Wednesday, 12th January 2011, 02:24 by KoboldLord
Vehumet's big early-game perk is that she awards gifts in a highly predictable manner, letting you plan out your early game more than is possible for most other builds. I find Vehumet to be just right for a wizard, because even without a lucky Amulet of Faith you'll get that first spellbook in early Lair at the absolute latest, which is exactly where the wizard's starting spellbooks start to run out of killing power.
In comparison, Sif Muna sometimes gives you exactly what you need, and other times decides to systematically give you every redundant or unusable book in the game.
Later on, MP-for-kills and extra range are both excellent passives, and a few other gifted spells are very nice. If you decide to dump her for another deity later on, Vehumet's wrath is relatively harmless. She gifts you Abjuration, and then sends summoned demons after you… Worst possible effect is banishment, but it's fairly rare.