Nightmare Depths layout. Help?


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Post Monday, 22nd October 2018, 20:25

Nightmare Depths layout. Help?

Depths drill! Full disclosure: This is part of the Sudden Death challenge. First Barachi i've ever played, or at least seriously.

What would you do with this open layout?

(Had a tough time in Snake and don't have many consumables besides Immolation scrolls. There are some way overpriced Potions of Healing in Orc shops and an unknown permanent Bazaar in Vaults, but not a lot of gold to toss at it yet.)

I'm sort of interested in getting into one of the horizontal corridors to the east, but might need to take out the troll mage or they could just dig it all open.

Could go back up and look for a trapdoor drop, but there's a lot of open spaces in this one.

Maybe just back off and wait, come down again and hope for a better mix for stair dancing melee or immolation after they've closed in?

Have an ice dragon armor up above, but it only adds about 2 points of EV over the +8 chain.

Have yet to do Elf or Crypts. Stats below.

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.22.1-1-ga44c0e56f4 (webtiles) character file.

loopi the Severer (Barachi Hunter)                 Turns: 69985, Time: 08:10:00

Health: 164/171    AC: 31    Str: 16    XL:     21   Next: 58%
Magic:  31/31      EV: 13    Int: 21    God:    Makhleb [******]
Gold:   891        SH:  0    Dex: 17    Spells: 20/20 levels left

rFire    + . .     SeeInvis .   j - +10 arbalest of Wivukoxe {freeze, -Tele rN+ Int+4}
rCold    + + .     Gourm    .   (shield currently unavailable)
rNeg     + . .     Faith    .   g - +8 chain mail of Duck's Teeth {Str+2 Int+2}
rPois    .         Spirit   .   m - +2 helmet
rElec    +         Reflect  .   Z - scarf {rC+ rF+}
rCorr    .         Harm     .   R - +2 pair of gloves
MR       +....     NoTele   +   b - +2 pair of boots of True Grit {+Fly rElec Dex-5 Slay+2}
Stlth    ..........             (no amulet)
HPRegen  0.38/turn              K - +3 ring of dexterity
MPRegen  0.22/turn              U - ring of protection from cold

@: slow
A: +LOS, swims, slowness 1, strong legs 2
}: 2/15 runes: decaying, serpentine
a: Hop, Minor Destruction, Lesser Servant of Makhleb, Major Destruction, Greater
Servant of Makhleb, Renounce Religion, Evoke Flight


You are on level 2 of the Depths.
You worship Makhleb.
Makhleb is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 8 branches of the dungeon, and seen 38 of its levels.
You have also visited: Volcano.

You have collected 4024 gold pieces.
You have spent 3133 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 a - a +2 hand crossbow
 j - the +10 arbalest of Wivukoxe (weapon) {freeze, -Tele rN+ Int+4}
   (You acquired it on level 12 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It causes projectiles fired from it to freeze those they strike, causing
   extra injury to most foes and up to half again as much damage against
   particularly susceptible opponents. They can also slow down cold-blooded
   creatures.
   
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It prevents most forms of teleportation.
 r - a +1 battleaxe of freezing
 B - a +9 broad axe of electrocution
 C - a +4 broad axe of freezing
 G - a +6 hand axe of flaming
 S - a +5 trishula of holy wrath
Missiles
 d - 1203 bolts (quivered)
 D - 14 javelins of returning
 Q - 14 javelins
 T - 14 steel javelins
 V - 7 tomahawks of dispersal
Armour
 b - the +2 pair of boots of True Grit (worn) {+Fly rElec Dex-5 Slay+2}
   (You found it on level 2 of the Snake Pit)   
   
   It affects your dexterity (-5).
   It affects your accuracy and damage with ranged weapons and melee attacks
   (+2).
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It lets you fly.
 g - the +8 chain mail of Duck's Teeth (worn) {Str+2 Int+2}
   (You found it on level 1 of the Depths)   
   
   It affects your strength (+2).
   It affects your intelligence (+2).
 m - a +2 helmet (worn)
 n - a +2 cloak of fire resistance
 s - a +3 buckler of protection
 t - a scarf of cloud immunity
 y - a +2 buckler of reflection
 R - a +2 pair of gloves (worn)
 Z - a scarf of resistance (worn)
Jewellery
 u - an uncursed ring of see invisible
 v - an uncursed ring of positive energy
 w - an uncursed ring of resist corrosion
 K - a +3 ring of dexterity (left hand)
 N - the ring of Happiness {Fire rPois MR+}
   (You took it off an ironbrand convoker on level 3 of the Vaults)   
   
   [ring of fire]
   
   It enhances your fire magic.
   It protects you from fire.
   It makes you vulnerable to cold.
   It protects you from poison.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
 U - a ring of protection from cold (right hand)
 W - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
Wands
 c - a wand of iceblast (10)
 H - a wand of clouds (3)
 I - a wand of polymorph (60)
 M - a wand of paralysis (18)
 O - a wand of random effects (10)
 P - a wand of digging (29)
 X - a wand of flame (26)
Scrolls
 e - 6 scrolls of teleportation
 h - 6 scrolls of remove curse
 k - 12 scrolls of identify
 o - a scroll of fog
 q - 12 scrolls of immolation
Potions
 i - 6 potions of mutation
 l - 3 potions of curing
 x - 3 potions of magic
 A - a potion of agility
 F - 5 potions of flight
 J - a potion of might
Miscellaneous
 p - a fan of gales
 L - a box of beasts
 Y - a lamp of fire
Comestibles
 f - 11 rations


   Skills:
 - Level 16.0 Fighting
   Level 2.6 Short Blades
 - Level 18.9(19.6) Axes
   Level 4.0(13.3) Maces & Flails
 - Level 8.2(14.0) Polearms
 - Level 18.0 Crossbows
 - Level 5.0 Throwing
 - Level 12.0 Armour
 + Level 11.5 Dodging
 - Level 2.2 Stealth
 - Level 4.0 Shields
 - Level 14.0 Invocations
 - Level 10.1 Evocations


You have 20 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.
Your spell library contains the following spells:

 Spells                   Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
 Animate Skeleton         Necr           N/A          86%         1    ##.....
 Beastly Appendage        Tmut           #.....       86%         1    ##.....
 Confusing Touch          Hex            #.....       86%         1    ##.....
 Corona                   Hex            #......      86%         1    ##.....
 Magic Dart               Conj           #...         86%         1    ##.....
 Pain                     Necr           #...         86%         1    ##.....
 Summon Small Mammal      Summ           #...         86%         1    ##.....
 Call Imp                 Summ           #.......     94%         2    ###....
 Ensorcelled Hibernation  Hex/Ice        #.....       94%         2    ###....
 Searing Ray              Conj           #.....       94%         2    ###....
 Slow                     Hex            #.......     94%         2    ###....
 Sticks to Snakes         Tmut           #.......     94%         2    ###....
 Call Canine Familiar     Summ           #.......     99%         3    ####...
 Confuse                  Hex            #.......     99%         3    ####...
 Dazzling Spray           Conj/Hex       #.....       99%         3    ####...
 Gell's Gravitas          Tloc           #.........   99%         3    ####...
 Inner Flame              Hex/Fire       #.......     99%         3    ####...
 Portal Projectile        Hex/Tloc       #.....       99%         3    ####...
 Regeneration             Chrm/Necr      #.........   99%         3    ####...
 Spider Form              Tmut/Pois      #.........   99%         3    ####...
 Summon Guardian Golem    Hex/Summ       #.......     99%         3    ####...
 Tukima's Dance           Hex            #.......     99%         3    ####...
 Vampiric Draining        Necr           #.........   99%         3    ####...
 Animate Dead             Necr           N/A          100%        4    #####..
 Cause Fear               Hex            #.........   100%        4    #####..
 Force Lance              Conj/Tloc      #.......     100%        4    #####..
 Fulminant Prism          Conj/Hex       #.........   100%        4    #####..
 Ice Form                 Ice/Tmut       #.......     100%        4    #####..
 Iskenderun's Mystic Bla  Conj           #.......     100%        4    #####..
 Leda's Liquefaction      Hex/Erth       #.........   100%        4    #####..
 Petrify                  Tmut/Erth      #.......     100%        4    #####..
 Summon Ice Beast         Ice/Summ       #.......     100%        4    #####..
 Summon Lightning Spire   Summ/Air       #.......     100%        4    #####..
 Blade Hands              Tmut           #.........   100%        5    ######.
 Metabolic Englaciation   Hex/Ice        #.........   100%        5    ######.
 Yara's Violent Unravell  Hex/Tmut       #.........   100%        5    ######.


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (1/1) D:6            Lair (6/6) D:11
  Swamp (4/4) Lair:4        Snake (4/4) Lair:4        Slime (0/5) Lair:6
    Orc (2/2) D:9             Elf (0/3) Orc:2        Vaults (4/5) D:13
  Crypt (0/3) Vaults:2     Depths (2/5) D:15       

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

Shops:
D:11 }   Orc:2 ([[   Snake:4 !%:}   Vaults:2 [   Depths:2 [

Portals:
Hell: Depths:1
Pandemonium: Depths:1
Ziggurat: Depths:1
Bazaar: Vaults:1

Annotations:
D:2 exclusion: oklob plant
D:5 bolts dig left
D:10 exclusion: 2 downstairs
D:11 dig
D:14 exclusion: Roxanne, Roxanne
Snake:1 1 runed door, Tami's ghost, journeyman MiBe
Snake:4 Asterion


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

Shadows flee at your approach. (+LOS)
You can swim through water.
You cover ground slowly.
You can hop long distances.


Message History

The spriggan berserker shouts! The necromancer shouts!
The tengu warrior shouts!
An ogre comes into view. It is wielding a giant club.
Found a ring mail, 37 gold pieces and a ration.
Found Lufrint's Armour Boutique.
Found two stone staircases leading up and two stone staircases leading down.
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
As you read the scroll of magic mapping, it crumbles to dust.
You feel aware of your surroundings. You sensed 1 shop/portal.
The ogre shouts!
The cyan ugly thing basks in the mutagenic energy from its kin and changes!
A cyan very ugly thing comes into view.
The yaktaur wields an arbalest. The yaktaur shoots a bolt.
The bolt hits you but does no damage. The yaktaur wields an arbalest.
The yaktaur shoots a bolt. The bolt hits you but does no damage.
A vampire knight comes into view. It is wielding a vampiric war axe.
A vampire knight comes into view. It is wielding a war axe of pain.
A vampire knight comes into view. It is wielding a long sword.
The yaktaur wields an arbalest. The yaktaur shoots a bolt. The bolt hits you!
The vampire knight shouts! x3

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You can see 3 very ugly things, an iron troll, 3 vampire knights, a brown ugly
thing, a spriggan rider, 3 tengu warriors, 3 deep trolls, 2 spriggan berserkers,
a spriggan air mage, a deep troll shaman, 3 yaktaurs, a necromancer, a tengu
conjurer, an ogre, a deep elf demonologist zombie, a spriggan air mage zombie, a
tengu warrior skeleton and a tengu reaver skeleton.

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Post Monday, 22nd October 2018, 22:49

Re: Nightmare Depths layout. Help?

Get some MR and go do Elf.

Stairdance elf as much as possible. Make some noise to draw them out rather than wandering far from stairs.

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Post Thursday, 25th October 2018, 03:35

Re: Nightmare Depths layout. Help?

Well, that worked out so far.

I got sick and am taking too long to get more points for the challenge, but still working on this one.

Elf was not bad with the crossbow sniping into the corridor coming out of the vault. Gave a choice of Rage amulets (an optional one with +3 slay which I'm using, or Bloodlust) and a scarf of repulsion, though not using that yet.

Went back to Depths 2, hopped over by the down stairs, and went on down to U:3. It turned out there was a set of up stairs not too far away, which led to the southern corridor in Depths 2. From there it was pretty easy to lure most of the level down and take it all out one at a time. :D

Picked up the third rune from Abyss, after finding Slime downright punishing for this one.

Depths 5 has a not so friendly entry too, but it's better than Depths 2 so still hopeful.
Online game stats & morgues
More runes! GnWn (11, 0.21), GhMo^Makh (15, 0.17)
And a Yiuf: (1.4.6, 0.20): ImpGl^Oka (3)
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Post Thursday, 25th October 2018, 07:59

Re: Nightmare Depths layout. Help?

The layouts in this game, though. Zot 2 ahem. :evil:

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Post Thursday, 25th October 2018, 08:11

Re: Nightmare Depths layout. Help?

My, Immolation is fun sometimes. Came with rF+++. Destroyed fire giants first...

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Post Thursday, 25th October 2018, 08:51

Re: Nightmare Depths layout. Help?

Pff. Zied to a slippery drac/dragon pack with enchanted weapons coming in fast on Zot: 3. Open layouts are really the worst, stairs or no stairs. Haha.

Still a very fun run.
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