CIP - MuCo Help MurderTomb Get Another Rune

[Avarice]

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a0-5639-g69987a2 character file.

MurderTomb the Eclecticist (Mummy Conjurer)                                                                        Turns: 72185, Time: 06:24:19

HP  83/83        AC 10     Str 11      Exp: 15/142944 (2549), need: 4755
MP  36/36        EV 12     Int 19      God: Sif Muna [******]
Gold 1213        SH  0     Dex 12      Spells:  8 memorised, 15 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .    (no weapon)
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : . .  L - +2 robe {rF+}
Life Prot.: + + +   Conserve   : .    (no shield)
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    (no helmet)
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : .    G - +1 dwarf cloak
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    E - +2 pair of gloves
Sust.Abil.: + .     Stasis     : .    q - +0 pair of boots
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    (no amulet)
Res.Rott. : +       Levitation : .    f - ring of sustain abilities
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    k - ring of wizardry

@: quite resistant to hostile enchantments, fairly stealthy
A: in touch with death, cold resistance 1, life protection 3, poison resistance, torment resistance, unbreathing
a: Self-Restoration, Channel Energy, Forget Spell, Renounce Religion


You are on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Sif Muna.
Sif Muna is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 6 branches of the dungeon, and seen 28 of its levels.

You have collected 1978 gold pieces.
You have spent 785 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 j - an uncursed glowing orcish hand axe (quivered)
 F - an uncursed dwarven hammer of protection
Armour
 q - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
 s - a +2 leather armour of cold resistance
 E - a +2 pair of gloves (worn)
 G - a +1 dwarven cloak (worn)
 L - a +2 robe of fire resistance (worn)
Magical devices
 h - a wand of confusion {zapped: 1}
 l - a wand of fireball {zapped: 1}
 t - a wand of cold
 u - a wand of slowing {zapped: 4}
 A - a wand of digging {zapped: 1}
 B - a wand of hasting {zapped: 1}
 D - a glowing iron wand
 H - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 1}
 K - a wand of disintegration
 M - a wand of lightning {zapped: 1}
 U - a wand of frost {zapped: 1}
Scrolls
 b - 2 scrolls of detect curse
 e - 6 scrolls of identify
 g - 4 scrolls labeled BESEONNOUQ {tried, fear}
 o - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 p - 5 scrolls of teleportation
 v - 2 scrolls of recharging
 w - 4 scrolls of blinking
 y - a scroll of acquirement
 O - a scroll of magic mapping
 P - 3 scrolls of fog
Jewellery
 f - a ring of sustain abilities (right hand)
 k - a ring of wizardry (left hand)
Books
 d - 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                5
   *Freezing Cloud                    Conjuration/Ice/Air          6
   
 i - Nergalle's Catalogue of Confrontation {god gift}
   (Sif Muna gifted it to you on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Shock                              Conjuration/Air              1
   *Throw Frost                       Conjuration/Ice              2
   *Poisonous Cloud                   Conjuration/Poison/Air       5
   Conjure Ball Lightning             Conjuration/Air              7
   
 n - a book of the Sky {god gift}   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Insulation                         Charms/Air                   4
   *Airstrike                         Air                          4
   Flight                             Charms/Air                   4
   Silence                            Hexes/Air                    5
   Lightning Bolt                     Conjuration/Air              5
   Deflect Missiles                   Charms/Air                   6
   Conjure Ball Lightning             Conjuration/Air              7
   
 C - a book of Conjurations [ice+air]   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Magic Dart                        Conjuration                  1
   *Throw Frost                       Conjuration/Ice              2
   *Mephitic Cloud                    Conjuration/Poison/Air       3
   Static Discharge                   Conjuration/Air              4
   Lightning Bolt                     Conjuration/Air              5
   *Bolt of Cold                      Conjuration/Ice              6
   
 J - a book of War Chants {god gift}   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Fire Brand                         Hexes/Fire                   2
   Freezing Aura                      Hexes/Ice                    2
   Repel Missiles                     Charms/Air                   2
   Berserker Rage                     Charms                       3
   Regeneration                       Charms/Necromancy            3
   Haste                              Charms                       6
   
 N - Sif Muna's Almanac of the Frigorific Oath {god gift}
   (Sif Muna gifted it to you on level 5 of the Snake Pit)   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Ensorcelled Hibernation            Hexes/Ice                    2
   Freezing Aura                      Hexes/Ice                    2
   Tukima's Dance                     Hexes                        3
   *Bolt of Cold                      Conjuration/Ice              6
   Metabolic Englaciation             Hexes/Ice                    7
   
 S - a book of Burglary   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Apportation                        Translocation                1
   *Swiftness                         Charms/Air                   2
   Passwall                           Transmutation/Earth          3
   Control Teleport                   Charms/Translocation         4
   Lee's Rapid Deconstruction         Earth                        5
   Passage of Golubria                Translocation                4
   Darkness                           Hexes                        7
   
Magical staves
 c - a -2 rod of demonology (9/9)
   (You found it on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts)
 Y - a staff of cold
Miscellaneous
 Q - a serpentine rune of Zot


 You have 2549 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 1 Staves
 - Level 2 Armour
 - Level 2 Dodging
 - Level 3 Stealth
 - Level 1 Traps & Doors
 + Level 15 Spellcasting
 - Level 13 Conjurations
 + Level 4 Charms
 - Level 12 Ice Magic
 - Level 9 Air Magic
 - Level 2 Poison Magic
 - Level 2 Invocations


You have 15 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Magic Dart            Conj           #####        Excellent   1    N/A
b - Throw Frost           Ice/Conj       #######      Excellent   2    N/A
c - Mephitic Cloud        Pois/Air/Conj  ######....   Excellent   3    N/A
d - Poisonous Cloud       Pois/Air/Conj  ######....   Excellent   5    N/A
e - Swiftness             Air/Chrm       ######....   Excellent   2    N/A
f - Airstrike             Air            #######...   Excellent   4    N/A
g - Bolt of Cold          Ice/Conj       #######...   Excellent   6    N/A
h - Freezing Cloud        Ice/Air/Conj   #######...   Excellent   6    N/A


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (11/27)            Temple (1/1) D:7             Orc (2/4) D:9
   Lair (8/8) D:10         Shoals (1/5) Lair:5        Slime (0/6) Lair:6
  Snake (5/5) Lair:5     
  Hive: D:11-16     

Having lost the last mummy that got this far to merfolk javelins I have some questions on where to take this character.

Spells
is poison cloud worth keeping? It seems like there are very few situations I'd want to use it over freezing cloud.
Airstrike seems to do significantly less damage than throw icicle. Should I replace it with throw icicle as my mundane damage spell?
is deflect missiles a big enough improvement over repel missiles to justify the extra 4 spell slots?
I've mostly been training Conjurations, Ice, and Air and just recently charms for deflect missile and flight but are there any other spell schools I should be training?

Items
I found a rod of demonology. Is it worth it to train evocations to be able to use abjuration reliably or should I wait for Sif to gift it to me in spell form?
I have a scroll of acquirement what should I do with it? I was thinking jewelry or armour.

Where to next
Orcish mines then hive. After that the vaults seems like the next safest location but I'm up for suggestions.

[Zicher]

Heavily off-topic, but - what does that recently-so-often-seen CIP abbreviation mean? Calling for Information Post?

[Avarice]

CIP = Character in progress.
Which raises the question of where to post requests for advice about characters in progress.
Should it be here or should it be in the dungeon crawling advice section or should that section be for more general advice.

[Tiber]

I like having both freezing and poison cloud. Nothing like fighting a unique who is both poisoned and standing in freezing vapour.
I'd go with Throw Ice over Airstrike. The only thing Airstrike has going for it smite-targeted, and that's not much.
I'd use acquirement for jewelry. Slightly better chance for something good.

As for the rod of demonology, I would. Trade one item slot for leaving some spell slots open. And a backup in case of running out of MP. Not to mention, considering Sif Muna's books are usually weighted on your skills, you could be waiting a while. Evocations could also help since, being a mummy, you rely more on wands.
Could also do Elf right after Orc. Poison and freezing cloud tear up elven halls. And if you go with the rod you have a way to deal with any resistant summoned demons, too.

The others I can't offer advice about.