Ziggurat Zagger
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Joined: Tuesday, 30th October 2012, 19:06
FeJr^Nemlex How not to be a glass cannon
And I died a *bunch* (Starting with Xom wrath is often just straight up deadly, more than one death was in the level 1-3 range, when Xom just outright killed me with his wrath, having low max HPs makes things which another character would just shrug off)
Finally I started getting around the wrath by abusing Nemlex early on, and Felids are a natural choice for Nemlex (Sacrifice everything becase, what the heck else are you going to do with it?)
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13-a0-104-gf0b331f (console) character file.
Crickle the Ripper (Felid Jester) Turns: 28900, Time: 02:23:39
HP 58/58 AC 7 Str 5 XL: 13 Next: 3%
MP 28/29 EV 34 Int 18 God: Nemelex Xobeh [******]
Gold 1336 SH 2 Dex 22 Spells: 4 memorised, 15 levels left
Lives: 1, deaths: 3
Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : + - Unarmed
Res.Cold : + . . Warding : . (armour unavailable)
Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . (shield unavailable)
Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . (helmet unavailable)
Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . (cloak unavailable)
Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . (gloves unavailable)
Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . (boots unavailable)
Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . E - amulet of rage
Saprovore : . . . Flight : . c - +6,+4 ring of slaying
b - +3 ring of dexterity
@: quick, quite resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely stealthy
A: paw claws, no armour, no advanced items, antennae 1, fangs 3, see invisible,
carnivore 3, deformed body, speed 1, slow metabolism 1, AC +7, EV +2, SH +2, Int
-1, Dex +1
a: Draw One, Peek at Two, Triple Draw, Deal Four, Stack Five, Renounce Religion,
Evoke Berserk Rage
You are on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Nemelex Xobeh.
Nemelex Xobeh is exalted by your worship.
You are very full.
You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 19 of its levels.
You have also visited: Labyrinth and Ice Cave.
You have collected 1641 gold pieces.
You have spent 305 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Comestibles
q - 5 meat rations
x - 2 sausages
Scrolls
d - 3 scrolls of fog
i - 2 scrolls of identify
j - 3 scrolls of remove curse
o - a scroll of summoning
p - 6 scrolls of teleportation
t - 2 scrolls of blinking
Jewellery
b - a +3 ring of dexterity (left paw)
c - a +6,+4 ring of slaying (right paw)
g - an uncursed amulet of conservation
l - an uncursed ring of sustenance
E - an amulet of rage (around neck)
Potions
h - 9 potions of curing
m - 3 potions of heal wounds
n - a potion of cure mutation
z - a potion of brilliance
B - 2 potions of restore abilities
D - 5 potions of speed
Miscellaneous
e - an ornate deck of summonings {drawn: 1}
v - a crystal ball of energy
y - an ornate deck of escape {the Portal, left: 3}
Skills:
- Level 10.1 Fighting
+ Level 12.6 Dodging
+ Level 8.0 Stealth
- Level 0.5 Traps
+ Level 16.3 Unarmed Combat
- Level 6.5 Spellcasting
- Level 6.0 Hexes
Level 1.3 Charms
Level 2.4 Summonings
- Level 10.5 Translocations
Level 1.2 Transmutations
- Level 2.6 Ice Magic
- Level 10.0 Evocations
You have 15 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger
a - Ensorcelled Hibernat Hex/Ice ####... 3% 2 None
A - Apportation Tloc ######.... 1% 1 None
B - Blink Tloc N/A 1% 2 None
P - Phase Shift Tloc ######.... 4% 5 #####..
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (13/27) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (0/4) D:10
Lair (5/8) D:13 Swamp (0/5) Lair:4
Shoals: Lair:3-6 Snake: Lair:3-6 Spider: Lair:3-6
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
the Shining One
Shops:
D:6: [ D:11: = D:13: ?
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You cannot wear armour.
You are incapable of any advanced item manipulation.
Your paws have sharp claws.
You have razor-sharp teeth.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You are carnivorous and can eat meat at any time.
You cover ground quickly.
Your thick and shaggy fur keeps you warm (AC +3, rC+).
You have a slow metabolism.
You have a pair of small antennae on your head.
You are surrounded by a mild repulsion field (EV +2).
You are partially covered in large bone plates (AC +2, SH +2).
You are partially covered in thin metallic scales (AC +2).
You are agile (Dex +1).
Your body is misshapen.
You are dopey (Int -1).
Message History
The helpless jackal fails to defend itself.
You claw the jackal!
You kill the jackal!
The jackal completely misses you.
You mangle the jackal!!
You kill the jackal!
You see here a jackal corpse.
You offer a prayer to Nemelex Xobeh.
The jackal corpse glows slightly and disappears.
Nemelex Xobeh is exalted by your worship.
You drop a scroll of recharging.
You offer a prayer to Nemelex Xobeh.
The scroll of recharging disappears without a glow.
Nemelex Xobeh is exalted by your worship.
You aren't carrying or standing over any spellbooks.
Unknown command.
Save game and exit?
Welcome back, Crickle the Felid Jester.
Nemelex Xobeh says: It's all in the cards!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
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Vanquished Creatures
Josephine (D:13)
3 hydras
Urug (D:10)
An unseen horror (D:12)
The ghost of Crickle the Gouger, an experienced FeJr of Nemelex Xobeh (D:12)
3 ice statues (IceCv)
Joseph (D:10)
A hydra zombie (D:13)
A hill giant (D:12)
2 oklob plants (D:9)
A griffon (Lair:4)
2 cyclopes
2 black mambas
A griffon zombie (D:12)
7 elephants
3 spiny frogs
A dragon skeleton (D:13)
4 slime creatures
An ugly thing (IceCv)
3 trolls
Maurice (D:10)
2 hill giant skeletons
A komodo dragon (Lair:2)
Prince Ribbit (D:4)
10 blink frogs (Lair:4)
A wandering mushroom (D:9)
A two-headed ogre (D:9)
A basilisk (Lair:5)
A wyvern (D:9)
Eustachio (D:4)
44 yaks
4 hippogriffs
2 trapdoor spiders
A fire drake (Lair:5)
2 hungry ghosts
A manticore (D:10)
A cyclops zombie (D:13)
2 mottled dragons
Menkaure (D:4)
5 orc warriors
4 necrophages
A soldier ant (D:13)
A sky beast (D:5)
A small abomination (D:10)
2 phantoms
A cyclops skeleton (D:13)
12 ice beasts
A wyvern skeleton (D:12)
4 ogres
8 centaurs
A troll skeleton (D:9)
A hippogriff skeleton (D:4)
3 crocodiles
Sigmund (D:6)
Duvessa (D:4)
2 giant slugs
8 water moccasins
A centaur zombie (D:10)
A big kobold (D:10)
A brain worm (D:12)
18 giant frogs
2 water moccasin skeletons
A gnoll sergeant (D:7)
14 killer bees
An eye of draining (D:10)
4 wights (D:13)
A pulsating lump (D:12)
A mottled dragon zombie (D:12)
A crocodile skeleton (D:7)
A quasit (D:7)
11 crimson imps
Dowan (D:4)
14 hounds
A goliath beetle (D:6)
Crazy Yiuf (D:5)
6 orc priests
10 worker ants
5 iguanas
13 orc wizards
6 scorpions
2 orange rats (D:13)
6 porcupines
11 sheep
Jessica (D:2)
5 jellies
A mummy (D:13)
11 green rats
2 giant mites
An iguana zombie (D:7)
20 adders
6 giant centipedes
6 gnolls
An iguana skeleton (D:7)
12 white imps (Lair:2)
5 worms
A giant eyeball (D:9)
7 giant geckos
3 oozes
54 orcs
22 bats
4 giant cockroaches
13 goblins
13 hobgoblins
21 kobolds
12 quokkas
4 training dummies (D:4)
4 giant newts
A hobgoblin skeleton (D:4)
22 jackals
A quokka skeleton (D:4)
22 rats
2 ballistomycetes (D:9)
A fungus (Lair:4)
2 plants
589 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
A minotaur (Lab)
A skeletal warrior (D:11)
2 hill giants
A griffon (IceCv)
A cyclops (D:11)
A catoblepas skeleton (D:11)
A troll (D:11)
2 yaks (D:11)
2 yellow wasps
9 ice beasts
2 orc warriors
An ogre (D:11)
A yak zombie (D:13)
A crocodile (D:11)
A giant frog (D:11)
A basilisk zombie (D:11)
A giant frog skeleton (D:11)
An eye of draining (D:10)
A mummy (D:10)
2 adders (D:11)
2 orcs (D:13)
3 jackals (D:11)
38 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
2 dancing weapons
2 griffons (IceCv)
A komodo dragon (D:11)
A grizzly bear (IceCv)
2 vampire mosquitoes (D:13)
A yellow wasp (D:12)
A yak skeleton (D:13)
4 wolves (D:13)
A centaur skeleton (D:11)
4 shadows (Lair:2)
An orc priest (D:12)
A porcupine (Lair:2)
A giant gecko (Lair:3)
5 orcs
A quokka (D:9)
A giant spore (D:9)
A goblin (D:2)
A jackal (Lair:2)
A fungus (Lair:4)
32 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 659 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | D:1 | Crickle, the Felid Jester, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 9/9 MP: 2/2
3 | D:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
7 | D:1 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
7 | D:1 | Reached skill level 7 in Unarmed Combat
7 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 13/13 MP: 3/5
9 | D:1 | Reached skill level 9 in Unarmed Combat
9 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 17/17 MP: 5/9
1324 | D:2 | Noticed Jessica
1334 | D:2 | Killed Jessica
1334 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 16/21 MP: 12/12
1479 | D:2 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's first power
1661 | D:2 | HP: 1/21 [poisoned by an adder]
1665 | D:2 | Succumbed to an adder's poison
1666 | D:2 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 0/17 MP: 9/9
1732 | D:2 | XOM: miscast effect
2343 | D:3 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 21/21 MP: 12/12
2428 | D:3 | Gained mutation: You have a pair of small horns on your head. [potion of mutation]
2428 | D:3 | Gained mutation: You are dopey (Int -1). [potion of mutation]
2428 | D:3 | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in large bone plates (AC +2, SH +2). [potion of mutation]
2511 | D:3 | Reached skill level 10 in Unarmed Combat
3008 | D:4 | Noticed an ogre
3020 | D:4 | Killed an ogre
3020 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 3/25 MP: 15/15
3340 | D:4 | Noticed Menkaure
3345 | D:4 | Killed Menkaure
3345 | D:4 | Gained mutation: You are covered in thick fur (AC +2). [growing up]
3345 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 17/29 MP: 18/18
3507 | D:4 | Noticed Duvessa
3507 | D:4 | Noticed Dowan
3538 | D:4 | Killed Duvessa
4012 | D:4 | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
4200 | D:4 | Noticed Eustachio
4249 | D:4 | Killed Eustachio
4249 | D:4 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 25/33 MP: 20/20
4434 | D:4 | XOM: give mutations
4434 | D:4 | Gained mutation: Your magical capacity is low (-10% MP). [Xom's mischief]
4434 | D:4 | Gained mutation: Your body is misshapen. [Xom's mischief]
4434 | D:4 | Lost mutation: Your magical capacity is low (-10% MP). [Xom's mischief]
4618 | D:4 | Noticed Prince Ribbit
4626 | D:4 | Killed Prince Ribbit
4643 | D:4 | Killed Dowan
4765 | D:4 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
4765 | D:4 | Noticed a hippogriff skeleton
4773 | D:4 | Killed a hippogriff skeleton
4773 | D:4 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 31/37 MP: 21/21
4869 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
4940 | D:5 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
5511 | D:5 | Noticed Crazy Yiuf
5520 | D:5 | Killed Crazy Yiuf
5888 | D:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
5900 | D:5 | Noticed a soul eater
5961 | D:4 | Lost mutation: You have a pair of small horns on your head. [helix card]
5961 | D:4 | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in thin metallic scales (AC +2). [helix card]
6268 | D:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
6544 | D:1 | Reached skill level 11 in Unarmed Combat
6544 | D:1 | Reached skill level 5 in Translocations
6544 | D:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Evocations
6544 | D:1 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 40/40 MP: 22/24
7176 | D:3 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's second power
7182 | D:3 | XOM: miscast effect
7995 | D:5 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's third power
8419 | D:6 | Found Wubucw's Armour Emporium.
8438 | D:6 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
8636 | D:6 | Noticed Sigmund
8638 | D:6 | Killed Sigmund
8693 | D:6 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
8746 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
8938 | D:6 | Reached skill level 1 in Hexes
9221 | D:6 | Reached skill level 12 in Unarmed Combat
9243 | D:6 | Learned a level 2 spell: Ensorcelled Hibernation
9521 | D:7 | Reached skill level 1 in Charms
9525 | D:7 | XOM: miscast effect
9609 | D:7 | Reached skill level 1 in Transmutations
9731 | D:6 | HP: 2/40 [poisoned by a killer bee]
9736 | D:6 | Succumbed to a killer bee's poison
9737 | D:6 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 0/37 MP: 22/22
10211 | D:7 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 40/40 MP: 24/24
10213 | D:7 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
10243 | D:7 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fourth power
10735 | D:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Hexes
11187 | D:8 | Reached skill level 1 in Ice Magic
12556 | D:9 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
12644 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
12689 | D:9 | XOM: miscast effect
12863 | D:9 | Gained mutation: You have a pair of small antennae on your head. [helix card]
12864 | D:9 | Gained mutation: You are surrounded by a mild repulsion field (EV +2). [helix card]
12865 | D:9 | Noticed an oklob plant
12865 | D:9 | Noticed an oklob plant
12878 | D:9 | Killed an oklob plant
12883 | D:9 | Killed an oklob plant
12984 | D:9 | Reached skill level 1 in Summonings
13197 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 31/45 MP: 25/25
13556 | D:8 | Slain by a yak
13557 | D:8 | Reached XP level 9. HP: -3/40 MP: 15/24
14104 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
14192 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
14196 | D:10 | Noticed Maurice
14207 | D:10 | Killed Maurice
14469 | D:10 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
14820 | D:10 | Noticed a hill giant
15087 | D:10 | Killed a hill giant
15136 | D:10 | Noticed Joseph
15141 | D:10 | Noticed Urug
15430 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 45/45 MP: 20/25
15648 | D:10 | Killed Urug
15654 | D:10 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
15663 | D:10 | XOM: miscast effect
15732 | D:10 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fifth power
15772 | D:10 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
15812 | D:10 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
15915 | D:10 | XOM: miscast effect
16266 | D:10 | Killed Joseph
16381 | D:11 | Noticed a cyclops
16392 | D:11 | Killed a cyclops
16404 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
16412 | D:11 | Reached skill level 13 in Unarmed Combat
16820 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
16862 | D:11 | Found Caarus' Jewellery Emporium.
16931 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
16936 | D:11 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 38/49 MP: 23/27
16941 | D:11 | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
16978 | D:11 | XOM: miscast effect
17495 | D:12 | Noticed Crickle's ghost (experienced FeJr)
17555 | D:12 | Noticed a hill giant
17562 | D:12 | Killed a hill giant
17567 | D:12 | Found a labyrinth entrance.
17577 | Lab | Entered a labyrinth
17828 | Lab | Noticed a minotaur
17844 | Lab | Killed a minotaur
18283 | D:11 | Noticed a skeletal warrior
18285 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
18291 | D:11 | Killed a skeletal warrior
18740 | D:11 | Learned a level 5 spell: Phase Shift
18750 | D:12 | Noticed a hill giant
18762 | D:12 | Killed a hill giant
18805 | D:12 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
18811 | D:12 | Noticed an unseen horror
18840 | D:12 | Killed an unseen horror
19221 | D:12 | Killed Crickle's ghost
19221 | D:12 | Reached skill level 14 in Unarmed Combat
20383 | D:13 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
20728 | D:13 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
20761 | D:13 | Noticed a seven-headed hydra
20773 | D:13 | Killed a seven-headed hydra
20773 | D:13 | Gained mutation: Your thick and shaggy fur keeps you warm (AC +3, rC+). [growing up]
20773 | D:13 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 52/54 MP: 17/28
20889 | D:13 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
21148 | D:13 | Noticed Josephine
21168 | D:13 | Killed Josephine
21174 | D:13 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
22005 | D:13 | Noticed an unseen horror
22005 | D:13 | Noticed an unseen horror
22005 | D:13 | Noticed an unseen horror
22005 | D:13 | Noticed an unseen horror
22072 | D:13 | Found Giseiv's Magic Scroll Shoppe.
22076 | D:13 | Bought a scroll of summoning for 123 gold pieces
22076 | D:13 | Bought 2 scrolls of blinking for 143 gold pieces
22076 | D:13 | Bought a scroll of identify for 26 gold pieces
22076 | D:13 | Bought a scroll of random uselessness for 13 gold pieces
22298 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
22810 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
22814 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 15 in Unarmed Combat
22860 | Lair:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
23177 | Lair:1 | XOM: miscast effect
23876 | Lair:2 | Found a frozen archway.
23937 | IceCv | Entered an ice cave
24411 | IceCv | Reached skill level 10 in Translocations
24857 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
24987 | Lair:2 | Noticed an eight-headed hydra
25154 | Lair:2 | Killed an eight-headed hydra
26834 | Lair:4 | Noticed a six-headed hydra
26913 | Lair:4 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 40/57 MP: 29/29
27143 | Lair:4 | Reached skill level 16 in Unarmed Combat
27147 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
27171 | Lair:4 | Killed a six-headed hydra
27551 | Lair:4 | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
27605 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh
27838 | Lair:4 | Gained mutation: You are agile (Dex +1). [potion of gain dexterity]
28002 | Lair:4 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
28530 | Lair:5 | XOM: draining
28853 | Lair:5 | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 || total
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Melee: Unarmed | 66 | 108 | 504 | 682 | 182 || 1542
Cast: Blink | | | 2 | 1 | || 3
Ensorcelled Hiber | | | 36 | 94 | 47 || 177
Apportation | | | 3 | | || 3
Phase Shift | | | | 15 | 5 || 20
Invok: Draw One | | | 25 | 95 | 7 || 127
Stack Five | | | | 3 | || 3
Evoke: Deck | 6 | 6 | 11 | | || 23
Use: Scroll | | | 16 | 11 | 1 || 28
Potion | | | 8 | 3 | 2 || 13
Stab: Sleeping | 6 | 12 | 49 | 68 | 23 || 158
Distracted | | 1 | 3 | 3 | || 7
Invisible | | | | 5 | || 5
And what I'm trying to figure out is: This is my absolute toughest, least squish-able, FeJr to date, and I still feel like each and every time I try to kill something that's not a totally wimpy critter, I take my life into my hands.
I'm partway through the lair at this point (I had to wait until D:13 to find the entrance) and I can manage most things one on one, I'm worried that I'm going to get a death yak pack or something cutting off my escape route at some point (That type of thing is what always seems to happen when I think things are going well)
Obviously there's a number of spells I need/want to keep me alive a little better but I've got memorized everything that I can think of usefully that I've found so far. I could probably memorize some summons and hang out behind a wall of critters, but so far all the summons I have available are level 1 and 2 ones, which are only useful in fights I don't need them, spending 2 mp on a deck of summoning (despite it's inconsistency) is just about 100% more effective right now.
Any advice on how I can keep giant clubs and blasters from squishing me as a ever-squishable Felid, It's about the time I'm done with orc/lair that I seem to always hit *something* that kills me (Came close earlier while running from a Cyclops that managed to hit me with two rocks when I rounded an already-explored corner into a centaur pack at 9hp, fortunately they only got me with 1 arrow before I escaped upstairs) I do have 1 life in the bank, but I've lost 3 lives so I jut have the one spare until I'm higher level and I'd rather not lose any more.