CIP MuWz Need some advice

[Darkell]

I would really appreciate any advice there. The main problem about this situation is that green bad thingie(I can't remember it's exact name but it sounds like horrible thing. it can also change colours) awaits me downstairs. As u can see, I have explored another stairs and had to quickly retread even deeper because I was suddenly ambushed by a group of yaks with death yak.

As for spells, I have
1) Magic Dart
2) Blink
3) Repel Missiles
4) Mephitic Cloud
5) Call Imp
6) Dispel Undead
7) Agony

What should I do?
I am really keen on mummies but I haven't managed to go past lvl 10-12

[CommanderC]

Could you post a char dump? I only play the console version. BTW, have you identified the scrolls of blinking or teleportation?

[randoark]

Love the char named, "Another Fail". Char dump would be good so we can see exactly what you have. rPois, by any chance?

[cerebovssquire]

Uh, mummy. Of course he has rPois, but this is irrelevant here anyway.
Also, you don't have Vampiric Draining because...? I would never miss out on that spell with any Kiku worshipper, especially on a mummy who has problems with healing. This seems to be a major problem in your strategy. You could drain the green ugly thing (I assume it is that) if you did. It is a speed 10 melee monster so you can just blink away and spam imps though anyway.

If we knew which wands these were it would also help.

[robulon]

Scroll of fear then imps + meph cloud? Also meph cloud til they kill each other, or meph cloud then wand of draining?

[sir_laser]

Twisted Resurrection! Its so good its almost IMBA, especially w/ Recall. Just keep on killing shit at a good pace and Kiku will get it to you.
Use Scrolls of Fear only when you think you're fucked. They're hard to come by.
Wand of Draining is legit. Use it when you face packs of enemies.

[Darkell]

So... You've suggested 2 ways of solving this problem, haven't you?

1) fear+imp+meph cloud
and
2) go downstairs+blink+imps

Am I right?

Ah, I absolutely forgot. There is also manticore(dunno if spelled correct) downstairs :\

And another question btw. Does horrible thing have much health if it is compared to other monsters on that depth?

Can't use Twisted Resurrection atm cuz Kiku hasn't gifted the third book.

How do I make character dump?

[Darkell]

Ah, thanks everyone. Managed to escape and kill them.
Scroll Of Fear turned out to be really useful :3

But there is new question
How do I kill death yak?

[Darkell]

Aw, nvm. Dead now. Went through hatch and found cyclops+cent warrior+lots of bees. Tried to back off. Did that. Used teleport scroll and tped to stairs. Sadly enough I forgot that hydra was awaiting me upstairs. Was really low on hp.

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.10-a0-2670-g8712ab0 character file.

23306 Another Fail the Reanimator (level 12, -10/73 HPs)
             Began as a Mummy Wizard on Dec 13, 2011.
             Was an Elder of Kikubaaqudgha.
             Mangled by a six-headed hydra (15 damage)
             ... on Level 13 of the Dungeon on Dec 14, 2011.
             The game lasted 02:05:25 (27139 turns).

Another Fail the Reanimator (Mummy Wizard)         Turns: 27139, Time: 02:05:25

HP -10/73        AC  5     Str 10      XL: 12   Next: 57%
MP  16/39        EV 11     Int 21      God: Kikubaaqudgha [****..]
Gold 589         SH  0     Dex 10      Spells:  9 memorised,  6 levels left

Res.Fire  : x . .   See Invis. : .    c - +0 lajatang
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : . .  u - +0 troll leather armour
Life Prot.: + + +   Conserve   : .    (no shield)
Res.Acid. : + . .   Res.Corr.  : +    b - +0 wizard hat
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : .    w - +0 cloak
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    (no gloves)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    (no boots)
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: +    I - amulet of resist corrosion
Res.Rott. : +       Levitation : .    n - ring of magical power
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    F - ring of teleport control

@: very slightly contaminated, quite resistant to hostile enchantments,
unstealthy
A: no food or potions, fire vulnerability, cold resistance 1, life protection 3,
poison resistance, torment resistance, unbreathing
a: Receive Corpses, Renounce Religion


You were on level 13 of the Dungeon.
You worshipped Kikubaaqudgha.
Kikubaaqudgha was extremely pleased with you.
You were not hungry.

You visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and saw 16 of its levels.
You visited 1 portal chamber: ossuary.

You collected 694 gold pieces.
You spent 125 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 c - a +0,+0 lajatang (weapon)
 v - a +1,+1 scythe
 z - a +0,+0 short sword of distortion {Sonja}
 B - a +0 blowgun
 X - a +3,+2 battleaxe
Missiles
 f - 8 +0 needles of confusion
 A - 9 curare-tipped +0 needles
Armour
 b - a +0 wizard hat (worn)
 u - a +0 troll leather armour (worn)
 w - a +0 cloak (worn)
 Y - a +2 robe
Magical devices
 d - a wand of fire (5) {unknown}
 h - a wand of slowing (4)
 m - a wand of hasting (0)
 p - a wand of heal wounds (2) {unknown}
 q - a wand of teleportation (9) {unknown}
 r - a wand of paralysis (6)
 t - a wand of digging (4)
 N - a wand of confusion (6) {unknown}
 V - a wand of draining (8)
 Z - a wand of random effects (4)
Comestibles
 g - a pear
 D - an apple
 G - 2 meat rations
 L - a bread ration
Scrolls
 e - a scroll of teleportation
 j - a scroll of holy word {unknown}
 l - a scroll of fog
 o - a scroll of enchant weapon II {unknown}
 s - a scroll of enchant weapon III {unknown}
 y - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 E - 2 scrolls of fear
 H - 4 scrolls of magic mapping {unknown}
 J - a scroll of enchant armour
 S - 2 scrolls of immolation {unknown}
 T - a scroll of noise {unknown}
Jewellery
 n - a ring of magical power (right hand)
 F - a ring of teleport control (left hand)
 I - an amulet of resist corrosion (around neck)
 K - an uncursed amulet of stasis
 M - an uncursed amulet of conservation
Potions
 C - a potion of agility {unknown}
Books
 i - a book of Death {god gift}   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Corpse Rot                         Necromancy                   2
   Sublimation of Blood               Necromancy                   2
   *Agony                             Necromancy                   5
   *Dispel Undead                     Necromancy                   5
   Excruciating Wounds                Charms/Necromancy            5
   Bolt of Draining                   Conjuration/Necromancy       6
 x - a book of Unlife {god gift}   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Recall                             Summoning/Translocation      3
   Animate Dead                       Necromancy                   4
   Control Undead                     Necromancy                   4
   *Twisted Resurrection              Necromancy                   5
   Simulacrum                         Ice/Necromancy               6
   Death Channel                      Necromancy                   7
 O - a book of Frost   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Freeze                             Ice                          1
   Throw Frost                        Conjuration/Ice              2
   Ozocubu's Armour                   Charms/Ice                   3
   Throw Icicle                       Conjuration/Ice              4
   Summon Ice Beast                   Ice/Summoning                4
   Condensation Shield                Ice/Transmutation            4
Miscellaneous
 a - an ornate deck of destruction {Frost}
 k - a crystal ball of energy


   Skills:
 - Level 0,8 Fighting
 - Level 1,5 Dodging
 - Level 1,7 Stealth
 - Level 0,5 Traps & Doors
 + Level 10,8 Spellcasting
 + Level 10,0 Conjurations
 - Level 4,9 Summonings
 + Level 13,1 Necromancy
 - Level 0,7 Translocations
 - Level 2,1 Air Magic
 - Level 2,3 Poison Magic


You had 6 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Magic Dart            Conj           #####        Excellent   1    N/A
b - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          Very Good   2    N/A
c - Repel Missiles        Air/Chrm       ####......   Great       2    N/A
d - Mephitic Cloud        Pois/Air/Conj  #####....    Excellent   3    N/A
e - Call Imp              Summ           #####.....   Excellent   2    N/A
f - Pain                  Necr           #####        Excellent   1    N/A
g - Dispel Undead         Necr           #######..    Excellent   5    N/A
h - Agony                 Necr           #######..    Excellent   5    N/A
i - Twisted Resurrection  Necr           #######...   Excellent   5    N/A


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (14/27)            Temple (1/1) D:7             Orc (1/4) D:10
   Lair (0/8) D:11       
 Vault: D:14-19     

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
The Shining One
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin

Shops:
D:4: ?  D:5: /  D:14: =

Portals:
Ziggurat: D:5 (2850 gp)  D:8 (7510 gp)


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You do not eat or drink.
Your flesh is vulnerable to fire.
Your flesh is cold resistant.
You are immune to negative energy.
Your system is resistant to poisons.
You are immune to unholy pain and torment.
You can survive without breathing.


Message History

As you read the scroll of teleportation, it crumbles to dust.
You feel strangely unstable.
You swap places.
Casting: Call Imp
Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
A beastly little devil appears in a puff of flame.
Casting: Call Imp
Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
Nothing appears to happen.
You may choose your destination (press '.' or delete to select).
Expect minor deviation.
Are you sure you want to cancel this teleport?
Are you sure you want to cancel this teleport?
A sky beast comes into view.
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
You climb upwards. The six-headed hydra bites you.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The six-headed hydra bites you!
You die...
Kikubaaqudgha rasps: "You have failed me! Welcome... oblivion!"

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You could see a six-headed hydra.

Vanquished Creatures
  Jozef (D:13)
  Erica (D:13)
  Josephine (D:14)
  Erolcha (D:8)
  6 hill giants
  A red wasp zombie (D:13)
  2 slime creatures (D:13)
  A human zombie (D:5)
  Sonja (D:13)
  A queen bee (D:8)
  Prince Ribbit (D:4)
  2 trolls (D:13)
  A rock troll zombie (D:14)
  A two-headed ogre (D:14)
  A blink frog zombie (D:14)
  2 hungry ghosts
  2 blink frog skeletons
  2 steam dragons
  A hippogriff (D:13)
  2 manticores
  9 yaks
  A yaktaur skeleton (D:10)
  A necrophage (D:10)
  An ice beast (D:9)
  9 orc warriors
  2 giant goldfish (D:8)
  8 ogres
  A phantom (D:8)
  3 sky beasts
  5 centaurs
  A crocodile (D:9)
  Sigmund (D:5)
  18 water moccasins
  A big kobold (D:9)
  5 giant frogs
  3 basilisk skeletons
  A killer bee zombie (D:11)
  2 electric eels (D:10)
  An eye of draining (D:11)
  41 killer bees
  3 big kobold zombies
  8 crimson imps
  2 goliath beetles
  A big kobold skeleton (D:7)
  12 hounds
  3 orc priests
  3 shadows
  6 iguanas
  8 scorpions
  A hound skeleton (D:11)
  4 big fish (D:8)
  10 worker ants
  6 orc wizards
  3 sheep (D:13)
  Ijyb (D:6)
  Jessica (D:2)
  A worm zombie (D:5)
  8 jellies
  3 mummies
  4 gnolls
  18 snakes
  A scorpion zombie (D:10)
  An iguana skeleton (D:10)
  A giant centipede zombie (D:11)
  2 giant mites
  4 worms
  2 gnoll zombies (Port)
  3 giant eyeballs
  A giant gecko (D:10)
  An ooze (D:10)
  51 orcs
  10 giant cockroaches
  16 goblins
  18 hobgoblins
  12 jackals
  16 kobolds
  22 bats
  2 giant newts
  2 giant spores (D:9)
  2 goblin zombies (Port)
  2 hobgoblin skeletons
  A hobgoblin zombie (D:5)
  A jackal zombie (D:5)
  A kobold skeleton (D:9)
  3 kobold zombies
  2 orc skeletons
  7 orc zombies
  5 quokkas
  24 rats
  2 small snakes (D:2)
  10 ballistomycetes (D:9)
  4 toadstools
480 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  A cyclops (D:13)
  A slime creature (D:13)
  An ugly thing (D:12)
  2 yaks
  An orc warrior (D:8)
  A hippogriff (D:12)
  2 sky beasts
  An ice beast (D:8)
  A centaur (D:8)
  3 centaur zombies (Port)
  3 water moccasins
  An electric eel (D:8)
  2 killer bees (D:9)
  10 wights (D:8)
  A big kobold zombie (Port)
  A crimson imp (D:8)
  A hound (D:9)
  An orc wizard (D:12)
  4 scorpions (Port)
  2 human zombies (Port)
  A jelly (D:8)
  A worm (D:4)
  3 orcs
  A hobgoblin (D:8)
  A goblin zombie (Port)
  A rat (D:4)
48 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  14 slime creatures (D:13)
  A small abomination (D:13)
  A yak zombie (D:11)
  A centaur skeleton (D:8)
  2 killer bees
  A killer bee zombie (D:14)
  A human (D:5)
  33 crimson imps
  An orc priest (D:14)
  A hound skeleton (D:8)
  7 iron imps
  A scorpion (Port)
  3 orc zombies
  A mummy (Port)
  A scorpion zombie (Port)
  20 shadow imps
  29 white imps
  3 orc skeletons (D:12)
  2 bat zombies
  3 orcs
  A goblin (D:2)
  A hobgoblin (D:13)
  A giant newt (D:3)
  A kobold (D:9)
  A kobold zombie (D:4)
  3 rats
  3 crawling corpses
  2 macabre masses
  A plant (D:8)
  67 toadstools
207 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 735 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
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     0 | D:1      | Another Fail, the Mummy Wizard, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 11/11 MP: 5/5
    58 | D:1      | Reached skill level 1 in Conjurations
   371 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 17/17 MP: 2/7
   375 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
   379 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Repel Missiles
  1520 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 22/22 MP: 9/9
  1575 | D:2      | Noticed Jessica
  1618 | D:2      | Learned a level 3 spell: Mephitic Cloud
  1632 | D:2      | Defeated Jessica
  1632 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Air Magic
  1632 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Poison Magic
  2507 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 28/28 MP: 6/11
  2557 | D:2      | Learned a level 2 spell: Call Imp
  3150 | D:3      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
  3738 | D:4      | Noticed Prince Ribbit
  3744 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Summonings
  3744 | D:4      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 33/33 MP: 13/13
  3926 | D:4      | Defeated Prince Ribbit
  3926 | D:4      | Reached skill level 4 in Spellcasting
  3926 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 5/39 MP: 7/16
  4568 | D:4      | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  4578 | D:4      | Found Fetzelin's Magic Scroll Emporium.
  4592 | D:4      | Bought a scroll of random uselessness for 10 gold pieces
  4592 | D:4      | Bought a scroll of enchant armour for 55 gold pieces
  4592 | D:4      | Bought a scroll of teleportation for 30 gold pieces
  4592 | D:4      | Bought a scroll of remove curse for 30 gold pieces
  4911 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  4912 | D:5      | Found a gateway to a ziggurat.
  4933 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 34/44 MP: 14/18
  5257 | D:5      | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
  5485 | D:5      | Found a sand-covered staircase.
  5552 | ossuary  | Entered a tomb
  6118 | ossuary  | Reached XP level 8. HP: 20/50 MP: 20/20
  7260 | D:5      | Noticed Sigmund
  7270 | D:5      | Defeated Sigmund
  7359 | D:5      | Found Klonas' Magical Wand Boutique.
  7537 | D:5      | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
  7543 | D:5      | Became a worshipper of Kikubaaqudgha
  7635 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Conjurations
  7770 | D:6      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  7791 | D:6      | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
  7892 | D:6      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
  7898 | D:6      | Reached skill level 6 in Spellcasting
  8526 | D:6      | Noticed Ijyb
  8548 | D:6      | Defeated Ijyb
  9270 | D:7      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  9301 | D:7      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  9340 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  9494 | D:7      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 55/55 MP: 22/22
  9826 | D:8      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
  9981 | D:7      | Acquired Kikubaaqudgha's first power
  9981 | D:7      | Received a gift from Kikubaaqudgha
 10177 | D:8      | Noticed Erolcha
 10194 | D:7      | Learned a level 1 spell: Pain
 10235 | D:8      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
 10271 | D:8      | Defeated Erolcha
 10459 | D:8      | Found a gateway to a ziggurat.
 10853 | D:8      | Reached skill level 5 in Necromancy
 11725 | D:8      | Reached skill level 7 in Necromancy
 12233 | D:9      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 52/62 MP: 12/23
 12689 | D:9      | Reached skill level 8 in Necromancy
 12935 | D:9      | Acquired Kikubaaqudgha's second power
 13242 | D:9      | Reached skill level 9 in Necromancy
 13282 | D:9      | Noticed a queen bee
 13515 | D:8      | Defeated a queen bee
 13927 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 14011 | D:9      | Got a warped ring mail
 14407 | Temple   | Identified the cursed +0 ring mail "Raanur" (You found it on level 9 of the Dungeon)
 14656 | D:10     | Reached skill level 10 in Necromancy
 15119 | D:10     | HP: 2/62 [it/ball of steam (11)]
 15862 | D:10     | Received a gift from Kikubaaqudgha
 15871 | D:10     | Learned a level 5 spell: Dispel Undead
 15942 | D:10     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 16242 | D:9      | Learned a level 5 spell: Agony
 16257 | D:10     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 38/67 MP: 16/27
 17265 | D:10     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
 18350 | D:10     | Reached skill level 11 in Necromancy
 20117 | D:11     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 20687 | D:10     | Acquired Kikubaaqudgha's third power
 20687 | D:10     | Received a gift from Kikubaaqudgha
 20699 | D:10     | Learned a level 5 spell: Twisted Resurrection
 21282 | D:10     | Noticed a yaktaur skeleton
 21285 | D:10     | Defeated a yaktaur skeleton
 21694 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 22665 | D:13     | Noticed Erica
 22672 | D:13     | Noticed Jozef
 23435 | D:10     | Reached skill level 12 in Necromancy
 23776 | D:13     | Noticed Sonja
 23784 | D:13     | Defeated Sonja
 23785 | D:13     | Reached XP level 12. HP: 73/73 MP: 27/29
 23995 | D:13     | Defeated Jozef
 24223 | D:13     | Reached skill level 10 in Spellcasting
 25783 | D:13     | Defeated Erica
 25944 | D:14     | Noticed Josephine
 26695 | D:14     | Found Ynakh's Jewellery Shop.
 26728 | D:14     | Defeated Josephine
 26728 | D:14     | Reached skill level 13 in Necromancy
 26923 | D:14     | Reached skill level 10 in Conjurations
 27139 | D:13     | Mangled by a six-headed hydra



[Blade]

This doesn't help much now, but in the future go into Lair either when you get to it or after D:10. There's a lot of relatively safe XP in there, and it's much less brutal than the dungeon at similar depths.

[CommanderC]

Next time you play a necro follow cerebovssquire's advice about vampiric draining. Also, I recommend you to learn Animate Dead: corpse delivery + animate is an excellent panic button for Kiku's worshippers.

[Darkell]

Thanks everyone :3

Is vampiric draining that useful?

I was unsure about that cuz when I was playing DdNe and lvled draining - it didn't heal me almost at all. But that was probably due to low power and extreme amount of miscasts :\

[plantaspoon]

My first thought was to use the scroll of blink to get separation between you and the yaks then meph spam and wand them down. You can't afford to take more than about 2 hits from a yak so I wouldn't bet on fear working on all the yaks the first time.