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Slime Squisher

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Joined: Saturday, 29th March 2014, 20:53

Post Saturday, 9th September 2017, 20:34

CiP: BaWz of Chei - priorities, priorities!

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.21-a0-264-g3e31e41 (webtiles) character file.

Blomdor the Cleaver (Barachi Wizard)               Turns: 10276, Time: 00:17:10

Health: 86/86      AC: 19    Str: 27    XL:     11   Next: 16%
Magic:  15/15      EV: 11    Int: 32    God:    Cheibriados [*****.]
Gold:   644        SH:  6    Dex: 24    Spells: 9/16 levels left

rFire    . . .     SeeInvis .   B - +2 war axe (elec)
rCold    . . .     Gourm    .   g - +0 buckler
rNeg     . . .     Faith    .   G - +0 plate armour
rPois    .         Spirit   .   a - +0 helmet
rElec    .         Reflect  .   L - +2 cloak
rCorr    .         Harm     .   j - +0 pair of gloves
MR       .....                  (no boots)
Stlth    ..........             M - amulet of magic regeneration
HPRegen  0.24/turn              E - ring of stealth
MPRegen  0.39/turn              (no ring)

@: drained, very slow
A: +LOS, swims, slowness 1, strong legs 1
a: Hop, Bend Time, Temporal Distortion, Slouch, Step From Time, Renounce
Religion


You are on level 2 of the Orcish Mines.
You worship Cheibriados.
Cheibriados is extremely pleased with you.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and seen 11 of its levels.
You have also visited: Ossuary.

You have collected 933 gold pieces.
You have spent 289 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 e - a +4 mace of protection
 B - a +2 war axe of electrocution (weapon)
Armour
 a - a +0 helmet (worn)
 g - a +0 buckler (worn)
 j - a +0 pair of gloves (worn)
 G - a +0 plate armour (worn)
 L - a +2 cloak (worn)
Jewellery
 E - a ring of stealth (left hand)
 M - an amulet of magic regeneration (around neck)
Wands
 o - a wand of iceblast (?/15)
 y - a wand of iceblast (?/15) {zapped: 5}
 A - a wand of paralysis (11/24)
 D - a wand of disintegration (?/24)
Scrolls
 k - 2 scrolls of teleportation
 m - a scroll of blinking
 t - 2 scrolls of enchant weapon
 z - a scroll of remove curse
 C - 2 scrolls of enchant armour
 H - a scroll of magic mapping
 J - a scroll of recharging
Potions
 l - 6 potions of curing
 n - 2 orange potions
 p - 4 purple potions
 q - a potion of agility
 r - 2 ruby potions
 s - 2 blue potions
 u - a sedimented grey potion
 v - 2 potions of might
 w - a potion of mutation
 I - 2 murky green potions
Books
 c - a book of Minor Magic   
   
    Spells                             Type                      Level
    a - Magic Dart                   Conjuration                   1
    b - Blink                        Translocation                 2
    c - Call Imp                     Summoning                     2
    d - Slow                         Hexes                         2
    e - Conjure Flame                Conjuration/Fire              3
    f - Mephitic Cloud               Conjuration/Poison/Air        3
Miscellaneous
 N - a box of beasts
Comestibles
 b - 3 chunks of flesh
 d - 13 bread rations
 f - 8 royal jellies
 h - 5 meat rations
 F - a fruit


   Skills:
 + Level 8.3(8.1) Fighting
 * Level 12.0(11.9) Axes
 + Level 7.8(7.6) Armour
 - Level 5.6(5.4) Dodging
 - Level 1.7(1.6) Stealth
 - Level 5.1(4.9) Shields
 - Level 3.2(3.1) Spellcasting
 - Level 1.1(0.9) Conjurations
   Level 1.2(1.1) Summonings
   Level 1.1(0.9) Translocations
 + Level 3.8(3.7) Invocations


You have 9 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Magic Dart            Conj           ##..         38%         1    None
b - Mephitic Cloud        Conj/Pois/Air  #.......     86%         3    ##.....
c - Conjure Flame         Conj/Fire      #.......     83%         3    ##.....


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (9/15)             Temple (0/1) D:5             Orc (2/2) D:9
  Lair: D:8-11         Elf: Orc:2       

Altars:
Cheibriados
Beogh

Shops:
D:4 (   Orc:1 *   Orc:2 =


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

Shadows flee at your approach. (+LOS)
You can swim through water.
You cover ground slowly.
You can hop short distances.


Message History

The orc warrior is severely wounded.
The orc warrior hits you with a halberd.
You slash the orc warrior!
The orc warrior is almost dead.
You hit the orc warrior.
You kill the orc warrior!
Cheibriados thoroughly appreciates the change of pace.
Cheibriados raises the support of your attributes as your movement slows.
No target in view!
There isn't anything to butcher here.
You start resting.
All of the chunks of flesh in your inventory have rotted away.
HP restored.
Things that are here:
a halberd; a plate armour; an orc corpse
You butcher the orc corpse.
b - 3 chunks of flesh
Things that are here:
a halberd; a plate armour; an orc skeleton
There is an entrance to Taetireng's Jewellery Emporium here.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  An orc sorcerer (Orc:2)
  The ghost of HAWKINGL3623 the Merchant of Misery, an amateur OgNe of Kikubaaqudgha (D:5)
  A troll (D:9)
  3 slime creatures (D:9)
  A hippogriff (D:7)
  12 yaks (D:9)
  A spriggan (D:9)
  A warg (Orc:1)
  2 ice beasts
  5 orc warriors
  A sky beast (D:5)
  A phantom (D:6)
  6 ogres
  3 centaurs
  2 bullfrogs (D:7)
  A wyvern zombie (D:8)
  3 water moccasin zombies (Ossuary)
  A water moccasin skeleton (D:8)
  9 killer bees
  4 scorpions (D:6)
  2 howler monkeys
  2 crimson imps
  A bullfrog zombie (D:7)
  A gnoll shaman (D:5)
  4 hounds
  A jelly (D:8)
  2 bullfrog skeletons
  3 orc priests (Orc:1)
  An iguana (D:4)
  7 orc wizards
  6 worker ants
  7 big kobold zombies (Ossuary)
  2 hound skeletons
  2 mummies (Ossuary)
  4 gnolls (D:5)
  17 adders
  A shadow imp (D:5)
  An ooze (D:5)
  An adder zombie (Ossuary)
  An adder skeleton (D:6)
  5 worms
  4 dart slugs
  4 leopard geckos
  32 orcs
  3 ball pythons
  13 bats
  5 giant cockroaches
  4 gnoll zombies (Ossuary)
  4 hobgoblins
  2 jackals (D:2)
  6 quokkas
  5 frilled lizards
  12 goblins
  8 hobgoblin zombies (Ossuary)
  5 kobolds
  5 kobold zombies (Ossuary)
  3 orc zombies (Ossuary)
  A quokka zombie (D:3)
  6 rats
  A fungus (D:6)
253 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  11 fungi (D:6)
11 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 264 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
-------+----------+-------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Blomdor the Barachi Wizard began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 13/13 MP: 4/4
    35 | D:1      | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting
   363 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 20/22 MP: 6/6
   598 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 28/29 MP: 7/7
   609 | D:1      | Learned a level 3 spell: Mephitic Cloud
   613 | D:1      | Learned a level 3 spell: Conjure Flame
  1545 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 32/37 MP: 8/8
  2026 | D:3      | Noticed an ice beast
  2046 | D:3      | Killed an ice beast
  2046 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 11/46 MP: 9/9
  2755 | D:3      | Reached skill level 1 in Axes
  2756 | D:3      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 45/52 MP: 10/10
  2903 | D:3      | Reached skill level 2 in Axes
  3018 | D:3      | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
  3030 | D:3      | Became a worshipper of Cheibriados the Contemplative
  3276 | D:4      | Found a sand-covered staircase.
  3288 | Ossuary  | Entered an ossuary
  3512 | Ossuary  | Reached skill level 3 in Axes
  3669 | Ossuary  | Reached skill level 4 in Axes
  3723 | Ossuary  | Reached * piety under Cheibriados
  3754 | Ossuary  | Reached XP level 7. HP: 53/58 MP: 11/11
  3767 | Ossuary  | Reached skill level 5 in Axes
  4052 | D:4      | Reached skill level 6 in Axes
  4242 | D:4      | Found Faohir's Weapon Shoppe.
  4611 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  4988 | D:5      | Reached skill level 7 in Axes
  4988 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Armour
  4988 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
  4988 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 64/64 MP: 12/12
  4993 | D:5      | Reached ** piety under Cheibriados
  5017 | D:5      | Noticed HAWKINGL3623's ghost (amateur OgNe)
  5034 | D:5      | Killed HAWKINGL3623's ghost
  5205 | D:5      | Reached skill level 8 in Axes
  5505 | D:5      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  5890 | D:4      | Bought a +2 war axe of electrocution for 289 gold pieces
  6145 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 64/69 MP: 13/13
  6218 | D:6      | Reached *** piety under Cheibriados
  6233 | D:6      | Reached skill level 9 in Axes
  6662 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
  6859 | D:6      | Reached **** piety under Cheibriados
  6870 | D:6      | Found the +7 Singing Sword
  7115 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
  7592 | D:7      | Reached skill level 10 in Axes
  7592 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
  8229 | D:8      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 71/76 MP: 14/14
  8479 | D:8      | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
  8501 | D:8      | Reached ***** piety under Cheibriados
  8991 | D:9      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  9053 | D:9      | Reached skill level 11 in Axes
  9728 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
  9742 | Orc:1    | Reached XP level 11. HP: 68/86 MP: 15/15
  9789 | Orc:1    | Found Eeptudyf's Eclectic Emporium.
  9882 | Orc:1    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
  9987 | Orc:2    | Entered Level 2 of the Orcish Mines
 10109 | Orc:2    | Found Taetireng's Jewellery Emporium.
 10114 | Orc:2    | Noticed an orc sorcerer
 10122 | Orc:2    | Killed an orc sorcerer
 10122 | Orc:2    | Reached skill level 12 in Axes

Skill      XL: |  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 |
---------------+----------------------------------+-----
Fighting       |  1  3  4  6                 7  8 |  8.3
Axes           |              1  4  7  8 10 11 12 | 12.0
Armour         |                    1  3  5  7    |  7.8
Shields        |                    1  3  5       |  5.1
Dodging        |                       4  5       |  5.6
Invocations    |                             3    |  3.8
Stealth        |                                  |  1.7
Spellcasting   |                                  |  3.2
Conjurations   |                                  |  1.1
Summonings     |                                  |  1.2
Translocations |                                  |  1.1

Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Unarmed           |    15 |       |       |       ||    15
       Mace              |    93 |   257 |   233 |       ||   583
       War axe           |       |       |   158 |   159 ||   317
 Cast: Magic Dart        |     8 |       |       |       ||     8
Invok: Bend Time         |       |       |     1 |       ||     1
 Abil: Hop               |       |     1 |     1 |       ||     2
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |     2 |       ||     2
  Use: Scroll            |     1 |     7 |    10 |     2 ||    20
       Potion            |       |     2 |     1 |       ||     3
 Stab: Sleeping          |     2 |     5 |       |       ||     7
  Eat: Chunk             |     3 |     6 |     7 |     4 ||    20
       Fruit             |       |     4 |       |       ||     4
Armor: Robe              |    45 |    14 |       |       ||    59
       Leather armour    |       |   132 |    17 |       ||   149
       Chain mail        |       |       |   165 |       ||   165
       Skin              |       |       |    13 |       ||    13
       Plate armour      |       |       |    65 |    58 ||   123
Dodge: Dodged            |    93 |   168 |   197 |    65 ||   523
Block: Buckler           |       |    10 |    39 |    44 ||    93

Table legend:
 A = Spawn XP
 B = Non-spawn XP
 C = Spawn XP percentage of total XP
 D = Spawn monster count
 E = Non-spawn monster count
 F = Spawn count percentage of total count
 G = Total turns spent on level

                 A         B        C        D         E        F        G   
            +---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------+---------
      Total |       0 |   10752 |   0.0 |       0 |     252 |   0.0 |   10276
            +---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------+---------
        D:1 |       0 |      40 |   0.0 |       0 |      22 |   0.0 |     814
        D:2 |       0 |      59 |   0.0 |       0 |      22 |   0.0 |    1196
        D:3 |       0 |     261 |   0.0 |       0 |      27 |   0.0 |    1253
        D:4 |       0 |     197 |   0.0 |       0 |      13 |   0.0 |     849
        D:5 |       0 |    1251 |   0.0 |       0 |      28 |   0.0 |    1076
        D:6 |       0 |    1420 |   0.0 |       0 |      36 |   0.0 |    1199
        D:7 |       0 |     867 |   0.0 |       0 |      16 |   0.0 |    1098
        D:8 |       0 |     530 |   0.0 |       0 |      11 |   0.0 |     505
        D:9 |       0 |    4017 |   0.0 |       0 |      24 |   0.0 |    1015
      Orc:1 |       0 |     694 |   0.0 |       0 |      12 |   0.0 |     259
      Orc:2 |       0 |     946 |   0.0 |       0 |       8 |   0.0 |     289
    Ossuary |       0 |     470 |   0.0 |       0 |      33 |   0.0 |     723
            +---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------+---------


I have lost count of how many wizards I have splatted trying to turn them into what I want them to be: an unstoppable melee force. It's what I do. As a formicid, I had not so much trouble doing this due to Fo's inherently high strength, the smaller investment into shields required of them, and of course their natural abilities to dig killpits and use two handed weapons in one hand. Ba has none of these advantages, and are naturally slow to boot. But their aptitudes are amazing, and I've had an easy time with other classes, so I was not expecting such difficulty in adapting them to my favored strategy. It has been downright discouraging at times. Enter Chei, who has the power to grant this poor wizard the strength he needs to wade around in full plate and do actual damage in melee at the cost of being sloooowww. Barachi are slow anyway! Being even slower is not exactly great, but I've had more consistent success with Chei than with my old standby Oka.

The situation that inspired this CiP is in the shops. I have some great choices to make here, and I need to decide what gets bought first and what should be put aside until later. This is especially true because this character is not yet strong enough to wander around Orc for gold without potentially running into serious trouble; there could be a stone giant or high priest or crossbow-spamming warlord or what have you around every corner. I like to ask you guys what you would do in these situations.

I'll just copy the items and prices down here.

578 gold the ring of the Country {rC+ rN+ MR+ Stlth+}
1106 gold the amulet of Vitality {Regen+ HP+15}
343 gold the cursed ring of Suipup {rF+ MR+ Str+4 Dex-3}
280 gold an uncursed ring of poison resistance (unknown)
650 gold a potion of experience (unknown)
1435 gold a manual of Evocations
758 gold the +8 whip "Snakebite" {curare, rPois}

The artefact rings and amulet are amazing, the potion is a rare treat, and the poison resistance is boring but practical in Lair and at least one rune branch. Snakebite is interesting but probably not important; the same goes for the manual, but I figured they were worth mentioning. What should get first priority here?
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Ziggurat Zagger

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Post Saturday, 9th September 2017, 21:09

Re: CiP: BaWz of Chei - priorities, priorities!

I would probably get 1) Suipup 2) !experience 3) Country. After that, =rP+ only if you're going to do Spider/Snake/Swamp and have no other source. Evo manual later when you have good evokables and if you don't have a better use for your money.
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Slime Squisher

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Joined: Saturday, 29th March 2014, 20:53

Post Saturday, 9th September 2017, 21:24

Re: CiP: BaWz of Chei - priorities, priorities!

Nevermind; died in an ice cave...will try again later. Argh, this is hard.

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