YASD - DDNe Makhleb

[pratamawirya]

Her name was Painem5. Very strong DDNe. Level 27. Zot 5. Was too DAMN reckless. Got killed too easily by Orb Guardian.

AAAARRGHH AND I WAS ABOUT TO TASTE MY FIRST WIN EVER %$^$&$@!@#$#!!!

[pratamawirya]

I had another YASD DDNe Makhleb, before Painem5. At that time, I was trying out Makhleb's abilities (I wasn't too familiar with him). I summoned a Greater Servant, not knowing that I really should increase my Invocation first. So, an Executioner appeared. It was hostile. I was like, "DANG! I'm screwed!" I tried to keep my head sane, and I summoned another Greater Servant. A Green Death appeared, friendly, but useless since the Executioner just killed it easily. I was "DANG! Now I'm REALLY screwed!" And yes, the hastened Executioner ended my adventure afterwards.

[danr]

This is weird, I was just coming on to the board to ask about this exact build.

Tell me, did you go Kiku and then Makhleb, or just straight to Makhleb? What do you recommend? I have my DDNe at the temple now and want some advice before I pick a god.

I have a +2 whip of venom and a whip of draining, and would like eventually to get a demon whip of pain, I think.

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.7.1-1-g7ce9b19 character file.

Treo the Grave Robber (Deep Dwarf Necromancer)                                                          Turns: 7313, Time: 00:29:52

HP  26/57        AC  4     Str 12      Exp: 8/1379 (0), need: 1194
MP  16/16        EV 15     Int 16 (17) God:
Gold 337         SH  0     Dex 14      Spells:  5 memorised,  0 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .   a - +2,+3 whip (venom)
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : .   i - +0 robe
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .   (no shield)
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : .   (no helmet)
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   (no cloak)
Spirit.Shd: .       Stasis     : .   w - +0 pair of gauntlets
Sust.Abil.: . .     Rnd.Telep. : .   H - +0 pair of boots
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .   (no amulet)
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .   G - -3,-5 ring of slaying
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .   p - ring of protection from magic

@: non-regenerating, quite resistant to hostile enchantments, fairly stealthy
A: sense surroundings 1, slow healing 3
a: Device Recharging


You are in the Ecumenical Temple.
You are hungry.

You have visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and seen 6 of its levels.

You have collected 317 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +2,+3 whip of venom (weapon)
 b - an uncursed whip of draining
 n - an uncursed dwarven hand axe
 v - a glowing mace
Missiles
 o - 2 throwing nets
 r - a throwing net (quivered)
 u - 14 silver sling bullets
 y - 2 throwing nets
 z - a throwing net
Armour
 i - a +0 robe (worn)
 q - a +0 dwarven large shield
 w - a +0 pair of gauntlets (worn)
 H - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
Magical devices
 d - a wand of lightning {zapped: 3}
 e - a wand of healing (2)
 k - a gold wand
 s - a wand of fireball {zapped: 1}
 x - a silver wand
Comestibles
 f - 2 bread rations
Scrolls
 g - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 h - a scroll of identify
 m - 2 scrolls of detect curse
 t - 4 scrolls of teleportation
 A - a scroll of magic mapping
 D - 2 scrolls of fear
Jewellery
 j - an uncursed ring of teleport control
 p - a ring of protection from magic (left hand)
 G - a -3,-5 ring of slaying (right hand)
Potions
 c - 3 potions of healing
 E - a potion of cure mutation
 F - a potion of restore abilities
Books
 l - a book of Necromancy   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Pain                              Necromancy                   1
   *Animate Skeleton                  Necromancy                   1
   *Vampiric Draining                 Necromancy                   3
   Regeneration                       Enchantment/Necromancy       3
   *Dispel Undead                     Necromancy                   4
   *Animate Dead                      Necromancy                   4
   
 I - a book of Conjurations [ice]   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Magic Dart                         Conjuration                  1
   Throw Frost                        Conjuration/Ice              2
   Mephitic Cloud                     Conjuration/Poison/Air       3
   Static Discharge                   Conjuration/Air              4
   Bolt of Cold                       Conjuration/Ice              6
   Freezing Cloud                     Conjuration/Ice/Air          6
   


 You have 0 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 1 Fighting
 - Level 2 Axes
 + Level 3 Maces & Flails
 + Level 6 Dodging
 - Level 3 Stealth
 + Level 3 Spellcasting
 - Level 7 Necromancy


You cannot memorise any spells.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power          Success   Level
a - Pain                  Necr           ####.          Excellent   1
b - Vampiric Draining     Necr           ####......     Excellent   3
c - Animate Skeleton      Necr           N/A            Excellent   1
d - Animate Dead          Necr           N/A            Very Good   4
e - Dispel Undead         Necr           ####.....      Very Good   4


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (5/27)             Temple (1/1) D:5         

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


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are resistant to damage.
You can recharge devices by infusing magical energy.
You passively map a small area around you.
You do not heal naturally.


Message History

All of the chunks of flesh in your inventory have completely rotted away.
There is a white marble altar of Elyvilon here.
You are feeling hungry.
Why would you want to do that?
Why would you want to do that?
There is a burning altar of Makhleb here.
There is a fountain of clear blue water here.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  2 ogres
  Sigmund (D:3)
  A hound (D:4)
  An iguana (D:5)
  2 orc wizards (D:4)
  Jessica (D:2)
  3 snakes
  50 gnolls
  A giant mite (D:4)
  4 worms
  Terence (D:2)
  A giant gecko (D:1)
  An ooze (D:5)
  17 giant bats
  9 hobgoblins
  18 jackals (D:3)
  9 orcs
  2 quokkas (D:3)
  12 giant cockroaches
  6 giant newts
  8 goblins
  8 kobolds
  A kobold skeleton (D:4)
  2 orc skeletons
  A quokka skeleton (D:5)
  11 rats
  A toadstool (D:3)
174 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  7 gnolls (D:3)
  A goblin (D:3)
  A giant newt (D:3)
  3 jackals (D:3)
  A rat (D:3)
  A small snake (D:3)
14 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  6 gnoll skeletons (D:3)
  4 gnoll zombies (D:3)
  A quokka (D:5)
  2 jackal skeletons (D:3)
  2 rats (D:3)
  A small snake (D:1)
  3 toadstools (D:3)
19 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 207 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place   | Note
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     0 | D:1     | Treo, the Deep Dwarf Necromancer, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1     | Reached XP level 1. HP: 11/11 MP: 3/3
   331 | D:1     | Reached XP level 2. HP: 12/17 MP: 4/4
   502 | D:1     | Reached skill 5 in Necromancy
   959 | D:1     | Reached XP level 3. HP: 16/24 MP: 5/5
  1179 | D:2     | Noticed Terence
  1230 | D:2     | Defeated Terence
  1661 | D:2     | Learned a level 3 spell: Vampiric Draining
  2162 | D:2     | Noticed Jessica
  2213 | D:2     | Defeated Jessica
  2400 | D:3     | Reached XP level 4. HP: 22/30 MP: 5/7
  2564 | D:3     | Learned a level 1 spell: Animate Skeleton
  2719 | D:3     | Noticed Sigmund
  2744 | D:3     | Reached XP level 5. HP: 23/37 MP: 8/8
  2749 | D:3     | Reached skill 1 in Axes
  2761 | D:3     | Reached skill 6 in Necromancy
  2768 | D:3     | Defeated Sigmund
  2774 | D:3     | Reached XP level 6. HP: 36/43 MP: 2/11
  3150 | D:3     | Reached skill 5 in Dodging
  3264 | D:3     | Reached XP level 7. HP: 20/50 MP: 9/12
  3603 | D:3     | Reached skill 1 in Maces & Flails
  3833 | D:3     | Learned a level 4 spell: Animate Dead
  3849 | D:3     | Reached skill 1 in Fighting
  4216 | D:3     | Reached skill 7 in Necromancy
  6361 | D:5     | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  6512 | D:5     | Reached XP level 8. HP: 52/57 MP: 13/16
  6724 | D:5     | Learned a level 4 spell: Dispel Undead
  6991 | D:5     | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  7195 | Temple  | Entered the Ecumenical Temple


[RangerC]

Interesting character. I don't think I've ever seen a DDNe with that combination of spells - Haunt, LCS, Fire Storm(!), and Controlled Blink. Did you never find Revivification? That's the go-to Necro spell in Zot 5.

[pratamawirya]

I went straight to Makhleb. I never tried Kiku with DD. Actually, I wanted to change to Sif Muna for Channel Energy (since I used Firestorm aggressively), but then I decided to spend EXP on Evocation and use Crystal Ball instead.

DDNe Makhleb is powerful enough, I think. No need to worship Kiku first before Makhleb, unless you want to try something cool.

Thanks for the advice. I will try using Revivification next time. The Tomb helped me so much. I just went crazy in it with Firestorm + Necromutation.

Yeah, if I had Revivification, that damn Orb Guardian wouldn't be able to kill me.

[lucy_ferre]

I won with a DDNe a few times. I prefer Chei over Makhleb, but I'd recommend Makhleb to inexperienced players.

[pratamawirya]

Yeah, I think Makhleb is good for beginner only. My DDNe almost never used Makhleb's abilities anymore at lategame.