CIP VpSk of Makhleb

[lerugray]

So im curious as how to proceed with this game, what skills should i focus on? ive tried this build several times and died soon after the temple. what say the good people of the tavern.

  Code:

 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.9.0 character file.

lerugray the Charmwright (Vampire Skald)            Turns: 7052, Time: 00:18:03

HP  51/51        AC  5     Str 13      XL: 7   Next:  9%
MP  13/13        EV 12     Int 14      God: Makhleb [......]
Gold 151         SH  0     Dex 13      Spells:  3 memorised,  6 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : +    a - +0 hand axe
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : . .  b - +0 leather armour
Life Prot.: + . .   Conserve   : .    (no shield)
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    y - +0 helmet
Res.Poison: .       Clarity    : .    (no cloak)
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    j - +0 pair of gauntlets
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    (no boots)
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    (no amulet)
Res.Rott. : +       Levitation : .    (no ring)
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    (no ring)

@: slightly resistant to hostile enchantments, unstealthy
A: fangs 3, see invisible, unbreathing
a: Bat Form, Bottle Blood, Renounce Religion


You are on level 7 of the Dungeon.
You worship Makhleb.
Makhleb is noncommittal.
You are not thirsty.

You have visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and seen 8 of its levels.

You have collected 131 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +0,+0 hand axe (weapon)
Missiles
 m - a throwing net (quivered)
Armour
 b - a +0 leather armour (worn)
 j - a +0 pair of gauntlets (worn)
 y - a +0 helmet (worn)
Magical devices
 o - a wand of confusion {zapped: 1}
 p - a wand of lightning {empty}
 x - a wand of polymorph other {zapped: 3}
 C - a curved wooden wand
Scrolls
 d - 3 scrolls labeled KARAC GHITHI
 g - a scroll labeled JEFIGGI SIGAGA
 i - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 n - 2 scrolls labeled THRUCL LUOTU
 q - 4 scrolls labeled TEN THRISSEGOCK
 r - 2 scrolls labeled PHUOCSO MOON
 t - a scroll labeled SKI RIZ FUISI
 w - 2 scrolls labeled UTIACS TIEPSIB
 z - a scroll labeled THRUXO TIMN
Jewellery
 u - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 B - a runed bone amulet
Potions
 e - a potion of resistance
 f - a potion of brilliance
 h - a potion of restore abilities
 k - a potion of levitation
 l - 2 glowing brown potions
 s - a potion of degeneration
 v - a black potion
 A - 2 red potions
 D - a sedimented white potion
Books
 c - a book of War Chants   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Fire Brand                         Charms/Fire                  2
   *Freezing Aura                     Charms/Ice                   2
   *Shroud of Golubria                Charms/Translocation         2
   *Repel Missiles                    Charms/Air                   2
   Poison Weapon                      Charms/Poison                3
   Regeneration                       Charms/Necromancy            3


   Skills:
 + Level 3 Fighting
 + Level 3 Axes
 - Level 1 Throwing
 - Level 1 Armour
 + Level 3 Dodging
 - Level 1 Stealth
 - Level 1 Stabbing
 - Level 1 Traps & Doors
 - Level 1 Unarmed Combat
 + Level 3 Spellcasting
 * Level 5 Charms
 - Level 1 Ice Magic


You have 6 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Freezing Aura         Ice/Chrm       ##........   Very Good   2    Choko
b - Shroud of Golubria    Chrm/Tloc      ##........   Very Good   2    Choko
c - Repel Missiles        Air/Chrm       ##........   Very Good   2    Choko


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (7/27)             Temple (1/1) D:7         
   Orc: D:6-11     

Altars:
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Trog
Yredelemnul
Zin


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You can bottle blood from corpses.
You have razor-sharp teeth.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You do not need to breathe.




Press '!' to toggle between mutations and properties depending on your
hunger status.


Message History

The orc shouts!
You barely miss the orc. The orc hits you but does no damage.
You hit the orc.
The orc is lightly wounded.
The orc hits you with an orcish short sword.
The orc closely misses you.
You hit the orc.
The orc is moderately wounded.
The orc closely misses you.
You hit the orc.
You kill the orc!
Makhleb accepts your kill.
Things that are here:
an orcish short sword; an orc corpse
Things that are here:
an orcish short sword; an orc corpse
Drink blood from an orc corpse? (ye/n/q/i?)
This warm blood tastes delicious! You feel somewhat less thirsty.
You continue drinking.
You finish drinking. HP restored.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  An ogre (D:4)
  2 giant frogs (D:6)
  An imp (D:6)
  A scorpion (D:4)
  2 worker ants
  An orc wizard (D:3)
  4 gnolls (D:4)
  7 snakes
  2 snake skeletons (D:4)
  A snake zombie (D:5)
  2 giant mites
  2 worms
  A bat zombie (D:5)
  A giant eyeball (D:4)
  An ooze (D:2)
  9 orcs
  12 bats
  13 hobgoblins
  10 jackals
  A quokka (D:5)
  5 giant cockroaches
  4 giant newts
  13 goblins
  10 kobolds
  10 rats
  A rat zombie (D:5)
  A small snake (D:2)
  A toadstool (D:6)
119 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  2 hobgoblins
  A goblin (D:1)
  A rat (D:6)
  6 toadstools
10 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 129 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | lerugray, the Vampire Skald, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 16/16 MP: 2/2
   213 | D:1      | Reached skill level 4 in Charms
   213 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 15/22 MP: 4/4
   784 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Freezing Aura
   787 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Shroud of Golubria
   990 | D:1      | Reached skill level 1 in Armour
  1162 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 19/27 MP: 2/5
  1524 | D:2      | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
  2317 | D:3      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 23/34 MP: 4/7
  2425 | D:3      | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  2504 | D:3      | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
  2648 | D:3      | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  3468 | D:3      | Learned a level 2 spell: Repel Missiles
  3707 | D:3      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  3863 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 27/39 MP: 8/8
  4467 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Ice Magic
  4636 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Stabbing
  4642 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Throwing
  4642 | D:4      | Reached skill level 5 in Charms
  4642 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 45/45 MP: 11/11
  4863 | D:4      | HP: 2/45 [scorpion (6)]
  4877 | D:4      | HP: 2/45 [poisoned by a scorpion]
  4893 | D:4      | HP: 2/45 [poisoned by a scorpion]
  4972 | D:4      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  5361 | D:4      | Noticed Menkaure
  5373 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  5501 | D:5      | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
  5901 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Traps & Doors
  6612 | D:6      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 26/51 MP: 5/13
  6875 | D:7      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  6912 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  6989 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Makhleb the Destroyer


[lerugray]

Right after i wrote this, this turned into a YASD what should i do to make this build successful?

[lerugray]

ok, finally got one going. some questions.

When should i switch over to my long blade?
also, im not sure what i should focus on when i get points to raise my abilities. ive been doing str and dex, should i do int?
also, what skills should i focus on?

  Code:

 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.9.0 character file.

lerugray the Nimble (Vampire Skald)                Turns: 18883, Time: 01:21:34

HP  87/87        AC 13     Str 14      XL: 12   Next:  8%
MP  26/26        EV 17     Int 17      God: Makhleb [***...]
Gold 471         SH 10     Dex 14      Spells:  4 memorised, 16 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : +    w - +4,+3 sabre of the Ecumenical Temple {free
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : . .  v - +2 orc leather armour
Life Prot.: + . .   Conserve   : .    D - +2 elf buckler {AC+3}
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    B - +2 helmet
Res.Poison: .       Clarity    : .    m - +0 cloak
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    U - +0 pair of gloves
Sust.Abil.: . .     Prev.Telep.: +    (no boots)
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    (no amulet)
Res.Rott. : +       Levitation : .    q - ring of protection from fire
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    M - +3 ring of intelligence

@: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, stealthy
A: fangs 3, see invisible, unbreathing
a: Bat Form, Bottle Blood, Minor Destruction, Lesser Servant of Makhleb,
Renounce Religion


You are on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Makhleb.
Makhleb is greatly pleased with you.
You are not thirsty.

You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 16 of its levels.

You have collected 796 gold pieces.
You have spent 345 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 w - the +4,+3 sabre of the Ecumenical Temple (weapon) {freeze, -TELE SInv Stlth++}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It has been specially enchanted to freeze those struck by it, causing extra
   injury to most foes and up to double damage against particularly susceptible
   opponents. It can also slow down cold-blooded creatures.
   
   
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It prevents most forms of teleportation.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
 x - an uncursed glowing elven falchion
 Q - an uncursed orcish hand axe of flaming
Missiles
 e - 8 darts of frost (quivered)
 k - a silver dart
Armour
 m - a +0 cloak (worn)
 v - a +2 orcish leather armour (worn)
 B - a +2 helmet (worn)
 D - a +2 elven buckler of protection (worn)
 U - a +0 pair of gloves (worn)
Magical devices
 a - a wand of slowing {zapped: 1}
 o - a wand of enslavement {zapped: 7}
 y - a twisted brass wand
 G - a wand of magic darts {zapped: 14}
 I - a wand of frost {zapped: 6}
 L - a wand of fire {empty}
 R - a wand of draining {empty}
 V - a wand of cold {empty}
Scrolls
 b - a scroll of blinking
 c - a scroll labeled HUFANK VUFY
 g - 2 scrolls labeled HANNUE NEUCAALL
 j - a scroll of amnesia
 l - 5 scrolls of remove curse
 p - 3 scrolls of detect curse
 s - 2 scrolls of teleportation
 A - a scroll labeled HOAKHU BOEFRE
 J - a scroll of magic mapping
 K - a scroll of enchant weapon II
 O - a scroll of fear
 S - 2 scrolls of fog
Jewellery
 d - an uncursed amulet of warding
 q - a ring of protection from fire (right hand)
 F - an uncursed ring of life protection
 M - a +3 ring of intelligence (left hand)
 T - an uncursed amulet of conservation
Potions
 i - 5 potions of blood
 r - 3 potions of restore abilities
 t - 4 potions of healing
 z - 2 potions of coagulated blood
 H - a potion of brilliance
 N - a potion of magic
 P - an oily green potion
Books
 f - a book of Cantrips   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Confusing Touch                    Hexes                        1
   Animate Skeleton                   Necromancy                   1
   Summon Small Mammals               Summoning                    1
   Apportation                        Translocation                1
 h - a book of the Dragon   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Flight                             Charms/Air                   4
   Cause Fear                         Hexes                        5
   Bolt of Fire                       Conjuration/Fire             6
   Dragon Form                        Fire/Transmutation           8
   Summon Dragon                      Summoning                    9
 u - a book of Envenomations   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Spider Form                        Transmutation/Poison         3
   Poison Weapon                      Charms/Poison                3
   Summon Scorpions                   Summoning/Poison             4
   Olgreb's Toxic Radiance            Poison                       4
   Poisonous Cloud                    Conjuration/Poison/Air       5
 E - 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
 n - a crystal ball


   Skills:
 + Level 7 Fighting
 + Level 9 Short Blades
 - Level 1 Long Blades
 - Level 1 Throwing
 - Level 1 Armour
 * Level 11 Dodging
 - Level 1 Stealth
 - Level 1 Stabbing
 - Level 1 Shields
 - Level 1 Traps & Doors
 - Level 1 Unarmed Combat
 + Level 7 Spellcasting
 + Level 8 Charms
 + Level 4 Translocations
 - Level 1 Ice Magic
 - Level 4 Air Magic
 + Level 5 Invocations
 - Level 1 Evocations


You have 16 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Freezing Aura         Ice/Chrm       ####......   Great       2    None
b - Shroud of Golubria    Chrm/Tloc      #####.....   Excellent   2    None
c - Repel Missiles        Air/Chrm       #####.....   Excellent   2    None
d - Regeneration          Chrm/Necr      ####......   Very Good   3    Choko


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (10/27)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (0/4) D:8
   Lair (5/8) D:10       
 Swamp: Lair:2-5    Shoals: Lair:3-6     Snake: Lair:3-6   

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Makhleb
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Trog
Xom
Jiyva

Shops:
D:4: !  D:8: (  D:10: [

Annotations
Lair:1 exclusion: oklob plant


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You can bottle blood from corpses.
You have razor-sharp teeth.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You do not need to breathe.




Press '!' to toggle between mutations and properties depending on your
hunger status.


Message History

You are feeling thirsty.
You continue drinking.
You finish drinking.
You start resting.
Magic restored.
You start resting.
Your orange demon disappears in a puff of smoke!
One of your 7 potions of blood coagulates.
You start resting.
One of your 6 potions of blood coagulates.
You start resting.
Your orange demon disappears in a puff of smoke!
HP restored.
A - a scroll labeled HOAKHU BOEFRE
An agate snail comes into view.
Read which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
As you read the scroll labeled TWIC ETENUUDGH, it crumbles to dust.
Use on which item? (\ to view known items) (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Your +1 helmet glows green for a moment.
It was a scroll of enchant armour.

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You can see an agate snail (sleeping).

Vanquished Creatures
  A hydra (Lair:1)
  A weapon mimic (D:10)
  A black mamba (Lair:5)
  Pikel (D:9)
  A spiny frog (Lair:3)
  A queen bee (Lair:4)
  A komodo dragon (Lair:3)
  A troll (D:9)
  4 giant toads
  3 blink frogs (Lair:3)
  A basilisk (Lair:3)
  2 sharks (Lair:2)
  16 yaks
  Eustachio (D:6)
  A blink frog skeleton (D:10)
  A fire drake (Lair:3)
  3 sky beasts
  2 orc warriors
  An ice beast (D:10)
  2 phantoms
  4 ogres
  2 slaves (D:9)
  5 centaurs
  10 big kobolds (D:7)
  4 crocodiles
  5 water moccasins
  4 giant slugs
  7 giant frogs
  A water moccasin skeleton (D:10)
  2 agate snails
  2 giant centipedes (Lair:4)
  34 killer bees
  A quasit (D:10)
  2 electric eels (Lair:2)
  10 imps
  A big kobold skeleton (D:10)
  3 hounds
  3 hound zombies
  2 orc priests
  6 iguanas
  3 orc wizards
  3 scorpions
  A hound skeleton (D:5)
  5 worker ants
  4 porcupines
  3 sheep (Lair:5)
  13 green rats
  10 snakes
  5 worms
  2 iguana skeletons
  A giant mite (D:10)
  2 grey rats (D:6)
  3 giant eyeballs
  9 giant geckos
  2 oozes
  23 orcs
  7 giant cockroaches
  18 hobgoblins
  15 jackals
  7 quokkas
  A small snake (D:7)
  17 bats
  5 giant newts
  19 goblins
  4 killer bee larvae (Lair:4)
  25 kobolds
  An orc skeleton (D:6)
  An orc zombie (D:5)
  39 rats
  2 fungi
  7 toadstools (D:3)
410 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  2 hydras (Lair:5)
  Joseph (D:10)
  A griffon (Lair:5)
  3 orange demons
  3 spiny frogs (Lair:4)
  A komodo dragon (Lair:5)
  A giant toad (Lair:4)
  2 smoke demons
  4 blink frogs
  4 yaks
  2 sharks (Lair:2)
  A hippogriff (Lair:3)
  Menkaure (D:5)
  2 slaves (D:9)
  2 crocodiles
  Duvessa (D:9)
  A water moccasin (Lair:1)
  15 killer bees (Lair:4)
  An imp (D:5)
  Dowan (D:9)
  2 big fish (Lair:2)
  An iguana (Lair:1)
  A scorpion (D:9)
  5 sheep (Lair:5)
  A porcupine (Lair:1)
  2 jellies (D:4)
  A mummy (D:10)
  A giant centipede (Lair:1)
  3 green rats (Lair:1)
  A worm (Lair:4)
  A giant gecko (Lair:2)
  An orc (D:9)
  A goblin (D:9)
  2 quokkas
  5 killer bee larvae (Lair:4)
  A kobold (D:4)
  A kobold skeleton (D:4)
  An orc skeleton (D:4)
  A plant (Lair:3)
81 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  5 orange demons
  A giant toad zombie (Lair:4)
  8 smoke demons
  5 ynoxinuls
  6 neqoxecs
  A crocodile zombie (Lair:3)
  A midge (D:9)
  3 lemures
  30 ufetubi
  An orc (D:8)
  A jackal (Lair:4)
  A giant newt (D:3)
  A quokka zombie (Lair:3)
  3 fungi
  A plant (Lair:2)
  14 toadstools
82 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 573 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | lerugray, the Vampire Skald, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 16/16 MP: 2/2
   420 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 20/22 MP: 4/4
   524 | D:1      | Reached skill level 1 in Armour
  1268 | D:2      | Reached skill level 4 in Charms
  1435 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 7/27 MP: 5/5
  1900 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
  2033 | D:2      | Learned a level 2 spell: Freezing Aura
  2036 | D:2      | Learned a level 2 spell: Shroud of Golubria
  2040 | D:2      | Learned a level 2 spell: Repel Missiles
  2270 | D:3      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 28/34 MP: 2/7
  2334 | D:3      | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  3370 | D:4      | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva.
  4275 | D:4      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 39/39 MP: 8/8
  4299 | D:4      | Got a shimmering sabre
  4301 | D:4      | Identified the sabre of the Ecumenical Temple {freeze, -TELE SInv Stlth++} (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)
  4696 | D:4      | Found Vytom's Distillery.
  4705 | D:4      | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 42 gold pieces
  4705 | D:4      | Bought a potion of healing for 28 gold pieces
  4705 | D:4      | Bought a potion of restore abilities for 42 gold pieces
  4705 | D:4      | Bought 2 potions of might for 70 gold pieces
  4705 | D:4      | Bought a potion of healing for 28 gold pieces
  4762 | D:4      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  4783 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  4801 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Makhleb the Destroyer
  4982 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  5048 | D:5      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 32/45 MP: 11/11
  5130 | D:5      | Noticed Menkaure
  5145 | D:5      | Defeated Menkaure
  5346 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Stabbing
  5346 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Ice Magic
  5986 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Charms
  5986 | D:6      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 37/51 MP: 13/13
  6121 | D:6      | Acquired Makhleb's first power
  6121 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Traps & Doors
  6213 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Translocations
  6496 | D:6      | Noticed Eustachio
  6580 | D:6      | Defeated Eustachio
  6580 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Throwing
  6580 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Air Magic
  6580 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
  7301 | D:7      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 51/58 MP: 15/15
  7404 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Short Blades
  7404 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
  7433 | D:7      | Acquired Makhleb's second power
  7438 | D:7      | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
  7445 | D:7      | Reached skill level 6 in Dodging
  7459 | D:7      | Noticed shome's ghost (experienced DDAr)
  7951 | D:8      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 50/64 MP: 18/18
  8447 | D:8      | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
  8536 | D:8      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  8538 | D:8      | Found Fafevien's Weapon Shoppe.
  8952 | D:8      | Acquired Makhleb's third power
  8990 | D:8      | Learned a level 3 spell: Regeneration
  9104 | D:8      | Reached skill level 1 in Long Blades
  9104 | D:8      | Reached skill level 7 in Dodging
  9271 | D:9      | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
  9348 | D:9      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  9617 | D:9      | Noticed Dowan
  9635 | D:9      | Noticed Duvessa
  9650 | D:9      | Defeated Duvessa
  9652 | D:9      | Defeated Dowan
 10279 | D:9      | Noticed Pikel
 10295 | D:9      | Defeated Pikel
 10295 | D:9      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 72/72 MP: 19/19
 10295 | D:9      | Your ally freed slave died
 10391 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 10433 | D:10     | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
 10495 | D:10     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 10504 | D:10     | Acquired Makhleb's fourth power
 10595 | D:10     | Found Wisel's Armour Shop.
 10978 | D:10     | Bought a +1 helmet for 135 gold pieces
 11070 | D:10     | Reached skill level 8 in Dodging
 11241 | D:10     | Identified a scroll of acquirement
 11242 | D:10     | Got an encrusted helmet
 11246 | D:10     | Identified the -4 helmet "Usabam" (You acquired it on level 10 of the Dungeon)
 11763 | D:10     | Noticed Joseph
 11919 | D:10     | Defeated Joseph
 12255 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 12371 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 9 in Dodging
 13453 | Lair:2   | Found a frozen archway.
 13802 | Lair:2   | Reached XP level 11. HP: 77/79 MP: 20/23
 14699 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
 17224 | Lair:4   | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
 17296 | Lair:4   | Acquired Makhleb's fifth power
 17849 | Lair:4   | Reached skill level 11 in Dodging
 18325 | Lair:5   | Reached XP level 12. HP: 52/87 MP: 14/26


[cerebovssquire]

INT would be a lot better.
Switch to lblades when you find a good long blade and currently don't desperately need more points in some other skill such as Dodging or Charms. In your position I would turn off everything but Invocations, raise that to 10, and then get a scimitar to min delay (14 skill).
Also, Kikubaaqudgha would be a lot better than Makhleb for this build.

Consider trying one unarmed too, Vp are great unarmed fighters and while you couldn't use the weapon charms, you would still have three very good spells in your starting books. In this case you would probably want to choose Makhleb because Kiku's pain brand would be useless to you.

[lerugray]

INT would be a lot better.
Switch to lblades when you find a good long blade and currently don't desperately need more points in some other skill such as Dodging or Charms. In your position I would turn off everything but Invocations, raise that to 10, and then get a scimitar to min delay (14 skill).
Also, Kikubaaqudgha would be a lot better than Makhleb for this build.

Consider trying one unarmed too, Vp are great unarmed fighters and while you couldn't use the weapon charms, you would still have three very good spells in your starting books. In this case you would probably want to choose Makhleb because Kiku's pain brand would be useless to you.

the one nice thing about makhleb with this build is that i can go bloodless for the skill boosts and get HP back with kills, and i can use invocations in bat form, which means i can lesser destruction everything while keeping it at a safe distance

[cerebovssquire]

There are no "skill boosts", just a bunch of resistances you're not going to be needing before extended and a stealth boost that a) isn't that huge, definitely not enough to justify crippling yourself and b) you don't seem to be using. On the flipside: halved potion effects, no healing.
Regarding Minor Destruction: right, that's true, but it's not going to help you much past D:10 or so and before that the very early Kikubaaqudgha gifts are just as good.
Also, nothing speaks against Kiku > Makhleb! The wrath isn't bad and Vp can just rest it out (or play through because as I said, it isn't bad).