Ds of Oka with 2 runes - where to next?

Tuesday, 12th February 2019, 20:55 by Jabberi

Hi,

This is the first time I have a solid demonspawn run going. Having fun with the combination of the blood igniting mutation and Okawaru's invocations. Most combat encounters at this point are very easy despite few close calls caused by overextending. After getting 2 runes ( Snake, Swamp ) I'm now feeling clueless on where to go next and am interested in what the more veteran players would do in this situation. Normally I would go through Orc but the thought of encountering large packs of priests with their merciless undodgeable smiting scares me. If someone also wants to give tips on what skills to train from now on and what kind of items to look out for that would be appreciated. I'm not afraid of spoilers in this game since it is hard enough with them.

One thing is for sure, I need to find cure mutation somewhere. It was a terrible idea to wear-id body armor when I had that unique plate with contamination effect on. I even had dozen scrolls of identify but somehow still decided against using one of them. :oops:

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.23.0 (webtiles) character file. Jabberih the Bludgeoner (Demonspawn Gladiator) Turns: 28020, Time: 02:00:07 Health: 131/131 AC: 22 Str: 23 XL: 17 Next: 91% Magic: 32/32 EV: 12 Int: 10 God: Okawaru [*****.] Gold: 2079 SH: 0 Dex: 18 Spells: 16/16 levels left rFire + . . SeeInvis + a - +6 great mace (protect) rCold . . . Gourm . (shield currently unavailable) rNeg . . . Faith + U - +1 plate armour of Jabberih's True Grit {*Contam Regen+ MP+9 Dex+2} rPois + Spirit + G - +1 helmet {SInv} rElec . Reflect . P - +1 cloak rCorr . Harm . A - +2 pair of gloves {Str+3} MR ++... (boots unavailable) Stlth .......... D - amulet of Poehotix {Faith MR+} HPRegen 0.71/turn c - +5 ring of slaying MPRegen 0.46/turn x - ring of poison resistance @: no status effects A: talons 3, iridescent scales 2, deformed body, fire resistance 1, ignite blood, magic shield, magic regeneration, flame cloud immunity }: 2/15 runes: decaying, serpentine a: Heroism, Finesse, Renounce Religion You are on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts. You worship Okawaru. Okawaru is extremely pleased with you. You are not hungry. You have visited 5 branches of the dungeon, and seen 25 of its levels. You have also visited: Gauntlet and Ice Cave. You have collected 2199 gold pieces. You have spent 120 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Hand Weapons a - a +6 great mace of protection (weapon) b - the +5 triple crossbow of Fear {venom, rC+ Int+9} (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 3 of the Snake Pit) It poisons the ammo it fires. It affects your intelligence (+9). It protects you from cold. l - a +0 arbalest of freezing M - a +1 dire flail of draining Missiles d - 7 throwing nets (quivered) g - 396 bolts Armour A - a +2 pair of gloves of strength (worn) G - a +1 helmet of see invisible (worn) P - a +1 cloak (worn) U - the +1 plate armour of Jabberih's True Grit (worn) {*Contam Regen+ MP+9 Dex+2} (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts) It affects your dexterity (+2). It affects your magic capacity (+9). It causes magical contamination when unequipped. It increases your rate of regeneration. Jewellery c - a +5 ring of slaying (left hand) u - an uncursed ring of positive energy x - a ring of poison resistance (right hand) D - the amulet of Poehotix (around neck) {Faith MR+} (You found it on level 7 of the Dungeon) [amulet of faith] It allows you to gain divine favour quickly. It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments. O - an uncursed ring of positive energy Q - an uncursed ring of protection from fire R - the ring "Gegiosk" {+Fly Str+3} (You acquired it on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts) [ring of strength] It affects your strength (+3). It lets you fly. S - the ring "Ixzoishe" {Wiz Int+6 SInv} (You took it off a minotaur in a Gauntlet) [ring of wizardry] It improves your spell success rate. It affects your intelligence (+6). It lets you see invisible. T - an uncursed ring of ice V - an uncursed ring of resist corrosion Wands e - a wand of acid (24) o - a wand of polymorph (17) r - a wand of digging (14) y - a wand of random effects (23) z - a wand of flame (13) C - a wand of iceblast (31) F - a wand of paralysis (21) H - a wand of scattershot (12) Scrolls i - 12 scrolls of identify j - 13 scrolls of teleportation k - 7 scrolls of remove curse m - 2 scrolls of fear n - 6 scrolls of enchant weapon q - a scroll of silence E - 5 scrolls of amnesia J - 2 scrolls of enchant armour Potions h - 3 potions of heal wounds p - 6 potions of ambrosia s - a potion of resistance t - 4 potions of brilliance v - 9 potions of curing w - a potion of flight I - a potion of might N - a potion of agility X - a potion of berserk rage Miscellaneous B - a lamp of fire W - a fan of gales Comestibles f - 30 rations Skills: + Level 11.3 Fighting - Level 20.0 Maces & Flails * Level 14.0 Crossbows - Level 1.7 Throwing + Level 9.6 Armour + Level 7.8 Dodging - Level 8.4 Invocations You have 16 spell levels left. You don't know any spells. Your spell library contains the following spells: Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger Confusing Touch Hex #..... 99% 1 ##..... Summon Small Mammal Summ #... 99% 1 ##..... Call Imp Summ #....... 100% 2 ###.... Call Canine Familiar Summ #....... 100% 3 ####... Confuse Hex #....... 100% 3 ####... Gell's Gravitas Tloc #......... 100% 3 ####... Summon Guardian Golem Hex/Summ #....... 100% 3 ####... Ice Form Ice/Tmut #....... 100% 4 #####.. Petrify Tmut/Erth #....... 100% 4 #####.. Summon Ice Beast Ice/Summ #....... 100% 4 #####.. Summon Lightning Spire Summ/Air #....... 100% 4 #####.. Metabolic Englaciation Hex/Ice #......... 100% 5 ######. Silence Hex/Air #......... 100% 5 ######. Yara's Violent Unravell Hex/Tmut #......... 100% 5 ######. Bolt of Cold Conj/Ice #......... 100% 6 ####### Conjure Ball Lightning Conj/Air #......... 100% 6 ####### Deflect Missiles Chrm/Air #......... 100% 6 ####### Freezing Cloud Conj/Ice/Air #......... 100% 6 ####### Ozocubu's Refrigeration Ice #......... 100% 6 ####### Simulacrum Ice/Necr #......... 100% 6 ####### Tornado Air #......... 100% 9 ####### Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (10/15) Temple (1/1) D:5 Lair (6/6) D:10 Swamp (4/4) Lair:4 Snake (4/4) Lair:2 Slime (0/5) Lair:6 Orc (0/2) D:9 Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Dithmenos Elyvilon Fedhas Gozag Hepliaklqana Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Qazlal Ru Sif Muna Uskayaw Vehumet Wu Jian Xom Yredelemnul Zin The Shining One Jiyva Shops: D:10 [(}!} Snake:2 * Annotations: Lair:3 2 transporters, Deesahac's ghost, journeyman BaFi Lair:5 3 runed translucent doors, exclusion: 2 oklob plants, Ruewk's ghost, journeyman CeAM Snake:2 3 runed translucent doors, exclusion: obsidian statue, vinnietd's ghost, adept HaFi Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You have claws for feet. You are mostly covered in iridescent scales. (AC +4) Your flesh is heat resistant. (rF+) Your demonic aura causes spilled blood to erupt in flames. When hurt, damage is shared between your health and your magic reserves. You regenerate magic rapidly. You are immune to clouds of flame. Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body. Message History You climb upwards. There is a stone staircase leading down here. You enter the shallow water. Moving in this stuff is going to be slow. You enter the shallow water. Moving in this stuff is going to be slow. You enter the shallow water. Moving in this stuff is going to be slow. You see here a curare-tipped needle. There is a stone staircase leading up here. You climb upwards. There is a stone staircase leading down here. There is a staircase back to the Lair here. You climb upwards. Welcome back to the Lair of Beasts! There is a staircase to the Swamp here. There is a fountain of clear blue water here. 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Vanquished Creatures Frances (Snake:1) Kirke (Snake:4) Agnes (Snake:4) 5 thorn hunters 11 nagarajas A frost giant (IceCv) Louise (Snake:1) Aizul (Snake:3) A minotaur (Gauntlet) Snorg (Lair:3) Josephine (Lair:4) 15 naga warriors 3 ghost crabs 11 anacondas 17 hydras 9 alligators A death yak (D:10) 3 two-headed ogres 19 naga sharpshooters Sonja (Lair:5) 8 shock serpents 4 salamander mystics A spriggan druid (Swamp:3) 9 swamp dragons An unseen horror (D:10) 8 naga ritualists 5 mana vipers 13 salamanders An ice statue (IceCv) 29 black mambas 28 naga magi 14 elephants A moth of wrath (Gauntlet) 7 guardian serpents 30 spiny frogs A gargoyle (D:10) 4 rime drakes 8 komodo dragons 21 polar bears 8 hornets 9 tyrant leeches Prince Ribbit (D:8) 4 hippogriffs 35 blink frogs 17 bog bodies 11 dream sheep (Lair:6) 7 slime creatures Sigmund (D:3) 2 shadows 8 spriggans 4 wraiths (Lair:4) 31 yaks 4 redbacks (Gauntlet) 3 basilisks 6 wyverns 2 hogs (Snake:4) 2 hungry ghosts (D:10) 3 chaos spawn (Gauntlet) A neqoxec (Gauntlet) 19 vampire mosquitoes 53 nagas 20 swamp worms 18 insubstantial wisps An acid dragon (Gauntlet) 2 porcupines (Lair:3) 10 water moccasins 10 swamp drakes 3 orc warriors 5 sky beasts 4 ice beasts A necrophage (D:6) 6 ogres 3 phantoms 4 centaurs 28 wolves 14 crocodiles 2 big kobolds Blork the orc (D:4) 20 bullfrogs A wyvern skeleton (D:6) A scorpion (D:6) 6 killer bees (D:9) A howler monkey (D:5) 4 electric eels 5 crimson imps A bullfrog zombie (D:6) 7 hounds A quasit (D:10) A jelly (D:7) 6 orc priests A centaur skeleton (D:6) 9 orc wizards Ijyb (D:3) 2 iguanas Natasha (D:2) 6 worker ants A killer bee zombie (D:7) A hound skeleton (D:6) Robin (D:3) 9 adders 2 shadow imps An adder skeleton (D:4) 2 adder zombies (D:5) A worm (D:2) 4 dart slugs 6 leopard geckos 33 orcs 15 bats 8 giant cockroaches 12 hobgoblins 13 jackals 13 kobolds 3 quokkas 4 frilled lizards 12 goblins A quokka zombie (D:8) 7 rats 3 fungi 5 plants 891 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (others) A komodo dragon (Swamp:3) A polar bear (IceCv) 2 blink frogs (Swamp:3) A human (Snake:4) A naga (Snake:2) 4 wolves (IceCv) 2 briar patches (Swamp:2) 6 fungi 44 plants 62 creatures vanquished. Grand Total: 953 creatures vanquished Notes Turn | Place | Note -------+----------+------------------------------------------- 0 | D:1 | Jabberih the Demonspawn Gladiator began the quest for the | Orb. 0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 16/16 MP: 1/1 111 | D:1 | Reached skill level 3 in Maces & Flails 136 | D:1 | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. (rF+) | [demonic ancestry] 136 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 17/22 MP: 2/2 671 | D:1 | Gained mutation: When hurt, damage is shared between your | health and your magic reserves. [demonic ancestry] 671 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 27/27 MP: 3/3 1301 | D:2 | Reached skill level 4 in Maces & Flails 1344 | D:2 | Gained mutation: You have sharp toenails. [demonic | ancestry] 1344 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 26/33 MP: 4/4 1879 | D:3 | Noticed Natasha 2001 | D:2 | Killed Natasha 2266 | D:3 | Noticed Sigmund 2399 | D:3 | Noticed a sky beast 2412 | D:3 | Killed a sky beast 2412 | D:3 | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails 2412 | D:3 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 30/38 MP: 3/5 2555 | D:3 | Noticed Ijyb 2573 | D:3 | Killed Ijyb 2573 | D:3 | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in iridescent | scales. (AC +2) [demonic ancestry] 2573 | D:3 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 43/44 MP: 4/6 2662 | D:3 | Noticed Robin 2774 | D:3 | Killed Robin 2839 | D:3 | Killed Sigmund 2839 | D:3 | Reached skill level 6 in Maces & Flails 3303 | D:3 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul. 3305 | D:3 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados. 3483 | D:4 | You fall through a shaft! 3483 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon 3483 | D:5 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple. 3503 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple 3518 | Temple | Gained mutation: You have razor-sharp toenails. [demonic | ancestry] 3518 | Temple | Reached XP level 7. HP: 23/50 MP: 5/7 3772 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Warmaster Okawaru 3833 | D:5 | Reached skill level 7 in Maces & Flails 3890 | D:6 | HP: 2/50 [orc/+0 trident (4)] 4290 | D:5 | Reached skill level 8 in Maces & Flails 4459 | D:5 | Reached * piety under Okawaru 4459 | D:5 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 47/56 MP: 8/8 4549 | D:5 | Reached skill level 9 in Maces & Flails 5055 | D:4 | Noticed Blork the orc 5071 | D:4 | Killed Blork the orc 5169 | D:4 | Found an opulent altar of Gozag. 5797 | D:6 | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails 5805 | D:6 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon. 5828 | D:6 | Reached ** piety under Okawaru 6060 | D:6 | Gained mutation: You are immune to clouds of flame. | [demonic ancestry] 6060 | D:6 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 60/60 MP: 9/9 6477 | D:7 | Got a shimmering war axe 6648 | D:7 | Reached skill level 11 in Maces & Flails 6844 | D:7 | Got a scorched garnet amulet 7132 | D:8 | Identified the amulet of Poehotix {Faith MR+} (You found it | on level 7 of the Dungeon) 7180 | D:8 | Noticed a two-headed ogre 7180 | D:8 | Noticed Prince Ribbit 7188 | D:8 | Killed Prince Ribbit 7188 | D:8 | Reached skill level 12 in Maces & Flails 7196 | D:8 | Reached *** piety under Okawaru 7209 | D:8 | Killed a two-headed ogre 7209 | D:8 | Reached **** piety under Okawaru 7209 | D:8 | Gained mutation: Your demonic aura causes spilled blood to | erupt in flames. [demonic ancestry] 7209 | D:8 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 31/66 MP: 1/10 7938 | D:8 | Reached skill level 13 in Maces & Flails 8791 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon 8827 | D:10 | Noticed a two-headed ogre 9216 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines. 9396 | D:10 | Noticed a two-headed ogre 9397 | D:10 | Found a staircase to the Lair. 9397 | D:10 | Noticed a death yak 9407 | D:10 | Killed a two-headed ogre 9407 | D:10 | Reached skill level 14 in Maces & Flails 9415 | D:10 | Reached ***** piety under Okawaru 9418 | D:10 | Killed a death yak 9803 | D:10 | Found Imalacsi's Distillery. 9811 | D:10 | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 60 gold pieces 9811 | D:10 | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 60 gold pieces 9878 | D:10 | Killed a two-headed ogre 9878 | D:10 | Received a gift from Okawaru 9878 | D:10 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 50/72 MP: 6/11 9893 | D:10 | Killed an unseen horror 9893 | D:10 | Received a gift from Okawaru 9893 | D:10 | Reached skill level 15 in Maces & Flails 10235 | D:10 | Reached skill level 1 in Armour 10291 | D:10 | Found Haeng's Armour Emporium. 10305 | D:10 | Found Ussumeud's Weapon Shoppe. 10438 | D:10 | Found Ugrag's Gadget Shop. 10459 | D:10 | Found Raonuc's Gadget Boutique. 10843 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts 11021 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour 11039 | Lair:1 | You fall through a shaft! 11160 | Lair:2 | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit. 11163 | Lair:2 | Identified a scroll of acquirement 11734 | Lair:2 | Noticed a five-headed hydra 11745 | Lair:2 | Killed a five-headed hydra 12115 | Lair:3 | Noticed a seven-headed hydra 12123 | Lair:3 | Killed a seven-headed hydra 12123 | Lair:3 | Received a gift from Okawaru 12235 | Lair:3 | Noticed an eight-headed hydra 12243 | Lair:3 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 74/80 MP: 8/12 12250 | Lair:3 | Killed an eight-headed hydra 12250 | Lair:3 | Reached ****** piety under Okawaru 12314 | Lair:3 | Noticed Snorg 12322 | Lair:3 | Killed Snorg 12322 | Lair:3 | Received a gift from Okawaru 12365 | Lair:3 | Found a transporter. 12366 | Lair:3 | Found a transporter. 12367 | Lair:3 | Noticed Deesahac's ghost (journeyman BaFi) 12642 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging 13577 | Lair:4 | Noticed Josephine 13583 | Lair:4 | Killed Josephine 13583 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Okawaru 13646 | Lair:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting 13724 | Lair:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Crossbows 13761 | Lair:4 | Reached skill level 16 in Maces & Flails 14381 | Lair:4 | Found a staircase to the Swamp. 14461 | Lair:5 | Found a runed translucent gate. 14623 | Lair:5 | Found a runed translucent gate. 14624 | Lair:5 | Noticed Ruewk's ghost (journeyman CeAM) 14626 | Lair:5 | Noticed an eight-headed hydra 14627 | Lair:5 | Found a runed translucent gate. 14634 | Lair:5 | Found a gate leading to a gauntlet. 14669 | Gauntlet | Entered a Gauntlet 14669 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 14669 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 14757 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 14757 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 14774 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 14817 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 14831 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 14834 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14834 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14836 | Gauntlet | Gained mutation: You regenerate magic rapidly. [demonic | ancestry] 14836 | Gauntlet | Reached XP level 13. HP: 65/94 MP: 8/13 14867 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 14871 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14871 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14875 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14875 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14875 | Gauntlet | Found a runed translucent gate. 14875 | Gauntlet | Found a runed translucent door. 14875 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14875 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14882 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 14883 | Gauntlet | Found a runed translucent door. 14884 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14884 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14884 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14884 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14885 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14885 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14886 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14886 | Gauntlet | Found a large runed translucent door. 14890 | Gauntlet | Found a runed translucent gate. 14890 | Gauntlet | Found a runed translucent gate. 14891 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 14908 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 14919 | Gauntlet | Got a pair of smoking boots 14925 | Gauntlet | Identified the cursed +0 pair of boots "Tanos" {Dex+4} (You | found it in a Gauntlet) 14957 | Gauntlet | Identified the ring "Ixzoishe" {Wiz Int+6 SInv} 14957 | Gauntlet | Noticed a minotaur 14968 | Gauntlet | Killed a minotaur 15472 | Lair:5 | Noticed Sonja 15699 | Lair:5 | Killed Sonja 15699 | Lair:5 | Received a gift from Okawaru 15699 | Lair:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Crossbows 15709 | Lair:5 | Got a translucent plate armour {god gift} 15720 | Lair:5 | Identified the +1 plate armour of Jabberih's True Grit | {*Contam Regen+ MP+9 Dex+2} (Okawaru gifted it to you on | level 5 of the Lair of Beasts) 15762 | Lair:6 | Entered Level 6 of the Lair of Beasts 16254 | Lair:6 | Received a gift from Okawaru 16301 | Lair:6 | Found a frozen archway. 16310 | IceCv | Entered an ice cave 16346 | IceCv | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting 16549 | IceCv | Received a gift from Okawaru 16549 | IceCv | Gained mutation: You are mostly covered in iridescent | scales. (AC +4) [demonic ancestry] 16549 | IceCv | Reached XP level 14. HP: 110/110 MP: 14/14 16799 | IceCv | Noticed a frost giant 16831 | IceCv | Killed a frost giant 17052 | Lair:6 | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations 17368 | Lair:6 | Received a gift from Okawaru 17436 | Lair:6 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits. 17438 | Lair:6 | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva. 17528 | Lair:6 | Got a vibrating steel ring 17530 | Lair:6 | Identified the ring "Gegiosk" {+Fly Str+3} (You acquired it | on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts) 17931 | Snake:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Snake Pit 17931 | Snake:1 | Noticed Frances 17943 | Snake:1 | Killed Frances 17943 | Snake:1 | Received a gift from Okawaru 17943 | Snake:1 | Reached skill level 17 in Maces & Flails 18012 | Snake:1 | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations 18221 | Snake:1 | Received a gift from Okawaru 18366 | Snake:1 | Noticed Louise 18381 | Snake:1 | Killed Louise 19325 | Snake:2 | Noticed a nagaraja 19333 | Snake:2 | Reached XP level 15. HP: 44/115 MP: 13/20 19478 | Snake:2 | Received a gift from Okawaru 19591 | Snake:2 | Received a gift from Okawaru 19726 | Snake:2 | Reached skill level 18 in Maces & Flails 20043 | Snake:2 | Found a runed translucent gate. 20044 | Snake:2 | Found a runed translucent gate. 20045 | Snake:2 | Found a runed translucent gate. 20046 | Snake:2 | Found an opulent altar of Gozag. 20047 | Snake:2 | Found Unwyorr's Assorted Antiques. 20047 | Snake:2 | Noticed vinnietd's ghost (adept HaFi) 20069 | Snake:2 | Killed a nagaraja 20277 | Snake:2 | Noticed a nagaraja 20288 | Snake:2 | Killed a nagaraja 20546 | Snake:3 | Received a gift from Okawaru 20549 | Snake:3 | Got a shimmering triple crossbow {god gift} 20550 | Snake:3 | Identified the +5 triple crossbow of Fear {venom, rC+ | Int+9} (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 3 of the Snake | Pit) 20837 | Snake:3 | Noticed a nagaraja 20841 | Snake:3 | Killed a nagaraja 21014 | Snake:3 | Noticed Aizul 21015 | Snake:3 | Noticed a nagaraja 21015 | Snake:3 | Noticed a nagaraja 21023 | Snake:3 | Killed Aizul 21024 | Snake:3 | Received a gift from Okawaru 21029 | Snake:3 | Killed a nagaraja 21029 | Snake:3 | Reached skill level 19 in Maces & Flails 21034 | Snake:3 | Noticed a nagaraja 21040 | Snake:3 | Noticed a nagaraja 21046 | Snake:3 | Reached skill level 10 in Crossbows 21412 | Snake:3 | Killed a nagaraja 21477 | Snake:3 | Received a gift from Okawaru 21721 | Snake:3 | Gained mutation: You have claws for feet. [demonic | ancestry] 21721 | Snake:3 | Reached XP level 16. HP: 122/122 MP: 22/22 22185 | Snake:4 | Entered Level 4 of the Snake Pit 22185 | Snake:4 | Noticed Agnes 22191 | Snake:4 | Killed Agnes 22608 | Snake:4 | Received a gift from Okawaru 22839 | Snake:4 | Reached skill level 20 in Maces & Flails 23171 | Snake:4 | Noticed Kirke 23174 | Snake:4 | Killed Kirke 23209 | Snake:4 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom. 23231 | Snake:4 | Received a gift from Okawaru 23632 | Snake:4 | Got a serpentine rune of Zot 24291 | Swamp:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Swamp 24304 | Swamp:1 | Reached XP level 17. HP: 116/128 MP: 23/23 24447 | Swamp:1 | Received a gift from Okawaru 24821 | Swamp:1 | Received a gift from Okawaru 25115 | Swamp:2 | Received a gift from Okawaru 25240 | Swamp:2 | Received a gift from Okawaru 25603 | Swamp:2 | Received a gift from Okawaru 26223 | Swamp:3 | Received a gift from Okawaru 26671 | Swamp:4 | Entered Level 4 of the Swamp 27441 | Swamp:4 | Received a gift from Okawaru 27560 | Swamp:4 | Gained mutation: Armour fits poorly on your strangely | shaped body. [mutagenic glow] 27574 | Swamp:4 | Got a decaying rune of Zot Skill XL: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 | ---------------+----------------------------------------------------+----- Maces & Flails | 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 15 16 17 19 20 | 20.0 Dodging | 3 4 5 7 | 7.8 Armour | 8 9 | 9.6 Fighting | 6 10 11 | 11.3 Crossbows | 3 8 10 13 14 | 14.0 Invocations | 7 8 | 8.4 Throwing | | 1.7 Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 || total -------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Melee: Flail | 133 | 204 | 53 | | | || 390 Kick | | 60 | 82 | 151 | 5 | 219 || 517 Morningstar | | | 239 | 212 | | || 451 Punch | | | | 1 | | || 1 Great mace | | | | 282 | 829 | 526 || 1637 Fire: Arbalest | | | | | 56 | 186 || 242 Triple crossbow | | | | | | 36 || 36 Invok: Heroism | | | 8 | 40 | 40 | 24 || 112 Finesse | | | | 1 | 6 | 5 || 12 Evoke: Wand | | | | 5 | | || 5 Use: Scroll | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 5 || 44 Potion | | | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 || 13 Stab: Distracted | | | | | | 1 || 1 Eat: Chunk | 1 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 7 || 72 Ration | | | | | 2 | 4 || 6 Armor: Leather armour | 56 | 18 | | | | || 74 Scale mail | | 58 | 116 | 9 | | || 183 Plate armour | | | | 297 | 615 | 520 || 1432 Dodge: Dodged | 124 | 152 | 158 | 196 | 491 | 375 || 1496

Tuesday, 12th February 2019, 22:09 by Implojin

Orc is a lot easier than Snake and Swamp.

Your target at this point of the game would generally be Vaults, not going deeper than V:4 until you're prepared to win.

Tuesday, 12th February 2019, 22:22 by stormdragon

Potions of cure mutation do not exist in versions 0.20+. Now, potions of mutation serve that role - they remove some of your mutations, then add some random, then add one good. Obviously random and good mutations are better-on-average than bad ones, so if you have a bad mutation set you are very likely to come out ahead.

The easiest place to go now is D. In fact, it's recommended to explore all of D (well, as much as you can - skirt around anything that could potentially kill you) before going into any rune branches. Orc is also a good place to be.

I haven't seen you play, but since you mention overextending, a good general tip is to do more of walking away from enemies and using stairs. Remember, if an enemy is normal speed, every time it does a non-movement action (such as smite) it'll fall a step behind, and then once it's on the edge of LOS it won't be able to act anymore (it'll have to move just to get in your LOS every turn). So assuming a few of its actions won't kill you, you can disable any normal speed enemy for free by doing this. Once you're on the move, you either want to 1. Get to a good position (far away from other enemies, maybe some terrain to block vision so it'll have to get close without acting) and kill it, or 2. Go upstairs, rest to heal, then go down (if there were a lot of enemies, you'll want to go down a different staircase so you can split them up) and fight on your own terms (full health, no other enemies, buffs on, etc).

Wednesday, 13th February 2019, 14:17 by Jabberi

Thanks for the tips. I got incredibly lucky with potion of mutation. As expected I lost the deformed body mutation but also got cold resistance and ability to blink. Now going to explore rest of D and then Orc.

Wednesday, 13th February 2019, 17:28 by Airwolf

Regular orc priests are trivial at this point unless there are 3+ in LOS at once. (Use fog or teleport or both.) Orc high priests are more of a problem: I think their smites do more damage, but more importantly, they summon demons that can totally change fights. Orc sorcerers summon demons, too. Orc high priests and sorcerers are fairly rare but you'll usually see a few in Orcish Mines. Isolate them and kill them fast. Hide behind corners to reduce LOS when you see them. Etc.

Thursday, 14th February 2019, 08:07 by Sprucery

Airwolf wrote:Orc high priests are more of a problem: I think their smites do more damage

According to the knowledge bots, it's the same (7 - 17) damage for orc priests, high priests and even Saint Roka. Saint Roka has only two spells so he smites more often though.

Thursday, 14th February 2019, 10:02 by mopl

Airwolf wrote:Regular orc priests are trivial at this point unless there are 3+ in LOS at once. (Use fog or teleport or both.) Orc high priests are more of a problem: I think their smites do more damage, but more importantly, they summon demons that can totally change fights. Orc sorcerers summon demons, too. Orc high priests and sorcerers are fairly rare but you'll usually see a few in Orcish Mines. Isolate them and kill them fast. Hide behind corners to reduce LOS when you see them. Etc.

Just be aware that Orc sorcerers can paralyze too and that's a big issue with low MR... (check their spell success rate with x-v)

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