Post Wednesday, 22nd April 2015, 19:10

CIP: Evocations Much?

Running a FoFi^Nem

My question is: When should I stop training evocations (until I hit late game where XP is abundant and I have nothing else to train)?

This will be my first time running Nem since the ~reform. So far Nem seems just as crazy good as he was before, but without the extra xp.
Anyway here's my dump

  Code:
 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.16.1 (tiles) character file.

Dog the Spear-Bearer (Formicid Fighter)            Turns: 18872, Time: 00:42:15

Health: 79/86      AC: 21    Str: 22      XL:     13   Next: 26%
Magic:  28/28      EV: 17    Int:  4 (8)  God:    Nemelex Xobeh [******]
Gold:   879        SH: 10    Dex: 14      Spells: 0 memorised, 12 levels left

rFire  . . .     SeeInvis +     M - +0 halberd (chop)
rCold  . . .     Clarity  +     z - +3 pearl dragon armour
rNeg   + . .     SustAb   .     c - +0 shield
rPois  .         Gourm    .     (helmet unavailable)
rElec  .         Spirit   .     y - +0 cloak
rCorr  .         Warding  .     J - +0 pair of gloves
rMut   .         Stasis   +     (no boots)
MR     +....                    C - amulet of clarity
Stlth  ..........               T - +6 ring of slaying
                                k - +5 ring of evasion

@: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: permanent stasis, dig shafts and tunnels, four strong arms, antennae 3
a: Dig, Shaft Self, Triple Draw, Deal Four, Stack Five, Renounce Religion


You are on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Nemelex Xobeh.
Nemelex Xobeh is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and seen 16 of its levels.

You have collected 879 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 i - a glaive
 H - an uncursed blowgun
 M - a +0 halberd of chopping (weapon)
 W - a +0 trident of venom
Missiles
 I - 41 poisoned needles
Armour
 c - a +0 shield (worn)
 y - a +0 cloak (worn)
 z - a +3 pearl dragon armour (worn)
 J - a +0 pair of gloves (worn)
Magical staves
 n - an uncursed staff of earth
Jewellery
 k - a +5 ring of evasion (left hand)
 o - an uncursed amulet of resist mutation
 C - an amulet of clarity (around neck)
 G - a cursed ring of wizardry
 Q - an uncursed ring of magical power
 T - a +6 ring of slaying (right hand)
 Y - an uncursed ring of teleportation
Magical devices
 a - a wand of slowing
 f - a wand of cold (3)
 E - a wand of lightning
 O - a wand of lightning
Scrolls
 e - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 j - a scroll of noise
 r - a scroll of immolation
 s - 3 scrolls of magic mapping
 t - 3 scrolls of recharging
Potions
 g - 3 inky potions
 p - a potion of magic
 w - 4 potions of restore abilities
 x - 2 potions of cancellation
 B - a potion of ambrosia
 P - 2 potions of heal wounds
 S - 2 pink potions
 U - a potion of curing
Books
 b - a book of Minor Magic   
   
    Spells                             Type                      Level
    a - Magic Dart                   Conjuration                   1
    b - Blink                        Translocation                 2
    c - Call Imp                     Summoning                     2
    d - Repel Missiles               Charms/Air                    2
    e - Slow                         Hexes                         2
    f - Conjure Flame                Conjuration/Fire              3
    g - Mephitic Cloud               Conjuration/Poison/Air        3
 l - a book of Flames   
   
    Spells                             Type                      Level
    a - Flame Tongue                 Conjuration/Fire              1
    b - Throw Flame                  Conjuration/Fire              2
    c - Conjure Flame                Conjuration/Fire              3
    d - Inner Flame                  Hexes/Fire                    3
    e - Sticky Flame                 Conjuration/Fire              4
    f - Fireball                     Conjuration/Fire              5
 V - a book of Geomancy   
   
    Spells                             Type                      Level
    a - Sandblast                    Earth                         1
    b - Stoneskin                    Transmutation/Earth           2
    c - Passwall                     Transmutation/Earth           3
    d - Stone Arrow                  Conjuration/Earth             3
    e - Petrify                      Transmutation/Earth           4
    f - Lee's Rapid Deconstruction   Earth                         5
 Z - a book of Alchemy   
   
    Spells                             Type                      Level
    a - Sublimation of Blood         Necromancy                    2
    b - Alistair's Intoxication      Transmutation/Poison          4
    c - Condensation Shield          Ice                           4
    d - Petrify                      Transmutation/Earth           4
    e - Ignite Poison                Fire/Transmutation            5
    f - Irradiate                    Conjuration/Transmutation     5
Miscellaneous
 h - a plain deck of destruction {drawn: 2}
 q - a plain deck of destruction {drawn: 3}
 u - an ornate deck of destruction {drawn: 2}
 F - a legendary deck of destruction {drawn: 6}
 K - a legendary deck of escape {drawn: 1}
 L - an ornate deck of escape
 N - an ornate deck of escape
 X - an ornate deck of escape {drawn: 2}
Comestibles
 d - 7 bread rations
 m - 2 beef jerkies
 v - 2 slices of pizza
 A - 3 chunks of flesh
 D - 2 fruits
 R - 2 meat rations


   Skills:
 - Level 3.2 Fighting
 - Level 14.0 Polearms
 * Level 11.4 Armour
 * Level 8.0 Dodging
 - Level 3.6 Shields
 - Level 10.1 Evocations


You have 12 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (11/15)            Temple (0/1) D:4            Lair (5/8) D:10
  Swamp (0/5) Lair:5       Spider (0/5) Lair:3          Orc (0/4) D:10

Altars:
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Gozag
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Ru
Trog
Xom
The Shining One

Annotations:
D:9 Maurice


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are under a permanent stasis effect.
You can dig through walls and to a lower floor.
Your four strong arms can wield two-handed weapons with a shield.
You have a pair of large antennae on your head (SInv).


Message History

The black mamba is moderately wounded.
The black mamba barely misses you. You block the black mamba's attack.
You hit the black mamba!
The black mamba is severely wounded.
The black mamba bites you but does no damage.
You completely miss the black mamba.
The black mamba is severely wounded.
You block the black mamba's attack. The black mamba barely misses you.
You closely miss the black mamba.
The black mamba is severely wounded.
The black mamba bites you but does no damage.
You block the black mamba's attack.
You closely miss the black mamba.
The black mamba is severely wounded.
The black mamba misses you.
You hit the black mamba!
You kill the black mamba!
No target in view!
No target in view!
No target in view!

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  The ghost of Frog the Grappler, a powerful TrHu of Zin (Lair:4)
  Erolcha (D:10)
  An unseen horror (Lair:5)
  2 hill giants (D:10)
  A black mamba (Lair:5)
  8 elephants
  4 spiny frogs
  A fire drake (Lair:2)
  A komodo dragon (Lair:1)
  A troll (Lair:5)
  5 blink frogs (Lair:1)
  A raven (Lair:1)
  3 basilisks
  2 wyverns
  A deep elf mage (D:9)
  2 wraiths (D:9)
  A yak (Lair:2)
  2 vampire mosquitoes
  Eustachio (D:10)
  4 hippogriffs
  The ghost of Alfredo the Chiller, an average DgIE (D:4)
  9 swamp worms (Lair:4)
  6 wolves (Lair:5)
  2 porcupines
  3 water moccasins
  A black bear (D:6)
  3 ice beasts
  A phantom (D:7)
  A wasp (D:7)
  3 centaurs (D:5)
  8 crocodiles
  7 ogres
  2 brain worms
  A big kobold (D:8)
  A gnoll sergeant (D:3)
  12 giant frogs
  5 killer bees
  3 scorpions
  2 electric eels (Lair:5)
  4 wights
  A goliath beetle (D:7)
  Dowan (D:5)
  4 crimson imps
  3 iron imps (D:8)
  2 centaur skeletons
  2 giant frog zombies
  3 hounds
  7 worker ants
  5 gnoll shamans (D:3)
  3 orc priests
  6 iguanas
  20 sheep
  A hound zombie (D:5)
  A mummy (D:10)
  Robin (D:2)
  38 gnolls
  A giant mite (D:4)
  58 river rats
  2 shadow imps (D:9)
  16 adders
  11 worms
  An adder zombie (D:9)
  An ooze (D:2)
  24 orcs
  3 bat skeletons
  A bat zombie (D:7)
  8 giant cockroaches
  14 hobgoblins
  28 jackals
  11 quokkas
  2 ball pythons
  24 bats
  6 giant geckos
  A giant gecko skeleton (D:5)
  5 giant newts
  A giant spore (D:9)
  14 goblins
  A jackal zombie (D:5)
  30 kobolds
  A quokka skeleton (D:8)
  15 rats
  2 ballistomycetes (D:9)
497 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  A hydra (Lair:4)
  The ghost of Dog the Frost Mage, an experienced HuIE of Makhleb (D:8)
  An anubis guard (Lair:5)
  2 spiny frogs
  3 blink frogs (Lair:1)
  A hungry ghost (D:9)
  3 vampire mosquitoes (Lair:5)
  An orc warrior (D:9)
  An ice beast (D:8)
  A phantom (D:7)
  Duvessa (D:5)
  6 killer bees (D:8)
  A crimson imp (D:8)
  2 orc wizards
  A worker ant (D:9)
  A killer bee zombie (D:9)
  A worker ant zombie (D:8)
  8 river rats (Lair:4)
  A worm (Lair:4)
  6 orcs
  A hobgoblin (D:5)
  A kobold (D:5)
45 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A flayed ghost (Lair:5)
  A dancing weapon (Lair:1)
  An air elemental (Lair:2)
  Sigmund (D:5)
  A killer bee (D:9)
  A jackal (Lair:5)
  A plant (D:4)
7 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 549 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Dog, the Formicid Fighter, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 18/18 MP: 1/1
   216 | D:1      | You fall through a shaft!
   225 | D:2      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 8/24 MP: 3/3
   545 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 20/29 MP: 4/4
   668 | D:2      | Noticed Robin
   737 | D:2      | Killed Robin
   737 | D:2      | Reached skill level 4 in Polearms
   737 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 31/35 MP: 5/5
  1573 | D:1      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 39/41 MP: 7/7
  2082 | D:3      | Reached skill level 5 in Polearms
  2149 | D:3      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
  2923 | D:3      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 33/47 MP: 8/8
  3136 | D:3      | Reached skill level 6 in Polearms
  3350 | D:3      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 42/52 MP: 9/9
  3427 | D:3      | Reached skill level 7 in Polearms
  3874 | D:3      | Reached skill level 8 in Polearms
  4112 | D:3      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 54/58 MP: 11/11
  4339 | D:3      | Became a worshipper of Nemelex Xobeh the Trickster
  4487 | D:4      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  4490 | D:4      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
  4542 | D:4      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
  4544 | D:4      | Noticed Alfredo's ghost (average DgIE)
  4602 | D:4      | Killed Alfredo's ghost
  4602 | D:4      | Reached skill level 9 in Polearms
  5254 | D:4      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
  5455 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  5542 | D:5      | Noticed Sigmund
  5546 | D:5      | Killed Sigmund
  5725 | D:5      | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  5812 | D:6      | Reached skill level 10 in Polearms
  6542 | D:5      | Noticed Duvessa
  6542 | D:5      | Noticed Dowan
  6575 | D:5      | Killed Duvessa
  6575 | D:5      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 7/64 MP: 12/12
  6899 | D:5      | Your ally Dog died
  7105 | D:5      | Killed Dowan
  7367 | D:5      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
  7408 | D:5      | Reached skill level 11 in Polearms
  7766 | D:5      | Found an opulent altar of Gozag.
  8332 | D:6      | Reached skill level 12 in Polearms
  8536 | D:6      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
  8891 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
  9045 | D:6      | Found a sacrificial altar of Ru.
  9165 | D:7      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
  9171 | D:7      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 70/70 MP: 15/17
  9241 | D:7      | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's first power
  9400 | D:7      | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
  9457 | D:7      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
  9652 | D:7      | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
  9680 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations
 10462 | D:8      | Noticed Dog's ghost (experienced HuIE)
 10474 | D:8      | Killed Dog's ghost
 10556 | D:8      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 10706 | D:8      | Found a sacrificial altar of Ru.
 10706 | D:8      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
 10799 | D:8      | Reached skill level 13 in Polearms
 11060 | D:8      | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's second power
 11113 | D:8      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
 11318 | D:9      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 11507 | D:9      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
 11515 | D:9      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 11726 | D:9      | Noticed Maurice
 11842 | D:9      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 12004 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 12074 | D:10     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 12084 | D:10     | Noticed Erolcha
 12091 | D:10     | Killed Erolcha
 12110 | D:10     | Noticed a hill giant
 12119 | D:10     | Killed a hill giant
 12119 | D:10     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 39/75 MP: 25/25
 12331 | D:10     | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's third power
 12360 | D:10     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 12437 | D:10     | Reached skill level 10 in Evocations
 12691 | D:10     | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
 12728 | D:10     | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 12757 | D:10     | Noticed a hill giant
 12768 | D:10     | Killed a hill giant
 12970 | D:10     | Noticed Eustachio
 12981 | D:10     | Killed Eustachio
 13354 | D:10     | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
 13518 | D:11     | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 13593 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 13798 | Lair:1   | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 13874 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 14 in Polearms
 14057 | Lair:1   | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 14099 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging
 14795 | Lair:1   | Reached XP level 12. HP: 81/81 MP: 27/27
 15115 | Lair:2   | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 16071 | Lair:3   | Found a hole to the Spider Nest.
 16278 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
 16319 | Lair:3   | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 16539 | Lair:4   | Noticed Frog's ghost (powerful TrHu)
 16544 | Lair:4   | Killed Frog's ghost
 16879 | Lair:4   | Noticed an eight-headed hydra
 16888 | Lair:4   | Killed an eight-headed hydra
 16952 | Lair:4   | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 17052 | Lair:4   | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 17149 | Lair:4   | Reached skill level 10 in Armour
 18334 | Lair:5   | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 18368 | Lair:5   | Reached XP level 13. HP: 64/86 MP: 28/28
 18538 | Lair:5   | Noticed a four-headed hydra
 18540 | Lair:5   | Noticed a fire dragon
 18540 | Lair:5   | a four-headed hydra changed into a fire dragon
 18542 | Lair:5   | a fire dragon changed into an anubis guard
 18593 | Lair:5   | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Trident           |    85 |   312 |       |       |       ||   397
       Halberd           |       |    32 |   516 |  1123 |   124 ||  1795
       Spear             |       |       |       |     7 |       ||     7
 Abil: Shaft Self        |     1 |       |       |       |       ||     1
       Dig               |       |     4 |     3 |     3 |       ||    10
Evoke: Deck              |       |       |    25 |    77 |    10 ||   112
       Wand              |       |       |     7 |     1 |       ||     8
  Use: Potion            |     1 |       |     7 |     3 |     1 ||    12
       Scroll            |       |       |    13 |    15 |       ||    28
 Stab: Distracted        |       |       |     1 |     3 |       ||     4
       Invisible         |       |       |       |     6 |       ||     6
  Eat: Chunk             |       |     9 |    10 |     5 |     1 ||    25
       Bread ration      |       |       |     1 |     4 |       ||     5
       Meat ration       |       |       |     1 |     1 |       ||     2
       Pizza             |       |       |       |     1 |       ||     1



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