CIP FeBe Book of the Warp?

[Fingolfin]

Hi,
I'm currently playing a FeBe for the first time, and it's going all right, cleared Lair and while in the Mines, I found a book of the Warp. Given Fe's absurd aptitude for Translocation and how incredibly useful those spells are (esp. CBlink, Dispersal and Disjunction), and seeing as I'm still rather early in the game, could it be worth it to abandon Trog, get Oka/Zin/TSO and hope for Statue Form? Or would the benefit/risk ratio be too low?
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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.20-a0-1124-g2e29d97 (webtiles) character file.

Fingolfin the Ripper (Felid Berserker)             Turns: 26878, Time: 01:41:35

Health: 71/71      AC:  3    Str: 14    XL:     14   Next: 45%
Magic:  21/21      EV: 37    Int:  8    God:    Trog [****..]
Gold:   204        SH:  2    Dex: 20    Spells: 13/13 levels left
                                        Lives:  2   Deaths: 1

rFire    + . .     SeeInvis +     - Unarmed
rCold    + . .     Gourm    .   (shield unavailable)
rNeg     . . .     Faith    .   (armour unavailable)
rPois    .         Spirit   .   (helmet unavailable)
rElec    .         Reflect  +   (cloak unavailable)
rCorr    .         Harm     .   (gloves unavailable)
MR       +++..                  (boots unavailable)
Stlth    ++........             O - +2 amulet of reflection
Regen    0.3/turn               F - +5 ring of evasion
MPRegen  0.2/turn               S - ring of protection from magic

@: studying Fighting, quick
A: no armour, no weapons or thrown items, stealth, claws 1, fangs 3, see
invisible, carnivore 3, fire resistance 1, speed 1, shaggy fur 3, slow
metabolism 1, no potion heal 1, subdued magic 1, sharp paws
a: Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Burn Spellbooks, Renounce Religion


You are on level 1 of the Orcish Mines.
You worship Trog.
Trog is greatly pleased with you.
You are completely stuffed.

You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 19 of its levels.

You have collected 1893 gold pieces.
You have spent 1689 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Jewellery
 r - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
 s - an uncursed ring of magical power
 t - a +2 ring of dexterity
 u - a ring of protection from fire
 F - a +5 ring of evasion (left paw)
 O - a +2 amulet of reflection (around neck)
 S - a ring of protection from magic (right paw)
Wands
 i - a wand of digging (?/24) {zapped: 4}
 l - a wand of paralysis (?/24)
 p - a wand of lightning (?/15) {zapped: 2}
 v - a wand of scattershot (?/9)
 z - a wand of clouds (0/9)
 E - a wand of iceblast (?/15)
 G - a wand of digging (?/24)
 R - a wand of acid (?/15)
Scrolls
 d - a scroll labeled JOTZEULL FICE
 f - 9 scrolls of teleportation
 g - 3 scrolls of fear
 j - 2 scrolls of magic mapping
 n - 2 scrolls of immolation
 q - a scroll of blinking
 B - 2 scrolls of summoning
 C - 5 scrolls of remove curse
 I - 2 scrolls of fog
 M - a scroll labeled LIMAMOODIO
 N - a scroll labeled AZOSHA IPLUNGAST
 Q - a scroll labeled KOFUHA EMIUN
Potions
 b - 10 potions of curing
 c - 2 potions of might
 e - 2 potions of resistance
 h - 4 potions of agility
 k - a viscous cyan potion
 m - a bubbling silvery potion
 x - 2 potions of brilliance
 D - 3 potions of flight
 K - a silvery potion
 L - a lumpy silvery potion
Books
 o - a book of the Warp   
   
    Spells                             Type                      Level
    a - Gell's Gravitas              Translocation                 3
    b - Portal Projectile            Hexes/Translocation           3
    c - Force Lance                  Conjuration/Translocation     4
    d - Dispersal                    Translocation                 6
    e - Controlled Blink             Translocation                 8
    f - Disjunction                  Translocation                 8
   
   
   Trog disapproves of the use of such an item.
 w - a manual of Fighting
Miscellaneous
 H - a fan of gales
 P - a box of beasts
Comestibles
 a - 9 meat rations


   Skills:
 + Level 13.9 Fighting
 - Level 15.0 Dodging
 * Level 16.3 Unarmed Combat
 - Level 8.3 Evocations


You have 13 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (11/15)            Temple (1/1) D:4            Lair (6/6) D:11
 Shoals (0/4) Lair:4        Snake (0/4) Lair:4        Slime (0/5) Lair:5
    Orc (1/2) D:10       

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Gozag
Hepliaklqana
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Qazlal
Ru
Sif Muna
Trog
Uskayaw
Vehumet
Wu Jian
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
The Shining One

Shops:
D:4 %   D:6 :   D:7 }   D:11 %[

Annotations:
Lair:1 exclusion: 4 oklob plants


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.
Your flesh is heat resistant. (rF+)
Potions are less effective at restoring your health.
Your spells are a little easier to cast, but a little less powerful.


Skill      XL: |  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 |
---------------+-------------------------------------------+-----
Unarmed Combat |     4  5     7  8  9 10    12 13    15 16 | 16.3
Fighting       |                 4  5  7  8       10 12 13 | 13.9
Evocations     |                          7  8             |  8.3
Dodging        |                             9 12 15       | 15.0


[ThreeInvisibleDucks]

Switching from Trog would be suboptimal even if you already had all the other books in the game.

[Magipi]

I wonder why you started as a berserker in the first place. Any random spellbook comes to view, and you immediately want to leave Trog?

[ThreeInvisibleDucks]

Although felids benefit from a variety of spells, switching from Trog is just too likely to kill your character.

And I'd train some stealth, because felids are good stabbers and being stealthy would allow you to get sleep stabs (aka free kills), and it'd also have great synergy with hex wands, especially the paralysis wand you already have. I'd also use the next ?id scroll on it to conserve charges.

[Fingolfin]

I wonder why you started as a berserker in the first place. Any random spellbook comes to view, and you immediately want to leave Trog?

Of course not. Book of the Warp tho

[Fingolfin]

Well I tried to follow the advice, but I got repeatedly killed by a glaive of venom camping the upstairs to Orc :/ Thanks all anyway !

[ThreeInvisibleDucks]

Sorry for your loss.

If you want to give felid another go, and like spells, I'd recommend FeEn. Being a stealthy enchanter plays to felids' strengths and I find hex-stabbing to be my most successful playstyle as a cat. I definitely find it easier than a FeBe.

[Fingolfin]

I'll give it a go this evening then. What god would you recommend? Instinctively, I'd go for Dith or Sif?

[ThreeInvisibleDucks]

I'll give it a go this evening then. What god would you recommend? Instinctively, I'd go for Dith or Sif?

Dith definitely helps as a stabber, but Sif I have little experience with. I've won cats with Ash and Oka and I find them both useful, but the latter definitely gives more melee power against foes that can't be hexed.

[NhorianScum]

I'll give it a go this evening then. What god would you recommend? Instinctively, I'd go for Dith or Sif?

Kiku/yred/ru/mak/fedhas/gozag. Panic button strong, none of my cat wins actually relied on the cat.

[4Hooves2Appendages]

Hi,
I'm currently playing a FeBe [...] and seeing as I'm still rather early in the game, could it be worth it to abandon Trog, get Oka/Zin/TSO [...]

Just as a general comment, Trog wrath is more likely to kill you earlier in the game because your character is weaker and you have fewer consumables available.

It is similarly true that gods are more important earlier in the game, because you have fewer options. Some powers, like Berserk are very strong.

So you're better off switching later, when your character is strong, has plenty of consumables and can live for a while without god powers.

Getting Zin piety up is easy, it just takes money, so there's no rush. Similarly getting TSO piety up is easy, as long as there are lots of undead/demons around. Crypt is a pretty good place for that. I wouldn't switch to Oka. There are better choices.

[tasonir]

Trog's wrath is fairly easy to survive when you have controlled blink, but despite a good aptitude I don't think you're going to get Cblink online before the first couple of summon swarms drop on your head. I wouldn't consider abandoning Trog on a Felid (or anyone really) until at least depths - you should be level 20 or higher to have a chance of surviving. The stronger you are, the better. Abandoning at level 10-15 is almost certain death.