CiP - GnTm of Ru -> now YAVP

[Magipi]

I have an unusual transmuter going on, I use weapons instead of UC (but it's a gnoll, so no problem). Beastly appendage and snakes are still good from the starting book.

In Elf I found this:

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The +0 pair of boots of the Beggar {rF+ Regen+ Str+4 Slay-3}

Is it good or bad? The alternative is a +2 plain pair of boots.

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.23-a0-389-g4a5eb33 (webtiles) character file.

magipi the Martial Artist (Gnoll Transmuter)       Turns: 47728, Time: 04:17:46

HP:   159/159 (160) AC: 17    Str: 27    XL:     21   Next: 23%
MP:   38/38         EV: 26    Int: 20    God:    Ru [******]
Gold: 1769          SH: 17    Dex: 22    Spells: 25/46 levels left

rFire    + . .     SeeInvis +   b - +8 demon trident (elec)
rCold    . . .     Gourm    .   R - +3 shield of the Comet {Str+3}
rNeg     . . .     Faith    .   A - +2 scale mail {MR+}
rPois    +         Spirit   .   N - +2 hat of the World {rPois Dex+5}
rElec    .         Reflect  .   u - +2 cloak
rCorr    .         Harm     .   F - +0 pair of gloves {Str+3}
MR       ++...                  q - +2 pair of boots
Stlth    ++++......             L - amulet "Ywudoqes" {Acrobat rF+ Str+4}
HPRegen  0.36/turn              v - +5 ring of evasion
MPRegen  0.26/turn              i - ring of see invisible

@: no status effects
A: distributed training, fangs 1, no potion heal 1, inability to train armour,
no charms magic, no fire magic, no hexes magic, unskilled 1, inexperienced 1,
strong nose
}: 2/15 runes: serpentine, barnacled
a: Draw Out Power, Power Leap, Apocalypse, Renounce Religion


You are on level 3 of the Elven Halls.
You worship Ru.
Ru is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 7 branches of the dungeon, and seen 35 of its levels.
You have also visited: Trove, Ossuary and Ice Cave.

You have collected 4307 gold pieces.
You have spent 2538 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 a - a +3 dagger of electrocution
   (You took it off an orc wizard on level 9 of the Dungeon)
 b - a +8 demon trident of electrocution (weapon)
   (You took it off a merfolk impaler on level 4 of the Shoals)
 w - a +0 blowgun
   (You took it off Sonja on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts)
Missiles
 e - 1209 arrows
 z - 9 curare-tipped needles
 B - 8 throwing nets (quivered)
Armour
 q - a +2 pair of boots (worn)
   (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)
 u - a +2 cloak (worn)
   (You took it off Crazy Yiuf on level 3 of the Dungeon)
 A - a +2 scale mail of magic resistance (worn)
   (You took it off an orc priest on level 7 of the Dungeon)
 F - a +0 pair of gloves of strength (worn)
   (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)
 N - the +2 hat of the World (worn) {rPois Dex+5}
   (You found it in an ice cave)   
   
   It affects your dexterity (+5).
   It protects you from poison.
 R - the +3 shield of the Comet (worn) {Str+3}
   (You found it on level 2 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   It affects your strength (+3).
Jewellery
 c - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
   (You found it on level 3 of the Snake Pit)
 f - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
   (You took it off a nagaraja on level 3 of the Snake Pit)
 i - a ring of see invisible (right hand)
   (You bought it in a shop on level 14 of the Dungeon)
 n - an uncursed ring of positive energy
   (You found it on level 3 of the Dungeon)
 o - an uncursed ring of resist corrosion
   (You found it on level 3 of the Dungeon)
 r - an uncursed amulet of regeneration
   (You found it on level 4 of the Shoals)
 v - a +5 ring of evasion (left hand)
   (You found it on level 7 of the Dungeon)
 L - the amulet "Ywudoqes" (around neck) {Acrobat rF+ Str+4}
   (You found it in a treasure trove)   
   
   [amulet of the acrobat]
   
   It helps you evade while moving and waiting.
   It affects your strength (+4).
   It protects you from fire.
Wands
 d - a wand of digging (10)
   (You bought it in a shop on level 3 of the Snake Pit)
 s - a wand of iceblast (1)
   (You took it off a centaur on level 9 of the Dungeon)
 M - a wand of scattershot (6)
   (You found it on level 2 of the Shoals)
 V - a wand of polymorph (18)
   (You found it on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)
 X - a wand of paralysis (14)
   (You found it on level 15 of the Dungeon)
 Z - a wand of acid (8)
   (You took it off Maurice on level 2 of the Orcish Mines)
Scrolls
 k - 11 scrolls of teleportation
 l - a scroll of summoning
 C - 9 scrolls of blinking
 D - 2 scrolls of fog
 G - a scroll of silence
 J - 13 scrolls of remove curse
 K - 3 scrolls of fear
 O - a scroll of holy word
 T - 9 scrolls of magic mapping
Potions
 g - 2 potions of magic
 h - 6 potions of curing
 m - a potion of invisibility
 t - 5 potions of haste
 E - 5 potions of berserk rage
 H - 6 potions of mutation
 I - 10 potions of flight
 P - 6 potions of might
 Q - 7 potions of resistance
 W - a potion of cancellation
Miscellaneous
 p - a sack of spiders
 y - a lamp of fire
   (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)
 S - a fan of gales
   (You found it on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts)
 U - a phial of floods
   (You found it on level 4 of the Shoals)
Comestibles
 x - 24 rations


   Skills:
 + Level 12.5 Fighting
 + Level 12.3 Short Blades
 + Level 12.3 Long Blades
 + Level 12.3 Axes
 + Level 12.3 Maces & Flails
 + Level 12.3 Polearms
 + Level 12.3 Staves
 + Level 12.3 Slings
 + Level 12.3 Bows
 + Level 12.3 Crossbows
 + Level 12.3 Throwing
   Level 0.0 Armour
 + Level 12.9 Dodging
 + Level 12.3 Stealth
 + Level 12.3 Shields
 + Level 13.4 Unarmed Combat
 + Level 13.0 Spellcasting
 + Level 10.5 Conjurations
   Level 0.0 Hexes
   Level 0.0 Charms
 + Level 10.5 Summonings
 + Level 10.5 Necromancy
 + Level 10.5 Translocations
 + Level 11.0 Transmutations
   Level 0.0 Fire Magic
 + Level 10.5 Ice Magic
 + Level 10.5 Air Magic
 + Level 10.5 Earth Magic
 + Level 10.5 Poison Magic
 + Level 13.2 Invocations
 + Level 12.3 Evocations


You have 25 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Beastly Appendage     Tmut           ######       1%          1    None
d - Animate Dead          Necr           N/A          2%          4    None
e - Animate Skeleton      Necr           N/A          1%          1    None
k - Borgnjor's Vile Clut  Necr/Erth      ######....   6%          5    ####...
l - Summon Lightning Spi  Summ/Air       ######..     2%          4    None
p - Spider Form           Tmut/Pois      ######....   1%          3    None
s - Sticks to Snakes      Tmut           ######..     1%          2    None
A - Apportation           Tloc           ######       1%          1    None

Your spell library contains the following spells:

 Spells                   Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
 Magic Dart               Conj           ####         1%          1    None
 Summon Butterflies       Summ           ######..     1%          1    None
 Summon Small Mammal      Summ           ####         1%          1    None
 Call Imp                 Summ           ######..     1%          2    None
 Corpse Rot               Necr           N/A          1%          2    None
 Poisonous Vapours        Pois/Air       ######       1%          2    None
 Searing Ray              Conj           ######       1%          2    None
 Sublimation of Blood     Necr           ######....   1%          2    None
 Call Canine Familiar     Summ           ######..     1%          3    None
 Gell's Gravitas          Tloc           ######....   1%          3    None
 Mephitic Cloud           Conj/Pois/Air  ######..     1%          3    None
 Recall                   Summ/Tloc      N/A          1%          3    None
 Stone Arrow              Conj/Erth      ######       1%          3    None
 Ice Form                 Ice/Tmut       ######..     1%          4    None
 Petrify                  Tmut/Erth      ######..     1%          4    None
 Force Lance              Conj/Tloc      ######..     2%          4    None
 Iskenderun's Mystic Bla  Conj           ######..     2%          4    None
 Summon Ice Beast         Ice/Summ       ######..     2%          4    None
 Blade Hands              Tmut           ######....   4%          5    ####...
 Alistair's Intoxication  Tmut/Pois      ######..     5%          5    ####...
 Irradiate                Conj/Tmut      ######....   5%          5    ####...
 Agony                    Necr           ######..     6%          5    ####...
 Bolt of Draining         Conj/Necr      ######....   6%          5    ####...
 Dispel Undead            Necr           ######..     6%          5    ####...
 Summon Forest            Summ/Tloc      ######....   6%          5    ####...
 Hydra Form               Tmut           ######....   28%         6    #####..
 Death Channel            Necr           ######....   34%         6    #####..
 Dispersal                Tloc           ######....   34%         6    #####..
 Freezing Cloud           Conj/Ice/Air   ######....   34%         6    #####..
 Simulacrum               Ice/Necr       ######....   34%         6    #####..
 Summon Hydra             Summ           ######....   88%         7    #######
 Controlled Blink         Tloc           N/A          100%        8    #######
 Disjunction              Tloc           ######....   100%        8    #######
 Flame Tongue             Conj/Fire      Unusable     N/A         1    N/A
 Ignite Poison            Fire/Tmut/Pois Unusable     N/A         3    N/A
 Ensorcelled Hibernation  Hex/Ice        Unusable     N/A         2    N/A
 Throw Flame              Conj/Fire      Unusable     N/A         2    N/A
 Conjure Flame            Conj/Fire      Unusable     N/A         3    N/A
 Dazzling Spray           Conj/Hex       Unusable     N/A         3    N/A
 Portal Projectile        Hex/Tloc       Unusable     N/A         3    N/A
 Summon Guardian Golem    Hex/Summ       Unusable     N/A         3    N/A
 Confusing Touch          Hex            Unusable     N/A         1    N/A
 Corona                   Hex            Unusable     N/A         1    N/A
 Fulminant Prism          Conj/Hex       Unusable     N/A         4    N/A
 Leda's Liquefaction      Hex/Erth       Unusable     N/A         4    N/A
 Sticky Flame             Conj/Fire      Unusable     N/A         4    N/A
 Confuse                  Hex            Unusable     N/A         3    N/A
 Inner Flame              Hex/Fire       Unusable     N/A         3    N/A
 Tukima's Dance           Hex            Unusable     N/A         3    N/A
 Excruciating Wounds      Chrm/Necr      Unusable     N/A         5    N/A
 Fireball                 Conj/Fire      Unusable     N/A         5    N/A
 Summon Mana Viper        Hex/Summ       Unusable     N/A         5    N/A
 Ring of Flames           Chrm/Fire      Unusable     N/A         7    N/A


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (1/1) D:6            Lair (6/6) D:9
 Shoals (4/4) Lair:3        Snake (4/4) Lair:4        Slime (0/5) Lair:6
    Orc (2/2) D:9             Elf (3/3) Orc:2        Vaults (0/5) D:13
 Depths (0/5) D:15       

[sanka]

I personally would wear the plain +2 boots.

-3 slaying is worse than what +4 STR gives. A net minus so far.
I do not think regen is useful outside of a few areas (like Vault 5 or the abyss), but it is not great even there.
rF+ is rarely useful, but you already have one level, and the second one is not that good.

+2 AC worths more IMHO.

[Magipi]

Thanks for the advice! I followed it, and managed to win (getting closer to winning all gnolls).

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