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Tuesday, 29th March 2011, 05:52
XL15 DDNe of Makhleb: what to do for ranged?
I'm in a bit of a conundrum with this guy:
Pain is starting to be pretty useless as a ranged attack. I got the sling "Punk" (+9,+12, frost, rC+) from a scroll and have a bunch of +4 bullets that I found on the floor. But now I've cleared Shoals and there are a bunch of javelins of penetration, returning, and silver down there. I'm able to kill stuff just fine with my dwarven +2 mace of protection (and +1,+5 ring of slaying, and still waiting for a demon whip to drop), but stuff that starts running away I have a hard time killing. It's mostly just a nuisance.
So should I go slings or throwing (oh, I have Portal Projectile memorized)? Or should I hold out for some ranged necromancy attack (is there such?).
Also - is the staff of death worth training staves and evocations up for? I'm kind of partial to my shield.
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a0-5971-gc3adba5 character file.
Dniepr the Spry (Deep Dwarf Necromancer) Turns: 38130, Time: 05:43:54
HP 110/127 AC 26 Str 12 Exp: 16/178217 (52), need: 7682
MP 34/39 EV 20 Int 29 God: Makhleb [******]
Gold 1483 SH 27 Dex 13 Spells: 9 memorised, 9 levels left
Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : . a - +2 dwarf mace (protect)
Res.Cold : + . . Warding : . . c - +2 ring mail "Leuma" {+Blink MR}
Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : . Q - +2 shield {AC+3}
Res.Acid. : . . . Res.Corr. : . N - +3 hat of Pondering {ponderous, MR Int+5 M
Res.Poison: . Clarity : . R - +0 cloak of Starlight {rElec rC+ EV+4 Stlt
Res.Elec. : + Spirit.Shd : . A - +0 pair of gauntlets
Sust.Abil.: . . Stasis : . B - +2 pair of boots {run}
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . P - amulet of the gourmand
Res.Rott. : . Levitation : . l - +1,+5 ring of slaying
Gourmand : + Ctrl.Flight: . M - +3 ring of protection
@: non-regenerating, incredibly resistant to hostile enchantments, fairly stealthy
A: life protection 1, sense surroundings 2, slow healing 3, Int +1
a: Device Recharging, Minor Destruction, Lesser Servant of Makhleb, Major Destruction, Greater
Servant of Makhleb, Renounce Religion, Evoke Blink
You are on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Makhleb.
Makhleb is exalted by your worship.
You are hungry.
You have visited 6 branches of the dungeon, and seen 35 of its levels.
You have visited 1 Labyrinth.
You have visited 1 portal chamber: bailey.
You have collected 2867 gold pieces.
You have spent 1404 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
a - a +2,+2 dwarven mace of protection (weapon)
f - the sling "Punk" {frost, rC+}
(You acquired it on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts)
It turns projectiles fired from it into bolts of frost.
It protects you from cold.
t - an uncursed dagger of speed (quivered)
Missiles
F - 56 +4 sling bullets
Armour
c - the +2 ring mail "Leuma" (worn) {+Blink MR}
(You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)
It increases your resistance to enchantments.
It lets you blink.
s - a +2 spiked helmet of see invisible
A - a +0 pair of gauntlets (worn)
B - a +2 pair of boots of running (worn)
E - a +2 cloak of poison resistance
N - the +3 hat of Pondering (worn) {ponderous, MR Int+5 MP+10}
(You took it off Gastronok on level 3 of the Orcish Mines)
It affects your intelligence (+5).
It increases your resistance to enchantments.
It affects your mana capacity (+10).
The favorite hat of the slug wizard Gastronok, stained with reddish slime
and enchanted to aid in his arcane pondering. It has been specially
enchanted to protect against the effects of salt, though you probably don't
care.
Q - a +2 shield of protection (worn)
R - the +0 cloak of Starlight (worn) {rElec rC+ EV+4 Stlth--}
(You bought it in a shop on level 10 of the Dungeon)
It affects your evasion (+4).
It protects you from cold.
It insulates you from electricity.
It makes you much less stealthy.
A cloak woven of pure light beams.
Magical devices
e - a wand of cold {zapped: 1}
h - a wand of fire {zapped: 1}
k - a wand of enslavement
C - a wand of digging (2)
D - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 1}
O - a wand of teleportation (9)
T - a wand of lightning
V - a wand of disintegration (6)
W - a wand of healing (7)
X - a wand of cold
Scrolls
d - 2 scrolls of fog
g - 2 scrolls of remove curse
i - 5 scrolls of identify
z - 2 scrolls of recharging
H - a scroll of magic mapping
J - a scroll of detect curse
L - 3 scrolls of teleportation
U - 2 scrolls of blinking
Y - 2 scrolls of fear
Jewellery
j - an uncursed ring of levitation
l - a +1,+5 ring of slaying (right hand)
m - a +4 ring of strength
u - an uncursed ring of see invisible
v - an uncursed amulet of clarity
M - a +3 ring of protection (left hand)
P - an amulet of the gourmand (around neck)
Potions
n - 2 potions of brilliance
o - 5 potions of agility
p - 2 potions of might
r - 4 potions of magic
K - 2 potions of healing
Magical staves
b - a staff of death
You have 52 experience left.
Skills:
+ Level 8 Fighting
+ Level 14 Maces & Flails
- Level 4 Armour
+ Level 15 Dodging
- Level 6 Stealth
- Level 4 Stabbing
+ Level 14 Shields
+ Level 3 Traps & Doors
+ Level 9 Spellcasting
+ Level 3 Charms
+ Level 9 Necromancy
- Level 1 Air Magic
- Level 11 Invocations
+ Level 5 Evocations
You have 9 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Success Level Hunger
a - Pain Necr ##### Excellent 1 None
b - Lethal Infusion Chrm/Necr ######.... Excellent 2 None
c - Vampiric Draining Necr #######... Excellent 3 None
d - Dispel Undead Necr #######.. Excellent 4 None
e - Animate Dead Necr N/A Excellent 4 None
f - Repel Missiles Air/Chrm ####...... Very Good 2 None
g - Berserker Rage Chrm N/A Very Good 3 None
h - Portal Projectile Tloc ###.... Good 2 None
i - Recall Tloc/Summ N/A Fair 3 None
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (12/27) Temple (1/1) D:6 Orc (4/4) D:10
Elf (0/5) Orc:4 Lair (8/8) D:10 Shoals (5/5) Lair:3
Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Snake (5/5) Lair:5
Hive: D:11-16
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
The Shining One
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
Beogh
Shops:
D:7: * D:10: [ Orc:4: ?[[(/ Snake:2: * Snake:4: %
Annotations
Lair:5 exclusion: 2 downstairs
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You are resistant to damage.
You can recharge devices by infusing magical energy.
You resist negative energy.
You passively map the area around you.
You do not heal naturally.
Your mind is acute (Int +1).
Message History
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a book of War Chants; a book of Conjurations [fire+earth]; a book of Dreams
a Young Poisoner's Handbook; Vuogiros' Catalogue of Mana; a book of War Chants
a book of War Chants
Things that are here:
a +0 steam dragon armour; a +0 large shield
You drop an uncursed whip of draining.
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There are no monsters in sight!
Vanquished Creatures
Rupert (Shoals:4)
Agnes (Snake:2)
Ilsuiw (Shoals:3)
Maud (Lair:5)
2 greater nagas (Snake:5)
Jozef (Shoals:4)
3 sirens
A minotaur (Lab)
2 merfolk javelineers (Shoals:5)
A hydra (Lair:7)
3 anacondas
An alligator snapping turtle (Shoals:5)
4 death yaks
5 sea snakes
9 naga warriors
4 hill giants
Pikel (D:9)
3 orc knights
An orc sorcerer (Orc:2)
7 harpies
A dancing weapon (Snake:1)
2 cyclopes
15 black mambas
A portal mimic (Shoals:4)
A trapdoor spider (D:12)
7 spiny frogs
21 naga magi
7 mermaids
15 elephants
5 komodo dragons
8 snapping turtles
A troll (Orc:3)
A brown ooze (Lair:7)
5 polar bears (Lair:8)
7 grizzly bears (Lair:8)
11 blink frogs
5 giant toads
4 sharks
3 two-headed ogres
Edmund (D:9)
24 yaks
A wyvern (Lair:6)
A wraith (D:11)
8 hippogriffs
20 merfolk
A wood golem (D:10)
4 vipers
10 manticores
A vampire mosquito (D:12)
3 water elementals (Shoals:3)
3 war dogs (Lair:4)
4 phantoms
2 sky beasts
A deep dwarf (D:9)
4 kenku (Shoals:3)
12 orc warriors
10 ogres
3 ice beasts
3 black bears (Lair:8)
A boring beetle (Lair:8)
12 crocodiles
21 centaurs
46 nagas
2 gila monsters
A lava worm (D:11)
3 slaves (D:8)
5 giant slugs
9 giant frogs
26 water moccasins
2 big kobolds
2 water moccasin zombies
5 agate snails
Blork the orc (D:9)
6 killer bees (D:9)
4 jellyfish (Lair:5)
A gila monster zombie (D:10)
10 wights
2 electric eels (Lair:5)
5 imps
4 big kobold skeletons
A goliath beetle (D:6)
5 iguanas
9 hounds
A hound skeleton (D:10)
5 orc priests
A shadow (D:8)
13 orc wizards
3 scorpions
16 porcupines
6 worker ants
19 sheep
A gnoll (Port)
A giant centipede zombie (D:11)
21 green rats
29 snakes
A shadow imp (D:11)
3 giant centipedes
3 worms
3 giant mites
17 grey rats (D:11)
A giant eyeball (D:10)
A megabat skeleton (D:4)
6 giant geckos
3 oozes
106 orcs
9 giant cockroaches
25 goblins
28 hobgoblins
A human (D:10)
23 megabats
7 quokkas
5 giant newts
A giant spore (D:9)
3 grey rat zombies (D:11)
A hobgoblin zombie (D:6)
29 jackals
42 kobolds
A kobold zombie (D:5)
An orc skeleton (D:8)
An orc zombie (D:12)
48 rats
A rat zombie (D:11)
2 small snakes (Snake:3)
4 ballistomycetes (D:9)
5 fungi
14 plants
9 toadstools
991 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
Nikola (Orc:4)
Aizul (Snake:4)
Terpsichore (Snake:1)
An Executioner (Lair:3)
Louise (Shoals:3)
Gastronok (Orc:3)
A stone giant (Orc:4)
3 greater nagas (Snake:5)
2 Blue Deaths (Lair:7)
3 sirens
4 merfolk aquamancers
3 merfolk javelineers (Shoals:5)
4 merfolk impalers
Nergalle (Shoals:4)
2 griffons (Lair:5)
An iron troll (Orc:4)
3 sea snakes (Shoals:5)
3 naga warriors
2 guardian serpents
2 harpies (Shoals:2)
A giant amoeba (Lair:7)
Joseph (D:8)
3 orc knights (Orc:4)
An oklob plant (Lair:6)
A cyclops (Shoals:5)
A stone golem (D:10)
14 black mambas
14 elephants
A troll (Orc:2)
6 naga magi
5 mermaids
2 komodo dragons (Lair:5)
2 polar bears (Lair:8)
3 snapping turtles
8 blink frogs
2 giant toads
4 grizzly bears (Lair:8)
4 sharks
2 fire drakes
2 vampire mosquitoes (D:12)
25 yaks
3 wood golems (D:10)
20 merfolk
5 hippogriffs
2 water elementals (Shoals:3)
6 manticores
2 ogres (Orc:3)
A black bear (Lair:8)
4 ice beasts
A slave (D:8)
19 orc warriors
A crocodile (Lair:3)
5 centaurs
3 gila monsters
24 nagas
10 water moccasins
2 giant frogs
3 killer bees (D:8)
2 orc priests
An iguana (Lair:4)
5 orc wizards
A hound (Lair:7)
A porcupine (Lair:5)
A worker ant (D:8)
A jelly (D:12)
4 sheep (D:10)
14 snakes
A giant centipede (Lair:3)
6 green rats
41 orcs
2 goblins
2 hobgoblins (Port)
A kobold (Port)
A quokka (Lair:3)
A giant newt (Lair:3)
2 megabats
An orc skeleton (D:8)
A rat (Lair:3)
4 butterflies
A fungus (Lair:5)
16 plants
363 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
3 Balrugs
2 Executioners
2 Cacodemons
3 Green Deaths
2 Blue Deaths
A sea snake zombie (Shoals:5)
A siren zombie (Shoals:4)
3 harpy zombies
3 orange demons
A giant toad zombie (Lair:8)
A portal mimic (Snake:5)
5 black mamba zombies
A black mamba (Snake:5)
A hellwing (Lair:7)
A hill giant zombie (D:12)
A human zombie (Shoals:4)
A naga mage (Snake:2)
A spiny frog zombie (Lair:8)
A snapping turtle zombie (Shoals:5)
2 blink frog zombies
6 elephant zombies
8 merfolk zombies (Shoals:5)
5 yaks (Lair:7)
2 ynoxinuls
A fire drake (Lair:7)
A mermaid zombie (Shoals:2)
A cyclops zombie (Shoals:2)
A manticore zombie (Shoals:5)
3 grizzly bear zombies (Lair:8)
3 yak zombies
A shark zombie (Lair:5)
2 nagas
A kenku (Shoals:3)
A giant frog zombie (Lair:3)
A two-headed ogre zombie (D:12)
4 water moccasins
A water moccasin zombie (Snake:5)
8 centaur zombies
4 kenku zombies (Shoals:3)
A crocodile zombie (D:10)
A gila monster zombie (Lair:3)
9 naga zombies (Snake:5)
A worker ant zombie (D:12)
21 orc zombies
2 snakes (Snake:5)
6 green rats (Lair:7)
7 sheep zombies
An orc skeleton (Orc:3)
2 porcupine zombies (D:10)
2 snake zombies
9 ufetubi (D:10)
A megabat zombie (Shoals:2)
3 kobold zombies (Port)
8 fungi
5 plants
27 toadstools
196 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 1550 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | D:1 | Dniepr, the Deep Dwarf Necromancer, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 11/11 MP: 3/3
1022 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 15/17 MP: 2/5
1616 | D:1 | Learned a level 2 spell: Lethal Infusion
1916 | D:2 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 15/24 MP: 3/6
1959 | D:2 | Learned a level 3 spell: Vampiric Draining
2594 | D:3 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 26/30 MP: 1/8
2889 | D:3 | Reached skill level 5 in Necromancy
3113 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Maces & Flails
3315 | D:4 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
3476 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 34/37 MP: 5/10
3996 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 27/43 MP: 10/12
4202 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
4329 | D:5 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
4511 | D:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
4569 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 38/50 MP: 13/14
4665 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting
5017 | D:5 | Reached skill level 6 in Dodging
5102 | D:5 | Learned a level 4 spell: Dispel Undead
5180 | D:5 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 40/57 MP: 11/16
5740 | D:6 | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
5915 | D:6 | Learned a level 4 spell: Animate Dead
5915 | D:6 | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
5935 | D:6 | Reached skill level 7 in Dodging
6615 | D:7 | Reached skill level 1 in Traps & Doors
6669 | D:7 | Found Uruamp's General Store.
6733 | D:7 | Bought a scroll of identify for 24 gold pieces
6733 | D:7 | Bought a scroll of identify for 24 gold pieces
6733 | D:7 | Bought a scroll of fog for 12 gold pieces
6838 | D:7 | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
6896 | D:6 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
7138 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
7235 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Makhleb the Destroyer
7528 | D:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
7735 | D:8 | Noticed Joseph
7813 | D:8 | Defeated Joseph
7813 | D:8 | Gained mutation: You passively map the area around you.
7813 | D:8 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 59/66 MP: 5/19
7921 | D:8 | Reached skill level 1 in Stabbing
8051 | D:8 | Acquired Makhleb's first power
8446 | D:9 | Noticed Edmund
8482 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
8496 | D:9 | Defeated Edmund
8534 | D:9 | Noticed Maurice
8545 | D:9 | Reached skill level 8 in Dodging
8617 | D:9 | Maurice changed into Maurice the deep dwarf
8618 | D:9 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
8638 | D:9 | Defeated Maurice the deep dwarf
8738 | D:9 | Noticed Pikel
8875 | D:9 | Defeated Pikel
8947 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 66/75 MP: 21/21
9014 | D:9 | Noticed Blork the orc
9040 | D:9 | Reached skill level 9 in Dodging
9049 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
9080 | D:9 | Defeated Blork the orc
9080 | D:9 | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
9096 | D:9 | Acquired Makhleb's second power
9541 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
9799 | D:10 | Noticed a giant slug
9845 | D:10 | Defeated a giant slug
9918 | D:10 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
9991 | D:10 | Acquired Makhleb's third power
10160 | D:10 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
10163 | D:10 | Reached skill level 11 in Dodging
10303 | D:10 | Acquired Makhleb's fourth power
10313 | D:10 | Found Rafany's Armour Shop.
11003 | D:10 | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
11036 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
11046 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
11052 | D:10 | Reached skill level 1 in Armour
11054 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
11063 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
11306 | D:10 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 65/84 MP: 20/23
11606 | Orc:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
11764 | Orc:2 | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
12124 | D:10 | Bought the +0 cloak of Starlight {rElec rC+ EV+4 Stlth--} for 628 gold pieces
12304 | Orc:3 | Acquired Makhleb's fifth power
12603 | Orc:3 | Noticed Gastronok
12618 | Orc:3 | Defeated Gastronok
12621 | Orc:3 | Got a slimy wizard hat
12625 | Orc:3 | Identified the +3 hat of Pondering (You took it off Gastronok on level 3 of the Orcish Mines)
12910 | Orc:4 | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
12926 | Orc:4 | Noticed an iron troll
12929 | Orc:4 | Noticed a stone giant
12932 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
12945 | Orc:4 | Defeated an iron troll
12951 | Orc:4 | Defeated a stone giant
12981 | Orc:4 | Found Sisucav's Magical Wand Shop.
13044 | Orc:4 | Found Kahotsug's Armour Boutique.
13044 | Orc:4 | Found Braohib's Armour Emporium.
13060 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 12 in Dodging
13083 | Orc:4 | Found Mitaj's Weapon Shoppe.
13086 | Orc:4 | Found Ihuah's Magic Scroll Shop.
13096 | Orc:4 | Bought a scroll of curse jewellery for 1 gold piece
13101 | Orc:4 | Bought a +0 pair of boots of running for 144 gold pieces
13494 | Orc:4 | Noticed a two-headed ogre
13500 | Orc:4 | Defeated a two-headed ogre
13591 | Orc:4 | Noticed Nikola
13604 | Orc:4 | Defeated Nikola
13604 | Orc:4 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 85/91 MP: 25/25
13655 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
13798 | Orc:4 | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
14484 | Orc:2 | Reached skill level 10 in Shields
14677 | Orc:2 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 51/89 MP: 34/34
14682 | Orc:2 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 73/94 MP: 25/25
14927 | Orc:4 | Bought the +2 ring mail "Leuma" {+Blink MR} for 571 gold pieces
15047 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
15575 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails
15684 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 13 in Dodging
16015 | Lair:3 | Found a labyrinth entrance.
16026 | Lab | Entered a Labyrinth
16520 | Lab | Got a sparkling book
16521 | Lab | Identified Vuogiros' Catalogue of Mana (You found it in a Labyrinth)
17034 | Lair:3 | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
17082 | Lair:3 | Learned a level 2 spell: Repel Missiles
17088 | Lair:3 | Learned a level 3 spell: Berserker Rage
18625 | Lair:5 | Noticed Maud
18638 | Lair:5 | Defeated Maud
18674 | Lair:5 | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
18769 | Lair:5 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 102/102 MP: 19/25
19021 | Lair:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Charms
19027 | Lair:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Air Magic
19559 | Lair:5 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
21217 | Lair:7 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
21228 | Lair:7 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
21314 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 14 in Dodging
22320 | Lair:8 | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
22471 | Lair:7 | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails
23036 | Lair:8 | Gained mutation: You resist negative energy.
23036 | Lair:8 | Reached XP level 14. HP: 111/111 MP: 19/27
24147 | Lair:8 | Identified a scroll of acquirement
24148 | Lair:8 | Got a blue sling
24149 | Lair:8 | Identified the sling "Punk" {frost, rC+} (You acquired it on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts)
25053 | Snake:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Snake Pit
25285 | Snake:1 | Noticed Terpsichore
25288 | Snake:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Invocations
25315 | Snake:1 | Defeated Terpsichore
25589 | Snake:2 | Noticed Agnes
25616 | Snake:2 | Defeated Agnes
26453 | Snake:2 | Found Kleuq's General Store.
27819 | Snake:4 | Noticed Aizul
27828 | Snake:4 | Defeated Aizul
27850 | Snake:4 | Found Ghuokham's Food Shop.
27859 | Snake:4 | Reached XP level 15. HP: 105/118 MP: 16/27
28191 | Snake:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Snake Pit
29044 | Snake:5 | Got a serpentine rune of Zot
29876 | Shoals:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Shoals
29879 | Lair:3 | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1).
30047 | Lair:1 | Learned a level 2 spell: Portal Projectile
30051 | Lair:1 | Learned a level 3 spell: Recall
30153 | D:11 | Found a flagged portal.
30200 | bailey | Entered the bailey
32425 | D:11 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations
32738 | Shoals:1 | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
33263 | Shoals:2 | Reached XP level 16. HP: 119/127 MP: 25/29
33306 | Shoals:2 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
33708 | Shoals:2 | Reached skill level 15 in Dodging
34708 | Shoals:3 | Noticed Ilsuiw
34752 | Shoals:3 | Defeated Ilsuiw
34976 | Shoals:4 | Noticed Rupert
34993 | Shoals:4 | Defeated Rupert
35037 | Shoals:4 | Noticed Nergalle
35047 | Shoals:4 | Defeated Nergalle
35131 | Shoals:3 | Noticed Jozef
35147 | Shoals:4 | Defeated Jozef
35282 | Shoals:3 | Noticed Louise
35288 | Shoals:3 | Defeated Louise
35605 | Shoals:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Shoals
35714 | Shoals:5 | Got a barnacled rune of Zot
37797 | Shoals:5 | Got a heavily runed chain mail
37798 | Shoals:5 | Identified the +2 chain mail "Kheor" (You found it on level 5 of the Shoals)
Pain is starting to be pretty useless as a ranged attack. I got the sling "Punk" (+9,+12, frost, rC+) from a scroll and have a bunch of +4 bullets that I found on the floor. But now I've cleared Shoals and there are a bunch of javelins of penetration, returning, and silver down there. I'm able to kill stuff just fine with my dwarven +2 mace of protection (and +1,+5 ring of slaying, and still waiting for a demon whip to drop), but stuff that starts running away I have a hard time killing. It's mostly just a nuisance.
So should I go slings or throwing (oh, I have Portal Projectile memorized)? Or should I hold out for some ranged necromancy attack (is there such?).
Also - is the staff of death worth training staves and evocations up for? I'm kind of partial to my shield.
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