[YASD] FoEE and the golden armour

[torrenera]

So, I started this formicid with the idea of statue form and UC.
But then on D5 I've found a golden dragon armour...

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  Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.20-a0-1065-g8446734 (tiles) character file.

Mermo the Geomancer (Formicid Earth Elementalist)   Turns: 4786, Time: 00:12:54

Health: 52/52      AC:  8    Str: 22    XL:     8   Next: 35%
Magic:  13/13      EV: 12    Int: 17    God:   
Gold:   273        SH:  0    Dex: 15    Spells: 5/14 levels left

rFire    . . .     SeeInvis +   D - +2 mace {crush, *Contam rElec Str+3 Dex+4}
rCold    . . .     Gourm    .   (no shield)
rNeg     + . .     Faith    .   C - +3 leather armour {rN+}
rPois    +         Spirit   .   (helmet unavailable)
rElec    +         Reflect  .   E - +0 cloak {rPois}
rCorr    .         Harm     .   (no gloves)
MR       .....                  n - +0 pair of boots
Stlth    ++........             (no amulet)
Regen    0.2/turn               f - +6 ring of strength
MPRegen  0.2/turn               (no ring)

@: no status effects
A: permanent stasis, dig shafts and tunnels, four strong arms, antennae 3
a: Dig, Shaft Self


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

You have visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and seen 6 of its levels.

You have collected 273 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 y - a +2 whip of venom
 D - the +2 mace of Skirmishing (weapon) {crush, *Contam rElec Str+3 Dex+4}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
   
   It affects your strength (+3).
   It affects your dexterity (+4).
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It causes magical contamination when unequipped.
Missiles
 a - 14 poisoned needles
 b - 85 stones (quivered)
Armour
 n - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
 C - a +3 leather armour of positive energy (worn)
 E - a +0 cloak of poison resistance (worn)
 G - +0 gold dragon scales
Jewellery
 f - a +6 ring of strength (left hand)
Wands
 p - a wand of confusion (?/48) {zapped: 13}
Scrolls
 c - a scroll labeled SULASKUKLE
 h - 11 scrolls labeled ISCHAI CYODWYW
 k - 3 scrolls labeled XILAUGATTY
 m - a scroll labeled BOOFEO BIMETAERPH
 t - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 B - 2 scrolls labeled NOHENU WERIATE
 F - a scroll labeled QUIDWI OTHECIR
Potions
 i - a yellow potion
 j - 2 puce potions
 o - a murky inky potion
 q - a red potion
 r - 6 potions of curing
 s - a ruby potion
 v - 2 fuming sapphire potions
 w - a black potion
 x - a bubbling pink potion
 z - an emerald potion
Books
 e - a book of Geomancy   
   
    Spells                             Type                      Level
    a - Sandblast                    Earth                         1
    b - Passwall                     Transmutation/Earth           2
    c - Stone Arrow                  Conjuration/Earth             3
    d - Petrify                      Transmutation/Earth           4
    e - Lee's Rapid Deconstruction   Earth                         5
Comestibles
 d - 5 bread rations
 g - 2 royal jellies
 l - 3 meat rations
 u - 2 fruits
 A - 3 chunks of flesh


   Skills:
 - Level 1,7 Dodging
 - Level 2,4 Stealth
 * Level 3,7 Spellcasting
   Level 1,1 Transmutations
 + Level 10,7 Earth Magic


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

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Sandblast             Erth           #####.       1%          1    None
b - Stone Arrow           Conj/Erth      ###...       6%          3    ###....
c - Lee's Rapid Deconstr  Erth           #####.....   6%          5    ######.


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (5/15)             Temple (1/1) D:4         

Altars:
Ashenzari
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Gozag
Hepliaklqana
Makhleb
Qazlal
Ru
Sif Muna
Uskayaw
Vehumet
Wu Jian
Xom
Zin
The Shining One


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You cannot be hasted, slowed, berserked, paralysed or teleported.
You can dig through walls and to a lower floor.
Your four strong arms can wield two-handed weapons with a shield.
You have a pair of large antennae on your head. (SInv)


Message History

You climb downwards. Welcome to the Ecumenical Temple!
Beware, you cannot shaft yourself on this level.
There is a staircase back to the Dungeon here.
Found an ornate altar of the Wu Jian Council.
Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
Found a hazy altar of Hepliaklqana.
There is a shimmering altar of Xom here.
Found a stormy altar of Qazlal and a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
Found a hide-covered altar of Uskayaw.
Found a sacrificial altar of Ru.
Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
There is a radiant altar of Vehumet here.
Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
There is a deep blue altar of Sif Muna here.
There is a radiant altar of Vehumet here.
Char dumped to 'morgue/Mermo.txt'.
Saving game... please wait.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Duvessa (D:4)
  A phantom (D:5)
  An ogre (D:5)
  A bullfrog (D:5)
  A scorpion (D:4)
  Dowan (D:4)
  3 howler monkeys (D:5)
  A hound (D:5)
  2 jellies
  Crazy Yiuf (D:5)
  2 bullfrog skeletons
  2 worker ants (D:4)
  Terence (D:2)
  3 gnolls (D:3)
  A worker ant zombie (D:5)
  4 adders
  An adder zombie (D:5)
  An adder skeleton (D:4)
  A worm (D:2)
  3 dart slugs
  6 leopard geckos
  6 orcs
  2 ball pythons
  7 bats
  5 giant cockroaches
  8 goblins
  8 hobgoblins
  2 jackals (D:1)
  6 kobolds
  A quokka (D:5)
  6 frilled lizards
  A jackal skeleton (D:4)
  A quokka skeleton (D:5)
  11 rats
102 creatures vanquished.

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
-------+----------+-------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Mermo the Formicid Earth Elementalist began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 13/13 MP: 3/3
    73 | D:1      | Reached skill level 4 in Earth Magic
   260 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 18/19 MP: 3/5
   672 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 20/24 MP: 6/6
   687 | D:1      | Learned a level 3 spell: Stone Arrow
   824 | D:1      | Reached skill level 5 in Earth Magic
  1680 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 25/30 MP: 4/7
  1713 | D:2      | Noticed Terence
  1720 | D:2      | Killed Terence
  1720 | D:2      | Reached skill level 6 in Earth Magic
  2205 | D:2      | Found an opulent altar of Gozag.
  2206 | D:2      | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
  2440 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 17/35 MP: 6/8
  2652 | D:3      | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
  2756 | D:3      | Reached skill level 7 in Earth Magic
  2968 | D:3      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 41/41 MP: 9/9
  3086 | D:4      | Reached skill level 8 in Earth Magic
  3630 | D:4      | Noticed Dowan
  3632 | D:4      | Noticed Duvessa
  3636 | D:4      | Killed Dowan
  3640 | D:4      | You fall through a shaft!
  3640 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  3815 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 46/46 MP: 6/10
  3816 | D:5      | Reached skill level 9 in Earth Magic
  4081 | D:5      | Learned a level 5 spell: Lee's Rapid Deconstruction
  4169 | D:5      | Reached skill level 10 in Earth Magic
  4176 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 41/52 MP: 6/12
  4303 | D:5      | Got a crystal mace
  4304 | D:5      | Identified the +2 mace of Skirmishing {crush, *Contam rElec Str+3 Dex+4} (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon)
  4307 | D:5      | Found a runed door.
  4311 | D:5      | Noticed Crazy Yiuf
  4316 | D:5      | Killed Crazy Yiuf
  4632 | D:4      | Killed Duvessa
  4705 | D:4      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  4719 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple

Skill      XL: |  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8 |
---------------+-------------------------+-----
Earth Magic    |  4     5  6  7  8 10    | 10,7
Spellcasting   |                       3 |  3,7
Dodging        |                         |  1,7
Stealth        |                         |  2,4
Transmutations |                         |  1,1

Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 || total
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Melee: Unarmed           |     8 |       |       ||     8
       Spear             |    98 |       |       ||    98
       Mace              |       |    52 |     9 ||    61
       Whip              |       |    28 |    25 ||    53
Throw: Stone             |       |       |     1 ||     1
 Cast: Sandblast         |    21 |    40 |    34 ||    95
 Abil: Shaft Self        |       |     1 |       ||     1
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |     5 ||     5
  Use: Scroll            |     3 |       |       ||     3
 Stab: Sleeping          |     2 |       |     1 ||     3
  Eat: Chunk             |     3 |     5 |     4 ||    12
       Fruit             |       |     2 |       ||     2
Armor: Robe              |    25 |    22 |     4 ||    51
       Leather armour    |       |       |    12 ||    12
Dodge: Dodged            |   103 |    72 |    26 ||   201



Uff, I hate this game and I love this game.
What would you do in my place?
My strenght is kinda low, but I have a ring +6 STR.
What to do, what to do...

[Airwolf]

Wear it for a while maybe...

[NhorianScum]

Cast LRD/petrify and worry about the insanely heavy armor/spell that's basically insanely heavy armor later?

[VeryAngryFelid]

If you want to switch, you will need a better weapon and some skills in that weapon category and fighting. Otherwise your melee attacks will miss too often.

[torrenera]

you are all really wise
I'll worry about the golden armour/statue form later, if even (my ants have the habit to splat before Lair...).
Thanks!

[nago]

Statue form merge armor, so don't aim for it if you use the gda

[tasonir]

GDA (or GDS now, I suppose) is wonderful armor that is often underrated on these forums (in favor of CPA, which admittedly is quite awesome). However, there are two things you need to make GDS really good: Some armor skill, and some enchantment level. You're at +0, and 0 armor skill. GDS isn't all that powerful for you right now. You could certainly start moving in that direction, but if you're casting and were planning on going statue form, I'd probably still go in that direction.

Statue form merge armor, so don't aim for it if you use the gda

LALALALALA I can't hear you! (Note: this is not a recommendation)

[torrenera]

I ended up following Sif Muna and now I have the Earth book and I'm training Transmutation while beating monsters with iron shot at level 3 of Lair
GDA is quietly resting on my stash ^^ while statue form is on its way!
Thanks again for the help!

[torrenera]

gangbanged by a couple of hydras due to my stupidity.
Thanks anyway for your help ^^

[Airwolf]

Stupidity kills most characters, regardless of their gear. Try again!