Shield advice


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Snake Sneak

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Joined: Friday, 23rd January 2015, 13:15

Post Monday, 29th August 2016, 08:31

Shield advice

Hey there. I'm wondering if I should use or at least keep for Crypt the Gong shield. I really like the one I already have, but that opinion is not backed by any hard math.
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.19-a0-1261-g420a265 (webtiles) character file.

HANFGEIST the Nimble (Gargoyle Wizard)             Turns: 26784, Time: 03:31:18

Health: 96/96      AC: 36    Str: 25    XL:     16   Next: 51%
Magic:  9/27       EV: 31    Int: 39    God:    Cheibriados [******]
Gold:   1505       SH: 11    Dex: 32    Spells: 8 memorised, 5 levels left

rFire  + + +      SeeInvis .    B - +4 blowgun
rCold  . . .      Gourm    .    V - +3 salamander hide armour {+Rage rF++}
rNeg   + . .      Faith    .    c - +3 warlock's mirror {reflect}
rPois  ∞          Spirit   .    Y - +2 hat
rElec  +          Dismiss  .    C - +2 cloak
rCorr  .          Reflect  +    K - +2 pair of gloves {Dex+3}
MR     ++...      Harm     .    j - +1 pair of boots of Miracles {rPois rF+ Str-2 Dex+3}
Stlth  +++.......               p - amulet of regeneration
                                O - +5 ring of protection
                                X - ring of protection from magic

@: flying, repel missiles, very slow
A: big wings, repulsion field 1, iridescent scales 1, agile 1, deterioration 1,
mutation resistance 1, negative energy resistance 1, electricity resistance,
unbreathing, petrification resistance, rot immunity, AC +11
a: Stop Flying, Bend Time, Temporal Distortion, Slouch, Step From Time, Renounce
Religion, Evoke Berserk Rage


You are on level 2 of the Spider Nest.
You worship Cheibriados.
Cheibriados is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 5 branches of the dungeon, and seen 26 of its levels.
You have also visited: Labyrinth and Sewer.

You have collected 3175 gold pieces.
You have spent 1670 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand Weapons
 z - a +3 trident of freezing
 B - a +4 blowgun (weapon)
 G - the +9 rapier of Conservatism {pierce, +Blink rF+}
   (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It lets you blink.
 J - the +7 hand axe "Juapam" {flame, rElec}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It has been specially enchanted to burn those struck by it, causing extra
   injury to most foes and up to half again as much damage against particularly
   susceptible opponents. Big, fiery blades are also staple armaments of
   hydra-hunters.
   
   It insulates you from electricity.
Missiles
 H - 6 curare-tipped needles (quivered)
 W - 2 javelins
Armour
 c - the +3 warlock's mirror (worn) {reflect}
   (You acquired it on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts)
 j - the +1 pair of boots of Miracles (worn) {rPois rF+ Str-2 Dex+3}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 5 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It affects your strength (-2).
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from poison.
 C - a +2 cloak (worn)
 K - a +2 pair of gloves of dexterity (worn)
 P - the +18 shield of the Gong {rElec rN+ MR+ EV-5}
   (You took it off Asterion on level 2 of the Spider Nest)   
   
   It affects your evasion (-5).
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
 V - the +3 salamander hide armour (worn) {+Rage rF++}
   (You took it off a minotaur in a labyrinth)   
   
   It greatly protects you from fire.
   It lets you go berserk.
 Y - a +2 hat (worn)
Jewellery
 o - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
 p - an amulet of regeneration (around neck)
 L - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 O - a +5 ring of protection (right hand)
 X - a ring of protection from magic (left hand)
Wands
 a - a wand of teleportation
 b - a wand of confusion (19/48)
 f - a wand of lightning
 g - a wand of paralysis {zapped: 5}
 i - a wand of paralysis
 k - a wand of enslavement
 m - a wand of iceblast {zapped: 5}
 r - a wand of slowing
 t - a wand of lightning
 y - a wand of enslavement {zapped: 8}
 F - a wand of heal wounds {zapped: 3}
 M - a wand of teleportation
 S - a wand of slowing {zapped: 3}
 Z - a wand of acid {zapped: 4}
Scrolls
 d - a scroll labeled XUFIXU REIWIAF
 e - 4 scrolls of blinking
 h - 3 scrolls of fear
 w - 7 scrolls of remove curse
 D - 6 scrolls of teleportation
 I - a scroll of holy word
 Q - 4 scrolls of magic mapping
Potions
 l - 3 potions of ambrosia
 q - 3 potions of agility
 s - 4 potions of invisibility
 v - 8 potions of heal wounds
 x - 5 potions of might
 A - 8 potions of curing
 R - 5 potions of magic
 T - 2 potions of brilliance
Miscellaneous
 E - a disc of storms
 N - a fan of gales (inert)
Comestibles
 n - 13 fruits
 u - 3 slices of pizza
 U - 4 chunks of flesh


   Skills:
 - Level 9.1 Fighting
 - Level 6.5 Armour
 * Level 14.0 Dodging
 - Level 2.1 Stealth
 - Level 8.0 Shields
 + Level 7.8 Spellcasting
 - Level 9.0 Conjurations
 - Level 5.0 Summonings
 + Level 5.2 Necromancy
 - Level 3.8 Translocations
 + Level 7.7 Air Magic
 - Level 5.4 Poison Magic
 + Level 7.9 Invocations
 - Level 6.4 Evocations


You have 5 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
b - Call Imp              Summ           ######..     1%          2    None
c - Repel Missiles        Chrm/Air       #####.       1%          2    None
d - Mephitic Cloud        Conj/Pois/Air  ######..     1%          3    None
e - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          1%          2    None
f - Summon Lightning Spi  Summ/Air       ######..     1%          4    None
g - Control Undead        Necr           ######....   3%          4    None
h - Static Discharge      Conj/Air       ######..     1%          3    None
i - Lightning Bolt        Conj/Air       ######....   2%          5    ###....


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (1/1) D:7            Lair (6/6) D:8
  Swamp (0/4) Lair:4       Spider (2/4) Lair:4        Slime (0/5) Lair:6
    Orc (2/2) D:9             Elf (0/3) Orc:2        Vaults (0/5) D:13
 Depths (0/5) D:15       

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Gozag
Hepliaklqana
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Qazlal
Ru
Sif Muna
Trog
Uskayaw
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
The Shining One

Shops:
D:4 (   D:5 [[[   D:9 %   D:12 *   D:15 %   Orc:1 =   Orc:2 (*!=


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are resistant to torment.
Your stone body is resilient. (AC +11)
You are immune to poison.
Your large and strong wings let you fly indefinitely.
You resist negative energy. (rN+)
You are resistant to electric shocks. (rElec)
You can survive without breathing.
You are immune to petrification.
You are immune to rotting.
You are surrounded by a mild repulsion field. (EV +2)
You are partially covered in iridescent scales. (AC +2)
You are agile. (Dex +2)
Your body sometimes deteriorates upon taking damage.
You are somewhat resistant to further mutation.
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Tartarus Sorceror

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Post Monday, 29th August 2016, 08:36

Re: Shield advice

Gong is bad, makes way too much noise and draws everything to you.

You should train a bunch more fighting, by the way.

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Sar

Shoals Surfer

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Joined: Monday, 17th December 2012, 16:04

Post Monday, 29th August 2016, 08:53

Re: Shield advice

Warlocks mirror is the best shield in the game.
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Snake Sneak

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Joined: Friday, 23rd January 2015, 13:15

Post Monday, 29th August 2016, 08:56

Re: Shield advice

Gong is no longer noisy in Trunk.

Cocytus Succeeder

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Joined: Sunday, 18th December 2011, 13:31

Post Monday, 29th August 2016, 09:00

Re: Shield advice

Are you sure? I can't find any commit about that.
screw it I hate this character I'm gonna go melee Gastronok

Sar

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Ziggurat Zagger

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Joined: Friday, 6th July 2012, 12:48

Post Monday, 29th August 2016, 09:00

Re: Shield advice

I can't find a commit that changed Gong in the last 2 years or so. Besides, being loud is literally the whole point of Gong. I think you might be mistaken.

Snake Sneak

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Post Monday, 29th August 2016, 09:07

Re: Shield advice

I might misremember. Probably I thought there used to be a mention of the noise it creates in the description and came to a wrong conclusion when I didn't see one.
So I put it on, and *PANG* the noise is still there. :lol:

Lair Larrikin

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Joined: Saturday, 16th July 2016, 00:01

Post Monday, 29th August 2016, 10:12

Re: Shield advice

If you want to win, don't use it, unless you can handle horde of monsters. If you don't care about winning, Gong shield is pretty fun.

Spider Stomper

Posts: 217

Joined: Thursday, 2nd June 2016, 00:52

Post Monday, 29th August 2016, 18:27

Re: Shield advice

The shield of the gong is a trap unless you also worship qazlal or have the singing sword.

The warlocks mirror, however, is able to reflect hostile enchantments and is really, really good.
I'm with tasonir on this one.

Abyss Ambulator

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Joined: Friday, 16th January 2015, 20:20

Post Monday, 29th August 2016, 18:33

Re: Shield advice

Chei + Gong sounds great!
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Ziggurat Zagger

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Joined: Wednesday, 23rd October 2013, 07:56

Post Monday, 29th August 2016, 18:39

Re: Shield advice

Airwolf wrote:Chei + Gong sounds great!

Sure, if you like loud noises!
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