YAVP: Troll Venom Mage

[cerebovssquire]

(only three runes this time)
I started this since despite Troll's not-so-great apts for casting spells, they are quite good casters in the end since they can basically spam all their spells due to being carnivorous and able of eating rotten meat. Poison Magic seems a good fit for this, since you'd generally never want more than 10-15 in both Poison Magic and Conjurations! The classic VM choice, Vehumet, helps even more since he grants a wizardry effect and full LOS Poison Arrow.
It went as well as I expected. In the very early game, I just used all my MP on Stings to knock out two or three enemies before finishing the rest off with my claws. I could cast Mephitic Cloud by the Temple. Soon after, I found a ring of wizardry which wasn't out of place either.
Despite not having rPois, I went to the Hive and quickly cleared it using a combination of Cure Poison and Olgreb's Toxic Radiace, both spells I forgot afterwards - to build up some Vehumet piety. On Lair:1 I received his first gift; by the end of Lair I could cast and spam Poisonous Cloud, Poison Arrow and Iskenderun's Mystic Blast at Excellent, which trivialised Orc. And my Unarmed Combat was at decent levels too, enhanced by Confusing Touch.
The hardest part of the game was immediately afterwards. I wore a shield, and despite the fact that I took to wearing my ring of wizardry again Poisonous Cloud and Poison Arrow were not castable - only "Good". So, with my claws and Iskenderun's Mystic Blast, I cleared D down to about 17 till I had Shields 9.
Vaults, D 17-27, Shoals, Swamp and the Elven Halls were all very easy with this spellset. I did get banished twice on Elf:5 despite having acquired a cloak of magic resistance on exactly the same level, but since I had Swiftness and Flight it was merely annoying. In the end, I could wear a +7 Swamp Dragon Armour and a large shield without any problems.
On V:8, I found the Shield of Resistance. Together with Shadow Creatures, it made Zot easy (except for that Ancient Lich that decided to sneak up from behind and summon demons and abjure my Shadow Creatures while I was battling an orb of fire - gah!).

The ascent, however, was a catastrophe. I must have accidentally pressed D on D:26 since I dropped the Orb there, which I only noticed on D:1! So I had to run down again, way more risky than I would have liked it due to the difficulty level of the new Orb run, and back up again. Finally, though, I ascended!

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.9-rc1-6-gc780f77 character file.

1157442 Elynae the Brawler (level 23, 150/218 HPs)
             Began as a Troll Venom Mage on Aug 11, 2011.
             Was an Initiate of Elyvilon.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 3 runes on Aug 12, 2011!
             
             The game lasted 08:33:47 (127431 turns).

Elynae the Brawler (Troll Venom Mage)             Turns: 127431, Time: 08:33:47

HP 150/218       AC 20     Str 22      XL: 23   Next: 76%
MP  34/34        EV  7     Int 19      God: Elyvilon [......]
Gold 2952        SH 31     Dex  3      Spells: 17 memorised,  3 levels left

Res.Fire  : + + .   See Invis. : +      - Unarmed
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : . .  F - +7 swamp dragon armour
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .    l - +5 shield of Resistance {rF+ rC+ MR}
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    z - -1 orc wizard hat
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : .    O - -1 cloak {MR}
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    (gloves unavailable)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    (boots unavailable)
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: x    c - amulet of controlled flight
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    A - ring of wizardry
Gourmand  : +       Ctrl.Flight: +    x - ring "Kladoula" {rF+ Dex-4 Int+1 Dam+2 SIn

@: extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, unstealthy
A: unfitting armour, claws 3, blurry vision 1, fast metabolism 3, gourmand, -10%
mp, regeneration 2, saprovore 2, tough skin 2, AC +5, Dex -3
a: Renounce Religion
}: 3/15 runes: decaying, barnacled, silver


You escaped.
You worshipped Elyvilon.
Elyvilon was noncommittal.
You were not hungry.

You visited 11 branches of the dungeon, and saw 75 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 2 times.
You visited 1 Labyrinth.
You visited 1 bazaar.
You visited 3 portal chambers: sewer, ice cave, bailey.

You collected 7816 gold pieces.
You spent 4884 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 y - a +2,+2 demon trident of distortion
Armour
 l - the +5 shield of Resistance (worn) {rF+ rC+ MR}
   (You found it on level 8 of the Vaults)   
   
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from cold.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
 z - a -1 orcish wizard hat (worn)
 F - a +7 swamp dragon armour (worn)
 O - a -1 cloak of magic resistance (worn)
Magical devices
 k - a wand of teleportation (4)
 r - a wand of teleportation (6)
 v - a wand of digging (0)
 w - a wand of draining (6)
 G - a wand of disintegration (0)
 H - a wand of healing (0)
 L - a wand of teleportation (0)
 Q - a wand of teleportation (5)
 T - a wand of fire (2)
 Y - a wand of cold (3)
Comestibles
 B - a royal jelly
 S - 23 honeycombs
Jewellery
 c - an amulet of controlled flight (around neck)
 h - an uncursed amulet of conservation
 j - a cursed ring of teleportation {unknown}
 s - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 t - an uncursed amulet of stasis
 u - an uncursed ring of protection from magic {unknown}
 x - the ring "Kladoula" (left hand) {rF+ Dex-4 Int+1 Dam+2 SInv Stlth++}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)   
   
   [ring of dexterity]
   It affects your dexterity (-4).
   
   It affects your intelligence (+1).
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+2).
   It protects you from fire.
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
 A - a ring of wizardry (right hand)
 D - a +4,+6 ring of slaying {unknown}
 E - an uncursed amulet of resist mutation
 N - an uncursed amulet of guardian spirit {unknown}
 U - an uncursed ring of life protection {unknown}
 X - an uncursed ring of life protection {unknown}
Potions
 d - 2 potions of invisibility
 e - a potion of agility
 m - a potion of resistance
 n - a potion of berserk rage
 o - 2 potions of levitation
 q - 6 potions of healing
 C - 3 potions of restore abilities
 I - 3 potions of might
Magical staves
 g - a staff of energy
Orbs of Power
 a - the Orb of Zot {!d}


   Skills:
 - Level 12 Fighting
 - Level 1 Staves
 - Level 1 Armour
 - Level 1 Dodging
 - Level 1 Stealth
 - Level 1 Stabbing
 - Level 16 Shields
 - Level 1 Traps & Doors
 - Level 20 Unarmed Combat
 + Level 14 Spellcasting
 - Level 13 Conjurations
 - Level 1 Hexes
 - Level 4 Charms
 - Level 12 Summonings
 - Level 1 Necromancy
 - Level 1 Translocations
 - Level 1 Air Magic
 - Level 13 Poison Magic
 - Level 1 Evocations


You had 3 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Sting                 Pois/Conj      #####        Excellent   1    None
b - Mephitic Cloud        Pois/Air/Conj  ######....   Excellent   3    None
c - Poisonous Cloud       Pois/Air/Conj  ######....   Excellent   5    Choko
d - Flight                Air/Chrm       ####......   Very Good   4    None
e - Regeneration          Chrm/Necr      ####......   Great       3    None
f - Confusing Touch       Hex            ####......   Excellent   1    None
g - Poison Arrow          Pois/Conj      #######...   Excellent   6    Honeycomb
h - Iskenderun's Mystic   Conj           #######..    Excellent   4    None
i - Swiftness             Air/Chrm       ####......   Excellent   2    None
j - Repel Missiles        Air/Chrm       ####......   Excellent   2    None
k - Abjuration            Summ           #######...   Excellent   3    None
l - Levitation            Air/Chrm       ####......   Excellent   2    None
m - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          Great       2    None
n - Summon Butterflies    Summ           #######..    Excellent   1    None
o - Apportation           Tloc           ####......   Excellent   1    None
p - Shadow Creatures      Summ           N/A          Excellent   5    Choko
q - Shroud of Golubria    Chrm/Tloc      ####......   Excellent   2    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (1/1) D:7             Orc (4/4) D:8
    Elf (5/5) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:10          Swamp (5/5) Lair:4
 Shoals (5/5) Lair:6        Slime (0/6) Lair:6         Hive (2/2) D:11
  Vault (8/8) D:16          Blade (0/1) Vault:4       Crypt (5/5) Vault:4
    Zot (5/5) D:27       
  Tomb: Crypt:2-3   

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

Shops:
D:10: /  Orc:3: +  Orc:4: *==*  Elf:1: ([[+  Elf:3: *  Shoals:2: *
Vault:3: *==?  Vault:4: *  Vault:6: !  Vault:8: !!%?%%%%

Portals:
Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25* D:26 D:27
Abyss: D:23 D:25 D:26 D:27
Pan: D:24
Ziggurat: D:25 (4220 gp)

Annotations
D:7 exclusion: giant eyeball
D:9 exclusion: orange crystal statue
D:21 exclusions: ice statue and 3 orange crystal statues
D:26 draconian castle!, exclusions: 3 doors, oklob plant and 2 more exclusions


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are too large for most types of armour.
You have claws for hands.
Your metabolism is lightning-fast.
You like to eat raw meat.
You heal very quickly.
You can eat rotten meat.
You are covered in fur (AC +1).
You have very tough skin (AC +2).
You are partially covered in rough black scales (AC +4, Dex -1).
Your vision is a little blurry.
You are clumsy (Dex -2).
Your magical capacity is low (-10% MP).


Message History

You barely miss the hell hound.
You hit the hell hound.
The hell hound is moderately wounded.
You claw the hell hound!
The hell hound is severely wounded.
There is a staircase leading out of the dungeon here.
Enter note: say thanks for the show everyone
Unknown command.
You start resting.
A hell hound comes into view.
A hell hound is nearby!
Beep! Your pager goes off! Use _ to check your messages.
Your messages:
squarelos: thanks for the show
Enter note: ty
Enter note: elyvilon forgive me for the regen
Beep! Your pager goes off! Use _ to check your messages.
Are you sure you want to win?
The hell hound barks!
You have escaped!

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[jejorda2]

I wonder if it was an accident or whether the orb messes with you by jumping out of your inventory.

[pratamawirya]

Congrats! What a stylish victory!

[slowcar]

congratulations for an unusual victory!

[JeffQyzt]

Grats! BTW, care to elaborate on the switch to Elyvilon?

Also - Dex of 3! Watch out for your feet!

Finally - vanilla amulet of controlled flight - I don't think I've ever seen that worn in an ascension post. Neat!

[cerebovssquire]

Thanks, everyone!
The spell Flight was at something useless like Fair or Good - raising Summonings to a level where Shadow Creatures was Excellent was more important than boosting Charms - the aptitude is -4 too! So the amulet had to be worn. Luckily I didn't need rMut that much in Zot since the summons blocked the polymorph other lines, and also had wands of healing and teleportation so scrolls weren't vital.
Yeah, the Dex was terrible, but luckily I had some restore abilities potions and a couple royal jellies left.
The Elyvilon switch, well, the reason is rather trivial. I just wanted to have more Elyvilon wins than Zin wins (currently Ely 4 and Zin 3, if I remember correctly). And I do love Elyvilon.