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[Graven]

Ok found ranged weapon thingies by poster Dis Astranagant over at SA - http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3624207&userid=107094

Slings : http://anydice.com/program/39ca
Bow : http://anydice.com/program/39cb
Crossbow : http://anydice.com/program/39cc

I haven't the slightest idea how they work. Just putting it out here.


His post about ranged weapons, direct quote:

"It turns out that crossbows are pretty lovely unless you have an unenchanted one and no skill. Longbows and Slings are better in pretty much every other case, especially if you meet the 17 and 26 str requirements, respectively. If you have much strength at all you're better off putting a few points in throwing and getting your penetrating ammo that way. "

"slings are the most strength dependent of the launchers despite their speed being heavily dex weighted. It takes 26 str to max out a +9 sling (30 for Punk), vs 17 on a +9 longbow (some people say 14 but your average damage keeps going up til 17, though the max does not). They're also the most skill dependent."
 

[Dr Feelgood]

I've won with every ranged weapon in the game. I can confirm that longbows are great. Slings are surprisingly good. I think I showed them off in my old LP.

[monk12]

Nice!

[Graven]

That's a pretty impressive win, Covenant A few more like this and we can get top 10!

I'll try to win another game, but I don't hold much hope. I seem to be in a "messing up" phase.

[tompliss]

I killed my centaur hunter because of ghost moths in spider:5 ... :s
First time I get one that far. It is disappointing how bows seem not to deal great damage, comparing them to 2H melee weapons...

Also disapointed by my lack of time playing this tournament. It was my first character reaching level 11 (finished lvl17).
I'll try a combo I know more and is meant to be more tanky... DDBe or GrBe, I think ...

[Aelig]

So I haven't got much time to play recently, I'm just passing by to congratulate everyone for those awesome wins.

I might try to ascend a mage type by the end of the tournament but my last try (DEFE) ran into 6 consecutive uniques on snake 1~2 (Maud, Aizul, Nikola, Jorgrun, St Roka, Asterion). I killed Maud easily, Aizul came into view (No way I could do anything to him, he's too strong), so I ran to a close stair that lead down and met with the 4 others. I don't think I remember getting that many uniques thrown at me in so little space before.

I'll try a combo I know more and is meant to be more tanky... DDBe or GrBe, I think ...

You may want to consider HO of Beogh, they are easy and Beogh gives lots of points if you win him. Plus axes are fun.

[tompliss]

I played one recently, and even if it was fun (and knights really add damage when they wield halberds and stay safe behind me), the Orc horde doesn't always really add something to the game. Except heads to hydras D:
And I find it hard to keep the priests and mages alive...

[Dr Feelgood]

Impressive, Covenant! I hope I can get a streak going, but I play at a snail's pace.

I'm playing a Nemelex's Choice combo for my next attempt, FeDK. I've some experience with Felids, but I've never played as a Death Knight before.

So far I have two runes, but I'm not feeling too positive about the game, and I'd appreciate if anyone could take a look at the dump and offer some advice.

My felid was similar to yours. I used statue form, berserk, and haste a lot in Zot. It had over 150 HP and maxed unarmed. Everything died in a few hits. Recommended spells: Statue Form/Dragon Form, Confusing Touch, Deflect Missiles, Flight, Song of Slaying, Blink, and Control Teleport. I've never played a DK, but hasted bone dragons are incredibly effective in Zot. The bone card was one of my favorites for my Nemelex worshipers.

I played one recently, and even if it was fun (and knights really add damage when they wield halberds and stay safe behind me), the Orc horde doesn't always really add something to the game. Except heads to hydras D:
And I find it hard to keep the priests and mages alive...

Orc Messiah is good. I had a team of 6 warlords, when I entered Zot. Sadly, only two survived. Electric golems and orbs of fire brutalized my orcs. If I had given them better gear, most of them probably would've survived. Control what they can pickup and equip. Set it to 'player' when you want to give them something, then 'none' when you're finished kitting them. Give them gear with resists, or they'll drop like flies in Zot. And yeah, priests and sorcerers are a pain to keep alive. It doesn't help that they refuse to wear armor.

[Graven]

Finally got a rune on an OpIE, after the most painful and careful Snake:5 clear I've experienced!

You know those Guardian Serpent thingies, the green snake-y ones? Well they are god damn terrifying when they surround you with Naga Warriors, let me tell you that. Nearly died to one, had to blow all my tele and blink scrolls at the time.

This is likely the last character I'll be running this tournament, hopefully I can win it by Friday and have my weekend free.

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.14.0-24-gfb45beb (webtiles) character file.

Gravenous the Gelid (Octopode Ice Elementalist)    Turns: 43431, Time: 02:31:50

HP 112/112       AC  3     Str 13      XL: 17   Next: 16%
MP  36/36        EV 14     Int 22      God:
Gold 957         SH 28     Dex 14      Spells:  6 memorised, 23 levels left

rFire  + + .     SeeInvis +     c - +7,+2 war axe of Akhlyed {speed, rF+}
rCold  + + .     Clarity  .     Q - +5 shield of Resistance {rF+ rC+ MR+}
rNeg   + . .     Conserve .     v - +2 hat
rPois  +         rCorr    .     b - amulet of warding
rElec  .         rRot     .     z - ring of see invisible
SustAb . .       Spirit   .     A - +5 ring of strength
rMut   .         Warding  +     B - ring of ice
Saprov . . .     Stasis   .     L - ring of sustenance
MR     ++...                    i - ring of wizardry
                                C - ring of regeneration
                                q - ring of poison resistance
                                I - ring of protection from fire

@: repel missiles, very resistant to hostile enchantments, very stealthy
A: almost no armour, amphibious, 8 rings, constrict 8, camouflage 1, gelatinous
body 1
a: no special abilities
}: 1/15 runes: serpentine


You are on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 27 of its levels.

You have collected 2281 gold pieces.
You have spent 1324 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 c - the +7,+2 war axe of Akhlyed (weapon) {speed, rF+}
   (You took it off a naga on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   Attacks with this weapon are significantly faster.
   
   It protects you from fire.
 E - a +1,+1 morningstar of protection
Armour
 v - a +2 hat (worn)
 Q - the +5 shield of Resistance (worn) {rF+ rC+ MR+}
   (You acquired it on level 2 of the Snake Pit)   
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from cold.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
Magical devices
 f - a wand of lightning {zapped: 1}
 j - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 1}
 m - a wand of paralysis {zapped: 1}
 t - a wand of draining {empty}
 x - a wand of heal wounds (6)
 y - a wand of draining {zapped: 3}
 F - a wand of disintegration (13)
 G - a wand of invisibility {zapped: 1}
 K - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 1}
 N - a wand of disintegration
 P - a wand of digging {zapped: 1}
 R - a wand of flame
 T - a wand of teleportation (3)
Comestibles
 D - a royal jelly
 O - 6 snozzcumbers
 S - 6 lemons
Scrolls
 e - 5 scrolls of remove curse
 g - a scroll of fog
 h - 2 scrolls of identify
 k - 3 scrolls of vulnerability
 o - a scroll of recharging
 r - a scroll of amnesia
Jewellery
 b - an amulet of warding (around mantle)
 i - a ring of wizardry (on tentacle)
 q - a ring of poison resistance (on tentacle)
 z - a ring of see invisible (left tentacle)
 A - a +5 ring of strength (right tentacle)
 B - a ring of ice (on tentacle)
 C - a ring of regeneration (on tentacle)
 I - a ring of protection from fire (on tentacle)
 L - a ring of sustenance (on tentacle)
Potions
 s - 3 potions of curing
 u - 2 potions of magic


   Skills:
 - Level 9.1 Fighting
 - Level 6.0 Dodging
 - Level 6.1 Stealth
 - Level 11.0 Shields
 + Level 12.5 Spellcasting
 * Level 15.2 Conjurations
 - Level 5.0 Charms
 * Level 15.4 Ice Magic


You have 23 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Freeze                Ice            ####         0%          1    None
b - Throw Frost           Conj/Ice       ######       0%          2    None
c - Throw Icicle          Conj/Ice       #######.     1%          4    None
d - Ozocubu's Armour      Chrm/Ice       ######....   1%          3    None
e - Freezing Cloud        Conj/Ice/Air   ######....   6%          6    #####..
f - Repel Missiles        Chrm/Air       ###...       1%          2    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (10/15)            Temple (0/1) D:4             Orc (4/4) D:10
    Elf (0/3) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:8          Shoals (0/5) Lair:4
  Snake (5/5) Lair:5        Slime (0/6) Lair:6     

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Okawaru
Zin
Jiyva

Shops:
Orc:1 ::   Orc:3 }   Orc:4 [*%*[   Snake:2 ((:[*

Annotations:
D:3 Sigmund
Snake:3 Wiglaf


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You cannot wear most types of armour.
You are amphibious.
You can wear up to eight rings at the same time.
You can use your tentacles to constrict many enemies at once.
Your skin changes colour to match your surroundings (Stlth).
Your rubbery body absorbs attacks (AC +1).
The reason I have no god is that I want to take Jiyva. And the reason I haven't taken Jiyva yet is that I want to clear Elf:3 and get the books and staves. Not having Vehumet to make it rain delicious Ice Conjurations is hard you guys 

[Dr Feelgood]

How to deal with stair-locking jerks...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

...with fiery DEATH!

I read an immolation scroll on Vault:5, then I punched a guard until he exploded. Then everyone else started exploding. I got teleported away by a distortion effect, which was a good thing. The chain of explosions took out half my health, despite having max fire resistance. Makhleb wasn't impressed with my nuclear fists. Apparently, he doesn't count inner flame deaths.

Anyway, I got my 3rd rune. I'll probably finish up tomorrow.

[monk12]

AND you get to say "I won as a Felid!"

[vogonpoet]

Ok guys, my latest SpEn, destined by the relentless passage of time to be my final proper character this tourney, has reached the mid game. I have two runes (shoals then spider), and just started on Vaults.

I have a question about the immediate future: Which should I memorize *right now*: Mass Confusion, or Iron Shot? Eventually, I would like to pick up both, but right now, which do I need the most? Crowd control, or something for those annoying single hard to hex monsters? I have no idea if mass confusion is any good, never used it before - if I have like, 10 normally hexable but definitely dangerous monsters in LOS (seems to happen all the time in the new Vaults), can I expect to like, confuse all of them?

My snipped morgue (located in its glorious entirety here):

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.14.0-24-gfb45beb (console) character file.

vogonpoet the Imperceptible (Spriggan Enchanter)   Turns: 52917, Time: 07:16:44

HP  92/106       AC 14     Str 16      XL: 19   Next: 11%
MP  37/41        EV 35     Int 31      God: Ashenzari [******]
Gold 1881        SH 17     Dex 25      Spells: 12 memorised,  9 levels left

rFire  . . .     SeeInvis +     t - +4,+3 dagger (protect) (curse)
rCold  + . .     Clarity  +     O - +4 robe of Augmentation {Str+4 Dex+4 Int+4}
rNeg   + . .     Conserve .     C - +0 buckler of the Jolly Realms {rElec rC+ MR+}
rPois  .         rCorr    .     h - +1 hat of Makhleb's Anger {Int+2}
rElec  +         rRot     .     Q - +1 cloak of Xeexun {Int+2 Dam+4}
SustAb + .       Spirit   .     (gloves unavailable)
rMut   .         Warding  +     (boots unavailable)
Saprov . . .     Stasis   .     G - cursed amulet of warding
MR     +++++                    v - ring of Psudus {SustAb MR+ Str+4}
                                y - cursed ring "Hedaogef" {+Fly Dex+4 Int+3}

@: repel missiles, very quick, almost entirely resistant to hostile
enchantments, uncannily stealthy
A: unfitting armour, see invisible, herbivore 3, speed 3, slow metabolism 2
a: Scrying, Transfer Knowledge, Renounce Religion, Evoke Flight
}: 2/15 runes: barnacled, gossamer


You are on level 1 of the Vaults.
You worship Ashenzari.
Ashenzari is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 8 branches of the dungeon, and seen 41 of its levels.
You have also visited: Labyrinth, Sewer, Bailey and Ice Cave.

You have collected 3567 gold pieces.
You have spent 1686 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 i - a +2,+2 vampiric cutlass
 t - a cursed +4,+3 dagger of protection (weapon)
 F - a +0 blowgun
Armour
 h - the cursed +1 hat of Makhleb's Anger (worn) {Int+2}
   (You acquired it on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It affects your intelligence (+2).
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 x - the +0 cloak of Starlight {rElec rC+ EV+4 Stlth-}
   (You found it on level 11 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It affects your evasion (+4).
   It protects you from cold.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It makes you much less stealthy.
 C - the cursed +0 buckler of the Jolly Realms (worn) {rElec rC+ MR+}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 1 of the Vaults)   
   
   It protects you from cold.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 O - the cursed +4 robe of Augmentation (worn) {Str+4 Dex+4 Int+4}
   (You acquired it on level 12 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It affects your strength (+4).
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It affects your dexterity (+4).
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 Q - the +1 cloak of Xeexun (worn) {Int+2 Dam+4}
   (You found it on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It affects your intelligence (+2).
   It affects your damage with ranged weapons and melee attacks (+4).
Magical devices
 s - a wand of heal wounds (4)
 H - a wand of fire (9)
 L - a wand of teleportation {zapped: 1}
 N - a wand of digging {zapped: 1}
Comestibles
 c - 2 bread rations
 M - 2 pieces of ambrosia
 P - 5 oranges
Scrolls
 k - 3 scrolls of teleportation
 m - 2 scrolls of fear
 o - 2 scrolls of fog
 q - 4 scrolls of identify
 r - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 u - 2 scrolls of magic mapping
 E - a scroll of blinking
 W - a scroll of curse jewellery
 X - a scroll of curse weapon
Jewellery
 b - an uncursed ring of wizardry
 n - a cursed coral ring
 v - the ring of Psudus (right hand) {SustAb MR+ Str+4}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Spider Nest)   
   
   [ring of sustain abilities]
   It affects your strength (+4).
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
 y - the cursed ring "Hedaogef" (left hand) {+Fly Dex+4 Int+3}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)   
   
   [ring of flight]
   It affects your intelligence (+3).
   It affects your dexterity (+4).
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 A - an uncursed ring of fire
 B - an uncursed ring of regeneration
 D - an uncursed ring of ice
 G - a cursed amulet of warding (around neck)
 R - an uncursed ring of poison resistance
 T - an uncursed ring of magical power
Potions
 d - a potion of magic
 e - 5 potions of curing
 g - 2 potions of heal wounds
 l - a potion of resistance
 p - 2 potions of haste
 w - 2 potions of agility
 z - 2 potions of invisibility
 K - a potion of might
 S - a potion of restore abilities
Books
 j - a book of Control   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Control Teleport                   Charms/Translocation         4
   Control Undead                     Necromancy                   4
   *Enslavement                       Hexes                        4
   Metabolic Englaciation             Hexes/Ice                    5
   Mass Confusion                     Hexes                        6
 U - a book of the Earth   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Leda's Liquefaction                Hexes/Earth                  4
   Bolt of Magma                      Conjuration/Fire/Earth       5
   Statue Form                        Transmutation/Earth          6
   Iron Shot                          Conjuration/Earth            6
   Shatter                            Earth                        9
Magical staves
 f - an uncursed staff of earth


   Skills:
 - Level 14.2 Fighting
 - Level 10.2(14.4) Short Blades
 - Level 1.1 Throwing
 - Level 1.0 Armour
 + Level 12.7(15.4) Dodging
 - Level 23.0(25.0) Stealth
 - Level 1.6(3.7) Shields
 - Level 14.5 Spellcasting
 - Level 4.0(6.8) Conjurations
 - Level 12.1(14.8) Hexes
 - Level 9.0(11.9) Charms
 - Level 1.3(3.2) Translocations
 - Level 1.1(2.9) Transmutations
 - Level 2.7(5.2) Fire Magic
 - Level 1.0(2.7) Ice Magic
 - Level 1.1(2.9) Air Magic
 - Level 12.6(15.2) Earth Magic
 - Level 7.3(10.4) Evocations


You have 9 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Apportation           Tloc           #####.....   1%          1    None
b - Ensorcelled Hibernat  Hex/Ice        ######       1%          2    None
c - Confuse               Hex            #######.     0%          3    None
d - Enslavement           Hex            #######.     1%          4    None
e - Stone Arrow           Conj/Erth      ######       1%          3    None
f - Sticky Flame          Conj/Fire      ######..     1%          4    None
h - Haste                 Chrm           #######.     2%          6    ###....
i - Invisibility          Hex            #######.     1%          6    ###....
k - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          1%          2    None
r - Repel Missiles        Chrm/Air       ######       1%          2    None
s - Stoneskin             Trmt/Erth      ######....   1%          2    None
w - Passwall              Trmt/Erth      ######....   1%          3    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (1/1) D:6             Orc (4/4) D:11
    Elf (1/3) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:8          Shoals (5/5) Lair:6
 Spider (5/5) Lair:5        Slime (0/6) Lair:6       Vaults (2/5) D:13
 Crypt: Vaults:2-3  Depths: D:15       

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

Shops:
Orc:2 *   Orc:4 [:(*   Shoals:1 !   Shoals:2 *   Vaults:1 }:[*[

Annotations:
D:3 Grinder
D:14 Azrael
D:15 exclusion: feature mimic
Spider:4 exclusion: Roxanne, Roxanne


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are tiny and cannot use many weapons and most armour.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You are a herbivore.
You cover ground extremely quickly.
You need consume almost no food.


Message History

Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f/p - vault warden
Aim: a vault warden, wielding a war axe of freezing, wearing a plate armour and wearing a shield
The vault warden looks drowsy...
The helpless vault warden fails to defend itself.
You slice the vault warden like a ripe choko!!!!!
You kill the vault warden!
The yaktaur shoots a bolt. The bolt misses you.
Casting: Ensorcelled Hibernation
Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
You feel protected from missiles. The yaktaur wields a crossbow.
The yaktaur shoots a bolt. The bolt is repelled. The yaktaur wields a crossbow.
The yaktaur shoots a bolt. The bolt hits you!
The yaktaur picks up a +2,+2 war axe of freezing.
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
You see here a bolt.
The yaktaur shoots a bolt. You block the bolt.
You climb upwards.
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
Char dumped successfully.
Save game and exit?

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Norris (Shoals:4)
  Mara (Spider:4)
  Arachne (Spider:5)
  A kraken (Shoals:3)
  Polyphemus (Shoals:4)
  Agnes (Spider:3)
  Kirke (Spider:2)
  Ilsuiw (Shoals:5)
  An orc warlord (Orc:4)
  Wiglaf (Spider:5)

-//snip//-

Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 | 13-15 | 16-18 | 19-21 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Dagger            |   100 |   346 |   290 |   473 |  1432 |   685 |    37 ||  3363
Throw: Dart              |    22 |     8 |     2 |     3 |    18 |     9 |       ||    62
 Cast: Ensorcelled Hiber |     2 |    28 |    72 |   217 |   365 |   456 |    17 ||  1157
       Confuse           |       |     2 |    34 |    10 |   179 |   111 |     6 ||   342
       Enslavement       |       |       |     6 |    19 |     3 |     2 |       ||    30
       Passwall          |       |       |       |    19 |    32 |    29 |       ||    80
       Invisibility      |       |       |       |     4 |     3 |     2 |       ||     9
       Stoneskin         |       |       |       |     3 |    11 |     3 |       ||    17
       Stone Arrow       |       |       |       |       |    61 |   115 |     6 ||   182
       Repel Missiles    |       |       |       |       |     1 |     3 |     2 ||     6
       Sticky Flame      |       |       |       |       |     1 |     3 |       ||     4
       Apportation       |       |       |       |       |     2 |     2 |       ||     4
       Blink             |       |       |       |       |     1 |     2 |       ||     3
Invok: Scrying           |       |       |       |       |     2 |       |       ||     2
 Abil: Evoke Flight      |       |       |       |       |     8 |    20 |       ||    28
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |     2 |    14 |     5 |    14 |       ||    35
  Use: Potion            |       |     1 |       |       |     2 |     1 |       ||     4
       Scroll            |       |       |    19 |    11 |    15 |    11 |       ||    56
 Stab: Sleeping          |    16 |    33 |    63 |   180 |   353 |   338 |     8 ||   991
       Confused          |       |     1 |    20 |     9 |    91 |    39 |     7 ||   167
       Distracted        |       |       |     4 |     3 |     9 |    10 |       ||    26
       Invisible         |       |       |       |    26 |    51 |     8 |       ||    85
       Paralysed         |       |       |       |     1 |       |       |       ||     1
       Held in net/web   |       |       |       |       |       |     2 |       ||     2


(Also, gah, I can't believe that stupid amulet of warding is by far and away the best of the four amulets I have found so far *rolls eyes*.)

[tompliss]

No scroll of amnesia anywhere ?

I'm a noob, here, but ...
You're Sp, so you can flee from the "single dangerous non-hexable monster", while getting a little more Spellcasting and/or forgetting confuse/hibern.
The difference in damage between Stone Arrow and Iron Shot is pretty big (according to bots/wiki), so it doesn't realyl seem possible to stay just with SA, and Sticky flame ... Well, it's melee, and you're a Sp. So you really will need the damage boost.

I'd say it depends more on what branch you're going for next. Mass conf will be more useful in V:5 than Iron shot, but I don't know whether you should go for the Silver Rune. On the other hand, Iron shot would be more useful in Abyss.

[vogonpoet]

I would never amnesia hibern. Its basically awesome the entire time. Anyway, if the evidence of my death is anything to go by, mass confuse was the wrong choice - I got absolutley pawned by hellfire running away from a deep elf sorcerer who probably would not have stood up to a coupple of iron shots to the face.

Technically I died because I panicked (getting out of melee range from a deep elf sorcerer is like totally idiotic, didnt try to hellfire me until I was away from it, I just totally forgot hellfire was a thing they do), but I would have panicked a lot more effectively in this case with iron shot - would have tried casting it several times before trying to gtfo... Ah well.

This panic thing is definitely a problem for me. Its a turn based game, and I keep on loosing well-established characters because I start rushing at the first sign of trouble, which is like, utterly the worst thing to do. I don't even understand how I beat crawl 5 times, or ADOM multiple times, back in the day *sigh*.

[Dr Feelgood]

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.14.0-25-g43f8a4e (webtiles) character file.

1478822 DrFeelgood the Wrestler (level 26, 236/236 (246) HPs)
             Began as a Ghoul Warper on Apr 19, 2014.
             Was the Champion of Makhleb.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 3 runes on Apr 24, 2014!
             
             The game lasted 21:08:48 (85878 turns).

DrFeelgood the Wrestler (Ghoul Warper)             Turns: 85878, Time: 21:08:48

HP 236/236 (246) AC 27     Str 20      XL: 26   Next: 69%
MP  39/39        EV  9     Int 15      God: Makhleb [******]
Gold 1206        SH  0     Dex  8      Spells: 13 memorised, 11 levels left

rFire  + + .     SeeInvis +       - Unarmed
rCold  + . .     Clarity  +     W - +8 fire dragon armour
rNeg   + + +     Conserve +     (no shield)
rPois  +         rCorr    +     V - +0 mask of the Dragon {MR+ Acc+3 Dam+3 SInv}
rElec  +         rRot     +     l - +0 cloak {rCorr, Cons}
SustAb . .       Spirit   .     (no gloves)
rMut   .         Warding  .     X - +2 pair of boots {Fly}
Saprov + + +     Stasis   .     i - amulet of clarity
MR     ++...                    K - ring "Mnastrude" {+Fly rElec rN+}
                                o - ring of protection from cold

@: flying, very slightly contaminated, rotting, very resistant to hostile
enchantments, unstealthy
A: rotting body, claws 1, carnivore 3, cold resistance 1, life protection 3,
poison resistance, saprovore 3, slow healing 1, torment resistance, unbreathing
a: Minor Destruction, Lesser Servant of Makhleb, Major Destruction, Greater
Servant of Makhleb, Renounce Religion, Stop Flying
0: Orb of Zot
}: 3/15 runes: decaying, serpentine, silver


You escaped.
You worshipped Makhleb.
Makhleb was exalted by your worship.
You were not hungry.

You visited 10 branches of the dungeon, and saw 54 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 1 time.
You visited 2 bazaars.
You also visited: Bailey, Ice Cave and Wizlab.

You collected 7337 gold pieces.
You spent 6131 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 G - a +6 blowgun
Missiles
 a - 16 curare-tipped needles
 f - 10 darts of dispersal (quivered)
Armour
 l - a +0 cloak of preservation (worn)
 w - the +2 pair of gloves of Divine Compulsion {+Rage SInv}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 3 of the Depths)   
   
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It lets you go berserk.
 V - the +0 mask of the Dragon (worn) {MR+ Acc+3 Dam+3 SInv}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Orcish Mines)   
   
   It affects your accuracy with ranged weapons and melee attacks (+3).
   It affects your damage with ranged weapons and melee attacks (+3).
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
   It enhances your eyesight.
 W - a +8 fire dragon armour (worn)
 X - a +2 pair of boots of flying (worn)
Magical devices
 u - a wand of digging (5)
 A - a wand of hasting (1)
 E - a wand of disintegration (2)
 H - a wand of heal wounds (6)
 N - a wand of teleportation (7)
Comestibles
 n - 6 meat rations
Scrolls
 g - 6 scrolls of identify
 j - a scroll of blinking
 q - a scroll of vulnerability
 s - 4 scrolls of fog
 F - a scroll of fear
 I - 2 scrolls of recharging
 M - a scroll of teleportation
 T - a scroll of silence
Jewellery
 d - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
 i - an amulet of clarity (around neck)
 k - an uncursed ring of regeneration
 o - a ring of protection from cold (left claw)
 r - an uncursed ring of wizardry
 t - an uncursed ring of teleportation
 y - an uncursed amulet of conservation
 z - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 D - the amulet "Ciamutil" {rCorr Dex+1}
   (You took it off an ironheart preserver on level 5 of the Vaults)   
   
   [amulet of resist corrosion]
   It affects your dexterity (+1).
 K - the ring "Mnastrude" (right claw) {+Fly rElec rN+}
   (You took it off a frost giant on level 5 of the Vaults)   
   
   [ring of positive energy]
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It lets you fly.
 L - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities
 Q - an uncursed ring of regeneration
 S - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 Y - an uncursed ring of teleport control
 Z - an uncursed amulet of resist mutation
Potions
 b - a potion of haste
 c - 14 potions of curing
 e - 3 potions of restore abilities
 O - 3 potions of heal wounds
Miscellaneous
 h - a phial of floods
 C - a phial of floods
 P - a lamp of fire


   Skills:
 + Level 22.0 Fighting
 - Level 0.8 Throwing
 - Level 16.0 Armour
 - Level 1.7 Dodging
 - Level 11.6 Stealth
 * Level 24.9 Unarmed Combat
 - Level 12.1 Spellcasting
 - Level 12.0 Charms
 - Level 9.1 Summonings
 - Level 1.0 Necromancy
 + Level 10.2 Translocations
 - Level 1.0 Air Magic
 - Level 12.6 Invocations
 - Level 10.0 Evocations


You had 11 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Apportation           Tloc           #####.....   1%          1    None
b - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          1%          2    None
d - Shroud of Golubria    Chrm/Tloc      #####.....   1%          2    None
e - Shadow Creatures      Summ           N/A          10%         5    ####...
f - Song of Slaying       Chrm           #####...     1%          2    None
g - Flight                Chrm/Air       ####......   2%          3    None
h - Haste                 Chrm           #####...     14%         6    ######.
i - Sublimation of Blood  Necr           ##........   14%         2    None
j - Confusing Touch       Hex            #.........   14%         1    None
k - Animate Skeleton      Necr           N/A          10%         1    None
s - Swiftness             Chrm/Air       ####....     1%          2    None
B - Controlled Blink      Tloc           N/A          98%         7    #######
C - Control Teleport      Chrm/Tloc      #####.....   1%          4    ###....


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/15)            Temple (1/1) D:7             Orc (4/4) D:12
    Elf (0/3) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:10          Swamp (5/5) Lair:5
  Snake (5/5) Lair:3        Slime (0/6) Lair:6       Vaults (5/5) D:13
  Blade (1/1) Vaults:3      Crypt (0/5) Vaults:3        Zot (5/5) Depths:5
 Depths (5/5) D:15       

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

Shops:
D:4 %*%*=   D:9 }   D:10 *   D:15 [!!:*   Orc:4 (**[   Vaults:3 %
Vaults:4 (   Depths:3 [   Depths:5 ((*

Portals:
Hell: Depths:1 Depths:2 Depths:3 Depths:4 Depths:5
Abyss: Depths:4
Pandemonium: Depths:2 Depths:3
Ziggurat: Depths:2

Annotations:
Lair:2 exclusions: electric eel and 3 more exclusions
Lair:4 exclusions: 2 electric eels and 3 more exclusions
Swamp:5 exclusion: oklob plant
Zot:3 3 exclusions


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

Your body is rotting away.
You have sharp fingernails.
You are carnivorous and can eat meat at any time.
Your flesh is cold resistant.
You are immune to negative energy.
Your system is resistant to poisons.
You thrive on rotten meat.
You heal slowly when monsters are visible.
You are immune to unholy pain and torment.
You can survive without breathing.


Message History

You remove your ring of teleportation.
K - the ring "Mnastrude" (right claw) {+Fly rElec rN+}
You eviscerate the orange demon!!!
The orange demon is almost dead.
You closely miss the orange demon.
The orange demon is almost dead.
The orange demon barely misses you.
The orange demon hits you but does no damage.
You barely miss the orange demon.
The orange demon is almost dead.
You closely miss the orange demon.
The orange demon is almost dead.
The orange demon closely misses you. The orange demon hits you.
You barely miss the orange demon.
The orange demon is almost dead.
You claw the orange demon!
You kill the orange demon!
Makhleb accepts your kill.
You feel a little better.
You have escaped!
I finished my 4th game. I broke my record for the least # of games played in a tourney. Got a bunch of points for streaking with a ghoul. I'm not sure why ghouls have so few wins. They're immune to a lot of stuff. And eating heals them. Maybe the hunger system scares people away? Anyway, I might try a mummy next.