Vestibule Violator
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Thursday, 6th December 2012, 22:31
CIP: KoHu, PewPewPew~
Hello all! Long time no see. Read. Whatever.
Got bored of doing other things, and I have returned to crawl to mess around with the latest version. Decided to see how much the no ammo enchantment thing improves the ranged game, and I ended up with this gal.
An early draining dagger made surviving before I had sufficient ammo to shoot everything a lot easier than it usually is. Got a handy source of evocable blink fairly early, too. Naturally, since I went crossbows this game, I've seen record lows of yaktaurs. Cleared down to V:7 and I've only seen 25. Long term, planning on going Trog to TSO for a holy xbow and checking out what's new in the endgame. This makes for kind of an odd reversal- since this means I'm trying to conserve unbranded ammo for future use.
Thing is... I'm not exactly sure what to right now. I've cleared the vaults, I've maxed my main skill. So what do I train up now? I could go heavy armor (I have some crystal plate stashed) although that costs me blink. I could ditch Trog now and start investing in casting (I've got ~600 unbranded bolts at my disposal right now). I could grab a buckler, perhaps? (I know there's a firing speed penalty for that, but I'm not sure if a skill investment mitigates that enough for it to be worth it).
There's also the potentially annoying ammo-sink the shoals present. I haven't decided what's the best approach there. Burn through the frost and flame branded ammo I won't need in the endgame? Switch to an electric randart xbow for explosive hilarity? (Although then I'm burning future holy-ammo). The answer was easy with sling-spiggans- just burn stones.
Got bored of doing other things, and I have returned to crawl to mess around with the latest version. Decided to see how much the no ammo enchantment thing improves the ranged game, and I ended up with this gal.
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.11.0 (tiles) character file.
Bolt-bold the Kobold Arbalest (Kobold Hunter) Turns: 67660, Time: 10:26:39
HP 141/141 AC 17 Str 26 XL: 22 Next: 84%
MP 34/34 EV 25 Int 10 God: Trog [*****.]
Gold 4893 SH 0 Dex 15 Spells: 0 memorised, 21 levels left
Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : + b - +8,+5 crossbow (velocity)
Res.Cold : + . . Warding : + Z - +2 leather armour of Amorality {+Blink SIn
Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : + (no shield)
Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : + B - +0 visored helmet
Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . h - +2 cloak {rCorr, Cons}
Sust.Abil.: + . Spirit.Shd : . r - +2 pair of gloves {Str+3}
Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . T - +2 pair of boots of the Pits of Slime {rC+
Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . y - amulet of warding
Saprovore : + + . Levitation : . t - ring of poison resistance
Ctrl.Flight: . s - ring of sustain abilities
@: quite resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely stealthy
A: disease resistance, carnivore 3, saprovore 2, screaming 1, Str +3, Dex -1
a: Burn Spellbooks, Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Renounce Religion,
Evoke Blink
}: 1/15 runes: serpentine
You are on level 20 of the Dungeon.
You worship Trog.
Trog is exalted by your worship.
You are very full.
You have visited 6 branches of the dungeon, and seen 45 of its levels.
You have also visited: Labyrinth, Sewer, Bailey and Ice Cave.
You have collected 5944 gold pieces.
You have spent 1071 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
a - a +2,+3 dagger of draining {!f, =f, =F}
(You took it off a goblin on level 5 of the Dungeon)
b - a +8,+5 crossbow of velocity (weapon)
d - the +5,+8 dagger of Kler Ytho {pain, *Tele rPois Dex+3, !f, =f, =F}
(You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
In the hands of one skilled in necromantic magic, it inflicts extra damage
on living creatures.
It affects your dexterity (+3).
It protects you from poison.
It causes teleportation.
Missiles
j - 99 bolts
p - 40 poisoned bolts
x - 15 stones
A - 58 bolts of frost (quivered)
I - 93 bolts of penetration
J - 50 bolts of flame
L - 76 steel bolts
O - 67 silver bolts
Armour
h - a +2 cloak of preservation (worn)
(You bought it in a shop on level 11 of the Dungeon)
r - a +2 pair of gloves of strength (worn)
(You found it on level 12 of the Dungeon)
B - a +0 visored helmet (worn)
T - the +2 pair of boots of the Pits of Slime (worn) {rC+}
(You acquired it on level 7 of the Lair of Beasts)
It protects you from cold.
Z - the +2 leather armour of Amorality (worn) {+Blink SInv}
(You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
It enhances your eyesight.
It lets you blink.
Magical devices
e - a wand of confusion
C - a wand of teleportation (5)
P - a wand of draining (6)
R - a wand of disintegration (16)
Comestibles
f - 5 meat rations
v - 3 sausages
Scrolls
g - 3 scrolls of identify
i - a scroll of amnesia
l - a scroll of enchant armour
o - 3 scrolls of teleportation
u - 2 scrolls of fear
H - 3 scrolls of remove curse
U - 3 scrolls of magic mapping
Y - a scroll of blinking {!r}
Jewellery
k - a cursed ring of teleportation
(You found it in a labyrinth)
m - an uncursed ring of levitation
(You found it on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts)
s - a ring of sustain abilities (left hand)
(You found it on level 3 of the Dungeon)
t - a ring of poison resistance (right hand)
(You found it on level 9 of the Dungeon)
y - an amulet of warding (around neck)
(You bought it in a shop on level 1 of the Orcish Mines)
M - the amulet of Teclur {Stasis rPois rN+ Dex+2 SInv}
(You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
[amulet of stasis]
It affects your dexterity (+2).
It protects you from poison.
It protects you from negative energy.
It enhances your eyesight.
Potions
z - 4 potions of heal wounds
D - 4 potions of curing
E - 2 potions of might
K - 2 potions of restore abilities
N - 2 potions of speed
S - a potion of invisibility
Books
V - a book of Flames {!r}
Miscellaneous
Q - a legendary deck of cards
Rods
c - a +6 rod of destruction [fire] (11/11)
(You acquired it on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)
Skills:
* Level 16.7 Fighting
- Level 10.0 Short Blades
O Level 27 Crossbows
* Level 7.9 Armour
+ Level 16.2 Dodging
+ Level 10.0 Stealth
- Level 6.7 Stabbing
+ Level 12.0 Traps & Doors
- Level 12.0 Evocations
You have 21 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (20/27) Temple (1/1) D:5 Orc (4/4) D:7
Elf (0/3) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:11 Shoals (0/5) Lair:6
Snake (5/5) Lair:5 Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Vaults (7/8) D:19
Blade (0/1) Vaults:5 Crypt (0/5) Vaults:2
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
the Shining One
Beogh
Shops:
D:6: [% D:11: (%[[% D:13: ( D:14: ( D:17: ! Orc:1: = Orc:2: / Orc:4: *[(! Vaults:2: ? Vaults:6: (
Annotations
D:10 exclusion: downstairs
D:13 exclusion: oklob plant
D:14 exclusion: 2 statues
D:16 exclusions: downstairs and statue
D:17 Saint Roka, exclusions: door, orc, orc priest and shadow, Saint Roka
D:19 stash
Orc:3 exclusion: upstairs
Lair:8 hell end, uncleared
Snake:3 1 exclusion
Vaults:4 Boris!, Boris
Vaults:5 exclusions: daeva, downstairs and upstairs
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You recuperate from illness quickly.
You are small and have problems with some larger weapons.
You are carnivorous and can eat meat at any time.
You can eat rotten meat.
You occasionally shout uncontrollably.
Your muscles are strong (Str +2).
Your muscles are strong, but stiff (Str +1, Dex -1).
Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 | 19-21 | 22-24 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Short sword | 130 | 169 | | | | | | || 299
Dagger | | 1 | 225 | 1005 | 1177 | 545 | 22 | 14 || 2989
Crossbow | | | | 1 | | | | || 1
Fire: Crossbow | 11 | 57 | 29 | 164 | 874 | 1464 | 1405 | 406 || 4410
Throw: Stone | | | | 1 | 7 | | | || 8
Invok: Berserk | | | 4 | 14 | 8 | 3 | | || 29
Trog's Hand | | | | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 2 || 32
Brothers in Arms | | | | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | || 12
Burn Spellbooks | | | | | 1 | | | || 1
Abil: Evoke Blink | | | | | 4 | 23 | 66 | 13 || 106
Evoke: Wand | | | 2 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 3 | || 40
Rod | | | | | 4 | | 2 | || 6
Use: Potion | | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 11 | || 38
Scroll | | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 1 || 62
Message History
Save game and exit?
Welcome back, Bolt-bold the Kobold Hunter.
Trog says: Kill them all!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
Char dumped to 'morgue/Bolt-bold.txt'.
Save game and exit?
Welcome back, Bolt-bold the Kobold Hunter.
Trog says: Kill them all!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
Char dumped to 'morgue/Bolt-bold.txt'.
Save game and exit?
Welcome back, Bolt-bold the Kobold Hunter.
Trog says: Kill them all!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
Char dumped to 'morgue/Bolt-bold.txt'.
Save game and exit?
Welcome back, Bolt-bold the Kobold Hunter.
Trog says: Kill them all!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
Search for what [? for help]? bolt
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Vanquished Creatures
Mennas (Vaults:4)
Xtahua (Vaults:4)
A shadow dragon (Vaults:6)
2 storm dragons (Vaults:6)
2 sphinxes
Rupert (D:19)
A daeva (Vaults:5)
Frances (Snake:4)
Aizul (Snake:5)
Wiglaf (Vaults:5)
A frost giant (Vaults:6)
Louise (D:18)
2 fire giants (Vaults:6)
A fire giant (shapeshifter) (Vaults:6)
Gastronok (D:8)
6 stone giants
14 greater nagas (Snake:5)
A dire elephant (Lair:8)
2 deep elf sorcerers (Vaults:6)
10 yaktaur captains
A minotaur (Lab)
A ravenous item mimic (Vaults:7)
5 dragons
6 vault guards (Vaults:6)
3 great orbs of eyes
A storm dragon skeleton (Vaults:4)
12 hydras
3 death yaks (Lair:8)
9 ogre magi
A draconian (shapeshifter) (Vaults:6)
A deep elf demonologist (Vaults:6)
3 anacondas
2 wizards
A fire giant zombie (D:14)
Harold (Lair:2)
5 stone giant zombies
5 very ugly things
11 centaur warriors
A sun demon (Orc:4)
An iron troll (Vaults:6)
3 stone giant skeletons
A catoblepas (Vaults:6)
2 fire giant skeletons
2 frost giant skeletons
Urug (D:11)
15 skeletal warriors
An ice devil (Vaults:4)
4 deep elf knights
6 unseen horrors
A lindwurm (shapeshifter) (D:18)
14 naga warriors
4 flayed ghosts
A swamp dragon (shapeshifter) (Vaults:6)
3 ice statues (IceCv)
An iron troll zombie (D:18)
2 giant amoebae
21 orc knights
Joseph (D:11)
A wolf spider (Vaults:7)
A hydra zombie (D:15)
An iron troll skeleton (Vaults:7)
14 hill giants
8 orc sorcerers
2 oklob plants (Lair:7)
10 cyclopes
7 guardian serpents
Maurice (Orc:3)
A stone golem (D:19)
The ghost of Lalode the Changer, an experienced OpTm of Nemelex Xobeh (D:7)
4 spiny worms
A griffon zombie (Vaults:5)
An elephant slug (Lair:8)
32 slime creatures
An ice dragon skeleton (Vaults:2)
4 elephants
2 hellwings
A griffon skeleton (D:17)
8 rock trolls
A spiny worm zombie (Vaults:6)
4 orange demons (D:17)
A dragon skeleton (D:17)
Psyche (D:13)
6 spiny frogs
A queen ant (Lair:8)
A spectral hill giant (Vaults:1)
2 efreet
29 black mambas
25 yaktaurs
7 naga magi
Grinder (D:5)
2 hill giant skeletons
A spriggan (D:7)
11 blink frogs
3 rock troll zombies
10 komodo dragons
80 ugly things
5 griffons
14 trolls
4 rock troll skeletons
An agate snail zombie (Vaults:6)
A troll (shapeshifter) (D:18)
16 two-headed ogres
An elf (Lair:8)
3 deep troll skeletons
2 basilisks
4 grizzly bears
2 humans (shapeshifter)
3 wraiths
2 trapdoor spiders
4 vampires
34 vampire mosquitoes
2 hungry ghosts (D:13)
10 hippogriffs
101 yaks
A hippogriff (shapeshifter) (Vaults:3)
Grum (D:9)
5 redbacks (Vaults:7)
4 fire drakes
3 deep elf fighters
17 soldier ants
3 steam dragons
4 mottled dragons
2 yaktaur zombies
A cyclops zombie (D:16)
2 orange crystal statues
A necrophage (D:11)
3 giant slug zombies
A rock worm (D:16)
6 freezing wraiths
23 war dogs
5 wyverns
A yaktaur skeleton (Vaults:2)
A shark (Snake:1)
43 orc warriors
4 cyclops skeletons
3 phantoms
6 black bears (D:17)
2 manticores
A kobold demonologist (D:20)
61 nagas
9 sky beasts
36 ogres
2 troll skeletons
A yak skeleton (Vaults:2)
Sigmund (D:3)
2 rotting devils
20 giant frogs
2 deep elf magi
11 wargs
9 crocodiles
4 giant goldfish
Edmund (D:5)
7 giant slugs
4 lava worms (Snake:4)
A yaktaur simulacrum (D:18)
40 water moccasins
A basilisk zombie (D:14)
A basilisk skeleton (D:11)
3 boring beetles
7 boulder beetles
An elf (shapeshifter) (D:16)
A killer bee zombie (D:10)
8 wights
6 killer bees
12 agate snails
28 centaurs
6 electric eels
6 crimson imps
A quasit (D:11)
4 big kobold skeletons
3 big kobold zombies
9 jellyfish (Lair:5)
10 big kobolds
5 hounds
A mottled dragon skeleton (Vaults:2)
12 ice beasts
A hound skeleton (D:9)
34 orc priests
46 worker ants
2 big fish
6 iguanas
4 lava snakes (Snake:4)
3 deep elf soldiers
2 scorpions
13 porcupines
37 sheep
5 boggarts (Vaults:3)
A jelly (shapeshifter) (Vaults:6)
A goliath beetle zombie (D:9)
A jelly (D:7)
Terence (D:3)
4 gnolls
55 green rats
An iguana zombie (D:7)
47 adders
7 giant centipedes
4 goliath beetles
43 orc wizards
An adder zombie (D:5)
A scorpion zombie (D:6)
An adder skeleton (D:7)
7 giant mites
A white imp (D:8)
An ufetubus (Orc:3)
8 worms
A bat skeleton (D:5)
5 giant geckos
3 oozes
211 orcs
2 giant cockroaches (D:1)
3 giant eyeballs
15 goblins
5 grey rats
14 hobgoblins
59 kobolds
3 ball pythons
A ball python skeleton (Vaults:2)
29 bats
8 giant newts
A giant spore (D:11)
32 jackals
2 orc skeletons
2 orc zombies (D:7)
12 quokkas
2 quokka skeletons
25 rats
2 ballistomycetes (D:11)
7 fungi
A plant (Lair:1)
17 toadstools
1982 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
Nikola (D:19)
A greater naga (Snake:5)
Josephine (Orc:3)
3 death yaks (Lair:8)
2 naga warriors (Snake:5)
An orc sorcerer (Orc:4)
A centaur warrior (D:11)
4 guardian serpents (Snake:5)
5 slime creatures
An ettin skeleton (D:19)
A naga mage (Snake:5)
A rock troll (D:19)
Sonja (Orc:3)
A troll (D:19)
A rock troll skeleton (D:19)
A yak (D:11)
A chaos spawn (Orc:4)
A sky beast (D:11)
5 nagas (Snake:5)
2 wargs (Orc:4)
A crocodile (D:11)
4 water moccasins
A giant frog (D:11)
A two-headed ogre skeleton (Orc:3)
An ogre skeleton (Orc:3)
An iguana (D:11)
3 orc wizards (Orc:4)
2 adders
5 orcs
3 orc zombies (Orc:3)
57 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
A hill giant (Snake:5)
An oklob plant (Lair:7)
2 ugly things (D:18)
2 trolls
A small abomination (Snake:1)
A centaur (Vaults:6)
2 ogres
A water moccasin (Lair:7)
2 elves (Vaults:2)
2 humans (Vaults:2)
An orc wizard (Orc:4)
A deep elf soldier (Vaults:1)
2 halflings (Vaults:2)
2 adders (Snake:4)
12 orcs
2 jackals (Lair:5)
A giant newt (D:4)
A goblin (D:4)
A kobold (Vaults:2)
A rat (D:1)
12 fungi
9 plants
22 toadstools
82 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 2121 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | D:1 | Bolt-bold, the Kobold Hunter, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 12/12 MP: 0/0
130 | D:1 | Reached skill level 5 in Crossbows
180 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 14/17 MP: 1/1
710 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 21/21 MP: 2/2
1586 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 26/26 MP: 3/3
1832 | D:2 | Reached skill level 6 in Crossbows
2383 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Stabbing
2612 | D:2 | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1). [potion of mutation]
2612 | D:2 | Gained mutation: You have a pair of small horns on your head. [potion of mutation]
2612 | D:2 | Gained mutation: You are weak (Str -1). [potion of mutation]
2613 | D:2 | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +2). [potion of gain intelligence]
2644 | D:3 | Noticed Terence
2659 | D:3 | Killed Terence
2871 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Short Blades
3014 | D:3 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 31/31 MP: 4/4
3038 | D:3 | Noticed Sigmund
3065 | D:3 | Killed Sigmund
3397 | D:3 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 36/36 MP: 5/5
3895 | D:4 | Reached skill level 7 in Crossbows
4782 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
4782 | D:5 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
4801 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
4842 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Trog the Wrathful
4935 | D:5 | Reached skill level 8 in Crossbows
4935 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 38/40 MP: 6/6
4982 | D:5 | Noticed Edmund
4994 | D:5 | Killed Edmund
5039 | D:5 | Found a glowing drain.
5089 | Sewer | Entered a sewer
5207 | Sewer | Acquired Trog's first power
5288 | Sewer | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
5703 | D:5 | Noticed a sky beast
5735 | D:5 | Killed a sky beast
5735 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Traps & Doors
5917 | D:5 | Noticed Grinder
5922 | D:5 | Reached skill level 9 in Crossbows
5923 | D:5 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 4/46 MP: 7/7
6352 | D:5 | Killed Grinder
6573 | D:6 | Found Schotooti's Antique Armour Shop.
6611 | D:6 | Bought a runed orcish leather armour for 41 gold pieces
6611 | D:6 | Bought a pair of gauntlets for 31 gold pieces
7277 | D:6 | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
7676 | D:7 | Noticed Lalode's ghost (experienced OpTm)
7720 | D:7 | Killed Lalode's ghost
7720 | D:7 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 46/52 MP: 8/8
7881 | D:7 | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
8061 | D:7 | Noticed a spriggan baker
8063 | D:7 | Killed a spriggan baker
8063 | D:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
8256 | D:6 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
8262 | D:6 | Reached skill level 10 in Crossbows
8265 | D:6 | Acquired Trog's second power
8417 | D:6 | Found Broso's Food Emporium.
8552 | D:7 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
8909 | D:8 | Got a pitted ruby amulet
8920 | D:8 | Identified the amulet of Teclur (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
8931 | D:8 | Noticed Gastronok
8951 | D:8 | Got a steaming dagger
8952 | D:8 | Identified the dagger of Kler Ytho {pain, *Tele rPois Dex+3} (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
9003 | D:8 | Killed Gastronok
9003 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Short Blades
9003 | D:8 | Reached skill level 11 in Crossbows
9003 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
9003 | D:8 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 58/58 MP: 11/11
9148 | D:8 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
9275 | D:8 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
10093 | D:9 | Noticed Grum
10113 | D:9 | Killed Grum
10787 | D:9 | Acquired Trog's third power
10875 | D:9 | Lost mutation: You are weak (Str -1). [potion of cure mutation]
10875 | D:9 | Lost mutation: You have a pair of small horns on your head. [potion of cure mutation]
10875 | D:9 | Lost mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +2). [potion of cure mutation]
10875 | D:9 | Lost mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1). [potion of cure mutation]
10877 | D:9 | Gained mutation: Your muscles are strong (Str +1). [potion of gain strength]
10881 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
10918 | D:10 | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
10918 | D:10 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 64/64 MP: 14/14
10922 | D:10 | Reached skill level 12 in Crossbows
11172 | D:10 | Received a gift from Trog
11767 | D:10 | Received a gift from Trog
12033 | D:10 | Noticed a hill giant
12139 | D:11 | Found Peuxzaoxu's Food Emporium.
12140 | D:11 | Noticed Joseph
12396 | D:11 | Killed Joseph
12570 | D:11 | Noticed Urug
12571 | D:11 | Reached skill level 13 in Crossbows
12599 | D:11 | Killed Urug
12599 | D:11 | Reached skill level 5 in Traps & Doors
12836 | D:11 | Noticed a centaur warrior
12845 | D:11 | Killed a centaur warrior
13037 | D:11 | Noticed a hill giant
13086 | D:11 | Killed a hill giant
13250 | D:11 | Reached skill level 14 in Crossbows
13250 | D:11 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 70/70 MP: 17/17
13495 | D:11 | Found Crazih's Antique Armour Shop.
13495 | D:11 | Found Maez's Armour Emporium.
13495 | D:11 | Found Adainu's Food Shoppe.
13501 | D:11 | Bought a +0 cloak of preservation for 55 gold pieces
13509 | D:11 | Bought a pair of boots for 28 gold pieces
13812 | D:11 | Noticed a hill giant
13819 | D:11 | Killed a hill giant
13826 | D:11 | Received a gift from Trog
13941 | D:11 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
15203 | D:11 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
15233 | D:11 | Found Gheiv's Weapon Boutique.
15257 | D:11 | Noticed an unseen horror
15262 | D:11 | Killed an unseen horror
15501 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
15508 | Lair:1 | Got a faintly humming leather armour
15626 | D:11 | Identified the +2 leather armour of Amorality (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
15689 | Lair:1 | Got a distressingly furry robe
15948 | Lair:1 | Received a gift from Trog
16643 | D:11 | Identified the +1 robe of Cekunt (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
16924 | Lair:2 | Got a bloodstained leather armour
16963 | Lair:1 | Identified the -3 leather armour of Clusiczi (You found it on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts)
17061 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 15 in Crossbows
17212 | Lair:2 | Noticed Harold
17241 | Lair:2 | Killed Harold
17241 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 10 in Short Blades
18337 | Lair:2 | Paralysed by a potion of paralysis for 5 turns
18382 | Lair:3 | Noticed an eight-headed hydra
18389 | Lair:3 | Killed an eight-headed hydra
18458 | Lair:3 | Received a gift from Trog
18657 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations
18750 | Lair:3 | Noticed an eight-headed hydra
18755 | Lair:3 | Killed an eight-headed hydra
18798 | Lair:3 | Received a gift from Trog
19283 | Lair:4 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 76/76 MP: 21/21
19436 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Trog
19627 | Lair:4 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
20044 | Lair:4 | Reached skill level 16 in Crossbows
20524 | Lair:5 | Identified a scroll of acquirement
20526 | Lair:5 | Identified a +6 rod of destruction [fire] (11/11) (You acquired it on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)
21057 | Lair:5 | Received a gift from Trog
21066 | Lair:5 | Got an encrusted crossbow {god gift}
21067 | Lair:5 | Identified the crossbow "Odghiututy" {god gift, elec, rC+} (Trog gifted it to you on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)
21798 | Lair:5 | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
22173 | Lair:6 | Received a gift from Trog
22508 | Lair:6 | Noticed a four-headed hydra
22515 | Lair:6 | Killed a four-headed hydra
22688 | Lair:6 | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
23357 | Lair:7 | Received a gift from Trog
23362 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 17 in Crossbows
23977 | Lair:7 | Received a gift from Trog
23990 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 1 in Armour
24226 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
24339 | Lair:7 | Got a pair of shimmering boots
24357 | Lair:6 | Identified the +2 pair of boots of the Pits of Slime (You acquired it on level 7 of the Lair of Beasts)
24802 | Lair:7 | Received a gift from Trog
25179 | Lair:7 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
25260 | Lair:8 | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
25260 | Lair:8 | Noticed a five-headed hydra
25269 | Lair:8 | Killed a five-headed hydra
25273 | Lair:7 | Reached XP level 14. HP: 77/81 MP: 25/25
25743 | Lair:8 | Received a gift from Trog
26001 | Lair:8 | Reached skill level 18 in Crossbows
26818 | Lair:8 | Noticed a four-headed hydra
26824 | Lair:8 | Killed a four-headed hydra
26976 | Lair:8 | Reached skill level 10 in Traps & Doors
27028 | Lair:8 | Gained mutation: Your muscles are strong (Str +2). [potion of gain strength]
27126 | Lair:8 | Received a gift from Trog
27150 | Lair:8 | Noticed a five-headed hydra
27162 | Lair:8 | Killed a five-headed hydra
27184 | Lair:8 | Reached skill level 10 in Evocations
27217 | Lair:8 | Noticed a death yak
27223 | Lair:8 | Noticed a death yak
27223 | Lair:8 | Noticed a death yak
27224 | Lair:8 | Noticed a death yak
27224 | Lair:8 | Noticed a death yak
27243 | Lair:8 | Killed a death yak
27400 | Lair:8 | Killed a death yak
27414 | Lair:8 | Noticed a death yak
27417 | Lair:8 | Killed a death yak
27422 | Lair:8 | Killed a death yak
27423 | Lair:8 | Killed a death yak
27576 | Lair:8 | Noticed a six-headed hydra
27579 | Lair:8 | Reached skill level 19 in Crossbows
27588 | Lair:8 | Received a gift from Trog
27589 | Lair:8 | Killed a death yak
27642 | Lair:8 | Killed a six-headed hydra
27663 | Lair:8 | Noticed an eight-headed hydra
28000 | Lair:8 | Received a gift from Trog
28482 | Lair:8 | Noticed a dire elephant
28495 | Lair:8 | Killed a dire elephant
28623 | Lair:8 | Reached XP level 15. HP: 80/88 MP: 28/28
28683 | Lair:8 | Killed an eight-headed hydra
28754 | Lair:8 | Noticed a crazed wizard
28760 | Lair:8 | Killed a crazed wizard
29158 | D:12 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
29576 | D:13 | Found Adaeki's Antique Weapon Shop.
29984 | D:13 | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
30037 | D:13 | Received a gift from Trog
30083 | D:13 | Noticed Psyche
30088 | D:13 | Killed Psyche
30477 | D:14 | Entered Level 14 of the Dungeon
30619 | D:14 | Reached skill level 20 in Crossbows
31104 | D:14 | Found Viadi Fizu's Antique Weapon Shop.
31974 | D:14 | Received a gift from Trog
31982 | D:15 | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
32762 | D:15 | Received a gift from Trog
32763 | D:15 | Got a fine spear {god gift}
34375 | D:16 | Reached skill level 21 in Crossbows
34460 | D:16 | Reached XP level 16. HP: 96/96 MP: 30/30
34778 | D:17 | Received a gift from Trog
34785 | D:17 | Got a pitted short sword {god gift}
34837 | D:16 | Identified the short sword "Ghydeal" {god gift, venom, rF+ Str+4 Stlth++} (Trog gifted it to you on level 17 of the Dungeon)
35384 | D:17 | Found Bouzozya's Distillery.
35396 | D:17 | Bought a potion of berserk rage for 48 gold pieces
35492 | D:17 | Noticed Saint Roka
36640 | D:18 | Found a labyrinth entrance.
36650 | Lab | Entered a labyrinth
37027 | Lab | Reached skill level 22 in Crossbows
37120 | Lab | Got a crystal long sword
37832 | Orc:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
37873 | Orc:1 | Received a gift from Trog
37992 | Orc:1 | Found Elluaq's Jewellery Shop.
37994 | Orc:1 | Received a gift from Trog
38079 | Orc:1 | Bought an uncursed amulet of warding for 180 gold pieces
38267 | Orc:2 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
38396 | Orc:3 | Noticed Josephine
38404 | Orc:3 | Killed Josephine
38431 | Orc:3 | Noticed Sonja
38435 | Orc:3 | Killed Sonja
38764 | Orc:2 | Found Qentoesa's Magical Wand Shoppe.
38767 | Orc:2 | Paralysed by an orc sorcerer for 6 turns
38768 | Orc:2 | Gained mutation: Your muscles are strong, but stiff (Str +1, Dex -1). [a neqoxec]
38769 | Orc:2 | Gained mutation: You occasionally shout uncontrollably. [a neqoxec]
38789 | Orc:4 | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
38807 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Trog
39368 | Orc:4 | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
39470 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Trog
39689 | Orc:4 | Found Skocoew's Antique Weapon Shop.
39788 | Orc:4 | Found Weeheh's Distillery.
39834 | Orc:4 | Bought a potion of confusion for 13 gold pieces
39967 | Orc:4 | Found Myagech's Assorted Antiques.
39967 | Orc:4 | Found Tojypoto's Antique Armour Shoppe.
40001 | Orc:4 | Bought a steel ring for 675 gold pieces
40059 | Orc:3 | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
40078 | Orc:3 | Noticed Maurice
40085 | Orc:3 | Killed Maurice
40125 | Orc:3 | Found a flagged portal.
40141 | Bailey | Entered a bailey
40170 | Bailey | Received a gift from Trog
40270 | Bailey | Received a gift from Trog
40607 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Trog
41364 | Snake:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Snake Pit
41683 | Snake:1 | Received a gift from Trog
42442 | Snake:1 | Received a gift from Trog
42508 | Snake:1 | Reached XP level 17. HP: 103/103 MP: 23/31
43026 | Snake:2 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
44171 | Snake:3 | Reached skill level 23 in Crossbows
44623 | Snake:3 | Received a gift from Trog
45430 | Snake:4 | Received a gift from Trog
45933 | Snake:4 | Noticed Frances
45943 | Snake:4 | Killed Frances
46132 | Snake:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Snake Pit
46172 | Snake:5 | Received a gift from Trog
46374 | Snake:5 | Noticed Aizul
46390 | Snake:5 | Killed Aizul
47109 | Snake:5 | Received a gift from Trog
47963 | Snake:5 | Reached skill level 24 in Crossbows
48246 | Snake:5 | Reached XP level 18. HP: 111/111 MP: 32/32
48441 | Snake:5 | Received a gift from Trog
48794 | Snake:5 | Received a gift from Trog
49116 | Snake:5 | Got a serpentine rune of Zot
50187 | D:18 | Noticed Louise
50197 | D:18 | Killed Louise
50532 | D:18 | Received a gift from Trog
51191 | D:18 | Reached skill level 25 in Crossbows
51384 | D:18 | Received a gift from Trog
51385 | D:18 | Got a shimmering crossbow {god gift}
51418 | D:18 | Identified the crossbow of Armageddon {god gift, elec, rC+} (Trog gifted it to you on level 18 of the Dungeon)
52076 | D:19 | Reached XP level 19. HP: 109/118 MP: 32/32
52214 | D:19 | Noticed Nikola
52216 | D:19 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
52222 | D:19 | Killed Nikola
52309 | D:19 | Received a gift from Trog
52342 | D:18 | Identified a +2 cloak of preservation {Nikola's} (You took it off Nikola on level 19 of the Dungeon)
52698 | D:19 | Noticed a sphinx
52703 | D:19 | Killed a sphinx
52871 | D:19 | Found a staircase to the Vaults.
52930 | D:19 | Noticed Rupert
52942 | D:19 | Killed Rupert
53482 | Vaults:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Vaults
53807 | Vaults:1 | Received a gift from Trog
54530 | Vaults:1 | Reached skill level 26 in Crossbows
55037 | Vaults:2 | Found a staircase to the Crypt.
55050 | Vaults:2 | Received a gift from Trog
55287 | Vaults:2 | Found Pnetwuane's Magic Scroll Boutique.
55364 | Vaults:2 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
55846 | Vaults:2 | Reached XP level 20. HP: 103/125 MP: 33/33
56020 | Vaults:2 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
56102 | Vaults:2 | Received a gift from Trog
57435 | Vaults:4 | Noticed Xtahua
57446 | Vaults:4 | Killed Xtahua
57734 | Vaults:4 | Noticed Mennas
57806 | Vaults:4 | Killed Mennas
57806 | Vaults:4 | Reached skill level 15 in Fighting
58208 | Vaults:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
58430 | Vaults:4 | Received a gift from Trog
58431 | Vaults:4 | Got a smoking crossbow {god gift}
58432 | Vaults:4 | Identified the crossbow "Letyts" {god gift, flame, rPois rF+} (Trog gifted it to you on level 4 of the Vaults)
58486 | Vaults:4 | Noticed Boris
58567 | Vaults:4 | Found a frozen archway.
58584 | IceCv | Entered an ice cave
58697 | IceCv | Got an encrusted falchion
58714 | IceCv | Identified the cursed falchion of Deisootz {slay orc, +Inv rC+ Dex+2} (You found it in an ice cave)
59328 | Vaults:5 | Reached skill level 27 in Crossbows
59446 | Vaults:5 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
59985 | Vaults:5 | Got a crude bow
60088 | Vaults:5 | Found a staircase to the Hall of Blades.
60356 | Vaults:6 | Noticed Wiglaf
60478 | Vaults:6 | Reached XP level 21. HP: 132/132 MP: 34/34
60516 | Vaults:5 | Killed Wiglaf
61263 | Vaults:6 | Found Ciusitou's Antique Weapon Emporium.
61911 | Vaults:6 | Got a steaming leather armour
61942 | Vaults:6 | Noticed a sphinx
61948 | Vaults:6 | Killed a sphinx
62267 | D:19 | Identified the +1 leather armour of Javoytug (You found it on level 6 of the Vaults)
62515 | Vaults:6 | Noticed a storm dragon
62538 | Vaults:6 | Killed a storm dragon
62671 | Vaults:6 | Received a gift from Trog
62771 | Vaults:6 | Noticed a storm dragon
62797 | Vaults:6 | Killed a storm dragon
63705 | Vaults:6 | Reached XP level 22. HP: 38/140 MP: 34/34
64220 | Vaults:6 | Reached skill level 15 in Dodging
64304 | Vaults:6 | Noticed a shadow dragon
64321 | Vaults:6 | Killed a shadow dragon
64907 | Vaults:7 | Received a gift from Trog
65287 | Vaults:7 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
65310 | Vaults:7 | Received a gift from Trog
66466 | D:20 | Entered Level 20 of the Dungeon
66831 | D:20 | Received a gift from Trog
66936 | D:20 | Reached skill level 10 in Stealth
An early draining dagger made surviving before I had sufficient ammo to shoot everything a lot easier than it usually is. Got a handy source of evocable blink fairly early, too. Naturally, since I went crossbows this game, I've seen record lows of yaktaurs. Cleared down to V:7 and I've only seen 25. Long term, planning on going Trog to TSO for a holy xbow and checking out what's new in the endgame. This makes for kind of an odd reversal- since this means I'm trying to conserve unbranded ammo for future use.
Thing is... I'm not exactly sure what to right now. I've cleared the vaults, I've maxed my main skill. So what do I train up now? I could go heavy armor (I have some crystal plate stashed) although that costs me blink. I could ditch Trog now and start investing in casting (I've got ~600 unbranded bolts at my disposal right now). I could grab a buckler, perhaps? (I know there's a firing speed penalty for that, but I'm not sure if a skill investment mitigates that enough for it to be worth it).
There's also the potentially annoying ammo-sink the shoals present. I haven't decided what's the best approach there. Burn through the frost and flame branded ammo I won't need in the endgame? Switch to an electric randart xbow for explosive hilarity? (Although then I'm burning future holy-ammo). The answer was easy with sling-spiggans- just burn stones.