Snake Sneak
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Cosplaying Veteran's Journey: Challenge 8-2
In this series, I will attempt to win a game by playing a character dictated by the Crawl Cosplay Challenge. Seeing that I am still developing my skills, I will *not* be going for any conducts or challenges at this point, as I find myself dying multiple times in my attempts to play the characters of choice. In this numbering format, the set number will come first, then the week number, and then the part (E.g. The first part of Set 8 Week 2 will be Part 8-2-1). Oh, and I’m playing online for these challenges under the same name (wizard44). All characters I post will have started by having cleared D:11 and have explored the Ecumenical Temple to get rid of the deaths beforehand caused by inexperieence. Other than that, the milestones will be the same as that of my previous series.
In this week, I am attempting to cosplay as Harold the Weathered, which allows multiple classes and god choices. For characters such as that, I randomly decide using random.org and worship the first god whose altar I encounter.
Cosplaying Veteran's Journey: Part 8-2-1
After three unsuccessful attempts with two Human Gladiators and a Halfling Warper. I start a Hafling Warper with a spear specialization. I kill Robin on D:2 and pick up a +4 trident on D:3, which gives this character a fighting chance. D:4 had an entrance to an ossuary, Edmund, and Grinder. I avoid Edmund and Grinder, and make it to the Ossuary, where I clear it after a couple of tense moments. I then discover that a ring that I picked up was a +5 ring of protection. Upon exiting the ossuary, however, I run into Menkaure, who gets my HP in half before I quaff my potion of lignification and kill him with stones from a flaming sling that I found. I then dispatch Edmund along with a pack of orcs and evade Grinder while finishing the rest of the level. On D:5 I find an alter of Uskayaw and select Uskayaw as my god (The priority was to worship any of the three target gods of the Cosplay challenge as soon as one of their altars appeared). D:7 had Joseph, forcing me to quaff a potion of agility to kill him, who drops a +3 hunting sling of flaming. I also run into Duvessa and Dowan and easily kill both of them. D:8 had Maurice, which eventually dies in melee after turning himself invisible and a tedious effort to wait his invisibility out, and Pikel, who goes down after a semi-tense moment with his slaves. D:9 had a bailey and a +2 pair of randart boots “Odjiwosm” {Dex +4}. I used a potion of heal wounds, my entire wand of acid charges, a scroll of blinking, a potion of ambrosia, a potion of might, a potion of agility, and a potion of haste to almost clear the bailey and escape an orc warlord. At D:10, I find that I somehow have two scrolls of acquirement through read-id, and use the first one to choose armor, which gives me the +0 pair of boots “Quig {rPois rCorr Dex+7}, which I consider as an upgrade. I also run into Sonja, who is wielding a sword of distortion. This forces me to flee back upstairs and choose a different entry point. I find a wand of iceblast and kill Sonja with two shots. I then clear D:11 and kill Grinder.
The next goal is to clear the Lair of Beasts and finish D:12.
Questions for you folks:
I have several scrolls of enchant weapon left. Should I use them all on my trident, or save them for a better weapon?
What should I use my scroll of acquirement on? A weapon? Armor? A spellbook?
Which spells should I learn at this point? Or should I save them for when I get some other spellbooks?
Which skills should I be training right now? I’m thinking of investing in axes for at least a bit so I can use it the hand axe of flaming to deal with hydras. Or is that not a good option?
What sort of armor (in terms of encumbrance ratings) should I be shooting for at this point? Scale mail? Or ring mail?
Below is my current character’s status of my character. Any answers to the above questions tips to overcome any weaknesses would be welcome.
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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.24-a0-639-gb70a11d (webtiles) character file.
wizard44 the Thrower (Halfling Warper) Turns: 17005, Time: 02:54:42
Health: 78/78 AC: 12 Str: 12 XL: 12 Next: 48%
Magic: 20/20 EV: 15 Int: 15 God: Uskayaw [*.....]
Gold: 957 SH: 0 Dex: 22 Spells: 18/22 levels left
rFire . . . SeeInvis . a - +6 trident
rCold . . . Gourm . (shield currently unavailable)
rNeg + . . Faith . m - +0 leather armour
rPois + Spirit . n - +1 helmet
rElec . Reflect . (no cloak)
rCorr + Harm . (no gloves)
MR ..... i - +0 pair of boots "Qieg" {rPois rCorr Dex+7}
Stlth ++........ G - amulet of the acrobat
HPRegen 0.23/turn c - +5 ring of protection
MPRegen 0.17/turn F - ring of positive energy
@: no status effects
A: small, mutation resistance 1
a: Stomp, Renounce Religion
You are on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Uskayaw.
Uskayaw is noncommittal.
You are not hungry.
You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 13 of its levels.
You have also visited: Ossuary and Bailey.
You have collected 957 gold pieces.
Inventory:
Hand Weapons
a - a +6 trident (weapon)
b - a +3 hunting sling of flaming
l - a shortbow
O - a +1 hand axe of flaming
Missiles
e - 2 boomerangs of dispersal
p - 71 sling bullets
s - 23 boomerangs (quivered)
M - 7 curare-tipped darts
Armour
i - the +0 pair of boots "Qieg" (worn) {rPois rCorr Dex+7}
(You acquired it on level 10 of the Dungeon)
It affects your dexterity (+7).
It protects you from poison.
It provides partial protection from all sources of acid and corrosion.
m - a +0 leather armour (worn)
n - a +1 helmet (worn)
Magical Staves
A - an uncursed staff of conjuration
Jewellery
c - a +5 ring of protection (left hand)
o - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
q - an uncursed ring of flight
F - a ring of positive energy (right hand)
G - an amulet of the acrobat (around neck)
P - an uncursed ring of wizardry
Wands
h - a wand of random effects (54)
H - a wand of iceblast (3)
L - a wand of flame (7)
Scrolls
d - 3 scrolls of blinking
j - 6 scrolls of remove curse
k - a scroll of acquirement
u - 9 scrolls of teleportation
v - 2 scrolls of magic mapping
w - 5 scrolls of enchant weapon
y - 4 scrolls of immolation
I - 2 scrolls of identify
Potions
g - 4 potions of curing
r - 3 potions of heal wounds
t - a potion of might
x - a potion of agility
z - 2 potions of haste
B - a potion of ambrosia
C - 2 potions of resistance
D - a potion of flight
E - 2 potions of lignification
J - 2 potions of brilliance
Miscellaneous
K - a lightning rod (4/4)
Comestibles
f - 20 rations
Skills:
+ Level 5.9 Fighting
* Level 8.4 Polearms
* Level 9.1 Throwing
+ Level 6.9 Armour
- Level 2.1 Dodging
* Level 5.6 Spellcasting
- Level 2.0 Charms
* Level 6.2 Translocations
- Level 8.0 Evocations
You have 18 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger
a - Shroud of Golubria Chrm/Tloc ###... 5% 2 #......
b - Blink Tloc N/A 2% 2 #......
Your spell library contains the following spells:
Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger
Gell's Gravitas Tloc ###....... 4% 3 ###....
Lesser Beckoning Tloc ###....... 4% 3 ###....
Teleport Other Tloc ###..... 4% 3 ###....
Passage of Golubria Tloc N/A 14% 4 ####...
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (11/15) Temple (1/1) D:7 Lair (1/6) D:9
Orc (0/2) D:10 Ossuary (visited) Bailey (visited)
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Gozag
Hepliaklqana
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Qazlal
Ru
Sif Muna
Trog
Uskayaw
Vehumet
Wu Jian
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
The Shining One
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You are small and have problems with some larger weapons.
You are somewhat resistant to further mutation.
Message History
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
You climb downwards.
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
You climb downwards.
There is a stone staircase leading up, spattered with blood here.
There is a stone staircase leading down, spattered with blood here.
You climb downwards.
There is a stone staircase leading up, spattered with blood here.
You see here a +0 halberd.
There is a staircase to the Lair here.
You climb downwards. Welcome to the Lair of Beasts!
A basilisk comes into view.
Found a stone staircase leading down.
There is a staircase back to the Dungeon here.
Save game and exit?
Okay, then.
Char dumped successfully.
Save game and exit?
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You can see a basilisk (sleeping).
Vanquished Creatures
A hydra (D:9)
A centaur warrior (D:10)
Sonja (D:10)
3 orc knights (Bailey)
Pikel (D:8)
3 ugly things
Joseph (D:7)
Maurice (D:8)
A troll (D:9)
Grinder (D:4)
A hippogriff (D:8)
2 dream sheep (D:8)
A wraith (D:10)
6 yaks
3 hungry ghosts
A warg (D:10)
Menkaure (D:4)
Edmund (D:4)
A soldier ant (D:10)
Duvessa (D:7)
19 orc warriors
A black bear (D:10)
An ice beast (D:7)
A necrophage (D:11)
A sky beast (D:5)
2 phantoms
6 ogres
A hornet zombie (D:8)
A centaur (D:7)
4 big kobolds
4 bullfrogs
Dowan (D:7)
A wyvern skeleton (D:9)
8 scorpions
3 wights (D:10)
7 howler monkeys
3 crimson imps
2 centaur zombies
3 bullfrog skeletons
3 hounds
9 orc wizards
3 jellies
7 orc priests
2 iguanas
10 worker ants
2 killer bee zombies
8 mummies (Ossuary)
Robin (D:2)
2 howler monkey skeletons
12 adders
15 gnolls
3 shadow imps
2 oozes
2 adder skeletons
A dart slug (D:1)
2 worms
9 leopard geckos
60 orcs
4 giant cockroaches
3 gnoll zombies (Ossuary)
26 goblins
28 hobgoblins
3 jackals
13 kobolds
6 quokkas
2 ball pythons
10 bats
6 frilled lizards
2 kobold zombies (Ossuary)
3 orc zombies (Ossuary)
2 quokka skeletons
7 rats
369 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
A centaur (D:7)
A crimson imp (D:8)
A quokka (D:8)
2 plants (D:9)
5 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 374 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
-------+----------+-------------------------------------------
0 | D:1 | wizard44 the Halfling Warper began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 3/3
115 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 17/19 MP: 4/4
119 | D:1 | Learned a level 2 spell: Shroud of Golubria
122 | D:1 | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
312 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 21/24 MP: 5/5
1110 | D:2 | Noticed Robin
1118 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 22/29 MP: 7/7
1137 | D:2 | Killed Robin
1137 | D:2 | Reached skill level 2 in Throwing
1632 | D:2 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
1652 | D:2 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
1655 | D:2 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
1658 | D:2 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
1732 | D:2 | Found a sacrificial altar of Ru.
1846 | D:2 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 28/34 MP: 5/8
3341 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Charms
3471 | D:3 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 37/39 MP: 9/9
3773 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
4015 | D:4 | Noticed Grinder
4015 | D:4 | Noticed Edmund
4128 | D:4 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 23/45 MP: 5/11
4433 | D:4 | Found a sand-covered staircase.
4438 | Ossuary | Entered an ossuary
4625 | Ossuary | Reached skill level 3 in Throwing
5191 | D:4 | Noticed Menkaure
5201 | D:4 | Killed Menkaure
5451 | D:4 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 47/51 MP: 12/12
5488 | D:4 | Killed Edmund
5488 | D:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Translocations
6198 | D:4 | You fall into a shaft and drop 1 floor!
6198 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
6198 | D:5 | Found an opulent altar of Gozag.
6198 | D:5 | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
6208 | D:5 | Reached skill level 4 in Throwing
6531 | D:5 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 50/57 MP: 9/14
7147 | D:5 | Found a shimmering blue altar of Sif Muna.
7318 | D:5 | Found a hide-covered altar of Uskayaw.
7328 | D:5 | Became a worshipper of Uskayaw the Reveler
7485 | D:5 | Reached * piety under Uskayaw
7492 | D:5 | Reached ** piety under Uskayaw
7493 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Throwing
7496 | D:5 | Reached *** piety under Uskayaw
7862 | D:6 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
8018 | D:6 | Found an opulent altar of Gozag.
8336 | D:7 | Noticed Joseph
8357 | D:7 | Killed Joseph
8357 | D:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Polearms
8560 | D:7 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
8730 | D:7 | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
8734 | D:7 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 53/63 MP: 16/16
8795 | D:7 | Noticed Duvessa
8798 | D:7 | Noticed Dowan
8825 | D:7 | Killed Duvessa
8825 | D:7 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations
8829 | D:7 | Killed Dowan
9128 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
9468 | D:8 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
9481 | D:8 | Reached skill level 6 in Throwing
9701 | D:8 | Noticed Maurice
9751 | D:8 | Killed Maurice
9778 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
9836 | D:8 | Noticed Pikel
9870 | D:8 | Killed Pikel
10842 | D:9 | Got a pair of spiked boots
10852 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
10853 | D:9 | Found a flagged portal.
10870 | D:9 | Noticed a green ugly thing
10872 | D:9 | Reached **** piety under Uskayaw
10873 | D:9 | Killed a green ugly thing
10873 | D:9 | Reached skill level 7 in Throwing
10892 | Bailey | Entered a bailey
10903 | Bailey | Identified the +2 pair of boots "Odojiwosm" {Dex+4} (You
| found it on level 9 of the Dungeon)
11142 | Bailey | HP: 3/65 [orc warrior/+0 hand axe (17)]
11146 | Bailey | Reached XP level 11. HP: 22/70 MP: 6/18
11402 | Bailey | Noticed an orc knight
11426 | Bailey | Killed an orc knight
11429 | Bailey | Noticed an orc knight
11475 | Bailey | HP: 3/70 [orc knight/cursed -1 war axe (5)]
11476 | Bailey | Killed an orc knight
11565 | Bailey | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
11801 | Bailey | Noticed an orc knight
11829 | Bailey | Killed an orc knight
12362 | Bailey | Reached skill level 8 in Throwing
12616 | Bailey | Noticed an orc warlord
13057 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
13670 | D:9 | Noticed a two-headed hydra
13701 | D:9 | Killed a one-headed hydra
13790 | D:9 | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
13896 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
13953 | D:10 | Identified 2 scrolls of acquirement
13954 | D:10 | Got a pair of jewelled boots
13967 | D:9 | Identified the +0 pair of boots "Qieg" {rPois rCorr Dex+7}
| (You acquired it on level 10 of the Dungeon)
13979 | D:10 | Noticed Sonja
14178 | D:10 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
14409 | D:10 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 77/77 MP: 19/19
14820 | D:10 | Noticed a centaur warrior
15315 | D:10 | Killed a centaur warrior
15450 | D:10 | Killed Sonja
16083 | D:11 | Reached skill level 9 in Throwing
16573 | D:11 | Reached ***** piety under Uskayaw
16899 | D:4 | Killed Grinder
17004 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
Skill XL: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 |
---------------+-------------------------------------+-----
Polearms | 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 8.4
Fighting | 2 3 4 5 | 5.9
Spellcasting | 2 3 4 5 | 5.6
Throwing | 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 | 9.1
Charms | 1 2 | 2.0
Translocations | 4 5 6 | 6.2
Armour | 2 3 4 5 6 | 6.9
Evocations | 1 2 3 4 6 8 | 8.0
Dodging | | 2.1
Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Spear | 95 | 207 | | || 302
Trident | | 103 | 352 | 601 || 1056
Hand axe | | | | 2 || 2
Fire: Hunting sling | | 11 | 88 | 208 || 307
Throw: Stone | 39 | 43 | 2 | || 84
Boomerang | | | | 36 || 36
Cast: Shroud of Golubri | 9 | 28 | 33 | 42 || 112
Blink | 1 | 5 | 1 | 34 || 41
Invok: Stomp | | | 3 | 3 || 6
Line Pass | | | | 6 || 6
Evoke: Wand | | 1 | 3 | 31 || 35
Use: Scroll | | 5 | 12 | 10 || 27
Potion | | | 2 | 8 || 10
Stab: Sleeping | | 1 | 1 | 1 || 3
Paralysed | | | 1 | 22 || 23
Distracted | | | | 2 || 2
Eat: Chunk | 2 | 9 | 8 | 14 || 33
Ration | | 1 | 3 | 9 || 13
Armor: Leather armour | 10 | 70 | 84 | 155 || 319
Skin | | | 1 | || 1
Dodge: Dodged | 31 | 187 | 209 | 377 || 804
Table legend:
A = Non-vault XP
B = Vault XP
C = Vault XP percentage of total XP
D = Non-vault monster count
E = Vault monster count
F = Vault count percentage of total count
A B C D E F
+---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------
Total | 10446 | 10517 | 50.2 | 242 | 127 | 34.4
+---------+---------+-------+---------+---------+-------
D:1 | 66 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 0 | 0.0
D:2 | 123 | 38 | 23.6 | 26 | 13 | 33.3
D:3 | 293 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 0 | 0.0
D:4 | 528 | 596 | 53.0 | 24 | 3 | 11.1
D:5 | 1115 | 202 | 15.3 | 21 | 4 | 16.0
D:6 | 180 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0
D:7 | 530 | 670 | 55.8 | 14 | 3 | 17.6
D:8 | 956 | 1885 | 66.3 | 11 | 6 | 35.3
D:9 | 1699 | 1530 | 47.4 | 26 | 5 | 16.1
D:10 | 2499 | 1052 | 29.6 | 32 | 9 | 22.0
D:11 | 2457 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 0 | 0.0
Ossuary | 0 | 155 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 100.0
Bailey | 0 | 4389 | 100.0 | 0 | 68 | 100.0
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- For this message the author wizard44 has received thanks:
- Stairdancer