Post Monday, 30th January 2017, 17:10

CIP: FeAE^Usk, deity-assisted OHKO stabbing

I've tried to get a felid of Uskayaw[1] going a couple of times before, but I didn't really get anywhere until this character. My hypothesis was that Usk's monster confusion (active power at **) and mass paralysis (passive at ***, lasts 10-40 auts, piety and monster HD dependent) could help a felid with tier 1 stabby claws.

The monster confusion from Line Pass (**) is so short lived, at least at low Invo, that it's barely useful for stabbing purposes; any disabling hex will perform better. I managed to gain a handful of confusion stabs from it before finding Confusing Touch after which I've never used Line Pass again. Although, it could also be used to "blink" over adjacent monsters to improve positioning or facilitate an escape.

Because fighting a multitude of monsters in a short period of time increases piety higher, it wasn't after gaining enough robustness from Statue Form that I was starting to get Solo Time (***) paralysis stabs frequently. Uskayaw rewards pretty "non-optimal" positioning to say at least. Quite a many dangerous dudes have met their end OHKO'd while paralyzed: some uniques, juggernauts, caustic shrikes, many others.

I've gotten to ***** piety a number of times, but only used Grand Finale once. It guarantees killing any single monster in LOS, but drops your piety back to *, so you'll lose the pseudo-cleaving from Pain Bond (****). The optimal way to use Grand Finale seems to be when few monsters are standing but one is especially dangerous.

Uskayaw is quite fun to play and a nice change for me after (too) numerous Oka and Ash worshipers. Not a great early-game god, at least for a frail character, but becomes strong and very tab-friendly in mid-game.

I've been pondering over whether to switch the amulet from guardian spirit to faith. +25% piety gain would be a big damage buff, but felids have the most to gain from Spirit. What do?

[1] http://crawl.chaosforge.org/Uskayaw

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.19.3 (tiles) character file.

Feaedux the Eviscerator (Felid Air Elementalist)   Turns: 72607, Time: 06:31:13

Health: 162/162    AC: 32    Str: 17    XL:     26   Next: 58%
Magic:  44/44      EV: 37    Int: 18    God:    Uskayaw [*.....]
Gold:   6322       SH:  0    Dex: 19    Spells: 17 memorised, 5 levels left
                                        Lives:  2   Deaths: 0

rFire  . . .      SeeInvis +      - Unarmed
rCold  . . .      Gourm    .    (armour unavailable)
rNeg   + . .      Faith    .    (shield unavailable)
rPois  ∞          Spirit   +    (helmet unavailable)
rElec  +          Reflect  .    (cloak unavailable)
rCorr  .          Harm     .    (gloves unavailable)
MR     +++..                    (boots unavailable)
Stlth  +++++++...               P - amulet of guardian spirit
                                U - +5 ring of protection
                                S - +5 ring of strength

@: statue-form (expiring), studying Dodging, repel missiles, very slow
A: no armour, no weapons or thrown items, stealth, claws 1, fangs 3, see
invisible, carnivore 3, (speed 0), (shaggy fur 0), slow metabolism 1, sharp paws
a: End Transformation, Stomp, Renounce Religion
}: 3/15 runes: barnacled, silver, gossamer


You are on level 15 of the Dungeon.
You worship Uskayaw.
Uskayaw is pleased with you.
You are very full.

You are a stone statue.

You have visited 10 branches of the dungeon, and seen 48 of its levels.
You have also visited: Wizlab and Desolation.

You have collected 8347 gold pieces.
You have spent 2025 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Missiles
 c - 1971 arrows
Jewellery
 p - the ring "Dyits" {rPois rF+}
   (You acquired it on level 4 of the Vaults)   
   
   [ring of poison resistance]
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from poison.
 s - the ring of Entrepreneurial Spirit {rPois rN+ Int+2}
   (You acquired it on level 4 of the Vaults)   
   
   [ring of poison resistance]
   
   It affects your intelligence (+2).
   It protects you from poison.
   It protects you from negative energy.
 y - an uncursed amulet of faith
   (You found it on level 3 of the Crypt)
 H - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
   (You found it on level 2 of the Dungeon)
 L - the ring "Urchihil" {+Fly rPois MR+ Int+2}
   (You acquired it on level 4 of the Vaults)   
   
   [ring of flight]
   
   It affects your intelligence (+2).
   It protects you from poison.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
   It lets you fly.
 N - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
   (You took it off a deep elf mage on level 3 of the Elven Halls)
 P - an amulet of guardian spirit (around neck)
   (You found it on level 1 of the Dungeon)
 R - the ring "Deth" {Ice Str+4 SInv}
   (You took it off a tengu reaver on level 5 of the Vaults)   
   
   [ring of ice]
   
   It enhances your ice magic.
   It affects your strength (+4).
   It makes you vulnerable to fire.
   It protects you from cold.
   It lets you see invisible.
 S - a +5 ring of strength (left paw)
   (You found it on level 2 of the Depths)
 U - a +5 ring of protection (right paw)
   (You took it off a vault guard on level 5 of the Vaults)
Wands
 d - a wand of digging (20/24)
   (You found it on level 3 of the Shoals)
 g - a wand of teleportation (4/9)
   (You found it on level 15 of the Dungeon)
 h - a wand of heal wounds (4/9)
   (You acquired it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
 l - a wand of disintegration (17/24)
   (You found it on level 11 of the Dungeon)
 Q - a wand of hasting (6/9)
   (You acquired it on level 13 of the Dungeon)
Scrolls
 f - 3 scrolls of teleportation
 i - 11 scrolls of identify
 n - 11 scrolls of fear
 q - 7 scrolls of magic mapping
 r - 25 scrolls of remove curse
 t - 4 scrolls of holy word
 v - 5 scrolls of vulnerability
 z - 7 scrolls of fog
 A - a scroll of blinking
 M - 3 scrolls of silence
 Z - 11 scrolls of recharging
Potions
 e - 6 potions of heal wounds
 j - 7 potions of flight
 k - 7 potions of resistance
 m - 11 potions of curing
 x - 3 potions of cancellation
 B - a potion of haste
 C - 5 potions of magic
 G - 11 potions of might
 I - 10 potions of agility
 O - a potion of cure mutation
Books
 a - a manual of Dodging
   (You found it on level 3 of the Crypt)
Comestibles
 b - 31 meat rations


   Skills:
 + Level 17,5 Fighting
 + Level 21,6 Dodging
 - Level 17,5 Stealth
 + Level 24,1 Unarmed Combat
 + Level 16,0 Spellcasting
 - Level 4,2 Conjurations
 - Level 14,1 Hexes
 - Level 7,7 Charms
 - Level 3,1 Summonings
 - Level 3,0 Necromancy
 - Level 4,7 Translocations
 - Level 17,6 Transmutations
   Level 2,0 Ice Magic
 - Level 5,1 Air Magic
 - Level 10,1 Earth Magic
 + Level 15,2 Invocations
 - Level 5,1 Evocations


You have 5 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Apportation           Tloc           ####......   1%          1    None
b - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          1%          2    None
c - Confuse               Hex            ######..     1%          3    None
d - Dragon Form           Tmut           ######....   2%          7    ######.
h - Shock                 Conj/Air       ####         1%          1    None
k - Sticks to Snakes      Tmut           ######..     0%          2    None
m - Repel Missiles        Chrm/Air       #####.       1%          2    None
n - Animate Skeleton      Necr           N/A          1%          1    None
r - Regeneration          Chrm/Necr      ####......   1%          3    None
s - Statue Form           Tmut/Erth      ######...    2%          6    #####..
t - Confusing Touch       Hex            ######       0%          1    None
z - Petrify               Tmut/Erth      ######..     1%          4    None
D - Darkness              Hex            ######....   1%          6    #####..
P - Summon Butterflies    Summ           ####....     1%          1    None
R - Irradiate             Conj/Tmut      ######....   1%          5    ###....
S - Silence               Hex/Air        #####.....   2%          5    ###....
W - Swiftness             Chrm/Air       #####...     1%          2    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (1/1) D:5            Lair (6/6) D:11
 Shoals (4/4) Lair:4       Spider (4/4) Lair:2          Orc (2/2) D:10
    Elf (3/3) Orc:2        Vaults (5/5) D:13          Crypt (3/3) Vaults:3
   Tomb (0/3) Crypt:3      Depths (5/5) D:15            Zot (0/5) Depths:5
 Slime: Lair:5-6   

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
Beogh

Shops:
D:13 ?   D:15 %   Orc:2 ?*([   Elf:2 (   Vaults:3 :   Vaults:4 =   Depths:1 ?

Portals:
Hell: Depths:1 Depths:2 Depths:3 Depths:4 Depths:5
Abyss: Depths:1 Depths:3 Depths:4
Pandemonium: Depths:3 Depths:4 Depths:5
Ziggurat: Depths:3
Trove: Depths:5 (give 15 potions of curing)

Annotations:
Lair:6 exclusion: oklob plant
Depths:1 exclusion: hell hound


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You cannot wear armour.
You are incapable of wielding weapons or throwing items.
Your paws allow you to move quietly. (Stealth)
You have sharp claws.
You have razor-sharp teeth.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight. (SInv)
You are carnivorous and can eat meat at any time.
((You cover ground quickly.))
((Your thick and shaggy fur keeps you warm. (AC +3, rC+)))
You have a slow metabolism.
Your sharp claws are effective at attacking unaware monsters.
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)