Mines Malingerer
Posts: 54
Joined: Monday, 14th February 2011, 15:26
Wednesday, 23rd November 2011, 08:24
CiP - Now YASD - The ogre wanders no more.
I've had my handful of wins, but those were back when 0.8 was the development build. Combine that with the fact that I've barely played since, and here I am looking for some direction in which to take this character.
Looking back on it, the character started with a remarkably good skillset for a more spell focused hybrid (Book of minor magic, blowgun, and a dozen poison needles), but the melee direction has worked out surprisingly well so far. The first couple levels were rather entertaining, though, as I started with no skill in maces and flails. Meph rarely saw any use, though, as by the time I had it castable, the only times I would've found it useful would've been against mobs that would've easily resisted.
With my combat skills at their current levels (And they've been there for a while now), I've been working towards developing the escape mechanisms that I'll be needing when shit hits the fan. The problem, however, is that I'm unsure of what to do after I finally get controlled blink castable. My defensive stats are absolute shit, so one potential option is to work on ice magic for a bit. That, however, then has the restriction that I can't use anything beyond swamp dragon armor without shooting myself in the foot (-2EV cap on Ozo's).
So, first formal question: Does TSO's shield buff work in either of the two following cases: While using a two hander (unlikely from the wording on Hanzell) or when using the condensation shield spell (Also a bit doubtful, but it doesn't hurt to ask)?
Another rather amusing, but not particularly viable option, is to work towards the ring of flames spell and offset the rF- by wearing some ice dragon armor (Got two hides and the spell already stashed). Probably hilariously entertaining, especially when combined with the ring of fire I left somewhere in the vaults, but offensive capabilities are not what the character currently lacks. Viability is even further reduced by the amount of experience I'd have to invest to get it castable.
So, beyond getting deflect, flight, insulation, and haste, I'm not quite sure what direction I should be moving towards. Should I just start investing heavily in the physical defense skills? Necromutation is another end game option, but before that, I need to decide on my end game god choice. I've done well by Makhleb so far, but, at this point in the game, the only skill of his that I use is the free hp/mp on kills. The destruction abilities were phased out once I started coming across large rock throwing mobs and I'm at the point where I don't want to be relying on luck for my summons. It's not even that the minor demons are a direct threat, but when one spawns hostile, it could easily burn up my scrolls or give me some fucked up mutation before I'm able to land my first, and usually only, necessary hit. With that being said, however, that hp on kill is still *well* worth worshiping him as my god awful defenses necessitate as much hp regeneration as possible, and hp on kill is great when you're able to one shot most mobs.
As hinted at earlier, TSO is high up on the list of potential end game gods. He is not without his drawbacks when compared to Makhleb, however. The wording on Hanzell leads me to believe that he does not always grant hp/mp on the killing of evil mobs, which is probably the ability most central to my character's survival up until this point. He also eliminates the possibility of using necromutation for torment immunity along with a handful of the other useful spells in that line (Regeneration, dispel undead, probably some others that I've forgotten about). If the shield ability ends up being useless for a gsc using ogre, that'd be yet another reason not to worship him as I'm really hurting on defense.
Fedhas would be pretty damn hilarious, but again, viability is the issue and I have no experience with him, let alone feeling comfortable with using him during the late game.
Really it all ultimately boils down to the following: What the hell should I work towards that will help increase my survivability?
As far as dungeon clearing goes, I'm considering rummaging through the leather armor drops from the mine and hoping I find one with rPois. Once acquired, I should steamroll through the hive and then feel ready for the elven halls. Still not fully comfortable in the halls, though, as I lack portal projectile, abjuration (In a shop, 2100gp), and controlled blink isn't castable yet. I might clear out up through Swamp:4 before doing the halls, but I really need the loot from Elf:5.
Most notable encounter so far: After being Abyssed from a Zot trap, I ended up in a situation where I hopped out of the frying pan and into the fire. While doing the typical dodging of all but the smallest of mobs (1500gp was never so well spent, <3 swiftness), I was in a situation where I was fleeing from a Balrog and easily another dozen or so lower (But still dangerous, especially the damn mutations and smiting) demons and ran smack into a pack of golden eyes. Note that this was before I got the MR cloak from a trove. Needless to say, my first action was to try and quaff a healing potion to cure the confusion, but that proved fruitless as my terrible MR meant that I got confused again immediately after. After entering panic mode for a bit and spamming my potions of heal wounds (And not fully keeping up with the damage being dealt), I ended up quaffing a potion of invisibility and found myself unable to be targeted by the golden eyes. Confusion wore off in a couple of rounds and I was able to read a scroll and get the hell out.
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.9.1 character file.
Ashery the Shatterer (Ogre Wanderer) Turns: 63883, Time: 08:40:11
HP 188/188 (189) AC 19 Str 26 XL: 19 Next: 68%
MP 34/37 EV 10 Int 20 God: Makhleb [******]
Gold 1310 SH 0 Dex 7 Spells: 9 memorised, 21 levels left
Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : . k - +5,+6 giant spiked club (pierce)
Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . . s - +3 troll leather armour
Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : + (shield restricted)
Res.Acid. : . . . Res.Corr. : . F - +1 cap
Res.Poison: . Clarity : . b - +1 cloak {MR}
Res.Elec. : . Spirit.Shd : . (gloves unavailable)
Sust.Abil.: . . Stasis : . (boots unavailable)
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . H - amulet of Bloitots {Cons Int+3}
Res.Rott. : . Levitation : . S - ring "Mno Ries" {rF+ rN+ AC+3 Str+2}
Saprovore : + . . Ctrl.Flight: . l - ring of wizardry
@: icy armour, very resistant to hostile enchantments, very unstealthy
A: unfitting armour, fast metabolism 1, saprovore 1, tough skin 1
a: Minor Destruction, Lesser Servant of Makhleb, Major Destruction, Greater Servant of Makhleb,
Renounce Religion
You are in the Ecumenical Temple.
You worship Makhleb.
Makhleb is exalted by your worship.
You are near starving.
You have visited 5 branches of the dungeon, and seen 39 of its levels.
You have visited the Abyss 1 time.
You have visited 3 portal chambers: ice cave, volcano, trove.
You have collected 5724 gold pieces.
You have spent 4464 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
k - a +5,+6 giant spiked club of piercing (weapon)
L - the -4,+0 flail of Vucveuha {vamp, rElec rPois Int+4 Stlth++}
(You bought it in a shop on level 7 of the Dungeon)
It inflicts no extra harm, but heals its wielder somewhat when it strikes a
living foe.
It affects your intelligence (+4).
It insulates you from electricity.
It protects you from poison.
It makes you much more stealthy.
U - the blowgun of the Assassin {+Inv Stlth++}
(You found it on level 17 of the Dungeon)
It lets you turn invisible.
It makes you much more stealthy.
Missiles
m - 4 +1 javelins (quivered)
O - 8 curare-tipped needles
V - 55 poisoned +0 needles
Armour
b - a +1 cloak of magic resistance (worn)
i - a +2 cloak
s - a +3 troll leather armour (worn)
F - a +1 cap (worn)
Magical devices
c - a wand of disintegration (3)
B - a wand of digging (2)
E - a wand of cold (10)
I - a wand of polymorph other {zapped: 2}
N - a wand of enslavement
Q - a wand of fire (9)
R - a wand of paralysis (7)
Z - a wand of teleportation (7)
Comestibles
g - 2 meat rations
u - an apple
Scrolls
e - a scroll of detect curse
h - a scroll of teleportation
n - a scroll of fear
o - 2 scrolls of identify
p - a scroll of blinking
t - 3 scrolls of remove curse
Jewellery
l - a ring of wizardry (left hand)
q - an uncursed ring of see invisible
w - an uncursed amulet of resist mutation
x - an uncursed ring of levitation
z - a +3 ring of intelligence
D - an uncursed ring of teleportation
H - the amulet of Bloitots (around neck) {Cons Int+3}
(You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)
[amulet of conservation]
It affects your intelligence (+3).
S - the ring "Mno Ries" (right hand) {rF+ rN+ AC+3 Str+2}
(You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)
[ring of protection]
It affects your AC (+3).
It affects your strength (+2).
It protects you from fire.
It protects you from negative energy.
Potions
a - 3 potions of heal wounds
j - 2 potions of healing
v - a potion of invisibility
K - a potion of might
X - a potion of speed
Books
d - a book of the Warp
Spells Type Level
Recall Summoning/Translocation 3
Passage of Golubria Translocation 4
*Phase Shift Translocation 5
Warp Weapon Charms/Translocation 5
Dispersal Translocation 6
Controlled Blink Translocation 7
Miscellaneous
y - a plain deck of defence {the Blade}
A - a stone of earth elementals
Skills:
- Level 14 Fighting
- Level 22 Maces & Flails
- Level 14 Throwing
- Level 7 Armour
- Level 7 Dodging
- Level 1 Stealth
- Level 1 Stabbing
- Level 1 Shields
+ Level 5 Traps & Doors
+ Level 13 Spellcasting
- Level 1 Conjurations
- Level 1 Charms
- Level 1 Necromancy
* Level 9 Translocations
- Level 2 Fire Magic
- Level 6 Air Magic
- Level 1 Poison Magic
- Level 12 Invocations
- Level 7 Evocations
You have 21 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Success Level Hunger
a - Corona Hex ###..... Excellent 1 None
b - Blink Tloc N/A Excellent 2 None
c - Repel Missiles Air/Chrm #####..... Excellent 2 None
d - Mephitic Cloud Pois/Air/Conj ####...... Excellent 3 None
e - Phase Shift Tloc ######.... Excellent 5 Choko
f - Swiftness Air/Chrm #####..... Excellent 2 None
g - Control Teleport Chrm/Tloc #####..... Excellent 4 None
h - Apportation Tloc ######.... Excellent 1 None
i - Ozocubu's Armour Ice/Chrm ###....... Great 3 None
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (21/27) Temple (1/1) D:7 Orc (4/4) D:11
Elf (0/5) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:10 Swamp (0/5) Lair:4
Slime (0/6) Lair:6 Snake (0/5) Lair:6 Hive (0/2) D:14
Vault (5/8) D:17 Blade (0/1) Vault:5 Crypt (0/5) Vault:4
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
The Shining One
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
Lugonu
Shops:
D:7: *((*! D:9: ! D:13: ( D:16: [ D:18: ( Orc:2: / Orc:4: (=[* Vault:4: +(*
Portals:
Hell: D:21
Ziggurat: D:9 (4480 gp)
Annotations
D:8 exclusion: statue
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You are too large for most types of armour.
You have a fast metabolism.
You can tolerate rotten meat.
You have tough skin (AC +1).
Message History
This spell is not that challenging to absorb.
Memorise Apportation, consuming 1 spell level and leaving 24?
You start memorising the spell. You continue memorising.
You finish memorising.
This spell is not that tricky to learn.
Memorise Ozocubu's Armour, consuming 3 spell levels and leaving 21?
You start memorising the spell. You continue memorising.
You continue memorising.
You finish memorising.
A film of ice covers your body!
You are near starving!
Okay, then.
Okay, then.
Save game and exit?
Welcome back, Ashery the Ogre Wanderer.
Blood and souls for Makhleb!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
Things that are here:
12 silver +0 darts; 7 needles of frenzy; 16 darts of flame; a poisoned dart
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There are no monsters in sight!
Vanquished Creatures
Rupert (Lair:4)
3 orc warlords (Orc:4)
Maud (D:15)
A stone giant (Vault:5)
A purple draconian (Abyss)
2 yaktaur captains
A storm dragon zombie (Vault:4)
2 draconians (shapeshifter)
Josephine (D:13)
A dragon (D:17)
An ice dragon (Port)
Erica (Orc:3)
8 hydras
2 great orbs of eyes
4 ogre magi
2 death yaks (Lair:7)
A rakshasa (Vault:2)
A very ugly thing (Vault:4)
6 stone giant zombies
5 orc high priests
18 centaur warriors
A catoblepas (D:17)
A sphinx skeleton (Vault:1)
A fire giant skeleton (Vault:5)
A skeletal warrior (Vault:4)
4 stone giant skeletons
4 unseen horrors
A giant orange brain (Abyss)
16 orc knights
A white draconian zombie (Abyss)
A deep elf knight (D:18)
A naga warrior (Vault:4)
3 large large abominations (Abyss)
2 ice statues
A giant amoeba (D:16)
17 hill giants
An iron troll zombie (Vault:5)
A wizard (Vault:1)
A black draconian skeleton (Abyss)
A mottled draconian skeleton (Abyss)
A pale draconian skeleton (Abyss)
Urug (D:11)
11 orc sorcerers
An iron troll skeleton (Vault:5)
2 hydra zombies
3 red wasps
A harpy skeleton (Vault:4)
16 cyclopes
An ice dragon zombie (Vault:2)
3 griffons
A phantasmal warrior (Vault:5)
3 spiny worms
A hydra skeleton (D:17)
A black mamba (Lair:3)
A catoblepas skeleton (Vault:5)
A wolf spider (shapeshifter) (Vault:1)
2 weapon mimics
A guardian serpent (shapeshifter) (Vault:4)
3 elephants (Lair:8)
53 slime creatures
An ettin skeleton (Vault:5)
3 hellwings
2 trapdoor spiders
A griffon skeleton (Vault:3)
An ice dragon skeleton (Vault:1)
3 orange demons
15 spiny frogs
29 yaktaurs
2 wolf spiders
4 smoke demons
70 ugly things
An efreet (D:14)
9 rock trolls
2 giant toad skeletons (Vault:1)
10 trolls
An elf (Lair:4)
2 hill giant skeletons (D:13)
A polar bear (Lair:3)
5 komodo dragons
2 agate snail zombies
15 blink frogs
A rock troll zombie (Vault:2)
23 giant toads
A giant toad (shapeshifter) (Vault:3)
A rock troll skeleton (D:14)
14 two-headed ogres
An elf (shapeshifter) (Vault:2)
4 basilisks
2 ynoxinuls
3 vampires
2 hairy devils
6 wyverns
4 wraiths
A deep elf conjurer (Orc:3)
52 yaks
9 hippogriffs
2 hungry ghosts
3 neqoxecs (Abyss)
A clay golem (Abyss)
A deep elf summoner (Orc:3)
Grum (D:13)
2 golden eyes (Abyss)
2 sharks
A deep elf fighter (Vault:5)
21 vampire mosquitoes
16 war dogs
3 manticores
A chaos spawn (Abyss)
2 yaktaur zombies
A fire drake (Lair:8)
2 rock worms
A merfolk (shapeshifter) (D:20)
6 mottled dragons
A giant slug zombie (D:18)
4 necrophages (Vault:1)
2 cyclops zombies
2 hell hounds (Lair:8)
A yaktaur skeleton (D:20)
3 swamp worms (Lair:3)
6 sky beasts
A yak zombie (D:13)
17 ice beasts
A rock worm zombie (Vault:3)
23 ogres
61 orc warriors
6 boring beetles
18 centaurs
13 crocodiles
8 giant goldfish
A black bear (Lair:2)
2 rotting devils (Vault:1)
A yak skeleton (D:17)
A troll skeleton (D:17)
5 wolves (Lair:8)
20 giant frogs
A fire crab simulacrum (D:20)
14 water moccasins
A basilisk zombie (D:13)
6 nagas (Vault:4)
6 giant slugs
A boulder beetle zombie (Vault:1)
2 brain worms
8 big kobolds
10 wargs
3 giant leeches (Lair:8)
An eye of draining (D:16)
2 basilisk skeletons (D:13)
8 agate snails
18 killer bees
A water moccasin skeleton (D:6)
The ghost of Ashery the Ogre Mage, a weakling OgWn (D:3)
4 boulder beetles
A fire bat (Abyss)
A killer bee zombie (D:8)
2 small abominations
A wight (Abyss)
2 big kobold zombies
8 jellyfish
8 electric eels (Lair:3)
9 imps
7 big fish
3 goliath beetles
Dowan (D:7)
A hound zombie (D:13)
38 orc priests
2 shadows (D:10)
4 big kobold skeletons
19 hounds
3 scorpions
Crazy Yiuf (D:7)
3 hound skeletons
2 quasits
9 iguanas
3 iron imps (Abyss)
A worker ant zombie (D:10)
10 deep elf soldiers
3 jellies
6 worker ants
41 orc wizards
6 porcupines
31 sheep
A big kobold simulacrum (Vault:5)
7 boggarts
2 mummies
15 gnolls
A flying skull (Abyss)
46 green rats
6 lemures
30 snakes
5 orc zombies
A scorpion zombie (D:9)
4 white imps (Abyss)
3 giant centipedes
6 midges (Abyss)
2 snake skeletons
A giant mite (D:7)
An iguana skeleton (D:7)
17 worms
7 ufetubi (Abyss)
A grey rat (Vault:4)
2 giant eyeballs
4 oozes
211 orcs
9 giant cockroaches
31 goblins
19 hobgoblins
7 quokkas
3 small snakes
26 bats
14 giant geckos
A giant gecko skeleton (D:6)
11 giant newts
3 hobgoblin skeletons
A hobgoblin zombie (D:6)
30 jackals
A jackal simulacrum (Vault:5)
46 kobolds
An orc skeleton (D:8)
23 rats
10 ballistomycetes
2 bushes
11 fungi
13 plants
16 toadstools
1759 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
An ice dragon (Port)
2 hydras
A death yak (Lair:7)
An ice statue (Port)
A griffon (Lair:8)
3 elephants (Lair:8)
An elephant slug (Lair:5)
2 orange demons
2 spiny frogs
A black mamba (Lair:7)
Psyche (D:11)
4 giant toads
2 yaks
A vampire mosquito (Lair:8)
A fire drake (Lair:8)
A hippogriff (Lair:6)
2 ice beasts (Port)
A crocodile (Lair:8)
A jellyfish (Lair:8)
An orc priest (Orc:4)
3 orc wizards
12 jellies
3 sheep
An orc zombie (Orc:4)
A midge (Orc:4)
2 green rats (Lair:8)
An ufetubus (Orc:4)
A giant gecko (D:8)
2 oozes (Lair:6)
2 orcs
A rat (Lair:6)
A fungus (Lair:6)
3 plants (Lair:8)
63 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
20 slime creatures
4 orange demons
2 hellwings
4 spiny frogs (Lair:8)
A komodo dragon (Lair:8)
5 smoke demons
2 blink frogs (Lair:8)
A yak (Lair:7)
3 ynoxinuls
3 neqoxecs
2 ogres (D:18)
An orc warrior (D:15)
4 giant frogs (Lair:8)
An imp (Lair:4)
An iron imp (Lair:7)
A deep elf soldier (Orc:3)
A sheep (Lair:1)
A jelly (D:12)
A lemure (Lair:4)
2 snakes
A shadow imp (Lair:4)
A white imp (Lair:4)
A giant centipede (D:15)
29 ufetubi
4 orcs
6 jackals
A giant newt (D:4)
3 giant spores
A goblin (D:13)
3 rats
A small snake (D:2)
7 fungi
18 plants
50 toadstools
186 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 2008 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | D:1 | Ashery, the Ogre Wanderer, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 18/18 MP: 2/2
197 | D:1 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
203 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 24/27 MP: 3/3
1366 | D:2 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 31/33 MP: 4/4
1438 | D:2 | Reached skill level 6 in Fighting
1438 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Maces & Flails
2239 | D:2 | Noticed Sigmund
2543 | D:3 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 38/44 MP: 6/6
2760 | D:3 | Noticed Ashery's ghost (weakling OgWn)
3395 | D:3 | Defeated Ashery's ghost
3395 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging
3395 | D:3 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 43/50 MP: 7/7
4422 | D:4 | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
4578 | D:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails
4847 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 59/59 MP: 8/8
5151 | D:4 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
5357 | D:4 | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
5477 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
5574 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
5976 | D:5 | Noticed Ijyb
6243 | D:4 | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
6246 | D:4 | Learned a level 2 spell: Repel Missiles
6631 | D:5 | Reached skill level 7 in Maces & Flails
6631 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Stabbing
6631 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Traps & Doors
6631 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 39/67 MP: 9/9
7653 | D:6 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
7702 | D:6 | Reached skill level 8 in Maces & Flails
7921 | D:7 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
7931 | D:7 | Found Twaank's Weapon Boutique.
7974 | D:7 | Found Trot's General Store.
7992 | D:7 | Noticed Crazy Yiuf
8007 | D:7 | Defeated Crazy Yiuf
8219 | D:7 | Noticed Duvessa
8221 | D:7 | Noticed Dowan
8234 | D:7 | Found Eqeuj's Distillery.
8307 | D:8 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
8307 | D:8 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 66/76 MP: 8/11
8405 | D:8 | Reached skill level 9 in Maces & Flails
8525 | D:8 | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
8624 | D:7 | Found Thraret's Antique Weapon Shoppe.
8625 | D:7 | Found Jiamnil's General Store.
8659 | D:7 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
8662 | D:7 | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
9910 | D:7 | Bought a potion of speed for 66 gold pieces
9910 | D:7 | Bought 2 potions of healing for 48 gold pieces
9910 | D:7 | Bought a scroll of enchant weapon II for 66 gold pieces
9910 | D:7 | Bought a scroll of identify for 24 gold pieces
9973 | D:7 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
9995 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
10081 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Makhleb the Destroyer
10165 | D:7 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 68/83 MP: 12/12
10509 | D:8 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
10545 | D:8 | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in iridescent scales (AC +4).
10545 | D:8 | Gained mutation: You are clumsy (Dex -1).
10545 | D:8 | Gained mutation: You have a pair of small antennae on your head.
10776 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Throwing
10977 | D:9 | Found a gateway to a ziggurat.
11353 | D:8 | Reached skill level 1 in Translocations
11367 | D:8 | Acquired Makhleb's first power
11425 | D:7 | Defeated Dowan
11458 | D:7 | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
11492 | D:7 | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails
11801 | D:7 | Bought a crystal flail for 212 gold pieces
11810 | D:7 | Identified the cursed flail of Vucveuha {vamp, rElec rPois Int+4 Stlth++} (You bought it in a shop on level 7 of the Dungeon)
12642 | D:9 | Reached skill level 1 in Charms
13128 | D:9 | Reached skill level 1 in Air Magic
13230 | D:9 | Found Shrixki's Distillery.
13317 | D:9 | Acquired Makhleb's second power
13654 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 84/92 MP: 13/13
14112 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
14575 | D:10 | Reached skill level 11 in Maces & Flails
14952 | D:10 | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
15316 | D:10 | Acquired Makhleb's third power
15972 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
15980 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
16047 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
16465 | D:10 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
16537 | D:10 | Acquired Makhleb's fourth power
16555 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
16882 | Lair:1 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 104/104 MP: 20/20
16907 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 12 in Maces & Flails
18122 | Lair:2 | Acquired Makhleb's fifth power
18966 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
19577 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 10 in Throwing
19771 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 13 in Maces & Flails
20034 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
21155 | Lair:3 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 117/117 MP: 17/21
22167 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 14 in Maces & Flails
22643 | Lair:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
22861 | Lair:4 | Noticed Rupert
22938 | Lair:4 | Defeated Rupert
22974 | Lair:4 | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
23680 | Lair:5 | Reached skill level 15 in Maces & Flails
24784 | Lair:6 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
25098 | Lair:6 | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
26243 | Lair:7 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 128/128 MP: 19/23
26872 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 16 in Maces & Flails
27216 | Lair:8 | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
27258 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
28245 | Lair:8 | Gained mutation: You heal slowly.
29658 | Lair:8 | Reached skill level 17 in Maces & Flails
31307 | Lair:8 | Reached XP level 14. HP: 119/138 MP: 27/27
31892 | Temple | Learned a level 3 spell: Mephitic Cloud
31992 | D:7 | Bought a potion of cure mutation for 455 gold pieces
32296 | D:11 | Noticed Urug
32981 | D:11 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
33299 | D:11 | Defeated Urug
33299 | D:11 | Reached skill level 10 in Invocations
33518 | D:11 | Noticed Psyche
33525 | D:11 | Defeated Psyche
33940 | D:12 | Reached skill level 18 in Maces & Flails
34185 | D:12 | Reached skill level 1 in Armour
34848 | D:12 | Found a frozen archway.
34982 | IceCv | Entered an ice cave
36823 | D:13 | Reached skill level 19 in Maces & Flails
37251 | D:13 | Reached XP level 15. HP: 152/152 MP: 29/29
37532 | D:13 | Noticed Grum
37540 | D:13 | Defeated Grum
37568 | D:13 | Found Qucot's Antique Weapon Shoppe.
37607 | D:13 | Noticed Josephine
37630 | D:13 | Defeated Josephine
37959 | Orc:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
38412 | Orc:2 | Found Thar Weo's Magical Wand Shop.
38903 | Orc:3 | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
39013 | Orc:4 | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
39287 | Orc:3 | Found a dark tunnel.
39295 | Volcano | Entered a volcano
40397 | Orc:3 | Noticed Erica
40409 | Orc:3 | Defeated Erica
40815 | Orc:4 | Noticed an orc warlord
40838 | Orc:4 | Defeated an orc warlord
40935 | Orc:4 | Noticed an orc high priest
40943 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 20 in Maces & Flails
41129 | Orc:4 | Noticed an orc warlord
41247 | Orc:4 | Defeated an orc warlord
41525 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Air Magic
41948 | Orc:4 | Noticed an orc warlord
42712 | Orc:4 | Noticed an orc high priest
42800 | Orc:4 | Defeated an orc high priest
42896 | Orc:4 | Noticed an orc high priest
42900 | Orc:4 | Defeated an orc high priest
42971 | Orc:4 | Defeated an orc high priest
43685 | Orc:4 | Defeated an orc warlord
44007 | Orc:4 | Found Ofugh's General Store.
44008 | Orc:4 | Found Klexyede's Jewellery Boutique.
44010 | Orc:4 | Found Gump's Antique Weapon Shop.
44010 | Orc:4 | Found Ozaad's Antique Armour Boutique.
44065 | Orc:4 | Bought a scroll of recharging for 71 gold pieces
44077 | Orc:4 | Bought an uncursed ring of wizardry for 390 gold pieces
44077 | Orc:4 | Bought a cursed ring of teleportation for 214 gold pieces
44077 | Orc:4 | Bought the amulet of Bloitots {Cons Int+3} for 579 gold pieces
44077 | Orc:4 | Bought the ring "Mno Ries" {rF+ rN+ AC+3 Str+2} for 655 gold pieces
44764 | D:14 | Reached skill level 1 in Poison Magic
44764 | D:14 | Reached XP level 16. HP: 157/162 MP: 31/31
45151 | D:14 | Found a staircase to the Hive.
45366 | D:14 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
45532 | D:14 | Reached skill level 1 in Conjurations
45622 | D:15 | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
45628 | D:15 | Noticed Maud
45659 | D:15 | Defeated Maud
45729 | D:15 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
45879 | D:15 | Reached skill level 21 in Maces & Flails
46300 | D:15 | Noticed Nikola
46597 | D:16 | Identified a scroll of acquirement
46598 | D:16 | Got a pitted glass ring
46601 | D:16 | Identified the ring of Ronef {Dex+4 Int+1} (You acquired it on level 16 of the Dungeon)
46835 | D:16 | Reached skill level 10 in Spellcasting
47479 | D:16 | Found Klaar's Armour Boutique.
47491 | D:16 | Found a portal to a secret trove of treasure.
48631 | D:17 | Got a tiny blowgun
48633 | D:17 | Identified the blowgun of the Assassin {+Inv Stlth++} (You found it on level 17 of the Dungeon)
48642 | D:17 | Found a staircase to the Vaults.
49163 | D:18 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
49591 | D:18 | Found Fyucinlymm's Weapon Boutique.
49937 | D:18 | Reached XP level 17. HP: 170/170 MP: 33/33
50597 | D:18 | Paralysed by a red wasp for 2 turns
51104 | D:19 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations
51213 | D:19 | Reached skill level 22 in Maces & Flails
51659 | D:20 | Entered Level 20 of the Dungeon
53501 | D:21 | Noticed Frederick
53630 | D:21 | Found a gateway to Hell.
53645 | D:21 | Noticed Agnes
54026 | Vault:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Vaults
54541 | Vault:1 | Reached skill level 5 in Translocations
54582 | Vault:1 | Got a smoking sling
54856 | Vault:1 | Identified the sling "Ynerogge" {speed, rN+} (You found it on level 1 of the Vaults)
54895 | Vault:1 | Reached XP level 18. HP: 171/180 MP: 35/35
58319 | Vault:4 | Learned a level 5 spell: Phase Shift
58526 | Vault:4 | Noticed a naga warrior
58552 | Vault:4 | Defeated a naga warrior
58842 | Vault:4 | Found Iggi's General Store.
58910 | Vault:4 | Bought a potion of healing for 28 gold pieces
58941 | Vault:4 | Found Stoore Sagre's Antique Weapon Boutique.
58994 | Vault:4 | Found Haokeiw's Book Emporium.
59004 | Vault:4 | Bought a book of Burglary for 1500 gold pieces
59008 | Vault:4 | Learned a level 2 spell: Swiftness
59013 | Vault:4 | Learned a level 4 spell: Control Teleport
59035 | Vault:4 | Found a staircase to the Crypt.
59102 | Vault:4 | Noticed a guardian serpent
59115 | Vault:4 | Defeated a guardian serpent
59334 | Vault:4 | Reached XP level 19. HP: 177/187 MP: 36/36
59574 | Vault:3 | Reached XP level 18. HP: 178/178 MP: 35/36
59776 | Vault:3 | Reached XP level 19. HP: 183/187 MP: 36/36
60910 | Vault:5 | Found a staircase to the Hall of Blades.
61375 | Vault:5 | You are cast into the Abyss!
61375 | Vault:5 | Cast into the Abyss (the power of Zot)
61375 | Abyss | Entered The Abyss
61706 | Abyss | Noticed a purple draconian
61714 | Abyss | Defeated a purple draconian
62104 | Abyss | Noticed a necromancer
62178 | Abyss | Gained mutation: You tend to lose your temper in combat.
62182 | Abyss | Gained mutation: Your body is slowly deteriorating.
62195 | Abyss | Noticed a clay golem
62203 | Abyss | Defeated a clay golem
62237 | Abyss | Noticed a hellephant
62526 | Abyss | Noticed a sky beast
62528 | Abyss | Defeated a sky beast
62564 | Abyss | Reached skill level 5 in Traps & Doors
62668 | Abyss | Noticed a mad acolyte of Lugonu
62718 | Abyss | Noticed an ancient lich
62728 | Abyss | Noticed a Pit Fiend
62735 | Vault:5 | You pass through the gate.
62739 | Vault:5 | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
63204 | Temple | Lost mutation: Your body is slowly deteriorating.
63204 | Temple | Lost mutation: You are clumsy (Dex -1).
63204 | Temple | Lost mutation: You have a pair of small antennae on your head.
63204 | Temple | Lost mutation: You tend to lose your temper in combat.
63204 | Temple | Lost mutation: You are partially covered in iridescent scales (AC +4).
63204 | Temple | Lost mutation: You heal slowly.
63288 | D:7 | Bought a potion of healing for 26 gold pieces
63288 | D:7 | Bought 2 potions of healing for 52 gold pieces
63288 | D:7 | Bought a potion of healing for 26 gold pieces
63288 | D:7 | Bought 2 potions of healing for 52 gold pieces
63570 | trove | Entered a treasure trove
63876 | Temple | Learned a level 1 spell: Apportation
63880 | Temple | Learned a level 3 spell: Ozocubu's Armour
Looking back on it, the character started with a remarkably good skillset for a more spell focused hybrid (Book of minor magic, blowgun, and a dozen poison needles), but the melee direction has worked out surprisingly well so far. The first couple levels were rather entertaining, though, as I started with no skill in maces and flails. Meph rarely saw any use, though, as by the time I had it castable, the only times I would've found it useful would've been against mobs that would've easily resisted.
With my combat skills at their current levels (And they've been there for a while now), I've been working towards developing the escape mechanisms that I'll be needing when shit hits the fan. The problem, however, is that I'm unsure of what to do after I finally get controlled blink castable. My defensive stats are absolute shit, so one potential option is to work on ice magic for a bit. That, however, then has the restriction that I can't use anything beyond swamp dragon armor without shooting myself in the foot (-2EV cap on Ozo's).
So, first formal question: Does TSO's shield buff work in either of the two following cases: While using a two hander (unlikely from the wording on Hanzell) or when using the condensation shield spell (Also a bit doubtful, but it doesn't hurt to ask)?
Another rather amusing, but not particularly viable option, is to work towards the ring of flames spell and offset the rF- by wearing some ice dragon armor (Got two hides and the spell already stashed). Probably hilariously entertaining, especially when combined with the ring of fire I left somewhere in the vaults, but offensive capabilities are not what the character currently lacks. Viability is even further reduced by the amount of experience I'd have to invest to get it castable.
So, beyond getting deflect, flight, insulation, and haste, I'm not quite sure what direction I should be moving towards. Should I just start investing heavily in the physical defense skills? Necromutation is another end game option, but before that, I need to decide on my end game god choice. I've done well by Makhleb so far, but, at this point in the game, the only skill of his that I use is the free hp/mp on kills. The destruction abilities were phased out once I started coming across large rock throwing mobs and I'm at the point where I don't want to be relying on luck for my summons. It's not even that the minor demons are a direct threat, but when one spawns hostile, it could easily burn up my scrolls or give me some fucked up mutation before I'm able to land my first, and usually only, necessary hit. With that being said, however, that hp on kill is still *well* worth worshiping him as my god awful defenses necessitate as much hp regeneration as possible, and hp on kill is great when you're able to one shot most mobs.
As hinted at earlier, TSO is high up on the list of potential end game gods. He is not without his drawbacks when compared to Makhleb, however. The wording on Hanzell leads me to believe that he does not always grant hp/mp on the killing of evil mobs, which is probably the ability most central to my character's survival up until this point. He also eliminates the possibility of using necromutation for torment immunity along with a handful of the other useful spells in that line (Regeneration, dispel undead, probably some others that I've forgotten about). If the shield ability ends up being useless for a gsc using ogre, that'd be yet another reason not to worship him as I'm really hurting on defense.
Fedhas would be pretty damn hilarious, but again, viability is the issue and I have no experience with him, let alone feeling comfortable with using him during the late game.
Really it all ultimately boils down to the following: What the hell should I work towards that will help increase my survivability?
As far as dungeon clearing goes, I'm considering rummaging through the leather armor drops from the mine and hoping I find one with rPois. Once acquired, I should steamroll through the hive and then feel ready for the elven halls. Still not fully comfortable in the halls, though, as I lack portal projectile, abjuration (In a shop, 2100gp), and controlled blink isn't castable yet. I might clear out up through Swamp:4 before doing the halls, but I really need the loot from Elf:5.
Most notable encounter so far: After being Abyssed from a Zot trap, I ended up in a situation where I hopped out of the frying pan and into the fire. While doing the typical dodging of all but the smallest of mobs (1500gp was never so well spent, <3 swiftness), I was in a situation where I was fleeing from a Balrog and easily another dozen or so lower (But still dangerous, especially the damn mutations and smiting) demons and ran smack into a pack of golden eyes. Note that this was before I got the MR cloak from a trove. Needless to say, my first action was to try and quaff a healing potion to cure the confusion, but that proved fruitless as my terrible MR meant that I got confused again immediately after. After entering panic mode for a bit and spamming my potions of heal wounds (And not fully keeping up with the damage being dealt), I ended up quaffing a potion of invisibility and found myself unable to be targeted by the golden eyes. Confusion wore off in a couple of rounds and I was able to read a scroll and get the hell out.
Last edited by Ashery on Sunday, 4th December 2011, 01:40, edited 1 time in total.
Just roll with it 