[CIP] DDEEof Kiku, trapped outside Lair by killer bees

[Igxfl]

Here's a Deep Dwarf Earth Elementalist I've been playing. The plan was to start with Earth Magic and later branch into Necromancy with Kiku in order to have a broader range of spellcasting options than the standard DDNe. It's worked pretty well so far -- I was lucky enough to get Carnivore 1 early on, so I can spam Sublimation-fueled LRD without worrying too much about spell hunger, and that's made short work of most of what I've seen so far. Plus, casting Petrify on high-HP monsters like Hippogriffs and Ogres and repeatedly using Vamp. Draining does wonders for my troublesome health bar.
Unfortunately, I've run into some trouble in the Lair. Right after stepping down the stairway, I was attacked by a horrifically large swarm of killer bees that chased me out so soundly I'm afraid to return. Barring a lucky find of Ignite Poison or the like, is there a good way to deal with them, or should I just put the Lair off until later and do more Dungeon levels or the Orcish Mines? I usually only make it to about halfway through the Lair anyway, so I'm not sure exactly how to progress.

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.10-a0-3122-g338fd7f character file.

Igxfl the Thaumaturge (DDEE)                       Turns: 15525, Time: 01:47:07

HP  79/81        AC  5     Str 12      XL: 11   Next: 32%
MP  22/28        EV 13     Int 23      God: Kikubaaqudgha [****..]
Gold 635         SH  0     Dex 13      Spells:  9 memorised,  3 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .    (no weapon)
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : . .  B - +2 orc robe
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .    (no shield)
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    D - +1 elf cap
Res.Poison: .       Clarity    : .    F - +0 cloak
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    (no gloves)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    (no boots)
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    (no amulet)
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    I - ring "Ymounlor" {Regen Str+1 Int+3}
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    q - +1 ring of evasion

@: non-regenerating, quite resistant to hostile enchantments, fairly stealthy
A: damage resistance, recharge devices, carnivore 1, deformed body, sense
surroundings 2, slow healing 3
a: Device Recharging, Receive Corpses, Renounce Religion


You are on level 11 of the Dungeon.
You worship Kikubaaqudgha.
Kikubaaqudgha is extremely pleased with you.
You are very hungry.

You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 15 of its levels.

You have collected 665 gold pieces.
You have spent 50 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 u - an uncursed runed elven blowgun
Missiles
 c - 54 stones (quivered)
 v - 43 poisoned needles
Armour
 B - a +2 orcish robe (worn)
 D - a +1 elven cap (worn)
 F - a +0 cloak (worn)
Magical devices
 a - a wand of heal wounds (0)
 k - a wand of magic darts {zapped: 2}
 A - a wand of heal wounds {zapped: 5}
Comestibles
 f - 4 bread rations
 h - a pear
 l - 11 grapes
 o - 2 apples
 z - 3 meat rations
Scrolls
 b - a scroll of fog
 e - 9 scrolls of remove curse
 g - 8 scrolls of identify
 i - 2 scrolls of amnesia
 r - a scroll of enchant weapon II
 s - a scroll of detect curse
 K - a scroll labeled NISHECVA RANNY
 M - a scroll labeled ICOEWN EXEODO
 P - a scroll labeled VUERIO SKAU
 Q - a scroll labeled AROAFR EPARO {tried}
Jewellery
 m - an uncursed ring of fire
 q - a +1 ring of evasion (left hand)
 y - a cursed steel ring
 E - a cursed copper ring
 G - an uncursed amulet of rage
 I - the ring "Ymounlor" (right hand) {Regen Str+1 Int+3}
   (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   [ring of regeneration]
   
   It affects your strength (+1).
   It affects your intelligence (+3).
Potions
 t - a potion of restore abilities
 C - a potion of curing
 J - a glowing yellow potion
 N - a potion of brilliance
Books
 d - a book of Geomancy   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Sandblast                         Earth                        1
   Stoneskin                          Transmutation/Earth          2
   *Passwall                          Transmutation/Earth          3
   *Stone Arrow                       Conjuration/Earth            3
   *Petrify                           Transmutation/Earth          4
   *Lee's Rapid Deconstruction        Earth                        5
 j - a book of Necromancy {god gift}   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Pain                               Necromancy                   1
   Animate Skeleton                   Necromancy                   1
   Lethal Infusion                    Charms/Necromancy            2
   *Vampiric Draining                 Necromancy                   3
   Regeneration                       Charms/Necromancy            3
   Animate Dead                       Necromancy                   4
   Control Undead                     Necromancy                   4
 n - a book of Death {god gift}   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Corpse Rot                         Necromancy                   2
   *Sublimation of Blood              Necromancy                   2
   *Agony                             Necromancy                   5
   Dispel Undead                      Necromancy                   5
   Excruciating Wounds                Charms/Necromancy            5
   Bolt of Draining                   Conjuration/Necromancy       6
 x - the Tome of Weightlessness
   (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Swiftness                         Charms/Air                   2
   Silence                            Hexes/Air                    5
   Tornado                            Air                          9
 H - a book of Necromancy   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Pain                               Necromancy                   1
   Animate Skeleton                   Necromancy                   1
   Lethal Infusion                    Charms/Necromancy            2
   *Vampiric Draining                 Necromancy                   3
   Regeneration                       Charms/Necromancy            3
   Animate Dead                       Necromancy                   4
   Control Undead                     Necromancy                   4
 L - a book of Unlife {god gift}   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Recall                             Summoning/Translocation      3
   Animate Dead                       Necromancy                   4
   Control Undead                     Necromancy                   4
   Twisted Resurrection               Necromancy                   5
   Simulacrum                         Ice/Necromancy               6
   Death Channel                      Necromancy                   7
Magical staves
 w - a +0 rod of destruction [ice] (11/11)
   (You took it off an orc on level 7 of the Dungeon)


   Skills:
 - Level 2.2 Dodging
 - Level 2.4 Stealth
 + Level 10.9 Spellcasting
 - Level 2.1 Conjurations
 - Level 1.1 Charms
 - Level 10.0 Necromancy
 - Level 3.1 Transmutations
 - Level 9.0 Earth Magic
 - Level 2.1 Evocations


You have 3 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Sandblast             Erth           #######      Excellent   1    None
b - Passwall              Erth/Trmt      ######....   Excellent   3    None
c - Stone Arrow           Erth/Conj      ######.      Excellent   3    None
d - Petrify               Erth/Trmt      ######...    Great       4    None
e - Swiftness             Air/Chrm       ####......   Great       2    None
f - Lee's Rapid Deconstr  Erth           #######...   Excellent   5    Choko
g - Agony                 Necr           #######..    Excellent   5    Choko
r - Sublimation of Blood  Necr           #######...   Excellent   2    None
v - Vampiric Draining     Necr           #######...   Excellent   3    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (12/27)            Temple (1/1) D:7             Orc (1/4) D:8
   Lair (1/8) D:8         

Altars:
Ashenzari
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Okawaru
Sif Muna
The Shining One
Vehumet
Zin

Shops:
D:7: *  D:11: (

Portals:
Ziggurat: D:11 (3570 gp)


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are resistant to damage.
You can recharge devices by infusing magical energy.
You passively map the area around you.
You do not heal naturally.
Your digestive system is specialised to digest meat.
Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body.


Message History

You are feeling hungry.
You continue eating.
You finish eating. Blech - you need meat!
You see here 13 steel sling bullets.
Found 18 gold pieces.
You now have 626 gold pieces.
You open the door.
There is an open door here.
You now have 635 gold pieces.
Press: ? - help, v - describe, . - travel
A translucent stone wall.
Unknown command.
Casting: Sublimation of Blood
Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
Aiming: Lee's Rapid Deconstruction
Press: ? - help, Dir - move target cursor
The wall shatters!
You are feeling very hungry.
Press: ? - help, v - describe, . - travel
A translucent stone wall.

#...#          #.#......#.#   ##.
#...############.#..#...#.#    #.
#.................#####.#.######.
#.................#...#..........
#...#####........##.n.##...######
#...#   #.........#...#....#,   #
#...#   #.).......#####.#..+,   #
#...#####...........#......#   ,#
#>.........)....@..........###* #
#....................[...>...., .
############################## *#


There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  A centaur warrior (D:11)
  Urug (D:10)
  A slime creature (D:11)
  A trapdoor spider (D:11)
  2 two-headed ogres
  A troll (D:12)
  A basilisk (D:8)
  A wyvern (D:10)
  2 hippogriffs
  The ghost of Igxfl the Spear-Bearer, an average MfSk of Fedhas (D:4)
  A manticore (D:9)
  A necrophage (D:9)
  3 phantoms
  An ice beast (D:10)
  6 centaurs
  4 sky beasts
  A water moccasin (Lair:1)
  5 giant frogs
  8 ogres
  Blork the orc (D:5)
  16 killer bees
  An eye of draining (D:11)
  A killer bee zombie (D:9)
  4 goliath beetles
  7 crimson imps
  A quasit (D:7)
  Crazy Yiuf (D:2)
  3 hounds
  6 orc priests
  3 iguanas
  A hound skeleton (D:7)
  11 orc wizards
  9 worker ants
  14 sheep
  5 porcupines
  A jelly (D:4)
  2 mummies (D:10)
  A scorpion zombie (D:9)
  6 adders
  2 adder zombies
  8 green rats
  A giant centipede zombie (D:9)
  2 gnolls (D:10)
  An adder skeleton (D:6)
  A giant centipede (Lair:1)
  A giant mite (D:3)
  4 worms
  3 giant eyeballs
  6 giant geckos
  19 orcs
  15 bats
  8 giant cockroaches
  9 goblins
  12 hobgoblins
  3 jackals (D:10)
  23 kobolds
  6 quokkas
  10 giant newts
  2 kobold skeletons (D:7)
  9 rats
  13 ballistomycetes
  A toadstool (D:8)
295 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A wolf spider (D:10)
  A gnoll (D:10)
  An adder (D:7)
  A giant newt (D:3)
  2 giant spores
  A kobold (D:1)
  A rat (D:9)
  A ballistomycete (D:9)
  26 toadstools
35 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 330 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Igxfl, the Deep Dwarf Earth Elementalist, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 15/15 MP: 3/3
   296 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 22/22 MP: 1/4
  1178 | D:2      | Reached skill level 5 in Earth Magic
  1406 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 28/28 MP: 6/6
  1715 | D:2      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  1845 | D:3      | Reached skill level 6 in Earth Magic
  1989 | D:3      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  1998 | D:3      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 30/36 MP: 1/9
  2005 | D:3      | Learned a level 3 spell: Passwall
  2009 | D:3      | Learned a level 3 spell: Stone Arrow
  2658 | D:3      | Paralysed by a potion of paralysis for 6 turns
  2814 | D:4      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 31/42 MP: 6/12
  2885 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  2987 | D:4      | Got a warped scythe
  2988 | D:4      | Identified the cursed Scythe of Curses {drain, Curse} (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)
  3005 | D:4      | Learned a level 5 spell: Lee's Rapid Deconstruction
  3037 | D:4      | Noticed Igxfl's ghost (average MfSk)
  3061 | D:4      | Defeated Igxfl's ghost
  3061 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Transmutations
  3061 | D:4      | Reached skill level 7 in Earth Magic
  3061 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 18/49 MP: 9/14
  3170 | D:4      | Got a black book
  3171 | D:4      | Identified the Tome of Weightlessness (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)
  3949 | D:5      | Noticed Blork the orc
  3975 | D:5      | Defeated Blork the orc
  4360 | D:5      | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
  4360 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 22/55 MP: 18/18
  4367 | D:5      | Learned a level 4 spell: Petrify
  4914 | D:6      | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
  5463 | D:6      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  5915 | D:7      | Identified a +0 rod of destruction [ice] (11/11) (You took it off an orc on level 7 of the Dungeon)
  5955 | D:7      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  6031 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  6087 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Kikubaaqudgha
  6247 | D:7      | Reached skill level 8 in Earth Magic
  6271 | D:7      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 22/62 MP: 11/20
  6294 | D:7      | Reached skill level 1 in Conjurations
  6303 | D:7      | Gained mutation: Your digestive system is specialised to digest meat.
  6304 | D:7      | Gained mutation: Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body.
  7410 | D:7      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  7645 | D:8      | Acquired Kikubaaqudgha's first power
  7645 | D:8      | Received a gift from Kikubaaqudgha
  7651 | D:8      | Learned a level 3 spell: Vampiric Draining
  7654 | D:8      | Learned a level 2 spell: Swiftness
  7937 | D:7      | Reached skill level 1 in Necromancy
  9063 | D:2      | Noticed Crazy Yiuf
  9070 | D:2      | Defeated Crazy Yiuf
  9070 | D:2      | Gained mutation: You passively map the area around you.
  9070 | D:2      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 23/68 MP: 22/22
  9316 | D:7      | Found Gheliku's Assorted Antiques.
  9353 | D:7      | Bought a potion of curing for 50 gold pieces
  9852 | D:8      | Noticed a basilisk
 10061 | D:8      | Defeated a basilisk
 10181 | D:8      | Acquired Kikubaaqudgha's second power
 10181 | D:8      | Reached skill level 1 in Charms
 10464 | D:8      | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
 10601 | D:8      | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 10615 | D:8      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 11248 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 11248 | Lair:1   | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
 11295 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 9 in Earth Magic
 11317 | Lair:1   | Got a transparent ivory ring
 11330 | Lair:1   | Identified the ring "Ymounlor" {Str+1 Int+3} (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
 11496 | Lair:1   | Reached XP level 10. HP: 23/75 MP: 13/25
 11892 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 12084 | D:9      | Reached skill level 5 in Necromancy
 12105 | D:9      | Received a gift from Kikubaaqudgha
 12451 | D:9      | Learned a level 2 spell: Sublimation of Blood
 13568 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 13572 | D:10     | Noticed Urug
 13891 | D:10     | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
 14098 | D:10     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
 14121 | D:10     | Acquired Kikubaaqudgha's third power
 14121 | D:10     | Received a gift from Kikubaaqudgha
 14149 | D:10     | Reached skill level 10 in Necromancy
 14206 | D:10     | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
 14414 | D:10     | Defeated Urug
 14414 | D:10     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 39/81 MP: 3/28
 14453 | D:10     | Learned a level 5 spell: Agony
 14487 | D:11     | Reached skill level 10 in Spellcasting
 14857 | D:11     | Found a gateway to a ziggurat.
 14944 | D:11     | Found Feclim's Antique Weapon Boutique.



[greepish]

Yeah, 5(8) AC and a crudload of bees don't mix :/ Definately put it off for a bit, don't know how long honestly.

[XuaXua]

If you need to go down, get a bunch of teleport and/or blink scrolls and healing potions.

Read a teleport scroll prior to branch entrance.
Tap the spacebar twice.
Enter the branch and cross your fingers. Works better with a Ring of Teleportion Control.

Also make sure you have Animate Dead because dead bee zombies.

Also Lee's Rapid Deconstruction.

At worst, wear your amulet of rage and stay near an exist so you can berserk to run away (or as a last ditch attack, which is what I do because I'm cray-zay).

[greepish]

Course your tele could leave you immediately next to some bees, gauranteeing your death :/ I wouldn't try it until you have at least two tele scrolls and a blink scroll. Or enough AC and spammals to stair dance or something.

[Wereox]

You might try building up a stack of Large Abominations outside of lair, then returning. You have a spellbook with it and you should be able to caste it acceptably. They are undead (hence poison-immune) and should be able to beat down killer bees for you. I would not try this without a way to deal with walking down the stairs into a bunch of bees surrounding you, though, and how well it will work will depend on the layout around the entrance (for how many abominations you can take down; you can probably clear space upstairs with dig/lrd).

[Igxfl]

I just found the entrance to a ziggurat. Is it better to put it off for a long time or to raid the first few levels early? How tough is it initially?

[Igxfl]

Argh! YASD to an ice beast and spear trap. Oh well...

[njvack]

I just found the entrance to a ziggurat. Is it better to put it off for a long time or to raid the first few levels early? How tough is it initially?

Unless I'm mistaken, the content of each level is random; they just get bigger and bigger. So if a couple greater mumies or pan lords would be a problem for you, don't go in.