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Snake Sneak

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Joined: Friday, 6th June 2014, 22:20

Post Saturday, 4th June 2016, 00:01

long time poster first time caster

Any advice on my caster, not sure what Armour to wear nor how to deal with orb's of fire. I always think about orb's of fire, are their spells they will take damage? I have almost no melee skills at all. This is my first true caster not a hybrid.

Thanks in advance.

http://crawl.akrasiac.org/rawdata/sage1234/sage1234.txt
  Code:
 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.19-a0-471-ga74cb86 (webtiles) character file.

sage1234 the Devastator (Deep Elf Wizard)          Turns: 54249, Time: 06:55:03

Health: 97/97      AC: 12    Str:  4    XL:     16   Next: 72%
Magic:  36/36      EV: 27    Int: 29    God:    Vehumet [*****.]
Gold:   1885       SH:  0    Dex: 15    Spells: 12 memorised, 2 levels left

rFire  + . .      SeeInvis .    R - +2 rod of shadows (12/12)
rCold  . . .      Gourm    .    U - +2 robe {rF+}
rNeg   . . .      Faith    .    (no shield)
rPois  .          Spirit   .    n - +2 hat
rElec  .          Dismiss  .    a - +1 cloak
rCorr  .          Reflect  .    l - +1 pair of gloves
SustAt .          Harm     .    m - +1 pair of boots
MR     ++...                    r - amulet of magic regeneration
Stlth  +++++.....               q - +5 ring of evasion
                                B - ring of protection from magic

@: delayed fireball, repel missiles, very resistant to hostile enchantments,
quite stealthy
A: no striking features
a: Renounce Religion, Release Delayed Fireball


You are on level 2 of the Snake Pit.
You worship Vehumet.
Vehumet is extremely pleased with you.
You are hungry.

You have visited 5 branches of the dungeon, and seen 28 of its levels.
You have also visited: Labyrinth and Volcano.

You have collected 2259 gold pieces.
You have spent 374 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 o - a +5 quarterstaff of draining
 y - a +4 short sword of protection
Armour
 a - a +1 cloak (worn)
 l - a +1 pair of gloves (worn)
 m - a +1 pair of boots (worn)
 n - a +2 hat (worn)
 L - the +4 skin of Zhor {rC+++}
   (You found it on level 14 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It renders you almost immune to cold.
 U - a +2 robe of fire resistance (worn)
 V - a +0 fire dragon armour
Magical Staves
 i - an uncursed staff of conjuration
Rods
 Q - a +3 iron rod (12/12)
   (You found it in a labyrinth)
 R - a +2 rod of shadows (12/12) (in hand)
   (You found it in a labyrinth)
Jewellery
 q - a +5 ring of evasion (right hand)
 r - an amulet of magic regeneration (around neck)
 B - a ring of protection from magic (left hand)
 C - an uncursed ring of ice
 I - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
 M - an uncursed ring of flight
Wands
 h - a wand of acid (6/15)
 K - a wand of iceblast (7/15)
 S - a wand of disintegration (4/24)
Scrolls
 c - a scroll of magic mapping
 j - 7 scrolls of amnesia
 k - 5 scrolls of enchant weapon
 s - a scroll of identify
 x - 2 scrolls of blinking
 z - 2 scrolls of teleportation
 E - a scroll of fog
 G - 8 scrolls of remove curse
 J - a scroll of brand weapon
 P - 3 scrolls of enchant armour
Potions
 e - 2 potions of lignification
 f - a potion of agility
 p - a potion of cancellation
 t - 2 potions of flight
 v - 3 potions of brilliance
 w - 7 potions of curing
 A - a potion of haste
 H - a potion of cure mutation
 T - 2 potions of berserk rage
 W - 2 potions of heal wounds
 Y - a potion of ambrosia
 Z - a potion of resistance
Books
 u - a book of Death   
   
    Spells                             Type                      Level
    a - Corpse Rot                   Necromancy                    2
    b - Sublimation of Blood         Necromancy                    2
    c - Agony                        Necromancy                    5
    d - Dispel Undead                Necromancy                    5
    e - Excruciating Wounds          Charms/Necromancy             5
    f - Bolt of Draining             Conjuration/Necromancy        5
Miscellaneous
 g - a lamp of fire
 D - a fan of gales
 N - a plain deck of war {drawn: 3}
 O - a crystal ball of energy
 X - a box of beasts {used: 4}
Comestibles
 b - 9 meat rations
 d - 18 bread rations
 F - 27 fruits


   Skills:
 + Level 10.2 Fighting
 - Level 1.0 Short Blades
 - Level 5.6 Staves
 + Level 14.3 Dodging
 + Level 12.3 Stealth
   Level 0.0 Shields
 + Level 14.4 Spellcasting
 + Level 15.1 Conjurations
 - Level 3.9 Charms
 - Level 7.4 Summonings
 - Level 4.9 Necromancy
 - Level 7.8 Translocations
 + Level 9.1 Fire Magic
 - Level 3.1 Ice Magic
 - Level 2.6 Air Magic
 - Level 3.0 Poison Magic
 + Level 3.8 Evocations


You have 2 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Magic Dart            Conj           ####         0%          1    None
b - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          1%          2    None
c - Repel Missiles        Chrm/Air       #####.       1%          2    None
d - Mephitic Cloud        Conj/Pois/Air  ######..     1%          3    None
e - Conjure Flame         Conj/Fire      ######..     1%          3    None
f - Force Lance           Conj/Tloc      ######..     1%          4    None
g - Ozocubu's Armour      Chrm/Ice       #####...     1%          3    None
h - Bolt of Draining      Conj/Necr      ######....   1%          5    None
i - Summon Forest         Summ/Tloc      ######....   3%          5    None
j - Delayed Fireball      Conj/Fire      N/A          4%          7    #####..
k - Fireball              Conj/Fire      ######....   1%          5    None
l - Freezing Cloud        Conj/Ice/Air   ######....   5%          6    ####...


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (1/1) D:7            Lair (8/8) D:10
 Shoals (0/4) Lair:3        Snake (2/4) Lair:5        Slime (0/6) Lair:8
    Orc (2/2) D:12            Elf (0/3) Orc:2        Vaults (0/5) D:13
 Depths (0/5) D:15       

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Gozag
Hepliaklqana
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Pakellas
Qazlal
Ru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
The Shining One
Beogh
Jiyva

Shops:
Orc:2 }(?%

Portals:
Pandemonium: Orc:2
Trove: D:12 (give horn of Geryon)

Annotations:
D:15 exclusion: Roxanne, Roxanne
Lair:8 exclusion: 4 oklob plants

Message History

Things that are here:
a dire flail; 3 inedible chunks of flesh; a naga skeleton
You see here a spear.
Items here: % ) [ ÷
6 inedible chunks of flesh; a robe; a dagger of venom; a naga skeleton
There isn't anything to butcher here.
You see here a spear.
You see here 3 inedible chunks of flesh.
Things that are here:
2 inedible chunks of flesh; a black mamba skeleton
You see here 3 inedible chunks of flesh.
There isn't anything here!
There isn't anything here!
You see here a spear.
There isn't anything to butcher here.
Items here: % ) [ ÷
6 inedible chunks of flesh; a robe; a dagger of venom; a naga skeleton
There isn't anything to butcher here.
You see here a spear.
You see here 3 inedible chunks of flesh.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Rupert (Snake:1)
  Agnes (Snake:1)
  An orc warlord (Orc:1)
  Aizul (Snake:1)
  The ghost of Fooot the Covert, a journeyman SpEn of Kikubaaqudgha (D:13)
  An ettin (Orc:1)
  Josephine (Lair:6)
  A minotaur (Lab)
  Erolcha (D:11)
  4 vault guards (D:13)
  A fire dragon (Volcano)
  An ogre mage (D:15)
  3 naga warriors
  A centaur warrior (D:13)
  4 hydras
  A death yak (Lair:8)
  4 anacondas (Snake:1)
  5 catoblepae
  A deep troll shaman (Lair:8)
  A tengu warrior (D:13)
  5 orc high priests (Orc:2)
  4 shock serpents (Snake:1)
  A soul eater (Orc:2)
  Nergalle (D:11)
  2 slime creatures
  An unseen horror (D:12)
  2 skeletal warriors (D:15)
  An infernal demonspawn (Orc:2)
  A gelid demonspawn (Orc:2)
  A lindwurm (Lair:8)
  A phantasmal warrior (D:15)
  3 naga ritualists
  Pikel (D:4)
  5 hill giants
  A torturous demonspawn (Orc:2)
  7 mana vipers (Snake:1)
  9 ugly things
  6 orc knights
  4 deep elf magi
  A necromancer (D:15)
  An oklob plant (Lair:1)
  9 orc sorcerers
  A salamander (shapeshifter) (D:14)
  2 cyclopes (D:12)
  A griffon (Lair:8)
  A wolf spider (D:14)
  14 elephants
  3 manticores
  Maurice (Orc:2)
  4 salamanders
  16 black mambas
  A torpor snail (Lair:8)
  2 naga magi
  13 spiny frogs
  3 centaur skeletons
  An orange demon (Orc:2)
  A yaktaur (D:11)
  A freezing wraith (D:15)
  3 rime drakes
  8 komodo dragons
  2 efreet (D:13)
  An ice devil (Orc:2)
  A red devil (Orc:2)
  A hellwing (Orc:2)
  3 tengu conjurers (D:15)
  2 polar bears (Lair:4)
  27 blink frogs
  6 trolls
  5 two-headed ogres
  A fire dragon zombie (D:15)
  A harpy skeleton (D:14)
  A snapping turtle (Lair:3)
  An ice dragon zombie (D:15)
  A centaur simulacrum (D:15)
  5 wyverns (Volcano)
  5 wraiths
  An ettin skeleton (D:15)
  A ynoxinul (Orc:2)
  2 vampires
  Grum (D:8)
  10 fire bats (Volcano)
  18 hippogriffs
  77 yaks
  16 vampire mosquitoes
  2 hungry ghosts
  5 basilisks
  2 steam dragons
  Menkaure (D:7)
  2 mottled dragons
  Edmund (D:3)
  3 wargs (Orc:2)
  2 soldier ants
  12 nagas
  Duvessa (D:4)
  18 water moccasins
  6 porcupines
  7 sky beasts
  4 black bears
  2 eyes of draining
  8 ice beasts
  33 orc warriors
  2 slaves (D:4)
  3 wasps
  16 ogres
  3 phantoms
  24 wolves
  The ghost of dirtygrass the Poker, an amateur MfSk (D:3)
  3 necrophages
  14 centaurs
  22 crocodiles
  4 big kobolds
  Blork the orc (D:4)
  A gnoll sergeant (D:9)
  22 giant frogs
  Dowan (D:4)
  A water moccasin zombie (D:7)
  5 scorpions
  A water moccasin skeleton (D:7)
  15 killer bees
  17 wights
  2 howler monkeys
  An electric eel (D:13)
  2 crimson imps
  2 centaur zombies
  4 giant frog zombies
  A quasit (D:8)
  8 jellies
  21 orc priests
  A giant frog skeleton (D:7)
  9 hounds
  16 iguanas
  14 worker ants
  30 orc wizards
  2 hell rats (Lair:4)
  50 sheep
  A hound zombie (D:11)
  A worker ant zombie (D:11)
  14 gnolls
  10 adders
  98 river rats
  8 shadow imps
  8 oozes
  An adder skeleton (D:9)
  4 worms
  2 dart slugs
  5 giant geckos
  90 orcs
  A ball python (D:9)
  5 giant cockroaches
  9 goblins
  6 hobgoblins
  14 jackals
  6 quokkas
  8 bats
  A giant gecko skeleton (D:7)
  6 giant newts
  A jackal skeleton (D:4)
  36 kobolds
  A quokka skeleton (D:6)
  9 rats
1140 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  3 death yaks (Lair:8)
  4 hungry ghosts (Lab)
  A giant frog (D:13)
  A hound (D:13)
  2 fungi (Lair:8)
  A plant (Lair:8)
12 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A shadow (D:13)
  A steam dragon (Volcano)
  A howler monkey (D:7)
  A worm (D:4)
  An orc (D:4)
  A bat (D:2)
  15 fungi
  28 plants
  A withered plant (D:15)
50 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 1202 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
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     0 | D:1      | sage1234 the Deep Elf Wizard began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 10/10 MP: 7/7
   217 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 15/15 MP: 6/9
   258 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
   392 | D:1      | Reached skill level 2 in Conjurations
   871 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Repel Missiles
   996 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 10/19 MP: 7/11
  1408 | D:2      | Gained mutation: Scrolls take you a little longer to read. [potion of mutation]
  1408 | D:2      | Gained mutation: Your movements are slightly less encumbered by armour. (ER -2) [potion of mutation]
  1408 | D:2      | Gained mutation: You are frail. (-10% HP) [potion of mutation]
  1460 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 21/21 MP: 0/12
  1468 | D:2      | Learned a level 3 spell: Mephitic Cloud
  1490 | D:2      | Reached skill level 3 in Conjurations
  2323 | D:3      | Reached skill level 1 in Charms
  2363 | D:3      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  2511 | D:3      | Found a faded altar of an unknown god.
  2553 | D:3      | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting
  2740 | D:3      | Noticed dirtygrass's ghost (amateur MfSk)
  2751 | D:3      | Learned a level 3 spell: Conjure Flame
  3117 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Short Blades
  3117 | D:4      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 23/26 MP: 9/14
  3383 | D:4      | Noticed Edmund
  3810 | D:4      | Noticed a slave
  3815 | D:4      | Noticed a slave
  3868 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Air Magic
  3869 | D:4      | Killed a slave
  3879 | D:4      | Noticed a slave
  3880 | D:4      | Noticed Pikel
  3880 | D:4      | Noticed a slave
  3893 | D:4      | Killed a slave
  3901 | D:4      | Killed Pikel
  3901 | D:4      | Reached skill level 4 in Conjurations
  3901 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 8/30 MP: 3/15
  3901 | D:4      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 10/34 MP: 3/16
  4270 | D:4      | Reached skill level 5 in Conjurations
  4280 | D:4      | Noticed Dowan
  4377 | D:4      | Noticed Duvessa
  4410 | D:4      | Killed Duvessa
  4419 | D:4      | Killed Dowan
  4701 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  4701 | D:5      | Noticed Blork the orc
  4719 | D:4      | Killed Blork the orc
  4719 | D:4      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 31/38 MP: 6/17
  5181 | D:5      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
  5203 | D:5      | Found a stormy altar of Qazlal.
  5210 | D:5      | Learned a level 4 spell: Force Lance
  5383 | D:6      | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
  5393 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Fire Magic
  5590 | D:6      | Reached skill level 6 in Conjurations
  5823 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
  6740 | D:7      | Reached skill level 7 in Conjurations
  7228 | D:7      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 44/44 MP: 4/18
  7753 | D:7      | Noticed Menkaure
  7776 | D:7      | Killed Menkaure
  7939 | D:7      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  7948 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  8150 | D:7      | Reached skill level 8 in Conjurations
  8760 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
  9110 | D:8      | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
 10641 | D:7      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
 10709 | D:8      | Reached skill level 9 in Conjurations
 10909 | D:8      | Learned a level 3 spell: Ozocubu's Armour
 11000 | D:8      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 41/50 MP: 12/20
 11653 | D:8      | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
 11655 | D:8      | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
 11658 | D:8      | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
 11659 | D:8      | Found a sacrificial altar of Ru.
 11663 | D:8      | Became a worshipper of Vehumet
 11696 | D:8      | Noticed Grum
 11927 | D:8      | Killed Grum
 12750 | D:9      | Reached skill level 1 in Ice Magic
 13371 | D:9      | Learned a level 4 spell: Throw Icicle
 14069 | D:9      | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
 14303 | D:9      | Reached * piety under Vehumet
 14303 | D:9      | Offered knowledge of Sting by Vehumet.
 14931 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 14935 | D:10     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 14935 | D:10     | Noticed an elephant
 16103 | D:10     | Reached skill level 10 in Conjurations
 16365 | D:10     | Noticed a hill giant
 16644 | D:10     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 55/55 MP: 14/24
 16735 | D:9      | Reached ** piety under Vehumet
 16735 | D:9      | Offered knowledge of Throw Flame by Vehumet.
 16987 | D:9      | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
 17183 | D:10     | Killed a hill giant
 17390 | D:10     | Noticed a purple ugly thing
 17567 | D:10     | Killed a purple ugly thing
 18148 | D:11     | Noticed Erolcha
 18512 | D:11     | Killed Erolcha
 18627 | D:11     | Noticed Nergalle
 18643 | D:11     | Killed Nergalle
 18937 | D:11     | Noticed a hill giant
 18944 | D:11     | Learned a level 5 spell: Summon Forest
 18970 | D:11     | Killed a hill giant
 19013 | D:11     | Offered knowledge of Searing Ray by Vehumet.
 19356 | D:11     | Reached *** piety under Vehumet
 20256 | D:12     | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
 20448 | D:12     | Noticed a deep elf mage
 20565 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 20565 | Lair:1   | Noticed an oklob plant
 20569 | D:10     | Upgraded the game from 0.19-a0-455-gce57c30 to 0.19-a0-459-gb8ed64d
 21155 | Lair:1   | Offered knowledge of Dazzling Spray by Vehumet.
 21176 | Lair:1   | Reached XP level 12. HP: 42/63 MP: 9/27
 22328 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 5 in Translocations
 22777 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 11 in Conjurations
 23272 | Lair:2   | Reached **** piety under Vehumet
 23299 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 5 in Summonings
 23618 | Lair:2   | Offered knowledge of Venom Bolt by Vehumet.
 23908 | Lair:2   | Noticed a seven-headed hydra
 23925 | Lair:2   | Killed a seven-headed hydra
 25347 | D:3      | Found a faded altar of an unknown god.
 25408 | D:3      | Killed Edmund
 25471 | D:3      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
 25522 | D:3      | Killed dirtygrass's ghost
 26179 | Lair:3   | Noticed a catoblepas
 26193 | Lair:3   | Killed a catoblepas
 26357 | Lair:3   | Got a fabulously ornate robe
 26368 | Lair:3   | Identified the +1 robe of Boredom {*Contam rC++ Str+3 Stlth+} (You found it on level 3 of the Lair of Beasts)
 26455 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 12 in Conjurations
 26921 | Lair:3   | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
 27327 | Lair:3   | Reached XP level 13. HP: 56/68 MP: 16/28
 29073 | Lair:3   | Reached ***** piety under Vehumet
 29073 | Lair:3   | Offered knowledge of Bolt of Draining by Vehumet.
 29528 | Lair:4   | Learned a level 5 spell: Bolt of Draining
 30563 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 10 in Spellcasting
 31052 | Lair:4   | Reached skill level 10 in Stealth
 31366 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 1 in Necromancy
 31420 | Lair:5   | Found a dark tunnel.
 31425 | Volcano  | Entered a volcano
 31523 | Volcano  | Reached skill level 1 in Staves
 31606 | Volcano  | Offered knowledge of Lightning Bolt by Vehumet.
 32125 | Volcano  | Noticed a fire dragon
 32152 | Volcano  | Gained mutation: You are dopey. (Int -2) [mutagenic glow]
 32160 | Volcano  | Killed a fire dragon
 32541 | Lair:5   | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 33738 | Lair:5   | Reached skill level 13 in Conjurations
 34581 | Lair:6   | Identified 3 scrolls of acquirement
 35078 | Lair:6   | Reached XP level 14. HP: 65/74 MP: 20/30
 35343 | Lair:6   | Offered knowledge of Iron Shot by Vehumet.
 35599 | Lair:6   | Noticed Josephine
 35610 | Lair:6   | Killed Josephine
 36102 | Lair:7   | Found an opulent altar of Gozag.
 36894 | Lair:8   | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
 36894 | Lair:8   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 36895 | Lair:8   | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva.
 37158 | Lair:8   | Learned a level 7 spell: Delayed Fireball
 37838 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 5 in Fire Magic
 37928 | Lair:8   | Offered knowledge of Bolt of Magma by Vehumet.
 38651 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 5 in Staves
 40445 | D:12     | Found a portal to a secret trove of treasure.
 40558 | D:12     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 41609 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 41658 | Orc:2    | Entered Level 2 of the Orcish Mines
 42191 | Orc:1    | Offered knowledge of Freezing Cloud by Vehumet.
 42320 | Orc:2    | Noticed an orc warlord
 42563 | Orc:1    | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 42667 | Orc:1    | Killed an orc warlord
 42668 | Orc:1    | Reached XP level 15. HP: 63/80 MP: 9/33
 42767 | Orc:2    | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
 42786 | Orc:2    | Paralysed by an orc sorcerer for 2 turns
 43029 | Orc:2    | Learned a level 5 spell: Fireball
 43052 | Orc:2    | Noticed Maurice
 43080 | Orc:2    | Killed Maurice
 43393 | Orc:2    | Found Lacilec's Magic Scroll Emporium.
 43394 | Orc:2    | Found Jofiv's Food Shoppe.
 44440 | Orc:2    | Reached skill level 14 in Conjurations
 45089 | Orc:2    | Offered knowledge of Spellforged Servitor by Vehumet.
 45349 | Orc:2    | Found Zexket's Gadget Boutique.
 45349 | Orc:2    | Found a one-way gate leading to the halls of Pandemonium.
 45349 | Orc:2    | Found Dirgh's Antique Weapon Shop.
 45365 | Orc:2    | Bought a wand of disintegration (10/24) for 154 gold pieces
 45365 | Orc:2    | Bought a box of beasts for 220 gold pieces
 45748 | D:12     | Upgraded the game from 0.19-a0-459-gb8ed64d to 0.19-a0-471-ga74cb86
 46064 | D:13     | Found a gate to the Vaults.
 46103 | D:13     | Noticed Fooot's ghost (journeyman SpEn)
 46685 | D:12     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 46697 | D:12     | Found a portal to a secret trove of treasure.
 48107 | D:13     | Killed Fooot's ghost
 48986 | D:14     | Lost mutation: Scrolls take you a little longer to read. [potion of cure mutation]
 48986 | D:14     | Lost mutation: You are frail. (-10% HP) [potion of cure mutation]
 48986 | D:14     | Lost mutation: You are dopey. (Int -2) [potion of cure mutation]
 48986 | D:14     | Lost mutation: Your movements are slightly less encumbered by armour. (ER -2) [potion of cure mutation]
 49115 | D:14     | Offered knowledge of Ozocubu's Refrigeration by Vehumet.
 49664 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 49681 | D:14     | Reached XP level 16. HP: 66/96 MP: 5/35
 49956 | D:15     | Found a labyrinth entrance.
 49963 | Lab      | Entered a labyrinth
 50304 | D:15     | Noticed Roxanne
 51505 | D:15     | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
 51552 | D:15     | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
 51654 | D:15     | Found a staircase to the Depths.
 51952 | Lair:1   | Learned a level 6 spell: Freezing Cloud
 52050 | Snake:1  | Entered Level 1 of the Snake Pit
 52064 | Snake:1  | Noticed Agnes
 52075 | Snake:1  | Killed Agnes
 52251 | Snake:1  | Noticed Rupert
 52356 | Snake:1  | Paralysed by Rupert for 3 turns
 52362 | Snake:1  | Killed Rupert
 52379 | Snake:1  | Reached skill level 15 in Conjurations
 53117 | Snake:1  | Noticed Aizul
 53155 | Snake:1  | Killed Aizul
 54038 | Snake:2  | Identified a +2 rod of shadows (12/12) (You found it in a labyrinth)
 54058 | Snake:2  | Reached ****** piety under Vehumet
 54058 | Snake:2  | Offered knowledge of Fire Storm by Vehumet.
 54058 | Snake:2  | Offered knowledge of Glaciate by Vehumet.
 54058 | Snake:2  | Offered knowledge of Tornado by Vehumet.

Skill      XL: |  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 |
---------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----
Conjurations   |     2     3  4     5  7  9 10    12 13    14 15 | 15.1
Dodging        |        3     4        5  7  8 10    11 12 13 14 | 14.3
Stealth        |        3     4           5  7  9    10    11 12 | 12.3
Charms         |           1  3                                  |  3.9
Fighting       |           1           2  3  4  6  7     8  9 10 | 10.2
Short Blades   |           1                                     |  1.0
Air Magic      |              2                                  |  2.6
Translocations |              2     3           4  7             |  7.8
Poison Magic   |              2        3                         |  3.0
Fire Magic     |                       3  4              6  8  9 |  9.1
Spellcasting   |                          5  7  9    10 12 13 14 | 14.4
Ice Magic      |                             3                   |  3.1
Summonings     |                                3  6  7          |  7.4
Necromancy     |                                      3  4       |  4.9
Staves         |                                      3  5       |  5.6
Evocations     |                                               3 |  3.8

Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Unarmed           |     6 |       |       |       |       |       ||     6
       Short sword       |       |       |    37 |   128 |   118 |       ||   283
       Staff             |       |       |       |       |   180 |     8 ||   188
Throw: Javelin           |       |       |       |       |     4 |       ||     4
 Cast: Magic Dart        |    95 |   120 |   524 |  1603 |  1683 |   289 ||  4314
       Repel Missiles    |     1 |     2 |       |     5 |     3 |     1 ||    12
       Blink             |     1 |     1 |     2 |    11 |    38 |     4 ||    57
       Conjure Flame     |       |     1 |    11 |    44 |    11 |       ||    67
       Mephitic Cloud    |       |       |     2 |    24 |    12 |       ||    38
       Force Lance       |       |       |       |   115 |   246 |   127 ||   488
       Ozocubu's Armour  |       |       |       |     8 |     4 |     2 ||    14
       Bolt of Draining  |       |       |       |       |   371 |    56 ||   427
       Throw Icicle      |       |       |       |       |     1 |       ||     1
       Delayed Fireball  |       |       |       |       |     6 |     1 ||     7
       Summon Forest     |       |       |       |       |     4 |     1 ||     5
       Fireball          |       |       |       |       |    10 |    17 ||    27
       Freezing Cloud    |       |       |       |       |       |     2 ||     2
 Abil: Release Delayed F |       |       |       |       |     5 |     1 ||     6
Evoke: Wand              |       |     9 |     9 |    28 |    14 |     7 ||    67
       Fan of gales      |       |       |       |     1 |     1 |       ||     2
       Deck              |       |       |       |     2 |     3 |       ||     5
       Box of beasts     |       |       |       |       |     3 |     1 ||     4
       Sack of spiders   |       |       |       |       |       |    14 ||    14
  Use: Scroll            |     4 |     7 |     9 |    12 |    17 |    10 ||    59
       Potion            |     3 |     8 |     4 |     9 |     7 |     2 ||    33
 Stab: Confused          |       |       |       |     1 |       |       ||     1
       Sleeping          |       |       |       |       |     2 |       ||     2
  Eat: Chunk             |     1 |     7 |    17 |    21 |    85 |     7 ||   138
       Pizza             |       |     1 |       |     1 |     1 |     1 ||     4
       Fruit             |       |       |     5 |     2 |     8 |     2 ||    17
       Beef jerky        |       |       |     1 |     2 |     2 |       ||     5
       Meat ration       |       |       |       |     3 |       |       ||     3
       Royal jelly       |       |       |       |     4 |     6 |       ||    10
       Bread ration      |       |       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
Armor: Robe              |    15 |    10 |    47 |   141 |   257 |    23 ||   493
Dodge: Dodged            |    27 |    24 |   173 |   855 |  1418 |   159 ||  2656
       Deflected         |     1 |       |     7 |    18 |    17 |    13 ||    56

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Post Saturday, 4th June 2016, 00:14

Re: long time poster first time caster

My advice is not to think about orbs of fire at character level 16.

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Re: long time poster first time caster

Orb of destruction, iron shot, LCS, strong summons, tornado. Works but not as well: fire storm, glaciate.

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Thanks for the help, I died, never got rpois and just ran out of resources.
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RIP... Maybe next time try another background. Wz kinda suck if you want to be a blaster...
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Re: long time poster first time caster

@Wahaha: Glaciate doesn't work as well as Tornado, Iron shot etc.? I mean, it's harder to get working but in my experience it works pretty damn well due to huge amount of irresistible damage, oofs having only rC+ and Glaciate ignoring EV. You probably should use it at short range to get maximum damage, though.
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Re: long time poster first time caster

I prefer orbs of destruction for killing orbs of fire, I've found them to be the most effective means of dispatching them as well as ancient liches. THe fact that it never misses just makes it so much more reliable even at lower skill investment.
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Post Saturday, 4th June 2016, 17:39

Re: long time poster first time caster

FE and Cj are easier blaster backgrounds than Wz
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DECj is the MiBe of casters. try it
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Sar wrote:@Wahaha: Glaciate doesn't work as well as Tornado, Iron shot etc.? I mean, it's harder to get working but in my experience it works pretty damn well due to huge amount of irresistible damage, oofs having only rC+ and Glaciate ignoring EV. You probably should use it at short range to get maximum damage, though.

You're right, I never tried glaciate.

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I haven't tried it either since the. change from ice storm.

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I have used both and I prefer glaciate.
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kroki wrote:DECj is the MiBe of casters. try it

I dunno. Even my casters like HP. In a lot of ways, DECj is the exact opposite of MiBe, since your goal is "basically try to kill everything at range without taking damage" as opposed to "hit stuff with a big weapon and rely on a ton of HP, AC, and EV to mitigate damage."

DrCj plays a lot more like a "standard" crawl character, IMO.
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If you're trying to win, DECj is a pretty bad combo. Actually, DE-- are all bad combos. Dr make much better mages.

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ydeve wrote:If you're trying to win, DECj is a pretty bad combo. Actually, DE-- are all bad combos. Dr make much better mages.


This, DE's poor HP aptitude is just not worth the high aptitudes.

Draconians not only make better casters, but much more enjoyable ones as well.

I also like tengu's, they are just as low on HP as DE but unlike DE they have decent fighting aptitudes and very good weapon apts. Once you get used to the proper skill allocation they are quite enjoyable.
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