Insane level 2 luck: DSBe


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Abyss Ambulator

Posts: 1217

Joined: Sunday, 14th April 2013, 04:01

Post Wednesday, 12th July 2017, 20:48

Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

Aside from being Monstrous, I can't recall getting this much luck in a game in a loooong time

  Code:
 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.21-a0-113-g6841d05 (console) character file.

DoubleByte the Slasher (Demonspawn Berserker)       Turns: 1415, Time: 00:02:54

Health: 35/35      AC: 10    Str: 17    XL:     4   Next: 54%
Magic:  4/4        EV: 11    Int:  9    God:    Trog [**....]
Gold:   71         SH:  0    Dex: 13    Spells: 3/3 levels left

rFire    . . .     SeeInvis .   a - +0 falchion
rCold    . . .     Gourm    .   (no shield)
rNeg     . . .     Faith    .   u - +0 chain mail
rPois    .         Spirit   .   (no helmet)
rElec    .         Reflect  .   v - +0 cloak
rCorr    .         Harm     .   (no gloves)
MR       .....                  n - +0 pair of boots
Stlth    ..........             (no amulet)
HPRegen  0.11/turn              q - +4 ring of evasion
MPRegen  0.09/turn              i - +3 ring of slaying

@: no status effects
A: claws 1, hooves 1
a: Berserk, Trog's Hand, Burn Spellbooks, Renounce Religion


You are on level 2 of the Dungeon.
You worship Trog.
Trog is pleased with you.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 1 branch of the dungeon, and seen 2 of its levels.

You have collected 71 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 a - a +0 falchion (weapon)
Missiles
 g - 31 arrows
Armour
 b - a +0 animal skin
 n - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
 p - fire dragon scales
 u - a +0 chain mail (worn)
 v - a +0 cloak (worn)
Jewellery
 e - a +2 ring of intelligence
 i - a +3 ring of slaying (right claw)
 o - an uncursed ring of fire
 q - a +4 ring of evasion (left claw)
Wands
 s - a wand of iceblast (?/15)
Scrolls
 d - a scroll labeled TAUB RINOTTIN
 j - 4 scrolls labeled WIURYAMASI
 l - a scroll labeled EQAUKULLAU
 r - a scroll labeled KEOZXEASHI
Potions
 h - a murky green potion
 k - a silvery potion
 t - a black potion
 x - a golden potion
Comestibles
 c - 2 bread rations
 f - 2 meat rations
 m - 2 royal jellies
 w - 3 chunks of flesh


   Skills:
 - Level 3.0 Fighting
 * Level 4.9 Long Blades
 - Level 1.7 Armour
 - Level 1.7 Dodging


You have 3 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (2/15)           

Altars:
Hepliaklqana
Makhleb


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have sharp fingernails.
You have large cloven feet.


Message History

Your chain mail prevents you from hitting the jackal.
The jackal is moderately wounded.
The jackal bites you but does no damage.
You closely miss the jackal.
The jackal is moderately wounded.
The jackal closely misses you. You riposte. You miss the jackal.
The jackal is moderately wounded.
You hit the jackal.
You kill the jackal!
Trog accepts your kill.
No target in view!
No target in view!
No target in view!
No target in view!
No target in view!
No target in view!
You see here a jackal corpse.
You butcher the jackal corpse.
w - 3 chunks of flesh (gained 2)
Done exploring.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Ijyb (D:2)
  2 adders (D:2)
  An ooze (D:2)
  2 worms (D:2)
  2 dart slugs (D:1)
  2 bats (D:2)
  10 goblins
  5 hobgoblins
  5 jackals
  A quokka (D:1)
  A ball python (D:2)
  3 frilled lizards
  6 kobolds
  8 rats
49 creatures vanquished.

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
-------+----------+-------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | DoubleByte the Demonspawn Berserker began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 18/18 MP: 1/1
    71 | D:1      | Reached skill level 3 in Long Blades
   255 | D:1      | Gained mutation: You have large cloven feet. [demonic ancestry]
   255 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 21/24 MP: 2/2
   605 | D:2      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
   729 | D:2      | Reached ** piety under Trog
   729 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 26/29 MP: 3/3
   777 | D:2      | Noticed Ijyb
   783 | D:2      | Reached skill level 4 in Long Blades
   799 | D:2      | Killed Ijyb
   799 | D:2      | Gained mutation: You have sharp fingernails. [demonic ancestry]
   799 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 13/35 MP: 4/4
  1128 | D:2      | Found a hazy altar of Hepliaklqana.

Skill      XL: |  1  2  3 |
---------------+----------+-----
Long Blades    |  3     4 |  4.9
Fighting       |          |  3.0
Armour         |          |  1.7
Dodging        |          |  1.7

Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Falchion          |    70 |    46 ||   116
       Kick              |     4 |       ||     4
Invok: Berserk           |     1 |       ||     1
  Eat: Chunk             |       |     3 ||     3
Armor: Animal skin       |    10 |       ||    10
       Chain mail        |       |    25 ||    25
Dodge: Dodged            |    69 |    25 ||    94
Rpst.: Falchion          |    25 |     8 ||    33

Three wins: Gargoyle Earth Elementalist of Ash, Ogre Fighter of Ru, Deep Dwarf Fighter of Makhleb (0.16 bugbuild :( )

Abyss Ambulator

Posts: 1233

Joined: Wednesday, 23rd April 2014, 21:57

Post Wednesday, 12th July 2017, 21:32

Re: Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

What makes you feel especially lucky in this game? The rings?

Ziggurat Zagger

Posts: 4432

Joined: Friday, 8th May 2015, 17:51

Post Thursday, 13th July 2017, 08:03

Re: Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

Read one of 4 scrolls labeled WIURYAMASI IMHO, don't push your luck too much ;)

Edit. FDS can be useless for a long time. I remember I had a game where I got first rC+ source in late Depths.
Underestimated: cleaving, Deep Elf, Formicid, Vehumet, EV
Overestimated: AC, GDS
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Abyss Ambulator

Posts: 1217

Joined: Sunday, 14th April 2013, 04:01

Post Thursday, 13th July 2017, 16:11

Re: Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

Rings, late game armour, good aux armor early, solid wand. It wouldn't be that impressive on average, but for D2 it's pretty damn good. iirc I just cleared 1-15, going to go to either Orc or Lair next. I have an elec great sword and a flaming great sword so I'm pretty solid as far as that goes. I also found three brand weapon scrolls. Later I'm hoping to get a vamp sword, but at least for now I want to be able to deal with hydras easily.
Three wins: Gargoyle Earth Elementalist of Ash, Ogre Fighter of Ru, Deep Dwarf Fighter of Makhleb (0.16 bugbuild :( )

Abyss Ambulator

Posts: 1217

Joined: Sunday, 14th April 2013, 04:01

Post Thursday, 13th July 2017, 17:19

Re: Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

I'm honestly not sure what's better, the plus EV ring or the plus dex ring

  Code:
 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.21-a0-122-g43b3ea6 (console) character file.

DoubleByte the Fencer (Demonspawn Berserker)       Turns: 16815, Time: 00:39:35

Health: 101/101    AC: 17    Str: 17    XL:     13   Next: 92%
Magic:  13/13      EV: 13    Int: 12    God:    Trog [*****.]
Gold:   118        SH:  0    Dex: 17    Spells: 12/12 levels left

rFire    + . .     SeeInvis .   a - +6 great sword (elec)
rCold    . . .     Gourm    .   (shield currently unavailable)
rNeg     . . .     Faith    .   N - +0 plate armour
rPois    .         Spirit   +   (helmet restricted)
rElec    .         Reflect  .   v - +1 cloak
rCorr    .         Harm     .   (gloves unavailable)
MR       .....                  n - +0 pair of boots
Stlth    ..........             y - amulet of guardian spirit
HPRegen  0.26/turn              q - +4 ring of evasion
MPRegen  0.13/turn              i - +3 ring of slaying

@: berserk cooldown
A: claws 3, hooves 2, horns 2, clever 1, demonic guardian 1, fire resistance 1,
nightstalker 1
a: Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Burn Spellbooks, Renounce Religion


You are on level 15 of the Dungeon.
You worship Trog.
Trog is extremely pleased with you.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and seen 16 of its levels.
You have visited 1 bazaar.
You have also visited: Sewer and Ossuary.

You have collected 922 gold pieces.
You have spent 804 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 a - a +6 great sword of electrocution (weapon)
 b - a +1 blowgun
 c - a +0 great sword of flaming
Missiles
 g - 10 curare-tipped needles
 K - 8 tomahawks
 M - 13 poisoned needles
 T - 5 javelins of returning (quivered)
Armour
 n - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
 p - fire dragon scales
 v - a +1 cloak (worn)
 N - a +0 plate armour (worn)
Jewellery
 i - a +3 ring of slaying (right claw)
 o - an uncursed ring of fire
 q - a +4 ring of evasion (left claw)
 w - an uncursed ring of poison resistance
 y - an amulet of guardian spirit (around neck)
 C - an uncursed ring of positive energy
 D - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 Y - an uncursed ring of resist corrosion
 Z - a +6 ring of dexterity
Wands
 l - a wand of clouds (?/9) {empty}
 r - a wand of confusion (?/48)
 s - a wand of iceblast (0/15)
 G - a wand of enslavement (?/24) {zapped: 3}
 L - a wand of flame (?/48) {zapped: 5}
 Q - a wand of lightning (13/15)
 W - a wand of acid (8/15)
Scrolls
 j - 3 scrolls of fear
 m - a scroll of teleportation
 u - a scroll of silence
 z - 5 scrolls of remove curse
 P - 2 scrolls of torment
 R - 2 scrolls of blinking
 V - a scroll of brand weapon
Potions
 d - a potion of ambrosia
 h - 2 potions of might
 k - 6 potions of flight
 x - 4 potions of brilliance
 A - 3 potions of heal wounds
 B - 3 potions of cancellation
 E - 2 potions of invisibility
 F - a potion of resistance
 H - 2 potions of curing
 I - 3 potions of agility
 J - 4 potions of haste
 S - a potion of magic
 U - 2 potions of berserk rage
Books
 e - a book of Party Tricks   
   
    Spells                             Type                      Level
    a - Summon Butterflies           Summoning                     1
    b - Apportation                  Translocation                 1
    c - Lesser Beckoning             Translocation                 3
    d - Tukima's Dance               Hexes                         3
    e - Alistair's Intoxication      Transmutation/Poison          5
    f - Invisibility                 Hexes                         6
   
   
   Trog disapproves of the use of such an item.
Miscellaneous
 O - a sack of spiders
Comestibles
 f - 6 meat rations
 t - 7 bread rations


   Skills:
 + Level 9.2 Fighting
 * Level 17.1 Long Blades
 + Level 8.1 Armour
 + Level 7.9 Dodging


You have 12 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (1/1) D:4            Lair (0/6) D:11
    Orc (0/2) D:9          Vaults (0/5) D:13         Depths (0/5) D:15

Altars:
Ashenzari
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Gozag
Hepliaklqana
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Qazlal
Sif Muna
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
The Shining One

Shops:
D:7 ?

Annotations:
D:12 exclusion: downstairs


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have claws for hands.
You have hoof-like feet.
You have a pair of horns on your head.
A weak demonic guardian rushes to your aid.
You are slightly more attuned to the shadows.
Your mind is acute. (Int +2)
Your flesh is heat resistant. (rF+)


Message History

Magic restored.
You start resting.
You feel yourself speed up.
HP restored.
There is an open door here.
Done exploring.
Save game and exit?
Welcome back, DoubleByte the Demonspawn Berserker.
Trog says: Kill them all!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
Done exploring.
(D) Dungeon        (T) Temple         (L) Lair           (O) Orcish Mines   
(V) Vaults         (U) Depths         
Where to? (? - help)
Okay, then.
(D) Dungeon        (T) Temple         (L) Lair           (O) Orcish Mines   
(V) Vaults         (U) Depths         
Where to? (? - help)
What level of the Orcish Mines? (default 1, ? - help)
Okay, then.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  An emperor scorpion (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  Snorg (D:13)
  Josephine (D:14)
  A yaktaur captain (D:15)
  8 vault guards (D:13)
  A hydra (D:14)
  2 centaur warriors
  3 two-headed ogres
  The ghost of elan the Geomancer, a journeyman OpEE of Sif Muna (D:10)
  Sonja (D:13)
  3 unseen horrors
  2 wizards
  2 orc knights (D:15)
  The ghost of Angani the Exorcist, a novice DrWr of the Shining One (D:5)
  11 ugly things
  2 manticores
  5 cyclopes
  The ghost of grandjackal the Skirmisher, a novice DsAM (D:4)
  A gargoyle (D:10)
  A kobold demonologist (D:15)
  3 meliai (D:15)
  3 trolls
  3 slime creatures (D:12)
  4 hippogriffs
  A centaur simulacrum (D:14)
  2 shadows (D:15)
  A spriggan (D:10)
  18 yaks
  4 wraiths (D:14)
  2 vampires
  A wyvern (D:14)
  Eustachio (D:4)
  Grum (D:8)
  2 vampire mosquitoes (D:14)
  5 hungry ghosts
  3 soldier ants
  An acid dragon (D:11)
  A water moccasin (D:7)
  3 porcupines (D:11)
  An eye of draining (D:13)
  An ice beast (D:7)
  4 orc warriors
  A black bear (D:8)
  4 sky beasts
  4 phantoms
  4 ogres
  8 centaurs
  2 wolves (D:8)
  3 crocodiles (D:11)
  9 bullfrogs
  A big kobold (D:10)
  A wyvern zombie (D:14)
  10 scorpions
  5 wights (D:6)
  The ghost of Kurtz the Cudgeler, a weakling OpAK of Lugonu (D:3)
  6 howler monkeys
  An electric eel (D:10)
  6 crimson imps
  A quasit (D:11)
  5 hounds
  4 centaur zombies
  A bullfrog zombie (D:7)
  A human zombie (Ossuary)
  5 jellies
  8 orc priests
  3 centaur skeletons
  3 bullfrog skeletons
  2 iguanas
  Ijyb (D:2)
  9 orc wizards
  16 worker ants
  A killer bee zombie (D:9)
  A howler monkey zombie (D:8)
  3 mummies (Ossuary)
  A worker ant zombie (D:11)
  17 adders
  8 shadow imps
  5 oozes
  8 adder zombies
  6 worms
  An adder skeleton (D:6)
  3 dart slugs
  4 leopard geckos
  40 orcs
  10 bats
  6 giant cockroaches
  13 goblins
  8 hobgoblins
  20 jackals
  6 quokkas
  3 ball pythons
  5 frilled lizards
  2 hobgoblin zombies (Ossuary)
  12 kobolds
  3 kobold zombies (Ossuary)
  3 leopard gecko zombies
  An orc zombie (Ossuary)
  4 quokka zombies (Ossuary)
  10 rats
  2 rat zombies (Ossuary)
445 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  Nessos (D:13)
  A two-headed ogre (D:9)
  A centaur skeleton (D:13)
  A hippogriff (D:8)
  2 yaks (D:11)
  2 ogres
  An iguana (D:12)
  An orc (D:10)
  A jackal (D:11)
11 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A bush (D:11)
  2 fungi (D:11)
  4 plants (D:11)
7 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 463 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
-------+----------+-------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | DoubleByte the Demonspawn Berserker began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 18/18 MP: 1/1
    71 | D:1      | Reached skill level 3 in Long Blades
   255 | D:1      | Gained mutation: You have large cloven feet. [demonic ancestry]
   255 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 21/24 MP: 2/2
   605 | D:2      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
   729 | D:2      | Reached ** piety under Trog
   729 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 26/29 MP: 3/3
   777 | D:2      | Noticed Ijyb
   783 | D:2      | Reached skill level 4 in Long Blades
   799 | D:2      | Killed Ijyb
   799 | D:2      | Gained mutation: You have sharp fingernails. [demonic ancestry]
   799 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 13/35 MP: 4/4
  1128 | D:2      | Found a hazy altar of Hepliaklqana.
  1469 | D:3      | Reached skill level 5 in Long Blades
  1564 | D:3      | Noticed Kurtz's ghost (weakling OpAK)
  1579 | D:3      | Killed Kurtz's ghost
  1579 | D:3      | Reached *** piety under Trog
  1579 | D:3      | Gained mutation: You have a pair of small horns on your head. [demonic ancestry]
  1579 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 41/41 MP: 5/5
  1685 | D:3      | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
  1692 | D:3      | Found a glowing drain.
  1707 | Sewer    | Entered a sewer
  1753 | Sewer    | Reached skill level 6 in Long Blades
  2011 | Sewer    | Gained mutation: You are weak. (Str -2) [potion of mutation]
  2011 | Sewer    | Gained mutation: Your body sometimes deteriorates upon taking damage. [potion of mutation]
  2011 | Sewer    | Gained mutation: You tend to lose your temper in combat. [potion of mutation]
  2011 | Sewer    | Gained mutation: You have hoof-like feet. [potion of mutation]
  2131 | Sewer    | Mutation became permanent: You have large cloven feet. [demonic ancestry]
  2131 | Sewer    | Gained mutation: You have hoof-like feet. [demonic ancestry]
  2131 | Sewer    | Reached XP level 6. HP: 30/47 MP: 6/6
  2590 | D:3      | Reached **** piety under Trog
  2986 | D:4      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  2991 | D:4      | Noticed Eustachio
  3011 | D:4      | Killed Eustachio
  3011 | D:4      | Reached skill level 7 in Long Blades
  3011 | D:4      | Gained mutation: You have very sharp fingernails. [demonic ancestry]
  3011 | D:4      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 20/52 MP: 7/7
  3248 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  3491 | D:4      | Noticed grandjackal's ghost (novice DsAM)
  3505 | D:4      | Killed grandjackal's ghost
  3505 | D:4      | Reached skill level 8 in Long Blades
  3582 | D:4      | Reached skill level 9 in Long Blades
  3582 | D:4      | Gained mutation: A weak demonic guardian rushes to your aid. [demonic ancestry]
  3582 | D:4      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 42/58 MP: 8/8
  3583 | D:4      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  3805 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  4329 | D:5      | Noticed Angani's ghost (novice DrWr)
  4340 | D:5      | Killed Angani's ghost
  4340 | D:5      | Reached skill level 10 in Long Blades
  4484 | D:6      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
  4503 | D:6      | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
  4503 | D:6      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
  4546 | D:6      | Reached skill level 11 in Long Blades
  4546 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 52/63 MP: 9/9
  4705 | D:6      | Reached ***** piety under Trog
  4785 | D:6      | Found a sand-covered staircase.
  4794 | Ossuary  | Entered an ossuary
  5147 | D:6      | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
  5216 | D:6      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  5303 | D:6      | Reached skill level 12 in Long Blades
  5744 | D:6      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
  6069 | D:7      | Found Xuakhyr's Magic Scroll Emporium.
  6080 | D:7      | Bought a scroll of teleportation for 42 gold pieces
  6080 | D:7      | Bought a scroll of identify for 28 gold pieces
  6988 | D:8      | Noticed Grum
  6994 | D:8      | Reached skill level 13 in Long Blades
  7000 | D:8      | Killed Grum
  7000 | D:8      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 70/70 MP: 6/10
  7557 | D:8      | Noticed a two-headed ogre
  7571 | D:8      | Killed a two-headed ogre
  7716 | D:8      | Received a gift from Trog
  7778 | D:9      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  7828 | D:9      | Noticed a two-headed ogre
  7834 | D:9      | Killed a two-headed ogre
  7834 | D:9      | Reached skill level 14 in Long Blades
  8053 | D:9      | Noticed a two-headed ogre
  8058 | D:9      | Killed a two-headed ogre
  8444 | D:9      | Gained mutation: Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body. [mutagenic meat]
  8445 | D:9      | Gained mutation: Your spells are a little easier to cast, but a little less powerful. [mutagenic meat]
  8446 | D:9      | Gained mutation: You are dopey. (Int -2) [mutagenic meat]
  8447 | D:9      | Gained mutation: You are resistant to hostile enchantments. (MR+) [mutagenic meat]
  8448 | D:9      | Lost mutation: You are resistant to hostile enchantments. (MR+) [mutagenic meat]
  8457 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
  8487 | D:10     | Reached ****** piety under Trog
  8968 | D:10     | Noticed a gargoyle
  8977 | D:10     | Killed a gargoyle
  8977 | D:10     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 77/77 MP: 9/11
  9104 | D:10     | Lost mutation: You are weak. (Str -2) [potion of mutation]
  9104 | D:10     | Lost mutation: You tend to lose your temper in combat. [potion of mutation]
  9104 | D:10     | Lost mutation: Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body. [potion of mutation]
  9104 | D:10     | Lost mutation: Your body sometimes deteriorates upon taking damage. [potion of mutation]
  9104 | D:10     | Lost mutation: Your spells are a little easier to cast, but a little less powerful. [potion of mutation]
  9104 | D:10     | Lost mutation: You are dopey. (Int -2) [potion of mutation]
  9104 | D:10     | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. (rF+) [potion of mutation]
  9104 | D:10     | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute. (Int +2) [potion of mutation]
  9104 | D:10     | Gained mutation: You have a pair of horns on your head. [potion of mutation]
  9341 | D:10     | Noticed elan's ghost (journeyman OpEE)
  9352 | D:10     | Killed elan's ghost
  9713 | D:10     | Killed an unseen horror
  9713 | D:10     | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
  9953 | D:11     | Noticed a green ugly thing
  9970 | D:11     | Killed a green ugly thing
 10268 | D:11     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 10319 | D:11     | Reached skill level 15 in Long Blades
 10508 | D:11     | Noticed a white ugly thing
 10519 | D:11     | Killed a white ugly thing
 10977 | D:12     | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
 11027 | D:12     | Received a gift from Trog
 11027 | D:12     | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
 11156 | D:12     | Gained mutation: You have claws for hands. [demonic ancestry]
 11156 | D:12     | Reached XP level 12. HP: 70/88 MP: 8/12
 11447 | D:12     | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
 11775 | D:13     | Noticed a vault guard
 11775 | D:13     | Noticed a vault guard
 11776 | D:13     | Noticed a vault guard
 11776 | D:13     | Found a gate to the Vaults.
 11776 | D:13     | Noticed a vault guard
 11777 | D:13     | Noticed a vault guard
 11777 | D:13     | Noticed a vault guard
 11777 | D:13     | Noticed a vault guard
 11777 | D:13     | Noticed a vault guard
 11785 | D:13     | Killed a vault guard
 11792 | D:13     | Killed a vault guard
 11798 | D:13     | Killed a vault guard
 12143 | D:13     | Killed a vault guard
 12164 | D:13     | Killed a vault guard
 12181 | D:13     | Killed a vault guard
 12187 | D:13     | Killed a vault guard
 12189 | D:13     | Killed a vault guard
 12561 | D:13     | Reached skill level 16 in Long Blades
 12594 | D:13     | Noticed Nessos
 12768 | D:13     | Noticed Sonja
 12775 | D:13     | Killed Sonja
 12783 | D:13     | Noticed Snorg
 12795 | D:13     | Killed Nessos
 12839 | D:13     | Killed Snorg
 13160 | D:13     | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 13165 | D:13     | Killed a two-headed ogre
 13165 | D:13     | Gained mutation: You are slightly more attuned to the shadows. [demonic ancestry]
 13165 | D:13     | Reached XP level 13. HP: 62/98 MP: 10/13
 13615 | D:14     | Found a flickering gateway to a bazaar.
 13635 | Bazaar   | Entered a bazaar
 13878 | Bazaar   | Found Iqigen's General Store.
 13889 | Bazaar   | Found Ethijar's Magic Scroll Boutique.
 13900 | Bazaar   | Found Fousicaseu's Jewellery Shoppe.
 13908 | Bazaar   | Found Omuarhyhe's Antique Armour Shoppe.
 13919 | Bazaar   | Found Isukhlie's Antique Weapon Boutique.
 13967 | Bazaar   | Bought an uncursed ring of poison resistance for 240 gold pieces
 13975 | Bazaar   | Bought a runed plate armour for 494 gold pieces
 14469 | D:14     | Noticed Josephine
 14476 | D:14     | Killed Josephine
 14476 | D:14     | Received a gift from Trog
 15261 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 15608 | D:15     | Found a staircase to the Depths.
 16142 | D:15     | Reached skill level 17 in Long Blades
 16673 | D:15     | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
 16761 | D:15     | Noticed an emperor scorpion
 16770 | D:15     | Killed an emperor scorpion
 16815 | D:15     | Upgraded the game from 0.21-a0-113-g6841d05 to 0.21-a0-122-g43b3ea6

Skill      XL: |  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 |
---------------+----------------------------------------+-----
Long Blades    |  3     4  5  6  7  9 11 13 14 15 16 17 | 17.1
Armour         |                             3  5  6  8 |  8.1
Dodging        |                             3  5  6  7 |  7.9
Fighting       |                             4  6  7  9 |  9.2

Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Falchion          |    70 |   215 |   262 |       |       ||   547
       Kick              |     4 |       |       |       |       ||     4
       Headbutt          |       |    30 |    86 |   134 |    56 ||   306
       Long sword        |       |       |   127 |    55 |       ||   182
       Great sword       |       |       |       |   427 |   190 ||   617
Throw: Tomahawk          |       |       |     6 |    12 |       ||    18
       Javelin           |       |       |       |       |     6 ||     6
Invok: Berserk           |     1 |     5 |     6 |    11 |     5 ||    28
       Brothers in Arms  |       |       |       |     2 |     1 ||     3
       Trog's Hand       |       |       |       |     1 |       ||     1
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |     2 |     8 |       ||    10
       Sack of spiders   |       |       |       |     1 |       ||     1
  Use: Scroll            |       |     6 |    17 |    17 |     8 ||    48
       Potion            |       |     9 |       |     5 |     3 ||    17
 Stab: Distracted        |       |       |     1 |     4 |       ||     5
  Eat: Chunk             |       |    12 |    12 |    25 |    10 ||    59
       Royal jelly       |       |       |     3 |     4 |       ||     7
       Meat ration       |       |       |     1 |     1 |       ||     2
       Fruit             |       |       |       |     2 |       ||     2
       Bread ration      |       |       |       |     1 |     2 ||     3
Armor: Animal skin       |    10 |       |       |       |       ||    10
       Chain mail        |       |   121 |    74 |       |       ||   195
       Plate armour      |       |       |    51 |   261 |   118 ||   430
Dodge: Dodged            |    69 |   135 |   141 |   216 |   107 ||   668
Block: Buckler           |       |       |    28 |     6 |       ||    34
Rpst.: Falchion          |    25 |    41 |    34 |       |       ||   100
       Long sword        |       |       |    12 |     6 |       ||    18
       Great sword       |       |       |       |    58 |    22 ||    80

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Post Thursday, 13th July 2017, 18:36

Re: Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

TeshiAlair wrote:I'm honestly not sure what's better, the plus EV ring or the plus dex ring

It's almost certainly the +EV ring, try on both, wear the one that gives you more EV. The only non-ev things that dex gives you is a very slightly improved chance to hit, and that's a miniscule enough bonus that it shouldn't factor into your decision making at all, and a very small bonus to stealth, which for you would be completely negated.
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Post Friday, 14th July 2017, 02:27

Re: Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

FDS is not late game armour it's worse than plate

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Post Friday, 14th July 2017, 07:43

Re: Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

TeshiAlair wrote:Rings, late game armour, good aux armor early, solid wand. It wouldn't be that impressive on average, but for D2 it's pretty damn good. iirc I just cleared 1-15, going to go to either Orc or Lair next. I have an elec great sword and a flaming great sword so I'm pretty solid as far as that goes. I also found three brand weapon scrolls. Later I'm hoping to get a vamp sword, but at least for now I want to be able to deal with hydras easily.

Doing the bottom floors of D before L can be pretty dangerous, so I guess your character is quite strong, which is nice.

I wouldn't bother trying to get a vamp sword. That elec great sword will serve you very well. There aren't many dangerous enemies later that vamp actually works on. It's alright for Dungeon, Lair, branches, Orc and Depths, but then it falls off pretty sharply in my experience. In many cases you are better off just killing things faster and then resting. Unless you are speed-running of course...

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Post Friday, 14th July 2017, 07:53

Re: Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

Vamp is still great in Zot, especially if you can switch to non-vamp weapon for a few monsters who cannot be vamped.
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Post Friday, 14th July 2017, 08:02

Re: Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

Maybe it's the way I do Zot, or the characters I take there, but Draconians, Dragons, Killer Klowns and Orb Guardians are not usually scary. Are there any significant other vampable monsters?

The things that you usually get me in trouble are ALiches and ALiches.

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Post Friday, 14th July 2017, 08:08

Re: Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

There are only a few of ALiches in the whole Zot so you usually have enough food to remove vamp weapon.
ALiches are immune to drain/venom, don' care much about electro/flaming/cold. This leaves us with holy/antimagic/vorpal/speed and of course using those vs dozens of "Draconians, Dragons, Killer Klowns and Orb Guardians" is far from optimal or requires luck (speed is very rare).
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Post Friday, 14th July 2017, 08:25

Re: Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

I'm not proposing using the 'wrong' brand on Draconians, etc. It's unusual not to have access to Vorp, Speed, Flaming, Freezing or Elec. Those are all fine for the mundane enemies in Zot.

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Post Friday, 14th July 2017, 08:41

Re: Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

Vamp is still much better. I don't see why I should use a worse weapon. You don't use a trident when you have demon trident, do you?
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Post Friday, 14th July 2017, 08:50

Re: Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

I just don't agree that vamp is much better. In my experience the healing isn't particularly consistent and often not particularly strong. Given that there's no huge time-pressure in Zot, unlike say Hell, killing things (faster) with a 'normal' weapon and resting on stairs has never been an issue for me.

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Post Friday, 14th July 2017, 09:00

Re: Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

I see, my experience is different.
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Post Friday, 14th July 2017, 09:04

Re: Insane level 2 luck: DSBe

If I have a good vamp weapon in a future game, and plenty of food, then I'll give it another go. The thought of staying near full health is of course nice, and it can make playing quite smooth with less resting.

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