To Zot, or not to Zot

[mrthehoople]

For some reason I've become a little obsessed with getting a 3 rune win with MiBe build. I've had 3 runes twice previously with this build and both times died fannying around in unnecessary places (I.e. elf 3) without clearing Zot.

So this time I have 3 runes - snake, shoals and vaults. I'm wielding a +1/+7 vampiric executioners axe which, combined with ring of regeneration, has basically meant I've wandered through everything swinging it and barely had to quaff a single heal wounds potion or use a teleport scroll. I cleared vaults without taking a breath. Because of the vampiric weapon I've trained axes to 27 and fighting to nearly 27 ignoring a lot of other stuff. I have AC around 35 but very poor EV for this stage of game (I think about 12). I've cleared orc, lair, snake, shoals, vaults and dungeon up to and including lvl27.

I have some good mutations - magic, fire and cold resistance. I also have magic resistance from a cloak. I have pretty much every basic amulet and ring ( including 2 neg resistance rings and Rmut amulet). But the game has not been kind to me with items - I have no decent randarts i can use and no slaying bonus. I'm worried about going in to Zot - I have no source of R elec for electric golems and I have poor EV. The vampiric weapon will be of very limited use and I have no holy weapon for instance. I have no cure mutation potions.

What do you think - shall I clear some or all of elf (If I can) - mess around in hall of blades or hell? I think tomb will destroy me. Or am I actually safer just plunging into Zot?

Thanks for any advice

[moocowmoocow]

Is it nobler to suffer the spells and arrows of elf shit flingers, or to take arms against a sea of draconians, and by opposing, end the game? TO ZOT!

Drink potion of resistance before you fight elec golems... there shouldn't be that many. You don't need neg resistance at all. If you have wand of haste you're much safer... always haste before fighting OoF and ancient liches. Don't fight lots of draconians at a time... lure them to you. If it turns out to be too hard, then go ahead and do elf and try get your AC higher. Hell is suicide if you can't handle Zot, same with Tomb.

[mrthehoople]

Thanks for the advice. I'll find the potion shops and stock up on resistance. I'm tempted to clear elf 1 and 2 as should be easy with vampiric axe and high MR and neg resistance. Then I'll give zoo a go and let you know.

How hard is hall of blades? I've never attempted it.

[1010011010]

Dancing weapons aren't too hard but some have distortion brand. Short, no loot, unlikely you'll find something better than your vamp axe. I've never found it useful in any of my games. Easy for invisistabbers,

[Sprucery]

The only reason for doing HoB would be to get the experience, which I think you don't need. Elf 1 and 2 should be ok. Probably the optimal solution would be just to go for Zot, though.

(I try to always do HoB, Elf and Crypt because I find them fun, but they are risky business and not recommended if you just want to win.)

[Lasty]

You don't need randarts or slaying bonuses or holy weapons to have a good character or to beat Zot. All you really need is a good offense (+7 exec axe will do fine), a good defense (yours is all right, but I myself would shoot for 20 EV and probably some more AC -- there's plenty of XP in Zot to train up Dodging and Armour), ideally a source of haste, and careful/resourceful play.

A lot of other things are helpful, but none are required.

[moocowmoocow]

Good luck. Post your character and people will generally have lots of good advice to give you regarding items/skills etc.

[Amnesiac]

You also want to have rF++ or better in zot. Maybe rElec or potions of resistance, as well.

[mrthehoople]

hmm, I think I'll clear elf 1 and 2 as that should be easy, then round up some potions of resistance and take on zot...

Character dump:

[mrthehoople]

and I'm out!!!!

[mrthehoople]

interestingly, despite no electric resistance, I didn't get hit by an electric golem even once (I face 4 or 5). Only moments of danger were an ancient lich that took me down to 10hp - I had to keep quaffing whilst my iron troll took it down, and when I stupidly beserked against a solitary orb, the a curse toe appeared and it's mushrooms confused me. Took a potion of curing, blink and a hasted run to get free.

So that's my first ever win (MiBe). Guess I should try a caster next - any suggestions for a noob?

[moocowmoocow]

Congrats! It's easier for us to read if you post character in code tags:

  Code:

 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.0 (tiles) character file.

1590311 Matt the Axe Maniac (level 27, 216/216 (221) HPs)
             Began as a Minotaur Berserker on Feb 6, 2014.
             Was the Champion of Trog.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 3 runes on Feb 14, 2014!
             
             The game lasted 12:59:49 (81044 turns).

Matt the Axe Maniac (Minotaur Berserker)           Turns: 81044, Time: 12:59:49

HP 216/216 (221) AC 37     Str 26      XL: 27
MP  16/16        EV 34     Int  3      God: Trog [******]
Gold 7247        SH  0     Dex 27      Spells:  0 memorised, 26 levels left

Res.Fire  : + + .   See Invis. : .   Z - +1,+7 executioner's axe (vamp)
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : .   G - +8 plate armour of the Gravedigger {+Fly rF+ Int+1 Stlth++}
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : +   (no shield)
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : +   (helmet unavailable)
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   x - +2 cloak {rCorr, Cons}
Sust.Abil.: . .     Spirit.Shd : .   t - +2 pair of gauntlets {Dex+3}
Res.Mut.  : +       Stasis     : .   w - +2 pair of boots
Res.Rott. : .       Flight     : .   U - amulet of resist mutation
Saprovore : . . .                    C - +5 ring of dexterity
                                     c - ring of regeneration

@: very slightly contaminated, very resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely
unstealthy
A: retaliatory headbutt, horns 3, blurry vision 3, cold resistance 1, deformed
body, fire resistance 1, -20% hp, -20% mp, magic resistance 1, Int -2
a: Burn Spellbooks, Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Renounce Religion,
Evoke Flight
}: 3/15 runes: serpentine, barnacled, silver


You escaped.
You worshipped Trog.
Trog was exalted by your worship.
You were not hungry.

You visited 8 branches of the dungeon, and saw 62 of its levels.
You visited 1 bazaar.
You also visited: Wizlab.

You collected 10494 gold pieces.
You spent 3267 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 v - the +1,+1 executioner's axe of Faloc {chop, rC+ SInv}
   (Trog gifted it to you on level 20 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
   
   It protects you from cold.
   It enhances your eyesight.
 Z - a +1,+7 vampiric executioner's axe (weapon)
Armour
 t - a +2 pair of gauntlets of dexterity (worn)
 w - a +2 pair of boots (worn)
 x - a +2 cloak of preservation (worn)
 G - the +8 plate armour of the Gravedigger (worn) {+Fly rF+ Int+1 Stlth++}
   (You acquired it on level 2 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   It affects your intelligence (+1).
   It protects you from fire.
   It lets you fly.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
 J - the +4 dragonskin cloak
   (You took it off Tiamat on level 4 of the Realm of Zot)
Magical devices
 i - a wand of hasting (1)
 k - a wand of cold (7)
 A - a wand of fire (10)
 D - a wand of digging (6)
 M - a wand of disintegration (9)
 S - a wand of lightning (7)
Comestibles
 r - 13 meat rations
 R - a strawberry
Scrolls
 a - a scroll of holy word
 d - 2 scrolls of teleportation
 n - 2 scrolls of identify
 s - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 y - 4 scrolls of blinking
 F - a scroll of recharging
 P - 2 scrolls of fog
Jewellery
 b - an uncursed ring of sustenance
 c - a ring of regeneration (left hand)
 f - the ring "Ryapric" {+Inv Dex+1}
   (You took it off a red draconian on level 1 of the Realm of Zot)   
   
   [ring of invisibility]
   It affects your dexterity (+1).
 h - the ring "Rothrov" {rPois rC+ MR++}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 2 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   [ring of protection from cold]
   It protects you from poison.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
 j - an uncursed ring of fire
 l - an uncursed ring of positive energy
 C - a +5 ring of dexterity (right hand)
 E - an uncursed amulet of conservation
 K - an uncursed ring of teleport control
 O - an uncursed amulet of resist corrosion
 Q - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
 T - an uncursed amulet of warding
 U - an amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
 X - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
Potions
 g - a potion of resistance
 m - 5 potions of speed
 p - 4 potions of curing
 z - 4 potions of agility
 B - a potion of might
 H - a potion of invisibility
 V - a potion of restore abilities
 W - 3 potions of heal wounds
Orbs of Power
 I - the Orb of Zot
Miscellaneous
 e - a stone of tremors
 o - a phial of floods
 q - a fan of gales
 u - a fan of gales (inert)
 L - a bottled efreet
 N - a disc of storms


   Skills:
 O Level 27 Fighting
 O Level 27 Axes
   Level 7.0 Crossbows
 + Level 25.7 Armour
 + Level 25.9 Dodging
   Level 0.2 Shields
 - Level 3.0 Evocations


You had 26 spell levels left.
You didn't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (0/1) D:6             Orc (4/4) D:7
    Elf (3/3) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:13         Shoals (5/5) Lair:4
  Snake (5/5) Lair:6        Slime (0/6) Lair:8       Vaults (5/5) D:15
  Blade (0/1) Vaults:4      Crypt (0/5) Vaults:3        Zot (5/5) D:27

Altars:
Sif Muna
Vehumet
Zin
the Shining One
Beogh
Jiyva

Shops:
D:5 +   D:10 }   D:24 %   D:25 [   Orc:4 *=([   Elf:2 =   Elf:3 ?   Shoals:2 [   Vaults:1 (   Vaults:2 *
Vaults:3 [   Vaults:4 (

Portals:
Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27
Abyss: D:21 D:24 D:25
Pandemonium: D:24

Annotations:
Lair:2 exclusion: oklob plant


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You reflexively headbutt those who attack you in melee.
You have a pair of large horns on your head.
Your vision is extremely blurry.
Your flesh is cold resistant.
Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body.
You are dopey. (Int -2)
Your flesh is heat resistant.
You are very frail (-20% HP).
Your magical capacity is very low (-20% MP).
You are resistant to hostile enchantments.


Message History

Trog accepts your kill.
The orange demon stings you but does no damage.
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
The orange demon closely misses you.
You climb upwards.
You sense a powerful magical force warping space.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
Unknown command.
Unknown command.
Move the cursor to view the level map, or type ? for a list of commands.
Returning to the game...
Move the cursor to view the level map, or type ? for a list of commands.
Returning to the game...
You see here a club.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
You enter the shallow water.
Moving in this stuff is going to be slow.
There is a staircase leading out of the dungeon here.
Char dumped to 'C:/Users/Matthew/AppData/Roaming/crawl/morgue/Matt.txt'.
You have escaped!

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There were no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  6 orbs of fire
  Tiamat (Zot:4)
  Saint Roka (Orc:4)
  Boris (twice) (Vaults:2 Vaults:5)
  Margery (D:22)
  Norris (D:18)
  Lamia (Snake:4)
  2 Killer Klowns (Zot:5)
  7 golden dragons
  3 curse toes
  Jory (D:27)
  7 bone dragons
  5 electric golems
  Xtahua (D:22)
  A Hell Sentinel (Elf:3)
  2 liches
  An Ice Fiend (Zot:5)
  13 tentacled monstrosities
  25 Orb Guardians
  2 deep elf master archers (Elf:3)
  2 titans (Vaults:5)
  2 deep elf blademasters (Elf:3)
  12 storm dragons
  An Executioner (D:23)
  A kraken (Shoals:5)
  Rupert (Snake:3)
  11 shadow dragons
  Agnes (D:19)
  A sphinx (Vaults:2)
  Frances (D:24)
  Kirke (D:14)
  4 draconian monks
  The ghost of Mrthehoople the Bludgeoner, a mighty MiBe of Trog (Shoals:2)
  6 tengu reavers
  Roxanne (D:18)
  Ilsuiw (Shoals:4)
  8 fire giants
  Wiglaf (D:26)
  2 frost giants
  11 deep elf sorcerers
  Maud (D:16)
  A fire giant (shapeshifter) (Vaults:4)
  6 draconian scorchers
  16 vault wardens
  2 cacodemons
  Aizul (Elf:2)
  Louise (D:16)
  7 draconian knights
  A draconian zealot (Zot:5)
  A ghost moth (Zot:2)
  6 draconian shifters
  An orc warlord (D:25)
  Jorgrun (D:19)
  9 draconian annihilators
  7 deep elf demonologists
  14 greater nagas
  50 stone giants
  7 draconian callers
  11 green draconians
  11 grey draconians
  The ghost of Matt the Shatterer, a powerful MiBe of Trog (Lair:7)
  A vampire knight (Vaults:4)
  11 black draconians
  Azrael (Vaults:3)
  A lorocyproca (Vaults:5)
  11 deep elf annihilators
  12 red draconians
  5 mottled draconians
  4 pale draconians
  13 white draconians
  23 purple draconians
  2 merfolk javelineers (Shoals:5)
  9 yellow draconians
  Snorg (D:17)
  5 deep elf death magi
  4 ettins
  A merfolk impaler (Shoals:5)
  9 salamanders (Snake:5)
  3 deep elf high priests
  14 dragons
  11 ironheart preservers
  32 vault guards
  5 sirens
  A great orb of eyes (D:15)
  33 yaktaur captains
  7 merfolk aquamancers (Shoals:5)
  13 ice dragons
  5 death cobs
  Fannar (Lair:2)
  Harold (D:13)
  Josephine (D:11)
  2 ravenous item mimics (Vaults:5)
  10 anacondas
  Nessos (Elf:2)
  6 deep troll earth magi
  2 ravenous feature mimics
  Erica (D:13)
  18 death yaks
  3 hydras
  14 deep troll shamans
  15 ogre magi
  2 dancing weapons (D:15)
  2 spectral elves
  15 naga warriors
  8 very ugly things
  A fire crab (Vaults:3)
  29 centaur warriors
  4 orc high priests
  3 soul eaters
  3 sun demons
  4 catoblepae
  2 storm dragon zombies (Vaults:2)
  4 hell knights (D:22)
  A death drake (shapeshifter) (Vaults:5)
  2 ice devils
  8 iron trolls
  3 death drakes (Zot:1)
  6 skeletal warriors
  7 unseen horrors
  17 deep elf knights
  33 deep trolls
  5 flayed ghosts
  A shadow demon (Elf:3)
  6 sea snakes
  12 hill giants
  10 ironbrand convokers
  24 harpies
  A swamp dragon (Zot:1)
  3 red wasps
  A hill giant (shapeshifter) (D:26)
  A deep troll (shapeshifter) (Vaults:5)
  A sphinx zombie (Vaults:2)
  2 hellions
  4 necromancers
  5 phantasmal warriors
  30 orc knights
  7 statues (WizLab)
  A giant amoeba (D:18)
  A shadow dragon skeleton (Vaults:5)
  A red wasp (shapeshifter) (Vaults:4)
  8 deathcaps
  4 orc sorcerers
  11 deep elf conjurers
  A frost giant zombie (Vaults:3)
  A stone giant zombie (Vaults:2)
  5 wolf spiders
  2 draconian zombies (Zot:3)
  7 griffons
  2 fire giant zombies
  2 shining eyes (shapeshifter) (Vaults:5)
  2 sixfirhies (Elf:3)
  A black mamba (shapeshifter) (Vaults:2)
  6 vault sentinels
  A stone golem (D:13)
  6 guardian serpents (Snake:5)
  2 guardian serpents (shapeshifter)
  A griffon (shapeshifter) (Vaults:5)
  14 cyclopes
  2 spiny worms
  9 stone giant skeletons
  A cyclops (shapeshifter) (Vaults:5)
  4 elephants (Lair:2)
  27 moths of wrath
  38 black mambas
  3 fire giant skeletons
  11 spiny frogs
  4 orange demons
  A tormentor (Vaults:5)
  A moth of wrath (shapeshifter) (D:26)
  10 deep elf summoners
  Psyche (D:9)
  A small abomination (Elf:3)
  5 fire drakes
  A black draconian zombie (Zot:3)
  A feature mimic (D:17)
  11 mermaids
  4 smoke demons
  5 hellwings
  7 deep elf priests
  A silent spectre (Vaults:3)
  31 naga magi
  A guardian mummy (D:26)
  A redback zombie (D:16)
  A yaktaur (shapeshifter) (Vaults:5)
  A hydra zombie (D:13)
  17 trolls
  87 yaktaurs
  2 wind drakes (shapeshifter)
  An iron troll skeleton (D:19)
  2 jumping spiders
  4 polar bears
  A polar bear (shapeshifter) (D:13)
  A queen bee (shapeshifter) (D:23)
  3 red devils (Elf:3)
  3 blue devils
  3 wind drakes
  A moth of wrath zombie (Zot:3)
  11 komodo dragons
  A hydra skeleton (D:15)
  A red wasp zombie (D:19)
  An iron devil (Elf:3)
  Prince Ribbit (D:4)
  21 snapping turtles
  A slime creature (shapeshifter) (Vaults:4)
  A snapping turtle (shapeshifter) (Vaults:5)
  27 two-headed ogres
  6 boulder beetles
  2 basilisks
  A dragon zombie (Zot:1)
  A raven (shapeshifter) (D:18)
  A grizzly bear (Lair:8)
  An ice dragon zombie (Zot:3)
  An ettin zombie (Vaults:3)
  A trapdoor spider (shapeshifter) (D:26)
  27 slime creatures
  10 sharks
  13 blink frogs
  An ettin skeleton (D:19)
  4 wraiths
  A shadow (D:20)
  37 deep elf magi
  4 hill giant zombies
  21 water elementals
  A tarantella (shapeshifter) (Vaults:1)
  3 vampires
  A ynoxinul (Elf:3)
  2 merfolk (shapeshifter)
  17 redbacks
  54 yaks
  5 hungry ghosts
  2 tarantellas
  6 chaos spawn
  2 elephant slugs
  21 wolves
  3 wyverns
  A hog (D:14)
  A fire elemental (Vaults:3)
  93 ugly things
  Grum (D:13)
  53 merfolk
  21 vampire mosquitoes
  19 hippogriffs
  3 hill giant skeletons
  An iron troll simulacrum (D:21)
  27 deep elf fighters
  A rock worm (Elf:2)
  20 manticores
  A manticore (shapeshifter) (Vaults:5)
  12 wandering mushrooms
  2 mottled dragons
  10 freezing wraiths
  2 deep troll zombies
  3 hell hounds (Vaults:3)
  2 soldier ants
  A redback simulacrum (D:18)
  53 orc warriors
  2 deep troll skeletons
  Purgy (D:3)
  A swamp drake (Zot:5)
  7 ice beasts
  A black bear (D:11)
  104 nagas
  4 sky beasts
  14 porcupines
  A yellow wasp (D:12)
  70 ogres
  A phantom (D:9)
  11 crocodiles
  A boring beetle (Lair:8)
  8 giant goldfish
  49 centaurs
  Sigmund (D:3)
  Duvessa (D:5)
  3 rotting devils
  12 wargs
  50 water moccasins
  5 giant slugs
  5 big kobolds
  A lost soul (Elf:1)
  Blork the orc (Orc:4)
  6 giant frogs
  A yaktaur skeleton (D:18)
  2 cyclops zombies
  A wyvern zombie (D:11)
  11 agate snails
  2 boulder beetle zombies
  A manticore skeleton (D:11)
  7 jellyfish
  A rock worm zombie (D:17)
  A wyvern skeleton (D:8)
  An eye of draining (shapeshifter) (Vaults:2)
  15 killer bees
  A troll zombie (D:14)
  A hippogriff zombie (D:10)
  12 wights
  19 electric eels
  6 goliath beetles
  3 lava snakes (Snake:5)
  Dowan (D:5)
  A troll skeleton (D:6)
  13 hounds
  2 quasits
  13 crimson imps
  38 orc priests
  6 jellies
  A yaktaur simulacrum (D:19)
  4 scorpions
  14 big fish
  An iron imp (Elf:3)
  8 orange rats
  10 iguanas
  48 orc wizards
  5 worker ants
  A killer bee zombie (D:12)
  A boulder beetle simulacrum (D:20)
  32 sheep
  Ijyb (D:7)
  A troll simulacrum (D:14)
  A mottled dragon skeleton (D:14)
  2 big kobold skeletons
  8 boggarts
  2 mummies (D:26)
  2 ogre skeletons
  A black bear simulacrum (D:10)
  2 hound skeletons
  2 worker ant zombies
  49 adders
  7 elf zombies (Elf:1)
  3 lemures (Elf:3)
  A big kobold simulacrum (D:10)
  11 giant centipedes
  4 gnolls (D:8)
  41 green rats
  A shadow imp (Elf:3)
  A sky beast simulacrum (D:10)
  A giant mite (D:3)
  A white imp (D:10)
  3 worms
  4 ufetubi
  2 adder skeletons
  2 giant eyeballs
  5 giant geckos
  7 oozes
  237 orcs
  31 bats
  24 hobgoblins
  22 jackals
  36 kobolds
  19 quokkas
  5 ball pythons
  5 giant cockroaches
  A giant newt (D:3)
  19 goblins
  2 goblin skeletons
  A jackal skeleton (D:5)
  2 orc skeletons
  2 orc zombies
  A quokka skeleton (D:4)
  21 rats
  4 spectral orcs (Orc:4)
  2 crawling corpses (Elf:1)
  15 fungi
  38 plants
  2 tentacles (Shoals:5)
3212 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  An ancient lich (Zot:5)
  A Killer Klown (Zot:4)
  Mara (D:18)
  An illusory Mara (D:18)
  A Shadow Fiend (Zot:5)
  A draconian scorcher (Zot:1)
  A red draconian (Zot:1)
  2 merfolk javelineers (Shoals:5)
  A dragon (Zot:1)
  9 hydras
  Nergalle (Orc:4)
  A storm dragon zombie (Vaults:2)
  An orc sorcerer (Orc:4)
  A spiny frog (Lair:8)
  A wandering mushroom (Zot:4)
  3 guardian mummies (D:26)
  A smoke demon (Orc:4)
  A snapping turtle (Shoals:5)
  An ugly thing (D:18)
  3 yaks
  A chaos spawn (Elf:3)
  2 manticores
  An orc warrior (Orc:4)
  A warg (Orc:4)
  A giant frog (Lair:2)
  A water moccasin (Lair:2)
  An orc priest (Orc:4)
  2 mummies (D:26)
43 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  An ancient lich (Zot:5)
  An Orb Guardian (Zot:5)
  An eldritch tentacle (Zot:2)
  A fire giant (Vaults:4)
  A stone giant (Vaults:4)
  A black draconian (Zot:1)
  2 yaktaur captains (Vaults:4)
  A vault guard (Vaults:4)
  A naga warrior (Snake:5)
  An ice devil (Elf:3)
  A hill giant (Vaults:5)
  A stone giant zombie (Vaults:2)
  A moth of wrath (Zot:1)
  3 yaktaurs (Vaults:4)
  A human (D:14)
  2 air elementals
  A naga (Snake:5)
  An orc warrior (Vaults:3)
  An ogre (D:16)
  A water moccasin (Snake:2)
  A jellyfish (D:12)
  3 killer bees (D:12)
  An electric eel (D:12)
  An orc wizard (Orc:2)
  A giant spore (D:15)
  63 eldritch tentacle segments (Zot:2)
  5 fungi
  4 plants
  23 tentacles (Shoals:5)
  111 tentacle segments (Shoals:5)
237 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 3492 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
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     0 | D:1      | Matt, the Minotaur Berserker, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 19/19 MP: 0/0
   167 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 24/26 MP: 0/0
   217 | D:1      | Reached skill level 4 in Axes
   476 | D:1      | Acquired Trog's second power
   898 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 33/33 MP: 1/1
  1160 | D:3      | Reached skill level 5 in Axes
  1276 | D:3      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 31/40 MP: 1/1
  1305 | D:3      | Noticed Sigmund
  1314 | D:3      | Killed Sigmund
  1314 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 35/46 MP: 1/1
  1381 | D:3      | Reached skill level 6 in Axes
  1970 | D:4      | Noticed Purgy
  1999 | D:3      | Killed Purgy
  1999 | D:3      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 10/53 MP: 2/2
  2138 | D:4      | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
  2161 | D:4      | Noticed Prince Ribbit
  2197 | D:4      | Reached skill level 7 in Axes
  2309 | D:4      | Killed Prince Ribbit
  2309 | D:4      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 8/59 MP: 2/2
  2561 | D:4      | Reached skill level 8 in Axes
  2946 | D:4      | Acquired Trog's third power
  3415 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  3459 | D:5      | Reached skill level 9 in Axes
  3480 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
  3578 | D:5      | Noticed Duvessa
  3579 | D:5      | Noticed Dowan
  3588 | D:5      | Killed Duvessa
  3588 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 45/67 MP: 3/4
  3601 | D:5      | Killed Dowan
  3608 | D:5      | Reached skill level 10 in Axes
  3816 | D:5      | Found Wagaluj's Book Shop.
  4307 | D:6      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  4326 | D:6      | Reached skill level 11 in Axes
  4533 | D:6      | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva.
  4911 | D:7      | Reached skill level 12 in Axes
  4999 | D:7      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 65/72 MP: 7/7
  5103 | D:7      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  5140 | D:7      | Noticed Ijyb
  5149 | D:7      | Killed Ijyb
  5636 | D:8      | Received a gift from Trog
  5654 | D:8      | Reached skill level 13 in Axes
  5657 | D:8      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  5664 | D:8      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
  6336 | D:9      | Reached skill level 14 in Axes
  6609 | D:9      | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  6721 | D:9      | Noticed Psyche
  6733 | D:9      | Killed Psyche
  6733 | D:9      | Reached skill level 15 in Axes
  6733 | D:9      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 77/80 MP: 8/8
  7209 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
  7230 | D:10     | Noticed a cyclops
  7243 | D:10     | Reached skill level 16 in Axes
  7253 | D:10     | Killed a cyclops
  7457 | D:10     | Noticed a hill giant
  7463 | D:10     | Killed a hill giant
  7463 | D:10     | Reached skill level 17 in Axes
  7484 | D:10     | HP: 2/80 [something (6)]
  7537 | D:10     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 54/85 MP: 8/8
  7539 | D:10     | Noticed a griffon
  7547 | D:10     | Killed a griffon
  7734 | D:10     | Killed an unseen horror
  7734 | D:10     | Reached skill level 18 in Axes
  8289 | D:10     | Identified a scroll of acquirement
  8290 | D:10     | Got a shimmering crystal plate armour
  8317 | D:10     | Identified the -4 crystal plate armour of the Big Bang {Str+3 Dex-2 Int+1} (You acquired it on level 10 of the Dungeon)
  8388 | D:10     | Found Xopnaikh's Gadget Boutique.
  8394 | D:10     | Received a gift from Trog
  8813 | D:11     | Reached skill level 19 in Axes
  8902 | D:11     | Noticed Josephine
  8915 | D:11     | Killed Josephine
  8947 | D:11     | Noticed a five-headed hydra
  8993 | D:11     | Killed a five-headed hydra
  9743 | D:12     | Reached skill level 20 in Axes
  9910 | D:12     | Noticed a hill giant
  9911 | D:12     | Received a gift from Trog
  9915 | D:12     | Killed a hill giant
 10033 | D:12     | Reached XP level 12. HP: 68/93 MP: 7/10
 10466 | D:12     | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
 10604 | D:12     | Noticed an eight-headed hydra
 10616 | D:12     | Killed an eight-headed hydra
 10892 | D:13     | Noticed Grum
 10906 | D:13     | Killed Grum
 10969 | D:13     | Noticed Erica
 10983 | D:13     | Killed Erica
 11109 | D:13     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 11224 | D:13     | Noticed Harold
 11241 | D:13     | Killed Harold
 11533 | D:13     | Reached skill level 10 in Armour
 11889 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 12309 | Lair:2   | Received a gift from Trog
 12371 | Lair:2   | Noticed a six-headed hydra
 12377 | Lair:2   | Killed a six-headed hydra
 12535 | Lair:2   | Noticed Fannar
 12542 | Lair:2   | Killed Fannar
 12836 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
 12841 | Lair:2   | Reached XP level 13. HP: 87/107 MP: 8/10
 13194 | Lair:2   | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
 13485 | Lair:2   | Noticed a seven-headed hydra
 13494 | Lair:2   | Killed a seven-headed hydra
 14172 | Lair:3   | Received a gift from Trog
 15228 | Lair:4   | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
 15817 | Lair:4   | Paralysed by a potion of paralysis for 5 turns
 16000 | Lair:4   | Received a gift from Trog
 16250 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 21 in Axes
 16313 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
 17053 | Lair:6   | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 17758 | Lair:6   | Received a gift from Trog
 18076 | Lair:7   | Noticed Matt's ghost (powerful MiBe)
 18084 | Lair:8   | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
 18160 | Lair:7   | Killed Matt's ghost
 18932 | Lair:7   | Reached XP level 14. HP: 119/119 MP: 3/11
 19497 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 22 in Axes
 19611 | Lair:8   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 19612 | Lair:8   | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva.
 19639 | Lair:8   | Received a gift from Trog
 21184 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 21194 | Orc:1    | Received a gift from Trog
 21227 | Orc:1    | Got a bloodstained battleaxe {god gift}
 21228 | Orc:1    | Identified the battleaxe of Severance {god gift, elec, SInv} (Trog gifted it to you on level 1 of the Orcish Mines)
 21837 | Orc:1    | Received a gift from Trog
 22465 | Orc:2    | Received a gift from Trog
 23078 | Orc:3    | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
 23095 | Orc:3    | Received a gift from Trog
 23357 | Orc:3    | Gained mutation: You are resistant to hostile enchantments. [potion of beneficial mutation]
 23364 | Orc:4    | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
 23577 | Orc:4    | Noticed Nergalle
 23585 | Orc:4    | Noticed Saint Roka
 23589 | Orc:4    | Killed Nergalle
 23794 | Orc:4    | Received a gift from Trog
 23968 | Orc:4    | Killed Saint Roka
 24030 | Orc:4    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 24032 | Orc:4    | Noticed Blork the orc
 24042 | Orc:4    | Killed Blork the orc
 24047 | Orc:4    | Reached XP level 15. HP: 129/129 MP: 4/12
 24091 | Orc:4    | Found Zeagariz's General Store.
 24111 | Orc:4    | Found Hivios' Antique Weapon Emporium.
 24270 | Orc:4    | Found Nishosh's Antique Armour Emporium.
 24515 | Orc:4    | Found Nishosh's Jewellery Emporium.
 24715 | Orc:4    | Received a gift from Trog
 25039 | Orc:4    | Reached skill level 23 in Axes
 25137 | Orc:4    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 25593 | D:14     | Entered Level 14 of the Dungeon
 25710 | D:14     | Reached skill level 1 in Crossbows
 25931 | D:14     | Noticed Kirke
 25943 | D:14     | Killed Kirke
 26116 | D:14     | Received a gift from Trog
 26942 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 27387 | D:15     | Found a staircase to the Vaults.
 27874 | D:16     | Noticed Maud
 27892 | D:16     | Killed Maud
 28295 | D:16     | Noticed Louise
 28307 | D:16     | Killed Louise
 28514 | D:16     | Received a gift from Trog
 28827 | D:17     | Reached skill level 5 in Crossbows
 29027 | D:17     | Noticed Snorg
 29038 | D:17     | Killed Snorg
 29200 | D:17     | Found a labyrinth entrance.
 29623 | D:17     | Reached XP level 16. HP: 120/140 MP: 4/13
 29686 | D:18     | Received a gift from Trog
 29790 | D:18     | Reached skill level 24 in Axes
 30171 | D:18     | Noticed Norris
 30198 | D:18     | Killed Norris
 30422 | D:18     | Noticed Mara
 30423 | D:18     | Noticed Mara
 30430 | D:18     | Noticed Mara
 30438 | D:18     | Killed Mara
 30444 | D:18     | Killed Mara
 30560 | D:18     | Gained mutation: You tend to lose your temper in combat. [potion of mutation]
 30560 | D:18     | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. [potion of mutation]
 30560 | D:18     | Gained mutation: Your vision is a little blurry. [potion of mutation]
 30598 | D:18     | Noticed Roxanne
 30627 | D:18     | Killed Roxanne
 30639 | D:18     | Received a gift from Trog
 31638 | D:19     | Noticed Agnes
 31657 | D:19     | Killed Agnes
 32302 | D:19     | Noticed Jorgrun
 32318 | D:19     | Killed Jorgrun
 32798 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 15 in Fighting
 33271 | Orc:4    | Bought an uncursed ring of poison resistance for 320 gold pieces
 33795 | Snake:1  | Entered Level 1 of the Snake Pit
 34775 | Snake:1  | Reached skill level 25 in Axes
 34890 | Snake:1  | Received a gift from Trog
 34890 | Snake:1  | Reached XP level 17. HP: 96/151 MP: 4/13
 34895 | Snake:1  | Got an iridescent battleaxe {god gift}
 34896 | Snake:1  | Identified the battleaxe of Geigom {god gift, chop, rC+} (Trog gifted it to you on level 1 of the Snake Pit)
 35412 | Snake:2  | Got a vibrating brass ring
 35416 | Snake:2  | Identified the ring "Yroar" {Hunger +Fly Int-2} (You found it on level 2 of the Snake Pit)
 37031 | Snake:3  | Received a gift from Trog
 37089 | Snake:3  | Noticed Rupert
 37105 | Snake:3  | Killed Rupert
 37609 | Snake:4  | Reached skill level 15 in Armour
 37645 | Snake:4  | Noticed Lamia
 37664 | Snake:4  | Killed Lamia
 38360 | Snake:5  | Entered Level 5 of the Snake Pit
 38416 | Snake:5  | Received a gift from Trog
 40449 | Snake:5  | Received a gift from Trog
 40473 | Snake:5  | Reached skill level 26 in Axes
 40489 | Snake:5  | Reached XP level 18. HP: 159/162 MP: 5/15
 40654 | Snake:5  | Got a serpentine rune of Zot
 40896 | Snake:5  | Gained mutation: You have a pair of large horns on your head. [potion of mutation]
 40896 | Snake:5  | Lost mutation: You tend to lose your temper in combat. [potion of mutation]
 40896 | Snake:5  | Gained mutation: Your flesh is cold resistant. [potion of mutation]
 41426 | Shoals:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Shoals
 41483 | Shoals:1 | Received a gift from Trog
 41900 | Shoals:1 | Found a flickering gateway to a bazaar.
 41910 | Bazaar   | Entered a bazaar
 41914 | Bazaar   | Found Fofao's Jewellery Boutique.
 41934 | Bazaar   | Found Diplonin's Antique Armour Shoppe.
 41939 | Bazaar   | Bought a shimmering plate armour for 560 gold pieces
 41939 | Bazaar   | Bought a pair of glowing gauntlets for 24 gold pieces
 41967 | Bazaar   | Identified the cursed -5 plate armour "Mnado" {Dex+3 Int+2} (You bought it in a shop in a bazaar)
 41979 | Bazaar   | Found Froapoont's Book Boutique.
 41996 | Bazaar   | Found Viafif Thea's Weapon Emporium.
 42704 | Shoals:2 | Found Zatiosk's Antique Armour Shop.
 42738 | Shoals:2 | Bought a heavily runed plate armour for 588 gold pieces
 42781 | Shoals:1 | Identified the cursed +0 plate armour "Ninef" {+Blink +Fly} (You bought it in a shop on level 2 of the Shoals)
 43121 | Shoals:2 | Noticed Mrthehoople's ghost (mighty MiBe)
 43127 | Shoals:2 | Killed Mrthehoople's ghost
 43237 | Shoals:2 | Received a gift from Trog
 44717 | Shoals:4 | Noticed Ilsuiw
 44795 | Shoals:4 | Killed Ilsuiw
 45819 | Shoals:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Shoals
 46062 | Shoals:5 | Reached skill level 27 in Axes
 46066 | Shoals:5 | Received a gift from Trog
 46341 | Shoals:5 | Got a barnacled rune of Zot
 46406 | Shoals:5 | Got a pair of ancient boots
 46433 | Shoals:5 | Identified the cursed -3 pair of boots of the Loofah {rF++ Str+2 Acc-5} (You found it on level 5 of the Shoals)
 46670 | Shoals:5 | Got a dazzling chain mail
 46691 | Shoals:5 | Identified the +7 chain mail "Temomai" {+Fly rC+ MR++ SInv} (You found it on level 5 of the Shoals)
 47473 | D:18     | Reached XP level 19. HP: 174/174 MP: 15/15
 47793 | D:20     | Entered Level 20 of the Dungeon
 47960 | D:20     | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
 47998 | D:20     | Received a gift from Trog
 47998 | D:20     | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
 48004 | D:20     | Got a warped executioner's axe {god gift}
 48006 | D:20     | Identified the +1,+1 executioner's axe of Faloc {chop, rC+ SInv} (Trog gifted it to you on level 20 of the Dungeon)
 48879 | D:21     | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
 48918 | D:21     | Found a gateway to Hell.
 48972 | D:21     | Got a jewelled cloak
 48976 | D:21     | Identified the cursed +0 cloak of the Forest {Str+2 Dex-3} (You found it on level 21 of the Dungeon)
 49011 | D:21     | Found a one-way gate to the infinite horrors of the Abyss.
 49301 | D:21     | Received a gift from Trog
 49917 | D:22     | Noticed Xtahua
 49923 | D:22     | Killed Xtahua
 49983 | D:22     | Received a gift from Trog
 50126 | D:22     | Noticed Margery
 50139 | D:22     | Killed Margery
 51268 | D:23     | Received a gift from Trog
 51351 | D:23     | Found a one-way gate leading to the halls of Pandemonium.
 51356 | D:23     | the one-way gate leading to the halls of Pandemonium was a mimic.
 52105 | D:24     | Noticed Frances
 52112 | D:24     | Killed Frances
 52277 | D:24     | Found Luimoqi's Food Shop.
 52517 | D:24     | Found a one-way gate leading to the halls of Pandemonium.
 52598 | D:24     | Received a gift from Trog
 52973 | D:24     | Reached XP level 20. HP: 180/190 MP: 16/16
 53275 | D:25     | Entered Level 25 of the Dungeon
 53332 | D:25     | Found Enaaph's Armour Shoppe.
 53683 | D:25     | Received a gift from Trog
 54521 | D:26     | Received a gift from Trog
 54603 | D:26     | Noticed Wiglaf
 54612 | D:26     | Killed Wiglaf
 55274 | D:27     | Entered Level 27 of the Dungeon
 55278 | D:27     | Noticed a golden dragon
 55284 | D:27     | Noticed Jory
 55289 | D:27     | Killed a golden dragon
 55307 | D:27     | Killed Jory
 55307 | D:27     | Reached XP level 21. HP: 36/205 MP: 17/17
 55503 | D:27     | Received a gift from Trog
 56403 | Vaults:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Vaults
 56536 | Vaults:1 | Found Jukiss' Weapon Shop.
 57468 | Vaults:1 | Received a gift from Trog
 57848 | Vaults:2 | Noticed Boris
 57875 | Vaults:2 | Killed Boris
 58209 | Vaults:2 | Received a gift from Trog
 58677 | Vaults:2 | Found Treput's Assorted Antiques.
 58888 | Vaults:3 | Noticed Azrael
 58903 | Vaults:3 | Killed Azrael
 58993 | Vaults:3 | Received a gift from Trog
 59276 | Vaults:3 | Found Stroim's Armour Boutique.
 59606 | Vaults:3 | Reached XP level 22. HP: 221/221 MP: 18/18
 60177 | Vaults:3 | Found a staircase to the Crypt.
 60320 | Vaults:4 | Received a gift from Trog
 61229 | Vaults:4 | Found a staircase to the Hall of Blades.
 61548 | Vaults:4 | Found Stramimn's Weapon Boutique.
 61585 | Vaults:4 | Received a gift from Trog
 62194 | Vaults:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Vaults
 62357 | Vaults:5 | Received a gift from Trog
 63294 | Vaults:5 | Noticed Boris
 63503 | Vaults:5 | Killed Boris
 63907 | Vaults:5 | Reached XP level 23. HP: 178/235 MP: 18/18
 64223 | Vaults:5 | Reached skill level 27 in Fighting
 64236 | Vaults:5 | Received a gift from Trog
 64335 | Vaults:5 | Gained mutation: Your vision is quite blurry. [a shining eye]
 65069 | Vaults:5 | Got a silver rune of Zot
 65096 | Vaults:5 | Got a pair of smoking gloves
 65100 | Vaults:5 | Identified the cursed +0 pair of gloves "Udghities" {Str+2} (You found it on level 5 of the Vaults)
 65659 | Elf:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Elven Halls
 67176 | Elf:2    | Reached skill level 15 in Dodging
 67177 | Elf:2    | Received a gift from Trog
 67262 | Elf:2    | Found Mugu's Jewellery Boutique.
 67352 | Elf:2    | Got a warped plate armour
 67441 | Elf:1    | Identified the +8 plate armour of the Gravedigger {+Fly rF+ Int+1 Stlth++} (You acquired it on level 2 of the Elven Halls)
 67578 | Elf:2    | Noticed Nessos
 67587 | Elf:2    | Killed Nessos
 67804 | Elf:2    | Noticed Aizul
 67813 | Elf:2    | Killed Aizul
 68059 | Elf:3    | Entered Level 3 of the Elven Halls
 68367 | Elf:3    | Found Qeckomeh's Magic Scroll Shop.
 68409 | Elf:3    | Received a gift from Trog
 68542 | Elf:3    | Found a magical portal.
 68550 | WizLab   | Entered a wizard's laboratory
 69571 | Elf:3    | Received a gift from Trog
 69745 | Elf:3    | Gained mutation: You are frail (-10% HP). [a cacodemon]
 69980 | Elf:3    | Reached XP level 24. HP: 191/223 MP: 19/19
 70567 | Elf:3    | Received a gift from Trog
 72257 | Orc:4    | Bought a potion of agility for 35 gold pieces
 72420 | Elf:2    | Bought the ring "Rothrov" {rPois rC+ MR++} for 841 gold pieces
 72420 | Elf:2    | Bought a +5 ring of dexterity for 700 gold pieces
 72475 | Elf:3    | Bought a scroll of blinking for 104 gold pieces
 72920 | Vaults:2 | Bought a potion of might for 95 gold pieces
 74406 | Zot:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Realm of Zot
 74407 | Zot:1    | Noticed an orb of fire
 74408 | Zot:1    | Gained mutation: Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body. [an orb of fire]
 74425 | Zot:1    | Killed an orb of fire
 75047 | Zot:1    | Identified a +2 cloak of preservation (You took it off a red draconian on level 1 of the Realm of Zot)
 75055 | Zot:1    | Received a gift from Trog
 75545 | Zot:1    | Got a vibrating marble ring
 75742 | Zot:2    | Identified the ring "Ryapric" {+Inv Dex+1} (You took it off a red draconian on level 1 of the Realm of Zot)
 75826 | Zot:2    | Reached XP level 25. HP: 228/228 MP: 0/19
 75878 | Zot:2    | Received a gift from Trog
 77202 | Zot:3    | Received a gift from Trog
 77720 | Zot:4    | Noticed Tiamat
 77774 | Zot:4    | Killed Tiamat
 77851 | Zot:4    | Received a gift from Trog
 78020 | Zot:4    | HP: 10/228 [deathcap/drain life[a curse toe] (16)]
 78281 | Zot:4    | Reached XP level 26. HP: 237/237 MP: 20/20
 78710 | Zot:5    | Entered Level 5 of the Realm of Zot
 79039 | Zot:5    | Noticed an orb of fire
 79055 | Zot:5    | Killed an orb of fire
 79438 | Zot:5    | Received a gift from Trog
 79508 | Zot:5    | Noticed an orb of fire
 79524 | Zot:5    | Killed an orb of fire
 79728 | Zot:5    | Noticed an orb of fire
 79730 | Zot:5    | Gained mutation: Your vision is extremely blurry. [an orb of fire]
 79736 | Zot:5    | Killed an orb of fire
 79763 | Zot:5    | Noticed an orb of fire
 79767 | Zot:5    | Gained mutation: Your magical capacity is low (-10% MP). [an orb of fire]
 79770 | Zot:5    | Gained mutation: Your magical capacity is very low (-20% MP). [an orb of fire]
 79777 | Zot:5    | Gained mutation: You are very frail (-20% HP). [an orb of fire]
 79778 | Zot:5    | Killed an orb of fire
 79810 | Zot:5    | Noticed an ancient lich
 79818 | Zot:5    | Noticed an orb of fire
 79818 | Zot:5    | Gained mutation: You are dopey. (Int -2) [an orb of fire]
 79851 | Zot:5    | Killed an ancient lich
 79851 | Zot:5    | Reached XP level 27. HP: 128/218 MP: 16/16
 79859 | Zot:5    | Killed an orb of fire
 80003 | Zot:5    | Noticed an ancient lich
 80012 | Zot:5    | Killed an ancient lich
 80137 | Zot:5    | Got the Orb of Zot
 80408 | D:25     | Noticed Xafozuit the pandemonium lord
 80586 | D:19     | Noticed Icwis the pandemonium lord
 80642 | D:16     | Noticed Ghauk the pandemonium lord
 81044 | D:$      | Escaped with the Orb!
             


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 | 19-21 | 22-24 | 25-27 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Hand axe          |    80 |    91 |   137 |       |       |       |       |       |       ||   308
       War axe           |       |       |   342 |   178 |       |       |       |       |       ||   520
       Battleaxe         |       |       |       |   524 |   119 |   262 |       |       |       ||   905
       Unarmed           |       |       |       |     2 |       |       |       |       |       ||     2
       Executioner's axe |       |       |       |       |  1302 |  1433 |  1300 |  1464 |   848 ||  6347
       Crossbow          |       |       |       |       |     1 |       |       |       |       ||     1
 Fire: Sling             |    17 |    37 |    36 |    56 |    70 |       |       |       |       ||   216
       Bow               |       |       |       |    37 |       |       |       |       |       ||    37
       Blowgun           |       |       |       |    42 |    10 |       |       |       |       ||    52
       Crossbow          |       |       |       |     3 |   150 |   140 |       |       |       ||   293
Invok: Berserk           |       |     1 |     1 |     4 |    11 |     7 |     1 |     2 |     3 ||    30
       Trog's Hand       |       |       |       |     3 |     2 |     5 |     3 |     2 |     4 ||    19
       Brothers in Arms  |       |       |       |     4 |     6 |     2 |     4 |     3 |     4 ||    23
       Burn Spellbooks   |       |       |       |       |     5 |     4 |     4 |    10 |     1 ||    24
 Abil: Stop Flying       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
       Evoke Flight      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |    19 |     7 |    12 |     6 |     3 |    10 |     9 ||    66
       Deck              |       |       |       |       |     4 |       |       |       |       ||     4
       Miscellaneous     |       |       |       |       |     2 |     1 |       |     1 |     1 ||     5
  Use: Scroll            |       |       |    17 |    10 |     8 |    34 |     9 |    13 |     6 ||    97
       Potion            |       |       |    11 |     7 |     7 |     7 |     2 |     3 |     8 ||    45
 Stab: Distracted        |       |       |       |       |     1 |     1 |       |     1 |       ||     3
       Fleeing           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |     1 |     3 ||     4



For caster, there's two schools of thought for recommended races... Dark Elf is frail but gains skill extremely quickly. Draconian is beefy but has a slower progression (which some say is good because it teaches you not to rely on super high aptitudes). There's lots of viable options though... tengu, octopode, human, high elf etc. Fire Elementalist and Conjurer are both good for direct damage, Ice Elementalist and Necromancer are great for hybrid style. I guess some general advice is set your attack spells to macroes to save your fingers. Something that helped me too is to take time and play all the caster classes, and use every spell in their starting books so you know the powers and effects of different spell schools.

[mrthehoople]

sorry to be dumb, but how do I post a character dump in code tags?

My feeling is that, since I went for a tank class first, I should go for a frail elf pure caster next... Took me nearly 3 months to win with MiBe, might take another 3 this time..

[tedric]

Only 3 months? You speed demon! I played way longer than that before getting my first (and only) win, which was also a MiBe 3-runer. And I've gone even longer since then without a follow-up.

For what it's worth, I found MfIE to be the best intro into spellcasting from playing melee tanks like MiBe. Merfolk are decently robust, the starting book gives you a wide variety of tools so you can develop your own playstyle (throw frost/icicle for ranged damage, ozo's armour or condensation shield for defense, summon ice beast for meatshielding), and you gotta love that +4 polearms apt. I've gotten lots of MfIEs of Ash to the late game and could probably have won 3-runers with almost all of them, except I can never resist the temptation to push characters into the extended game. It's so hard to walk away when you know there are still a dozen runes out there...

For code tags, use the full post editor, it's one of the buttons you can click. Or just put the word code in square brackets, copy/paste the text from your dump, and follow it up with /code, also in square brackets. Like this:

  Code:

[code]dump[/code]