Beginner question about weapon choice

[mifibifi]

Hey, I've never been this deep so far. I have three related questions: 1) which axe should I use currently, 2) which axe should I use in the long run, and 3) which axe should I enchant with my scrolls now or later. thanks a lot!

here's what I have so far:

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    Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.1 (tiles) character file.

    gargamel the Severer (Minotaur Fighter)            Turns: 21006, Time: 02:36:34

    HP 103/103       AC 29     Str 26      XL: 12   Next: 55%
    MP  18/18        EV  5     Int  5      God: Okawaru [*****.]
    Gold 512         SH  0     Dex 10      Spells:  0 memorised, 11 levels left

    Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .   d - +4,+0 broad axe (flame)
    Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : .   f - +4 crystal plate armour
    Life Prot.: + . .   Conserve   : .   (no shield)
    Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : .   (helmet restricted)
    Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   G - +2 cloak
    Sust.Abil.: + .     Spirit.Shd : .   (no gloves)
    Res.Mut.  : +       Stasis     : .   (no boots)
    Res.Rott. : .       Flight     : .   T - amulet of resist mutation
    Saprovore : . . .                    z - ring of sustain abilities
                                     s - ring of positive energy

    @: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy
    A: retaliatory headbutt, horns 2
    a: Heroism, Finesse, Renounce Religion


    You are on level 14 of the Dungeon.
    You worship Okawaru.
    Okawaru is extremely pleased with you.
    You are not hungry.

    You have visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and seen 16 of its levels.
    You have also visited: Labyrinth and Sewer.

    Inventory:

    Hand weapons
    d - a +4,+0 broad axe of flaming (weapon)
    l - an uncursed spear of dragon slaying (quivered)
    p - the +2,+3 broad axe of the Extremes {speed, +Rage rPois}
    (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 11 of the Dungeon)   
   
    Attacks with this weapon take half as long, but cause slightly less damage.
    It protects you from poison.
    It lets you go berserk.
    P - a +2,+3 battleaxe
    Z - a +0,+0 dwarven executioner's axe

    Armour
    f - a +4 crystal plate armour (worn)
    G - a +2 cloak (worn)

    Scrolls
    v - 2 scrolls of enchant weapon II
    O - 2 scrolls of enchant weapon I

    Skills:
    - Level 10.1 Fighting
    * Level 16.5 Axes
    - Level 12.6 Armour
      Level 3.6 Shields
    + Level 7.5 Invocations
    - Level 2.4 Evocations


[Mankeli]

You should probably use the one with speed. Switch to battleaxe/exec axe once you get one with a (good) brand (and not uselessly negatively enchanted like some of the crap artifacts Oka gives you). Use the flaming one against hydras. Don't carry around scrolls of enchant weapon.

[mifibifi]

thank you, mankeli. I just stashed all the other axes and the scrolls at lair:2
oka just gave me a vampiric great sword. i havent id-ed it yet. could it be worth switching to? my skill's at 0 with no cross-training, but I've heard that vampiric is one of the best brands.
also, i just found this: flail of parts unknown (venom, rN+, rElec), bonuses not id-ed yet. I cant seem to find anything in the wiki or via google on "of parts unknown". anyways, i could switch to it with cross-training. any thoughts?
thanks again

[Mankeli]

Stick with axes, you have already invested heavily on them.

[asdu]

"Of parts unknown" is just a randomized name for artefacts. And no, it's definitely not worth switching to, although if your inventory allows it, it may be worth keeping around for when you happen upon a pool of water with electric eels in it (not a big deal, but sometimes they spawn in very inconvenient places, blocking access to staircases and such).

[cerebovssquire]

You will basically never lose because you failed to switch weapon type. As a beginner, just stick with the weapon type you chose at the beginning, you're bound to always have a weapon of that type that is good enough.
(Exceptions to this rule are generally more of the "D:1 dagger of electrocution" type rather than weapons you find as a level 12 character anyway - but you'll do fine if you never switch weapon types, so do that until you feel more confident in your item evaluation skills)