Temple Termagant
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Blaster caster questions
It has been painstakingly slow, I didn't feel like auto explore was up to the task of keeping me alive.
I know feel like killing everything by conjurations is not going to work out. My food is running out and I'm afraid of spreading myself to thin by investing into to many magic schools.
I've been unable to clear lair:5 because I feel I need to kill the mobs one by one and the hunger cost is to great. So I'll leave and head for orc.
The game gifted me with some nice weapons and lots of spells on lair:5, no 5+ fire spells though.
I'm thinking the correct play to win the game (even though this goes against my initial intentions of how I wanted to play) would be to use the crossbow, get lightening spire, get animate skeleton, train crossbow and take it sort of easy with the conjurations for a while.
Do you agree?
Is it realistic to do only conjurations like I've tried to do, if so how should I continue to achieve this?
I feel like stealth is very much a reason I'm still alive. Most uniques have been sleeping when I've first seen them. I've yet to train stealth, is there some good rule of thumb how much stealth I need to make it sort of reliable for me to be able to retreat undetected?
Do stealth checks happen on the move taking you out of line of sight of mobs?
Also it was most frustrating having to abandon Volcano since first the first mob was completely immune to both fire and negative. Are there combinations of elements that are often good or bad in regards to monster immunities?
Comments on play and how to continue is most welcome.
- Code:
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.23.2 (tiles) character file.
Game seed: 1949752342323023933
Ywypal the Blocker (Human Fire Elementalist) Turns: 35099, Time: 09:50:30
Health: 108/108 AC: 6 Str: 10 XL: 14 Next: 53%
Magic: 27/27 EV: 16 Int: 19 God: Vehumet [****..]
Gold: 1219 SH: 11 Dex: 14 Spells: 7/31 levels left
rFire . . . SeeInvis . A - +10 hand crossbow {elec, rPois MR+}
rCold + . . Gourm . L - +0 shield
rNeg . . . Faith . P - +0 troll leather armour
rPois + Spirit . O - +0 helmet
rElec . Reflect . (no cloak)
rCorr . Harm . n - +0 pair of gloves
MR ++... (no boots)
Stlth ++........ (no amulet)
HPRegen 0.68/turn T - ring of protection from cold
MPRegen 0.20/turn (no ring)
@: no status effects
A: no striking features
a: Renounce Religion
You are on level 11 of the Dungeon.
You worship Vehumet.
Vehumet is greatly pleased with you.
You are not hungry.
You have visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and seen 18 of its levels.
You have also visited: Volcano.
You have collected 1315 gold pieces.
You have spent 96 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand Weapons
e - the +7 spear of the Peculiar Beds {drain, MR+ Int+2}
(You found it on level 3 of the Lair of Beasts)
A truly terrible weapon, it drains the life of those it strikes.
It affects your intelligence (+2).
It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
u - the +10 trident of Sharkskin {pain, Str+5}
(You found it on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)
In the hands of one skilled in necromantic magic, it inflicts extra damage
on living creatures.
It affects your strength (+5).
A - the +10 hand crossbow of a Gauntlet (weapon) {elec, rPois MR+}
(You found it on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)
It charges the ammunition it shoots with electricity; occasionally upon a
hit, such missiles may discharge and cause terrible harm.
It protects you from poison.
It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
F - a +2 falchion of flaming
G - the +8 halberd of Vanity {chop, rF- rC+ MR++ Dex+4}
(You found it on level 9 of the Dungeon)
It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
It affects your dexterity (+4).
It makes you vulnerable to fire.
It protects you from cold.
It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
S - a +1 hand axe of electrocution
Missiles
B - 97 bolts (quivered)
D - a throwing net
Armour
n - a +0 pair of gloves (worn)
E - a +0 buckler
I - a +2 robe of cold resistance
L - a +0 shield (worn)
O - a +0 helmet (worn)
P - a +0 troll leather armour (worn)
U - the +1 leather armour of the Wild Haggis {rF+ Int+3}
(You took it off Joseph on level 7 of the Dungeon)
It affects your intelligence (+3).
It protects you from fire.
Magical Staves
a - an uncursed staff of death
j - an uncursed staff of air
x - an uncursed staff of earth
Jewellery
f - an uncursed ring of ice
T - a ring of protection from cold (left hand)
Wands
o - a wand of flame (29)
p - a wand of random effects (11)
v - a wand of polymorph (7)
J - a wand of enslavement (7)
M - a wand of disintegration (28)
Scrolls
b - 2 scrolls of enchant weapon
g - a scroll of holy word
i - 4 scrolls of remove curse
k - 5 scrolls of fog
l - 4 scrolls of enchant armour
m - 2 scrolls of magic mapping
r - 3 scrolls of identify
w - a scroll of amnesia
y - 4 scrolls of teleportation
C - 2 scrolls of immolation
H - 4 scrolls of fear
K - a scroll of noise
Potions
d - a potion of flight
h - a potion of cancellation
q - 4 potions of curing
s - 3 potions of lignification
t - 2 potions of invisibility
z - a potion of resistance
N - a potion of brilliance
Q - 2 potions of heal wounds
R - 3 potions of berserk rage
Comestibles
c - 3 rations
Skills:
- Level 9,1 Fighting
+ Level 8,9 Dodging
- Level 2,0 Stealth
- Level 11,1 Shields
+ Level 9,2 Spellcasting
- Level 10,2 Conjurations
- Level 5,0 Necromancy
- Level 1,0 Translocations
- Level 9,3 Fire Magic
- Level 3,0 Air Magic
- Level 3,0 Poison Magic
You have 7 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger
a - Flame Tongue Conj/Fire ##### 1% 1 None
b - Throw Flame Conj/Fire #####. 1% 2 None
c - Conjure Flame Conj/Fire #####... 1% 3 None
d - Sticky Flame Conj/Fire #####... 1% 4 ###....
e - Fireball Conj/Fire #####..... 2% 5 #####..
f - Mephitic Cloud Conj/Pois/Air ####.... 1% 3 None
g - Bolt of Draining Conj/Necr #####..... 6% 5 #####..
h - Apportation Tloc ##.... 12% 1 None
Your spell library contains the following spells:
Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger
Bolt of Cold Conj/Ice ####...... 61% 6 ######.
Sting Conj/Pois #### 1% 1 None
Dazzling Spray Conj/Hex ####.. 1% 3 None
Animate Skeleton Necr N/A 2% 1 None
Ignite Poison Fire/Tmut/Pois ###..... 2% 3 None
Inner Flame Hex/Fire ####.... 2% 3 None
Poisonous Vapours Pois/Air ###... 8% 2 None
Venom Bolt Conj/Pois ####...... 9% 5 #####..
Olgreb's Toxic Radiance Pois ###..... 14% 4 ###....
Confusing Touch Hex #..... 19% 1 None
Summon Small Mammal Summ #... 19% 1 None
Conjure Ball Lightning Conj/Air ####...... 41% 6 ######.
Summon Guardian Golem Hex/Summ #....... 50% 3 None
Summon Lightning Spire Summ/Air ##...... 69% 4 ###....
Yara's Violent Unravell Hex/Tmut #......... 75% 5 #####..
Cause Fear Hex #......... 88% 4 ###....
Silence Hex/Air ##........ 95% 5 #####..
Darkness Hex #......... 100% 6 ######.
Deflect Missiles Chrm/Air ##........ 100% 6 ######.
Discord Hex #......... 100% 8 #######
Tornado Air ###....... 100% 9 #######
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (12/15) Temple (0/1) D:5 Lair (6/6) D:8
Shoals (0/4) Lair:3 Spider (0/4) Lair:4 Slime (0/5) Lair:5
Orc: D:9-12
Altars:
Ashenzari
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Hepliaklqana
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Uskayaw
Vehumet
Xom
Beogh
Shops:
D:8 ?
Annotations:
D:10 exclusion: 2 downstairs
Lair:2 exclusion: oklob plant
Lair:4 beware volcano mobs!
Lair:5 exclusion: 3 oklob plants
Lair:6 vaults left, death yaks
Message History
Okay, then.
Casting: Bolt of Draining (safe; 6% risk of failure)
Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
You can't see any susceptible monsters within range! (Use Z to cast anyway.)
Unknown command.
Unknown command.
Casting: Bolt of Draining (safe; 6% risk of failure)
Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
You can't see any susceptible monsters within range! (Use Z to cast anyway.)
Casting: Bolt of Draining (safe; 6% risk of failure)
Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
You can't see any susceptible monsters within range! (Use Z to cast anyway.)
Your movement speed is average.
Your attack speed is quite slow (and is slowed by your insufficient shield
skill).
Char dumped to 'C:/Users/Ove/AppData/Roaming/crawl/morgue/Ywypal.txt'.
Unknown command.
Saving game... please wait.
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Vanquished Creatures
Fannar (Lair:1)
5 hydras
Erolcha (D:9)
A catoblepas (Lair:2)
A two-headed ogre (D:8)
A death yak (Lair:6)
2 unseen horrors (D:10)
A lindwurm (Lair:4)
An oklob plant (Lair:5)
An ugly thing (D:12)
10 elephants
3 black mambas
Joseph (D:7)
The ghost of Fawysot the Skirmisher, a novice FoFi of Hepliaklqana (D:5)
5 spiny frogs
7 komodo dragons
A rime drake (Lair:3)
A troll (D:12)
2 polar bears (Lair:6)
A hornet (D:8)
Prince Ribbit (D:7)
12 hippogriffs
2 slime creatures (Lair:5)
12 dream sheep
Sigmund (D:6)
3 wyverns
40 yaks
6 basilisks
A human (D:11)
Eustachio (D:6)
2 hungry ghosts (D:11)
2 wargs (D:11)
10 water moccasins
3 porcupines
4 ice beasts
3 sky beasts
A black bear (D:9)
7 orc warriors
5 ogres
2 phantoms
6 centaurs
6 wolves (Lair:6)
21 crocodiles
2 eyes of draining (D:10)
Blork the orc (D:6)
4 big kobolds
19 bullfrogs
2 gnoll sergeants
A water moccasin zombie (D:10)
6 scorpions
10 killer bees
A wight (D:6)
2 howler monkeys
4 crimson imps
7 hounds
2 centaur zombies
4 bullfrog zombies
4 centaur skeletons
5 jellies
11 orc priests
4 bullfrog skeletons
3 iguanas
12 orc wizards
2 worker ants
A worker ant zombie (D:8)
9 adders
8 gnolls
A shadow imp (D:6)
An ooze (D:2)
An adder zombie (D:4)
9 worms
3 dart slugs
6 leopard geckos
69 orcs
9 giant cockroaches
9 hobgoblins
9 jackals
17 kobolds
2 quokkas
2 ball pythons
13 bats
5 frilled lizards
8 goblins
A quokka skeleton (D:4)
9 rats
3 plants (Lair:5)
499 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
2 bushes (D:5)
13 fungi
17 plants
32 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 531 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
-------+----------+-------------------------------------------
0 | D:1 | Learned a level 1 spell: Flame Tongue
0 | D:1 | Ywypal the Human Fire Elementalist began the quest for the
| Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 13/13 MP: 3/3
316 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 19/19 MP: 5/5
906 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 24/24 MP: 3/6
1514 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 30/30 MP: 3/8
1565 | D:2 | Learned a level 3 spell: Conjure Flame
2669 | D:2 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
2670 | D:2 | Found a hazy altar of Hepliaklqana.
2670 | D:2 | Noticed a Killer Klown
2671 | D:2 | Noticed a Killer Klown
2671 | D:2 | Noticed a spectral ugly thing
2831 | D:3 | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
2834 | D:3 | Became a worshipper of Vehumet
3158 | D:3 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 35/35 MP: 5/9
3195 | D:2 | Learned a level 2 spell: Throw Flame
3653 | D:2 | HP: 1/35 [orc (5)]
5338 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 35/41 MP: 1/10
6598 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
6699 | D:5 | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
7059 | D:4 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 22/47 MP: 9/11
7242 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting
7440 | D:5 | Reached * piety under Vehumet
7440 | D:5 | Offered knowledge of Sandblast by Vehumet.
7579 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
7603 | D:5 | Found a runed translucent door.
7603 | D:5 | Noticed Fawysot's ghost (novice FoFi)
7606 | D:5 | You fall through a shaft for 3 floors!
8076 | D:8 | Noticed a wyvern
8079 | D:8 | a wyvern changed into a scorpion
8184 | D:8 | Learned a level 4 spell: Sticky Flame
8296 | D:7 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 41/58 MP: 8/12
8869 | D:5 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
9325 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
9943 | D:5 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
9943 | D:5 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
9944 | D:5 | Found a hide-covered altar of Uskayaw.
10058 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Conjurations
10058 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Fire Magic
10171 | D:6 | Noticed Sigmund
10312 | D:6 | Noticed Eustachio
10312 | D:6 | Noticed Blork the orc
10523 | D:6 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 26/68 MP: 4/13
10838 | D:7 | Noticed a hippogriff
10871 | D:7 | Killed a hippogriff
11520 | D:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
11912 | D:7 | Noticed Prince Ribbit
12172 | D:7 | Noticed Joseph
12966 | D:5 | Killed Fawysot's ghost
13148 | D:5 | Learned a level 5 spell: Fireball
13339 | D:7 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 14/76 MP: 9/19
13989 | D:8 | Found Donweo's Magic Scroll Shop.
13993 | D:8 | Bought a scroll of identify for 24 gold pieces
13993 | D:8 | Bought a scroll of identify for 24 gold pieces
13993 | D:8 | Bought a scroll of teleportation for 36 gold pieces
13993 | D:8 | Bought a scroll of random uselessness for 12 gold pieces
14726 | D:8 | Noticed a two-headed ogre
14770 | D:8 | Killed a two-headed ogre
14847 | D:8 | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
15076 | D:8 | Reached ** piety under Vehumet
15078 | D:8 | Offered knowledge of Sting by Vehumet.
15982 | D:9 | Noticed a three-headed hydra
15997 | D:9 | Killed a three-headed hydra
15997 | D:9 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 72/81 MP: 17/20
16023 | D:9 | Got a polished halberd
16024 | D:9 | Identified the +8 halberd of Vanity {chop, rF- rC+ MR++
| Dex+4} (You found it on level 9 of the Dungeon)
16709 | D:9 | Offered knowledge of Searing Ray by Vehumet.
16734 | D:9 | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
16787 | D:9 | Noticed Erolcha
16971 | D:9 | Killed Erolcha
17281 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
17668 | D:9 | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
17917 | D:10 | Noticed an unseen horror
17920 | D:10 | Killed an unseen horror
17920 | D:10 | Reached skill level 2 in Shields
17964 | D:10 | Reached *** piety under Vehumet
18509 | D:10 | Reached skill level 3 in Shields
18556 | D:10 | Found a roughly hewn altar of Beogh.
18939 | D:10 | Offered knowledge of Mephitic Cloud by Vehumet.
18944 | D:10 | Learned a level 3 spell: Mephitic Cloud
19113 | D:10 | Noticed an unseen horror
19117 | D:10 | Killed an unseen horror
19117 | D:10 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 89/92 MP: 15/22
19120 | D:10 | Reached skill level 4 in Shields
19927 | D:6 | Killed Sigmund
19927 | D:6 | Reached skill level 1 in Air Magic
19927 | D:6 | Reached skill level 1 in Poison Magic
20107 | D:6 | Reached **** piety under Vehumet
20233 | D:6 | Killed Eustachio
20336 | D:6 | Killed Blork the orc
20661 | D:7 | Killed Prince Ribbit
20798 | D:7 | Identified the cursed +1 leather armour of the Wild Haggis
| {rF+ Int+3}
21535 | D:8 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
21696 | D:11 | You fall through a shaft!
21699 | D:12 | Offered knowledge of Bolt of Draining by Vehumet.
21720 | D:12 | Learned a level 5 spell: Bolt of Draining
21833 | D:12 | Reached skill level 1 in Necromancy
22170 | D:11 | Noticed a skeletal warrior
22235 | D:11 | Noticed a skeletal warrior
22557 | D:11 | Noticed a skeletal warrior
23081 | D:7 | Killed Joseph
23398 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
23759 | Lair:1 | Noticed Fannar
24435 | Lair:2 | Noticed a catoblepas
25239 | Lair:3 | Noticed a seven-headed hydra
25381 | Lair:2 | Killed a seven-headed hydra
25590 | Lair:2 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 69/101 MP: 19/25
25660 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
25805 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 6 in Shields
26037 | Lair:3 | Got a polished spear
26180 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 7 in Shields
26459 | Lair:3 | Reached ***** piety under Vehumet
26475 | Lair:3 | Offered knowledge of Bolt of Cold by Vehumet.
26594 | Lair:3 | Identified the +7 spear of the Peculiar Beds {drain, MR+
| Int+2} (You found it on level 3 of the Lair of Beasts)
26955 | Lair:1 | Killed Fannar
26955 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 8 in Shields
27158 | Lair:2 | Killed a catoblepas
27403 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 9 in Shields
27681 | Lair:3 | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
27876 | Lair:4 | Found a dark tunnel.
27898 | Volcano | Entered a volcano
28511 | Lair:4 | Found a hole to the Spider Nest.
29714 | Lair:5 | Reached skill level 10 in Shields
29909 | Lair:5 | Noticed a four-headed hydra
29912 | Lair:5 | Killed a four-headed hydra
30258 | Lair:5 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
30410 | Lair:5 | Got a jewelled hand crossbow
30411 | Lair:5 | Identified the +10 hand crossbow of a Gauntlet {elec, rPois
| MR+} (You found it on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)
30833 | Lair:5 | Reached skill level 11 in Shields
30944 | Lair:5 | Got a fine trident
31291 | Lair:5 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
31365 | Lair:6 | Entered Level 6 of the Lair of Beasts
31419 | Lair:6 | Identified the +10 trident of Sharkskin {pain, Str+5} (You
| found it on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)
31668 | Lair:6 | Reached XP level 14. HP: 108/108 MP: 6/26
32792 | Lair:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Necromancy
33025 | Lair:6 | Learned a level 1 spell: Apportation
33027 | Lair:6 | Identified Sif Muna's Incunabulum of the Blaze and
| Enchantment (You found it on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts)
33358 | Lair:6 | Reached skill level 1 in Translocations
33455 | Lair:6 | Reached skill level 10 in Conjurations
Skill XL: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 |
---------------+-------------------------------------------+-----
Conjurations | 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 | 10,2
Dodging | 3 4 5 7 8 | 8,9
Spellcasting | 3 6 8 9 | 9,2
Fire Magic | 4 5 6 8 9 | 9,3
Fighting | 3 5 6 7 9 | 9,1
Shields | 3 4 11 | 11,1
Air Magic | 3 | 3,0
Poison Magic | 3 | 3,0
Necromancy | 4 5 | 5,0
Translocations | 1 | 1,0
Stealth | | 2,0
Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Mace | 4 | 2 | | | || 6
Club | 1 | | | | || 1
Unarmed | 1 | | | | || 1
Spear | | 27 | | | 93 || 120
Trident | | 7 | 39 | | 13 || 59
Long sword | | | 61 | 19 | || 80
Falchion | | | | 41 | || 41
Halberd | | | | 17 | || 17
Staff | | | | 2 | 21 || 23
Throw: Tomahawk | | | 1 | | || 1
Cast: Flame Tongue | 52 | 158 | 237 | 655 | 395 || 1497
Conjure Flame | | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2 || 27
Throw Flame | | 21 | 7 | 5 | 31 || 64
Sticky Flame | | | | 17 | 1 || 18
Mephitic Cloud | | | | 16 | 2 || 18
Bolt of Draining | | | | 31 | 126 || 157
Fireball | | | | 6 | 5 || 11
Apportation | | | | | 3 || 3
Evoke: Wand | | | 3 | | 2 || 5
Use: Scroll | | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 || 33
Potion | | | 4 | 3 | 1 || 8
Stab: Sleeping | 4 | 1 | | | || 5
Eat: Chunk | 2 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 27 || 62
Ration | | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 || 28
Armor: Robe | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | || 56
Leather armour | | | 39 | 30 | 1 || 70
Troll leather arm | | | | 12 | 38 || 50
Dodge: Dodged | 10 | 69 | 208 | 316 | 166 || 769
Block: Buckler | | | | 43 | 35 || 78
Shield | | | | | 55 || 55
Rpst.: Long sword | | | 30 | 21 | || 51
Falchion | | | | 26 | || 26