YAVP: OpTm of Yredelenmul

Friday, 17th May 2013, 06:15 by diviton

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.12-a0-2107-gc557f1f (tiles) character file. Lorenzo the Martial Artist (Octopode Transmuter) Turns: 24286, Time: 01:52:19 HP 63/63 AC 1 Str 7 (9) XL: 11 Next: 37% MP 24/24 EV 16 Int 19 God: Yredelemnul [***...] Gold 684 SH 0 Dex 19 Spells: 7 memorised, 1 level left Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : . - Unarmed Res.Cold : x . . Warding : + (no shield) Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : . (helmet restricted) Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . o - amulet of warding Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . G - cursed ring of fire Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . v - +6 ring of dexterity Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . (no ring) Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . (no ring) Saprovore : . . . Flight : . (no ring) (no ring) (no ring) (no ring) @: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, quite stealthy A: almost no armour, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage 1, AC +1 a: Animate Dead, Recall Undead Slaves, Injury Mirror, Renounce Religion You are on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts. You worship Yredelemnul. Yredelemnul is greatly pleased with you. You are not hungry. You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 14 of its levels. You have collected 664 gold pieces. Inventory: Hand weapons u - an orcish club z - an uncursed orcish club B - a glowing orcish spear I - an uncursed bow L - an uncursed bow Missiles b - 27 arrows n - 2 bolts of frost r - 2 javelins of penetration (quivered) M - 17 poisoned arrows Armour h - a +1 buckler Magical devices d - a wand of flame (9) f - a wand of random effects (23) Comestibles a - 3 bread rations i - 6 honeycombs l - 2 cheeses t - 3 beef jerkies Scrolls e - 7 scrolls of identify m - 7 scrolls of remove curse p - a scroll of fear q - 2 scrolls of enchant armour Jewellery o - an amulet of warding (around mantle) v - a +6 ring of dexterity (right tentacle) y - the amulet of Ghaotiuh {rCorr Str+2 Int-5} (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon) [amulet of resist corrosion] It affects your strength (+2). It affects your intelligence (-5). G - a cursed ring of fire (left tentacle) Potions c - a potion of agility A - a potion of berserk rage C - 2 potions of brilliance E - 4 potions of curing F - a potion of might J - a potion of restore abilities Books j - a book of the Earth Spells Type Level *Dig Transmutation/Earth 4 Leda's Liquefaction Transmutation/Earth 4 Bolt of Magma Conjuration/Fire/Earth 5 Statue Form Transmutation/Earth 6 Iron Shot Conjuration/Earth 6 Shatter Earth 9 x - a book of the Warp Spells Type Level Recall Summoning/Translocation 3 Passage of Golubria Translocation 4 Phase Shift Translocation 5 Warp Weapon Charms/Translocation 5 Dispersal Translocation 6 Controlled Blink Translocation 7 Disjunction Translocation 8 H - a book of Geomancy Spells Type Level Sandblast Earth 1 Stoneskin Transmutation/Earth 2 Passwall Transmutation/Earth 3 Stone Arrow Conjuration/Earth 3 *Petrify Transmutation/Earth 4 Lee's Rapid Deconstruction Earth 5 Skills: - Level 1.0 Fighting - Level 0.4 Maces & Flails - Level 5.3 Dodging - Level 2.4 Stealth - Level 1.8 Traps - Level 10.1 Unarmed Combat - Level 7.0 Spellcasting - Level 10.0 Transmutations * Level 3.5 Earth Magic - Level 0.2 Poison Magic - Level 5.5 Invocations You have one spell level left. You know the following spells: Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger a - Beastly Appendage Trmt ######. 1% 1 None b - Sticks to Snakes Trmt ######.... 1% 2 None c - Spider Form Trmt/Pois #####..... 4% 3 ##..... d - Blade Hands Trmt ######.... 6% 5 #####.. e - Ice Form Ice/Trmt ###....... 14% 4 ###.... f - Dig Trmt/Erth #####.... 8% 4 ###.... g - Petrify Trmt/Erth #####.... 8% 4 ###.... Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (12/27) Temple (1/1) D:4 Orc (0/4) D:8 Lair (1/8) D:11 Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Trog Vehumet Xom Yredelemnul Zin the Shining One Shops: D:6: + Portals: Trove: D:11 (give 2 potions of cure mutation) Annotations D:11 Erolcha; Josephine; Maurice D:12 Harold; Lorenzo's ghost, powerful OpTm Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You cannot wear most types of armour. You are amphibious. You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.* You can use your tentacles to constrict many enemies at once.* Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).* Your rubbery body absorbs attacks (AC +1).*

11 floors and only two rings. Yeesh. Oh well, I've got some lucky breaks. Identified cure mutation very early and with two in stock, I felt comfortable blind ID'ing potions. I eventually found mutation and got a dex+1 and a dex-1 mutation so it was a wash, which was nice. I'm at a point where I feel like engaging anything is suicide. D:11 has three very dangerous uniques and besides that, I'm frequently encountering Hill Giants, Wyverns and even a pair of Hydra's (before the Lair, even) which have become problematic. I'm very glad I finally found the Lair as the Dungeon was getting tough. I've decided to try and make use of Petrify since I'm trying to avoid conjurations for this character. I might end up wussing out and go back on that though.

So, what skills should I be focusing on? I know my unarmed combat is a little low, but I was thinking of pumping translocations so I could learn controlled blink. Any other advice for this character right now? Things I should keep an eye out for?

Friday, 17th May 2013, 14:05 by Siegurt

Why aren't you using Stoneskin? Has no downsides, you already have the skills invested and it helps with one of the things Op suffer with most (namely low AC)

Friday, 17th May 2013, 16:03 by diviton

I had considered learning it, but since my character can't use Statue Form, I thought I would hold out for Ozocubu's Armour to go with Ice Form instead. I suppose Stoneskin would be better because it wouldn't force me to train Ice Magic. Since I plan on eventually learning Dragon Form, ice magic could make that a bit more difficult. With my current earth magic skill, I'd only gain about 3 AC though, right?

Also, is it stupid to pump translocations this early for CBlink? Should I be focusing on UC more?

Friday, 17th May 2013, 17:29 by rchandra

quadrupling your ac is still good. Yes Ozocubu's armour is better but spells you have are better than spells you don't.

Also, you should get some Ice for ice form AC, I think. (I'd have some earlier for success and power anyway).

UC and dodging and fighting are more important than CBlink.

Friday, 17th May 2013, 18:13 by diviton

Well, that character died. Got surrounded by two Centaurs out in the open. One above me and one below me. Here's my newest one.

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.12-a0-2107-gc557f1f (tiles) character file. Lorenzo the Martial Artist (Octopode Transmuter) Turns: 13824, Time: 01:19:18 HP 58/63 AC 8 Str 9 XL: 11 Next: 2% MP 23/23 EV 12 Int 20 God: Yredelemnul [****..] Gold 407 SH 0 Dex 11 (12) Spells: 5 memorised, 7 levels left Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : . - Unarmed Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . (no shield) Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . (helmet restricted) Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . S - amulet of faith Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . t - +4 ring of protection Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . K - +3 ring of protection Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . E - ring of flight Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . I - ring of wizardry Saprovore : . . . Flight : . Q - ring of protection from fire (no ring) (no ring) (no ring) @: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, very stealthy A: almost no armour, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage 1, AC +1 a: Animate Dead, Recall Undead Slaves, Injury Mirror, Drain Life, Renounce Religion, Evoke Flight You are on level 11 of the Dungeon. You worship Yredelemnul. Yredelemnul is extremely pleased with you. You are hungry. You have visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and seen 12 of its levels. You have collected 387 gold pieces. Inventory: Hand weapons h - an orcish club k - an uncursed orcish spear (quivered) l - an uncursed orcish spear m - an uncursed orcish spear n - an uncursed orcish club o - an orcish club p - an uncursed club r - an uncursed spear u - an uncursed club v - an uncursed club M - an uncursed quarterstaff of chaos Y - an uncursed spear Missiles b - 50 arrows A - 21 arrows of flame W - 3 arrows of frost Magical devices q - a long wooden wand T - an iron wand Z - a wand of draining {zapped: 1} Comestibles a - a bread ration j - a meat ration C - an apple O - a rotting chunk of hound flesh Scrolls c - 2 scrolls of teleportation e - 7 scrolls of identify i - 8 scrolls of remove curse w - 2 scrolls of blinking B - a scroll labeled SAEGU TAOMN {tried on uncursed orcish club} P - 5 scrolls of fog Jewellery t - a +4 ring of protection (left tentacle) E - a ring of flight (on tentacle) I - a ring of wizardry (on tentacle) K - a +3 ring of protection (right tentacle) Q - a ring of protection from fire (on tentacle) S - an amulet of faith (around mantle) V - a dented malachite amulet Potions f - 2 metallic orange potions s - an inky potion x - 2 purple potions z - a pink potion {tried by monster} D - 3 green potions G - 2 white potions H - a metallic inky potion J - a fizzy silvery potion L - 2 orange potions N - 3 potions of curing X - 2 oily purple potions Books d - a book of Changes Spells Type Level *Beastly Appendage Transmutation 1 *Sticks to Snakes Transmutation 2 *Spider Form Transmutation/Poison 3 *Ice Form Ice/Transmutation 4 *Blade Hands Transmutation 5 g - a book of Envenomations Spells Type Level *Spider Form Transmutation/Poison 3 Poison Weapon Charms/Poison 3 Summon Scorpions Summoning/Poison 4 Olgreb's Toxic Radiance Poison 4 Poisonous Cloud Conjuration/Poison/Air 6 F - a book of Summonings Spells Type Level Abjuration Summoning 3 Recall Summoning/Translocation 3 Summon Elemental Summoning 4 Shadow Creatures Summoning 5 Summon Demon Summoning 5 Summon Ugly Thing Summoning 6 Skills: - Level 1.0 Fighting * Level 2.0 Dodging - Level 5.7 Stealth - Level 3.4 Traps - Level 11.0 Unarmed Combat - Level 6.0 Spellcasting - Level 8.4 Transmutations - Level 4.5 Invocations - Level 0.2 Evocations You have 7 spell levels left. You know the following spells: Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger a - Beastly Appendage Trmt ######. 1% 1 None b - Sticks to Snakes Trmt ######.... 1% 2 None c - Spider Form Trmt/Pois ####...... 3% 3 ##..... d - Blade Hands Trmt ######.... 4% 5 #####.. e - Ice Form Ice/Trmt ####...... 8% 4 ####... Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (11/27) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (0/4) D:6 Lair: D:8-13 Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Trog Vehumet Xom Yredelemnul Zin the Shining One Portals: Ziggurat: D:9 (4270 gp) Annotations D:8 Erolcha D:10 Josephine Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You cannot wear most types of armour. You are amphibious. You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.* You can use your tentacles to constrict many enemies at once.* Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).* Your rubbery body absorbs attacks (AC +1).*

Just about the same level as when the last one died except this time with AC! Found two protection rings early on, so I have 8AC now which is nice. I also found Yredelemnul as soon as I stepped down to the 2nd floor, so I'm getting piety early. Faith and Wizardry are also incredibly nice. Don't have as many nice spells, but I think the jewelry luck more than makes up for that. Still haven't found the Lair, but it can't be too far. Should I keep pumping UC or should I focus on dodging/fighting? Maybe even spellcasting so I don't starve from Blade Hands? Getting low on food.

Friday, 17th May 2013, 18:53 by diviton

Also found a Fire Crab on D:10 o_0

Saturday, 18th May 2013, 04:52 by diviton

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.12-a0-2107-gc557f1f (tiles) character file. Lorenzo the Martial Artist (Octopode Transmuter) Turns: 21455, Time: 02:13:50 HP 45/69 AC 8 Str 9 XL: 12 Next: 15% MP 27/29 EV 17 Int 21 God: Yredelemnul [*****.] Gold 292 SH 0 Dex 12 Spells: 7 memorised, 12 levels left Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : . - Unarmed Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . (no shield) Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . (helmet restricted) Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . S - amulet of faith Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . t - +4 ring of protection Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . K - +3 ring of protection Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . E - ring of flight Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . I - ring of wizardry Saprovore : . . . Flight : . Q - ring of protection from fire (no ring) (no ring) (no ring) @: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, very stealthy A: almost no armour, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage 1, AC +1 a: Animate Dead, Recall Undead Slaves, Injury Mirror, Drain Life, Enslave Soul, Renounce Religion, Evoke Flight You are on level 3 of the Lair of Beasts. You worship Yredelemnul. Yredelemnul is extremely pleased with you. You are not hungry. You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 16 of its levels. You have visited 1 bazaar. You have collected 720 gold pieces. You have spent 448 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Hand weapons j - an uncursed bow k - an uncursed orcish spear n - an uncursed orcish club (quivered) o - an orcish spear r - an uncursed spear y - an uncursed orcish spear A - an uncursed bow T - an uncursed orcish spear Y - an uncursed spear Missiles b - 42 arrows w - 10 arrows of frost Magical devices d - a wand of enslavement {zapped: 1} Z - a wand of draining {zapped: 4} Comestibles a - a bread ration l - 4 pears Scrolls c - 4 scrolls of teleportation e - 5 scrolls of identify i - 5 scrolls of remove curse m - a scroll labeled MUEZOI RUAH u - a scroll labeled LAR TOAVE SEU P - 5 scrolls of fog Jewellery q - an uncursed ring of teleportation t - a +4 ring of protection (left tentacle) E - a ring of flight (on tentacle) I - a ring of wizardry (on tentacle) K - a +3 ring of protection (right tentacle) Q - a ring of protection from fire (on tentacle) S - an amulet of faith (around mantle) V - an uncursed amulet of resist mutation Potions f - 2 metallic orange potions s - a potion of agility x - 2 purple potions z - a pink potion {tried by monster} D - 3 potions of resistance G - 2 white potions L - 2 orange potions N - 4 potions of curing X - 2 oily purple potions Books h - a book of Summonings Spells Type Level Abjuration Summoning 3 Recall Summoning/Translocation 3 Summon Elemental Summoning 4 Shadow Creatures Summoning 5 Summon Demon Summoning 5 Summon Ugly Thing Summoning 6 p - a book of Air Spells Type Level Shock Conjuration/Air 1 *Swiftness Charms/Air 2 *Repel Missiles Charms/Air 2 Flight Charms/Air 3 Static Discharge Conjuration/Air 3 Lightning Bolt Conjuration/Air 5 v - a book of Envenomations Spells Type Level *Spider Form Transmutation/Poison 3 Poison Weapon Charms/Poison 3 Summon Scorpions Summoning/Poison 4 Olgreb's Toxic Radiance Poison 4 Poisonous Cloud Conjuration/Poison/Air 6 B - a book of Changes Spells Type Level *Beastly Appendage Transmutation 1 *Sticks to Snakes Transmutation 2 *Spider Form Transmutation/Poison 3 *Ice Form Ice/Transmutation 4 *Blade Hands Transmutation 5 C - a book of the Dragon Spells Type Level Flight Charms/Air 3 Cause Fear Hexes 4 Bolt of Fire Conjuration/Fire 6 Dragon Form Fire/Transmutation 7 Summon Dragon Summoning 9 Skills: - Level 1.0 Fighting * Level 9.5 Dodging - Level 5.7 Stealth - Level 3.4 Traps - Level 11.0 Unarmed Combat - Level 10.0 Spellcasting - Level 8.4 Transmutations - Level 4.5 Invocations - Level 0.2 Evocations You have 12 spell levels left. You know the following spells: Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger a - Beastly Appendage Trmt ######. 1% 1 None b - Sticks to Snakes Trmt ######.... 1% 2 None c - Spider Form Trmt/Pois #####..... 1% 3 None d - Blade Hands Trmt ######.... 3% 5 ####... e - Ice Form Ice/Trmt #####..... 5% 4 ##..... f - Swiftness Chrm/Air ###....... 4% 2 None g - Repel Missiles Chrm/Air ###....... 4% 2 None Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (12/27) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (0/4) D:6 Lair (3/8) D:12 Swamp: Lair:3-6 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 Portals: Ziggurat: D:9 (4270 gp) Trove: D:12 (give +4 fire dragon armour) Annotations D:8 Erolcha D:10 Josephine Lair:2 Gastronok Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You cannot wear most types of armour. You are amphibious. You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.* You can use your tentacles to constrict many enemies at once.* Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).* Your rubbery body absorbs attacks (AC +1).*

Not much has happened, but I did pick up Swiftness and Repel Missiles, so hopefully I wont suffer a similar Centaur death now... I hope I'm not being overconfident, but I'm feeling good about this one. Hopefully I can finally clear the Lair.

Saturday, 18th May 2013, 04:58 by pratamawirya

(nevermind)

Sunday, 19th May 2013, 05:16 by diviton

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.12-a0-2107-gc557f1f (tiles) character file. Lorenzo the Martial Artist (Octopode Transmuter) Turns: 33361, Time: 03:38:00 HP 96/96 AC 8 Str 9 XL: 14 Next: 52% MP 31/31 EV 17 Int 21 God: Yredelemnul [******] Gold 594 SH 0 Dex 12 Spells: 7 memorised, 14 levels left Res.Fire : + + . See Invis. : . - Unarmed Res.Cold : x . . Warding : . (no shield) Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . (helmet restricted) Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . S - amulet of faith Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . t - +4 ring of protection Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . K - +3 ring of protection Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . E - ring of flight Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . I - ring of wizardry Saprovore : . . . Flight : . Q - ring of protection from fire y - ring of fire (no ring) (no ring) @: burdened, slow, somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, stealthy A: almost no armour, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage 1, AC +1 a: Animate Dead, Recall Undead Slaves, Injury Mirror, Drain Life, Enslave Soul, Renounce Religion, Evoke Flight You are on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts. You worship Yredelemnul. Yredelemnul is exalted by your worship. You are encumbered. You are not hungry. You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 21 of its levels. You have visited 1 bazaar. You have collected 1022 gold pieces. You have spent 448 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Hand weapons g - the +13,+4 demon blade "Leech" {vamp, rN+ EV-1 Str-1 Dex-1 Int-1} (You found it on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts) It inflicts no extra harm, but heals its wielder somewhat when it strikes a living foe. It affects your evasion (-1). It affects your strength (-1). It affects your intelligence (-1). It affects your dexterity (-1). It protects you from negative energy. h - the bow of the Salmon {venom, +Blink rElec Stlth--} (You found it on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts) It poisons the ammo it fires. It insulates you from electricity. It lets you blink. It makes you much less stealthy. m - an uncursed spear p - an uncursed spear r - an uncursed spear u - an uncursed club (quivered) v - an uncursed club F - an uncursed orcish spear R - a spear T - an uncursed orcish spear U - a spear Y - an uncursed spear Missiles b - 27 arrows w - 12 arrows of dispersal Magical devices d - a wand of enslavement {zapped: 1} n - a curved lead wand {zapped: 1} {tried} o - a wand of flame {zapped: 1} s - a wooden wand z - an encrusted ivory wand H - a jewelled iron wand J - a wand of draining O - a gold wand Comestibles a - 2 bread rations k - a meat ration l - a pear W - 12 honeycombs Scrolls c - 5 scrolls of teleportation e - 5 scrolls of identify i - 5 scrolls of remove curse M - a scroll of blinking P - 5 scrolls of fog Jewellery q - an uncursed ring of teleportation t - a +4 ring of protection (left tentacle) y - a ring of fire (on tentacle) E - a ring of flight (on tentacle) I - a ring of wizardry (on tentacle) K - a +3 ring of protection (right tentacle) Q - a ring of protection from fire (on tentacle) S - an amulet of faith (around mantle) V - an uncursed amulet of resist mutation Potions f - 2 metallic orange potions j - a potion of speed x - a potion of might A - a bubbling blue potion D - 3 potions of resistance G - 2 white potions L - 2 orange potions N - 4 potions of curing Books C - a book of the Dragon Spells Type Level Flight Charms/Air 3 Cause Fear Hexes 4 Bolt of Fire Conjuration/Fire 6 Dragon Form Fire/Transmutation 7 Summon Dragon Summoning 9 Magical staves B - an uncursed staff of fire Skills: - Level 11.5 Fighting - Level 10.5 Dodging - Level 5.7 Stealth - Level 3.4 Traps * Level 14.9 Unarmed Combat - Level 10.0 Spellcasting - Level 8.4 Transmutations - Level 1.0 Air Magic - Level 10.0 Invocations - Level 0.2 Evocations You have 14 spell levels left. You know the following spells: Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger a - Beastly Appendage Trmt ######. 1% 1 None b - Sticks to Snakes Trmt ######.... 1% 2 None c - Spider Form Trmt/Pois #####..... 1% 3 None d - Blade Hands Trmt ######.... 3% 5 ####... e - Ice Form Ice/Trmt ###....... 5% 4 ##..... f - Swiftness Chrm/Air ###....... 3% 2 None g - Repel Missiles Chrm/Air ###....... 3% 2 None Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (12/27) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (0/4) D:6 Lair (8/8) D:12 Shoals (0/5) Lair:5 Snake (0/5) Lair:5 Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Trog Vehumet Xom Yredelemnul Zin the Shining One Portals: Ziggurat: D:9 (4270 gp) Trove: D:12 (give +4 fire dragon armour) Annotations D:8 Erolcha D:10 Josephine Lair:2 Gastronok Lair:5 exclusion: oklob plant Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You cannot wear most types of armour. You are amphibious. You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.* You can use your tentacles to constrict many enemies at once.* Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).* Your rubbery body absorbs attacks (AC +1).*

Huzzah! I finally cleared the Lair! I've never encountered so many packs of Blink Frogs and Death Yaks, nor as many Hydras as I did with this character, but I made it happen. Ice Form was so useful for the AC boost and poison resistance. Plus, most things in here get slowed from Ice Forms melee. On Lair:8 Yredelemnul gave me a Ghoul and it was game over after that. I pressed 5 while my Ghoul and another Bear Zombie were standing next to a Hydra with full health and it died. Nothing that opposed me was going to survive while that Ghoul was on my side. It's still with me, so hopefully I can ride it's coat tails for a while.

Skills are all pretty decent. Might let Unarmed Combat get a few levels higher and then pump transmutations so I can learn Dragon Form. Maybe I should level dodging first. I dunno.

Sunday, 19th May 2013, 20:29 by diviton

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.12-a0-2107-gc557f1f (tiles) character file. Lorenzo the Black Belt (Octopode Transmuter) Turns: 40523, Time: 04:27:46 HP 101/101 AC 10 Str 9 XL: 15 Next: 0% MP 31/31 EV 18 Int 24 (25) God: Yredelemnul [******] Gold 1768 SH 0 Dex 13 Spells: 7 memorised, 15 levels left Res.Fire : + + . See Invis. : . - Unarmed Res.Cold : x . . Warding : . (no shield) Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . d - +2 wizard hat {Int+3} Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . S - amulet of faith Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . t - +4 ring of protection Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . K - +3 ring of protection Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . E - ring of flight Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . I - ring of wizardry Saprovore : . . . Flight : . Q - ring of protection from fire y - ring of fire k - ring of invisibility g - ring of sustenance @: wreathed by umbra, somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extraordinarily stealthy A: almost no armour, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage 1, AC +1 a: Animate Dead, Recall Undead Slaves, Injury Mirror, Drain Life, Enslave Soul, Renounce Religion, Evoke Invisibility, Evoke Flight You are on level 6 of the Dungeon. You worship Yredelemnul. Yredelemnul is exalted by your worship. You are not hungry. You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 25 of its levels. You have visited 1 bazaar. You have collected 2196 gold pieces. You have spent 448 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Hand weapons h - the bow of the Salmon {venom, +Blink rElec Stlth--} (You found it on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts) It poisons the ammo it fires. It insulates you from electricity. It lets you blink. It makes you much less stealthy. l - a club m - an uncursed spear o - an uncursed spear p - an uncursed spear r - an uncursed spear u - an uncursed club (quivered) v - an uncursed club w - an orcish spear B - an orcish spear F - an orcish spear R - a club Missiles b - 51 arrows Armour d - a +2 wizard hat of intelligence (worn) Magical devices n - a wand of teleportation {zapped: 4} s - a wooden wand z - an encrusted ivory wand H - a wand of digging {zapped: 3} O - a wand of cold {zapped: 1} Comestibles a - 4 bread rations J - 3 chunks of ogre flesh Scrolls c - 5 scrolls of teleportation e - 4 scrolls of identify i - 2 scrolls of remove curse M - a scroll of blinking P - 2 scrolls of fog Jewellery g - a ring of sustenance (on tentacle) k - a ring of invisibility (on tentacle) q - an uncursed ring of teleportation t - a +4 ring of protection (left tentacle) y - a ring of fire (on tentacle) E - a ring of flight (on tentacle) I - a ring of wizardry (on tentacle) K - a +3 ring of protection (right tentacle) Q - a ring of protection from fire (on tentacle) S - an amulet of faith (around mantle) V - an uncursed amulet of resist mutation Potions f - a metallic orange potion j - a potion of speed x - a potion of might A - a bubbling blue potion D - 3 potions of resistance G - 2 white potions L - 2 orange potions N - 4 potions of curing Books C - a book of the Dragon Spells Type Level Flight Charms/Air 3 Cause Fear Hexes 4 Bolt of Fire Conjuration/Fire 6 Dragon Form Fire/Transmutation 7 Summon Dragon Summoning 9 Skills: - Level 11.5 Fighting - Level 10.5 Dodging - Level 5.7 Stealth - Level 3.4 Traps - Level 15.3 Unarmed Combat - Level 10.0 Spellcasting * Level 11.1 Transmutations - Level 1.0 Air Magic - Level 10.0 Invocations - Level 0.2 Evocations You have 15 spell levels left. You know the following spells: Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger a - Beastly Appendage Trmt ####### 1% 1 None b - Sticks to Snakes Trmt #######... 1% 2 None c - Spider Form Trmt/Pois ######.... 1% 3 None d - Blade Hands Trmt #######... 1% 5 ###.... e - Ice Form Ice/Trmt ####...... 2% 4 #...... f - Swiftness Chrm/Air ###....... 3% 2 None g - Repel Missiles Chrm/Air ###....... 3% 2 None Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (12/27) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (4/4) D:6 Elf (0/3) Orc:4 Lair (8/8) D:12 Shoals (0/5) Lair:5 Snake (0/5) Lair:5 Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Trog Vehumet Xom Yredelemnul Zin the Shining One Shops: Orc:1: ( Orc:3: ??*! Orc:4: +==? Portals: Ziggurat: D:9 (4270 gp) Trove: D:12 (give +4 fire dragon armour) Annotations Lair:5 exclusion: oklob plant Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You cannot wear most types of armour. You are amphibious. You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.* You can use your tentacles to constrict many enemies at once.* Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).* Your rubbery body absorbs attacks (AC +1).*

Wow, all of a sudden, this character got very easy. After clearing the Lair, I wandered to the Orcish Mines with my Ghoul and Yred was giving my Phantasmal Warriors and Burning Corpses, but eventually he gave me Two Bone Dragons and a Profane Servitor. It was absolute mayhem. I completely thrashed the Orcish Mines in a way that none of my characters have ever been able to do. Three High Orc Priests and a horde of all other kinds of Orcs? No problem. I couldn't help but feel bad for the Orcs. Here I came into their home... some evil God worshipping shapeshifter, completely enveloped in Umbra, just killing everything the moment it came within ten feet of me. It was awesome! @_@

I know eventually these slave gifts wont be quite as useful, but I feel like the entire midgame will be easy pickings. I keep feeling like these gifts will die and I'll be vulnerable again, but they survive long enough for me to get about 4-6 more in their place. I guess I'll just go down the Dungeon until I hit the Vaults entrance before I hit up Snake Pit.

Sunday, 19th May 2013, 21:35 by diviton

Ugh...This game always has SOME way to bring you down.

I'm absolutely destroying the dungeon with all my summons and then I blind ID a scroll... of Holy Word. Little did I know that it would turn my ENTIRE horde against me. The Bone Dragons didn't turn, but everything else went loco. I blinked out of there and now I have some INSANELY dangerous monsters on the loose. Time to get some servants back. Luckily I learned Ignite Poison, so Snake Pits should be relatively easy, even without help.

Monday, 20th May 2013, 04:36 by diviton

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.12-a0-2107-gc557f1f (tiles) character file. Lorenzo the Grim Reaper (Octopode Transmuter) Turns: 64412, Time: 07:10:28 HP 117/120 AC 10 Str 9 XL: 18 Next: 55% MP 36/36 EV 24 Int 32 God: Yredelemnul [******] Gold 1204 SH 0 Dex 13 Spells: 11 memorised, 2 levels left Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : . - Unarmed Res.Cold : x . . Warding : . (no shield) Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . d - +2 wizard hat {Int+3} Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . S - amulet of faith Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . t - +4 ring of protection Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . K - +3 ring of protection Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . y - ring of fire Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . I - ring of wizardry Saprovore : . . . Flight : . A - +6 ring of intelligence s - +6 ring of evasion k - ring of invisibility g - ring of sustenance @: studying Invocations, wreathed by umbra, somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extraordinarily stealthy A: almost no armour, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage 1, fast metabolism 1, screaming 1, AC +1 a: Animate Dead, Recall Undead Slaves, Injury Mirror, Drain Life, Enslave Soul, Renounce Religion, Evoke Invisibility You are on level 1 of the Vaults. You worship Yredelemnul. Yredelemnul is exalted by your worship. You are hungry. You have visited 7 branches of the dungeon, and seen 42 of its levels. You have visited 1 bazaar. You have also visited: Ice Cave. You have collected 3418 gold pieces. You have spent 2234 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Hand weapons h - the bow of the Salmon {venom, +Blink rElec Stlth--} (You found it on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts) It poisons the ammo it fires. It insulates you from electricity. It lets you blink. It makes you much less stealthy. l - an uncursed club (quivered) m - an uncursed spear o - an uncursed spear Missiles b - 40 arrows Armour d - a +2 wizard hat of intelligence (worn) Magical devices a - a wand of fireball (3) p - a wand of magic darts {zapped: 3} z - a wand of digging {zapped: 4} H - a wand of draining L - a wand of fireball {zapped: 1} O - a wand of flame X - a wand of teleportation (5) Z - a glass wand Comestibles F - 2 bread rations Scrolls e - 2 scrolls of identify i - 8 scrolls of remove curse C - a scroll of enchant weapon II M - 3 scrolls of blinking P - 4 scrolls of fog W - 2 scrolls of fear Jewellery c - an uncursed amulet of the gourmand g - a ring of sustenance (on tentacle) k - a ring of invisibility (on tentacle) q - an uncursed ring of teleportation r - an uncursed ring of ice s - a +6 ring of evasion (on tentacle) t - a +4 ring of protection (left tentacle) y - a ring of fire (on tentacle) A - a +6 ring of intelligence (on tentacle) B - an uncursed amulet of guardian spirit E - an uncursed ring of flight I - a ring of wizardry (on tentacle) K - a +3 ring of protection (right tentacle) Q - an uncursed ring of protection from fire R - an uncursed amulet of warding S - an amulet of faith (around mantle) V - an uncursed amulet of resist mutation Potions f - 4 potions of heal wounds j - a potion of brilliance n - 2 potions of agility u - 3 potions of speed v - 3 potions of restore abilities x - 4 potions of might D - 2 potions of resistance G - 2 potions of magic N - 4 potions of curing Books w - a book of Frost Spells Type Level Freeze Ice 1 Throw Frost Conjuration/Ice 2 Ozocubu's Armour Charms/Ice 3 Throw Icicle Conjuration/Ice 4 Summon Ice Beast Ice/Summoning 4 Condensation Shield Ice/Transmutation 4 J - a manual of Invocations (studied) You are currently studying this manual. U - a Young Poisoner's Handbook Spells Type Level Sting Conjuration/Poison 1 Cure Poison Poison 2 Mephitic Cloud Conjuration/Poison/Air 3 Olgreb's Toxic Radiance Poison 4 Venom Bolt Conjuration/Poison 5 Magical staves T - a long glowing staff Skills: - Level 11.5 Fighting - Level 10.5 Dodging - Level 5.7 Stealth - Level 3.4 Traps - Level 15.3 Unarmed Combat - Level 12.3 Spellcasting - Level 6.6 Charms - Level 7.0 Translocations - Level 13.7 Transmutations - Level 1.9 Fire Magic - Level 1.0 Air Magic * Level 17.5 Invocations - Level 0.2 Evocations You have 2 spell levels left. You know the following spells: Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger a - Haste Chrm #######.. 11% 6 ####... b - Sticks to Snakes Trmt ########.. 0% 2 None c - Spider Form Trmt/Pois #######... 1% 3 None d - Blade Hands Trmt ########.. 1% 5 None e - Ice Form Ice/Trmt #####..... 1% 4 None f - Swiftness Chrm/Air ######.... 1% 2 None g - Repel Missiles Chrm/Air ######.... 1% 2 None h - Dragon Form Fire/Trmt ########.. 52% 7 ######. i - Ignite Poison Fire/Trmt ########.. 1% 5 None j - Blink Tloc N/A 1% 2 None k - Animate Skeleton Necr N/A 1% 1 None Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (20/27) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (4/4) D:6 Elf (0/3) Orc:4 Lair (8/8) D:12 Shoals (4/5) Lair:5 Snake (4/5) Lair:5 Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Vaults (1/5) D:16 Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Trog Vehumet Xom Yredelemnul Zin the Shining One Shops: D:13: (?![ D:16: % Orc:1: ( Orc:3: ??*! Orc:4: +==? Shoals:2: * Shoals:3: ( Snake:1: [ Snake:4: ! Portals: Ziggurat: D:9 (4270 gp) Trove: D:12 (give +4 fire dragon armour) Annotations D:20 Boris Lair:5 exclusion: oklob plant Shoals:4 Rupert Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You cannot wear most types of armour. You are amphibious. You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.* You can use your tentacles to constrict many enemies at once.* Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).* Your rubbery body absorbs attacks (AC +1).* You have a fast metabolism. You occasionally shout uncontrollably.

Found a manual of invocations. I also left Rupert alive in the Shoals and was considering enslaving him. Is my invocations high enough for that sort of thing? I've never tried to enslave something.

Monday, 20th May 2013, 07:09 by rchandra

You should have something enslaved most of the time. Your invocations is fine, you just need to kill him soon after you use the ability, and only use it when he's at full or near-full health.

Rupert is a great unique to enslave.

Tuesday, 21st May 2013, 02:25 by diviton

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.12-a0-2107-gc557f1f (tiles) character file. Lorenzo the Grim Reaper (Octopode Transmuter) Turns: 75983, Time: 08:47:35 HP 133/133 AC 12 Str 11 XL: 20 Next: 24% MP 38/38 EV 25 Int 32 God: Yredelemnul [******] Gold 574 SH 9 Dex 17 Spells: 12 memorised, 1 level left Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : . - Unarmed Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . R - +1 buckler Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : . d - +2 wizard hat {Int+3} Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . S - amulet of faith Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . h - ring of wizardry Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . t - +4 ring of protection Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . q - ring of Eternal Night {AC+2 Str+1 Stlth++} Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . r - ring of Zum Lada {rN+ Str+1 Dex+3} Saprovore : . . . Flight : . s - +6 ring of evasion K - +3 ring of protection A - +6 ring of intelligence B - ring "Ryejosm" {Hunger- +Rage Dam+4} @: quite resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely stealthy A: almost no armour, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage 1, fast metabolism 1, screaming 1, AC +1 a: Animate Dead, Recall Undead Slaves, Injury Mirror, Drain Life, Enslave Soul, Renounce Religion, Evoke Berserk Rage You are on level 4 of the Orcish Mines. You worship Yredelemnul. Yredelemnul is exalted by your worship. You are not hungry. You have visited 7 branches of the dungeon, and seen 45 of its levels. You have visited 1 bazaar. You have also visited: Trove and Ice Cave. You have collected 4392 gold pieces. You have spent 3838 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Missiles b - 112 arrows Armour d - a +2 wizard hat of intelligence (worn) R - a +1 buckler (worn) Magical devices z - a wand of digging {zapped: 4} L - a wand of fireball {zapped: 1} O - a wand of heal wounds (8) T - a wand of fire {zapped: 1} U - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 1} X - a wand of teleportation (5) Z - a wand of paralysis {zapped: 1} Comestibles F - a bread ration Scrolls i - 4 scrolls of remove curse o - a scroll of identify J - a scroll of silence M - 3 scrolls of blinking P - 4 scrolls of fog W - 2 scrolls of fear Jewellery c - the amulet of the Special Eyes {Stasis Contam rElec Dex+3} (You found it in a treasure trove) [amulet of stasis] It affects your dexterity (+3). It insulates you from electricity. It causes magical contamination when unequipped. e - an uncursed amulet of conservation h - a ring of wizardry (left tentacle) j - the ring of Caralom {rPois Int+1} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of poison resistance] It affects your intelligence (+1). k - an uncursed ring of invisibility l - an uncursed ring of life protection p - an uncursed amulet of stasis q - the ring of Eternal Night (on tentacle) {AC+2 Str+1 Stlth++} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of protection] It affects your AC (+2). It affects your strength (+1). It makes you much more stealthy. r - the ring of Zum Lada (on tentacle) {rN+ Str+1 Dex+3} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of life protection] It affects your strength (+1). It affects your dexterity (+3). s - a +6 ring of evasion (on tentacle) t - a +4 ring of protection (right tentacle) w - a +3 ring of strength y - an uncursed ring of fire A - a +6 ring of intelligence (on tentacle) B - the ring "Ryejosm" (on tentacle) {Hunger- +Rage Dam+4} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of sustenance] It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+4). It lets you go berserk. C - a ring of life protection E - an uncursed ring of flight H - the amulet "Predyve" {rMut Dex+2} (You found it in a treasure trove) [amulet of resist mutation] It affects your dexterity (+2). I - an uncursed ring of wizardry K - a +3 ring of protection (on tentacle) Q - an uncursed ring of protection from fire S - an amulet of faith (around mantle) V - an uncursed amulet of resist mutation Potions f - 5 potions of heal wounds g - 2 potions of brilliance m - a potion of flight n - 3 potions of agility u - 2 potions of speed v - 2 potions of restore abilities x - 4 potions of might D - 2 potions of resistance G - a potion of magic N - 5 potions of curing Skills: - Level 11.5 Fighting - Level 10.5 Dodging - Level 5.7 Stealth - Level 3.4 Traps - Level 15.3 Unarmed Combat - Level 14.0 Spellcasting - Level 6.7 Charms - Level 11.0 Translocations - Level 14.0 Transmutations * Level 5.5 Fire Magic - Level 1.0 Air Magic - Level 18.9 Invocations - Level 0.2 Evocations You have one spell level left. You know the following spells: Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger a - Haste Chrm #######.. 10% 6 ###.... b - Sticks to Snakes Trmt ########.. 0% 2 None c - Spider Form Trmt/Pois #######... 1% 3 None d - Blade Hands Trmt ########.. 1% 5 None e - Ice Form Ice/Trmt #######... 1% 4 None f - Swiftness Chrm/Air ######.... 1% 2 None g - Repel Missiles Chrm/Air ######.... 1% 2 None h - Dragon Form Fire/Trmt #######... 16% 7 #####.. i - Ignite Poison Fire/Trmt #######... 1% 5 None j - Blink Tloc N/A 1% 2 None k - Animate Skeleton Necr N/A 1% 1 None l - Controlled Blink Tloc N/A 8% 7 #####.. Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (20/27) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (4/4) D:6 Elf (0/3) Orc:4 Lair (8/8) D:12 Shoals (4/5) Lair:5 Snake (4/5) Lair:5 Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Vaults (4/5) D:16 Blade (0/1) Vaults:3 Crypt (0/5) Vaults:3 Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Trog Vehumet Xom Yredelemnul Zin the Shining One Shops: D:13: (?![ D:16: % Orc:1: ( Orc:3: ??*! Orc:4: +==? Shoals:2: * Shoals:3: ( Snake:1: [ Snake:4: ! Vaults:4: [ Portals: Ziggurat: D:9 (4270 gp) Annotations D:20 Boris Lair:5 exclusion: oklob plant Shoals:4 Rupert Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You cannot wear most types of armour. You are amphibious. You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.* You can use your tentacles to constrict many enemies at once.* Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).* Your rubbery body absorbs attacks (AC +1).* You have a fast metabolism. You occasionally shout uncontrollably.

Well, before I went back to the Shoals to enslave Rupert, I encountered Frederick in the Vaults and decided to enslave him. His spells are insanely powerful after all. The problem is, I haven't really seen him shine because I have such a huge horde of undead that Frederick wont cast spells because he'll just end up hitting my allies. This is making me wonder if I should give him up for Rupert. Who is a more powerful ally?

Anyway, I have Snake/Shoals/Vaults cleared down to 4 and the dungeon cleared to 20. 4 Profane Servitors, 2 Ghouls, 1 Bone Dragon, 1 Flaming Corpse, 1 Skeletal Warrior and Frederick is my current posse. Feeling pretty invincible.

Tuesday, 21st May 2013, 07:47 by rchandra

they're both great. I'd just keep Frederick, then if he dies you can get Rupert.

Wednesday, 22nd May 2013, 01:25 by diviton

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.12-a0-2107-gc557f1f (tiles) character file. Lorenzo the Grim Reaper (Octopode Transmuter) Turns: 86785, Time: 10:13:34 HP 193/208 AC 20 Str 19 XL: 21 Next: 87% MP 34/40 EV 8 Int 24 God: Yredelemnul [******] Gold 780 SH 0 Dex 14 Spells: 12 memorised, 5 levels left Res.Fire : + + . See Invis. : . - Unarmed Res.Cold : x . . Warding : . R - melded +2 buckler Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . d - melded +2 wizard hat {Int+3} Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : . S - amulet of faith Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . h - ring of wizardry Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . t - +4 ring of protection Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . q - melded ring of Eternal Night {AC+2 Str+1 Stlth++} Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: x Y - melded ring of Vitality {Regen HP+15} Saprovore : . . . Flight : + s - melded +6 ring of evasion a - melded ring "Losoclae" {rF+ Str+2 Int+4} A - melded +6 ring of intelligence B - melded ring "Ryejosm" {Hunger- +Rage Dam+4} @: dragon-form, flying, quite resistant to hostile enchantments, stealthy A: almost no armour, amphibious, (8 rings), (constrict 8), (camouflage 0), fast metabolism 1, screaming 1 a: End Transformation, Animate Dead, Recall Undead Slaves, Injury Mirror, Drain Life, Enslave Soul, Renounce Religion, Breathe Fire }: 2/15 runes: serpentine, barnacled You are on level 1 of the Abyss. You worship Yredelemnul. Yredelemnul is exalted by your worship. You are hungry. You are a fearsome dragon! You have visited 8 branches of the dungeon, and seen 51 of its levels. You have visited the Abyss 1 time. You have visited 1 bazaar. You have also visited: Trove and Ice Cave. You have collected 5284 gold pieces. You have spent 4524 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Missiles b - 50 arrows Armour d - a +2 wizard hat of intelligence (melded) R - a +2 buckler (melded) Magical devices z - a wand of digging {zapped: 7} O - a wand of heal wounds (8) X - a wand of teleportation (5) Comestibles F - 2 bread rations Scrolls i - 3 scrolls of remove curse l - a scroll of teleportation o - 3 scrolls of identify M - 3 scrolls of blinking P - 2 scrolls of fog W - 2 scrolls of fear Jewellery a - the ring "Losoclae" (melded) {rF+ Str+2 Int+4} (You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines) [ring of protection from fire] It affects your strength (+2). It affects your intelligence (+4). e - an uncursed amulet of conservation h - a ring of wizardry (left foreclaw) j - the ring of Caralom {rPois Int+1} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of poison resistance] It affects your intelligence (+1). k - an uncursed ring of invisibility m - a ring of magical power p - an uncursed amulet of stasis q - the ring of Eternal Night (melded) {AC+2 Str+1 Stlth++} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of protection] It affects your AC (+2). It affects your strength (+1). It makes you much more stealthy. r - the ring of Zum Lada {rN+ Str+1 Dex+3} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of life protection] It affects your strength (+1). It affects your dexterity (+3). s - a +6 ring of evasion (melded) t - a +4 ring of protection (right foreclaw) w - a +3 ring of strength A - a +6 ring of intelligence (melded) B - the ring "Ryejosm" (melded) {Hunger- +Rage Dam+4} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of sustenance] It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+4). It lets you go berserk. E - an uncursed ring of flight H - the amulet "Predyve" {rMut Dex+2} (You found it in a treasure trove) [amulet of resist mutation] It affects your dexterity (+2). K - a +3 ring of protection L - a ring of ice Q - an uncursed ring of protection from fire S - an amulet of faith (around neck) Y - the ring of Vitality (melded) {Regen HP+15} (You found it on level 21 of the Dungeon) [ring of regeneration] It affects your health (+15). Potions f - 3 potions of heal wounds g - 2 potions of brilliance n - 2 potions of agility u - 2 potions of speed v - 4 potions of restore abilities x - 3 potions of might D - 2 potions of resistance G - a potion of magic J - a potion of flight N - 5 potions of curing Magical staves c - an uncursed staff of cold Skills: - Level 11.5 Fighting - Level 11.4 Dodging - Level 10.0 Stealth - Level 5.0 Shields - Level 3.4 Traps - Level 15.3 Unarmed Combat * Level 15.6 Spellcasting - Level 6.7 Charms - Level 11.0 Translocations - Level 14.0 Transmutations - Level 7.0 Fire Magic - Level 1.0 Air Magic - Level 18.9 Invocations - Level 5.5 Evocations You have 5 spell levels left. You know the following spells: Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger a - Haste Chrm #######.. 12% 6 ####... b - Sticks to Snakes Trmt #######... 0% 2 None c - Spider Form Trmt/Pois #######... 1% 3 None d - Blade Hands Trmt #######... 1% 5 None e - Ice Form Ice/Trmt #######... 1% 4 None f - Swiftness Chrm/Air ######.... 1% 2 None g - Repel Missiles Chrm/Air ######.... 1% 2 None h - Dragon Form Fire/Trmt #######... 16% 7 ######. i - Ignite Poison Fire/Trmt #######... 1% 5 None j - Blink Tloc N/A 1% 2 None k - Animate Skeleton Necr N/A 1% 1 None l - Controlled Blink Tloc N/A 13% 7 ######. Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (23/27) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (4/4) D:6 Elf (0/3) Orc:4 Lair (8/8) D:12 Shoals (5/5) Lair:5 Snake (5/5) Lair:5 Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Vaults (4/5) D:16 Blade (0/1) Vaults:3 Crypt (0/5) Vaults:3 Dis: Hell:1 Geh: Hell:1 Coc: Hell:1 Tar: Hell:1 Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Trog Vehumet Xom Yredelemnul Zin the Shining One Shops: D:13: (?![ D:16: % Orc:1: ( Orc:3: ??*! Orc:4: +==? Shoals:2: * Shoals:3: ( Snake:1: [ Snake:4: ! Vaults:4: [ Portals: Hell: D:21 D:22 Abyss: D:22 Ziggurat: D:9 (4270 gp) Annotations Lair:5 exclusion: oklob plant Shoals:4 Rupert Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You cannot wear most types of armour. You are amphibious. ((You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.))* ((You can use your tentacles to constrict many enemies at once.))* ((Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).))* ((Your rubbery body absorbs attacks (AC +1).))* You have a fast metabolism. You occasionally shout uncontrollably.

Soooo upset right now. I had to stop playing so I didn't make any rash decisions. So I've been coasting on allies so far and I'm clearing out the Shoals after having already gotten the Snake and Shoals rune and theres a room with some merfolk. I decide that I'll start trying to kill things on my own so I don't end up seriously underleveled. Merfolk are no threat to me at this point, so I stepped to the front line to commence with the killing.

Abyss'd

I got hit with a trident of distortion apparently. It's annoying because I wasn't reading the text, but it took two hits for me to get Abyss'd The first one said "Space bends around you" so I should have been reading it and it could have been avoided. The big threat here is that I'm completely alone right now in the new and dangerous Abyss. What's even worse is that since I've been relying on summons so much, I'm still underleveled and just shy of level 22. So, what should I do? I have no interest in getting the rune as this is only intended to be a 3 rune run, but I'm not terribly familiar with the new Abyss, so I want to give myself the best chance of finding an exit while keeping myself at the lowest possible risk.

Is it advised that I go to deeper levels, or should I wait to find an exit portal on the first floor? I know that going deeper increases the rune generation as well as the likelihood of an exit, but I think it also makes the enemies harder and I don't want that. Fortunately I have swift, haste and spider form, and I can make use of deep water (and lava with Dragon Form) so running will often by an option. Still, I really do not want to lose this character. What should I be doing to get out of here?

Wednesday, 22nd May 2013, 02:06 by rchandra

I'd go down to abyss:3. it's a pity you don't have Regeneration, but your swiftness etc should be fine and you at least have vitality. there are many rune vaults that are pretty easy, so taking some shot at the rune is worth it (in addition to the increased normal exits).

Wednesday, 22nd May 2013, 02:23 by diviton

Hmm, I don't have the spell, but the regeneration ring will be nice. Should I keep it on though? Hunger could be an issue since I'm only carrying two bread rations... I do have a ring of sustenance, but I also have a fast metabolism mutation. I guess my best bet is to hurry down to the third floor to find the rune and an exit so I don't starve.

Crap. -.-

If this character dies, I might actually cry, only because of how hard it was for me to get this character started.

Wednesday, 22nd May 2013, 03:21 by Siegurt

I'm usually ok with the abyss around level 17-20 (certainly enough to meander around and find the exit) Depending on what kind of thing I'm playing.

You may have some slight hunger issues, but if you beat up the things that leave edible corpses (Also food does generate in the Abyss), you should be Ok. Regeneration will be key though, since you can't really stop and rest.

The secret is to kill things when you need to then *move away* things will be attracted to the spot where the violence happens, don't lurk around and meander in circles. Use swiftness.

The toughest things in Abyss:1 can be killed without your minions, also remember when you find an exit you'll go directly back to the fight that sent you here.

Wednesday, 22nd May 2013, 03:23 by diviton

Boom! I made it out in less than 500 turns!

Found the stairs to level 2 before I even had to fight anything, found the stairs to the third floor quickly after that and the only thing I had to take on was a Nequeueuxxaax. It sucks because I had to remove my Amulet of Faith for mutation resistance. Will I not get slave gifts from yredelemnul as often now?

Wednesday, 22nd May 2013, 06:30 by diviton

Dropped down to four pips of piety so I put the faith amulet on again. I need those undead servants and most other amulet resistances can he provided by simply having my allies in harms way.

Anyway I clear the dungeon and got three runes. I'm not going to do Crypt because I'll probably lose piety there right? Other than that theres just Elf but I'm considering leaving Elf because I might need a place to quickly earn some undead servants and if I get to Zot:5 anr run out, Elf is the only place left to get them.

Wednesday, 22nd May 2013, 07:22 by Sandman25

diviton wrote:Dropped down to four pips of piety so I put the faith amulet on again. I need those undead servants and most other amulet resistances can he provided by simply having my allies in harms way.

Anyway I clear the dungeon and got three runes. I'm not going to do Crypt because I'll probably lose piety there right? Other than that theres just Elf but I'm considering leaving Elf because I might need a place to quickly earn some undead servants and if I get to Zot:5 anr run out, Elf is the only place left to get them.

I think it's better to do Crypt provided you are low on piety now any way. There is a penalty for obtaining high level piety so it's easier to get piety from 50 to 100 than from 150 to 200.

Wednesday, 22nd May 2013, 15:18 by diviton

I'm back to six pips of piety. I forgot to mention that.

Wouldn't I gain zero piety in crypt though? Save for random necromancer or what have you? I'm gonna try Zot up to the Orb chamber and see how my servants are holding up. If I have a bunch ill try the Orb Chamber and kill as much as I can in one of the lungs. If I start to lose too many servants, I'll hit up Elf and get them back.

Wednesday, 22nd May 2013, 16:43 by rchandra

crypt will not gain you much piety but is also easy items and experience, and you'll get piety back in no time even if you actually do lose a significant amount.

Thursday, 23rd May 2013, 03:28 by diviton

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.12-a0-2107-gc557f1f (tiles) character file. Lorenzo the Slayer (Octopode Transmuter) Turns: 133321, Time: 14:14:36 HP 224/224 AC 13 Str 13 XL: 27 MP 44/44 EV 24 Int 39 God: Yredelemnul [*****.] Gold 3039 SH 30 Dex 14 Spells: 15 memorised, 2 levels left Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : + - Unarmed Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . y - +3 shield {AC+3} Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : . d - +2 wizard hat {Int+3} Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . S - amulet of faith Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . w - ring of Shadows {+Inv rN+ EV+4 Acc-4 SInv Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . K - +5 ring of protection Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . q - ring of Eternal Night {AC+2 Str+1 Stlth++} Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: x Y - ring of Vitality {Regen HP+15} Saprovore : . . . Flight : . U - +4,+4 ring of slaying a - ring "Losoclae" {rF+ Str+2 Int+4} A - +6 ring of intelligence B - ring "Ryejosm" {Hunger- +Rage Dam+4} @: wreathed by umbra, quite resistant to hostile enchantments, uncannily stealthy A: almost no armour, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage 1, AC +1 a: Animate Dead, Recall Undead Slaves, Injury Mirror, Drain Life, Enslave Soul, Renounce Religion, Evoke Berserk Rage, Evoke Invisibility }: 3/15 runes: serpentine, barnacled, silver You are on level 5 of the Realm of Zot. You worship Yredelemnul. Yredelemnul is exalted by your worship. You are not hungry. You have visited 10 branches of the dungeon, and seen 64 of its levels. You have visited the Abyss 1 time. You have visited 1 bazaar. You have also visited: Trove and Ice Cave. You have collected 7639 gold pieces. You have spent 4620 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Missiles b - 50 arrows Armour d - a +2 wizard hat of intelligence (worn) y - a +3 shield of protection (worn) Magical devices g - a wand of hasting (5) J - a wand of teleportation (4) O - a wand of heal wounds (9) X - a wand of teleportation (7) Comestibles c - 9 meat rations Scrolls i - a scroll of remove curse l - 3 scrolls of fog s - 4 scrolls of silence T - 3 scrolls of recharging Jewellery a - the ring "Losoclae" (on tentacle) {rF+ Str+2 Int+4} (You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines) [ring of protection from fire] It affects your strength (+2). It affects your intelligence (+4). e - an uncursed amulet of conservation h - an uncursed ring of wizardry j - the ring of Caralom {rPois Int+1} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of poison resistance] It affects your intelligence (+1). k - an uncursed ring of invisibility m - an uncursed ring of protection from cold o - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities p - an uncursed amulet of stasis q - the ring of Eternal Night (on tentacle) {AC+2 Str+1 Stlth++} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of protection] It affects your AC (+2). It affects your strength (+1). It makes you much more stealthy. r - the ring of Zum Lada {rN+ Str+1 Dex+3} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of life protection] It affects your strength (+1). It affects your dexterity (+3). t - a +4 ring of protection w - the ring of Shadows (left tentacle) {+Inv rN+ EV+4 Acc-4 SInv Stlth++} (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls) [ring of invisibility] It affects your evasion (+4). It affects your accuracy (-4). It protects you from negative energy. It enhances your eyesight. It makes you much more stealthy. A - a +6 ring of intelligence (on tentacle) B - the ring "Ryejosm" (on tentacle) {Hunger- +Rage Dam+4} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of sustenance] It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+4). It lets you go berserk. E - an uncursed ring of flight H - the amulet "Predyve" {rMut Dex+2} (You found it in a treasure trove) [amulet of resist mutation] It affects your dexterity (+2). K - a +5 ring of protection (right tentacle) Q - an uncursed ring of protection from fire S - an amulet of faith (around mantle) U - a +4,+4 ring of slaying (on tentacle) V - an uncursed ring of see invisible Y - the ring of Vitality (on tentacle) {Regen HP+15} (You found it on level 21 of the Dungeon) [ring of regeneration] It affects your health (+15). Z - an uncursed ring of protection from fire Potions f - 9 potions of heal wounds n - 5 potions of agility u - 5 potions of speed v - 4 potions of restore abilities x - 2 potions of might z - 2 potions of brilliance D - 2 potions of resistance G - 2 potions of magic N - 5 potions of curing P - 2 potions of cure mutation Skills: - Level 22.4 Fighting - Level 13.0 Dodging - Level 10.0 Stealth - Level 15.0 Shields - Level 7.1 Traps - Level 15.3 Unarmed Combat - Level 17.0 Spellcasting - Level 8.0 Charms - Level 13.0 Translocations - Level 14.0 Transmutations * Level 8.1 Fire Magic - Level 1.0 Air Magic + Level 0.2 Earth Magic - Level 18.9 Invocations - Level 5.5 Evocations You have 2 spell levels left. You know the following spells: Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger a - Haste Chrm ########. 8% 6 None b - Sticks to Snakes Trmt ########.. 0% 2 None c - Spider Form Trmt/Pois #######... 1% 3 None d - Blade Hands Trmt ########.. 1% 5 None e - Ice Form Ice/Trmt #######... 1% 4 None f - Swiftness Chrm/Air #######... 1% 2 None g - Repel Missiles Chrm/Air #######... 1% 2 None h - Dragon Form Fire/Trmt ########.. 12% 7 ##..... i - Ignite Poison Fire/Trmt ########.. 1% 5 None j - Blink Tloc N/A 0% 2 None k - Ozocubu's Armour Chrm/Ice #######... 1% 3 None l - Controlled Blink Tloc N/A 4% 7 ##..... m - Phase Shift Tloc ########.. 1% 5 None n - Dig Trmt/Erth #######.. 1% 4 None o - Summon Butterflies Summ #####.... 1% 1 None Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (27/27) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (4/4) D:6 Elf (3/3) Orc:4 Lair (8/8) D:12 Shoals (5/5) Lair:5 Snake (5/5) Lair:5 Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Vaults (5/5) D:16 Blade (0/1) Vaults:3 Crypt (0/5) Vaults:3 Zot (5/5) D:27 Dis: Hell:1 Geh: Hell:1 Coc: Hell:1 Tar: Hell:1 Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Trog Vehumet Xom Yredelemnul Zin the Shining One Lugonu Shops: D:13: (?![ D:16: % D:23: ! D:24: ? Orc:1: ( Orc:3: ??*! Orc:4: +==? Elf:1: = Shoals:2: * Shoals:3: ( Snake:1: [ Snake:4: ! Vaults:4: [ Portals: Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27 Abyss: D:22 D:24 D:25 D:26 Pandemonium: D:24 D:27 Ziggurat: D:9 (4270 gp) Annotations Lair:5 exclusion: oklob plant Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You cannot wear most types of armour. You are amphibious. You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.* You can use your tentacles to constrict many enemies at once.* Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).* Your rubbery body absorbs attacks (AC +1).*

I cstarted to clear out some of Zot and around Zot:5 I got down to only 6 servants so I decided to go clear Elf. I didn't get much in the way of servants from Yredelemnul, especially because I lost a pip of piety, but I did manage to Enslave Norris and he's a badass. Especially since he can heal so fast. That's a good thing, because he can't take much abuse, but as long as he survives the battle, he'll be in top shape for the next one.

Anyway, I'm standing on the Orb of Zot right now and I have the following in my party:

1 Profane Servitor (Losing the other four was crushing)
3 Ghouls
1 Bone Dragon
Norris

My party is dwindling, but my I have two questions.

1. Should I try to bring my party with me back up the dungeon floors? It would be nice to have backup on the ascent, but I feel like taking the time to let them keep up with me would be more dangerous. Especially since I have zombies on most floors of the dungeon higher than 8.

2. If I do decide to leave them behind, I have Swift, Haste and Spider form. All of these increase my movement speed, but my question is do they stack? I know swift and haste stack, but would they also stack with spider form?

Thursday, 23rd May 2013, 04:18 by diviton

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.12-a0-2107-gc557f1f (tiles) character file. 1226560 Lorenzo the Slayer (level 27, 224/224 HPs) Began as an Octopode Transmuter on May 17, 2013. Was a High Priest of Yredelemnul. Escaped with the Orb ... and 3 runes on May 23, 2013! The game lasted 14:20:48 (134000 turns). Lorenzo the Slayer (Octopode Transmuter) Turns: 134000, Time: 14:20:49 HP 224/224 AC 13 Str 13 XL: 27 MP 44/44 EV 24 Int 39 God: Yredelemnul [*****.] Gold 3039 SH 30 Dex 14 Spells: 15 memorised, 2 levels left Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : + - Unarmed Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . y - +3 shield {AC+3} Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : . d - +2 wizard hat {Int+3} Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . S - amulet of faith Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . w - ring of Shadows {+Inv rN+ EV+4 Acc-4 SInv Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . K - +5 ring of protection Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . q - ring of Eternal Night {AC+2 Str+1 Stlth++} Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: x Y - ring of Vitality {Regen HP+15} Saprovore : . . . Flight : . U - +4,+4 ring of slaying a - ring "Losoclae" {rF+ Str+2 Int+4} A - +6 ring of intelligence B - ring "Ryejosm" {Hunger- +Rage Dam+4} @: wreathed by umbra, quite resistant to hostile enchantments, very stealthy A: almost no armour, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage 1, AC +1 a: Animate Dead, Recall Undead Slaves, Injury Mirror, Drain Life, Enslave Soul, Renounce Religion, Evoke Berserk Rage, Evoke Invisibility }: 3/15 runes: serpentine, barnacled, silver You escaped. You worshipped Yredelemnul. Yredelemnul was exalted by your worship. You were not hungry. You visited 10 branches of the dungeon, and saw 64 of its levels. You visited the Abyss 1 time. You visited 1 bazaar. You also visited: Trove and Ice Cave. You collected 7639 gold pieces. You spent 4620 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Missiles b - 50 arrows Armour d - a +2 wizard hat of intelligence (worn) y - a +3 shield of protection (worn) Magical devices g - a wand of hasting (5) J - a wand of teleportation (3) O - a wand of heal wounds (9) X - a wand of teleportation (7) Comestibles c - 9 meat rations Scrolls i - a scroll of remove curse l - 3 scrolls of fog s - 4 scrolls of silence T - 3 scrolls of recharging Jewellery a - the ring "Losoclae" (on tentacle) {rF+ Str+2 Int+4} (You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines) [ring of protection from fire] It affects your strength (+2). It affects your intelligence (+4). e - an uncursed amulet of conservation h - an uncursed ring of wizardry j - the ring of Caralom {rPois Int+1} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of poison resistance] It affects your intelligence (+1). k - an uncursed ring of invisibility m - an uncursed ring of protection from cold o - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities p - an uncursed amulet of stasis q - the ring of Eternal Night (on tentacle) {AC+2 Str+1 Stlth++} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of protection] It affects your AC (+2). It affects your strength (+1). It makes you much more stealthy. r - the ring of Zum Lada {rN+ Str+1 Dex+3} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of life protection] It affects your strength (+1). It affects your dexterity (+3). t - a +4 ring of protection w - the ring of Shadows (left tentacle) {+Inv rN+ EV+4 Acc-4 SInv Stlth++} (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls) [ring of invisibility] It affects your evasion (+4). It affects your accuracy (-4). It protects you from negative energy. It enhances your eyesight. It makes you much more stealthy. A - a +6 ring of intelligence (on tentacle) B - the ring "Ryejosm" (on tentacle) {Hunger- +Rage Dam+4} (You found it in a treasure trove) [ring of sustenance] It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+4). It lets you go berserk. E - an uncursed ring of flight H - the amulet "Predyve" {rMut Dex+2} (You found it in a treasure trove) [amulet of resist mutation] It affects your dexterity (+2). K - a +5 ring of protection (right tentacle) Q - an uncursed ring of protection from fire S - an amulet of faith (around mantle) U - a +4,+4 ring of slaying (on tentacle) V - an uncursed ring of see invisible Y - the ring of Vitality (on tentacle) {Regen HP+15} (You found it on level 21 of the Dungeon) [ring of regeneration] It affects your health (+15). Z - an uncursed ring of protection from fire Potions f - 9 potions of heal wounds n - 5 potions of agility u - 5 potions of speed v - 4 potions of restore abilities x - 2 potions of might z - 2 potions of brilliance D - 2 potions of resistance G - 2 potions of magic N - 5 potions of curing P - 2 potions of cure mutation Orbs of Power C - the Orb of Zot Skills: - Level 22.4 Fighting - Level 13.0 Dodging - Level 10.0 Stealth - Level 15.0 Shields - Level 7.1 Traps - Level 15.3 Unarmed Combat - Level 17.0 Spellcasting - Level 8.0 Charms - Level 13.0 Translocations - Level 14.0 Transmutations * Level 8.7 Fire Magic - Level 1.0 Air Magic + Level 0.3 Earth Magic - Level 18.9 Invocations - Level 5.5 Evocations You had 2 spell levels left. You knew the following spells: Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger a - Haste Chrm ########. 8% 6 None b - Sticks to Snakes Trmt ########.. 0% 2 None c - Spider Form Trmt/Pois #######... 1% 3 None d - Blade Hands Trmt ########.. 1% 5 None e - Ice Form Ice/Trmt #######... 1% 4 None f - Swiftness Chrm/Air #######... 1% 2 None g - Repel Missiles Chrm/Air #######... 1% 2 None h - Dragon Form Fire/Trmt ########.. 10% 7 ##..... i - Ignite Poison Fire/Trmt ########.. 1% 5 None j - Blink Tloc N/A 0% 2 None k - Ozocubu's Armour Chrm/Ice #######... 1% 3 None l - Controlled Blink Tloc N/A 4% 7 ##..... m - Phase Shift Tloc ########.. 1% 5 None n - Dig Trmt/Erth #######.. 1% 4 None o - Summon Butterflies Summ #####.... 1% 1 None Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (27/27) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (4/4) D:6 Elf (3/3) Orc:4 Lair (8/8) D:12 Shoals (5/5) Lair:5 Snake (5/5) Lair:5 Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Vaults (5/5) D:16 Blade (0/1) Vaults:3 Crypt (0/5) Vaults:3 Zot (5/5) D:27 Dis: Hell:1 Geh: Hell:1 Coc: Hell:1 Tar: Hell:1 Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Trog Vehumet Xom Yredelemnul Zin the Shining One Lugonu Shops: D:13: (?![ D:16: % D:23: ! D:24: ? Orc:1: ( Orc:3: ??*! Orc:4: +==? Elf:1: = Shoals:2: * Shoals:3: ( Snake:1: [ Snake:4: ! Vaults:4: [ Portals: Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27 Abyss: D:22 D:24 D:25 D:26 Pandemonium: D:24 D:27 Ziggurat: D:9 (4270 gp) Annotations Lair:5 exclusion: oklob plant Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You cannot wear most types of armour. You are amphibious. You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.* You can use your tentacles to constrict many enemies at once.* Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).* Your rubbery body absorbs attacks (AC +1).*

Done. I forgot how easy the Orb ascent is. I also realized that I could just use Yredelemnul's Recall Undead Slaves ability once I got to the staircase using Swift+Haste. I ended up getting split up from the majority of my pack because a Pan lord spawned uncomfortably close to the staircase, so I just went up and only ended up bringing a Ghoul and my Profane Servitor up with me. I didn't really need any of them though. I did encounter three Pan Lords on the ascent, but two were close to staircases, so it didn't matter. The third was one I had to blast my teleportation wand for. No biggie. Pretty uneventful, like most Orb ascensions. Still, it was fun and now I have my 7th win!

KoBe - 4 runes
DDNe - 3 runes
MuSu - 15 runes
SpEn - 15 runes
DEWz- 15 Runes
MiFi - 15 Runes
OpTm - 3 runes

The only disappointing thing about this is that I ended up relying on Yredelemnul more than I wanted. I didn't use actual transmutations as much as I wanted to. I did pop Dragon form a few times, but after my little Abyss encounter, I got nervous about that. I did stick to my decision to not use any conjurations though. I know my next build will be another 3 runer. A MfIE of fedhas.

Thursday, 23rd May 2013, 06:31 by moocowmoocow

Congrats! How hard was Zot with that character? I have a very similar Centaur using yred and I'm having hell of a time fighting draconians. Not looking forward to Zot:5.

Thursday, 23rd May 2013, 06:39 by diviton

Oddly enough, Draconian packs were the hardest part. They're surprisingly durable and their sheer numbers makes it hard for my allies to swarm them. Orbs of Fire and Electric Golems were dangerous as always. I never felt at risk with my own character but I was always conscious of my allies. If it looks a little overwhelming, blinking/teleporting away and then recalling them is a great way to keep them safe.

Zot was hard as always but nothing too tough if you're familiar with it

Thursday, 23rd May 2013, 07:00 by Psieye

diviton wrote:I also realized that I could just use Yredelemnul's Recall Undead Slaves ability once I got to the staircase using Swift+Haste.

Wait, did you just finish a v0.12 Yred game without realising Yred/Beogh Recall now works across levels?

Thursday, 23rd May 2013, 07:09 by moocowmoocow

diviton wrote:Oddly enough, Draconian packs were the hardest part. They're surprisingly durable and their sheer numbers makes it hard for my allies to swarm them. Orbs of Fire and Electric Golems were dangerous as always. I never felt at risk with my own character but I was always conscious of my allies. If it looks a little overwhelming, blinking/teleporting away and then recalling them is a great way to keep them safe.

Zot was hard as always but nothing too tough if you're familiar with it

Ahhh your allies were still alive. I got mine promptly killed in Zot:1 like a dummy.

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