Cocytus Succeeder
Posts: 2297
Joined: Saturday, 14th April 2012, 21:35
Thursday, 8th November 2012, 20:29
YASD DrTm - competent Reaper
http://crawl.develz.org/morgues/0.11/Psieye/morgue-Psieye-20121105-201452.txt
The usual story: feel amazingly awesome about your lategame character, save, come back after work when tired and without warming up, make SEVERAL bad decisions in a row that lead to death. That detail I'll go into later, let's start with the history:
D:2 Maklehb altar, "sure why not?" Turned out to be awesome: at dragon form I have FAT HP so I can burn through Maklehb abilities without flinching. I probably should have focussed my skill growth a bit more but it was awesome having my HP, MP and food all be fuel for blasting stuff (Maklehb, conjurations, breath). Once I had blasted away I'd dragon punch whatever was still standing.
This was a tournament character who didn't complete the game before the midnight deadline. I had 3 runes by that point but couldn't win on time. Without ever seeing D:22 I had cleared Spider:5, Vault:8 and Elf:3. All thanks to "I'm chargin mah piety cannon" - there is no reason to stay at 6* piety for Maklehb as you never get any gifts. Ergo, when I've topped up my piety, I go hit some hardcore branch ending. Elf:3 saw me go from 6* to 3* piety. Spider:5 was me not caring about ghost moths because I didn't need mp and my army could see invisible. Mind: I very much did care about the big army of spiders that surrounded me when I first entered the boss room. Then Mennas showed up late to the party and promptly got stomped on by a fat army of demons: sure he was killing them left and right but I stood outside silence radius and kept supplying reinforcements. Once again Mennas: shields are for honourable 1v1 physical duels. This was not an honourable fighter!
The debacle that led to my death was me following my usual philosophy: clear Vestibule before going to D:22. I could have done it, had I not been chaining together so many bad decisions:
1) I saw Hell Hogs. I did not immediately go upstairs to dump my scrolls. As a result, by the time the long battle was nearing its end and I needed to escape, I had no escape scrolls. Every last scroll had burned.
2) I moved away from the exit 'staircase'. I think it was for some stupid reason like "i want to punch that guy there". Then I figured there'd be another exit nearby and I happened to run off in the ONE directoin where there wasn't.
3) Forgetting my original intent was to just kill the other demons hten come back for Geryon later
4) Not charging up my piety cannon again after having spent it in Vault:8. I wanted to swap to Chei soon so felt I should save the rest of D:22+ for Chei piety.
5) Failing to spot the reaper with a +4/+4 scythe of dragon slaying until I was at <50 HP
All in all, I lacked sufficient experience with DrTm: always be prepared for an unexpected dragon slaying weapon aimed at you.
- Code:
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.11.0-24-g666f47c (console) character file.
473304 Psieye the Brawler (level 24, -7/331 (333) HPs)
Began as a Red Draconian Transmuter on Nov 4, 2012.
Was a High Priest of Makhleb.
Mangled by a reaper
... wielding a +4,+4 scythe of dragon slaying
(24 damage)
... in the Vestibule of Hell on Nov 5, 2012.
The game lasted 09:59:08 (63421 turns).
Psieye the Black Belt (Red Draconian Transmuter) Turns: 63421, Time: 09:59:08
HP -7/331 (333) AC 22 Str 24 XL: 24 Next: 58%
MP 30/41 EV 10 Int 20 God: Makhleb [*****.]
Gold 4208 SH 0 Dex 18 Spells: 19 memorised, 1 level left
Res.Fire : + + + See Invis. : . a - melded staff of fire
Res.Cold : + . . Warding : . (armour unavailable)
Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . t - melded +1 buckler {AC+3}
Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : . R - melded +2 wizard hat {MR}
Res.Elec. : . Clarity : + q - melded +1 cloak "Brunuf" {Dex+2 Int+2 Stlth++ Cur
Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . r - melded +0 pair of gloves "Umich" {Dex+4 Int+5 Acc
Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . T - melded +3 pair of boots "Sasoc" {+Blink rPois rN+
Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . I - amulet of Light {Clar rF++ rC+ Dam+3}
Saprovore : . . . Levitation : + Y - ring of protection from cold
Ctrl.Flight: + A - +3 ring of intelligence
@: dragon-form, short of breath, regenerating, flying, hasted, very quick, quite
resistant to hostile enchantments, fairly stealthy
A: breathe fire, unfitting armour, (fire resistance 0), Int -1
a: Breathe Fire, End Transformation, Minor Destruction, Lesser Servant of
Makhleb, Major Destruction, Greater Servant of Makhleb, Renounce Religion
}: 3/15 runes: decaying, silver, gossamer
You were in the Vestibule of Hell.
You worshipped Makhleb.
Makhleb was extremely pleased with you.
You were very full.
You were a fearsome dragon!
You visited 9 branches of the dungeon, and saw 56 of its levels.
You also visited: Trove and Ice Cave.
You collected 7115 gold pieces.
You spent 2927 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
b - a +1 elven blowgun
c - the +4,+4 whip of the Beginning {slash, rElec Dex+1}
(You found it on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts)
It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
It affects your dexterity (+1).
It insulates you from electricity.
Missiles
j - 7 curare-tipped needles
s - 67 arrows
Armour
q - the +1 cloak "Brunuf" (melded) {Dex+2 Int+2 Stlth++ Curse}
(You acquired it on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts)
It affects your intelligence (+2).
It affects your dexterity (+2).
It may recurse itself.
It makes you much more stealthy.
r - the +0 pair of gloves "Umich" (melded) {Dex+4 Int+5 Acc+2 Curse}
(You acquired it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
It affects your intelligence (+5).
It affects your dexterity (+4).
It affects your accuracy (+2).
It may recurse itself.
t - a +1 buckler of protection (melded)
R - a +2 wizard hat of magic resistance (melded)
T - the +3 pair of boots "Sasoc" (melded) {+Blink rPois rN+}
(You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
It protects you from poison.
It protects you from negative energy.
It lets you blink.
Magical devices
d - a wand of fire (3)
m - a wand of teleportation (7)
x - a wand of lightning (8)
M - a wand of invisibility (3)
X - a wand of digging (8)
Comestibles
g - a bread ration
i - 4 rotting chunks of troll flesh
n - 2 rotting chunks of orc flesh
w - 3 rotting chunks of rock troll flesh
z - 4 meat rations
Jewellery
h - an uncursed ring of regeneration
k - the ring "Rimpaconn" {rElec rPois MP+9}
(You found it on level 8 of the Vaults)
[ring of magical power]
It insulates you from electricity.
It protects you from poison.
A - a +3 ring of intelligence (left foreclaw)
C - an uncursed amulet of the gourmand
I - the amulet of Light (around neck) {Clar rF++ rC+ Dam+3}
(You found it on level 8 of the Vaults)
[amulet of clarity]
It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+3).
It greatly protects you from fire.
It protects you from cold.
N - the amulet "Zagyeblobo" {rMut Str-4 Dex+4 Int+2}
(You found it in a treasure trove)
[amulet of resist mutation]
It affects your strength (-4).
It affects your intelligence (+2).
It affects your dexterity (+4).
O - the ring "Heywk" {+/*TELE rPois MR Stlth--}
(You found it on level 5 of the Vaults)
[ring of teleportation]
It protects you from poison.
It increases your resistance to enchantments.
It makes you much less stealthy.
Y - a ring of protection from cold (right foreclaw)
Potions
K - 2 potions of resistance
S - a potion of might
V - 3 potions of curing
Books
H - a book of Wizardry
Spells Type Level
Summon Elemental Summoning 4
Agony Necromancy 5
Lightning Bolt Conjuration/Air 5
*Fireball Conjuration/Fire 5
Haste Charms 6
Invisibility Hexes 6
Magical staves
a - an uncursed staff of fire (melded)
v - an uncursed staff of channeling
Rods
e - a +3 rod of destruction [inacc,magma,cold] (12/12)
(You took it off a deep elf high priest on level 3 of the Elven Halls)
u - a +4 rod of warding (14/14)
(You found it on level 8 of the Vaults)
Skills:
- Level 20.0 Fighting
- Level 11.4 Dodging
- Level 4.7 Traps & Doors
- Level 20.1 Unarmed Combat
- Level 14.3 Spellcasting
- Level 10.6 Conjurations
- Level 1.1 Hexes
- Level 4.2 Charms
- Level 1.0 Summonings
- Level 5.2 Necromancy
+ Level 7.6 Translocations
- Level 16.3 Transmutations
- Level 14.6 Fire Magic
- Level 2.3 Poison Magic
- Level 11.8 Invocations
- Level 10.0 Evocations
You had one spell level left.
You knew the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger
a - Beastly Appendage Trmt ####### 0% 1 None
b - Bolt of Fire Conj/Fire #######... 4% 6 #####..
c - Confusing Touch Hex ####...... 2% 1 None
d - Dragon Form Trmt #######... 6% 7 ######.
e - Fireball Conj/Fire #######... 1% 5 ###....
g - Regeneration Chrm/Necr #####..... 1% 3 None
j - Swiftness Chrm/Air ####...... 2% 2 None
k - Blink Tloc N/A 1% 2 None
l - Animate Skeleton Necr N/A 1% 1 None
n - Stoneskin Trmt/Erth ######.... 1% 2 None
q - Apportation Tloc ######.... 1% 1 None
r - Recall Summ/Tloc N/A 2% 3 None
s - Summon Small Mammals Summ ####. 2% 1 None
t - Sticks to Snakes Trmt #######... 0% 2 None
u - Sublimation of Blood Necr ######.... 1% 2 None
w - Passwall Trmt/Erth ######.... 1% 3 None
B - Blade Hands Trmt #######... 1% 5 ###....
D - Fulsome Distillation Trmt/Necr N/A 1% 1 None
P - Cure Poison Pois ####...... 2% 2 None
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (21/27) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (4/4) D:10
Elf (3/3) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:9 Swamp (5/5) Lair:4
Spider (5/5) Lair:4 Slime (0/6) Lair:8 Vaults (8/8) D:19
Blade (0/1) Vaults:4 Crypt (0/5) Vaults:2
Dis: Hell:1 Geh: Hell:1 Coc: Hell:1 Tar: Hell:1
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Zin
the Shining One
Beogh
Shops:
D:4: ( D:5: +/ D:7: [ D:8: ! D:11: [[( D:17: [ Orc:4: *%+*[(
Elf:3: *% Vaults:4: ( Vaults:5: [ Vaults:8: %
Portals:
Hell: D:21
Abyss: D:19
Annotations
D:5 exclusion: statue
D:9 Maurice
Hell Geryon
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You can breathe blasts of fire.*
Your fiery red scales are hard (AC +12).*
Your body does not fit into most forms of armour.
((Your flesh is heat resistant.))*
You are dopey (Int -1).
The usual story: feel amazingly awesome about your lategame character, save, come back after work when tired and without warming up, make SEVERAL bad decisions in a row that lead to death. That detail I'll go into later, let's start with the history:
D:2 Maklehb altar, "sure why not?" Turned out to be awesome: at dragon form I have FAT HP so I can burn through Maklehb abilities without flinching. I probably should have focussed my skill growth a bit more but it was awesome having my HP, MP and food all be fuel for blasting stuff (Maklehb, conjurations, breath). Once I had blasted away I'd dragon punch whatever was still standing.
This was a tournament character who didn't complete the game before the midnight deadline. I had 3 runes by that point but couldn't win on time. Without ever seeing D:22 I had cleared Spider:5, Vault:8 and Elf:3. All thanks to "I'm chargin mah piety cannon" - there is no reason to stay at 6* piety for Maklehb as you never get any gifts. Ergo, when I've topped up my piety, I go hit some hardcore branch ending. Elf:3 saw me go from 6* to 3* piety. Spider:5 was me not caring about ghost moths because I didn't need mp and my army could see invisible. Mind: I very much did care about the big army of spiders that surrounded me when I first entered the boss room. Then Mennas showed up late to the party and promptly got stomped on by a fat army of demons: sure he was killing them left and right but I stood outside silence radius and kept supplying reinforcements. Once again Mennas: shields are for honourable 1v1 physical duels. This was not an honourable fighter!
The debacle that led to my death was me following my usual philosophy: clear Vestibule before going to D:22. I could have done it, had I not been chaining together so many bad decisions:
1) I saw Hell Hogs. I did not immediately go upstairs to dump my scrolls. As a result, by the time the long battle was nearing its end and I needed to escape, I had no escape scrolls. Every last scroll had burned.
2) I moved away from the exit 'staircase'. I think it was for some stupid reason like "i want to punch that guy there". Then I figured there'd be another exit nearby and I happened to run off in the ONE directoin where there wasn't.
3) Forgetting my original intent was to just kill the other demons hten come back for Geryon later
4) Not charging up my piety cannon again after having spent it in Vault:8. I wanted to swap to Chei soon so felt I should save the rest of D:22+ for Chei piety.
5) Failing to spot the reaper with a +4/+4 scythe of dragon slaying until I was at <50 HP
All in all, I lacked sufficient experience with DrTm: always be prepared for an unexpected dragon slaying weapon aimed at you.