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Wednesday, 24th October 2012, 02:24
CiP -> YASD TeMo of Lungou via corrupted Temple
On my quest to score a win with a melee character, I've been playing Tengu Monk many many times, trying things out. And while I have decided Yredumul is my favorite melee deity with this build, this time I was blessed with the extremely rare opportunity to go Lungou! I'm currently at the Lair, and this character looks very promising! So, I decided before Starbucks closes I will write out my adventure so far, and take a break, to help me gather my thoughts and avoid ruining this game of Crawl by doing something too rash. (Also, perhaps someone's input here will help me avert a disaster too. This community is really good at that.)
Game starts, I decide to focus-train Unarmed Combat and normal-train Throwing (up to 3.0 levels) before anything else. I grab some Rocks and sweep D:1 and D:2 with not even remotely any problems-- everything is dying in one or two hits, and the Adders that try to run away get finished off with a couple of rocks. So far so good. D:1 also had a Potion of Gain Strength just sitting around, which is always nice, and D:3 had a Ring of Regeneration which is very nice. D:3 surprises me though with a horde of Orcs and two Wizards, I almost die trying to escape and I use up both teleport scrolls I had on me, rested up and came back (carefully) to trounce them. Success. Leveling up fast. Good stuff.
So on I go, to D:4, and right away I find the Temple. I go inside, hoping to get Yred right off the bat. Even better, I get a corrupted Temple. As it is very rare for me to get a corrupted temple before switching to a deity, gleefully I enlist in Lungou's services, having no idea what to expect because I have never gotten far as an Abyssal Knight before. I notice I'm already carrying a ton of permafood-- 10 breads and 3 meats, and my status is Very Hungry, so I eat two of my meats to become Engorged and spend the next two dungeon levels sacrificing every possible corpse I could instead of having to cut some up (Ring of Regeneration speeds up metabolism so I would have had to cut up more than usual).
The game is throwing the first dangerous kinds of foes at me, such as groups of Orcs guarded by 2 or 3 Priests, as well as Centaurs and Jellies, in the D:4 to D:6 range as expected. Somewhere along the way I pick up six Silver Javelins and decide to raise Throwing up to 6.0 along with Unarmed Combat and now Dodging up to 10.0. A Ring of Poison Resistance was also a nice find, but when I discovered a Ring of Invisibility, I swapped it in for my rPois, since Regeneration was more than enough to heal off any poison damage I'd suffer (unless I had enough layers of poison, such as a Blowgun Kobold hitting me several times or a Redback attack).
I also got Lungou's ability Banish, and got into several engagements where using it helped a LOT. :) Orc Warriors? Gnoll Commanders? Electric Eels? The lone Yak I found roaming D:6? LOL ABYSS'D HAVE FUN :lol: There was an area at some point too where I found a small, square building surrounded in shallow water, and when I opened the door the room was FILLED with Worms and Swamp Worms. I opted to use Corrupt the moment they all woke up, got the heck out, went upstairs to rest and wait out all the creatures I gated in, and when I got back every single Worm had died and I got to sacrifice every corpse with no problems. ^^ Felt amazing.
The next couple of dungeon levels were terrifying and there were LOTS of times I almost died. Yellow Wasps and Killer Bee swarms were probably the worst of them, as well as when I found the Lair entrance but couldn't get there due to Harold and about three entire Yak mobs all combined into one surrounding and nearly killing me-- Bend Space literally saved my life, and I probably would have had an easier time banishing Harold than luring him into a safe spot and killing him 1 on 1, but I wanted him gone, and thanks to my Ring of Invisibility I dodged his extremely powerful Fire Bolt attack enough times in a row to secure the kill without having to run away a third time. In the same area an Unseen Horror (me with no SInv) almost tore me apart, and I went through ALL my Healing potions just to survive and get away in time. He's still down there. x_x If I could corner the thing I'd just banish it, but I was in a 2-tile wide spot and there were other groups of foes around too. I also killed Joseph (with far, far less problems than Harold, due to me going Invisible and getting in melee range with a surprise attack), and got his Quarterstaff of Protection, which I carried with me but did not choose to switch to yet.
After I killed the remainder of the Yaks, a little bit at a time with careful stair-dancing and running away to heal, I headed into the finally-unguarded Lair to set my stash up, and that's where I am now. I had a bunch of un-ID'd Rings which I hadn't had time to sort through, and though most of them still remain ambiguous after equip-IDing them, one was a +6 Ring of Dexterity. I took off Regeneration to put on Dexterity, kept Invisibility on, and my Lair run will be with all three rings handy, in case I need to switch. (Actually I'll probably take off Invis and put on Regen, and switch off Regen back to Invis if I decide I want to go invisible.)
When I get back to this game I think I'll also arm myself with my Quarterstaff of Protection, and train up Staves. Since I have claws, talons and a beak with which to perform extra melee attacks each turn that are stronger than the Quarterstaff, I'd rather take the slight attack speed penalty along with the +5 AC, and save up a Scroll of Acquirement for later hoping I get an excellent Latajang (or take one off Agnes if she spawns and has a really good one) once Staves are high. I can put the Distortion Brand on a weapon one time this game via Lungou, right? That'll go good on a Latajang, I'm thinking.
Oh and I have a Bow of Frost as well, but it's only +0+1 and I have no enchantment scrolls. I'm training up Bow skills hoping I find a better one (perhaps Nessos won't disappoint me), but then again I forgot about the Distortion brand for later and how I won't be able to switch weapons on the fly, so maybe I won't keep raising it up anymore, now that I think about it. I'm not used to playing Lungou, you see. ^^
That's the adventure so far! Feel free to comment or give advice, especially advice about how to play Lungou since that is where I am least experienced in this current game.
Here's my character log.
Game starts, I decide to focus-train Unarmed Combat and normal-train Throwing (up to 3.0 levels) before anything else. I grab some Rocks and sweep D:1 and D:2 with not even remotely any problems-- everything is dying in one or two hits, and the Adders that try to run away get finished off with a couple of rocks. So far so good. D:1 also had a Potion of Gain Strength just sitting around, which is always nice, and D:3 had a Ring of Regeneration which is very nice. D:3 surprises me though with a horde of Orcs and two Wizards, I almost die trying to escape and I use up both teleport scrolls I had on me, rested up and came back (carefully) to trounce them. Success. Leveling up fast. Good stuff.
So on I go, to D:4, and right away I find the Temple. I go inside, hoping to get Yred right off the bat. Even better, I get a corrupted Temple. As it is very rare for me to get a corrupted temple before switching to a deity, gleefully I enlist in Lungou's services, having no idea what to expect because I have never gotten far as an Abyssal Knight before. I notice I'm already carrying a ton of permafood-- 10 breads and 3 meats, and my status is Very Hungry, so I eat two of my meats to become Engorged and spend the next two dungeon levels sacrificing every possible corpse I could instead of having to cut some up (Ring of Regeneration speeds up metabolism so I would have had to cut up more than usual).
The game is throwing the first dangerous kinds of foes at me, such as groups of Orcs guarded by 2 or 3 Priests, as well as Centaurs and Jellies, in the D:4 to D:6 range as expected. Somewhere along the way I pick up six Silver Javelins and decide to raise Throwing up to 6.0 along with Unarmed Combat and now Dodging up to 10.0. A Ring of Poison Resistance was also a nice find, but when I discovered a Ring of Invisibility, I swapped it in for my rPois, since Regeneration was more than enough to heal off any poison damage I'd suffer (unless I had enough layers of poison, such as a Blowgun Kobold hitting me several times or a Redback attack).
I also got Lungou's ability Banish, and got into several engagements where using it helped a LOT. :) Orc Warriors? Gnoll Commanders? Electric Eels? The lone Yak I found roaming D:6? LOL ABYSS'D HAVE FUN :lol: There was an area at some point too where I found a small, square building surrounded in shallow water, and when I opened the door the room was FILLED with Worms and Swamp Worms. I opted to use Corrupt the moment they all woke up, got the heck out, went upstairs to rest and wait out all the creatures I gated in, and when I got back every single Worm had died and I got to sacrifice every corpse with no problems. ^^ Felt amazing.
The next couple of dungeon levels were terrifying and there were LOTS of times I almost died. Yellow Wasps and Killer Bee swarms were probably the worst of them, as well as when I found the Lair entrance but couldn't get there due to Harold and about three entire Yak mobs all combined into one surrounding and nearly killing me-- Bend Space literally saved my life, and I probably would have had an easier time banishing Harold than luring him into a safe spot and killing him 1 on 1, but I wanted him gone, and thanks to my Ring of Invisibility I dodged his extremely powerful Fire Bolt attack enough times in a row to secure the kill without having to run away a third time. In the same area an Unseen Horror (me with no SInv) almost tore me apart, and I went through ALL my Healing potions just to survive and get away in time. He's still down there. x_x If I could corner the thing I'd just banish it, but I was in a 2-tile wide spot and there were other groups of foes around too. I also killed Joseph (with far, far less problems than Harold, due to me going Invisible and getting in melee range with a surprise attack), and got his Quarterstaff of Protection, which I carried with me but did not choose to switch to yet.
After I killed the remainder of the Yaks, a little bit at a time with careful stair-dancing and running away to heal, I headed into the finally-unguarded Lair to set my stash up, and that's where I am now. I had a bunch of un-ID'd Rings which I hadn't had time to sort through, and though most of them still remain ambiguous after equip-IDing them, one was a +6 Ring of Dexterity. I took off Regeneration to put on Dexterity, kept Invisibility on, and my Lair run will be with all three rings handy, in case I need to switch. (Actually I'll probably take off Invis and put on Regen, and switch off Regen back to Invis if I decide I want to go invisible.)
When I get back to this game I think I'll also arm myself with my Quarterstaff of Protection, and train up Staves. Since I have claws, talons and a beak with which to perform extra melee attacks each turn that are stronger than the Quarterstaff, I'd rather take the slight attack speed penalty along with the +5 AC, and save up a Scroll of Acquirement for later hoping I get an excellent Latajang (or take one off Agnes if she spawns and has a really good one) once Staves are high. I can put the Distortion Brand on a weapon one time this game via Lungou, right? That'll go good on a Latajang, I'm thinking.
Oh and I have a Bow of Frost as well, but it's only +0+1 and I have no enchantment scrolls. I'm training up Bow skills hoping I find a better one (perhaps Nessos won't disappoint me), but then again I forgot about the Distortion brand for later and how I won't be able to switch weapons on the fly, so maybe I won't keep raising it up anymore, now that I think about it. I'm not used to playing Lungou, you see. ^^
That's the adventure so far! Feel free to comment or give advice, especially advice about how to play Lungou since that is where I am least experienced in this current game.
Here's my character log.
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.11.0 (tiles) character file.
Akira the Martial Artist (Tengu Monk) Turns: 12771, Time: 00:50:58
HP 66/66 AC 12 Str 14 XL: 11 Next: 41%
MP 22/22 EV 20 Int 12 God: Lugonu [*****.]
Gold 369 SH 0 Dex 21 Spells: 0 memorised, 10 levels left
Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : . a - quarterstaff (protect)
Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . m - +0 orc leather armour
Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . (no shield)
Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . (helmet restricted)
Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . (no cloak)
Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . (no gloves)
Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . (boots unavailable)
Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . (no amulet)
Saprovore : . . . Levitation : . v - ring of invisibility
Ctrl.Flight: + u - +6 ring of dexterity
@: very slightly contaminated, somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments,
stealthy
A: able to fly, beak, talons 3, AC +4, Dex -1
a: Fly, Depart the Abyss, Bend Space, Banish, Corrupt, Enter the Abyss, Renounce
Religion, Evoke Invisibility
You are on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Lugonu.
Lugonu is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.
You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 16 of its levels.
You have collected 545 gold pieces.
You have spent 176 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
a - an uncursed quarterstaff of protection (weapon)
b - a +0,+1 bow of frost
q - a +1 blowgun
Missiles
c - 14 stones (quivered)
d - 6 silver javelins
k - 30 arrows
s - 67 poisoned needles
Armour
m - a +0 orcish leather armour (worn)
Magical devices
p - a wand of random effects (12)
x - a wand of flame (10)
E - a wand of frost (8)
Comestibles
j - 4 bread rations
Scrolls
l - a scroll of teleportation
o - a scroll of remove curse
t - a scroll of magic mapping
Jewellery
u - a +6 ring of dexterity (left hand)
v - a ring of invisibility (right hand)
w - an uncursed ring of poison resistance
Potions
D - a potion of heal wounds
K - a potion of brilliance
Skills:
+ Level 9.0 Fighting
* Level 5.9 Bows
- Level 6.0 Throwing
- Level 10.0 Dodging
+ Level 2.0 Stealth
- Level 10.0 Unarmed Combat
+ Level 4.0 Invocations
+ Level 6.3 Evocations
You have 10 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (13/27) Temple (1/1) D:4 Orc (1/4) D:8
Lair (1/8) D:12
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
the Shining One
Lugonu
Shops:
D:7: [ D:8: +!
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You can fly.
You have a beak for a mouth.
You have claws for feet.
You are partially covered in iridescent scales (AC +4).
You are clumsy (Dex -1).
Message History
Adjust to which letter? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
b - a +0,+1 bow of frost; B - a +1 blowgun
Adjust (i)tems, (s)pells, or (a)bilities?
Adjust which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
B - a +1 blowgun
Adjust to which letter? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
q - a +1 blowgun
You feel protected!
K - an uncursed quarterstaff of protection (weapon)
Adjust (i)tems, (s)pells, or (a)bilities?
Adjust which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
K - an uncursed quarterstaff of protection (weapon)
Adjust to which letter? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
a - an uncursed quarterstaff of protection (weapon)
K - a potion of brilliance
You start resting.
HP restored.
Welcome back, Akira the Tengu Monk.
Lugonu says: Spread carnage and corruption!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
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There are no monsters in sight!
Vanquished Creatures
Harold (D:12)
Joseph (D:10)
A cyclops (D:11)
A basilisk (D:12)
15 yaks
A steam dragon (D:10)
A manticore (D:10)
Edmund (D:4)
3 gargoyles (D:13)
3 ice beasts
A giant goldfish (D:8)
3 sky beasts
4 ogres
2 black bears (D:6)
An orc warrior (D:11)
4 centaurs
Sigmund (D:4)
4 giant frogs
A crocodile (D:11)
2 soldier ant zombies
A basilisk skeleton (D:9)
8 killer bees
A quasit (D:6)
3 goliath beetles
A gnoll shaman (D:8)
3 orc priests
10 crimson imps
9 hounds
3 porcupines
4 scorpions
2 iguanas
11 worker ants
10 orc wizards
3 sheep
3 jellies
9 adders
3 green rats (D:12)
15 gnolls
2 iguana zombies (D:5)
An adder skeleton (D:8)
2 worms
2 oozes
40 orcs
13 bats
8 giant cockroaches
6 goblins
9 hobgoblins
8 jackals
3 quokkas
3 ball pythons
6 giant geckos
10 giant newts
2 giant spores
2 hobgoblin skeletons
8 kobolds
A kobold skeleton (D:5)
3 orc skeletons
An orc zombie (D:9)
11 rats
5 ballistomycetes
4 toadstools
300 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
An orange demon (D:8)
3 yaks
A manticore (D:8)
8 swamp worms (D:8)
A manticore zombie (D:8)
An orc warrior (D:6)
A small abomination (D:8)
A crocodile (D:12)
A yellow wasp (D:9)
A gnoll sergeant (D:7)
2 electric eels (D:8)
2 hounds
A gnoll shaman (D:7)
A sheep (D:11)
6 worms (D:8)
A white imp (D:8)
An ufetubus (D:8)
An orc (D:11)
2 hobgoblins
A kobold (D:4)
A quokka (D:6)
2 rats
2 plants (D:12)
9 toadstools
51 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 351 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | D:1 | Akira, the Tengu Monk, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 12/12 MP: 0/0
140 | D:1 | Gained mutation: Your muscles are strong (Str +1). [potion of gain strength]
153 | D:1 | Reached skill level 1 in Throwing
255 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 14/17 MP: 2/2
879 | D:2 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
904 | D:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Unarmed Combat
904 | D:2 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 16/22 MP: 3/3
1098 | D:2 | Paralysed by a potion of paralysis for 4 turns
1512 | D:2 | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
1662 | D:3 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 27/27 MP: 4/4
1758 | D:3 | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
1906 | D:3 | Reached skill level 6 in Unarmed Combat
1906 | D:3 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 5/31 MP: 6/6
2141 | D:3 | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
2615 | D:4 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
2626 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
2639 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Lugonu the Unformed
2639 | Temple | Acquired Lugonu's first power
2639 | Temple | Acquired Lugonu's second power
2714 | D:4 | Acquired Lugonu's third power
2801 | D:4 | Reached skill level 7 in Unarmed Combat
2887 | D:4 | Noticed Sigmund
2895 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 36/36 MP: 3/7
2903 | D:4 | Killed Sigmund
2955 | D:4 | Noticed Edmund
2999 | D:4 | Killed Edmund
2999 | D:4 | Reached skill level 8 in Unarmed Combat
3398 | D:4 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 28/40 MP: 5/8
3549 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
3978 | D:5 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
3980 | D:5 | Acquired Lugonu's fourth power
4224 | D:5 | Reached skill level 9 in Unarmed Combat
4584 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Throwing
4584 | D:6 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 42/46 MP: 7/10
4632 | D:6 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
4920 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
4972 | D:6 | Noticed a yak
4977 | D:6 | Banished a yak
5147 | D:6 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
5444 | D:7 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 47/50 MP: 11/11
5599 | D:7 | Found Inum's Antique Armour Shop.
5600 | D:7 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
5621 | D:7 | Bought a pitted leather armour for 140 gold pieces
5623 | D:7 | Identified the +0 leather armour of the Leaf (You bought it in a shop on level 7 of the Dungeon)
5764 | D:7 | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
6077 | D:7 | Reached skill level 10 in Unarmed Combat
6442 | D:8 | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
6763 | D:8 | Corrupted D:8
6763 | D:8 | Noticed an orange demon
6767 | D:8 | Killed an orange demon
6904 | D:8 | Found Brixim's Book Boutique.
7258 | D:8 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
7392 | D:8 | Found Ercho Shru's Distillery.
7396 | D:8 | Bought a potion of mutation for 36 gold pieces
7397 | D:8 | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. [potion of mutation]
7397 | D:8 | Gained mutation: Your vision is a little blurry. [potion of mutation]
7576 | D:8 | Acquired Lugonu's fifth power
7704 | Orc:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
7767 | Orc:1 | Corrupted Orc:1
7767 | Orc:1 | Noticed a giant orange brain
7768 | Orc:1 | Noticed a skeletal warrior
7938 | D:9 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
7962 | D:9 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
8097 | D:9 | Paralysed by a yellow wasp for 3 turns
8107 | D:9 | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
8150 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 39/56 MP: 9/14
8829 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
9054 | D:10 | Lost mutation: Your vision is a little blurry. [potion of cure mutation]
9054 | D:10 | Lost mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. [potion of cure mutation]
9054 | D:10 | Lost mutation: Your muscles are strong (Str +1). [potion of cure mutation]
9212 | D:10 | Noticed Joseph
9278 | D:10 | Killed Joseph
9278 | D:10 | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
9531 | D:10 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
9766 | D:11 | Noticed a cyclops
10030 | D:11 | Killed a cyclops
10476 | D:11 | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
10570 | D:11 | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in iridescent scales (AC +4). [potion of mutation]
10570 | D:11 | Gained mutation: You are clumsy (Dex -1). [potion of mutation]
10605 | D:11 | Got a scintillating bronze ring
10767 | D:11 | Reached skill level 1 in Bows
10767 | D:11 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations
10810 | D:12 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
10810 | D:12 | Noticed Harold
10885 | D:12 | Paralysed by Harold for 7 turns
11034 | D:13 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 41/64 MP: 21/21
11569 | D:11 | HP: 1/65 [yak (14)]
12595 | D:12 | Killed Harold
12595 | D:12 | Reached skill level 5 in Bows
12620 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
12668 | Lair:1 | Identified the ring of Tuacutit {Hunger+ Str+2 Dex+2} (You found it on level 11 of the Dungeon)
Last edited by SchwaWarrior on Wednesday, 24th October 2012, 06:56, edited 1 time in total.
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