YA(unavoidable)D: New Gnoll Tm of Chei

Friday, 29th September 2017, 02:30 by Alphaeus

Tried out the new Gnoll, decided upon Tm as the skill spread would favor that kind of build. Went with Cheibro since his boosted stats would help counteract the lack of focus on individual stats (and because I just like him).

I'm quite pleased with the build. After a certain point your spellcasting power with this build just skyrockets because you have 3-6 skills (or more) in everything, and Chei's INT boosts help even more. You can pick up just about any weapon to complement your build, which is nice. At upper-tier piety your STR would be enough to make heavier armors more usable so that your normal form can be reliably used.

ANYHOW, was going fabulous until I ran into a group (4 or 5) of wizards on D:8 or 9. Have a summon helping me, but ofc they only attack me. I kill one fast, was going on another (as was my ice beast summon), when some wise-guy decides to banish me.

Get banished, and have to start dealing with Abyss two. I deal with that, killing enemies and using my stealth to my advantage, sneaking around corners to let things forget I'm there. Had Ice Magic up to help out (was one turn away from killing a sun demon once when I got teleported). That said, every time I got near an exit I would be teleported away. Way to let me down. Kept being teleported by the Abyss, and using up my own teleports (no blinking scrolls, ofc, except for one that I had to use to buy time in a fight). So, obviously, eventually Abyss 2 got me corned with a bunch of Raj's (never could spell that...the Abyss Lightning Hounds). So, that was that.

If I could NOT get banished for a change (literally has ended by last 4 good runs) this build would have been extremely powerful (found a couple artefact rings in a shop that I would have bought to help). Not being able to focus skills was odd, but at the same time you gain lower skill levels so fast the versatility was actually nice.

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.21-a0-297-ga3d34c2 (webtiles) character file. 9776 Alphaeus the Martial Artist (level 11, -5/100 HPs) Began as a Gnoll Transmuter on Sept 29, 2017. Was a Priest of Cheibriados. Killed from afar by a raiju (10 damage) ... with a living lightning ... on level 2 of the Abyss. The game lasted 01:14:54 (9498 turns). Alphaeus the Martial Artist (Gnoll Transmuter) Turns: 9498, Time: 01:14:55 Health: -5/100 AC: 15 Str: 23 XL: 11 Next: 51% Magic: 12/18 EV: 16 Int: 22 God: Cheibriados [***...] Gold: 275 SH: 0 Dex: 21 (22) Spells: 3/25 levels left rFire . . . SeeInvis + - Unarmed rCold + + + Gourm . (shield currently unavailable) rNeg . . . Faith . (armour currently unavailable) rPois + Spirit . (helmet currently unavailable) rElec . Reflect . (cloak currently unavailable) rCorr . Harm . (gloves currently unavailable) MR ..... Rnd*Rage + (boots currently unavailable) Stlth ++++...... J - amulet of magic regeneration HPRegen 0.26/turn V - ring of protection from fire MPRegen 0.41/turn k - ring of see invisible @: icy armour, about to teleport, ice-form, very slow A: distributed training, [berserk 1], [blurry vision 2], [clumsy 1], [deterioration 2], [dopey 2], [low mp 2], strong 1, strong nose a: End Transformation, Bend Time, Temporal Distortion, Renounce Religion You were on level 2 of the Abyss. You worshipped Cheibriados. Cheibriados was most pleased with you. You were not hungry. You were a creature of crystalline ice. You visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and saw 11 of its levels. You visited the Abyss 1 time. You collected 380 gold pieces. You spent 105 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Hand Weapons q - a +0 blowgun r - a +2 antimagic broad axe F - a +0 flail of crushing K - a +5 flail of protection P - a +0 battleaxe U - a +2 whip of flaming Z - the +11 short sword of Sudden Death (melded) {drain, rN+} (You found it on level 9 of the Dungeon) A truly terrible weapon, it drains the life of those it strikes. It protects you from negative energy. Missiles a - 265 arrows x - 8 needles of confusion D - 25 poisoned needles R - 12 tomahawks (quivered) Armour m - a +0 buckler o - a +0 helmet y - a +4 chain mail A - the +1 robe of Fun (melded) {rF+} (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon) It protects you from fire. N - a scarf of resistance (melded) S - a +0 chain mail Magical Staves u - an uncursed staff of fire {unknown} Q - an uncursed staff of earth Jewellery k - a ring of see invisible (right front paw) G - an uncursed ring of fire J - an amulet of magic regeneration (around neck) V - a ring of protection from fire (left front paw) X - a +3 ring of evasion {unknown} Wands n - a wand of disintegration (13/24) w - a wand of iceblast (5/15) B - a wand of digging (14/24) E - a wand of flame (38/48) M - a wand of acid (8/15) O - a wand of disintegration (2/24) T - a wand of confusion (20/48) W - a wand of paralysis (2/24) Y - a wand of confusion (19/48) Scrolls g - 4 scrolls of teleportation j - a scroll of fear p - 2 scrolls of identify v - 5 scrolls of remove curse z - 2 scrolls of amnesia {unknown} L - a scroll of silence {unknown} Potions i - 2 potions of flight C - 2 potions of agility Books b - a book of Debilitation Spells Type Level a - Corona Hexes 1 b - Slow Hexes 2 c - Inner Flame Hexes/Fire 3 d - Portal Projectile Hexes/Translocation 3 e - Cause Fear Hexes 4 f - Leda's Liquefaction Hexes/Earth 4 c - a book of Changes Spells Type Level a - Beastly Appendage Transmutation 1 b - Sticks to Snakes Transmutation 2 c - Spider Form Transmutation/Poison 3 d - Ice Form Ice/Transmutation 4 e - Blade Hands Transmutation 5 I - a book of Frost Spells Type Level a - Freeze Ice 1 b - Throw Frost Conjuration/Ice 2 c - Ozocubu's Armour Charms/Ice 3 d - Throw Icicle Conjuration/Ice 4 e - Summon Ice Beast Ice/Summoning 4 Comestibles d - 6 bread rations f - 2 meat rations h - 4 royal jellies s - 2 fruits Skills: + Level 7.0 Fighting + Level 6.3 Short Blades + Level 7.0 Long Blades + Level 5.0 Axes + Level 5.1 Maces & Flails + Level 5.5 Polearms + Level 5.1 Staves + Level 5.5 Slings Level 6.5 Bows + Level 6.7 Crossbows + Level 5.5 Throwing + Level 6.3 Armour + Level 7.9 Dodging + Level 7.1 Stealth Level 0.0 Stabbing + Level 5.3 Shields Level 0.0 Traps + Level 8.7 Unarmed Combat + Level 7.6 Spellcasting + Level 6.3 Conjurations + Level 6.7 Hexes + Level 5.5 Charms + Level 5.9 Summonings + Level 6.0 Necromancy + Level 6.3 Translocations + Level 8.5 Transmutations + Level 6.2 Fire Magic + Level 4.8 Ice Magic + Level 6.5 Air Magic + Level 6.3 Earth Magic + Level 5.8 Poison Magic + Level 6.0 Invocations + Level 5.9 Evocations You had 3 spell levels left. You knew the following spells: Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger a - Beastly Appendage Tmut #####. 1% 1 None b - Sticks to Snakes Tmut #####... 1% 2 None c - Spider Form Tmut/Pois #####..... 1% 3 None d - Ice Form Ice/Tmut #####... 4% 4 ###.... e - Ozocubu's Armour Chrm/Ice ####.... 2% 3 None f - Freeze Ice #### 1% 1 None g - Throw Icicle Conj/Ice ####.... 8% 4 ###.... h - Summon Ice Beast Ice/Summ ####.... 9% 4 ###.... Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (10/15) Temple (1/1) D:5 Lair: D:8-11 Orc: D:9-12 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:5 ( D:6 *(( D:7 = Annotations: D:8 1 runed door Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations Your experience applies equally to all skills. ((You have very sharp teeth.)) Your uncanny sense of smell can sniff out nearby items. ((You have large cloven feet.)) ((You have a pair of small horns on your head.)) ((You are partially covered in large bone plates. (SH +4))) Your muscles are strong. (Str +2) [You tend to lose your temper in combat.] [Scrolls take you longer to read.] [You are clumsy. (Dex -2)] [Your body often deteriorates upon taking damage.] [You are very dopey. (Int -4)] [Your magical capacity is very low. (-20% MP)] Message History Cheibriados appreciates the change of pace. The komodo dragon's shape twists and changes as it dies. You feel your intelligence returning. You feel the corruption within you wane somewhat. You feel agile. You feel a little less angry. x2 Your vision sharpens a little. Your Fighting skill increases to level 7! The raiju bursts into living lightning! The living lightning misses you. The living lightning hits you! * * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * * The raiju blinks! The raiju bursts into living lightning! The living lightning hits the raiju. The raiju completely resists. The living lightning hits you! * * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * * The living lightning hits the raiju. The raiju completely resists. The raiju blinks! The raiju bursts into living lightning! The living lightning hits you! You die... #. .#. . #.#..Â§. #. #...#.# . . #. ..#... . . $##..#.# #. # #..Â§...##... # . #.#..#..# # ##hÂ§##..# #YÂ§...# #......## ......h..## #.h.#..#..# #.....h...# ..#..#. ... ##..###...#. ### ..#..#. You could see 4 raiju. Vanquished Creatures 2 two-headed ogres A wretched star (Abyss:2) A sixfirhy (Abyss:2) Pikel (D:9) A wizard (D:10) An ugly thing (D:9) A smoke demon (Abyss:2) A komodo dragon (shapeshifter) (Abyss:2) A large abomination (Abyss:2) 2 hippogriffs 6 yaks (D:10) A ynoxinul (Abyss:2) Edmund (D:6) A soldier ant (D:8) 3 ice beasts An orc warrior (D:7) A phantom (D:5) 3 sky beasts 2 ogres 2 centaurs A crocodile (D:8) 5 bullfrogs A small abomination (Abyss:2) 10 scorpions 3 wights (D:6) 3 howler monkeys (D:8) 4 crimson imps A centaur zombie (D:6) A quasit (D:7) A centaur skeleton (D:8) 4 hounds 2 jellies 4 orc wizards An orc priest (D:8) Jessica (D:2) A bullfrog skeleton (D:5) Ijyb (D:4) 2 iguanas (D:8) 12 worker ants 2 hound zombies A worker ant zombie (D:6) A howler monkey zombie (D:5) Robin (D:2) 3 gnolls (D:6) A howler monkey skeleton (D:4) 14 adders 2 shadow imps A white imp (Abyss:2) An ooze (D:1) 2 adder skeletons 3 worms 3 dart slugs 3 leopard geckos 16 orcs A ball python (D:3) 8 giant cockroaches 8 hobgoblins 4 jackals (D:3) 11 kobolds 6 quokkas 4 bats 2 frilled lizards (D:2) 16 goblins A leopard gecko zombie (D:5) 5 rats 211 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills) A smoke demon (Abyss:2) Sigmund (D:2) A white imp (Abyss:2) A giant cockroach (D:2) A hobgoblin (D:2) 5 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (others) 4 slaves (D:9) A bullfrog (D:9) 2 scorpions (D:9) A worker ant (D:9) 8 creatures vanquished. Grand Total: 224 creatures vanquished Notes Turn | Place | Note -------+----------+------------------------------------------- 0 | D:1 | Alphaeus the Gnoll Transmuter began the quest for the Orb. 0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 17/17 MP: 6/6 135 | D:1 | Reached skill level 1 in Bows 137 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 22/24 MP: 5/7 205 | D:1 | Reached skill level 1 in Conjurations 382 | D:1 | Reached skill level 1 in Long Blades 499 | D:1 | Learned a level 2 spell: Sticks to Snakes 603 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 28/29 MP: 9/9 773 | D:2 | Noticed Sigmund 776 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations 784 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Axes 813 | D:2 | Killed Sigmund 813 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Short Blades 813 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Maces & Flails 813 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Staves 813 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Slings 813 | D:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting 813 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Hexes 813 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Charms 813 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Necromancy 813 | D:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Transmutations 813 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Poison Magic 813 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 23/35 MP: 3/11 813 | D:2 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 27/41 MP: 3/12 888 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Ice Magic 992 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Throwing 1039 | D:2 | Noticed Robin 1072 | D:2 | Killed Robin 1072 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Shields 1300 | D:2 | Noticed Jessica 1312 | D:2 | Killed Jessica 1312 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth 1312 | D:2 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 39/47 MP: 14/14 1390 | D:2 | Learned a level 3 spell: Spider Form 1395 | D:2 | Learned a level 4 spell: Ice Form 1624 | D:3 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog. 1735 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Summonings 1735 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations 1745 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Polearms 2046 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Earth Magic 2269 | D:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging 2470 | D:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Fire Magic 2470 | D:4 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 30/53 MP: 13/15 2633 | D:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Crossbows 2970 | D:4 | Noticed Ijyb 2981 | D:4 | Killed Ijyb 3160 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon 3167 | D:5 | Got a sheer robe 3178 | D:5 | Identified the cursed +1 robe of Fun {rF+} (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon) 3311 | D:5 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple. 3318 | D:5 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 60/60 MP: 12/16 3322 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple 3442 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Cheibriados the Contemplative 3928 | D:5 | Found Loll's Antique Weapon Boutique. 4262 | D:5 | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh. 4461 | D:6 | Reached * piety under Cheibriados 4522 | D:6 | Learned a level 3 spell: Ozocubu's Armour 4524 | D:6 | Learned a level 1 spell: Freeze 4542 | D:6 | Found Gyihof's Assorted Antiques. 4551 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting 4557 | D:6 | Bought a triangular peridot amulet for 105 gold pieces 4579 | D:6 | Noticed Edmund 4587 | D:6 | Killed Edmund 4587 | D:6 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 44/68 MP: 12/18 4590 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Air Magic 4742 | D:6 | Found Dolalos's Weapon Shoppe. 4882 | D:6 | Found Yxka's Weapon Shop. 4910 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Translocations 5111 | D:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Long Blades 5118 | D:7 | Reached ** piety under Cheibriados 5147 | D:7 | Found Vehepu's Jewellery Emporium. 5418 | D:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth 5710 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Conjurations 5714 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Hexes 6011 | D:8 | Found a runed door. 6215 | D:8 | Found a runed door. 6234 | D:8 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 74/74 MP: 17/19 6263 | D:8 | Noticed a two-headed ogre 6271 | D:8 | Killed a two-headed ogre 6271 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Bows 6271 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Crossbows 6271 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour 6271 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Necromancy 6271 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Fire Magic 6503 | D:8 | Reached *** piety under Cheibriados 6720 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations 6904 | D:9 | Found a hide-covered altar of Uskayaw. 6908 | D:9 | Noticed Pikel 6915 | D:9 | Killed Pikel 6915 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Short Blades 6915 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Earth Magic 6915 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Poison Magic 7038 | D:9 | Noticed a two-headed ogre 7047 | D:9 | Killed a two-headed ogre 7047 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Polearms 7047 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Charms 7047 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Summonings 7047 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations 7256 | D:9 | Noticed a purple ugly thing 7328 | D:9 | Killed a purple ugly thing 7334 | D:9 | Gained mutation: You are occasionally teleported next to monsters. [mutagenic meat] 7335 | D:9 | Gained mutation: Your muscles are strong. (Str +2) [mutagenic meat] 7336 | D:9 | Gained mutation: Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body. [mutagenic meat] 7350 | D:9 | Got a fine short sword 7394 | D:9 | Identified the +11 short sword of Sudden Death {drain, rN+} (You found it on level 9 of the Dungeon) 7539 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Throwing 7783 | D:9 | Learned a level 4 spell: Throw Icicle 7788 | D:9 | Learned a level 4 spell: Summon Ice Beast 7788 | D:9 | Lost mutation: Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body. [potion of mutation] 7788 | D:9 | Lost mutation: You are occasionally teleported next to monsters. [potion of mutation] 7788 | D:9 | Lost mutation: Your muscles are strong. (Str +2) [potion of mutation] 7788 | D:9 | Gained mutation: Your muscles are strong. (Str +2) [potion of mutation] 7788 | D:9 | Gained mutation: You are frail. (-10% HP) [potion of mutation] 7788 | D:9 | Lost mutation: You are frail. (-10% HP) [potion of mutation] 7788 | D:9 | Gained mutation: You have a pair of small horns on your head. [potion of mutation] 7840 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon 7854 | D:10 | Reached skill level 5 in Slings 7854 | D:10 | Reached skill level 5 in Shields 7857 | D:10 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 69/81 MP: 13/21 7872 | D:10 | Reached **** piety under Cheibriados 7880 | D:10 | Gained mutation: You have large cloven feet. [mutagenic meat] 7882 | D:10 | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in large bone plates. (SH +4) [mutagenic meat] 8039 | D:10 | Noticed a wizard 8042 | D:10 | Noticed a wizard 8042 | D:10 | Noticed a wizard 8048 | D:10 | Killed a wizard 8048 | D:10 | Cast into level 2 of the Abyss (a wizard) 8048 | Abyss:2 | Found a corrupted altar of Lugonu. 8078 | Abyss:2 | Noticed a sixfirhy 8090 | Abyss:2 | Killed a sixfirhy 8090 | Abyss:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails 8090 | Abyss:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Staves 8302 | Abyss:2 | Noticed a wretched star 8326 | Abyss:2 | Noticed a tentacled starspawn 8730 | Abyss:2 | Noticed a hell hog 8875 | Abyss:2 | Noticed a sun demon 8960 | Abyss:2 | Noticed a large abomination 9072 | Abyss:2 | Noticed a thrashing horror 9081 | Abyss:2 | Noticed a thrashing horror 9180 | Abyss:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Axes 9183 | Abyss:2 | Noticed a wretched star 9189 | Abyss:2 | HP: 4/83 [wretched star/orb of energy (23)] 9201 | Abyss:2 | Killed a wretched star 9348 | Abyss:2 | Noticed a cacodemon 9390 | Abyss:2 | Noticed a large abomination 9480 | Abyss:2 | Noticed a tentacled starspawn 9498 | Abyss:2 | HP: 5/100 [raiju/living lightning (10)] 9498 | Abyss:2 | Killed from afar by a raiju Vault maps used: D:1: lightli_iron_boxes D:2: first_bread, minmay_tree_intersection, uniq_robin, uniq_jessica, uniq_sigmund D:3: kennysheep_six_static_rooms, lemuel_crystal_altar, st_stairs_13 D:4: uniq_ijyb D:5: minmay_temple_entry_hall, serial_shops, kennysheep_mini, nemelex_altar_shiori D:6: serial_shops, shop, shop_statue, shop, uniq_edmund D:7: serial_shops, shop D:8: lemuel_insect_pit D:9: basic_altar, minmay_diamond_spiral, uniq_gastronok, uniq_pikel D:10: cheibrodos_wizards_tower, lair_entry_dummy, orc_0_dummy Temple: kilobyte_greek_temple Skill XL: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 | ---------------+----------------------------------+----- Bows | 1 2 3 4 6 | 6.5 Fighting | 3 4 5 7 | 7.0 Conjurations | 1 2 4 5 6 | 6.3 Long Blades | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | 7.0 Invocations | 2 3 4 5 6 | 6.0 Axes | 1 2 3 4 5 | 5.0 Short Blades | 1 3 4 5 6 | 6.3 Maces & Flails | 1 2 3 4 5 | 5.1 Staves | 1 2 3 4 5 | 5.1 Slings | 1 2 4 5 | 5.5 Armour | 2 3 4 5 6 | 6.3 Spellcasting | 5 6 7 | 7.6 Hexes | 1 2 3 5 6 | 6.7 Charms | 1 2 3 4 5 | 5.5 Necromancy | 1 2 3 4 5 6 | 6.0 Translocations | 2 4 5 6 | 6.3 Transmutations | 5 6 7 8 | 8.5 Air Magic | 2 3 4 5 6 | 6.5 Poison Magic | 1 2 3 4 5 | 5.8 Ice Magic | 1 2 4 | 4.8 Throwing | 1 2 3 5 | 5.5 Shields | 1 2 3 4 5 | 5.3 Stealth | 1 2 3 5 6 7 | 7.1 Summonings | 1 2 3 4 5 | 5.9 Evocations | 2 3 4 5 | 5.9 Polearms | 2 3 4 5 | 5.5 Earth Magic | 1 2 3 5 6 | 6.3 Dodging | 5 6 7 | 7.9 Unarmed Combat | 7 8 | 8.7 Fire Magic | 1 3 4 5 6 | 6.2 Crossbows | 2 3 4 6 | 6.7 Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 || total -------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Melee: Unarmed | 69 | 153 | 239 | 148 || 609 Bite | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 || 25 Punch | 3 | 5 | 1 | || 9 Headbutt | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 || 11 Kick | 1 | 11 | 2 | || 14 Flail | | | 14 | 3 || 17 Short sword | | | | 12 || 12 Cast: Beastly Appendage | 6 | 9 | 2 | || 17 Sticks to Snakes | 4 | | | || 4 Spider Form | | 11 | 14 | || 25 Ice Form | | | 17 | 16 || 33 Ozocubu's Armour | | | | 12 || 12 Summon Ice Beast | | | | 8 || 8 Freeze | | | | 4 || 4 Invok: Slouch | | | | 1 || 1 Evoke: Wand | | | | 1 || 1 Use: Potion | 2 | | | 10 || 12 Scroll | | 8 | 2 | 13 || 23 Stab: Sleeping | 2 | 2 | 11 | 1 || 16 Eat: Chunk | | 6 | 7 | 9 || 22 Meat ration | | | 1 | || 1 Bread ration | | | | 1 || 1 Armor: Robe | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 || 31 Skin | | 5 | 24 | 35 || 64 Dodge: Dodged | 53 | 153 | 185 | 140 || 531 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 | 3027 | 10939 | 21.7 | 10 | 206 | 4.6 | 9498 +---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------+--------- D:1 | 0 | 38 | 0.0 | 0 | 19 | 0.0 | 771 D:2 | 0 | 330 | 0.0 | 0 | 31 | 0.0 | 789 D:3 | 0 | 166 | 0.0 | 0 | 28 | 0.0 | 685 D:4 | 0 | 380 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 915 D:5 | 0 | 933 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 | 990 D:6 | 0 | 1468 | 0.0 | 0 | 27 | 0.0 | 715 D:7 | 0 | 612 | 0.0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 673 D:8 | 0 | 2320 | 0.0 | 0 | 37 | 0.0 | 1187 D:9 | 0 | 2675 | 0.0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 954 D:10 | 0 | 2017 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 208 Abyss:2 | 3027 | 0 | 100.0 | 10 | 0 | 100.0 | 1450 +---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------+---------

Friday, 29th September 2017, 02:42 by Alphaeus

***NOTE: This reflects a few things rather badly because I had an encounter with a wretched star, so take those malmutations into consideration.

Friday, 29th September 2017, 03:29 by duvessa

this death was not unavoidable

Friday, 29th September 2017, 03:37 by Alphaeus

How so?

I could not avoid the banishment -- being slow, when I popped around the corner the wizards had seen me. All of them. So running was only going to get me blasted. Step from time wasn't up and running yet. I could have blinked, but that wouldn't have solved it per-se, since I still needed to clear that floor to some extent (lair and orc entrances according to the code, if I'm reading it right).

In Abyss, I couldn't get to an exit. I healed, teleported, and fought as best I could.

Now, I could well be overlooking something -- I'm not a great player. But if you're gonna say it wasn't unavoidable, don't just do a one-liner...tell me something

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Friday, 29th September 2017, 05:05 by edgefigaro

You had 4 scrolls of tele and died in the abyss.

You chose to follow chei. Don't be angry when you can't get to that abyss exit portal cuz your slow ass can't move.

Friday, 29th September 2017, 08:01 by raikaria

edgefigaro wrote:You had 4 scrolls of tele and died in the abyss.

You chose to follow chei. Don't be angry when you can't get to that abyss exit portal cuz your slow ass can't move.

!tele takes time to work; and is far from a sure-fix. There's more than enough time for something nasty in Abyss to smash a Lv9 character.

Or you can !tele right into something's face.

Chei is another issue; but it's not as if renouncing Chei and suffering Chei's wrath in the Abyss would help either.

Friday, 29th September 2017, 09:02 by edgefigaro

Read more scrolls of tele when you are higher HP before trouble develops. You"got cornered by lightning hounds." Lightning hounds are something you don't want to mess with. You can't kill em easily at low levels, and you probably can't afford to tank a few shots even if you can. They block your exits, they hit hard enough and are fast. Its like they are one of the perfect enemies for killing low level characters in the abyss that aren't just monstrously out of your league like profane servitors and bone dragons.

Also, you have a bazillion wands of tremendous destructive power and tremendous hexing power. Now, in the whole game you used 1 wand charge and died with 5.9 in evocations, more than enough to blow up storm puppies.

Now the abyss in general is its own thing and nuking the thunder dogs with your 8 acid bolt charges and your 5 icesplosion charges may or may not save you from the abyss cuz its a really dangerous place.

To some extent none of the above matters.

The abyss isn't about taking fights.
You have 14 charges of the hero wand of the abyss: Digging.

You see more of the map faster with less movement when you dig in the abyss.
You drop line of sight on enemies by digging into the abyss.
You keep monsters behind you by digging into the abyss.
You stop yourself from being cornered by digging into the abyss.

You have one goal in the abyss. You want see as much of the map as possible as safely as possible before you have to teleport again. Because you are going to have to teleport again.

Friday, 29th September 2017, 12:05 by pedritolo

At that level anyone can die in the abyss, no matter how well you play. That's not the same as saying it's unavoidable.
What I think was avoidable here was probably being banished in the 1st place. Yes, you could have blinked. Then you would have time to set up some defenses: You had sticks to snakes and ice beast which help blocking the LoS. A fear scroll, an unidentified silence scroll, together with two id scrolls. The wands were good too.

Monday, 2nd October 2017, 19:53 by njvack

Yeah, one wizard on D:9 is a dire emergency, let alone several. Banishment is one of the least terrible things they can do to you. Blink + LCS and paralysis + lightning bolt are both potentially one-hit KOs for a chei char with 100HP. They're a "teleport and skip the level" class of monster. You can come back and get 'em later. Would totally have been worth burning a blink scroll to get out of LOS.

Spamming the hell out of sticks to snakes while waiting for your wizard-escape tele to kick in would have been good resistance to banishment, LCS, and hexes, and it just might cause the wizards to get poisoned to death too.

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