YAVP: There's a first time for everything: MiFi 3-rune win

[Confidence Interval]

I'm sure I'm one of the worst players of this game: I've played over 3000 times (mostly offline) and never even made it to Zot before. But I just won my first ever game and feel very quietly pleased with myself.

For anyone who's still going for their first win: I played SpEns for a long time, and got a few runes with them, but I found winning relatively straightforward with a very different approach, a no-spells MiFi of Oka. Oka was, in the end, pretty good to me: three crystal plates over the course of the game, some boots of running, some decent gloves. And a pile of other crap, obviously, especially in terms of weapons, but the boots were very useful.

I was slightly underwhelmed by the orb run: I thought I was going to be overwhelmed by nasties but in the end there was just one ancient lich and one Pan lord: they appeared together but I just ran, and I didn't see anything else but minor demons. I think I got lucky...

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.10.0-32-gfa280cc character file.

1396971 ConfidenceInterval the Minotaur Porcupine (level 27, 268/268 HPs)
             Began as a Minotaur Fighter on Apr 17, 2012.
             Was a High Priest of Okawaru.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 3 runes on Apr 20, 2012!
             
             The game lasted 08:23:42 (104633 turns).

ConfidenceInterval the Minotaur Porcupine (MiFi)  Turns: 104633, Time: 08:23:42

HP 268/268       AC 53     Str 28      XL: 27
MP  30/30        EV 12     Int 13      God: Okawaru [*****.]
Gold 3642        SH 27     Dex 13      Spells:  1 memorised, 25 levels left

Res.Fire  : + + .   See Invis. : +    o - +6,+3 demon trident (flame)
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : . .  l - +9 crystal plate armour {god gift}
Life Prot.: + + +   Conserve   : .    c - +6 shield of the gong {Spirit, rElec rN+ M
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    (helmet restricted)
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : .    j - +2 cloak
Res.Elec. : +       Spirit.Shd : +    I - +4 pair of gloves of Leapfrog {god gift, +
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    q - +1 pair of elf boots {run} {god gift}
Res.Mut.  : +       Ctrl.Telep.: x    a - amulet of resist mutation
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    m - ring of Idealism {rF+ Int+4 Dam+5}
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    s - ring "Dapte" {rF+ rN+ Dam+4 SInv Stlth++}

@: quick, extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: retaliatory headbutt, horns 2, Str +1
a: Heroism, Finesse, Renounce Religion, Evoke Blink
}: 3/15 runes: decaying, serpentine, silver


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

You visited 10 branches of the dungeon, and saw 69 of its levels.

You collected 6698 gold pieces.
You spent 3076 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 o - a +6,+3 demon trident of flaming (weapon)
 x - the +4,+3 longbow "Kluanybroh" {god gift, velocity, rF+ Stlth++}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 17 of the Dungeon)   
   
   Any arrow fired from it inflicts extra damage.
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
 G - a +5,+7 orcish bardiche of freezing
Missiles
 E - 461 +5 arrows
Armour
 c - the +6 shield of the gong (worn) {Spirit, rElec rN+ MR}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 24 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
 d - a +1 cloak
 j - a +2 cloak (worn)
 l - a +9 crystal plate armour (worn) {god gift}
 n - a +2 cloak
 p - a +0 cloak of poison resistance {god gift}
 q - a +1 pair of elven boots of running (worn) {god gift}
 I - the +4 pair of gloves of Leapfrog (worn) {god gift, +Blink rPois rN+}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 4 of the Vaults)   
   
   It protects you from poison.
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It lets you blink.
Magical devices
 e - a wand of enslavement (4)
 w - a wand of draining (12)
 z - a wand of teleportation (4)
 D - a wand of frost (16)
 H - a wand of fireball (7)
 M - a wand of paralysis (3)
 S - a wand of heal wounds (1)
 T - a wand of magic darts (8)
 W - a wand of digging (10)
 X - a wand of lightning (15)
 Y - a wand of teleportation (11)
Comestibles
 h - 10 bread rations
 V - 2 meat rations
Scrolls
 N - a scroll of magic mapping
Jewellery
 a - an amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
 b - a +6,+5 ring of slaying
 g - an uncursed ring of fire
 m - the ring of Idealism (right hand) {rF+ Int+4 Dam+5}
   (You acquired it on level 25 of the Dungeon)   
   
   [ring of protection from fire]
   
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+5).
 s - the ring "Dapte" (left hand) {rF+ rN+ Dam+4 SInv Stlth++}
   (You acquired it on level 8 of the Vaults)   
   
   [ring of life protection]
   
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+4).
   It protects you from fire.
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
 t - an uncursed ring of poison resistance
 v - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities
 y - an uncursed amulet of conservation
 B - an uncursed ring of levitation
 C - an uncursed amulet of resist corrosion
 K - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 P - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
 R - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 Z - an uncursed ring of teleport control
Potions
 i - a potion of curing
 F - 2 potions of cure mutation
 J - a potion of berserk rage
 L - a potion of brilliance
 Q - 2 potions of speed
Orbs of Power
 k - the Orb of Zot
Miscellaneous
 r - an ornate deck of war {the Pentagram}
 u - an ornate deck of defence {the Tomb}


   Skills:
 + Level 24.8 Fighting
 O Level 27 Polearms
 - Level 16.6 Bows
 O Level 27 Armour
 + Level 22.1 Dodging
 - Level 3.6 Shields
 - Level 10.2 Traps & Doors
 - Level 9.0 Invocations
 - Level 10.1 Evocations


You had 25 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Apportation           Tloc           #.........   100%        1    Choko


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (4/4) D:8
    Elf (5/5) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:9           Swamp (5/5) Lair:3
  Slime (0/6) Lair:8        Snake (5/5) Lair:6        Vault (8/8) D:16
  Blade (1/1) Vault:5       Crypt (0/5) Vault:2         Zot (5/5) D:27

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

Shops:
D:5: %  D:6: *  D:13: %  D:19: /  D:24: *  Orc:2: ?  Orc:4: (=*=
Elf:3: /  Elf:4: =  Elf:5: +  Vault:4: =  Vault:5: ![+[%  Vault:6: %
Vault:7: [  Vault:8: !%%(?%!??

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

Annotations
D:4 Edmund
D:7 Joseph
D:19 exclusion: 2 ice statues
D:24 Shield of the gong in shop
Elf:2 exclusion: statue
Swamp:5 exclusion: oklob plant


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You reflexively headbutt those who attack you in melee.
You have a pair of horns on your head.
Your muscles are strong (Str +1).


Message History

There is a stone staircase leading up here.
HP restored.
You climb upwards.
You sense a powerful magical force warping space.
A hell beast comes into view.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
You climb upwards.
You sense a powerful magical force warping space.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
You climb upwards.
You sense a powerful magical force warping space.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
You see here a kobold skeleton.
You see here a dart.
You see here 2 darts.
There is a staircase leading out of the dungeon here.
Are you sure you want to win?
You have escaped!

[TehDruid]

NIce rings! Also, many many many congrats for your first win, may you find peace of mind now. But seriously, congrats. I always like seeing people winning for their first time, especially ones that have been playing the game for so long. On to a 5/10/15-runer now!

[Stormfox]

Hey, well done. And don't worry, one win won't knock you out of awfulplayers with the rest of us schlubs. ;)

[Blade]

Congrats, man. It's been a long time coming.

[tasonir]

Well done! and with the shield of the gong too, that's especially impressive from what I've heard about it

[Grimm]

Congratulations. I knew your time would come. The confidence interval has widened (or shrunk, whichever the good thing is).

[Confidence Interval]

Thanks all!

I know my SO thinks that having "completed the game" means I don't need to play any more but I have a feeling that this is not the case...

[Grimm]

The needle's only just gone in the vein.

[mageykun]

Congrats on your first win!

...I'm kind of torn on whether you shield was a good thing? I mean, I'm sure the gong's resists, guardian spirit and occasional blocking is nice. But it also drew everything to you, and you never put in the skill levels to get rid of the penalties! (Delay, damage, casting). I mean, I suppose it is an interesting choice, and it worked out, but I'm juggling on that one. Hmmm.

I know my SO thinks that having "completed the game" means I don't need to play any more but I have a feeling that this is not the case...

Naaaah. You can always do better. Or do it different. There's more than enough different playstyles, builds, strategies and gimics to fool around with. They keep repeat runs interesting. Plus- crawl's a living game, constantly being tweaked and updated. So there's always something new to check out, and by the time you get around to repeating things they'll be changed. So there's plenty of reasons to keep killing yourself even after victory.

[Confidence Interval]

...I'm kind of torn on whether you shield was a good thing?

I was torn too but I felt like I needed the rElec for golems. I played Zot 5 by lurking close to the entrance to the final vault and waiting for things to come to me, then retreating to the corridors to fight them, so I was fine with the Noisy aspect of the shield. I tried swapping to the bardiche of freezing to fights orbs of fire but it was too slow to remove the shield and switch weapons so I just took the penalties, and the lower damage from the trident - worked out OK.

Naaaah. You can always do better. Or do it different... there's plenty of reasons to keep killing yourself even after victory.

I know, I know. And my thinking was that my play was a stochastic process and that I was probably going to win sooner or later if I just made enough attempts, like monkeys typing Shakespeare. Now I have to do it again to try to establish (since you can't prove) that it wasn't just chance...

[cjo]

Congratulations! I too am a less than stellar player who only plays offline, so I am thrilled by your triumph!

[Jabberwocky]

I'm afraid that you will not be able to play in the no wins clan in the 0.11 tournament.

[TehDruid]

I'm afraid that you will not be able to play in the no wins clan in the 0.11 tournament.

I'm gonna stick with the Expendables! Tasonir is gonna streak all the possible Naga combos of Chei by the end.