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Spider Stomper

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Joined: Saturday, 25th March 2017, 16:51

Post Saturday, 22nd July 2017, 20:37

Advice on how to play a VSTm^Chei

I'm not sure if I'm doing this right. I know that statue form will not be castable unless using robes but there are no nice robes (not even MR+).
There are some fire dragon scales, steam dragon scales, troll leather armour, a leather armour of rpois and an artifact ring mail that is not identified yet.
No shield, just bucklers, including an unidentified artifact one. I'm afraid of shoals 4 and spider is kind of tough because I don't have ranged attacks against the orb spiders (except slouch but it drains a lot of piety).

Any advice?
  Code:
 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.20.0 (tiles) character file.

Caikhitoph the Brawler (Vine Stalker Monk)         Turns: 23711, Time: 02:10:34

Health: 99/99      AC: 31    Str: 45    XL:     18   Next: 55%
Magic:  26/26      EV: 22    Int: 23    God:    Cheibriados [*****.]
Gold:   1682       SH: 11    Dex: 40    Spells: 4/20 levels left

rFire    . . .     SeeInvis .     - Unarmed
rCold    + . .     Gourm    .   d - +3 buckler
rNeg     + . .     Faith    +   v - +7 plate armour of Immorality {Dex+3}
rPois    .         Spirit   +   S - +2 helmet
rElec    .         Reflect  .   F - +2 cloak of Lamnuproaxt {Str+4 Dex+4}
rCorr    +         Harm     .   Y - +1 pair of gloves "Soigic" {rC+ MR- rCorr Str+3}
MR       ++++.                  (no boots)
Stlth    ..........             D - amulet of faith {!P}
Regen    1.1/turn               z - ring "Lissos" {rN+ MR+ Str+3}
MPRegen  0.2/turn               G - ring "Isoucrus" {MR++ Dex+3}

@: very slow
A: fangs 3, regeneration 2, magic shield, antimagic bite, no potion heal 3, rot
immunity
a: Bend Time, Temporal Distortion, Slouch, Step From Time, Renounce Religion


You are on level 3 of the Spider Nest.
You worship Cheibriados.
Cheibriados is extremely pleased with you.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 5 branches of the dungeon, and seen 29 of its levels.

You have collected 3585 gold pieces.
You have spent 1903 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Missiles
 y - 778 arrows
 L - 8 throwing nets (quivered) {!f}
Armour
 d - a +3 buckler (worn)
 v - the +7 plate armour of Immorality (worn) {Dex+3}
   (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
 F - the +2 cloak of Lamnuproaxt (worn) {Str+4 Dex+4}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 2 of the Orcish Mines)   
   
   It affects your strength (+4).
   It affects your dexterity (+4).
 S - a +2 helmet (worn)
 Y - the +1 pair of gloves "Soigic" (worn) {rC+ MR- rCorr Str+3}
   (You acquired it on level 3 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It affects your strength (+3).
   It protects you from cold.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
   It protects you from acid and corrosion.
Jewellery
 a - an uncursed ring of see invisible
 l - a +3 ring of evasion
 o - a +3 ring of protection
 q - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
 t - a +3 ring of evasion
 x - an uncursed ring of poison resistance
 z - the ring "Lissos" (left hand) {rN+ MR+ Str+3}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   [ring of protection from magic]
   
   It affects your strength (+3).
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
 B - a glowing bronze ring
 D - an amulet of faith (around neck) {!P}
 G - the ring "Isoucrus" (right hand) {MR++ Dex+3}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 2 of the Orcish Mines)   
   
   [ring of dexterity]
   
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
 U - a +4 ring of protection
 X - a ring of protection from fire
Wands
 u - a wand of acid (8/15)
 I - a wand of paralysis (10/24)
 J - a wand of digging (6/24)
 K - a wand of flame (17/48)
 Q - a wand of polymorph (15/24)
 Z - a wand of confusion (24/48)
Scrolls
 e - 19 scrolls of remove curse
 h - 12 scrolls of teleportation
 j - 5 scrolls of immolation
 C - 2 scrolls of recharging
 E - 2 scrolls of fear
 M - a scroll of magic mapping
 N - 3 scrolls of fog
 T - 3 scrolls of enchant armour
Potions
 f - 10 potions of curing
 g - 7 potions of cancellation
 i - 6 potions of brilliance
 m - 3 potions of resistance
 s - 2 potions of flight
 w - a potion of ambrosia
 A - 2 yellow potions
 H - 3 potions of mutation {!q}
 P - 2 viscous silvery potions
 R - 2 fuming red potions
 V - 2 potions of lignification {!q}
Books
 k - a book of Transfigurations   
   
    Spells                             Type                      Level
    a - Irradiate                    Conjuration/Transmutation     5
    b - Statue Form                  Transmutation/Earth           6
    c - Hydra Form                   Transmutation                 6
    d - Dragon Form                  Transmutation                 7
Miscellaneous
 r - a sack of spiders
 O - a lightning rod (4/4)
Comestibles
 b - 9 bread rations
 c - 27 fruits
 n - 13 royal jellies
 p - 13 meat rations
 W - 6 chunks of flesh


   Skills:
 + Level 12,7 Fighting
 + Level 10,3 Armour
 + Level 10,4 Dodging
 - Level 2,4 Stealth
 - Level 4,0 Shields
 + Level 17,9 Unarmed Combat
 - Level 1,5 Spellcasting
 - Level 3,7 Translocations
 + Level 9,5 Transmutations
 + Level 9,4 Earth Magic
 - Level 10,0 Invocations


You have 4 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Animate Skeleton      Necr           N/A          45%         1    #......
b - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          17%         2    ###....
c - Lesser Beckoning      Tloc           ###.......   32%         3    ###....
d - Apportation           Tloc           ###...       11%         1    #......
e - Confusing Touch       Hex            #.....       45%         1    #......
f - Shroud of Golubria    Chrm/Tloc      ##........   34%         2    ###....
g - Statue Form           Tmut/Erth      #####....    85%         6    #######


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (0/1) D:6            Lair (6/6) D:11
 Shoals (3/4) Lair:3       Spider (3/4) Lair:4        Slime (0/5) Lair:6
    Orc (2/2) D:9             Elf (0/3) Orc:2        Vaults (0/5) D:14
 Depths (0/5) D:15       

Altars:
Cheibriados
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Gozag
Kikubaaqudgha
Nemelex Xobeh
Qazlal
Ru
Sif Muna
Vehumet
Beogh
Jiyva

Shops:
D:4 (   D:8 *   D:12 *   D:15 *   Orc:2 ([=*   Shoals:1 [:

Portals:
Trove: D:13 (give Disquisition on Helpful Orientation)

Annotations:
D:2 Sigmund
D:6 2 transporters, Eustachio
Lair:6 exclusion: door


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have razor-sharp teeth.
You heal very quickly.
When hurt, damage is shared between your health and your magic reserves.
Your bite disrupts and absorbs the magic of your enemies.
Potions cannot restore your health.
You are immune to rotting.


Message History

You are caught in the web!
There is a web here.
You disentangle yourself.
You are caught in the web!
There is a web here.
You struggle to detach yourself from the web.
You disentangle yourself.
You pick your way through the web.
There is a web here.
You are caught in the web!
There is a web here.
You disentangle yourself.
You found a web!
Done exploring.
Okay, then.
Casting: Animate Skeleton
Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
Okay, then.
Done exploring.
Search for what [Enter for "shield", or ? for help]? robe

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Rupert (Orc:2)
  3 krakens
  Gastronok (Lair:1)
  Kirke (Spider:3)
  An orc warlord (Orc:2)
  2 emperor scorpions
  2 stone giants
  3 entropy weavers
  A deep elf demonologist (D:15)
  2 dire elephants
  Nessos (Orc:2)
  A merfolk javelineer (Shoals:2)
  The ghost of Viny the Brawler, a journeyman VSMo of Cheibriados (Lair:6)
  Josephine (Orc:1)
  Snorg (Orc:1)
  2 fire dragons
  A merfolk impaler (Shoals:1)
  Erolcha (D:9)
  Harold (Orc:1)
  3 vault guards (D:14)
  5 hydras
  A merfolk avatar (Shoals:3)
  2 deep troll earth magi (D:13)
  7 two-headed ogres
  2 merfolk aquamancers (Shoals:2)
  3 death yaks (Lair:6)
  4 centaur warriors
  A satyr (Shoals:2)
  A tengu warrior (Shoals:1)
  3 alligator snapping turtles
  Urug (D:12)
  2 orc high priests (Orc:2)
  4 unseen horrors
  4 sea snakes
  A flayed ghost (D:13)
  Pikel (D:5)
  A wizard (D:14)
  2 lindwurms (Lair:6)
  A phantasmal warrior (D:13)
  7 orc knights
  A deep elf archer (D:15)
  13 orb spiders
  A necromancer (D:14)
  12 harpies
  31 ugly things
  16 fauns
  15 wolf spiders
  2 deep elf magi (D:15)
  2 oklob plants (Lair:4)
  8 manticores
  4 cyclopes
  8 orc sorcerers
  7 black mambas
  2 moths of wrath
  8 merfolk sirens
  22 elephants
  A naga mage (D:15)
  14 spiny frogs
  3 torpor snails
  A gargoyle (D:14)
  4 water nymphs
  4 rime drakes
  2 efreet (D:14)
  2 kobold demonologists
  A freezing wraith (D:14)
  9 demonic crawlers
  16 merfolk
  A tengu conjurer (Shoals:1)
  7 komodo dragons
  A queen bee (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  A queen bee (Lair:5)
  A merfolk (shapeshifter) (D:13)
  A polar bear (Lair:6)
  2 hornets
  6 meliai
  6 trolls
  3 wind drakes
  24 jumping spiders
  A wind drake (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  9 blink frogs
  10 slime creatures
  12 hippogriffs
  5 snapping turtles
  9 dream sheep
  66 redbacks
  21 tarantellas
  4 shadows
  46 yaks
  4 basilisks
  4 wyverns
  21 humans
  3 wraiths (Orc:1)
  5 water elementals
  8 hogs
  A steam dragon (D:14)
  3 vampire mosquitoes (D:14)
  3 wargs (Orc:2)
  Menkaure (D:4)
  Edmund (D:5)
  An acid dragon (D:15)
  14 water moccasins
  9 porcupines
  37 orc warriors
  2 hornet zombies
  5 sky beasts
  2 phantoms
  An eye of draining (D:15)
  3 ice beasts
  15 ogres
  12 wolves
  2 necrophages
  24 centaurs
  11 crocodiles
  Blork the orc (D:6)
  7 big kobolds
  17 bullfrogs
  A water moccasin skeleton (D:11)
  A wyvern skeleton (D:9)
  7 scorpions
  31 killer bees
  4 electric eels (D:11)
  19 wights
  7 howler monkeys
  3 crimson imps
  A bullfrog zombie (D:9)
  5 centaur zombies
  2 quasits
  A wyvern simulacrum (D:14)
  3 jellies
  7 orc priests
  9 hounds
  17 orc wizards
  2 centaur skeletons
  6 iguanas
  8 worker ants
  2 hound skeletons (D:4)
  A worker ant zombie (D:2)
  3 gnolls (Orc:2)
  2 howler monkey skeletons
  17 adders
  2 shadow imps
  An ooze (D:6)
  5 adder skeletons
  4 worms
  2 dart slugs
  6 leopard geckos
  80 orcs
  2 ball pythons
  3 bats
  3 bat skeletons (D:2)
  9 giant cockroaches
  4 goblins
  A hobgoblin (D:1)
  9 jackals
  A ball python skeleton (D:2)
  7 frilled lizards
  3 giant cockroach zombies
  26 kobolds
  A leopard gecko skeleton (D:4)
  2 quokka skeletons
  7 rats
  16 tentacles
1098 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  3 humans (Spider:3)
  A quokka (D:5)
  A frilled lizard (D:5)
  13 fungi
  5 plants
  19 tentacles
42 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 1140 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
-------+----------+-------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Caikhitoph the Vine Stalker Monk began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 11/11 MP: 2/2
   500 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 16/16 MP: 3/3
  1024 | D:2      | Reached skill level 4 in Unarmed Combat
  1024 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 15/19 MP: 4/4
  1274 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Spellcasting
  1522 | D:2      | Gained mutation: Your natural rate of healing is unusually fast. [Vine Stalker growth]
  1522 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 20/23 MP: 6/6
  1715 | D:2      | Noticed Sigmund
  1793 | D:3      | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
  1802 | D:3      | Became a worshipper of Cheibriados the Contemplative
  1802 | D:3      | Reached * piety under Cheibriados
  1802 | D:3      | Reached ** piety under Cheibriados
  1965 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 28/28 MP: 8/8
  2003 | D:3      | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
  2125 | D:3      | Reached skill level 5 in Unarmed Combat
  2636 | D:4      | Noticed Menkaure
  2637 | D:4      | Found Farurun's Antique Weapon Boutique.
  2641 | D:4      | Killed Menkaure
  2641 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 18/33 MP: 9/9
  2847 | D:4      | Reached *** piety under Cheibriados
  2992 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  2999 | D:5      | Noticed Pikel
  2999 | D:5      | Noticed a slave
  2999 | D:5      | Noticed a slave
  3000 | D:5      | Noticed a slave
  3000 | D:5      | Noticed a slave
  3003 | D:5      | Noticed Edmund
  3046 | D:5      | Killed Pikel
  3046 | D:5      | Reached skill level 7 in Unarmed Combat
  3046 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 36/38 MP: 10/10
  3046 | D:5      | Gained mutation: You have razor-sharp teeth. [Vine Stalker growth]
  3046 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 40/42 MP: 11/11
  3050 | D:5      | Killed Edmund
  3151 | D:5      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  3400 | D:6      | Noticed a hippogriff
  3410 | D:6      | Killed a hippogriff
  3410 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
  3410 | D:6      | Reached skill level 8 in Unarmed Combat
  3613 | D:6      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  3623 | D:6      | Found an opulent altar of Gozag.
  3624 | D:6      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  3624 | D:6      | Noticed a yak
  3624 | D:6      | Noticed a hippogriff
  3625 | D:6      | Noticed Eustachio
  3625 | D:6      | Found a stormy altar of Qazlal.
  3626 | D:6      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
  3626 | D:6      | Noticed a brown ugly thing
  3627 | D:6      | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  3721 | D:6      | Noticed Blork the orc
  3737 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Armour
  3743 | D:6      | Killed Blork the orc
  3743 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 33/47 MP: 11/13
  4020 | D:7      | Reached **** piety under Cheibriados
  4048 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
  4093 | D:7      | Reached skill level 9 in Unarmed Combat
  4810 | D:7      | Reached ***** piety under Cheibriados
  4815 | D:7      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 16/53 MP: 15/15
  5005 | D:8      | Reached skill level 10 in Unarmed Combat
  5132 | D:8      | Found Gosor's Changing Room.
  5170 | D:8      | Got a faintly glowing plate armour
  5187 | D:8      | Identified the +7 plate armour of Immorality {Dex+3} (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
  5497 | D:9      | Noticed a two-headed ogre
  5502 | D:9      | Killed a two-headed ogre
  5862 | D:9      | Noticed Erolcha
  5869 | D:9      | Killed Erolcha
  5974 | D:9      | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
  6075 | D:9      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  6154 | D:9      | Reached skill level 11 in Unarmed Combat
  6166 | D:9      | Reached XP level 11. HP: 58/58 MP: 16/16
  6233 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
  6237 | D:10     | Reached ****** piety under Cheibriados
  6321 | D:10     | Killed an unseen horror
  6397 | D:10     | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
  6436 | D:10     | Noticed a two-headed ogre
  6443 | D:10     | Killed a two-headed ogre
  6744 | D:10     | Killed an unseen horror
  7184 | D:11     | Found a sacrificial altar of Ru.
  7480 | D:11     | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
  7487 | D:11     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
  7624 | D:11     | Noticed a red ugly thing
  7633 | D:11     | Killed a red ugly thing
  7633 | D:11     | Reached skill level 12 in Unarmed Combat
  7817 | D:11     | Noticed a two-headed ogre
  7823 | D:11     | Killed a two-headed ogre
  7981 | D:11     | Gained mutation: You heal very quickly. [Vine Stalker growth]
  7981 | D:11     | Reached XP level 12. HP: 60/64 MP: 18/18
  8150 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
  8160 | Lair:1   | Noticed Gastronok
  8171 | Lair:1   | Killed Gastronok
  9090 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 13 in Unarmed Combat
  9488 | Lair:3   | Reached XP level 13. HP: 67/69 MP: 20/20
  9544 | Lair:3   | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
 10180 | Lair:3   | Identified a scroll of acquirement
 10181 | Lair:3   | Got a pair of bloodstained gloves
 10187 | Lair:3   | Identified the +1 pair of gloves "Soigic" {rC+ MR- rCorr Str+3} (You acquired it on level 3 of the Lair of Beasts)
 10426 | Lair:4   | Found a hole to the Spider Nest.
 10725 | Lair:4   | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
 10817 | Lair:4   | Reached skill level 14 in Unarmed Combat
 10838 | Lair:4   | Learned a level 1 spell: Animate Skeleton
 10841 | Lair:4   | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
 10845 | Lair:4   | Learned a level 3 spell: Lesser Beckoning
 11282 | Lair:5   | Got a flickering iron ring
 11286 | Lair:5   | Identified the ring "Lissos" {rN+ MR+ Str+3} (You found it on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)
 11532 | Lair:5   | Reached XP level 14. HP: 75/75 MP: 22/22
 12066 | Lair:5   | Learned a level 1 spell: Apportation
 12068 | Lair:5   | Learned a level 1 spell: Confusing Touch
 12071 | Lair:5   | Learned a level 2 spell: Shroud of Golubria
 12287 | Lair:6   | Entered Level 6 of the Lair of Beasts
 12435 | Lair:6   | Noticed Viny's ghost (journeyman VSMo)
 12449 | Lair:6   | Killed Viny's ghost
 12684 | Lair:6   | Reached skill level 10 in Invocations
 12686 | Lair:6   | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva.
 12686 | Lair:6   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 12930 | Lair:6   | Noticed a dire elephant
 12938 | Lair:6   | Killed a dire elephant
 12949 | Lair:6   | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
 12949 | Lair:6   | Reached skill level 15 in Unarmed Combat
 13382 | Lair:6   | Reached skill level 1 in Translocations
 13572 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 13687 | Orc:1    | Noticed Harold
 13688 | Orc:1    | Noticed Josephine
 13699 | Orc:1    | Killed Josephine
 13728 | Orc:1    | Killed Harold
 14027 | Orc:1    | Noticed Snorg
 14032 | Orc:1    | Killed Snorg
 14032 | Orc:1    | Reached XP level 15. HP: 81/81 MP: 23/23
 14236 | Orc:2    | Entered Level 2 of the Orcish Mines
 14236 | Orc:2    | Found Ozara Nant's Antique Weapon Emporium.
 14238 | Orc:2    | Noticed Nessos
 14239 | Orc:2    | Killed Nessos
 14263 | Orc:2    | Noticed an orc warlord
 14278 | Orc:2    | Killed an orc warlord
 14446 | Orc:2    | Found Voke's Antique Armour Shoppe.
 14450 | Orc:2    | Noticed Rupert
 14456 | Orc:2    | Paralysed by Rupert for 4 turns
 14480 | Orc:2    | Killed Rupert
 14565 | Orc:2    | Found Soeloq's General Store.
 14596 | Orc:2    | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
 14600 | Orc:2    | Bought the +2 cloak of Lamnuproaxt {Str+4 Dex+4} for 612 gold pieces
 14609 | Orc:2    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 14838 | Orc:2    | Found Roha's Jewellery Emporium.
 14849 | Orc:2    | Bought the ring "Isoucrus" {MR++ Dex+3} for 497 gold pieces
 15089 | D:8      | Bought a book of Transfigurations for 605 gold pieces
 15096 | D:8      | Learned a level 6 spell: Statue Form
 15190 | D:12     | Found Laitics's General Store.
 15193 | D:12     | Bought a scroll of identify for 32 gold pieces
 15302 | D:12     | Reached skill level 1 in Transmutations
 15306 | D:12     | Reached skill level 16 in Unarmed Combat
 15306 | D:12     | Reached skill level 1 in Earth Magic
 15384 | D:12     | Noticed Urug
 15390 | D:12     | Killed Urug
 15725 | D:12     | Got a faintly humming robe
 15736 | D:12     | Identified the cursed +0 robe "Otaiteus" {-Tele rPois rF+ Int+4} (You found it on level 12 of the Dungeon)
 16323 | D:13     | Found a portal to a secret trove of treasure.
 16483 | D:13     | Reached XP level 16. HP: 86/86 MP: 24/24
 16938 | D:14     | Reached skill level 5 in Earth Magic
 16954 | D:14     | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
 17141 | D:14     | Reached skill level 5 in Transmutations
 17311 | D:14     | Found a gate to the Vaults.
 17627 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 17767 | D:15     | Found Larhotry's General Store.
 17786 | D:15     | Bought a scroll of fear for 52 gold pieces
 17786 | D:15     | Bought a meat ration for 75 gold pieces
 17786 | D:15     | Bought a scroll of identify for 30 gold pieces
 17885 | D:15     | Found a staircase to the Depths.
 17899 | D:15     | Reached skill level 17 in Unarmed Combat
 18090 | D:15     | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
 18843 | Shoals:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Shoals
 18845 | Shoals:1 | Found Huegidaf's Book Shop.
 18913 | Shoals:1 | Reached XP level 17. HP: 68/92 MP: 16/25
 19152 | Shoals:1 | Found Zixzox's Antique Armour Shoppe.
 19245 | Shoals:1 | Noticed a kraken
 19265 | Shoals:1 | Killed a kraken
 19307 | Shoals:1 | Noticed a kraken
 19338 | Shoals:1 | Killed a kraken
 19784 | Shoals:2 | Noticed a kraken
 19801 | Shoals:2 | Killed a kraken
 20974 | Shoals:3 | Noticed a kraken
 21407 | Spider:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Spider Nest
 21784 | Spider:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
 21874 | Spider:1 | Reached XP level 18. HP: 97/98 MP: 19/26
 22453 | Spider:2 | Reached skill level 10 in Armour
 23143 | Spider:3 | Noticed Kirke
 23158 | Spider:3 | Killed Kirke

Skill      XL: |  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 |
---------------+-------------------------------------------------------+-----
Unarmed Combat |     4        5  7     8  9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17       | 17,9
Spellcasting   |        1                                              |  1,5
Fighting       |           3     4     5  6  7     8  9 10    11 12    | 12,7
Invocations    |              2  3     4  5  6  7  8  9 10             | 10,0
Armour         |                       1  2  4  5  6  7  8     9    10 | 10,3
Dodging        |                          4  5  6  7     8  9    10    | 10,4
Shields        |                                      2  4             |  4,0
Translocations |                                         2  3          |  3,7
Transmutations |                                            4  7  8  9 |  9,5
Earth Magic    |                                            4  7  8  9 |  9,4
Stealth        |                                                       |  2,4

Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Unarmed           |   103 |   169 |   191 |   444 |   907 |   935 ||  2749
       Bite              |    27 |    80 |   107 |   274 |   540 |   502 ||  1530
       Punch             |       |     2 |    12 |    43 |    34 |       ||    91
 Cast: Blink             |       |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
Invok: Slouch            |       |       |       |       |     5 |    22 ||    27
       Temporal Distorti |       |       |       |       |     2 |     7 ||     9
       Bend Time         |       |       |       |       |     2 |       ||     2
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |       |    12 |       |    11 ||    23
  Use: Scroll            |       |       |     9 |     8 |    17 |     8 ||    42
       Potion            |       |       |       |       |     1 |       ||     1
 Stab: Sleeping          |     3 |     1 |       |       |       |       ||     4
       Distracted        |       |     1 |       |       |     3 |       ||     4
       Held in net/web   |       |       |       |       |       |     2 ||     2
  Eat: Chunk             |     2 |     3 |     3 |     9 |    17 |    20 ||    54
Armor: Ring mail         |    41 |    21 |       |       |       |       ||    62
       Plate armour      |       |    23 |    96 |   279 |   355 |   371 ||  1124
Dodge: Dodged            |    44 |    72 |    50 |   291 |   691 |   709 ||  1857
Block: Buckler           |       |       |       |       |   350 |   504 ||   854

Ziggurat Zagger

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

Post Sunday, 23rd July 2017, 06:12

Re: Advice on how to play a VSTm^Chei

Statue form melds body armour so there is no need to have a nice robe. Actually you can be naked all the time with statue form, this is what Charly did in his world record game
Underestimated: cleaving, Deep Elf, Formicid, Vehumet, EV
Overestimated: AC, GDS
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Spider Stomper

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Joined: Saturday, 25th March 2017, 16:51

Post Sunday, 23rd July 2017, 10:10

Re: Advice on how to play a VSTm^Chei

What should I use to kill those pesky orb spiders?

Spider Stomper

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Joined: Saturday, 25th March 2017, 16:51

Post Sunday, 23rd July 2017, 19:30

Re: Advice on how to play a VSTm^Chei => RIP

Did Spider, Shoals did me in. I think I was in a position where I didn't know what to do next and decided on the wrong thing. Teleported from Ilsuiw to land near Mara, teleported from Mara to land near a bunch of other nasty enemies.
In hindsight, I should probably have done the first 4 levels of Vaults, then Elf and then try last level of Shoals.

Abyss Ambulator

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

Post Sunday, 23rd July 2017, 19:50

Re: Advice on how to play a VSTm^Chei

Mara and Ilsuiw are both quite dangerous, so running from them was right. Sometimes there's more than one way to run though. Fog, haste, summons, making steam with a wand of flame, etc.

I think V:1-4 would've been a good idea first! Crypt and Elf can be fairly useful. Although the C:3 vault and E:2 can be dangerous.

Spider Stomper

Posts: 216

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Post Sunday, 23rd July 2017, 21:37

Re: Advice on how to play a VSTm^Chei

Can I haste with Chei? I didn't even consider it. I still have to understand Chei better. I know that people talk about VSTm but I should probably start with a easier Tm, maybe Mf.

Halls Hopper

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Joined: Monday, 6th February 2017, 00:41

Post Monday, 24th July 2017, 00:00

Re: Advice on how to play a VSTm^Chei

No you can't haste with chei
Wins:
(3 Runes) MiBe^Trog, DEFE^Veh, HOMo^Beo, SpEn^Goz, DDNe^Mak, MfGl^Fed, TrHu^Nem, DrSu^Ash, CeAK^Luc, GrEE^Kiku, {GhAr^WJC, HoGl^Beo}, GnWz^Oka, OgAM^Ydr
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