D:15)
  5 brain worms (Lair:8)
  A giant frog (Lair:2)
  A worm (Lair:8)
  An orc (D:10)
  A rat (D:10)
35 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A deep troll (Snake:3)
  A mana viper (Snake:2)
  A fire vortex (Volcano)
  A troll (D:13)
  An orc warrior (D:11)
  A boggart (D:15)
  An ogre (Lair:6)
  A black bear zombie (D:9)
  An orc zombie (D:14)
  2 giant spores
  4 fungi (Lair:8)
  10 plants
25 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 1297 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Gladius, the Hill Orc Fighter, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 19/19 MP: 1/1
   247 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 26/26 MP: 2/2
   899 | D:2      | Noticed Terence
   918 | D:2      | Killed Terence
   918 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 27/31 MP: 3/3
  1032 | D:2      | Reached skill level 4 in Long Blades
  1046 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 28/39 MP: 4/4
  1214 | D:2      | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
  1216 | D:2      | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
  1369 | D:2      | Reached skill level 5 in Long Blades
  1482 | D:3      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
  1482 | D:3      | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  1483 | D:3      | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  1536 | D:3      | Became a worshipper of Trog the Wrathful
  1811 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 45/45 MP: 5/5
  1832 | D:3      | Found a glowing drain.
  1859 | Sewer    | Entered a sewer
  1910 | Sewer    | Noticed Purgy
  1915 | Sewer    | Killed Purgy
  1915 | Sewer    | Reached skill level 6 in Long Blades
  1968 | Sewer    | Reached XP level 6. HP: 51/51 MP: 6/6
  2404 | D:3      | Reached skill level 7 in Long Blades
  2500 | D:4      | Acquired Trog's first power
  2923 | D:4      | Reached skill level 8 in Long Blades
  2923 | D:4      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 48/57 MP: 7/7
  3120 | D:4      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  3127 | D:4      | the staircase to the Ecumenical Temple was a mimic.
  3171 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  3228 | D:5      | Noticed Prince Ribbit
  3261 | D:5      | Killed Prince Ribbit
  3261 | D:5      | Reached skill level 9 in Long Blades
  3338 | D:5      | Acquired Trog's second power
  3682 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 64/64 MP: 8/8
  3832 | D:5      | Reached skill level 10 in Long Blades
  3889 | D:5      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  4338 | D:6      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  4658 | D:6      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
  4722 | D:6      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  4841 | D:6      | Reached skill level 11 in Long Blades
  5573 | D:7      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 61/72 MP: 9/9
  5748 | D:7      | Noticed a hill giant
  5757 | D:7      | Killed a hill giant
  5757 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
  5757 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
  5928 | D:7      | Reached skill level 12 in Long Blades
  6713 | D:8      | Found a staircase to the Lair.
  6970 | D:8      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  7045 | D:8      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  7141 | D:8      | Acquired Trog's third power
  7187 | D:8      | Noticed Gastronok
  7215 | D:8      | Killed Gastronok
  7215 | D:8      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 38/89 MP: 10/10
  7748 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
  7798 | Lair:1   | Got a faintly humming cloak
  7809 | Lair:1   | Identified the -2 cloak of Distant Worlds {rPois rF++ rN+ Dex+4} (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
  8087 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 13 in Long Blades
  8305 | Lair:1   | Received a gift from Trog
  8915 | Lair:2   | Reached XP level 11. HP: 49/99 MP: 11/11
  9149 | Lair:2   | Noticed a seven-headed hydra
  9157 | Lair:2   | Killed a nine-headed hydra
  9248 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
 10116 | Lair:3   | Noticed a seven-headed hydra
 10132 | Lair:3   | Killed a 16-headed hydra
 10132 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 14 in Long Blades
 10529 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 10 in Armour
 10680 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
 11566 | Lair:4   | Received a gift from Trog
 11699 | Lair:4   | Reached XP level 12. HP: 79/107 MP: 19/19
 12365 | Lair:5   | Noticed Fannar
 12487 | Lair:5   | Killed Fannar
 12487 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations
 12536 | Lair:5   | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 12554 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 15 in Long Blades
 12554 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
 12796 | Lair:5   | Noticed a four-headed hydra
 12801 | Lair:5   | Killed a five-headed hydra
 12862 | Lair:5   | Noticed an eight-headed hydra
 12876 | Lair:5   | Killed a nine-headed hydra
 13473 | Lair:6   | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 14021 | Lair:6   | Noticed Erica
 14127 | Lair:6   | Killed Erica
 14454 | Lair:6   | Noticed an eight-headed hydra
 14464 | Lair:6   | Killed a 12-headed hydra
 14555 | Lair:6   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 14701 | Lair:6   | Reached XP level 13. HP: 103/114 MP: 24/24
 14985 | Lair:7   | Found a dark tunnel.
 15013 | Volcano  | Entered a volcano
 15041 | Volcano  | Reached skill level 16 in Long Blades
 15993 | Lair:7   | Noticed Edmund
 16023 | Lair:7   | Killed Edmund
 16567 | Lair:7   | Identified a scroll of acquirement
 16570 | Lair:7   | Got a pair of jewelled boots
 16581 | Lair:7   | Identified the -3 pair of boots of Salvation {rF+} (You acquired it on level 7 of the Lair of Beasts)
 16914 | Lair:8   | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
 17267 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 10 in Evocations
 17386 | Lair:8   | Received a gift from Trog
 17397 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 10 in Shields
 17868 | Lair:8   | Noticed Maud
 17885 | Lair:8   | Killed Maud
 17885 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 17 in Long Blades
 17885 | Lair:8   | Reached XP level 14. HP: 122/122 MP: 27/27
 18628 | Lair:8   | Received a gift from Trog
 19597 | D:8      | Received a gift from Trog
 20255 | D:9      | Found a stormy altar of Qazlal.
 20505 | D:9      | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
 20861 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 20942 | D:10     | Found a flagged portal.
 20958 | Bailey   | Entered a bailey
 21065 | Bailey   | Received a gift from Trog
 21586 | Bailey   | Reached skill level 18 in Long Blades
 21840 | D:10     | Noticed Eustachio
 21844 | D:10     | Killed Eustachio
 22069 | D:10     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 22406 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 22427 | Orc:1    | Received a gift from Trog
 22478 | Orc:1    | Got a steaming great sword {god gift}
 22487 | D:10     | Identified the +1 great sword of Butehul {antimagic, rF+ rC+ Dex+2} (Trog gifted it to you on level 1 of the Orcish Mines)
 22591 | Orc:1    | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
 22870 | Orc:1    | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
 23426 | Orc:3    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 23584 | Orc:4    | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
 23584 | Orc:4    | Found Smiugiah's Weapon Shop.
 23584 | Orc:4    | Found Psuij's Book Shoppe.
 23584 | Orc:4    | Noticed Gordotaur's ghost (powerful MiBe)
 23595 | Orc:4    | Killed Gordotaur's ghost
 23597 | Orc:4    | Noticed an orc warlord
 23729 | Orc:3    | Killed an orc warlord
 23891 | Orc:4    | Reached XP level 15. HP: 111/130 MP: 28/28
 23925 | Orc:3    | Received a gift from Trog
 23987 | Orc:4    | Found Liapot's Book Shop.
 24041 | Orc:4    | Found Qiw Ilul's General Store.
 24401 | Orc:4    | Found Xaecu's Assorted Antiques.
 24466 | Orc:4    | Bought an encrusted bone wand for 140 gold pieces
 24466 | Orc:4    | Bought a scroll of teleportation for 105 gold pieces
 24504 | Orc:4    | Found Khudy's Antique Armour Shoppe.
 24649 | Orc:4    | Bought a runed cloak for 139 gold pieces
 24649 | Orc:4    | Bought a pair of glowing gloves for 139 gold pieces
 24649 | Orc:4    | Bought a pair of steaming boots for 294 gold pieces
 24663 | Orc:4    | Identified the cursed -3 pair of boots of Sunlight {+Blink} (You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)
 24812 | Orc:4    | Received a gift from Trog
 24889 | Orc:4    | Found Suogg's Antique Weapon Shoppe.
 24969 | Orc:4    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 25222 | Orc:4    | Found Shita's Weapon Shoppe.
 25254 | Orc:4    | Bought the +5 scimitar of Freehold {freeze, rElec rN+} for 756 gold pieces
 25339 | Orc:4    | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
 25356 | Orc:4    | Found Twimehue's Jewellery Emporium.
 25359 | Orc:4    | Bought an uncursed ring of ice for 425 gold pieces
 25525 | Orc:3    | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
 25832 | Orc:3    | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
 27642 | D:12     | Received a gift from Trog
 27800 | D:12     | Reached skill level 19 in Long Blades
 28015 | D:12     | Noticed Nergalle
 28028 | D:12     | Killed Nergalle
 28450 | D:14     | Found a gate to the Vaults.
 28450 | D:14     | Noticed Rupert
 28450 | D:14     | Noticed Donald
 28450 | D:14     | Noticed Norris
 28682 | D:13     | Found a flickering gateway to a bazaar.
 28687 | Bazaar   | Entered a bazaar
 28691 | Bazaar   | Found Yrennah's Weapon Boutique.
 28709 | Bazaar   | Found Skeiwar's Magic Scroll Shoppe.
 28726 | Bazaar   | Found Tramnoext's Book Boutique.
 28743 | Bazaar   | Found Jafiskiq's Antique Armour Emporium.
 28874 | D:13     | Noticed Sonja
 28890 | D:13     | Killed Sonja
 29861 | D:14     | Killed Rupert
 30082 | D:14     | Paralysed by Norris for 2 turns
 30191 | D:14     | Killed Norris
 30191 | D:14     | Reached XP level 16. HP: 146/146 MP: 29/29
 30506 | D:14     | Received a gift from Trog
 30644 | D:14     | Killed Donald
 30826 | D:14     | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
 30845 | D:14     | Reached skill level 20 in Long Blades
 30921 | D:14     | Noticed Kirke
 30934 | D:14     | Noticed a sphinx
 30945 | D:14     | Killed Kirke
 31113 | D:14     | Got a polished scale mail
 31201 | D:13     | Identified the cursed -3 scale mail of Focvoz {Str+4 Slay+4} (You found it on level 14 of the Dungeon)
 31271 | D:14     | Noticed Roxanne
 31291 | D:14     | Killed Roxanne
 31716 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 31873 | D:15     | Reached skill level 15 in Fighting
 32049 | D:15     | Received a gift from Trog
 32778 | D:15     | Paralysed by an orc sorcerer for 5 turns
 32943 | D:15     | Found a staircase to the Depths.
 33684 | Snake:1  | Entered Level 1 of the Snake Pit
 33684 | Snake:1  | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
 35413 | Snake:2  | Noticed Aizul
 35425 | Snake:2  | Killed Aizul
 35499 | Snake:2  | Noticed Nikola
 35526 | Snake:2  | Killed Nikola
 36675 | Snake:3  | Reached skill level 21 in Long Blades
 37022 | Snake:3  | Received a gift from Trog
 37022 | Snake:3  | Reached XP level 17. HP: 157/157 MP: 29/29
 37234 | Snake:3  | Noticed Vashnia
 37590 | Snake:3  | Killed Vashnia
 38066 | Snake:3  | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging
 38875 | Snake:4  | Found Thufrapp's Armour Shoppe.
 38878 | Snake:4  | Bought a +2 pair of gloves of strength for 301 gold pieces
 38878 | Snake:4  | Bought a +2 cloak of magic resistance for 301 gold pieces
 38933 | Snake:4  | Received a gift from Trog
 39725 | Snake:5  | Entered Level 5 of the Snake Pit
 40159 | Snake:5  | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
 41299 | Snake:5  | Received a gift from Trog
 41323 | Snake:5  | Got a steaming bastard sword {god gift}
 41326 | Snake:5  | Identified the -1 bastard sword of Inference {slice, rC+ Str+2} (Trog gifted it to you on level 5 of the Snake Pit)
 41914 | Snake:5  | Got a serpentine rune of Zot
 42413 | Snake:5  | Reached XP level 18. HP: 121/166 MP: 30/30


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Long sword        |    93 |   202 |   325 |       |       |       ||   620
       Scimitar          |       |       |   179 |   252 |       |    15 ||   446
       Demon blade       |       |       |       |   504 |  1901 |  1187 ||  3592
Invok: Berserk           |       |       |     4 |     8 |    21 |    10 ||    43
       Burn Spellbooks   |       |       |       |     1 |     5 |     1 ||     7
       Brothers in Arms  |       |       |       |     6 |     6 |     5 ||    17
       Trog's Hand       |       |       |       |       |     6 |     4 ||    10
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |     2 |     2 |    24 |     8 ||    36
  Use: Scroll            |     4 |     6 |    10 |     4 |    32 |     5 ||    61
       Potion            |       |       |     1 |     1 |     3 |     5 ||    10
 Stab: Petrifying        |       |       |       |       |    11 |     2 ||    13
       Paralysed         |       |       |       |       |    13 |    17 ||    30
       Confused          |       |       |       |       |     3 |       ||     3
       Petrified         |       |       |       |       |     1 |     1 ||     2
       Distracted        |       |       |       |       |       |     2 ||     2
  Eat: Chunk             |       |     6 |    17 |    15 |    44 |    22 ||   104
       Fruit             |       |       |     1 |       |       |       ||     1
       Meat ration       |       |       |       |     3 |     6 |     4 ||    13
       Beef jerky        |       |       |       |     1 |     1 |       ||     2
       Pizza             |       |       |       |     1 |     2 |     1 ||     4
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Post Monday, 15th December 2014, 21:28

Re: Some hints for Gladius?

First, put your morgue file in [code] tags not spoiler tags.

Well you are wearing plate, so I would probably be training Armour right now and not Dodging, as it will give you better survivability right now. Later you can switch back. Also you should eventually get shields to 15 to overcome regular shield penalty, though personally, with a Be I usually go two-handed. I also think you might be better off with the MR cloak (though you do have Trog's Hand). Also enchant your boots to +2 and quaff that !benemut.
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Post Monday, 15th December 2014, 21:30

Re: Some hints for Gladius?

Try using the code tags! [ code ] [ /code ] but without the spaces, and just dump your dump between them. It shows up in even-width font, like how its formatted in crawl.

I think he's actually pretty lucky. a +9 demon blade, a plate mail, decent stuff in his auxilliary slots. work on the dodging, and put stat points into dex, I think you have enough strength for plate.

swamps is a piece of cake, to most people. if you have a ring of flight, it'll make your stay there a little less troublesome. what you gotta watch out for would be thorn hunters, shadows, alligators, and the possibility of uniques.

trog gives you literally everything you need for a 3 rune run. a great, if situational steroid on demand, MR++ and regeneration, and buddies to help you take on tough fights. berserk intelligently, regenerate liberally, and don't be too afraid of calling for backup BEFORE the situation gets out of hand.

i would love a chaos branded demon blade, but i'm a little nuts. you should either rebrand that or switch to a less gambly weapon. for the majority of swings with a chaos weapon, you will get a good branded attack or helpful effect, but occasionally you'll turn the thing invisible, berserk it, clone it, etc. It's safer in the post-end game, where lots of enemies already have haste, you can already see invisible, or they're undead and can't berserk etc.

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.15.1 (tiles) character file.

Gladius the Orcish Blade (Hill Orc Fighter) Turns: 42835, Time: 02:29:02

HP 166/166 AC 26 Str 33 XL: 18 Next: 7%
MP 30/30 EV 9 Int 8 God: Trog [*****.]
Gold 988 SH 16 Dex 14 Spells: 0 memorised, 17 levels left

rFire + . . SeeInvis . Q - +9 demon blade (chaos)
rCold + . . Clarity . X - +3 plate armour
rNeg + . . rCorr . O - +2 shield
rPois + rRot . u - +2 helmet
rElec . Spirit . K - -2 cloak of Distant Worlds {rPois rF++ rN+ Dex+4}
SustAb . Warding . Y - +2 pair of gloves {Str+3}
rMut . Stasis . F - +0 pair of boots
Gourm . (no amulet)
MR +.... y - +3 ring of strength
p - ring of ice

@: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: no striking features
a: Burn Spellbooks, Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Renounce Religion
}: 1/15 runes: serpentine


You are on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Trog.
Trog is extremely pleased with you.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 32 of its levels.
You have visited 1 bazaar.
You have also visited: Sewer, Bailey and Volcano.

You have collected 3588 gold pieces.
You have spent 2600 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
g - the +5 scimitar of Freehold {freeze, rElec rN+}
(You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)

It has been specially enchanted to freeze those struck by it, causing extra
injury to most foes and up to double damage against particularly susceptible
opponents. It can also slow down cold-blooded creatures.

It insulates you from electricity.
It protects you from negative energy.
Q - a +9 demon blade of chaos (weapon)
Armour
u - a +2 helmet (worn)
F - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
K - the -2 cloak of Distant Worlds (worn) {rPois rF++ rN+ Dex+4}
(You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)

It affects your dexterity (+4).
It greatly protects you from fire.
It protects you from poison.
It protects you from negative energy.
O - a +2 shield (worn)
X - a +3 plate armour (worn)
Y - a +2 pair of gloves of strength (worn)
Z - a +2 cloak of magic resistance
Magical devices
b - a wand of invisibility {zapped: 1}
c - a wand of cold {zapped: 1}
o - a wand of cold
s - a wand of hasting {zapped: 1}
z - a wand of cold
I - a wand of fireball (2)
L - a wand of fire {recharged}
S - a wand of teleportation {zapped: 1}
T - a wand of lightning (3)
V - a wand of digging {empty}
Comestibles
i - 31 fruits
m - 16 bread rations
J - 12 royal jellies
N - 4 meat rations
Scrolls
a - 4 scrolls of recharging
f - 10 scrolls of enchant weapon
h - 9 scrolls of remove curse
l - 3 scrolls of magic mapping
r - 4 scrolls of blinking
v - 11 scrolls of teleportation
C - a scroll of fog
E - 9 scrolls of identify
G - 8 scrolls of enchant armour
H - 2 scrolls of fear
P - a scroll of holy word
Jewellery
p - a ring of ice (left hand)
q - an uncursed ring of positive energy
y - a +3 ring of strength (right hand)
M - an uncursed ring of see invisible
W - an uncursed ring of teleportation
Potions
e - 6 potions of might
j - 2 potions of restore abilities
k - 7 potions of cure mutation
n - 6 potions of heal wounds
w - 2 potions of cancellation
x - 9 potions of curing
A - 2 potions of agility
B - 5 potions of invisibility
D - 5 potions of haste
R - a potion of beneficial mutation
U - 2 potions of resistance


Skills:
- Level 15,6 Fighting
- Level 21,3 Long Blades
- Level 11,9 Armour
+ Level 8,6 Dodging
- Level 12,8 Shields
- Level 10,0 Evocations


You have 17 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15) Temple (0/1) D:6 Orc (4/4) D:10
Elf (0/3) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:8 Swamp (0/5) Lair:6
Snake (5/5) Lair:5 Slime (0/6) Lair:6 Vaults (0/5) D:14
Depths (0/5) D:15

Altars:
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Qazlal
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
The Shining One
Beogh

Shops:
Orc:4 *::=(*(([ Snake:4 [

Message History

What level of the Lair of Beasts? (default 5, ? - help)
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
You climb upwards.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
You see here an arrow.
There is a stone staircase leading up, spattered with blood here.
You see here a glowing spear.
You climb upwards.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
HP restored.
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
You climb upwards.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
There is a staircase back to the Lair here.
You climb upwards. Welcome back to the Lair of Beasts!
There is a staircase to the Snake Pit here.
You are now empty-handed.
Char dumped to 'C:/Users/Der Maus/AppData/Roaming/crawl/morgue/Gladius.txt'.
It is briefly surrounded by a scintillating aura of random colours.
Q - a +9 demon blade of chaos (weapon)

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There are no monsters in sight!
114491 | Pan | Entered the realm of Gloorx Vloq.
114491 | Pan | Noticed Gloorx Vloq
114492 | Pan | Killed Gloorx Vloq

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Post Monday, 15th December 2014, 21:58

Re: Some hints for Gladius?

Lyrick wrote:I think he's actually pretty lucky. a +9 demon blade, a plate mail, decent stuff in his auxilliary slots. work on the dodging, and put stat points into dex, I think you have enough strength for plate.

Definitely a lucky character. I agree here on the Str, you should have actually stopped putting increases into Str along time ago, particularly since you went Be and aren't going to cast in that plate. Go Dex from now on.
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Post Monday, 15th December 2014, 22:06

Re: Some hints for Gladius?

IMO he should use a chaos dblade because it's both strong and also rare. Just don't be stingy on scrolls of teleport.

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