CiP: Zerker round 2

[Konebred]

Alright, I have been trying to get an unarmed demonspawn off the ground forever and I finally got some good items early enough to keep me alive. I have a pretty good crossbow and was wondering if it was worth it to level the skill up and if so what level should I aim for? What level should I get my dudes armor skill up to too? Just cleared lair so I still have a good bit ahead of me so any other suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance!

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.9.1 character file.

Gritmonger the Brawler (Demonspawn Berserker)                                          Turns: 29415, Time: 02:28:30

HP 107/107       AC 33     Str 22      XL: 14   Next: 20%
MP  16/16        EV  6     Int  9      God: Trog [*****.]
Gold 691         SH  0     Dex 13      Spells:  0 memorised, 15 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .      - Unarmed
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : . .  Z - +6 chain mail of Bousch {+Lev MR}
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : +    (no shield)
Res.Acid. : + . .   Res.Corr.  : +    T - +2 wizard hat {MR}
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : .    E - +1 cloak {rCorr, Cons}
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    b - +3 pair of gauntlets of War {Acc+3 Dam+3}
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    r - +1 pair of boots {Lev}
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    f - amulet of conservation
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    P - ring of poison resistance
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    o - +5 ring of protection

@: incredibly resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: horns 1, conserve scrolls, magic resistance 2, sense surroundings 3, AC +2, EV -1
a: Burn Spellbooks, Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Renounce Religion, Evoke Levitation


You are on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Trog.
Trog is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 22 of its levels.
You have visited 2 portal chambers: ice cave, spiders nest.

You have collected 1400 gold pieces.
You have spent 729 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 z - the +10,+0 crossbow "Sniper" {venom, SInv}
   (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It poisons the ammo it fires.
   
   
   It enhances your eyesight.
Missiles
 p - a dart of dispersal
 x - 16 silver bolts
 W - 10 +4 bolts (quivered)
Armour
 b - the +3 pair of gauntlets of War (worn) {Acc+3 Dam+3}
   (You acquired it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   
   It affects your accuracy (+3).
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+3).
 r - a +1 pair of boots of levitation (worn)
 E - a +1 cloak of preservation (worn)
 M - the +2 ring mail "Wassuir" {rElec}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   
   It insulates you from electricity.
 T - a +2 wizard hat of magic resistance (worn)
 Z - the +6 chain mail of Bousch (worn) {+Lev MR}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 10 of the Dungeon)   
   
   
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
   It lets you levitate.
Magical devices
 i - a wand of invisibility (2)
 F - a wand of cold
 Y - a wand of cold {zapped: 1}
Comestibles
 K - 7 meat rations
Scrolls
 d - 3 scrolls of detect curse
 e - 10 scrolls of remove curse
 h - a scroll of enchant weapon II
 m - 2 scrolls of fear
 v - a scroll of blinking
 w - 2 scrolls of identify
 C - a scroll of fog
 S - 3 scrolls of teleportation
Jewellery
 a - an uncursed amulet of clarity
 f - an amulet of conservation (around neck)
 g - an uncursed ring of levitation
 o - a +5 ring of protection (left hand)
 q - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 s - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 y - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 P - a ring of poison resistance (right hand)
 U - an uncursed ring of see invisible
Potions
 c - 8 potions of healing
 l - 2 potions of heal wounds
 n - a potion of agility
 u - 2 potions of levitation
 H - 2 potions of resistance
 L - a potion of invisibility
 N - a potion of speed
Books
 J - a book of Fire   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Fire Brand                         Charms/Fire                  2
   Ignite Poison                      Fire/Transmutation           5
   Bolt of Fire                       Conjuration/Fire             6
   Fireball                           Conjuration/Fire             6
   Delayed Fireball                   Conjuration/Fire             7
   Ring of Flames                     Charms/Fire                  7
   Dragon Form                        Fire/Transmutation           8
   
   
   Trog disapproves of the use of such an item.


   Skills:
 - Level 10 Fighting
 - Level 3 Axes
 - Level 7 Crossbows
 - Level 1 Throwing
 - Level 10 Armour
 - Level 2 Dodging
 - Level 1 Stealth
 - Level 1 Stabbing
 - Level 1 Traps & Doors
 + Level 18 Unarmed Combat
 - Level 1 Spellcasting
 - Level 8 Evocations


[Grimm]

I'd say take Armour all the way to 27. Also Dodge. Since you don't care about Trog's weapon gifts you might as well keep going with Crossbow and enjoy the rain of good bolts. Also Fighting can be maxed, and T&D you want at 8 at the very least by the meat of the midgame, when Zot traps start showing up. One of those can ruin your whole day.

Basically with an unarmed melee build you're going to have XP to spare so pump up everything you use. I'd turn off UC for a while and go with Armour or Fighting as my next focus.

[rebthor]

Might be worth it to get UC up to 20 for the next delay breakpoint before turning it off. The delay breakpoints are every 5 - at 25 UC you've hit min delay of 5, 20 is 6. The other two levels after 25 are only worth investing in much later on.

[tormodpwns]

The armour is nice but you'll want to upgrade to plate eventually for the better AC. That crossbow is also nice, but only for now when your ranged accuracy isn't that good. Later on you'll definitely want to upgrade to maybe a vorpal +9,+9 crossbow for damage.