CIP: GrFi of Nemelex

Sunday, 10th November 2013, 13:28 by Jarlyk

Okay, so I've made it to the Lair, which is usually where things go south for me. I thought I'd post here and see if folks have suggestions on how to continue. I've already had a few close calls in the Lair and I'm concerned that pushing much deeper is going to lead to another dead gargoyle. Wearable item drops haven't been great so far (been finding a lot of +Int that's not particularly useful to me at the moment), though I found several handy escape tools.

I'm assuming I shouldn't engage this thing I noticed called a "catoblepas" that looks "extremely dangerous". It didn't notice me, so I walked back in the other direction. It's basically hanging out in the last unexplored section of Lair:2, so my choices at this point appear to be: go deeper into Lair, leave Lair and do a few more levels of main Dungeon, visit the Orcish Mines or possibly engage this mysterious extremely dangerous monster. Any suggestions?

Strategically, I'm hoping to eventually learn some of the basic spells I found (Blink, Repel Missiles and Slow all look quite handy), but since I'm having some rough fights already, I'm guessing it's better to stay focused in combat skills for now. I'm going to stop training Evocations at 10 (my card skills are pretty reliable now) and maybe get some more points in Shields.

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Decided to go to Lair:3 and found an entrance to a Spider Nest. I don't really like spiders, so I'll pass on that for now. So far I haven't run into anything too scary on Lair:3 (the Komodo dragons and spiny frogs are always annoying, but other than that, things die easily and I don't have to fear poisonous snakes.

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.0 (tiles) character file. Jarlyk the Fighter (Gargoyle Fighter) Turns: 9226, Time: 01:45:18 HP 48/70 AC 19 Str 20 XL: 11 Next: 56% MP 23/23 EV 5 Int 18 God: Nemelex Xobeh [*****.] Gold 471 SH 19 Dex 10 Spells: 0 memorised, 10 levels left Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : + r - +1,+3 dwarf mace (drain) Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . J - +0 chain mail Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : . c - +0 shield Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : . A - +0 wizard hat {Int+3} Res.Elec. : + Clarity : . s - +0 cloak Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . g - +0 pair of gloves Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . C - -2 pair of boots of Deloilai {rElec Int+4} Res.Rott. : + Flight : . (no amulet) Saprovore : . . . n - ring of sustenance I - ring of see invisible @: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy A: fangs 1, talons 2, life protection 1, electricity resistance, slow metabolism 1, unbreathing, petrification resistance, AC +7 a: Draw One, Peek at Two, Triple Draw, Deal Four, Stack Five, Renounce Religion You are on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts. You worship Nemelex Xobeh. Nemelex Xobeh is extremely pleased with you. You are not hungry. You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 12 of its levels. You have collected 451 gold pieces. Inventory: Hand weapons r - a +1,+3 dwarven mace of draining (weapon) Missiles p - 22 arrows of flame Armour c - a +0 shield (worn) g - a +0 pair of gloves (worn) s - a +0 cloak (worn) A - a +0 wizard hat of intelligence (worn) C - the -2 pair of boots of Deloilai (worn) {rElec Int+4} (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon) It affects your intelligence (+4). It insulates you from electricity. J - a +0 chain mail (worn) Magical devices v - a wand of teleportation {zapped: 1} H - a wand of magic darts (20) K - a wand of draining {zapped: 1} Comestibles d - 2 bread rations f - 7 meat rations u - an apple D - a pear F - 6 royal jellies M - a slice of pizza N - 2 chokos Scrolls b - a scroll of amnesia l - 2 scrolls of magic mapping m - 2 scrolls of identify O - 2 scrolls of blinking P - a scroll of fog Jewellery n - a ring of sustenance (right hand) q - an uncursed ring of invisibility B - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities I - a ring of see invisible (left hand) Potions i - 2 potions of restore abilities j - 3 potions of resistance k - a potion of flight o - a potion of invisibility t - 3 potions of curing w - a potion of agility x - a smoky white potion z - a potion of might E - a yellow potion Q - a green potion Books S - a book of Minor Magic Spells Type Level Magic Dart Conjuration 1 Blink Translocation 2 Call Imp Summoning 2 Repel Missiles Charms/Air 2 Slow Hexes 2 Conjure Flame Conjuration/Fire 3 Mephitic Cloud Conjuration/Poison/Air 3 Miscellaneous a - an ornate deck of summonings {drawn: 1} e - a plain deck of destruction {drawn: 8} h - a legendary deck of summonings {drawn: 4} y - a plain deck of dungeons {drawn: 2} G - a phial of floods L - an ornate deck of summonings {drawn: 7} Skills: + Level 11.2 Fighting + Level 10.9 Maces & Flails + Level 6.1 Armour - Level 4.0 Shields + Level 9.9 Evocations You have 10 spell levels left. You don't know any spells. Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (9/27) Temple (1/1) D:5 Orc (0/4) D:9 Lair (2/8) D:9 Altars: Ashenzari Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Yredelemnul the Shining One Annotations: D:5 Jarlyk's ghost, average CeHu Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You are resistant to torment. You are immune to poison. Your stone body is very resilient (AC +7). You have very sharp teeth. You have razor-sharp toenails. You resist negative energy. You are resistant to electric shocks. You have a slow metabolism. You can survive without breathing. You are immune to petrification. Message History The crocodile bites you but does no damage. You sock the crocodile! The crocodile is almost dead. The crocodile bites you! You closely miss the crocodile. The crocodile is almost dead. The crocodile bites you. You hit the crocodile. You kill the crocodile! You see here a crocodile corpse. You offer a prayer to Nemelex Xobeh. The crocodile corpse glows slightly and disappears. Nemelex Xobeh is extremely pleased with you. You start resting. A catoblepas comes into view. Saving game... please wait. Welcome back, Jarlyk the Gargoyle Fighter. Nemelex Xobeh says: It's all in the cards! Press ? for a list of commands and other information. 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Vanquished Creatures 2 black mambas Pikel (D:6) 4 blink frogs (Lair:2) A queen ant (Lair:2) 2 komodo dragons Prince Ribbit (D:5) 4 spiny frogs 5 wolves (Lair:1) 4 hippogriffs An ugly thing (Lair:1) 7 yaks A phantom (D:8) A porcupine (Lair:2) 2 sky beasts A slave (D:6) An orc warrior (D:9) An ice beast (D:5) 12 soldier ants (Lair:2) 4 centaurs 2 crocodiles (Lair:2) Sigmund (D:5) 2 giant frogs 2 giant slugs (Lair:1) 3 ogres 2 wights (D:6) 3 agate snails 3 crimson imps A giant frog zombie (D:7) 6 hounds 4 jellies A water moccasin (D:7) A centaur zombie (D:7) An iron imp (D:9) 2 scorpions 2 giant frog skeletons 4 iguanas 3 orc priests (D:9) 39 worker ants 4 orc wizards An ogre zombie (D:6) A mottled dragon zombie (D:7) A hound skeleton (D:4) 5 adders A gnoll (D:1) An inept feature mimic (D:2) 4 sheep (Lair:2) 2 worms (D:4) An iguana zombie (D:7) An adder skeleton (D:7) 2 giant geckos 7 oozes 32 orcs A bat zombie (D:6) 3 giant cockroaches A giant mite (D:4) 9 goblins 15 hobgoblins 13 jackals 8 quokkas A ball python (D:2) 13 bats A giant gecko skeleton (D:8) 4 giant newts A gnoll skeleton (D:5) 5 kobolds A quokka zombie (D:7) 11 rats 287 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills) Gastronok (D:9) 4 blink frogs 3 yaks (Lair:1) A hog (D:6) 2 orc warriors A warg (D:9) An orc wizard (D:6) A sheep (D:6) A worm (D:6) An orc (D:9) 2 jackals (Lair:1) A quokka (D:9) 19 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (others) A very ugly thing (Lair:2) 2 dancing weapons An ugly thing (D:9) A vampire mosquito (D:9) 2 wights (D:6) A worker ant (D:6) A crocodile skeleton (Lair:1) A kobold (D:6) A plant (Lair:1) 11 creatures vanquished. Grand Total: 317 creatures vanquished Notes Turn | Place | Note -------------------------------------------------------------- 0 | D:1 | Jarlyk, the Gargoyle Fighter, began the quest for the Orb. 0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 0/0 273 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 19/19 MP: 1/1 624 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 24/24 MP: 2/2 795 | D:2 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul. 1040 | D:2 | Reached skill level 4 in Shields 1137 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 24/28 MP: 3/3 1910 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations 2026 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 33/33 MP: 4/4 2426 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 39/39 MP: 7/7 2540 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon 2558 | D:5 | Noticed Prince Ribbit 2679 | D:5 | Noticed Jarlyk's ghost (average CeHu) 2804 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting 2851 | D:5 | Killed Prince Ribbit 2851 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 35/44 MP: 10/10 2886 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails 3077 | D:5 | Noticed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Killed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Reached skill level 6 in Fighting 3136 | D:5 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 36/50 MP: 12/12 3369 | D:5 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple. 3381 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple 3389 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Nemelex Xobeh 3397 | Temple | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 3427 | D:5 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha. 3428 | D:5 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 3462 | D:5 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's first power 3489 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations 3508 | D:6 | Noticed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Killed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Reached skill level 7 in Fighting 3530 | D:6 | Got a pair of crude boots 3533 | D:6 | Identified the cursed -2 pair of boots of Deloilai {rElec Int+4} (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon) 4032 | D:6 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 49/56 MP: 17/17 4034 | D:6 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 4076 | D:6 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's second power 4874 | D:7 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon. 4995 | D:8 | Reached skill level 8 in Fighting 5405 | D:8 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb. 5740 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5745 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's third power 5859 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5892 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines. 5946 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Lair. 6031 | D:9 | Noticed Gastronok 6047 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fourth power 6067 | D:9 | Killed Gastronok 6067 | D:9 | Reached skill level 9 in Fighting 6067 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 30/63 MP: 8/20 6076 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 6176 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts 6600 | Lair:1 | HP: 2/64 [komodo dragon (15)] 6869 | Lair:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 7395 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting 7419 | Lair:1 | Noticed a black mamba 7436 | Lair:1 | Killed a black mamba 7842 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails 7999 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8096 | Lair:2 | Noticed a black mamba 8112 | Lair:2 | Killed a black mamba 8115 | Lair:2 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 47/69 MP: 22/22 8197 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour 8499 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8737 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 11 in Fighting 8848 | Lair:2 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fifth power 9010 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 9218 | Lair:2 | Noticed a catoblepas Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 || total -------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Melee: Mace | 57 | 130 | 378 | 544 || 1109 Throw: Javelin | | 21 | | || 21 Invok: Draw One | | | 24 | 25 || 49 Peek at Two | | | | 3 || 3 Triple Draw | | | | 1 || 1 Abil: Evoke Invisibilit | | 1 | | || 1 Evoke: Deck | | | 1 | || 1 Wand | | | 1 | 7 || 8 Use: Scroll | | 11 | 11 | 5 || 27 Potion | | | 5 | 2 || 7

Sunday, 10th November 2013, 14:05 by Sandman25

Remove the -2 pair of boots of Deloilai (worn) {rElec Int+4}, train Maces exclusively until min delay (14), identify unknown potions.
Catoblepas can petrify all characters except Gr so you could kill it with better AC and weapon.

Sunday, 10th November 2013, 14:12 by Jarlyk

Yeah, I was wondering whether those boots were both keeping; they're the only artifact I've found, but I already have rElec and don't really need Int, so probably not worth the -2 to AC. Nemelex liked them at least. Also, IDing the potions was a good idea; had a potion of beneficial mutation and now I've got rF+.

Sunday, 10th November 2013, 14:52 by Jarlyk

Well, now I'm in a bit of a tight spot. Was feeling really good about how Lair:3 went, so went down to Lair:4. Saw one of my ghosts from a previous run that made it this far and decided it was better not to fight him. Worked my way around the other direction and ran into two fire drakes. Zapped with my wand of cold several times, but wasn't particularly lucky with it. I quaffed invisibility which stopped their fire breathing, but now I'm at low health in melee range and not sure of the best way to escape. There are stairs up nearby, but I don't really want to drag the drake up them with me. I'm thinking maybe a draw from one of the legendary summoning decks, but I'm worried about drawing a hostile summon at low health that could kill me. Maybe use scroll to blink to the stairs and go up to safety?

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.0 (tiles) character file. Jarlyk the Basher (Gargoyle Fighter) Turns: 10601, Time: 02:13:10 HP 27/76 AC 21 Str 21 XL: 12 Next: 7% MP 25/25 EV 5 Int 14 God: Nemelex Xobeh [*****.] Gold 563 SH 19 Dex 11 Spells: 0 memorised, 11 levels left Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : + r - +1,+3 dwarf mace (drain) Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . J - +0 chain mail Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : . c - +0 shield Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : . A - +0 wizard hat {Int+3} Res.Elec. : + Clarity : . s - +0 cloak Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . g - +0 pair of gloves Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . (no boots) Res.Rott. : + Flight : . (no amulet) Saprovore : . . . n - ring of sustenance I - ring of see invisible @: invisible, very slightly contaminated, somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy A: fangs 1, talons 2, fire resistance 1, life protection 1, electricity resistance, slow metabolism 1, unbreathing, petrification resistance, AC +8 a: Draw One, Peek at Two, Triple Draw, Deal Four, Stack Five, Renounce Religion You are on level 4 of the Lair of Beasts. You worship Nemelex Xobeh. Nemelex Xobeh is extremely pleased with you. You are not hungry. You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 14 of its levels. You have collected 543 gold pieces. Inventory: Hand weapons r - a +1,+3 dwarven mace of draining (weapon) Missiles p - 22 arrows of flame Armour c - a +0 shield (worn) g - a +0 pair of gloves (worn) s - a +0 cloak (worn) A - a +0 wizard hat of intelligence (worn) J - a +0 chain mail (worn) Magical devices m - a wand of cold (2) v - a wand of teleportation {zapped: 1} C - a wand of random effects {zapped: 1} H - a wand of magic darts (19) K - a wand of draining (6) V - a wand of random effects Comestibles d - 2 bread rations f - 7 meat rations u - an apple D - 2 pears F - 6 royal jellies M - a slice of pizza N - 2 chokos U - a honeycomb Scrolls b - 2 scrolls of amnesia l - a scroll of magic mapping x - a scroll of identify O - 2 scrolls of blinking P - a scroll of fog W - a scroll labeled TRAOXETYMU Y - a scroll of remove curse Jewellery n - a ring of sustenance (right hand) q - an uncursed ring of invisibility B - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities I - a ring of see invisible (left hand) R - an uncursed ring of ice X - a coral ring Potions i - 2 potions of restore abilities j - 3 potions of resistance k - a potion of flight t - 4 potions of curing w - a potion of agility z - 2 potions of might E - a potion of magic Q - a potion of brilliance Books L - a book of Burglary Spells Type Level Apportation Translocation 1 Swiftness Charms/Air 2 Passwall Transmutation/Earth 3 Passage of Golubria Translocation 4 Lee's Rapid Deconstruction Earth 5 Darkness Hexes 7 S - a book of Minor Magic Spells Type Level Magic Dart Conjuration 1 Blink Translocation 2 Call Imp Summoning 2 Repel Missiles Charms/Air 2 Slow Hexes 2 Conjure Flame Conjuration/Fire 3 Mephitic Cloud Conjuration/Poison/Air 3 Miscellaneous a - an ornate deck of summonings {drawn: 3} e - a plain deck of destruction {drawn: 8} h - a legendary deck of summonings {drawn: 5} y - a plain deck of dungeons {drawn: 2} G - a phial of floods T - a legendary deck of summonings {drawn: 1} Skills: - Level 11.2 Fighting + Level 12.9 Maces & Flails - Level 6.1 Armour - Level 4.0 Shields - Level 10.0 Evocations You have 11 spell levels left. You don't know any spells. Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (9/27) Temple (1/1) D:5 Orc (0/4) D:9 Lair (4/8) D:9 Shoals (0/5) Lair:3 Spider (0/5) Lair:3 Altars: Ashenzari Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Yredelemnul the Shining One Annotations: D:5 Jarlyk's ghost, average CeHu Lair:4 Jarlyk's ghost, powerful GrFi Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You are resistant to torment. You are immune to poison. Your stone body is very resilient (AC +8). You have very sharp teeth. You have razor-sharp toenails. You resist negative energy. You are resistant to electric shocks. You have a slow metabolism. You can survive without breathing. You are immune to petrification. Your flesh is heat resistant. Message History Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f/p - fire drake Aim: a fire drake The bolt of cold hits the fire drake. The fire drake is severely wounded. This wand has 3 charges left. The fire drake breathes fire at you. The blast of flame hits you! You resist. One of your 2 scrolls of magic mapping catches fire! A fire drake comes into view. You fade into invisibility! You are very lightly contaminated with residual magic. You hear the faint crackling of a distant melting archway. Zapping: m - a wand of cold (3) Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f/p - fire drake Aim: a fire drake (severely wounded) The bolt of cold misses the fire drake. The bolt of cold hits the fungus. The fungus is severely damaged. This wand has 2 charges left. The fire drake barely misses you. You block the fire drake's attack. ##.l.......... #f............ #............. ##..f........## #.#..........#. ##.....#........ #............# #...........P# ##...........## ##...........f# #......#....### ##....##l..f# #......@...## ##.........# ##....<....### #.........#..# ##.........### #........## #........## #.........# #.......### ##......## ##.......## #.........## ##...#....#.# You can see a fire drake. Vanquished Creatures 2 black mambas Pikel (D:6) 4 blink frogs (Lair:2) A basilisk (Lair:2) A queen ant (Lair:2) 4 komodo dragons Prince Ribbit (D:5) 5 spiny frogs 5 wolves (Lair:1) 4 hippogriffs An ugly thing (Lair:1) 9 yaks A phantom (D:8) 4 porcupines 2 sky beasts A slave (D:6) An orc warrior (D:9) An ice beast (D:5) 12 soldier ants (Lair:2) 4 centaurs 3 crocodiles Sigmund (D:5) 5 giant frogs 3 giant slugs 3 ogres 2 wights (D:6) 4 agate snails 3 crimson imps A giant frog zombie (D:7) 6 hounds 4 jellies A goliath beetle (Lair:3) 3 water moccasins A centaur zombie (D:7) An iron imp (D:9) 2 scorpions 2 giant frog skeletons 5 iguanas 3 orc priests (D:9) 39 worker ants 4 orc wizards An ogre zombie (D:6) A mottled dragon zombie (D:7) A hound skeleton (D:4) 32 green rats 7 adders A gnoll (D:1) An inept feature mimic (D:2) A giant centipede (Lair:3) 4 sheep (Lair:2) 2 worms (D:4) An iguana zombie (D:7) An adder skeleton (D:7) 2 giant geckos 7 oozes 32 orcs A bat zombie (D:6) 6 giant cockroaches 4 giant mites 9 goblins 15 hobgoblins 21 jackals 9 quokkas A ball python (D:2) 13 bats A giant gecko skeleton (D:8) 4 giant newts A gnoll skeleton (D:5) 5 kobolds A quokka zombie (D:7) 12 rats 357 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills) Gastronok (D:9) 6 elephants (Lair:3) 4 blink frogs 2 sharks (Lair:3) 6 yaks A hog (D:6) 2 orc warriors A warg (D:9) A giant frog (Lair:3) A giant slug (Lair:4) A scorpion (Lair:3) An orc wizard (D:6) A sheep (D:6) 4 green rats (Lair:4) A worm (D:6) A giant gecko (Lair:4) An orc (D:9) 2 jackals (Lair:1) A quokka (D:9) 38 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (others) A very ugly thing (Lair:2) 2 dancing weapons An ugly thing (D:9) A vampire mosquito (D:9) 2 wights (D:6) A worker ant (D:6) A crocodile skeleton (Lair:1) An ufetubus (Lair:4) A kobold (D:6) A plant (Lair:1) 12 creatures vanquished. Grand Total: 407 creatures vanquished Notes Turn | Place | Note -------------------------------------------------------------- 0 | D:1 | Jarlyk, the Gargoyle Fighter, began the quest for the Orb. 0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 0/0 273 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 19/19 MP: 1/1 624 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 24/24 MP: 2/2 795 | D:2 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul. 1040 | D:2 | Reached skill level 4 in Shields 1137 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 24/28 MP: 3/3 1910 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations 2026 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 33/33 MP: 4/4 2426 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 39/39 MP: 7/7 2540 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon 2558 | D:5 | Noticed Prince Ribbit 2679 | D:5 | Noticed Jarlyk's ghost (average CeHu) 2804 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting 2851 | D:5 | Killed Prince Ribbit 2851 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 35/44 MP: 10/10 2886 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails 3077 | D:5 | Noticed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Killed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Reached skill level 6 in Fighting 3136 | D:5 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 36/50 MP: 12/12 3369 | D:5 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple. 3381 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple 3389 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Nemelex Xobeh 3397 | Temple | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 3427 | D:5 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha. 3428 | D:5 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 3462 | D:5 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's first power 3489 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations 3508 | D:6 | Noticed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Killed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Reached skill level 7 in Fighting 3530 | D:6 | Got a pair of crude boots 3533 | D:6 | Identified the cursed -2 pair of boots of Deloilai {rElec Int+4} (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon) 4032 | D:6 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 49/56 MP: 17/17 4034 | D:6 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 4076 | D:6 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's second power 4874 | D:7 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon. 4995 | D:8 | Reached skill level 8 in Fighting 5405 | D:8 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb. 5740 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5745 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's third power 5859 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5892 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines. 5946 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Lair. 6031 | D:9 | Noticed Gastronok 6047 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fourth power 6067 | D:9 | Killed Gastronok 6067 | D:9 | Reached skill level 9 in Fighting 6067 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 30/63 MP: 8/20 6076 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 6176 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts 6600 | Lair:1 | HP: 2/64 [komodo dragon (15)] 6869 | Lair:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 7395 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting 7419 | Lair:1 | Noticed a black mamba 7436 | Lair:1 | Killed a black mamba 7842 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails 7999 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8096 | Lair:2 | Noticed a black mamba 8112 | Lair:2 | Killed a black mamba 8115 | Lair:2 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 47/69 MP: 22/22 8197 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour 8499 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8737 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 11 in Fighting 8848 | Lair:2 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fifth power 9010 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 9218 | Lair:2 | Noticed a catoblepas 9232 | Lair:2 | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. [potion of beneficial mutation] 9286 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 10 in Evocations 9783 | Lair:3 | Found a hole to the Spider Nest. 10033 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 12 in Maces & Flails 10040 | Lair:3 | Found a staircase to the Shoals. 10229 | Lair:4 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 68/76 MP: 25/25 10245 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 10494 | Lair:4 | Noticed Jarlyk's ghost (powerful GrFi) Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 || total -------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Melee: Mace | 57 | 130 | 378 | 784 || 1349 Throw: Javelin | | 21 | | || 21 Invok: Draw One | | | 24 | 29 || 53 Peek at Two | | | | 4 || 4 Triple Draw | | | | 1 || 1 Abil: Evoke Invisibilit | | 1 | | || 1 Evoke: Deck | | | 1 | || 1 Wand | | | 1 | 19 || 20 Use: Scroll | | 11 | 11 | 8 || 30 Potion | | | 5 | 4 || 9 Stab: Paralysed | | | | 1 || 1

Sunday, 10th November 2013, 16:51 by Sandman25

I think you can reach stairs without blinking. Blink is one of the best scrolls, don't use it unless absolutely necessary. I am not expert on Nemelex and cards, I thought it could never bring hostile summons.

Sunday, 10th November 2013, 17:30 by Jarlyk

I did wind up using blink to be safe, but you're right, was probably overkill. I've become a bit paranoid when I start seeing my life drop, though, as I've several times felt like things were going great, then suddenly I'm dead.

Hostile Nemelex summons are pretty rare, from what I've seen, but they can be dangerous when they do happen, so I try to use the summoning cards when I see a dangerous group/unique in the distance, while I'm still at full health. I went and visited the Orcish Mines recently and the friendly bone dragon was really handy for dealing with the dozen or so orcs that were waiting for me at the bottom of the stairs on Orc:2. I managed to find a decent mace in a shop on Orc:1, which has greatly increased my accuracy and made things much easier. I've gone back to Lair:1 to drop off some unnecessary books/potions in a stash and I'm planning to continue delving into Lair again. I finally found an amulet too (conservation!) and a nice +5/+6 ring of slaying. I've got a bunch of decks now for flexibility and am overall feeling like I'm in a strong position finally.

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.0 (tiles) character file. Jarlyk the Basher (Gargoyle Fighter) Turns: 14490, Time: 03:15:18 HP 76/76 AC 22 Str 21 XL: 12 Next: 79% MP 25/25 EV 5 Int 14 God: Nemelex Xobeh [******] Gold 255 SH 20 Dex 11 Spells: 0 memorised, 11 levels left Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : + U - +3,+6 mace of Uncomfortable Rashes {speed, SInv} Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . J - +0 chain mail Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : + c - +0 shield Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : . A - +0 wizard hat {Int+3} Res.Elec. : + Clarity : . s - +0 cloak Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . g - +1 pair of gloves Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . (no boots) Res.Rott. : + Flight : . B - amulet of conservation Saprovore : . . . o - +5,+6 ring of slaying n - ring of sustenance @: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy A: fangs 1, talons 2, fire resistance 1, life protection 1, electricity resistance, slow metabolism 1, unbreathing, petrification resistance, AC +8 a: Draw One, Peek at Two, Triple Draw, Deal Four, Stack Five, Renounce Religion You are on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts. You worship Nemelex Xobeh. Nemelex Xobeh is exalted by your worship. You are not hungry. You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 19 of its levels. You have collected 1281 gold pieces. You have spent 1046 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Hand weapons U - the +3,+6 mace of Uncomfortable Rashes (weapon) {speed, SInv} (You bought it in a shop on level 1 of the Orcish Mines) Attacks with this weapon take half as long, but cause slightly less damage. It enhances your eyesight. Armour c - a +0 shield (worn) g - a +1 pair of gloves (worn) s - a +0 cloak (worn) A - a +0 wizard hat of intelligence (worn) J - a +0 chain mail (worn) Magical devices m - a wand of cold (2) p - a wand of digging {zapped: 2} v - a wand of teleportation {zapped: 1} x - a wand of confusion {zapped: 1} H - a wand of magic darts (11) K - a wand of draining (5) Comestibles d - 5 bread rations f - 8 meat rations D - 2 pears F - 6 royal jellies M - 2 slices of pizza N - 2 chokos Scrolls b - 2 scrolls of amnesia l - a scroll of magic mapping O - a scroll of blinking P - a scroll of fog W - 2 scrolls of teleportation Y - 3 scrolls of remove curse Jewellery n - a ring of sustenance (left hand) o - a +5,+6 ring of slaying (right hand) B - an amulet of conservation (around neck) Z - an uncursed glowing opal ring {tried} Potions j - 3 potions of resistance k - a potion of flight t - 7 potions of curing w - a potion of agility z - 7 potions of might C - a potion of heal wounds Books S - a book of Minor Magic Spells Type Level Magic Dart Conjuration 1 Blink Translocation 2 Call Imp Summoning 2 Repel Missiles Charms/Air 2 Slow Hexes 2 Conjure Flame Conjuration/Fire 3 Mephitic Cloud Conjuration/Poison/Air 3 Miscellaneous a - an ornate deck of summonings {drawn: 9} e - a plain deck of escape {drawn: 1} h - a plain deck of summonings {drawn: 1} r - a legendary deck of destruction {drawn: 2} u - a legendary deck of summonings {drawn: 1} y - a plain deck of dungeons {drawn: 2} G - a phial of floods Q - an ornate deck of destruction {drawn: 1} R - a plain deck of destruction {drawn: 3} T - a legendary deck of summonings {drawn: 1} Skills: + Level 11.4 Fighting + Level 14.9 Maces & Flails + Level 6.6 Armour + Level 4.8 Shields - Level 10.0 Evocations You have 11 spell levels left. You don't know any spells. Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (12/27) Temple (1/1) D:5 Orc (2/4) D:9 Lair (4/8) D:9 Shoals (0/5) Lair:3 Spider (0/5) Lair:3 Altars: Ashenzari Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Yredelemnul the Shining One Shops: Orc:1 %%* Orc:2 * Portals: Trove: D:11 (give 2 scrolls of acquirement) Annotations: D:5 Jarlyk's ghost, average CeHu Lair:4 Jarlyk's ghost, powerful GrFi Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You are resistant to torment. You are immune to poison. Your stone body is very resilient (AC +8). You have very sharp teeth. You have razor-sharp toenails. You resist negative energy. You are resistant to electric shocks. You have a slow metabolism. You can survive without breathing. You are immune to petrification. Your flesh is heat resistant. Message History There is an open door here. There is a staircase to the Lair here. You climb downwards. Welcome to the Lair of Beasts! There is a staircase back to the Dungeon here. There is a stone staircase leading down here. Things that are here: an uncursed ring of sustain abilities; a potion of brilliance; a wand of random effects Things that are here: a book of Unlife; a book of Maledictions You drop a book of Burglary. Things that are here: an uncursed ring of sustain abilities; a potion of brilliance; a wand of random effects Things that are here: a scroll of enchant weapon II; a scroll of enchant weapon I You drop a scroll of enchant weapon I. You drop an uncursed ring of see invisible. You drop a +2 ring of protection. You drop a +0 scale mail of cold resistance. You drop a potion of magic. 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Vanquished Creatures Harold (Orc:2) A hill giant (D:12) 2 black mambas Pikel (D:6) 4 trolls 4 blink frogs (Lair:2) A two-headed ogre (D:12) A basilisk (Lair:2) A queen ant (Lair:2) 5 komodo dragons Prince Ribbit (D:5) 5 spiny frogs A hill giant zombie (D:12) 5 wolves (Lair:1) 6 hippogriffs An ugly thing (Lair:1) 20 yaks A necrophage (D:10) A phantom (D:8) 5 porcupines 5 sky beasts A slave (D:6) 7 orc warriors An ice beast (D:5) 12 soldier ants (Lair:2) 5 centaurs 3 crocodiles Sigmund (D:5) 9 giant frogs 3 giant slugs 6 ogres 2 big kobolds (D:12) A cyclops skeleton (D:11) 6 wights 4 agate snails 3 crimson imps A giant frog zombie (D:7) 6 hounds 6 jellies 2 goliath beetles 4 water moccasins A centaur zombie (D:7) An iron imp (D:9) 3 scorpions 3 giant frog skeletons 5 iguanas 6 orc priests 42 worker ants 14 orc wizards An ogre zombie (D:6) A mottled dragon zombie (D:7) A hound skeleton (D:4) 2 mummies 33 green rats 10 adders A gnoll (D:1) An inept feature mimic (D:2) A giant centipede (Lair:3) 4 sheep (Lair:2) 4 worms An iguana zombie (D:7) An adder skeleton (D:7) 2 giant eyeballs 3 giant geckos 7 oozes 82 orcs A bat zombie (D:6) 6 giant cockroaches 4 giant mites 12 goblins 17 hobgoblins 21 jackals 10 quokkas A ball python (D:2) 16 bats A giant gecko skeleton (D:8) 4 giant newts A gnoll skeleton (D:5) 12 kobolds A quokka zombie (D:7) 12 rats 504 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills) Gastronok (D:9) A hydra (D:11) 6 elephants (Lair:3) 4 blink frogs 2 sharks (Lair:3) A vampire mosquito (D:11) 8 yaks A hog (D:6) 2 orc warriors A mottled dragon (D:11) A warg (D:9) 2 giant frogs A giant slug (Lair:4) A scorpion (Lair:3) 2 orc wizards A sheep (D:6) A big kobold zombie (D:11) 4 green rats (Lair:4) A worm (D:6) A giant gecko (Lair:4) 16 orcs A goblin (Orc:1) 2 jackals (Lair:1) A quokka (D:9) 62 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (others) A very ugly thing (Lair:2) 3 dancing weapons A griffon (D:12) An ugly thing (D:9) 4 vampire mosquitoes A yak (D:11) 2 wights (D:6) A worker ant (D:6) A crocodile skeleton (Lair:1) An ufetubus (Lair:4) A kobold (D:6) A plant (Lair:1) 18 creatures vanquished. Grand Total: 584 creatures vanquished Notes Turn | Place | Note -------------------------------------------------------------- 0 | D:1 | Jarlyk, the Gargoyle Fighter, began the quest for the Orb. 0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 0/0 273 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 19/19 MP: 1/1 624 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 24/24 MP: 2/2 795 | D:2 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul. 1040 | D:2 | Reached skill level 4 in Shields 1137 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 24/28 MP: 3/3 1910 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations 2026 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 33/33 MP: 4/4 2426 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 39/39 MP: 7/7 2540 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon 2558 | D:5 | Noticed Prince Ribbit 2679 | D:5 | Noticed Jarlyk's ghost (average CeHu) 2804 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting 2851 | D:5 | Killed Prince Ribbit 2851 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 35/44 MP: 10/10 2886 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails 3077 | D:5 | Noticed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Killed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Reached skill level 6 in Fighting 3136 | D:5 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 36/50 MP: 12/12 3369 | D:5 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple. 3381 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple 3389 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Nemelex Xobeh 3397 | Temple | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 3427 | D:5 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha. 3428 | D:5 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 3462 | D:5 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's first power 3489 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations 3508 | D:6 | Noticed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Killed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Reached skill level 7 in Fighting 3530 | D:6 | Got a pair of crude boots 3533 | D:6 | Identified the cursed -2 pair of boots of Deloilai {rElec Int+4} (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon) 4032 | D:6 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 49/56 MP: 17/17 4034 | D:6 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 4076 | D:6 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's second power 4874 | D:7 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon. 4995 | D:8 | Reached skill level 8 in Fighting 5405 | D:8 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb. 5740 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5745 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's third power 5859 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5892 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines. 5946 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Lair. 6031 | D:9 | Noticed Gastronok 6047 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fourth power 6067 | D:9 | Killed Gastronok 6067 | D:9 | Reached skill level 9 in Fighting 6067 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 30/63 MP: 8/20 6076 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 6176 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts 6600 | Lair:1 | HP: 2/64 [komodo dragon (15)] 6869 | Lair:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 7395 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting 7419 | Lair:1 | Noticed a black mamba 7436 | Lair:1 | Killed a black mamba 7842 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails 7999 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8096 | Lair:2 | Noticed a black mamba 8112 | Lair:2 | Killed a black mamba 8115 | Lair:2 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 47/69 MP: 22/22 8197 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour 8499 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8737 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 11 in Fighting 8848 | Lair:2 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fifth power 9010 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 9218 | Lair:2 | Noticed a catoblepas 9232 | Lair:2 | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. [potion of beneficial mutation] 9286 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 10 in Evocations 9783 | Lair:3 | Found a hole to the Spider Nest. 10033 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 12 in Maces & Flails 10040 | Lair:3 | Found a staircase to the Shoals. 10229 | Lair:4 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 68/76 MP: 25/25 10245 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 10494 | Lair:4 | Noticed Jarlyk's ghost (powerful GrFi) 10970 | Lair:2 | Noticed a five-headed hydra 11068 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon 11117 | D:10 | Reached skill level 13 in Maces & Flails 11402 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns 11731 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 11766 | D:11 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns 11935 | D:11 | Found a portal to a secret trove of treasure. 12054 | D:11 | Noticed a seven-headed hydra 12064 | D:11 | Killed a seven-headed hydra 12078 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 12486 | D:12 | Reached skill level 14 in Maces & Flails 13032 | D:12 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 13541 | Orc:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines 13642 | Orc:1 | Found Xyorroidev's General Store. 13701 | Orc:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 13931 | Orc:1 | Bought the +3,+6 mace of Uncomfortable Rashes {speed, SInv} for 1010 gold pieces 14006 | Orc:1 | Found Plakh's Food Boutique. 14029 | Orc:1 | Found Gaco's Food Shop. 14128 | Orc:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14205 | Orc:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14216 | Orc:2 | Found Ymimipp's Assorted Antiques. 14219 | Orc:2 | Noticed Harold 14226 | Orc:2 | Killed Harold 14419 | Orc:1 | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 36 gold pieces Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 || total -------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Melee: Mace | 57 | 130 | 378 | 1104 || 1669 Throw: Javelin | | 21 | | || 21 Invok: Draw One | | | 24 | 47 || 71 Peek at Two | | | | 5 || 5 Triple Draw | | | | 1 || 1 Abil: Evoke Invisibilit | | 1 | | || 1 Evoke: Deck | | | 1 | || 1 Wand | | | 1 | 33 || 34 Use: Scroll | | 11 | 11 | 16 || 38 Potion | | | 5 | 4 || 9 Stab: Paralysed | | | | 1 || 1 Distracted | | | | 1 || 1

Sunday, 10th November 2013, 17:49 by Sandman25

I am not sure why you use plain shield with Shields 4.8. Either use a branded buckler (if there is one) or train more Shields (you need 15 shields to eliminate penalties completely but it is not really needed now)

Sunday, 10th November 2013, 18:03 by Jarlyk

I started with the shield and haven't removed it; I'm better off with a buckler when I have low shields skill, then? So far I haven't found any shields, actually. I still haven't found any decent armor either (hence the plain chain mail.) I'm still thinking I'll want to learn some simple spells at some point (which would definitely argue for a buckler rather than a shield), though the decks may make that unnecessary. I'm guessing that a draw four or triple draw for herd/foxfire on even a plain deck of summoning is a way better protection against too many incoming arrows than casting repel missiles.

Sunday, 10th November 2013, 18:07 by Sandman25

Gr has no penalties at 5 for buckler, 15 for shield, 25 for large shield.
http://crawl.chaosforge.org/Shields

Edit. I did some wizmode tests for my last character and I was really surprised to see that failure chance for a spell went from 12% to 10% when I changed Shields from 14.5 to 15 with a regular shield. It looks like shield affects spellcasting very much.

Sunday, 10th November 2013, 21:03 by Jarlyk

Well, things have become much easier. I finally have some decent +7 plate armor, giving me 39 AC, which means things aren't hitting me very often. I can also finally use those stone wings of mine, which is handy. Lair:8 was a breeze, so I decided to check out the Spider Nest. I find a statue named Roxanne on level 2. Given the fact that a giant exclusion zone appeared on my map when I saw her, I decided to step away... So, I step down to level 3 and right outside the steps are Jorgrun and three copies of Mara. Jorgrun shatters me, but thankfully I'm flying or that would've really hurt. I toss out a legendary summons card, but they are chopping through my swarm of red wasps really fast, so I decide to flee back upstairs. Is it viable for me to take them both on at this point or should I just go explore somewhere else for a while?

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.0 (tiles) character file. Jarlyk the Bludgeoner (Gargoyle Fighter) Turns: 20864, Time: 05:14:39 HP 71/97 AC 39 Str 22 XL: 15 Next: 2% MP 28/28 EV 5 Int 14 God: Nemelex Xobeh [******] Gold 762 SH 25 Dex 11 Spells: 0 memorised, 14 levels left Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : + U - +3,+6 mace of Uncomfortable Rashes {speed, SInv} Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . T - +7 dwarf plate armour Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : + c - +0 shield Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : . A - +0 wizard hat {Int+3} Res.Elec. : + Clarity : . V - +0 cloak Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . g - +1 pair of gloves Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . b - +0 pair of boots Res.Rott. : + Flight : + B - amulet of conservation Saprovore : . . . o - +5,+6 ring of slaying n - ring of sustenance @: flying, somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy A: large and strong wings, fangs 1, talons 2, fire resistance 1, life protection 1, electricity resistance, slow metabolism 1, unbreathing, petrification resistance, AC +11 a: Stop Flying, Draw One, Peek at Two, Triple Draw, Deal Four, Stack Five, Renounce Religion You are on level 2 of the Spider Nest. You worship Nemelex Xobeh. Nemelex Xobeh is exalted by your worship. You are full. You have visited 5 branches of the dungeon, and seen 26 of its levels. You have also visited: Labyrinth and Volcano. You have collected 1788 gold pieces. You have spent 1046 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Hand weapons U - the +3,+6 mace of Uncomfortable Rashes (weapon) {speed, SInv} (You bought it in a shop on level 1 of the Orcish Mines) Attacks with this weapon take half as long, but cause slightly less damage. It enhances your eyesight. Armour b - a +0 pair of boots (worn) c - a +0 shield (worn) g - a +1 pair of gloves (worn) A - a +0 wizard hat of intelligence (worn) T - a +7 dwarven plate armour (worn) V - a +0 cloak (worn) Magical devices i - a wand of enslavement (8) m - a wand of digging v - a wand of teleportation {zapped: 1} x - a wand of confusion {zapped: 1} C - a wand of fire {zapped: 1} H - a wand of magic darts (11) K - a wand of draining (5) R - a wand of heal wounds {zapped: 1} Comestibles d - 6 bread rations f - 13 meat rations F - 6 royal jellies Scrolls l - a scroll of magic mapping I - a scroll of recharging O - 3 scrolls of blinking P - 2 scrolls of fog W - 3 scrolls of teleportation Y - 2 scrolls of remove curse Jewellery h - a faintly glowing wooden ring n - a ring of sustenance (left hand) o - a +5,+6 ring of slaying (right hand) B - an amulet of conservation (around neck) Z - an uncursed ring of protection from cold Potions j - 4 potions of resistance k - 2 potions of flight t - 5 potions of curing u - a potion of porridge w - a potion of agility z - 7 potions of might X - 5 potions of heal wounds Miscellaneous a - an ornate deck of escape {drawn: 1} e - an ornate deck of destruction {drawn: 1} p - an ornate deck of summonings {drawn: 1} r - a legendary deck of destruction {drawn: 8} s - a legendary deck of destruction {drawn: 1} D - a legendary deck of summonings {the Pentagram, drawn: 1} G - a phial of floods N - a legendary deck of summonings {drawn: 5} Q - an ornate deck of escape {drawn: 2} Skills: + Level 14.6 Fighting - Level 15.0 Maces & Flails - Level 12.0 Armour + Level 0.8 Dodging + Level 11.1 Shields - Level 10.0 Evocations You have 14 spell levels left. You don't know any spells. Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (12/27) Temple (1/1) D:5 Orc (2/4) D:9 Lair (8/8) D:9 Shoals (0/5) Lair:3 Spider (3/5) Lair:3 Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Altars: Ashenzari Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Yredelemnul the Shining One Jiyva Shops: Orc:1 %%* Orc:2 * Portals: Trove: D:11 (give 2 scrolls of acquirement) Annotations: D:5 Jarlyk's ghost, average CeHu Spider:2 exclusion: Roxanne, Roxanne Spider:3 Jorgrun; Mara Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You are resistant to torment. You are immune to poison. You can fly continuously. Your stone body is very resilient (AC +11). Your wings are large and strong. You have very sharp teeth. You have razor-sharp toenails. You resist negative energy. You are resistant to electric shocks. You have a slow metabolism. You can survive without breathing. You are immune to petrification. Your flesh is heat resistant. Message History Your red wasp stings the red wasp! The red wasp is poisoned. The red wasp seems to slow down. Your red wasp stings the red wasp! The red wasp looks even sicker. The red wasp barely misses your red wasp. Your red wasp stings the red wasp! The red wasp dies! The red wasp's corpse disappears in a puff of smoke! You hear a grinding noise. You hear a grinding noise. You swap places. An orb spider and Mara come into view. Your red wasp stings Jorgrun! Jorgrun is poisoned. Jorgrun seems to slow down. Mara weaves an illusion. Jorgrun closely misses your red wasp. Your red wasp misses Jorgrun. Your red wasp stings Jorgrun but does no damage. Jorgrun barely misses your red wasp. Mara closely misses your red wasp. There is a stone staircase leading up here. Your red wasp stings Jorgrun but does no damage. Your red wasp stings Jorgrun! Jorgrun looks even sicker. Jorgrun suddenly stops moving! You fly upwards. 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Vanquished Creatures A minotaur (Lab) The ghost of Jarlyk the Basher, a powerful GrFi of Okawaru (Lair:4) A dragon (Lair:8) Harold (Orc:2) 2 death yaks (Lair:8) A hill giant (D:12) 6 wolf spiders 2 lindwurms 2 red wasps A griffon (Lair:4) 13 elephants 6 black mambas A spriggan druid (Lair:8) Pikel (D:6) A demonic crawler (Spider:1) 13 spriggans (Lair:8) 2 giant fireflies (Lair:8) 4 trolls 4 fire drakes An orb spider (Spider:1) 6 polar bears (Lair:8) 5 jumping spiders 3 boulder beetles (Lair:7) 17 blink frogs A two-headed ogre (D:12) 10 grizzly bears (Lair:8) 2 basilisks A trapdoor spider zombie (Spider:1) A queen ant (Lair:2) 9 komodo dragons Prince Ribbit (D:5) 8 spiny frogs 2 fire elementals (Volcano) A redback (Spider:1) 2 trapdoor spiders (Spider:1) 2 tarantellas (Spider:2) A hill giant zombie (D:12) A toenail golem (Volcano) A steam dragon (Lair:8) 13 wolves 3 molten gargoyles (Volcano) 9 hippogriffs A mottled dragon (Lair:8) An ugly thing (Lair:1) 26 yaks A necrophage (D:10) A phantom (D:8) 5 black bears (Lair:8) 10 porcupines A trapdoor spider simulacrum (Spider:1) 2 swamp drakes (Lair:8) 5 sky beasts A slave (D:6) 7 orc warriors An ice beast (D:5) 12 soldier ants (Lair:2) 5 centaurs 17 crocodiles Sigmund (D:5) 14 giant frogs 4 giant slugs 6 ogres An insubstantial wisp (Lair:8) 2 big kobolds (D:12) A cyclops skeleton (D:11) 6 wights 2 electric eels (Lair:6) 6 agate snails 3 crimson imps A giant frog zombie (D:7) 10 hounds 6 jellies 5 spiders 2 goliath beetles 10 water moccasins A centaur zombie (D:7) An iron imp (D:9) 4 scorpions 3 giant frog skeletons 11 iguanas 6 orc priests 42 worker ants 14 orc wizards An ogre zombie (D:6) A mottled dragon zombie (D:7) A hound skeleton (D:4) 2 spider zombies (Spider:1) 2 mummies 71 green rats 14 adders A gnoll (D:1) An inept feature mimic (D:2) 9 white imps (Lair:4) 2 giant centipedes 11 sheep 6 worms An iguana zombie (D:7) An adder skeleton (D:7) 2 giant eyeballs 4 giant geckos 7 oozes 82 orcs A bat zombie (D:6) 7 giant cockroaches 4 giant mites 12 goblins 17 hobgoblins 27 jackals 15 quokkas A ball python (D:2) 21 bats A giant gecko skeleton (D:8) 4 giant newts A gnoll skeleton (D:5) 12 kobolds A quokka zombie (D:7) 14 rats 2 plants (Lair:8) 780 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills) Nikola (Spider:2) Gastronok (D:9) Josephine (Spider:1) 6 spriggans (Lair:8) 2 hydras A death yak (Lair:8) Urug (Spider:1) A catoblepas (Lair:2) 3 red wasps 6 elephants (Lair:3) 2 spriggan druids (Lair:8) A fire drake (Lair:4) A demonic crawler (Spider:2) A giant firefly (Lair:8) An iron troll skeleton (Spider:1) A jumping spider (Spider:1) A grizzly bear (Lair:8) 4 blink frogs A hydra skeleton (Spider:1) A tarantella (Spider:2) 2 sharks (Lair:3) A vampire mosquito (D:11) 8 yaks A hog (D:6) 4 wolves (Lair:4) A swamp drake (Lair:8) 2 orc warriors A mottled dragon (D:11) A boring beetle (Lair:2) A warg (D:9) 2 giant frogs 2 giant slugs (Lair:4) 2 scorpions 2 orc wizards A sheep (D:6) A big kobold zombie (D:11) A naga skeleton (Spider:1) 5 green rats (Lair:4) 3 white imps (Lair:4) A worm (D:6) A giant gecko (Lair:4) 16 orcs A bat (Lair:4) A goblin (Orc:1) 2 jackals (Lair:1) A quokka (D:9) 101 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (others) 3 very ugly things 3 dancing weapons A griffon (D:12) 4 red wasps 2 basilisks (Lair:8) 3 ugly things 4 vampire mosquitoes 2 yaks A yellow wasp (Lair:4) 5 black bears (Spider:2) 6 insubstantial wisps A giant frog (Lair:2) 2 wights (D:6) A quasit (Spider:2) A water moccasin skeleton (Lair:8) A worker ant (D:6) A sheep (Spider:1) A crocodile skeleton (Lair:1) A white imp (Spider:1) An ufetubus (Lair:4) An adder skeleton (Lair:5) A kobold (D:6) A fungus (Lair:7) 3 plants 50 creatures vanquished. Grand Total: 931 creatures vanquished Notes Turn | Place | Note -------------------------------------------------------------- 0 | D:1 | Jarlyk, the Gargoyle Fighter, began the quest for the Orb. 0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 0/0 273 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 19/19 MP: 1/1 624 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 24/24 MP: 2/2 795 | D:2 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul. 1040 | D:2 | Reached skill level 4 in Shields 1137 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 24/28 MP: 3/3 1910 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations 2026 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 33/33 MP: 4/4 2426 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 39/39 MP: 7/7 2540 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon 2558 | D:5 | Noticed Prince Ribbit 2679 | D:5 | Noticed Jarlyk's ghost (average CeHu) 2804 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting 2851 | D:5 | Killed Prince Ribbit 2851 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 35/44 MP: 10/10 2886 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails 3077 | D:5 | Noticed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Killed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Reached skill level 6 in Fighting 3136 | D:5 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 36/50 MP: 12/12 3369 | D:5 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple. 3381 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple 3389 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Nemelex Xobeh 3397 | Temple | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 3427 | D:5 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha. 3428 | D:5 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 3462 | D:5 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's first power 3489 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations 3508 | D:6 | Noticed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Killed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Reached skill level 7 in Fighting 3530 | D:6 | Got a pair of crude boots 3533 | D:6 | Identified the cursed -2 pair of boots of Deloilai {rElec Int+4} (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon) 4032 | D:6 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 49/56 MP: 17/17 4034 | D:6 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 4076 | D:6 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's second power 4874 | D:7 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon. 4995 | D:8 | Reached skill level 8 in Fighting 5405 | D:8 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb. 5740 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5745 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's third power 5859 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5892 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines. 5946 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Lair. 6031 | D:9 | Noticed Gastronok 6047 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fourth power 6067 | D:9 | Killed Gastronok 6067 | D:9 | Reached skill level 9 in Fighting 6067 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 30/63 MP: 8/20 6076 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 6176 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts 6600 | Lair:1 | HP: 2/64 [komodo dragon (15)] 6869 | Lair:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 7395 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting 7419 | Lair:1 | Noticed a black mamba 7436 | Lair:1 | Killed a black mamba 7842 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails 7999 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8096 | Lair:2 | Noticed a black mamba 8112 | Lair:2 | Killed a black mamba 8115 | Lair:2 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 47/69 MP: 22/22 8197 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour 8499 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8737 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 11 in Fighting 8848 | Lair:2 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fifth power 9010 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 9218 | Lair:2 | Noticed a catoblepas 9232 | Lair:2 | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. [potion of beneficial mutation] 9286 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 10 in Evocations 9783 | Lair:3 | Found a hole to the Spider Nest. 10033 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 12 in Maces & Flails 10040 | Lair:3 | Found a staircase to the Shoals. 10229 | Lair:4 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 68/76 MP: 25/25 10245 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 10494 | Lair:4 | Noticed Jarlyk's ghost (powerful GrFi) 10970 | Lair:2 | Noticed a five-headed hydra 11068 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon 11117 | D:10 | Reached skill level 13 in Maces & Flails 11402 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns 11731 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 11766 | D:11 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns 11935 | D:11 | Found a portal to a secret trove of treasure. 12054 | D:11 | Noticed a seven-headed hydra 12064 | D:11 | Killed a seven-headed hydra 12078 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 12486 | D:12 | Reached skill level 14 in Maces & Flails 13032 | D:12 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 13541 | Orc:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines 13642 | Orc:1 | Found Xyorroidev's General Store. 13701 | Orc:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 13931 | Orc:1 | Bought the +3,+6 mace of Uncomfortable Rashes {speed, SInv} for 1010 gold pieces 14006 | Orc:1 | Found Plakh's Food Boutique. 14029 | Orc:1 | Found Gaco's Food Shop. 14128 | Orc:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14205 | Orc:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14216 | Orc:2 | Found Ymimipp's Assorted Antiques. 14219 | Orc:2 | Noticed Harold 14226 | Orc:2 | Killed Harold 14419 | Orc:1 | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 36 gold pieces 14618 | Lair:2 | Killed a five-headed hydra 14618 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Shields 14663 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14674 | Lair:2 | Killed a catoblepas 14733 | Spider:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Spider Nest 14804 | Spider:1 | Reached skill level 15 in Maces & Flails 14992 | Spider:1 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 82/82 MP: 25/25 15017 | Spider:1 | Noticed Urug 15029 | Spider:1 | Killed Urug 15174 | Spider:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15213 | Spider:1 | Noticed Josephine 15220 | Spider:1 | Killed Josephine 15373 | Spider:2 | Noticed a bone dragon 15382 | Spider:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15480 | Spider:2 | Noticed Roxanne 15521 | Spider:2 | Noticed Nikola 15527 | Spider:2 | Killed Nikola 15546 | Spider:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15932 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15939 | Lair:4 | Killed Jarlyk's ghost 16680 | Lair:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 16841 | Lair:5 | Found a dark tunnel. 16849 | Volcano | Entered a volcano 17079 | Lair:6 | Reached skill level 10 in Armour 17081 | Lair:6 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 17087 | Lair:6 | Got a bloodstained cloak 17091 | Lair:6 | Identified the cursed +0 cloak of Phiy {Str+2 Dex-1} (You found it on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts) 17201 | Lair:6 | Found a labyrinth entrance. 17228 | Lab | Entered a labyrinth 17552 | Lab | Noticed a minotaur 17565 | Lab | Killed a minotaur 17565 | Lab | Gained mutation: Your wings are large and strong. [gargoyle growth] 17565 | Lab | Reached XP level 14. HP: 71/90 MP: 27/27 17570 | Lab | Identified the Papyrus of Stones 17624 | Lab | Got an encrusted helmet 17628 | Lab | Identified the cursed -5 helmet "Nojanufo" {Str+1 Dex+1 Int+2} (You found it in a labyrinth) 17669 | Lair:6 | Identified a +2 rod of the swarm (13/13) (You found it in a labyrinth) 18432 | Lair:7 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 18610 | Lair:7 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 18672 | Lair:7 | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva. 18679 | Lair:7 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits. 19047 | Lair:8 | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts 19116 | Lair:8 | Reached skill level 10 in Shields 19238 | Lair:8 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 20050 | Lair:8 | Got a faintly glowing wooden ring 20291 | Lair:8 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 20769 | Spider:2 | Reached XP level 15. HP: 92/97 MP: 25/28 20843 | Spider:3 | Noticed Jorgrun 20860 | Spider:3 | Noticed Mara 20861 | Spider:3 | Noticed Mara 20861 | Spider:3 | Noticed Mara Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 || total -------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Melee: Mace | 57 | 130 | 378 | 1163 | 1036 || 2764 Throw: Javelin | | 21 | | | || 21 Invok: Draw One | | | 24 | 53 | 48 || 125 Peek at Two | | | | 6 | 10 || 16 Triple Draw | | | | 1 | 1 || 2 Deal Four | | | | | 2 || 2 Abil: Evoke Invisibilit | | 1 | | | || 1 Fly | | | | | 3 || 3 Stop Flying | | | | | 2 || 2 Evoke: Deck | | | 1 | | || 1 Wand | | | 1 | 33 | 3 || 37 Use: Scroll | | 11 | 11 | 17 | 13 || 52 Potion | | | 5 | 4 | 2 || 11 Stab: Paralysed | | | | 4 | 2 || 6 Distracted | | | | 1 | 3 || 4

Sunday, 10th November 2013, 21:55 by Sandman25

I would avoid Mara even if it was alone.

Sunday, 10th November 2013, 22:01 by Sar

A mace of speed is hardly a fantastic weapon.

Sunday, 10th November 2013, 23:34 by and into

OP: If you are going to use a shield, then going with a regular one (as opposed to buckler) is fine for this character even with only ~5 skill. What Sandman25 says would apply if you were casting. The melee penalty from shields is much, much less severe than the penalty that spellcasting gets from shields.

However, personally, I'd switch to a 2-handed weapon. Great maces are very good and common, there's a pretty good chance a branded one has spawned already. You can keep using shield + 1-hander, but if you do, you'll want a much better 1-handed weapon. Speed is an awesome brand, but only on a weapon with high (or at least decent) base damage. A mace is a starter weapon, it has a base damage of 8, so even speed brand and a good +/+ are not going to make it good outside of the early game.

Monday, 11th November 2013, 00:19 by nago

Moreover, no matter how strong is your character, it's never a good idea to fight two dangerous foes at same time (and mara is one of the most dangerous and jorgrun is quite a menace himself too).

In those situation the best tactic is usually to separate the two threats and face them individually (if really necessary, most time ignoring them is the safest and best solution ).

Monday, 11th November 2013, 01:29 by Jarlyk

Yeah, I just read a little bit about Mara and I'm glad I didn't go back downstairs. There are plenty of other places to explore for now.

Just discovered the item search and auto-travel feature; very handy for trying to find viable replacement weapons I may have missed. So far I've found only two great-maces, but they are both +0, +0 and unbranded. For one-handed maces, my other options are a +2, +1 orcish flail of holy wrath and a +0, +2 morningstar of draining.

I do have a bunch of enchant weapon scrolls, so I could conceivably pick up one of the great maces and enchant it.

I'm not exactly sure what I should be looking for as a weapon now that I've cleared Lair/Orc and am starting to visit other branches. What I have now has been working (and it was a big upgrade from my plain mace when I got it), but it sounds like it'll start to fall off pretty quickly in power.This is the first time I've gotten this far and there are definitely a lot more options and choices available now. Earlier in the game, it was just a matter of how to make use of whatever items/consumables I've happened to find to stay alive. Now I have more than I can carry and need to decide what to bring with me and where to go.

Monday, 11th November 2013, 02:25 by rchandra

Morningstars are decent, I'd probably use that draining one with a shield for now (enchant it a bit) and look out for demon whip / eveningstar. Great maces are also great if you want to lose the shield - you'll have a good chance of finding some with any of crush/drain/freeze/holy brands.

Monday, 11th November 2013, 23:46 by Jarlyk

Yay, finally got my first rune! Shoals was pretty easy (I think it would've been a lot harder if I didn't have permanent Flying status.) It's kinda ridiculous how many cool perks Gargoyles get. I also must say that I've really, really grown to like Nemelex. The decks give me a lot of flexibility to deal with tricky situations. I had one fight in Shoals:5 that was somewhat tough, but it became much easier after Crusade turned 60% of the enemies on the screen friendly. What I've noticed is that now that I've got a regular cycle of decks going, I rarely use scrolls, potions or wands anymore in combat. I mostly use Draw One too, so it's fun trusting the cards and seeing what happens. The only really bad draw I've had was a hostile bone dragon while I was at half health with spiders converging from all sides, but that's when Triple Draw on a deck of Escape comes in handy.

Using that morningstar now, though I read an unidentified scroll that turned out to replace the 'draining' brand with 'flaming'. I tried again with another branding scroll later and now it's 'protection'. That puts me at 50AC, which is probably excessive.

Not sure where I should go next. I've found the entrance to Vaults, so maybe there?

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.0 (tiles) character file. Jarlyk the Warrior (Gargoyle Fighter) Turns: 36648, Time: 08:49:03 HP 124/124 AC 50 Str 22 XL: 18 Next: 54% MP 30/30 EV 6 Int 15 God: Nemelex Xobeh [******] Gold 1879 SH 29 Dex 12 Spells: 0 memorised, 17 levels left Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : + b - +6,+7 morningstar (protect) Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . T - +8 dwarf plate armour Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : + c - +1 dwarf shield Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : . A - +0 wizard hat {Int+3} Res.Elec. : + Clarity : . V - +0 cloak Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . g - +2 pair of gloves Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . r - +1 pair of boots Res.Rott. : + Flight : + B - amulet of conservation Saprovore : . . . o - +5,+6 ring of slaying x - ring of protection from magic @: flying, very resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy A: large and strong wings, fangs 1, talons 2, see invisible, fire resistance 1, life protection 1, electricity resistance, slow metabolism 1, unbreathing, petrification resistance, AC +13 a: Stop Flying, Draw One, Peek at Two, Triple Draw, Deal Four, Stack Five, Renounce Religion }: 1/15 runes: barnacled You are on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts. You worship Nemelex Xobeh. Nemelex Xobeh is exalted by your worship. You are not hungry. You have visited 6 branches of the dungeon, and seen 41 of its levels. You have also visited: Labyrinth and Volcano. You have collected 3893 gold pieces. You have spent 2034 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Hand weapons b - a +6,+7 morningstar of protection (weapon) Armour c - a +1 dwarven shield (worn) g - a +2 pair of gloves (worn) r - a +1 pair of boots (worn) A - a +0 wizard hat of intelligence (worn) T - a +8 dwarven plate armour (worn) V - a +0 cloak (worn) Magical devices i - a wand of enslavement (8) m - a wand of digging (19) K - a wand of draining (5) Q - a wand of teleportation R - a wand of heal wounds {zapped: 2} Z - a wand of fire Comestibles d - 5 bread rations f - 7 meat rations F - 6 royal jellies Scrolls I - 3 scrolls of recharging O - 3 scrolls of blinking P - 4 scrolls of fog W - 5 scrolls of teleportation Y - 7 scrolls of remove curse Jewellery l - an uncursed ring of sustenance o - a +5,+6 ring of slaying (right hand) x - a ring of protection from magic (left hand) B - an amulet of conservation (around neck) Potions j - 3 potions of resistance t - 4 potions of curing u - a potion of porridge w - 2 potions of agility z - 4 potions of might E - 3 potions of speed G - 2 potions of invisibility L - 3 potions of brilliance X - a potion of heal wounds Miscellaneous e - a legendary deck of summonings {drawn: 3} k - a legendary deck of destruction {drawn: 3} n - an ornate deck of summonings {drawn: 5} p - a legendary deck of dungeons {drawn: 1} s - an ornate deck of destruction {drawn: 3} y - a legendary deck of summonings {drawn: 1} D - an ornate deck of summonings {drawn: 1} S - a legendary deck of escape {drawn: 1} U - a legendary deck of destruction {drawn: 6} Skills: + Level 19.6 Fighting - Level 18.2 Maces & Flails - Level 12.0 Armour + Level 7.8 Dodging - Level 3.0 Stealth + Level 13.2 Shields - Level 10.0 Evocations You have 17 spell levels left. You don't know any spells. Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (20/27) Temple (1/1) D:5 Orc (4/4) D:9 Elf (0/3) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:9 Shoals (5/5) Lair:3 Spider (3/5) Lair:3 Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Vaults (0/5) D:17 Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Trog Yredelemnul the Shining One Jiyva Shops: D:13 * D:14 * D:18 [ Orc:1 %%* Orc:2 * Orc:4 ((** Shoals:1 * Shoals:2 * Portals: Trove: D:11 (give 2 scrolls of acquirement) Annotations: D:5 Jarlyk's ghost, average CeHu D:17 exclusion: ice statue Spider:2 exclusion: Roxanne, Roxanne Spider:3 Jorgrun; Mara Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You are resistant to torment. You are immune to poison. You can fly continuously. Your stone body is very resilient (AC +13). Your wings are large and strong. You have very sharp teeth. You have razor-sharp toenails. You resist negative energy. You are resistant to electric shocks. You have a slow metabolism. 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Vanquished Creatures Jory (Shoals:5) Xtahua (D:20) Polyphemus (Shoals:3) Agnes (Shoals:3) Frances (D:19) Ilsuiw (Shoals:5) Maud (D:15) A stone giant (D:20) Azrael (D:18) 2 merfolk javelineers (Shoals:5) A minotaur (Lab) 3 merfolk impalers Snorg (D:14) The ghost of Jarlyk the Basher, a powerful GrFi of Okawaru (Lair:4) 2 sirens (Shoals:5) 4 dragons 2 yaktaur captains (D:20) 2 merfolk aquamancers (Shoals:5) Fannar (D:13) Harold (Orc:2) 2 hydras 2 ogre magi (D:20) 6 death yaks 2 orc high priests (Orc:4) A rakshasa (D:15) 8 centaur warriors Nergalle (Orc:3) A fire crab (D:20) An iron troll (Orc:4) 5 skeletal warriors Erolcha (Orc:4) 14 sea snakes 4 unseen horrors 3 deep elf knights (D:17) 2 giant amoebae 12 hill giants 6 wolf spiders A harpy (Shoals:5) 2 lindwurms 4 red wasps 7 orc knights 5 orc sorcerers (Orc:4) A stone golem (D:18) 4 griffons A fire giant skeleton (D:20) 13 elephants A stone giant skeleton (D:14) 26 slime creatures A spiny worm (shapeshifter) (D:18) A black mamba (shapeshifter) (D:16) A deep elf conjurer (D:17) An eye of devastation (D:18) 7 cyclopes A guardian serpent (D:16) 6 black mambas 16 yaktaurs An item mimic (Shoals:2) A spriggan druid (Lair:8) Pikel (D:6) 14 mermaids A brown ooze (shapeshifter) (D:20) A demonic crawler (Spider:1) 13 spriggans (Lair:8) 2 giant fireflies (Lair:8) 4 trolls A red devil (Orc:4) A hydra zombie (D:15) 4 fire drakes An orb spider (Spider:1) A queen bee (D:16) 6 polar bears (Lair:8) 5 jumping spiders 3 boulder beetles (Lair:7) 11 spectral orcs (Orc:3) 20 blink frogs 12 two-headed ogres A stone giant simulacrum (D:20) 21 snapping turtles 10 grizzly bears (Lair:8) 3 basilisks A trapdoor spider zombie (Spider:1) A queen ant (Lair:2) 10 komodo dragons Prince Ribbit (D:5) 8 spiny frogs A wyvern (D:13) An ettin skeleton (D:19) 4 fire elementals A redback (Spider:1) 4 trapdoor spiders 5 water elementals (D:14) 3 wraiths 2 tarantellas (Spider:2) A griffon skeleton (D:15) A hill giant zombie (D:12) 7 sharks A toenail golem (Volcano) A clay golem (D:18) Grum (Orc:4) 37 merfolk A vampire (D:15) A steam dragon (Lair:8) A hill giant skeleton (D:14) 16 wolves 6 shadows 6 rock worms (D:16) 3 molten gargoyles (Volcano) 22 hippogriffs 5 mottled dragons 61 ugly things 9 vampire mosquitoes 10 manticores 48 yaks A deep troll skeleton (D:19) A necrophage (D:10) 3 phantoms 5 black bears (Lair:8) 10 porcupines A trapdoor spider simulacrum (Spider:1) 2 swamp drakes (Lair:8) 3 freezing wraiths (D:20) 5 sky beasts 2 giant goldfish (D:14) A slave (D:6) 21 orc warriors 2 ice beasts 13 soldier ants 16 centaurs 18 crocodiles 2 wargs A spiny worm simulacrum (D:18) 2 giant slug zombies A yaktaur zombie (D:19) Sigmund (D:5) 2 brain worms 2 cyclops zombies 18 giant frogs 5 giant slugs 25 ogres An insubstantial wisp (Lair:8) A yaktaur skeleton (D:19) 4 big kobolds 2 cyclops skeletons 2 yak zombies (D:14) 20 wights 47 killer bees A troll skeleton (D:15) 2 jellyfish (D:14) 4 electric eels 6 agate snails 6 crimson imps A giant frog zombie (D:7) 11 hounds 8 jellies 5 spiders 5 goliath beetles 10 water moccasins A centaur zombie (D:7) An iron imp (D:9) 4 scorpions A big fish (D:14) 3 giant frog skeletons 11 iguanas 20 orc priests 44 worker ants A killer bee zombie (D:13) 27 orc wizards An ogre zombie (D:6) A mottled dragon zombie (D:7) A hound skeleton (D:4) 2 spider zombies (Spider:1) 3 mummies 72 green rats 14 adders A gnoll (D:1) 2 inept feature mimics 9 white imps (Lair:4) 3 giant centipedes 18 sheep 6 worms An ufetubus (Orc:4) An iguana zombie (D:7) An adder skeleton (D:7) 2 giant eyeballs 4 giant geckos 7 oozes 171 orcs A bat zombie (D:6) 7 giant cockroaches 4 giant mites 19 goblins 20 hobgoblins 27 jackals 15 quokkas A ball python (D:2) 28 bats A giant gecko skeleton (D:8) 4 giant newts A gnoll skeleton (D:5) 4 illusory rakshasas (D:15) 25 kobolds 3 orc zombies (Orc:4) A quokka zombie (D:7) 14 rats A rat skeleton (Orc:4) A butterfly (D:16) 5 plants 1531 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills) Nikola (Spider:2) A tentacled monstrosity (D:20) Aizul (Shoals:5) Gastronok (D:9) 4 merfolk javelineers (Shoals:5) 3 merfolk impalers (Shoals:5) A merfolk aquamancer (Shoals:5) Josephine (Spider:1) 6 spriggans (Lair:8) Nessos (D:14) An ogre mage (D:20) 2 hydras A death yak (Lair:8) An orc high priest (Orc:4) Urug (Spider:1) Erica (D:15) 2 catoblepae A skeletal warrior (D:15) A centaur warrior (D:15) 5 red wasps An orc sorcerer (Orc:4) 2 griffons 6 elephants (Lair:3) 2 spriggan druids (Lair:8) A fire drake (Lair:4) A demonic crawler (Spider:2) A giant firefly (Lair:8) 3 yaktaurs (D:20) An iron troll skeleton (Spider:1) A jumping spider (Spider:1) A polar bear (D:20) A troll (D:15) 4 slime creatures (D:20) 4 two-headed ogres A grizzly bear (Lair:8) 4 blink frogs A hydra skeleton (Spider:1) A tarantella (Spider:2) 2 sharks (Lair:3) A hill giant zombie (D:15) A ynoxinul (Orc:4) 5 ugly things 4 merfolk (Shoals:5) A hungry ghost (D:15) 2 fire elementals (D:18) A deep elf fighter (D:17) 6 vampire mosquitoes 8 yaks 2 hogs 2 hell hounds (D:18) 4 wolves (Lair:4) A swamp drake (Lair:8) An ice beast (D:13) 2 manticores 6 ogres 8 orc warriors A mottled dragon (D:11) A centaur (D:19) A boring beetle (Lair:2) A yaktaur zombie (D:19) A warg (D:9) 2 giant frogs 2 giant slugs (Lair:4) A troll skeleton (D:15) A big kobold (D:14) 2 yak skeletons (Orc:4) 4 orc priests (Orc:4) 2 scorpions 2 orc wizards A sheep (D:6) A big kobold zombie (D:11) 4 boggarts (D:14) A naga skeleton (Spider:1) 5 green rats (Lair:4) 3 white imps (Lair:4) An ufetubus (Orc:4) A worm (D:6) A giant gecko (Lair:4) 31 orcs A bat (Lair:4) A goblin (Orc:1) 2 jackals (Lair:1) 3 kobolds (D:14) 4 orc zombies (Orc:4) A quokka (D:9) 6 rat skeletons (Orc:4) 217 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (others) A lorocyproca (D:20) 7 very ugly things 6 dancing weapons A skeletal warrior (Shoals:3) An ice devil (D:17) A shadow demon (D:16) A griffon (D:12) 5 red wasps A sixfirhy (D:15) An elephant (D:16) 5 vapours A spiny frog (Orc:4) A polar bear (D:16) 3 basilisks 3 ugly things 4 vampire mosquitoes A hog (D:16) 2 yaks 8 soldier ants (D:18) A yellow wasp (Lair:4) 6 black bears 11 insubstantial wisps A giant frog (Lair:2) 2 wights (D:6) 16 hounds (Orc:4) A quasit (Spider:2) A water moccasin skeleton (Lair:8) An orc wizard (Orc:4) A worker ant (D:6) A sheep (Spider:1) A crocodile skeleton (Lair:1) A white imp (Spider:1) An ufetubus (Lair:4) An adder skeleton (Lair:5) An orc (Orc:4) A kobold (D:6) 4 rat skeletons (Orc:4) 2 butterflies (D:16) A fungus (Lair:7) 4 plants 112 creatures vanquished. Grand Total: 1860 creatures vanquished Notes Turn | Place | Note -------------------------------------------------------------- 0 | D:1 | Jarlyk, the Gargoyle Fighter, began the quest for the Orb. 0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 0/0 273 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 19/19 MP: 1/1 624 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 24/24 MP: 2/2 795 | D:2 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul. 1040 | D:2 | Reached skill level 4 in Shields 1137 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 24/28 MP: 3/3 1910 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations 2026 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 33/33 MP: 4/4 2426 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 39/39 MP: 7/7 2540 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon 2558 | D:5 | Noticed Prince Ribbit 2679 | D:5 | Noticed Jarlyk's ghost (average CeHu) 2804 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting 2851 | D:5 | Killed Prince Ribbit 2851 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 35/44 MP: 10/10 2886 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails 3077 | D:5 | Noticed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Killed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Reached skill level 6 in Fighting 3136 | D:5 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 36/50 MP: 12/12 3369 | D:5 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple. 3381 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple 3389 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Nemelex Xobeh 3397 | Temple | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 3427 | D:5 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha. 3428 | D:5 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 3462 | D:5 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's first power 3489 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations 3508 | D:6 | Noticed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Killed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Reached skill level 7 in Fighting 3530 | D:6 | Got a pair of crude boots 3533 | D:6 | Identified the cursed -2 pair of boots of Deloilai {rElec Int+4} (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon) 4032 | D:6 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 49/56 MP: 17/17 4034 | D:6 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 4076 | D:6 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's second power 4874 | D:7 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon. 4995 | D:8 | Reached skill level 8 in Fighting 5405 | D:8 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb. 5740 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5745 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's third power 5859 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5892 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines. 5946 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Lair. 6031 | D:9 | Noticed Gastronok 6047 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fourth power 6067 | D:9 | Killed Gastronok 6067 | D:9 | Reached skill level 9 in Fighting 6067 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 30/63 MP: 8/20 6076 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 6176 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts 6600 | Lair:1 | HP: 2/64 [komodo dragon (15)] 6869 | Lair:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 7395 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting 7419 | Lair:1 | Noticed a black mamba 7436 | Lair:1 | Killed a black mamba 7842 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails 7999 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8096 | Lair:2 | Noticed a black mamba 8112 | Lair:2 | Killed a black mamba 8115 | Lair:2 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 47/69 MP: 22/22 8197 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour 8499 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8737 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 11 in Fighting 8848 | Lair:2 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fifth power 9010 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 9218 | Lair:2 | Noticed a catoblepas 9232 | Lair:2 | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. [potion of beneficial mutation] 9286 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 10 in Evocations 9783 | Lair:3 | Found a hole to the Spider Nest. 10033 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 12 in Maces & Flails 10040 | Lair:3 | Found a staircase to the Shoals. 10229 | Lair:4 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 68/76 MP: 25/25 10245 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 10494 | Lair:4 | Noticed Jarlyk's ghost (powerful GrFi) 10970 | Lair:2 | Noticed a five-headed hydra 11068 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon 11117 | D:10 | Reached skill level 13 in Maces & Flails 11402 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns 11731 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 11766 | D:11 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns 11935 | D:11 | Found a portal to a secret trove of treasure. 12054 | D:11 | Noticed a seven-headed hydra 12064 | D:11 | Killed a seven-headed hydra 12078 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 12486 | D:12 | Reached skill level 14 in Maces & Flails 13032 | D:12 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 13541 | Orc:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines 13642 | Orc:1 | Found Xyorroidev's General Store. 13701 | Orc:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 13931 | Orc:1 | Bought the +3,+6 mace of Uncomfortable Rashes {speed, SInv} for 1010 gold pieces 14006 | Orc:1 | Found Plakh's Food Boutique. 14029 | Orc:1 | Found Gaco's Food Shop. 14128 | Orc:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14205 | Orc:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14216 | Orc:2 | Found Ymimipp's Assorted Antiques. 14219 | Orc:2 | Noticed Harold 14226 | Orc:2 | Killed Harold 14419 | Orc:1 | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 36 gold pieces 14618 | Lair:2 | Killed a five-headed hydra 14618 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Shields 14663 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14674 | Lair:2 | Killed a catoblepas 14733 | Spider:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Spider Nest 14804 | Spider:1 | Reached skill level 15 in Maces & Flails 14992 | Spider:1 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 82/82 MP: 25/25 15017 | Spider:1 | Noticed Urug 15029 | Spider:1 | Killed Urug 15174 | Spider:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15213 | Spider:1 | Noticed Josephine 15220 | Spider:1 | Killed Josephine 15373 | Spider:2 | Noticed a bone dragon 15382 | Spider:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15480 | Spider:2 | Noticed Roxanne 15521 | Spider:2 | Noticed Nikola 15527 | Spider:2 | Killed Nikola 15546 | Spider:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15932 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15939 | Lair:4 | Killed Jarlyk's ghost 16680 | Lair:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 16841 | Lair:5 | Found a dark tunnel. 16849 | Volcano | Entered a volcano 17079 | Lair:6 | Reached skill level 10 in Armour 17081 | Lair:6 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 17087 | Lair:6 | Got a bloodstained cloak 17091 | Lair:6 | Identified the cursed +0 cloak of Phiy {Str+2 Dex-1} (You found it on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts) 17201 | Lair:6 | Found a labyrinth entrance. 17228 | Lab | Entered a labyrinth 17552 | Lab | Noticed a minotaur 17565 | Lab | Killed a minotaur 17565 | Lab | Gained mutation: Your wings are large and strong. [gargoyle growth] 17565 | Lab | Reached XP level 14. HP: 71/90 MP: 27/27 17570 | Lab | Identified the Papyrus of Stones 17624 | Lab | Got an encrusted helmet 17628 | Lab | Identified the cursed -5 helmet "Nojanufo" {Str+1 Dex+1 Int+2} (You found it in a labyrinth) 17669 | Lair:6 | Identified a +2 rod of the swarm (13/13) (You found it in a labyrinth) 18432 | Lair:7 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 18610 | Lair:7 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 18672 | Lair:7 | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva. 18679 | Lair:7 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits. 19047 | Lair:8 | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts 19116 | Lair:8 | Reached skill level 10 in Shields 19238 | Lair:8 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 20050 | Lair:8 | Got a faintly glowing wooden ring 20291 | Lair:8 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 20769 | Spider:2 | Reached XP level 15. HP: 92/97 MP: 25/28 20843 | Spider:3 | Noticed Jorgrun 20860 | Spider:3 | Noticed Mara 20861 | Spider:3 | Noticed Mara 20861 | Spider:3 | Noticed Mara 21076 | Orc:3 | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls. 21093 | Orc:3 | Noticed Nergalle 21149 | Orc:3 | Killed Nergalle 21149 | Orc:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging 21539 | Orc:4 | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines 21857 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22003 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22170 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22181 | Orc:4 | Found Ijaelaup's Weapon Boutique. 22183 | Orc:4 | Found Thragaat's Assorted Antiques. 22195 | Orc:4 | Found Skesiet's Weapon Boutique. 22203 | Orc:4 | Found Sebabab's General Store. 22214 | Orc:4 | Bought 2 scrolls of identify for 88 gold pieces 22215 | Orc:4 | Identified the ring "Jidigoch" {Int+2 SInv Stlth--} (You found it on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts) 22222 | Orc:4 | Bought 3 scrolls of identify for 102 gold pieces 22348 | Orc:4 | Noticed Grum 22374 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 15 in Fighting 22380 | Orc:4 | Killed Grum 22486 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22561 | Orc:4 | Noticed Erolcha 22575 | Orc:4 | Killed Erolcha 22606 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22808 | Orc:4 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog. 23698 | D:13 | Noticed Fannar 23710 | D:13 | Killed Fannar 24157 | D:13 | Found Ahiol's Assorted Antiques. 24180 | D:13 | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 84 gold pieces 24298 | D:13 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 24415 | D:14 | Entered Level 14 of the Dungeon 24659 | D:14 | Noticed Snorg 24675 | D:14 | Killed Snorg 24724 | D:14 | Found Lanegual's General Store. 24740 | D:14 | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth 24979 | D:14 | Noticed Nessos 24996 | D:14 | Killed Nessos 25003 | D:14 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 25211 | D:14 | Gained mutation: You have supernaturally acute eyesight. [potion of beneficial mutation] 25566 | D:15 | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon 25587 | D:15 | Noticed Maud 25598 | D:15 | Killed Maud 25598 | D:15 | Reached skill level 16 in Fighting 25856 | D:15 | Noticed Erica 25861 | D:15 | Killed Erica 26116 | D:15 | Reached XP level 16. HP: 106/106 MP: 27/28 27612 | Orc:1 | Bought a scroll of enchant weapon III for 240 gold pieces 27612 | Orc:1 | Bought a scroll of enchant weapon I for 66 gold pieces 28063 | D:16 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 28437 | D:17 | Found a staircase to the Vaults. 28452 | D:17 | Reached skill level 17 in Fighting 29382 | D:18 | Noticed Azrael 29390 | D:18 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 29406 | D:18 | Killed Azrael 29488 | D:18 | Found Psocvu's Antique Armour Emporium. 29500 | D:18 | Bought a crude shield for 408 gold pieces 29512 | D:18 | Identified the +2 shield of Bedevilment {Dex+3 Int-2} (You bought it in a shop on level 18 of the Dungeon) 29776 | D:18 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 30220 | D:19 | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One. 30525 | D:19 | Reached skill level 18 in Fighting 30619 | D:19 | Noticed Frances 30624 | D:19 | Killed Frances 30624 | D:19 | Reached XP level 17. HP: 102/115 MP: 29/29 30903 | D:19 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 30982 | D:20 | Entered Level 20 of the Dungeon 30983 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31062 | D:20 | Noticed a bone dragon 31392 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31439 | D:20 | Noticed a tentacled monstrosity 31448 | D:20 | Killed a tentacled monstrosity 31663 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31729 | D:20 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari. 31729 | D:20 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari. 31954 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31992 | D:20 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging 32202 | D:20 | Noticed Xtahua 32216 | D:20 | Killed Xtahua 33078 | Shoals:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Shoals 33302 | Shoals:1 | Found Suixkuwi's General Store. 33509 | Shoals:1 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados. 34111 | Shoals:2 | Found Tomopo's Assorted Antiques. 34118 | Shoals:2 | Reached skill level 19 in Fighting 34188 | Shoals:3 | Noticed Polyphemus 34209 | Shoals:3 | Killed Polyphemus 34240 | Shoals:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 34534 | Shoals:3 | Noticed Agnes 34558 | Shoals:3 | Killed Agnes 34558 | Shoals:3 | Reached XP level 18. HP: 119/123 MP: 30/30 35063 | Shoals:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Shoals 35072 | Shoals:5 | Noticed Ilsuiw 35079 | Shoals:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 35106 | Shoals:5 | Killed Ilsuiw 35412 | Shoals:5 | Identified the Volume of the Mountains 35835 | Shoals:5 | Noticed Jory 35885 | Shoals:5 | Killed Jory 36015 | Shoals:5 | Noticed Aizul 36032 | Shoals:5 | Killed Aizul 36074 | Shoals:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 36121 | Shoals:5 | Got a barnacled rune of Zot Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 || total -------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Melee: Mace | 57 | 130 | 378 | 1163 | 2263 | 329 || 4320 Morningstar | | | | | | 1361 || 1361 Throw: Javelin | | 21 | | | | || 21 Invok: Draw One | | | 24 | 53 | 98 | 54 || 229 Peek at Two | | | | 6 | 17 | 10 || 33 Triple Draw | | | | 1 | 2 | 4 || 7 Deal Four | | | | | 2 | || 2 Abil: Evoke Invisibilit | | 1 | | | | || 1 Fly | | | | | 3 | || 3 Stop Flying | | | | | 2 | || 2 End Transformatio | | | | | 1 | || 1 Evoke: Deck | | | 1 | | | || 1 Wand | | | 1 | 33 | 5 | 1 || 40 Use: Scroll | | 11 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 25 || 85 Potion | | | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 || 20 Stab: Paralysed | | | | 4 | 2 | || 6 Distracted | | | | 1 | 6 | 2 || 9 Petrifying | | | | | | 1 || 1 Petrified | | | | | | 1 || 1

Tuesday, 12th November 2013, 00:28 by rchandra

You really should have saved the second brand weapon scroll for a better weapon, flaming would have been ok for now too and brand weapon is pretty rare. oh well not a huge problem since you use decks in tough fights anyway.

I suspect that Vaults or more dungeon are the best places to go now. However, I am truly awful at Vaults now and therefore often put them off until after d26, elf, slime.

More Evocations looks like it would be useful.

Wednesday, 13th November 2013, 01:22 by Jarlyk

Well, I was able to clear out Vaults:1-4 without too much hassle. I had one tough fight with a guy named Sojobo (turns out it's a bad idea to be flying if an enemy caster is around that knows Airstrike.) He got summoned in with a bunch of other things, so that was a fun little surprise. Used Deal Four on a legendary deck of summoning, but then somebody rudely dismissed all of my summons

Drew another summoning card and got Crusade, so that helped a lot (I think that's my favorite card, overall.) Had to quaff a healing potion near the end (got down to ~20HP), but made it through.

One fun bit was that I met a fellow named Donald. After I killed him, I found a nice shiny shield on his corpse with some sort of fancy reflection enchantment. I had a lot of fun in the next fight watching a Yaktaur shoot himself to death while I was busy with his friends.

I'm debating whether to try visiting Vaults:5; I did a little reading and it sounds like it might be a bit dicey. I tried visiting Elf, but there were lots of ranged and magic things there, which are really annoying. After two consecutive fights brought me down to half health, I decided to go elsewhere. The first four levels of Vaults were way easier. I'd much rather have a bunch of giants beating on me point-blank than being poked and smote to death. I'm thinking I may head back toward Spider and try to bypass Mara/Jorgrun to go for the rune there.

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.0 (tiles) character file. Jarlyk the Slayer (Gargoyle Fighter) Turns: 42934, Time: 09:59:48 HP 119/140 AC 51 Str 23 XL: 20 Next: 11% MP 31/31 EV 6 Int 15 God: Nemelex Xobeh [******] Gold 2291 SH 30 Dex 12 Spells: 0 memorised, 19 levels left Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : + b - +6,+7 morningstar (protect) Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . T - +8 dwarf plate armour Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : + J - +1 orc shield {reflect} Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : . A - +0 wizard hat {Int+3} Res.Elec. : + Clarity : . V - +0 cloak Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . g - +2 pair of gloves Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . r - +0 pair of boots Res.Rott. : + Flight : . B - amulet of conservation Saprovore : . . . o - +5,+6 ring of slaying x - ring of protection from magic @: very resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy A: large and strong wings, fangs 1, talons 2, see invisible, fire resistance 1, life protection 1, electricity resistance, slow metabolism 1, unbreathing, petrification resistance, AC +15 a: Fly, Draw One, Peek at Two, Triple Draw, Deal Four, Stack Five, Renounce Religion }: 1/15 runes: barnacled You are on level 4 of the Vaults. You worship Nemelex Xobeh. Nemelex Xobeh is exalted by your worship. You are not hungry. You have visited 8 branches of the dungeon, and seen 46 of its levels. You have also visited: Labyrinth and Volcano. You have collected 4305 gold pieces. You have spent 2034 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Hand weapons b - a +6,+7 morningstar of protection (weapon) Armour g - a +2 pair of gloves (worn) r - a +0 pair of boots (worn) A - a +0 wizard hat of intelligence (worn) J - a +1 orcish shield of reflection (worn) T - a +8 dwarven plate armour (worn) V - a +0 cloak (worn) Magical devices i - a wand of enslavement (8) m - a wand of digging (19) K - a wand of draining (5) Q - a wand of teleportation (1) R - a wand of heal wounds {zapped: 2} Z - a wand of fire Comestibles d - 6 bread rations f - 8 meat rations F - 6 royal jellies Scrolls h - 2 scrolls of fear q - a scroll of enchant weapon III s - a scroll of magic mapping C - a scroll of enchant weapon II I - 3 scrolls of recharging N - a scroll of silence O - 7 scrolls of blinking P - 4 scrolls of fog W - 6 scrolls of teleportation Y - 8 scrolls of remove curse Jewellery l - an uncursed ring of sustenance o - a +5,+6 ring of slaying (right hand) x - a ring of protection from magic (left hand) B - an amulet of conservation (around neck) M - an uncursed amulet of guardian spirit Potions j - 5 potions of resistance t - 6 potions of curing u - a potion of porridge w - 2 potions of agility z - 4 potions of might E - 3 potions of speed G - 2 potions of invisibility H - 2 potions of restore abilities X - 2 potions of heal wounds Miscellaneous a - a legendary deck of destruction {drawn: 1} c - a legendary deck of escape {drawn: 1} e - a legendary deck of destruction {drawn: 1} k - a legendary deck of destruction {drawn: 7} p - a legendary deck of dungeons {drawn: 2} y - a legendary deck of summonings {drawn: 7} D - an ornate deck of summonings {drawn: 9} S - a legendary deck of escape {drawn: 1} Skills: + Level 21.1 Fighting + Level 18.3 Maces & Flails + Level 12.1 Armour + Level 10.6 Dodging - Level 3.0 Stealth - Level 15.4 Shields - Level 10.0 Evocations You have 19 spell levels left. You don't know any spells. Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (20/27) Temple (1/1) D:5 Orc (4/4) D:9 Elf (1/3) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:9 Shoals (5/5) Lair:3 Spider (3/5) Lair:3 Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Vaults (4/5) D:17 Blade: Vaults:3-4 Crypt: Vaults:2-3 Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Trog Yredelemnul the Shining One Jiyva Shops: D:13 * D:14 * D:18 [ Orc:1 %%* Orc:2 * Orc:4 ((** Shoals:1 * Shoals:2 * Vaults:1 = Vaults:2 *// Vaults:3 * Portals: Trove: D:11 (give 2 scrolls of acquirement) Annotations: D:5 Jarlyk's ghost, average CeHu D:17 exclusion: ice statue Spider:2 exclusion: Roxanne, Roxanne Spider:3 Jorgrun; Mara Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You are resistant to torment. You are immune to poison. You can fly continuously. Your stone body is very resilient (AC +15). Your wings are large and strong. You have very sharp teeth. You have razor-sharp toenails. You resist negative energy. You are resistant to electric shocks. You have a slow metabolism. You can survive without breathing. You are immune to petrification. You have supernaturally acute eyesight. Your flesh is heat resistant.

Wednesday, 13th November 2013, 01:37 by Sandman25

Right, Vaults 5 is usually visited when you have 2 runes and have already cleared all 27 dungeon levels.

Wednesday, 13th November 2013, 03:06 by Jarlyk

Snuck around Mara/Jorgrun and picked up the rune in Spider. The fight in the rune vault got a bit dicey, as I met my first 3 Ghost Moths. Wait, where did all my MP go? Oh, right, I actually use MP to draw cards. Err, that's not good. Especially when giant pulsating spiders are throwing orbs of destruction at me. Used a blink scroll to retreat to a bottleneck and fell back to the old standby of bashing things to death with my mace as they squeeze through the corridor. Had to kill the moths first, then I could use destruction cards to pick off the Orb Spiders from a distance. I'm really glad I wasn't a pure caster there. How do they deal with those Ghost Moth things?

Wednesday, 13th November 2013, 03:44 by Sandman25

Jarlyk wrote:How do they deal with those Ghost Moth things?

There was a separate thread about this problem recently.

Thursday, 14th November 2013, 01:25 by Jarlyk

Well, I've cleared all the way down to D27 now. I also went and cleared out the Hall of Blades. Was hoping to find an eveningstar, but no such luck. I did find a demon whip on D26, but it was distortion branded. I managed to get a gold dragon hide on D27, but I don't have any enchant armor scrolls left, so it's sitting in the Lair for now. Had a few close calls (especially when I visited a wizard lab and tons of mummies burst out of sand boxes), but blink and fog scrolls are great when things start to look really bad.

One interesting choice I have at the moment is that I found a scroll of acquirement, but the trove portal says it wants two scrolls of acquirement to enter. Would I be better off just using the scroll now to get something useful or try to find another one to get access to the trove? Speaking of which, I'm not even sure what I should ask for. I know I probably want rMut soon and I'm thinking it's a bad idea to go into Silme without rCorr, plus I still have no cold resistance (unless I swap in a ring, but that means giving up either slaying or magic resistance.)

I've got two runes now, but not sure where to go next. Maybe try Elf again?

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.0 (tiles) character file. Jarlyk the Slayer (Gargoyle Fighter) Turns: 59753, Time: 12:53:47 HP 163/163 AC 54 Str 24 XL: 23 Next: 41% MP 36/36 EV 8 Int 15 God: Nemelex Xobeh [******] Gold 3344 SH 31 Dex 12 Spells: 0 memorised, 22 levels left Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : + b - +7 morningstar (protect) Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . T - +8 dwarf plate armour Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : + J - +2 orc shield {reflect} Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : . A - -1 wizard hat {Int+3} Res.Elec. : + Clarity : . k - +0 cloak Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . g - +2 pair of gloves Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . e - +0 pair of boots Res.Rott. : + Flight : + B - amulet of conservation Saprovore : . . . o - +5,+6 ring of slaying l - ring of sustenance @: flying, drained, quite resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy A: large and strong wings, fangs 1, talons 2, see invisible, fire resistance 1, life protection 1, electricity resistance, slow metabolism 1, unbreathing, petrification resistance, AC +17 a: Stop Flying, Draw One, Peek at Two, Triple Draw, Deal Four, Stack Five, Renounce Religion }: 2/15 runes: barnacled, gossamer You are on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts. You worship Nemelex Xobeh. Nemelex Xobeh is exalted by your worship. You are not hungry. You have visited 9 branches of the dungeon, and seen 56 of its levels. You have also visited: Labyrinth, Volcano and Wizlab. You have collected 5433 gold pieces. You have spent 2109 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Hand weapons b - a +7,+7 morningstar of protection (weapon) Armour e - a +0 pair of boots (worn) g - a +2 pair of gloves (worn) k - a +0 cloak (worn) A - a -1 wizard hat of intelligence (worn) J - a +2 orcish shield of reflection (worn) T - a +8 dwarven plate armour (worn) Magical devices i - a wand of enslavement (8) v - a wand of digging H - a wand of lightning (4) K - a wand of draining (5) L - a wand of cold R - a wand of heal wounds (1) X - a wand of paralysis (9) Z - a wand of fire (7) Comestibles d - 11 bread rations f - 7 meat rations F - 5 royal jellies Scrolls m - a scroll of acquirement r - a scroll of silence s - 3 scrolls of magic mapping I - 4 scrolls of recharging O - a scroll of blinking P - a scroll of fog V - a scroll of enchant weapon II W - 3 scrolls of teleportation Y - 7 scrolls of remove curse Jewellery l - a ring of sustenance (left hand) o - a +5,+6 ring of slaying (right hand) x - an uncursed ring of protection from magic B - an amulet of conservation (around neck) Potions j - 4 potions of resistance n - 3 potions of heal wounds q - a potion of cure mutation t - 7 potions of curing u - a potion of porridge w - 3 potions of agility z - 4 potions of might E - 4 potions of speed M - 2 potions of invisibility Miscellaneous a - a legendary deck of dungeons {drawn: 1} c - a legendary deck of escape {drawn: 4} p - a legendary deck of dungeons {Vitrification, left: 3} y - a legendary deck of summonings {drawn: 6} C - an ornate deck of summonings {drawn: 10} D - an ornate deck of destruction {drawn: 3} N - a fan of gales S - a legendary deck of escape {the Tomb, left: 3} Skills: + Level 22.8(22.7) Fighting + Level 20.4(20.3) Maces & Flails + Level 15.6(15.5) Armour + Level 13.1(13.0) Dodging - Level 3.0(2.9) Stealth - Level 15.4(15.3) Shields + Level 13.7(13.6) Evocations You have 22 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 (1/3) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:9 Shoals (5/5) Lair:3 Spider (5/5) Lair:3 Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Vaults (4/5) D:17 Blade (1/1) Vaults:4 Zot (0/5) D:27 Crypt: Vaults:2-3 Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Trog Vehumet Yredelemnul the Shining One Jiyva Shops: D:13 * D:14 * D:18 [ D:24 ( D:26 [= D:27 ! Orc:1 %%* Orc:2 * Orc:4 ((** Shoals:1 * Shoals:2 * Vaults:1 = Vaults:2 *// Vaults:3 * Vaults:4 + Portals: Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27 Abyss: D:21 D:25 Pandemonium: D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 Trove: D:11 (give 2 scrolls of acquirement) Annotations: D:5 Jarlyk's ghost, average CeHu D:17 exclusion: ice statue Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You are resistant to torment. You are immune to poison. You can fly continuously. Your stone body is very resilient (AC +17). Your wings are large and strong. You have very sharp teeth. You have razor-sharp toenails. You resist negative energy. You are resistant to electric shocks. You have a slow metabolism. You can survive without breathing. You are immune to petrification. You have supernaturally acute eyesight. Your flesh is heat resistant. Notes Turn | Place | Note -------------------------------------------------------------- 0 | D:1 | Jarlyk, the Gargoyle Fighter, began the quest for the Orb. 0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 0/0 273 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 19/19 MP: 1/1 624 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 24/24 MP: 2/2 795 | D:2 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul. 1040 | D:2 | Reached skill level 4 in Shields 1137 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 24/28 MP: 3/3 1910 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations 2026 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 33/33 MP: 4/4 2426 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 39/39 MP: 7/7 2540 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon 2558 | D:5 | Noticed Prince Ribbit 2679 | D:5 | Noticed Jarlyk's ghost (average CeHu) 2804 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting 2851 | D:5 | Killed Prince Ribbit 2851 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 35/44 MP: 10/10 2886 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails 3077 | D:5 | Noticed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Killed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Reached skill level 6 in Fighting 3136 | D:5 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 36/50 MP: 12/12 3369 | D:5 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple. 3381 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple 3389 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Nemelex Xobeh 3397 | Temple | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 3427 | D:5 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha. 3428 | D:5 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 3462 | D:5 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's first power 3489 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations 3508 | D:6 | Noticed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Killed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Reached skill level 7 in Fighting 3530 | D:6 | Got a pair of crude boots 3533 | D:6 | Identified the cursed -2 pair of boots of Deloilai {rElec Int+4} (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon) 4032 | D:6 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 49/56 MP: 17/17 4034 | D:6 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 4076 | D:6 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's second power 4874 | D:7 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon. 4995 | D:8 | Reached skill level 8 in Fighting 5405 | D:8 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb. 5740 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5745 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's third power 5859 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5892 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines. 5946 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Lair. 6031 | D:9 | Noticed Gastronok 6047 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fourth power 6067 | D:9 | Killed Gastronok 6067 | D:9 | Reached skill level 9 in Fighting 6067 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 30/63 MP: 8/20 6076 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 6176 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts 6600 | Lair:1 | HP: 2/64 [komodo dragon (15)] 6869 | Lair:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 7395 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting 7419 | Lair:1 | Noticed a black mamba 7436 | Lair:1 | Killed a black mamba 7842 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails 7999 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8096 | Lair:2 | Noticed a black mamba 8112 | Lair:2 | Killed a black mamba 8115 | Lair:2 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 47/69 MP: 22/22 8197 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour 8499 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8737 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 11 in Fighting 8848 | Lair:2 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fifth power 9010 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 9218 | Lair:2 | Noticed a catoblepas 9232 | Lair:2 | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. [potion of beneficial mutation] 9286 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 10 in Evocations 9783 | Lair:3 | Found a hole to the Spider Nest. 10033 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 12 in Maces & Flails 10040 | Lair:3 | Found a staircase to the Shoals. 10229 | Lair:4 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 68/76 MP: 25/25 10245 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 10494 | Lair:4 | Noticed Jarlyk's ghost (powerful GrFi) 10970 | Lair:2 | Noticed a five-headed hydra 11068 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon 11117 | D:10 | Reached skill level 13 in Maces & Flails 11402 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns 11731 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 11766 | D:11 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns 11935 | D:11 | Found a portal to a secret trove of treasure. 12054 | D:11 | Noticed a seven-headed hydra 12064 | D:11 | Killed a seven-headed hydra 12078 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 12486 | D:12 | Reached skill level 14 in Maces & Flails 13032 | D:12 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 13541 | Orc:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines 13642 | Orc:1 | Found Xyorroidev's General Store. 13701 | Orc:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 13931 | Orc:1 | Bought the +3,+6 mace of Uncomfortable Rashes {speed, SInv} for 1010 gold pieces 14006 | Orc:1 | Found Plakh's Food Boutique. 14029 | Orc:1 | Found Gaco's Food Shop. 14128 | Orc:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14205 | Orc:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14216 | Orc:2 | Found Ymimipp's Assorted Antiques. 14219 | Orc:2 | Noticed Harold 14226 | Orc:2 | Killed Harold 14419 | Orc:1 | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 36 gold pieces 14618 | Lair:2 | Killed a five-headed hydra 14618 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Shields 14663 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14674 | Lair:2 | Killed a catoblepas 14733 | Spider:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Spider Nest 14804 | Spider:1 | Reached skill level 15 in Maces & Flails 14992 | Spider:1 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 82/82 MP: 25/25 15017 | Spider:1 | Noticed Urug 15029 | Spider:1 | Killed Urug 15174 | Spider:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15213 | Spider:1 | Noticed Josephine 15220 | Spider:1 | Killed Josephine 15373 | Spider:2 | Noticed a bone dragon 15382 | Spider:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15480 | Spider:2 | Noticed Roxanne 15521 | Spider:2 | Noticed Nikola 15527 | Spider:2 | Killed Nikola 15546 | Spider:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15932 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15939 | Lair:4 | Killed Jarlyk's ghost 16680 | Lair:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 16841 | Lair:5 | Found a dark tunnel. 16849 | Volcano | Entered a volcano 17079 | Lair:6 | Reached skill level 10 in Armour 17081 | Lair:6 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 17087 | Lair:6 | Got a bloodstained cloak 17091 | Lair:6 | Identified the cursed +0 cloak of Phiy {Str+2 Dex-1} (You found it on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts) 17201 | Lair:6 | Found a labyrinth entrance. 17228 | Lab | Entered a labyrinth 17552 | Lab | Noticed a minotaur 17565 | Lab | Killed a minotaur 17565 | Lab | Gained mutation: Your wings are large and strong. [gargoyle growth] 17565 | Lab | Reached XP level 14. HP: 71/90 MP: 27/27 17570 | Lab | Identified the Papyrus of Stones 17624 | Lab | Got an encrusted helmet 17628 | Lab | Identified the cursed -5 helmet "Nojanufo" {Str+1 Dex+1 Int+2} (You found it in a labyrinth) 17669 | Lair:6 | Identified a +2 rod of the swarm (13/13) (You found it in a labyrinth) 18432 | Lair:7 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 18610 | Lair:7 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 18672 | Lair:7 | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva. 18679 | Lair:7 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits. 19047 | Lair:8 | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts 19116 | Lair:8 | Reached skill level 10 in Shields 19238 | Lair:8 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 20050 | Lair:8 | Got a faintly glowing wooden ring 20291 | Lair:8 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 20769 | Spider:2 | Reached XP level 15. HP: 92/97 MP: 25/28 20843 | Spider:3 | Noticed Jorgrun 20860 | Spider:3 | Noticed Mara 20861 | Spider:3 | Noticed Mara 20861 | Spider:3 | Noticed Mara 21076 | Orc:3 | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls. 21093 | Orc:3 | Noticed Nergalle 21149 | Orc:3 | Killed Nergalle 21149 | Orc:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging 21539 | Orc:4 | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines 21857 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22003 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22170 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22181 | Orc:4 | Found Ijaelaup's Weapon Boutique. 22183 | Orc:4 | Found Thragaat's Assorted Antiques. 22195 | Orc:4 | Found Skesiet's Weapon Boutique. 22203 | Orc:4 | Found Sebabab's General Store. 22214 | Orc:4 | Bought 2 scrolls of identify for 88 gold pieces 22215 | Orc:4 | Identified the ring "Jidigoch" {Int+2 SInv Stlth--} (You found it on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts) 22222 | Orc:4 | Bought 3 scrolls of identify for 102 gold pieces 22348 | Orc:4 | Noticed Grum 22374 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 15 in Fighting 22380 | Orc:4 | Killed Grum 22486 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22561 | Orc:4 | Noticed Erolcha 22575 | Orc:4 | Killed Erolcha 22606 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22808 | Orc:4 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog. 23698 | D:13 | Noticed Fannar 23710 | D:13 | Killed Fannar 24157 | D:13 | Found Ahiol's Assorted Antiques. 24180 | D:13 | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 84 gold pieces 24298 | D:13 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 24415 | D:14 | Entered Level 14 of the Dungeon 24659 | D:14 | Noticed Snorg 24675 | D:14 | Killed Snorg 24724 | D:14 | Found Lanegual's General Store. 24740 | D:14 | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth 24979 | D:14 | Noticed Nessos 24996 | D:14 | Killed Nessos 25003 | D:14 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 25211 | D:14 | Gained mutation: You have supernaturally acute eyesight. [potion of beneficial mutation] 25566 | D:15 | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon 25587 | D:15 | Noticed Maud 25598 | D:15 | Killed Maud 25598 | D:15 | Reached skill level 16 in Fighting 25856 | D:15 | Noticed Erica 25861 | D:15 | Killed Erica 26116 | D:15 | Reached XP level 16. HP: 106/106 MP: 27/28 27612 | Orc:1 | Bought a scroll of enchant weapon III for 240 gold pieces 27612 | Orc:1 | Bought a scroll of enchant weapon I for 66 gold pieces 28063 | D:16 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 28437 | D:17 | Found a staircase to the Vaults. 28452 | D:17 | Reached skill level 17 in Fighting 29382 | D:18 | Noticed Azrael 29390 | D:18 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 29406 | D:18 | Killed Azrael 29488 | D:18 | Found Psocvu's Antique Armour Emporium. 29500 | D:18 | Bought a crude shield for 408 gold pieces 29512 | D:18 | Identified the +2 shield of Bedevilment {Dex+3 Int-2} (You bought it in a shop on level 18 of the Dungeon) 29776 | D:18 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 30220 | D:19 | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One. 30525 | D:19 | Reached skill level 18 in Fighting 30619 | D:19 | Noticed Frances 30624 | D:19 | Killed Frances 30624 | D:19 | Reached XP level 17. HP: 102/115 MP: 29/29 30903 | D:19 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 30982 | D:20 | Entered Level 20 of the Dungeon 30983 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31062 | D:20 | Noticed a bone dragon 31392 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31439 | D:20 | Noticed a tentacled monstrosity 31448 | D:20 | Killed a tentacled monstrosity 31663 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31729 | D:20 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari. 31729 | D:20 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari. 31954 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31992 | D:20 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging 32202 | D:20 | Noticed Xtahua 32216 | D:20 | Killed Xtahua 33078 | Shoals:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Shoals 33302 | Shoals:1 | Found Suixkuwi's General Store. 33509 | Shoals:1 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados. 34111 | Shoals:2 | Found Tomopo's Assorted Antiques. 34118 | Shoals:2 | Reached skill level 19 in Fighting 34188 | Shoals:3 | Noticed Polyphemus 34209 | Shoals:3 | Killed Polyphemus 34240 | Shoals:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 34534 | Shoals:3 | Noticed Agnes 34558 | Shoals:3 | Killed Agnes 34558 | Shoals:3 | Reached XP level 18. HP: 119/123 MP: 30/30 35063 | Shoals:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Shoals 35072 | Shoals:5 | Noticed Ilsuiw 35079 | Shoals:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 35106 | Shoals:5 | Killed Ilsuiw 35412 | Shoals:5 | Identified the Volume of the Mountains 35835 | Shoals:5 | Noticed Jory 35885 | Shoals:5 | Killed Jory 36015 | Shoals:5 | Noticed Aizul 36032 | Shoals:5 | Killed Aizul 36074 | Shoals:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 36121 | Shoals:5 | Got a barnacled rune of Zot 36716 | Elf:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Elven Halls 36813 | Elf:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 37376 | Vaults:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Vaults 37526 | Vaults:1 | Found Dazeuluq's Jewellery Shop. 37592 | Vaults:1 | Got a slimy flail 37937 | Vaults:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 37951 | Vaults:1 | Reached skill level 20 in Fighting 38385 | Vaults:1 | Identified the +8,+3 flail of Poverty {freeze, *Tele rC+ Stlth-} (You found it on level 1 of the Vaults) 38513 | Vaults:1 | Reached XP level 19. HP: 89/131 MP: 31/31 38654 | Vaults:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 38758 | Vaults:1 | Noticed Donald 38774 | Vaults:1 | Killed Donald 39616 | Vaults:2 | Found Psos' Magical Wand Boutique. 39942 | Vaults:2 | Noticed Louise 39952 | Vaults:2 | Killed Louise 40138 | Vaults:2 | Found Phievat's General Store. 40355 | Vaults:2 | Found Zuguz's Magical Wand Shoppe. 40538 | Vaults:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 40918 | Vaults:3 | Found Teutan's Assorted Antiques. 41223 | Vaults:3 | Found a staircase to the Crypt. 41494 | Vaults:3 | Reached skill level 15 in Shields 41523 | Vaults:3 | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging 41533 | Vaults:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 42360 | Vaults:4 | Noticed Frederick 42370 | Vaults:4 | Killed Frederick 42448 | Vaults:4 | Reached skill level 21 in Fighting 42489 | Vaults:4 | Reached XP level 20. HP: 91/140 MP: 31/31 42675 | Vaults:4 | Noticed Sojobo 42701 | Vaults:4 | Killed Sojobo 43011 | Vaults:4 | Found a staircase to the Hall of Blades. 43011 | Vaults:4 | Found Faja's Book Emporium. 43049 | Vaults:4 | Got a pitted mace 43470 | Vaults:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 44120 | Spider:2 | Killed Roxanne 44122 | Spider:2 | Identified Roxanne's Collected Works on the Rocks and Changing (You took it off Roxanne on level 2 of the Spider Nest) 44318 | Spider:3 | Noticed Arachne 44359 | Spider:3 | Killed Arachne 44778 | Spider:4 | Noticed Rupert 44787 | Spider:4 | Killed Rupert 45164 | Spider:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Spider Nest 45463 | Spider:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 45783 | Spider:5 | Got a gossamer rune of Zot 45785 | Spider:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 46137 | Spider:3 | Killed Jorgrun 46782 | D:21 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 47066 | D:21 | Found a one-way gate to the infinite horrors of the Abyss. 47193 | D:21 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 47350 | D:21 | Found a gateway to Hell. 47492 | D:21 | Reached XP level 21. HP: 89/147 MP: 33/33 47643 | D:21 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 48312 | D:21 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 49738 | D:22 | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet. 49772 | D:22 | Found a one-way gate leading to the halls of Pandemonium. 50019 | D:22 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 50452 | D:23 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 50596 | D:23 | Noticed Wiglaf 50615 | D:23 | Killed Wiglaf 50890 | D:23 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 51343 | D:24 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 51562 | D:24 | Found Wuasas' Antique Weapon Shoppe. 51819 | D:24 | Reached skill level 22 in Fighting 52185 | D:25 | Entered Level 25 of the Dungeon 52196 | D:25 | Found a magical portal. 52202 | WizLab | Entered a wizard's laboratory 52421 | WizLab | Noticed a greater mummy 52431 | WizLab | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 52465 | WizLab | Killed a greater mummy 52465 | WizLab | Reached XP level 22. HP: 48/155 MP: 34/34 52494 | WizLab | Got a polished chain mail 52495 | WizLab | Identified the +2 chain mail "Chyv" {Str-1 Dex-2 Int+2 Curse} (You found it in a wizard's laboratory) 53071 | D:25 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 54184 | Blade | Entered the Hall of Blades 55354 | D:25 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 56192 | D:26 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 56963 | D:26 | Reached skill level 15 in Armour 57346 | D:26 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 57621 | D:26 | Found Lucrekk's Jewellery Shop. 57678 | D:26 | Found Uloez's Armour Emporium. 57732 | D:26 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 57795 | D:27 | Entered Level 27 of the Dungeon 57956 | D:27 | Reached XP level 23. HP: 131/162 MP: 36/36 57987 | D:27 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 58456 | D:27 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados. 58539 | D:27 | Found Xutaar's Distillery. 58555 | D:27 | Bought a potion of strong poison for 30 gold pieces 58555 | D:27 | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 45 gold pieces 58584 | D:27 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 59056 | D:27 | Identified a scroll of acquirement Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 | 19-21 | 22-24 || total -------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Melee: Mace | 57 | 130 | 378 | 1163 | 2263 | 329 | | || 4320 Morningstar | | | | | | 1649 | 2229 | 872 || 4750 Throw: Javelin | | 21 | | | | | | || 21 Invok: Draw One | | | 24 | 53 | 98 | 66 | 75 | 40 || 356 Peek at Two | | | | 6 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 6 || 55 Triple Draw | | | | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | || 10 Deal Four | | | | | 2 | | 3 | || 5 Stack Five | | | | | | | | 2 || 2 Abil: Evoke Invisibilit | | 1 | | | | | | || 1 Fly | | | | | 3 | | 1 | || 4 Stop Flying | | | | | 2 | | 1 | || 3 End Transformatio | | | | | 1 | | | || 1 Evoke: Deck | | | 1 | | | | | || 1 Wand | | | 1 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 5 || 66 Miscellaneous | | | | | | | 1 | 4 || 5 Use: Scroll | | 11 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 8 || 115 Potion | | | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | || 27 Stab: Paralysed | | | | 4 | 2 | | | || 6 Distracted | | | | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 || 18 Petrifying | | | | | | 1 | | || 1 Petrified | | | | | | 1 | | || 1

Thursday, 14th November 2013, 02:59 by Sandman25

I would use 2 scrolls of acquirements for trove.
Elfs will likely banish you, Crypt can be easier, you have rRot, rN+ and partial resistance to torment. Then you can clear Vaults 5 first. Perhaps you will find good loot in those 2 places and will not need loot from Elf 3.

Thursday, 14th November 2013, 04:35 by Jarlyk

Crypt was fairly tough. The cursed skulls were really annoying and Crypt:5 was tricky with Khufu (and associated mummies), a lich and something called a profane servitor. I went through several legendary decks, three blink scrolls, several wands and all of my remaining heal wounds potions.

Sadly, most of the loot isn't all that good for me, though I do now have some enchant armor scrolls to make the gold dragon armor at least.

One of the items was a "cursed +2 swamp dragon armor of a Thousand Hells {rElec rPois}", conveniently the two resistances a Gargoyle doesn't need.

Slightly better was "ring of the Enemy {Ice Dex+4 Int+1}".

I did finally get my first deck of Wonders, though. Gonna have to try that out once I'm safely out of the Crypt.

Thursday, 14th November 2013, 05:35 by Sandman25

At least you were not marked in Vaults 5 and had no problems with mutations and blinking in Abyss. Do you have 2 rings of MR now? Try Vaults 5 or Elven Halls and please let us now what was easier, I am really interested to know if I gave a wrong advice (I do it more often than I'd like to).

Friday, 15th November 2013, 02:37 by Jarlyk

Stupid moment for today:

Was drawing through some dungeon cards to empty out some decks and hopefully get more useful decks back. Was stupid enough to do this by my stash, however and drew Water. All of my spare potions, scrolls, wands and armor are now at the bottom of a new deep water lake. That included all of my enchant weapon scrolls I'd been hoarding for a new weapon, as well as a few potions of cure mutation I'd been saving for a rainy Zot. D'oh!

Friday, 15th November 2013, 03:03 by Jarlyk

Okay, visited Elf:3. There were a LOT of elves in that last area. Out of summoning cards, too. Yeah, one of them did manage to banish me to the Abyss. This should be interesting....

Friday, 15th November 2013, 03:10 by Sandman25

Jarlyk wrote:Okay, visited Elf:3. There were a LOT of elves in that last area. Out of summoning cards, too. Yeah, one of them did manage to banish me to the Abyss. This should be interesting....

I am glad my advice was not that bad

Good luck!

Friday, 15th November 2013, 08:20 by tompliss

Jarlyk wrote:Okay, visited Elf:3. There were a LOT of elves in that last area.

... "were" ? I guess the one who banished you is the there :p

Friday, 15th November 2013, 11:05 by skyspire

abyss can be a dangerous place, be very careful. Much better to avoid certain monsters there, like the one that grabs you with tentacles.. the Tentacled Starspawn.. don't underestimate it, especially if there is a smoke demon smiting you nearby ( i met my demise that way with a gargoyle fighter). The tough thing about gargoyles is you start to feel overconfident because of high AC. But without good EV or SH, you are easy for ranged to hit you. Lehudib's Crystal Spear ignores armour and can take out have your HP in one hit. some Elf baddies have that on Elf 3.

That will be the drawback if you go 2H.. you lose the shield protection, which can save your life in some situations. Fortunately you have options of escape with nemelex

Friday, 15th November 2013, 11:08 by tompliss

I think Abyss is usually (unless teleported in an vault or in LoS of 3+ greater demons) easier than Elf:3... Especially for a GrFi with a few decks.

Friday, 15th November 2013, 14:44 by Jarlyk

I managed to finish clearing Elf:3, though I got banished twice. The first trip wasn't bad; took me about 5 minutes to find an exit. I swear the RNG has a sense of humor, though; the first Abysss teleport was the exact turn I was going to pick up a scroll of acquirement that I found. On the second trip, it took me a lot longer to find an exit. I think I was wandering around for about 40 minutes. The fights weren't too hard as far as damage, as I mostly just kited things where possible, except the annoying Executioner demons that pretty much require you to kill them. Unfortunately all that wandering meant that I picked up a few nasty mutations, including "armor fits poorly on your strangely shaped body", "you are frail" and "you cover ground slowly." And of course all my cure mutation potions were destroyed in the great flood of stupidity earlier.

I did find some interesting items at the end of Elf:3. I finally found an artifact ring that's not overtly terrible: "the ring of Xom's Best Wishes { +Fly, +rElec, rN+, Dmg+8 }. Naturally, as befitting Xom, half of the modifiers are redundant for Gargoyles, but the combination of rN+ and Dmg+8 could come in handy.

I also found this:

cursed +12, +15 obsidian axe { chop, +Fly, Str+3, SInv, Curse}

The description of the axe is a bit ominous, though:

"This axe has had a curse placed on it by one of the lords of Pandemonium so that unsuspecting adventurers like you would unleash demons into this world. Beware, for this axe has ways of taking its wielder under its command..."

Given the description and my lack of Axe skill, I think I'll leave it be...

One thing that's been annoying lately is that Nemelex keeps gifting me decks of Escape, even though I've been trying to offer mostly corpses and weapons (for summoning and destruction decks.) Velocity is kinda nice, but generally I'd much rather have summoning or destruction. I'm going to see if I can get some summoning decks (and maybe a cure mutation potion) before I head into Vaults:5.

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.0 (tiles) character file. Jarlyk the Slayer (Gargoyle Fighter) Turns: 75624, Time: 15:29:01 HP 169/169 AC 47 Str 28 (29) XL: 26 Next: 44% MP 39/39 EV 6 Int 7 (15) God: Nemelex Xobeh [******] Gold 5419 SH 32 Dex 12 Spells: 0 memorised, 25 levels left Res.Fire : + + . See Invis. : + C - +7 morningstar (protect) Res.Cold : + . . Warding : . h - +2 gold dragon armour Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : + J - +2 orc shield {reflect} Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : . A - -1 wizard hat {Int+3} Res.Elec. : + Clarity : . (no cloak) Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . g - +2 pair of gloves Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . e - +0 pair of boots Res.Rott. : + Flight : + B - amulet of conservation Saprovore : . . . b - +5 ring of strength x - ring of protection from magic @: flying, studying Dodging, slow, very resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy A: large and strong wings, fangs 1, talons 2, see invisible, deformed body, fire resistance 1, -10% hp, life protection 1, electricity resistance, slowness 1, slow metabolism 1, unbreathing, petrification resistance, AC +19, Str -2 a: Stop Flying, Draw One, Peek at Two, Triple Draw, Deal Four, Stack Five, Renounce Religion }: 2/15 runes: barnacled, gossamer You are on level 3 of the Elven Halls. You worship Nemelex Xobeh. Nemelex Xobeh is exalted by your worship. You are not hungry. You have visited 10 branches of the dungeon, and seen 63 of its levels. You have visited the Abyss 2 times. You have also visited: Labyrinth, Volcano and Wizlab. You have collected 7508 gold pieces. You have spent 2109 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Hand weapons C - a +7,+7 morningstar of protection (weapon) Q - the -2,+1 morningstar "Frevo" {freeze, rN+ Str+2} (You found it on level 1 of the Abyss) It has been specially enchanted to freeze those struck by it, causing extra injury to most foes and up to double damage against particularly susceptible opponents. It can also slow down cold-blooded creatures. It affects your strength (+2). It protects you from negative energy. Armour e - a +0 pair of boots (worn) g - a +2 pair of gloves (worn) h - a +2 gold dragon armour (worn) A - a -1 wizard hat of intelligence (worn) J - a +2 orcish shield of reflection (worn) Magical devices i - a wand of enslavement (6) k - a wand of fireball (6) q - a wand of fire (6) v - a wand of digging y - a wand of slowing (13) H - a wand of lightning (4) K - a wand of draining (5) L - a wand of cold R - a wand of heal wounds (3) U - a wand of fire (4) X - a wand of paralysis (9) Comestibles d - 13 bread rations f - 5 meat rations F - 5 royal jellies Scrolls m - a scroll of enchant weapon I r - a scroll of enchant armour s - a scroll of acquirement I - 4 scrolls of recharging O - a scroll of enchant weapon II P - a scroll of fog W - 5 scrolls of teleportation Y - 9 scrolls of remove curse Jewellery b - a +5 ring of strength (right hand) l - an uncursed ring of sustenance x - a ring of protection from magic (left hand) B - an amulet of conservation (around neck) G - a ring of intelligence S - a runed soapstone amulet T - a runed soapstone amulet Z - the ring of Xom's Best Wishes {+Fly rElec rN+ Dam+8 SInv} (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls) [ring of slaying] It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+8). It insulates you from electricity. It protects you from negative energy. It enhances your eyesight. It lets you fly. Potions j - 5 potions of resistance t - 10 potions of curing u - 2 potions of magic w - 5 potions of agility z - 4 potions of might E - 3 potions of speed M - 2 potions of invisibility Books a - a manual of Dodging Miscellaneous c - a legendary deck of escape {drawn: 4} n - a plain deck of escape {drawn: 1} o - a plain deck of destruction {drawn: 9} p - a legendary deck of dungeons {the Minefield, left: 1} D - a plain deck of escape {drawn: 1} N - a fan of gales V - an ornate deck of dungeons {drawn: 1} Skills: + Level 24.5 Fighting + Level 22.3 Maces & Flails + Level 18.4 Armour + Level 15.6 Dodging - Level 3.0 Stealth - Level 15.4 Shields - Level 15.3 Evocations You have 25 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 (3/3) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:9 Shoals (5/5) Lair:3 Spider (5/5) Lair:3 Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Vaults (4/5) D:17 Blade (1/1) Vaults:4 Crypt (5/5) Vaults:3 Tomb (0/3) Crypt:2 Zot (0/5) D:27 Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Trog Vehumet Yredelemnul the Shining One Jiyva Shops: D:13 * D:14 * D:18 [ D:24 ( D:26 [= D:27 ! Orc:1 %%* Orc:2 * Orc:4 ((** Shoals:1 * Shoals:2 * Vaults:1 = Vaults:2 *// Vaults:3 * Vaults:4 + Portals: Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27 Abyss: D:21 D:25 Pandemonium: D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 Trove: D:11 (give 2 scrolls of acquirement) Annotations: D:5 Jarlyk's ghost, average CeHu D:17 exclusion: ice statue Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You are resistant to torment. You are immune to poison. You can fly continuously. Your stone body is very resilient (AC +19). Your wings are large and strong. You have very sharp teeth. You have razor-sharp toenails. You resist negative energy. You are resistant to electric shocks. You have a slow metabolism. You can survive without breathing. You are immune to petrification. You have supernaturally acute eyesight. Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body. Your flesh is heat resistant. You are frail (-10% HP). You cover ground slowly. You are weak. (Str -2) Message History You see here a scroll of curse weapon. You see here the +6,+9 crossbow "Hellfire" {flame, rF++ rC- MR+}. You see here a wand of confusion (8). You see here a staff of earth. Your pack is full. You see here an apple. You see here a shiny scale mail. You see here a glowing great sword. You see here a runed dwarven war axe. You see here a glowing great sword. You see here a shiny scale mail. You see here a glowing great sword. You see here a runed dwarven war axe. You see here the cursed +12,+15 obsidian axe {chop, +Fly Str+3 SInv Curse}. 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Vanquished Creatures Khufu (Crypt:5) An ancient lich (Abyss:1) A greater mummy (WizLab) Sojobo (Vaults:4) A golden dragon (D:27) Jory (Shoals:5) Xtahua (D:20) 4 bone dragons A profane servitor (Crypt:5) 2 tentacled monstrosities 3 liches 5 deep elf blademasters (Elf:3) A deep elf master archer (Elf:3) 3 Executioners (Abyss:1) Polyphemus (Shoals:3) 2 shadow dragons (D:26) 3 sphinxes Rupert (Spider:4) Agnes (Shoals:3) Frances (D:19) 5 tengu reavers 6 ancient champions 4 revenants Roxanne (Spider:2) 4 storm dragons A draconian monk (D:27) Ilsuiw (Shoals:5) 5 ghost moths A ghoul (Crypt:5) Donald (Vaults:1) Wiglaf (D:23) 5 fire giants A draconian scorcher (D:27) 6 deep elf sorcerers (Elf:3) Maud (D:15) 4 frost giants A tentacled starspawn (Abyss:1) Louise (Vaults:2) 10 vault wardens 4 curse skulls An orc warlord (Vaults:4) 3 emperor scorpions (Spider:5) A draconian annihilator (D:27) Jorgrun (Spider:3) A draconian shifter (D:27) A green draconian (D:27) 28 stone giants A deep elf demonologist (Elf:3) A grey draconian (D:27) 3 vampire knights 8 eidola 9 deep elf annihilators Azrael (D:18) A mottled draconian (D:27) 2 merfolk javelineers (Shoals:5) A lorocyproca (Abyss:1) 5 ettins 3 yellow draconians (D:27) 2 purple draconians (D:27) An unborn (Crypt:5) A minotaur (Lab) 3 merfolk impalers Snorg (D:14) The ghost of Jarlyk the Basher, a powerful GrFi of Okawaru (Lair:4) A quicksilver dragon zombie (Crypt:4) 34 jiangshi 2 sirens (Shoals:5) 5 mummy priests 6 ironheart preservers A hydra (shapeshifter) (D:27) 7 deep elf death magi 5 vault guards 7 dragons 31 yaktaur captains 2 merfolk aquamancers (Shoals:5) 2 great orbs of eyes Fannar (D:13) Harold (Orc:2) A death cob (Crypt:5) 4 hydras 16 dancing weapons A spectral stone giant (Crypt:3) 5 deep dwarf death knights A spectral frost giant (Crypt:4) 15 ogre magi 7 vampire magi 8 deep troll earth magi 6 death yaks 3 deep troll shamans 5 thrashing horrors (Abyss:1) 2 orc high priests (Orc:4) 2 rakshasas 2 wretched stars (Abyss:1) 4 plague shamblers 5 spectral elves 5 soul eaters 11 very ugly things 22 centaur warriors A fire crab (shapeshifter) (Vaults:3) Nergalle (Orc:3) 20 shadow wraiths 13 hell knights 2 ice devils A fire crab (D:20) A titan skeleton (Crypt:4) An unseen horror (shapeshifter) (Elf:3) 5 iron trolls 2 spatial maelstroms (Abyss:1) 23 large abominations (Abyss:1) 49 skeletal warriors A sea snake (shapeshifter) (D:26) Erolcha (Orc:4) 28 deep trolls 14 sea snakes 5 unseen horrors 16 deep elf knights A spectral anaconda (Crypt:4) 4 ironbrand convokers 18 flayed ghosts 2 wizards A giant orange brain (Vaults:1) An anaconda skeleton (Crypt:4) A golden dragon skeleton (Crypt:1) 3 giant amoebae 10 flaming corpses 14 hill giants 16 phantasmal warriors 21 wolf spiders A very ugly thing skeleton (Crypt:2) 5 harpies 2 lindwurms 10 red wasps A fire giant zombie (Crypt:4) 24 orc knights 5 orc sorcerers (Orc:4) A spectral dryad (Crypt:5) 7 necromancers 2 frost giant zombies 3 stone giant zombies An iron dragon skeleton (Crypt:3) A stone golem (D:18) 8 griffons A fire giant skeleton (D:20) 3 elf zombies (Elf:3) 13 elephants 8 stone giant skeletons 45 slime creatures 2 sphinx skeletons 4 frost giant skeletons 7 spiny worms 7 deep elf summoners 3 sixfirhies (Abyss:1) 2 spiny worms (shapeshifter) 2 black mambas (shapeshifter) 15 deep elf conjurers A guardian serpent (shapeshifter) (D:23) 2 eyes of devastation 9 vault sentinels 10 cyclopes A queen ant (shapeshifter) (D:24) A moth of suppression (Spider:4) 4 orange demons A mottled draconian zombie (Crypt:4) A guardian serpent (D:16) An eye of devastation (shapeshifter) (D:21) 2 ancient bear zombies A red draconian zombie (Crypt:1) 6 black mambas 62 yaktaurs An item mimic (Shoals:2) A spriggan druid (Lair:8) Pikel (D:6) 14 mermaids A spectral glowing shapeshifter (Elf:1) A green draconian zombie (Crypt:4) 2 satyr skeletons 2 brown oozes (shapeshifter) An iron troll zombie (Vaults:1) A spectral deep dwarf (Crypt:1) 17 guardian mummies 2 efreet (Abyss:1) 10 smoke demons (Abyss:1) 3 ancient zymes (Abyss:1) A harpy zombie (Elf:1) 18 deep elf priests A white draconian skeleton (Crypt:2) A troll (shapeshifter) (Elf:2) 7 demonic crawlers 13 spriggans (Lair:8) 3 giant fireflies 2 silent spectres 5 trolls 2 red devils An ancient bear skeleton (Crypt:3) A death drake zombie (Crypt:1) A spectral harpy (Crypt:5) 2 hydra zombies An iron troll skeleton (Crypt:3) 4 fire drakes 15 hellwings 9 orb spiders 2 polar bears (shapeshifter) A queen bee (shapeshifter) (D:21) A wind drake (shapeshifter) (Elf:3) A queen bee (D:16) 6 polar bears (Lair:8) 2 hydra skeletons An iron devil (D:21) 24 jumping spiders An ice dragon zombie (WizLab) An alligator zombie (Crypt:1) 2 harpy skeletons 8 boulder beetles A giant amoeba zombie (WizLab) 11 spectral orcs (Orc:3) 2 guardian serpent zombies (Abyss:1) A frost giant simulacrum (Crypt:2) 20 blink frogs 25 two-headed ogres A stone giant simulacrum (D:20) A jumping spider zombie (Crypt:3) 21 snapping turtles 10 grizzly bears (Lair:8) A sphinx simulacrum (Vaults:1) 4 basilisks A trapdoor spider zombie (Spider:1) 4 ettin zombies 2 queen ants 10 komodo dragons Prince Ribbit (D:5) 67 flying skulls 8 spiny frogs A black mamba zombie (Elf:1) 2 ugly thing zombies (WizLab) A wyvern (D:13) 3 ettin skeletons 4 fire elementals An ice dragon skeleton (Crypt:5) A dryad skeleton (Crypt:2) 10 ynoxinuls 44 redbacks A redback (shapeshifter) (D:24) An octopode (Abyss:1) 17 trapdoor spiders 2 giant firefly zombies A spiny worm zombie (WizLab) 10 hungry ghosts 11 water elementals 22 wraiths A spectral yaktaur (Crypt:3) A dire elephant simulacrum (Crypt:3) 32 deep elf magi 19 tarantellas 2 griffon skeletons A hill giant zombie (D:12) 9 sharks A hog (D:21) A toenail golem (Volcano) A clay golem (D:18) Grum (Orc:4) 37 merfolk 3 golden eyes (Abyss:1) 36 deep elf fighters 13 vampires A steam dragon (Lair:8) A wind drake skeleton (Crypt:5) A hill giant skeleton (D:14) 16 wolves 22 shadows 9 rock worms 8 neqoxecs (Abyss:1) 3 molten gargoyles (Volcano) 22 hippogriffs A deep dwarf zombie (Crypt:5) 6 deep troll zombies An ancient bear simulacrum (Crypt:5) 5 mottled dragons 107 ugly things 14 vampire mosquitoes A soldier ant (shapeshifter) (D:21) 2 raven skeletons 10 manticores 48 yaks 3 deep troll skeletons 5 necrophages 2 baby alligator zombies A porcupine (shapeshifter) (D:25) An ice beast (shapeshifter) (D:22) 5 phantoms 22 small abominations 4 spectral shapeshifters (Elf:1) 5 black bears (Lair:8) 10 porcupines A yellow wasp (D:13) 2 trapdoor spider simulacra 22 starcursed masses (Abyss:1) 2 swamp drakes (Lair:8) A tengu (shapeshifter) (D:27) 21 freezing wraiths 6 sky beasts 5 giant goldfish A boring beetle (D:25) A giant firefly simulacrum (Crypt:4) A slave (D:6) 39 orc warriors A boring beetle (shapeshifter) (Vaults:1) 7 ice beasts 16 soldier ants 27 centaurs 18 crocodiles 3 wargs A spiny worm simulacrum (D:18) 2 giant slug zombies 3 yaktaur zombies Sigmund (D:5) A fire drake skeleton (Crypt:2) 2 brain worms 3 cyclops zombies 18 giant frogs 10 giant slugs A glowing shapeshifter simulacrum (Crypt:5) 49 ogres 2 insubstantial wisps A mermaid skeleton (Crypt:2) 3 yaktaur skeletons 4 big kobolds An orb spider zombie (Elf:1) 3 cyclops skeletons 2 yak zombies (D:14) 30 wights 47 killer bees A spectral ogre (Crypt:4) A troll skeleton (D:15) 2 jellyfish (D:14) A grizzly bear skeleton (Crypt:3) A yak skeleton (Crypt:4) 5 electric eels 8 agate snails A quasit (Abyss:1) 9 crimson imps A giant frog zombie (D:7) 11 hounds 9 jellies 17 spiders A wolf skeleton (Crypt:3) 5 goliath beetles 10 water moccasins A yellow wasp zombie (Crypt:3) A centaur zombie (D:7) 4 iron imps 5 scorpions A big fish (D:14) 4 giant frog skeletons A water moccasin skeleton (Crypt:3) A giant slug simulacrum (Crypt:2) 11 iguanas 5 orange rats 24 orc priests 4 shapeshifter simulacra (Elf:1) 49 worker ants A killer bee zombie (D:13) 32 orc wizards A dwarf zombie (Crypt:1) An ogre zombie (D:6) A brain worm zombie (WizLab) 2 mottled dragon zombies A demonspawn skeleton (Crypt:2) A hound skeleton (D:4) 3 spider zombies 13 mummies 72 green rats A worker ant zombie (Crypt:4) 7 lemures (Abyss:1) 14 adders A gnoll (D:1) A swamp drake zombie (Crypt:4) 2 inept feature mimics 13 white imps 3 giant centipedes 18 sheep 6 worms A shadow imp (Abyss:1) 45 ufetubi An iguana zombie (D:7) An adder skeleton (D:7) 2 giant eyeballs 4 giant geckos 7 oozes 187 orcs 2 bat zombies 7 giant cockroaches 4 giant mites 19 goblins 21 hobgoblins 27 jackals 15 quokkas A ball python (D:2) 29 bats A giant gecko skeleton (D:8) 4 giant newts A gnoll skeleton (D:5) 8 illusory rakshasas 25 kobolds An orc skeleton (Crypt:4) 3 orc zombies (Orc:4) A quokka zombie (D:7) 14 rats 2 rat skeletons A butterfly (D:16) 5 plants 3165 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills) Frederick (Vaults:4) Nikola (Spider:2) Arachne (Spider:3) A tentacled monstrosity (D:20) 2 sphinxes (D:27) A shadow dragon (D:27) Aizul (Shoals:5) Gastronok (D:9) 4 merfolk javelineers (Shoals:5) An ettin (Vaults:1) 3 merfolk impalers (Shoals:5) A great orb of eyes (Vaults:3) 4 yaktaur captains A deep elf high priest (Elf:3) A dragon (D:27) An ironheart preserver (Vaults:1) A merfolk aquamancer (Shoals:5) Josephine (Spider:1) 6 spriggans (Lair:8) Nessos (D:14) A deep troll earth mage (D:24) An ogre mage (D:20) 2 hydras 2 deep troll shamans A death yak (Lair:8) An orc high priest (Orc:4) Urug (Spider:1) Erica (D:15) A storm dragon zombie (Vaults:1) 2 catoblepae An iron troll (Vaults:3) 2 skeletal warriors 2 deep elf knights (Elf:1) A centaur warrior (D:15) 4 ironbrand convokers An unseen horror (Vaults:1) 9 deep trolls 6 red wasps An orc sorcerer (Orc:4) A wolf spider (Vaults:1) 2 griffons A shining eye (shapeshifter) (D:27) 6 elephants (Lair:3) An orange demon (D:27) A frost giant skeleton (Vaults:3) 2 stone giant skeletons 2 spriggan druids (Lair:8) A vault sentinel (Vaults:1) A fire drake (Lair:4) A redback zombie (Vaults:2) A demonic crawler (Spider:2) 2 giant fireflies 15 yaktaurs An iron troll skeleton (Spider:1) A jumping spider (Spider:1) A polar bear (D:20) 2 trolls A deep elf priest (Elf:3) 4 slime creatures (D:20) 4 two-headed ogres 2 grizzly bears 4 blink frogs A hydra skeleton (Spider:1) A redback (D:24) A tarantella (Spider:2) A deep elf mage (Elf:1) 2 shadows 2 sharks (Lair:3) A hill giant zombie (D:15) A ynoxinul (Orc:4) 6 ugly things 4 merfolk (Shoals:5) 2 hungry ghosts A hippogriff (D:24) 2 fire elementals (D:18) 4 deep elf fighters 7 vampire mosquitoes 8 yaks 2 hogs 2 hell hounds (D:18) 4 wolves (Lair:4) A swamp drake (Lair:8) 7 ice beasts 2 manticores 8 ogres 12 orc warriors A mottled dragon (D:11) A centaur (D:19) A boring beetle (Lair:2) A yaktaur zombie (D:19) A warg (D:9) 2 giant frogs 3 giant slugs An electric eel (Spider:3) A troll skeleton (D:15) A big kobold (D:14) 2 yak skeletons (Orc:4) 4 orc priests (Orc:4) 2 scorpions 2 orc wizards A sheep (D:6) A big kobold zombie (D:11) 4 boggarts (D:14) A naga skeleton (Spider:1) 5 green rats (Lair:4) 3 white imps (Lair:4) An ufetubus (Orc:4) A worm (D:6) A giant gecko (Lair:4) 33 orcs A bat (Lair:4) A goblin (Orc:1) 2 jackals (Lair:1) 3 kobolds (D:14) 4 orc zombies (Orc:4) A quokka (D:9) 6 rat skeletons (Orc:4) 305 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (others) A tengu reaver (D:23) A lorocyproca (D:20) A soul eater (D:24) 9 very ugly things 9 dancing weapons 3 skeletal warriors An ice devil (D:17) A ball lightning (Elf:3) A shadow demon (D:16) 2 deep trolls (D:27) A griffon (D:12) An ironbrand convoker (Vaults:4) 7 red wasps A frost giant skeleton (Vaults:2) 2 sixfirhies 6 elephants An orange demon (Vaults:1) 8 vapours A spiny frog (Orc:4) A yaktaur (D:27) 4 air elementals A demonic crawler (Spider:4) A polar bear (D:16) 6 giant fireflies A deep elf mage (Elf:1) 7 basilisks A water elemental (Crypt:5) A tarantella (Spider:4) A redback (Spider:5) 3 trapdoor spiders (D:27) 5 ugly things A hippogriff (D:24) A wolf (D:21) 15 vampire mosquitoes A deep elf fighter (Elf:3) 2 hogs 3 yaks 8 soldier ants (D:18) 9 yellow wasps An ice beast (Elf:1) A small abomination (Abyss:1) 7 black bears An ogre (D:25) A boring beetle (Elf:1) 7 lost souls 3 rotting devils 12 insubstantial wisps A giant frog (Lair:2) 2 wights (D:6) 16 hounds (Orc:4) A spider (Spider:4) 2 quasits An elf zombie (Elf:3) 3 orange rats A water moccasin skeleton (Lair:8) An orc wizard (Orc:4) A worker ant (D:6) 2 sheep A crocodile skeleton (Lair:1) 2 shadow imps A white imp (Spider:1) An ufetubus (Lair:4) An adder skeleton (Lair:5) An orc (Orc:4) A kobold (D:6) 4 rat skeletons (Orc:4) 2 butterflies (D:16) A fungus (Lair:7) 4 plants 9 starspawn tentacles (Abyss:1) 129 starspawn tentacle segments (Abyss:1) 350 creatures vanquished. Grand Total: 3820 creatures vanquished Notes Turn | Place | Note -------------------------------------------------------------- 0 | D:1 | Jarlyk, the Gargoyle Fighter, began the quest for the Orb. 0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 0/0 273 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 19/19 MP: 1/1 624 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 24/24 MP: 2/2 795 | D:2 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul. 1040 | D:2 | Reached skill level 4 in Shields 1137 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 24/28 MP: 3/3 1910 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations 2026 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 33/33 MP: 4/4 2426 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 39/39 MP: 7/7 2540 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon 2558 | D:5 | Noticed Prince Ribbit 2679 | D:5 | Noticed Jarlyk's ghost (average CeHu) 2804 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting 2851 | D:5 | Killed Prince Ribbit 2851 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 35/44 MP: 10/10 2886 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails 3077 | D:5 | Noticed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Killed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Reached skill level 6 in Fighting 3136 | D:5 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 36/50 MP: 12/12 3369 | D:5 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple. 3381 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple 3389 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Nemelex Xobeh 3397 | Temple | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 3427 | D:5 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha. 3428 | D:5 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 3462 | D:5 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's first power 3489 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations 3508 | D:6 | Noticed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Killed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Reached skill level 7 in Fighting 3530 | D:6 | Got a pair of crude boots 3533 | D:6 | Identified the cursed -2 pair of boots of Deloilai {rElec Int+4} (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon) 4032 | D:6 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 49/56 MP: 17/17 4034 | D:6 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 4076 | D:6 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's second power 4874 | D:7 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon. 4995 | D:8 | Reached skill level 8 in Fighting 5405 | D:8 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb. 5740 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5745 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's third power 5859 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5892 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines. 5946 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Lair. 6031 | D:9 | Noticed Gastronok 6047 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fourth power 6067 | D:9 | Killed Gastronok 6067 | D:9 | Reached skill level 9 in Fighting 6067 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 30/63 MP: 8/20 6076 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 6176 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts 6600 | Lair:1 | HP: 2/64 [komodo dragon (15)] 6869 | Lair:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 7395 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting 7419 | Lair:1 | Noticed a black mamba 7436 | Lair:1 | Killed a black mamba 7842 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails 7999 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8096 | Lair:2 | Noticed a black mamba 8112 | Lair:2 | Killed a black mamba 8115 | Lair:2 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 47/69 MP: 22/22 8197 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour 8499 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8737 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 11 in Fighting 8848 | Lair:2 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fifth power 9010 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 9218 | Lair:2 | Noticed a catoblepas 9232 | Lair:2 | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. [potion of beneficial mutation] 9286 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 10 in Evocations 9783 | Lair:3 | Found a hole to the Spider Nest. 10033 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 12 in Maces & Flails 10040 | Lair:3 | Found a staircase to the Shoals. 10229 | Lair:4 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 68/76 MP: 25/25 10245 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 10494 | Lair:4 | Noticed Jarlyk's ghost (powerful GrFi) 10970 | Lair:2 | Noticed a five-headed hydra 11068 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon 11117 | D:10 | Reached skill level 13 in Maces & Flails 11402 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns 11731 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 11766 | D:11 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns 11935 | D:11 | Found a portal to a secret trove of treasure. 12054 | D:11 | Noticed a seven-headed hydra 12064 | D:11 | Killed a seven-headed hydra 12078 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 12486 | D:12 | Reached skill level 14 in Maces & Flails 13032 | D:12 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 13541 | Orc:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines 13642 | Orc:1 | Found Xyorroidev's General Store. 13701 | Orc:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 13931 | Orc:1 | Bought the +3,+6 mace of Uncomfortable Rashes {speed, SInv} for 1010 gold pieces 14006 | Orc:1 | Found Plakh's Food Boutique. 14029 | Orc:1 | Found Gaco's Food Shop. 14128 | Orc:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14205 | Orc:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14216 | Orc:2 | Found Ymimipp's Assorted Antiques. 14219 | Orc:2 | Noticed Harold 14226 | Orc:2 | Killed Harold 14419 | Orc:1 | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 36 gold pieces 14618 | Lair:2 | Killed a five-headed hydra 14618 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Shields 14663 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14674 | Lair:2 | Killed a catoblepas 14733 | Spider:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Spider Nest 14804 | Spider:1 | Reached skill level 15 in Maces & Flails 14992 | Spider:1 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 82/82 MP: 25/25 15017 | Spider:1 | Noticed Urug 15029 | Spider:1 | Killed Urug 15174 | Spider:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15213 | Spider:1 | Noticed Josephine 15220 | Spider:1 | Killed Josephine 15373 | Spider:2 | Noticed a bone dragon 15382 | Spider:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15480 | Spider:2 | Noticed Roxanne 15521 | Spider:2 | Noticed Nikola 15527 | Spider:2 | Killed Nikola 15546 | Spider:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15932 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15939 | Lair:4 | Killed Jarlyk's ghost 16680 | Lair:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 16841 | Lair:5 | Found a dark tunnel. 16849 | Volcano | Entered a volcano 17079 | Lair:6 | Reached skill level 10 in Armour 17081 | Lair:6 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 17087 | Lair:6 | Got a bloodstained cloak 17091 | Lair:6 | Identified the cursed +0 cloak of Phiy {Str+2 Dex-1} (You found it on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts) 17201 | Lair:6 | Found a labyrinth entrance. 17228 | Lab | Entered a labyrinth 17552 | Lab | Noticed a minotaur 17565 | Lab | Killed a minotaur 17565 | Lab | Gained mutation: Your wings are large and strong. [gargoyle growth] 17565 | Lab | Reached XP level 14. HP: 71/90 MP: 27/27 17570 | Lab | Identified the Papyrus of Stones 17624 | Lab | Got an encrusted helmet 17628 | Lab | Identified the cursed -5 helmet "Nojanufo" {Str+1 Dex+1 Int+2} (You found it in a labyrinth) 17669 | Lair:6 | Identified a +2 rod of the swarm (13/13) (You found it in a labyrinth) 18432 | Lair:7 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 18610 | Lair:7 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 18672 | Lair:7 | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva. 18679 | Lair:7 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits. 19047 | Lair:8 | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts 19116 | Lair:8 | Reached skill level 10 in Shields 19238 | Lair:8 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 20050 | Lair:8 | Got a faintly glowing wooden ring 20291 | Lair:8 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 20769 | Spider:2 | Reached XP level 15. HP: 92/97 MP: 25/28 20843 | Spider:3 | Noticed Jorgrun 20860 | Spider:3 | Noticed Mara 20861 | Spider:3 | Noticed Mara 20861 | Spider:3 | Noticed Mara 21076 | Orc:3 | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls. 21093 | Orc:3 | Noticed Nergalle 21149 | Orc:3 | Killed Nergalle 21149 | Orc:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging 21539 | Orc:4 | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines 21857 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22003 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22170 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22181 | Orc:4 | Found Ijaelaup's Weapon Boutique. 22183 | Orc:4 | Found Thragaat's Assorted Antiques. 22195 | Orc:4 | Found Skesiet's Weapon Boutique. 22203 | Orc:4 | Found Sebabab's General Store. 22214 | Orc:4 | Bought 2 scrolls of identify for 88 gold pieces 22215 | Orc:4 | Identified the ring "Jidigoch" {Int+2 SInv Stlth--} (You found it on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts) 22222 | Orc:4 | Bought 3 scrolls of identify for 102 gold pieces 22348 | Orc:4 | Noticed Grum 22374 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 15 in Fighting 22380 | Orc:4 | Killed Grum 22486 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22561 | Orc:4 | Noticed Erolcha 22575 | Orc:4 | Killed Erolcha 22606 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22808 | Orc:4 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog. 23698 | D:13 | Noticed Fannar 23710 | D:13 | Killed Fannar 24157 | D:13 | Found Ahiol's Assorted Antiques. 24180 | D:13 | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 84 gold pieces 24298 | D:13 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 24415 | D:14 | Entered Level 14 of the Dungeon 24659 | D:14 | Noticed Snorg 24675 | D:14 | Killed Snorg 24724 | D:14 | Found Lanegual's General Store. 24740 | D:14 | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth 24979 | D:14 | Noticed Nessos 24996 | D:14 | Killed Nessos 25003 | D:14 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 25211 | D:14 | Gained mutation: You have supernaturally acute eyesight. [potion of beneficial mutation] 25566 | D:15 | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon 25587 | D:15 | Noticed Maud 25598 | D:15 | Killed Maud 25598 | D:15 | Reached skill level 16 in Fighting 25856 | D:15 | Noticed Erica 25861 | D:15 | Killed Erica 26116 | D:15 | Reached XP level 16. HP: 106/106 MP: 27/28 27612 | Orc:1 | Bought a scroll of enchant weapon III for 240 gold pieces 27612 | Orc:1 | Bought a scroll of enchant weapon I for 66 gold pieces 28063 | D:16 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 28437 | D:17 | Found a staircase to the Vaults. 28452 | D:17 | Reached skill level 17 in Fighting 29382 | D:18 | Noticed Azrael 29390 | D:18 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 29406 | D:18 | Killed Azrael 29488 | D:18 | Found Psocvu's Antique Armour Emporium. 29500 | D:18 | Bought a crude shield for 408 gold pieces 29512 | D:18 | Identified the +2 shield of Bedevilment {Dex+3 Int-2} (You bought it in a shop on level 18 of the Dungeon) 29776 | D:18 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 30220 | D:19 | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One. 30525 | D:19 | Reached skill level 18 in Fighting 30619 | D:19 | Noticed Frances 30624 | D:19 | Killed Frances 30624 | D:19 | Reached XP level 17. HP: 102/115 MP: 29/29 30903 | D:19 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 30982 | D:20 | Entered Level 20 of the Dungeon 30983 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31062 | D:20 | Noticed a bone dragon 31392 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31439 | D:20 | Noticed a tentacled monstrosity 31448 | D:20 | Killed a tentacled monstrosity 31663 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31729 | D:20 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari. 31729 | D:20 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari. 31954 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31992 | D:20 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging 32202 | D:20 | Noticed Xtahua 32216 | D:20 | Killed Xtahua 33078 | Shoals:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Shoals 33302 | Shoals:1 | Found Suixkuwi's General Store. 33509 | Shoals:1 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados. 34111 | Shoals:2 | Found Tomopo's Assorted Antiques. 34118 | Shoals:2 | Reached skill level 19 in Fighting 34188 | Shoals:3 | Noticed Polyphemus 34209 | Shoals:3 | Killed Polyphemus 34240 | Shoals:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 34534 | Shoals:3 | Noticed Agnes 34558 | Shoals:3 | Killed Agnes 34558 | Shoals:3 | Reached XP level 18. HP: 119/123 MP: 30/30 35063 | Shoals:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Shoals 35072 | Shoals:5 | Noticed Ilsuiw 35079 | Shoals:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 35106 | Shoals:5 | Killed Ilsuiw 35412 | Shoals:5 | Identified the Volume of the Mountains 35835 | Shoals:5 | Noticed Jory 35885 | Shoals:5 | Killed Jory 36015 | Shoals:5 | Noticed Aizul 36032 | Shoals:5 | Killed Aizul 36074 | Shoals:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 36121 | Shoals:5 | Got a barnacled rune of Zot 36716 | Elf:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Elven Halls 36813 | Elf:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 37376 | Vaults:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Vaults 37526 | Vaults:1 | Found Dazeuluq's Jewellery Shop. 37592 | Vaults:1 | Got a slimy flail 37937 | Vaults:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 37951 | Vaults:1 | Reached skill level 20 in Fighting 38385 | Vaults:1 | Identified the +8,+3 flail of Poverty {freeze, *Tele rC+ Stlth-} (You found it on level 1 of the Vaults) 38513 | Vaults:1 | Reached XP level 19. HP: 89/131 MP: 31/31 38654 | Vaults:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 38758 | Vaults:1 | Noticed Donald 38774 | Vaults:1 | Killed Donald 39616 | Vaults:2 | Found Psos' Magical Wand Boutique. 39942 | Vaults:2 | Noticed Louise 39952 | Vaults:2 | Killed Louise 40138 | Vaults:2 | Found Phievat's General Store. 40355 | Vaults:2 | Found Zuguz's Magical Wand Shoppe. 40538 | Vaults:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 40918 | Vaults:3 | Found Teutan's Assorted Antiques. 41223 | Vaults:3 | Found a staircase to the Crypt. 41494 | Vaults:3 | Reached skill level 15 in Shields 41523 | Vaults:3 | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging 41533 | Vaults:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 42360 | Vaults:4 | Noticed Frederick 42370 | Vaults:4 | Killed Frederick 42448 | Vaults:4 | Reached skill level 21 in Fighting 42489 | Vaults:4 | Reached XP level 20. HP: 91/140 MP: 31/31 42675 | Vaults:4 | Noticed Sojobo 42701 | Vaults:4 | Killed Sojobo 43011 | Vaults:4 | Found a staircase to the Hall of Blades. 43011 | Vaults:4 | Found Faja's Book Emporium. 43049 | Vaults:4 | Got a pitted mace 43470 | Vaults:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 44120 | Spider:2 | Killed Roxanne 44122 | Spider:2 | Identified Roxanne's Collected Works on the Rocks and Changing (You took it off Roxanne on level 2 of the Spider Nest) 44318 | Spider:3 | Noticed Arachne 44359 | Spider:3 | Killed Arachne 44778 | Spider:4 | Noticed Rupert 44787 | Spider:4 | Killed Rupert 45164 | Spider:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Spider Nest 45463 | Spider:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 45783 | Spider:5 | Got a gossamer rune of Zot 45785 | Spider:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 46137 | Spider:3 | Killed Jorgrun 46782 | D:21 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 47066 | D:21 | Found a one-way gate to the infinite horrors of the Abyss. 47193 | D:21 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 47350 | D:21 | Found a gateway to Hell. 47492 | D:21 | Reached XP level 21. HP: 89/147 MP: 33/33 47643 | D:21 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 48312 | D:21 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 49738 | D:22 | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet. 49772 | D:22 | Found a one-way gate leading to the halls of Pandemonium. 50019 | D:22 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 50452 | D:23 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 50596 | D:23 | Noticed Wiglaf 50615 | D:23 | Killed Wiglaf 50890 | D:23 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 51343 | D:24 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 51562 | D:24 | Found Wuasas' Antique Weapon Shoppe. 51819 | D:24 | Reached skill level 22 in Fighting 52185 | D:25 | Entered Level 25 of the Dungeon 52196 | D:25 | Found a magical portal. 52202 | WizLab | Entered a wizard's laboratory 52421 | WizLab | Noticed a greater mummy 52431 | WizLab | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 52465 | WizLab | Killed a greater mummy 52465 | WizLab | Reached XP level 22. HP: 48/155 MP: 34/34 52494 | WizLab | Got a polished chain mail 52495 | WizLab | Identified the +2 chain mail "Chyv" {Str-1 Dex-2 Int+2 Curse} (You found it in a wizard's laboratory) 53071 | D:25 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 54184 | Blade | Entered the Hall of Blades 55354 | D:25 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 56192 | D:26 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 56963 | D:26 | Reached skill level 15 in Armour 57346 | D:26 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 57621 | D:26 | Found Lucrekk's Jewellery Shop. 57678 | D:26 | Found Uloez's Armour Emporium. 57732 | D:26 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 57795 | D:27 | Entered Level 27 of the Dungeon 57956 | D:27 | Reached XP level 23. HP: 131/162 MP: 36/36 57987 | D:27 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 58456 | D:27 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados. 58539 | D:27 | Found Xutaar's Distillery. 58555 | D:27 | Bought a potion of strong poison for 30 gold pieces 58555 | D:27 | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 45 gold pieces 58584 | D:27 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 59056 | D:27 | Identified a scroll of acquirement 60581 | Crypt:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Crypt 61406 | Crypt:2 | Reached skill level 23 in Fighting 61540 | Crypt:2 | Found a staircase to the Tomb. 61771 | Crypt:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 63078 | Crypt:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 63506 | Crypt:4 | Reached XP level 24. HP: 142/171 MP: 37/37 64522 | Crypt:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Crypt 64961 | Crypt:5 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul. 65197 | Crypt:5 | Reached skill level 15 in Evocations 65246 | Crypt:5 | HP: 7/172 [mirror damage (20)] 66264 | Crypt:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 66321 | Crypt:5 | Identified the Catalogue of Ice 66393 | Crypt:5 | Got a fine lead ring 66394 | Crypt:5 | Identified the ring of the Enemy {Ice Dex+4 Int+1} (You found it on level 5 of the Crypt) 66456 | Crypt:5 | Noticed Khufu 66474 | Crypt:5 | Killed Khufu 66474 | Crypt:5 | Reached XP level 25. HP: 121/179 MP: 38/38 66554 | Crypt:5 | Got an encrusted mace 66555 | Crypt:5 | Identified the +1,+7 mace "Hacaad" {holy, rC- Dex+4} (You found it on level 5 of the Crypt) 66880 | Crypt:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 66975 | Crypt:5 | Got a fine swamp dragon armour 66976 | Crypt:5 | Identified the cursed +2 swamp dragon armour of a Thousand Hells {rElec rPois} (You found it on level 5 of the Crypt) 67912 | Elf:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 68167 | Elf:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 68906 | Elf:1 | Identified Kikubaaqudgha's Tome of Evil 69414 | Elf:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 70012 | Elf:3 | Entered Level 3 of the Elven Halls 70168 | Elf:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 70782 | Elf:3 | Reached skill level 24 in Fighting 70846 | Elf:3 | Cast into the Abyss (deep elf sorcerer) 70873 | Abyss:1 | Found a corrupted altar of Lugonu. 70955 | Abyss:1 | Found a corrupted altar of Lugonu. 70987 | Abyss:1 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 71186 | Abyss:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 71234 | Abyss:1 | Reached skill level 15 in Dodging 71257 | Elf:3 | Escaped the Abyss 71957 | Elf:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 71985 | Elf:3 | Paralysed by a Zot trap for 3 turns 72018 | Elf:3 | Cast into the Abyss (deep elf demonologist) 72215 | Abyss:1 | Noticed an ancient lich 72226 | Abyss:1 | Killed an ancient lich 72693 | Abyss:1 | Reached XP level 26. HP: 182/187 MP: 39/39 72864 | Abyss:1 | Gained mutation: You are frail (-10% HP). [a shining eye] 73641 | Abyss:1 | Got a brightly glowing morningstar 73849 | Abyss:1 | Gained mutation: You are weak. (Str -2) [a neqoxec] 73850 | Abyss:1 | Gained mutation: You cover ground slowly. [a neqoxec] 73861 | Abyss:1 | Found a corrupted altar of Lugonu. 74148 | Abyss:1 | Identified the -2,+1 morningstar "Frevo" {freeze, rN+ Str+2} (You found it on level 1 of the Abyss) 74816 | Abyss:1 | Gained mutation: Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body. [a neqoxec] 75022 | Elf:3 | Escaped the Abyss 75051 | Elf:3 | Got a crystal whip 75052 | Elf:3 | Identified the +2,+10 whip "Ycwi" {freeze, rPois rC+} (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls) 75118 | Elf:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 75299 | Elf:3 | Paralysed by a Zot trap for 3 turns 75381 | Elf:3 | Got a glittering turquoise ring 75477 | Elf:3 | Identified the ring of Xom's Best Wishes {+Fly rElec rN+ Dam+8 SInv} (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls) Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 | 19-21 | 22-24 | 25-27 || total -------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Melee: Mace | 57 | 130 | 378 | 1163 | 2263 | 329 | | | || 4320 Morningstar | | | | | | 1649 | 2229 | 872 | 1427 || 6177 Flail | | | | | | | | 1605 | 64 || 1669 Throw: Javelin | | 21 | | | | | | | || 21 Invok: Draw One | | | 24 | 53 | 98 | 66 | 75 | 51 | 11 || 378 Peek at Two | | | | 6 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 || 66 Triple Draw | | | | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 || 21 Deal Four | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | 1 || 6 Stack Five | | | | | | | | 2 | || 2 Abil: Evoke Invisibilit | | 1 | | | | | | | || 1 Fly | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | || 4 Stop Flying | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | || 3 End Transformatio | | | | | 1 | | | | || 1 Evoke: Deck | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 || 3 Wand | | | 1 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 8 || 85 Miscellaneous | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | || 5 Use: Scroll | | 11 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 21 || 152 Potion | | | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 || 33 Stab: Paralysed | | | | 4 | 2 | | | | || 6 Distracted | | | | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 || 19 Petrifying | | | | | | 1 | | | || 1 Petrified | | | | | | 1 | | | || 1 Held in net/web | | | | | | | | 1 | || 1

Friday, 15th November 2013, 15:32 by Sandman25

I have the same problems with Nemelex, I disabled armour sacrifice a long time ago but still get decks of escape too often.
Don't forget that deck of wonders can have Helix, it really helps with mutations.

Friday, 15th November 2013, 22:49 by skyspire

In the game I am in now, i finally found my first (and only) cure of mutation on Dungeon floor about 21 or 22, after I cleared Vault, Enchanted Forest, and first level of the Tomb. So unfortunately they are rare, and it's possible that you will not find another one. So yes, you can try to find Helix, or if you are desperate, you can convert to Jivya, as "it" can remove bad mutations too. But, you give up Okawaru's abilities and have to endure his wrath.. tough choice. But "you cover ground slowly" is one of the worst mutations.

Alternatively you can quaff as many potions of mutations as possible, and many times they can cancel each other out and remove bad mutations. Or you can get really lucky and get a potion of beneficial mutation that will make you faster or give you the "evolve" mutation. That happened with this character.. I had blurry vision 2 from drinking on potion of mutation in an emergency situation on level 5, and "evolve" cured me and buffed my AC +7.

Friday, 15th November 2013, 23:02 by Jarlyk

Vaults:5 was my undoing. I definitely made it a lot further than on any previous attempt. Things were actually going reasonably well. I didn't have any summoning decks, so I stacked some Dungeons and used Water right as I entered Vaults:5. It was fun watching several of the guards drown upon arrival.

I managed to clear the outer edges and one of the four chambers, but I got overwhelmed upon entering the second chamber and got trapped along one of the hallways. I used another Water card to hold off the melee, but that just let the ranged guys poke at me. I probably should've tried to make it back to the stairs, rather than going back toward the side.

I got low in the first place when I tried to Deal Four on a destruction deck I'd only peeked at, but apparently there were only three cards left in the deck. I was turned into a (flying) pig and had to run away. I survived that (a well placed teleport trap via Warpwright and lots of 5-ing), but burned a lot of resources in the process.

Ah well, it was lots of Fun. Looking forward to another run.

Code:: Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.0 (tiles) character file. 564087 Jarlyk the Slayer (level 27, -13/176 HPs) Began as a Gargoyle Fighter on Nov 9, 2013. Was the Champion of Nemelex Xobeh. Shot with a steel bolt by a vault guard (39 damage) ... on Level 5 of the Vaults on Nov 15, 2013. The game lasted 16:20:43 (80841 turns). Jarlyk the Slayer (Gargoyle Fighter) Turns: 80841, Time: 16:20:52 HP -13/176 AC 44 Str 35 XL: 27 MP 30/39 EV 9 Int 12 (15) God: Nemelex Xobeh [******] Gold 5588 SH 33 Dex 12 Spells: 0 memorised, 26 levels left Res.Fire : + + + See Invis. : + G - +6,+9 crossbow "Hellfire" {flame, rF++ rC- MR+} Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . h - +3 gold dragon armour Life Prot.: + + . Conserve : + J - +2 orc shield {reflect} Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : . A - -1 wizard hat {Int+3} Res.Elec. : + Clarity : . (no cloak) Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . g - +2 pair of gloves Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . e - +0 pair of boots Res.Rott. : + Flight : + B - amulet of conservation Saprovore : . . . b - +5 ring of strength Z - ring of Xom's Best Wishes {+Fly rElec rN+ Dam+8 SInv} @: mighty, flying, studying Dodging, drained, slow, extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy A: large and strong wings, fangs 1, talons 2, see invisible, deformed body, fire resistance 1, -10% hp, life protection 1, electricity resistance, slowness 1, slow metabolism 1, unbreathing, petrification resistance, AC +20, Str -2 a: Stop Flying, Draw One, Peek at Two, Triple Draw, Deal Four, Stack Five, Renounce Religion }: 2/15 runes: barnacled, gossamer You were on level 5 of the Vaults. You worshipped Nemelex Xobeh. Nemelex Xobeh was exalted by your worship. You were hungry. You visited 10 branches of the dungeon, and saw 64 of its levels. You visited the Abyss 2 times. You also visited: Labyrinth, Volcano and Wizlab. You collected 7711 gold pieces. You spent 2143 gold pieces at shops. Inventory: Hand weapons C - a +8,+7 morningstar of protection G - the +6,+9 crossbow "Hellfire" (weapon) {flame, rF++ rC- MR+} (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls) It turns projectiles fired from it into bolts of flame. It greatly protects you from fire. It makes you vulnerable to cold. It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments. Missiles D - 84 bolts (quivered) Armour e - a +0 pair of boots (worn) g - a +2 pair of gloves (worn) h - a +3 gold dragon armour (worn) s - a +2 shield of poison resistance A - a -1 wizard hat of intelligence (worn) J - a +2 orcish shield of reflection (worn) Q - the +5 plate armour of Puiczeoch {Dex+4 Int+3, unknown} (You took it off a vault guard on level 5 of the Vaults) It affects your intelligence (+3). It affects your dexterity (+4). Magical devices i - a wand of enslavement (5) k - a wand of fireball (1) q - a wand of fire (6) v - a wand of digging (13) H - a wand of lightning (4) K - a wand of draining (5) L - a wand of cold (7) R - a wand of heal wounds (1) U - a wand of fire (4) X - a wand of paralysis (9) Comestibles d - 11 bread rations f - 7 meat rations F - 5 royal jellies Scrolls I - 2 scrolls of recharging W - 4 scrolls of teleportation Y - 5 scrolls of remove curse Jewellery b - a +5 ring of strength (right hand) l - an uncursed ring of sustenance x - an uncursed ring of protection from magic B - an amulet of conservation (around neck) Z - the ring of Xom's Best Wishes (left hand) {+Fly rElec rN+ Dam+8 SInv} (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls) [ring of slaying] It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+8). It insulates you from electricity. It protects you from negative energy. It enhances your eyesight. It lets you fly. Potions j - 3 potions of resistance t - 6 potions of curing u - 2 potions of magic w - 2 potions of agility z - a potion of might E - 3 potions of speed Books a - a manual of Dodging P - a book of Envenomations Spells Type Level Spider Form Transmutation/Poison 3 Poison Weapon Charms/Poison 3 Summon Scorpions Summoning/Poison 4 Olgreb's Toxic Radiance Poison 4 Poisonous Cloud Conjuration/Poison/Air 6 Miscellaneous c - an ornate deck of summonings {drawn: 2} p - an ornate deck of dungeons {drawn: 1} N - a legendary deck of dungeons {the Trowel, left: 1} O - a plain deck of destruction {drawn: 2} S - an ornate deck of war {Swap, left: 2} T - a legendary deck of dungeons {drawn: 4} V - a phial of floods Skills: + Level 25.0(24.7) Fighting + Level 22.8(22.5) Maces & Flails + Level 5.7(5.5) Crossbows - Level 18.4(18.1) Armour + Level 16.7(16.4) Dodging - Level 3.0(2.8) Stealth - Level 15.4(15.1) Shields - Level 15.3(15.0) Evocations You had 26 spell levels left. You didn't know any spells. Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (27/27) Temple (1/1) D:5 Orc (4/4) D:9 Elf (3/3) Orc:3 Lair (8/8) D:9 Shoals (5/5) Lair:3 Spider (5/5) Lair:3 Slime (0/6) Lair:7 Vaults (5/5) D:17 Blade (1/1) Vaults:4 Crypt (5/5) Vaults:3 Tomb (0/3) Crypt:2 Zot (0/5) D:27 Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Elyvilon Fedhas Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Sif Muna Trog Vehumet Yredelemnul the Shining One Jiyva Shops: D:13 * D:14 * D:18 [ D:24 ( D:26 [= D:27 ! Orc:1 %%* Orc:2 * Orc:4 ((** Shoals:1 * Shoals:2 * Vaults:1 = Vaults:2 *// Vaults:3 * Vaults:4 + Portals: Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27 Abyss: D:21 D:25 Pandemonium: D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 Trove: D:11 (give 2 scrolls of acquirement) Annotations: D:17 exclusion: ice statue Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You are resistant to torment. You are immune to poison. You can fly continuously. Your stone body is very resilient (AC +20). Your wings are large and strong. You have very sharp teeth. You have razor-sharp toenails. You resist negative energy. You are resistant to electric shocks. You have a slow metabolism. You can survive without breathing. You are immune to petrification. You have supernaturally acute eyesight. Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body. Your flesh is heat resistant. You are frail (-10% HP). You cover ground slowly. You are weak. (Str -2) Message History G - the +6,+9 crossbow "Hellfire" (weapon) {flame, rF++ rC- MR+} The octopode changes into a golden eye! The flames covering the yaktaur captain go out. The yaktaur captain stops burning. The vault guard shoots a steel bolt. The steel bolt hits you! * * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * * You hear a splash. A yaktaur comes into view. Firing (i - inventory): D - 85 bolts (quivered) Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f/p - vault guard </cyan> You shoot a bolt. The bolt of flame misses the vault guard. You break out of your daze! The golden eye changes into a polar bear! 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You could see a yaktaur captain, a vault guard, an ironbrand convoker, a polar bear shaped shifter, 3 yaktaurs and a friendly smoke demon. Vanquished Creatures Khufu (Crypt:5) An ancient lich (Abyss:1) A greater mummy (WizLab) Sojobo (Vaults:4) A golden dragon (D:27) Jory (Shoals:5) Xtahua (D:20) 4 bone dragons A profane servitor (Crypt:5) 3 tentacled monstrosities 3 liches A titan (Vaults:5) 5 deep elf blademasters (Elf:3) A deep elf master archer (Elf:3) 3 Executioners (Abyss:1) Polyphemus (Shoals:3) 5 shadow dragons 3 sphinxes Rupert (Spider:4) Agnes (Shoals:3) Frances (D:19) 6 tengu reavers 6 ancient champions 4 revenants Roxanne (Spider:2) 6 storm dragons A draconian monk (D:27) Ilsuiw (Shoals:5) 5 ghost moths A ghoul (Crypt:5) Donald (Vaults:1) Wiglaf (D:23) 6 fire giants A draconian scorcher (D:27) 6 deep elf sorcerers (Elf:3) Maud (D:15) 5 frost giants A tentacled starspawn (Abyss:1) Louise (Vaults:2) 13 vault wardens 4 curse skulls An orc warlord (Vaults:4) 3 emperor scorpions (Spider:5) A draconian annihilator (D:27) Jorgrun (Spider:3) A draconian shifter (D:27) A green draconian (D:27) 41 stone giants 2 deep elf demonologists A grey draconian (D:27) 3 vampire knights 8 eidola 9 deep elf annihilators Azrael (D:18) A mottled draconian (D:27) 2 merfolk javelineers (Shoals:5) A lorocyproca (Abyss:1) 6 ettins 3 yellow draconians (D:27) 2 purple draconians (D:27) An unborn (Crypt:5) A minotaur (Lab) 3 merfolk impalers Snorg (D:14) The ghost of Jarlyk the Basher, a powerful GrFi of Okawaru (Lair:4) A quicksilver dragon zombie (Crypt:4) 34 jiangshi 2 sirens (Shoals:5) A deep elf high priest (Vaults:5) 5 mummy priests 14 ironheart preservers A hydra (shapeshifter) (D:27) 7 deep elf death magi 15 vault guards 7 dragons 38 yaktaur captains 2 merfolk aquamancers (Shoals:5) 2 great orbs of eyes Fannar (D:13) Harold (Orc:2) A death cob (Crypt:5) 4 hydras 16 dancing weapons A spectral stone giant (Crypt:3) 5 deep dwarf death knights A spectral frost giant (Crypt:4) 17 ogre magi 7 vampire magi 9 deep troll earth magi 6 death yaks 3 deep troll shamans 5 thrashing horrors (Abyss:1) 2 orc high priests (Orc:4) 2 rakshasas 2 wretched stars (Abyss:1) 4 plague shamblers 5 spectral elves 5 soul eaters 11 very ugly things 22 centaur warriors A fire crab (shapeshifter) (Vaults:3) Nergalle (Orc:3) 21 shadow wraiths 13 hell knights 2 ice devils A fire crab (D:20) A titan skeleton (Crypt:4) An unseen horror (shapeshifter) (Elf:3) 8 iron trolls 2 spatial maelstroms (Abyss:1) 23 large abominations (Abyss:1) 49 skeletal warriors A sea snake (shapeshifter) (D:26) Erolcha (Orc:4) 30 deep trolls 14 sea snakes 5 unseen horrors 17 deep elf knights A spectral anaconda (Crypt:4) A storm dragon skeleton (Vaults:5) 7 ironbrand convokers 18 flayed ghosts 2 wizards A giant orange brain (shapeshifter) (Vaults:5) A giant orange brain (Vaults:1) An anaconda skeleton (Crypt:4) A golden dragon skeleton (Crypt:1) 3 giant amoebae 10 flaming corpses 14 hill giants 19 phantasmal warriors 22 wolf spiders A very ugly thing skeleton (Crypt:2) 5 harpies 2 lindwurms 10 red wasps A fire giant zombie (Crypt:4) 27 orc knights 6 orc sorcerers A spectral dryad (Crypt:5) 7 necromancers 2 frost giant zombies 3 stone giant zombies An iron dragon skeleton (Crypt:3) A stone golem (D:18) 8 griffons A fire giant skeleton (D:20) 3 elf zombies (Elf:3) 13 elephants 8 stone giant skeletons 45 slime creatures 2 sphinx skeletons 4 frost giant skeletons 9 spiny worms 8 deep elf summoners 3 sixfirhies (Abyss:1) 2 spiny worms (shapeshifter) 2 black mambas (shapeshifter) 16 deep elf conjurers A guardian serpent (shapeshifter) (D:23) 2 eyes of devastation 13 vault sentinels 10 cyclopes A queen ant (shapeshifter) (D:24) A moth of suppression (Spider:4) 4 orange demons A mottled draconian zombie (Crypt:4) A guardian serpent (D:16) An eye of devastation (shapeshifter) (D:21) 2 ancient bear zombies A red draconian zombie (Crypt:1) 6 black mambas 72 yaktaurs An item mimic (Shoals:2) A spriggan druid (Lair:8) Pikel (D:6) 14 mermaids A spectral glowing shapeshifter (Elf:1) A green draconian zombie (Crypt:4) 2 satyr skeletons 2 brown oozes (shapeshifter) The ghost of Jarlyk the Markscentaur, an average CeHu (D:5) An iron troll zombie (Vaults:1) A spectral deep dwarf (Crypt:1) A mermaid (shapeshifter) (Vaults:5) 17 guardian mummies 2 efreet (Abyss:1) 10 smoke demons (Abyss:1) 3 ancient zymes (Abyss:1) A harpy zombie (Elf:1) 18 deep elf priests A white draconian skeleton (Crypt:2) A troll (shapeshifter) (Elf:2) 7 demonic crawlers 13 spriggans (Lair:8) 3 giant fireflies 2 silent spectres A giant firefly (shapeshifter) (Vaults:5) 6 trolls 2 red devils An ancient bear skeleton (Crypt:3) A death drake zombie (Crypt:1) A spectral harpy (Crypt:5) 2 hydra zombies An iron troll skeleton (Crypt:3) 4 fire drakes 15 hellwings 9 orb spiders 2 polar bears (shapeshifter) A queen bee (shapeshifter) (D:21) A wind drake (shapeshifter) (Elf:3) A queen bee (D:16) 6 polar bears (Lair:8) 2 hydra skeletons 2 iron devils 24 jumping spiders An ice dragon zombie (WizLab) An alligator zombie (Crypt:1) 2 harpy skeletons 9 boulder beetles A giant amoeba zombie (WizLab) 11 spectral orcs (Orc:3) 2 guardian serpent zombies (Abyss:1) A frost giant simulacrum (Crypt:2) 20 blink frogs 26 two-headed ogres A stone giant simulacrum (D:20) A jumping spider zombie (Crypt:3) 21 snapping turtles 10 grizzly bears (Lair:8) A sphinx simulacrum (Vaults:1) 4 basilisks A trapdoor spider zombie (Spider:1) 4 ettin zombies 2 queen ants 10 komodo dragons Prince Ribbit (D:5) 67 flying skulls 8 spiny frogs A black mamba zombie (Elf:1) 2 ugly thing zombies (WizLab) A wyvern (D:13) 3 ettin skeletons 4 fire elementals An ice dragon skeleton (Crypt:5) A dryad skeleton (Crypt:2) 10 ynoxinuls 44 redbacks A redback (shapeshifter) (D:24) An octopode (Abyss:1) 17 trapdoor spiders 2 giant firefly zombies A spiny worm zombie (WizLab) 10 hungry ghosts 11 water elementals 22 wraiths A spectral yaktaur (Crypt:3) A dire elephant simulacrum (Crypt:3) 36 deep elf magi 20 tarantellas 2 griffon skeletons A hill giant zombie (D:12) 9 sharks A hog (D:21) A toenail golem (Volcano) A clay golem (D:18) Grum (Orc:4) 37 merfolk 3 golden eyes (Abyss:1) 37 deep elf fighters 13 vampires A steam dragon (Lair:8) A wind drake skeleton (Crypt:5) A hill giant skeleton (D:14) 16 wolves 22 shadows 9 rock worms 8 neqoxecs (Abyss:1) 3 molten gargoyles (Volcano) 22 hippogriffs A deep dwarf zombie (Crypt:5) 6 deep troll zombies An ancient bear simulacrum (Crypt:5) 5 mottled dragons 110 ugly things 14 vampire mosquitoes A soldier ant (shapeshifter) (D:21) 2 raven skeletons 10 manticores 48 yaks 3 deep troll skeletons 5 necrophages 2 baby alligator zombies A porcupine (shapeshifter) (D:25) An ice beast (shapeshifter) (D:22) 5 phantoms 22 small abominations 4 spectral shapeshifters (Elf:1) 5 black bears (Lair:8) 10 porcupines A yellow wasp (D:13) 2 trapdoor spider simulacra 22 starcursed masses (Abyss:1) 2 swamp drakes (Lair:8) A tengu (shapeshifter) (D:27) 22 freezing wraiths 6 sky beasts 5 giant goldfish A boring beetle (D:25) A giant firefly simulacrum (Crypt:4) A slave (D:6) 43 orc warriors A boring beetle (shapeshifter) (Vaults:1) 8 ice beasts 16 soldier ants 27 centaurs 18 crocodiles 4 wargs A spiny worm simulacrum (D:18) 2 giant slug zombies 3 yaktaur zombies Sigmund (D:5) A fire drake skeleton (Crypt:2) 2 brain worms 3 cyclops zombies 18 giant frogs 10 giant slugs A glowing shapeshifter simulacrum (Crypt:5) 53 ogres 2 insubstantial wisps A mermaid skeleton (Crypt:2) 3 yaktaur skeletons 4 big kobolds An orb spider zombie (Elf:1) 3 cyclops skeletons 2 yak zombies (D:14) 30 wights 47 killer bees A spectral ogre (Crypt:4) A troll skeleton (D:15) 2 jellyfish (D:14) A grizzly bear skeleton (Crypt:3) A yak skeleton (Crypt:4) 5 electric eels 8 agate snails A quasit (Abyss:1) 9 crimson imps A giant frog zombie (D:7) 11 hounds 9 jellies 17 spiders A wolf skeleton (Crypt:3) 5 goliath beetles 10 water moccasins A yellow wasp zombie (Crypt:3) A centaur zombie (D:7) 4 iron imps 5 scorpions A big fish (D:14) 4 giant frog skeletons A water moccasin skeleton (Crypt:3) A giant slug simulacrum (Crypt:2) 11 iguanas 6 orange rats 26 orc priests 4 shapeshifter simulacra (Elf:1) 49 worker ants A killer bee zombie (D:13) 33 orc wizards A dwarf zombie (Crypt:1) An ogre zombie (D:6) A brain worm zombie (WizLab) 2 mottled dragon zombies A demonspawn skeleton (Crypt:2) A hound skeleton (D:4) 3 spider zombies 13 mummies 72 green rats A worker ant zombie (Crypt:4) 7 lemures (Abyss:1) 14 adders A gnoll (D:1) A swamp drake zombie (Crypt:4) 2 inept feature mimics 13 white imps 3 giant centipedes 18 sheep 6 worms A shadow imp (Abyss:1) 45 ufetubi An iguana zombie (D:7) An adder skeleton (D:7) 2 giant eyeballs 4 giant geckos 7 oozes 193 orcs 2 bat zombies 7 giant cockroaches 4 giant mites 19 goblins 22 hobgoblins 27 jackals 15 quokkas A ball python (D:2) 29 bats A giant gecko skeleton (D:8) 4 giant newts A gnoll skeleton (D:5) 8 illusory rakshasas 25 kobolds An orc skeleton (Crypt:4) 3 orc zombies (Orc:4) A quokka zombie (D:7) 14 rats 2 rat skeletons A butterfly (D:16) 5 plants 3298 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills) Frederick (Vaults:4) Nikola (Spider:2) Arachne (Spider:3) A tentacled monstrosity (D:20) 2 sphinxes (D:27) A shadow dragon (D:27) Aizul (Shoals:5) Gastronok (D:9) 4 merfolk javelineers (Shoals:5) An ettin (Vaults:1) 3 merfolk impalers (Shoals:5) A great orb of eyes (Vaults:3) 4 yaktaur captains A deep elf high priest (Elf:3) A dragon (D:27) An ironheart preserver (Vaults:1) A merfolk aquamancer (Shoals:5) Josephine (Spider:1) 6 spriggans (Lair:8) Nessos (D:14) A deep troll earth mage (D:24) An ogre mage (D:20) 2 hydras 2 deep troll shamans A death yak (Lair:8) An orc high priest (Orc:4) Urug (Spider:1) Erica (D:15) A storm dragon zombie (Vaults:1) 2 catoblepae An iron troll (Vaults:3) 2 skeletal warriors 2 deep elf knights (Elf:1) A centaur warrior (D:15) 4 ironbrand convokers An unseen horror (Vaults:1) 9 deep trolls 6 red wasps An orc sorcerer (Orc:4) A wolf spider (Vaults:1) 2 griffons A shining eye (shapeshifter) (D:27) 6 elephants (Lair:3) An orange demon (D:27) A frost giant skeleton (Vaults:3) 2 stone giant skeletons 2 spriggan druids (Lair:8) A vault sentinel (Vaults:1) A fire drake (Lair:4) A redback zombie (Vaults:2) A demonic crawler (Spider:2) 2 giant fireflies 15 yaktaurs An iron troll skeleton (Spider:1) A jumping spider (Spider:1) A polar bear (D:20) 2 trolls A deep elf priest (Elf:3) 4 slime creatures (D:20) 4 two-headed ogres 2 grizzly bears 4 blink frogs A hydra skeleton (Spider:1) A redback (D:24) A tarantella (Spider:2) A deep elf mage (Elf:1) 2 shadows 2 sharks (Lair:3) A hill giant zombie (D:15) A ynoxinul (Orc:4) 6 ugly things 4 merfolk (Shoals:5) 2 hungry ghosts A hippogriff (D:24) 2 fire elementals (D:18) 4 deep elf fighters 7 vampire mosquitoes 8 yaks 2 hogs 2 hell hounds (D:18) 4 wolves (Lair:4) A swamp drake (Lair:8) 7 ice beasts 2 manticores 8 ogres 12 orc warriors A mottled dragon (D:11) A centaur (D:19) A boring beetle (Lair:2) A yaktaur zombie (D:19) A warg (D:9) 2 giant frogs 3 giant slugs An electric eel (Spider:3) A troll skeleton (D:15) A big kobold (D:14) 2 yak skeletons (Orc:4) 4 orc priests (Orc:4) 2 scorpions 2 orc wizards A sheep (D:6) A big kobold zombie (D:11) 4 boggarts (D:14) A naga skeleton (Spider:1) 5 green rats (Lair:4) 3 white imps (Lair:4) An ufetubus (Orc:4) A worm (D:6) A giant gecko (Lair:4) 33 orcs A bat (Lair:4) A goblin (Orc:1) 2 jackals (Lair:1) 3 kobolds (D:14) 4 orc zombies (Orc:4) A quokka (D:9) 6 rat skeletons (Orc:4) 305 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (others) A tengu reaver (D:23) A lorocyproca (D:20) 15 vault guards (Vaults:5) A soul eater (D:24) 9 very ugly things 9 dancing weapons 3 skeletal warriors An ice devil (D:17) A ball lightning (Elf:3) A shadow demon (D:16) 3 deep trolls A griffon (D:12) An ironbrand convoker (Vaults:4) 7 red wasps A frost giant skeleton (Vaults:2) 2 sixfirhies 6 elephants An orange demon (Vaults:1) 8 vapours A spiny frog (Orc:4) A yaktaur (D:27) 4 air elementals A demonic crawler (Spider:4) A polar bear (D:16) 6 giant fireflies A deep elf mage (Elf:1) 7 basilisks A water elemental (Crypt:5) A tarantella (Spider:4) A redback (Spider:5) 3 trapdoor spiders (D:27) 5 ugly things A hippogriff (D:24) A wolf (D:21) 15 vampire mosquitoes A deep elf fighter (Elf:3) 2 hogs 3 yaks 8 soldier ants (D:18) 9 yellow wasps An ice beast (Elf:1) A small abomination (Abyss:1) 7 black bears 2 ogres A boring beetle (Elf:1) 7 lost souls 3 rotting devils 12 insubstantial wisps A giant frog (Lair:2) 2 wights (D:6) 16 hounds (Orc:4) A spider (Spider:4) 2 quasits An elf zombie (Elf:3) 3 orange rats A water moccasin skeleton (Lair:8) An orc wizard (Orc:4) A worker ant (D:6) 2 sheep A crocodile skeleton (Lair:1) 2 shadow imps A white imp (Spider:1) An ufetubus (Lair:4) An adder skeleton (Lair:5) An orc (Orc:4) A kobold (D:6) 4 rat skeletons (Orc:4) 2 butterflies (D:16) A fungus (Lair:7) 4 plants 9 starspawn tentacles (Abyss:1) 129 starspawn tentacle segments (Abyss:1) 367 creatures vanquished. Grand Total: 3970 creatures vanquished Notes Turn | Place | Note -------------------------------------------------------------- 0 | D:1 | Jarlyk, the Gargoyle Fighter, began the quest for the Orb. 0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 0/0 273 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 19/19 MP: 1/1 624 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 24/24 MP: 2/2 795 | D:2 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul. 1040 | D:2 | Reached skill level 4 in Shields 1137 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 24/28 MP: 3/3 1910 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations 2026 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 33/33 MP: 4/4 2426 | D:4 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 39/39 MP: 7/7 2540 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon 2558 | D:5 | Noticed Prince Ribbit 2679 | D:5 | Noticed Jarlyk's ghost (average CeHu) 2804 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting 2851 | D:5 | Killed Prince Ribbit 2851 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 35/44 MP: 10/10 2886 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails 3077 | D:5 | Noticed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Killed Sigmund 3107 | D:5 | Reached skill level 6 in Fighting 3136 | D:5 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 36/50 MP: 12/12 3369 | D:5 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple. 3381 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple 3389 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Nemelex Xobeh 3397 | Temple | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 3427 | D:5 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha. 3428 | D:5 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 3462 | D:5 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's first power 3489 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations 3508 | D:6 | Noticed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Killed Pikel 3522 | D:6 | Reached skill level 7 in Fighting 3530 | D:6 | Got a pair of crude boots 3533 | D:6 | Identified the cursed -2 pair of boots of Deloilai {rElec Int+4} (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon) 4032 | D:6 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 49/56 MP: 17/17 4034 | D:6 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 4076 | D:6 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's second power 4874 | D:7 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon. 4995 | D:8 | Reached skill level 8 in Fighting 5405 | D:8 | Found a burning altar of Makhleb. 5740 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5745 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's third power 5859 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 5892 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines. 5946 | D:9 | Found a staircase to the Lair. 6031 | D:9 | Noticed Gastronok 6047 | D:9 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fourth power 6067 | D:9 | Killed Gastronok 6067 | D:9 | Reached skill level 9 in Fighting 6067 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 30/63 MP: 8/20 6076 | D:9 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 6176 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts 6600 | Lair:1 | HP: 2/64 [komodo dragon (15)] 6869 | Lair:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 7395 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Fighting 7419 | Lair:1 | Noticed a black mamba 7436 | Lair:1 | Killed a black mamba 7842 | Lair:1 | Reached skill level 10 in Maces & Flails 7999 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8096 | Lair:2 | Noticed a black mamba 8112 | Lair:2 | Killed a black mamba 8115 | Lair:2 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 47/69 MP: 22/22 8197 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Armour 8499 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 8737 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 11 in Fighting 8848 | Lair:2 | Acquired Nemelex Xobeh's fifth power 9010 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 9218 | Lair:2 | Noticed a catoblepas 9232 | Lair:2 | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant. [potion of beneficial mutation] 9286 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 10 in Evocations 9783 | Lair:3 | Found a hole to the Spider Nest. 10033 | Lair:3 | Reached skill level 12 in Maces & Flails 10040 | Lair:3 | Found a staircase to the Shoals. 10229 | Lair:4 | Reached XP level 12. HP: 68/76 MP: 25/25 10245 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 10494 | Lair:4 | Noticed Jarlyk's ghost (powerful GrFi) 10970 | Lair:2 | Noticed a five-headed hydra 11068 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon 11117 | D:10 | Reached skill level 13 in Maces & Flails 11402 | D:10 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns 11731 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 11766 | D:11 | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns 11935 | D:11 | Found a portal to a secret trove of treasure. 12054 | D:11 | Noticed a seven-headed hydra 12064 | D:11 | Killed a seven-headed hydra 12078 | D:11 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 12486 | D:12 | Reached skill level 14 in Maces & Flails 13032 | D:12 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 13541 | Orc:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines 13642 | Orc:1 | Found Xyorroidev's General Store. 13701 | Orc:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 13931 | Orc:1 | Bought the +3,+6 mace of Uncomfortable Rashes {speed, SInv} for 1010 gold pieces 14006 | Orc:1 | Found Plakh's Food Boutique. 14029 | Orc:1 | Found Gaco's Food Shop. 14128 | Orc:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14205 | Orc:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14216 | Orc:2 | Found Ymimipp's Assorted Antiques. 14219 | Orc:2 | Noticed Harold 14226 | Orc:2 | Killed Harold 14419 | Orc:1 | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 36 gold pieces 14618 | Lair:2 | Killed a five-headed hydra 14618 | Lair:2 | Reached skill level 5 in Shields 14663 | Lair:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 14674 | Lair:2 | Killed a catoblepas 14733 | Spider:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Spider Nest 14804 | Spider:1 | Reached skill level 15 in Maces & Flails 14992 | Spider:1 | Reached XP level 13. HP: 82/82 MP: 25/25 15017 | Spider:1 | Noticed Urug 15029 | Spider:1 | Killed Urug 15174 | Spider:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15213 | Spider:1 | Noticed Josephine 15220 | Spider:1 | Killed Josephine 15373 | Spider:2 | Noticed a bone dragon 15382 | Spider:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15480 | Spider:2 | Noticed Roxanne 15521 | Spider:2 | Noticed Nikola 15527 | Spider:2 | Killed Nikola 15546 | Spider:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15932 | Lair:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 15939 | Lair:4 | Killed Jarlyk's ghost 16680 | Lair:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 16841 | Lair:5 | Found a dark tunnel. 16849 | Volcano | Entered a volcano 17079 | Lair:6 | Reached skill level 10 in Armour 17081 | Lair:6 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 17087 | Lair:6 | Got a bloodstained cloak 17091 | Lair:6 | Identified the cursed +0 cloak of Phiy {Str+2 Dex-1} (You found it on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts) 17201 | Lair:6 | Found a labyrinth entrance. 17228 | Lab | Entered a labyrinth 17552 | Lab | Noticed a minotaur 17565 | Lab | Killed a minotaur 17565 | Lab | Gained mutation: Your wings are large and strong. [gargoyle growth] 17565 | Lab | Reached XP level 14. HP: 71/90 MP: 27/27 17570 | Lab | Identified the Papyrus of Stones 17624 | Lab | Got an encrusted helmet 17628 | Lab | Identified the cursed -5 helmet "Nojanufo" {Str+1 Dex+1 Int+2} (You found it in a labyrinth) 17669 | Lair:6 | Identified a +2 rod of the swarm (13/13) (You found it in a labyrinth) 18432 | Lair:7 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 18610 | Lair:7 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 18672 | Lair:7 | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva. 18679 | Lair:7 | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits. 19047 | Lair:8 | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts 19116 | Lair:8 | Reached skill level 10 in Shields 19238 | Lair:8 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 20050 | Lair:8 | Got a faintly glowing wooden ring 20291 | Lair:8 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 20769 | Spider:2 | Reached XP level 15. HP: 92/97 MP: 25/28 20843 | Spider:3 | Noticed Jorgrun 20860 | Spider:3 | Noticed Mara 20861 | Spider:3 | Noticed Mara 20861 | Spider:3 | Noticed Mara 21076 | Orc:3 | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls. 21093 | Orc:3 | Noticed Nergalle 21149 | Orc:3 | Killed Nergalle 21149 | Orc:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging 21539 | Orc:4 | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines 21857 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22003 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22170 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22181 | Orc:4 | Found Ijaelaup's Weapon Boutique. 22183 | Orc:4 | Found Thragaat's Assorted Antiques. 22195 | Orc:4 | Found Skesiet's Weapon Boutique. 22203 | Orc:4 | Found Sebabab's General Store. 22214 | Orc:4 | Bought 2 scrolls of identify for 88 gold pieces 22215 | Orc:4 | Identified the ring "Jidigoch" {Int+2 SInv Stlth--} (You found it on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts) 22222 | Orc:4 | Bought 3 scrolls of identify for 102 gold pieces 22348 | Orc:4 | Noticed Grum 22374 | Orc:4 | Reached skill level 15 in Fighting 22380 | Orc:4 | Killed Grum 22486 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22561 | Orc:4 | Noticed Erolcha 22575 | Orc:4 | Killed Erolcha 22606 | Orc:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 22808 | Orc:4 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog. 23698 | D:13 | Noticed Fannar 23710 | D:13 | Killed Fannar 24157 | D:13 | Found Ahiol's Assorted Antiques. 24180 | D:13 | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 84 gold pieces 24298 | D:13 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 24415 | D:14 | Entered Level 14 of the Dungeon 24659 | D:14 | Noticed Snorg 24675 | D:14 | Killed Snorg 24724 | D:14 | Found Lanegual's General Store. 24740 | D:14 | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth 24979 | D:14 | Noticed Nessos 24996 | D:14 | Killed Nessos 25003 | D:14 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 25211 | D:14 | Gained mutation: You have supernaturally acute eyesight. [potion of beneficial mutation] 25566 | D:15 | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon 25587 | D:15 | Noticed Maud 25598 | D:15 | Killed Maud 25598 | D:15 | Reached skill level 16 in Fighting 25856 | D:15 | Noticed Erica 25861 | D:15 | Killed Erica 26116 | D:15 | Reached XP level 16. HP: 106/106 MP: 27/28 27612 | Orc:1 | Bought a scroll of enchant weapon III for 240 gold pieces 27612 | Orc:1 | Bought a scroll of enchant weapon I for 66 gold pieces 28063 | D:16 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 28437 | D:17 | Found a staircase to the Vaults. 28452 | D:17 | Reached skill level 17 in Fighting 29382 | D:18 | Noticed Azrael 29390 | D:18 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 29406 | D:18 | Killed Azrael 29488 | D:18 | Found Psocvu's Antique Armour Emporium. 29500 | D:18 | Bought a crude shield for 408 gold pieces 29512 | D:18 | Identified the +2 shield of Bedevilment {Dex+3 Int-2} (You bought it in a shop on level 18 of the Dungeon) 29776 | D:18 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 30220 | D:19 | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One. 30525 | D:19 | Reached skill level 18 in Fighting 30619 | D:19 | Noticed Frances 30624 | D:19 | Killed Frances 30624 | D:19 | Reached XP level 17. HP: 102/115 MP: 29/29 30903 | D:19 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 30982 | D:20 | Entered Level 20 of the Dungeon 30983 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31062 | D:20 | Noticed a bone dragon 31392 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31439 | D:20 | Noticed a tentacled monstrosity 31448 | D:20 | Killed a tentacled monstrosity 31663 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31729 | D:20 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari. 31729 | D:20 | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari. 31954 | D:20 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 31992 | D:20 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging 32202 | D:20 | Noticed Xtahua 32216 | D:20 | Killed Xtahua 33078 | Shoals:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Shoals 33302 | Shoals:1 | Found Suixkuwi's General Store. 33509 | Shoals:1 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados. 34111 | Shoals:2 | Found Tomopo's Assorted Antiques. 34118 | Shoals:2 | Reached skill level 19 in Fighting 34188 | Shoals:3 | Noticed Polyphemus 34209 | Shoals:3 | Killed Polyphemus 34240 | Shoals:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 34534 | Shoals:3 | Noticed Agnes 34558 | Shoals:3 | Killed Agnes 34558 | Shoals:3 | Reached XP level 18. HP: 119/123 MP: 30/30 35063 | Shoals:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Shoals 35072 | Shoals:5 | Noticed Ilsuiw 35079 | Shoals:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 35106 | Shoals:5 | Killed Ilsuiw 35412 | Shoals:5 | Identified the Volume of the Mountains 35835 | Shoals:5 | Noticed Jory 35885 | Shoals:5 | Killed Jory 36015 | Shoals:5 | Noticed Aizul 36032 | Shoals:5 | Killed Aizul 36074 | Shoals:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 36121 | Shoals:5 | Got a barnacled rune of Zot 36716 | Elf:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Elven Halls 36813 | Elf:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 37376 | Vaults:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Vaults 37526 | Vaults:1 | Found Dazeuluq's Jewellery Shop. 37592 | Vaults:1 | Got a slimy flail 37937 | Vaults:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 37951 | Vaults:1 | Reached skill level 20 in Fighting 38385 | Vaults:1 | Identified the +8,+3 flail of Poverty {freeze, *Tele rC+ Stlth-} (You found it on level 1 of the Vaults) 38513 | Vaults:1 | Reached XP level 19. HP: 89/131 MP: 31/31 38654 | Vaults:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 38758 | Vaults:1 | Noticed Donald 38774 | Vaults:1 | Killed Donald 39616 | Vaults:2 | Found Psos' Magical Wand Boutique. 39942 | Vaults:2 | Noticed Louise 39952 | Vaults:2 | Killed Louise 40138 | Vaults:2 | Found Phievat's General Store. 40355 | Vaults:2 | Found Zuguz's Magical Wand Shoppe. 40538 | Vaults:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 40918 | Vaults:3 | Found Teutan's Assorted Antiques. 41223 | Vaults:3 | Found a staircase to the Crypt. 41494 | Vaults:3 | Reached skill level 15 in Shields 41523 | Vaults:3 | Reached skill level 10 in Dodging 41533 | Vaults:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 42360 | Vaults:4 | Noticed Frederick 42370 | Vaults:4 | Killed Frederick 42448 | Vaults:4 | Reached skill level 21 in Fighting 42489 | Vaults:4 | Reached XP level 20. HP: 91/140 MP: 31/31 42675 | Vaults:4 | Noticed Sojobo 42701 | Vaults:4 | Killed Sojobo 43011 | Vaults:4 | Found a staircase to the Hall of Blades. 43011 | Vaults:4 | Found Faja's Book Emporium. 43049 | Vaults:4 | Got a pitted mace 43470 | Vaults:4 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 44120 | Spider:2 | Killed Roxanne 44122 | Spider:2 | Identified Roxanne's Collected Works on the Rocks and Changing (You took it off Roxanne on level 2 of the Spider Nest) 44318 | Spider:3 | Noticed Arachne 44359 | Spider:3 | Killed Arachne 44778 | Spider:4 | Noticed Rupert 44787 | Spider:4 | Killed Rupert 45164 | Spider:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Spider Nest 45463 | Spider:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 45783 | Spider:5 | Got a gossamer rune of Zot 45785 | Spider:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 46137 | Spider:3 | Killed Jorgrun 46782 | D:21 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 47066 | D:21 | Found a one-way gate to the infinite horrors of the Abyss. 47193 | D:21 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 47350 | D:21 | Found a gateway to Hell. 47492 | D:21 | Reached XP level 21. HP: 89/147 MP: 33/33 47643 | D:21 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 48312 | D:21 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 49738 | D:22 | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet. 49772 | D:22 | Found a one-way gate leading to the halls of Pandemonium. 50019 | D:22 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 50452 | D:23 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 50596 | D:23 | Noticed Wiglaf 50615 | D:23 | Killed Wiglaf 50890 | D:23 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 51343 | D:24 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 51562 | D:24 | Found Wuasas' Antique Weapon Shoppe. 51819 | D:24 | Reached skill level 22 in Fighting 52185 | D:25 | Entered Level 25 of the Dungeon 52196 | D:25 | Found a magical portal. 52202 | WizLab | Entered a wizard's laboratory 52421 | WizLab | Noticed a greater mummy 52431 | WizLab | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 52465 | WizLab | Killed a greater mummy 52465 | WizLab | Reached XP level 22. HP: 48/155 MP: 34/34 52494 | WizLab | Got a polished chain mail 52495 | WizLab | Identified the +2 chain mail "Chyv" {Str-1 Dex-2 Int+2 Curse} (You found it in a wizard's laboratory) 53071 | D:25 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 54184 | Blade | Entered the Hall of Blades 55354 | D:25 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 56192 | D:26 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 56963 | D:26 | Reached skill level 15 in Armour 57346 | D:26 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 57621 | D:26 | Found Lucrekk's Jewellery Shop. 57678 | D:26 | Found Uloez's Armour Emporium. 57732 | D:26 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 57795 | D:27 | Entered Level 27 of the Dungeon 57956 | D:27 | Reached XP level 23. HP: 131/162 MP: 36/36 57987 | D:27 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 58456 | D:27 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados. 58539 | D:27 | Found Xutaar's Distillery. 58555 | D:27 | Bought a potion of strong poison for 30 gold pieces 58555 | D:27 | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 45 gold pieces 58584 | D:27 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 59056 | D:27 | Identified a scroll of acquirement 60581 | Crypt:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Crypt 61406 | Crypt:2 | Reached skill level 23 in Fighting 61540 | Crypt:2 | Found a staircase to the Tomb. 61771 | Crypt:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 63078 | Crypt:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 63506 | Crypt:4 | Reached XP level 24. HP: 142/171 MP: 37/37 64522 | Crypt:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Crypt 64961 | Crypt:5 | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul. 65197 | Crypt:5 | Reached skill level 15 in Evocations 65246 | Crypt:5 | HP: 7/172 [mirror damage (20)] 66264 | Crypt:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 66321 | Crypt:5 | Identified the Catalogue of Ice 66393 | Crypt:5 | Got a fine lead ring 66394 | Crypt:5 | Identified the ring of the Enemy {Ice Dex+4 Int+1} (You found it on level 5 of the Crypt) 66456 | Crypt:5 | Noticed Khufu 66474 | Crypt:5 | Killed Khufu 66474 | Crypt:5 | Reached XP level 25. HP: 121/179 MP: 38/38 66554 | Crypt:5 | Got an encrusted mace 66555 | Crypt:5 | Identified the +1,+7 mace "Hacaad" {holy, rC- Dex+4} (You found it on level 5 of the Crypt) 66880 | Crypt:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 66975 | Crypt:5 | Got a fine swamp dragon armour 66976 | Crypt:5 | Identified the cursed +2 swamp dragon armour of a Thousand Hells {rElec rPois} (You found it on level 5 of the Crypt) 67912 | Elf:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 68167 | Elf:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 68906 | Elf:1 | Identified Kikubaaqudgha's Tome of Evil 69414 | Elf:2 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 70012 | Elf:3 | Entered Level 3 of the Elven Halls 70168 | Elf:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 70782 | Elf:3 | Reached skill level 24 in Fighting 70846 | Elf:3 | Cast into the Abyss (deep elf sorcerer) 70873 | Abyss:1 | Found a corrupted altar of Lugonu. 70955 | Abyss:1 | Found a corrupted altar of Lugonu. 70987 | Abyss:1 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 71186 | Abyss:1 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 71234 | Abyss:1 | Reached skill level 15 in Dodging 71257 | Elf:3 | Escaped the Abyss 71957 | Elf:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 71985 | Elf:3 | Paralysed by a Zot trap for 3 turns 72018 | Elf:3 | Cast into the Abyss (deep elf demonologist) 72215 | Abyss:1 | Noticed an ancient lich 72226 | Abyss:1 | Killed an ancient lich 72693 | Abyss:1 | Reached XP level 26. HP: 182/187 MP: 39/39 72864 | Abyss:1 | Gained mutation: You are frail (-10% HP). [a shining eye] 73641 | Abyss:1 | Got a brightly glowing morningstar 73849 | Abyss:1 | Gained mutation: You are weak. (Str -2) [a neqoxec] 73850 | Abyss:1 | Gained mutation: You cover ground slowly. [a neqoxec] 73861 | Abyss:1 | Found a corrupted altar of Lugonu. 74148 | Abyss:1 | Identified the -2,+1 morningstar "Frevo" {freeze, rN+ Str+2} (You found it on level 1 of the Abyss) 74816 | Abyss:1 | Gained mutation: Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body. [a neqoxec] 75022 | Elf:3 | Escaped the Abyss 75051 | Elf:3 | Got a crystal whip 75052 | Elf:3 | Identified the +2,+10 whip "Ycwi" {freeze, rPois rC+} (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls) 75118 | Elf:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 75299 | Elf:3 | Paralysed by a Zot trap for 3 turns 75381 | Elf:3 | Got a glittering turquoise ring 75477 | Elf:3 | Identified the ring of Xom's Best Wishes {+Fly rElec rN+ Dam+8 SInv} (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls) 75666 | Elf:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 75748 | Elf:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 75780 | Elf:3 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 75995 | Orc:4 | Bought a scroll of identify for 34 gold pieces 76467 | D:5 | Killed Jarlyk's ghost 77172 | D:26 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 78411 | Vaults:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Vaults 78421 | Vaults:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Crossbows 78734 | Vaults:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 78798 | Vaults:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 79200 | Vaults:5 | Got an ancient plate armour 79220 | Vaults:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 80655 | Vaults:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 80686 | Vaults:5 | Received a gift from Nemelex Xobeh 80761 | Vaults:5 | Reached XP level 27. HP: 105/176 MP: 36/39 80779 | Vaults:5 | Reached skill level 25 in Fighting 80779 | Vaults:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Crossbows 80841 | Vaults:5 | Shot with a steel bolt by a vault guard Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 | 19-21 | 22-24 | 25-27 || total -------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Melee: Mace | 57 | 130 | 378 | 1163 | 2263 | 329 | | | || 4320 Morningstar | | | | | | 1649 | 2229 | 872 | 1938 || 6688 Flail | | | | | | | | 1605 | 64 || 1669 Unarmed | | | | | | | | | 4 || 4 Fire: Crossbow | | | | | | | | | 7 || 7 Throw: Javelin | | 21 | | | | | | | || 21 Invok: Draw One | | | 24 | 53 | 98 | 66 | 75 | 51 | 47 || 414 Peek at Two | | | | 6 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 18 || 76 Triple Draw | | | | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 || 23 Deal Four | | | | | 2 | | 3 | | 2 || 7 Stack Five | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 || 4 Abil: Evoke Invisibilit | | 1 | | | | | | | || 1 Fly | | | | | 3 | | 1 | | 1 || 5 Stop Flying | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | 1 || 4 End Transformatio | | | | | 1 | | | | || 1 Evoke: Deck | | | 1 | | | | | | 3 || 4 Wand | | | 1 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 16 || 93 Miscellaneous | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | || 5 Use: Scroll | | 11 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 29 || 160 Potion | | | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 || 36 Stab: Paralysed | | | | 4 | 2 | | | | || 6 Distracted | | | | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 || 19 Petrifying | | | | | | 1 | | | || 1 Petrified | | | | | | 1 | | | || 1 Held in net/web | | | | | | | | 1 | || 1 Invisible | | | | | | | | | 6 || 6

Friday, 15th November 2013, 23:39 by Sandman25

It looks like legendary decks of escape are not that bad. Perhaps one could save the character.

Saturday, 16th November 2013, 00:22 by Jarlyk

In retrospect, I probably should've launched another fireball from the wand or unleashed the phial of floods at the ranged attackers instead of trying to fire back over the water with a crossbow. I also should have quaffed a Speed potion earlier when I was starting to take hits to make a tactical retreat. I could've pulled back to a narrower corridor and unleashed Water there instead, giving fewer things LOS to shoot at me.

Saturday, 16th November 2013, 01:42 by skyspire

yeah this is what sucks about low EV. It paints a big target on your chest that says "shoot me". Personally I find high EV characters are easier to play than high AC ones. EV gives protection vs ranged and melee, but having only AC only gives protection against melee and make you a damage sponge vs ranged fighters and ranged magic users. And Gargoyles are at a disadvantage especially because of the -20% HP

for an easier time you can try playing a race with higher EV and training dodge. It will be an entirely different experience. Right now with my DE Mage, my EV is 29 and I'm able to melee Stone Giants to death, and they rarely are able to hit me.

Saturday, 16th November 2013, 12:04 by Hurkyl

skyspire wrote: but having only AC only gives protection against melee and make you a damage sponge vs ranged fighters and ranged magic users.

AC protects against ranged damage and most magic damage too.

It's GDR that only works against melee.