Blades Runner
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(CIP) Lojbanic MfHe
More recently, I switched to the git version, which currently has a hilariously difficult idea of what monsters to generate -- but also generates significantly better items (and is way prettier) - hence "Hard Mode". To illustrate, one time I went down the stairs to DL2 and died -instantly- to a centaur shooting me with hmm, something flamey.. probably flaming arrows. Another time I acquired a conga line of 12+ assorted monsters on DL1 before I even had a weapon.
My current iteration encountered Prince Ribbit on DL4 -- okay, seems manageable -- and then also encountered Menaure! I don't even have anything flamey to burn him with, no teleport scrolls to GTFO using, and my only unidentified scroll quite clearly isn't Blink (not to mention I haven't even encountered any ordinary mummies at this point). He's immune to poison, so I only really have two options: Evoke my Wand of Lightning, which seems rather unlikely to save me in time - he has plenty of HP IIRC, or hope that one of the two unIDed potions I have is of speed. Divine protection will probably do enough for me that he won't immediately kill me, but I'd still have to get enough distance that I could escape up the stairs without him following.
- Code:
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.12-a0-1131-g00416cd (tiles) character file.
ticfiplir the Practitioner (Merfolk Healer) Turns: 3139, Time: 00:38:02
HP 34/39 AC 6 Str 13 XL: 5 Next: 10%
MP 11/11 EV 13 Int 14 God: Elyvilon [**....]
Gold 211 SH 0 Dex 13 Spells: 0 memorised, 4 levels left
Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : . p - dwarf dagger
Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . a - +1 robe
Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . (no shield)
Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . (no helmet)
Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . g - +2 elf cloak
Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . (no gloves)
Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . (no boots)
Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . (no amulet)
Saprovore : . . . Flight : . B - +2 ring of dexterity
f - ring of wizardry
@: slightly resistant to hostile enchantments, unstealthy
A: change form in water, swift swim
a: Lesser Healing, Lesser Self-Healing, Divine Protection, Purification,
Renounce Religion
You are on level 4 of the Dungeon.
You worship Elyvilon.
Elyvilon is most pleased with you.
You are not hungry.
You have visited 1 branch of the dungeon, and seen 4 of its levels.
You have collected 111 gold pieces.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
o - an elven short sword
p - an uncursed dwarven dagger (weapon)
u - an uncursed blowgun
Missiles
i - 3 darts of flame (quivered)
l - 3 curare-tipped needles
q - 38 stones
v - 5 poisoned needles
Armour
a - a +1 robe (worn)
e - a leather armour
g - a +2 elven cloak (worn)
x - a robe
y - a cloak
Magical devices
z - a wand of lightning {zapped: 1}
Comestibles
d - 2 bread rations
k - 2 meat rations
Scrolls
m - a scroll labeled VINEGY BONA {tried}
Jewellery
f - a ring of wizardry (left hand)
j - an uncursed amulet of stasis
n - a -2 ring of protection
B - a +2 ring of dexterity (right hand)
Potions
b - 3 potions of curing
c - 2 potions of heal wounds
r - 2 oily brown potions
w - an inky potion
Skills:
- Level 2.1 Fighting
- Level 2.6 Dodging
* Level 6.6 Invocations
You have 4 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (4/27)
Temple: D:4-7
Altars:
Elyvilon
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Zin
Annotations
D:2 Ijyb, Jessica
D:4 Menkaure, Prince Ribbit
Message History
The giant cockroach is severely wounded.
The giant cockroach barely misses you.
You closely miss the giant cockroach.
The giant cockroach is severely wounded.
The giant cockroach bites you but does no damage.
You hit the giant cockroach.
You kill the giant cockroach!
Menkaure comes into view.
Menkaure shouts!
Menkaure mumbles some strange words.
Menkaure seems to speed up.
Menkaure moves out of view.
Press: ? - help, v - describe, . - travel
Here: Menkaure (moving very quickly)
A floor.
Saving game... please wait.
Level annotation: Menkaure, Prince Ribbit
Welcome back, ticfiplir the Merfolk Healer.
Elyvilon says: Go forth and aid the weak!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
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You can see Menkaure.
Vanquished Creatures
A giant mite (D:4)
A worm (D:3)
An ooze (D:3)
4 bats
6 giant cockroaches
6 hobgoblins
2 giant newts
3 goblins
A quokka skeleton (D:4)
4 rats
29 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
An iguana skeleton (D:4)
A giant cockroach (D:3)
2 goblins
2 jackals (D:4)
A kobold (D:3)
A rat (D:3)
8 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 37 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | D:1 | ticfiplir, the Merfolk Healer, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 16/16 MP: 2/2
448 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 22/22 MP: 2/4
637 | D:2 | Noticed Ijyb
733 | D:2 | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
865 | D:2 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
1043 | D:2 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
1211 | D:2 | Noticed Jessica
1322 | D:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
1394 | D:3 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 27/27 MP: 4/6
1678 | D:3 | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
1785 | D:3 | Noticed a giant frog
1824 | D:3 | Pacified a giant frog
1824 | D:3 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 34/34 MP: 8/8
2289 | D:3 | Reached skill level 6 in Invocations
2532 | D:4 | Noticed an ogre
2919 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 32/39 MP: 11/11
3015 | D:4 | Noticed Prince Ribbit
3135 | D:4 | Noticed Menkaure
Edit: Yep, it -was- a potion of speed. Unfortunately after getting some distance from Menaure, an ogre stopped me and fatally bashed me just before I reached the stairs ( I got trapped in a corridor between the ogre and Menaure)..
Edit2: Okay, after restarting, I wandered out of the entry vault, pacified some rats, and fell down a shaft. Yes, on DL1 Pacify worked okay there though, ran into a corridor followed by the 7 monsters that saw me when I fell down, and pacified an adder in their midst. Then shortly after that ran into Ijyb, but escaped before he woke up.
So far I've been opting for Int first on levelups (since I always start with 13 str, 12 int, 11 dex) , but I'm a bit unclear on whether Int actually benefits Invocations. If not, I'll go for Dex instead.
Do I need Armour skill to avoid light leather armour occasionally 'hindering my movements'? My current plan is to train Invocations exclusively until it reaches level 10, then go for some secondary stuff like Dodging, Armour and a bit of weapon skill (hopefully Polearms). But by then, of course, light leather armour should be obsolete. eh?
EDIT3: okay, looks like that run of consistently increased difficulty was just a fluke (or else it was fixed in my next rebuild of DCSS), as I've also had a run of consistently-tame iterations for a while now. Adjusting title accordingly.