Help Jim(MDFi) out!

[HonestJim]

After playing several types of spellcasters, I've been trying to create a succesful Melee character. I decided to go with a MDFi, because the idea of having a big beard appeals to me. After about ten deaths (one with a quite amusing banishment to the abyss by Erolcha, didn't know she was capable of that ), I finally have a decent character up and running. He's cleared most of the lair, succesfully navigated (my first) labyrinth and can now comfortably kill beasts like hydra's and death yaks one to one. So, after finally getting spellcasting by reading scrolls and being quite fortunate with the books he found, he's starting to learn some buff spells. His god is Okawaru. He also got lucky by drinking a mutation potion, getting teleport control and magical resistance.

Basically I'm wondering if I'm building him alright. I'm thinking of getting translocation up to a decent level so I can control blink and teleport self. I also want the stoneskin spell powered up, and that Stone Giant Transformation spell is catching my eye as well. Being able to cast berserk sounds pretty good to me as well. Should I continue victory dancing myself into a decent magician?

Any tips or advice would be most welcome! Feeling good about this one.

[HonestJim]

Forgot to add the char dump...

  Code:

 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.7.1-1-g7ce9b19 character file.

Jim the Protected (Mountain Dwarf Fighter)                         Turns: 37787, Time: 05:20:17

HP 117/117       AC 20     Str 28      Exp: 13/58706 (581), need: 4343
MP  16/17        EV 12     Int  6      God: Okawaru [*****.]
Gold 985         SH 21     Dex 12      Spells:  5 memorised,  8 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : .   b - +6,+4 ankus {god gift}
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : .   Q - +3 dwarf ring mail {rN+}
Life Prot.: + . .   Conserve   : .   v - +2 buckler of Proximity {rPois rF+ Str+3 S
Res.Poison: +       Res.Corr.  : .   x - +1 dwarf helmet
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : +   (no cloak)
Spirit.Shd: .       Stasis     : .   Z - +0 pair of dwarf gloves
Sust.Abil.: . .     Rnd.Telep. : .   e - +2 pair of boots
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: +   w - amulet of clarity
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .   G - +2 ring of protection
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .   r - ring of sustenance

@: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, very unstealthy
A: magic resistance 1, teleport control, Str -1, Dex +1
a: Might, Haste, Renounce Religion


You are on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Okawaru.
Okawaru is extremely pleased with you.
You are hungry.

You have visited 5 branches of the dungeon, and seen 23 of its levels.
You have visited 1 Labyrinth.
You have visited 1 portal chamber: bailey.

You have collected 1430 gold pieces.
You have spent 465 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 b - a +6,+4 ankus (weapon) {god gift}
 y - a +3,+0 dwarven hand axe of returning (quivered)
 H - a +1,+1 hand axe of returning
 I - a +3,+2 dwarven hand axe of returning
 X - the +5,+5 hammer "Roiluarph" {crush, Int+1}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 10 of the Dungeon)   
   It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
   It affects your intelligence (+1).
Armour
 e - a +2 pair of boots (worn)
 v - the +2 buckler of Proximity (worn) {rPois rF+ Str+3 Stlth-}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 10 of the Dungeon)   
   It affects your strength (+3).
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from poison.
   It makes you less stealthy.
 x - a +1 dwarven helmet (worn)
 Q - a +3 dwarven ring mail of positive energy (worn)
 Z - a +0 pair of dwarven gloves (worn)
Magical devices
 a - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 4}
 i - a wand of confusion {zapped: 3}
 z - a wand of fire {zapped: 8}
 A - a wand of magic darts {zapped: 1}
 K - a wand of polymorph other {zapped: 2}
Comestibles
 W - 4 meat rations
Scrolls
 g - 4 scrolls of identify
 j - 9 scrolls of teleportation
 q - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 J - a scroll of detect curse
 N - 3 scrolls of blinking
Jewellery
 p - an uncursed ring of wizardry
 r - a ring of sustenance (left hand)
 w - an amulet of clarity (around neck)
 E - a +3 ring of evasion
 G - a +2 ring of protection (right hand)
Potions
 f - a slimy black potion
 k - a sedimented yellow potion
 l - a glowing silvery potion
 t - 4 potions of heal wounds
 C - a purple potion
 F - 5 potions of healing
 L - a potion of invisibility
 R - 2 potions of berserk rage
 V - a potion of speed


 You have 581 experience left.

   Skills:
 - Level 12 Fighting
 - Level 14 Maces & Flails
 - Level 4 Throwing
 - Level 14 Armour
 - Level 6 Dodging
 - Level 2 Stealth
 - Level 13 Shields
 + Level 1 Traps & Doors
 + Level 3 Spellcasting
 + Level 2 Enchantments
 + Level 4 Translocations
 + Level 3 Transmutations
 + Level 3 Fire Magic
 + Level 5 Earth Magic
 + Level 4 Invocations
 + Level 3 Evocations


You have 8 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power          Success   Level
a - Stoneskin             Erth/Trmt      ##........     Good        2
b - Fire Brand            Fire/Ench      #.........     Fair        2
c - Blink                 Tloc           N/A            Good        2
d - Repel Missiles        Air/Ench       #.........     Very Poor   2
e - Maxwell's Silver Ham  Erth/Trmt      ##........     Good        2


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (10/27)            Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (0/4) D:8
   Lair (8/8) D:10          Swamp (3/5) Lair:2       Shoals (1/5) Lair:6
  Slime (0/6) Lair:7     

Altars:
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
The Shining One
Trog
Vehumet
Xom

Shops:
D:10: *

Annotations
D:7 exclusion: oklob plant


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

Your muscles are flexible, but weak (Str -1, Dex +1).
You are resistant to magic.
You can control translocations.


Message History

Items here: !! """" %% (((( )))) //// ==== ?? [[[[[[[ \\\\\\ }}}} ììììììì
There are several objects here.
Pick up a wand of lightning {empty}? (Left-click to enter menu, or press y/n/a/*?g,/q/o)
Eat one of 2 pears? (ye/n/q/i?)
You are feeling hungry.
You continue eating.
You finish eating. Mmmm... Yummy pear..

..............#  #.#...
#..####.......#  #.#.##
.### ###......#  #.#.#
.#####.#......# ##.#.#
.......#......# #..#.##
..............# ##.#.#
..............#  #...#
.............##  #.#.##
.P###...../<.#####.....
...#f##....@...........
.......................
..#.##f.#####....#..#.#
..>###..#  #.........##
..## #........####..##
..#  ##..###..#  #..#
######...##...#  #..#
..#...........####..#
.###.#..#...........#


There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Aizul (Swamp:3)
  A minotaur (Lab)
  4 hydras
  An alligator (Swamp:1)
  7 death yaks
  An orc knight (Port)
  A swamp dragon (Lair:2)
  Pikel (D:8)
  Joseph (D:7)
  5 black mambas
  A red wasp (Swamp:1)
  4 polar bears (Lair:8)
  5 slime creatures
  7 spiny frogs
  4 komodo dragons
  5 grizzly bears
  13 giant toads
  12 blink frogs
  A baby alligator (Swamp:1)
  40 yaks
  2 hippogriffs
  6 giant blowflies
  11 bears
  A hungry ghost (D:10)
  4 war dogs (Lair:4)
  A necrophage (D:6)
  An ice beast (D:5)
  4 swamp worms
  13 insubstantial wisps
  16 orc warriors
  A phantom (D:10)
  A yellow wasp (D:10)
  A black bear (Lair:2)
  12 swamp drakes
  3 centaurs
  9 crocodiles
  9 ogres
  2 gila monsters (Lair:2)
  Duvessa (D:8)
  2 giant goldfish
  6 giant slugs
  A giant leech (Swamp:3)
  12 water moccasins
  19 giant frogs
  4 giant snails
  A killer bee zombie (D:10)
  11 electric eels
  4 jellyfish
  2 giant beetles
  3 imps
  A big kobold skeleton (D:10)
  3 orc priests
  9 hounds
  2 hound skeletons
  9 iguanas
  A shadow (D:9)
  3 big fish (Lair:3)
  9 giant ants
  4 orange rats (Lair:7)
  4 orc wizards
  5 scorpions
  2 giant ant zombies (D:9)
  10 sheep
  Dowan (D:8)
  2 giant beetle zombies (D:9)
  7 gnolls (Port)
  40 green rats
  A human (Lair:1)
  19 snakes
  3 giant mites (D:5)
  4 giant centipedes
  A snake zombie (D:7)
  3 worms
  17 giant mosquitos
  An iguana skeleton (D:7)
  A jelly (D:8)
  72 grey rats
  15 giant geckos
  3 oozes
  19 hobgoblins
  16 jackals
  16 kobolds
  48 orcs
  13 quokkas
  27 giant bats
  8 giant cockroaches
  6 giant newts
  28 goblins
  A quokka skeleton (D:8)
  29 rats
  4 small snakes
  3 fungi
  A plant (Lair:6)
  7 toadstools
756 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  7 slime creatures (Swamp:2)
  A green rat (Lair:1)
  A snake (D:4)
  A giant mosquito (Swamp:3)
  3 grey rats
  A giant bat (Swamp:3)
  A goblin (D:1)
  A kobold (D:2)
  20 fungi
  19 plants
  65 toadstools
120 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 876 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place   | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1     | Jim, the Mountain Dwarf Fighter, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1     | Reached XP level 1. HP: 16/16 MP: 0/0
   178 | D:1     | Reached XP level 2. HP: 23/23 MP: 1/1
   266 | D:1     | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
   732 | D:1     | Reached XP level 3. HP: 29/29 MP: 1/1
  1110 | D:2     | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  2203 | D:3     | Reached XP level 4. HP: 25/37 MP: 2/2
  2962 | D:4     | Reached skill 5 in Armour
  3312 | D:4     | Reached skill 1 in Dodging
  3419 | D:4     | Reached XP level 5. HP: 42/44 MP: 3/3
  3771 | D:5     | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  4017 | D:5     | Reached XP level 6. HP: 23/50 MP: 3/3
  4270 | D:5     | Reached skill 5 in Maces & Flails
  4314 | D:5     | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  4330 | Temple  | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  4338 | Temple  | Became a worshipper of Warmaster Okawaru
  4544 | D:5     | Reached skill 6 in Armour
  4638 | D:5     | Reached skill 5 in Shields
  4729 | D:5     | Reached XP level 7. HP: 55/57 MP: 4/4
  5106 | D:6     | Reached skill 5 in Fighting
  5179 | D:6     | Acquired Okawaru's first power
  5632 | D:6     | Reached XP level 8. HP: 66/66 MP: 5/5
  5642 | D:6     | Reached skill 7 in Armour
  6612 | D:7     | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  6916 | D:7     | Got an encrusted mace
  6917 | D:7     | Identified the cursed +0,-1 mace of the Imperium (You took it off an orc on level 7 of the Dungeon)
  6974 | D:7     | Noticed Joseph
  7002 | D:7     | Defeated Joseph
  7382 | D:6     | Reached skill 8 in Armour
  7648 | D:6     | Reached XP level 9. HP: 48/73 MP: 5/5
  7808 | D:7     | HP: 1/74 [ogre/giant club (21)]
  8239 | D:7     | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
  8419 | D:8     | Found a flagged portal.
  8439 | bailey  | Entered the bailey
  8928 | bailey  | Reached skill 9 in Armour
  9353 | bailey  | Reached skill 1 in Evocations
  9499 | bailey  | Reached skill 1 in Invocations
  9512 | bailey  | Reached XP level 10. HP: 69/84 MP: 4/7
  9515 | bailey  | Got an iridescent great sword
  9522 | bailey  | Identified the +2,+1 great sword "Brourer" (You took it off an orc knight in the bailey)
  9780 | bailey  | Reached skill 1 in Throwing
 10154 | D:8     | Got a polished dire flail
 10155 | D:8     | Identified the cursed +5,+6 dire flail of No Interval (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
 10177 | D:8     | Reached skill 1 in Stealth
 10359 | D:8     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 10518 | D:8     | Noticed Duvessa
 10519 | D:8     | Noticed Dowan
 10522 | D:8     | Defeated Duvessa
 10536 | D:8     | Defeated Dowan
 10625 | D:8     | Noticed Pikel
 10634 | D:8     | Defeated Pikel
 11352 | D:9     | Reached skill 1 in Traps & Doors
 11463 | D:9     | Reached skill 10 in Armour
 11603 | D:9     | Gained mutation: You can control translocations.
 11603 | D:9     | Gained mutation: You are resistant to magic.
 11670 | D:10    | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 11729 | D:10    | Found Mufen's Assorted Antiques.
 11738 | D:10    | Bought a fine buckler for 225 gold pieces
 11739 | D:10    | Bought a slimy hammer for 240 gold pieces
 11740 | D:10    | Identified the hammer "Roiluarph" {crush, Int+1} (You bought it in a shop on level 10 of the Dungeon)
 11745 | D:10    | Identified the +2 buckler of Proximity (You bought it in a shop on level 10 of the Dungeon)
 12134 | D:10    | Reached skill 10 in Shields
 12641 | D:10    | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 12675 | Lair:1  | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 12766 | Lair:1  | Reached skill 5 in Dodging
 13669 | Lair:1  | Acquired Okawaru's second power
 13669 | Lair:1  | Reached XP level 11. HP: 53/95 MP: 8/8
 14264 | Lair:2  | Reached skill 11 in Armour
 14723 | Lair:2  | Found a labyrinth entrance.
 14767 | Lab     | Entered a Labyrinth
 16972 | Lab     | Got a yellowed book
 17433 | Lair:2  | Reached skill 10 in Fighting
 17469 | Lair:2  | Reached skill 10 in Maces & Flails
 18143 | Lair:2  | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 18414 | Lair:3  | Reached skill 12 in Armour
 19467 | Lair:3  | You fall through a shaft!
 19501 | Lair:6  | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
 19665 | Lair:5  | Reached XP level 12. HP: 106/108 MP: 10/11
 20637 | Lair:3  | Received a gift from Okawaru
 21722 | Lair:3  | Reached skill 13 in Armour
 22934 | Lair:6  | Received a gift from Okawaru
 23958 | Lair:7  | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 24572 | Lair:2  | Identified the Grimoire of Transformation (You found it in a Labyrinth)
 24631 | Lair:2  | Reached skill 1 in Spellcasting
 24720 | Lair:2  | Learned a level 2 spell: Stoneskin
 24726 | Lair:2  | Learned a level 2 spell: Fire Brand
 24773 | Swamp:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Swamp
 26072 | Lair:2  | Reached skill 1 in Earth Magic
 26404 | Lair:2  | Reached skill 1 in Transmutations
 29376 | Swamp:1 | Reached skill 1 in Fire Magic
 30010 | Swamp:3 | Reached skill 14 in Armour
 30237 | Swamp:3 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 56/117 MP: 14/14
 30460 | Swamp:3 | Reached skill 1 in Enchantments
 30635 | Swamp:3 | Noticed Aizul
 30981 | Swamp:3 | Defeated Aizul
 31988 | Lair:2  | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
 31991 | Lair:2  | Learned a level 2 spell: Repel Missiles
 32280 | Shoals:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Shoals
 32282 | Shoals:1 | Noticed Saint Roka
 33006 | Lair:8  | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
 33475 | Lair:7  | Reached skill 1 in Translocations
 34460 | Lair:7  | Gained mutation: Your muscles are flexible, but weak (Str -1, Dex +1).
 37163 | Lair:8  | Reached skill 5 in Earth Magic
 37585 | Lair:2  | Learned a level 2 spell: Maxwell's Silver Hammer



[mageykun]

Blarg, heavy rediting of post after seeing the dump.

You're gonna want to start investing in int if you ever want to cast anything. Those are not happy success rates.

Escape spells are always useful, especially w/ cTele. So it's worth training a fell levels in translocations- pick up blink, teleport self, and the always useful apportation. Other good support spells for a mele character include repel/deflect arrows, swiftness, and phase shift. You have a nice racial aptitude for earth magic, so you might be able to pull off statue form, but that's best use unarmed. And If you're using an axe or mace, it's kind of a waste. Stoneskin prolly doesn't offer you much on top of your existing armor.

It might be hard getting swiftness or deflect arrows trained up since they're air and you already have levels in earth. Although, that might be a good thing, as it means more points will go strait to enchantments.

Maxwell's Silver hammer is useless.

You prolly want to do the hive now- it'll be nice and easy with rPois.

[KoboldLord]

'Good' success rate with spells is a filthy, malicious lie. That word actually describes a 20% failure rate, and a translocations miscast can potentially result in self-banishment to the Abyss. Grind your magic skills one at a time, since having two buffs at 'Good' is still completely worthless. Get one to 'Excellent', and then work on the other. Translocations and enchantments are going to be better investments than transmutations or elemental skills. Especially translocations, since you have the crazy-lucky teleport control mutation.

You are going to want to find some dragon armor. Regular dragon armor, ice dragon armor, swamp dragon armor, and pearl dragon armor are probably the only ones worth considering, but mind the elemental weaknesses of the first two. Swamp dragon armor is very likely to be found in the Swamp, logically enough. You merely need to liberate a swamp dragon hide from its former owner, which should be manageable only due to your buckler. Watch out for the other nasties down there; most of them move much faster in the water than you're likely to be expecting.

[HonestJim]

Thanks for all the advice! Jim's still alive and kicking, having fun blowing up - and consequently eating - Nessos with a wand of disintegration and squashing bees. The hive was kind enough to give me a ring of protection +5, and the mass murder of insects pleased Okawaru into giving me a decent cloak of darkness. Tempted to crank up Evocation so I'll be able to become invisible...

I wasn't aware having a high Earth skill made training Air more difficult... Interesting, makes sense too. I didn't know Maxwell's silver hammer, so I thought I'd give it a go, and ... Yes, it seems rather useless. I've been able to improve my succes rates with a ring of wizardry, but still have a long way to go if I want to cast teleport self. I guess the statue form spell is rather pointless, but the idea of crushing things with my bare hands sounded amusing. I guess I was enticed by the spell description. Put my lvl 15 stat point in intelligence, so with my trusty mace I at least have... 8 intelligence.

I actually encountered and killed a swamp dragon, and am now the proud owner of its skin. I have no idea what to do with it in order to make proper armor of it though.

EDIT: Sorry, but I had to add this: I just found a distressingly furry helmet! I don't think I've ever been more excited to read an identify scroll.

[KoboldLord]

I actually encountered and killed a swamp dragon, and am now the proud owner of its skin. I have no idea what to do with it in order to make proper armor of it though.

Use an enchant armor scroll on it. Well worth it. It will not hinder your casting any more than the ring mail you had, but its base AC is the same as banded mail.

[tormodpwns]

Put my lvl 15 stat point in intelligence, so with my trusty mace I at least have... 8 intelligence.

I actually encountered and killed a swamp dragon, and am now the proud owner of its skin. I have no idea what to do with it in order to make proper armor of it though.

EDIT: Sorry, but I had to add this: I just found a distressingly furry helmet! I don't think I've ever been more excited to read an identify scroll.

You don't need to spend an identify scroll trying to ID armour because it automatically and fully ID's on wearing. Unless you were scared of a curse, in which case you should have just had a detect curse or remove curse scroll handy.

I would actually recommend sticking with your current armour because while rPois from the swamp dragon armour is nice, you already have it from your buckler. Your ring mail is at least Dwarven in nature and offers rN+. But you'll want to upgrade to some ego heavier armour ASAP like a chain mail or banded mail (hope Okie gifts you something good).

Are you still using that +5,+5 hammer (crush, Int+1)? That weapon is WAY too weak for this point in the game, you want at least a spiked flail or something. Okie should have gifted you a nice weapon by now, but if he hasn't, you'll want to keep on the lookout for one. You seem to have gotten a +5,+6 dire flail earlier, why not use it? Unless it has something awful like +MUT.

And as for spellcasting, I would honestly recommend forgetting about it because if you're like most heavy armour fighters, you're gonna want to use a gold dragon armour and large shield in the endgame, and those things are so heavy that level 1 spells will be at Useless, even with a ring of wizardry. Unless, of course, you plan to stick with something lighter and somewhat better (like a +6 chain mail {rF+}). Still, the large shield will cause trouble, especially with your low Intelligence. Don't hope for anything beyond level 2 spells (Apportation, Repel Missiles, Swiftness, and Blink are still manageable). Forget about Maxwell's Silver Hammer and Stoneskin; the latter only provides earth_magic/5 + 2 AC, which, at your current level, is a mere +3 AC. It's a crappy spell in general that maxes out at +7 AC, but there's no way any normal 3-runer will ever reach that point.

Quaff your potions or ID them. Seriously.

Keep Fighting turned on forever, absolutely no reason to turn it off. I would also recommend keeping Armour and Shields on because they scale nicely with skill and train rather passively. Turn off Evocations because it is rarely used and has negligible effects (unless you worship Nemelex, which you don't). Turn off Fire magic, Earth magic, and Transmutations.

[HonestJim]

Phew! I'm gonna call it a night. Just had a quite exciting encounter with Wayne, almost got myself killed. Had to use a lot of blinks to get away from his hasted ass, which got me a nasty glow. Along with some other unfortunate mutations my character has endured, my body is now slowly deteriorating. Now, I know Crawl isn't a 'nice' game, but that just sounds mean. Also encountered and killed a golden dragon, but the bastard didn't leave a corpse...

Oh, I didn't know wearing armor identified everything, I just though it ID'd the stuff that was 'obvious'. I'd use the Dire flail, but it's two handed and I rather appreciate my shield. I actually wasn't quaffing my potions because I didn't want to accidentally lose the teleport control by drinking a potion of cure mutation. As my last encounter with Wayne showed me, Controlled blink is a lifesaver.

Anyways, here's the slightly improved Jim's character dump!

  Code:

 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.7.1-1-g7ce9b19 character file.

Jim the Bludgeoner (Mountain Dwarf Fighter)                        Turns: 67246, Time: 09:09:00

HP 148/148       AC 30     Str 28      Exp: 16/179944 (3), need: 5955
MP  22/22        EV 17     Int  6      God: Okawaru [*****.]
Gold 2308        SH 22     Dex 12      Spells:  5 memorised, 13 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : +   k - +6,+4 ankus {god gift}
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : .   Q - +3 dwarf ring mail {rN+}
Life Prot.: + . .   Conserve   : .   v - +2 buckler of Proximity {rPois rF+ Str+3 S
Res.Poison: +       Res.Corr.  : .   M - +2 helmet {SInv} {god gift}
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : +   A - +3 cloak of Flash {god gift, +Lev EV+4}
Spirit.Shd: .       Stasis     : .   W - +2 pair of gauntlets
Sust.Abil.: . .     Rnd.Telep. : .   e - +2 pair of boots
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: +   X - amulet of clarity
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .   D - +5 ring of protection
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .   a - ring of wizardry

@: very slightly glowing, quite resistant to hostile enchantments, unstealthy
A: blurry vision 1, deterioration 1, magic resistance 1, slow metabolism 1, spit poison 1,
teleport control, Str -2, Int -1, Dex +1
a: Spit Poison, Might, Haste, Renounce Religion, Evoke Levitation


You are on level 19 of the Dungeon.
You worship Okawaru.
Okawaru is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 8 branches of the dungeon, and seen 40 of its levels.
You have visited 1 Labyrinth.
You have visited 1 bazaar.
You have visited 1 portal chamber: bailey.

You have collected 3777 gold pieces.
You have spent 1489 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 f - an uncursed crossbow of evasion
 k - a +6,+4 ankus (weapon) {god gift}
 x - an uncursed runed orcish crossbow
 y - a +3,+0 dwarven hand axe of returning
 G - an uncursed glowing orcish great mace
 H - a +1,+1 hand axe of returning
 I - a +3,+2 dwarven hand axe of returning (quivered)
 S - a glowing dire flail
Missiles
 d - 13 orcish bolts of penetration
 l - 28 runed bolts
 O - 16 poisoned bolts
 R - 16 steel orcish bolts
Armour
 e - a +2 pair of boots (worn)
 o - a +2 cloak
 v - the +2 buckler of Proximity (worn) {rPois rF+ Str+3 Stlth-}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 10 of the Dungeon)   
   It affects your strength (+3).
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from poison.
   It makes you less stealthy.
 A - the +3 cloak of Flash (worn) {god gift, +Lev EV+4}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 15 of the Dungeon)   
   It affects your evasion (+4).
   It lets you levitate.
 M - a +2 helmet of see invisible (worn) {god gift}
 P - a +1 cloak of darkness {god gift}
 Q - a +3 dwarven ring mail of positive energy (worn)
 U - a glowing chain mail
 W - a +2 pair of gauntlets (worn)
 Y - a +0 wizard hat of intelligence
 Z - a runed splint mail
Magical devices
 i - a wand of random effects {zapped: 1}
 m - a wand of enslavement {zapped: 2}
 n - a wand of enslavement {zapped: 1}
 z - a wand of fire {zapped: 9}
 K - a wand of polymorph other (4)
 T - a wand of magic darts {zapped: 4}
 V - a wand of slowing {zapped: 2}
Comestibles
 c - 36 honeycombs
 B - a bread ration
 C - 2 apples
 E - a meat ration
Scrolls
 g - 5 scrolls of identify
 h - a scroll of recharging
 j - 8 scrolls of teleportation
 q - 16 scrolls of remove curse
 u - a scroll of detect curse
 F - a scroll of vulnerability
Jewellery
 a - a ring of wizardry (left hand)
 r - an uncursed ring of sustenance
 D - a +5 ring of protection (right hand)
 X - an amulet of clarity (around neck)
Potions
 b - 2 potions of speed
 p - a potion of might
 s - 2 potions of restore abilities
 L - a potion of invisibility
Miscellaneous
 w - a grey disc
 J - a grey disc


 You have 3 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 15 Fighting
 - Level 15 Maces & Flails
 + Level 4 Crossbows
 - Level 4 Throwing
 + Level 14 Armour
 - Level 8 Dodging
 - Level 3 Stealth
 + Level 15 Shields
 + Level 3 Traps & Doors
 + Level 4 Spellcasting
 + Level 4 Enchantments
 + Level 5 Translocations
 - Level 4 Transmutations
 + Level 3 Fire Magic
 - Level 6 Earth Magic
 + Level 4 Invocations
 - Level 3 Evocations


You have 13 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power          Success   Level
a - Stoneskin             Erth/Trmt      ##........     Excellent   2
b - Fire Brand            Fire/Ench      ##........     Great       2
c - Blink                 Tloc           N/A            Excellent   2
d - Repel Missiles        Air/Ench       ##........     Very Good   2
e - Maxwell's Silver Ham  Erth/Trmt      ##........     Excellent   2


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (20/27)            Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (4/4) D:8
    Elf (1/7) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:10          Swamp (3/5) Lair:2
 Shoals (1/5) Lair:6        Slime (0/6) Lair:7         Hive (2/2) D:14
  Vault (0/8) D:19       

Altars:
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
The Shining One
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Beogh

Shops:
D:10: *  D:19: *  Orc:3: !  Orc:4: */%

Annotations
D:7 exclusion: oklob plant
D:12 exclusion: 2 statues


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

Your vision is a little blurry.
Your body is slowly deteriorating.
You are dopey (Int -1).
Your muscles are flexible, but weak (Str -1, Dex +1).
You are resistant to magic.
You have a slow metabolism.
You can spit poison.
You can control translocations.
You are weak (Str -1).


Message History

HP restored.
Eat which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
You continue eating.
You finish eating. That bread ration really hit the spot!
Welcome back, Jim the Mountain Dwarf Fighter.
Okawaru says: Welcome, disciple.
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.

..##<.....#      ##....
#.##......#       #....
#.........#       #....
####......#       ##.##
   ####.###        #.#
      #)#          #.#
      #.#######    #.#
#     #.......#    #.#
####  #.......######.##
...#  #....@......##...
##.####.......###.>....
 #............# ###....
 ######.......#   ##...
      #########    ####


There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  A golden dragon (D:14)
  Aizul (Swamp:3)
  A fire giant (D:19)
  2 stone giants
  Azrael (D:14)
  A minotaur (Lab)
  8 vault guards (D:19)
  Norbert (D:11)
  Josephine (D:13)
  8 hydras
  2 alligators (Swamp:1)
  7 death yaks
  5 centaur warriors
  An orc high priest (Orc:3)
  2 griffons
  An iron golem (D:18)
  A giant orange brain (D:14)
  A wizard (D:19)
  A giant orange brain (shapeshifter) (D:18)
  3 orc knights
  A swamp dragon (Lair:2)
  4 hill giants
  Pikel (D:8)
  3 giant amoebae
  Urug (Orc:1)
  Joseph (D:7)
  An iron troll skeleton (D:20)
  A red wasp (shapeshifter) (D:18)
  5 black mambas
  2 trapdoor spiders
  3 cyclopes
  7 mimics
  3 red wasp zombies (D:16)
  A red wasp (Swamp:1)
  A dragon zombie (D:18)
  A spiny worm zombie (D:18)
  5 polar bears (Lair:8)
  31 slime creatures
  A rock troll (D:19)
  8 spiny frogs
  A queen ant (Hive:1)
  25 ugly things
  An efreet (D:18)
  A hill giant zombie (D:12)
  5 komodo dragons
  2 queen bees
  2 ettins
  Sonja (D:13)
  5 trolls
  5 yaktaurs (D:19)
  6 grizzly bears
  2 two-headed ogres
  26 giant toads
  14 blink frogs
  A baby alligator (Swamp:1)
  2 rock troll skeletons
  3 vampires
  2 redback zombies (D:16)
  56 yaks
  10 wraiths
  A deep elf conjurer (Orc:4)
  4 wyverns
  4 giant blowfly zombies
  3 fire elementals
  6 hippogriffs
  A merfolk (D:13)
  Grum (D:11)
  13 giant blowflies
  11 bears
  2 yaktaur zombies
  6 hungry ghosts
  8 war dogs
  9 necrophages
  4 rock worms
  2 manticores
  A hell hound (D:15)
  A giant slug zombie (D:16)
  6 soldier ants (Hive:1)
  3 cyclops zombies
  2 ice beasts
  4 swamp worms
  18 insubstantial wisps
  29 orc warriors
  A cyclops skeleton (D:20)
  A mottled dragon (D:15)
  A freezing wraith (D:14)
  A phantom (D:10)
  A troll zombie (D:13)
  A rock worm zombie (D:18)
  3 yellow wasps
  A black bear (Lair:2)
  12 swamp drakes
  13 centaurs
  11 crocodiles
  16 ogres
  A boring beetle (Lair:7)
  3 big kobolds
  3 gila monsters
  Duvessa (D:8)
  3 wargs
  5 giant goldfish
  8 giant slugs
  A yellow wasp zombie (D:16)
  2 brain worms
  2 giant leeches (Swamp:3)
  12 water moccasins
  4 soldier ant zombies (D:16)
  24 giant frogs
  5 giant snails
  3 killer bee zombies
  A boulder beetle (Lair:8)
  126 killer bees
  3 wights (D:16)
  25 electric eels
  2 brain worm zombies (D:16)
  5 jellyfish
  2 big kobold zombies (D:16)
  3 giant beetles
  6 imps
  2 big kobold skeletons
  2 gila monster skeletons
  A soldier ant simulacrum (D:18)
  A hound zombie (D:15)
  8 orc priests
  13 hounds
  3 hound skeletons
  12 iguanas
  A shadow (D:9)
  5 big fish
  2 deep elf soldiers (D:20)
  34 giant ants
  9 orange rats
  22 orc wizards
  6 scorpions
  3 giant ant zombies
  A worm zombie (D:13)
  11 sheep
  Dowan (D:8)
  2 giant beetle zombies (D:9)
  11 gnolls
  A scorpion zombie (D:12)
  53 green rats
  A human (Lair:1)
  22 snakes
  3 giant mites (D:5)
  5 giant centipedes
  2 giant centipede zombies
  A snake zombie (D:7)
  5 worms
  17 giant mosquitos
  An iguana skeleton (D:7)
  3 jellies
  75 grey rats
  A giant eyeball (Swamp:3)
  16 giant geckos
  4 oozes
  25 hobgoblins
  17 jackals
  32 kobolds
  137 orcs
  13 quokkas
  41 giant bats
  9 giant cockroaches
  7 giant newts
  40 goblins
  54 killer bee larvae
  A kobold skeleton (D:12)
  An orc zombie (D:16)
  A quokka skeleton (D:8)
  37 rats
  A rat skeleton (D:17)
  4 small snakes
  3 fungi
  2 plants
  9 toadstools
1545 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  10 slime creatures
  A hippogriff (D:11)
  A big fish (D:12)
  A green rat (Lair:1)
  A snake (D:4)
  A giant mosquito (Swamp:3)
  3 grey rats
  A giant bat (Swamp:3)
  A giant cockroach (D:14)
  A goblin (D:1)
  A quokka (D:14)
  2 giant spores (D:11)
  A killer bee larva (Hive:2)
  2 kobolds
  7 ballistomycetes (D:11)
  26 fungi
  22 plants
  87 toadstools
169 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 1714 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place   | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1     | Jim, the Mountain Dwarf Fighter, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1     | Reached XP level 1. HP: 16/16 MP: 0/0
   178 | D:1     | Reached XP level 2. HP: 23/23 MP: 1/1
   266 | D:1     | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
   732 | D:1     | Reached XP level 3. HP: 29/29 MP: 1/1
  1110 | D:2     | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  2203 | D:3     | Reached XP level 4. HP: 25/37 MP: 2/2
  2962 | D:4     | Reached skill 5 in Armour
  3312 | D:4     | Reached skill 1 in Dodging
  3419 | D:4     | Reached XP level 5. HP: 42/44 MP: 3/3
  3771 | D:5     | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  4017 | D:5     | Reached XP level 6. HP: 23/50 MP: 3/3
  4270 | D:5     | Reached skill 5 in Maces & Flails
  4314 | D:5     | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  4330 | Temple  | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  4338 | Temple  | Became a worshipper of Warmaster Okawaru
  4544 | D:5     | Reached skill 6 in Armour
  4638 | D:5     | Reached skill 5 in Shields
  4729 | D:5     | Reached XP level 7. HP: 55/57 MP: 4/4
  5106 | D:6     | Reached skill 5 in Fighting
  5179 | D:6     | Acquired Okawaru's first power
  5632 | D:6     | Reached XP level 8. HP: 66/66 MP: 5/5
  5642 | D:6     | Reached skill 7 in Armour
  6612 | D:7     | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  6916 | D:7     | Got an encrusted mace
  6917 | D:7     | Identified the cursed +0,-1 mace of the Imperium (You took it off an orc on level 7 of the Dungeon)
  6974 | D:7     | Noticed Joseph
  7002 | D:7     | Defeated Joseph
  7382 | D:6     | Reached skill 8 in Armour
  7648 | D:6     | Reached XP level 9. HP: 48/73 MP: 5/5
  7808 | D:7     | HP: 1/74 [ogre/giant club (21)]
  8239 | D:7     | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
  8419 | D:8     | Found a flagged portal.
  8439 | bailey  | Entered the bailey
  8928 | bailey  | Reached skill 9 in Armour
  9353 | bailey  | Reached skill 1 in Evocations
  9499 | bailey  | Reached skill 1 in Invocations
  9512 | bailey  | Reached XP level 10. HP: 69/84 MP: 4/7
  9515 | bailey  | Got an iridescent great sword
  9522 | bailey  | Identified the +2,+1 great sword "Brourer" (You took it off an orc knight in the bailey)
  9780 | bailey  | Reached skill 1 in Throwing
 10154 | D:8     | Got a polished dire flail
 10155 | D:8     | Identified the cursed +5,+6 dire flail of No Interval (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
 10177 | D:8     | Reached skill 1 in Stealth
 10359 | D:8     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 10518 | D:8     | Noticed Duvessa
 10519 | D:8     | Noticed Dowan
 10522 | D:8     | Defeated Duvessa
 10536 | D:8     | Defeated Dowan
 10625 | D:8     | Noticed Pikel
 10634 | D:8     | Defeated Pikel
 11352 | D:9     | Reached skill 1 in Traps & Doors
 11463 | D:9     | Reached skill 10 in Armour
 11603 | D:9     | Gained mutation: You can control translocations.
 11603 | D:9     | Gained mutation: You are resistant to magic.
 11670 | D:10    | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 11729 | D:10    | Found Mufen's Assorted Antiques.
 11738 | D:10    | Bought a fine buckler for 225 gold pieces
 11739 | D:10    | Bought a slimy hammer for 240 gold pieces
 11740 | D:10    | Identified the hammer "Roiluarph" {crush, Int+1} (You bought it in a shop on level 10 of the Dungeon)
 11745 | D:10    | Identified the +2 buckler of Proximity (You bought it in a shop on level 10 of the Dungeon)
 12134 | D:10    | Reached skill 10 in Shields
 12641 | D:10    | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 12675 | Lair:1  | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 12766 | Lair:1  | Reached skill 5 in Dodging
 13669 | Lair:1  | Acquired Okawaru's second power
 13669 | Lair:1  | Reached XP level 11. HP: 53/95 MP: 8/8
 14264 | Lair:2  | Reached skill 11 in Armour
 14723 | Lair:2  | Found a labyrinth entrance.
 14767 | Lab     | Entered a Labyrinth
 16972 | Lab     | Got a yellowed book
 17433 | Lair:2  | Reached skill 10 in Fighting
 17469 | Lair:2  | Reached skill 10 in Maces & Flails
 18143 | Lair:2  | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 18414 | Lair:3  | Reached skill 12 in Armour
 19467 | Lair:3  | You fall through a shaft!
 19501 | Lair:6  | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
 19665 | Lair:5  | Reached XP level 12. HP: 106/108 MP: 10/11
 20637 | Lair:3  | Received a gift from Okawaru
 21722 | Lair:3  | Reached skill 13 in Armour
 22934 | Lair:6  | Received a gift from Okawaru
 23958 | Lair:7  | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 24572 | Lair:2  | Identified the Grimoire of Transformation (You found it in a Labyrinth)
 24631 | Lair:2  | Reached skill 1 in Spellcasting
 24720 | Lair:2  | Learned a level 2 spell: Stoneskin
 24726 | Lair:2  | Learned a level 2 spell: Fire Brand
 24773 | Swamp:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Swamp
 26072 | Lair:2  | Reached skill 1 in Earth Magic
 26404 | Lair:2  | Reached skill 1 in Transmutations
 29376 | Swamp:1 | Reached skill 1 in Fire Magic
 30010 | Swamp:3 | Reached skill 14 in Armour
 30237 | Swamp:3 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 56/117 MP: 14/14
 30460 | Swamp:3 | Reached skill 1 in Enchantments
 30635 | Swamp:3 | Noticed Aizul
 30981 | Swamp:3 | Defeated Aizul
 31988 | Lair:2  | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
 31991 | Lair:2  | Learned a level 2 spell: Repel Missiles
 32280 | Shoals:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Shoals
 32282 | Shoals:1 | Noticed Saint Roka
 33006 | Lair:8  | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
 33475 | Lair:7  | Reached skill 1 in Translocations
 34460 | Lair:7  | Gained mutation: Your muscles are flexible, but weak (Str -1, Dex +1).
 37163 | Lair:8  | Reached skill 5 in Earth Magic
 37585 | Lair:2  | Learned a level 2 spell: Maxwell's Silver Hammer
 38059 | Lair:8  | Got a droning book
 38061 | Lair:8  | Identified the Compendium of Doomed Ice (You found it on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts)
 39140 | Lair:6  | Noticed a brain worm
 39145 | Lair:6  | Defeated a brain worm
 40600 | Swamp:3 | Reached XP level 14. HP: 90/124 MP: 16/18
 42337 | D:10    | Reached skill 1 in Crossbows
 42412 | D:11    | Received a gift from Okawaru
 42581 | D:11    | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
 42690 | D:11    | Noticed Norbert
 42708 | D:11    | Defeated Norbert
 43086 | D:10    | Gained mutation: You can spit poison.
 43146 | D:10    | Gained mutation: Your vision is a little blurry.
 43340 | D:11    | Noticed Grum
 43352 | D:11    | Defeated Grum
 44778 | D:12    | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
 44790 | D:12    | Received a gift from Okawaru
 45265 | D:13    | Noticed Nessos
 45268 | D:13    | Nessos changed into Nessos the merfolk
 45609 | D:13    | Defeated Nessos the merfolk
 45650 | D:13    | Got a droning book
 45696 | D:13    | Identified Ynear's Volume of Feathery Enchantment (You found it on level 13 of the Dungeon)
 45710 | D:13    | Noticed Sonja
 45734 | D:13    | Defeated Sonja
 45810 | D:13    | Noticed Josephine
 45843 | D:13    | Defeated Josephine
 47288 | D:15    | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 47365 | D:15    | Noticed a fire elemental
 47366 | D:15    | Noticed Azrael
 47366 | D:15    | Noticed a fire elemental
 47375 | D:15    | Noticed a fire elemental
 47383 | D:14    | Defeated a fire elemental
 47905 | D:14    | Found a staircase to the Hive.
 47929 | Hive:1  | Entered Level 1 of the Hive
 47973 | Hive:1  | Received a gift from Okawaru
 48112 | Hive:2  | Entered Level 2 of the Hive
 49252 | Hive:2  | Received a gift from Okawaru
 49298 | Hive:2  | Got a bloodstained quarterstaff {god gift}
 49299 | Hive:2  | Identified the +7,+4 quarterstaff "Nidoamen" {god gift} (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 2 of the Hive)
 49860 | Hive:2  | Reached XP level 15. HP: 134/134 MP: 19/19
 50850 | D:14    | Got a distressingly furry helmet
 50851 | D:14    | Identified the cursed -4 helmet of Mnyusch (You found it on level 14 of the Dungeon)
 52630 | D:14    | Reached skill 15 in Maces & Flails
 52672 | D:14    | Gained mutation: You have a slow metabolism.
 52673 | D:14    | Gained mutation: You are dopey (Int -1).
 52718 | D:14    | Noticed a freezing wraith
 53614 | D:14    | Defeated a freezing wraith
 53790 | D:14    | Noticed a golden dragon
 53791 | D:14    | Noticed a stone giant
 53988 | D:14    | Defeated Azrael
 54006 | D:14    | Defeated a fire elemental
 54318 | D:15    | Defeated a fire elemental
 54325 | D:15    | Received a gift from Okawaru
 54326 | D:15    | Got a vibrating cloak {god gift}
 54327 | D:15    | Identified the +3 cloak of Flash {god gift} (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 15 of the Dungeon)
 55854 | Orc:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 56066 | Orc:2   | Noticed Urug
 56075 | Orc:1   | Defeated Urug
 56795 | Orc:3   | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
 56870 | Orc:3   | Found Ciq Sa Xie's Distillery.
 56889 | Orc:3   | Bought a potion of cure mutation for 240 gold pieces
 56976 | Orc:4   | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
 57022 | Orc:4   | Received a gift from Okawaru
 57023 | Orc:4   | Got a fine leather armour {god gift}
 57030 | Orc:3   | Identified the +3 leather armour of the Mutiny {god gift} (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)
 57128 | Orc:4   | Found a flickering gateway to a bazaar.
 57132 | Orc:4   | Found Acricuopp's Assorted Antiques.
 57145 | bazaar  | Entered a bazaar
 57145 | bazaar  | Found Ykanaera's Assorted Antiques.
 57145 | bazaar  | Found Ziafell's Magical Wand Boutique.
 57145 | bazaar  | Found Klaudonu's Jewellery Boutique.
 57145 | bazaar  | Found Miadin's Armour Shop.
 57172 | bazaar  | Bought a pair of glowing gauntlets for 33 gold pieces
 57172 | bazaar  | Bought a glowing wizard hat for 70 gold pieces
 57187 | bazaar  | Bought a wand of teleportation (5) for 275 gold pieces
 57197 | Orc:4   | Bought a scroll of recharging for 145 gold pieces
 57197 | Orc:4   | Bought a crude morningstar for 261 gold pieces
 57210 | Orc:4   | Identified the cursed -5,+0 morningstar "Woni" (You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)
 57232 | Orc:4   | Found Mivak's Food Shop.
 57299 | Orc:4   | Found Nattebab's Magical Wand Shop.
 57411 | Orc:4   | Noticed a stone giant
 57434 | Orc:4   | Defeated a stone giant
 57497 | Orc:4   | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
 57854 | Orc:3   | Noticed an orc high priest
 57967 | Orc:3   | Defeated an orc high priest
 58599 | Elf:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Elven Halls
 59950 | D:14    | Defeated a golden dragon
 59965 | D:14    | Defeated a stone giant
 60210 | D:14    | Reached skill 5 in Translocations
 61079 | D:16    | Got a faintly glowing chain mail
 61189 | Hive:2  | Identified the cursed -3 chain mail of Generosity (You found it on level 16 of the Dungeon)
 62391 | D:17    | Reached XP level 16. HP: 131/144 MP: 22/22
 65470 | D:19    | Received a gift from Okawaru
 65564 | D:19    | Reached skill 15 in Shields
 65620 | D:19    | Found a staircase to the Vaults.
 65671 | D:19    | Reached skill 15 in Fighting
 66020 | D:19    | Found Cugoj's General Store.
 66181 | D:20    | Entered Level 20 of the Dungeon
 66770 | D:20    | Noticed Wayne
 66969 | D:19    | Gained mutation: Your body is slowly deteriorating.
 66989 | D:19    | Gained mutation: You are weak (Str -1).



[mageykun]

Wearing armor and weapons ID's everything- but you should read detect curse first, or have remove curse handy, so you don't get trapped in bad gear. Rings and amulets only give away "obvious" features when test ID-ing, and usually need the scroll.

You're right to not test ID potions till you find cure mut. Scroll ID potions till you find it- start with small stacks since it's rarer. Once you've found it, it's safe to test ID.

You may want to make a stash. You don't need to carry that much food, and carrying big stacks of scrolls is just asking for something to pop up and reduce them to so much ash.

Crawl isn't 'nice' per say. It just isn't a committed sociopathic sadist like some rougelikes out there, and seems nice by comparison. (Cue lengthy, indulgent off topic debate on the hypothetical personalities, dispositions, and motivations of Crawl and it's various siblings, and their RGN's :p ).