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Lair Larrikin

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Joined: Friday, 9th November 2012, 18:20

Post Wednesday, 14th November 2012, 04:18

CIP: OgBe - break from casters

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.11.0 (tiles) character file.

Krsqk the Warrior (Ogre Berserker)                 Turns: 40141, Time: 03:31:08

HP 172/172       AC  5     Str 26      XL: 15   Next: 52%
MP  14/14        EV 18     Int  7      God: Trog [*****.]
Gold 1959        SH  0     Dex 19      Spells:  0 memorised, 14 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .   n - -2,-1 bardiche "Ublikhuj" {god gift, disto
Res.Cold  : x . .   Warding    : .   P - +0 troll leather armour
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .   (shield restricted)
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : .   (helmet restricted)
Res.Elec. : +       Clarity    : .   j - -1 cloak {MR}
Sust.Abil.: . .     Spirit.Shd : .   (gloves unavailable)
Res.Mut.  : .       Stasis     : .   (boots unavailable)
Res.Rott. : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .   R - amulet of the gourmand
Gourmand  : +       Levitation : .   m - +2 ring of dexterity
                    Ctrl.Flight: .   Q - +5 ring of dexterity

@: very resistant to hostile enchantments, unstealthy
A: unfitting armour, fast metabolism 1, saprovore 1, tough skin 1
a: Burn Spellbooks, Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Renounce Religion,
Evoke Levitation


You are on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Trog.
Trog is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 24 of its levels.
You have also visited: Labyrinth, Bailey, Ice Cave and Volcano.

You have collected 1939 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 n - the -2,-1 bardiche "Ublikhuj" (weapon) {god gift, distort, +Lev rElec rC- Int-1}
   (Trog gifted it to you on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It warps and distorts space around it. Unwielding it can cause banishment or
   high damage.
   
   It affects your intelligence (-1).
   It makes you vulnerable to cold.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It lets you levitate.
 s - an uncursed sling
 w - the +3,+6 bardiche of Linearity {flame, rElec rC++ rN+ Dex+1}
   (You found it on level 13 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It emits flame when wielded, causing extra injury to most foes and up to
   double damage against particularly susceptible opponents. Big, fiery blades
   are also staple armaments of hydra-hunters.
   
   It affects your dexterity (+1).
   It greatly protects you from cold.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It protects you from negative energy.
 y - the +6,+7 giant club of Defence by Offence {god gift, speed, Str+3}
   (Trog gifted it to you on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   Attacks with this weapon take half as long, but cause slightly less damage.
   
   It affects your strength (+3).
 D - a +3,+1 dwarven hand axe of returning
 I - a +3,+1 dwarven hand axe of returning
 K - a +3,+3 dwarven hand axe of returning (quivered)
Missiles
 e - 10 javelins of penetration
 E - 42 sling bullets
 V - 11 sling bullets of flame
Armour
 j - a -1 cloak of magic resistance (worn)
 P - a +0 troll leather armour (worn)
Magical devices
 Y - a wand of heal wounds (4)
Comestibles
 g - 2 bread rations
Scrolls
 L - 2 scrolls of teleportation
 O - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 S - a scroll of blinking
 X - 2 scrolls of fog
Jewellery
 m - a +2 ring of dexterity (right hand)
 Q - a +5 ring of dexterity (left hand)
 R - an amulet of the gourmand (around neck)
Potions
 t - 2 potions of speed
 C - a potion of curing
 J - a potion of might


   Skills:
 + Level 20.3 Fighting
   Level 15.1 Maces & Flails
 * Level 11.2 Polearms
 - Level 11.0 Throwing
 + Level 12.0 Dodging
 + Level 6.6 Traps & Doors


You have 14 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/27)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (0/4) D:6
   Lair (8/8) D:11          Swamp (0/5) Lair:3        Snake (0/5) Lair:4
  Slime (0/6) Lair:6       Vaults (0/8) D:15       

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Yredelemnul
Zin
the Shining One

Shops:
D:4: +  D:5: [  D:6: [[  D:12: [  D:13: *

Annotations
D:13 exclusions: orange crystal statue and silver statue
Lair:6 exclusion: 3 oklob plants
Lair:8 exclusions: door and 3 more exclusions


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are too large for most types of armour.
You have a fast metabolism.
You can tolerate rotten meat.
You have tough skin (AC +1).


Message History

Items here: !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Items here: ???????????
There are several objects here.
Pick up a scroll of holy word? ((y)es/(n)o/(a)ll/(m)enu/*?g,/q)
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
You see here a legendary deck of cards.
f - a legendary deck of cards
Drop what? (_ for help) (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Okay, then.
You drop a legendary deck of cards.
Eat which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
You continue eating.
You finish eating. That sausage was delicious!
Eat which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
You continue eating.
You finish eating. That sausage was delicious!
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
Welcome back, Krsqk the Ogre Berserker.
Trog says: Kill them all!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.

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You can see a friendly small abomination.

Vanquished Creatures
  A frost giant (IceCv)
  A minotaur (Lab)
  A draconian (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  Fannar (D:11)
  A ravenous item mimic (Lair:8)
  8 hydras
  A wizard (Lair:8)
  10 death yaks
  3 unseen horrors
  The ghost of Krsqk the Thaumaturge, an experienced DEWz of Vehumet (D:10)
  An orc knight (Bailey)
  Joseph (D:11)
  4 hill giants
  A flaming corpse (Volcano)
  A griffon (Lair:8)
  A cyclops (D:13)
  A fire crab (shapeshifter) (D:14)
  A dragon zombie (D:12)
  An elephant slug (Lair:7)
  10 spiny frogs
  4 black mambas
  2 item mimics
  11 slime creatures
  4 ugly things
  4 trolls
  2 hill giant skeletons (D:15)
  Sonja (D:15)
  5 komodo dragons
  13 polar bears (IceCv)
  A basilisk (Lair:1)
  A wraith (D:13)
  A toenail golem (Volcano)
  49 yaks
  12 hippogriffs
  A trapdoor spider (D:13)
  Grum (D:11)
  8 fire drakes
  4 wyverns
  3 hungry ghosts
  A manticore (D:15)
  A boulder beetle (Lair:8)
  A soldier ant (D:15)
  13 war dogs
  3 vampire mosquitoes
  2 mottled dragons (D:15)
  Menkaure (D:4)
  2 necrophages
  A manticore zombie (D:6)
  2 giant goldfish (D:9)
  A phantom (D:11)
  A hell hound (Volcano)
  5 ice beasts
  2 troll zombies (D:6)
  14 orc warriors
  A black bear (Lair:5)
  A sky beast (D:6)
  A hippogriff zombie (D:14)
  A yak zombie (D:14)
  A swamp drake (D:6)
  4 ogres
  A red devil (Volcano)
  5 centaurs
  4 boring beetles
  10 crocodiles
  16 wolves (IceCv)
  3 big kobolds
  2 troll skeletons
  A soldier ant zombie (D:14)
  10 water moccasins
  6 giant slugs
  13 giant frogs
  4 agate snails
  3 basilisk zombies
  4 insubstantial wisps (Lair:3)
  An eye of draining (D:10)
  7 wights
  A water moccasin skeleton (D:9)
  4 jellyfish (D:10)
  16 killer bees
  A pulsating lump (Volcano)
  7 electric eels
  A goliath beetle (D:10)
  3 big fish (D:9)
  2 big kobold skeletons
  A mottled dragon zombie (D:15)
  9 crimson imps
  A shadow (D:10)
  Crazy Yiuf (D:2)
  8 orc priests
  7 hounds
  10 iguanas
  2 quasits
  2 hound skeletons
  2 scorpions
  9 orc wizards
  5 orange rats (Lair:4)
  9 porcupines
  7 worker ants
  A worker ant zombie (D:6)
  22 sheep
  Ijyb (D:6)
  5 jellies
  A goliath beetle zombie (D:11)
  A mummy (D:10)
  17 adders
  8 gnolls
  70 green rats
  4 giant centipedes
  A shadow imp (D:10)
  An adder zombie (D:6)
  A giant centipede zombie (D:10)
  2 giant mites
  An adder skeleton (D:6)
  An iguana skeleton (D:7)
  An inept feature mimic (D:2)
  13 white imps
  5 worms
  3 ufetubi (D:10)
  5 giant eyeballs
  A gnoll skeleton (D:6)
  8 giant geckos
  An ooze (D:3)
  77 orcs
  21 bats
  17 goblins
  19 hobgoblins
  16 jackals
  6 quokkas
  A ball python (D:4)
  8 giant cockroaches
  8 giant newts
  2 hobgoblin skeletons
  37 kobolds
  An orc zombie (D:6)
  A quokka skeleton (D:4)
  A quokka zombie (D:6)
  17 rats
  A rat skeleton (D:4)
  A rat zombie (D:8)
  15 ballistomycetes (D:9)
  8 fungi
  8 plants
  4 toadstools
877 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  3 hydras (Lair:6)
  2 death yaks (Lair:7)
  An oklob plant (Lair:6)
  2 yaks (Lair:6)
  2 war dogs (D:11)
  A killer bee (D:9)
  A giant gecko (D:10)
  3 kobolds (D:9)
  A rat (Lair:6)
16 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  2 two-headed ogres
  2 polar bears (IceCv)
  A yak (IceCv)
  An ogre (D:10)
  A centaur (D:14)
  A wolf (IceCv)
  An electric eel (D:9)
  A scorpion (D:6)
  A green rat (Lair:8)
  4 orcs
  A giant cockroach (D:3)
  A quokka (D:8)
  2 giant spores
  3 kobolds (D:9)
  A ballistomycete (D:13)
  2 fungi
  3 plants
  14 toadstools
42 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 935 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
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     0 | D:1      | Krsqk, the Ogre Berserker, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 23/23 MP: 0/0
   111 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 29/32 MP: 1/1
   825 | D:1      | Acquired Trog's second power
   825 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 39/39 MP: 2/2
  1247 | D:2      | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails
  1578 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 38/48 MP: 3/3
  1613 | D:2      | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
  2111 | D:2      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 24/55 MP: 4/4
  2246 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Throwing
  2590 | D:2      | Noticed Crazy Yiuf
  2620 | D:2      | Killed Crazy Yiuf
  3191 | D:3      | Reached skill level 6 in Fighting
  3191 | D:3      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 62/65 MP: 5/5
  4035 | D:4      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  4112 | D:4      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  4369 | D:4      | Found Pnauto Psacs' Book Boutique.
  4588 | D:4      | Noticed Menkaure
  4600 | D:4      | HP: 2/65 [Menkaure (19)]
  4601 | D:4      | Killed Menkaure
  4601 | D:4      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 2/72 MP: 6/6
  4947 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  5186 | D:4      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  5859 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  5880 | D:5      | Reached skill level 7 in Fighting
  6096 | D:5      | Found Raraympa's Armour Shop.
  6306 | D:5      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
  6306 | D:5      | Noticed an angel
  6650 | D:5      | Acquired Trog's third power
  7010 | D:6      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  7077 | D:6      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 83/83 MP: 7/7
  7091 | D:6      | Reached skill level 8 in Fighting
  7373 | D:6      | Found Gisch's Antique Armour Boutique.
  7505 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
  7805 | D:6      | Reached skill level 9 in Fighting
  7805 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 93/93 MP: 8/8
  7817 | D:6      | Found Vityapsa's Antique Armour Shop.
  8192 | D:6      | Noticed Ijyb
  8203 | D:6      | Killed Ijyb
  8328 | D:6      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  8537 | D:6      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  8547 | D:6      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  9967 | D:7      | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
 10104 | D:8      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
 10157 | D:8      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
 10553 | D:8      | Reached skill level 5 in Throwing
 10611 | D:8      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
 11864 | Temple   | Identified a scroll of acquirement
 12154 | D:9      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 92/103 MP: 9/9
 12178 | D:9      | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails
 12899 | D:9      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
 13090 | D:9      | Reached skill level 11 in Fighting
 13940 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 14111 | D:10     | Found a flagged portal.
 14164 | Bailey   | Entered a bailey
 14399 | Bailey   | Reached skill level 12 in Fighting
 14462 | Bailey   | Noticed an orc knight
 14592 | Bailey   | Killed an orc knight
 14656 | Bailey   | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
 15403 | D:10     | Noticed a hill giant
 15417 | D:10     | Killed a hill giant
 15417 | D:10     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 115/115 MP: 10/10
 16332 | D:10     | Reached skill level 13 in Fighting
 16462 | D:10     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
 17092 | D:10     | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
 18063 | D:11     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
 18381 | D:11     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 18386 | D:11     | Noticed Grum
 18394 | D:11     | Killed Grum
 18466 | D:11     | Noticed Joseph
 18475 | D:11     | Killed Joseph
 18475 | D:11     | Reached skill level 14 in Fighting
 19003 | D:11     | Noticed a hill giant
 19024 | D:11     | Killed a hill giant
 19088 | D:11     | Noticed Fannar
 19221 | D:11     | Killed Fannar
 19612 | D:10     | Noticed Krsqk's ghost (experienced DEWz)
 19629 | D:10     | Killed Krsqk's ghost
 19690 | D:11     | Noticed a hill giant
 19717 | D:11     | Killed a hill giant
 19736 | D:11     | Received a gift from Trog
 19739 | D:11     | Reached XP level 12. HP: 97/130 MP: 11/11
 19879 | D:11     | Reached skill level 15 in Fighting
 19965 | D:10     | Killed an unseen horror
 21886 | D:12     | Found Kohoako's Armour Shoppe.
 22215 | D:13     | Found Ihijawasch's General Store.
 22253 | D:13     | Reached skill level 15 in Maces & Flails
 22750 | D:13     | Got a steaming bardiche
 22751 | D:13     | Identified the +3,+6 bardiche of Linearity (You found it on level 13 of the Dungeon)
 23104 | D:14     | Entered Level 14 of the Dungeon
 23180 | D:14     | Reached skill level 16 in Fighting
 23672 | D:14     | Received a gift from Trog
 23952 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 23954 | D:15     | Noticed a seven-headed hydra
 23965 | D:15     | Killed a seven-headed hydra
 23965 | D:15     | Reached skill level 17 in Fighting
 24037 | D:15     | Noticed Sonja
 24046 | D:15     | Killed Sonja
 24046 | D:15     | Reached skill level 10 in Throwing
 24189 | D:15     | Noticed a draconian
 24204 | D:15     | Killed a draconian
 24204 | D:15     | Reached XP level 13. HP: 141/145 MP: 12/12
 24325 | D:15     | Noticed a five-headed hydra
 24331 | D:15     | Killed a five-headed hydra
 24774 | D:15     | Found a staircase to the Vaults.
 24941 | D:15     | Reached skill level 18 in Fighting
 26474 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 26527 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 1 in Polearms
 26692 | Lair:1   | Received a gift from Trog
 27386 | Lair:2   | Noticed a five-headed hydra
 27406 | Lair:2   | Killed a five-headed hydra
 27406 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
 27406 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 1 in Traps & Doors
 27706 | Lair:3   | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 28277 | Lair:3   | Found a dark tunnel.
 28337 | Volcano  | Entered a volcano
 28463 | Volcano  | Received a gift from Trog
 29195 | Lair:4   | Noticed a four-headed hydra
 29209 | Lair:4   | Killed a four-headed hydra
 29552 | Lair:4   | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 29675 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 5 in Polearms
 29867 | Lair:5   | Received a gift from Trog
 30126 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 19 in Fighting
 30518 | Lair:6   | Noticed a six-headed hydra
 30553 | Lair:6   | Killed a six-headed hydra
 30599 | Lair:6   | Found a labyrinth entrance.
 30729 | Lab      | Entered a labyrinth
 30897 | Lab      | Noticed a minotaur
 30904 | Lab      | Killed a minotaur
 31013 | Lair:6   | Noticed a six-headed hydra
 31020 | Lair:6   | Killed a three-headed hydra
 31020 | Lair:6   | Reached XP level 14. HP: 105/159 MP: 13/13
 31237 | Lair:6   | Noticed a seven-headed hydra
 31237 | Lair:6   | Noticed a four-headed hydra
 31242 | Lair:6   | Killed a five-headed hydra
 31246 | Lair:6   | Killed an eight-headed hydra
 31636 | Lair:6   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 31742 | Lair:6   | Received a gift from Trog
 32501 | Lair:7   | Received a gift from Trog
 32612 | Lair:7   | Found a frozen archway.
 32673 | IceCv    | Entered an ice cave
 33536 | IceCv    | Reached skill level 5 in Traps & Doors
 33621 | IceCv    | Received a gift from Trog
 34035 | IceCv    | Noticed a frost giant
 34072 | IceCv    | Killed a frost giant
 34221 | IceCv    | Received a gift from Trog
 34406 | IceCv    | Got a cursed +6,-4 ancient dagger {elec}
 35500 | Lair:8   | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
 35514 | Lair:8   | Reached XP level 15. HP: 135/171 MP: 14/14
 35530 | Lair:8   | Received a gift from Trog
 35531 | Lair:8   | Got a bloodstained giant club {god gift}
 35633 | Lair:8   | Identified the giant club of Defence by Offence {god gift, speed, Str+3} (Trog gifted it to you on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts)
 35682 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 20 in Fighting
 35865 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 10 in Polearms
 37130 | Lair:8   | Received a gift from Trog
 37131 | Lair:8   | Got a polished bardiche {god gift}
 37132 | Lair:8   | Identified the bardiche "Ublikhuj" {god gift, distort, +Lev rElec rC- Int-1} (Trog gifted it to you on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts)


So I got tired of playing casters while tired and decided to try out a stick-swinger just to watch it die. To my surprise, it went quite well (although it took *forever* to actually start getting melee gifts - I had to keep popping Trog's Hand and/or BIA to deal with Crawl's little surprises). The appearance of the Bardiche of Linearity was a delight, coming as it did just before I started the Lair. I was able to demonstrate it to several hydrae who all agreed with me on its effectiveness. Finding the Bailey was nice, since the axes of returning work quite well for killing ordinary things and softening up moderate things. Several javelins of piercing have also shown up; unfortunately, all my javelins of returning mulched. (Is there some mechanic that dictates this? I don't think I've lost an axe yet, but the javelins wore out within 2-3 floors of Lair.) I LOL'd at the Giant Club of Defense by Offense with its speed brand. I was less amused when I wield-ID'd my current god gift - WTF?! TROG!!!!!! DISTORTION NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! /sigh And here I thought the gods were out to help us. Next thing I know, Lugonu is going to start cursing me for relocating all those green rats to the Abyss... :roll: The -1 to INT was also a nice touch, putting me back in stat death range.

I've cleared Lair, including the labyrinth, volcano, and ice cave which all helpfully showed up, except for the hell portal room on L:8 (yay for yet another appearance of this ending). Vault entrance is on D:14, and I'm hesitant to clear much lower than that; things were hitting pretty hard on D:14. Going to try my luck on Orc next, at least O:1-2. There's also that nice orange + silver statue combo on D:13, but I have a pair of disintegration wands with their names on them.

In addition to the troll leather armour I'm currently wearing, I also coaxed a mottled dragon out of its skin; would I be better off with that, given the higher base AC and GDR, or is the regen that much better? Hunger rarely seems to be an issue, especially with that amulet of the gourmand (seriously, I never saw one of those in 0.9 unless i was playing undead, and now i get two in a row in the early game?).

Other serious lack I see, and biggest reason I don't want to dive deeper, is lack of Clarity and SIns. I've already encountered two unseen horrors, and while I was able to dispatch them, it was not a pretty thing. BIA are no help at all, and wasting the piety to pop a meat shield when it won't even fight back is infuriating. Am I likely to find SIns in Orc? Am I going to *need* it there? Also, how long until I can "safely" (haha) unequip this wretched distortion bardiche? I'm quite certain I'm nowhere near ready to handle the Abyss, so I don't want to risk ending up there.

Finally, skill use - I'm guessing I should keep dumping XP into Polearms, since I appear to be stuck with this stupid bardiche for the time being? What about the rest of my skills? I planned to max out Fighting, given that HP seems to be my only defense against most stuff.
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Post Wednesday, 14th November 2012, 04:49

Re: CIP: OgBe - break from casters

Raise dex on level-ups (I think you are, just making sure).
I'd enchant whichever of mottled and troll armours I found first. Since they are both +0 I'm not sure which to go with here. leaning towards mottled, especially if you have 3+ enchant armour scrolls.
Why are you trying out polearms after you have that club? Even beforehand, that doesn't seem ideal for an Ogre.
I'd probably unequip the weapon now, or earlier.
You won't need SInv in Orc, just watch for wizards etc. You might find it and clarity there, the shops could have anything.
thrown hand weapons (like axes) cannot mulch.
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Post Wednesday, 14th November 2012, 05:42

Re: CIP: OgBe - break from casters

Yep, been raising Dex every time since I hit 8 INT.
Right now, the troll/mottled question is a moot point, since it appears I have no enchant armour scrolls. Meh.
I found the flaming polearm a bit before i hit lair, and it was better than the +5,+1 great mace of protection I was using up to that point. I used a scroll of identify on the club, which showed up late in L:8, but I never switched it over. A few turns later, the Wretched Polearm of Stupid Distortion brand showed up, I proceeded to wield ID it, and I've been too scared to take it off ever since. I've lost characters to the Abyss before from distortion weapons, so I'm (overly?) leery of that. Of course, I apparently wasn't leery enough to wait until I got upstairs to my stack of ?Identify.

I've made it down to Orc:4, and the only real difficulty I've had was the orc sorceror/wizard/high priest/warrior quartet that showed up on Orc:3 between me and the stairs. Orc:4 had Nessos, Saint Roka, Josephine, and a vault of ogres. Saint Roka keeps getting teleported away by the brand; I escaped from Nessos with a scroll of fog, then he teleported away, then I and a pair of BIAs beat him into a pulp. Take that, you killer of nearly as many characters as Sigmund! I dragged Josephine back up to Orc:3, blinked her around several times, then (apparently) teleported her into a separate section of the level. Found the stairs up to that section, stairdanced a hefty number of ogres, warriors, and Josephine back down, and cleared the section. Roka's still wandering around somewhere, but I can't find him; I guess it's possible I sent him to some part of the level only reachable by digging.

Went back to my stash, dropped off all my newly ill-gotten gains, and realized I have two scrolls of acquirement. Those should come in handy, assuming I manage to stay alive much longer. Also ID'd a legendary deck of Escape from the ice cave; I'm guessing that's not going to prove terribly useful without evocations.

Got lucky with the distortion unwield; ate 24 damage and nothing else. Hoping the club works well. I'll miss the two-square reach; I don't think that existed last time I tried a melee character.

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Post Wednesday, 14th November 2012, 07:26

Re: CIP: OgBe - break from casters

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.11.0 (tiles) character file.

Krsqk the Slayer (Ogre Berserker)                  Turns: 57250, Time: 05:44:30

HP 209/209       AC  5     Str 30      XL: 18   Next:  2%
MP  17/17        EV 20     Int  8      God: Trog [******]
Gold 3292        SH  0     Dex 20      Spells:  0 memorised, 17 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .   y - +6,+7 giant club of Defence by Offence {go
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : .   P - +0 troll leather armour
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .   (shield restricted)
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : .   (helmet restricted)
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   j - -1 cloak {MR}
Sust.Abil.: . .     Spirit.Shd : .   (gloves unavailable)
Res.Mut.  : .       Stasis     : .   (boots unavailable)
Res.Rott. : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .   R - amulet of the gourmand
Gourmand  : +       Levitation : .   m - +2 ring of dexterity
                    Ctrl.Flight: .   Q - +5 ring of dexterity

@: very resistant to hostile enchantments, fairly stealthy
A: unfitting armour, fast metabolism 1, saprovore 1, tough skin 1
a: Burn Spellbooks, Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Renounce Religion


You are on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Trog.
Trog is exalted by your worship.
You are hungry.

You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 33 of its levels.
You have also visited: Labyrinth, Bailey, Ice Cave and Volcano.

You have collected 3744 gold pieces.
You have spent 472 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 c - an uncursed sling of velocity {god gift}
 y - the +6,+7 giant club of Defence by Offence (weapon) {god gift, speed, Str+3}
   (Trog gifted it to you on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   Attacks with this weapon take half as long, but cause slightly less damage.
   
   It affects your strength (+3).
 I - a +3,+1 dwarven hand axe of returning (quivered)
 U - a +3,+1 dwarven hand axe of returning
Missiles
 e - 10 javelins of penetration
 f - 3 large rocks
 n - 5 darts of dispersal {god gift}
 E - 20 sling bullets
 V - 11 sling bullets of flame
Armour
 j - a -1 cloak of magic resistance (worn)
 P - a +0 troll leather armour (worn)
Magical devices
 M - a wand of confusion {zapped: 2}
 T - a wand of enslavement
 Y - a wand of heal wounds (4)
Comestibles
 o - 2 bread rations
Scrolls
 L - 3 scrolls of teleportation
 O - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 X - 2 scrolls of fog
Jewellery
 m - a +2 ring of dexterity (right hand)
 Q - a +5 ring of dexterity (left hand)
 R - an amulet of the gourmand (around neck)
Potions
 q - a potion of curing
 t - a potion of speed
 J - 3 potions of might


   Skills:
 + Level 22.1 Fighting
 * Level 18.8 Maces & Flails
   Level 12.8 Polearms
 - Level 11.0 Throwing
 + Level 13.9 Dodging
 + Level 9.1 Traps & Doors


You have 17 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (20/27)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (4/4) D:6
    Elf (0/3) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:11          Swamp (0/5) Lair:3
  Snake (0/5) Lair:4        Slime (0/6) Lair:6       Vaults (0/8) D:15

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
the Shining One

Shops:
D:4: +  D:5: [  D:6: [[  D:12: [  D:13: *  D:18: =  Orc:1: *  Orc:3: +  Orc:4: (/!!

Annotations
D:17 exclusion: ice statue
Lair:6 exclusion: 3 oklob plants
Lair:8 exclusions: door and 3 more exclusions
Abyss Saint Roka


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are too large for most types of armour.
You have a fast metabolism.
You can tolerate rotten meat.
You have tough skin (AC +1).


Message History

Eat one of 9 bread rations? (ye/n/q/i?)
Eat one of 11 meat rations? (ye/n/q/i?)
Eat which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
You are feeling hungry.
You continue eating.
HP restored.
You finish eating. That rambutan was delicious!
Items here: =====
an uncursed ring of sustain abilities
an uncursed ring of protection from cold
an uncursed ring of protection from magic
a +1 ring of intelligence; an uncursed ring of teleport control
Items here: (((((((((((((((( ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
There are several objects here.
Pick up 13 poisoned javelins {god gift}? ((y)es/(n)o/(a)ll/(m)enu/*?g,/q)
Search for what [Enter for "returning", or ? for help]? pois
You see here a legendary deck of escape {Swap}.
Items here: (((((((((((((((( ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Things that are here:
9 bread rations; 11 meat rations

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Rupert (D:17)
  Frances (D:17)
  Aizul (D:19)
  A frost giant (IceCv)
  A dire elephant (D:18)
  A phoenix (D:18)
  Azrael (D:16)
  3 dragons
  A great orb of eyes (D:18)
  A minotaur (Lab)
  A draconian (shapeshifter) (D:15)
  Fannar (D:11)
  A ravenous item mimic (Lair:8)
  Josephine (Orc:4)
  16 hydras
  An ice dragon (D:18)
  3 ogre magi
  2 wizards
  10 death yaks
  A rakshasa (D:18)
  A very ugly thing (D:18)
  A frost giant zombie (D:19)
  Urug (D:16)
  A holy swine (D:18)
  A sphinx skeleton (D:18)
  Nergalle (D:16)
  2 elves (shapeshifter)
  6 centaur warriors
  2 orc high priests (Orc:3)
  2 stone giant skeletons
  7 unseen horrors
  The ghost of Krsqk the Thaumaturge, an experienced DEWz of Vehumet (D:10)
  A skeletal warrior (D:18)
  An iron troll zombie (D:18)
  2 orc sorcerers
  8 orc knights
  4 harpies (D:19)
  A giant amoeba (D:16)
  Joseph (D:11)
  7 hill giants
  A flaming corpse (Volcano)
  An iron troll skeleton (D:18)
  2 griffons
  A harpy skeleton (D:19)
  6 cyclopes
  A red wasp (D:18)
  2 fire crabs (shapeshifter)
  A dragon zombie (D:12)
  A trapdoor spider zombie (D:16)
  An elephant slug (Lair:7)
  10 spiny frogs
  4 black mambas
  A yaktaur (D:20)
  An elephant (D:18)
  2 item mimics
  A dragon skeleton (D:16)
  A rock troll (D:19)
  34 slime creatures
  2 hill giant zombies (D:16)
  Psyche (Orc:3)
  21 ugly things
  An efreet (D:18)
  A guardian mummy (D:18)
  11 trolls
  A mermaid (D:18)
  A redback simulacrum (D:20)
  2 spriggans (D:18)
  2 hill giant skeletons (D:15)
  Sonja (D:15)
  5 komodo dragons
  13 polar bears (IceCv)
  14 two-headed ogres
  2 rock troll zombies (D:18)
  A rock troll skeleton (D:16)
  2 giant fireflies (D:18)
  A basilisk (Lair:1)
  2 wraiths
  A toenail golem (Volcano)
  58 yaks
  12 hippogriffs
  3 trapdoor spiders
  3 fire elementals
  Grum (D:11)
  10 fire drakes
  4 wyverns
  A redback (shapeshifter) (D:17)
  3 hungry ghosts
  2 manticores
  A boulder beetle (Lair:8)
  2 soldier ants
  13 war dogs
  12 vampire mosquitoes
  A komodo dragon skeleton (D:16)
  4 mottled dragons
  Menkaure (D:4)
  3 necrophages
  A manticore zombie (D:6)
  An orange crystal statue (D:13)
  2 giant goldfish (D:9)
  A dwarf (shapeshifter) (D:19)
  A phantom (D:11)
  2 hell hounds
  5 ice beasts
  A black bear (shapeshifter) (D:19)
  2 troll zombies (D:6)
  40 orc warriors
  A black bear (Lair:5)
  2 sky beasts
  A freezing wraith (D:19)
  A hippogriff zombie (D:14)
  A yak zombie (D:14)
  A swamp drake (D:6)
  32 ogres
  A red devil (Volcano)
  A lava worm (D:18)
  12 centaurs
  5 boring beetles
  10 crocodiles
  16 wolves (IceCv)
  6 wargs
  A fire crab simulacrum (D:18)
  4 big kobolds
  2 troll skeletons
  A brain worm (D:17)
  A soldier ant zombie (D:14)
  10 water moccasins
  9 giant slugs
  A silver statue (D:13)
  A boring beetle zombie (D:16)
  15 giant frogs
  4 agate snails
  3 basilisk zombies
  A two-headed ogre skeleton (D:16)
  4 insubstantial wisps (Lair:3)
  An eye of draining (D:10)
  7 wights
  A water moccasin skeleton (D:9)
  4 jellyfish (D:10)
  16 killer bees
  A pulsating lump (Volcano)
  7 electric eels
  A goliath beetle (D:10)
  3 big fish (D:9)
  2 big kobold skeletons
  A mottled dragon zombie (D:15)
  9 crimson imps
  An ogre skeleton (Orc:4)
  A yellow wasp simulacrum (D:18)
  A shadow (D:10)
  Crazy Yiuf (D:2)
  28 orc priests
  7 hounds
  10 iguanas
  2 quasits
  2 hound skeletons
  2 scorpions
  36 orc wizards
  5 orange rats (Lair:4)
  9 porcupines
  7 worker ants
  A worker ant zombie (D:6)
  26 sheep
  Ijyb (D:6)
  5 jellies
  5 boggarts
  A goliath beetle zombie (D:11)
  A mummy (D:10)
  18 adders
  8 gnolls
  70 green rats
  4 giant centipedes
  A shadow imp (D:10)
  An adder zombie (D:6)
  A giant centipede zombie (D:10)
  2 giant mites
  An adder skeleton (D:6)
  An iguana skeleton (D:7)
  An inept feature mimic (D:2)
  13 white imps
  A giant centipede simulacrum (D:17)
  5 worms
  3 ufetubi (D:10)
  5 giant eyeballs
  A gnoll skeleton (D:6)
  8 giant geckos
  An ooze (D:3)
  262 orcs
  21 bats
  27 goblins
  19 hobgoblins
  16 jackals
  6 quokkas
  A ball python (D:4)
  8 giant cockroaches
  8 giant newts
  3 hobgoblin skeletons
  40 kobolds
  3 orc zombies
  A quokka skeleton (D:4)
  A quokka zombie (D:6)
  17 rats
  A rat skeleton (D:4)
  A rat zombie (D:8)
  15 ballistomycetes (D:9)
  8 fungi
  8 plants
  11 toadstools
1420 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  3 hydras (Lair:6)
  Nessos (Orc:4)
  2 death yaks (Lair:7)
  An oklob plant (Lair:6)
  2 yaks (Lair:6)
  2 war dogs (D:11)
  An orc warrior (D:6)
  An ogre (Orc:4)
  A killer bee (D:9)
  A giant gecko (D:10)
  10 orcs
  3 kobolds (D:9)
  A rat (Lair:6)
29 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  An ogre mage (Orc:4)
  4 two-headed ogres
  2 polar bears (IceCv)
  A yak (IceCv)
  2 orc warriors
  A small abomination (Orc:2)
  4 ogres
  2 centaurs
  A wolf (IceCv)
  An electric eel (D:9)
  An orc wizard (Orc:3)
  A scorpion (D:6)
  An orc priest (Orc:2)
  A green rat (Lair:8)
  10 orcs
  A giant cockroach (D:3)
  A quokka (D:8)
  2 giant spores
  3 kobolds (D:9)
  A ballistomycete (D:13)
  2 fungi
  3 plants
  22 toadstools
68 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 1517 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Krsqk, the Ogre Berserker, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 23/23 MP: 0/0
   111 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 29/32 MP: 1/1
   825 | D:1      | Acquired Trog's second power
   825 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 39/39 MP: 2/2
  1247 | D:2      | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails
  1578 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 38/48 MP: 3/3
  1613 | D:2      | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
  2111 | D:2      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 24/55 MP: 4/4
  2246 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Throwing
  2590 | D:2      | Noticed Crazy Yiuf
  2620 | D:2      | Killed Crazy Yiuf
  3191 | D:3      | Reached skill level 6 in Fighting
  3191 | D:3      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 62/65 MP: 5/5
  4035 | D:4      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  4112 | D:4      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  4369 | D:4      | Found Pnauto Psacs' Book Boutique.
  4588 | D:4      | Noticed Menkaure
  4600 | D:4      | HP: 2/65 [Menkaure (19)]
  4601 | D:4      | Killed Menkaure
  4601 | D:4      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 2/72 MP: 6/6
  4947 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  5186 | D:4      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  5859 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  5880 | D:5      | Reached skill level 7 in Fighting
  6096 | D:5      | Found Raraympa's Armour Shop.
  6306 | D:5      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
  6306 | D:5      | Noticed an angel
  6650 | D:5      | Acquired Trog's third power
  7010 | D:6      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  7077 | D:6      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 83/83 MP: 7/7
  7091 | D:6      | Reached skill level 8 in Fighting
  7373 | D:6      | Found Gisch's Antique Armour Boutique.
  7505 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
  7805 | D:6      | Reached skill level 9 in Fighting
  7805 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 93/93 MP: 8/8
  7817 | D:6      | Found Vityapsa's Antique Armour Shop.
  8192 | D:6      | Noticed Ijyb
  8203 | D:6      | Killed Ijyb
  8328 | D:6      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  8537 | D:6      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  8547 | D:6      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  9967 | D:7      | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
 10104 | D:8      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
 10157 | D:8      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
 10553 | D:8      | Reached skill level 5 in Throwing
 10611 | D:8      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
 11864 | Temple   | Identified a scroll of acquirement
 12154 | D:9      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 92/103 MP: 9/9
 12178 | D:9      | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails
 12899 | D:9      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
 13090 | D:9      | Reached skill level 11 in Fighting
 13940 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 14111 | D:10     | Found a flagged portal.
 14164 | Bailey   | Entered a bailey
 14399 | Bailey   | Reached skill level 12 in Fighting
 14462 | Bailey   | Noticed an orc knight
 14592 | Bailey   | Killed an orc knight
 14656 | Bailey   | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
 15403 | D:10     | Noticed a hill giant
 15417 | D:10     | Killed a hill giant
 15417 | D:10     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 115/115 MP: 10/10
 16332 | D:10     | Reached skill level 13 in Fighting
 16462 | D:10     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
 17092 | D:10     | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
 18063 | D:11     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
 18381 | D:11     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 18386 | D:11     | Noticed Grum
 18394 | D:11     | Killed Grum
 18466 | D:11     | Noticed Joseph
 18475 | D:11     | Killed Joseph
 18475 | D:11     | Reached skill level 14 in Fighting
 19003 | D:11     | Noticed a hill giant
 19024 | D:11     | Killed a hill giant
 19088 | D:11     | Noticed Fannar
 19221 | D:11     | Killed Fannar
 19612 | D:10     | Noticed Krsqk's ghost (experienced DEWz)
 19629 | D:10     | Killed Krsqk's ghost
 19690 | D:11     | Noticed a hill giant
 19717 | D:11     | Killed a hill giant
 19736 | D:11     | Received a gift from Trog
 19739 | D:11     | Reached XP level 12. HP: 97/130 MP: 11/11
 19879 | D:11     | Reached skill level 15 in Fighting
 19965 | D:10     | Killed an unseen horror
 21886 | D:12     | Found Kohoako's Armour Shoppe.
 22215 | D:13     | Found Ihijawasch's General Store.
 22253 | D:13     | Reached skill level 15 in Maces & Flails
 22750 | D:13     | Got a steaming bardiche
 22751 | D:13     | Identified the +3,+6 bardiche of Linearity (You found it on level 13 of the Dungeon)
 23104 | D:14     | Entered Level 14 of the Dungeon
 23180 | D:14     | Reached skill level 16 in Fighting
 23672 | D:14     | Received a gift from Trog
 23952 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 23954 | D:15     | Noticed a seven-headed hydra
 23965 | D:15     | Killed a seven-headed hydra
 23965 | D:15     | Reached skill level 17 in Fighting
 24037 | D:15     | Noticed Sonja
 24046 | D:15     | Killed Sonja
 24046 | D:15     | Reached skill level 10 in Throwing
 24189 | D:15     | Noticed a draconian
 24204 | D:15     | Killed a draconian
 24204 | D:15     | Reached XP level 13. HP: 141/145 MP: 12/12
 24325 | D:15     | Noticed a five-headed hydra
 24331 | D:15     | Killed a five-headed hydra
 24774 | D:15     | Found a staircase to the Vaults.
 24941 | D:15     | Reached skill level 18 in Fighting
 26474 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 26527 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 1 in Polearms
 26692 | Lair:1   | Received a gift from Trog
 27386 | Lair:2   | Noticed a five-headed hydra
 27406 | Lair:2   | Killed a five-headed hydra
 27406 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
 27406 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 1 in Traps & Doors
 27706 | Lair:3   | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 28277 | Lair:3   | Found a dark tunnel.
 28337 | Volcano  | Entered a volcano
 28463 | Volcano  | Received a gift from Trog
 29195 | Lair:4   | Noticed a four-headed hydra
 29209 | Lair:4   | Killed a four-headed hydra
 29552 | Lair:4   | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 29675 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 5 in Polearms
 29867 | Lair:5   | Received a gift from Trog
 30126 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 19 in Fighting
 30518 | Lair:6   | Noticed a six-headed hydra
 30553 | Lair:6   | Killed a six-headed hydra
 30599 | Lair:6   | Found a labyrinth entrance.
 30729 | Lab      | Entered a labyrinth
 30897 | Lab      | Noticed a minotaur
 30904 | Lab      | Killed a minotaur
 31013 | Lair:6   | Noticed a six-headed hydra
 31020 | Lair:6   | Killed a three-headed hydra
 31020 | Lair:6   | Reached XP level 14. HP: 105/159 MP: 13/13
 31237 | Lair:6   | Noticed a seven-headed hydra
 31237 | Lair:6   | Noticed a four-headed hydra
 31242 | Lair:6   | Killed a five-headed hydra
 31246 | Lair:6   | Killed an eight-headed hydra
 31636 | Lair:6   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 31742 | Lair:6   | Received a gift from Trog
 32501 | Lair:7   | Received a gift from Trog
 32612 | Lair:7   | Found a frozen archway.
 32673 | IceCv    | Entered an ice cave
 33536 | IceCv    | Reached skill level 5 in Traps & Doors
 33621 | IceCv    | Received a gift from Trog
 34035 | IceCv    | Noticed a frost giant
 34072 | IceCv    | Killed a frost giant
 34221 | IceCv    | Received a gift from Trog
 34406 | IceCv    | Got a cursed +6,-4 ancient dagger {elec}
 35500 | Lair:8   | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
 35514 | Lair:8   | Reached XP level 15. HP: 135/171 MP: 14/14
 35530 | Lair:8   | Received a gift from Trog
 35531 | Lair:8   | Got a bloodstained giant club {god gift}
 35633 | Lair:8   | Identified the giant club of Defence by Offence {god gift, speed, Str+3} (Trog gifted it to you on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts)
 35682 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 20 in Fighting
 35865 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 10 in Polearms
 37130 | Lair:8   | Received a gift from Trog
 37131 | Lair:8   | Got a polished bardiche {god gift}
 37132 | Lair:8   | Identified the bardiche "Ublikhuj" {god gift, distort, +Lev rElec rC- Int-1} (Trog gifted it to you on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts)
 40371 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 40371 | Orc:1    | Found Schoithy's General Store.
 40413 | Orc:1    | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
 40534 | Orc:2    | Received a gift from Trog
 40933 | Orc:2    | Received a gift from Trog
 41976 | Orc:1    | Received a gift from Trog
 42127 | Orc:3    | Noticed Psyche
 42147 | Orc:3    | Found Kama's Book Shop.
 42431 | Orc:3    | Killed Psyche
 42510 | Orc:3    | Received a gift from Trog
 42614 | Orc:3    | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
 43235 | Orc:4    | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
 43235 | Orc:4    | Noticed Saint Roka
 43880 | Orc:4    | Noticed Josephine
 44558 | Orc:4    | Received a gift from Trog
 45158 | Orc:4    | Received a gift from Trog
 45190 | Orc:4    | Found Zaurch's Antique Weapon Shoppe.
 45190 | Orc:4    | Found Utouriek's Magical Wand Boutique.
 45192 | Orc:4    | Found Phailar's Distillery.
 45192 | Orc:4    | Found Eqiattax's Distillery.
 45303 | Orc:4    | Received a gift from Trog
 45336 | Orc:4    | Noticed Nessos
 45542 | Orc:4    | Killed Nessos
 45745 | Orc:4    | Bought a potion of curing for 32 gold pieces
 45745 | Orc:4    | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 48 gold pieces
 45745 | Orc:4    | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 48 gold pieces
 45745 | Orc:4    | Bought a potion of curing for 32 gold pieces
 45745 | Orc:4    | Bought a potion of curing for 32 gold pieces
 45745 | Orc:4    | Bought a potion of curing for 32 gold pieces
 45749 | Orc:4    | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 42 gold pieces
 45749 | Orc:4    | Bought a potion of berserk rage for 42 gold pieces
 45749 | Orc:4    | Bought 2 potions of strong poison for 56 gold pieces
 45896 | Orc:4    | Banished Saint Roka
 45951 | Orc:4    | Received a gift from Trog
 46081 | Orc:4    | Received a gift from Trog
 46807 | Orc:4    | Killed Josephine
 47072 | Orc:3    | Received a gift from Trog
 47245 | Orc:3    | Received a gift from Trog
 47948 | Orc:1    | Bought a scroll of enchant armour for 66 gold pieces
 47948 | Orc:1    | Bought a scroll of fear for 42 gold pieces
 48598 | D:16     | Noticed Azrael
 48845 | D:16     | Reached skill level 21 in Fighting
 48886 | D:16     | Noticed Nergalle
 48927 | D:16     | Killed Nergalle
 49030 | D:16     | Killed Azrael
 49030 | D:16     | Reached XP level 16. HP: 154/185 MP: 15/15
 49165 | D:16     | Received a gift from Trog
 49435 | D:16     | Noticed Urug
 49454 | D:16     | Killed Urug
 50951 | D:17     | Noticed Rupert
 50966 | D:17     | Killed Rupert
 50966 | D:17     | Received a gift from Trog
 51303 | D:17     | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
 51400 | D:17     | Noticed Frances
 51416 | D:17     | Killed Frances
 51868 | D:18     | Received a gift from Trog
 51928 | D:18     | Found Peaxu's Jewellery Emporium.
 52580 | D:18     | Paralysed by a red wasp for 3 turns
 52585 | D:18     | Reached XP level 17. HP: 142/196 MP: 16/16
 52780 | D:18     | Paralysed by you for 4 turns
 53173 | D:19     | Noticed Aizul
 53190 | D:19     | Killed Aizul
 53357 | D:19     | Received a gift from Trog
 54182 | D:18     | Received a gift from Trog
 54183 | D:18     | Got a steaming giant club {god gift}
 54188 | D:18     | Identified the +2,+9 giant club "Theah" {god gift} (Trog gifted it to you on level 18 of the Dungeon)
 54209 | D:18     | Got a cursed -5,-4 crystal hand axe {drain}
 55378 | D:19     | Reached skill level 22 in Fighting
 55499 | D:20     | Entered Level 20 of the Dungeon
 56196 | D:20     | Received a gift from Trog
 56459 | D:20     | Received a gift from Trog
 56768 | D:20     | Reached XP level 18. HP: 209/209 MP: 17/17


Cleared through D:20. Trog has been throwing random gifts at me left and right...maybe clearing out several vaults had something to do with that. He was kind enough to give me a +2,+9 steaming giant club; turns out it steams because it also adds glow. Yay, Trog! And here I thought Jivya was the god who was all about mutating its followers... Cleared out 6 more uniques along the way, which pretty much means I only have hard ones left. :P Also finally hit 6*, which means absolutely nothing besides having a bigger margin for blowing piety.

Still no luck with SIns; I may have to try early Elf and hope for jewelry. Also have Snake/Shoals available; I have no RPois for the one or Lev for the other, unless I want to gamble with that distortion brand bardiche again (which I don't). What's my best bet at this point? D:20 wasn't exactly *hard*, but there are tons of ugly things, the occasional very ugly thing, and several boggarts which I've been lucky enough to dispatch fairly easily. Also, saw my first yaktaur, which doesn't leave me brimming over with confidence about diving.
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Post Wednesday, 14th November 2012, 09:21

Re: CIP: OgBe - break from casters

have you used those scrolls of acquirement yet? seems like your armour is pretty bad, though rod (choose staff) and wand are solid options depending on what you've found already.

unless you are critically short on curing potions, I would go to Snake. Trog's Hand can fight poison often, and your Ogre HP will help you rest it off. You may still need to cure severe poisonings in battle, and do try not to let 10 naga poison you at once.
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Post Wednesday, 14th November 2012, 10:15

Re: CIP: OgBe - break from casters

(Is there some mechanic that dictates this? I don't think I've lost an axe yet, but the javelins wore out within 2-3 floors of Lair.)
Axes, daggers and spears are considered 'proper melee weapons' that happen to be good for throwing weapons. In exchange for never being able to stack onto a single inventory slot, they never ever mulch.

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Post Wednesday, 14th November 2012, 15:14

I also coaxed a mottled dragon out of its skin; would I be better off with that, given the higher base AC and GDR, or is the regen that much better?

You've got only 5 AC, I'd wear a dragon armour as soon as possible.

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Post Wednesday, 14th November 2012, 16:48

Re: CIP: OgBe - break from casters

rchandra wrote:have you used those scrolls of acquirement yet? seems like your armour is pretty bad, though rod (choose staff) and wand are solid options depending on what you've found already.

unless you are critically short on curing potions, I would go to Snake. Trog's Hand can fight poison often, and your Ogre HP will help you rest it off. You may still need to cure severe poisonings in battle, and do try not to let 10 naga poison you at once.


Snake is going to be a BITCH for an Ogre without rPois. Ogres (including this one) have terrible defensive stats, and pretty much every poison spit is going to get through, and the melee attacks will as well. Given that the nagas come in packs with reaching weapons, he's going to get constantly spat at, and poked from afar, while being constricted. The damage is going to be insane. I woudln't do snake until I had my AC up in the mid-to-high 30's and could 1-2 hit normal nagas, and had rPois. Even then, I wouldn't dream of S:5.

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