NaWz with OJ CPA And No God- Decisions to be made.

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Well, I've made some stat level up mistakes, choosing strength twice so far. I was hoping to go for a hybrid caster, and OJ-CPA seems just too far out of reach- without Chei Strength boost or really strange Gozag/Oka gifts.

Do I go Chei with the escapes I have and use OJ-CPA, or head for a 'safer' avenue and Ignore the unrandart?

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.20-a0-435-gf4ea4dd (webtiles) character file.

Placid the Spear-Bearer (Naga Wizard)               Turns: 8719, Time: 00:39:09

Health: 88/88      AC: 10    Str: 12    XL:     10   Next: 95%
Magic:  14/14      EV: 11    Int: 19    God:   
Gold:   575        SH:  0    Dex: 10    Spells: 7/15 levels left

rFire  . . .      SeeInvis +    j - +3 spear
rCold  . . .      Gourm    .    w - +2 robe {Archmagi}
rNeg   . . .      Faith    .    (no shield)
rPois  +          Spirit   .    p - +0 helmet
rElec  .          Reflect  .    (no cloak)
rCorr  +          Harm     .    r - +2 pair of gloves
MR     +....      Clarity  +    (no barding)
Stlth  ++++......               t - amulet of regeneration
                                (no ring)
                                E - ring of resist corrosion

@: drained, very slow
A: stinger 1, see invisible, clarity, deformed body, poison resistance, slowness
2, slow metabolism 1, spit poison 2, AC +3
a: Breathe Poison Gas


You are in the Ecumenical Temple.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and seen 10 of its levels.

You have collected 575 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 j - a +3 spear (weapon)
 m - a dagger of venom
 u - a dagger of electrocution
 A - a dagger of draining
 I - a great sword of freezing
Missiles
 a - 8 curare-tipped needles
Armour
 e - a +0 robe of positive energy
 h - a plate armour
 p - a +0 helmet (worn)
 r - a +2 pair of gloves (worn)
 w - a +2 robe of the Archmagi (worn)
 G - the +8 orange crystal plate armour {Archmagi, Int+3 Clar}
   (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It affects your intelligence (+3).
   It protects you against confusion.
 J - a buckler
 M - a runed chain mail
 N - a glowing robe
Magical Staves
 F - an uncursed staff of summoning
Jewellery
 t - an amulet of regeneration (around neck)
 E - a ring of resist corrosion (left hand)
 P - a dented pearl amulet
Wands
 x - a wand of digging (?/24)
Scrolls
 b - 2 scrolls of blinking
 s - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 v - a scroll of fear
 y - 5 scrolls of amnesia
 z - 7 scrolls of teleportation
 H - a scroll of fog
Potions
 g - 6 potions of flight
 i - a bubbling golden potion
 k - 2 potions of cure mutation
 o - 2 potions of brilliance
 q - 2 potions of berserk rage
 B - 3 potions of curing
 D - a potion of ambrosia
 K - a potion of heal wounds
 L - a potion of magic
Books
 c - 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
 C - a book of Misfortune   
   
    Spells                             Type                      Level
    a - Confusing Touch              Hexes                         1
    b - Confuse                      Hexes                         3
    c - Gell's Gravitas              Hexes/Translocation           3
    d - Petrify                      Transmutation/Earth           4
    e - Metabolic Englaciation       Hexes/Ice                     5
    f - Yara's Violent Unravelling   Hexes/Transmutation           5
 O - a book of Debilitation   
   
    Spells                             Type                      Level
    a - Corona                       Hexes                         1
    b - Slow                         Hexes                         2
    c - Gell's Gravitas              Hexes/Translocation           3
    d - Inner Flame                  Hexes/Fire                    3
    e - Cause Fear                   Hexes                         4
    f - Leda's Liquefaction          Hexes/Earth                   4
Comestibles
 d - 10 bread rations
 f - 2 beef jerkies
 l - 5 meat rations
 n - 6 slices of pizza


   Skills:
 + Level 5.3(5.2) Fighting
 - Level 12.0(11.9) Polearms
 + Level 4.9 Dodging
 - Level 9.0(8.9) Stealth
 - Level 3.0(2.9) Spellcasting
 - Level 4.6(4.5) Conjurations
 - Level 1.0(0.9) Summonings
 - Level 1.0(0.9) Translocations


You have 7 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Magic Dart            Conj           ####         2%          1    None
b - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          17%         2    ##.....
c - Call Imp              Summ           #.......     17%         2    ##.....
d - Conjure Flame         Conj/Fire      ###.....     21%         3    ###....


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (9/15)             Temple (1/1) D:6         
  Lair: D:8-11         Orc: D:9-12     

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

Annotations:
D:6 TheHaremKing's ghost, novice MiBe


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You cannot wear boots.
Your serpentine skin is tough. (AC +3)
You have supernaturally acute eyesight. (SInv)
Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body.
Your system is resistant to poisons. (rPois)
You cover ground very slowly.
You have a slow metabolism.
You can exhale a cloud of poison.
Your tail ends in a poisonous barb.
You possess an exceptional clarity of mind.


Message History

Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul and a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
Found a stormy altar of Qazlal.
There is a burning altar of Makhleb here.
Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari and a hazy altar of Hepliaklqana.
Found a hide-covered altar of Uskayaw.
Found a glowing silver altar of Zin and a bloodstained altar of Trog.
There is a glowing silver altar of Zin here.
Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
Key pressed, stopping explore.
Partly explored, can't reach some places.
There is a white marble altar of Elyvilon here.
Saving game... please wait.
Welcome back, Placid the Naga Wizard.
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
Char dumped successfully.
Saving game... please wait.
Welcome back, Placid the Naga Wizard.
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  3 two-headed ogres (D:8)
  Grinder (D:3)
  2 hippogriffs
  Sigmund (D:3)
  A human (D:7)
  4 hogs (D:7)
  2 sky beasts (D:6)
  A phantom (D:5)
  An ice beast (D:8)
  3 ogres
  A centaur (D:6)
  4 bullfrogs
  2 scorpions
  6 killer bees
  5 wights
  A howler monkey (D:5)
  2 crimson imps
  A quasit (D:8)
  2 bullfrog zombies
  A hound (D:6)
  2 jellies
  8 orc priests
  12 orc wizards
  A bullfrog skeleton (D:6)
  Jessica (D:2)
  6 worker ants
  A hound zombie (D:8)
  Robin (D:2)
  5 gnolls
  2 howler monkey skeletons
  6 adders
  2 shadow imps (D:8)
  An ooze (D:7)
  An adder skeleton (D:7)
  A worm (D:4)
  A dart slug (D:2)
  5 leopard geckos
  28 orcs
  8 bats
  5 giant cockroaches
  19 goblins
  11 hobgoblins
  3 jackals (D:3)
  8 kobolds
  6 quokkas
  2 ball pythons
  4 frilled lizards
  A leopard gecko zombie (D:5)
  A quokka skeleton (D:9)
  10 rats
206 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  A hungry ghost (D:7)
  2 howler monkeys (D:7)
  A wight (D:8)
  A worker ant (D:3)
  A jackal (D:3)
6 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 212 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
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     0 | D:1      | Placid the Naga Wizard began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 15/15 MP: 4/4
   186 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 22/22 MP: 1/6
   601 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 15/28 MP: 2/7
   607 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
   610 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Call Imp
   614 | D:1      | Learned a level 3 spell: Conjure Flame
  1244 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 26/36 MP: 5/8
  1385 | D:2      | Noticed Robin
  1508 | D:2      | Killed Robin
  1790 | D:2      | Noticed Jessica
  1794 | D:2      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 42/42 MP: 6/9
  1803 | D:2      | Killed Jessica
  1803 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting
  1943 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Polearms
  2021 | D:2      | Gained mutation: Your tail ends in a poisonous barb. [potion of mutation]
  2021 | D:2      | Gained mutation: You possess an exceptional clarity of mind. [potion of mutation]
  2021 | D:2      | Gained mutation: You can exhale a cloud of poison. [potion of mutation]
  2271 | D:3      | Noticed Sigmund
  2281 | D:3      | Killed Sigmund
  2281 | D:3      | Reached skill level 2 in Polearms
  2281 | D:3      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 48/55 MP: 1/10
  2379 | D:3      | Noticed Grinder
  2406 | D:3      | Paralysed by Grinder for 7 turns
  2419 | D:3      | Killed Grinder
  2419 | D:3      | Reached skill level 3 in Polearms
  2419 | D:3      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 62/62 MP: 4/11
  2970 | D:4      | Reached skill level 4 in Polearms
  3415 | D:4      | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
  3918 | D:4      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 74/74 MP: 3/12
  4076 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  4432 | D:5      | Reached skill level 5 in Polearms
  4559 | D:5      | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
  4788 | D:5      | Noticed a hippogriff
  4800 | D:5      | Killed a hippogriff
  4800 | D:5      | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
  5102 | D:6      | Reached skill level 6 in Polearms
  5257 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 81/81 MP: 13/13
  5359 | D:6      | Noticed TheHaremKing's ghost (novice MiBe)
  5930 | D:7      | Reached skill level 7 in Polearms
  6405 | D:7      | Reached skill level 8 in Polearms
  6882 | D:7      | Reached skill level 9 in Polearms
  6882 | D:7      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 80/88 MP: 14/14
  7062 | D:8      | Noticed a two-headed ogre
  7080 | D:8      | Killed a two-headed ogre
  7080 | D:8      | Reached skill level 10 in Polearms
  7311 | D:8      | Noticed a two-headed ogre
  7326 | D:8      | Killed a two-headed ogre
  7326 | D:8      | Reached skill level 11 in Polearms
  7699 | D:8      | Noticed a two-headed ogre
  7720 | D:8      | Killed a two-headed ogre
  7846 | D:8      | Reached skill level 12 in Polearms
  8469 | D:6      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  8480 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple

Skill      XL: |  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 |
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Conjurations   |  2     3  4                   |  4.6
Fighting       |              2  3  5          |  5.3
Polearms       |              2  3  4  6  9 12 | 12.0
Dodging        |                       3  4    |  4.9
Stealth        |                       6  9    |  9.0
Spellcasting   |                               |  3.0
Summonings     |                               |  1.0
Translocations |                               |  1.0

Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 || total
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Melee: Spear             |     6 |    70 |   354 |   104 ||   534
       Tailslap          |       |       |    32 |    13 ||    45
Throw: Throwing net      |       |       |     1 |       ||     1
 Cast: Magic Dart        |    61 |    71 |    98 |    24 ||   254
       Call Imp          |       |     6 |    19 |    21 ||    46
       Blink             |       |       |       |     5 ||     5
 Abil: Spit Poison       |     5 |     4 |       |       ||     9
       Breathe Poison Ga |       |       |    25 |     7 ||    32
  Use: Scroll            |       |    12 |     9 |     1 ||    22
       Potion            |       |     3 |     1 |       ||     4
 Stab: Sleeping          |       |       |     9 |       ||     9
       Distracted        |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
  Eat: Chunk             |       |     4 |    21 |     2 ||    27
       Pizza             |       |       |       |     2 ||     2
       Beef jerky        |       |       |       |     2 ||     2
Armor: Robe              |     3 |    10 |    93 |    29 ||   135
       Skin              |       |    30 |    46 |       ||    76
Dodge: Dodged            |    28 |    31 |    90 |    50 ||   199



[NhorianScum]

Na goes hybrid without heavy armor invest. Becaucse they're naga's. Just acquire barding and enchant it up, you'll still tab zot with 40+ AC in the archmagi robe.

If no books have dropped you probably want to go kiku or newsif.

[Eyesburn]

I know what I would do if I find OCPA on D:6, I would go Chei and use that armour (and get some better weapon then the +3 spear (can't do fsim now but think that all those 3 daggers you have are better then the spear))

whatever you decide, get 3 points into the shields for buckler

[duvessa]

If you want to cast in ocpa then picking veh would let you do that while being much less suicidal than picking chei.

But you are probably better off wearing a +2 robe of the archmagi and picking a god that isn't terrible (Kiku for example), because 1. you're a naga and 2. you're a Wz.

[TonberryJam]

The only reason to go Chei as Naga is to abuse slouch. Probably with Statue Form and a Amulet of Faith. And chei is really good at making you a solid Tank. And with chei it's better to get items that increase stats.

[VeryAngryFelid]

Naga of Chei can have incredible AC/EV while still casting level 9 spells. Extra damage from slouch is just a nice bonus.

[Eyesburn]

NaAE:

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  2825 | D:4      | Identified the +13 plate armour of the Quahog {rN+} (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)
  2927 | Temple   | Fell from the grace of Ashenzari
  2927 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Cheibriados the Contemplative

And I won that game

[NhorianScum]

The only reason to go Chei as Naga is to abuse slouch. Probably with Statue Form and a Amulet of Faith. And chei is really good at making you a solid Tank. And with chei it's better to get items that increase stats.

Chei is pretty much free for Na on trunk.