Yet Another "Where Do I Go From Here?" Post

[tcjsavannah]

Ok, I thought I was ready for my assault on Zot, but on Zot:1, I ran into an orb of fire. And even though I was wearing a necklace of resist mutation... I got hit with three mutations, including teleportitis 1, before I got smart and ran away. I have no cure mutation potions. Advice?

BTW: Death Channel rocks.

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a0-5111-g9350997 character file.

Winston the Thanatomancer (Deep Dwarf Necromancer)                                     Turns: 76706, Time: 14:48:58

HP 133/180       AC 28     Str 19      Exp: 24/765404 (3131), need: 91295
MP  32/36        EV 16     Int 26      God: Makhleb [******]
Gold 6804        SH 32     Dex 17      Spells: 13 memorised, 10 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : +   w - +4,+6 demon whip
Res.Cold  : + + +   Warding    : .   s - +6 chain mail of Qaka {rElec rC++}
Life Prot.: + + +   Conserve   : .   u - +3 dwarf shield
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .   q - +2 dwarf helmet
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : .   d - +1 ratskin cloak {rPois rN+ Dex-1 Int-1}
Res.Elec. : +       Spirit.Shd : .   H - +2 pair of gloves of the Hanged Man {+Inv
Sust.Abil.: . .     Rnd.Telep. : +   i - +2 pair of boots {run}
Res.Mut.  : +       Ctrl.Telep.: +   m - amulet of resist mutation
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .   O - ring of Pnephoig {Str+1 Dex+5 SInv}
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .   C - ring of Pasoeb {rElec rF+ MR SInv}

@: non-regenerating, mighty, quick, incredibly resistant to hostile enchantments, unstealthy
A: blurry vision 2, cold resistance 1, life protection 1, sense surroundings 3, slow healing 3, teleportitis 1
a: Device Recharging, Minor Destruction, Lesser Servant of Makhleb, Major Destruction, Greater Servant of Makhleb,
Renounce Religion, Evoke Invisibility, Evoke Levitation


You are on level 27 of the Dungeon.
You worship Makhleb.
Makhleb is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 13 branches of the dungeon, and seen 69 of its levels.
You have visited 1 bazaar.
You have visited 3 portal chambers: spiders nest, bailey, trove.

You have collected 11657 gold pieces.
You have spent 4873 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +6,+6 whip of pain
 h - an uncursed knife
 w - a +4,+6 demon whip (weapon)
Missiles
 e - 12 +3 javelins of returning (quivered)
Armour
 d - the +1 ratskin cloak (worn) {rPois rN+ Dex-1 Int-1}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 1 of the Vaults)   
   It affects your intelligence (-1).
   It affects your dexterity (-1).
   It protects you from poison.
   It protects you from negative energy.
   An enchantress with a magic loom and way too much time on her hands
   stitched this cloak from the hides of hundreds of rats, most of them
   orange. It's a bit awkward to wear and looks rather foolish, but it
   provides excellent protection from rats of all kinds.
 f - a troll leather armour
 i - a +2 pair of boots of running (worn)
 q - a +2 dwarven helmet (worn)
 s - the +6 chain mail of Qaka (worn) {rElec rC++}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)   
   It greatly protects you from cold.
   It insulates you from electricity.
 u - a +3 dwarven shield (worn)
 H - the +2 pair of gloves of the Hanged Man (worn) {+Inv +Lev rN+}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Vaults)   
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It lets you turn invisible.
   It lets you levitate.
Magical devices
 j - a wand of cold {zapped: 5}
 k - a wand of fireball (7)
 o - a wand of digging (9)
 p - a wand of hasting (4)
 L - a wand of teleportation (9)
 M - a wand of healing {zapped: 2}
Comestibles
 n - 16 royal jellies
Scrolls
 l - a scroll of enchant armour
 v - a scroll of fog
Jewellery
 m - an amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
 r - a large jade ring
 t - a blackened jade amulet
 z - the ring of Shadows {+Inv rN+ EV+4 Acc-3 SInv Stlth++}
   (You found it on level 25 of the Dungeon)   
   [ring of invisibility]
   It affects your evasion (+4).
   It affects your accuracy (-3).
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
 C - the ring of Pasoeb (left hand) {rElec rF+ MR SInv}
   (You found it on level 6 of the Vaults)   
   [ring of protection from fire]
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
   It enhances your eyesight.
 G - a +0,+3 ring of slaying
 O - the ring of Pnephoig (right hand) {Str+1 Dex+5 SInv}
   (You found it on level 8 of the Vaults)   
   [ring of see invisible]
   It affects your strength (+1).
   It affects your dexterity (+5).
 V - the amulet of Lady Luck {Gourm rF+ MR Acc+2}
   (You found it on level 8 of the Vaults)   
   [amulet of the gourmand]
   It affects your accuracy (+2).
   It protects you from fire.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
 Z - a small copper amulet
Potions
 g - 5 potions of healing
 K - a potion of heal wounds
Miscellaneous
 b - a silver rune of Zot
 c - a serpentine rune of Zot
 D - a barnacled rune of Zot


 You have 3131 experience left.

   Skills:
 - Level 9 Fighting
 - Level 3 Axes
 - Level 13 Maces & Flails
 + Level 2 Polearms
 - Level 7 Crossbows
 - Level 3 Throwing
 + Level 12 Armour
 - Level 15 Dodging
 - Level 5 Stealth
 - Level 2 Stabbing
 + Level 14 Shields
 + Level 7 Traps & Doors
 + Level 2 Unarmed Combat
 + Level 14 Spellcasting
 - Level 3 Conjurations
 - Level 3 Charms
 + Level 22 Necromancy
 - Level 4 Translocations
 - Level 3 Fire Magic
 - Level 2 Air Magic
 - Level 8 Invocations
 - Level 8 Evocations


You have 10 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Pain                  Necr           #####        Perfect     1    None
b - Vampiric Draining     Necr           ########..   Perfect     3    None
c - Agony                 Necr           ########.    Excellent   5    None
d - Dispel Undead         Necr           ########.    Excellent   4    None
e - Animate Dead          Necr           N/A          Excellent   4    None
f - Throw Flame           Fire/Conj      #####..      Very Good   2    None
g - Repel Missiles        Air/Chrm       #####.....   Very Good   2    None
h - Apportation           Tloc           ######....   Excellent   1    None
i - Sticky Flame          Fire/Conj      #####....    Poor        4    None
j - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          Great       2    None
k - Control Teleport      Chrm/Tloc      ######....   Poor        4    None
l - Fulsome Distillation  Trmt/Necr      N/A          Excellent   1    None
m - Death Channel         Necr           ########..   Good        8    Ration


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (4/4) D:6
    Elf (4/5) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:9          Shoals (5/5) Lair:5
  Slime (0/6) Lair:7        Snake (5/5) Lair:6         Hive (2/2) D:11
  Vault (8/8) D:14          Blade (1/1) Vault:5       Crypt (2/5) Vault:3
   Tomb (0/3) Crypt:2         Zot (1/5) D:27       
   Dis: Hell:1         Geh: Hell:1         Coc: Hell:1         Tar: Hell:1

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

Shops:
D:4: (  D:11: (![  D:12: +  D:16: %  D:19: (  D:24: *  D:27: %  Orc:2: =  Orc:4: !%%[[  Vault:1: [  Vault:2: (
Vault:4: ((!?*  Vault:8: /

Portals:
Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27
Abyss: D:21 D:23 D:25
Pan: D:22 D:24
Ziggurat: D:20 (3760 gp)  D:21 (3030 gp)

Annotations
Shoals:2 exclusion: Roxanne


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are resistant to damage.
You can recharge devices by infusing magical energy.
You resist negative energy.
You passively map a large area around you.
You do not heal naturally.
Your vision is quite blurry.
Your flesh is cold resistant.
Space occasionally distorts in your vicinity.

[TheDark]

Do you have any non-IDed rings? Do you have a ring of tele control in a stash somewhere? My personal inclination would be to try to get tele control, and then let the mutation work for you. If not, try to find an amulet of Stasis, until you can get rid of the mutation.

EDIT: Oh, wait, you have tele control. Just cancel the tele if you don't want to move, or else just pick your location.

[KoboldLord]

It's not quite that grim. Teleport control will do the job until Zot 5, and for that there's the amulet of stasis. Or an artifact with -TELE, if you happen to have one.

That said, for Zot 5 your best bet is probably teleport roulette, even with the new complications added to the layout of the Orb Chamber. Get the hence to the down staircase of Zot 4 with teleport control, a big stack of teleport scrolls, all the teleport and healing wands you've found so far in the game, several speed potions or a wand of haste, and a couple potions of invisibility.

Once you're in Zot 5, start spamming teleport every chance you get until you're close to the Orb Chamber. Spend turns while you're waiting for teleport to kick in spamming Makhleb's demon summoning, but only when you're on either the right or the left half of the Orb Chamber, not both. A lot of the chaff will run over to fight your demons, and that will leave the other side marginally more clear. When you randomly land close enough, dash for the Orb and hope for the best.

There is basically no incentive for you to kill off Orbs of Fire, but if you must then bury them under summoned demons and then farm piety off draconian packs.