YASD VpEn Okawaru -> Jiyva -> Makhleb

[Konedar]

I'm kind of experienced with dcss, won many times, some 15 runes, but mostly with straight fighters, blasters, transmuters or hybrid, I really suck at sneakers, I can't play SpEn for example (maybe because of my noob mania of killing everything).
Now I'm playing a VpEn to try the new 0.13 stabbing and I'm having the easiest time ever. I've killed every single monster I encountered (except Aizul in swamp 4 that escaped me and I was lazy to search him) with my health hardly dropping at all. Start was kind of normal but since lair it's even easier than playing a MiBe.
My initial plan was to worship Jiyva at some point and then when I have a nice mutation set switch to Makhleb (wanted to test if it can work). As starting with Jiyva isn't really an option I picked Okawaru to help with enemies immune to Hibernation / hexes, keep some gifts after switching and incurring in an easy wrath. As I don't loose much health and I often bite I can sacrifice 99% of the bodies, so it's working out pretty well.

  Code:

 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13-a0-434-g848cc07 (tiles) character file.

Vampowl I the Imperceptible (Vampire Enchanter)    Turns: 52892, Time: 06:09:23

HP 157/157       AC 23     Str 16      XL: 21   Next: 17%
MP  32/32        EV 20     Int 27      God: Okawaru [******]
Gold 3546        SH 27     Dex 13      Spells: 10 memorised,  5 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : +   B - +2,+7 sabre (elec)
Res.Cold  : + + .   Warding    : .   T - +6 mottled dragon armour
Life Prot.: + + +   Conserve   : +   r - +0 shield {reflect}
Res.Poison: +       Res.Corr.  : .   n - +0 helmet of Rotation {rN+ Dam+3}
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   s - +2 cloak of Morality {Str+4 Int+3}
Sust.Abil.: . .     Spirit.Shd : .   b - +2 pair of gauntlets {Str+3}
Res.Mut.  : .       Stasis     : .   M - +1 pair of orc boots {Stlth+}
Res.Rott. : +       Ctrl.Telep.: .   A - amulet "Upirpheeg" {Cons Str+2}
Saprovore : . . .   Flight     : .   i - +4,+5 ring of slaying
                                     o - ring of wizardry

@: non-regenerating, quite resistant to hostile enchantments, uncannily stealthy
A: bottle blood, fangs 3, see invisible, unbreathing, Dex -1
a: Bat Form, Bottle Blood, Heroism, Finesse, Renounce Religion
}: 1/15 runes: decaying


You are on level 1 of the Vaults.
You worship Okawaru.
Okawaru is exalted by your worship.
You are bloodless.

You have visited 6 branches of the dungeon, and seen 42 of its levels.
You have also visited: Labyrinth and Ossuary.

You have collected 4284 gold pieces.
You have spent 758 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 z - a +2,+3 dagger {=f}
 B - a +2,+7 sabre of electrocution (weapon)
Armour
 b - a +2 pair of gauntlets of strength (worn)
 c - a +0 cloak of magic resistance
 n - the +0 helmet of Rotation (worn) {rN+ Dam+3}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 4 of the Vaults)   
   
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+3).
   It protects you from negative energy.
 r - a +0 shield of reflection (worn)
 s - the +2 cloak of Morality (worn) {Str+4 Int+3}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 19 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It affects your strength (+4).
   It affects your intelligence (+3).
 M - a +1 pair of orcish boots of stealth (worn)
 O - a +1 elven shield of protection
 T - a +6 mottled dragon armour (worn)
Magical devices
 h - a wand of paralysis {zapped: 6}
 u - a wand of disintegration {recharged}
 E - a wand of draining {zapped: 3}
 I - a wand of digging
 K - a wand of lightning {zapped: 1}
 W - a wand of fire {zapped: 4}
Scrolls
 f - a scroll of vulnerability
 k - 4 scrolls of remove curse
 m - 4 scrolls of teleportation
 q - 2 scrolls of magic mapping
 t - a scroll labeled QIENWEOLAMU
 w - 5 scrolls of identify
 y - 4 scrolls of fog
 G - 3 scrolls of fear
 J - 4 scrolls of blinking
 N - a scroll of silence
Jewellery
 a - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
 i - a +4,+5 ring of slaying (right hand)
 o - a ring of wizardry (left hand)
 A - the amulet "Upirpheeg" (around neck) {Cons Str+2}
   (You took it off a goblin on level 5 of the Dungeon)   
   
   [amulet of conservation]
   It affects your strength (+2).
 C - an uncursed ring of ice
 Z - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities
Potions
 d - 4 potions of flight
 e - 3 potions of restore abilities
 g - a potion of brilliance
 j - 2 potions of agility
 l - 4 potions of curing
 p - 2 potions of speed
 v - 4 potions of heal wounds
 x - a potion of resistance
 F - a potion of invisibility
 H - 2 potions of might


   Skills:
 + Level 13,2 Fighting
 - Level 14,0 Short Blades
 - Level 0,7 Throwing
 - Level 6,1 Armour
 + Level 15,7 Dodging
 - Level 25,0 Stealth
 - Level 15,0 Shields
 - Level 10,0 Traps
 - Level 6,1 Spellcasting
 - Level 12,1 Hexes
 - Level 13,0 Charms
 - Level 10,4 Ice Magic


You have 5 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Ozocubu's Armour      Chrm/Ice       #######...   1%          3    None
b - Ensorcelled Hibernat  Hex/Ice        #######      1%          2    None
c - Sure Blade            Hex/Chrm       #######...   1%          2    None
d - Invisibility          Hex            #######..    3%          6    ######.
e - Confuse               Hex            #######..    1%          3    None
f - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          4%          2    None
g - Haste                 Chrm           #######..    2%          6    ######.
h - Animate Skeleton      Necr           N/A          3%          1    None
i - Apportation           Tloc           ##........   3%          1    None
j - Summon Butterflies    Summ           ##.......    3%          1    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (20/27)            Temple (1/1) D:6             Orc (4/4) D:11
    Elf (0/3) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:11          Swamp (5/5) Lair:4
  Snake (0/5) Lair:4        Slime (0/6) Lair:6       Vaults (4/5) D:20
  Blade (0/1) Vaults:4      Crypt (0/5) Vaults:2   

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

Shops:
D:8: [  D:15: /  D:19: [  Orc:3: *  Orc:4: (((=  Vaults:4: (

Portals:
Trove: Vaults:3 (give +6,+4 demon whip)

Annotations
D:2 Sigmund
D:4 Kraking V's ghost, average OpCj
D:7 Troxard I's ghost, experienced TrWz
D:16 exclusion: Roxanne, Roxanne
D:18 exclusion: oklob plant
D:20 Xtahua
Swamp:5 Aizul


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You do not heal naturally.
You can bottle blood from corpses.
You have razor-sharp teeth.*
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You can survive without breathing.*
You are clumsy (Dex -1).



Vanquished Creatures
  Saint Roka (Swamp:3)
  Nikola (D:15)
  A titan (D:16)
  A storm dragon (D:16)
  Rupert (D:17)
  Frances (Vaults:3)
  Donald (Swamp:1)
  Wiglaf (Swamp:5)
  Louise (D:16)
  8 vault wardens
  2 orc warlords
  Maud (Swamp:1)
  2 fire giants (Vaults:4)
  13 stone giants
  Jorgrun (Vaults:1)
  An ettin (Vaults:3)
  2 vault guards (Vaults:4)
  A minotaur (Lab)
  3 dragons
  11 yaktaur captains
  5 ironheart preservers
  A draconian (shapeshifter) (D:13)
  Fannar (D:12)
  Josephine (D:16)
  4 ice dragons
  20 hydras
  Nessos (D:13)
  An anaconda (shapeshifter) (Vaults:4)
  12 alligators
  A sphinx zombie (Vaults:1)
  2 wolf spider zombies
  8 ogre magi
  11 death yaks
  4 deep trolls
  2 dancing weapons (Vaults:4)
  4 stone giant zombies
  Urug (Swamp:1)
  Nergalle (D:15)
  5 very ugly things
  7 stone giant skeletons
  20 centaur warriors
  2 frost giant skeletons (Vaults:1)
  Erolcha (D:13)
  3 deep elf knights
  An unseen horror (D:13)
  A skeletal warrior (Vaults:2)
  6 flayed ghosts
  23 orc knights
  A giant orange brain (Vaults:2)
  7 ironbrand convokers
  A redback zombie (Vaults:3)
  A giant amoeba (D:16)
  6 swamp dragons
  13 hill giants
  An elf (shapeshifter) (D:17)
  2 orc sorcerers
  A harpy zombie (D:18)
  A phantasmal warrior (Vaults:4)
  2 iron troll skeletons
  Joseph (Lair:1)
  A necromancer (Vaults:1)
  A wizard (Vaults:1)
  A harpy (D:16)
  A guardian serpent (shapeshifter) (D:16)
  5 wolf spiders
  12 cyclopes
  A hydra zombie (D:11)
  A sixfirhy (Vaults:3)
  5 griffons
  5 red wasps
  A red wasp zombie (Vaults:1)
  A frost giant simulacrum (Vaults:3)
  A spiny worm (Vaults:3)
  2 fire crabs
  8 vault sentinels
  2 spiny worm zombies
  An ettin zombie (Vaults:3)
  64 slime creatures
  3 elephants (Lair:8)
  17 spiny frogs
  2 griffon skeletons (D:18)
  24 yaktaurs
  3 hill giant zombies
  2 ettin skeletons
  An orange demon (Vaults:3)
  7 black mambas
  A feature mimic (D:13)
  Psyche (D:11)
  A guardian mummy (Ossuary)
  An item mimic (Lair:6)
  2 hill giant skeletons (D:16)
  Grinder (D:6)
  8 komodo dragons
  Sonja (D:15)
  76 ugly things
  A queen bee (shapeshifter) (Vaults:2)
  27 trolls
  Prince Ribbit (D:5)
  A red wasp simulacrum (Vaults:1)
  8 giant leeches
  A komodo dragon (shapeshifter) (D:18)
  11 two-headed ogres
  A wandering mushroom (D:9)
  5 swamp worm simulacra (Swamp:5)
  A two-headed ogre (shapeshifter) (Vaults:4)
  10 bog bodies
  A deep troll skeleton (Vaults:1)
  12 blink frogs
  20 hydra simulacra (Swamp:5)
  9 basilisks
  A jumping spider (Vaults:2)
  An ettin simulacrum (Vaults:2)
  4 wyverns
  2 wraiths
  5 sharks
  A trapdoor spider (D:14)
  A deep elf conjurer (Vaults:3)
  A golden eye (shapeshifter) (Vaults:1)
  50 yaks
  Grum (D:9)
  A blue devil (Vaults:3)
  3 redbacks (Vaults:2)
  6 fire drakes
  A vampire (D:18)
  5 hippogriffs
  55 vampire mosquitoes
  3 deep elf fighters
  5 manticores
  3 necrophages
  39 swamp worms
  2 deep elf summoners
  5 rock worms
  2 giant slug zombies
  Edmund (D:5)
  2 steam dragons (Lair:8)
  10 boulder beetles
  4 mottled dragons
  A yaktaur zombie (D:19)
  4 war dogs (D:9)
  62 orc warriors
  9 freezing wraiths
  A manticore zombie (D:9)
  A yellow wasp (shapeshifter) (Vaults:3)
  A wyvern skeleton (D:9)
  A soldier ant (D:20)
  10 ice beasts
  8 sky beasts
  3 yaktaur skeletons
  A deep elf priest (Vaults:2)
  A manticore skeleton (D:8)
  4 cyclops skeletons
  34 giant goldfish
  10 swamp drakes
  A troll zombie (D:13)
  A yak zombie (D:12)
  A boring beetle (Vaults:3)
  A boring beetle (shapeshifter) (D:16)
  36 ogres
  A rotting devil (Vaults:3)
  19 crocodiles
  A hippogriff skeleton (D:11)
  3 yellow wasps
  44 centaurs
  3 deep elf magi
  28 giant frogs
  A yak skeleton (D:9)
  A naga (shapeshifter) (Vaults:3)
  A naga (Lair:4)
  Duvessa (D:5)
  16 wargs
  10 giant slugs
  A giant slug (shapeshifter) (Vaults:1)
  2 giant frog zombies
  A big kobold (D:11)
  12 water moccasins
  6 agate snails
  2 brain worms
  A yellow wasp zombie (D:9)
  A cyclops simulacrum (D:14)
  Blork the orc (D:8)
  A two-headed ogre zombie (D:13)
  A giant frog skeleton (D:5)
  32 insubstantial wisps
  A basilisk skeleton (D:15)
  A giant goldfish simulacrum (Swamp:5)
  5 eyes of draining
  11 jellyfish
  21 killer bees
  An ogre zombie (D:5)
  5 wights (D:16)
  19 electric eels
  14 crimson imps
  A goliath beetle (shapeshifter) (D:16)
  Dowan (D:5)
  11 hounds
  4 goliath beetles
  A boring beetle simulacrum (Vaults:1)
  27 orc priests
  Crazy Yiuf (D:5)
  10 big fish
  2 shadows
  12 iguanas
  12 porcupines
  14 worker ants
  45 orc wizards
  A deep elf soldier (Vaults:3)
  4 scorpions
  Ijyb (D:5)
  4 jellies
  15 sheep
  2 boggarts (Vaults:3)
  A mummy (Ossuary)
  8 gnolls
  16 adders
  2 adder skeletons (D:4)
  4 giant centipedes
  4 giant mites


  1981 creatures vanquished.

Invocation I kept it at zero as I don't need finesse due to haste, I will soon take some levels to get heroism to 0% (not that I've used it much).
Shield at 15 wasn't really necessary but I had a manual and 2 nice shields (reflection and protection).
I just noticed that I should train some more my magic skills to be able to remove the ring of wizardry.

Now some questions:
- As I'm not familiar with extended use of invisibility I don't know if every source of invisibility gives contamination (potion says nothing, cloak mentions only faster metabolism).
- Am I overpowered due to the change to stabbing (I trained 2 skills instead of 3) or VpEn was always so strong before extended?
- Is it a suicide to switch to Jiyva, go through cleared lvls to get mutations, then switch to Makhleb? I will have wrath of Okawaru (easy) and Jiyva together.
- What is better as main weapon, sabre of elect or quickblade (I could vorpalize one with fire or ice).
- What should I focus on for the extended? I'm planning ice. Or maybe air for zigs (zigs are where I splat most chars )

[wizzzargh]

-Every source of invisibility gives contamination, but potions give less.
-Don't worry, your unlife will become deeply unpleasant when you run out of blood, all the enemies see invisible, and Hellfire gets thrown in your face. But Vp has good aptitudes- I think they'd be played more often if Spriggans didn't have that AND ludicrous speed.
-Unless you can stay Alive almost constantly, getting mutations, good or bad, as an undead will Rot you. I don't recommend going Jiyva.
-I think a highly enchanted quickblade would be superior.

[DeathKnyte]

A VpEn is the first combo I ever won with - so for the way I enjoy playing, they are the strongest race/background combo.
I prefer Ashenzari for a fun sneak and stab game, Okawaru for when I'm mostly just want to fight through it all, and Sif Muna if I want to really want to go to town with the magiks.
They all play out differently, depending on the God choice.

I don't know about getting a "mutation set", because I stay bloodless, near bloodless for the entire game. I don't see why it would be necesary to aquire mutations, when the class is easily strong enough as is.

I remember one shot killing things with a -4 dagger, this included hydras, giants, dragons, demons, orb guardians, etc. So if you have enough stabbing skill and a dagger, this is normal.

Can't answer about switching Gods, I stay with whichever I initially choose - for the entire game (see above).

Quickblade of freezing is good, I would go with that. Keep the saber of electrocution with you for cold immune monsters. But ideally; a one hit stab with a dagger is what you really want. No need to then worry about melee. If the monster is awake, and you can't put it to sleep/paralyze/petrify/confuse - then go do something else for a while and come back later when it gets bored and falls asleep.

Can't answer the zigs question, because I don't play the way you imagin. I'm a big fan of the Hexes school of magic, and use mostly only those. Very high power EH, Confuse, Inner Flame, Enslavement, Polymorph, Mass Confusion, etc - can be very fun. There are many monsters that are magic immune in the late game, so you have to become creative.


Looks like you have a good character going there. Good luck with him.

[prozacelf]

I don't know about getting a "mutation set", because I stay bloodless, near bloodless for the entire game. I don't see why it would be necesary to aquire mutations, when the class is easily strong enough as is.

Yeah, basically all that's gonna happen to you is rotting as far as mutations go. Even with the potion of beneficial mutation unless you're at or near Alive when you drink it...which I never am (and really you shouldn't be either, unless you're crazy enough to want to try a VpTm) once I hit XL 6 and can bottle blood. I've even gotten rot instead of a mutation at satiated or full before. As someone stated earlier, going with Jivya is basically going to be counter-productive for you.

[Konedar]

I switched to Jiyva and I'm profoundly hating it
Jiyva keeps you alive most of time, because when jellies eat something it gives nutrition. All my chars going Jiyva are constantly engorged, it's normal.
With this experiment I also found out that Jiyva doesn't try to give u mutations unless you are alive.
After giving me some good mutations like robust and plated arms it has removed them and now keeps giving me mutations that will not work in bloodless or mutations like horns and pseudopods that are plain bad for this char
I've cleared D1-20, Orcs and Elfs (those are main source of Jiyva sacrifices) and I'm still stuck with crap mutations... I'll have to keep Jiyva longer than I planned to... This means playing non-bloodless, doh!

[Itholyth]

The longer you stay with good ol' Oka, the more likely you are to get something good, but even so, Okawaru's wrath is easy to manage.
Jiyva's on the other hand is rather mean. Unfortunately the more common options for late-game like Zin or TSO aren't available to you.

Makhleb isn't too reliable unless you plan on being bloodless nearly always, you might consider Ashenzari if you get particularily good gear to curse. Ash's power to see through walls helps anyone that doesn't want to be seen.

From personal experience, quick-blades dispatch things way more effectively than a sabre. Considering a lot of things resist fire, I'd go with ice, especially since it can slow some cold-blooded things (which includes hydras in the newer, development versions?).

Oh, you switched to Jiyva already? Troublesome. Well, hopefully things turn out well.

[arcanist]

did not you try to stash some mutation potions somewhere? you can use them and then delete the bad mutations you dont like

[Sandman25]

deleted

[Konedar]

I have several mutation potions, and some remove mutation potion and some positive mutations potions. I could try to play a bit with them. Quaffing normal mutation potion is more likely to remove mutations than add new as I already have many.

[Konedar]

In case someone is intereste I will keep here a diary of which mutation are suppressed by thirst:

+ Your flesh is heat resistant
+ You passively map a small area around you
+ Your spells are a little harder to cast but a little more powerful
+ You posses and exceptional clarity of mind

Not sure which is the rationale behind it.

[DeathKnyte]

From what I garner about those listed in your above post; Ashenzari would have given magic mapping, clarity and improved spell school levels (if you have cursed jewelry/amulet slots). So being with that god technically grants some of the mutations you are after. A ring of fire resistance would fill the last one.

I think you are maybe trying to play against a vampires' strengths, or natural abilities. It's a lot easier, I find, to play them at bloodless/near bloodless satiation levels.
For mutations to really work (or even to have the best chance at acquiring them, you need to be at full alive status, which really negates the benefits of the opposite end (bloodless/near bloodless) affects.

Maybe you should try playing either a troll, demonspawn, demigod, or some other type of race that can deal with mutations more easily.

[Konedar]

  Code:

 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13-a0-434-g848cc07 (tiles) character file.

Vampowl I the Ninja (Vampire Enchanter)           Turns: 148578, Time: 16:18:05

HP 264/264       AC 44     Str  7      XL: 27
MP  12/42        EV 42     Int 24      God: Makhleb [******]
Gold 7364        SH 31     Dex 27      Spells: 12 memorised, 10 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : +   B - +5,+7 sabre (elec)
Res.Cold  : + + .   Warding    : .   T - +6 mottled dragon armour
Life Prot.: + + +   Conserve   : +   r - +3 shield {reflect}
Res.Poison: +       Res.Corr.  : +   O - +2 cap {Int+3}
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   H - +2 cloak {rCorr, Cons}
Sust.Abil.: . .     Spirit.Shd : .   a - +2 pair of gloves {Dex+3}
Res.Mut.  : +       Stasis     : .   M - +2 pair of orc boots {Stlth+}
Res.Rott. : +       Ctrl.Telep.: .   l - amulet of resist mutation
Saprovore : . . .   Flight     : +   h - +4,+5 ring of slaying
                                     Q - ring "Skene" {+Fly rF+ Acc+5 SInv}

@: icy armour, repel missiles, regenerating slowly, agile, flying (expiring),
very slightly contaminated, hasted, tornado, glowing, very quick, very resistant
to hostile enchantments, extremely stealthy
A: bottle blood, fangs 3, camouflage 1, see invisible, (fire resistance 0),
(sense surroundings 0), +10% hp, unbreathing, AC +7, Str +1, Int +1, Dex -2
a: Bat Form, Bottle Blood, Minor Destruction, Lesser Servant of Makhleb, Major
Destruction, Greater Servant of Makhleb, Renounce Religion
}: 8/15 runes: decaying, serpentine, slimy, silver, golden, abyssal, fiery, dark


You are in Pandemonium.
You worship Makhleb.
Makhleb is exalted by your worship.
You are near bloodless.

You have visited 14 branches of the dungeon, and seen 78 of its levels.
You have visited Pandemonium 2 times, and seen 18 of its levels.
You have visited the Abyss 5 times.
You have visited 2 bazaars.
You have also visited: Labyrinth and Ossuary.

You have collected 13878 gold pieces.
You have spent 6534 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 c - a +6,+4 elven quick blade of flaming
 z - a +2,+3 dagger {=f}
 B - a +5,+7 sabre of electrocution (weapon)
Armour
 a - a +2 pair of gloves of dexterity (worn)
 r - a +3 shield of reflection (worn)
 H - a +2 cloak of preservation (worn)
 M - a +2 pair of orcish boots of stealth (worn)
 O - a +2 cap of intelligence (worn)
 T - a +6 mottled dragon armour (worn)
Magical devices
 d - a wand of heal wounds (7)
 s - a wand of teleportation (4)
 u - a wand of disintegration (15)
 X - a wand of teleportation (6)
Scrolls
 b - 2 scrolls of enchant weapon I
 f - a scroll of vulnerability
 k - a scroll of remove curse
 o - 2 scrolls of enchant armour
 q - 2 scrolls of magic mapping
 x - a scroll of summoning
 y - 3 scrolls of fog
 A - a scroll of acquirement
 E - 8 scrolls of identify
 J - 3 scrolls of blinking
 R - 2 scrolls of torment
Jewellery
 h - a +4,+5 ring of slaying (right hand)
 i - a +4,+5 ring of slaying
 l - an amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
 w - the ring "Lyopsenn" {rC+ Str+4 Acc+3}
   (You found it on level 3 of the Tomb of the Ancients)   
   
   [ring of protection from cold]
   It affects your strength (+4).
   It affects your accuracy (+3).
 C - an uncursed ring of ice
 P - the ring "Ghol" {SustAb rN+}
   (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   [ring of sustain abilities]
   It protects you from negative energy.
 Q - the ring "Skene" (left hand) {+Fly rF+ Acc+5 SInv}
   (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   [ring of see invisible]
   It affects your accuracy (+5).
   It protects you from fire.
   It lets you fly.
 V - an uncursed amulet of clarity
 Y - a +6 ring of intelligence
Potions
 e - 3 potions of might
 j - 2 potions of agility
 m - a potion of brilliance
 p - 4 potions of heal wounds
 t - 2 potions of speed
 v - 2 potions of cure mutation
 D - a potion of beneficial mutation
 G - 7 potions of restore abilities
 I - 8 potions of curing
 K - a potion of magic
 L - 2 potions of invisibility
Miscellaneous
 g - a crystal ball of energy


   Skills:
 - Level 25,1 Fighting
 - Level 14,0 Short Blades
 - Level 0,7 Throwing
 + Level 12,8 Armour
 + Level 24,0 Dodging
 O Level 27 Stealth
 - Level 15,0 Shields
 - Level 10,0 Traps
 - Level 13,6 Spellcasting
 - Level 15,2 Hexes
 - Level 14,0 Charms
 - Level 16,0 Translocations
 - Level 16,5 Ice Magic
 O Level 27 Air Magic
 - Level 15,2 Invocations
 - Level 14,1 Evocations


You have 10 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Ozocubu's Armour      Chrm/Ice       #######...   1%          3    None
b - Repel Missiles        Chrm/Air       ########..   0%          2    None
c - Swiftness             Chrm/Air       ########..   0%          2    None
d - Fulminant Prism       Conj/Hex       #######..    4%          5    ##.....
e - Haste                 Chrm           #######..    1%          6    #####..
g - Tornado               Air            ########..   12%         9    #######
h - Animate Skeleton      Necr           N/A          4%          1    None
i - Apportation           Tloc           ########..   0%          1    None
j - Summon Butterflies    Summ           ####.....    4%          1    None
k - Sure Blade            Hex/Chrm       #######...   0%          2    None
l - Control Teleport      Chrm/Tloc      #######...   1%          4    None
n - Controlled Blink      Tloc           N/A          6%          7    ######.


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (1/1) D:6             Orc (4/4) D:11
    Elf (3/3) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:11          Swamp (5/5) Lair:4
  Snake (5/5) Lair:4        Slime (6/6) Lair:7       Vaults (5/5) D:20
  Blade (1/1) Vaults:4      Crypt (5/5) Vaults:2       Tomb (3/3) Crypt:3
    Zot (4/5) D:27       
   Dis: Hell:1         Geh: Hell:1         Coc: Hell:1         Tar: Hell:1

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

Shops:
D:8: [  D:15: /  D:19: [  D:21: !  Orc:3: *  Orc:4: (((=  Elf:3: ([=[!  Snake:1: *!!  Vaults:4: (  Vaults:5: +??%

Portals:
Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27
Abyss: D:21 D:22 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27
Pandemonium: D:22 D:24 D:25
Trove: Vaults:3 (give +6,+4 demon whip)

Annotations
D:2 Sigmund
Swamp:5 Aizul
Snake:1 Good shops
Blade Boris


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You heal slowly.
You can bottle blood from corpses.
You have razor-sharp teeth.*
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You can survive without breathing.*
You are mostly covered in rough black scales (AC +7, Dex -2).*
Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).*
Your mind is acute (Int +1).
((Your flesh is very heat resistant.))*+
((You passively map the area around you.))+
You are robust (+10% HP).
Your muscles are strong (Str +1).


Message History

You hit the seraph but do no damage.
The seraph is almost dead.
You kill the cherub!
Makhleb accepts your kill.
The ophan harnesses the cleansing power of fire!
The bolt of fire is repelled. The bolt of fire hits the seraph. The seraph appears unharmed.
You catch the helpless seraph momentarily off-guard.
You spit the seraph like a pig!!!
You kill the seraph!
Makhleb accepts your kill.
The cherub shoots a stone. The stone is repelled.
You hear a splash.
You hit the angel.
The angel is almost dead.
You kill the angel!
Makhleb accepts your kill.
You kill the angel!
Makhleb accepts your kill.
"Mortal, I have averted the wrath of the Shining One... this time."
Your Dodging skill increases to level 24!

.##...........###''Z###...........##........
.##..##########.......##########..##......##
.##..#  ?    #8....(..8#   #??##..##.....##
.##..#*, *  *###'#'#'#######.(##..##....##
.##..#  ,   ...............(((##..##....#
.##..# ,    ...8.....8........##..##....#
.##..#   , ,...............((.##.)##...##
.##..#      *###############(.##.)##...##
.##..#  ,      #8#§#§#§#§###(.##..##....#
.##..# ,  * ?  ??§§§§§§§§§##.§##..##....####
.##..#     ?   ..§§§§§§§§§§#§.##..##......##
.##..#*, *    ..§§§§§§§§§§##§)##..##........
.##..#  ,'  , ..§§§§§§@§§§§G..##..##....##..
.##..#* ,*    ..§§§§§§§§§§##..##..##..Z####.
.##..#  ?*8   ..#§§A#§§§§§§#?§##).##...###.?
.##..#####  ,   #§A #§§§§§######..##..###..?
.##..#.)%#8   , #.  ##§§§§§#...#..##..###.??
.##..#((.#     *# ,  ##§§§##...#..##..##..??
.##..###'#             #####)###..##.##..???
.##......#   , ,      ,  ? #.[....##....????
.##..???.#        ,,,     *#.???..##...????#
.##.)?8?.#     *     * * * #.?8?..##...?????
.##..???.###################.?§§.)##....????
.##..........................§.§..##...?????
###'.........................§§§.'###.??????


You can see an ophan and 2 cherubim.

Vanquished Creatures
  Cerebov (Pan)
  Gloorx Vloq (Pan)
  the royal jelly (Slime:6)
  8 ancient liches
  31 greater mummies
  Saint Roka (Swamp:3)
  Boris (D:21)
  A seraph (Pan)
  A curse toe (Zot:2)
  A silver star (Pan)
  Mara (Elf:3)
  Margery (D:21)
  A Killer Klown (Zot:4)
  Mennas (D:24)
  Geryon (Hell)
  8 golden dragons
  Xtahua (D:20)
  Frederick (Crypt:3)
  12 bone dragons
  2 pearl dragons (Pan)
  6 Brimstone Fiends (Pan)
  6 liches
  Nikola (D:15)
  A hellephant (Pan)
  11 tentacled monstrosities
  12 pandemonium lords (Pan)
  4 titans
  2 deep elf blademasters (Elf:3)
  40 acid blobs
  8 sphinxes
  Kirke (Snake:4)
  13 shadow dragons
  16 storm dragons
  7 Shadow Fiends (Pan)
  Rupert (D:17)
  Agnes (Crypt:3)
  5 Ice Fiends
  10 daevas (Pan)
  3 draconian monks (Zot:3)
  Roxanne (D:16)
  Frances (Vaults:3)
  13 tentacled starspawn
  14 frost giants
  7 ghouls
  Donald (Swamp:1)
  23 Executioners
  26 balrugs
  4 draconian scorchers
  Wiglaf (Swamp:5)
  4 draconian knights
  Louise (D:16)
  12 vault wardens
  2 orc warlords
  3 ghost moths
  17 azure jellies
  Maud (Swamp:1)
  11 fire giants
  18 angels

Progressing quite well, I settled for a decent set of mutation (nothing outstanding but none bad). Switched to Makhleb, Wrath of Jiyva was ridicolous, a few yellow contaminations (rotted maybe 10 hp total) and a few jellies spawn (that even healed thx to Makhleb). So my Okawaru --> Jiyva --> Makhleb experiment is successful. After switching to Makhleb I did Slime pit, Crypt, Tomb (that is my most feared area but being bloodless and casting silence made it not too hard). After that I totally changed my spell set, dropped Ensorcelled hybern, confuse, invi, ozocubu refrigeration and silence. Then I worked for tornado (that sadly is at 12% even with 27 skill).
Clearing Pan now. Cerebov and Glorq dead. Holy pan Cleared. My main combo with vaults (if large chamber) is buff, blink in center, tornado, kill kill kill. Due to great defense it works well. If after tornado too many enmies left I blink away (happened only at Cerebov so far).
Not really sure which other spells could I pick up.

[Siegurt]

Phase Shift comes to mind, You could get Summon elemental and summon some air elementals as air-immune blockers/meleers while your tornado whirls around.

[Konedar]

Phase shift is a good idea, I won't use it so often, but before big fights why not.
Air elementals are a cool idea, but in practice I don't think I could use them. I don't mind having monsters in melee and I would rather attack then spend mana on some distractions. I guess still better option than others.

What about chain lightning? I would need to invest a bit in conjuration but after tornado has cleared all the weak / medium enemy it could focus on the remaining one. Too bad I don't have any good source of rElec.

[Siegurt]

Well, Air Elementals last a long time and are really quick, I was thinking you could summon them in advance, well before you jump in and tornado (You attack from the center out and they fly in and beat stuff up from the outside in)

[Siegurt]

And yes, Tornado->Chain lightning is I think the classic Air mage attack strategy.

[rchandra]

I don't think I've ever based a chain lightning decision on whether or not I had rElec.

[Konedar]

I can't find the demonic rune, has anything changed in 0.13? I've visited a billion pan levels (cleared 2 zigs in the meanwhile ) and still nothing. If it spawned in one and I missed is it lost?

[rchandra]

you can't lose it. The random nature makes it difficult to be sure if you've found a bug or just need more patience, but it's probably the latter - just keep checking those Pandemonium Lord vaults, and look for the special places (hellion island, eyes of draining).

[Konedar]

I did find the demonic rune and then... After clearing 2 zigs (90 demon lords and 71greater mummies ), including a lvl 26 mummies I thought I'm immortal, so when Ershkigal casted silence I decided to stay and fight. Unfortunately she then summoned some friends and paralized me. Without my 50 ev and 50 sh I went down quite quickly...
What did I learn? Nothing as usual, because all my strongest chars die to overconfidence, the ones not so strong are the ones that survives with me
At least I cleared my first (2) zigs.

  Code:

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13-a0-434-g848cc07 (tiles) character file.

1471369 Vampowl I the Ninja (level 27, -4/271 HPs)
             Began as a Vampire Enchanter on Apr 27, 2013.
             Was the Champion of Makhleb.
             Slain by a sixfirhy (9 damage)
             ... summoned by a shadow demon
             ... summoned by a shadow demon
             ... summoned by Ereshkigal
             ... while paralysed by Ereshkigal
             ... on Level 7 of Tartarus on May 1, 2013.
             The game lasted 20:30:38 (172049 turns).

Vampowl I the Ninja (Vampire Enchanter)           Turns: 172049, Time: 20:30:40

HP  -4/271       AC 42     Str  8 (9)  XL: 27
MP  50/50        EV  2     Int 30      God: Makhleb [******]
Gold 5351        SH  0     Dex 24 (25) Spells: 14 memorised, 24 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : +   B - +9 sabre (elec)
Res.Cold  : + + .   Warding    : .   T - +6 mottled dragon armour
Life Prot.: + + +   Conserve   : +   F - +0 large shield of Zuziz {Dex+3 Int+2}
Res.Poison: +       Res.Corr.  : +   L - +2 dwarf golden helmet {Int+3}
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   H - +2 cloak {rCorr, Cons}
Sust.Abil.: + .     Spirit.Shd : .   S - +1 pair of gloves of the Bells {+Fly Int+4
Res.Mut.  : +       Stasis     : .   z - +2 pair of boots {Stlth+}
Res.Rott. : +       Ctrl.Telep.: x   l - amulet of resist mutation
Saprovore : . . .   Flight     : .   h - +4,+5 ring of slaying
                                     p - ring "Shrios" {SustAb Str+2 Dex+3}

@: paralysed, non-regenerating, very resistant to hostile enchantments,
uncannily stealthy
A: bottle blood, fangs 3, camouflage 1, see invisible, (fire resistance 0),
(sense surroundings 0), +10% hp, unbreathing, AC +7, Str +1, Int +1, Dex -2
a: Bat Form, Bottle Blood, Evoke Flight
}: 11/15 runes: decaying, serpentine, slimy, silver, golden, abyssal, demonic,
glowing, magical, fiery, dark


You were on level 7 of Tartarus.
You worshipped Makhleb.
Makhleb was exalted by your worship.
You were bloodless.

You visited 15 branches of the dungeon, and saw 85 of its levels.
You visited Pandemonium 4 times, and saw 45 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 7 times.
You visited 2 bazaars.
You completed 2 Ziggurats, and saw 54 of their levels.
You also visited: Labyrinth, Trove and Ossuary.

You collected 18705 gold pieces.
You spent 6534 gold pieces at shops.
You used 6840 gold pieces for miscellaneous purposes.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 c - a +8,+7 elven quick blade of flaming
 B - a +9,+9 sabre of electrocution (weapon)
Armour
 z - a +2 pair of boots of stealth (worn)
 F - the +0 large shield of Zuziz (worn) {Dex+3 Int+2}
   (You found it in a treasure trove)   
   
   It affects your intelligence (+2).
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
 H - a +2 cloak of preservation (worn)
 L - a +2 dwarven golden helmet of intelligence (worn)
 S - the +1 pair of gloves of the Bells (worn) {+Fly Int+4 SInv}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 3 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It lets you fly.
 T - a +6 mottled dragon armour (worn)
Magical devices
 d - a wand of heal wounds (6)
 u - a wand of disintegration (23)
 X - a wand of teleportation (6)
Scrolls
 f - a scroll of vulnerability
 k - 3 scrolls of recharging
 y - 6 scrolls of fog
 C - 8 scrolls of identify
 J - 4 scrolls of blinking
 O - 5 scrolls of remove curse
Jewellery
 h - a +4,+5 ring of slaying (right hand)
 i - a +4,+5 ring of slaying
 l - an amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
 n - the amulet "Deajis" {Clar rElec rC+}
   (You found it on level 26 of a ziggurat)   
   
   [amulet of clarity]
   It protects you from cold.
   It insulates you from electricity.
 o - a cursed ring of teleport control
 p - the ring "Shrios" (left hand) {SustAb Str+2 Dex+3}
   (You found it on level 18 of a ziggurat)   
   
   [ring of sustain abilities]
   It affects your strength (+2).
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
 s - the cursed ring of the Gloaming {rF+ Dex+3 Int+3}
   (You found it on level 8 of a ziggurat)   
   
   [ring of protection from fire]
   It affects your intelligence (+3).
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 v - the cursed brooch of Shielding {Ward AC+4 EV+4}
   (You found it in a treasure trove)   
   
   [amulet of warding]
   It affects your AC (+4).
   It affects your evasion (+4).
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 A - the cursed amulet "Trea" {Clar Contam rElec rF+ MR}
   (You found it on level 7 of a ziggurat)   
   
   [amulet of clarity]
   It protects you from fire.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
   It causes magical contamination when unequipped.
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 D - the ring "Zoah" {Wiz rF++ SInv}
   (You found it on level 22 of a ziggurat)   
   
   [ring of wizardry]
   It greatly protects you from fire.
   It enhances your eyesight.
 E - the cursed amulet of the Air {Inacc +Fly rElec EV+5 RMsl}
   (You found it on level 11 of a ziggurat)   
   
   [amulet of inaccuracy]
   It affects your evasion (+5).
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It lets you fly.
   It protects you from missiles.
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 K - the cursed ring of the Hart {rElec rPois Str+1 Acc+4 SInv}
   (You found it on level 26 of a ziggurat)   
   
   [ring of strength]
   It affects your strength (+1).
   It affects your accuracy (+4).
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It protects you from poison.
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 M - the ring of Buja Fre Sit {rC+ Dex+4 Int+3}
   (You found it on level 18 of a ziggurat)   
   
   [ring of protection from cold]
   It affects your intelligence (+3).
   It affects your dexterity (+4).
 P - the cursed ring of Fiavales {rElec rF+ Dex+1 Stlth++}
   (You found it on level 20 of a ziggurat)   
   
   [ring of dexterity]
   It affects your dexterity (+1).
   It protects you from fire.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
   It has a curse placed upon it.
Potions
 e - a potion of might
 j - 2 potions of agility
 w - a potion of speed
 x - 2 potions of magic
 G - 2 potions of brilliance
 I - 5 potions of curing
 Q - a potion of heal wounds
 V - 3 potions of restore abilities
 W - 2 potions of resistance
Magical staves
 N - an uncursed staff of air


   Skills:
 O Level 27 Fighting
 + Level 24,7 Short Blades
 - Level 12,0 Staves
 - Level 0,7 Throwing
 O Level 27 Armour
 O Level 27 Dodging
 O Level 27 Stealth
 O Level 27 Shields
 - Level 10,0 Traps
 O Level 27 Spellcasting
 - Level 16,3 Conjurations
 - Level 15,2 Hexes
 - Level 14,0 Charms
 - Level 18,1 Translocations
 - Level 20,1 Ice Magic
 O Level 27 Air Magic
 - Level 15,2 Invocations
 - Level 14,1 Evocations


You had 24 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Ozocubu's Armour      Chrm/Ice       ########..   0%          3    None
b - Repel Missiles        Chrm/Air       #########.   0%          2    None
c - Swiftness             Chrm/Air       #########.   0%          2    None
d - Fulminant Prism       Conj/Hex       ########.    1%          5    None
e - Haste                 Chrm           ########.    1%          6    None
f - Chain Lightning       Conj/Air       #########.   1%          8    ##.....
g - Tornado               Air            #########.   2%          9    ####...
h - Animate Skeleton      Necr           N/A          1%          1    None
i - Apportation           Tloc           ########..   0%          1    None
j - Summon Butterflies    Summ           ######...    1%          1    None
k - Sure Blade            Hex/Chrm       ########..   0%          2    None
l - Control Teleport      Chrm/Tloc      ########..   0%          4    None
m - Phase Shift           Tloc           ########..   0%          5    None
n - Controlled Blink      Tloc           N/A          1%          7    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (1/1) D:6             Orc (4/4) D:11
    Elf (3/3) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:11          Swamp (5/5) Lair:4
  Snake (5/5) Lair:4        Slime (6/6) Lair:7       Vaults (5/5) D:20
  Blade (1/1) Vaults:4      Crypt (5/5) Vaults:2       Tomb (3/3) Crypt:3
    Tar (7/7) Hell            Zot (4/5) D:27       
   Dis: Hell:1         Geh: Hell:1         Coc: Hell:1     

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

Shops:
D:8: [  D:15: /  D:19: [  D:21: !  Orc:3: *  Orc:4: (((=  Elf:3: ([=[!  Snake:1: *!!  Vaults:4: (  Vaults:5: +??%

Portals:
Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27
Abyss: D:21 D:22 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27
Pandemonium: D:22 D:24 D:25

Annotations
D:2 Sigmund
Swamp:5 Aizul
Snake:1 Good shops
Blade Boris
Tar:7 Ereshkigal


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You do not heal naturally.
You can bottle blood from corpses.
You have razor-sharp teeth.*
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You can survive without breathing.*
You are mostly covered in rough black scales (AC +7, Dex -2).*
Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).*
Your mind is acute (Int +1).
((Your flesh is very heat resistant.))*+
((You passively map the area around you.))+
You are robust (+10% HP).
Your muscles are strong (Str +1).


Message History

The shadow dragon zombie bites you but does no damage.
The shadow dragon zombie claws you but does no damage.
The shadow dragon zombie claws you. The Brimstone Fiend barely misses you. The Brimstone Fiend barely misses you.
The Brimstone Fiend hits you but does no damage.
The balrug gestures at you.
Helpless, you fail to dodge the bolt of fire.
One of your 4 scrolls of recharging catches fire!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The bolt of fire hits the Brimstone Fiend.
The Brimstone Fiend completely resists.
The sixfirhy hits you but does no damage.
The Executioner hits you!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The Executioner hits you but does no damage.
The sixfirhy hits you but does no damage.
The Executioner hits you but does no damage.
Ereshkigal hits you!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The sixfirhy hits you!
You die...

*,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,
*,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,  ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,  ,,
*,,, ,,,,, ,,,,,,,####,,,,,,,,,,###,,
*,,,,,,, ,,,,,#####..####, ,,,###.###
*,,,,,,,,,,,###.........#######.....#
*,, ,,,,,,###..................§.?..#
*,,,,,,,,*#.........................#
 ,,,, ,,,*#..###''###...............#
 , ,,,,,,**###......###.......###''##
* ,,,,, ,*##..........###.....# #..#*
*,,,,,,,,*#............##....####..##
 ,, ,,,,**#.8..111...8.###.###..#..#.
*,,,,,, *##...Z@&......#####.........
*,,,,,,**#....324.......# #..........
*,,,,,,* #..8....2...8..# #..#.......
*,,,,,,**#..............###..........
*,,,,,,,*##............###...........
*,,,,, ,**#.8........8.###...........
*,,,,,,,,*#............*#............
*,,,,,,,,*##..........**#....#.......
*,,,, ,,,* ###......#** #.......)...)
*,,,,,,,,** *+####**+***#........)...
 ,,,,,,,.#*,, ***** *,,##............
 ,,,,,,...#* ,,,,,, ,,##.............
*,,, ,.....############......#.......


You could see Ereshkigal, 2 Brimstone Fiends, a reaper, a balrug, an
Executioner, an ice devil, a sixfirhy and a shadow dragon zombie.

Vanquished Creatures
  Cerebov (Pan)
  Gloorx Vloq (Pan)
  Mnoleg (Pan)
  the royal jelly (Slime:6)
  15 ancient liches
  Lom Lobon (Pan)
  71 greater mummies
  Saint Roka (Swamp:3)
  Boris (D:21)
  A seraph (Pan)
  A curse toe (Zot:2)
  2 silver stars
  Mara (Elf:3)
  Margery (D:21)
  A Killer Klown (Zot:4)
  Mennas (D:24)
  Geryon (Hell)
  9 golden dragons
  Xtahua (D:20)
  Frederick (Crypt:3)
  19 bone dragons
  2 pearl dragons (Pan)
  10 electric golems
  12 Brimstone Fiends
  11 liches
  9 Hell Sentinels
  Nikola (D:15)
  A hellephant (Pan)
  13 tentacled monstrosities
  90 pandemonium lords
  A quicksilver dragon (Zig:13)
  14 titans
  3 deep elf blademasters
  64 acid blobs
  9 sphinxes
  Kirke (Snake:4)
  17 shadow dragons
  28 storm dragons
  32 Shadow Fiends
  Rupert (D:17)
  Agnes (Crypt:3)
  27 Ice Fiends
  13 daevas
  22 draconian monks
  Roxanne (D:16)
  Frances (Vaults:3)
  17 tentacled starspawn
  22 frost giants
  23 ghouls
  Donald (Swamp:1)
  3 iron dragons
  45 Executioners
  41 balrugs
  17 draconian scorchers
  A quicksilver dragon zombie (Zig:27)
  Wiglaf (Swamp:5)
  17 draconian knights
  Louise (D:16)
  18 vault wardens
  4 orc warlords
  19 ghost moths
  24 azure jellies
  Maud (Swamp:1)
  12 fire giants
  21 angels
  21 draconian zealots
  18 draconian shifters
  19 cacodemons
  15 draconian annihilators
  7 grey draconians
  17 draconian callers
  2 curse skulls
  76 stone giants
  17 apis (Pan)
  16 ophanim (Pan)
  A purple draconian (shapeshifter) (Zot:4)
  Jorgrun (Vaults:1)
  7 green draconians
  32 green deaths
  9 shedu (Pan)
  9 purple draconians
  7 red draconians
  15 deep elf annihilators
  14 phoenixes (Pan)
  3 pale draconians
  7 white draconians
  5 yellow draconians
  22 greater nagas
  9 black draconians
  36 lorocyprocas
  62 reapers
  6 mottled draconians
  6 deep elf master archers
  6 deep elf death magi
  A titan zombie (Zig:27)
  13 ettins
  12 deep elf sorcerers
  55 mummy priests

[Sandman25]

I consider Ereshkigal the most dangerous unique, she can heal herself for 50-230 hp in a single turn even under Silence effect.

[BlackSheep]

An amulet of resist mutation seems like an odd choice for a bloodless vampire.

[zogre]

would it stop the rotting from the demon mutations?

[BlackSheep]

It does, but a point or two of rot is a lot less game-changing than most of the bad mutations.

[Sandman25]

The character had too little MR, Stasis can be very useful in extended

[Konedar]

I used the rMut as default to don't have too much rot. I was swapping to Clarity for golden eyes, but anyway for confusion Vp can quaff potion. Indeed for a big fight I should have changed amulet but as I said I was over confident and nothing I had seemed "game-changing".
I never bring stasis with me because not haste and no teleport blink sounds like suicide. I actually never pick it up.
I thought Vp has a natural high MR and doesn't need more, I was sadly wrong...

[adozu]

Slain by a sixfirhy (9 damage)
... summoned by a shadow demon
... summoned by a shadow demon
... summoned by Ereshkigal

sounds like too many people showed up at the party.

[Sandman25]

I used the rMut as default to don't have too much rot. I was swapping to Clarity for golden eyes, but anyway for confusion Vp can quaff potion. Indeed for a big fight I should have changed amulet but as I said I was over confident and nothing I had seemed "game-changing".
I never bring stasis with me because not haste and no teleport blink sounds like suicide. I actually never pick it up.
I thought Vp has a natural high MR and doesn't need more, I was sadly wrong...

Giant eyeballs have paralyze ability which does not check MR and is not stopped by Clarity. They are very common in Zig jelly floors.