YAVP - First 15-rune win - HEWz

[Rapigel]

Well, that's my first 15-rune win. I've been playing for a few years now and have read a lot of 15-rune victory posts. To me, the common theme appeared to be magic using hybrids using a variety of schools. This really cuts across my prefered playing style. I like melee, and when I use magic, I like to concentrate on one school (Necros do necro, Warpers do transloc, etc.). It's hopelessly suboptimal, I know, but I'm comfortable with that, given all those conduct games I used to play in Nethack.

A while ago I tried to get a 15-runer done with a no-magic HuPa and got fairly close before being ground down with mutations in Pan. After that I shelved the idea of ever doing a 15-runer until I read mrbobbyg's 15-rune YAVP about a melee/shield-oriented, tornado powered paladin. This build pretty much aligned with my playing preferences, so I took it on, and after a couple of near misses (didn't give Dispater the respect he deserves), got this one out.

I kept a reasonably tight spell set. For most of the game, damage output was done with an early katana that Okawaru gifted, which ultimately turned into a Blessed Blade. In the endgame I learnt IMB and Lightning Bolt, mainly to pick off neqoxecs that were causing me no end of grief. No rMut amulets or randarts in this game. Only three cure mutation potions also. Tornado, as observed elsewhere, is stupidly good, so I was glad to have a play with it before its inevitable nerf. I found it did lead to reckless play though, as it is very tempting to sit in huge exposed areas. This was especially hilarious on Tomb:3 watching my hp go from full to nothing and back again as waves of greater mummies got shredded.

My only disappointment was the lack of spectacular gear. I've had better hauls on my three-rune wins. Obviously, the katana, the shield and the +3 amulet of slaying are the major counterexamples. The rest was just typical. I don't think I took anything from the hells or Tomb, which seems a bit wrong.

Anyway, thanks again to mrbobbyg for his game, which led to this. Redacted dump:

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0 character file.

9251740 Jac the Anemomancer (level 27, 188/188 HPs)
             Began as a High Elf Wizard on June 19, 2011.
             Was the Champion of The Shining One.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 15 runes (of 15 types) on June 23, 2011!
             
             The game lasted 13:48:37 (184064 turns).

Jac the Anemomancer (High Elf Wizard)             Turns: 184064, Time: 13:48:38

HP 188/188       AC 16     Str  8      Exp: 27/3196632 (77056)
MP  32/32        EV 34     Int 30      God: The Shining One [******]
Gold 8757        SH 36     Dex 19      Spells: 13 memorised,  7 levels left

Res.Fire  : + + +   See Invis. : +    a - +9 Blessed Blade {god gift}
Res.Cold  : + + .   Warding    : . .  e - +2 robe {rC+ rF+}
Life Prot.: + + +   Conserve   : .    j - +5 shield of Resistance {rF+ rC+ MR}
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    h - +0 helmet of Pnaro {+Blink rC+ rN+}
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : +    x - +2 cloak {rPois}
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    v - +2 pair of elf gloves {Str+3}
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    l - +2 pair of boots {run} {god gift}
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    w - amulet of Harmony {Clar Acc+3 Dam+3}
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : +    t - +2,+6 ring of slaying
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: +    m - ring "Puwymmu" {Fire SInv}

@: flying, quick, extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely
stealthy
A: blurry vision 1, -20% hp, -30% mp, screaming 1, EV +2, Str -3, Int -1
a: Divine Shield, Cleansing Flame, Summon Divine Warrior, Renounce Religion,
Evoke Blink


You escaped.
You worshipped The Shining One.
The Shining One was exalted by your worship.
You were full.

You visited 19 branches of the dungeon, and saw 114 of its levels.
You visited Pandemonium 2 times, and saw 39 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 5 times.
You visited 5 portal chambers: ossuary, ice cave, spiders nest, bailey, trove.

You collected 20646 gold pieces.
You spent 7348 gold pieces at shops.
You donated 4561 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +9,+9 Blessed Blade (weapon) {god gift}
Armour
 e - a +2 robe of resistance (worn)
 h - the +0 helmet of Pnaro (worn) {+Blink rC+ rN+}
   (You found it on level 3 of the Snake Pit)   
   
   
   It protects you from cold.
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It lets you blink.
 j - the +5 shield of Resistance (worn) {rF+ rC+ MR}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 8 of the Dungeon)   
   
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from cold.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
 l - a +2 pair of boots of running (worn) {god gift}
 v - a +2 pair of elven gloves of strength (worn)
 x - a +2 cloak of poison resistance (worn)
Magical devices
 f - a wand of teleportation (7)
 r - a wand of digging (3)
 T - a wand of disintegration (7)
Comestibles
 u - 2 meat rations
 z - 3 royal jellies
Scrolls
 i - 3 scrolls of teleportation
Jewellery
 m - the ring "Puwymmu" (left hand) {Fire SInv}
   (You found it on level 6 of the Pits of Slime)   
   
   [ring of fire]
   
   It enhances your eyesight.
 t - a +2,+6 ring of slaying (right hand)
 w - the amulet of Harmony (around neck) {Clar Acc+3 Dam+3}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   [amulet of clarity]
   
   It affects your accuracy (+3).
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+3).
Potions
 d - 3 potions of heal wounds
 s - a potion of healing
 F - a potion of magic
Magical staves
 b - a staff of energy
Orbs of Power
 y - the Orb of Zot
Miscellaneous
 c - an icy rune of Zot
 g - a slimy rune of Zot
 n - an abyssal rune of Zot
 o - a decaying rune of Zot
 p - a dark rune of Zot
 q - a serpentine rune of Zot
 A - an obsidian rune of Zot
 B - a magical rune of Zot
 C - a bone rune of Zot
 D - a fiery rune of Zot
 G - a silver rune of Zot
 K - a golden rune of Zot
 L - a glowing rune of Zot
 P - an iron rune of Zot
 W - a demonic rune of Zot


 You had 77056 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 25 Fighting
 - Level 19 Long Blades
 + Level 8 Armour
 + Level 23 Dodging
 + Level 14 Stealth
 - Level 9 Stabbing
 + Level 21 Shields
 + Level 11 Traps & Doors
 - Level 5 Unarmed Combat
 + Level 19 Spellcasting
 - Level 15 Conjurations
 + Level 19 Charms
 + Level 3 Summonings
 + Level 11 Translocations
 + Level 26 Air Magic
 - Level 5 Poison Magic
 + Level 12 Invocations
 + Level 7 Evocations


You had 7 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Iskenderun's Mystic   Conj           ########.    Excellent   4    None
b - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          Excellent   2    None
c - Repel Missiles        Air/Chrm       #########.   Perfect     2    None
d - Flight                Air/Chrm       #########.   Perfect     4    None
e - Control Teleport      Chrm/Tloc      ########..   Excellent   4    None
f - Swiftness             Air/Chrm       #########.   Perfect     2    None
g - Haste                 Chrm           ########.    Excellent   6    None
h - Phase Shift           Tloc           #######...   Excellent   5    None
i - Tornado               Air            #########.   Great       9    Ration
j - Lightning Bolt        Air/Conj       #########.   Perfect     5    None
k - Abjuration            Summ           ######....   Excellent   3    None
l - Deflect Missiles      Air/Chrm       #########.   Excellent   6    None
m - Teleport Self         Tloc           N/A          Excellent   5    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (4/4) D:11
    Elf (5/5) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:12          Swamp (5/5) Lair:2
  Slime (6/6) Lair:8        Snake (5/5) Lair:4         Hive (2/2) D:14
  Vault (8/8) D:16          Blade (1/1) Vault:6       Crypt (5/5) Vault:3
   Tomb (3/3) Crypt:3         Dis (7/7) Hell            Geh (7/7) Hell
    Coc (7/7) Hell            Tar (7/7) Hell            Zot (5/5) D:27

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

Shops:
D:7: *  D:8: [  D:11: *  D:23: ?!%[  D:24: (  D:26: !  Orc:1: /  Orc:4: [*+**/
Elf:2: (  Elf:3: %  Elf:5: *  Snake:3: ?  Vault:3: (=?([  Vault:8: ((

Portals:
Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27 Dis:1 Dis:2*** Dis:3 Dis:5* Dis:6** Dis:7** Geh:1* Geh:2* Geh:3* Geh:4 Geh:5 Geh:6 Geh:7* Coc:1** Coc:2* Coc:3 Coc:4** Coc:5 Coc:7** Tar:1*** Tar:2* Tar:3** Tar:5* Tar:6** Tar:7**
Abyss: D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26
Pan: D:22 D:24 D:25
Ziggurat: D:7 (3820 gp)

Annotations
Tar:1 exclusion: 2 oklob plants


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are surrounded by a mild repulsion field (EV +2).
Your vision is a little blurry.
You are dopey (Int -1).
You are very frail (-20% HP).
Your magical capacity is extremely low (-30% MP).
You occasionally shout uncontrollably.
You are weak (Str -3).


[joellercoaster]

Awesome, really like your style and dedication!

[slowcar]

Melee + Tornado works really well indeed, i've won with a similar character, but started as a Crusader.
Hopefully you have more luck with the drops next time around!

[Rapigel]

Thanks guys. With the drops, I was plenty powerful enough to get through without them... I was just greedy. Good drops make or break a three-rune challenge game. Building up something 15-rune worthy essentially means become so puissant that equipment doesn't really matter anymore. Generally speaking of course - no rMut sucks in nearly every game.

[mrbobbyg]

Very nice!

Congrats!