CIP: VSAK - 31 AC at D:5


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Halls Hopper

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Post Tuesday, 10th April 2018, 16:16

CIP: VSAK - 31 AC at D:5

  Code:
 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.17.1-android (console) character file.

Raziel the Agent of Entropy (VSAK)                  Turns: 3571, Time: 00:22:31

Health: 39/39      AC: 31    Str: 16    XL:     8   Next: 29%
Magic:  12/12      EV:  5    Int: 12    God:    Lugonu [***...]
Gold:   52         SH: 10    Dex: 15    Spells: 0 memorised, 9 levels left

rFire  + . .     SeeInvis .     b - +7 hunting sling {venom, rF+ rN+}
rCold  + . .     Clarity  .     f - +13 chain mail of Eternal Night {rElec rPois rC+}
rNeg   + . .     SustAt   .     v - +0 shield
rPois  +         Gourm    .     s - +1 helmet
rElec  +         Spirit   +     A - +2 cloak
rCorr  .         Warding  .     t - +1 pair of gloves
rMut   .         Stasis   .     (no boots)
MR     +....                    (no amulet)
Stlth  ..........               (no ring)
                                x - +3 ring of protection

@: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: fangs 3, regeneration 2, magic shield, antimagic bite, no device heal 3, rot
immunity
a: Depart the Abyss, Bend Space, Banish, Renounce Religion


You are on level 5 of the Dungeon.
You worship Lugonu.
Lugonu is most pleased with you.
You are hungry.

You have visited 1 branch of the dungeon, and seen 5 of its levels.
You have visited the Abyss 1 time.

You have collected 283 gold pieces.
You have spent 231 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 a - a +1 falchion
 b - the +7 hunting sling of Ehemaep (weapon) {venom, rF+ rN+}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It poisons the ammo it fires.
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from negative energy.
Missiles
 e - 145 stones (quivered)
 l - 12 poisoned needles
Armour
 f - the +13 chain mail of Eternal Night (worn) {rElec rPois rC+}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It protects you from cold.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It protects you from poison.
 q - a large shield
 s - a +1 helmet (worn)
 t - a +1 pair of gloves (worn)
 v - a +0 shield (worn)
 A - a +2 cloak (worn)
Jewellery
 x - a +3 ring of protection (left hand)
Scrolls
 h - a scroll labeled DEOWET ETHRECO
 u - 3 scrolls of immolation
 w - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 y - a scroll labeled UMEPRA FEFAJ
Potions
 g - a grey potion
 i - a lumpy orange potion
 j - 2 potions of curing
 m - a potion of lignification
 n - a bubbling brown potion
 p - a potion of might
 z - a potion of ambrosia
Comestibles
 c - 3 bread rations
 k - 5 meat rations
 o - a beef jerky
 r - 9 fruits


   Skills:
 - Level 2.6 Fighting
 - Level 4.1 Long Blades
 + Level 1.1 Slings
 * Level 1.5 Armour
 - Level 2.2 Dodging
 - Level 5.1 Shields
 - Level 1.0 Spellcasting
 - Level 5.2 Invocations


You have 9 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (5/15)           
Temple: D:4-7       

Altars:
Ashenzari
Dithmenos
Fedhas
Gozag
Makhleb
Qazlal
Ru
Sif Muna
Vehumet

Shops:
D:5 =


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 and wands cannot restore your health.
You are immune to rotting.


Message History

You continue putting on your dazzling chain mail. x3
You finish putting on the +13 chain mail of Eternal Night {rElec rPois rC+}.
Unknown command.
Unknown command.
Drop what? 27/52 slots (_ for help) (? for menu, Esc to quit)
You drop a +2 leather armour of positive energy.
Unknown command.
It begins to drip with poison!
b - the +7 hunting sling of Ehemaep (weapon) {venom, rF+ rN+}
Adjust (i)tems, (s)pells, or (a)bilities?
Huh?
Inscribe which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Okay, then.
Char dumped to '/data/user/0/com.crawlmb/files/morgue/Raziel.txt'.
Unknown command.
Okay, then.
Saving game... please wait.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  A phantom (D:5)
  An eye of draining (D:5)
  A sky beast (D:5)
  A centaur (D:5)
  A big kobold (D:4)
  2 hounds (D:5)
  3 crimson imps
  3 orc priests (D:5)
  5 orc wizards
  A giant frog skeleton (D:5)
  An iguana (D:5)
  2 worker ants (D:5)
  5 gnolls
  An adder (D:5)
  2 shadow imps
  An ooze (D:2)
  2 worms (D:2)
  A giant gecko (D:1)
  9 orcs
  2 ball pythons (D:2)
  4 bats
  2 giant cockroaches (D:1)
  5 hobgoblins
  7 kobolds
  3 giant newts
  3 goblins
  4 rats
73 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  An ogre (D:5)
1 creature vanquished.

Grand Total: 74 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | Abyss:1  | Raziel the Vine Stalker Abyssal Knight began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | Abyss:1  | Reached XP level 1. HP: 11/11 MP: 3/3
    16 | D:1      | Escaped the Abyss
   305 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 14/16 MP: 4/4
   466 | D:1      | Reached skill level 1 in Spellcasting
   486 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 3/19 MP: 2/5
   640 | D:1      | Reached ** piety under Lugonu
   835 | D:2      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
   836 | D:2      | Found an opulent altar of Gozag.
   871 | D:2      | Reached skill level 3 in Long Blades
  1179 | D:2      | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  1649 | D:3      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 23/23 MP: 6/6
  1805 | D:4      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 21/27 MP: 6/8
  1824 | D:4      | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
  2044 | D:4      | Reached skill level 4 in Long Blades
  2287 | D:4      | Noticed a big kobold
  2322 | D:4      | Killed a big kobold
  2322 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging
  2322 | D:4      | Gained mutation: You heal very quickly. [Vine Stalker growth]
  2322 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 24/32 MP: 7/9
  2349 | D:4      | Found a sacrificial altar of Ru.
  2366 | D:4      | Found a stormy altar of Qazlal.
  2611 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  2669 | D:5      | Found Apeoclek's Jewellery Shoppe.
  2707 | D:5      | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
  2750 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 19/35 MP: 5/10
  2797 | D:5      | Got a blackened hunting sling
  2861 | D:5      | Bought a +3 ring of protection for 231 gold pieces
  2971 | D:5      | Reached *** piety under Lugonu
  3147 | D:5      | Gained mutation: You have razor-sharp teeth. [Vine Stalker growth]
  3147 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 39/39 MP: 12/12
  3265 | D:5      | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
  3276 | D:5      | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
  3329 | D:5      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  3421 | D:5      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  3522 | D:5      | Identified the +7 hunting sling of Ehemaep {venom, rF+ rN+} (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon)
  3546 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Slings
  3558 | D:5      | Got a dazzling chain mail
  3569 | D:5      | Identified the +13 chain mail of Eternal Night {rElec rPois rC+} (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon)


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Falchion          |   142 |    93 |   131 ||   366
 Fire: Hunting sling     |       |       |     5 ||     5
Throw: Stone             |     3 |     9 |       ||    12
Invok: Bend Space        |       |       |     1 ||     1
       Banish            |       |       |     1 ||     1
  Use: Scroll            |       |     4 |     1 ||     5
       Potion            |       |     4 |       ||     4
  Eat: Chunk             |     2 |     4 |     3 ||     9



So apparently, his Floory Divinity likes thematic character naming. Name a VSAK (a strong combo, i suppose) after a vampiric swordsman known for shifting to otherwordly realms and back, and you get a +13 chain mail of All The Resists. My last VS never had that much AC, and it had Ozocubu's and Chei.
However, since being a glass cannon is a feature of playing a VS and now i unexpectedly get one that, well, isn't... Shold i keep playing? Or is the game too ezey now, predestined to torture me with Tab for all eternity? And is there a lesson to be learned from winning such a rigged game?

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VeryAngryFelid

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Post Tuesday, 10th April 2018, 17:16

Re: CIP: VSAK - 31 AC at D:5

Vine stalkers are pretty far away from glass cannons. Magic shield and byte is good. Full armor slots is really nice.

Also, you haven't won yet. Falling asleep on tab has killed many a strong character.

Ziggurat Zagger

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Post Tuesday, 10th April 2018, 20:11

Re: CIP: VSAK - 31 AC at D:5

You'll definitely have it easy for a while, but eventually the threats are going to catch up to your power level, so do be careful once that starts happening. I'd probably try to focus on getting a strong offense going, looks like so far you're going long blades, so make sure you maintain the ability to kill things quickly. Training some armor skill while you do that is fine, but remember it isn't going to give you more armor than a normal +0 chainmail; the skill only boosts your base AC. That +13 is static.

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Post Wednesday, 11th April 2018, 05:05

Re: CIP: VSAK - 31 AC at D:5

You have a rare oportunity to start preparing for extended on D:5. Otherwise it will be a boring game IMHO.

Edit. If you already have crazy AC, it is optimal to train something else (weapon, Fighting) instead of Armour.
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Post Thursday, 12th April 2018, 01:30

Re: CIP: VSAK - 31 AC at D:5

R.I.P. in advance.

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Post Thursday, 12th April 2018, 09:25

Re: CIP: VSAK - 31 AC at D:5

Airwolf wrote:R.I.P. in advance.

This can seem a little mean but is probably true unless the OP is a very good player. The point is that a person with a good find will tend to take on several monsters at the same time until two orc wizards and two orc priests appear, confuse him and blast him to smithereens despite the huge AC.
Playing well is boring. It involves a lot of patience, reading the situations and always keep a cool head.
I am a lousy player with a very low win percentage.
Most of my deaths come from finding optimal play incredibly boring and not keep a cool head when something nasty happens.
Most of my wins happen when I was careful, coward, tried to take on a monster at a time and fled when in a bad situation.
The key is to avoid taking any risk whatsoever.
I don’t remember having a win when I found an incredibly good item. It’s like winning in a casino. You get a boost of confidence, feel invulnerable and start betting more and more. Then you get fleeced.

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Post Thursday, 12th April 2018, 09:47

Re: CIP: VSAK - 31 AC at D:5

so true.

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