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Mines Malingerer

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Joined: Tuesday, 19th April 2011, 21:50

Post Tuesday, 19th April 2011, 22:08

CIP/YASD DrBer - Advice needed

This young white draconian called Drake has a really nice set of items (his predecessor had much better but he was grey and he is dead), but I really am afraid to go down the orcish mines - the last time on the 4th level I found there some kind of fortress with a nice team of sorcerers. But now, even little band of priests is actually a threat. The main reason is, I presume, no fire resistance. Should I change a cloak to +2 cloak of fire resistance? Maybe explore the lair first or go down in the main dungeon? I never really managed to get so far in Crawl, so advice is really needed. Thanks in advance!

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a1-148-ga206725 character file.

Drake the Basher (White Draconian Berserker)                                           Turns: 18258, Time: 02:12:56

HP  98/99        AC 16     Str 20 (22) Exp: 12/26248 (1555), need: 14351
MP  14/14        EV 15     Int 12 (13) God: Trog [*****.]
Gold 646         SH 23     Dex 11      Spells:  0 memorised, 13 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : +    P - +11,+6 flail "Veli" {flame, SInv Stlth++}
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : . .  Y - +3 robe of Leapfrog {rElec SInv}
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .    q - +1 dwarf shield
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    M - +2 wizard hat {Int+3}
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : .    p - +2 cloak
Res.Elec. : +       Spirit.Shd : .    (gloves unavailable)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    (boots unavailable)
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    (no amulet)
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    U - ring of poison resistance
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: +    v - ring of sustenance

@: quick, somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, quite stealthy
A: breathe frost, unfitting armour, blurry vision 1, cold resistance 1, deformed body 1, speed 1, Int +2
a: Breathe Frost, Burn Spellbooks, Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Renounce Religion


You are on level 14 of the Dungeon.
You worship Trog.
Trog is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and seen 15 of its levels.
You have visited 1 Labyrinth.

You have collected 626 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 d - a +0,+0 hand axe (quivered)
 f - an uncursed runed orcish spiked flail
 B - an uncursed glowing orcish whip
 C - a +0,+5 broad axe of electrocution {god gift}
 D - a glowing trident
 I - an uncursed glowing hammer
 N - the +4,+3 spiked flail of Asogig {god gift, drain, Dex+3}
   (Trog gifted it to you on level 6 of the Dungeon)   
   
   A truly terrible weapon, it drains the life of those it strikes.
   
   
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
 P - the +11,+6 flail "Veli" (weapon) {flame, SInv Stlth++}
   (You took it off a minotaur in a Labyrinth)   
   
   It emits flame when wielded, causing extra injury to most foes and up to
   double damage against particularly susceptible opponents.
   
   
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
 Q - a +3,+1 dwarven flail of crushing {god gift}
Missiles
 k - 11 curare-tipped needles
Armour
 m - a +2 robe of magic resistance
 p - a +2 cloak (worn)
 q - a +1 dwarven shield (worn)
 s - a +2 orcish robe of fire resistance
 M - a +2 wizard hat of intelligence (worn)
 Y - the +3 robe of Leapfrog (worn) {rElec SInv}
   (You found it on level 7 of the Dungeon)   
   
   
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It enhances your eyesight.
Magical devices
 e - a wand of flame {empty}
 g - a glowing bone wand
 n - a jewelled silver wand
 o - a wand of magic darts {empty}
 r - a wand of slowing {empty}
 A - a wand of flame {zapped: 17}
 G - a jewelled glass wand
 H - a jewelled silver wand
 O - a wand of polymorph other {zapped: 1}
 R - a wand of slowing {zapped: 4}
 V - a wand of magic darts
 X - a shiny fluorescent wand
 Z - a runed glass wand
Comestibles
 c - 4 bread rations
 h - an apple
 i - a meat ration
 t - 2 pears
 u - 10 grapes
 x - a lemon
 y - 2 chokos
Scrolls
 b - 5 scrolls of remove curse
 l - 5 scrolls of detect curse
 w - a scroll labeled PYITUH QAUC
 z - a scroll of fog
 E - 2 scrolls of recharging
 J - a scroll of blinking
 K - 2 scrolls of teleportation
Jewellery
 v - a ring of sustenance (left hand)
 F - an uncursed ring of magical power
 T - the ring of the Magpie {+Blink SInv}
   (You found it in a Labyrinth)   
   
   [ring of see invisible]
   
   It lets you blink.
 U - a ring of poison resistance (right hand)
Potions
 a - a potion of healing
 j - a potion of magic
 L - a potion of might
 S - a potion of speed


 You have 1555 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 8 Fighting
 - Level 3 Axes
 + Level 13 Maces & Flails
 + Level 11 Dodging
 + Level 3 Stealth
 + Level 7 Shields
 - Level 2 Unarmed Combat
 - Level 1 Spellcasting


You have 13 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (14/27)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (0/4) D:7
   Lair (0/8) D:13       
  Hive: D:11-16      Vault: D:14-19     

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

Shops:
D:6: *  D:8: ?


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You can breathe waves of freezing cold.
You can buffet flying creatures when you breathe cold.
Your icy white scales are hard (AC +7).
Your body does not fit into most forms of armour.
Your flesh is cold resistant.
Your vision is a little blurry.
Your mind is acute (Int +2).
Armour fits poorly on your unusually shaped body.
You cover ground quickly.


Message History

The megabat hits you but does no damage.
You closely miss the megabat. You tail-slap the megabat.
You kill the megabat!
Trog accepts your kill.
Welcome back, Drake the White Draconian Berserker.
Trog says: Kill them all!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Gastronok (D:10)
  A minotaur (Lab)
  A hydra (D:11)
  3 skeletal warriors (D:13)
  A hill giant (D:11)
  An unseen horror (D:9)
  2 cyclopes (D:13)
  Maurice (D:13)
  A weapon mimic (D:12)
  A trapdoor spider (Lab)
  An ugly thing (D:10)
  Sonja (D:13)
  2 trolls
  A giant toad (D:13)
  2 two-headed ogres (D:12)
  Edmund (D:6)
  Eustachio (D:6)
  A wyvern (D:13)
  A wraith (D:10)
  Grum (D:13)
  A manticore (D:12)
  A hungry ghost (Lab)
  2 war dogs (D:13)
  2 vampire mosquitoes (D:13)
  A necrophage (D:10)
  3 orc warriors
  A giant goldfish (D:11)
  6 sky beasts
  A black bear (D:4)
  3 ice beasts
  A phantom (D:5)
  A yak skeleton (D:13)
  An ogre (D:13)
  4 centaurs
  2 crocodiles (D:13)
  2 gila monsters
  Sigmund (D:2)
  Duvessa (D:6)
  3 giant frogs
  A brain worm (D:13)
  A giant slug (D:13)
  A water moccasin skeleton (D:10)
  7 jellyfish (D:9)
  10 electric eels
  A killer bee zombie (D:13)
  2 shadows (D:13)
  2 goliath beetles
  7 killer bees
  A big fish (D:9)
  Dowan (D:6)
  2 big kobold skeletons
  A brain worm zombie (D:11)
  6 imps
  5 hounds
  9 orc priests
  Crazy Yiuf (D:7)
  2 hound zombies
  16 orc wizards
  4 scorpions
  9 worker ants
  6 iguanas
  9 sheep (D:13)
  A worker ant zombie (D:5)
  A porcupine (D:13)
  Ijyb (D:2)
  3 jellies
  7 gnolls
  3 green rats (D:13)
  An iguana zombie (D:8)
  A lemure (D:6)
  2 giant mites
  7 snakes
  2 snake skeletons (D:11)
  4 worms
  An ufetubus (D:6)
  Terence (D:2)
  4 giant eyeballs
  6 giant geckos
  An ooze (D:2)
  46 orcs
  6 giant cockroaches
  15 goblins
  21 hobgoblins
  9 jackals
  19 kobolds
  A small snake (D:2)
  7 giant newts
  4 hobgoblin zombies
  20 megabats
  3 orc skeletons
  7 quokkas
  18 rats
  A rat skeleton (D:4)
  3 ballistomycetes (D:7)
  A bush (D:13)
  A fungus (D:13)
  A plant (D:13)
  10 toadstools
405 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  A skeletal warrior (D:13)
  A black bear (D:4)
  A phantom (D:7)
  A sky beast (D:7)
  2 orc warriors
  5 centaurs
  2 imps
  An orc priest (D:7)
  An iguana (D:11)
  A scorpion (D:7)
  A snake (D:7)
  30 orcs
  A hobgoblin (D:7)
  A goblin (D:7)
  A toadstool (D:4)
50 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  2 orcs (D:11)
  A kobold (D:6)
  A giant newt (D:1)
  A giant spore (D:7)
  A rat (D:11)
  A butterfly (D:7)
  A toadstool (D:11)
8 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 463 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place   | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1     | Drake, the Draconian Berserker, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1     | Reached XP level 1. HP: 16/16 MP: 0/0
   626 | D:1     | Reached XP level 2. HP: 22/22 MP: 1/1
   670 | D:2     | Noticed Sigmund
  1106 | D:2     | Noticed Ijyb
  1110 | D:2     | Defeated Ijyb
  1110 | D:2     | Acquired Trog's second power
  1110 | D:2     | Reached XP level 3. HP: 29/29 MP: 2/2
  1112 | D:2     | Reached skill level 1 in Maces & Flails
  1153 | D:2     | Noticed a hobgoblin zombie
  1159 | D:2     | Defeated a hobgoblin zombie
  1218 | D:2     | Defeated Sigmund
  1218 | D:2     | Reached XP level 4. HP: 33/35 MP: 3/3
  1292 | D:2     | Noticed Terence
  1300 | D:2     | Defeated Terence
  1300 | D:2     | Reached XP level 5. HP: 42/42 MP: 4/4
  1529 | D:3     | Reached skill level 4 in Fighting
  1691 | D:3     | Reached XP level 6. HP: 30/49 MP: 5/5
  2423 | D:3     | Acquired Trog's third power
  2428 | D:3     | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails
  2736 | D:4     | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  2783 | D:4     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  2790 | D:4     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  2793 | D:4     | Your scales start taking on an icy white colour.
  2793 | D:4     | Gained mutation: Your flesh is cold resistant.
  2793 | D:4     | Reached XP level 7. HP: 51/56 MP: 6/6
  2822 | D:4     | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
  2980 | D:4     | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  3299 | Temple  | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  3392 | D:5     | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  3405 | D:5     | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  3465 | D:5     | Reached skill level 6 in Maces & Flails
  3686 | D:5     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  3832 | D:5     | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
  3888 | D:5     | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  4044 | D:5     | Reached XP level 8. HP: 45/64 MP: 7/7
  4092 | D:5     | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
  4689 | D:6     | Noticed Duvessa
  4690 | D:6     | Noticed Dowan
  4696 | D:6     | Defeated Duvessa
  4715 | D:6     | Defeated Dowan
  4767 | D:6     | Reached skill level 7 in Maces & Flails
  4818 | D:6     | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
  4867 | D:6     | Noticed Eustachio
  4868 | D:6     | Gained mutation: Armour fits poorly on your unusually shaped body.
  4879 | D:6     | Defeated Eustachio
  4879 | D:6     | Received a gift from Trog
  4888 | D:6     | Got an iridescent spiked flail {god gift}
  4889 | D:6     | Identified the spiked flail of Asogig {god gift, drain, Dex+3} (Trog gifted it to you on level 6 of the Dungeon)
  4945 | D:6     | Found Raet's General Store.
  5071 | D:6     | Noticed Edmund
  5085 | D:6     | Defeated Edmund
  5229 | D:6     | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
  5838 | D:7     | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  6104 | D:7     | Reached XP level 9. HP: 14/72 MP: 8/8
  6154 | D:7     | Reached skill level 1 in Unarmed Combat
  6383 | D:7     | Reached skill level 8 in Maces & Flails
  6391 | D:7     | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
  6594 | D:7     | Noticed Crazy Yiuf
  6617 | D:7     | Defeated Crazy Yiuf
  6814 | D:7     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  7149 | D:7     | Got a pitted robe
  7156 | D:7     | Identified the +3 robe of Leapfrog (You found it on level 7 of the Dungeon)
  7224 | D:7     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  7314 | D:7     | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1).
  7373 | D:7     | Gained mutation: Your vision is a little blurry.
  7373 | D:7     | Gained mutation: You cover ground quickly.
  7373 | D:7     | Lost mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1).
  7374 | D:7     | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1).
  7529 | D:8     | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
  7740 | D:8     | Reached skill level 9 in Maces & Flails
  8294 | D:8     | Found Qoheb's Magic Scroll Boutique.
  8548 | D:9     | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
  8603 | D:9     | Reached XP level 10. HP: 75/80 MP: 9/9
  9023 | D:9     | Received a gift from Trog
  9026 | D:9     | Reached skill level 1 in Spellcasting
  9308 | D:10    | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
  9323 | D:10    | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails
  9430 | D:10    | Noticed Gastronok
  9442 | D:10    | Defeated Gastronok
  9499 | D:10    | Found a labyrinth entrance.
  9534 | Lab     | Entered a Labyrinth
 13890 | Lab     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 79/87 MP: 12/12
 13897 | Lab     | Got a brightly glowing flail {flame}
 13898 | Lab     | Identified the flail "Veli" {flame, flame, SInv Stlth++} (You took it off a minotaur in a Labyrinth)
 13905 | Lab     | Got a scintillating ivory ring
 13911 | D:10    | Identified the ring of the Magpie (You found it in a Labyrinth)
 13932 | D:10    | Noticed a purple ugly thing
 13974 | D:10    | Defeated a purple ugly thing
 14085 | D:10    | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
 14610 | D:11    | Reached skill level 11 in Maces & Flails
 14864 | D:11    | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
 15518 | D:11    | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
 15976 | D:11    | Reached skill level 12 in Maces & Flails
 16760 | D:13    | Noticed Maurice
 16811 | D:13    | Defeated Maurice
 17100 | D:13    | Noticed Grum
 17112 | D:13    | Defeated Grum
 17250 | D:13    | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 17294 | D:13    | Received a gift from Trog
 17506 | D:13    | Noticed Sonja
 17512 | D:13    | Defeated Sonja
 17518 | D:13    | Reached XP level 12. HP: 99/99 MP: 13/14
 17568 | D:13    | Reached skill level 13 in Maces & Flails
 17581 | D:13    | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +2).
 17740 | D:13    | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
 17946 | D:13    | HP: 4/99 [skeletal warrior/glowing trident (6)]

Last edited by Low_Pressure on Wednesday, 20th April 2011, 13:33, edited 1 time in total.

Blades Runner

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Post Tuesday, 19th April 2011, 22:16

Re: CIP DrBer - Advice needed

Generally the first seven level of Lair are easier than Orc. Start there. When you're level 16 or so, you can do Orc 1-3. Orc 4 is pretty tough. I generally wait until having done Swamp/Snake 1-4, Hive and much or all of the dungeon down to the Vaults entrance.

Good luck!

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Mines Malingerer

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Post Tuesday, 19th April 2011, 22:31

Re: CIP DrBer - Advice needed

So that's what I was doing wrong - I always tried to do Orc Mines first, even though I was killed by electric eels in lair last time %)
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Post Tuesday, 19th April 2011, 22:52

Re: CIP DrBer - Advice needed

If you have a +2 cloak with rF, it's better than the vanilla +2 cloak you're wearing now. Equipment with resistance is almost always preferable to equipment without.

Orc has been buffed in trunk- now there's guaranteed to be something 'fun' on Orc:4! ;)

You have a lot of unidentified wands. I recommend testing them on weak monsters at the first opportunity. Offensive wands that can penetrate crowds (cold, fire, draining, lightning) are one of a berserker's better options for quickly taking out pests like orc wizards and priests if they're giving you trouble.

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Post Tuesday, 19th April 2011, 23:13

Re: CIP DrBer - Advice needed

mageykun wrote:If you have a +2 cloak with rF, it's better than the vanilla +2 cloak you're wearing now. Equipment with resistance is almost always preferable to equipment without.
Sure it is, but now I'm wearing +3 robe of Leapfrog {rElec SInv} :) Hopefully there won't be my Odin's ghost in Lair.

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Post Wednesday, 20th April 2011, 00:24

Re: CIP DrBer - Advice needed

He mixed up cloaks and robes in his first post. Had me confused for a minute there too. But yeah, the randart robe is better.

Mines Malingerer

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Post Wednesday, 20th April 2011, 13:32

Re: CIP DrBer - Advice needed

Yeah... So, I should probably rename the topic into YASD. I cleared the Lair, met my grey draconian ghost - maybe I shouldn't but I used Brothers in Arms and Berserker on him, so it was fairly easy. Then I decided to go down to D15. First I met Aizul who appeared to be pretty tough for my character. I teleported away, encountered a band of pretty strong skeletons, asked Trog to send some friendly beasty to help. At last, I cleared about a half of level, returned to Aizul, ate his corps.

It was obvious, that I came here too early. Every single monster could easily take away about 1/3 of my health in one hit. But what the heck, I don't want to go back! This was my greatest mistake. I pressed O and after a while I found a band of Ogres with Ogre mage as a leader. "WTF, where am I?" "You entered the Abyss" So, I walked here for a while, searching for exit (at first I even wnated to search for a rune - stupid me). Trog gave absolutely unuseful bow (for me, pure melee fighter!), I found a scroll of acquirement - which gave me pretty nice cloak (yeah, not robe - cloak)). Again I asked Trog for help - he sent me a nice companion, but you know, they always disappear after a short time.

Damn, I want my grey draconian... Draconian's of other colors aren't really good for melee.

Log, if someone interested:
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a1-148-ga206725 character file.

73539 Drake the Bludgeoner (level 14, -18/118 HPs)
             Began as a White Draconian Berserker on Apr 19, 2011.
             Was a High Priest of Trog.
             Demolished by a large abomination (25 damage)
             ... in The Abyss on Apr 20, 2011.
             The game lasted 04:16:37 (40541 turns).

Drake the Bludgeoner (White Draconian Berserker)                                       Turns: 40541, Time: 04:16:37

HP -18/118       AC 15     Str 22      Exp: 14/103263 (1), need: 336
MP  16/16        EV 17     Int 13      God: Trog [*****.]
Gold 1255        SH 25     Dex 11      Spells:  0 memorised, 15 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : +    P - +11,+6 flail "Veli" {flame, SInv Stlth++}
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : . .  Y - +3 robe of Leapfrog {rElec SInv}
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .    q - +1 dwarf shield
Res.Acid. : + . .   Res.Corr.  : +    M - +2 wizard hat {Int+3}
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : .    w - +1 cloak of Negligence {+Lev MR Dam+3}
Res.Elec. : +       Spirit.Shd : .    (gloves unavailable)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    (boots unavailable)
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    l - amulet of resist corrosion
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    U - ring of poison resistance
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: +    (no ring)

@: quick, extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, quite stealthy
A: breathe frost, unfitting armour, blurry vision 1, cold resistance 1, deformed body 1, speed 1, Int +2
a: Breathe Frost, Burn Spellbooks, Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Renounce Religion, Evoke Levitation


You were in the Abyss.
You worshipped Trog.
Trog was exalted by your worship.
You were not hungry.

You visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and saw 24 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 1 time.
You visited 1 Labyrinth.

You collected 1235 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +4,+4 scimitar of flaming
 o - a cursed +0,-2 dwarven hand axe
 x - a +0,+7 hand axe of venom (quivered) {god gift}
 E - a +0,+2 great mace
 N - the +4,+3 spiked flail of Asogig {god gift, drain, Dex+3}
   (Trog gifted it to you on level 6 of the Dungeon)   
   
   A truly terrible weapon, it drains the life of those it strikes.
   
   
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
 P - the +11,+6 flail "Veli" (weapon) {flame, SInv Stlth++}
   (You took it off a minotaur in a Labyrinth)   
   
   It emits flame when wielded, causing extra injury to most foes and up to
   double damage against particularly susceptible opponents.
   
   
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
Armour
 p - a +2 cloak
 q - a +1 dwarven shield (worn)
 s - a +2 orcish robe of fire resistance
 w - the +1 cloak of Negligence (worn) {+Lev MR Dam+3}
   (You acquired it in the Abyss)   
   
   
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+3).
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
   It lets you levitate.
 H - a +0 animal skin
 M - a +2 wizard hat of intelligence (worn)
 Y - the +3 robe of Leapfrog (worn) {rElec SInv}
   (You found it on level 7 of the Dungeon)   
   
   
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It enhances your eyesight.
Magical devices
 d - a wand of digging (6) {unknown}
 e - a wand of frost (14)
 g - a wand of enslavement (4)
 h - a wand of random effects (8)
 n - a wand of disintegration (8)
 r - a wand of slowing (0)
 z - a wand of healing (3) {unknown}
 A - a wand of magic darts (17)
 D - a wand of frost (14)
 G - a wand of fire (4)
 O - a wand of polymorph other (5)
 R - a wand of slowing (6)
 V - a wand of magic darts (19)
 W - a wand of draining (11) {unknown}
 X - a wand of paralysis (4)
 Z - a wand of random effects (19)
Comestibles
 c - 7 bread rations
 i - 3 meat rations
 t - 4 pears
 u - 10 grapes
 y - 4 chokos
Scrolls
 b - a scroll of blinking
 k - a scroll of magic mapping
 I - a scroll of identify
 K - 3 scrolls of teleportation
 Q - 2 scrolls of remove curse
Jewellery
 l - an amulet of resist corrosion (around neck)
 m - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 v - an uncursed ring of sustenance
 B - a cursed ring of teleportation {unknown}
 C - an uncursed ring of life protection
 T - the ring of the Magpie {+Blink SInv}
   (You found it in a Labyrinth)   
   
   [ring of see invisible]
   
   It lets you blink.
 U - a ring of poison resistance (right hand)
Potions
 f - 3 potions of brilliance
 j - 2 potions of magic
 F - a potion of resistance
 J - 5 potions of healing
 L - 2 potions of might
 S - a potion of speed


 You had 1 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 11 Fighting
 - Level 3 Axes
 + Level 16 Maces & Flails
 + Level 13 Dodging
 + Level 6 Stealth
 + Level 4 Stabbing
 + Level 10 Shields
 + Level 1 Traps & Doors
 - Level 2 Unarmed Combat
 - Level 1 Spellcasting


You had 15 spell levels left.
You didn't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/27)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (0/4) D:7
   Lair (8/8) D:13         Shoals (0/5) Lair:4        Slime (0/6) Lair:6
  Snake (0/5) Lair:6     
  Hive: D:11-16      Vault: D:14-19     

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

Shops:
D:6: *  D:8: ?  D:15: (


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You can breathe waves of freezing cold.
You can buffet flying creatures when you breathe cold.
Your icy white scales are hard (AC +7).
Your body does not fit into most forms of armour.
Your flesh is cold resistant.
Your vision is a little blurry.
Your mind is acute (Int +2).
Armour fits poorly on your unusually shaped body.
You cover ground quickly.


Message History

* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The ynoxinul hits you.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The flaming corpse misses you.
Your ogre hits the large abomination with a giant club!
You remove your ring of sustenance. The large abomination hits you!
You die...

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  -••   •-
   ••  -•-
   -•- ••--
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     -@-
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You could see a large abomination (fleeing), a flaming corpse, a ynoxinul, a white imp, a midge and a friendly ogre (berserk).

Vanquished Creatures
  Aizul (D:15)
  Gastronok (D:10)
  2 dire elephants (Lair:8)
  A minotaur (Lab)
  6 hydras
  Erica (Lair:2)
  5 death yaks (Lair:8)
  5 griffons
  8 skeletal warriors
  3 hill giants
  2 unseen horrors
  5 cyclopes
  A wolf spider zombie (D:14)
  Maurice (D:13)
  A weapon mimic (D:12)
  7 black mambas
  2 elephant slugs
  9 spiny frogs
  A trapdoor spider zombie (D:14)
  A fountain mimic (Lair:1)
  4 elephants (Lair:8)
  2 trapdoor spiders
  A hill giant zombie (D:14)
  4 ugly things
  12 komodo dragons
  A rock troll (D:15)
  A naga mage (Lair:6)
  Sonja (D:13)
  2 hill giant skeletons (D:14)
  3 polar bears (D:14)
  2 trolls
  2 blink frogs (Lair:3)
  16 giant toads
  4 grizzly bears
  3 two-headed ogres
  18 yaks
  Edmund (D:6)
  Eustachio (D:6)
  4 wyverns
  2 wraiths
  Grum (D:13)
  3 manticores
  2 hungry ghosts
  5 fire drakes
  6 hippogriffs
  7 war dogs
  2 vampire mosquitoes (D:13)
  A mottled dragon (D:14)
  A necrophage (D:10)
  3 orc warriors
  A giant goldfish (D:11)
  8 sky beasts
  5 black bears
  3 ice beasts
  A phantom (D:5)
  A yak skeleton (D:13)
  2 ogres
  8 centaurs
  14 crocodiles
  8 gila monsters
  Sigmund (D:2)
  Duvessa (D:6)
  14 giant frogs
  3 boring beetles
  A brain worm (D:13)
  12 water moccasins
  A big kobold (D:14)
  7 giant slugs
  7 agate snails
  A water moccasin skeleton (D:10)
  7 jellyfish (D:9)
  A big kobold zombie (D:15)
  10 electric eels
  A killer bee zombie (D:13)
  2 shadows (D:13)
  2 goliath beetles
  A gila monster zombie (D:15)
  13 killer bees
  A big fish (D:9)
  Dowan (D:6)
  2 big kobold skeletons
  2 brain worm zombies
  8 imps
  4 iron imps (Abyss)
  12 hounds
  9 orc priests
  Crazy Yiuf (D:7)
  2 hound zombies
  16 orc wizards
  4 scorpions
  9 worker ants
  11 iguanas
  18 sheep
  A worker ant zombie (D:5)
  8 porcupines
  Ijyb (D:2)
  16 jellies
  7 gnolls
  34 green rats
  An iguana zombie (D:8)
  A lemure (D:6)
  5 giant mites
  21 snakes
  2 snake skeletons (D:11)
  A white imp (Abyss)
  6 worms
  2 ufetubi
  Terence (D:2)
  4 giant eyeballs
  7 giant geckos
  2 oozes
  46 orcs
  6 giant cockroaches
  15 goblins
  21 hobgoblins
  17 jackals
  24 kobolds
  A small snake (D:2)
  7 giant newts
  4 hobgoblin zombies
  27 megabats
  3 orc skeletons
  11 quokkas
  25 rats
  A rat skeleton (D:4)
  3 ballistomycetes (D:7)
  11 bushes
  9 fungi
  5 plants
  10 toadstools
780 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  The ghost of Odin the Basher, a powerful DrBe of Trog (Lair:3)
  A death yak (Lair:8)
  5 skeletal warriors
  2 slime creatures (D:15)
  An oklob plant (Lair:8)
  A large large abomination (Abyss)
  A rock troll (D:15)
  A troll (D:15)
  A hungry ghost (Abyss)
  4 yaks (Lair:8)
  A black bear (D:4)
  A cyclops skeleton (D:15)
  A phantom (D:7)
  A sky beast (D:7)
  2 orc warriors
  5 centaurs
  A small abomination (Abyss)
  2 imps
  An orc priest (D:7)
  An iguana (D:11)
  A scorpion (D:7)
  A lemure (Abyss)
  A snake (D:7)
  30 orcs
  A hobgoblin (D:7)
  A goblin (D:7)
  A bush (Lair:8)
  A toadstool (D:4)
71 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  2 slime creatures (D:15)
  A green rat (Lair:8)
  2 orcs (D:11)
  2 kobolds
  A giant newt (D:1)
  A giant spore (D:7)
  A rat (D:11)
  A butterfly (D:7)
  6 fungi
  2 plants
  2 toadstools
21 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 872 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place   | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1     | Drake, the Draconian Berserker, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1     | Reached XP level 1. HP: 16/16 MP: 0/0
   626 | D:1     | Reached XP level 2. HP: 22/22 MP: 1/1
   670 | D:2     | Noticed Sigmund
  1106 | D:2     | Noticed Ijyb
  1110 | D:2     | Defeated Ijyb
  1110 | D:2     | Acquired Trog's second power
  1110 | D:2     | Reached XP level 3. HP: 29/29 MP: 2/2
  1112 | D:2     | Reached skill level 1 in Maces & Flails
  1153 | D:2     | Noticed a hobgoblin zombie
  1159 | D:2     | Defeated a hobgoblin zombie
  1218 | D:2     | Defeated Sigmund
  1218 | D:2     | Reached XP level 4. HP: 33/35 MP: 3/3
  1292 | D:2     | Noticed Terence
  1300 | D:2     | Defeated Terence
  1300 | D:2     | Reached XP level 5. HP: 42/42 MP: 4/4
  1529 | D:3     | Reached skill level 4 in Fighting
  1691 | D:3     | Reached XP level 6. HP: 30/49 MP: 5/5
  2423 | D:3     | Acquired Trog's third power
  2428 | D:3     | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails
  2736 | D:4     | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  2783 | D:4     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  2790 | D:4     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  2793 | D:4     | Your scales start taking on an icy white colour.
  2793 | D:4     | Gained mutation: Your flesh is cold resistant.
  2793 | D:4     | Reached XP level 7. HP: 51/56 MP: 6/6
  2822 | D:4     | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
  2980 | D:4     | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  3299 | Temple  | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  3392 | D:5     | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  3405 | D:5     | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  3465 | D:5     | Reached skill level 6 in Maces & Flails
  3686 | D:5     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  3832 | D:5     | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
  3888 | D:5     | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  4044 | D:5     | Reached XP level 8. HP: 45/64 MP: 7/7
  4092 | D:5     | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
  4689 | D:6     | Noticed Duvessa
  4690 | D:6     | Noticed Dowan
  4696 | D:6     | Defeated Duvessa
  4715 | D:6     | Defeated Dowan
  4767 | D:6     | Reached skill level 7 in Maces & Flails
  4818 | D:6     | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
  4867 | D:6     | Noticed Eustachio
  4868 | D:6     | Gained mutation: Armour fits poorly on your unusually shaped body.
  4879 | D:6     | Defeated Eustachio
  4879 | D:6     | Received a gift from Trog
  4888 | D:6     | Got an iridescent spiked flail {god gift}
  4889 | D:6     | Identified the spiked flail of Asogig {god gift, drain, Dex+3} (Trog gifted it to you on level 6 of the Dungeon)
  4945 | D:6     | Found Raet's General Store.
  5071 | D:6     | Noticed Edmund
  5085 | D:6     | Defeated Edmund
  5229 | D:6     | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
  5838 | D:7     | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  6104 | D:7     | Reached XP level 9. HP: 14/72 MP: 8/8
  6154 | D:7     | Reached skill level 1 in Unarmed Combat
  6383 | D:7     | Reached skill level 8 in Maces & Flails
  6391 | D:7     | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
  6594 | D:7     | Noticed Crazy Yiuf
  6617 | D:7     | Defeated Crazy Yiuf
  6814 | D:7     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  7149 | D:7     | Got a pitted robe
  7156 | D:7     | Identified the +3 robe of Leapfrog (You found it on level 7 of the Dungeon)
  7224 | D:7     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  7314 | D:7     | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1).
  7373 | D:7     | Gained mutation: Your vision is a little blurry.
  7373 | D:7     | Gained mutation: You cover ground quickly.
  7373 | D:7     | Lost mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1).
  7374 | D:7     | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1).
  7529 | D:8     | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
  7740 | D:8     | Reached skill level 9 in Maces & Flails
  8294 | D:8     | Found Qoheb's Magic Scroll Boutique.
  8548 | D:9     | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
  8603 | D:9     | Reached XP level 10. HP: 75/80 MP: 9/9
  9023 | D:9     | Received a gift from Trog
  9026 | D:9     | Reached skill level 1 in Spellcasting
  9308 | D:10    | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
  9323 | D:10    | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails
  9430 | D:10    | Noticed Gastronok
  9442 | D:10    | Defeated Gastronok
  9499 | D:10    | Found a labyrinth entrance.
  9534 | Lab     | Entered a Labyrinth
 13890 | Lab     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 79/87 MP: 12/12
 13897 | Lab     | Got a brightly glowing flail {flame}
 13898 | Lab     | Identified the flail "Veli" {flame, flame, SInv Stlth++} (You took it off a minotaur in a Labyrinth)
 13905 | Lab     | Got a scintillating ivory ring
 13911 | D:10    | Identified the ring of the Magpie (You found it in a Labyrinth)
 13932 | D:10    | Noticed a purple ugly thing
 13974 | D:10    | Defeated a purple ugly thing
 14085 | D:10    | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
 14610 | D:11    | Reached skill level 11 in Maces & Flails
 14864 | D:11    | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
 15518 | D:11    | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging
 15976 | D:11    | Reached skill level 12 in Maces & Flails
 16760 | D:13    | Noticed Maurice
 16811 | D:13    | Defeated Maurice
 17100 | D:13    | Noticed Grum
 17112 | D:13    | Defeated Grum
 17250 | D:13    | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 17294 | D:13    | Received a gift from Trog
 17506 | D:13    | Noticed Sonja
 17512 | D:13    | Defeated Sonja
 17518 | D:13    | Reached XP level 12. HP: 99/99 MP: 13/14
 17568 | D:13    | Reached skill level 13 in Maces & Flails
 17581 | D:13    | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +2).
 17740 | D:13    | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
 17946 | D:13    | HP: 4/99 [skeletal warrior/glowing trident (6)]
 19092 | D:14    | Received a gift from Trog
 19348 | D:14    | Reached skill level 14 in Maces & Flails
 19748 | D:14    | Reached skill level 1 in Traps & Doors
 21182 | D:15    | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 21393 | Lair:1  | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 21416 | Lair:1  | Received a gift from Trog
 21421 | Lair:1  | Reached XP level 13. HP: 105/107 MP: 15/15
 21871 | Lair:1  | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
 22103 | Lair:1  | Reached skill level 1 in Stabbing
 22643 | Lair:2  | Noticed Erica
 22671 | Lair:2  | Defeated Erica
 24903 | Lair:3  | Received a gift from Trog
 25102 | Lair:3  | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
 26028 | Lair:3  | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
 26363 | Lair:3  | Noticed Odin's ghost (powerful DrBe)
 26375 | Lair:3  | Defeated Odin's ghost
 27172 | Lair:3  | Reached skill level 15 in Maces & Flails
 29062 | Lair:4  | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
 29708 | Lair:5  | Received a gift from Trog
 30685 | Lair:6  | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 32124 | Lair:6  | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 32644 | Lair:7  | Reached XP level 14. HP: 107/116 MP: 16/16
 33826 | Lair:8  | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
 34495 | Lair:8  | Reached skill level 10 in Shields
 34569 | Lair:8  | Received a gift from Trog
 38691 | D:15    | Noticed Aizul
 39360 | D:15    | Defeated Aizul
 39407 | D:15    | Found Klujeuf's Antique Weapon Boutique.
 39665 | D:15    | Reached skill level 16 in Maces & Flails
 40324 | D:15    | You are cast into the Abyss!
 40324 | D:15    | Cast into the Abyss (ogre mage)
 40324 | Abyss   | Entered The Abyss
 40395 | Abyss   | HP: 4/118 [large abomination (11)]
 40397 | Abyss   | Received a gift from Trog
 40446 | Abyss   | Identified a scroll of acquirement
 40447 | Abyss   | Got an encrusted cloak
 40451 | Abyss   | Identified the +1 cloak of Negligence (You acquired it in the Abyss)
 40541 | Abyss   | Demolished by a large abomination
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Snake Sneak

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Post Wednesday, 20th April 2011, 13:48

Re: CIP/YASD DrBer - Advice needed

The breath ability is pretty nice support for DrBe. Remember that it is there and soften up anything that looks remotely threatening with it. It is not incredible but it is usually comparable to shooting arrows at it first. If an enemy has no ranged attack you can wait for it to recharge while running away to get another shot in. If you use the breath weapon at the beginning of a fight it is usually recovered by the end of the fight so you can blast them while running away.
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Tartarus Sorceror

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Post Wednesday, 20th April 2011, 13:56

Re: CIP/YASD DrBer - Advice needed

Damn, I want my grey draconian... Draconian's of other colors aren't really good for melee.

At least you didn't get the purple one (it's great at magic, and since you're playing a berserker...) :)

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Lair Larrikin

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Post Wednesday, 20th April 2011, 14:09

Re: CIP/YASD DrBer - Advice needed

First time in Abyss it's like "be lucky or be dead" sort of thing :D
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Blades Runner

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Post Wednesday, 20th April 2011, 14:16

Re: CIP/YASD DrBer - Advice needed

color doesn't matter much for a berserker, apts-wise. i've tried a few draconians lately (with a berserker or two in the lot) and they're still hard to get going. in fact, white is pretty bad (the breath helps you get rid of imps and that's about it). for grey, stealth's always good and stabbing's not bad for a berserker build, but without breath nor a resistance they barely feel like draconians at all. (their strongest point is actually being able to traverse deep water, which makes them merfolk-y.)

i'd like to keep playing to try green, red, mottled and purple, which seem fun, but hell, it takes some patience.
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Mines Malingerer

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Post Wednesday, 20th April 2011, 18:53

Re: CIP/YASD DrBer - Advice needed

I had green once, he's kind of good... He can actually eat kobolds without risk of sickness or poisoning.

absolutego, I guess, I like him exactly for being potentially stealthy, stabby and merfolky :) And I guess I was lucky to get really strong Ice Dragon armor in the beginning of those game. Later I bought a very good randart robe on the bazaar. Unstealthy tanks in plate armor feels a bit wrong for my taste :roll: And Trog threw me about 15 weapons for slaughtering 3 and 1/2 of Ocish Mines levels...

LunarHarp wrote:The breath ability is pretty nice support for DrBe. Remember that it is there and soften up anything that looks remotely threatening with it. It is not incredible but it is usually comparable to shooting arrows at it first. If an enemy has no ranged attack you can wait for it to recharge while running away to get another shot in. If you use the breath weapon at the beginning of a fight it is usually recovered by the end of the fight so you can blast them while running away.
Yeah, I tried it, but it works strangely. My shots always hit the wrong direction... I'll try it if I get him another time.

Sol, absolutely right :) You might say the same about a lot of things in Dungeon Crawl.

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