Temple Termagant
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Joined: Wednesday, 4th January 2012, 13:38
Wednesday, 4th January 2012, 14:03
CIP SeTr requesting assistance
Hi everyone, this is the first character I've had that I actually got a chance to save and come back to in the morning. Before I continued on, though, I thought I might ask for some advice before I find myself rerolling a level 1 again.
The game has been pretty standard so far, the dungeon has been pretty scarce on rings and amulets overall, I've also found hardly any enchantment scrolls. My main concern though is that I've been raising necromancy as the SeTr guide recommends, though I have yet to find a book with a single necromancy spell in it. Should I switch directions possibly? Obviously a high necromancy skill is a waste of points if I don't have the actual spells. Mostly when I am about to enter a battle I deem at least a minor threat I invoke heroism and cast blade hands and just cut everything up. Is this approach going to be viable late game, or even very much longer?
I can't think of much else I want to directly ask, but pretty much any advice would be much appreciated, thanks in advance guys.
The game has been pretty standard so far, the dungeon has been pretty scarce on rings and amulets overall, I've also found hardly any enchantment scrolls. My main concern though is that I've been raising necromancy as the SeTr guide recommends, though I have yet to find a book with a single necromancy spell in it. Should I switch directions possibly? Obviously a high necromancy skill is a waste of points if I don't have the actual spells. Mostly when I am about to enter a battle I deem at least a minor threat I invoke heroism and cast blade hands and just cut everything up. Is this approach going to be viable late game, or even very much longer?
I can't think of much else I want to directly ask, but pretty much any advice would be much appreciated, thanks in advance guys.
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.9.1 character file.
Valen Sevilo II the Fighter (Sludge Elf Transmuter) Turns: 41697, Time: 04:12:20
HP 106/106 AC 11 Str 9 XL: 15 Next: 11%
MP 32/32 EV 23 Int 26 God: Okawaru [*****.]
Gold 806 SH 0 Dex 14 Spells: 8 memorised, 8 levels left
Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : . - Unarmed
Res.Cold : . . . Warding : + . x - +2 orc robe
Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : . (no shield)
Res.Acid. : . . . Res.Corr. : . v - +0 wizard hat
Res.Poison: + Clarity : . o - +1 cloak
Res.Elec. : . Spirit.Shd : . (no gloves)
Sust.Abil.: . . Stasis : . d - +1 pair of boots
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . c - brooch of Shielding {Ward AC+4 EV+4}
Res.Rott. : . Levitation : . w - ring of poison resistance
Saprovore : . . . Ctrl.Flight: . G - +4 ring of intelligence
@: quite resistant to hostile enchantments, unstealthy
A: deformed body 2, Str -1
a: Heroism, Finesse, Renounce Religion
You are on level 14 of the Dungeon.
You worship Okawaru.
Okawaru is extremely pleased with you.
You are full.
You have visited 6 branches of the dungeon, and seen 28 of its levels.
You have visited 2 portal chambers: bailey, ice cave.
You have collected 1354 gold pieces.
You have spent 568 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
A - a +2 blowgun
Missiles
b - 41 +0 arrows
j - 60 poisoned +0 needles
r - 20 poisoned needles
B - 11 poisoned needles
D - 4 curare-tipped needles
N - 4 curare-tipped +3 needles
V - 16 poisoned needles
Armour
d - a +1 pair of boots (worn)
o - a +1 cloak (worn)
v - a +0 wizard hat (worn)
x - a +2 orcish robe (worn)
Magical devices
y - a wand of disintegration {recharged}
E - a wand of lightning {zapped: 3}
M - a wand of digging
P - a wand of draining {zapped: 1}
Comestibles
q - a bread ration
K - 6 royal jellies
Scrolls
k - a scroll of recharging
p - 3 scrolls of remove curse
u - 3 scrolls of detect curse
F - 5 scrolls of identify
H - 3 scrolls of fog
J - 2 scrolls of teleportation
L - 2 scrolls of magic mapping
Jewellery
c - the brooch of Shielding (around neck) {Ward AC+4 EV+4}
(You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Dungeon)
[amulet of warding]
It affects your AC (+4).
It affects your evasion (+4).
Back in the good old days, every adventurer had one of these handy devices.
That, and a pony.
s - an uncursed ring of regeneration
w - a ring of poison resistance (right hand)
G - a +4 ring of intelligence (left hand)
Q - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
Potions
a - a potion of resistance
f - 5 potions of poison
g - 3 potions of water
l - 2 potions of decay
t - a potion of brilliance
I - a potion of might
U - a potion of heal wounds
Skills:
* Level 14 Fighting
- Level 3 Throwing
+ Level 12 Dodging
- Level 1 Stealth
- Level 1 Stabbing
+ Level 9 Traps & Doors
+ Level 11 Unarmed Combat
+ Level 10 Spellcasting
- Level 1 Hexes
+ Level 9 Necromancy
+ Level 13 Transmutations
- Level 1 Fire Magic
- Level 4 Ice Magic
- Level 1 Air Magic
- Level 1 Earth Magic
- Level 3 Poison Magic
- Level 6 Invocations
- Level 1 Evocations
You have 8 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Success Level Hunger
a - Fulsome Distillation Trmt/Necr N/A Excellent 1 None
b - Evaporate Fire/Trmt ######.... Excellent 2 None
c - Sticks to Snakes Trmt #######... Excellent 2 None
d - Spider Form Pois/Trmt #######... Excellent 3 None
e - Ice Form Ice/Trmt #######... Excellent 4 None
f - Blade Hands Trmt #######... Excellent 5 Choko
g - Flight Air/Chrm ####...... Fair 4 None
h - Silence Air/Hex ####...... Very Poor 5 Choko
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (15/27) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (0/4) D:11
Lair (8/8) D:13 Swamp (1/5) Lair:2 Shoals (1/5) Lair:3
Slime (0/6) Lair:6 Hive (2/2) D:13
Vault: D:14-19
Altars:
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
The Shining One
Trog
Xom
Shops:
D:4: =*? D:7: ! D:11: ([
Portals:
Ziggurat: D:5 (4250 gp)
Annotations
D:5 exclusion: oklob plant
D:8 exclusion: ice statue
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
Armour fits poorly on your deformed body.
You are weak (Str -1).
Message History
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
You start resting.
Your extra speed is starting to run out.
You start resting.
You are feeling hungry.
You start resting.
You feel yourself slow down.
You start resting.
You feel like a meek peon again.
You start resting.
You feel a little less mighty now.
You start resting.
Your magical contamination has completely faded away.
You start resting.
You start resting.
You are feeling very hungry.
You start resting.
HP restored.
You continue eating.
You finish eating. That royal jelly was delicious!
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There are no monsters in sight!
Vanquished Creatures
Gastronok (Lair:4)
Jozef (D:10)
Snorg (Swamp:1)
Harold (D:11)
4 hydras
A centaur warrior (D:14)
4 harpies (Shoals:1)
3 hill giants
An orc knight (Port)
2 weapon mimics
2 griffons
A trapdoor spider (D:14)
Maurice (D:13)
4 cyclopes
A wolf spider (D:13)
A wolf spider zombie (D:12)
9 elephants (Lair:8)
An elf (shapeshifter) (D:13)
2 giant toad zombies (D:12)
2 black mambas
9 spiny frogs
4 slime creatures
14 ugly things (D:14)
A mermaid (Shoals:1)
A hill giant skeleton (D:14)
Grinder (D:5)
A redback (Lair:7)
5 trolls
5 komodo dragons
Prince Ribbit (D:8)
A polar bear (Lair:6)
2 two-headed ogres
3 queen bees
2 blink frogs (Lair:8)
4 basilisks
A grizzly bear (Lair:7)
37 yaks
2 wyverns
12 giant toads
A hungry ghost (D:14)
Grum (D:8)
2 wraiths
8 hippogriffs
3 fire drakes
2 manticores
4 vampire mosquitoes (D:13)
Edmund (D:8)
9 war dogs
A swamp worm (Swamp:1)
A troll zombie (D:13)
19 orc warriors
4 sky beasts
A swamp drake (Swamp:1)
3 phantoms
6 centaurs
16 ice beasts
15 big kobolds
10 ogres
9 giant frogs
11 crocodiles
3 giant slugs
2 brain worms
8 water moccasins
A water moccasin skeleton (D:7)
4 agate snails
2 yak simulacra (Port)
A basilisk skeleton (D:11)
2 polar bear simulacra (Port)
2 eyes of draining (D:11)
4 wights (D:14)
A big kobold zombie (D:7)
154 killer bees
3 electric eels
2 goliath beetles
10 imps
2 big fish
14 hounds
7 iguanas
6 orc priests
A big kobold skeleton (D:6)
2 shadows (D:12)
14 orc wizards
2 worker ants
3 worker ant zombies
6 scorpions
10 porcupines
32 sheep
25 jellies
A mummy (D:7)
6 gnolls
5 giant centipedes
29 green rats
18 snakes
A snake zombie (D:8)
5 giant mites
An iguana skeleton (D:7)
A white imp (Port)
A snake skeleton (D:4)
5 worms
A bat skeleton (D:6)
A giant eyeball (D:8)
11 giant geckos
2 oozes
73 orcs
28 bats
13 giant cockroaches
19 goblins
17 hobgoblins
19 jackals
28 kobolds
10 quokkas
6 small snakes
8 giant newts
18 killer bee larvae
A kobold zombie (D:7)
2 orc skeletons
An orc zombie (D:9)
2 quokka skeletons
27 rats
A rat skeleton (D:4)
2 butterflies (D:11)
3 fungi
8 plants
9 toadstools
982 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
An ogre (D:10)
A centaur (D:5)
6 killer bees (Lair:2)
A jelly (D:10)
3 orcs (D:12)
4 kobolds (D:7)
4 killer bee larvae (Lair:2)
20 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
9 slime creatures
Psyche (D:8)
An ugly thing (D:14)
A komodo dragon (D:14)
A soldier ant (D:14)
A small abomination (D:11)
A wight (D:14)
An orc wizard (D:14)
An orc (D:14)
A hobgoblin (D:14)
A kobold (D:14)
A rat (Lair:5)
A butterfly (D:5)
37 fungi
21 plants (D:13)
15 toadstools
94 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 1096 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | D:1 | Valen Sevilo II, the Sludge Elf Transmuter, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 13/13 MP: 1/1
96 | D:1 | Learned a level 1 spell: Fulsome Distillation
486 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 11/18 MP: 4/4
680 | D:1 | Reached skill level 4 in Unarmed Combat
1139 | D:1 | Learned a level 2 spell: Evaporate
1142 | D:1 | Learned a level 2 spell: Sticks to Snakes
1204 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 19/23 MP: 6/6
1518 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
2618 | D:4 | Found Omacvaes' Jewellery Emporium.
2619 | D:4 | Found Strumn's General Store.
2665 | D:4 | Bought a scroll of detect curse for 20 gold pieces
2665 | D:4 | Bought a meat ration for 40 gold pieces
2665 | D:4 | Bought a scroll of immolation for 10 gold pieces
2665 | D:4 | Bought a scroll of noise for 10 gold pieces
2769 | D:2 | Learned a level 3 spell: Spider Form
2821 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 25/29 MP: 4/8
3825 | D:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Necromancy
3826 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 23/34 MP: 7/10
4032 | D:4 | Found Wourheph's Magic Scroll Boutique.
4078 | D:4 | Bought a scroll of curse jewellery for 22 gold pieces
4171 | D:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Traps & Doors
4412 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
4531 | D:5 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 30/40 MP: 3/12
4817 | D:5 | Found a gateway to a ziggurat.
5758 | D:6 | Noticed Vladimir Lenin's ghost (experienced SETm)
5778 | D:6 | Reached skill level 1 in Stabbing
5778 | D:6 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
6045 | D:6 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
6079 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
6414 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Warmaster Okawaru
6853 | D:5 | Noticed Grinder
7424 | D:6 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 32/45 MP: 8/14
7566 | D:6 | Learned a level 4 spell: Ice Form
7930 | D:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Transmutations
8126 | D:7 | Reached skill level 1 in Poison Magic
8247 | D:7 | Found Gynis Fau's Distillery.
8530 | D:7 | Acquired Okawaru's first power
8992 | D:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
8992 | D:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Unarmed Combat
9315 | D:7 | Gained mutation: Armour fits poorly on your unusually shaped body.
9316 | D:7 | Gained mutation: Armour fits poorly on your deformed body.
9347 | D:7 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 53/53 MP: 1/18
9392 | D:7 | Reached skill level 1 in Fire Magic
9508 | D:7 | Reached skill level 6 in Fighting
9812 | D:7 | Reached skill level 1 in Ice Magic
9908 | D:7 | Reached skill level 1 in Throwing
9908 | D:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
9908 | D:7 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 58/58 MP: 14/19
10484 | D:8 | Noticed Psyche
10500 | D:8 | Defeated Psyche
10786 | D:8 | Noticed Joseph
11581 | D:8 | Noticed Prince Ribbit
11586 | D:8 | Noticed Edmund
11614 | D:8 | Defeated Edmund
11628 | D:8 | Defeated Prince Ribbit
11928 | D:8 | Learned a level 2 spell: Stoneskin
12213 | D:8 | Identified a scroll of acquirement
12232 | D:8 | Noticed Grum
12241 | D:8 | Reached skill level 7 in Transmutations
12245 | D:8 | Defeated Grum
12610 | D:8 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 65/65 MP: 15/20
12950 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
13199 | D:9 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
13385 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
13403 | D:10 | Noticed Jozef
13418 | D:10 | Defeated Jozef
13418 | D:10 | Reached skill level 8 in Fighting
13418 | D:10 | Reached skill level 5 in Necromancy
13418 | D:10 | Reached skill level 1 in Earth Magic
13661 | D:10 | Learned a level 5 spell: Blade Hands
14376 | D:10 | Found a flagged portal.
14402 | bailey | Entered the bailey
15275 | D:10 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 72/72 MP: 24/24
15355 | D:10 | Reached skill level 9 in Fighting
15732 | D:11 | Found Gounuo's Armour Shoppe.
15733 | D:11 | Found Yziptoku's Weapon Shoppe.
15733 | D:11 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
15790 | D:11 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 49/68 MP: 20/23
16167 | D:11 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 57/73 MP: 22/24
16307 | D:11 | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
16422 | D:11 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
16544 | D:11 | Reached skill level 5 in Traps & Doors
16595 | D:11 | Found a frozen archway.
16619 | IceCv | Entered an ice cave
17073 | D:11 | Noticed Harold
17085 | D:11 | Defeated Harold
17485 | D:11 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
17485 | D:11 | HP: 1/74 [slime creature (13)]
17500 | D:11 | HP: 3/74 [rat (1)]
19184 | D:4 | Bought the brooch of Shielding {Ward AC+4 EV+4} for 426 gold pieces
19190 | D:4 | Bought a bread ration for 40 gold pieces
19221 | D:5 | Defeated Grinder
19306 | D:5 | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
19451 | D:5 | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
19477 | D:5 | Noticed an oklob plant
20590 | D:7 | Noticed a hill giant
20597 | D:7 | Defeated a hill giant
21851 | D:12 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 81/81 MP: 27/27
22089 | D:12 | Acquired Okawaru's second power
22426 | D:12 | Reached skill level 10 in Transmutations
22644 | D:12 | Reached skill level 11 in Fighting
23448 | D:13 | Noticed Maurice
23581 | D:13 | Noticed a queen bee
23725 | D:13 | Received a gift from Okawaru
23747 | D:13 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
23805 | D:13 | Defeated Maurice
23811 | D:13 | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
26529 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
27067 | Lair:2 | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
27253 | Lair:2 | You fall through a shaft!
27311 | Lair:4 | Reached skill level 12 in Fighting
27744 | Lair:4 | Noticed Gastronok
27764 | Lair:4 | Defeated Gastronok
27764 | Lair:4 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 80/90 MP: 21/28
28393 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
29978 | Lair:5 | Found a labyrinth entrance.
30042 | Lair:5 | Received a gift from Okawaru
30049 | Lair:5 | Got a faintly humming chain mail {god gift}
30089 | Lair:5 | Identified the +6 chain mail "Vemeffeog" {god gift} (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)
30699 | Lair:6 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
30826 | Lair:6 | Reached skill level 10 in Unarmed Combat
30833 | Lair:6 | Reached skill level 13 in Fighting
31498 | Lair:7 | Noticed a redback
31503 | Lair:7 | Defeated a redback
32329 | Lair:8 | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
32375 | Lair:7 | HP: 1/91 [eight-headed hydra (11)]
33440 | Lair:8 | Reached XP level 14. HP: 91/98 MP: 27/30
36138 | Lair:3 | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
36396 | Shoals:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Shoals
36456 | Shoals:1 | Noticed Wiglaf
36823 | Swamp:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Swamp
36944 | Swamp:1 | Noticed Snorg
36960 | Swamp:1 | Defeated Snorg
37246 | Swamp:1 | Noticed Agnes
37406 | D:13 | Found a staircase to the Hive.
37415 | D:13 | Reached skill level 14 in Fighting
37418 | D:13 | Defeated a queen bee
37605 | Hive:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Hive
37879 | Hive:2 | Entered Level 2 of the Hive
37923 | Hive:2 | Gained mutation: You are weak (Str -1).
37923 | Hive:2 | Gained mutation: You have a slow metabolism.
38510 | Hive:2 | Reached skill level 10 in Spellcasting
39063 | Hive:2 | Learned a level 4 spell: Flight
39069 | Hive:2 | Learned a level 5 spell: Silence
39117 | Hive:2 | Lost mutation: You have a slow metabolism.
39354 | D:14 | Received a gift from Okawaru
40284 | D:14 | Reached skill level 1 in Air Magic
40349 | D:14 | Reached skill level 1 in Hexes
41116 | D:14 | Reached XP level 15. HP: 106/106 MP: 32/32
41401 | D:15 | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
) If you found any conjurations books, you should try to learn and train some conjurations for a reliable source of ranged damage. If not, then you can use weapons like a crossbow or sling (if using a shield. I'd say that if you plan on upgrading from blade hands to statue form that you use a shield since it won't meld in that form.) Maybe even throwing since SE gets a +2 apt to that, but only if you find a lot of javelins because those are the only good things to throw for anyone outside of trolls/ogres (who can use large rocks instead)