Shoals Surfer
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Joined: Friday, 17th December 2010, 02:21
Monday, 20th December 2010, 16:53
YAVP: VpEn of Makhleb
My first win!!
This was something like the 30th VpEn I've tried, and probably the first not die before having seen the Vaults staircase.
I think the key to his success was finding "the +3,+3 katana of Wrath {freeze, Int+1}" in the Hive and pretty much all the enchantment books I needed in an early labyrinth. After that I started playing it more like an enchanter/crusader hybrid, stabbing whatever was asleep and killing everything else with haste + katana (later, haste + vampiric triple sword), not bothering too much with kiting things for hours trying to get confusion to work.
After Swamp:5 (ridiculously easy), Shoals:5 (ridiculously hard) and Vaults:8 (just about right) I decided to go for the Slime pit for some reason (mostly for the loot). Much to my surprise it went extremely smooth, only costing me a +1 on my gloves of dexterity, but also not providing anything useful besides a Book of Necromancy.
Just before diving to Zot: 5 I briefly tought about doing the Tomb as well. The only reason I didn't was that I had already used my enormous (seriously, something like 30-35 between the three types) stacks of scrolls of enchant weapon and so I had none left in case I found the katana of speed I had been looking for the whole time.
Gong into Zot:5 I was worried about means of healing as I hadn't found a wand of healing the whole game, and potions weren't much use because by then I had drained just about any blood vessel in the dungeon, so I could only count on Makhleb's power and my trusty vampiric triple sword which I think only works on dragons and draconians of all mosters found there. Still, Zot: 5 was frankly almost a walk in the park; I guess it helped to have maxed out resistances for just about anything. I practically never had to fight more than 1 thing at a time (I once had 3 orbs of fire in my LOS, but luckily they were all coming for the same direction so I could retreat). I ended up killing 3 ancient liches and 9 (nine!!! wtf) orbs of fire without any trouble save for a lot of rotting from the orbs.
Having seen screenshots with legions of demons lead by Pan lords, I was a bit worried about the orb run, but all that cared to show up were a couple of green deaths and one smoke demon or something. Anticlimactic
- Code:
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a0-3677-g4f8a8ab character file.
1597369 Boris the Vampiric Blade (level 27, 186/186 (206) HPs)
Began as a Vampire Enchanter on Dec 16, 2010.
Was the Champion of Makhleb.
Escaped with the Orb
... and 4 runes (of 4 types) on Dec 20, 2010!
The game lasted 19:28:29 (174253 turns).
Boris the Vampiric Blade (Vampire Enchanter) Turns: 174253, Time: 19:28:29
HP 186/186 (206) AC 19 Str 9 Exp: 27/1933313 (2)
MP 43/43 EV 36 Int 24 God: Makhleb [******]
Gold 8006 SH 0 Dex 20 Spells: 14 memorised, 3 levels left
Res.Fire : + + + See Invis. : + e - +8 elf dagger (speed)
Res.Cold : + + . Warding : . T - +4 robe {MR}
Life Prot.: + + + Conserve : + (no shield)
Res.Acid. : + . . Res.Corr. : + o - +3 helmet "Quaxtezi" {rF+}
Res.Poison: + Clarity : . c - +2 cloak {rCorr, Cons}
Res.Elec. : + Spirit.Shd : . C - +1 pair of gauntlets {Dex+3}
Sust.Abil.: + . Stasis : . W - +3 pair of boots of Xedigiuj {rF++ rN+ Dam
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . d - amulet of the Air {cFly +Lev rElec EV+3 St
Res.Rott. : + Levitation : . O - ring of sustain abilities
Saprovore : . . . Ctrl.Flight: + E - ring of Threcir {rF++ EV+2 Int+3}
@: regenerating slowly, quick, extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, incredibly stealthy
A: fangs 3, see invisible, unbreathing
a: Bat Form, Bottle Blood, Minor Destruction, Lesser Servant of Makhleb, Major Destruction,
Greater Servant of Makhleb, Renounce Religion, Evoke Levitation
You escaped.
You worshipped Makhleb.
Makhleb was exalted by your worship.
You were near bloodless.
You visited 14 branches of the dungeon, and saw 85 of its levels.
You visited 4 Labyrinths.
You visited 1 portal chamber: wizlab.
You collected 9774 gold pieces.
You spent 1788 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
e - a +8,+8 elven dagger of speed (weapon)
q - a +9,+8 vampiric triple sword
w - the +3,+3 katana of Wrath {freeze, Int+1}
(You found it on level 1 of the Hive)
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 affects your intelligence (+1).
R - the +9,+2 great sword of Sadyas {slice, rC+ MR Dex+4 Stlth++}
(You found it on level 2 of the Crypt)
It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
It affects your dexterity (+4).
It protects you from cold.
It increases your resistance to enchantments.
It makes you much more stealthy.
Armour
c - a +2 cloak of preservation (worn)
o - the +3 helmet "Quaxtezi" (worn) {rF+}
(You bought it in a shop on level 2 of the Vaults)
It protects you from fire.
C - a +1 pair of gauntlets of dexterity (worn)
T - a +4 robe of magic resistance (worn)
W - the +3 pair of boots of Xedigiuj (worn) {rF++ rN+ Dam+3}
(You found it on level 7 of the Elven Halls)
It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+3).
It greatly protects you from fire.
It protects you from negative energy.
Magical devices
j - a wand of cold (3)
y - a wand of lightning (8)
H - a wand of disintegration (12)
K - a wand of teleportation (6)
M - a wand of teleportation (4)
N - a wand of teleportation (9)
Scrolls
l - a scroll of torment
v - a scroll of detect curse
z - 2 scrolls of recharging
A - 4 scrolls of teleportation
U - 3 scrolls of blinking
V - a scroll of fog
Jewellery
a - an uncursed amulet of resist mutation
d - the amulet of the Air (around neck) {cFly +Lev rElec EV+3 Stlth++}
(You found it on level 5 of the Shoals)
[amulet of controlled flight]
It affects your evasion (+3).
It insulates you from electricity.
It lets you levitate.
It makes you much more stealthy.
f - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
h - an uncursed ring of regeneration
n - a +3 ring of evasion
r - the amulet of Xom's Righteous Anger {Gourm MR}
(You found it on level 8 of the Vaults)
[amulet of the gourmand]
It increases your resistance to enchantments.
s - an uncursed amulet of warding
t - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
B - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
E - the ring of Threcir (left hand) {rF++ EV+2 Int+3}
(You found it on level 7 of the Elven Halls)
[ring of evasion]
It affects your evasion (+2).
It affects your intelligence (+3).
It greatly protects you from fire.
G - an uncursed amulet of stasis
I - an uncursed amulet of conservation
O - a ring of sustain abilities (right hand)
Potions
g - a potion of blood
i - 2 potions of speed
k - a potion of magic
m - 2 potions of restore abilities
Z - 7 potions of heal wounds
Orbs of Power
b - the Orb of Zot
Miscellaneous
p - a decaying rune of Zot
u - a silver rune of Zot
x - a barnacled rune of Zot
L - a slimy rune of Zot
You had 2 experience left.
Skills:
+ Level 16 Fighting
- Level 12 Short Blades
+ Level 23 Long Blades
+ Level 21 Dodging
+ Level 17 Stealth
+ Level 17 Stabbing
+ Level 3 Traps & Doors
- Level 6 Unarmed Combat
+ Level 15 Spellcasting
+ Level 20 Enchantments
- Level 7 Necromancy
- Level 4 Translocations
- Level 5 Ice Magic
- Level 8 Air Magic
+ Level 11 Invocations
+ Level 1 Evocations
You had 3 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Success Level Hunger
a - Regeneration Ench/Necr #######... Excellent 3 None
b - Control Teleport Ench/Tloc #######... Excellent 4 None
c - Swiftness Air/Ench #######... Perfect 2 None
d - Confusing Touch Ench ########.. Perfect 1 None
e - Invisibility Ench ########. Excellent 6 Honeycomb
f - Haste Ench ########. Excellent 6 Honeycomb
g - Blink Tloc N/A Excellent 2 None
h - Silence Air/Ench #######... Excellent 5 None
i - Animate Dead Necr N/A Excellent 4 None
j - Apportation Tloc ######.... Excellent 1 None
q - Mass Confusion Ench ########.. Excellent 6 Honeycomb
r - Deflect Missiles Air/Ench #######... Excellent 6 Honeycomb
v - Dispel Undead Necr #######.. Excellent 4 None
x - Confuse Ench ########. Perfect 3 None
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (27/27) Temple (1/1) D:5 Orc (4/4) D:10
Elf (7/7) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:13 Swamp (5/5) Lair:5
Shoals (5/5) Lair:3 Slime (6/6) Lair:8 Hive (2/2) D:11
Vault (8/8) D:17 Blade (1/1) Vault:6 Crypt (5/5) Vault:2
Zot (5/5) D:27
Tomb: Crypt:2-3 Dis: Hell:1 Geh: Hell:1 Coc: Hell:1
Tar: Hell:1
This was something like the 30th VpEn I've tried, and probably the first not die before having seen the Vaults staircase.
I think the key to his success was finding "the +3,+3 katana of Wrath {freeze, Int+1}" in the Hive and pretty much all the enchantment books I needed in an early labyrinth. After that I started playing it more like an enchanter/crusader hybrid, stabbing whatever was asleep and killing everything else with haste + katana (later, haste + vampiric triple sword), not bothering too much with kiting things for hours trying to get confusion to work.
After Swamp:5 (ridiculously easy), Shoals:5 (ridiculously hard) and Vaults:8 (just about right) I decided to go for the Slime pit for some reason (mostly for the loot). Much to my surprise it went extremely smooth, only costing me a +1 on my gloves of dexterity, but also not providing anything useful besides a Book of Necromancy.
Just before diving to Zot: 5 I briefly tought about doing the Tomb as well. The only reason I didn't was that I had already used my enormous (seriously, something like 30-35 between the three types) stacks of scrolls of enchant weapon and so I had none left in case I found the katana of speed I had been looking for the whole time.
Gong into Zot:5 I was worried about means of healing as I hadn't found a wand of healing the whole game, and potions weren't much use because by then I had drained just about any blood vessel in the dungeon, so I could only count on Makhleb's power and my trusty vampiric triple sword which I think only works on dragons and draconians of all mosters found there. Still, Zot: 5 was frankly almost a walk in the park; I guess it helped to have maxed out resistances for just about anything. I practically never had to fight more than 1 thing at a time (I once had 3 orbs of fire in my LOS, but luckily they were all coming for the same direction so I could retreat). I ended up killing 3 ancient liches and 9 (nine!!! wtf) orbs of fire without any trouble save for a lot of rotting from the orbs.
Having seen screenshots with legions of demons lead by Pan lords, I was a bit worried about the orb run, but all that cared to show up were a couple of green deaths and one smoke demon or something. Anticlimactic
