YASD: Survived 7 uniques on D:4 only to be killed by Erolcha

[Asparagus]

First time post. Bravely ran away from Grinder and Menkaure due to low MR. I know that this game loves to kill you in the most unexpected of ways but 7 uniques on D:4 is rediculous!

[mopl]

It will be easier to read this way :

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.0 (tiles) character file.

7699 St Tibulus the Protected (level 10, -12/89 HPs)
             Began as a Minotaur Fighter on Aug 2, 2014.
             Was a Follower of the Shining One.
             Mangled by Erolcha
             ... wielding a +0,+0 giant club
              (20 damage)
             ... while paralysed by Erolcha
             ... on Level 10 of the Dungeon.
             The game lasted 00:56:05 (10717 turns).

St Tibulus the Protected (Minotaur Fighter)        Turns: 10717, Time: 00:56:06

HP -12/89        AC 16     Str 21      XL: 10   Next: 91%
MP   9/9         EV  2     Int  7      God: the Shining One [*.....]
Gold 341         SH  0     Dex 11      Spells:  0 memorised,  9 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .   y - +0,+3 orc war axe
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : .   K - +0 orc plate armour
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .   c - +1 shield
Res.Poison: +       Res.Corr.  : .   (helmet restricted)
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   (no cloak)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Spirit.Shd : .   D - +0 pair of gauntlets
Res.Mut.  : .       Stasis     : .   (no boots)
Res.Rott. : .       Flight     : .   (no amulet)
Saprovore : . . .                    (no ring)
                                     m - cursed ring of poison resistance

@: paralysed, glowing, somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely
unstealthy
A: retaliatory headbutt, horns 2, deterioration 1, sense surroundings 1, wild
magic 1
a: Renounce Religion


You were on level 10 of the Dungeon.
You worshipped the Shining One.
the Shining One was aware of your devotion.
You were not hungry.

You visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and saw 11 of its levels.
You also visited: Sewer and Ossuary.

You collected 352 gold pieces.
You spent 31 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 y - a +0,+3 orcish war axe (weapon)
 I - a +0,+1 orcish hand axe of electrocution
 J - a +0,+0 orcish battleaxe
Missiles
 g - 18 bolts of penetration
 p - 18 bolts
 q - 21 stones (quivered)
Armour
 c - a +1 shield (worn)
 D - a +0 pair of gauntlets (worn)
 K - a +0 orcish plate armour (worn)
Magical devices
 e - a wand of draining (6)
 w - a wand of paralysis (2)
 x - a wand of slowing (0)
Comestibles
 d - 4 bread rations
 f - 4 meat rations
 u - 7 grapes
 L - an apple
 N - 2 rotting chunks of worker ant flesh
 O - 2 chunks of giant frog flesh
Scrolls
 j - 3 scrolls of immolation
 l - 7 scrolls of identify
 n - 2 scrolls of magic mapping
 t - 2 scrolls of enchant armour
 z - a scroll of fog
 A - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 B - 2 scrolls of curse jewellery {unknown}
 F - a scroll of fear {unknown}
Jewellery
 m - a cursed ring of poison resistance (left hand)
Potions
 a - a potion of mutation
 h - 4 potions of heal wounds
 i - 3 potions of speed
 k - 11 potions of curing
 o - a potion of invisibility
 r - 2 potions of brilliance
 s - a potion of resistance {unknown}
 v - a potion of magic {unknown}
 C - 4 potions of restore abilities
 E - a potion of flight
 G - 3 potions of agility
Books
 b - a Necronomicon {highlevel}   
   This book is beyond your current level of understanding.
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Borgnjor's Revivification          Necromancy                   7
   Haunt                              Necromancy/Summoning         7
   Death's Door                       Charms/Necromancy            8
   Necromutation                      Transmutation/Necromancy     8
   
   
   The Shining One opposes the use of such an evil item.


   Skills:
 + Level 10.5 Fighting
 + Level 10.4 Axes
 + Level 11.2 Armour
 - Level 8.6 Shields
 - Level 4.0 Evocations


You had 9 spell levels left.
You didn't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (10/27)            Temple (1/1) D:6             Orc (0/4) D:8
  Lair: D:8-13     

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
the Shining One
Beogh

Shops:
D:6 [   D:7 *

Annotations:
D:4 Grinder, Menkaure
D:10 Erolcha


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You reflexively headbutt those who attack you in melee.
You have a pair of horns on your head.
Your body is slowly deteriorating.
You passively map a small area around you.
Your spells are a little harder to cast, but a little more powerful.


Message History

You hit Erolcha. You headbutt Erolcha.
Erolcha is severely wounded.
You block Erolcha's attack.
You hit Erolcha.
Erolcha is almost dead.
You block Erolcha's attack.
You hit Erolcha but do no damage. You headbutt Erolcha.
Erolcha is almost dead.
You block Erolcha's attack.
You completely miss Erolcha. You headbutt Erolcha, but do no damage.
Erolcha is almost dead.
Erolcha gestures at you while chanting.
You suddenly lose the ability to move! Erolcha hits you with a giant club.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
Erolcha casts a spell.
Erolcha looks slightly unstable.
Erolcha hits you with a giant club!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
Erolcha hits you with a giant club!
You die...

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#.#   #....#**..#
 #.#  #....#*#.#
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You could see Erolcha.

Vanquished Creatures
  Pikel (D:4)
  Prince Ribbit (D:4)
  A wyvern (D:9)
  A hippogriff (D:7)
  A hill giant skeleton (D:7)
  Edmund (D:4)
  A manticore (D:9)
  2 human zombies (Ossuary)
  A necrophage (D:8)
  A slave (D:3)
  10 orc warriors
  3 ice beasts
  3 phantoms
  2 black bears
  A centaur (D:8)
  A sky beast (D:8)
  4 ogres
  Sigmund (D:4)
  11 big kobolds (Sewer)
  Blork the orc (D:3)
  8 giant frogs
  3 killer bees (D:10)
  A centaur zombie (Ossuary)
  A two-headed ogre zombie (D:9)
  3 crimson imps
  12 orc priests
  7 hounds
  A centaur skeleton (D:4)
  10 worker ants
  A giant frog skeleton (D:8)
  An iguana (D:9)
  12 orc wizards
  A scorpion (D:9)
  Ijyb (D:2)
  A big kobold zombie (Ossuary)
  A hound zombie (D:10)
  4 mummies
  A worker ant zombie (D:5)
  14 adders
  3 giant mites
  9 worms
  A grey rat (Sewer)
  12 giant geckos
  4 oozes
  78 orcs
  11 bats
  A bat skeleton (D:4)
  11 goblins
  13 hobgoblins
  12 jackals
  5 quokkas
  4 ball pythons
  5 giant cockroaches
  3 giant newts
  2 goblin zombies
  13 kobolds
  2 kobold zombies (Ossuary)
  An orc zombie (Ossuary)
  A quokka zombie (D:5)
  9 rats
  2 ballistomycetes (D:10)
333 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  An orc wizard (D:6)
  A giant spore (D:10)
2 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 335 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | St Tibulus, the Minotaur Fighter, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 19/19 MP: 0/0
   321 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 26/26 MP: 0/0
   542 | D:2      | Reached skill level 4 in Shields
   586 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 25/33 MP: 1/1
  1214 | D:2      | Noticed Ijyb
  1229 | D:2      | Killed Ijyb
  1229 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 29/40 MP: 1/1
  1778 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 24/46 MP: 1/1
  2145 | D:3      | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
  2300 | D:4      | Noticed Pikel
  2300 | D:4      | Noticed a slave
  2300 | D:4      | Noticed a slave
  2300 | D:4      | Noticed a slave
  2300 | D:4      | Noticed a slave
  2307 | D:4      | Noticed Edmund
  2326 | D:3      | Killed a slave
  2546 | D:4      | Noticed Grinder
  2547 | D:4      | Paralysed by Grinder for 6 turns
  2557 | D:3      | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
  2613 | D:4      | Found a glowing drain.
  2661 | Sewer    | Entered a sewer
  2870 | Sewer    | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
  2870 | Sewer    | Reached XP level 6. HP: 48/53 MP: 2/2
  3060 | Sewer    | Reached skill level 5 in Axes
  3165 | Sewer    | Reached XP level 7. HP: 48/60 MP: 2/2
  3172 | Sewer    | Reached skill level 6 in Shields
  3454 | Sewer    | Reached XP level 8. HP: 69/69 MP: 2/2
  3625 | D:4      | Reached skill level 7 in Shields
  3718 | D:4      | Noticed Sigmund
  3730 | D:4      | Killed Sigmund
  3758 | D:4      | Killed Edmund
  3796 | D:4      | Noticed Prince Ribbit
  3815 | D:4      | HP: 3/70 [Prince Ribbit (11)]
  3816 | D:4      | Killed Prince Ribbit
  4095 | D:4      | Killed Pikel
  4095 | D:4      | Reached skill level 8 in Armour
  4095 | D:4      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 23/77 MP: 3/3
  4217 | D:4      | Noticed Menkaure
  4452 | D:4      | Noticed Blork the orc
  4472 | D:3      | Killed Blork the orc
  4498 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  4727 | D:5      | Found a sand-covered staircase.
  4740 | Ossuary  | Entered an ossuary
  5241 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
  5288 | D:6      | Paralysed by a potion of paralysis for 5 turns
  5293 | D:6      | Gained mutation: You passively map a small area around you. [potion of mutation]
  5293 | D:6      | Gained mutation: Your spells are a little harder to cast, but a little more powerful. [potion of mutation]
  5293 | D:6      | Gained mutation: Your body is slowly deteriorating. [potion of mutation]
  5464 | D:6      | Reached skill level 9 in Armour
  5535 | D:6      | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
  5621 | D:6      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  5640 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  5671 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of the Shining One
  5731 | D:6      | Paralysed by a hobgoblin for 5 turns
  5997 | D:6      | Found Etac's Armour Emporium.
  6040 | D:6      | Bought a +0 pair of gauntlets for 20 gold pieces
  6928 | D:7      | Found Nuwigifi's General Store.
  6932 | D:7      | Bought a scroll of noise for 11 gold pieces
  7149 | D:7      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 78/86 MP: 8/8
  7752 | D:8      | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
  7753 | D:8      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  7972 | D:8      | Reached skill level 10 in Armour
  8499 | D:8      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  9545 | D:9      | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting
  9585 | D:9      | Reached skill level 10 in Axes
  9592 | D:9      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  9799 | D:9      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
 10427 | D:9      | Reached skill level 11 in Armour
 10439 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 10476 | D:10     | Acquired the Shining One's first power
 10692 | D:10     | Noticed Erolcha
 10714 | D:10     | Paralysed by Erolcha for 5 turns
 10717 | D:10     | Mangled by Erolcha


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Hand axe          |    99 |   262 |   259 |       ||   620
       War axe           |       |       |   277 |   323 ||   600
Evoke: Wand              |       |     1 |       |       ||     1
  Use: Scroll            |       |     6 |    10 |     1 ||    17
       Potion            |       |     4 |     6 |     1 ||    11
 Stab: Invisible         |       |     4 |       |       ||     4



[Asparagus]

Thanks Mopl, still new to this.