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Snake Sneak

Posts: 94

Joined: Sunday, 26th April 2015, 22:16

Post Tuesday, 2nd March 2021, 00:29

CIP - Help my Pode pls!

OK, so it's been a long time since I've played Crawl. I've never won a pode before, and after reading various posts here about trying to ascend one, I decided to give one a try.

Following Severen's advice, I went Shield Pode and rushed Unarmed to 10. I found Nemelex early, so I went with her. Never won a card worshipper either, so what the heck, right?

Been relying heavily on poison needles, an early acid wand, and running away a lot to keep my squid alive. Snagged some great loot in a Sewer (check out those scrolls!). Just found a Minor Magic book and now I think the poor little mollusk might actually have a chance.

So any suggestions on skilling next? Get Evoc up for wands? Start trying to learn to summon some Imps? Keep going with defenses? Go harder with Invoc? Any help greatly appreciated!

  Code:
 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.26.0 (tiles) character file.

Game seed: 8620866657716250228

Wustrits the Grappler (Octopode Fighter)            Turns: 8876, Time: 00:25:45

Health: 56/56      AC:  1    Str: 16    XL:     9   Next: 56%
Magic:  13/13      EV: 12    Int: 13    God:    Nemelex Xobeh [**....]
Gold:   407        SH:  9    Dex: 11    Spells: 8/8 levels left

rFire    . . .     SeeInvis +     - Unarmed
rCold    . . .     Faith    .   a - +0 kite shield
rNeg     . . .     Spirit   .   (helmet restricted)
rPois    .         Reflect  .   (no amulet)
rElec    .         Harm     .   t - ring of see invisible
rCorr    .         Rampage  .   (no ring)
Will     .....                  (no ring)
Stlth    ++++......             (no ring)
HPRegen  0.18/turn              (no ring)
MPRegen  0.13/turn              (no ring)
                                (no ring)
                                (no ring)

@: no status effects
A: almost no armour, stealthy swim, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage
1, gelatinous body 1
a: Renounce Religion, Draw Escape, Draw Destruction, Draw Summoning


You are on level 6 of the Dungeon.
You worship Nemelex Xobeh.
Nemelex Xobeh is pleased with you.
You have visited 1 branch of the dungeon, and seen 6 of its levels.
You have also visited: Sewer.

You have collected 407 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 b - a +2 whip of electrocution
   (You took it off an orc on level 6 of the Dungeon)
Missiles
 c - 112 arrows
 e - 185 stones
 j - 73 sling bullets
 p - 23 poisoned darts (quivered)
 u - 48 bolts
Armour
 a - a +0 kite shield (worn)
Jewellery
 t - a ring of see invisible (left tentacle)
   (You found it on level 3 of the Dungeon)
Wands
 r - a wand of disintegration (12)
   (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon)
 x - a wand of acid (16)
   (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)
 E - a wand of polymorph (2)
   (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon)
Scrolls
 h - 5 scrolls of blinking
 l - 6 scrolls of teleportation
 m - 5 scrolls of fear
 q - 4 scrolls of magic mapping
 s - a scroll labelled IMEOD UMUIW
 z - a scroll labelled BACAEX TOOSCH
 A - a scroll labelled VIYRRO MIMER
 B - a scroll labelled JIECLAMEYCS
 C - a scroll labelled XUORPH YCHAM
 D - 2 scrolls labelled JUIFUA XOANO
Potions
 d - 5 potions of haste
 f - a black potion
 g - 4 potions of lignification
 i - 2 potions of heal wounds
 k - 7 potions of curing
 n - 3 potions of berserk rage
 o - 2 potions of attraction
 v - 2 potions of magic
 w - a golden potion
 y - 3 potions of might
 F - a sedimented silvery potion


   Skills:
 - Level 3.0 Fighting
 + Level 4.0 Dodging
 - Level 6.0 Stealth
 - Level 4.0 Shields
 - Level 10.0 Unarmed Combat
 - Level 6.0 Invocations


You have 8 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.
Your spell library contains the following spells:

 Spells                   Type           Power        Failure   Level
 Magic Dart               Conj           0%           77%         1   
 Blink                    Tloc           N/A          88%         2   
 Call Imp                 Summ           0%           88%         2   
 Slow                     Hex            0%           88%         2   
 Conjure Flame            Conj/Fire      0%           98%         3   
 Mephitic Cloud           Conj/Pois/Air  0%           98%         3   


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (6/15)             Temple (0/1) D:4           Sewer (visited)

Altars:
Elyvilon
Gozag
Hepliaklqana
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Trog
Wu Jian
Zin

Shops:
D:3 *

Annotations:
D:4 3 runed translucent doors, Gakkymeimi's ghost, amateur DrBr


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 kill Eustachio!
Training target 4.0 for Shields reached!
Your Dodging skill increases to level 4!
Your Shields skill increases to level 4!
Things that are here:
a cursed -2 rapier; a +0 leather armour
You start resting.
HP restored.
You see here a bullfrog corpse.
g - 4 potions of lignification (gained 1)
p - 21 poisoned darts (gained 1)
p - 22 poisoned darts (gained 1)
p - 23 poisoned darts (gained 1)
You pick up a book of Minor Magic and begin reading...
You add the spells Magic Dart, Blink, Call Imp, Slow, Conjure Flame and
Mephitic Cloud to your library.
Okay, then.
Welcome back, Wustrits the Octopode Fighter.
Nemelex Xobeh says: It's all in the cards!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
Saving game... please wait.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Maggie (D:6)
  Sigmund (D:4)
  Eustachio (D:6)
  An ice beast (D:5)
  A black bear (D:6)
  2 ogres
  3 centaurs
  Blork the orc (D:4)
  5 bullfrogs
  A scorpion (D:6)
  A howler monkey (D:4)
  A centaur zombie (D:5)
  2 quasits (D:6)
  A centaur skeleton (D:4)
  2 hounds
  3 orc priests
  4 orc wizards
  A worker ant (D:5)
  A worker ant zombie (D:3)
  17 adders
  7 gnolls
  A howler monkey skeleton (D:5)
  5 river rats (Sewer)
  A white imp (D:5)
  2 oozes
  An adder zombie (D:6)
  An adder skeleton (D:4)
  6 worms
  3 dart slugs
  13 leopard geckos
  17 orcs
  7 bats
  5 giant cockroaches
  12 goblins
  9 hobgoblins
  5 jackals
  A quokka (D:3)
  12 ball pythons (Sewer)
  2 frilled lizards (D:2)
  13 kobolds
  30 rats
203 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  5 plants (D:3)
5 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 208 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
-------+----------+-------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Wustrits the Octopode Fighter began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 16/16 MP: 1/1
    50 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 19/21 MP: 2/2
   113 | D:1      | Reached skill level 3 in Unarmed Combat
   260 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 22/26 MP: 3/3
   446 | D:1      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
   450 | D:1      | Became a worshipper of Nemelex Xobeh the Trickster
  1095 | D:2      | Reached skill level 4 in Unarmed Combat
  1465 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 30/31 MP: 4/4
  1554 | D:2      | Reached * piety under Nemelex Xobeh
  1634 | D:2      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  1773 | D:3      | Found a hazy altar of Hepliaklqana.
  1804 | D:3      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
  2023 | D:3      | Found Zin's Purification Station.
  2025 | D:3      | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
  2182 | D:3      | Reached skill level 5 in Unarmed Combat
  2182 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 33/36 MP: 5/5
  3671 | D:4      | Found a runed translucent gate.
  3671 | D:4      | Found a runed translucent gate.
  3671 | D:4      | Found a runed translucent gate.
  3672 | D:4      | Noticed Gakkymeimi's ghost (amateur DrBr)
  3722 | D:4      | Reached skill level 6 in Unarmed Combat
  3722 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 42/42 MP: 6/6
  3737 | D:4      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  3957 | D:4      | Found a glowing drain.
  3961 | Sewer    | Entered a sewer
  4425 | Sewer    | Reached ** piety under Nemelex Xobeh
  4583 | Sewer    | Reached skill level 7 in Unarmed Combat
  4896 | Sewer    | Reached XP level 7. HP: 24/46 MP: 7/7
  5305 | D:4      | Noticed Sigmund
  5405 | D:4      | Reached skill level 8 in Unarmed Combat
  5487 | D:4      | Noticed Blork the orc
  5502 | D:4      | Killed Blork the orc
  5994 | D:4      | Killed Sigmund
  5995 | D:4      | Reached skill level 9 in Unarmed Combat
  5995 | D:4      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 47/52 MP: 8/8
  6105 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  6372 | D:5      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
  7171 | D:5      | Reached skill level 10 in Unarmed Combat
  7213 | D:5      | Reached skill level 2 in Invocations
  7235 | D:5      | Found an opulent altar of Gozag.
  7235 | D:5      | Found a faded altar of an unknown god.
  7240 | D:5      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  7243 | D:5      | Found a faded altar of an unknown god.
  7250 | D:5      | Found an ornate altar of the Wu Jian Council.
  7259 | D:5      | Reached skill level 3 in Invocations
  7734 | D:5      | Reached skill level 4 in Invocations
  7763 | D:5      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  7887 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
  7927 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 56/56 MP: 11/13
  8021 | D:6      | Reached skill level 6 in Invocations
  8021 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
  8106 | D:6      | Reached skill level 2 in Stealth
  8218 | D:6      | Reached skill level 3 in Stealth
  8347 | D:6      | Reached skill level 4 in Stealth
  8459 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
  8490 | D:6      | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  8510 | D:6      | Noticed Maggie
  8535 | D:6      | Killed Maggie
  8536 | D:6      | Reached skill level 6 in Stealth
  8778 | D:6      | Noticed Eustachio
  8798 | D:6      | Killed Eustachio
  8799 | D:6      | Reached skill level 4 in Dodging
  8799 | D:6      | Reached skill level 4 in Shields
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Crypt Cleanser

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Joined: Monday, 24th April 2017, 11:46

Post Tuesday, 2nd March 2021, 15:08

Re: CIP - Help my Pode pls!

Why is it that whenever someone plays a pode the floor is absolutely devoid of jewellery. Happened to you so far, and happens to me all the time. Good luck for finding a bit more!
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Joined: Sunday, 23rd June 2013, 15:20

Post Tuesday, 2nd March 2021, 19:08

Re: CIP - Help my Pode pls!

Since you are going with melee 'pode and are already wearing a kite shield I will recommend staying away from magic for now. Nemelex+wands will get you trough to lair. The problem is that 'pode combat is very swingy+fragile. You don't lack damage output due to constriction but one good hit will also force you to disengage. Getting blink online would help, but with kite shield its a bit of investment.

You need much more dodging, my melee 'podes have 10 dodge by lair. 5 Evo is fine but not more, you don't want redundancy with Invocations.

You have a lot of consumables, use them more! Dangerous monsters in lair: hydras, elephants+death yaks. Hydras are a death sentence with your current defenses, you cannot even take one hit safely right now. Until you find melee rings you will feel very fragile so make sure to play very carefully (and tedious).

Snake Sneak

Posts: 94

Joined: Sunday, 26th April 2015, 22:16

Post Tuesday, 2nd March 2021, 19:58

Re: CIP - Help my Pode pls!

Thanks, guys!

You're right, melee is very swingy with this squid. I ran into trouble fighting just two frogs at the same time. Going to be way more careful going forward. One on one only!

I opted to hold off on magic like le_nerd suggested. Just rushed Invoc so I can abuse destruction cards. I figured 10 levels of Invoc will get me more options (i.e., attack, summon OR escape) than Evoc or Magic right now. Anything that looks even remotely tough is eating a destruction card to the face. :twisted:

Working on getting that dodge up next. Thanks all!

P.S. RNGs are still super stingy with the rings. I need AC pls!!!

  Code:
 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.26.0 (tiles) character file.

Game seed: 8620866657716250228

Wustrits the Grappler (Octopode Fighter)           Turns: 12740, Time: 00:40:37

Health: 63/63      AC:  1    Str: 17    XL:     10   Next: 36%
Magic:  26/26      EV: 13    Int: 13    God:    Nemelex Xobeh [****..]
Gold:   673        SH:  9    Dex: 11    Spells: 2/9 levels left

rFire    . . .     SeeInvis +     - Unarmed
rCold    . . .     Faith    .   a - +0 kite shield
rNeg     . . .     Spirit   .   (helmet restricted)
rPois    .         Reflect  .   (no amulet)
rElec    .         Harm     .   t - ring of see invisible
rCorr    .         Rampage  .   G - ring of magical power
Will     .....                  L - ring of stealth
Stlth    +++++.....             (no ring)
HPRegen  0.20/turn              (no ring)
MPRegen  0.20/turn              (no ring)
                                (no ring)
                                (no ring)

@: no status effects
A: almost no armour, stealthy swim, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage
1, gelatinous body 1
a: Renounce Religion, Draw Escape, Draw Destruction, Draw Summoning, Triple
Draw, Deal Four


You are on level 9 of the Dungeon.
You worship Nemelex Xobeh.
Nemelex Xobeh is greatly pleased with you.
You have visited 1 branch of the dungeon, and seen 9 of its levels.
You have also visited: Sewer and Ossuary.

You have collected 673 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 b - a +2 whip of electrocution
   (You took it off an orc on level 6 of the Dungeon)
 I - a +3 spear of freezing
   (You took it off a wight on level 7 of the Dungeon)
Missiles
 c - 149 arrows
 e - 249 stones (quivered)
 j - 73 sling bullets
 p - 42 poisoned darts
 u - 116 bolts
 M - 7 curare-tipped darts
Armour
 a - a +0 kite shield (worn)
Jewellery
 t - a ring of see invisible (left tentacle)
   (You found it on level 3 of the Dungeon)
 G - a ring of magical power (right tentacle)
   (You found it on level 7 of the Dungeon)
 L - a ring of stealth (on tentacle)
   (You found it on level 9 of the Dungeon)
Wands
 r - a wand of disintegration (8)
   (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon)
 x - a wand of acid (16)
   (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)
 E - a wand of polymorph (2)
   (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon)
 H - a wand of enslavement (6)
   (You found it on level 7 of the Dungeon)
 K - a wand of iceblast (7)
   (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
Scrolls
 h - 5 scrolls of blinking
 l - 7 scrolls of teleportation
 m - 5 scrolls of fear
 q - 5 scrolls of magic mapping
 s - a scroll labelled IMEOD UMUIW
 z - a scroll labelled BACAEX TOOSCH
 A - a scroll labelled VIYRRO MIMER
 B - 6 scrolls of remove curse
 C - 2 scrolls of vulnerability
 D - 2 scrolls of immolation
 J - a scroll labelled ZEFIHA LAYTHITH
Potions
 d - 6 potions of haste
 f - 3 potions of flight
 g - 4 potions of lignification
 i - 5 potions of heal wounds
 k - 8 potions of curing
 n - 3 potions of berserk rage
 o - 2 potions of attraction
 v - 2 potions of magic
 w - a potion of brilliance
 y - 3 potions of might
 F - 2 potions of ambrosia
 N - a purple potion


   Skills:
 - Level 3.0 Fighting
 + Level 4.8 Dodging
 - Level 6.0 Stealth
 - Level 4.0 Shields
 - Level 10.0 Unarmed Combat
 - Level 10.0 Invocations


You have 2 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level
b - Conjure Flame         Conj/Fire      0%           98%         3   
s - Call Imp              Summ           0%           88%         2   
x - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          88%         2   

Your spell library contains the following spells:

 Spells                   Type           Power        Failure   Level
 Magic Dart               Conj           0%           77%         1   
 Searing Ray              Conj           0%           88%         2   
 Slow                     Hex            0%           88%         2   
 Dazzling Flash           Conj/Hex       0%           98%         3   
 Mephitic Cloud           Conj/Pois/Air  0%           98%         3   
 Fulminant Prism          Conj/Hex       0%           100%        4   
 Iskenderun's Mystic Bla  Conj/Tloc      0%           100%        4   


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (9/15)             Temple (0/1) D:4           Sewer (visited)
Ossuary (visited)         
  Lair: D:8-11         Orc: D:9-12     

Altars:
Cheibriados
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Gozag
Hepliaklqana
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Qazlal
Trog
Wu Jian
Zin

Shops:
D:3 *

Annotations:
D:4 3 runed translucent doors, Gakkymeimi's ghost, amateur DrBr


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

There is an open door here.
You draw a card... You have drawn the Storm.
A mighty gale blasts forth from the card!
The electrical discharge engulfs the yak!!
The yak is heavily wounded.
The electrical discharge engulfs the yak!
You kill the yak!
You hear violent peals of thunder!
Training target 10.0 for Invocations reached!
Your Invocations skill increases to level 10!
There is an open door here.
C - 2 scrolls of vulnerability (gained 1)
e - 249 stones (gained 1)
Done exploring.
Done exploring.
Move the cursor to view the level map, or type ? for a list of commands.
Returning to the game...
There is an open door here.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
Saving game... please wait.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Maggie (D:6)
  Sigmund (D:4)
  2 yaks (D:9)
  Eustachio (D:6)
  A hog (D:9)
  2 sky beasts
  2 ice beasts
  A black bear (D:6)
  2 ogres
  5 centaurs
  A big kobold (D:9)
  Blork the orc (D:4)
  3 elf zombies (Ossuary)
  8 bullfrogs
  A scorpion (D:6)
  5 wights (D:7)
  A howler monkey (D:4)
  4 centaur zombies
  3 quasits
  2 centaur skeletons
  3 hounds
  Crazy Yiuf (D:6)
  A human zombie (Ossuary)
  3 orc priests
  4 orc wizards
  2 worker ants
  3 mummies (Ossuary)
  A hound zombie (Ossuary)
  2 worker ant zombies
  17 adders
  7 gnolls
  A howler monkey skeleton (D:5)
  5 river rats (Sewer)
  A white imp (D:5)
  3 oozes
  2 adder zombies
  2 adder skeletons
  6 worms
  3 dart slugs
  13 leopard geckos
  19 orcs
  7 bats
  7 giant cockroaches
  12 goblins
  9 hobgoblins
  12 jackals
  2 quokkas
  12 ball pythons (Sewer)
  2 frilled lizards (D:2)
  3 goblin zombies (Ossuary)
  2 hobgoblin zombies (Ossuary)
  A jackal skeleton (D:6)
  3 jackal zombies (Ossuary)
  13 kobolds
  5 kobold zombies (Ossuary)
  2 orc zombies (Ossuary)
  3 quokka zombies (Ossuary)
  30 rats
  4 rat zombies (Ossuary)
275 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  5 plants (D:3)
5 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 280 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
-------+----------+-------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Wustrits the Octopode Fighter began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 16/16 MP: 1/1
    50 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 19/21 MP: 2/2
   113 | D:1      | Reached skill level 3 in Unarmed Combat
   260 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 22/26 MP: 3/3
   446 | D:1      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
   450 | D:1      | Became a worshipper of Nemelex Xobeh the Trickster
  1095 | D:2      | Reached skill level 4 in Unarmed Combat
  1465 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 30/31 MP: 4/4
  1554 | D:2      | Reached * piety under Nemelex Xobeh
  1634 | D:2      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  1773 | D:3      | Found a hazy altar of Hepliaklqana.
  1804 | D:3      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
  2023 | D:3      | Found Zin's Purification Station.
  2025 | D:3      | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
  2182 | D:3      | Reached skill level 5 in Unarmed Combat
  2182 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 33/36 MP: 5/5
  3671 | D:4      | Found a runed translucent gate.
  3671 | D:4      | Found a runed translucent gate.
  3671 | D:4      | Found a runed translucent gate.
  3672 | D:4      | Noticed Gakkymeimi's ghost (amateur DrBr)
  3722 | D:4      | Reached skill level 6 in Unarmed Combat
  3722 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 42/42 MP: 6/6
  3737 | D:4      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  3957 | D:4      | Found a glowing drain.
  3961 | Sewer    | Entered a sewer
  4425 | Sewer    | Reached ** piety under Nemelex Xobeh
  4583 | Sewer    | Reached skill level 7 in Unarmed Combat
  4896 | Sewer    | Reached XP level 7. HP: 24/46 MP: 7/7
  5305 | D:4      | Noticed Sigmund
  5405 | D:4      | Reached skill level 8 in Unarmed Combat
  5487 | D:4      | Noticed Blork the orc
  5502 | D:4      | Killed Blork the orc
  5994 | D:4      | Killed Sigmund
  5995 | D:4      | Reached skill level 9 in Unarmed Combat
  5995 | D:4      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 47/52 MP: 8/8
  6105 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  6372 | D:5      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
  7171 | D:5      | Reached skill level 10 in Unarmed Combat
  7213 | D:5      | Reached skill level 2 in Invocations
  7235 | D:5      | Found an opulent altar of Gozag.
  7235 | D:5      | Found a faded altar of an unknown god.
  7240 | D:5      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  7243 | D:5      | Found a faded altar of an unknown god.
  7250 | D:5      | Found an ornate altar of the Wu Jian Council.
  7259 | D:5      | Reached skill level 3 in Invocations
  7734 | D:5      | Reached skill level 4 in Invocations
  7763 | D:5      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  7887 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
  7927 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 56/56 MP: 11/13
  8021 | D:6      | Reached skill level 6 in Invocations
  8021 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
  8106 | D:6      | Reached skill level 2 in Stealth
  8218 | D:6      | Reached skill level 3 in Stealth
  8347 | D:6      | Reached skill level 4 in Stealth
  8459 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
  8490 | D:6      | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  8510 | D:6      | Noticed Maggie
  8535 | D:6      | Killed Maggie
  8536 | D:6      | Reached skill level 6 in Stealth
  8778 | D:6      | Noticed Eustachio
  8798 | D:6      | Killed Eustachio
  8799 | D:6      | Reached skill level 4 in Dodging
  8799 | D:6      | Reached skill level 4 in Shields
  8879 | D:6      | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
  8882 | D:6      | Learned a level 2 spell: Call Imp
  8886 | D:6      | Learned a level 3 spell: Conjure Flame
  8939 | D:6      | Found a runed translucent door.
  8940 | D:6      | Noticed Crazy Yiuf
  9405 | D:6      | Killed Crazy Yiuf
  9594 | D:7      | Reached *** piety under Nemelex Xobeh
  9615 | D:7      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 10030 | D:7      | Reached skill level 7 in Invocations
 10218 | D:8      | Found a sand-covered staircase.
 10233 | Ossuary  | Entered an ossuary
 10240 | Ossuary  | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 10342 | Ossuary  | Reached skill level 8 in Invocations
 10552 | Ossuary  | Reached XP level 10. HP: 56/63 MP: 16/16
 11093 | D:8      | Reached skill level 9 in Invocations
 11233 | D:8      | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
 11779 | D:9      | Reached **** piety under Nemelex Xobeh
 11854 | D:9      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 11976 | D:9      | Found a stormy altar of Qazlal.
 11976 | D:9      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
 12250 | D:9      | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
 12265 | D:9      | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
 12393 | D:9      | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
 12393 | D:9      | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
 12710 | D:9      | Reached skill level 10 in Invocations

Abyss Ambulator

Posts: 1193

Joined: Friday, 16th January 2015, 20:20

Post Wednesday, 3rd March 2021, 07:22

Re: CIP - Help my Pode pls!

Get Fighting soon too.

Snake Sneak

Posts: 94

Joined: Sunday, 26th April 2015, 22:16

Post Wednesday, 3rd March 2021, 16:31

Re: CIP - Help my Pode pls!

Well, melee pode died because I got careless in Lair. He could have lived easily if I burnt some consumables or cards. Alas, it was still a good learning experience on how to squid.

Restarted with ice pode.

  Code:
 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.26.0 (tiles) character file.

Game seed: 1762791038458051844

Lyuper the Chiller (Octopode Ice Elementalist)     Turns: 10140, Time: 00:42:41

Health: 61/61      AC:  1    Str:  7    XL:     9   Next: 88%
Magic:  16/16      EV: 15    Int: 21    God:    Gozag
Gold:   639        SH:  6    Dex: 12    Spells: 8/18 levels left

rFire    . . .     SeeInvis .   a - +5 spear
rCold    . . .     Faith    .   u - +1 buckler
rNeg     . . .     Spirit   +   (helmet restricted)
rPois    .         Reflect  .   M - amulet of guardian spirit
rElec    .         Harm     .   R - ring of willpower
rCorr    .         Rampage  .   S - ring of ice
Will     +....                  T - ring of stealth
Stlth    ++++......             y - ring of fire
HPRegen  0.20/turn              (no ring)
MPRegen  0.15/turn              (no ring)
                                (no ring)
                                (no ring)

@: no status effects
A: almost no armour, stealthy swim, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage
1, gelatinous body 1
a: Renounce Religion, Potion Petition, Call Merchant, Bribe Branch


You are on level 10 of the Dungeon.
You worship Gozag.
Gozag is pleased with you.
You have visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and seen 11 of its levels.

You have collected 792 gold pieces.
You have spent 67 gold pieces at shops.
You have paid 86 gold pieces to Gozag.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 a - a +5 spear (weapon)
   (You found it on level 2 of the Dungeon)
 b - a +0 dagger of venom
   (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon)
 U - a hand crossbow
   (You found it on level 9 of the Dungeon)
Missiles
 d - 230 stones (quivered)
 j - 143 arrows
 k - 55 poisoned darts
 q - 7 javelins
 v - 30 bolts
 z - 6 boomerangs
 G - 37 sling bullets
 N - 3 atropa-tipped darts
 Q - a throwing net
Armour
 u - a +1 buckler (worn)
   (You found it on level 2 of the Dungeon)
Magical Staves
 L - an uncursed staff of death
   (You took it off an orc on level 6 of the Dungeon)
Jewellery
 y - a ring of fire (on tentacle)
   (You found it on level 3 of the Dungeon)
 M - an amulet of guardian spirit (around mantle)
   (You took it off an orc on level 6 of the Dungeon)
 R - a ring of willpower (left tentacle)
   (You found it on level 7 of the Dungeon)
 S - a ring of ice (right tentacle)
   (You found it on level 9 of the Dungeon)
 T - a ring of stealth (on tentacle)
   (You found it on level 9 of the Dungeon)
Wands
 w - a wand of flame (22)
   (You found it on level 2 of the Dungeon)
 A - a wand of digging (7)
   (You found it on level 3 of the Dungeon)
Scrolls
 c - 2 scrolls labelled XIVABR NEACZOY
 h - 4 scrolls of enchant armour
 l - 2 scrolls labelled TALEUBB JUESIAPT
 m - 3 scrolls of immolation
 n - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 o - 6 scrolls of teleportation
 p - 4 scrolls of blinking
 s - a scroll labelled TYSYEFRYOLL
 B - 3 scrolls of enchant weapon
 C - 2 scrolls labelled FUVUJI XOPRO
 D - a scroll labelled LOWKABL LIVA
 I - a scroll labelled ZUEPTE DA FIN
 O - a scroll of amnesia
Potions
 e - 3 potions of flight
 f - 3 potions of might
 g - a silvery potion
 i - 3 potions of attraction
 r - 5 potions of invisibility
 t - 3 potions of resistance
 x - a sedimented silvery potion
 E - a fuming amethyst potion
 F - 2 potions of ambrosia
 H - 3 potions of brilliance
 J - a murky pink potion
 K - a black potion
 P - a potion of haste


   Skills:
 + Level 5.0 Fighting
 + Level 5.5 Dodging
 - Level 2.6 Stealth
 - Level 4.0 Shields
 - Level 5.0 Spellcasting
 - Level 7.0 Summonings
 - Level 7.0 Ice Magic


You have 8 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level
a - Freeze                Ice            100%         1%          1   
d - Ozocubu's Armour      Ice            51%          1%          3   
s - Summon Ice Beast      Ice/Summ       51%          6%          4   
w - Passwall              Tmut/Erth      4%           16%         2   

Your spell library contains the following spells:

 Spells                   Type           Power        Failure   Level
 Frozen Ramparts          Ice            100%         1%          3   
 Magic Dart               Conj           20%          11%         1   
 Sandblast                Erth           10%          11%         1   
 Searing Ray              Conj           10%          16%         2   
 Hailstorm                Conj/Ice       29%          26%         4   
 Dazzling Flash           Conj/Hex       10%          32%         3   
 Stone Arrow              Conj/Erth      10%          32%         3   
 Fulminant Prism          Conj/Hex       2%           71%         4   
 Iskenderun's Mystic Bla  Conj/Tloc      5%           71%         4   
 Petrify                  Tmut/Erth      5%           71%         4   
 Lee's Rapid Deconstruct  Erth           2%           96%         5   


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (10/15)            Temple (1/1) D:6            Lair (0/6) D:10
   Orc: D:9-12     

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Gozag
Hepliaklqana
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Qazlal
Ru
Sif Muna
Trog
Uskayaw
Vehumet
Wu Jian
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
The Shining One

Shops:
D:5 [   D:6 *

Annotations:
D:3 exclusion: water moccasin
D:10 exclusion: door, Nergalle


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 adder. You grab the adder.
The adder is moderately wounded.
You constrict the adder. The adder misses you. x2
You hit the adder.
The adder is almost dead.
You constrict the adder.
You kill the adder!
You now have 639 gold pieces (gained 5).
There is an open door here.
Press: ? - help, . - travel
You can't see that place.
[a closed door.]
Placed new exclusion.
Reduced exclusion size to a single square.
Found a ring mail.
Found a scale mail. Found a staircase to the Lair.
A two-headed ogre is nearby!
The two-headed ogre shouts in stereo! You hear a bellow!
A hornet zombie comes into view.
Found a scroll of remove curse.

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    ##.....######..
    ....?...@..##.#
    ........##.##.#####
    ....[...##.##.....#
    .#.#.$..##....###.#
    .......##########'##
    ..>..O.        #8.8#
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....Z###...    #.#.#8.8#
 ...........   ##..'.).+
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  ..........#  #+######


You can see a two-headed ogre.

Vanquished Creatures
  Maggie (D:9)
  A kobold demonologist (D:8)
  A hornet (D:10)
  An orc warrior (D:6)
  A sky beast (D:5)
  An ice beast (D:10)
  A necrophage (D:6)
  2 centaurs
  4 ogres
  A bullfrog (D:10)
  A water moccasin zombie (D:7)
  4 wights (D:5)
  A howler monkey (D:6)
  A bullfrog zombie (D:5)
  4 hounds
  2 orc wizards (D:4)
  An orc priest (D:6)
  2 jellies
  2 bullfrog skeletons
  2 iguanas
  4 worker ants
  A killer bee zombie (D:7)
  4 worker ant zombies
  A gnoll (D:1)
  5 adders
  4 white imps
  4 ufetubi
  An adder zombie (D:5)
  An adder skeleton (D:4)
  A worm (D:5)
  3 dart slugs
  2 leopard geckos
  30 orcs
  5 giant cockroaches
  5 goblins
  4 hobgoblins
  6 jackals (D:3)
  7 kobolds
  A quokka (D:4)
  A ball python (D:3)
  5 bats
  3 frilled lizards
  A giant cockroach zombie (D:5)
  2 quokka skeletons
  11 rats
146 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  Pikel (D:8)
  A hornet (D:8)
  An ogre (D:9)
  A centaur (D:9)
  An orc wizard (D:9)
  An iguana (D:9)
  A worker ant (D:9)
  A white imp (D:9)
  An orc (D:9)
9 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 155 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
-------+----------+-------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Lyuper the Octopode Ice Elementalist began the quest for
                  | the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 11/11 MP: 3/3
   157 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 13/17 MP: 1/5
   612 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 21/21 MP: 3/6
   807 | D:1      | Learned a level 3 spell: Ozocubu's Armour
   888 | D:2      | Reached skill level 5 in Ice Magic
  1782 | D:3      | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
  1782 | D:3      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 27/27 MP: 7/7
  1968 | D:3      | Noticed a water moccasin
  2547 | D:4      | Noticed an ogre
  2562 | D:4      | Killed an ogre
  2563 | D:4      | Reached skill level 2 in Shields
  2563 | D:4      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 31/31 MP: 2/8
  2635 | D:4      | Reached skill level 3 in Shields
  2921 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 36/36 MP: 5/9
  2928 | D:4      | Learned a level 4 spell: Summon Ice Beast
  3542 | D:4      | Reached skill level 6 in Ice Magic
  3922 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  3928 | D:5      | Reached skill level 4 in Shields
  3928 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Summonings
  4013 | D:5      | Noticed a sky beast
  4022 | D:5      | Killed a sky beast
  4023 | D:5      | Reached skill level 3 in Spellcasting
  4023 | D:5      | Reached skill level 2 in Summonings
  4023 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 41/41 MP: 4/11
  4369 | D:5      | Reached skill level 3 in Summonings
  4697 | D:5      | Reached skill level 4 in Spellcasting
  5073 | D:5      | Found Kacim's Armour Shop.
  5237 | D:5      | Reached skill level 4 in Summonings
  5237 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 22/46 MP: 12/14
  5711 | D:6      | Found a hide-covered altar of Uskayaw.
  5712 | D:6      | Noticed a +0 hand axe
  5712 | D:6      | Noticed a +0 dagger
  5786 | D:6      | Found a sacrificial altar of Ru.
  6132 | D:6      | Identified the cursed +0 falchion of Dissolution {pain,
                  | *Slow Dex+3 Stlth+}
  6160 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
  6195 | D:6      | Found Qepemnit's General Store.
  6203 | D:6      | Bought a potion of degeneration for 15 gold pieces
  6203 | D:6      | Bought a scroll of amnesia for 52 gold pieces
  6217 | D:6      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  6226 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  6361 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Gozag Ym Sagoz the Greedy
  6379 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Summonings
  6736 | D:6      | Reached skill level 7 in Ice Magic
  7286 | D:7      | Reached skill level 6 in Summonings
  7339 | D:7      | Found a stormy altar of Qazlal.
  7621 | D:7      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  7993 | D:8      | Noticed a kobold demonologist
  8019 | D:8      | Noticed a smoke demon
  8019 | D:8      | Killed a kobold demonologist
  8020 | D:8      | Reached skill level 7 in Summonings
  8020 | D:8      | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting
  8020 | D:8      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 54/54 MP: 10/16
  8063 | D:8      | Learned a level 2 spell: Passwall
  8263 | D:8      | Noticed a hornet
  8273 | D:8      | Killed a hornet
  8274 | D:8      | Reached skill level 2 in Fighting
  8274 | D:8      | Reached skill level 3 in Dodging
  8277 | D:8      | Noticed Pikel
  8290 | D:8      | Killed Pikel
  8291 | D:8      | Reached skill level 3 in Fighting
  8735 | D:9      | Reached skill level 4 in Dodging
  8781 | D:9      | Noticed Maggie
  8793 | D:9      | Killed Maggie
  9332 | D:9      | Reached skill level 4 in Fighting
  9679 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
  9829 | D:10     | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
  9896 | D:10     | Noticed a death yak
  9896 | D:10     | Noticed a two-headed ogre
  9912 | D:10     | Noticed a death yak
  9915 | D:10     | Noticed a death yak
  9920 | D:10     | Noticed a cyclops
  9920 | D:10     | Noticed a deep elf mage
  9953 | D:10     | Noticed Nergalle
  9955 | D:10     | Noticed a hornet
  9964 | D:10     | Killed a hornet
 10066 | D:10     | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
 10136 | D:10     | Found a staircase to the Lair.


So far, so good. Everything was pretty easy down to D10. I followed the advice of trying hard to get Beasts and am now working on some defenses. D10 has been brutal, with a pack of death yaks guarding the Lair entrance and a vault of some kind with Nergalle and a Cyclops. I've spent a couple teleports just to get out of a bad situation before it went pear shaped. I don't think I can handle 3 Death Yaks.

Got any suggestions? Evade and dive to 11? How are my skills?

Tomb Titivator

Posts: 808

Joined: Sunday, 23rd June 2013, 15:20

Post Saturday, 6th March 2021, 11:24

Re: CIP - Help my Pode pls!

Its usually pretty easy to empty the rest of the death yak level and then lure the pack to another upstairs. D:11-12 can be fine to do before lair but will have hefty spikes in difficulty you'll have to evade. Can't comment on skills.

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