[CIP] MiBe aka bad things always happens

[torrenera]

Hi Everybody,

this time I've been lucky, it doesn't happens very often. This is the dump:

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

Esunder the Cudgeler (Minotaur Berserker)           Turns: 3394, Time: 00:12:12

HP  52/52        AC 15     Str 21      XL: 6   Next: 12%
MP   2/2         EV  5     Int  9      God: Trog [***...]
Gold 168         SH  6     Dex 12      Spells:  0 memorised,  5 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : +   C - +5 mace of Brilliance {holy, rN+ AC+5 Int+
Res.Cold  : x . .   Warding    : .   d - +0 splint mail
Life Prot.: + . .   Conserve   : .   J - +0 buckler
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : .   (helmet restricted)
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   v - +0 cloak
Sust.Abil.: . .     Spirit.Shd : +   (no gloves)
Res.Mut.  : .       Stasis     : .   (no boots)
Res.Rott. : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .   l - amulet of guardian spirit
Saprovore : . . .   Levitation : .   (no ring)
                    Ctrl.Flight: .   q - ring of fire

@: slightly resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: retaliatory headbutt, horns 2
a: Burn Spellbooks, Berserk, Trog's Hand, Renounce Religion


You are on level 4 of the Dungeon.
You worship Trog.
Trog is greatly pleased with you.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 1 branch of the dungeon, and seen 4 of its levels.

You have collected 148 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 y - a +0,+0 orcish morningstar
 C - the +5,+5 mace of Brilliance (weapon) {holy, rN+ AC+5 Int+5 SInv Stlth-}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It has been blessed by the Shining One to cause great damage to the undead
   and demons.
   
   It affects your AC (+5).
   It affects your intelligence (+5).
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It makes you less stealthy.
 D - an uncursed sling
Missiles
 a - 57 stones (quivered)
 z - 5 poisoned needles
Armour
 d - a +0 splint mail (worn)
 v - a +0 cloak (worn)
 G - a +0 gold dragon armour
 J - a +0 buckler (worn)
Comestibles
 c - 4 bread rations
 h - 8 sultanas
 m - 2 chokos
 E - an apple
 H - an apricot
Scrolls
 e - a scroll of curse jewellery
 f - 3 scrolls labeled ORGHUA DUFIMUE
 n - a scroll of fog
 p - a scroll of blinking
 s - 3 scrolls of identify
 t - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 A - a scroll of fear
Jewellery
 k - an uncursed triangular brass amulet {tried}
 l - an amulet of guardian spirit (around neck)
 q - a ring of fire (left hand)
 u - an uncursed small golden amulet {tried}
Potions
 g - 8 orange potions
 j - a sedimented inky potion
 x - a viscous pink potion
 B - a viscous brown potion
 K - a lumpy brown potion
 L - 2 potions of paralysis


   Skills:
 - Level 3.9 Fighting
   Level 3.6 Axes
 + Level 7.2 Maces & Flails
 - Level 3.0 Armour
 - Level 2.1 Dodging


You have 5 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (4/27)             Temple (0/1) D:4         

Altars:


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You reflexively headbutt those who attack you in melee.
You have a pair of horns on your head.


Message History

You continue taking off your +0 ring mail.
You finish taking off your +0 ring mail.
You start putting on your armour.
You continue putting on your uncursed gold dragon armour.
You finish putting on your +0 gold dragon armour.
Your low strength makes using this armour a lot more difficult.
You start putting on your armour. You continue putting on your +0 cloak.
You finish putting on your +0 cloak.
You start removing your armour. You continue taking off your +0 cloak.
You finish taking off your +0 cloak.
You start removing your armour.
You continue taking off your +0 gold dragon armour.
You finish taking off your +0 gold dragon armour.
You start putting on your armour.
You continue putting on your +0 splint mail.
Your magical contamination has completely faded away.
You finish putting on your +0 splint mail.
You start putting on your armour. You continue putting on your +0 cloak.
You finish putting on your +0 cloak.
You drop a +0 ring mail.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Sigmund (D:2)
  A worker ant (D:4)
  A scorpion (D:4)
  Ijyb (D:2)
  3 adders
  3 giant mites
  A bat skeleton (D:4)
  2 giant geckos
  10 orcs
  6 giant cockroaches
  6 goblins
  5 hobgoblins
  2 oozes (D:2)
  A quokka (D:2)
  A ball python (D:4)
  9 bats
  5 giant newts
  9 kobolds
  8 rats
75 creatures vanquished.

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Esunder, the Minotaur Berserker, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 19/19 MP: 0/0
   190 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 26/26 MP: 0/0
   294 | D:1      | Reached skill level 1 in Maces & Flails
   420 | D:1      | Acquired Trog's second power
   792 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 20/33 MP: 1/1
  1327 | D:2      | Noticed Sigmund
  1342 | D:2      | Killed Sigmund
  1342 | D:2      | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails
  1342 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 39/39 MP: 1/1
  1441 | D:2      | Noticed Ijyb
  1459 | D:2      | Killed Ijyb
  1459 | D:2      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 43/46 MP: 1/1
  1800 | D:3      | Reached skill level 6 in Maces & Flails
  3005 | D:4      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  3140 | D:4      | Reached skill level 7 in Maces & Flails
  3140 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 40/52 MP: 2/2



mace of brilliance and gold dragon armour, one after the other.
This guy is going to get killed by something really nasty real soon. In the meantime nothing forbid me to dream and to fulfill my dreams I need your help: what to do next? I guess the mace isn't a good weapon, isn't it? I shall starting put points into strenght in order to wear the armour uh? What if I want to plan on using 1h blunt + shield (I've already win with a MiFi using 2h axes so I'd love to change the recipe a little)?
Thank you for any suggestion, hoping to came back here while the toon is still alive
cheers and happy holidays.

[torrenera]

10 seconds ago Trog gifted me this...

the +5,+7 dire flail "Butwesurgh" (weapon) {god gift, crush, +Blink rElec rPois rF+ Str+2 SInv}

[Turgon]

I guess the mace isn't a good weapon, isn't it?

An important thing about weapons is the base damage which is quite low when you wield a mace (8). So the mace of Brilliance is a nice weapon in the early game but not for too long.

the +5,+7 dire flail "Butwesurgh" (weapon) {god gift, crush, +Blink rElec rPois rF+ Str+2 SInv}

And this is much better! Its base damage is 13, so I'd drop the shield and fight with the dire flail.

I shall starting put points into strenght in order to wear the armour uh?

A gold DA provides very good protection but has its drawbacks:

• high spellcasting penalty
• you'll lose lots of EV because a) gold DA has a high EV penalty for itself and b) you'll have to increase your Str instead of your Dex

If you intend to worhsip Trog all over the game the spellcasting penalty is not an issue of course. You might find another interesting armour but it's worth thinking about Str 27 and gold DA.

[torrenera]

Thanks a lot for your suggestions Targon!
Im so sad realizing this cool mace will not be a choice for too long and now im using it mainly to bash undeads.
Since i want to go one handed and shield this time I guess ill try to find an interesting eveningstar and go with it.
And since im aiming for a 3 runer i guess ill skip completely the spallcasting thing and go with the shiny gda the dungeon has so kindly gifted me
At least until it will think that so much generosity has to be counterbalanced with things like a Nikola on floor 14...

[Psieye]

Until you get that eveningstar, I suggest you use the dire flail and other 2h that come your way. It's not too late to train your shields after you find a viable 1h weapon.

Incidentally that mace is a stat-stick. Nice to hold, not so good to actually hit stuff with. Actually, I guess it would be good for casters for the +Int bonus but you don't care about that.

[cerebovssquire]

By the way, demon whips are stronger then eveningstars, so if you find one that's a better endgame weapon. They have a lower delay, so you will end up with 11/5 (2.2) damage/delay vs 14/7 (2.0) damage/delay with demon whip and eveningstar respectively.
The mace has pretty great accuracy since it provides you with a halo if I remember correctly. This could be relevant against some enemies.
For now, it is a much better idea to use the dire flail than a shield.

[torrenera]

Thanks A LOT to everybody. Now i know which way to go!
I'll let you know which gruesome death awaited me

[torrenera]

died in the damn f****ing vault 8, for being too confident.
I HATE this game, yes really, can you die this way on the night of Christmas? Apparently the RNG will get zero presents from Santas.
I'm so sad now, I wanted to share that with you all.