Halls Hopper
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Joined: Friday, 8th January 2016, 15:50
CIP : GrEE : skill choice, turned YASD
I am still a new player (got a rune once), I played MiBe but got to bored by the repetitive play style. Now I want to do a three rune with a caster. I dabled with DECj and DEFE without success, they are really fun and powerful early on, but due to poor tactics, I end up dead around Dungeon 8-10 because of a bad encounter.
I am more or less following :
http://crawl.chaosforge.org/Majang%27s_ ... lk-Through
Now I have a GrEE in Lair 2, and Vehumet gift me conjure flame.
So basically I want to transition to more fire magic in the long run (for fire bolt, fire storm ?)
Question 1:
Should I start training fire currently ? While training conjuration and earth I am a bit afraid I won't level up quickly enough to take more serious opponent. And I am also training dodging + fighting, so I feel like I am a bit stretched.
The next level has a 5 head hydra (that I don't have to kill I know) but that is kinda scary and can't kill with a few Stone Arrow. (I actually almost died because I thought the hydra was going to respect conjure flame) While I am slowly bringing LRD online, I already feeling the lack of a good single target spell.
Question 2:
Should I bother trying to pretrify + LRD hydras ? I have the feeling that given my current petrify power + hydra's MR, I won't make it.
Question 3:
I am not sure what my end game setup would look like ?
27 Conj, 27 Earth, 27 fire. I am not sure that not extended play has enough XP.
Or in other term, is the game winnable with only Shatter ?
So maybe I could go to a lesser Fire skill value ?
Generally I feel quite optimistic for the run. The gaps I see is the lack of MR, cold resistance (Fannar in D:10), and better spellbook. (So far I have 3 geomancy book, it will be nice for forgetting sandblast, but I would have welcome more diversity).
Any other comment and critics, welcome !
Thanks in advance
- Code:
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.17.1-2-g5865329 (webtiles) character file.
seren the Geomancer (Gargoyle Earth Elementalist) Turns: 19949, Time: 02:44:53
Health: 71/71 AC: 19 Str: 11 XL: 12 Next: 5%
Magic: 34/35 EV: 13 Int: 22 God: Vehumet [***...]
Gold: 570 SH: 0 Dex: 10 Spells: 5 memorised, 17 levels left
rFire + . . SeeInvis . C - +3 mace (venom)
rCold . . . Clarity + a - +1 robe
rNeg + . . SustAt . (no shield)
rPois ∞ Gourm . I - +0 helmet
rElec + Spirit . S - +0 cloak
rCorr . Warding . (no gloves)
rMut . Stasis . f - +0 pair of boots
MR ..... q - amulet of clarity
Stlth ++........ T - ring of magical power
h - ring of protection from fire
@: stone skin, not resistant to hostile enchantments, unstealthy
A: negative energy resistance 1, electricity resistance, unbreathing,
petrification resistance, rot immunity, AC +8
a: Renounce Religion
You are on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Vehumet.
Vehumet is most pleased with you.
You are not hungry.
You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 14 of its levels.
You have collected 826 gold pieces.
You have spent 256 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand Weapons
e - a +3 flail
C - a +3 mace of venom (weapon)
Missiles
b - 312 stones
M - a throwing net (quivered)
Armour
a - a +1 robe (worn)
f - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
I - a +0 helmet (worn)
S - a +0 cloak (worn)
Jewellery
h - a ring of protection from fire (left hand)
o - an uncursed ring of positive energy
q - an amulet of clarity (around neck)
s - an uncursed ring of teleportation
T - a ring of magical power (right hand)
Wands
u - a wand of lightning
D - a wand of heal wounds (7)
G - a wand of flame
Z - a wand of slowing
Scrolls
g - a scroll of recharging
m - 6 scrolls of remove curse
r - a scroll of fog
w - 2 scrolls of fear
z - 3 scrolls of teleportation
J - a scroll of blinking
K - 3 scrolls of identify
Potions
i - a potion of cancellation
j - 2 potions of agility
k - 2 potions of lignification
p - a potion of heal wounds
v - 4 potions of curing
x - 2 potions of magic
B - 2 potions of haste
E - a potion of brilliance
F - a potion of cure mutation
H - a fizzy silvery potion
U - 2 potions of invisibility
X - a silvery potion
Books
c - a book of Geomancy
Spells Type Level
a - Sandblast Earth 1
b - Stoneskin Transmutation/Earth 2
c - Passwall Transmutation/Earth 3
d - Stone Arrow Conjuration/Earth 3
e - Petrify Transmutation/Earth 4
f - Lee's Rapid Deconstruction Earth 5
y - a book of Geomancy
Spells Type Level
a - Sandblast Earth 1
b - Stoneskin Transmutation/Earth 2
c - Passwall Transmutation/Earth 3
d - Stone Arrow Conjuration/Earth 3
e - Petrify Transmutation/Earth 4
f - Lee's Rapid Deconstruction Earth 5
L - a book of Geomancy
Spells Type Level
a - Sandblast Earth 1
b - Stoneskin Transmutation/Earth 2
c - Passwall Transmutation/Earth 3
d - Stone Arrow Conjuration/Earth 3
e - Petrify Transmutation/Earth 4
f - Lee's Rapid Deconstruction Earth 5
Comestibles
d - 12 bread rations
l - 7 meat rations
n - 2 fruits
t - 6 beef jerkies
V - a slice of pizza
Skills:
+ Level 6.7 Fighting
+ Level 3.0 Maces & Flails
- Level 6.0 Armour
+ Level 5.3 Dodging
- Level 2.1 Stealth
* Level 10.2 Spellcasting
+ Level 7.8 Conjurations
- Level 0.7 Transmutations
+ Level 1.4 Fire Magic
+ Level 10.3 Earth Magic
- Level 2.0 Evocations
You have 17 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger
a - Stone Arrow Conj/Erth ###### 1% 3 None
b - Stoneskin Trmt/Erth #####... 1% 2 None
c - Conjure Flame Conj/Fire ####.... 1% 3 None
d - Lee's Rapid Deconstr Erth ######.... 1% 5 ####...
e - Sandblast Erth ###### 1% 1 None
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (10/15) Temple (1/1) D:6 Lair (3/8) D:8
Swamp: Lair:3-6 Shoals: Lair:3-6 Snake: Lair:3-6 Spider: Lair:3-6
Orc: D:9-12
Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Gozag
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Qazlal
Ru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin
The Shining One
Shops:
D:4 *} D:7 ? D:9 *
Annotations:
D:2 !ogre
D:5 exclusions: downstairs and 1 more exclusion
D:10 Fannar
Lair:2 exclusion: downstairs
Lair:3 ! 5head hydra, Maud
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You are resistant to torment.
Your stone body is resilient (AC +8).
You are immune to poison.
You resist negative energy.
You are resistant to electric shocks.
You can survive without breathing.
You are immune to petrification.
You are immune to rotting.
Message History
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
Press: ? - help, v - describe, . - travel
The floor.
All of the chunks of flesh in your inventory have rotted away.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
Casting: Stone Arrow
Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
Your skin hardens.
Warning, next level annotated: ! 5head hydra, Maud
Enter next level anyway?
You climb downwards.
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
You climb upwards.
Level annotation: exclusion: downstairs
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
Casting: Stoneskin
Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
Okay, then.
Okay, then.
Saving game... please wait.
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Vanquished Creatures
Maurice (D:8)
4 spiny frogs
A fire drake (Lair:2)
A polar bear (Lair:2)
23 yaks
A deep elf mage (D:9)
A hippogriff (Lair:1)
4 basilisks (Lair:1)
Grum (D:9)
6 wolves
3 water moccasins
3 porcupines
4 phantoms
6 ice beasts
7 ogres
A sky beast (D:7)
A black bear (Lair:2)
3 crocodiles (Lair:2)
A big kobold (D:9)
4 centaurs
A wyvern skeleton (D:7)
10 giant frogs
8 scorpions
9 killer bees (D:8)
4 wights
A wasp zombie (D:9)
4 crimson imps
4 giant frog zombies
6 jellies
A quasit (D:9)
4 iguanas
2 hounds (D:9)
4 orc priests
7 orc wizards
A centaur skeleton (D:7)
5 worker ants
9 sheep
A hound skeleton (D:6)
7 gnolls
14 adders
33 river rats
A shadow imp (D:5)
3 oozes
An adder zombie (D:6)
4 worms
4 giant geckos
23 orcs
5 giant cockroaches
7 hobgoblins
14 jackals
9 quokkas
4 ball pythons
10 bats
A giant gecko skeleton (D:4)
4 giant newts
9 goblins
11 kobolds
A quokka skeleton (D:4)
3 quokka zombies
11 rats
A plant (D:4)
337 creatures vanquished.
Vanquished Creatures (others)
14 fungi
2 plants (Lair:2)
16 creatures vanquished.
Grand Total: 353 creatures vanquished
Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | D:1 | seren the Gargoyle Earth Elementalist began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 10/10 MP: 3/3
378 | D:1 | Reached skill level 4 in Earth Magic
378 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 15/15 MP: 5/5
857 | D:2 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 17/19 MP: 2/7
1178 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 24/24 MP: 0/8
1305 | D:1 | Learned a level 2 spell: Stoneskin
1309 | D:1 | Learned a level 3 spell: Stone Arrow
1406 | D:1 | Reached skill level 1 in Conjurations
1618 | D:2 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 26/28 MP: 1/10
1883 | D:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Earth Magic
1983 | D:2 | Noticed an ogre
2264 | D:3 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
2610 | D:3 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
2613 | D:3 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
3184 | D:2 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 27/32 MP: 3/12
3437 | D:3 | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
3517 | D:4 | Found Ipyjacwa's Gadget Shop.
4373 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
4612 | D:4 | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
4672 | D:4 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 33/36 MP: 8/14
4677 | D:4 | Found a shadowy altar of Dithmenos.
4772 | D:4 | Found Jeixoec's Assorted Antiques.
5188 | D:4 | Reached skill level 6 in Earth Magic
5821 | D:5 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 41/41 MP: 11/17
6315 | D:5 | Got a jewelled ring mail
6786 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting
6786 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Armour
7134 | D:5 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
7147 | D:5 | Reached skill level 7 in Earth Magic
7713 | D:6 | Found a sacrificial altar of Ru.
7933 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Conjurations
8068 | D:6 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 49/49 MP: 7/19
8678 | D:6 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
8684 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
8692 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Vehumet
9282 | D:7 | Identified the +6 ring mail of the Turtle {*Contam rCorr Dex+4} (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon)
9333 | D:7 | Gained mutation: You are frail (-10% HP). [mutagenic glow]
10133 | D:4 | Bought a scroll of identify for 46 gold pieces
10134 | D:4 | Lost mutation: You are frail (-10% HP). [potion of cure mutation]
10175 | D:4 | Learned a level 5 spell: Lee's Rapid Deconstruction
10509 | D:7 | Reached skill level 8 in Earth Magic
10645 | D:7 | Found Umownali's Magic Scroll Boutique.
10656 | D:7 | Bought a scroll of blinking for 90 gold pieces
10656 | D:7 | Bought a scroll of teleportation for 36 gold pieces
10656 | D:7 | Bought a scroll of identify for 24 gold pieces
10870 | D:7 | Reached * piety under Vehumet
10870 | D:7 | Offered knowledge of Magic Dart by Vehumet.
11421 | D:7 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 56/56 MP: 3/21
12020 | D:8 | Noticed Maurice
12054 | D:8 | Killed Maurice
12245 | D:8 | Found a staircase to the Lair.
12255 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
12933 | D:8 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
13120 | D:8 | Reached skill level 9 in Earth Magic
13315 | D:9 | Reached ** piety under Vehumet
13424 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
13547 | D:9 | Found Efiddao's General Store.
13564 | D:9 | Bought a scroll of identify for 24 gold pieces
13564 | D:9 | Bought a scroll of identify for 24 gold pieces
13564 | D:9 | Bought a scroll of noise for 12 gold pieces
13658 | D:9 | Offered knowledge of Throw Frost by Vehumet.
14222 | D:9 | Noticed Grum
14313 | D:9 | Killed Grum
14522 | D:9 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 64/64 MP: 24/24
14591 | D:9 | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
15007 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
15179 | D:10 | Noticed Fannar
15758 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
16002 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 1 in Maces & Flails
16474 | Lair:1 | Offered knowledge of Searing Ray by Vehumet.
16930 | Lair:1 | Reached *** piety under Vehumet
17049 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
17537 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Earth Magic
17884 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 10 in Spellcasting
17982 | Lair:2 | Offered knowledge of Conjure Flame by Vehumet.
17987 | Lair:2 | Learned a level 3 spell: Conjure Flame
19404 | Lair:3 | Noticed a five-headed hydra
19610 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Fire Magic
19615 | Lair:2 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 64/71 MP: 14/26
19896 | Lair:3 | Noticed Maud
Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Dagger | 67 | 115 | | || 182
Mace | | 42 | 94 | 35 || 171
Flail | | | 17 | || 17
Throw: Stone | | | 2 | 2 || 4
Cast: Sandblast | 34 | 118 | 45 | 10 || 207
Stoneskin | | 12 | 24 | 34 || 70
Stone Arrow | | 1 | 107 | 298 || 406
Lee's Rapid Decon | | | | 14 || 14
Conjure Flame | | | | 1 || 1
Evoke: Wand | | | 3 | || 3
Use: Scroll | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 || 27
Potion | | 1 | 1 | 1 || 3
Stab: Sleeping | | 4 | 1 | || 5
Distracted | | | | 1 || 1
Eat: Chunk | 1 | 11 | 18 | 22 || 52
Pizza | | | 1 | 1 || 2
Beef jerky | | | 1 | 1 || 2
Royal jelly | | | 1 | || 1
Fruit | | | | 5 || 5