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CIP: HESk^(Oka->Mak), my best zigbuster
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.19.0 (tiles) character file.
Heskadux the Meteorologist (High Elf Skald) Turns: 113625, Time: 19:54:15
Health: 230/230 AC: 45 Str: 30 XL: 27
Magic: 55/55 EV: 27 Int: 43 God: Makhleb [******]
Gold: 14204 SH: 11 Dex: 17 Spells: 18 memorised, 0 levels left
rFire + + . SeeInvis + b - +9 staff of Wucad Mu {channel}
rCold + + . Gourm . B - +8 orange crystal plate armour {Archmagi, Int+3 Clar}
rNeg + + . Faith . D - +0 buckler "Hewk" {Str+6}
rPois + Spirit . E - -2 hat of the Alchemist {rElec rPois rF+ rC+ rN+ MR+ rMut rCorr}
rElec + Reflect . C - +1 cloak of Starlight {rElec rC+ EV+4 Stlth--}
rCorr + Harm . G - +0 pair of gloves of Hedge Wizardry {rCorr Str+3}
rMut + Clarity + F - +0 pair of boots of the Locust {Str+4 Int+3 SInv}
MR +++++ L - macabre finger necklace {rN+}
Stlth +......... S - ring of the Mage {Wiz MR++ Int+3}
Z - ring of the Salamander {Wiz +Blink rElec Str+3}
k - ring "Goppeuv" {+Inv rF+ Str+3 Int+4}
@: very slightly contaminated, studying Unarmed Combat
A: rugged brown scales 1
a: Minor Destruction, Lesser Servant of Makhleb, Major Destruction, Greater
Servant of Makhleb, Renounce Religion, Evoke Blink, Evoke Invisibility
}: 10/15 runes: decaying, serpentine, slimy, silver, golden, iron, obsidian,
icy, bone, abyssal
You are on level 27 of a ziggurat.
You worship Makhleb.
Makhleb is exalted by your worship.
You are completely stuffed.
You have visited 18 branches of the dungeon, and seen 90 of its levels.
You have visited the Abyss 2 times.
You have visited 1 bazaar.
You have visited 7 ziggurats (completing 5), and seen 170 of their levels.
You have also visited: Labyrinth, Ice Cave, Wizlab and Desolation.
You have collected 26704 gold pieces.
You have spent 12500 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand Weapons
a - the +8 double sword "Xyfua" {slice, *Noise rPois Int+6}
(You found it on level 27 of a ziggurat)
It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
It affects your intelligence (+6).
It protects you from poison.
It may make noises in combat.
b - the +9 staff of Wucad Mu (weapon) {channel}
(You found it on level 3 of a ziggurat)
j - the +9 broad axe of the Crawling Thing {speed, rC+ Dex+2}
(You found it on level 27 of a ziggurat)
Attacks with this weapon are significantly faster.
It affects your dexterity (+2).
It protects you from cold.
w - the +7 sceptre of Torment
(You found it on level 10 of a ziggurat)
K - the +8 autumn katana {slice, Clar}
(You found it on level 13 of a ziggurat)
It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
It protects you against confusion.
W - a runed arbalest
(You found it on level 26 of a ziggurat)
X - the +8 great sword of Execution {slice, +Inv Str+9 Int+3 Dex-2}
(You found it on level 20 of a ziggurat)
It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
It affects your strength (+9).
It affects your intelligence (+3).
It affects your dexterity (-2).
It lets you turn invisible.
Missiles
f - 290 javelins of penetration (quivered)
Armour
l - the +1 cloak of Dagronn {Int+2}
(You acquired it on level 4 of a ziggurat)
It affects your intelligence (+2).
o - the +2 hat of the Last Hells {rElec rN+ MR+}
(You acquired it on level 4 of a ziggurat)
It insulates you from electricity.
It protects you from negative energy.
It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
B - the +8 orange crystal plate armour (worn) {Archmagi, Int+3 Clar}
(You found it on level 3 of the Vaults)
It affects your intelligence (+3).
It protects you against confusion.
C - the +1 cloak of Starlight (worn) {rElec rC+ EV+4 Stlth--}
(You acquired it on level 15 of the Dungeon)
It affects your evasion (+4).
It protects you from cold.
It insulates you from electricity.
It makes you much less stealthy.
D - the +0 buckler "Hewk" (worn) {Str+6}
(You found it on level 16 of a ziggurat)
It affects your strength (+6).
E - the -2 hat of the Alchemist (worn) {rElec rPois rF+ rC+ rN+ MR+ rMut rCorr}
(You found it on level 15 of a ziggurat)
It protects you from fire.
It protects you from cold.
It insulates you from electricity.
It protects you from poison.
It protects you from negative energy.
It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
It protects you from acid and corrosion.
It protects you from mutation.
F - the +0 pair of boots of the Locust (worn) {Str+4 Int+3 SInv}
(You found it on level 25 of a ziggurat)
It affects your strength (+4).
It affects your intelligence (+3).
It lets you see invisible.
G - the +0 pair of gloves of Hedge Wizardry (worn) {rCorr Str+3}
(Okawaru gifted it to you on level 5 of the Realm of Zot)
It affects your strength (+3).
It protects you from acid and corrosion.
H - the +2 helmet of Peek-a-Boo {rElec Str+4}
(You found it on level 13 of a ziggurat)
It affects your strength (+4).
It insulates you from electricity.
V - the +4 hat "Xaseubrewn" {*Corrode rPois MR+ Dex+4}
(You acquired it on level 19 of a ziggurat)
It affects your dexterity (+4).
It protects you from poison.
It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
It may corrode you when you take damage.
Magical Staves
e - an uncursed staff of energy {!a}
(You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)
Jewellery
k - the ring "Goppeuv" (on amulet) {+Inv rF+ Str+3 Int+4}
(You took it off a deep elf death mage on level 3 of the Elven Halls)
[ring of intelligence]
It affects your strength (+3).
It affects your intelligence (+4).
It protects you from fire.
It lets you turn invisible.
u - the ring "Qinihism" {Wiz MR+ MP-9 Int+9 Slay-3}
(You found it on level 23 of a ziggurat)
[ring of wizardry]
It improves your spell success rate.
It affects your intelligence (+9).
It affects your accuracy and damage with ranged weapons and melee attacks
(-3).
It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
It affects your magic capacity (-9).
L - the macabre finger necklace (around neck) {rN+}
(You bought it in a shop in a bazaar)
[amulet of nothing]
It protects you from negative energy.
S - the ring of the Mage (right hand) {Wiz MR++ Int+3}
(You found it on level 24 of a ziggurat)
[ring of wizardry]
It improves your spell success rate.
It affects your intelligence (+3).
It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
Z - the ring of the Salamander (left hand) {Wiz +Blink rElec Str+3}
(You found it on level 13 of a ziggurat)
[ring of wizardry]
It improves your spell success rate.
It affects your strength (+3).
It insulates you from electricity.
It lets you blink.
Wands
q - a wand of heal wounds (6/9)
(You found it on level 19 of a ziggurat)
A - a wand of teleportation (2/9)
(You found it on level 3 of the Lair of Beasts)
J - a wand of heal wounds (7/9)
(You acquired it on level 2 of the Orcish Mines)
T - a wand of hasting (4/9)
(You found it on level 19 of a ziggurat)
Scrolls
c - 5 scrolls of recharging
i - 21 scrolls of identify
m - 117 scrolls of teleportation
n - 11 scrolls of fear
r - 101 scrolls of remove curse
t - 10 scrolls of summoning
y - 8 scrolls of immolation
z - 110 scrolls of fog
O - 58 scrolls of blinking
Potions
g - 69 potions of cure mutation
h - 14 potions of agility
p - 14 potions of heal wounds
s - 3 potions of cancellation
v - 18 potions of magic
x - 11 potions of might
N - 5 potions of resistance
Q - 25 potions of curing
U - 2 potions of haste
Y - 18 potions of brilliance
Books
P - a manual of Unarmed Combat
(You found it on level 27 of a ziggurat)
Miscellaneous
d - a disc of storms
(You found it on level 6 of a ziggurat)
I - a crystal ball of energy
(You found it on level 4 of the Snake Pit)
R - a figurine of a ziggurat
Comestibles
M - 31 bread rations
Skills:
O Level 27 Fighting
O Level 27 Long Blades
O Level 27 Axes
O Level 27 Staves
Level 23,8 Bows
+ Level 20,1 Crossbows
O Level 27 Throwing
O Level 27 Armour
O Level 27 Dodging
O Level 27 Stealth
O Level 27 Shields
+ Level 23,6 Unarmed Combat
O Level 27 Spellcasting
O Level 27 Conjurations
O Level 27 Hexes
O Level 27 Charms
O Level 27 Summonings
O Level 27 Necromancy
O Level 27 Translocations
O Level 27 Transmutations
O Level 27 Fire Magic
O Level 27 Ice Magic
O Level 27 Air Magic
O Level 27 Earth Magic
O Level 27 Poison Magic
O Level 27 Invocations
O Level 27 Evocations
You cannot memorise any spells.
You know the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger
a - Apportation Tloc #########. 0% 1 None
b - Blink Tloc N/A 0% 2 None
g - Sting Conj/Pois #### 0% 1 None
h - Sandblast Erth ###### 0% 1 None
m - Deflect Missiles Chrm/Air #########. 0% 6 None
n - Animate Skeleton Necr N/A 0% 1 None
r - Regeneration Chrm/Necr #########. 0% 3 None
w - Spectral Weapon Hex/Chrm ######## 0% 3 None
D - Darkness Hex #########. 0% 6 None
F - Fire Storm Conj/Fire #########. 1% 9 None
G - Glaciate Conj/Ice #########. 1% 9 None
J - Disjunction Tloc #########. 1% 8 None
K - Borgnjor's Revivific Necr #########. 1% 8 None
L - Necromutation Tmut/Necr #########. 1% 8 None
P - Summon Butterflies Summ ######## 0% 1 None
R - Tornado Air #########. 1% 9 None
W - Swiftness Chrm/Air ######## 0% 2 None
Z - Sublimation of Blood Necr #########. 0% 2 None
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (15/15) Temple (1/1) D:5 Lair (6/6) D:9
Swamp (4/4) Lair:3 Snake (4/4) Lair:2 Slime (5/5) Lair:5
Orc (2/2) D:9 Elf (3/3) Orc:2 Vaults (5/5) D:13
Crypt (3/3) Vaults:2 Tomb (3/3) Crypt:3 Depths (5/5) D:15
Hell (1/1) Dis (7/7) Hell Geh (7/7) Hell
Coc (7/7) Hell Tar (7/7) Hell Zot (5/5) Depths:5
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Gozag
Hepliaklqana
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Qazlal
Ru
Sif Muna
Trog
Uskayaw
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
The Shining One
Jiyva
Shops:
D:12 : D:13 * Orc:2 :%?: Snake:4 = Depths:4 =}} Depths:5 ??!
Portals:
Hell: Depths:1 Depths:2 Depths:3 Depths:4 Depths:5
Abyss: Depths:1 Depths:4
Pandemonium: Depths:3
Annotations:
Lair:2 Nergalle
Tar:7 exclusion: door
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You are partially covered in rugged brown scales. (AC +1, +3% HP)
I've always liked high elves because they're great for my favourite non-transmuter play style: skalds. The 0.19 addition of riposte (fun!) was almost purpose-built for HEs, so I must say I was a bit surprised to find out that HEs were about to get the axe in 0.20.
HEs have nice apts for a skald: +2 LBl, +2 Chrm, +1 Spc. They also have high attributes, and are balanced by -10% in both HP and XP gain. HP-10% is noticeable, but still good enough for a melee-oriented build. High attributes makes it possible to be formidable in melee, wear good armour, and be able to cast high-level spells, the best one being Tornado, and HEs have a +2 apt in Air Magic for that.
With a bit of luck in finding Str+ and Int+ items, HEs can wear quite heavy armour and be able to cast Tornado early enough to make a difference even in a 3-rune game, let alone in a 15-rune one.
My fav HE build is a skald of Okawaru, switching to Makhleb after Tornado is castable. Oka gifted this char the triple swords of both elec and holy wrath. Pretty neat. I switched to Makh when I had both Tornado and Necromutation and started busting Zigs.
This is my first char who got to wear the orangle crystal plate armour and who was able to cast 9th-level spells at 1% fail in it, achievement unlocked, eh? The benefit of the OCPA is of course the combination of good AC, Archmagi, and Clarity, the latter being a requirement for being able to effectively channel MP in lichform using either the crystal ball or the staff of Wucad Mu. Before OCPA, after the 3rd zig or so, I used the combo of the amulet of Four Winds + the Hat of the High Council + pearl dragon scales. But the hat got the axe as well for being "uninteresting", a rationale I also have problems with.
With no HE in the next version, what other combo would be good for a build like this? Also, the removal of the hasting and healing wands nerfs a lichform zigbuster to the extent of making it unviable. The removal of Stasis was bad enough, because the main way of getting a char like this killed in a zig is due to paralysis.
Full dump: http://pastebin.com/raw/6TZUHB6P
Spellcasting penalties, Armour skill, and strength
15 runes: 2x HuSk, Op(Mo,Tm,Wn,Fi,Wr,EE,AM,Wz,Ne), VSTm, DsTm, Dg(Sk,Tm), MuGl, GhMo, Fe(En,EE,Ar,Wn,IE)
3 runes: FoFi, OgSk, KoHu, SpCj, 2x DgGl, MiBe, Fe(Fi,Tm,Mo,Su)
15 runes: 2x HuSk, Op(Mo,Tm,Wn,Fi,Wr,EE,AM,Wz,Ne), VSTm, DsTm, Dg(Sk,Tm), MuGl, GhMo, Fe(En,EE,Ar,Wn,IE)
3 runes: FoFi, OgSk, KoHu, SpCj, 2x DgGl, MiBe, Fe(Fi,Tm,Mo,Su)