Update 17!Scalemate the Draconian Crusader SKALDThe Man In Gauze the Mummy Summoner
Killfrenzy the Mummy Berserker
Bowclub the Ogre Hunter
Edward the Vampire Berserker
Shrubs for the Shrub God the Spriggan Berserker
Permafrost the Deep Elf Ice Elementalist
Sanguinus Caesar the Vampire Assassin
Kogson the Deep Dwarf Berserker
Welcome back to our Let's Play of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup. In this installment we'll be playing as Scalemate the DrSk (Draconian Skald). Now what's a Skald, you might ask? Basically a nerfed Crusader without the fun spells like Berserk Rage or Haste. Given that I had trouble playing with them before this nerf, I don't really think I'll be doing much better now. Also, I just had to change the software I use for taking pictures for this LP, so if the pictures look slightly different, keep that in mind. Shouldn't really be a problem, though.
Scalemate, our newest hero, enters the Dungeon. I chose the mace as his weapon so that we can eventually use a demon whip (hey, I can dream). Shall we look at his skills?
This is a passable spread, I suppose. I'll probably turn off M&F when I hit min delay, but until then this will do.
As you can see, the fun spells are indeed gone. Don't get me wrong, Repel Missiles and Regeneration are nice spells, but it's still nothing compared to the old book. They added a new spell apparently, Shroud of Golubria. Apparently it absorbs damage until it breaks, or something, which might be interesting.
Our first enemy, a goblin. And some loot.
The level was actually pretty boring up to this, just a ton of weak monsters that died in one or two shots and weren't worth showing. Anyways, Level 2! We can maybe start learning some spells for once.
Our options. I'm actually not particularly sure what to learn, usually I pick up Freezing Aura for imps and snakes but the addition of the Shroud will probably shake this up. I think I'll actually pause here for this part of the update, what spells shall we learn?