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CiP: Vp of Kiku, weapon advice
I've just picked up a Staff of Death so I'm pausing for thought since I don't feel that confident about weapon choices, especially related to Staves. I had been alternating between these weapons depending on circumstances:
+1 War Axe
+1 Short Sword of Venom
...and then switching to casting Vampiric Draining once I have enough missing HP to justify it. Ring of Magical Power means a lot of casts. Confusion, Wands of Acid/Iceblast, and Bat Form are my fallback plans.
(Edit: found the +2 hand axe of Truncation {pain, Int+2})
I also have a +5 Vampiric Spear but since spear base damage is so low, and when I have enough health missing for the Vampiric brand to matter I'm casting Vampiric Draining instead, it doesn't seem to have a role.
So, what recommendations do folks have on my approach to melee going forward? Specifically, is it worth training up some Staves/Evo and using Staff of Death as my melee weapon? (Bolstered by the enhancement to Vampiric Draining and future Necromantic combat casts, and the possibility of pain branding a lajatang sometime before the orb run?)
Note: I'm keeping in mind that necromantic melee damage is partially effective against rN+ enemies.
- Code:
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.22-a0-609-gfedc9ff77b (webtiles) character file.
Shargos the Merchant of Misery (VpIE) Turns: 15514, Time: 02:23:27
Health: 76/76 AC: 8 Str: 7 XL: 10 Next: 89%
Magic: 13/26 EV: 19 Int: 21 God: Kikubaaqudgha [**....]
Gold: 665 SH: 0 Dex: 15 Spells: 5/18 levels left
rFire . . . SeeInvis + N - staff of death
rCold + . . Gourm . (no shield)
rNeg + + + Faith . I - +0 steam dragon scales
rPois + Spirit . C - +1 helmet
rElec . Reflect . j - +0 cloak
rCorr . Harm . (no gloves)
MR +.... (no boots)
Stlth +++++..... (no amulet)
HPRegen 0.11/turn p - ring of magical power
MPRegen 0.20/turn J - +1 ring of evasion
@: regenerating slowly
A: fangs 3, see invisible, unbreathing
a: Bat Form, Receive Corpses, Renounce Religion
You are on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Kikubaaqudgha.
Kikubaaqudgha is pleased with you.
You are near bloodless.
You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 10 of its levels.
You have also visited: Ossuary.
You have collected 687 gold pieces.
You have spent 22 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand Weapons
a - a +1 short sword of venom
b - a +0 hunting sling
q - a spear
t - a +5 vampiric spear
y - a +1 war axe
L - a trident
Missiles
k - 36 sling bullets
l - 212 arrows
E - 6 tomahawks (quivered)
Armour
d - a +0 robe
f - a +3 leather armour
j - a +0 cloak (worn)
C - a +1 helmet (worn)
I - +0 steam dragon scales (worn)
Magical Staves
N - an uncursed staff of death (weapon)
Jewellery
p - a ring of magical power (left hand)
J - a +1 ring of evasion (right hand)
K - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
Wands
g - a wand of acid (2)
s - a wand of iceblast (18)
F - a wand of polymorph (7)
Scrolls
e - a scroll of identify
h - a scroll of amnesia
m - 3 scrolls of teleportation
o - 4 scrolls of fog
v - 6 scrolls of remove curse
H - a scroll of blinking
M - a scroll of enchant weapon
Potions
c - 17 potions of blood
i - 4 potions of curing
n - a potion of cancellation
r - 2 potions of magic
u - a potion of invisibility
w - a yellow potion
x - a viscous cyan potion
z - a golden potion
A - a potion of flight
B - a viscous puce potion
D - a ruby potion
G - 3 bubbling black potions
Skills:
+ Level 5.8 Fighting
- Level 2.1 Short Blades
- Level 8.8 Dodging
- Level 7.4 Stealth
- Level 4.6 Spellcasting
- Level 0.6 Conjurations
- Level 5.5 Hexes
- Level 4.5 Charms
- Level 9.6 Necromancy
- Level 4.1 Ice Magic
- Level 3.0 Evocations
You have 5 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger
a - Freeze Ice ###. 1% 1 None
b - Throw Frost Conj/Ice ##.... 6% 2 #......
c - Confuse Hex ####.... 3% 3 ##.....
o - Ozocubu's Armour Chrm/Ice ###..... 5% 3 ##.....
p - Pain Necr #### 1% 1 None
v - Vampiric Draining Necr ######.... 1% 3 ##.....
Your spell library contains the following spells:
Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger
Summon Ice Beast Ice/Summ ##...... 43% 4 ####...
Sublimation of Blood Necr ######.... 1% 2 #......
Corpse Rot Necr N/A 1% 2 #......
Throw Icicle Conj/Ice ##...... 38% 4 ####...
Confusing Touch Hex ####.. 1% 1 None
Metabolic Englaciation Hex/Ice ####...... 38% 5 ######.
Petrify Tmut/Erth #....... 75% 4 ####...
Gell's Gravitas Tloc #......... 34% 3 ##.....
Yara's Violent Unravell Hex/Tmut ###....... 69% 5 ######.
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (8/15) Temple (1/1) D:4 Lair (1/6) D:8
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Gozag
Hepliaklqana
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Qazlal
Ru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Wu Jian
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
The Shining One
Shops:
D:6 * D:8 (
Annotations:
D:2 1 runed door
D:3 exclusion: door
D:4 exclusion: moth of wrath
D:6 exclusions: orc, 2 orc priests and orc warrior
Lair:1 exclusions: electric eel and 4 more exclusions
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You heal slowly.
You have razor-sharp teeth.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight. (SInv)
You can survive without breathing.
Message History
Aiming: Freeze (safe; 1% risk of failure)
Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f/p - oklob plant
Aim: an oklob plant (almost destroyed, confused)
You freeze the oklob plant.
You destroy the oklob plant!
Kikubaaqudgha accepts your kill.
Training target 3.0 for Evocations reached!
Your Evocations skill increases to level 3!
M - a scroll of enchant weapon
You see here a long jewelled staff.
N - a long jewelled staff
Okay, then.
Wield which item (- for none, * to show all)? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
N - an uncursed staff of death (weapon)
v - 6 scrolls of remove curse (gained 1)
You see here a quarterstaff.
You now have 645 gold pieces (gained 15).
You now have 665 gold pieces (gained 20).
You have 665 gold pieces.
Char dumped successfully.
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There are no monsters in sight!
Vanquished Creatures
2 two-headed ogres (D:8)
Nergalle (D:8)
An oklob plant (Lair:1)
A black mamba (Lair:1)
A komodo dragon (Lair:1)
3 blink frogs (Lair:1)
A wyvern (D:5)
5 yaks
A steam dragon (D:8)
2 porcupines (Lair:1)
An orc warrior (D:8)
3 ice beasts
An ogre (D:7)
A black bear (D:8)
2 phantoms
2 centaurs
A crocodile (Lair:1)
2 bullfrogs (D:8)
A wyvern zombie (D:6)
A gnoll sergeant (D:7)
2 scorpions (D:8)
3 howler monkeys (D:8)
3 crimson imps (D:5)
5 jellies (D:8)
A gnoll shaman (D:7)
4 orc priests
3 hounds
6 orc wizards
A centaur skeleton (D:4)
An iguana (D:7)
3 worker ants
A big kobold zombie (Ossuary)
9 mummies
2 worker ant zombies
11 gnolls
9 adders
A shadow imp (D:7)
6 oozes
An adder skeleton (D:8)
3 worms
3 dart slugs
24 orcs
4 ball pythons
7 bats
3 giant cockroaches
3 gnoll zombies
13 goblins
9 hobgoblins
2 jackals (D:2)
2 quokkas
3 frilled lizards
A goblin zombie (D:6)
4 hobgoblin zombies (Ossuary)
12 kobolds
A kobold zombie (Ossuary)
A leopard gecko skeleton (D:7)
2 orc zombies
A quokka zombie (D:8)
11 rats
A plant (Lair:1)
215 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
8 fungi (D:8)
5 plants
13 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 228 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
-------+----------+-------------------------------------------
0 | D:1 | Shargos the Vampire Ice Elementalist began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 13/13 MP: 3/3
442 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 12/19 MP: 3/5
1467 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 25/25 MP: 4/6
1971 | D:2 | Learned a level 3 spell: Ozocubu's Armour
2188 | D:2 | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
2221 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Charms
2436 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 31/31 MP: 0/7
2748 | D:2 | Found a runed door.
3392 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting
3818 | D:3 | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
4235 | D:4 | Noticed a centaur
4516 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 37/37 MP: 2/8
4656 | D:4 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
4656 | D:4 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
4656 | D:4 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
4698 | D:4 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
4760 | D:4 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
4850 | D:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Short Blades
4955 | D:4 | Killed a centaur
5069 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
5193 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Kikubaaqudgha
5266 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 39/44 MP: 9/9
5324 | D:4 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
5613 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
5692 | D:5 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
5777 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Necromancy
5819 | D:5 | Noticed a wyvern
5830 | D:5 | Killed a wyvern
5830 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
5830 | D:5 | Reached skill level 2 in Necromancy
5830 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 17/50 MP: 10/10
6096 | D:5 | Learned a level 2 spell: Throw Frost
6233 | D:4 | Noticed a moth of wrath
6236 | D:4 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
6416 | D:4 | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
6840 | D:5 | Reached skill level 3 in Necromancy
7267 | D:6 | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
7291 | D:6 | Found a sand-covered staircase.
7296 | Ossuary | Entered an ossuary
8798 | D:6 | Reached * piety under Kikubaaqudgha
8798 | D:6 | Identified Kikubaaqudgha's Collected Works on Stolen Souls (Kikubaaqudgha gifted it to you on level 6 of the Dungeon)
8798 | D:6 | Received a gift from Kikubaaqudgha
8804 | D:6 | Learned a level 3 spell: Vampiric Draining
8806 | D:6 | Learned a level 1 spell: Pain
8821 | D:6 | Found Rusone's Assorted Antiques.
8828 | D:6 | Bought a viscous puce potion for 22 gold pieces
8908 | D:6 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 34/58 MP: 11/11
9073 | D:6 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
9522 | D:6 | Reached skill level 4 in Necromancy
9651 | D:6 | Found a sacrificial altar of Ru.
10047 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Necromancy
10780 | D:7 | Reached skill level 6 in Necromancy
11080 | D:7 | Found a stormy altar of Qazlal.
11081 | D:7 | Noticed an air elemental
11197 | D:7 | Reached skill level 7 in Necromancy
11558 | D:7 | Found an ornate altar of the Wu Jian Council.
12155 | D:8 | Found Askaul's Weapon Boutique.
12162 | D:8 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 63/64 MP: 12/12
12169 | D:8 | Noticed a two-headed ogre
12174 | D:8 | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
12203 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
13163 | D:8 | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
13181 | D:8 | Reached ** piety under Kikubaaqudgha
13196 | D:8 | Learned a level 3 spell: Confuse
13347 | D:8 | Reached skill level 1 in Hexes
13714 | D:8 | Noticed a two-headed ogre
13727 | D:8 | Killed a two-headed ogre
13727 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Hexes
13899 | D:8 | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
13971 | D:8 | Killed a two-headed ogre
13971 | D:8 | Reached skill level 8 in Necromancy
13971 | D:8 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 71/71 MP: 17/17
14260 | D:8 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
14444 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
14453 | Lair:1 | Noticed Nergalle
14495 | D:8 | Killed Nergalle
14581 | Lair:1 | Noticed a black mamba
14740 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
14740 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
14740 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 9 in Necromancy
15040 | Lair:1 | Killed a black mamba
15448 | Lair:1 | Noticed an oklob plant
15500 | Lair:1 | Killed an oklob plant
Skill XL: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
---------------+-------------------------------+-----
Stealth | 4 5 7 | 7.4
Dodging | 3 4 7 8 | 8.8
Charms | 2 3 4 | 4.5
Fighting | 1 2 3 4 5 | 5.8
Short Blades | 2 | 2.1
Necromancy | 2 3 7 8 9 | 9.6
Ice Magic | 4 | 4.1
Spellcasting | 4 | 4.6
Hexes | 5 | 5.5
Evocations | 3 | 3.0
Conjurations | | 0.6
Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Dagger | 42 | | | || 42
Unarmed | 12 | | | || 12
Bite | 3 | 5 | 49 | 19 || 76
Short sword | 27 | 40 | 141 | 35 || 243
War axe | | | 242 | 85 || 327
Fire: Hunting sling | | 3 | 3 | 3 || 9
Throw: Stone | 1 | | | || 1
Tomahawk | | | 10 | 5 || 15
Cast: Freeze | 42 | 57 | 35 | 11 || 145
Ozocubu's Armour | 2 | 6 | 46 | 10 || 64
Throw Frost | | | 2 | || 2
Vampiric Draining | | | 34 | 25 || 59
Pain | | | 23 | || 23
Confuse | | | 2 | 12 || 14
Invok: Receive Corpses | | | 1 | || 1
Evoke: Wand | | 4 | 5 | 4 || 13
Use: Scroll | 5 | 7 | 13 | || 25
Potion | 4 | 7 | 25 | 6 || 42
Stab: Sleeping | 3 | 16 | 17 | 1 || 37
Distracted | 1 | | 1 | || 2
Confused | | | 2 | 5 || 7
Armor: Leather armour | 32 | 14 | 144 | || 190
Robe | 3 | | | || 3
Steam dragon scal | | | 32 | 47 || 79
Dodge: Dodged | 97 | 39 | 347 | 93 || 576
Table legend:
A = Spawn XP
B = Non-spawn XP
C = Spawn XP percentage of total XP
D = Spawn monster count
E = Non-spawn monster count
F = Spawn count percentage of total count
G = Total turns spent on level
A B C D E F G
+---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------+---------
Total | 0 | 10402 | 0.0 | 0 | 214 | 0.0 | 15514
+---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------+---------
D:1 | 0 | 47 | 0.0 | 0 | 29 | 0.0 | 2086
D:2 | 0 | 60 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | 1071
D:3 | 0 | 81 | 0.0 | 0 | 27 | 0.0 | 1236
D:4 | 0 | 264 | 0.0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | 1418
D:5 | 0 | 728 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | 1318
D:6 | 0 | 494 | 0.0 | 0 | 20 | 0.0 | 1999
D:7 | 0 | 787 | 0.0 | 0 | 29 | 0.0 | 1383
D:8 | 0 | 4373 | 0.0 | 0 | 34 | 0.0 | 2711
Lair:1 | 0 | 3389 | 0.0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 697
Ossuary | 0 | 179 | 0.0 | 0 | 16 | 0.0 | 1460
+---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------+---------
In Progress:
Long-term goal: complete the pantheon.