YASD:OPTm Chei

[delarado]

Hey guys,

I've wanted to win (And thus far failed to get a single rune!) on an OPTm of Chei. However, I'm finding this character quite powerful and have high hopes.

Currently trying to get BVC up and running as its justs ridiculous. I'm finding pretty much everything is dying with a single attack if I have blade hands up, but BVC Is still great for crowd control, positioning adjustment (With a 3.0 move delay!) and just generally silly good.

Any tips to maximise success?

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.25-a0-98-g0cf78c2f83 (webtiles) character file.

Delarado the Grappler (Octopode Transmuter)        Turns: 24283, Time: 02:17:37

Health: 92/92      AC:  1    Str: 34    XL:     13   Next: 48%
Magic:  19/19      EV: 25    Int: 35    God:    Cheibriados [*****.]
Gold:   1166       SH:  7    Dex: 31    Spells: 0/20 levels left

rFire    . . .     SeeInvis +     - Unarmed
rCold    + . .     Gourm    .   K - +0 buckler
rNeg     . . .     Faith    .   (helmet restricted)
rPois    .         Spirit   .   L - amulet of magic regeneration
rElec    .         Reflect  .   m - ring of wizardry
rCorr    .         Harm     .   q - +5 ring of dexterity
MR       .....                  w - +5 ring of strength
Stlth    +++++.....             F - ring "Dihajozade" {Int+4 Stlth-}
HPRegen  0.25/turn              E - ring of see invisible
MPRegen  0.41/turn              N - ring of protection from cold
                                O - +2 ring of strength
                                (no ring)

@: very slow
A: almost no armour, stealthy swim, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage
1, gelatinous body 1
a: Bend Time, Temporal Distortion, Slouch, Step From Time, Renounce Religion


You are on level 1 of the Orcish Mines.
You worship Cheibriados.
Cheibriados is extremely pleased with you.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 19 of its levels.

You have collected 1281 gold pieces.
You have spent 115 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Missiles
 a - 274 arrows
 f - 4 atropa-tipped darts
 h - 484 stones
 n - 27 boomerangs (quivered)
 P - 4 javelins
Armour
 K - a +0 buckler (worn)
Jewellery
 i - an uncursed amulet of guardian spirit
 m - a ring of wizardry (left tentacle)
 q - a +5 ring of dexterity (right tentacle)
 w - a +5 ring of strength (on tentacle)
 E - a ring of see invisible (on tentacle)
 F - the ring "Dihajozade" (on tentacle) {Int+4 Stlth-}
   (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)   
   
   [ring of attention]
   
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It makes you less stealthy.
 L - an amulet of magic regeneration (around mantle)
 N - a ring of protection from cold (on tentacle)
 O - a +2 ring of strength (on tentacle)
Wands
 d - a wand of paralysis (5)
 A - a wand of digging (2)
 B - a wand of acid (7)
Scrolls
 e - 9 scrolls of remove curse
 g - 5 scrolls of immolation
 l - 10 scrolls of teleportation
 r - 3 scrolls of magic mapping
 u - a scroll of silence
 v - a scroll of fog
 x - 3 scrolls of amnesia
 y - 2 scrolls of blinking
 D - a scroll labeled WEODWE LONG
 H - a scroll of holy word
Potions
 b - a potion of flight
 j - 4 potions of magic
 k - a potion of might
 o - 3 potions of invisibility
 p - 2 potions of agility
 s - a potion of lignification
 t - 4 potions of brilliance
 z - 6 potions of curing
 C - 2 potions of mutation
 G - a potion of ambrosia
 I - a potion of resistance
 J - a potion of heal wounds
Comestibles
 c - 26 rations


   Skills:
 - Level 9.8 Fighting
 - Level 5.2 Throwing
 - Level 9.8 Dodging
 - Level 8.8 Stealth
 - Level 4.1 Shields
 - Level 10.0 Unarmed Combat
 - Level 4.0 Spellcasting
 + Level 3.4 Necromancy
 - Level 6.6 Transmutations
 - Level 3.5 Ice Magic
 + Level 3.4 Earth Magic
 - Level 3.2 Poison Magic
 - Level 8.1 Invocations


You cannot memorise any spells.
You know 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    #......
d - Ice Form              Ice/Tmut       #####...     2%          4    ###....
e - Blade Hands           Tmut           ######....   3%          5    #####..
f - Borgnjor's Vile Clut  Necr/Erth      ####......   13%         5    #####..

Your spell library contains the following spells:

 Spells                   Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
 Animate Skeleton         Necr           N/A          1%          1    None
 Poisonous Vapours        Pois/Air       ###...       1%          2    None
 Sublimation of Blood     Necr           ####......   1%          2    None
 Animate Dead             Necr           N/A          4%          4    ###....
 Agony                    Necr           ####....     12%         5    #####..


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (10/15)            Temple (1/1) D:5            Lair (6/6) D:8
  Swamp (0/4) Lair:3        Snake (0/4) Lair:2        Slime (0/5) Lair:5
    Orc (2/2) D:10            Elf (0/3) Orc:2       

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
Beogh

Shops:
D:4 *   D:5 :   Orc:2 *

Annotations:
D:6 exclusion: upstairs
D:8 exclusions: door and 1 more exclusion, Psyche
Lair:1 1 runed translucent door, dxctxrx's ghost, journeyman GnBe
Lair:3 3 runed translucent doors, Amnesiac's ghost, journeyman FoEE


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You cannot wear most types of armour.
You are very stealthy in the water. (Stealth+)
You are amphibious.
You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.
You can use your tentacles to constrict eight enemies at once.
Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stealth+).
Your rubbery body absorbs attacks. (AC +1, EV +1)


Message History

a +0 falchion; an orc skeleton
Some of the chunks of flesh in your inventory have rotted away.
Things that are here:
a +0 robe; a +2 dagger of venom
Things that are here:
a +0 scale mail; a +0 war axe; an orc corpse
You butcher the orc corpse.
M - 23 chunks of flesh (gained 1)
Things that are here:
a +0 scale mail; a +0 war axe; an orc skeleton
Things that are here:
a +0 scale mail; a +0 war axe; an orc skeleton
Some of the chunks of flesh in your inventory have rotted away.
f - 4 atropa-tipped darts (gained 2); P - 4 javelins (gained 1)
All of the chunks of flesh in your inventory have rotted away.
Done exploring.
Saving game... please wait.
Welcome back, Delarado the Octopode Transmuter.
Cheibriados says: Take it easy.
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  An orc warlord (Orc:1)
  4 hydras
  A two-headed ogre (D:9)
  An orc sorcerer (Orc:2)
  An elephant (Lair:5)
  5 black mambas
  A gargoyle (D:10)
  9 spiny frogs
  A torpor snail (Lair:5)
  A rime drake (Lair:6)
  5 komodo dragons
  A polar bear (Lair:2)
  3 trolls
  5 dream sheep (Lair:5)
  4 hippogriffs
  29 yaks
  A spriggan (D:7)
  2 wraiths (D:9)
  Grum (D:9)
  2 humans (D:9)
  Menkaure (D:5)
  2 wargs
  15 water moccasins
  Duvessa (D:5)
  13 orc warriors
  8 porcupines
  2 sky beasts
  A necrophage (D:7)
  4 ice beasts
  A phantom (D:7)
  An eye of draining (D:10)
  5 wolves
  6 ogres
  4 centaurs
  12 crocodiles
  13 bullfrogs
  A big kobold (D:10)
  An elf skeleton (D:9)
  Dowan (D:5)
  A scorpion (D:4)
  A troll zombie (D:9)
  2 wights (D:9)
  9 electric eels
  A howler monkey (D:4)
  4 crimson imps
  2 centaur zombies
  A quasit (D:8)
  4 human zombies (D:9)
  3 jellies
  2 centaur skeletons
  2 hounds
  12 orc priests
  14 orc wizards
  4 iguanas
  Ijyb (D:4)
  7 worker ants
  A hound zombie (D:6)
  A hound skeleton (D:4)
  A mummy (D:9)
  A worker ant zombie (D:9)
  10 gnolls
  10 adders
  2 shadow imps
  2 oozes
  2 adder zombies
  5 worms
  7 leopard geckos
  39 orcs
  6 ball pythons
  8 bats
  5 giant cockroaches
  4 hobgoblins
  10 jackals
  18 kobolds
  7 quokkas
  A frilled lizard (D:1)
  A giant cockroach zombie (D:5)
  10 goblins
  A jackal skeleton (D:4)
  2 leopard gecko skeletons
  An orc zombie (D:9)
  12 rats
407 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  An orc warrior (D:10)
  An ogre (D:8)
  Terence (D:2)
  3 orcs
6 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  14 fungi
  7 plants
21 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 434 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
-------+----------+-------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Delarado the Octopode Transmuter began the quest for the
                  | Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 13/13 MP: 3/3
   228 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 18/18 MP: 5/5
   499 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Sticks to Snakes
   865 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 21/23 MP: 4/6
   921 | D:1      | Learned a level 3 spell: Spider Form
  1345 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Poison Magic
  1728 | D:2      | Noticed Terence
  1746 | D:2      | Killed Terence
  1746 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 25/28 MP: 2/7
  2753 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 28/33 MP: 5/8
  3271 | D:3      | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-580-g6a6c3f83c1 to
                  | 0.24-a0-582-g4d4af813a0
  3529 | D:3      | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  4154 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 38/38 MP: 9/9
  4179 | D:4      | Reached skill level 4 in Unarmed Combat
  4488 | D:4      | Found Qeaneul's General Store.
  4554 | D:4      | Bought a scroll of identify for 22 gold pieces
  4554 | D:4      | Bought a scroll of amnesia for 38 gold pieces
  4554 | D:4      | Bought a scroll of identify for 22 gold pieces
  4554 | D:4      | Bought a potion of curing for 33 gold pieces
  4998 | D:4      | Found an opulent altar of Gozag.
  5110 | D:4      | Reached skill level 5 in Unarmed Combat
  5403 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  5403 | D:5      | Noticed Menkaure
  5647 | D:5      | Found Lybithra's Book Emporium.
  5647 | D:5      | Noticed an ice beast
  5647 | D:5      | Noticed a sky beast
  5750 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 26/43 MP: 2/10
  5983 | D:5      | Reached skill level 6 in Unarmed Combat
  6005 | D:5      | Killed Menkaure
  6422 | D:5      | Noticed Ijyb
  6436 | D:5      | Reached skill level 7 in Unarmed Combat
  6544 | D:5      | Noticed Duvessa
  6547 | D:5      | Noticed Dowan
  6566 | D:5      | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-582-g4d4af813a0 to
                  | 0.24-a0-586-g8e0e932a4c
  6566 | D:5      | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-586-g8e0e932a4c to
                  | 0.24-a0-619-gb7544fd237
  6577 | D:4      | Killed Ijyb
  6646 | D:5      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
  6855 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 35/48 MP: 9/11
  7085 | D:5      | Reached skill level 8 in Unarmed Combat
  7223 | D:5      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  7232 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  7429 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Cheibriados the Contemplative
  7761 | D:6      | Learned a level 4 spell: Ice Form
  7995 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Ice Magic
  8486 | D:6      | Reached * piety under Cheibriados
  8513 | D:6      | Found a stormy altar of Qazlal.
  8589 | D:6      | Reached skill level 9 in Unarmed Combat
  8790 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Transmutations
  9043 | D:6      | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  9124 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 53/53 MP: 8/12
 10322 | D:7      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
 10493 | D:8      | Reached ** piety under Cheibriados
 10580 | D:8      | Got a warped lead ring
 10581 | D:8      | Identified the ring "Dihajozade" {Int+4 Stlth-} (You found
                  | it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
 10606 | D:8      | Reached skill level 10 in Unarmed Combat
 10671 | D:8      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
 10718 | D:8      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
 10801 | D:8      | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 10904 | D:8      | Noticed Psyche
 11697 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 11712 | Lair:1   | Noticed a komodo dragon
 11725 | D:8      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 63/63 MP: 10/14
 11732 | D:8      | Learned a level 5 spell: Blade Hands
 11779 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
 12124 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
 12327 | Lair:1   | Noticed a black mamba
 12391 | Lair:1   | Killed a black mamba
 12448 | Lair:1   | Found a runed translucent door.
 12463 | Lair:1   | Noticed a spiny frog
 12476 | Lair:1   | Killed a spiny frog
 12946 | Lair:1   | Reached *** piety under Cheibriados
 13159 | Lair:1   | Noticed dxctxrx's ghost (journeyman GnBe)
 13318 | Lair:2   | Noticed a five-headed hydra
 13332 | Lair:2   | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 13587 | Lair:2   | Noticed an eight-headed hydra
 13594 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
 13842 | Lair:2   | Identified the Tome of Poisoning and Evil Magic
 13862 | Lair:2   | Killed a five-headed hydra
 13862 | Lair:2   | Reached XP level 11. HP: 49/75 MP: 10/15
 14651 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
 14702 | Lair:2   | Killed an eight-headed hydra
 15462 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
 15859 | Lair:3   | Found a runed translucent gate.
 15860 | Lair:3   | Found a runed translucent gate.
 15860 | Lair:3   | Noticed a nine-headed hydra
 15861 | Lair:3   | Found a runed translucent gate.
 15866 | Lair:3   | Noticed Amnesiac's ghost (journeyman FoEE)
 15866 | Lair:3   | Noticed a nine-headed hydra
 15871 | Lair:3   | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 16188 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
 16695 | Lair:4   | Reached **** piety under Cheibriados
 16828 | Lair:4   | Noticed a five-headed hydra
 16832 | Lair:4   | Killed a five-headed hydra
 17387 | Lair:4   | Reached XP level 12. HP: 84/84 MP: 11/16
 18689 | Lair:5   | Noticed a five-headed hydra
 18697 | Lair:5   | Killed a five-headed hydra
 18987 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
 19003 | Lair:5   | You fall into a shaft and drop 1 floor!
 19003 | Lair:6   | Entered Level 6 of the Lair of Beasts
 19008 | Lair:6   | Reached ***** piety under Cheibriados
 19147 | Lair:5   | HP: 3/103 [spiny frog (16)]
 19839 | Lair:5   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 19959 | Lair:5   | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-619-gb7544fd237 to
                  | 0.24-a0-630-g0d56a851f4
 20143 | D:7      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
 20469 | D:7      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
 20791 | D:5      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
 20805 | D:5      | Killed Dowan
 20807 | D:5      | Killed Duvessa
 20865 | D:5      | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-630-g0d56a851f4 to
                  | 0.24-a0-652-g46ecf6da75
 20865 | D:5      | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-652-g46ecf6da75 to
                  | 0.25-a0-42-g6c54e25894
 20975 | D:5      | Found Lybithra's Book Emporium.
 20984 | D:5      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
 21111 | D:5      | Upgraded the game from 0.25-a0-42-g6c54e25894 to
                  | 0.25-a0-85-g7617fd2bc2
 21236 | D:9      | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
 21260 | D:9      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
 21367 | D:9      | Noticed Grum
 21381 | D:9      | Reached skill level 1 in Throwing
 21721 | D:9      | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 21868 | D:9      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
 21886 | D:9      | Killed a two-headed ogre
 21886 | D:9      | Reached XP level 13. HP: 80/92 MP: 14/19
 21938 | D:9      | Killed Grum
 22140 | D:9      | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
 22336 | D:9      | Found a hazy altar of Hepliaklqana.
 22410 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 22411 | D:10     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 22413 | D:10     | Reached skill level 5 in Throwing
 22471 | D:10     | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 23377 | D:10     | Learned a level 5 spell: Borgnjor's Vile Clutch
 23606 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 23606 | Orc:1    | Noticed an orc warlord
 23614 | Orc:1    | Reached ****** piety under Cheibriados
 23633 | Orc:1    | Killed an orc warlord
 23633 | Orc:1    | Reached skill level 1 in Necromancy
 23633 | Orc:1    | Reached skill level 1 in Earth Magic
 23971 | Orc:2    | Entered Level 2 of the Orcish Mines
 23971 | Orc:2    | Found Azeafuo's Assorted Antiques.
 23993 | Orc:2    | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
 24283 | Orc:1    | Upgraded the game from 0.25-a0-85-g7617fd2bc2 to
                  | 0.25-a0-98-g0cf78c2f83

Skill      XL: |  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 |
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Transmutations |     3     4           5  6             |  6.6
Poison Magic   |        1  2  3                         |  3.2
Dodging        |              3           4  7  8  9    |  9.8
Unarmed Combat |                 5  7  9 10             | 10.0
Ice Magic      |                       3                |  3.5
Fighting       |                          3  7  8  9    |  9.8
Spellcasting   |                          3           4 |  4.0
Invocations    |                             2  6  8    |  8.1
Stealth        |                                6  8    |  8.8
Shields        |                                   4    |  4.1
Throwing       |                                   3  5 |  5.2
Necromancy     |                                      3 |  3.4
Earth Magic    |                                      3 |  3.4

Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 || total
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Melee: Unarmed           |    69 |   127 |   191 |   292 |   112 ||   791
       Constrict         |    21 |    35 |    33 |    12 |    23 ||   124
       Tentacles         |     8 |    19 |    36 |    35 |    28 ||   126
       Kick              |    12 |    25 |    56 |     4 |       ||    97
       Punch             |     1 |     3 |    12 |    13 |    10 ||    39
Throw: Stone             |    41 |    64 |       |       |       ||   105
       Boomerang         |       |    27 |    63 |    80 |    39 ||   209
       Javelin           |       |       |       |     5 |    30 ||    35
       Dart              |       |       |       |       |     2 ||     2
 Cast: Beastly Appendage |    15 |    29 |    42 |     3 |       ||    89
       Sticks to Snakes  |     2 |    10 |    15 |     6 |    12 ||    45
       Spider Form       |       |     4 |     5 |       |       ||     9
       Ice Form          |       |       |     1 |    41 |     1 ||    43
       Blade Hands       |       |       |       |    12 |    13 ||    25
Invok: Slouch            |       |       |       |     1 |     2 ||     3
       Temporal Distorti |       |       |       |       |     2 ||     2
 Abil: End Transformatio |       |       |       |       |     5 ||     5
  Use: Scroll            |     4 |     8 |     8 |    11 |     2 ||    33
       Potion            |       |       |       |     3 |       ||     3
 Stab: Sleeping          |     3 |     4 |     1 |     3 |     9 ||    20
       Distracted        |       |       |     4 |       |       ||     4
  Eat: Chunk             |     2 |    12 |    12 |    15 |    10 ||    51
       Ration            |       |     1 |     1 |     3 |       ||     5
Armor: Skin              |     9 |     3 |     8 |    34 |       ||    54
Dodge: Dodged            |    35 |    72 |   108 |   226 |    70 ||   511
Block: Buckler           |       |       |       |     5 |    10 ||    15

Table legend:
 A = Non-vault XP
 B = Vault XP
 C = Vault XP percentage of total XP
 D = Non-vault monster count
 E = Vault monster count
 F = Vault count percentage of total count

                 A         B        C        D         E        F   
            +---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------
      Total |   36728 |    6032 |  14.1 |     368 |      45 |  10.9
            +---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------
        D:1 |      48 |       2 |   4.0 |      28 |       2 |   6.7
        D:2 |      52 |      18 |  25.7 |      23 |       1 |   4.2
        D:3 |     192 |       0 |   0.0 |      28 |       0 |   0.0
        D:4 |     246 |      36 |  12.8 |      15 |       1 |   6.2
        D:5 |     754 |     377 |  33.3 |      20 |       3 |  13.0
        D:6 |    1047 |       0 |   0.0 |      26 |       0 |   0.0
        D:7 |     961 |     215 |  18.3 |      17 |       1 |   5.6
        D:8 |    1377 |       0 |   0.0 |      17 |       0 |   0.0
        D:9 |    2247 |    1677 |  42.7 |      20 |      18 |  47.4
       D:10 |    2730 |     408 |  13.0 |      33 |       9 |  21.4
     Lair:1 |    3502 |       0 |   0.0 |      19 |       0 |   0.0
     Lair:2 |    4464 |       0 |   0.0 |      15 |       0 |   0.0
     Lair:3 |    3444 |       0 |   0.0 |      16 |       0 |   0.0
     Lair:4 |    2035 |    1840 |  47.5 |       8 |       6 |  42.9
     Lair:5 |    7814 |     883 |  10.2 |      33 |       2 |   5.7
     Lair:6 |     770 |     576 |  42.8 |       2 |       2 |  50.0
      Orc:1 |    3767 |       0 |   0.0 |      35 |       0 |   0.0
      Orc:2 |    1278 |       0 |   0.0 |      13 |       0 |   0.0
            +---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------



[Sorcerous]

More Fighting and Throwing. Use a medium shield if the skill investment is reasonable.

[delarado]

Well here we go, the next installment. I've found a medium shield that I'm training for and done a few other bits. Cleared Orc:2 and d:15. Next is the swamp I guess?! Any comments or suggestions? I feel quite powerful offensively but still quite squishy... which is to be expected I guess. I'll probably enchant my medium shield once I can use it properly.

  Code:

 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.25-a0-185-g6cfeca75b2 (webtiles) character file.

Delarado the Grappler (Octopode Transmuter)        Turns: 34095, Time: 03:18:11

Health: 103/103    AC:  1    Str: 37    XL:     15   Next: 58%
Magic:  22/22      EV: 27    Int: 36    God:    Cheibriados [******]
Gold:   1863       SH:  9    Dex: 32    Spells: 2/22 levels left

rFire    . . .     SeeInvis +     - Unarmed
rCold    . . .     Gourm    .   K - +0 buckler
rNeg     + . .     Faith    .   (helmet restricted)
rPois    .         Spirit   .   L - amulet of magic regeneration
rElec    .         Reflect  .   m - ring of wizardry
rCorr    .         Harm     .   q - +5 ring of dexterity
MR       +....                  w - +5 ring of strength
Stlth    +++++.....             F - ring "Dihajozade" {Int+4 Stlth-}
HPRegen  0.27/turn              E - ring of see invisible
MPRegen  0.43/turn              X - ring of positive energy
                                O - +2 ring of strength
                                S - +2 ring of evasion

@: very slow
A: almost no armour, stealthy swim, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage
1, gelatinous body 1
a: Bend Time, Temporal Distortion, Slouch, Step From Time, Renounce Religion


You are on level 15 of the Dungeon.
You worship Cheibriados.
Cheibriados is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 24 of its levels.

You have collected 2445 gold pieces.
You have spent 582 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 Y - the +8 autumn katana {slice, Clar}
   (You found it on level 15 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
   
   It protects you against confusion.
Missiles
 a - 498 arrows
 f - 4 atropa-tipped darts
 h - 698 stones
 n - 16 boomerangs (quivered)
 R - 6 silver javelins
 W - 10 javelins
Armour
 K - a +0 buckler (worn)
 P - a +0 shield
Jewellery
 i - an uncursed amulet of guardian spirit
 k - an uncursed ring of fire
 m - a ring of wizardry (left tentacle)
 q - a +5 ring of dexterity (right tentacle)
 w - a +5 ring of strength (on tentacle)
 E - a ring of see invisible (on tentacle)
 F - the ring "Dihajozade" (on tentacle) {Int+4 Stlth-}
   (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)   
   
   [ring of attention]
   
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It makes you less stealthy.
 L - an amulet of magic regeneration (around mantle)
 M - an uncursed ring of teleportation
 N - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 O - a +2 ring of strength (on tentacle)
 S - a +2 ring of evasion (on tentacle)
 X - a ring of positive energy (on tentacle)
Wands
 d - a wand of paralysis (17)
 A - a wand of digging (2)
 B - a wand of acid (12)
 Q - a wand of iceblast (11)
Scrolls
 e - 10 scrolls of remove curse
 g - 7 scrolls of immolation
 l - 10 scrolls of teleportation
 r - 3 scrolls of magic mapping
 u - a scroll of silence
 v - a scroll of fog
 x - 3 scrolls of amnesia
 y - 3 scrolls of blinking
 D - 4 scrolls of enchant armour
 H - a scroll of holy word
 T - a scroll of enchant weapon
 U - 5 scrolls of identify
 V - a scroll of fear
Potions
 b - a potion of flight
 j - 6 potions of magic
 o - 3 potions of invisibility
 p - 2 potions of agility
 s - a potion of lignification
 t - 4 potions of brilliance
 z - 8 potions of curing
 C - 2 potions of mutation
 G - a potion of ambrosia
 I - 2 potions of resistance
 J - 4 potions of heal wounds
Comestibles
 c - 28 rations


   Skills:
 - Level 10.0 Fighting
 - Level 8.0 Throwing
 - Level 10.0 Dodging
 - Level 10.0 Stealth
 + Level 10.2 Shields
 - Level 11.4 Unarmed Combat
 - Level 4.0 Spellcasting
 - Level 6.3 Necromancy
 - Level 6.6 Transmutations
 - Level 3.5 Ice Magic
 - Level 6.3 Earth Magic
 - Level 3.2 Poison Magic
 - Level 10.0 Invocations


You have 2 spell levels left.
You know 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    #......
d - Ice Form              Ice/Tmut       #####...     2%          4    ###....
e - Blade Hands           Tmut           ######....   3%          5    #####..
f - Borgnjor's Vile Clut  Necr/Erth      ######....   3%          5    #####..

Your spell library contains the following spells:

 Spells                   Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
 Animate Skeleton         Necr           N/A          1%          1    None
 Corona                   Hex            #......      1%          1    None
 Ensorcelled Hibernation  Hex/Ice        ###...       1%          2    None
 Poisonous Vapours        Pois/Air       ###...       1%          2    None
 Sublimation of Blood     Necr           ######....   1%          2    None
 Animate Dead             Necr           N/A          1%          4    ###....
 Agony                    Necr           ######..     3%          5    #####..
 Confuse                  Hex            #.......     5%          3    #......
 Dazzling Spray           Conj/Hex       #.....       5%          3    #......
 Tukima's Dance           Hex            #.......     5%          3    #......


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (1/1) D:5            Lair (6/6) D:8
  Swamp (0/4) Lair:3        Snake (0/4) Lair:2        Slime (0/5) Lair:5
    Orc (2/2) D:10            Elf (0/3) Orc:2        Vaults (0/5) D:13
 Depths (0/5) D:15       

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
Beogh

Shops:
D:4 *   D:5 :   D:12 *   D:13 }   D:14 :   Orc:2 *(%!!

Annotations:
D:6 exclusion: upstairs
D:8 exclusions: door and 1 more exclusion, Psyche
D:13 1 runed translucent door, 1 exclusion
D:15 Roxanne
Lair:3 3 runed translucent doors, Amnesiac's ghost, journeyman FoEE


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You cannot wear most types of armour.
You are very stealthy in the water. (Stealth+)
You are amphibious.
You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.
You can use your tentacles to constrict eight enemies at once.
Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stealth+).
Your rubbery body absorbs attacks. (AC +1, EV +1)


Message History

You hit the enormous slime creature.
You kill the enormous slime creature!
Cheibriados appreciates the change of pace.
You start resting.
Your transformation is almost over.
You start resting.
Your tentacles revert to their normal proportions.
Your +0 buckler unmelds from your body.
You start resting.
HP restored.
There is an open door, spattered with blood here.
Things that are here:
a +0 chain mail; a +0 halberd
You see here +0 acid dragon scales.
Things that are here:
a +0 robe; a +0 dagger
You are feeling hungry.
You eat one of the 29 rations. That ration really hit the spot!
Partly explored, can't reach some places.
Saving game... please wait.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  An orc warlord (Orc:1)
  Josephine (D:12)
  8 vault guards (D:13)
  The ghost of dxctxrx the Cleaver, a journeyman GnBe of Trog (Lair:1)
  6 hydras
  A death knight (D:15)
  2 centaur warriors (D:13)
  4 two-headed ogres
  4 tengu warriors
  4 orc high priests (Orc:2)
  Urug (D:13)
  2 unseen horrors
  A wizard (D:15)
  A phantasmal warrior (D:15)
  An orc knight (Orc:1)
  An orb spider (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  10 ugly things
  A deep elf mage (D:15)
  4 orc sorcerers
  5 cyclopes
  A manticore (D:11)
  An elephant (Lair:5)
  5 black mambas
  A gargoyle (D:10)
  A black mamba (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  9 spiny frogs
  A torpor snail (Lair:5)
  A rime drake (Lair:6)
  2 kobold demonologists (D:13)
  5 komodo dragons
  2 freezing wraiths
  A tengu conjurer (D:13)
  A polar bear (Lair:2)
  A wolf spider simulacrum (D:15)
  7 trolls
  A hornet (D:13)
  5 dream sheep (Lair:5)
  5 hippogriffs
  6 slime creatures
  A hippogriff (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  57 yaks
  3 shadows
  A spriggan (D:7)
  10 wraiths
  A wyvern (D:15)
  A basilisk (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  Grum (D:9)
  A steam dragon (D:12)
  4 hungry ghosts
  2 humans (D:9)
  Menkaure (D:5)
  10 vampire mosquitoes
  2 wargs
  3 acid dragons
  15 water moccasins
  Duvessa (D:5)
  23 orc warriors
  8 porcupines
  An eye of draining (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  3 sky beasts
  2 necrophages
  8 ice beasts
  2 phantoms
  A black bear (D:13)
  An eye of draining (D:10)
  5 wolves
  4 boggarts (D:15)
  13 ogres
  11 centaurs
  12 crocodiles
  19 bullfrogs
  3 big kobolds
  An elf skeleton (D:9)
  Dowan (D:5)
  3 scorpions
  A wyvern skeleton (D:14)
  A troll zombie (D:9)
  2 wights (D:9)
  9 electric eels
  A howler monkey (D:4)
  A howler monkey (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  6 crimson imps
  4 centaur zombies
  2 quasits
  4 human zombies (D:9)
  4 jellies
  6 centaur skeletons
  2 hounds
  33 orc priests
  33 orc wizards
  5 iguanas
  Ijyb (D:4)
  9 worker ants
  A hound zombie (D:6)
  A hound skeleton (D:4)
  A mummy (D:9)
  2 worker ant zombies
  10 gnolls
  11 adders
  4 shadow imps
  2 oozes
  2 adder zombies
  5 worms
  7 leopard geckos
  57 orcs
  6 ball pythons
  8 bats
  5 giant cockroaches
  4 hobgoblins
  14 jackals
  27 kobolds
  7 quokkas
  A frilled lizard (D:1)
  A giant cockroach zombie (D:5)
  10 goblins
  A jackal skeleton (D:4)
  2 leopard gecko skeletons
  An orc zombie (D:9)
  12 rats
676 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  An orc warrior (D:10)
  An ogre (D:8)
  Terence (D:2)
  3 orcs
6 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  14 fungi
  7 plants
21 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 703 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
-------+----------+-------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Delarado the Octopode Transmuter began the quest for the
                  | Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 13/13 MP: 3/3
   228 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 18/18 MP: 5/5
   499 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Sticks to Snakes
   865 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 21/23 MP: 4/6
   921 | D:1      | Learned a level 3 spell: Spider Form
  1345 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Poison Magic
  1728 | D:2      | Noticed Terence
  1746 | D:2      | Killed Terence
  1746 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 25/28 MP: 2/7
  2753 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 28/33 MP: 5/8
  3271 | D:3      | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-580-g6a6c3f83c1 to
                  | 0.24-a0-582-g4d4af813a0
  3529 | D:3      | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  4154 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 38/38 MP: 9/9
  4179 | D:4      | Reached skill level 4 in Unarmed Combat
  4488 | D:4      | Found Qeaneul's General Store.
  4554 | D:4      | Bought a scroll of identify for 22 gold pieces
  4554 | D:4      | Bought a scroll of amnesia for 38 gold pieces
  4554 | D:4      | Bought a scroll of identify for 22 gold pieces
  4554 | D:4      | Bought a potion of curing for 33 gold pieces
  4998 | D:4      | Found an opulent altar of Gozag.
  5110 | D:4      | Reached skill level 5 in Unarmed Combat
  5403 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  5403 | D:5      | Noticed Menkaure
  5647 | D:5      | Found Lybithra's Book Emporium.
  5647 | D:5      | Noticed an ice beast
  5647 | D:5      | Noticed a sky beast
  5750 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 26/43 MP: 2/10
  5983 | D:5      | Reached skill level 6 in Unarmed Combat
  6005 | D:5      | Killed Menkaure
  6422 | D:5      | Noticed Ijyb
  6436 | D:5      | Reached skill level 7 in Unarmed Combat
  6544 | D:5      | Noticed Duvessa
  6547 | D:5      | Noticed Dowan
  6566 | D:5      | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-582-g4d4af813a0 to
                  | 0.24-a0-586-g8e0e932a4c
  6566 | D:5      | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-586-g8e0e932a4c to
                  | 0.24-a0-619-gb7544fd237
  6577 | D:4      | Killed Ijyb
  6646 | D:5      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
  6855 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 35/48 MP: 9/11
  7085 | D:5      | Reached skill level 8 in Unarmed Combat
  7223 | D:5      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  7232 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  7429 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Cheibriados the Contemplative
  7761 | D:6      | Learned a level 4 spell: Ice Form
  7995 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Ice Magic
  8486 | D:6      | Reached * piety under Cheibriados
  8513 | D:6      | Found a stormy altar of Qazlal.
  8589 | D:6      | Reached skill level 9 in Unarmed Combat
  8790 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Transmutations
  9043 | D:6      | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  9124 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 53/53 MP: 8/12
 10322 | D:7      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
 10493 | D:8      | Reached ** piety under Cheibriados
 10580 | D:8      | Got a warped lead ring
 10581 | D:8      | Identified the ring "Dihajozade" {Int+4 Stlth-} (You found
                  | it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
 10606 | D:8      | Reached skill level 10 in Unarmed Combat
 10671 | D:8      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
 10718 | D:8      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
 10801 | D:8      | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 10904 | D:8      | Noticed Psyche
 11697 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 11712 | Lair:1   | Noticed a komodo dragon
 11725 | D:8      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 63/63 MP: 10/14
 11732 | D:8      | Learned a level 5 spell: Blade Hands
 11779 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
 12124 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
 12327 | Lair:1   | Noticed a black mamba
 12391 | Lair:1   | Killed a black mamba
 12448 | Lair:1   | Found a runed translucent door.
 12463 | Lair:1   | Noticed a spiny frog
 12476 | Lair:1   | Killed a spiny frog
 12946 | Lair:1   | Reached *** piety under Cheibriados
 13159 | Lair:1   | Noticed dxctxrx's ghost (journeyman GnBe)
 13318 | Lair:2   | Noticed a five-headed hydra
 13332 | Lair:2   | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 13587 | Lair:2   | Noticed an eight-headed hydra
 13594 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
 13842 | Lair:2   | Identified the Tome of Poisoning and Evil Magic
 13862 | Lair:2   | Killed a five-headed hydra
 13862 | Lair:2   | Reached XP level 11. HP: 49/75 MP: 10/15
 14651 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
 14702 | Lair:2   | Killed an eight-headed hydra
 15462 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
 15859 | Lair:3   | Found a runed translucent gate.
 15860 | Lair:3   | Found a runed translucent gate.
 15860 | Lair:3   | Noticed a nine-headed hydra
 15861 | Lair:3   | Found a runed translucent gate.
 15866 | Lair:3   | Noticed Amnesiac's ghost (journeyman FoEE)
 15866 | Lair:3   | Noticed a nine-headed hydra
 15871 | Lair:3   | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 16188 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
 16695 | Lair:4   | Reached **** piety under Cheibriados
 16828 | Lair:4   | Noticed a five-headed hydra
 16832 | Lair:4   | Killed a five-headed hydra
 17387 | Lair:4   | Reached XP level 12. HP: 84/84 MP: 11/16
 18689 | Lair:5   | Noticed a five-headed hydra
 18697 | Lair:5   | Killed a five-headed hydra
 18987 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
 19003 | Lair:5   | You fall into a shaft and drop 1 floor!
 19003 | Lair:6   | Entered Level 6 of the Lair of Beasts
 19008 | Lair:6   | Reached ***** piety under Cheibriados
 19147 | Lair:5   | HP: 3/103 [spiny frog (16)]
 19839 | Lair:5   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 19959 | Lair:5   | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-619-gb7544fd237 to
                  | 0.24-a0-630-g0d56a851f4
 20143 | D:7      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
 20469 | D:7      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
 20791 | D:5      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
 20805 | D:5      | Killed Dowan
 20807 | D:5      | Killed Duvessa
 20865 | D:5      | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-630-g0d56a851f4 to
                  | 0.24-a0-652-g46ecf6da75
 20865 | D:5      | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-652-g46ecf6da75 to
                  | 0.25-a0-42-g6c54e25894
 20975 | D:5      | Found Lybithra's Book Emporium.
 20984 | D:5      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
 21111 | D:5      | Upgraded the game from 0.25-a0-42-g6c54e25894 to
                  | 0.25-a0-85-g7617fd2bc2
 21236 | D:9      | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
 21260 | D:9      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
 21367 | D:9      | Noticed Grum
 21381 | D:9      | Reached skill level 1 in Throwing
 21721 | D:9      | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 21868 | D:9      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
 21886 | D:9      | Killed a two-headed ogre
 21886 | D:9      | Reached XP level 13. HP: 80/92 MP: 14/19
 21938 | D:9      | Killed Grum
 22140 | D:9      | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
 22336 | D:9      | Found a hazy altar of Hepliaklqana.
 22410 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 22411 | D:10     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 22413 | D:10     | Reached skill level 5 in Throwing
 22471 | D:10     | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 23377 | D:10     | Learned a level 5 spell: Borgnjor's Vile Clutch
 23606 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 23606 | Orc:1    | Noticed an orc warlord
 23614 | Orc:1    | Reached ****** piety under Cheibriados
 23633 | Orc:1    | Killed an orc warlord
 23633 | Orc:1    | Reached skill level 1 in Necromancy
 23633 | Orc:1    | Reached skill level 1 in Earth Magic
 23971 | Orc:2    | Entered Level 2 of the Orcish Mines
 23971 | Orc:2    | Found Azeafuo's Assorted Antiques.
 23993 | Orc:2    | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
 24283 | Orc:1    | Upgraded the game from 0.25-a0-85-g7617fd2bc2 to
                  | 0.25-a0-98-g0cf78c2f83
 24283 | Orc:1    | Upgraded the game from 0.25-a0-98-g0cf78c2f83 to
                  | 0.25-a0-100-g33052ceff8
 24558 | Orc:1    | Upgraded the game from 0.25-a0-100-g33052ceff8 to
                  | 0.25-a0-185-g6cfeca75b2
 25555 | Orc:2    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 26088 | Orc:2    | Reached skill level 5 in Earth Magic
 26092 | Orc:2    | Reached skill level 5 in Necromancy
 26142 | Orc:2    | Paralysed by an orc sorcerer for 4 turns
 26647 | Orc:2    | Found Feyhin's Weapon Shoppe.
 26649 | Orc:2    | Found Rariocupo's Distillery.
 26713 | Orc:2    | Found Ucwiro's Food Shoppe.
 26717 | Orc:2    | Found Liusty's Distillery.
 26748 | Orc:2    | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 65 gold pieces
 26748 | Orc:2    | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 65 gold pieces
 26748 | Orc:2    | Bought a potion of curing for 39 gold pieces
 26748 | Orc:2    | Bought a potion of resistance for 130 gold pieces
 26749 | Orc:2    | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 70 gold pieces
 26749 | Orc:2    | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 70 gold pieces
 26996 | Lair:1   | Killed dxctxrx's ghost
 27232 | D:11     | Reached XP level 14. HP: 98/98 MP: 20/20
 27664 | D:11     | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
 27682 | D:11     | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
 27779 | D:11     | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
 28444 | D:12     | Found Ullio's Assorted Antiques.
 28473 | D:12     | Bought a scroll labeled RUIRRO RIGITAIGRYI for 28 gold
                  | pieces
 28708 | D:12     | Noticed Josephine
 28714 | D:12     | Killed Josephine
 28867 | D:13     | Noticed Urug
 28880 | D:13     | Killed Urug
 29224 | D:13     | Found a gate to the Vaults.
 29243 | D:13     | Reached skill level 10 in Stealth
 29250 | D:13     | Reached skill level 11 in Unarmed Combat
 29623 | D:13     | Reached skill level 10 in Invocations
 29872 | D:13     | Found Dyadgh's Gadget Shoppe.
 29902 | D:13     | Found a runed translucent door.
 29983 | D:13     | Noticed a sphinx
 30805 | D:13     | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
 30833 | D:13     | Reached XP level 15. HP: 103/103 MP: 16/22
 31511 | D:14     | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
 31928 | D:14     | Found Otikos's Book Emporium.
 32232 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 32726 | D:15     | Found the +8 autumn katana {slice, Clar}
 32738 | D:15     | Noticed Roxanne
 33170 | D:15     | Reached skill level 10 in Shields
 33421 | D:15     | Noticed a ghost moth
 33422 | D:15     | a ghost moth changed into a minotaur
 33430 | D:15     | Noticed an emperor scorpion
 33430 | D:15     | a queen ant changed into an emperor scorpion
 33432 | D:15     | Noticed a storm dragon
 33432 | D:15     | an emperor scorpion changed into a storm dragon
 33434 | D:15     | a storm dragon changed into an entropy weaver
 33838 | D:15     | Found a staircase to the Depths.

Skill      XL: |  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
---------------+----------------------------------------------+-----
Transmutations |     3     4           5  6                   |  6.6
Poison Magic   |        1  2  3                               |  3.2
Dodging        |              3           4  7  8  9    10    | 10.0
Unarmed Combat |                 5  7  9 10             11    | 11.4
Ice Magic      |                       3                      |  3.5
Fighting       |                          3  7  8  9    10    | 10.0
Spellcasting   |                          3           4       |  4.0
Invocations    |                             2  6  8    10    | 10.0
Stealth        |                                6  8    10    | 10.0
Shields        |                                   4     5 10 | 10.2
Throwing       |                                   3  5  8    |  8.0
Necromancy     |                                      6       |  6.3
Earth Magic    |                                      6       |  6.3

Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Unarmed           |    69 |   127 |   191 |   292 |   429 ||  1108
       Constrict         |    21 |    35 |    33 |    12 |    64 ||   165
       Tentacles         |     8 |    19 |    36 |    35 |   115 ||   213
       Kick              |    12 |    25 |    56 |     4 |       ||    97
       Punch             |     1 |     3 |    12 |    13 |    53 ||    82
Throw: Stone             |    41 |    64 |       |       |       ||   105
       Boomerang         |       |    27 |    63 |    80 |   429 ||   599
       Javelin           |       |       |       |     5 |    90 ||    95
       Dart              |       |       |       |       |     7 ||     7
 Cast: Beastly Appendage |    15 |    29 |    42 |     3 |       ||    89
       Sticks to Snakes  |     2 |    10 |    15 |     6 |    12 ||    45
       Spider Form       |       |     4 |     5 |       |       ||     9
       Ice Form          |       |       |     1 |    41 |     3 ||    45
       Blade Hands       |       |       |       |    12 |    54 ||    66
       Borgnjor's Vile C |       |       |       |       |    33 ||    33
Invok: Slouch            |       |       |       |     1 |     2 ||     3
       Temporal Distorti |       |       |       |       |     3 ||     3
 Abil: End Transformatio |       |       |       |       |     6 ||     6
  Use: Scroll            |     4 |     8 |     8 |    11 |     9 ||    40
       Potion            |       |       |       |     3 |     2 ||     5
 Stab: Sleeping          |     3 |     4 |     1 |     3 |    10 ||    21
       Distracted        |       |       |     4 |       |     1 ||     5
  Eat: Chunk             |     2 |    12 |    12 |    15 |    34 ||    75
       Ration            |       |     1 |     1 |     3 |     4 ||     9
Armor: Skin              |     9 |     3 |     8 |    34 |     3 ||    57
Dodge: Dodged            |    35 |    72 |   108 |   226 |   292 ||   733
Block: Buckler           |       |       |       |     5 |    36 ||    41

Table legend:
 A = Non-vault XP
 B = Vault XP
 C = Vault XP percentage of total XP
 D = Non-vault monster count
 E = Vault monster count
 F = Vault count percentage of total count

                 A         B        C        D         E        F   
            +---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------
      Total |   83259 |   28230 |  25.3 |     565 |     117 |  17.2
            +---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------
        D:1 |      48 |       2 |   4.0 |      28 |       2 |   6.7
        D:2 |      52 |      18 |  25.7 |      23 |       1 |   4.2
        D:3 |     192 |       0 |   0.0 |      28 |       0 |   0.0
        D:4 |     246 |      36 |  12.8 |      15 |       1 |   6.2
        D:5 |     754 |     377 |  33.3 |      20 |       3 |  13.0
        D:6 |    1047 |       0 |   0.0 |      26 |       0 |   0.0
        D:7 |     961 |     215 |  18.3 |      17 |       1 |   5.6
        D:8 |    1377 |       0 |   0.0 |      17 |       0 |   0.0
        D:9 |    2247 |    1677 |  42.7 |      20 |      18 |  47.4
       D:10 |    2730 |     408 |  13.0 |      33 |       9 |  21.4
       D:11 |    6293 |       0 |   0.0 |      32 |       0 |   0.0
       D:12 |    3663 |    2132 |  36.8 |      20 |       6 |  23.1
       D:13 |   12213 |    9458 |  43.6 |      59 |      11 |  15.7
       D:14 |   12829 |       0 |   0.0 |      35 |       0 |   0.0
       D:15 |    7970 |    3874 |  32.7 |      22 |      11 |  33.3
     Lair:1 |    3502 |     984 |  21.9 |      19 |       1 |   5.0
     Lair:2 |    4464 |       0 |   0.0 |      15 |       0 |   0.0
     Lair:3 |    3444 |       0 |   0.0 |      16 |       0 |   0.0
     Lair:4 |    2035 |    1840 |  47.5 |       8 |       6 |  42.9
     Lair:5 |    7814 |     883 |  10.2 |      33 |       2 |   5.7
     Lair:6 |     770 |     576 |  42.8 |       2 |       2 |  50.0
      Orc:1 |    5442 |      41 |   0.7 |      41 |       1 |   2.4
      Orc:2 |    3166 |    5709 |  64.3 |      36 |      42 |  53.8
            +---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------



[le_nerd]

Dungeon first down to D:15. Swamp is the next and you should use a poison resistant form there. Poison gas attacks will hit you very very hard otherwise and you only have 6 !curing.

[delarado]

Hmmm... No rPois in the whole game... that’s a bit rough! Any bright ideas? I’m acutely aware of how squishy I am

[petercordia]

Ice form (as suggested by le_nerd) gives poison resistance.
If it reduces your defence/offence to much for general use, you can still transform into ice form the turn you are first blasted with pois clouds. Temporal distortion might also help, but I don't have much experience with that.

[delarado]

Whoops, I missed the word “form” from his post!

I’ll be using Ice form a fair bit anyway I guess, Because Hydras and blade hands is a bad idea, and cold blooded monsters get slowed.

Although I suppose that Ice form would actually represent a reduction in DPS due to lack of aux attacks. Can anyone confirm?

[severen]

Whoops, I missed the word “form” from his post!

I’ll be using Ice form a fair bit anyway I guess, Because Hydras and blade hands is a bad idea, and cold blooded monsters get slowed.

Although I suppose that Ice form would actually represent a reduction in DPS due to lack of aux attacks. Can anyone confirm?

Ice Form and Op UC are roughly equivalent in DPS. Op with a well trained medium shield is noticeably better defense than Ice Form. However Ice Form does have a corner case where I consider it more effective which is Hydras specifically. In general , at least for me, an Op with a medium shield is preferable too all the Tm starting forms including blade hands. Blade hands is the only one I would say is comparable to well trained UC/Fighting (10+/10+) on an Op with a medium shield, I prefer the shield option vs Blade hands as combined defenses of 50+ feel much less squishy in Lair+. But specifically against Hydra, and whenever there are tons of poison/mephitic clouds, I would say you will see significant better performance from Ice Form. As would be expected Blade Hands is considerably more DPS and for certain swamp encounters (i.e. a hard hitting tree) will probably feel better than UC+shield unless you get a bit more defense (i.e. get a large shield or some kind of ring).

I generally almost never use the Tm start for Op due to this, but in certain circumstances I have learned Ice Form for UC Op's if I found that book just to make Hydra nicer and/or help with other Swamp related things (swimming/poison). Of course in the end you want statue or dragon form so its all kind of moot later on. You should be able to get SH to 20 or so as Chei with a medium shield and you can do a lot without a form with that, Ice Form is your bet Hydra option and will probably be necessary for swap drakes and swamp dragons, you can kill swamp dragons with BH or Op UC but mostly likely a plethora of poison clouds will force you into Ice Form.

If you get Lerny you will probably need statue or dragon or a decent amount of lignification potions(chancy strat but doable especially with a large shield as chei). Lignification potions are incredibly valuable as UC Op, I have killed Kifu with good use of them.

[delarado]

Bad choices got me killed. Should have healed or reset to kill a single spriggan rider instead of trying to kill it in one hit from 19hp or so...

  Code:

  Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.25-a0-185-g6cfeca75b2 (webtiles) character file.

Game seed: 15114581670793774517, levelgen mode: classic

89584 Delarado the Blocker (level 15, -4/103 HPs)
             Began as an Octopode Transmuter on Aug 21, 2019.
             Was the Champion of Cheibriados.
             Slain by a spriggan rider
             ... wielding a cursed -1 spear
              (25 damage)
             ... on level 2 of the Swamp on Dec 5, 2019.
             The game lasted 03:31:06 (36982 turns).

Delarado the Blocker (Octopode Transmuter)         Turns: 36982, Time: 03:31:06

Health: -4/103     AC:  1    Str: 37    XL:     15   Next: 97%
Magic:  16/22      EV: 27    Int: 36    God:    Cheibriados [******]
Gold:   1983       SH:  0    Dex: 32    Spells: 2/22 levels left

rFire    . . .     SeeInvis +     - Unarmed
rCold    . . .     Gourm    .   (shield currently unavailable)
rNeg     + . .     Faith    .   (helmet restricted)
rPois    .         Spirit   .   L - amulet of magic regeneration
rElec    .         Reflect  .   m - ring of wizardry
rCorr    .         Harm     .   q - +5 ring of dexterity
MR       +....                  w - +5 ring of strength
Stlth    +++++.....             F - ring "Dihajozade" {Int+4 Stlth-}
HPRegen  0.27/turn              E - ring of see invisible
MPRegen  0.43/turn              X - ring of positive energy
                                O - +2 ring of strength
                                S - +2 ring of evasion

@: lethally poisoned (-4 -> -13), blade tentacles, slowed, very slow
A: almost no armour, stealthy swim, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage
1, gelatinous body 1
a: End Transformation, Bend Time, Temporal Distortion, Slouch, Step From Time,
Renounce Religion


You were on level 2 of the Swamp.
You worshipped Cheibriados.
Cheibriados was exalted by your worship.
You were not hungry.

You had blades for tentacles.

You visited 5 branches of the dungeon, and saw 26 of its levels.

You collected 2565 gold pieces.
You spent 582 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 Y - the +8 autumn katana {slice, Clar}
   (You found it on level 15 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
   
   It protects you against confusion.
Missiles
 a - 523 arrows
 f - 4 atropa-tipped darts
 h - 715 stones
 n - 14 boomerangs (quivered)
 R - 6 silver javelins
 W - 10 javelins
Armour
 K - a +0 buckler (melded)
 P - a +0 shield
Jewellery
 i - an uncursed amulet of guardian spirit
 k - an uncursed ring of fire
 m - a ring of wizardry (left scythe-like blade)
 q - a +5 ring of dexterity (right scythe-like blade)
 w - a +5 ring of strength (on tentacle)
 E - a ring of see invisible (on tentacle)
 F - the ring "Dihajozade" (on tentacle) {Int+4 Stlth-}
   (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)   
   
   [ring of attention]
   
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It makes you less stealthy.
 L - an amulet of magic regeneration (around mantle)
 N - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 O - a +2 ring of strength (on tentacle)
 S - a +2 ring of evasion (on tentacle)
 X - a ring of positive energy (on tentacle)
Wands
 d - a wand of paralysis (17)
 A - a wand of digging (2)
 B - a wand of acid (12)
 Q - a wand of iceblast (11)
Scrolls
 e - 10 scrolls of remove curse
 g - 7 scrolls of immolation
 l - 10 scrolls of teleportation
 r - 3 scrolls of magic mapping
 u - a scroll of silence
 v - a scroll of fog
 x - 4 scrolls of amnesia
 y - 3 scrolls of blinking
 D - 4 scrolls of enchant armour
 H - a scroll of holy word
 T - 2 scrolls of enchant weapon
 U - 6 scrolls of identify
 V - a scroll of fear
 Z - 3 scrolls of vulnerability
Potions
 b - a potion of flight
 j - 6 potions of magic
 o - 3 potions of invisibility
 p - 2 potions of agility
 s - a potion of lignification
 t - 4 potions of brilliance
 z - 8 potions of curing
 C - 2 potions of mutation
 G - a potion of ambrosia
 I - 2 potions of resistance
 J - 4 potions of heal wounds
 M - a potion of cancellation {unknown}
Comestibles
 c - 28 rations


   Skills:
 - Level 10.0 Fighting
 - Level 8.0 Throwing
 - Level 10.0 Dodging
 - Level 10.0 Stealth
 + Level 12.0 Shields
 - Level 11.4 Unarmed Combat
 - Level 4.0 Spellcasting
 - Level 6.3 Necromancy
 - Level 6.6 Transmutations
 - Level 3.5 Ice Magic
 - Level 6.3 Earth Magic
 - Level 3.2 Poison Magic
 - Level 10.0 Invocations


You had 2 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Beastly Appendage     Tmut           ######       4%          1    None
b - Sticks to Snakes      Tmut           ######..     4%          2    None
c - Spider Form           Tmut/Pois      #####.....   8%          3    #......
d - Ice Form              Ice/Tmut       #####...     14%         4    ###....
e - Blade Hands           Tmut           ######....   17%         5    #####..
f - Borgnjor's Vile Clut  Necr/Erth      ######....   19%         5    #####..

Your spell library contained the following spells:

 Spells                   Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
 Animate Skeleton         Necr           N/A          4%          1    None
 Sublimation of Blood     Necr           ######....   4%          2    None
 Ensorcelled Hibernation  Hex/Ice        ###...       11%         2    None
 Poisonous Vapours        Pois/Air       ###...       11%         2    None
 Corona                   Hex            #......      12%         1    None
 Animate Dead             Necr           N/A          11%         4    ###....
 Agony                    Necr           ######..     19%         5    #####..
 Confuse                  Hex            #.......     24%         3    #......
 Dazzling Spray           Conj/Hex       #.....       24%         3    #......
 Tukima's Dance           Hex            #.......     24%         3    #......


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (1/1) D:5            Lair (6/6) D:8
  Swamp (2/4) Lair:3        Snake (0/4) Lair:2        Slime (0/5) Lair:5
    Orc (2/2) D:10            Elf (0/3) Orc:2        Vaults (0/5) D:13
 Depths (0/5) D:15       

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
Beogh

Shops:
D:4 *   D:5 :   D:12 *   D:13 }   D:14 :   Orc:2 *(%!!

Annotations:
D:6 exclusion: upstairs
D:8 exclusions: door and 1 more exclusion, Psyche
D:13 1 runed translucent door, 1 exclusion
D:15 Roxanne
Lair:3 3 runed translucent doors, Amnesiac's ghost, journeyman FoEE


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You cannot wear most types of armour.
You are very stealthy in the water. (Stealth+)
You are amphibious.
You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.
You can use your tentacles to constrict eight enemies at once.
Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stealth+).
Your rubbery body absorbs attacks. (AC +1, EV +1)


Message History

You feel yourself slow down. The spriggan rider misses you.
You shred the spriggan rider!!!
You kill the spriggan rider!
Cheibriados appreciates the change of pace.
You kill the hornet!
Cheibriados appreciates the change of pace.
Your Shields skill increases to level 12!
You feel sick. The hornet stings you!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
You are more poisoned.
You feel as though you will be slow longer.
The spriggan rider misses you. The hornet closely misses you.
You slice the hornet!!
You kill the hornet!
Cheibriados thoroughly appreciates the change of pace.
You feel sick.
The spriggan rider completely misses you.
You feel very sick.
The spriggan rider hits you with a cursed -1 spear!!
You die...

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You could see a spriggan rider.

Vanquished Creatures
  An orc warlord (Orc:1)
  Josephine (D:12)
  8 vault guards (D:13)
  The ghost of dxctxrx the Cleaver, a journeyman GnBe of Trog (Lair:1)
  10 hydras
  A shambling mangrove (Swamp:2)
  A ghost crab (Swamp:1)
  A death knight (D:15)
  2 centaur warriors (D:13)
  3 alligators
  4 two-headed ogres
  4 tengu warriors
  4 orc high priests (Orc:2)
  Urug (D:13)
  2 unseen horrors
  2 swamp dragons
  A wizard (D:15)
  A phantasmal warrior (D:15)
  An orc knight (Orc:1)
  An orb spider (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  10 ugly things
  A deep elf mage (D:15)
  4 orc sorcerers
  5 cyclopes
  A manticore (D:11)
  An elephant (Lair:5)
  5 black mambas
  A gargoyle (D:10)
  A black mamba (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  9 spiny frogs
  A torpor snail (Lair:5)
  A rime drake (Lair:6)
  2 kobold demonologists (D:13)
  5 komodo dragons
  2 freezing wraiths
  6 tyrant leeches (Swamp:1)
  A tengu conjurer (D:13)
  A polar bear (Lair:2)
  A wolf spider simulacrum (D:15)
  7 trolls
  3 hornets
  5 dream sheep (Lair:5)
  5 hippogriffs
  3 bog bodies
  6 slime creatures
  A hippogriff (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  57 yaks
  3 shadows
  3 spriggans
  10 wraiths
  A wyvern (D:15)
  A basilisk (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  Grum (D:9)
  A steam dragon (D:12)
  4 hungry ghosts
  2 humans (D:9)
  Menkaure (D:5)
  14 vampire mosquitoes
  5 swamp worms
  5 insubstantial wisps (Swamp:1)
  2 wargs
  3 acid dragons
  15 water moccasins
  Duvessa (D:5)
  23 orc warriors
  8 porcupines
  2 swamp drakes (Swamp:2)
  An eye of draining (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  3 sky beasts
  2 necrophages
  8 ice beasts
  2 phantoms
  A black bear (D:13)
  An eye of draining (D:10)
  5 wolves
  4 boggarts (D:15)
  13 ogres
  11 centaurs
  12 crocodiles
  19 bullfrogs
  3 big kobolds
  An elf skeleton (D:9)
  Dowan (D:5)
  3 scorpions
  A wyvern skeleton (D:14)
  A troll zombie (D:9)
  2 wights (D:9)
  9 electric eels
  A howler monkey (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  A howler monkey (D:4)
  6 crimson imps
  4 centaur zombies
  2 quasits
  4 human zombies (D:9)
  4 jellies
  6 centaur skeletons
  2 hounds
  33 orc priests
  33 orc wizards
  5 iguanas
  Ijyb (D:4)
  9 worker ants
  A hound zombie (D:6)
  A hound skeleton (D:4)
  A mummy (D:9)
  2 worker ant zombies
  10 gnolls
  11 adders
  4 shadow imps
  2 oozes
  2 adder zombies
  5 worms
  7 leopard geckos
  57 orcs
  6 ball pythons
  8 bats
  5 giant cockroaches
  4 hobgoblins
  14 jackals
  27 kobolds
  7 quokkas
  A frilled lizard (D:1)
  A giant cockroach zombie (D:5)
  10 goblins
  A jackal skeleton (D:4)
  2 leopard gecko skeletons
  An orc zombie (D:9)
  12 rats
716 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  An orc warrior (D:10)
  An ogre (D:8)
  Terence (D:2)
  3 orcs
6 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  15 fungi
  7 plants
22 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 744 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
-------+----------+-------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Delarado the Octopode Transmuter began the quest for the
                  | Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 13/13 MP: 3/3
   228 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 18/18 MP: 5/5
   499 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Sticks to Snakes
   865 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 21/23 MP: 4/6
   921 | D:1      | Learned a level 3 spell: Spider Form
  1345 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Poison Magic
  1728 | D:2      | Noticed Terence
  1746 | D:2      | Killed Terence
  1746 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 25/28 MP: 2/7
  2753 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 28/33 MP: 5/8
  3271 | D:3      | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-580-g6a6c3f83c1 to
                  | 0.24-a0-582-g4d4af813a0
  3529 | D:3      | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  4154 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 38/38 MP: 9/9
  4488 | D:4      | Found Qeaneul's General Store.
  4554 | D:4      | Bought a scroll of identify for 22 gold pieces
  4554 | D:4      | Bought a scroll of amnesia for 38 gold pieces
  4554 | D:4      | Bought a scroll of identify for 22 gold pieces
  4554 | D:4      | Bought a potion of curing for 33 gold pieces
  4998 | D:4      | Found an opulent altar of Gozag.
  5110 | D:4      | Reached skill level 5 in Unarmed Combat
  5403 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  5403 | D:5      | Noticed Menkaure
  5647 | D:5      | Found Lybithra's Book Emporium.
  5647 | D:5      | Noticed an ice beast
  5647 | D:5      | Noticed a sky beast
  5750 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 26/43 MP: 2/10
  6005 | D:5      | Killed Menkaure
  6422 | D:5      | Noticed Ijyb
  6544 | D:5      | Noticed Duvessa
  6547 | D:5      | Noticed Dowan
  6566 | D:5      | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-582-g4d4af813a0 to
                  | 0.24-a0-586-g8e0e932a4c
  6566 | D:5      | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-586-g8e0e932a4c to
                  | 0.24-a0-619-gb7544fd237
  6577 | D:4      | Killed Ijyb
  6646 | D:5      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
  6855 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 35/48 MP: 9/11
  7223 | D:5      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  7232 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  7429 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Cheibriados the Contemplative
  7761 | D:6      | Learned a level 4 spell: Ice Form
  7995 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Ice Magic
  8486 | D:6      | Reached * piety under Cheibriados
  8513 | D:6      | Found a stormy altar of Qazlal.
  8790 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Transmutations
  9043 | D:6      | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  9124 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 53/53 MP: 8/12
 10322 | D:7      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
 10493 | D:8      | Reached ** piety under Cheibriados
 10580 | D:8      | Got a warped lead ring
 10581 | D:8      | Identified the ring "Dihajozade" {Int+4 Stlth-} (You found
                  | it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
 10606 | D:8      | Reached skill level 10 in Unarmed Combat
 10671 | D:8      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
 10718 | D:8      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
 10801 | D:8      | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 10904 | D:8      | Noticed Psyche
 11697 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 11712 | Lair:1   | Noticed a komodo dragon
 11725 | D:8      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 63/63 MP: 10/14
 11732 | D:8      | Learned a level 5 spell: Blade Hands
 11779 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
 12124 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
 12327 | Lair:1   | Noticed a black mamba
 12391 | Lair:1   | Killed a black mamba
 12448 | Lair:1   | Found a runed translucent door.
 12463 | Lair:1   | Noticed a spiny frog
 12476 | Lair:1   | Killed a spiny frog
 12946 | Lair:1   | Reached *** piety under Cheibriados
 13159 | Lair:1   | Noticed dxctxrx's ghost (journeyman GnBe)
 13318 | Lair:2   | Noticed a five-headed hydra
 13332 | Lair:2   | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 13587 | Lair:2   | Noticed an eight-headed hydra
 13594 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
 13842 | Lair:2   | Identified the Tome of Poisoning and Evil Magic
 13862 | Lair:2   | Killed a five-headed hydra
 13862 | Lair:2   | Reached XP level 11. HP: 49/75 MP: 10/15
 14651 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
 14702 | Lair:2   | Killed an eight-headed hydra
 15462 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
 15859 | Lair:3   | Found a runed translucent gate.
 15860 | Lair:3   | Found a runed translucent gate.
 15860 | Lair:3   | Noticed a nine-headed hydra
 15861 | Lair:3   | Found a runed translucent gate.
 15866 | Lair:3   | Noticed Amnesiac's ghost (journeyman FoEE)
 15866 | Lair:3   | Noticed a nine-headed hydra
 15871 | Lair:3   | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 16188 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
 16695 | Lair:4   | Reached **** piety under Cheibriados
 16828 | Lair:4   | Noticed a five-headed hydra
 16832 | Lair:4   | Killed a five-headed hydra
 17387 | Lair:4   | Reached XP level 12. HP: 84/84 MP: 11/16
 18689 | Lair:5   | Noticed a five-headed hydra
 18697 | Lair:5   | Killed a five-headed hydra
 18987 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
 18992 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 2 in Shields
 19003 | Lair:5   | You fall into a shaft and drop 1 floor!
 19003 | Lair:6   | Entered Level 6 of the Lair of Beasts
 19008 | Lair:6   | Reached ***** piety under Cheibriados
 19128 | Lair:6   | Reached skill level 3 in Shields
 19147 | Lair:5   | HP: 3/103 [spiny frog (16)]
 19276 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 4 in Shields
 19839 | Lair:5   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 19959 | Lair:5   | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-619-gb7544fd237 to
                  | 0.24-a0-630-g0d56a851f4
 20143 | D:7      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
 20469 | D:7      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
 20791 | D:5      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
 20805 | D:5      | Killed Dowan
 20807 | D:5      | Killed Duvessa
 20865 | D:5      | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-630-g0d56a851f4 to
                  | 0.24-a0-652-g46ecf6da75
 20865 | D:5      | Upgraded the game from 0.24-a0-652-g46ecf6da75 to
                  | 0.25-a0-42-g6c54e25894
 20975 | D:5      | Found Lybithra's Book Emporium.
 20984 | D:5      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
 21111 | D:5      | Upgraded the game from 0.25-a0-42-g6c54e25894 to
                  | 0.25-a0-85-g7617fd2bc2
 21236 | D:9      | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
 21260 | D:9      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
 21367 | D:9      | Noticed Grum
 21381 | D:9      | Reached skill level 1 in Throwing
 21721 | D:9      | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 21868 | D:9      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
 21886 | D:9      | Killed a two-headed ogre
 21886 | D:9      | Reached XP level 13. HP: 80/92 MP: 14/19
 21938 | D:9      | Killed Grum
 22140 | D:9      | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
 22336 | D:9      | Found a hazy altar of Hepliaklqana.
 22410 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 22411 | D:10     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 22413 | D:10     | Reached skill level 5 in Throwing
 22471 | D:10     | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 23377 | D:10     | Learned a level 5 spell: Borgnjor's Vile Clutch
 23606 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 23606 | Orc:1    | Noticed an orc warlord
 23614 | Orc:1    | Reached ****** piety under Cheibriados
 23633 | Orc:1    | Killed an orc warlord
 23633 | Orc:1    | Reached skill level 1 in Necromancy
 23633 | Orc:1    | Reached skill level 1 in Earth Magic
 23971 | Orc:2    | Entered Level 2 of the Orcish Mines
 23971 | Orc:2    | Found Azeafuo's Assorted Antiques.
 23993 | Orc:2    | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
 24283 | Orc:1    | Upgraded the game from 0.25-a0-85-g7617fd2bc2 to
                  | 0.25-a0-98-g0cf78c2f83
 24283 | Orc:1    | Upgraded the game from 0.25-a0-98-g0cf78c2f83 to
                  | 0.25-a0-100-g33052ceff8
 24558 | Orc:1    | Upgraded the game from 0.25-a0-100-g33052ceff8 to
                  | 0.25-a0-185-g6cfeca75b2
 25555 | Orc:2    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 26088 | Orc:2    | Reached skill level 5 in Earth Magic
 26092 | Orc:2    | Reached skill level 5 in Necromancy
 26142 | Orc:2    | Paralysed by an orc sorcerer for 4 turns
 26647 | Orc:2    | Found Feyhin's Weapon Shoppe.
 26649 | Orc:2    | Found Rariocupo's Distillery.
 26713 | Orc:2    | Found Ucwiro's Food Shoppe.
 26717 | Orc:2    | Found Liusty's Distillery.
 26748 | Orc:2    | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 65 gold pieces
 26748 | Orc:2    | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 65 gold pieces
 26748 | Orc:2    | Bought a potion of curing for 39 gold pieces
 26748 | Orc:2    | Bought a potion of resistance for 130 gold pieces
 26749 | Orc:2    | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 70 gold pieces
 26749 | Orc:2    | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 70 gold pieces
 26996 | Lair:1   | Killed dxctxrx's ghost
 27232 | D:11     | Reached XP level 14. HP: 98/98 MP: 20/20
 27664 | D:11     | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
 27682 | D:11     | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
 27779 | D:11     | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
 28444 | D:12     | Found Ullio's Assorted Antiques.
 28473 | D:12     | Bought a scroll labeled RUIRRO RIGITAIGRYI for 28 gold
                  | pieces
 28708 | D:12     | Noticed Josephine
 28714 | D:12     | Killed Josephine
 28867 | D:13     | Noticed Urug
 28880 | D:13     | Killed Urug
 29224 | D:13     | Found a gate to the Vaults.
 29243 | D:13     | Reached skill level 10 in Stealth
 29623 | D:13     | Reached skill level 10 in Invocations
 29872 | D:13     | Found Dyadgh's Gadget Shoppe.
 29902 | D:13     | Found a runed translucent door.
 29983 | D:13     | Noticed a sphinx
 30805 | D:13     | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
 30833 | D:13     | Reached XP level 15. HP: 103/103 MP: 16/22
 31345 | D:14     | Reached skill level 6 in Shields
 31511 | D:14     | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
 31788 | D:14     | Reached skill level 7 in Shields
 31902 | D:14     | Reached skill level 8 in Shields
 31928 | D:14     | Found Otikos's Book Emporium.
 32232 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 32363 | D:15     | Reached skill level 9 in Shields
 32726 | D:15     | Found the +8 autumn katana {slice, Clar}
 32738 | D:15     | Noticed Roxanne
 33170 | D:15     | Reached skill level 10 in Shields
 33421 | D:15     | Noticed a ghost moth
 33422 | D:15     | a ghost moth changed into a minotaur
 33430 | D:15     | Noticed an emperor scorpion
 33430 | D:15     | a queen ant changed into an emperor scorpion
 33432 | D:15     | Noticed a storm dragon
 33432 | D:15     | an emperor scorpion changed into a storm dragon
 33434 | D:15     | a storm dragon changed into an entropy weaver
 33838 | D:15     | Found a staircase to the Depths.
 34306 | Swamp:1  | Entered Level 1 of the Swamp
 35372 | Swamp:1  | Reached skill level 11 in Shields
 36980 | Swamp:2  | Reached skill level 12 in Shields
 36982 | Swamp:2  | Slain by a spriggan rider

Levels and vault maps discovered:
D:1:      dpeg_arrival_boxorama, layout_basic, st_stairs_14
D:2:      layout_basic, first_ration, uniq_terence
D:3:      layout_loops_cross, vehumet_crystals
D:4:      layout_gridville, nicolae_gozag_cash_rules_everything_around_me,
          serial_shops, shop_statue
D:5:      layout_rooms, tso_metal_star, minmay_temple_entry_waves, serial_shops,
          shop, uniq_duvessa, uniq_ijyb, uniq_menkaure
D:6:      layout_basic, trog_eyes_of_draining, kennysheep_mini
D:7:      layout_rooms, nicolae_overflow_crystal_walls, the_bakery
D:8:      layout_layer_cave, kennysheep_little_box, overflow_temple_1_default,
          dpeg_oklobed_lair, abandoned_shop, uniq_psyche
D:9:      layout_roguey, nicolae_overflow_hidden_temple, lemuel_round_altar,
          lemuel_mausoleum_altar_yredelemnul, grunt_dithmenos_shadows,
          okawaru_humans, uniq_grum
D:10:     layout_basic, minmay_orc_entry_temple_small
D:11:     layout_small_grid, basic_altar, dk_noncrumbling_2
D:12:     layout_roguey, serial_shops, nicolae_shop_overgrown_old_shop,
          uniq_josephine
D:13:     layout_roguey, erik_vaults_2, serial_shops, nicolae_shop_statue_plus,
          minmay_hidden_floor, uniq_urug
D:14:     layout_small_grid, serial_shops, shop, lemuel_altar_in_water
D:15:     gammafunk_enter_depths_forms, layout_loops_ring, uniq_roxanne
Temple:   jpeg_temple_alley_garden
Lair:1:   layout_chaotic_city, ebering_ghost_reflecting_pool,
          chequers_serial_rivers_room_b, infiniplex_staircase_pool_2,
          lemuel_fruit_tree
Lair:2:   layout_cave_pods, guppyfry_snake_entry_garden
Lair:3:   layout_chaotic_city, swamp_mist, portal_ice_cave_entry_pillars_1,
          gammafunk_ghost_hydra_chop
Lair:4:   beast_lair_carwin_large_2, layout_gridlike, lemuel_fruit_fields,
          serial_bayou_shore_a
Lair:5:   layout_misc_corridors, dpeg_slime_entry_corner
Lair:6:   hangedman_lair_in_review, layout_small_grid, guppyfry_lair_end_dragon,
          basic_altar, grunt_megastairs_2
Swamp:1:  layout_basic_swamp, serial_swamp_ruin, evilmike_swamp_ruin_rubble_2,
          evilmike_swamp_ruin_house_2, evilmike_swamp_ruin_house_3, swamp_pool4
Swamp:2:  nicolae_swamp_phyte_club, layout_basic_swamp,
          nicolae_swamp_very_dense_foliage
Orc:1:    layout_caves
Orc:2:    st_orc_mages, layout_caves, basic_altar, serial_shops, shop_coins

Skill      XL: |  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 |
---------------+----------------------------------------------+-----
Transmutations |     3     4           5  6                   |  6.6
Poison Magic   |        1  2  3                               |  3.2
Dodging        |              3           4  7  8  9    10    | 10.0
Unarmed Combat |                 5  7  9 10             11    | 11.4
Ice Magic      |                       3                      |  3.5
Fighting       |                          3  7  8  9    10    | 10.0
Spellcasting   |                          3           4       |  4.0
Invocations    |                             2  6  8    10    | 10.0
Stealth        |                                6  8    10    | 10.0
Shields        |                                   4     5 12 | 12.0
Throwing       |                                   3  5  8    |  8.0
Necromancy     |                                      6       |  6.3
Earth Magic    |                                      6       |  6.3

Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Unarmed           |    69 |   127 |   191 |   292 |   512 ||  1191
       Constrict         |    21 |    35 |    33 |    12 |    68 ||   169
       Tentacles         |     8 |    19 |    36 |    35 |   127 ||   225
       Kick              |    12 |    25 |    56 |     4 |       ||    97
       Punch             |     1 |     3 |    12 |    13 |    62 ||    91
Throw: Stone             |    41 |    64 |       |       |       ||   105
       Boomerang         |       |    27 |    63 |    80 |   464 ||   634
       Javelin           |       |       |       |     5 |    90 ||    95
       Dart              |       |       |       |       |     7 ||     7
 Cast: Beastly Appendage |    15 |    29 |    42 |     3 |     1 ||    90
       Sticks to Snakes  |     2 |    10 |    15 |     6 |    12 ||    45
       Spider Form       |       |     4 |     5 |       |       ||     9
       Ice Form          |       |       |     1 |    41 |     8 ||    50
       Blade Hands       |       |       |       |    12 |    66 ||    78
       Borgnjor's Vile C |       |       |       |       |    33 ||    33
Invok: Slouch            |       |       |       |     1 |     3 ||     4
       Temporal Distorti |       |       |       |       |     4 ||     4
 Abil: End Transformatio |       |       |       |       |    10 ||    10
  Use: Scroll            |     4 |     8 |     8 |    11 |    10 ||    41
       Potion            |       |       |       |     3 |     2 ||     5
 Stab: Sleeping          |     3 |     4 |     1 |     3 |    11 ||    22
       Distracted        |       |       |     4 |       |     1 ||     5
  Eat: Chunk             |     2 |    12 |    12 |    15 |    34 ||    75
       Ration            |       |     1 |     1 |     3 |     6 ||    11
Armor: Skin              |     9 |     3 |     8 |    34 |     7 ||    61
Dodge: Dodged            |    35 |    72 |   108 |   226 |   390 ||   831
Block: Buckler           |       |       |       |     5 |    40 ||    45

Table legend:
 A = Non-vault XP
 B = Vault XP
 C = Vault XP percentage of total XP
 D = Non-vault monster count
 E = Vault monster count
 F = Vault count percentage of total count

                 A         B        C        D         E        F   
            +---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------
      Total |   98790 |   29188 |  22.8 |     604 |     118 |  16.3
            +---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------
        D:1 |      48 |       2 |   4.0 |      28 |       2 |   6.7
        D:2 |      52 |      18 |  25.7 |      23 |       1 |   4.2
        D:3 |     192 |       0 |   0.0 |      28 |       0 |   0.0
        D:4 |     246 |      36 |  12.8 |      15 |       1 |   6.2
        D:5 |     754 |     377 |  33.3 |      20 |       3 |  13.0
        D:6 |    1047 |       0 |   0.0 |      26 |       0 |   0.0
        D:7 |     961 |     215 |  18.3 |      17 |       1 |   5.6
        D:8 |    1377 |       0 |   0.0 |      17 |       0 |   0.0
        D:9 |    2247 |    1677 |  42.7 |      20 |      18 |  47.4
       D:10 |    2730 |     408 |  13.0 |      33 |       9 |  21.4
       D:11 |    6293 |       0 |   0.0 |      32 |       0 |   0.0
       D:12 |    3663 |    2132 |  36.8 |      20 |       6 |  23.1
       D:13 |   12213 |    9458 |  43.6 |      59 |      11 |  15.7
       D:14 |   12829 |       0 |   0.0 |      35 |       0 |   0.0
       D:15 |    7970 |    3874 |  32.7 |      22 |      11 |  33.3
     Lair:1 |    3502 |     984 |  21.9 |      19 |       1 |   5.0
     Lair:2 |    4464 |       0 |   0.0 |      15 |       0 |   0.0
     Lair:3 |    3444 |       0 |   0.0 |      16 |       0 |   0.0
     Lair:4 |    2035 |    1840 |  47.5 |       8 |       6 |  42.9
     Lair:5 |    7814 |     883 |  10.2 |      33 |       2 |   5.7
     Lair:6 |     770 |     576 |  42.8 |       2 |       2 |  50.0
    Swamp:1 |   10560 |       0 |   0.0 |      27 |       0 |   0.0
    Swamp:2 |    4971 |     958 |  16.2 |      12 |       1 |   7.7
      Orc:1 |    5442 |      41 |   0.7 |      41 |       1 |   2.4
      Orc:2 |    3166 |    5709 |  64.3 |      36 |      42 |  53.8
            +---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------


[Zhorgal]

Rule #1 of crawl survival: “I’m almost dead but let me try one more swing” is the best way to get you killed.

[TheMeInTeam]

If you really need something dead in one hit, best to use something that can't miss and has a damage floor higher than the monster's remaining HP.

And you'd best be sure about that second part.