Am I ready to take the dive?

[daniel_charms]

I've been having a good run as a KoBe of Trog. Cleared the Crypt for the first time, got the Slime rune for the first time; might be some other firsts as well. Now that I've cleared out all the places where I dared to go (basically everything except Pan, the Hells, Tomb), I should be ready to dive all the way down into Zot (I've already cleared the first two levels)...except I'm not sure if I've got what it takes. I've already lost one three rune KoBe to Zot 5 (my mistake was figuring "what the hell" and going in without any healing and mutation resistance)- my first time down there; this time, I really don't want to lose. My kobold's got a pair of nice quick blades, a decent stack of wands and potions, some ok mutations (got teleportitis which I haven't been able to cure, but it's balanced out by tele control); on the down side, my armor and jewellery kind of suck. Char dump will follow. Is there anything crucial that I'm missing, any places I should go, or should I be ok with what I've got?

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.7.0 character file.

Auh the Blademaster (Kobold Berserker)            Turns: 150219, Time: 10:12:21

HP 207/210 (220) AC 12     Str 20      Exp: 27/1356206 (436)
MP  25/25        EV 49     Int  6      God: Trog [****..]
Gold 1141        SH 31     Dex 37      Spells:  0 memorised, 28 levels left

Res.Fire  : + + +   See Invis. : .   i - +7 elf quick blade {god gift}
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : +   O - +4 robe {rF+}
Life Prot.: + + +   Conserve   : .   Y - -1 elf shield {rN+}
Res.Poison: +       Res.Corr.  : .   I - -2 helmet of Paranoia {EV+4 Dex+4 Int-2}
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   s - +1 cloak {MR}
Spirit.Shd: .       Stasis     : .   k - +1 pair of dwarf bracers {archer}
Sust.Abil.: . .     Rnd.Telep. : +   S - +2 pair of boots {run}
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: +   y - amulet of Groedolo {Ward Str+2 Dex+4}
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .   e - ring "Jiewergho" {rPois rF++ EV+5 Dex+2}
Saprovore : + + .   Ctrl.Flight: .   q - ring "Ahavox" {rPois rF+ rN+ MR Int+3}

@: quick, incredibly resistant to hostile enchantments, incredibly stealthy
A: carnivore 3, fast metabolism 1, saprovore 2, teleportitis 1, teleport
control, Dex +1
a: Burn Spellbooks, Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Renounce Religion


You are in the Vestibule of Hell.
You worship Trog.
Trog is extremely pleased with you.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 15 branches of the dungeon, and seen 84 of its levels.
You have visited 3 Labyrinths.
You have visited 1 bazaar.
You have visited 1 Ziggurat, and seen 6 of its levels.
You have visited 5 portal chambers: volcano, bailey, ice cave, trove, wizlab.

You have collected 9493 gold pieces.
You have spent 3457 gold pieces at shops.
You have used 4915 gold pieces for miscellaneous purposes.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 i - a +7,+7 elven quick blade (weapon) {god gift}
 N - the -1,+9 quick blade of Xujoeh {god gift, venom, rElec}
   (Trog gifted it to you on level 2 of the Elven Halls)   
   It poisons the flesh of those it strikes.
   It insulates you from electricity.
Armour
 f - a +2 shield
 k - a +1 pair of dwarven bracers of archery (worn)
 s - a +1 cloak of magic resistance (worn)
 I - the -2 helmet of Paranoia (worn) {EV+4 Dex+4 Int-2}
   (You found it on level 8 of the Vaults)   
   It affects your evasion (+4).
   It affects your intelligence (-2).
   It affects your dexterity (+4).
 O - a +4 robe of fire resistance (worn)
 S - a +2 pair of boots of running (worn)
 Y - a -1 elven shield of positive energy (worn)
Magical devices
 c - a wand of hasting (8)
 d - a wand of cold (8)
 g - a wand of cold (11)
 j - a wand of cold (11)
 t - a wand of fire (6)
 u - a wand of healing (7)
 A - a wand of teleportation (5)
 D - a wand of healing (3)
 M - a wand of disintegration (0)
 P - a wand of teleportation (7)
 U - a wand of cold (6)
Comestibles
 h - 4 meat rations
 C - 10 royal jellies
Scrolls
 b - 5 scrolls of fog
 o - a scroll of magic mapping
 F - 2 scrolls of detect curse
 L - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 Q - 7 scrolls of blinking
 V - 3 scrolls of identify
 Z - 8 scrolls of teleportation
Jewellery
 a - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 e - the ring "Jiewergho" (right hand) {rPois rF++ EV+5 Dex+2}
   (You found it in a treasure trove)   
   [ring of poison resistance]
   It affects your evasion (+5).
   It affects your dexterity (+2).
   It greatly protects you from fire.
 l - an uncursed ring of teleportation
 p - an uncursed amulet of resist mutation
 q - the ring "Ahavox" (left hand) {rPois rF+ rN+ MR Int+3}
   (You found it in a treasure trove)   
   [ring of intelligence]
   It affects your intelligence (+3).
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from poison.
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
 w - the amulet of Ixyf {rCorr -CAST MR Acc-1}
   (You found it in an ice cave)   
   [amulet of resist corrosion]
   It affects your accuracy (-1).
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
   It prevents spellcasting.
 y - the amulet of Groedolo (around neck) {Ward Str+2 Dex+4}
   (You found it in a treasure trove)   
   [amulet of warding]
   It affects your strength (+2).
   It affects your dexterity (+4).
 B - the ring "Dosise" {SustAb AC+1 Acc+3}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)   
   [ring of sustain abilities]
   It affects your AC (+1).
   It affects your accuracy (+3).
 E - an uncursed amulet of conservation
 G - the amulet of the Air {cFly +Lev rElec EV+3 Stlth++}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 7 of the Elven Halls)   
   [amulet of controlled flight]
   It affects your evasion (+3).
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It lets you levitate.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
 H - an uncursed ring of see invisible
 J - the ring of Grod {EV+1 Dex+1 Stlth++}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Snake Pit)   
   [ring of evasion]
   It affects your evasion (+1).
   It affects your dexterity (+1).
   It makes you much more stealthy.
 K - an uncursed amulet of clarity
 X - an uncursed amulet of stasis
Potions
 m - 9 potions of heal wounds
 n - 20 potions of healing
 v - 5 potions of resistance
 x - 4 potions of speed
 z - 3 potions of might
 T - 8 potions of restore abilities
Magical staves
 r - a +2 rod of destruction [lightning,iron,fireball] (14/14)
   (You found it on level 25 of the Dungeon)
 R - a +5 rod of demonology (9/9)
   (You found it on level 7 of the Elven Halls)
 W - a +4 rod of discovery (12/12)
   (You found it in a Labyrinth)


 You have 436 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 23 Fighting
 - Level 25 Short Blades
 - Level 1 Long Blades
 - Level 4 Maces & Flails
 - Level 3 Polearms
 + Level 1 Slings
 - Level 1 Armour
 + Level 22 Dodging
 - Level 19 Stealth
 + Level 20 Stabbing
 - Level 15 Shields
 + Level 6 Traps & Doors
 - Level 1 Spellcasting
 + Level 6 Evocations


You have 28 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (4/4) D:9
    Elf (7/7) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:11          Swamp (5/5) Lair:5
  Slime (6/6) Lair:7        Snake (5/5) Lair:3         Hive (2/2) D:13
  Vault (8/8) D:16          Blade (1/1) Vault:4       Crypt (5/5) Vault:4
   Tomb (0/3) Crypt:2         Dis (1/7) Hell            Geh (0/7) Hell
    Coc (0/7) Hell            Tar (0/7) Hell            Zot (3/5) D:27


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You recuperate from illness quickly.
You are small and have problems with some larger weapons.
You are carnivorous and can eat meat at any time.
You can eat rotten meat.
You have a somewhat thin skeletal structure (Dex +1, Str -1, Stlth).
You have a fast metabolism.
Your muscles are strong (Str +1).
Space occasionally distorts in your vicinity.
You can control translocations.


[lucy_ferre]

Your character looks ready. Good luck!

[Kate]

Teleport control doesn't work in Zot:5, so going down there with teleportitis is pretty dangerous. I wouldn't recommend it, if at all possible I'd want to cure it.

[daniel_charms]

Teleport control doesn't work in Zot:5, so going down there with teleportitis is pretty dangerous. I wouldn't recommend it, if at all possible I'd want to cure it.

If I only had a way do that... Unfortunately, I haven't found any cure mutation potions in the whole dungeon : ( Well, I had one, but I used it for curing teleportitis the first time I contracted it -- and then I got it again somehow, despite being careful. I do have some pots of mutation lying around somewhere, though - what are the chances of a muta pot curing the teleportitis and not giving me anything as bad/worse?

[galehar]

Do you have any artefact with -TELE? That could help. You could also use an amulet of stasis, but you might want to keep your amulet slot for rMut in Zot:5.

[lucy_ferre]

Wear an amulet of stasis, turn invisible, and stab everything in sight. Your stabbing and stealth skills are high enough for you to easily one-shot everything in Zot:5. I managed to win once with teleportitis 2 and my character was a lot weaker than yours. Honestly, most of my wins prior to 0.8 involved teleporting randomly and apportating the Orb. The above posters are exaggerating about the danger.

[asdu]

Your jewlery kind of sucks? YOU JEWLERY KIND OF SUCKS?!
With that pair of rings you complain? Ah, kids these days...

edit: good luck!

[daniel_charms]

Eh. My luck seems to have left me the moment I got near the Orb. Everything went smoothly at first, took down lots of orb guardians and a couple of ancient liches, but the orb vault proved to be a bit too much to handle at once (it also made it painfully clear why apportation is such a nice thing to have... had I got it, I'd have been out with the Orb instead of...well, dead), so I decided to run away and rest a bit...except everywhere I ran turned out to be even worse, and I foolishly forgot to put on that amulet of stasis for the times I had to rest - again, painfully obvious in hindsight. I died just a couple of steps away from the stairs Next time, Crawl!

[daniel_charms]

Your jewlery kind of sucks? YOU JEWLERY KIND OF SUCKS?!
With that pair of rings you complain? Ah, kids these days...

edit: good luck!

You know how it is, no matter what you've got you always want more. "I've got this nice pair of rings but I STILL don't have EVERYTHING so damn you Crawl!"

[pratamawirya]

Oh man, those are nice rings, indeed.