Blades Runner
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Joined: Saturday, 18th December 2010, 04:50
Wednesday, 5th June 2013, 03:05
YASD: Green DrTm
Well, my character just died. I ran into Louise on D:19 after turning a corner, and I tried to run away to avoid getting banished, but I wasn't able to escape her LoS and she banished me only three turns after I saw her. I was doing fine in the Abyss, as swiftness + spider form allowed me to run away from pretty much everything, up until the point where I ran into a sixfirhy. Apparently sixfirhys are stupidly fast, and it easily closed the distance on me. I tried to run away from it, but it was way faster than me and it was also doing huge damage, and eventually it backed me into a corner. A large abomination then showed up as well, and I tried to teleport to escape, but it wasn't fast enough and I couldn't drink potions fast enough to withstand the damage I was taking.
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So, I established my stash on Lair:2. Things have been going surprisingly well for this character. I got really lucky and wound up growing wings on turn 108 while trying to find a potion of curing via quaff-ID. My blade hands are just completely destroying everything, I haven't even been in any situation yet where I've had to use Okawaru's powers. I found a spell of swiftness in a book, and I'm currently able to keep swiftness + flight + blade hands active at almost all times without any hunger problems. At level 7 I turned green, which I was kind of miffed about at first since I was hoping to turn either Grey for the AC bonus or Mottled for the brutal power of sticky flame. However, I now realize that this was a blessing in disguise, as the noxious fumes are able incapacitate most enemies, which has been allowing me to do ridiculous amounts of extra damage shredding everything to pieces with blade hands. (Also, that natural poison resistance is always nice)
So I'm approaching midgame right now, and I'm pretty confident that I can clear Lair with the current power of my character, if I don't screw anything up. I'm planning on raising my Unarmed Combat to 15, and then after that raising Fighting to 10, but I'm not really sure what I should focus on after that. I haven't really played as a transmuter much before, should I just continue raising my combat + evasion skills until (if) I find a better transmutation spell that requires higher levels of spellcasting?
EDIT: I just cleared the lair. I found a pair of randart boots that have the +Inv property, so I trained Evocations in my time during the lair so I could take advantage of the invisbility and berserk rage functions that my amulet and boots give me. The invisibility is working fantastically and I've been taking less damage since I've using it, especially so when combined with noxious fumes. I also found a ring of wizardry and a book containing the Passage of Golubria. Even though I can't cast it normally (76% chance of failure), equipping the ring of wizardry and the staff of wizardry lowers the failure rate to 28%. My theory is that this will allow me to create a makeshift controlled blink within 1.5 turns in the event of an emergency, although I haven't had a chance to test it out in actual combat yet.
I'll try to clear the Orcish Mines tomorrow. I'd still appreciate it if someone could give me advice on what I should focus on after I get my Fighting skill raised to 10. Should I go back to training unarmed combat / dodging again, or would working to decrease the hunger cost of Blade Hands be a better choice?
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13-a0-1399-g403622b (tiles) character file.
153985 Laraso the Black Belt (level 17, -8/122 HPs)
Began as a Green Draconian Transmuter on June 4, 2013.
Was a High Priest of Okawaru.
Mangled by a large abomination (20 damage)
... on Level 1 of the Abyss on June 5, 2013.
The game lasted 03:38:10 (60941 turns).
Laraso the Black Belt (Green Draconian Transmuter) Turns: 60941, Time: 03:38:10
HP -8/122 AC 12 Str 9 (10) XL: 17 Next: 22%
MP 15/32 EV 18 Int 26 God: Okawaru [*****.]
Gold 2879 SH 0 Dex 11 (12) Spells: 11 memorised, 10 levels left
Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : . - Unarmed
Res.Cold : + . . Warding : + (armour unavailable)
Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : . (no shield)
Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : . d - +2 cap {Int+3}
Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . (no cloak)
Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . (no gloves)
Res.Mut. : . Rnd.Telep. : + k - +0 pair of boots of Terror {+Inv Acc+5 Cur
Res.Rott. : . Flight : . G - amulet of Doubts {Ward +Rage rC+ Str-2 Int
Saprovore : . . . t - ring of sustenance
n - +2 ring of intelligence
@: about to teleport, very slightly contaminated, somewhat resistant to hostile
enchantments, unstealthy
A: breathe noxious fumes, unfitting armour, large and strong wings, horns 1,
stinger 1, talons 1, deterioration 2, fire resistance 1, herbivore 1, fast
metabolism 2, -10% hp, -10% mp, poison resistance, screaming 1, teleportitis 1,
AC +9, Dex -2
a: Breathe Noxious Fumes, Fly, Heroism, Finesse, Renounce Religion, Evoke
Berserk Rage, Evoke Invisibility
You were on level 1 of the Abyss.
You worshipped Okawaru.
Okawaru was exalted by your worship.
You were not hungry.
You visited 5 branches of the dungeon, and saw 34 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 1 time.
You collected 3463 gold pieces.
You spent 604 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
f - a +0 blowgun
Missiles
g - 4 curare-tipped needles
C - 30 arrows
F - 5 needles of slowing
Armour
d - a +2 cap of intelligence (worn)
k - the cursed +0 pair of boots of Terror (worn) {+Inv Acc+5 Curse}
(You found it on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts)
It affects your accuracy (+5).
It lets you turn invisible.
It may recurse itself.
It has a curse placed upon it.
I - a +0 elven cloak of darkness
Magical devices
i - a wand of draining (3)
r - a wand of teleportation (4)
s - a wand of disintegration (15)
H - a wand of cold (7)
P - a wand of lightning (5)
S - a wand of digging (13)
Comestibles
q - 2 honeycombs
Scrolls
e - 2 scrolls of recharging
m - a scroll of enchant weapon II
o - a scroll of fear
p - 2 scrolls of teleportation
u - a scroll of summoning
w - a scroll of enchant armour
B - a scroll of enchant weapon I
Jewellery
c - an uncursed ring of see invisible
h - an uncursed ring of teleportation
j - an uncursed ring of wizardry
l - an uncursed ring of teleportation
n - a +2 ring of intelligence (left hand)
t - a ring of sustenance (right hand)
G - the amulet of Doubts (around neck) {Ward +Rage rC+ Str-2 Int+2}
(You bought it in a shop on level 5 of the Dungeon)
[amulet of warding]
It affects your strength (-2).
It affects your intelligence (+2).
It protects you from cold.
It lets you go berserk.
Potions
x - a potion of speed
z - a potion of restore abilities
J - 3 potions of curing
Books
A - Roxanne's Grimoire of Earthen Transmigration
(You took it off Roxanne on level 19 of the Dungeon)
Spells Type Level
Polymorph Hexes/Transmutation 4
Petrify Transmutation/Earth 4
Ignite Poison Fire/Transmutation 5
Statue Form Transmutation/Earth 6
Magical staves
a - an uncursed staff of wizardry
Miscellaneous
v - a box of beasts
y - a bottled efreet
D - a stone of tremors
E - a lamp of fire
K - a phial of floods
O - a lamp of fire
Q - a crystal ball of energy
Skills:
- Level 10.2 Fighting
- Level 12.5 Dodging
* Level 20.3 Unarmed Combat
- Level 13.2 Spellcasting
- Level 10.3 Transmutations
- Level 3.3 Poison Magic
- Level 11.7 Evocations
You had 10 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger
a - Beastly Appendage Trmt ###### 1% 1 None
b - Spider Form Trmt/Pois ######.... 1% 3 None
c - Blade Hands Trmt ######.... 1% 5 #......
d - Ice Form Ice/Trmt #####..... 6% 4 None
e - Conjure Flame Conj/Fire ###..... 12% 3 None
f - Summon Butterflies Summ ###..... 3% 1 None
g - Swiftness Chrm/Air ###....... 6% 2 None
h - Passwall Trmt/Erth #####..... 1% 3 None
i - Passage of Golubria Tloc N/A 38% 4 None
j - Control Teleport Chrm/Tloc ###....... 38% 4 None
k - Blink Tloc N/A 6% 2 None
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (20/27) Temple (1/1) D:7 Orc (4/4) D:6
Elf (0/3) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:13 Swamp (0/5) Lair:3
Spider (1/5) Lair:5 Slime (0/6) Lair:7
Vaults: D:15-20
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
the Shining One
Beogh
Jiyva
Shops:
D:5: = D:10: ( D:16: / D:19: ! Orc:1: * Orc:3: + Orc:4: ?%*
Portals:
Trove: D:11 (show slimy rune of Zot)
Annotations
D:12 exclusion: downstairs
D:19 Louise
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You can breathe blasts of noxious fumes.*
Your lurid green scales are hard (AC +9).*
Your body does not fit into most forms of armour.
Your cold-blooded metabolism reacts poorly to cold.
Your tail ends in a poisonous barb.*
Your system is resistant to poisons.*
Your wings are large and strong.*
You have a pair of small horns on your head.*
You have sharp toenails.*
Your mind is acute (Int +1).
Your flesh is heat resistant.*
You occasionally shout uncontrollably.
[You are clumsy (Dex -2).]
[Your body is deteriorating.]
[You are dopey (Int -1).]
[You digest meat inefficiently.]
[You have a very fast metabolism.]
[You are frail (-10% HP).]
[Your magical capacity is low (-10% MP).]
[Space occasionally distorts in your vicinity.]
Message History
Casting: Blink
Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
The power of the Abyss keeps you in your place!
Read which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
As you read the scroll of teleportation, it crumbles to dust.
You feel strangely unstable.
You feel the power of the Abyss delaying your translocation.
The sixfirhy barely misses you. The sixfirhy hits you! The sixfirhy shocks you!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The sixfirhy misses you.
It closely misses you. It bites you.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
It draws strength from your injuries!
Drink which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
You feel much better. The sixfirhy closely misses you. The sixfirhy barely misses you. The sixfirhy barely misses you.
The sixfirhy closely misses you. It hits you. It bites you but does no damage.
The large abomination hits you!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The large abomination hits you!
You die...
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You could see a large abomination and a sixfirhy.
Vanquished Creatures
Saint Roka (D:19)
Agnes (D:17)
Roxanne (D:19)
An orc warlord (Orc:4)
A stone giant (Orc:4)
The ghost of Laraso the Fencer, a powerful DrFi of Makhleb (Lair:8)
Snorg (D:15)
2 dragons
A ravenous feature mimic (D:19)
Harold (D:12)
3 ogre magi
4 hydras
A sphinx zombie (D:19)
A very ugly thing (D:18)
9 orc high priests
Nergalle (D:12)
9 centaur warriors
2 stone giant skeletons (D:18)
A catoblepas (D:18)
5 skeletal warriors (D:19)
A soul eater (Orc:4)
5 orc knights
Erolcha (D:9)
A flayed ghost (D:19)
A deep elf knight (D:19)
8 unseen horrors
A large abomination (Abyss:1)
A giant amoeba (D:17)
A wizard (D:17)
A harpy (shapeshifter) (D:18)
8 hill giants
A hydra zombie (D:16)
A harpy zombie (D:18)
9 cyclopes
Joseph (D:12)
7 griffons
A wolf spider simulacrum (D:14)
3 orc sorcerers
A wolf spider (Spider:1)
A spiny worm (Lair:7)
A dragon zombie (D:15)
A spiny worm zombie (D:18)
A griffon zombie (D:18)
3 elephant slugs
8 black mambas
A queen ant (Lair:6)
10 elephants
31 slime creatures
9 spiny frogs
2 feature mimics
2 orange demons (Orc:4)
A hill giant zombie (D:16)
4 hellwings
2 demonic crawlers (Spider:1)
62 ugly things
3 hill giant skeletons
12 komodo dragons
5 two-headed ogres
Sonja (D:12)
17 trolls
2 polar bears
2 red devils
6 spriggans (Lair:8)
2 baby alligators (Lair:2)
A queen bee (D:16)
6 jumping spiders
3 blue devils (Orc:3)
7 grizzly bears
10 blink frogs
51 yaks
3 deep dwarf artificers (D:14)
A baby alligator (shapeshifter) (D:19)
4 basilisks
2 tarantellas (Spider:1)
3 fire elementals (D:14)
3 shadows
4 wyverns
6 hippogriffs
4 sharks (Lair:2)
A hippogriff (shapeshifter) (D:14)
Eustachio (D:5)
A fire drake (Lair:6)
A vampire (D:18)
9 vampire mosquitoes
Grum (D:8)
4 redbacks (Spider:1)
2 steam dragons
2 rock worms
3 yaktaur zombies
2 hungry ghosts
8 soldier ants
4 trapdoor spiders
A boulder beetle (D:17)
6 war dogs
3 manticores
A deep elf summoner (D:19)
A wyvern zombie (D:6)
A cyclops zombie (D:13)
2 yaktaur skeletons
4 mottled dragons
5 sky beasts
A necrophage (D:7)
5 black bears
An ogre (shapeshifter) (D:14)
5 ice beasts
5 nagas (Lair:5)
2 cyclops skeletons
2 yellow wasps
7 giant goldfish (Lair:7)
23 ogres
24 orc warriors
A yak zombie (D:7)
A troll zombie (D:11)
2 yak skeletons (D:10)
A phantom (D:13)
11 wargs
14 centaurs
18 wolves
2 troll skeletons
2 boring beetles
12 giant slugs
A rotting devil (Orc:2)
3 big kobolds
A basilisk zombie (D:12)
A yellow wasp zombie (D:11)
8 agate snails
23 crocodiles
16 giant frogs
3 giant frog skeletons
15 water moccasins
A water moccasin skeleton (D:8)
An eye of draining (shapeshifter) (D:15)
28 killer bees
A shapeshifter simulacrum (D:14)
A sky beast zombie (D:6)
3 goliath beetles
15 hounds
3 electric eels
A basilisk simulacrum (D:14)
15 crimson imps
11 big fish
47 orc priests
11 iguanas
28 orc wizards
31 worker ants
3 spiders (Lair:5)
A deep elf soldier (D:13)
A brain worm simulacrum (D:14)
8 scorpions
8 porcupines
21 sheep
4 jellies
4 boggarts
5 mummies
18 adders
A gnoll (shapeshifter) (D:13)
29 green rats
11 gnolls
A giant mite (Lair:2)
A human (D:6)
An adder zombie (D:5)
9 giant centipedes
4 worms
2 ufetubi (D:18)
A giant eyeball (D:9)
7 giant geckos
A gnoll zombie (D:5)
233 orcs
26 bats
30 goblins
24 hobgoblins
21 jackals
34 kobolds
8 quokkas
5 spectral orcs (D:12)
3 ball pythons
7 giant cockroaches
5 giant newts
A goblin skeleton (D:4)
2 jackal skeletons (D:6)
A kobold skeleton (D:6)
2 orc skeletons (D:7)
An orc zombie (D:7)
26 rats
3 ballistomycetes (D:8)
2 fungi
4 plants
1446 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
A soldier ant (Lair:6)
A killer bee (D:16)
2 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
An unseen horror (D:17)
An ugly thing (D:18)
A deep dwarf artificer (D:14)
A two-headed ogre (D:18)
An ogre (D:18)
An orc warrior (D:12)
A centaur (D:17)
A giant frog (D:6)
A hound (Lair:1)
An orc priest (Orc:3)
4 orcs
2 jackals (D:5)
A giant spore (D:8)
2 kobolds
A rat (D:4)
10 butterflies
2 plants
32 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 1480 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | D:1 | Laraso, the Draconian Transmuter, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 16/16 MP: 1/1
108 | D:1 | Gained mutation: You evolve. [potion of mutation]
108 | D:1 | Gained mutation: Your wings are large and strong. [potion of mutation]
108 | D:1 | Gained mutation: You can spit poison. [potion of mutation]
157 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 23/23 MP: 0/3
541 | D:1 | Gained mutation: [Your magical capacity is low (-10% MP).] [evolution]
1300 | D:2 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 28/28 MP: 2/4
1636 | D:3 | Learned a level 3 spell: Spider Form
1880 | D:3 | Lost mutation: You evolve. [potion of cure mutation]
1880 | D:3 | Lost mutation: [Your magical capacity is low (-10% MP).] [potion of cure mutation]
1880 | D:3 | Lost mutation: You can spit poison. [potion of cure mutation]
2233 | D:3 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 20/35 MP: 7/7
2364 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Poison Magic
2939 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 40/40 MP: 4/8
2998 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
3368 | D:4 | Noticed a giant frog skeleton
3377 | D:4 | HP: 2/40 [acid (16)]
3987 | D:4 | Killed a giant frog skeleton
3987 | D:4 | Reached skill level 4 in Transmutations
4043 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 39/47 MP: 7/11
4828 | D:5 | Noticed Eustachio
4872 | D:5 | Killed Eustachio
4872 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Unarmed Combat
4872 | D:5 | Your scales start taking on a lurid green colour.
4872 | D:5 | Gained mutation: Your system is resistant to poisons. [draconian maturity]
4872 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 33/55 MP: 13/13
5244 | D:5 | Found Thriukhiu's Jewellery Shoppe.
5339 | D:5 | Noticed an ogre
5359 | D:5 | Killed an ogre
5451 | D:5 | Noticed an ogre
5464 | D:5 | Killed an ogre
5464 | D:5 | Reached skill level 6 in Unarmed Combat
6124 | D:6 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
6172 | D:6 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
6182 | Orc:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
6372 | D:6 | Got a shimmering brass ring
6448 | D:6 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 63/63 MP: 10/14
6548 | D:6 | Got a slimy sling
6550 | D:6 | Identified the cursed +3,+5 sling "Melil" {frost, rN+ SInv} (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon)
6572 | D:6 | Reached skill level 7 in Unarmed Combat
6972 | D:5 | Identified the ring "Cochagoe" {MR Dex+4 Int-3} (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon)
7563 | D:6 | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
7576 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
8147 | D:7 | Reached skill level 8 in Unarmed Combat
8475 | D:6 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 46/71 MP: 14/16
8859 | D:7 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
8865 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
8947 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Warmaster Okawaru
8985 | D:7 | Reached skill level 9 in Unarmed Combat
9550 | D:7 | Acquired Okawaru's first power
10092 | D:8 | Got a tattered robe
10125 | D:8 | Noticed Grum
10156 | D:8 | Reached skill level 10 in Unarmed Combat
10416 | D:8 | Learned a level 1 spell: Animate Skeleton
10527 | D:8 | Killed Grum
10603 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Transmutations
11136 | D:8 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 80/80 MP: 19/19
11144 | D:8 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
11307 | D:9 | Was placed under penance by Okawaru
11404 | D:9 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
11641 | D:9 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
11828 | D:9 | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
11840 | D:9 | Learned a level 5 spell: Blade Hands
11852 | D:9 | Noticed Erolcha
11964 | D:9 | Killed Erolcha
11964 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
12104 | D:9 | Was forgiven by Okawaru
12118 | D:9 | Learned a level 4 spell: Ice Form
12404 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
13210 | D:9 | Learned a level 1 spell: Summon Small Mammal
13229 | D:10 | Paralysed by a potion of paralysis for 6 turns
13530 | D:10 | Noticed a hill giant
13540 | D:10 | Killed a hill giant
13738 | D:10 | HP: 4/80 [spear trap (10)]
14148 | D:5 | Bought an uncursed ring of see invisible for 165 gold pieces
14148 | D:5 | Bought the amulet of Doubts {Ward +Rage rC+ Str-2 Int+2} for 357 gold pieces
14519 | D:10 | Found Waral's Antique Weapon Emporium.
14779 | D:11 | Noticed a centaur warrior
14815 | D:10 | Noticed an unseen horror
14820 | D:10 | Killed an unseen horror
14822 | D:10 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
15049 | D:9 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 43/86 MP: 15/24
15206 | D:9 | Reached skill level 10 in Transmutations
15666 | D:10 | Noticed an unseen horror
15673 | D:10 | Killed an unseen horror
15921 | D:12 | Noticed Joseph
16265 | D:11 | Learned a level 1 spell: Summon Butterflies
16326 | D:11 | Noticed an unseen horror
16377 | D:11 | Killed an unseen horror
16377 | D:11 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
16483 | D:11 | Killed a centaur warrior
16856 | D:11 | Found a portal to a secret trove of treasure.
17247 | D:12 | Killed Joseph
17395 | D:12 | Noticed Sonja
17401 | D:12 | Killed Sonja
17626 | D:12 | Noticed a hill giant
17630 | D:12 | Noticed Nergalle
17655 | D:12 | Killed a hill giant
18118 | D:12 | Killed Nergalle
18253 | D:12 | Noticed an unseen horror
18263 | D:12 | Killed an unseen horror
18445 | D:12 | Noticed Harold
18473 | D:12 | Killed Harold
18473 | D:12 | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
19044 | D:12 | Acquired Okawaru's second power
19417 | D:12 | Noticed an unseen horror
19424 | D:12 | Killed an unseen horror
19424 | D:12 | Reached skill level 11 in Dodging
19875 | D:12 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 67/94 MP: 19/25
19984 | D:13 | Noticed an unseen horror
19995 | D:12 | Killed an unseen horror
20193 | D:13 | Noticed a centaur warrior
20211 | D:13 | Killed a centaur warrior
20389 | D:13 | Reached skill level 12 in Dodging
20673 | D:14 | Entered Level 14 of the Dungeon
20761 | D:13 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
21047 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
22241 | Lair:2 | Learned a level 2 spell: Swiftness
22245 | Lair:2 | Learned a level 3 spell: Passwall
24349 | Lair:2 | Paralysed by you for 3 turns
24422 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Okawaru
24517 | Lair:3 | Noticed a five-headed hydra
24529 | Lair:2 | Killed a five-headed hydra
24880 | Lair:3 | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
24901 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 13 in Unarmed Combat
25476 | Lair:3 | Noticed a six-headed hydra
26268 | Lair:3 | Killed a six-headed hydra
27098 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 14 in Unarmed Combat
27098 | Lair:3 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 88/101 MP: 17/26
29176 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 15 in Unarmed Combat
29589 | Lair:4 | Got a pair of crude boots
29593 | Lair:4 | Identified the +0 pair of boots of Terror {+Inv Acc+5 Curse} (You found it on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts)
30142 | Lair:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
30422 | Lair:5 | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
30463 | Lair:5 | the staircase to the Snake Pit was a mimic.
30636 | Lair:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations
31746 | Lair:5 | Found a hole to the Spider Nest.
32382 | Lair:6 | Gained mutation: [You have a fast metabolism.] [mutagenic glow]
33280 | Lair:8 | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
33315 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 10 in Evocations
33990 | Lair:7 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
33992 | Lair:7 | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva.
35229 | Lair:8 | Gained mutation: Your tail ends in a poisonous barb. [draconian growth]
35229 | Lair:8 | Reached XP level 14. HP: 108/108 MP: 11/28
35986 | Lair:8 | Noticed a four-headed hydra
35999 | Lair:8 | Killed a four-headed hydra
36450 | Lair:2 | Identified a scroll of acquirement
36456 | Lair:2 | Learned a level 3 spell: Conjure Flame
36466 | Lair:2 | Learned a level 3 spell: Poison Weapon
36476 | Lair:2 | Learned a level 4 spell: Passage of Golubria
36669 | Lair:8 | Noticed Laraso's ghost (powerful DrFi)
36700 | Lair:8 | Killed Laraso's ghost
37091 | Lair:8 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
38326 | Orc:3 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
38340 | Orc:4 | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
39389 | Orc:3 | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
39517 | Orc:3 | Found Mumn's Book Emporium.
40590 | Orc:4 | Noticed a stone giant
40791 | Orc:4 | Killed a stone giant
41622 | D:13 | Received a gift from Okawaru
42399 | Orc:4 | Found Qoal's Food Shop.
42399 | Orc:4 | Found Ykaecash's General Store.
42594 | Orc:4 | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
42642 | Orc:4 | Noticed an orc warlord
42674 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 10 in Spellcasting
42678 | Orc:4 | Killed an orc warlord
43166 | Orc:4 | Found Stizyic's Magic Scroll Shop.
43166 | Orc:4 | Found Pheemp's Distillery.
43982 | Orc:4 | Pheemp's Distillery was a mimic.
44068 | Orc:4 | Bought a scroll of blinking for 82 gold pieces
45081 | Orc:1 | Found Stuat's Assorted Antiques.
45126 | Orc:1 | Gained mutation: [Your body is slowly deteriorating.] [mutagenic glow]
46122 | D:15 | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
47322 | D:14 | Reached XP level 15. HP: 98/122 MP: 29/33
48064 | D:15 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
48372 | D:15 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
49057 | D:15 | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. [mutagenic meat]
49059 | D:15 | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1). [mutagenic meat]
49097 | D:16 | Gained mutation: You have a pair of small horns on your head. [mutagenic meat]
49112 | D:16 | Noticed Snorg
49199 | D:15 | Killed Snorg
50148 | D:16 | Found Blatyb's Magical Wand Shoppe.
50152 | D:16 | Reached skill level 16 in Unarmed Combat
50256 | D:16 | Gained mutation: [You are clumsy (Dex -1).] [mutagenic glow]
50275 | D:16 | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
50689 | Lair:2 | Learned a level 4 spell: Control Teleport
50692 | Lair:2 | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
51591 | D:16 | Gained mutation: You have sharp toenails. [mutagenic meat]
51592 | D:16 | Gained mutation: You occasionally shout uncontrollably. [mutagenic meat]
51593 | D:16 | Lost mutation: [You are clumsy (Dex -1).] [mutagenic meat]
51594 | D:16 | Gained mutation: [You are clumsy (Dex -1).] [mutagenic meat]
51802 | D:17 | Got a shimmering trident
52064 | Lair:2 | Identified the +5,+2 trident "Cesicife" {slay orc, +Fly rF- rN+ MR+} (You found it on level 17 of the Dungeon)
52433 | D:17 | Received a gift from Okawaru
52719 | D:17 | Reached skill level 17 in Unarmed Combat
52731 | D:17 | Identified a +2 pair of elven boots of running (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 17 of the Dungeon)
52929 | D:17 | Paralysed by a centaur warrior for 4 turns
53189 | D:17 | Paralysed by a centaur warrior for 3 turns
53561 | D:17 | Noticed Agnes
53572 | D:17 | Killed Agnes
53653 | D:17 | Reached XP level 16. HP: 83/129 MP: 30/35
54037 | Spider:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Spider Nest
55543 | D:18 | Reached skill level 18 in Unarmed Combat
56966 | D:18 | Received a gift from Okawaru
58100 | D:19 | Reached skill level 19 in Unarmed Combat
58229 | D:19 | Noticed Saint Roka
58525 | D:19 | Killed Saint Roka
59620 | D:19 | Noticed Roxanne
59649 | D:19 | Killed Roxanne
59651 | D:19 | Identified Roxanne's Grimoire of Earthen Transmigration (You took it off Roxanne on level 19 of the Dungeon)
59740 | D:19 | Reached XP level 17. HP: 127/136 MP: 36/36
59858 | D:20 | Entered Level 20 of the Dungeon
59872 | D:19 | Reached skill level 20 in Unarmed Combat
60160 | D:19 | Found a staircase to the Vaults.
60162 | D:19 | the staircase to the Vaults was a mimic.
60537 | D:19 | Found Wialul Dakh's Distillery.
60554 | D:19 | Noticed Louise
60557 | D:19 | Cast into the Abyss (Louise)
60562 | Abyss:1 | Found a corrupted altar of Lugonu.
60941 | Abyss:1 | Mangled by a large abomination
Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Unarmed | 164 | 152 | 486 | 922 | 1943 | 491 || 4158
Throw: Dagger | | | 2 | | | || 2
Cast: Beastly Appendage | 33 | 8 | 61 | 37 | 18 | || 157
Spider Form | | 22 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 4 || 78
Blade Hands | | | | 111 | 267 | 51 || 429
Swiftness | | | | 30 | 92 | 11 || 133
Summon Butterflie | | | | 25 | 3 | || 28
Ice Form | | | | 5 | 1 | 1 || 7
Passwall | | | | | 14 | || 14
Passage of Golubr | | | | | 14 | 1 || 15
Blink | | | | | 11 | 9 || 20
Control Teleport | | | | | 5 | || 5
Invok: Heroism | | | | 1 | 3 | 4 || 8
Finesse | | | | | | 1 || 1
Abil: End Transformatio | | 11 | 13 | 31 | 29 | 4 || 88
Breathe Noxious F | | | 29 | 47 | 111 | 30 || 217
Fly | | | 5 | 13 | 15 | 2 || 35
Evoke Berserk Rag | | | | 1 | 8 | || 9
Evoke Invisibilit | | | | | 60 | 18 || 78
Evoke: Wand | | 1 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 4 || 48
Use: Potion | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 || 34
Scroll | 6 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 2 || 63
Stab: Confused | | | 12 | 19 | 35 | 12 || 78
Distracted | | | 1 | | | || 1
Sleeping | | | | 2 | 3 | || 5
Invisible | | | | | 108 | 27 || 135
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So, I established my stash on Lair:2. Things have been going surprisingly well for this character. I got really lucky and wound up growing wings on turn 108 while trying to find a potion of curing via quaff-ID. My blade hands are just completely destroying everything, I haven't even been in any situation yet where I've had to use Okawaru's powers. I found a spell of swiftness in a book, and I'm currently able to keep swiftness + flight + blade hands active at almost all times without any hunger problems. At level 7 I turned green, which I was kind of miffed about at first since I was hoping to turn either Grey for the AC bonus or Mottled for the brutal power of sticky flame. However, I now realize that this was a blessing in disguise, as the noxious fumes are able incapacitate most enemies, which has been allowing me to do ridiculous amounts of extra damage shredding everything to pieces with blade hands. (Also, that natural poison resistance is always nice)
So I'm approaching midgame right now, and I'm pretty confident that I can clear Lair with the current power of my character, if I don't screw anything up. I'm planning on raising my Unarmed Combat to 15, and then after that raising Fighting to 10, but I'm not really sure what I should focus on after that. I haven't really played as a transmuter much before, should I just continue raising my combat + evasion skills until (if) I find a better transmutation spell that requires higher levels of spellcasting?
EDIT: I just cleared the lair. I found a pair of randart boots that have the +Inv property, so I trained Evocations in my time during the lair so I could take advantage of the invisbility and berserk rage functions that my amulet and boots give me. The invisibility is working fantastically and I've been taking less damage since I've using it, especially so when combined with noxious fumes. I also found a ring of wizardry and a book containing the Passage of Golubria. Even though I can't cast it normally (76% chance of failure), equipping the ring of wizardry and the staff of wizardry lowers the failure rate to 28%. My theory is that this will allow me to create a makeshift controlled blink within 1.5 turns in the event of an emergency, although I haven't had a chance to test it out in actual combat yet.
I'll try to clear the Orcish Mines tomorrow. I'd still appreciate it if someone could give me advice on what I should focus on after I get my Fighting skill raised to 10. Should I go back to training unarmed combat / dodging again, or would working to decrease the hunger cost of Blade Hands be a better choice?
Last edited by Laraso on Wednesday, 5th June 2013, 18:18, edited 2 times in total.
