YAVP: OgDK of Yredelemnul

[cerebovssquire]

Finally a win that's cool enough to report again! (because noone would want to here about my boring MfSk, HEWn-FE, and HaHe)

I think I have a few things to say about Yredelemnul. He's often unpopular for no reason, at least nowadays. Pain Mirror is extremely useful against early ogres/uniques/orc wizards, Drain Life shines even in places as late as Slime (actually, one of the best places for it), and I had six Bone Dragons and three Profane Servitors which trivialised Zot. Including Zot:5. Over the course of the end vault I merely lost one servitor and one bone dragon, and one bone dragon in a nasty Zot:1 vault. Where I lost them was on the Orb run when I just flung them at every Pandemonium lord while I chillingly walked past whacking them to death en passant.
Yredelemnul is great with races like Tr, Ce, Og or Dr (high HP, low defence) because being like that makes Pain Mirror and Drain Life even better than usual.

Regarding the course of the game, I focussed heavily on Maces&Flails, had a Giant Spiked Club at +4 and 10 delay on D:9, mastered Maces&Flails on Orc:3 at Level 15, trained Fighting and Armour from that point on. I came across a labyrinth around D:15 which had a Gold Dragon Armour in it so my fragility problems were solved. Two wands of healing in V. Lucky enchants that made the GSC +9/+9 around late-Dungeon, where I finally found Freezeing Aura. I can't complain regarding gear.
Only thing that was a bit disappointing was acquirement; while I got 3 scrolls early the first two armour pieces were rubbish. The third (a +1 cloak with +Blink) was decent but nothing overwhelming.

I like entering a new level with a whole undead army, (t)elling them to (w)ait and let them wander freely. This gives more experience and less tedium in combat (you can recall them whenever you want anyway).

Because I really dislike Swamp I decided to go for Slime instead.

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The goblin's soul is now ripe for the taking.
You feel somewhat less full.
You hit the goblin. The goblin's soul is now yours.
Enter note: R.I.P. servitors
Enter note: R.I.P. bone dragons
Enter note: tyvm yred
Are you sure you want to win?
You have escaped!

Best last action for a Yredelemnul worshipper.

  Code:

 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.10-a0-1214-g92a3a48 character file.

1388660 Elynae the Skullcrusher (level 27, 324/324 (325) HPs)
             Began as an Ogre Death Knight on Oct 10, 2011.
             Was a High Priest of Yredelemnul.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 3 runes on Oct 11, 2011!
             
             The game lasted 04:47:34 (101299 turns).

Elynae the Skullcrusher (Ogre Death Knight)       Turns: 101299, Time: 04:47:34

HP 324/324 (325) AC 37     Str 30 (34) XL: 27
MP  32/40        EV  5     Int 13      God: Yredelemnul [*****.]
Gold 3357        SH  0     Dex  6 (9)  Spells:  0 memorised, 30 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : +    a - +9 giant spiked club (freeze)
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : . .  P - +9 gold dragon armour
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .    (shield restricted)
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    (helmet restricted)
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : .    Z - +1 cloak "Maipnepp" {+Blink}
Res.Elec. : +       Spirit.Shd : .    (gloves unavailable)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    (boots unavailable)
Res.Mut.  : +       Ctrl.Telep.: x    u - amulet "Oxaulal" {rMut -CAST rElec Int+3 S
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    Q - ring of regeneration
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    m - ring of regeneration

@: very resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: unfitting armour, carnivore 1, deterioration 2, fast metabolism 1, tough skin
1, Int -1
a: Animate Dead, Recall Undead Slaves, Injury Mirror, Drain Life, Enslave Soul,
Renounce Religion, Evoke Blink
}: 3/15 runes: barnacled, slimy, silver


You escaped.
You worshipped Yredelemnul.
Yredelemnul was exalted by your worship.
You were very full.

You visited 10 branches of the dungeon, and saw 70 of its levels.
You visited 1 Labyrinth.
You visited 1 bazaar.
You visited 4 portal chambers: sewer, ice_cave, volcano, bailey.

You collected 6997 gold pieces.
You spent 3660 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +9,+9 giant spiked club of freezing (weapon)
 K - a -1 orcish blowgun
 W - a +0,+0 dagger of distortion (quivered)
Missiles
 z - 8 curare-tipped +3 needles
Armour
 P - a +9 gold dragon armour (worn)
 Z - the +1 cloak "Maipnepp" (worn) {+Blink}
   (You acquired it on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   
   It lets you blink.
Magical devices
 e - a wand of digging (8)
 i - a wand of healing (6)
 j - a wand of teleportation (8)
 o - a wand of healing (9)
 J - a wand of disintegration (0)
Comestibles
 f - 17 bread rations {edible when satiated}
 n - a royal jelly {edible when very full}
 p - 8 meat rations {edible when very full}
Jewellery
 k - the amulet "Ofykulai" {Hunger +Rage rF+ rC+}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon)   
   
   [amulet of rage]
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from cold.
   It speeds your metabolism.
 m - a ring of regeneration (left hand)
 q - an uncursed ring of sustenance
 u - the amulet "Oxaulal" (around neck) {rMut -CAST rElec Int+3 SInv}
   (You found it on level 8 of the Vaults)   
   
   [amulet of resist mutation]
   
   It affects your intelligence (+3).
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It prevents spellcasting.
 v - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 w - an uncursed ring of teleport control
 A - the amulet of Adiruong {Stasis rC+ SInv}
   (You found it on level 8 of the Vaults)   
   
   [amulet of stasis]
   
   It protects you from cold.
   It enhances your eyesight.
 E - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 G - an uncursed ring of levitation
 L - an uncursed amulet of warding
 N - an uncursed amulet of resist corrosion
 Q - a ring of regeneration (right hand)
 T - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 X - the ring "Laliloigell" {Str+2 Int+2 Dam+3}
   (You found it on level 1 of the Shoals)   
   
   [ring of strength]
   It affects your strength (+2).
   
   It affects your intelligence (+2).
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+3).
Potions
 r - a potion of healing
 x - a potion of levitation
 O - 2 potions of agility
 R - a potion of magic
Orbs of Power
 b - the Orb of Zot {!d}


   Skills:
 O Level 27 Fighting
 - Level 4 Short Blades
 O Level 27 Maces & Flails
 O Level 27 Armour
 - Level 7 Traps & Doors
 - Level 2 Spellcasting
 + Level 17 Invocations


You had 30 spell levels left.
You didn't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (0/1) D:7             Orc (4/4) D:10
    Elf (2/5) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:8           Swamp (1/5) Lair:3
 Shoals (5/5) Lair:4        Slime (6/6) Lair:6        Vault (8/8) D:18
  Blade (0/1) Vault:4       Crypt (4/5) Vault:4        Tomb (0/3) Crypt:2
    Zot (5/5) D:27       

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
The Shining One
Yredelemnul
Zin
Beogh
Jiyva

Shops:
D:7: [  D:11: *  D:14: ([?%  D:17: *  Orc:4: **[*  Shoals:1: ?  Vault:1: [%%?

Portals:
Hell: D:14 D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27
Abyss: D:22 D:25 D:26
Pan: D:21 D:24
Trove: Vault:7 (give wand of hasting (8))

Annotations
D:6 zzzz
D:20 exclusion: orange crystal statue
Crypt:2 exclusion: curse skull


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are too large for most types of armour.
Your digestive system is specialised to digest meat.
You have a fast metabolism.
You have tough skin (AC +1).
Your body is deteriorating.
You are dopey (Int -1).


Message History

There is a stone staircase leading up here.
You climb upwards.
You sense a powerful magical force warping space.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
A goblin comes into view. It is wielding a glowing orcish dagger.
The goblin shouts!
There is a staircase leading out of the dungeon here.
Use which ability? (? or * to list)
Okay, then.
Use which ability? (? or * to list)
Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f - goblin
Aim: A goblin, wielding a glowing orcish dagger
The goblin's soul is now ripe for the taking.
You feel somewhat less full.
You hit the goblin. The goblin's soul is now yours.
Enter note: R.I.P. servitors
Enter note: R.I.P. bone dragons
Enter note: tyvm yred
Are you sure you want to win?
You have escaped!

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You could see a friendly spectral goblin.

[tormodpwns]

But if your minions wander by themselves, they have a higher chance of dying, and any kills that get are only 50% experience. That being said, great job!

[AtT]

But if your minions wander by themselves, they have a higher chance of dying, and any kills that get are only 50% experience. That being said, great job!

I think he meant he wanders them in a safe area while he goes off and gets all the exp, only calling in the troops when needed, or when going down a level. Also if you see messages indicating they are in trouble you can recall them as well.

[cerebovssquire]

But if your minions wander by themselves, they have a higher chance of dying, and any kills that get are only 50% experience. That being said, great job!

Thanks!

Bone Dragons are pretty unlikely to die (in addition to what AtT pointed out) and it's not like an OgDK who has three high skills, and two low skills (I only raised Invocations further than 13 when I had nothing better to do in Zot) and Ogre's experience aptitude (110) has too many experience problems.
At least before Zot (where they do lose their shine a bit, due to no rF+) profane servitors are even harder to get killed since they have really high HP and a vampiric high-damage attack.

[JeffQyzt]

Why'd you unlearn Freezing Aura again? It's not like you were hurting for spell slots...

[cerebovssquire]

Why'd you unlearn Freezing Aura again? It's not like you were hurting for spell slots...

No reason - but I wasn't actually casting the spell anyway, I just vorpalised my GSC. It was at "Useless" sucess anyway of course.
Probably it was just "oh, IDed amnesia" or something.

[joellercoaster]

Badass.

I have a zotsplat and an orb run death with Yred in 0.9, and the trauma caused me to give Him a bit of a rest. But this is a good story