Lair Larrikin
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Joined: Saturday, 5th March 2011, 09:04
Saturday, 12th March 2011, 06:58
CIP Need spiritual advice
After trying out pure casters and disliking the tedium associated with midgame macro spamming I decided to reroll another husk of meat to endure mutations with and hopefully take to hell/pand.
Issue is, I really really cannot make up my mind about which god to pick. Xom has let me down a lot recently and Jivya is really underwhelming to me (the magic is gone after trying him out a few times, I thought I'd be "shapeless" as his religion described, not just repeatedly gaining/losing level 1 mutations). I was considering Kiku, but I've got the Rn mutation growing and I'm not sure if his given powers will be of too much use. Sif was an option until I just recently picked up the book of changes. Chei/Ash seem to be a slightly bad choice as I have monstrous status and am developing hooves/claws and most certainly will have some form of head ornaments.
I'd love to get some advice from someone experienced in regards to lategame delving/appropriate gods.
On another note, I've fallen in love with starting out as a monk, it feels like a wanderer with great melee capabilities. This came from a recent experience when trying to get one of these guys rolling past the lair. In this I had found a glowing long sword on d2, picked it up and equipped it only to find it was one of distortion. Given that an abyss trip would mean almost certain death, I rolled with the sword. Though I was unable to get through the lair due to dickheadedness on my part, I was really impressed at the smooth transition (probably not much given that it was only on d2/3, don't pop my bubble hah). Blinking a poison gatling gun centuar away from you repeatedly, without a potion of healing resulted in 10 hp and red poison status.
Issue is, I really really cannot make up my mind about which god to pick. Xom has let me down a lot recently and Jivya is really underwhelming to me (the magic is gone after trying him out a few times, I thought I'd be "shapeless" as his religion described, not just repeatedly gaining/losing level 1 mutations). I was considering Kiku, but I've got the Rn mutation growing and I'm not sure if his given powers will be of too much use. Sif was an option until I just recently picked up the book of changes. Chei/Ash seem to be a slightly bad choice as I have monstrous status and am developing hooves/claws and most certainly will have some form of head ornaments.
I'd love to get some advice from someone experienced in regards to lategame delving/appropriate gods.
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a0-5639-g69987a2 character file.
Epileptic Eddy the Black Belt (Demonspawn Monk) Turns: 30356, Time: 01:33:57
HP 111/111 AC 11 Str 11 Exp: 14/103267 (9051), need: 7732
MP 19/19 EV 26 Int 12 God:
Gold 1138 SH 0 Dex 21 Spells: 3 memorised, 11 levels left
Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : + - Unarmed
Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . . c - +2 robe {rF+}
Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : . (no shield)
Res.Acid. : + . . Res.Corr. : + s - +0 helmet
Res.Poison: + Clarity : + M - +3 cloak of Flash {+Lev EV+4}
Res.Elec. : . Spirit.Shd : . (no gloves)
Sust.Abil.: . . Stasis : . q - +1 pair of boots
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . J - amulet of resist corrosion
Res.Rott. : . Levitation : . d - +2,+6 ring of slaying
Saprovore : . . . Ctrl.Flight: . I - ring of poison resistance
@: extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, stealthy
A: claws 2, hooves 1, see invisible, clarity, magic resistance 3, life protection 1, spiny 2
a: Evoke Levitation
You are on level 13 of the Dungeon.
You are not hungry.
You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 22 of its levels.
You have visited 2 portal chambers: bailey, spiders nest.
You have collected 1138 gold pieces.
Inventory:
Missiles
e - 21 darts (quivered)
Armour
c - a +2 robe of fire resistance (worn)
q - a +1 pair of boots (worn)
s - a +0 helmet (worn)
D - a +0 pair of orcish gauntlets of strength
M - the +3 cloak of Flash (worn) {+Lev EV+4}
(You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
It affects your evasion (+4).
It lets you levitate.
Magical devices
b - a wand of paralysis {zapped: 2}
h - a wand of draining {zapped: 7}
r - a wand of cold {zapped: 10}
F - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 2}
G - a wand of teleportation {zapped: 3}
Comestibles
v - 4 meat rations
Scrolls
k - a scroll of fog
m - 10 scrolls of remove curse
t - 6 scrolls of identify
w - 6 scrolls of detect curse
z - 2 scrolls of teleportation
Jewellery
d - a +2,+6 ring of slaying (right hand)
I - a ring of poison resistance (left hand)
J - an amulet of resist corrosion (around neck)
Potions
a - 2 potions of speed
f - 3 potions of restore abilities
g - 3 potions of healing
j - 2 potions of might
n - a potion of strong poison
o - 4 potions of mutation
p - a potion of brilliance
u - 2 potions of heal wounds
E - 7 potions of poison
Books
i - a book of Changes
Spells Type Level
*Fulsome Distillation Transmutation/Necromancy 1
Sticks to Snakes Transmutation 2
*Evaporate Fire/Transmutation 2
*Spider Form Transmutation/Poison 3
Ice Form Ice/Transmutation 4
Blade Hands Transmutation 5
l - a hardcover book
This book is beyond your current level of understanding.
You have 9051 experience left.
Skills:
- Level 11 Fighting
- Level 11 Dodging
- Level 3 Stealth
- Level 2 Stabbing
+ Level 2 Traps & Doors
- Level 15 Unarmed Combat
- Level 2 Spellcasting
+ Level 5 Necromancy
+ Level 6 Transmutations
+ Level 3 Fire Magic
- Level 1 Poison Magic
+ Level 4 Evocations
You have 11 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Success Level Hunger
a - Fulsome Distillation Trmt/Necr N/A Excellent 1 Strawberry
b - Evaporate Fire/Trmt ###....... Great 2 Choko
c - Spider Form Pois/Trmt ##........ Good 3 Honeycomb
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (13/27) Temple (1/1) D:7 Orc (0/4) D:9
Lair (8/8) D:10 Swamp (0/5) Lair:2 Slime (0/6) Lair:8
Snake (0/5) Lair:6 Hive (0/2) D:13
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
The Shining One
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
Shops:
D:4: / D:5: /
Portals:
Trove: D:11 (wand of hasting (9))
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You have very sharp fingernails.
You have large cloven feet.
You are extremely resistant to the effects of hostile enchantments.
You resist negative energy.
You are mostly covered in sharp spines.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You possess an exceptional clarity of mind.
Message History
Done exploring.
Move the cursor to view the level map, or type ? for a list of commands.
Returning to the game...
There is a staircase to the Hive here.
Save game and exit?
Welcome back, Epileptic Eddy the Demonspawn Monk.
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
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There are no monsters in sight!
Vanquished Creatures
5 hydras
9 death yaks
A centaur warrior (D:13)
A griffon (Lair:6)
4 emperor scorpions (Port)
An unseen horror (D:13)
3 hill giants
2 oklob plants (Lair:8)
A spiny worm (Lair:8)
2 cyclopes (D:13)
2 weapon mimics (D:11)
4 black mambas
3 trapdoor spiders (Port)
An elephant slug (Lair:8)
An orc knight (Port)
6 slime creatures
7 wolf spiders (Port)
7 spiny frogs
33 elephants
6 polar bears
8 ugly things (D:13)
6 komodo dragons
13 blink frogs
2 trolls
8 giant toads
4 redbacks (Port)
6 grizzly bears (Lair:8)
2 demonic crawlers (Port)
11 bears (Lair:8)
Edmund (D:7)
A wraith (D:12)
A wyvern (D:9)
33 yaks
A golden eye (D:5)
A hog (D:4)
2 hungry ghosts
2 necrophages
4 hippogriffs
A steam dragon (D:9)
8 vampire mosquitoes (Lair:2)
24 war dogs
6 jumping spiders (Port)
A manticore (D:9)
A sky beast (D:13)
A yellow wasp (D:9)
3 ice beasts
A phantom (D:5)
13 orc warriors
5 gila monsters
6 ogres
3 swamp drakes
2 big kobolds
6 centaurs
10 water moccasins
14 giant frogs
6 crocodiles
6 giant slugs
A soldier ant zombie (D:10)
6 tarantellas (Port)
7 agate snails
An eye of draining (D:10)
9 wights
2 boulder beetles
3 goliath beetles
4 killer bees (D:13)
10 orc priests
7 imps
17 scorpions
7 spiders (D:13)
8 hounds
8 iguanas
A worker ant zombie (D:5)
11 worker ants
11 orc wizards
5 porcupines
2 jellies
A goliath beetle zombie (D:7)
23 green rats
2 gnolls (D:8)
18 snakes
18 giant centipedes
A giant centipede zombie (D:7)
A snake skeleton (D:10)
6 worms
2 iguana skeletons
9 giant geckos
68 orcs
9 giant cockroaches
7 hobgoblins
32 jackals
22 kobolds
4 small snakes
A giant gecko zombie (D:5)
10 giant newts
15 goblins
A kobold skeleton (D:4)
30 megabats
An orc skeleton (D:8)
10 quokkas
2 quokka zombies
26 rats
4 fungi
7 plants
10 toadstools
782 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
4 slime creatures (D:13)
Jessica (D:3)
3 orcs
2 goblins (D:3)
A hobgoblin (D:8)
A kobold (D:1)
A quokka skeleton (D:7)
6 fungi
2 plants
89 toadstools
110 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 892 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | D:1 | Epileptic Eddy, the Demonspawn Monk, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 13/13 MP: 0/0
721 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 19/19 MP: 1/1
2170 | D:2 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
2439 | D:2 | Gained mutation: You have large cloven feet.
2439 | D:2 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 19/25 MP: 2/2
2688 | D:3 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
2924 | D:3 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
3071 | D:3 | Reached skill level 4 in Unarmed Combat
3115 | D:3 | Noticed Jessica
3124 | D:3 | Defeated Jessica
3218 | D:3 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
3242 | D:3 | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in sharp spines.
3242 | D:3 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 9/31 MP: 3/3
4257 | D:4 | Found Waarrum's Magical Wand Emporium.
4423 | D:4 | Gained mutation: You are resistant to hostile enchantments.
4423 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 17/38 MP: 4/4
4816 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
4837 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Unarmed Combat
4838 | D:5 | Gained mutation: You resist negative energy.
4838 | D:5 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 36/43 MP: 5/5
5076 | D:5 | Found Thoucrut's Magical Wand Boutique.
5165 | D:5 | HP: 2/43 [worker ant zombie (4)]
5687 | D:5 | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
5760 | D:5 | Reached skill level 6 in Unarmed Combat
5803 | D:5 | Gained mutation: You are mostly covered in sharp spines.
5803 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 50/50 MP: 6/6
6400 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Stabbing
6578 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
6842 | D:6 | Reached skill level 7 in Unarmed Combat
6942 | D:6 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 39/57 MP: 7/7
7358 | D:7 | Noticed Edmund
7376 | D:7 | Defeated Edmund
7814 | D:7 | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
7829 | D:7 | Reached skill level 8 in Unarmed Combat
8191 | D:7 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
8203 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
8671 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
8684 | D:8 | Got a vibrating cloak
8696 | D:7 | Identified the +3 cloak of Flash (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
9027 | D:8 | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
9082 | D:8 | Reached skill level 1 in Traps & Doors
9337 | D:8 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 62/66 MP: 8/8
9353 | D:8 | Reached skill level 1 in Spellcasting
9358 | D:8 | Gained mutation: You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
9358 | D:8 | Gained mutation: You possess an exceptional clarity of mind.
9426 | D:8 | Found a flagged portal.
9456 | bailey | Entered the bailey
9857 | bailey | Reached skill level 9 in Unarmed Combat
9941 | bailey | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
11131 | D:9 | Learned a level 1 spell: Fulsome Distillation
11307 | D:9 | Reached skill level 10 in Unarmed Combat
11317 | D:9 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
11592 | D:9 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
11980 | D:9 | Gained mutation: You have sharp fingernails.
11980 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 74/74 MP: 11/11
12003 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
12839 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
12869 | D:10 | Reached skill level 11 in Unarmed Combat
13471 | D:10 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
13889 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
13970 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 1 in Necromancy
14267 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 12 in Unarmed Combat
14303 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 1 in Transmutations
14435 | Lair:1 | Learned a level 2 spell: Evaporate
14550 | Lair:1 | Gained mutation: You are highly resistant to hostile enchantments.
14550 | Lair:1 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 73/83 MP: 12/12
16191 | Lair:2 | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
16995 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 13 in Unarmed Combat
17510 | Lair:3 | Found a crumbling entrance.
17529 | Spider | Entered a spider's nest
17609 | Spider | Gained mutation: You are extremely resistant to the effects of hostile enchantments.
17609 | Spider | Reached XP level 12. HP: 35/92 MP: 1/14
17882 | Spider | Reached skill level 1 in Fire Magic
18326 | Spider | Reached skill level 14 in Unarmed Combat
18744 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 5 in Transmutations
19029 | Lair:4 | Got a twisted ring mail
19039 | Lair:4 | Identified the +5 ring mail of the Hunter (You found it on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts)
20408 | Lair:5 | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
20879 | Lair:5 | Gained mutation: You have very sharp fingernails.
20879 | Lair:5 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 76/100 MP: 18/18
21575 | Lair:6 | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
22194 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Necromancy
23129 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
23132 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 15 in Unarmed Combat
23136 | Lair:7 | HP: 3/103 [death yak (19)]
24058 | Lair:8 | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
24061 | Lair:8 | Noticed a spiny worm
24596 | Lair:8 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
24868 | Lair:8 | Reached XP level 14. HP: 101/109 MP: 19/19
25213 | Lair:8 | Defeated a spiny worm
27409 | D:11 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
27412 | D:11 | Found a portal to a secret trove of treasure.
28140 | D:12 | Learned a level 3 spell: Spider Form
28708 | D:13 | Found a staircase to the Hive.
29851 | D:12 | Paralysed by you for 2 turns
29970 | D:12 | Reached skill level 1 in Poison Magic
On another note, I've fallen in love with starting out as a monk, it feels like a wanderer with great melee capabilities. This came from a recent experience when trying to get one of these guys rolling past the lair. In this I had found a glowing long sword on d2, picked it up and equipped it only to find it was one of distortion. Given that an abyss trip would mean almost certain death, I rolled with the sword. Though I was unable to get through the lair due to dickheadedness on my part, I was really impressed at the smooth transition (probably not much given that it was only on d2/3, don't pop my bubble hah). Blinking a poison gatling gun centuar away from you repeatedly, without a potion of healing resulted in 10 hp and red poison status.
