YAVP: First win! (DsFi)

[SinCosTan]

And a fifteen rune run on a character I had zero faith in, no less. I was just messing around with some awkward species/background combos and things turned out A-OK.

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.10-b1-117-g5346395 character file.

8652317 Charon the Demonic Barricade (level 27, 241/241 (252) HPs)
             Began as a Demonspawn Fighter on Feb 26, 2012.
             Was a High Priest of Kikubaaqudgha.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 15 runes on Feb 27, 2012!
             
             The game lasted 12:21:25 (199825 turns).

Charon the Demonic Barricade (Demonspawn Fighter) Turns: 199825, Time: 12:21:26

HP 241/241 (252) AC 46     Str 25      XL: 27
MP  39/39        EV 16     Int 10      God: Kikubaaqudgha [*****.]
Gold 6232        SH 44     Dex 16      Spells:  0 memorised, 26 levels left

Res.Fire  : + + +   See Invis. : +    U - +8,+9 demon whip (reach)
Res.Cold  : + + +   Warding    : . .  b - +10 plate armour of the Vacuum {god gift,
Life Prot.: + + .   Conserve   : .    F - +5 shield of Resistance {rF+ rC+ MR}
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    P - +2 helmet {SInv}
Res.Poison: .       Clarity    : .    x - +1 cloak of Nobility {rF++ MR Dex+1}
Res.Elec. : +       Spirit.Shd : .    (gloves unavailable)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    p - +2 pair of boots of the Fifty Orbs {god gi
Res.Mut.  : +       Ctrl.Telep.: x    O - cursed amulet of resist mutation
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    r - ring of the Fifty Runes {-CAST rN+ Acc+3}
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    L - cursed ring "Jeoff" {Regen Str+1 Dam+5}

@: incredibly resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: claws 3, blurry vision 1, cold resistance 1, conserve potions, demonic
guardian 3, passive freeze, powered by pain 3, AC +3, EV -1
a: Receive Corpses, Torment, Renounce Religion, Evoke Berserk Rage, Evoke
Invisibility
}: 15/15 runes: decaying, barnacled, slimy, silver, golden, iron, obsidian, icy,
bone, abyssal, demonic, glowing, magical, fiery, dark


You escaped.
You worshipped Kikubaaqudgha.
Kikubaaqudgha was exalted by your worship.
You were not hungry.

You visited 18 branches of the dungeon, and saw 112 of its levels.
You visited Pandemonium 7 times, and saw 62 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 11 times.
You visited 1 Ziggurat, and saw 8 of its levels.
You visited 4 portal chambers: ossuary, ice cave, trove, wizlab.

You collected 17366 gold pieces.
You spent 6014 gold pieces at shops.
You used 5140 gold pieces for miscellaneous purposes.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 U - a +8,+9 demon whip of reaching (weapon)
Armour
 b - the +10 plate armour of the Vacuum (worn) {god gift, +Rage rF+ Str-3 Dam+4}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you in the Abyss)   
   
   It affects your strength (-3).
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+4).
   It protects you from fire.
   It lets you go berserk.
 j - a +2 pair of dwarven boots of levitation
 o - the +4 dragonskin cloak
   (You took it off Tiamat on level 3 of the Realm of Zot)
 p - the +2 pair of boots of the Fifty Orbs (worn) {god gift, +Inv rElec rN+}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 11 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It lets you turn invisible.
 x - the +1 cloak of Nobility (worn) {rF++ MR Dex+1}
   (You acquired it on level 7 of the Vaults)   
   
   It affects your dexterity (+1).
   It greatly protects you from fire.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
 F - the +5 shield of Resistance (worn) {rF+ rC+ MR}
   (You found it on level 7 of the Iron City of Dis)   
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from cold.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
 P - a +2 helmet of see invisible (worn)
 R - a +2 wizard hat of magic resistance
Magical devices
 c - a wand of heal wounds (4)
 e - a wand of teleportation (3)
 g - a wand of teleportation (10)
 h - a wand of digging (6)
 A - a wand of hasting (0)
 D - a wand of teleportation (9)
 W - a wand of hasting (2)
Comestibles
 G - 3 bread rations
 I - 5 royal jellies
Scrolls
 u - a scroll of fog
 y - a scroll of remove curse
Jewellery
 a - a cursed amulet of guardian spirit
 f - the cursed ring of Leaves {+Lev rPois AC+2}
   (You found it in a treasure trove)   
   
   [ring of protection]
   It affects your AC (+2).
   
   It protects you from poison.
   It lets you levitate.
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 i - an uncursed amulet of clarity
 k - a cursed amulet of resist corrosion
 r - the ring of the Fifty Runes (right claw) {-CAST rN+ Acc+3}
   (You found it in an ice cave)   
   
   [ring of life protection]
   
   It affects your accuracy (+3).
   It prevents spellcasting.
 s - the ring of Engeclar {+Inv rN+}
   (You found it on level 7 of Gehenna)   
   
   [ring of life protection]
   
   It lets you turn invisible.
 w - the cursed amulet "Grovyr" {Stasis Int+1 Stlth++}
   (You found it in Pandemonium)   
   
   [amulet of stasis]
   
   It affects your intelligence (+1).
   It makes you much more stealthy.
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 C - the cursed ring of Muastryto {MP+9 Dex+4 Dam+5}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Crypt)   
   
   [ring of magical power]
   
   It affects your dexterity (+4).
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+5).
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 E - a cursed amulet of conservation
 J - the ring of the Slug {SustAb rC+}
   (You found it on level 3 of the Tomb of the Ancients)   
   
   [ring of sustain abilities]
   
   It protects you from cold.
 L - the cursed ring "Jeoff" (left claw) {Regen Str+1 Dam+5}
   (You found it on level 27 of the Dungeon)   
   
   [ring of regeneration]
   
   It affects your strength (+1).
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+5).
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 O - a cursed amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
 Q - the cursed ring "Hiuwueh" {-CAST rPois Str+3 Dam+3}
   (You found it in Pandemonium)   
   
   [ring of poison resistance]
   
   It affects your strength (+3).
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+3).
   It prevents spellcasting.
   It has a curse placed upon it.
Potions
 d - a potion of might
 m - 2 potions of cure mutation
 n - 4 potions of restore abilities
 z - 6 potions of berserk rage
 H - 5 potions of heal wounds
 N - 5 potions of curing
Orbs of Power
 l - the Orb of Zot
Miscellaneous
 q - the horn of Geryon


   Skills:
 O Level 27 Fighting
 O Level 27 Maces & Flails
 O Level 27 Armour
 + Level 18.8 Dodging
 - Level 0.2 Stealth
 - Level 0.8 Stabbing
 O Level 27 Shields
 + Level 19.2 Traps & Doors
 + Level 16.9 Unarmed Combat
 - Level 16.0 Invocations
 - Level 3.1 Evocations


You had 26 spell levels left.
You didn't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (4/4) D:7
    Elf (5/5) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:8           Swamp (5/5) Lair:3
 Shoals (5/5) Lair:3        Slime (6/6) Lair:6        Vault (8/8) D:15
  Blade (1/1) Vault:6       Crypt (5/5) Vault:4        Tomb (3/3) Crypt:3
   Hell (1/1)                 Dis (7/7) Hell            Geh (7/7) Hell
    Coc (7/7) Hell            Tar (7/7) Hell            Zot (5/5) D:27

Altars:
Ashenzari
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
The Shining One
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
Jiyva

Shops:
D:10: *  D:16: =  D:21: !+([+  D:22: *(!/  D:24: *  Orc:1: !  Orc:3: =  Orc:4: !!([(  Vault:2: ([(  Vault:3: /  Vault:6: +[?(*
Vault:8: !?!

Portals:
Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27
Abyss: D:15 D:21 D:25 D:26
Pan: D:24 D:25

Annotations
D:17 exclusion: silver statue
D:20 Mennas
Shoals:3 exclusion: oklob plant
Shoals:5 exclusion: oklob plant, Ilsuiw


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have claws for hands.
You are completely covered in icy blue scales (AC +3, EV -1, rC+).
Your flesh is cold resistant.
You are very good at protecting items from cold.
A powerful demonic guardian rushes to your aid.
A frigid envelope surrounds you and freezes all who hurt you.
You sometimes regain a lot of magical energy from taking damage.
Your vision is a little blurry.

I'm honestly surprised I managed to survive. There were at least five moments in the end game when a teleport kicked in at just the last second, or an enemy acted erratically and let me live. Food supplies dwindled, piles of scrolls were burnt, and oh so many useless items littered the ground. I thought my game was over when I realized a Demonspawn couldn't make the typical Okawaru-to-TSO swap. I was obsessed over the fact that I couldn't find some Gold Dragon Armour until I noticed that I really didn't need it.

It just blows my mind that my (in my opinion) lease feasible character that got through the early game could be the one to actually win, despite the lack of appropriate aptitudes and equipment that my better fighters have had. No doubt the Freeze mutation helped quite a bit, but still.

I've been playing this game for the better part of a year now, so it feels good to finally have a win. I couldn't bring myself to settle for anything less than a fifteen rune win. I think I can allow myself to take a bit of a break now. I don't think my heart could take another run like that any time soon.

[Happy Corner]

Congratulations! My first win wasn't even a 15-runer (not even close), so that's even more impressive.

It kinda blows MY mind, though, that you went heavy melee AND turned to Kiku without even learning any Necromancy (and you rolled the caster-friendly Powered By Pain mutation, too). Why did you pick Kiku, anyway? Was it to protect against mummy curses in Tomb (certainly one of his better perks), or were you thinking "Nah, picking Makhleb or Yred would be the wussy way out!", or what?

[Night2o1]

Kiku also reduces the damage of torment^^

[SinCosTan]

Congratulations! My first win wasn't even a 15-runer (not even close), so that's even more impressive.

It kinda blows MY mind, though, that you went heavy melee AND turned to Kiku without even learning any Necromancy (and you rolled the caster-friendly Powered By Pain mutation, too). Why did you pick Kiku, anyway? Was it to protect against mummy curses in Tomb (certainly one of his better perks), or were you thinking "Nah, picking Makhleb or Yred would be the wussy way out!", or what?

It seemed like a far better idea at the time, but yes, I was just picking him up to help with Tomb. Definitely simplified things there, but it didn't help as much as I was hoping. It mostly did it for the torment resistance, but that didn't really seem to do much, sadly. Tomb has always been a headache for me, and it was the last rune I picked up, so I just wanted to be extra careful. The entire god situation was pretty awkward for me with the inability to choose TSO or Zin. Haha.