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[tompliss]

You should watch out for hydras in swamp. You cleared lair, so you obviously know how to handle them, but they're more difficult in swamp, where there can be more of them, with swamp dragons accompanying
Oh, and by the way, you shouldn't go in Elf. This is the worst place to go in unprepared, there is no rune, and the loot is not that good, when comparing the risk/reward with other branches.
and you'll need rCorr, Cons, and Clarity if you want to go in Slime. I recommend that you go in the 2 "easy" branches from lair (swamp then spider, once you get clarity). As you handled Orc:4, you should be able to go deeper in the dungeon, maybe finding the entrance of the Vault.
It would be a good place to go in, after a rune or two (depending on clarity), and after clearing the first 25 levels of the dungeon

[freeformschooler]

Died in swamp:5. Encountered a pack of hydras, dragons, and Aizul. Couldn't get away with Speed + distractions and was losing 20hp/turn from noxious breath or whatever. Oh well. Next time will be better!

[Vorthon]

Blurgh. Fled from a hydra, only to get my skull caved in by a black bear. DX

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.1 (tiles) character file.

5261 Phazir the Hoplite (level 10, -1/74 HPs)
             Began as a Demonspawn Fighter on Jan 25, 2014.
             Was a High Priest of Trog.
             Slain by a black bear (2 damage)
             ... on Level 10 of the Dungeon.
             The game lasted 00:49:27 (9545 turns).

Phazir the Hoplite (Demonspawn Fighter)             Turns: 9545, Time: 00:49:27

HP  -1/74        AC 21     Str 24      XL: 10   Next: 30%
MP  13/13        EV  5     Int  9      God: Trog [*****.]
Gold 226         SH 27     Dex 12 (13) Spells:  0 memorised,  9 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .   a - +1,-1 falchion
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : .   C - +0 plate armour
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : +   c - +0 shield
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : +   J - +0 crested helmet
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   K - +1 cloak {rCorr, Cons}
Sust.Abil.: . .     Spirit.Shd : .   t - +0 pair of gauntlets
Res.Mut.  : .       Stasis     : .   (no boots)
Res.Rott. : .       Flight     : .   (no amulet)
Saprovore : + . .                    (no ring)
                                     n - +4 ring of strength

@: about to teleport, very slightly contaminated, somewhat resistant to hostile
enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: hooves 2, nightstalker 2, saprovore 1, AC +3, SH +4
a: Burn Spellbooks, Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Renounce Religion


You were on level 10 of the Dungeon.
You worshipped Trog.
Trog was extremely pleased with you.
You were not hungry.

You visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and saw 11 of its levels.

You collected 361 gold pieces.
You spent 155 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +1,-1 falchion (weapon)
Missiles
 i - a dart (quivered)
Armour
 b - a +0 scale mail
 c - a +0 shield (worn)
 t - a +0 pair of gauntlets (worn)
 C - a +0 plate armour (worn)
 J - a +0 crested helmet (worn)
 K - a +1 cloak of preservation (worn)
Magical devices
 m - a wand of slowing (0)
 y - a wand of digging (7)
 z - a wand of disintegration (0)
 H - a wand of hasting (1)
Comestibles
 p - 2 chokos
 r - 4 pears
 I - a bread ration
Scrolls
 e - 6 scrolls of remove curse
 h - a scroll of acquirement
 o - a scroll of fear
 s - a scroll of noise
 E - a scroll of amnesia
Jewellery
 n - a +4 ring of strength (left hand)
 q - an uncursed ring of teleportation
 u - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
 A - an uncursed amulet of conservation
 D - an uncursed ring of positive energy
 F - an uncursed ring of teleport control
Potions
 d - a potion of magic {unknown}
 g - 9 potions of curing
 j - a potion of cure mutation {unknown}
 k - a potion of restore abilities
 l - a potion of invisibility {unknown}
 w - 2 potions of mutation {unknown}
 x - a potion of beneficial mutation {unknown}
 B - a potion of berserk rage {unknown}
 G - a potion of agility


   Skills:
 + Level 5.5 Fighting
 + Level 5.8 Long Blades
 + Level 6.8 Armour
 + Level 5.8 Dodging
 - Level 1.0 Stealth
 + Level 8.5 Shields
 + Level 2.5 Evocations


You had 9 spell levels left.
You didn't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (10/27)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (0/4) D:9
  Lair: D:8-13     

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

Shops:
D:6 +   D:9 [


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have hoof-like feet.
You are mostly covered in large bone plates (AC +3, SH +4).
You are significantly more attuned to the shadows.
You can tolerate rotten meat.


Message History

The black bear claws you but does no damage.
You hit the hill giant.
The hill giant is moderately wounded.
You feel yourself slow down.
The hill giant hits you with a giant club!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
You block the black bear's attack.
The black bear claws you but does no damage.
You block the black bear's attack.
As you read the scroll of teleportation, it crumbles to dust.
You feel strangely unstable.
The black bear bites you but does no damage.
You block the black bear's attack.
The black bear barely misses you. The black bear claws you.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The black bear claws you but does no damage.
The hill giant hits you with a giant club.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The black bear bites you.
You die...

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You could see a hill giant and a black bear.

Vanquished Creatures
  2 hill giants
  Eustachio (D:8)
  2 hippogriffs
  A manticore (D:8)
  2 necrophages (D:7)
  A yellow wasp (D:7)
  An ice beast (D:7)
  10 ogres
  A sky beast (D:6)
  2 phantoms (D:9)
  Duvessa (D:4)
  8 centaurs
  A water moccasin (D:8)
  A cyclops zombie (D:9)
  A gnoll sergeant (D:7)
  An eye of draining (D:8)
  2 giant frogs
  Dowan (D:4)
  A goliath beetle (D:7)
  3 crimson imps
  3 jellies
  An orc priest (D:6)
  2 hounds
  3 scorpions
  An iguana (D:5)
  6 orc wizards
  5 worker ants
  An ogre zombie (D:7)
  4 gnolls (D:7)
  A spectral human (D:5)
  11 adders
  A giant centipede (D:9)
  3 giant mites
  5 worms
  An adder zombie (D:5)
  2 giant eyeballs
  A giant gecko (D:2)
  3 oozes
  33 orcs
  16 bats
  2 bat skeletons
  A bat zombie (D:7)
  6 giant cockroaches
  17 hobgoblins
  7 jackals
  21 kobolds
  5 quokkas
  3 ball pythons
  A giant gecko skeleton (D:4)
  A giant gecko zombie (D:5)
  8 giant newts
  14 goblins
  A goblin skeleton (D:4)
  A hobgoblin skeleton (D:6)
  2 jackal skeletons
  2 orc skeletons
  16 rats
  3 rat skeletons
257 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  An orc (D:8)
  A kobold (D:8)
2 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 259 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Phazir, the Demonspawn Fighter, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 18/18 MP: 0/0
   190 | D:1      | Gained mutation: You have large cloven feet. [demonic ancestry]
   190 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 20/24 MP: 1/1
   470 | D:1      | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging
   572 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 28/30 MP: 2/2
   800 | D:2      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
   860 | D:2      | Gained mutation: You have hoof-like feet. [demonic ancestry]
   860 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 26/36 MP: 3/3
   993 | D:2      | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
  1293 | D:3      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
  1299 | D:3      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
  1310 | D:3      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
  1316 | D:3      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  1518 | D:3      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  1918 | D:4      | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in large bone plates (AC +2, SH +2). [demonic ancestry]
  1918 | D:4      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 42/42 MP: 4/4
  1945 | D:4      | Noticed Duvessa
  1946 | D:4      | Noticed Dowan
  1963 | D:4      | Killed Duvessa
  1967 | D:4      | Killed Dowan
  1969 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 27/48 MP: 5/5
  2133 | D:4      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  2279 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  2796 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Trog the Wrathful
  2900 | D:4      | Reached skill level 4 in Armour
  3359 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  3549 | D:5      | Gained mutation: You are mostly covered in large bone plates (AC +3, SH +4). [demonic ancestry]
  3549 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 54/54 MP: 6/6
  3625 | D:5      | Acquired Trog's first power
  3661 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
  3791 | D:5      | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
  3847 | D:5      | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
  4296 | D:6      | Gained mutation: You are slightly more attuned to the shadows. [demonic ancestry]
  4296 | D:6      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 36/61 MP: 7/7
  4704 | D:6      | Found Xeleum's Book Shoppe.
  4781 | D:6      | Acquired Trog's second power
  4781 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
  4833 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
  4985 | D:7      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  4991 | D:7      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
  5049 | D:7      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
  5114 | D:7      | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
  5423 | D:7      | Noticed a hill giant
  5432 | D:7      | Killed a hill giant
  5432 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
  5432 | D:7      | Reached skill level 6 in Shields
  5432 | D:7      | Gained mutation: You can tolerate rotten meat. [demonic ancestry]
  5432 | D:7      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 65/67 MP: 8/10
  5714 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Long Blades
  6145 | D:7      | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
  6234 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
  6238 | D:7      | HP: 2/67 [centaur/arrow (8)]
  7078 | D:7      | Reached skill level 7 in Shields
  7781 | D:8      | Noticed Eustachio
  8006 | D:8      | Killed Eustachio
  8006 | D:8      | Acquired Trog's third power
  8221 | D:8      | Gained mutation: You are significantly more attuned to the shadows. [demonic ancestry]
  8221 | D:8      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 70/74 MP: 13/13
  8368 | D:8      | Reached skill level 8 in Shields
  8710 | D:9      | Found Bluheneh's Armour Boutique.
  8791 | D:9      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  8801 | D:9      | Bought a +0 crested helmet for 33 gold pieces
  8801 | D:9      | Bought a +1 cloak of preservation for 122 gold pieces
  8905 | D:9      | Noticed a hill giant
  8913 | D:9      | Killed a hill giant
  9476 | D:9      | Noticed a six-headed hydra
  9477 | D:9      | Identified 2 scrolls of acquirement
  9496 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
  9496 | D:10     | Noticed a hill giant
  9542 | D:10     | HP: 2/74 [hill giant/giant club (20)]
  9545 | D:10     | Slain by a black bear


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Falchion          |   137 |   192 |   497 |   181 ||  1007
Invok: Berserk           |       |       |     1 |       ||     1
 Abil: Evoke Teleportati |       |       |     1 |       ||     1
Evoke: Wand              |       |     1 |    20 |     2 ||    23
  Use: Scroll            |     2 |     7 |    16 |     4 ||    29
       Potion            |       |     5 |     1 |     1 ||     7

At least I managed to take down a few uniques.

[Graven]

You probably could've found a better weapon, try seaching for long blades or Scimitar since that Falchion is a horrible weapon in general. You also had 5 stars of Trog piety, which is not something you should have on death, since you should be spamming Trogbros whenever you feel your life is in danger. Like all gifting gods, Trog does occasionally give good things, but the best use of piety is spamming Trogbros.

You also identified two scrolls of acquirement. Did you use them? If I find them early enough, I tend to go for weapon acquirement on melee. Yeah, jewellery is ideal, but that requires you to have identified most of the common amulets and rings. Armour is also nice.

Also you're using a shield at 8 Shields skill - this is not really ideal, on a Demonspawn you require 15 skill to remove all attack speed penalties on that thing. I'd go for 5 skill and a buckler and focus on getting my Killdudes skills up - in your case Long Blades.

No idea if you're looking for advice, or even need it, I just like talking about Crawl

Also, this is probably the absolute edge of what I'm comfortable with doing on a slow-ass pure melee Naga. Good thing Evocations is a +1 apt, I literally started training it at the last possible moment.

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.14-a0-2002-g23d0e90 (tiles) character file.

Gravenous the Conqueror (Naga Fighter)            Turns: 117300, Time: 04:15:37

HP 292/292 (298) AC 63     Str 32      XL: 27
MP  22/45        EV  4     Int 15      God: the Shining One [******]
Gold 7236        SH 50     Dex 11      Spells:  0 memorised, 26 levels left

rFire  + + +     SeeInvis +     t - +8,+9 Blessed Blade
rCold  + . .     Clarity  .     c - +10 crystal plate armour
rNeg   + + +     Conserve +     F - +3 large shield of Crawling {+Rage MR++ Acc+4}
rPois  +         rCorr    +     P - +2 hat of the Bear Spirit {Spirit, +Rage rN+ MR+}
rElec  .         rRot     .     b - +2 orc cloak {rCorr, Cons}
SustAb . .       Spirit   +     d - +2 pair of dwarf gloves {Str+3}
rMut   +         Warding  .     e - +1 naga barding {rF+}
Saprov . . .     Stasis   .     z - amulet of resist mutation
MR     +++++                    q - ring of protection from fire
                                y - ring of Ginia {+Inv rF+ rC+ Int+4}

@: glowing, very slow, almost entirely resistant to hostile enchantments,
extremely unstealthy
A: spit poison, constrict 1, see invisible, deformed body, fast metabolism 1,
poison resistance, slowness 2, AC +9
a: Spit Poison, Divine Shield, Cleansing Flame, Summon Divine Warrior, Renounce
Religion, Evoke Berserk Rage, Evoke Invisibility
}: 10/15 runes: barnacled, slimy, silver, abyssal, demonic, glowing, magical,
fiery, dark, gossamer


You are on level 1 of the Depths.
You worship the Shining One.
The Shining One is exalted by your worship.
You are hungry.

You have visited 11 branches of the dungeon, and seen 64 of its levels.
You have visited Pandemonium 2 times, and seen 41 of its levels.
You have visited the Abyss 2 times.
You have visited 2 bazaars.
You have also visited: Sewer and Ossuary.

You have collected 10875 gold pieces.
You have spent 3639 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - the +9,+10 bastard sword "Litzig" {slice, rC+}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 3 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
   
   It protects you from cold.
 t - a +8,+9 Blessed Blade (weapon)
 A - the +6,+6 Sword of Cerebov {flame}
   (You took it off Cerebov in Pandemonium)   
   
   It emits flame when wielded, causing extra injury to most foes and up to
   double damage against particularly susceptible opponents. Big, fiery blades
   are also staple armaments of hydra-hunters.
   
   The Shining One opposes the use of such an evil item.
Armour
 b - a +2 orcish cloak of preservation (worn)
 c - a +10 crystal plate armour (worn)
 d - a +2 pair of dwarven gloves of strength (worn)
 e - a +1 naga barding of fire resistance (worn)
 C - the +4 dragonskin cloak
   (You took it off Tiamat on level 3 of the Realm of Zot)
 F - the +3 large shield of Crawling (worn) {+Rage MR++ Acc+4}
   (You took it off Louise on level 2 of the Vaults)   
   
   It affects your accuracy (+4).
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
   It lets you go berserk.
 P - the +2 hat of the Bear Spirit (worn) {Spirit, +Rage rN+ MR+}
   (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
   It lets you go berserk.
 R - a +1 naga barding of flying
Magical devices
 w - a wand of heal wounds (2)
 D - a wand of heal wounds (4)
 E - a wand of teleportation (3)
 G - a wand of teleportation (4)
 H - a wand of disintegration (9)
Comestibles
 K - 3 pieces of ambrosia
 M - 6 bread rations
 X - 9 meat rations
Scrolls
 g - 2 scrolls of holy word
 j - 7 scrolls of remove curse
 m - 4 scrolls of magic mapping
 p - 9 scrolls of identify
 x - 4 scrolls of blinking
 I - 3 scrolls of teleportation
 J - 2 scrolls of fog
 V - 3 scrolls of recharging
Jewellery
 q - a ring of protection from fire (right hand)
 y - the ring of Ginia (left hand) {+Inv rF+ rC+ Int+4}
   (You found it on level 2 of the Vaults)   
   
   [ring of intelligence]
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from cold.
   It lets you turn invisible.
 z - an amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
 O - an uncursed amulet of conservation
 Q - the amulet "Unachocyus" {Ward MR++ Dex+3 SInv}
   (You found it on level 1 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   [amulet of warding]
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
   It enhances your eyesight.
 S - the ring of Jagroc {Ice rElec rN+}
   (You took it off a deep elf knight on level 3 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   [ring of ice]
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It protects you from negative energy.
Potions
 k - 16 potions of curing
 v - a potion of speed
 T - a potion of cure mutation
 W - 3 potions of heal wounds
 Z - a potion of resistance
Miscellaneous
 f - a phial of floods
 h - a lamp of fire
 i - a lamp of fire
 l - a phial of floods
 n - a phial of floods
 o - a lamp of fire
 r - a fan of gales
 s - a phial of floods
 u - a fan of gales
 B - a phial of floods
 L - a phial of floods
 N - a stone of tremors
 U - a stone of tremors
 Y - a lamp of fire


   Skills:
 O Level 27 Fighting
 - Level 16,0 Long Blades
 O Level 27 Armour
 - Level 10,0 Stealth
 * Level 18,1 Shields
 - Level 18,0 Invocations
 O Level 27 Evocations


You have 26 spell levels left.
You don't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (16/16)            Temple (1/1) D:6             Orc (4/4) D:12
    Elf (3/3) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:11         Shoals (5/5) Lair:3
 Spider (5/5) Lair:4        Slime (6/6) Lair:6       Vaults (5/5) D:15
  Blade (0/1) Vaults:4        Zot (5/5) Depths:6     Forest (0/5) Vaults:3
 Depths (6/6) D:16       

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

Shops:
D:9 (   D:10 :   D:16 %   Orc:2 *   Orc:4 /([*(*/[   Elf:1 (   Elf:2 :   Elf:3 /   Shoals:5 *   Vaults:1 [
Vaults:3 }   Vaults:4 [=*[   Depths:4 (   Depths:6 [

Portals:
Hell: Depths:1 Depths:2 Depths:3 Depths:4 Depths:5 Depths:6
Abyss: Depths:4 Depths:5
Pandemonium: Depths:1 Depths:2 Depths:3 Depths:6
Ziggurat: Depths:6
Trove: D:15 (give +3 storm dragon armour)

Annotations:
Spider:2 Nikola
Depths:6 exclusions: 3 draconian callers and draconian zealot


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You cannot wear boots.
You can spit poison.
You can use your snake-like lower body to constrict enemies.
Your serpentine skin is tough (AC +9).
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body.
Your system is resistant to poisons.
You cover ground very slowly.
You have a fast metabolism.

Dumbass TSO put me on penance after killing Mnoleg for some reason or another [I suspect it was because I spammed my Sack of spiders and then accidentally hit a stone of tremors], so I had to kill Gloorx without any divine support.

The fact that I realised this halfway into the battle speaks about the power of my character and evocable Phial of Flooding, I guess.

[tompliss]

You also identified two scrolls of acquirement. Did you use them? If I find them early enough, I tend to go for weapon acquirement on melee. Yeah, jewellery is ideal, but that requires you to have identified most of the common amulets and rings. Armour is also nice.

On a Troggy (and more generally when you don't have a single point in any spellcasting skill), Acquirement of "Staff" is really good. You'll have a rod (or 75% when not a troggy). They're nearly as good as wands (I think they spellpower increases more with Evocation), but basically have infinite charges, in exchange to having to wield them (so you loose a turn when you have to switch to your melee weapon). The versality they bring you is awesome (as they give you access to spells you could not have, sometimes even with wands, and have 2 or more spells).
And no problem about pre-identifying the basic types : they're all basically great

[Gamerlord]

I love it when I get my hands on a rod for any build; they always give you a boost in versatility, even when you're already a magic user!

[Graven]

I've literally never used a rod. I keep rods of frigid destruction and summoning on my character now and again, but remembering to use them? Man I gotta push like two whole buttons already, screw fidgeting with my inventory.

But yeah, I was thinking of mentioning rods - inaccuracy is also great against targets with low evasion, since it does a great amount of damage. Apart from that Ice Cloud is the other good offensive one. No idea about the defensive ones - there's one with Deflect Missiles, so it should give you a decent boost in survivability. Since they changed abjuration to be single-target I wouldn't bother with that one.

I'd personally still go for armour [or even weapon on a Troglodyte if I'm desperate enough].

edit : So huh, it appears Boots of the Assassin give the shortblades stabbing bonus to all weapons currently. Including Axes. Which cleave. Which applies the stabbing bonus. HoGl of Dithmengos, best assassin in the world 2014.

[Gamerlord]

Look, if you're Trogging, rule one is GET A ROD OF WARDING. Abjuration and the other goodies it has are your best friend.

[Graven]

Hey guys check this out

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.14-a0-2002-g23d0e90 (tiles) character file.

11491467 Gravenous the Conqueror (level 27, 298/298 HPs)
             Began as a Naga Fighter on Jan 25, 2014.
             Was the Champion of the Shining One.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 15 runes on Jan 26, 2014!
             
             The game lasted 05:10:44 (143113 turns).

Gravenous the Conqueror (Naga Fighter)            Turns: 143113, Time: 05:10:45

HP 298/298       AC 65     Str 28 (32) XL: 27
MP  45/45        EV  4     Int 15      God: the Shining One [******]
Gold 12271       SH 58     Dex 11      Spells:  0 memorised, 26 levels left

rFire  + + .     SeeInvis +     t - +9 Blessed Blade
rCold  + . .     Clarity  .     c - +10 crystal plate armour
rNeg   + + +     Conserve +     F - +3 large shield of Crawling {+Rage MR++ Acc+4}
rPois  +         rCorr    +     P - +2 hat of the Bear Spirit {Spirit, +Rage rN+ MR+}
rElec  .         rRot     .     b - +2 orc cloak {rCorr, Cons}
SustAb . .       Spirit   +     d - +2 pair of dwarf gloves {Str+3}
rMut   +         Warding  .     R - +1 naga barding {Fly}
Saprov . . .     Stasis   .     z - amulet of resist mutation
MR     +++++                    m - ring "Juyrel" {rF+ AC+2}
                                y - ring of Ginia {+Inv rF+ rC+ Int+4}

@: flying, glowing, very slow, almost entirely resistant to hostile
enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: spit poison, constrict 1, see invisible, deformed body, poison resistance,
slowness 2, AC +9
a: Spit Poison, Divine Shield, Cleansing Flame, Summon Divine Warrior, Renounce
Religion, Evoke Berserk Rage, Evoke Invisibility, Stop Flying
0: Orb of Zot
}: 15/15 runes: barnacled, slimy, silver, golden, iron, obsidian, icy, bone,
abyssal, demonic, glowing, magical, fiery, dark, gossamer


You escaped.
You worshipped the Shining One.
The Shining One was exalted by your worship.
You were not hungry.

You visited 18 branches of the dungeon, and saw 101 of its levels.
You visited Pandemonium 2 times, and saw 41 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 2 times.
You visited 2 bazaars.
You also visited: Sewer and Ossuary.

You collected 15910 gold pieces.
You spent 3639 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - the cursed +9,+10 bastard sword "Litzig" {slice, rC+}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 3 of the Lair of Beasts)   
   
   It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
   
   It protects you from cold.
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 t - a +9,+9 Blessed Blade (weapon)
 A - the cursed +6,+6 Sword of Cerebov {flame}
   (You took it off Cerebov in Pandemonium)   
   
   It emits flame when wielded, causing extra injury to most foes and up to
   double damage against particularly susceptible opponents. Big, fiery blades
   are also staple armaments of hydra-hunters.
   It has a curse placed upon it.
   
   The Shining One opposes the use of such an evil item.
Armour
 b - a +2 orcish cloak of preservation (worn)
 c - a +10 crystal plate armour (worn)
 d - a +2 pair of dwarven gloves of strength (worn)
 e - a cursed +1 naga barding of fire resistance
 C - the cursed +4 dragonskin cloak
   (You took it off Tiamat on level 3 of the Realm of Zot)   
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 F - the +3 large shield of Crawling (worn) {+Rage MR++ Acc+4}
   (You took it off Louise on level 2 of the Vaults)   
   
   It affects your accuracy (+4).
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
   It lets you go berserk.
 P - the +2 hat of the Bear Spirit (worn) {Spirit, +Rage rN+ MR+}
   (You found it on level 3 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
   It lets you go berserk.
 R - a +1 naga barding of flying (worn)
Magical devices
 w - a wand of heal wounds (5)
 D - a wand of heal wounds (6)
 E - a wand of teleportation (4)
 G - a wand of teleportation (4)
 H - a wand of disintegration (8)
 T - a wand of heal wounds (3)
Comestibles
 K - 3 pieces of ambrosia
 M - 17 bread rations
Scrolls
 g - a scroll of recharging
 x - 2 scrolls of blinking
 I - a scroll of teleportation
 J - 2 scrolls of fog
Jewellery
 m - the ring "Juyrel" (right hand) {rF+ AC+2}
   (You took it off Asmodeus on level 7 of Gehenna)   
   
   [ring of protection]
   It affects your AC (+2).
   It protects you from fire.
 y - the ring of Ginia (left hand) {+Inv rF+ rC+ Int+4}
   (You found it on level 2 of the Vaults)   
   
   [ring of intelligence]
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from cold.
   It lets you turn invisible.
 z - an amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
 Q - the cursed amulet "Unachocyus" {Ward MR++ Dex+3 SInv}
   (You found it on level 1 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   [amulet of warding]
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
   It affects your resistance to hostile enchantments.
   It enhances your eyesight.
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 S - the ring of Jagroc {Ice rElec rN+}
   (You took it off a deep elf knight on level 3 of the Elven Halls)   
   
   [ring of ice]
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It protects you from negative energy.
 Z - the ring of Daffodils {+Fly rElec Acc+4}
   (You found it on level 7 of Tartarus)   
   
   [ring of flight]
   It affects your accuracy (+4).
   It insulates you from electricity.
Potions
 W - a potion of heal wounds
Miscellaneous
 f - a phial of floods
 h - a lamp of fire
 i - a lamp of fire
 l - a phial of floods
 n - a phial of floods
 o - a lamp of fire
 r - a fan of gales
 s - a phial of floods
 u - a fan of gales
 v - a phial of floods
 B - a phial of floods
 L - a phial of floods
 N - a stone of tremors
 O - the horn of Geryon
 U - a stone of tremors
 V - a stone of tremors
 X - a fan of gales
 Y - a lamp of fire


   Skills:
 O Level 27 Fighting
 + Level 16,1 Long Blades
 O Level 27 Armour
 - Level 10,0 Stealth
 O Level 27 Shields
 O Level 27 Invocations
 O Level 27 Evocations


You had 26 spell levels left.
You didn't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (16/16)            Temple (1/1) D:6             Orc (4/4) D:12
    Elf (3/3) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:11         Shoals (5/5) Lair:3
 Spider (5/5) Lair:4        Slime (6/6) Lair:6       Vaults (5/5) D:15
  Blade (0/1) Vaults:4       Tomb (3/3) Forest:3       Hell (1/1)
    Dis (7/7) Hell            Geh (7/7) Hell            Coc (7/7) Hell
    Tar (7/7) Hell            Zot (5/5) Depths:6     Forest (5/5) Vaults:3
 Depths (6/6) D:16       

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

Shops:
D:9 (   D:10 :   D:16 %   Orc:2 *   Orc:4 /([*(*/[   Elf:1 (   Elf:2 :   Elf:3 /   Shoals:5 *   Vaults:1 [
Vaults:3 }   Vaults:4 [=*[   Depths:4 (   Depths:6 [

Portals:
Hell: Depths:1 Depths:2 Depths:3 Depths:4 Depths:5 Depths:6
Abyss: Depths:4 Depths:5
Pandemonium: Depths:1 Depths:2 Depths:3 Depths:6
Ziggurat: Depths:6
Trove: D:15 (give +3 storm dragon armour)

Annotations:
Spider:2 Nikola


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You cannot wear boots.
You can spit poison.
You can use your snake-like lower body to constrict enemies.
Your serpentine skin is tough (AC +9).
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body.
Your system is resistant to poisons.
You cover ground very slowly.


Message History

(V) Vaults         (B) Hall of Blades (W) Tomb           (H) Hell           
(I) Dis            (G) Gehenna        (X) Cocytus        (Y) Tartarus       
(Z) Zot            (F) Forest         (U) Depths         
Where to? (Enter - D:1, ? - help)
Okay, then.
(D) Dungeon        (T) Temple         (O) Orcish Mines   (E) Elven Halls   
(L) Lair           (A) Shoals         (N) Spider Nest    (M) Slime Pits     
(V) Vaults         (B) Hall of Blades (W) Tomb           (H) Hell           
(I) Dis            (G) Gehenna        (X) Cocytus        (Y) Tartarus       
(Z) Zot            (F) Forest         (U) Depths         
Where to? (Enter - D:1, ? - help)
Okay, then.
Move the cursor to view the level map, or type ? for a list of commands.
Returning to the game...
You see here a club.
There is an open door here.
There is a staircase leading out of the dungeon here.
It has a very clean taste.
You feel agile. Your metabolism slows. You feel clever.
You have escaped!

This was easier than expected. No real troubles, abused Ye Olde Hellbeaste trick a little bit because screw hellfire. Cocytus is the chillest hell [LOL HUMOUR], I like all the blue thingies there. This relatively new Freezing Wraith tile is gorgeous, Evocables are at least as powerful as everything else out there.

Also this is my 4th 15-rune win, and my third weapon-and-board one. Really want to get some cleavage going in Hell.

[Gamerlord]

What does this 'Blessed Blade' do?

[Graven]

It's a Demon Blade that I've blessed via The Shining One's final ability. Generally TSO's Bless gives a weapon Holy brand and Enchant Weapon III's it. If it's a Demon Blade, Demon Trident or a Demon Whip it changes the weapon type and stats. The Blessed Blade gets +1 dmg -1 acc -1 delay.

I considered going TSO -> Bless weapon -> ALL HAIL THE ZIN-EMPEROR OF MANKIND but I've already 15-runed 2 Zinnites.

Edit : An important word of advice for the newer players and everyone who wants to check Crawl things out:

Anytime you see an enemy, or an item, or anything really, that you're not sure of, you can check it out at the Knowledge Bots :

http://crawl.develz.org/wordpress/bots

The wiki is falling further and further out of date, but the bots are constantly updated.

[Mr Space Cat]

My latest promising character met his end at the hands of smiting orc priests. This time it was totally cheap. I was invisible. How can the AI target me for smite when I'm invisible? That's cheap, yo. Apparently I was glowing a bit and visible, according to the morgue. Dang. Should've quaffed a potion instead of moving that last tile when I had 2 health left.

Ah well. Halflings are surprisingly good for sneaking around, and Deadbongos seems like an interesting god choice for sneaky characters. More useful than some other gods at least. I had some great gear for sneaking though, I had a wand of invisible and a ring of invisible, waaaaaah that was useful. I probably should've used summon butterflies. Uuuugh. I got too reliant on invisibility and forgot butterflies was there. guess I'll keep trying sneaky dudes of Debtbangmoose, stealth is pretty fun.

Also I like the addition of tomahawks, although I'm sad at the change in throwing weapons. Now I "awkwardly" throw daggers and hand axes? Does this mean there's no brands of returning? No boomerang hand axes or daggers? Man, those were cool. At least the tomahawks seem effective.

Spoiler: morgue Here (click to show/hide)

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.14-a0-2002-g23d0e90 (console) character file.

2739 HaAs of DebtMongoose the Covert (level 9, -6/54 HPs)
             Began as a Halfling Assassin on Jan 26, 2014.
             Was a Follower of Dithmengos.
             Killed by divine providence
             ... invoked by an orc priest
              (10 damage)
             ... on Level 7 of the Dungeon.
             The game lasted 01:22:28 (7754 turns).

HaAs of DebtMongoose the Covert (Halfling Assassin) Turns: 7754, Time: 01:22:28

HP  -6/54        AC  7     Str 13      XL: 9   Next: 84%
MP  17/17        EV 20     Int 12      God: Dithmengos [*.....]
Gold 217         SH  0     Dex 20      Spells:  1 memorised,  7 levels left

rFire  . . .     SeeInvis .     a - +3,+5 dagger
rCold  . . .     Clarity  .     j - +0 orc leather armour
rNeg   . . .     Conserve .     (no shield)
rPois  .         rCorr    .     u - +0 dwarf helmet
rElec  .         rRot     .     d - +1 cloak
SustAb . .       Spirit   .     l - +0 pair of gloves
rMut   +         Warding  .     (no boots)
Saprov . . .     Stasis   .     w - amulet of resist mutation
MR     .....                    z - ring of invisibility
                                t - +5 ring of strength

@: invisible (but backlit and visible), slightly contaminated, glowing, not
resistant to hostile enchantments, stealthy
A: mutation resistance 1, slow metabolism 1
a: Renounce Religion


You were on level 7 of the Dungeon.
You worshipped Dithmengos.
Dithmengos was aware of your devotion.
You were not hungry.

You visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and saw 8 of its levels.

You collected 294 gold pieces.
You spent 77 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +3,+5 dagger (weapon)
 b - a +0 blowgun
 c - a +0,+0 cutlass
Missiles
 e - 59 poisoned needles
 f - a curare-tipped needle
 m - 10 tomahawks (quivered)
 B - 50 stones
Armour
 d - a +1 cloak (worn)
 j - a +0 orcish leather armour (worn)
 l - a +0 pair of gloves (worn)
 u - a +0 dwarven helmet (worn)
Magical devices
 k - a wand of fire (8) {unknown}
 v - a wand of invisibility (3)
Comestibles
 g - 4 bread rations
 A - 2 chokos
 D - an apple
 H - 4 rotting chunks of jackal flesh
 I - 3 meat rations
Scrolls
 i - a scroll of fear
 n - 2 scrolls of summoning {DL:6}
 q - 4 scrolls of teleportation
 y - 2 scrolls of identify
 K - 3 scrolls of remove curse
Jewellery
 t - a +5 ring of strength (left hand)
 w - an amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
 z - a ring of invisibility (right hand)
 N - an uncursed ring of protection from cold {unknown}
Potions
 h - 2 potions of berserk rage {DL:3, unknown}
 o - 5 potions of curing {DL:1}
 p - a potion of restore abilities {DL:1, unknown}
 x - 3 potions of heal wounds {DL:1}
 C - a potion of poison {DL:3, unknown}
 E - a potion of mutation {DL:5, unknown}
 F - a potion of degeneration {DL:3, unknown}
 G - 2 potions of lignification {DL:3}
 J - 2 potions of brilliance {DL:4, unknown}
 L - a potion of flight {DL:5, unknown}
 M - a potion of speed {DL:4, unknown}
Books
 r - a book of Beasts   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Summon Butterflies                Summoning                    1
   Sticks to Snakes                   Transmutation                2
   Call Canine Familiar               Summoning                    3
   Ice Form                           Ice/Transmutation            4
   Summon Ice Beast                   Ice/Summoning                4
   Summon Hydra                       Summoning                    7


   Skills:
 - Level 1.7 Fighting
 * Level 9.9 Short Blades
 - Level 2.6 Throwing
 - Level 8.2 Dodging
 - Level 10.0 Stealth
 * Level 5.6 Evocations


You had 7 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Summon Butterflies    Summ           #.......     34%         1    ##.....


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (7/16)             Temple (1/1) D:6         

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Dithmengos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin

Shops:
D:6 %   D:7 ?


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are small and have problems with some larger weapons.
You are somewhat resistant to further mutation.
You have a slow metabolism.


Message History

The orc priest wields an orcish falchion.
Use which ability? (? or * to list)
You fail to use your ability. The orc hits you with an orcish flail.
The orc priest hits you but does no damage.
Use which ability? (? or * to list)
You fail to use your ability. The orc closely misses you.
Evoke which item? (* to show all) (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Zapping: v - a wand of invisibility {recharged}
Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f - you
You fade into invisibility!
You are contaminated with residual magics.
The orc priest misses you.
The orc priest calls down the wrath of Beogh upon you.
Something smites you! The orc hits you with an orcish flail.
The orc priest mumbles some strange prayers to Beogh against you.
Something smites you!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The orc priest mumbles some strange prayers to Beogh against you.
Something smites you!
You die...

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You could see an orc priest.

Vanquished Creatures
  Prince Ribbit (D:4)
  Eustachio (D:7)
  A necrophage (D:7)
  2 phantoms
  An ogre (D:5)
  2 black bears (D:6)
  Duvessa (D:5)
  2 giant frogs (D:7)
  6 killer bees (D:7)
  4 hounds
  Dowan (D:5)
  A centaur skeleton (D:6)
  A jelly (D:7)
  2 crimson imps
  A giant frog skeleton (D:4)
  2 orc priests (D:7)
  5 scorpions
  4 worker ants
  3 orc wizards
  An ogre zombie (D:7)
  7 gnolls
  12 adders
  A giant mite (D:5)
  4 worms
  2 giant eyeballs
  21 orcs
  5 giant cockroaches
  9 hobgoblins
  8 jackals
  9 kobolds
  4 quokkas
  A ball python (D:2)
  10 bats
  A giant cockroach zombie (D:6)
  4 giant geckos
  7 giant newts
  16 goblins
  A quokka skeleton (D:6)
  13 rats
  A ballistomycete (D:6)
178 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A giant spore (D:6)
1 creature vanquished.

Grand Total: 179 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | HaAs of DebtMongoose, the Halfling Assassin, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 1/1
   245 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 19/19 MP: 2/2
   637 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 22/24 MP: 3/3
   804 | D:2      | Reached skill level 6 in Stealth
  1945 | D:3      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 29/29 MP: 4/4
  2755 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 30/34 MP: 5/5
  2995 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  3000 | D:4      | Noticed a phantom
  3083 | D:4      | Noticed Prince Ribbit
  3086 | D:4      | Killed Prince Ribbit
  3086 | D:4      | Reached skill level 5 in Short Blades
  3086 | D:4      | Reached skill level 7 in Stealth
  3086 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 39/39 MP: 6/6
  3104 | D:4      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 37/44 MP: 7/7
  3395 | D:4      | Got a bloodstained sling
  3509 | D:4      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  3636 | D:4      | Killed a phantom
  3636 | D:4      | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
  3930 | D:4      | Identified the cursed -2,+2 sling of Fipn {venom, rElec} (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)
  4009 | D:5      | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
  4023 | D:5      | Reached skill level 8 in Stealth
  4087 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
  4393 | D:5      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 23/49 MP: 10/10
  4637 | D:5      | Noticed an ogre
  4758 | D:5      | Noticed Dowan
  4796 | D:5      | Noticed Duvessa
  4824 | D:5      | Killed Duvessa
  4835 | D:5      | Killed Dowan
  4907 | D:5      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  5317 | D:5      | Killed an ogre
  5450 | D:6      | Found Phanuvio's Food Emporium.
  5689 | D:6      | Reached skill level 9 in Stealth
  6049 | D:6      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  6073 | D:6      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 39/54 MP: 13/13
  6094 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  6182 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Dithmengos
  6212 | D:6      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  6212 | D:6      | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
  6835 | D:7      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  6845 | D:7      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  6941 | D:6      | Reached skill level 10 in Stealth
  7418 | D:7      | Learned a level 1 spell: Summon Butterflies
  7491 | D:7      | Found Aloashuani's Magic Scroll Shoppe.
  7531 | D:7      | Bought a scroll of recharging for 77 gold pieces
  7570 | D:7      | Noticed Eustachio
  7572 | D:7      | Killed Eustachio
  7572 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Evocations
  7754 | D:7      | Killed from afar by an orc priest


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Dagger            |   120 |    96 |   472 ||   688
 Fire: Blowgun           |       |       |    57 ||    57
Throw: Tomahawk          |     1 |     2 |     7 ||    10
 Abil: Evoke Invisibilit |       |       |     6 ||     6
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |     5 ||     5
  Use: Scroll            |     9 |       |    10 ||    19
       Potion            |       |       |     3 ||     3
 Stab: Sleeping          |    10 |     8 |    28 ||    46
       Distracted        |       |       |     3 ||     3
       Invisible         |       |       |     4 ||     4

[Vorthon]

I also met my fate at the hands of orcs. Thought I could take on the Orcish Mines. Guess not. At least I made use of my Trog-given abilities this time.

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.13.1 (tiles) character file.

25269 Phazir the Cleaver (level 12, -6/92 HPs)
             Began as a Demonspawn Fighter on Jan 26, 2014.
             Was the Champion of Trog.
             Shot with a bolt by an orc knight (12 damage)
             ... on Level 4 of the Orcish Mines.
             The game lasted 01:16:51 (15020 turns).

Phazir the Cleaver (Demonspawn Fighter)            Turns: 15020, Time: 01:16:51

HP  -6/92        AC 23     Str 23      XL: 12   Next: 76%
MP   4/4         EV 11     Int 11 (13) God: Trog [******]
Gold 1289        SH 14     Dex 19      Spells:  0 memorised, 11 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .   K - +2,+5 dwarf war axe (antimagic)
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : .   L - +1 plate armour
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .   z - +0 elf buckler
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : .   (helmet restricted)
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   U - +2 cloak
Sust.Abil.: . .     Spirit.Shd : .   (no gloves)
Res.Mut.  : .       Stasis     : .   (no boots)
Res.Rott. : .       Flight     : .   (no amulet)
Saprovore : . . .                    (no ring)
                                     W - ring "Ysassuef" {Dex+2 Int+4 Dam+3}

@: exhausted, agile, slowed, very slow, somewhat resistant to hostile
enchantments, extremely unstealthy
A: horns 2, powered by pain 1, slowness 1, spiny 2, AC +4, EV -1
a: Burn Spellbooks, Berserk, Trog's Hand, Brothers in Arms, Renounce Religion


You were on level 4 of the Orcish Mines.
You worshipped Trog.
Trog was exalted by your worship.
You were very hungry.

You visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and saw 17 of its levels.
You visited 1 bazaar.
You also visited: Ossuary and Bailey.

You collected 1844 gold pieces.
You spent 575 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 b - a +1,+6 broad axe of flaming
 f - a +4,+7 hand axe of electrocution
 m - a +0,+3 anti-magic broad axe
 r - a +0,+3 executioner's axe of chopping
 K - a +2,+5 dwarven anti-magic war axe (weapon)
 T - a +0,+4 anti-magic spear
Missiles
 l - 19 darts of dispersal
 n - 116 darts (quivered)
Armour
 c - a +0 shield
 z - a +0 elven buckler (worn)
 L - a +1 plate armour (worn)
 U - a +2 cloak (worn)
Magical devices
 g - a wand of flame (15) {unknown}
 o - a wand of polymorph (11)
 I - a wand of draining (6)
 N - a wand of fire (3) {unknown}
 P - a wand of digging (21)
 Q - a wand of disintegration (22)
 V - a wand of paralysis (17) {unknown}
 Y - a wand of disintegration (0)
Comestibles
 G - 3 chunks of orc flesh
 Z - an apple
Scrolls
 d - 5 scrolls of teleportation
 i - a scroll of curse armour {unknown}
 p - 4 scrolls of blinking
 v - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 x - a scroll of magic mapping {unknown}
 y - a scroll of fear
 A - 3 scrolls of vulnerability {unknown}
Jewellery
 a - a +4 ring of strength {unknown}
 s - a cursed ring of protection from cold
 u - a -2 ring of dexterity
 O - an uncursed ring of regeneration
 W - the ring "Ysassuef" (left hand) {Dex+2 Int+4 Dam+3}
   (You bought it in a shop in a bazaar)   
   
   [ring of intelligence]
   It affects your intelligence (+4).
   It affects your dexterity (+2).
   It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+3).
Potions
 e - a potion of slowing {unknown}
 h - 4 potions of agility {unknown}
 j - 4 potions of paralysis {unknown}
 k - a potion of strong poison {unknown}
 q - a potion of brilliance
 t - 3 potions of curing
 w - 3 potions of poison {unknown}
 B - a potion of restore abilities {unknown}
 C - 4 potions of berserk rage {unknown}
 D - a potion of resistance {unknown}
 E - a potion of flight {unknown}
 F - a potion of speed
 H - a potion of confusion {unknown}
 J - a potion of might {unknown}
 M - a potion of magic {unknown}
 R - a potion of invisibility {unknown}
 X - a potion of beneficial mutation {unknown}


   Skills:
 + Level 9.0 Fighting
 + Level 10.7 Axes
 + Level 10.1 Armour
 + Level 7.6 Dodging
 * Level 9.3 Shields
 - Level 0.9 Evocations


You had 11 spell levels left.
You didn't know any spells.

Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (12/27)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (4/4) D:6
   Lair (0/8) D:12       
   Elf: Orc:3-4     

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

Shops:
D:11 =


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have a pair of horns on your head.
You are completely covered in icy blue scales (AC +4, EV -1, rC+).
You sometimes gain a little power by taking damage.
You are mostly covered in sharp spines.
You cover ground slowly.


Message History

The orc knight hits you but does no damage.
The orc shoots a bolt. You block the bolt. The orc knight shoots a bolt. The bolt hits you!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
You focus on the pain.
You feel more agile all of a sudden.
Things that are here:
an orcish trident; an orcish crossbow; 16 bolts
You slash the orc knight! Your headbutt misses the orc knight.
The orc knight is lightly wounded.
You block the orc warrior's attack. The orc warrior shoots a bolt. The bolt hits you!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
You are no longer berserk.
You are exhausted.
You feel yourself slow down.
You are feeling very hungry.
The orc shoots a bolt. The bolt hits you!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The orc knight hits you but does no damage.
The orc knight shoots a bolt. The bolt hits you!
You die...

          ....
       ..........
      #..#......˜˜
      #..#.....˜˜˜˜
       .........oo..
    #.#.......o.o.o.
    .....#...oo˜˜˜˜#
   ......#..o...˜˜˜˜#
   ........@))o...˜˜˜
   ......#..).o.....˜
    .....##)().......
   .......##()##..##.
  .........()........
 ...........(........
 ...#....##(##......
#.##......((..#.....
...........(........


You could see 2 orc knights, 7 orc warriors and an orc (frenzied).

Vanquished Creatures
  Gastronok (D:9)
  Josephine (Orc:2)
  A great orb of eyes (D:10)
  Erica (D:12)
  2 centaur warriors
  Nergalle (Orc:2)
  A deep elf knight (Bailey)
  2 hill giants
  Erolcha (Orc:1)
  Joseph (D:7)
  An orc sorcerer (Orc:2)
  Maurice (D:12)
  4 cyclopes
  3 deep elf priests (Bailey)
  A two-headed ogre (D:10)
  An iron devil (Orc:2)
  4 trolls
  Prince Ribbit (Orc:1)
  A trapdoor spider zombie (D:12)
  4 deep elf magi (Bailey)
  A vampire (D:12)
  2 hill giant zombies
  A neqoxec (Orc:2)
  Eustachio (D:5)
  3 deep elf fighters (Bailey)
  7 yaks
  A hill giant skeleton (D:9)
  3 hippogriffs
  A hungry ghost (D:12)
  A soldier ant (shapeshifter) (D:10)
  A wolf (D:9)
  3 necrophages
  12 orc warriors
  A phantom (D:10)
  4 ice beasts
  5 ogres
  4 sky beasts
  8 centaurs
  A crocodile (D:10)
  A big kobold (D:8)
  Blork the orc (D:7)
  A warg (Orc:2)
  A wyvern zombie (D:10)
  A water moccasin (D:10)
  12 giant frogs
  7 wights
  3 yak zombies
  16 killer bees
  A hippogriff skeleton (D:8)
  A goliath beetle (D:10)
  2 quasits
  A centaur zombie (D:10)
  11 crimson imps
  A two-headed ogre zombie (D:7)
  2 jellies (D:8)
  5 hounds
  A soldier ant zombie (D:12)
  2 giant frog skeletons
  2 iguanas (D:8)
  21 orc wizards
  17 orc priests
  4 scorpions
  3 sheep (D:11)
  10 worker ants
  An ogre zombie (Orc:2)
  A big kobold zombie (Ossuary)
  A big kobold skeleton (D:10)
  2 sky beast zombies
  2 hound zombies
  11 mummies
  16 adders
  4 gnolls (D:5)
  A lemure (Orc:2)
  2 giant mites
  2 inept feature mimics
  6 worms
  An iguana zombie (D:7)
  A giant eyeball (D:10)
  12 giant geckos
  103 orcs
  3 ball pythons
  6 giant cockroaches
  18 goblins
  20 hobgoblins
  10 jackals
  22 kobolds
  8 quokkas
  16 bats
  A giant cockroach zombie (D:6)
  A giant gecko zombie (D:6)
  14 giant newts
  3 gnoll zombies (Ossuary)
  2 hobgoblin zombies (Ossuary)
  A kobold skeleton (D:7)
  2 kobold zombies (Ossuary)
  An orc simulacrum (Orc:2)
  An orc skeleton (Orc:2)
  An orc zombie (Orc:2)
  18 rats
  6 spectral orcs (Orc:2)
  A ballistomycete (D:8)
  A fungus (Orc:2)
  2 plants (D:3)
544 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  Grum (D:9)
  A wolf (D:9)
2 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  2 yaks (D:11)
  A giant spore (D:8)
3 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 549 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Phazir, the Demonspawn Fighter, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 18/18 MP: 0/0
    48 | D:1      | Gained mutation: You sometimes gain a little power by taking damage. [demonic ancestry]
    48 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 17/24 MP: 1/1
   702 | D:1      | Gained mutation: You have a pair of small horns on your head. [demonic ancestry]
   702 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 30/30 MP: 2/2
  1503 | D:2      | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in icy blue scales (AC +1). [demonic ancestry]
  1503 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 36/36 MP: 3/3
  1860 | D:3      | Reached skill level 1 in Dodging
  1979 | D:3      | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
  2467 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 36/42 MP: 4/4
  2554 | D:4      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  2639 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  2789 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Trog the Wrathful
  3004 | D:4      | Noticed a sky beast
  3015 | D:4      | Killed a sky beast
  3015 | D:4      | Reached skill level 4 in Armour
  3101 | D:4      | Noticed an ogre
  3106 | D:4      | Killed an ogre
  3106 | D:4      | Gained mutation: You are mostly covered in icy blue scales (AC +3, EV -1). [demonic ancestry]
  3106 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 33/48 MP: 5/5
  3533 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  3775 | D:5      | Acquired Trog's first power
  3777 | D:5      | Noticed a necrophage
  3786 | D:5      | Killed a necrophage
  3786 | D:5      | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in sharp spines. [demonic ancestry]
  3786 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 46/53 MP: 6/6
  3878 | D:5      | Noticed Eustachio
  3886 | D:5      | Killed Eustachio
  3886 | D:5      | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
  4306 | D:6      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  4349 | D:6      | Acquired Trog's second power
  4367 | D:6      | Found a sand-covered staircase.
  4371 | Ossuary  | Entered an ossuary
  4408 | Ossuary  | Reached XP level 8. HP: 61/61 MP: 7/7
  4963 | D:6      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
  5121 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
  5205 | D:6      | Reached skill level 6 in Armour
  5366 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Axes
  5699 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
  5732 | Orc:1    | Noticed Erolcha
  5750 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
  5773 | D:7      | Gained mutation: You have a pair of horns on your head. [demonic ancestry]
  5773 | D:7      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 51/67 MP: 8/8
  5861 | D:7      | Noticed Joseph
  5872 | D:7      | Killed Joseph
  5943 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
  6048 | D:7      | Noticed Blork the orc
  6054 | D:7      | Killed Blork the orc
  6186 | D:7      | Reached skill level 7 in Armour
  6349 | D:7      | Acquired Trog's third power
  6596 | D:7      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  6596 | D:7      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  6699 | D:8      | Noticed a cyclops
  6715 | D:8      | Killed a cyclops
  7038 | D:8      | Noticed a moth of wrath
  7061 | D:8      | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  7158 | D:8      | Gained mutation: You are completely covered in icy blue scales (AC +4, EV -1, rC+). [demonic ancestry]
  7158 | D:8      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 44/75 MP: 9/9
  8132 | D:9      | Noticed Gastronok
  8161 | D:9      | Killed Gastronok
  8476 | D:9      | Received a gift from Trog
  8526 | D:9      | Noticed a hill giant
  8533 | D:9      | Killed a hill giant
  8533 | D:9      | Reached skill level 8 in Armour
  8571 | D:9      | Noticed Grum
  8587 | D:9      | Killed Grum
  8849 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
  8881 | D:10     | Gained mutation: You are mostly covered in sharp spines. [demonic ancestry]
  8881 | D:10     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 81/81 MP: 11/11
  9063 | D:10     | Noticed a cyclops
  9069 | D:10     | Killed a cyclops
  9165 | D:10     | Noticed a centaur warrior
  9170 | D:10     | Killed a centaur warrior
  9301 | D:10     | Noticed a great orb of eyes
  9479 | D:10     | Killed a great orb of eyes
  9783 | D:10     | Reached skill level 9 in Armour
  9979 | D:10     | Received a gift from Trog
 10155 | D:10     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
 10642 | D:11     | Found a flickering gateway to a bazaar.
 10662 | Bazaar   | Entered a bazaar
 10662 | Bazaar   | Found Cyoschut's Antique Weapon Emporium.
 10662 | Bazaar   | Found Seng's Gadget Shoppe.
 10665 | Bazaar   | Found Schiwy's Assorted Antiques.
 10669 | Bazaar   | Found Hicaimegoxt's Magical Wand Shoppe.
 10705 | Bazaar   | Bought a fine jade ring for 575 gold pieces
 10706 | Bazaar   | Identified the ring "Ysassuef" {Dex+2 Int+4 Dam+3} (You bought it in a shop in a bazaar)
 10945 | D:11     | Found Sadahe's Jewellery Boutique.
 11029 | D:12     | Noticed Erica
 11030 | D:12     | Noticed a hill giant
 11038 | D:12     | Killed a hill giant
 11045 | D:12     | Killed Erica
 11402 | D:12     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 11457 | D:12     | Noticed Maurice
 11484 | D:12     | Killed Maurice
 11484 | D:12     | Reached XP level 12. HP: 56/91 MP: 12/12
 12833 | Orc:1    | Killed Erolcha
 13081 | Orc:1    | Noticed Prince Ribbit
 13094 | Orc:1    | Killed Prince Ribbit
 13224 | Orc:2    | Received a gift from Trog
 13375 | Orc:1    | You fall through a shaft!
 13375 | Orc:2    | Found a flagged portal.
 13398 | Bailey   | Entered a bailey
 13430 | Bailey   | Reached skill level 10 in Axes
 13824 | Orc:2    | Noticed Josephine
 13841 | Orc:2    | Killed Josephine
 14328 | Orc:1    | Reached skill level 10 in Armour
 14334 | Orc:1    | Received a gift from Trog
 14694 | Orc:2    | Noticed Nergalle
 14701 | Orc:2    | Killed Nergalle
 14737 | Orc:2    | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
 14796 | Orc:2    | Gained mutation: You cover ground slowly. [a neqoxec]
 14865 | Orc:4    | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
 14903 | Orc:4    | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
 14938 | Orc:4    | Received a gift from Trog
 15020 | Orc:4    | Shot with a bolt by an orc knight


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 | 10-12 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Hand axe          |   127 |   131 |   283 |   318 ||   859
       Executioner's axe |       |       |       |   159 ||   159
       Broad axe         |       |       |       |   173 ||   173
       War axe           |       |       |       |    14 ||    14
Invok: Burn Spellbooks   |       |     2 |     1 |     1 ||     4
       Berserk           |       |       |    10 |    21 ||    31
       Trog's Hand       |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
       Brothers in Arms  |       |       |       |     1 ||     1
Evoke: Wand              |       |       |     3 |     8 ||    11
  Use: Scroll            |     3 |     5 |    13 |    14 ||    35
       Potion            |       |       |     6 |     4 ||    10


[Mr Space Cat]

So I had a brief run as a vampire enchanter. I lucked out and got a +1 vampiric dagger off some kobold I stabbed. It seems like successful attacks with a vampiric weapon as a vampire that trigger the vampiric brand also triggers your bloodsucking bite attack. While deliberately trying to make myself bloodless I managed to feed myself back up to thirsty simply from fighting a big kobold who had a bunch of potions of healing to quaff for a while. Seemed like every attack I landed caused me to drain its blood.

Also, Corona seems to increase your chance of spells working. Enemies that had a tendency to resist my metabolic englaciation would regularly fall asleep in one englaciation cast after lighting them up with corona. I managed to kill 3 orcs in quick succession with corona>englaciation>sleep stab with no damage taken.

This strategy ultimately led to my downfall as I got cocky, tried stair dancing a gnoll pack to kill off 1 by 1, and ran out of mp before I managed to put one to sleep. Even with corona, the gnoll resisted every englaciation. He pretty much poked me to death with a halberd while I waved my arms at him.

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.14-a0-2002-g23d0e90 (console) character file.

795 Diphthongos the Covert (level 7, -5/46 HPs)
             Began as a Vampire Enchanter on Jan 26, 2014.
             Slain by a gnoll
             ... wielding a +2,+2 halberd of pain
              (11 damage)
             ... on Level 3 of the Dungeon.
             The game lasted 00:50:40 (6057 turns).

Diphthongos the Covert (Vampire Enchanter)          Turns: 6057, Time: 00:50:40

HP  -5/46        AC  4     Str  9      XL: 7   Next: 25%
MP   3/12        EV 12     Int 17      God:
Gold 157         SH  0     Dex 14      Spells:  4 memorised,  2 levels left

rFire  . . .     SeeInvis +     a - +3,+1 dagger (vamp)
rCold  + + .     Clarity  .     r - +2 robe
rNeg   + + .     Conserve .     (no shield)
rPois  +         rCorr    .     (no helmet)
rElec  .         rRot     +     (no cloak)
SustAb + .       Spirit   .     (no gloves)
rMut   .         Warding  .     (no boots)
Saprov . . .     Stasis   .     (no amulet)
MR     .....                    e - ring of protection from cold {unknown}
                                m - ring of sustain abilities

@: regenerating slowly, very slightly contaminated, not resistant to hostile
enchantments, very stealthy
A: bottle blood, fangs 3, see invisible, unbreathing
a: Bat Form, Bottle Blood


You were on level 3 of the Dungeon.
You were very thirsty.

You visited 1 branch of the dungeon, and saw 4 of its levels.
You also visited: Sewer.

You collected 157 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +3,+1 vampiric dagger (weapon)
 b - a +1,+1 dagger of venom
 p - a cursed -1,-2 short sword
 t - the +6,+7 whip "Dikk" {speed, Dex+1, unknown}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)   
   
   Attacks with this weapon are significantly faster, but cause slightly less
   damage.
   
   It affects your dexterity (+1).
Missiles
 d - 27 darts (quivered)
 j - 46 stones
 v - 7 tomahawks
Armour
 h - a +0 ring mail
 r - a +2 robe (worn)
 w - a +0 leather armour
Scrolls
 g - 2 scrolls of identify {DL:1}
 o - 2 scrolls of remove curse {DL:1}
 s - a scroll of fog {unknown}
 u - a scroll of curse weapon {DL:4, unknown}
 y - a scroll of amnesia
Jewellery
 e - a ring of protection from cold (right hand) {unknown}
 f - an uncursed ring of teleport control
 m - a ring of sustain abilities (left hand)
 n - an uncursed ring of poison resistance {unknown}
Potions
 i - a potion of lignification {DL:2, unknown}
 k - a potion of brilliance {DL:4, unknown}
 l - a potion of speed {DL:1, unknown}
 q - 2 potions of curing {DL:2, unknown}
 x - a potion of might {DL:2, unknown}
 A - 5 potions of blood
Books
 c - a book of Maledictions   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Corona                            Hexes                        1
   *Sure Blade                        Hexes/Charms                 2
   *Ensorcelled Hibernation           Hexes/Ice                    2
   *Confuse                           Hexes                        3
   Enslavement                        Hexes                        4
   Invisibility                       Hexes                        6


   Skills:
 + Level 4.4 Short Blades
 - Level 0.7 Throwing
 - Level 2.1 Dodging
 - Level 8.6 Stealth
 - Level 2.0 Spellcasting
 - Level 7.0 Hexes
 * Level 1.8 Charms


You had 2 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Corona                Hex            ####...      1%          1    #......
b - Ensorcelled Hibernat  Hex/Ice        ##....       10%         2    ###....
c - Confuse               Hex            ####....     3%          3    ####...
d - Sure Blade            Hex/Chrm       ###.......   6%          2    ###....


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (4/16)           
Temple: D:4-7       

Altars:
Fedhas
Okawaru


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You heal slowly.
You can bottle blood from corpses.
You have razor-sharp teeth.*
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You can survive without breathing.*


Message History

Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f/p - gnoll
Aim: a gnoll, wielding a runed halberd (softly glowing)
You miscast Ensorcelled Hibernation.
You are very lightly contaminated with residual magic.
The air around you crackles with energy!
The gnoll barely misses you.
Casting: Ensorcelled Hibernation
Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
Aiming: Ensorcelled Hibernation
Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f/p - gnoll
Aim: a gnoll, wielding a runed halberd (softly glowing)
The gnoll resists with significant effort.
The gnoll hits you from afar with a runed halberd!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
You see here a rotting giant cockroach corpse.
Drink which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Okay, then.
The gnoll stops glowing.
The gnoll hits you from afar with a runed halberd!
You die...

    #o#      #.#  ####
    #.#    ###.####...
    #.#    #........##
    #.#    #........#
    #.#    #........#
    #.#    #........#
    #.#    #..).....#
    #.#    #........#
    #@#    ###.######
    #.#      #.#
    #g#      #.#
#####.###### #.#
#..........# #)#
#.....[....# #>#
#..........# #%#
#..........# #.#
#..........###.#######


You could see an orc priest (wandering) and a gnoll.

Vanquished Creatures
  A big kobold (Sewer)
  A goliath beetle (D:3)
  3 orc priests
  A hound (D:4)
  An iguana (D:4)
  An orc wizard (D:4)
  A big fish (Sewer)
  4 worker ants
  Jessica (D:2)
  Terence (D:3)
  A gnoll (D:3)
  6 adders
  3 worms
  3 grey rats (Sewer)
  A giant eyeball (D:3)
  An ooze (D:2)
  9 orcs
  A bat skeleton (D:4)
  6 giant cockroaches
  9 goblins
  7 hobgoblins
  13 jackals
  9 kobolds
  5 quokkas
  3 bats
  8 giant geckos
  A giant gecko skeleton (D:4)
  8 giant newts
  20 rats
129 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A butterfly (D:2)
1 creature vanquished.

Grand Total: 130 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Diphthongos, the Vampire Enchanter, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 13/13 MP: 3/3
   104 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 11/19 MP: 4/4
  1019 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 17/24 MP: 3/6
  1325 | D:2      | Noticed Jessica
  1449 | D:2      | Learned a level 2 spell: Ensorcelled Hibernation
  1593 | D:2      | Killed Jessica
  1864 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 30/30 MP: 2/7
  2104 | D:1      | Learned a level 3 spell: Confuse
  2514 | D:2      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
  2515 | D:2      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  2665 | D:3      | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
  2671 | D:3      | Reached skill level 5 in Hexes
  2908 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 35/35 MP: 9/9
  2934 | D:3      | Noticed Terence
  3199 | D:3      | Reached skill level 6 in Stealth
  3476 | D:3      | Killed Terence
  3752 | D:3      | Learned a level 2 spell: Sure Blade
  4048 | D:3      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 25/41 MP: 3/10
  4309 | D:4      | Reached skill level 7 in Stealth
  4442 | D:4      | Found a glowing drain.
  4505 | Sewer    | Entered a sewer
  4730 | Sewer    | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  4885 | D:4      | Reached skill level 8 in Stealth
  5124 | D:4      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 43/46 MP: 6/12
  5150 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Charms
  5280 | D:4      | Got a transparent whip
  6057 | D:3      | Slain by a gnoll


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Dagger            |   159 |   220 |    52 ||   431
Throw: Dart              |       |     3 |       ||     3
 Cast: Corona            |    27 |    15 |     6 ||    48
       Ensorcelled Hiber |    11 |    50 |    13 ||    74
       Sure Blade        |       |     7 |     3 ||    10
       Confuse           |       |     2 |     1 ||     3
 Abil: End Transformatio |       |     2 |       ||     2
       Bat Form          |       |     2 |       ||     2
       Bottle Blood      |       |     4 |     4 ||     8
  Use: Scroll            |     1 |    12 |       ||    13
       Potion            |       |     6 |     1 ||     7
 Stab: Sleeping          |    11 |    38 |     9 ||    58
       Confused          |       |     1 |     1 ||     2
       Distracted        |       |     1 |       ||     1

If vampirism were a more reliable brand I'd probably try making a vampire knight who's just pure melee. Health steal combined with high AC and the regeneration from being full of blood could be a neat tank.

[beorn080]

So I had a brief run as a vampire enchanter. I lucked out and got a +1 vampiric dagger off some kobold I stabbed. It seems like successful attacks with a vampiric weapon as a vampire that trigger the vampiric brand also triggers your bloodsucking bite attack. While deliberately trying to make myself bloodless I managed to feed myself back up to thirsty simply from fighting a big kobold who had a bunch of potions of healing to quaff for a while. Seemed like every attack I landed caused me to drain its blood.

Also, Corona seems to increase your chance of spells working. Enemies that had a tendency to resist my metabolic englaciation would regularly fall asleep in one englaciation cast after lighting them up with corona. I managed to kill 3 orcs in quick succession with corona>englaciation>sleep stab with no damage taken.

This strategy ultimately led to my downfall as I got cocky, tried stair dancing a gnoll pack to kill off 1 by 1, and ran out of mp before I managed to put one to sleep. Even with corona, the gnoll resisted every englaciation. He pretty much poked me to death with a halberd while I waved my arms at him.

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.14-a0-2002-g23d0e90 (console) character file.

795 Diphthongos the Covert (level 7, -5/46 HPs)
             Began as a Vampire Enchanter on Jan 26, 2014.
             Slain by a gnoll
             ... wielding a +2,+2 halberd of pain
              (11 damage)
             ... on Level 3 of the Dungeon.
             The game lasted 00:50:40 (6057 turns).

Diphthongos the Covert (Vampire Enchanter)          Turns: 6057, Time: 00:50:40

HP  -5/46        AC  4     Str  9      XL: 7   Next: 25%
MP   3/12        EV 12     Int 17      God:
Gold 157         SH  0     Dex 14      Spells:  4 memorised,  2 levels left

rFire  . . .     SeeInvis +     a - +3,+1 dagger (vamp)
rCold  + + .     Clarity  .     r - +2 robe
rNeg   + + .     Conserve .     (no shield)
rPois  +         rCorr    .     (no helmet)
rElec  .         rRot     +     (no cloak)
SustAb + .       Spirit   .     (no gloves)
rMut   .         Warding  .     (no boots)
Saprov . . .     Stasis   .     (no amulet)
MR     .....                    e - ring of protection from cold {unknown}
                                m - ring of sustain abilities

@: regenerating slowly, very slightly contaminated, not resistant to hostile
enchantments, very stealthy
A: bottle blood, fangs 3, see invisible, unbreathing
a: Bat Form, Bottle Blood


You were on level 3 of the Dungeon.
You were very thirsty.

You visited 1 branch of the dungeon, and saw 4 of its levels.
You also visited: Sewer.

You collected 157 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +3,+1 vampiric dagger (weapon)
 b - a +1,+1 dagger of venom
 p - a cursed -1,-2 short sword
 t - the +6,+7 whip "Dikk" {speed, Dex+1, unknown}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)   
   
   Attacks with this weapon are significantly faster, but cause slightly less
   damage.
   
   It affects your dexterity (+1).
Missiles
 d - 27 darts (quivered)
 j - 46 stones
 v - 7 tomahawks
Armour
 h - a +0 ring mail
 r - a +2 robe (worn)
 w - a +0 leather armour
Scrolls
 g - 2 scrolls of identify {DL:1}
 o - 2 scrolls of remove curse {DL:1}
 s - a scroll of fog {unknown}
 u - a scroll of curse weapon {DL:4, unknown}
 y - a scroll of amnesia
Jewellery
 e - a ring of protection from cold (right hand) {unknown}
 f - an uncursed ring of teleport control
 m - a ring of sustain abilities (left hand)
 n - an uncursed ring of poison resistance {unknown}
Potions
 i - a potion of lignification {DL:2, unknown}
 k - a potion of brilliance {DL:4, unknown}
 l - a potion of speed {DL:1, unknown}
 q - 2 potions of curing {DL:2, unknown}
 x - a potion of might {DL:2, unknown}
 A - 5 potions of blood
Books
 c - a book of Maledictions   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Corona                            Hexes                        1
   *Sure Blade                        Hexes/Charms                 2
   *Ensorcelled Hibernation           Hexes/Ice                    2
   *Confuse                           Hexes                        3
   Enslavement                        Hexes                        4
   Invisibility                       Hexes                        6


   Skills:
 + Level 4.4 Short Blades
 - Level 0.7 Throwing
 - Level 2.1 Dodging
 - Level 8.6 Stealth
 - Level 2.0 Spellcasting
 - Level 7.0 Hexes
 * Level 1.8 Charms


You had 2 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Corona                Hex            ####...      1%          1    #......
b - Ensorcelled Hibernat  Hex/Ice        ##....       10%         2    ###....
c - Confuse               Hex            ####....     3%          3    ####...
d - Sure Blade            Hex/Chrm       ###.......   6%          2    ###....


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (4/16)           
Temple: D:4-7       

Altars:
Fedhas
Okawaru


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You heal slowly.
You can bottle blood from corpses.
You have razor-sharp teeth.*
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You can survive without breathing.*


Message History

Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f/p - gnoll
Aim: a gnoll, wielding a runed halberd (softly glowing)
You miscast Ensorcelled Hibernation.
You are very lightly contaminated with residual magic.
The air around you crackles with energy!
The gnoll barely misses you.
Casting: Ensorcelled Hibernation
Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
Aiming: Ensorcelled Hibernation
Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f/p - gnoll
Aim: a gnoll, wielding a runed halberd (softly glowing)
The gnoll resists with significant effort.
The gnoll hits you from afar with a runed halberd!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
You see here a rotting giant cockroach corpse.
Drink which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Okay, then.
The gnoll stops glowing.
The gnoll hits you from afar with a runed halberd!
You die...

    #o#      #.#  ####
    #.#    ###.####...
    #.#    #........##
    #.#    #........#
    #.#    #........#
    #.#    #........#
    #.#    #..).....#
    #.#    #........#
    #@#    ###.######
    #.#      #.#
    #g#      #.#
#####.###### #.#
#..........# #)#
#.....[....# #>#
#..........# #%#
#..........# #.#
#..........###.#######


You could see an orc priest (wandering) and a gnoll.

Vanquished Creatures
  A big kobold (Sewer)
  A goliath beetle (D:3)
  3 orc priests
  A hound (D:4)
  An iguana (D:4)
  An orc wizard (D:4)
  A big fish (Sewer)
  4 worker ants
  Jessica (D:2)
  Terence (D:3)
  A gnoll (D:3)
  6 adders
  3 worms
  3 grey rats (Sewer)
  A giant eyeball (D:3)
  An ooze (D:2)
  9 orcs
  A bat skeleton (D:4)
  6 giant cockroaches
  9 goblins
  7 hobgoblins
  13 jackals
  9 kobolds
  5 quokkas
  3 bats
  8 giant geckos
  A giant gecko skeleton (D:4)
  8 giant newts
  20 rats
129 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A butterfly (D:2)
1 creature vanquished.

Grand Total: 130 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | Diphthongos, the Vampire Enchanter, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 13/13 MP: 3/3
   104 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 11/19 MP: 4/4
  1019 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 17/24 MP: 3/6
  1325 | D:2      | Noticed Jessica
  1449 | D:2      | Learned a level 2 spell: Ensorcelled Hibernation
  1593 | D:2      | Killed Jessica
  1864 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 30/30 MP: 2/7
  2104 | D:1      | Learned a level 3 spell: Confuse
  2514 | D:2      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
  2515 | D:2      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  2665 | D:3      | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
  2671 | D:3      | Reached skill level 5 in Hexes
  2908 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 35/35 MP: 9/9
  2934 | D:3      | Noticed Terence
  3199 | D:3      | Reached skill level 6 in Stealth
  3476 | D:3      | Killed Terence
  3752 | D:3      | Learned a level 2 spell: Sure Blade
  4048 | D:3      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 25/41 MP: 3/10
  4309 | D:4      | Reached skill level 7 in Stealth
  4442 | D:4      | Found a glowing drain.
  4505 | Sewer    | Entered a sewer
  4730 | Sewer    | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  4885 | D:4      | Reached skill level 8 in Stealth
  5124 | D:4      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 43/46 MP: 6/12
  5150 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Charms
  5280 | D:4      | Got a transparent whip
  6057 | D:3      | Slain by a gnoll


Action                   |  1- 3 |  4- 6 |  7- 9 || total
-------------------------+-------+-------+-------++-------
Melee: Dagger            |   159 |   220 |    52 ||   431
Throw: Dart              |       |     3 |       ||     3
 Cast: Corona            |    27 |    15 |     6 ||    48
       Ensorcelled Hiber |    11 |    50 |    13 ||    74
       Sure Blade        |       |     7 |     3 ||    10
       Confuse           |       |     2 |     1 ||     3
 Abil: End Transformatio |       |     2 |       ||     2
       Bat Form          |       |     2 |       ||     2
       Bottle Blood      |       |     4 |     4 ||     8
  Use: Scroll            |     1 |    12 |       ||    13
       Potion            |       |     6 |     1 ||     7
 Stab: Sleeping          |    11 |    38 |     9 ||    58
       Confused          |       |     1 |     1 ||     2
       Distracted        |       |     1 |       ||     1

If vampirism were a more reliable brand I'd probably try making a vampire knight who's just pure melee. Health steal combined with high AC and the regeneration from being full of blood could be a neat tank.

The less blood you have, the more often you will use the bite attack.