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[Robsoie]

So, I've been running mummy summoners recently, and I've got another good one going ("good" here meaning "Has learned Summon Ugly Thing and Recall").

As those are spells i never use, are the summon ugly/horrible things staying for a long enough time to be usefull as a support/meat shield ?
Or are they like the summon hydra, 1 turn ! and they disappear before killing anything (as by the time you can reliably use that spell, monsters will not die to an hydra) , letting you with a lot less magic points (summon hydra cost 7 mp !)  and having to summon something else to help ? certainly the spell that disapointed me the most when i used it.

On a recent run i could try the Malign Gateway spell too, it's really fun for its effect, but that's it.

As it takes a lot of turns before the tentacles actually spawn and attack, it will let you then being hammered by monsters that are as usually targetting only you. And worse, you can lose 1 point of intelligence when casting it.

That's more a spell you should cast in a room, then run away instead of providing a real support and meat shield (and in that kind of room configuration it's powerfull), but if you don't have any restore abilities potions anywhere, that's a spell you're better never cast then, intelligence points being too valuable for spell power and spell hunger to afford losing any of them while there are more interesting summon spell to use.

Why did I have to backpedal from Rupert right into Nikola?

During the tourney i lost a character just like that, i was running from an unique, falling into another unique, used a teleport scroll to escape both that were blocking both side of a corridor (and so taking a few hits before the teleport took effect), only to land near another unique that let my character no chance.
When Crawl really wants to kill your character, it will do.

[Leafsnail]

Maybe your summoning endeavours wouldn't contain so much misfortune if you weren't holding have a +3 +11 antimagic hammer with the name of a god that hates all magic printed on it. It affects you too.

Just a thought.

Hehe.  But it's so shiny!

As those are spells i never use, are the summon ugly/horrible things staying for a long enough time to be usefull as a support/meat shield ?
Or are they like the summon hydra, 1 turn ! and they disappear before killing anything (as by the time you can reliably use that spell, monsters will not die to an hydra) , letting you with a lot less magic points (summon hydra cost 7 mp !)  and having to summon something else to help ? certainly the spell that disapointed me the most when i used it.

Yes, they stay for a very good length of time.  I can usually bring together a fantastic army of them, and there's never been anything they haven't been capable of crushing.

...Unfortunately, this time, I didn't notice I'd summoned a hostile one and died to it.  Arrrrrgghhh.  I need to work out how to make that initmodification.

Summon hydra is actually pretty good in spite of the short duration, I find.  If you need something tough dead fast, they can deal with it (although you probably need channeling and high invocations to recover from the mana cost, and you probably want some defences up before summoning hydras).

[Rex_Nex]

So. Xom is an asshole. Grinder homing in on my 3hp Orc CK, I use a Teleport Scroll.

You read a scroll of teleportation!
Grinder barely misses you!
Grinder misses you!
Grinder barely misses you!
Your surroundings feel different.
Your surroundings feel different.
Xom laughs maniacally.
You read a scroll of teleportation!
Grinder misses you!
Grinder barely misses you!
Grinder barely misses you!
Your surroundings seem different.
Your surroundings seem different.
Xom laughs maniacally.
Grinder hits you!
You die...
Xom roars with laughter!

So, I teleport away from grinder twice, only to have Xom teleport me right next to him the turn afterwords both times.

[G-Flex]

Spriggan Wizard. I was in Lair:3 or so, and saw Rupert. I panicked, because Rupert can go berserk, cast paralyze and confuse, and was carrying a big axe.

Out of complete idiocy on my part, I decided to use a wand of polymorph on him, thinking he wouldn't keep his spells. He did. So then I was dealing with "Rupert the Iron Troll". A berserking, confusing, paralyzing iron troll.

Thankfully, even when berserking he was slower than me, so I could hightail it back up the stairs and avoid him from then on, until I learned Orb of Destruction and had some fun revenge.

[Leafsnail]

Speaking of horrible polymorphs, I cast an unidentified wand at a Hobgoblin (on D:2) only to have it transform into a goddamn Boggart and suddenly have a pack of (thankfully weak!) monsters all over the place.  It's a good thing Boggarts don't have any MR... I was able to transform it again into a Giant Newt.

[G-Flex]

Boggarts cast Shadow Creatures, which relies on the current level's monster set... so later on, they can be a real problem.

For real fun though, in later Dungeon/Vaults, enchanting a boggart is amazing. Same as summoning Blue/Green Deaths with Makhleb's Greater Servant power. They'll cast Shadow Creatures and give you long-enough-lasting hordes of level-appropriate creatures... which can sometimes mean things like deep elf bands, yaktaur packs, elephants, etc.

[Leafsnail]

So, Mummy Summoner.  I find 2 rings and 2 amulets on D:1.

Guess what?  A ring of sustenance, a ring of life protection, an amulet of the gourmand and an amulet of controlled flight.  Argghh.

[Mr.Person]

So, Mummy Summoner.  I find 2 rings and 2 amulets on D:1.

Guess what?  A ring of sustenance, a ring of life protection, an amulet of the gourmand and an amulet of controlled flight.  Argghh.

Problem, Leafsnail?

[Max White]

So. Xom is an asshole. Grinder homing in on my 3hp Orc CK, I use a Teleport Scroll.

Hahaha, oh Xom, if I could commit deicide against any god, it would be you. At least the slime god is useful...

[breadbocks]

So. Xom is an asshole. Grinder homing in on my 3hp Orc CK, I use a Teleport Scroll.

Hahaha, oh Xom, if I could commit deicide against any god, it would be you. At least the slime god is useful...

Well, you DO commit deicide on Jiyva.

But yeah. Jiyva is kickass.

[Max White]

There should be a slime knight in the zealot category...

[Leafsnail]

Problem, Leafsnail?

I've taken revenge by learning Haunt and, thanks to my Robe of the Archmagi and natural necromancy bonus, casting it at 8 stars.  Constantly.  On everything.

This is just the best spell.  Nothing can compare to suddenly surrounding a sleeping monster with deadly ghosts, or dropping them into the middle of a hostile demon horde to fight it out.  The only thing I need now is Ugly Thing for my meatshield... GIMME IT NOW MUNA

[G-Flex]

So. Xom is an asshole. Grinder homing in on my 3hp Orc CK, I use a Teleport Scroll.

Hahaha, oh Xom, if I could commit deicide against any god, it would be you. At least the slime god is useful...

Xom can generally provide significant benefit over time, if you can manage the short-term problems he causes and keep him amused. He's definitely difficult by design, being so unpredictable.


I want to try Jiyva, but stat shuffling seems like an extremely horrible mechanic.

[Leafsnail]

HAHAHAHAH this is great.  A horde of summon ugly things can deal with pretty much anything (once you add the line "force_more_message = It doesn't look very happy" - this stops you from accidentally walking into a hostile summon and getting yourself killed.  With this line, you just need to duck behind one of your friendly Ugly Things as they tear apart the hostile ones) and haunt on top of that... well, it's pretty much one neverending massacre.  I've never felt more ready to get the runes and smash everything.

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0 character file.

Leafsnail the Summoner (Mummy Summoner)                                                                    Turns: 47701, Time: 04:18:14

HP  83/83        AC  9     Str 11      Exp: 15/107594 (4), need: 40105
MP  40/40        EV 17     Int 22      God: Sif Muna [******]
Gold 1787        SH  0     Dex 12      Spells:  7 memorised,  7 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .    B - staff of wizardry
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : . .  h - +2 elf robe {Archmagi}
Life Prot.: + + +   Conserve   : .    (no shield)
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    z - +2 wizard hat {Int+3}
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : +    u - +0 cloak of Starlight {rElec rC+ EV+4 Stlt
Res.Elec. : +       Spirit.Shd : .    w - +0 pair of gloves
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    j - +0 pair of elf boots
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    b - amulet of clarity
Res.Rott. : +       Levitation : .    p - ring of magical power
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    y - ring of fire

@: quite resistant to hostile enchantments, unstealthy
A: in touch with death, cold resistance 1, life protection 3, poison resistance, torment resistance, unbreathing
a: Self-Restoration, Channel Energy, Forget Spell, Renounce Religion


You are on level 3 of the Swamp.
You worship Sif Muna.
Sif Muna is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 6 branches of the dungeon, and seen 34 of its levels.
You have visited 1 Labyrinth.
You have visited 1 portal chamber: ice cave.

You have collected 3160 gold pieces.
You have spent 1393 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 q - the dagger "Gegyfure" (quivered) {venom, rPois rF+ rN+}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 5 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It poisons the flesh of those it strikes.
   
   
   It protects you from fire.
   It protects you from poison.
   It protects you from negative energy.
Armour
 h - a +2 elven robe of the Archmagi (worn)
 j - a +0 pair of elven boots (worn)
 n - the +0 robe of Untruth {rElec MR}
   (You found it on level 13 of the Dungeon)   
   
   
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
 u - the +0 cloak of Starlight (worn) {rElec rC+ EV+4 Stlth--}
   (You found it in a Labyrinth)   
   
   
   It affects your evasion (+4).
   It protects you from cold.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It makes you much less stealthy.
   
   A cloak woven of pure light beams.
 w - a +0 pair of gloves (worn)
 z - a +2 wizard hat of intelligence (worn)
Magical devices
 a - a fluorescent wand
 c - a wand of lightning {zapped: 1}
 e - a gold wand {zapped: 1} {tried by monster}
 f - a crooked bronze wand
 v - a wand of polymorph other
 x - a lead wand
 G - a crooked bronze wand
 I - a fluorescent wand
 K - a wand of draining
Scrolls
 g - a scroll of recharging
 i - a scroll of fog
 k - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 l - 2 scrolls of blinking
 m - 3 scrolls of teleportation
 s - 2 scrolls of detect curse
 J - 3 scrolls of identify
Jewellery
 b - an amulet of clarity (around neck)
 o - a ring of protection from magic
 p - a ring of magical power (right hand)
 r - an uncursed amulet of stasis
 y - a ring of fire (left hand)
Books
 d - a book of Summonings   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Abjuration                        Summoning                    3
   *Recall                            Summoning/Translocation      3
   Summon Elemental                   Summoning                    4
   Shadow Creatures                   Summoning                    5
   Summon Demon                       Summoning                    5
   *Summon Ugly Thing                 Summoning                    6
Magical staves
 t - a staff of summoning
 B - a staff of wizardry (weapon)


 You have 4 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 3 Dodging
 - Level 2 Stealth
 + Level 10 Spellcasting
 - Level 3 Charms
 + Level 14 Summonings
 + Level 10 Necromancy
 + Level 14 Invocations


You have 7 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Abjuration            Summ           ########..   Excellent   3    N/A
c - Haunt                 Summ/Necr      #########.   Very Good   7    N/A
e - Recall                Tloc/Summ      N/A          Excellent   3    N/A
f - Summon Butterflies    Summ           ########.    Excellent   1    N/A
g - Demonic Horde         Summ           ########..   Excellent   6    N/A
h - Apportation           Tloc           #####.....   Excellent   1    N/A
i - Summon Ugly Thing     Summ           ########..   Excellent   6    N/A


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (16/27)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (4/4) D:9
    Elf (0/5) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:12          Swamp (3/5) Lair:5
 Shoals (0/5) Lair:3        Slime (0/6) Lair:7         Hive (2/2) D:14
 Vault: D:14-19     

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

Shops:
D:4: %  D:5: (  D:9: =  D:10: (  D:16: !  Orc:4: ?/+!

Portals:
Hell: Lair:8


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You do not eat or drink.
Your flesh is vulnerable to fire.
You are in touch with the powers of death.
You can restore your body by infusing magical energy.
Your flesh is cold resistant.
You are immune to negative energy.
Your system is resistant to poisons.
You are immune to unholy pain and torment.
You do not need to breathe.


Message History

Your brown very ugly thing disappears in a puff of smoke!
Use which ability? (? or * to list)
You channel some magical energy.
Save game and exit?
Welcome back, Leafsnail the Mummy Summoner.
Sif Muna whispers: I know many secrets...
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.

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You can see friendly 7 very ugly things and friendly 8 ugly things.

Vanquished Creatures
  A green rat (Lair:4)
  2 white imps (D:9)
  A giant newt (Lair:5)
  A jackal zombie (D:9)
  A megabat (D:7)
  A small snake (D:11)
  8 toadstools
15 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  Margery (Swamp:3)
  Xtahua (Swamp:3)
  Frederick (Swamp:3)
  Frances (Swamp:3)
  Gastronok (Lair:4)
  Donald (Swamp:3)
  Louise (D:16)
  Jozef (D:13)
  A dire elephant (Lair:
  Josephine (Orc:3)
  Erica (Lair:2)
  14 hydras
  Harold (D:11)
  3 alligators
  Nessos (D:13)
  12 death yaks
  A wizard (Lair:
  44 very ugly things
  Nergalle (Orc:3)
  3 centaur warriors
  An orc high priest (Orc:4)
  A sun demon (Lair:
  Erolcha (Orc:4)
  A griffon (Lair:4)
  An unseen horror (D:15)
  11 slime creatures
  4 skeletal warriors (D:15)
  4 hell knights (Swamp:3)
  A lindwurm (Lair:7)
  A swamp dragon (Lair:5)
  2 giant amoebae (Lair:7)
  3 orc knights
  9 hill giants
  A sea snake skeleton (Orc:3)
  A harpy zombie (Orc:3)
  Urug (Orc:2)
  2 necromancers (Swamp:3)
  5 orc sorcerers
  A human zombie (Lair:
  A red wasp (Swamp:1)
  Maurice (Orc:4)
  7 cyclopes
  An elephant slug (Lair:5)
  A trapdoor spider zombie (D:11)
  12 elephants
  3 weapon mimics
  5 black mambas
  A door mimic (D:10)
  2 fountain mimics (D:16)
  A wolf spider (D:11)
  A griffon zombie (D:16)
  10 spiny frogs
  A stair mimic (D:15)
  6 hellwings (Lair:
  A trapdoor spider (D:16)
  Psyche (Orc:2)
  An orange demon (Lair:
  A mermaid (Lair:3)
  4 wandering mushrooms (Lair:2)
  38 ugly things
  Grinder (D:5)
  13 trolls
  A smoke demon (Lair:
  2 two-headed ogres
  6 komodo dragons
  A polar bear (Lair:7)
  A queen bee (D:12)
  Sonja (Orc:3)
  18 blink frogs
  A war dog (D:9)
  A baby alligator (Swamp:2)
  A rock troll skeleton (Orc:3)
  6 bog mummies
  2 blue devils
  A wraith (D:12)
  14 giant toads
  2 brown oozes (Lair:7)
  2 sharks (Lair:5)
  2 wyverns
  A red wasp simulacrum (D:14)
  2 hairy devils (Lair:
  21 orc warriors
  8 hippogriffs
  A wood golem (D:16)
  7 fire drakes
  A blink frog skeleton (D:14)
  39 yaks
  18 vampire mosquitoes
  2 hungry ghosts
  A draconian (shapeshifter) (D:16)
  3 manticores
  4 soldier ants
  2 mottled dragons
  2 ice beasts
  2 sky beasts
  28 swamp worms
  A red devil (Lair:
  A cyclops skeleton (D:15)
  12 insubstantial wisps
  A phantom (D:9)
  11 swamp drakes
  5 giant goldfish
  19 ogres
  11 centaurs
  5 gila monsters
  2 yellow wasps (D:13)
  A rotting devil (Lair:
  Sigmund (D:2)
  A big kobold (D:7)
  2 wargs (Orc:3)
  2 boring beetles
  26 giant frogs
  5 giant slugs
  14 crocodiles
  5 giant leeches
  2 soldier ant zombies
  Blork the orc (D:3)
  5 agate snails
  10 water moccasins
  A two-headed ogre skeleton (D:15)
  124 killer bees
  A boulder beetle (Lair:
  2 jellyfish (Hive:2)
  A lava fish (Lair:7)
  9 wights
  10 electric eels
  A big kobold zombie (D:11)
  6 goliath beetles
  13 imps
  A hound zombie (D:13)
  A big kobold skeleton (D:9)
  A shadow (D:15)
  13 hounds
  11 scorpions
  28 orc priests
  2 big fish (Lair:5)
  5 iron imps
  A hound skeleton (D:11)
  36 orc wizards
  5 porcupines
  7 worker ants
  3 iguanas
  12 sheep
  A big kobold simulacrum (D:15)
  8 jellies
  5 boggarts (D:15)
  A goliath beetle zombie (D:10)
  3 mummies
  44 gnolls
  33 snakes
  2 orc zombies (Orc:4)
  3 giant centipedes
  A lemure (Lair:5)
  2 giant mites (D:11)
  3 snake skeletons
  38 green rats
  4 midges (Lair:5)
  4 shadow imps
  4 white imps
  5 worms
  3 ufetubi
  A giant eyeball (D:13)
  10 giant geckos
  2 oozes
  196 orcs
  11 giant cockroaches
  23 hobgoblins
  16 jackals
  6 quokkas
  2 small snakes
  11 giant newts
  24 goblins
  A hobgoblin skeleton (D:10)
  A hobgoblin zombie (Orc:3)
  27 killer bee larvae
  25 kobolds
  3 kobold skeletons
  38 megabats
  6 orc skeletons
  A quokka skeleton (D:9)
  40 rats
  2 rat skeletons
  4 bushes
  55 fungi
  21 plants
  6 toadstools
1592 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  53 very ugly things
  2 death yak zombies (Lair:7)
  2 flayed ghosts
  10 phantasmal warriors
  2 giant toad zombies (Lair:
  A hill giant zombie (D:12)
  A black mamba zombie (Lair:
  51 slime creatures
  10 ugly things
  2 elephant zombies (Lair:5)
  A swamp dragon zombie (Lair:5)
  A blink frog zombie (Lair:2)
  A human zombie (D:11)
  12 hungry ghosts
  45 wraiths
  2 komodo dragon zombies
  3 fire drake zombies
  A spiny frog zombie (Lair:
  A war dog zombie (D:9)
  A manticore zombie (D:9)
  12 freezing wraiths
  A shark zombie (Lair:5)
  11 phantoms
  3 hippogriff zombies
  7 yak zombies
  4 giant frog zombies
  A water moccasin zombie (Lair:5)
  A soldier ant zombie (D:9)
  2 centaur zombies (D:10)
  17 killer bee zombies
  A crocodile zombie (D:12)
  385 imps
  A hound zombie (D:9)
  126 iron imps
  A worker ant (D:13)
  A big fish zombie (Lair:5)
  43 lemures
  36 midges
  An electric eel zombie (Lair:5)
  319 shadow imps
  2 sheep zombies (Lair:4)
  A snake skeleton (Lair:
  5 snake zombies
  255 white imps
  A scorpion zombie (D:11)
  A porcupine skeleton (Lair:6)
  48 ufetubi
  9 gnoll zombies (D:9)
  6 megabat zombies
  5 green rat zombies
  3 orcs
  A jackal (D:3)
  A kobold (D:7)
  A giant cockroach zombie (D:12)
  A giant gecko zombie (D:7)
  3 giant newt zombies
  A goblin (D:2)
  A goblin zombie (D:6)
  3 hobgoblin zombies
  A killer bee larva (Hive:2)
  2 kobold zombies
  4 megabats (D:1)
  2 orc skeletons (Orc:2)
  21 orc zombies
  A quokka zombie (Lair:5)
  10 rats
  5 rat zombies
  A small snake zombie (D:11)
  A bush (Lair:7)
  5 fungi
  A plant (Lair:1)
  97 toadstools
1674 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 3281 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place   | Note
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     0 | D:1      | Leafsnail, the Mummy Summoner, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 11/11 MP: 3/3
   951 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 16/16 MP: 1/4
  1012 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Call Imp
  2482 | D:2      | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  2832 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 22/22 MP: 3/6
  2935 | D:2      | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
  3866 | D:2      | Noticed Sigmund
  3909 | D:2      | Defeated Sigmund
  3909 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 18/27 MP: 1/8
  4402 | D:3      | Noticed Blork the orc
  4415 | D:3      | Defeated Blork the orc
  4646 | D:3      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  4744 | D:3      | Became a worshipper of Sif Muna the Loreminder
  5146 | D:3      | Reached skill level 4 in Summonings
  5349 | D:3      | Noticed a goliath beetle
  5552 | D:3      | Defeated a goliath beetle
  5701 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 33/33 MP: 4/10
  5740 | D:3      | Reached skill level 5 in Summonings
  6128 | D:3      | Acquired Sif Muna's first power
  6564 | D:4      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  6569 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  6858 | D:4      | Found Bamama Muzo's Food Shop.
  7153 | D:4      | Reached skill level 6 in Summonings
  7929 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
  8046 | D:4      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 38/38 MP: 10/14
  8127 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  8781 | D:5      | Reached skill level 7 in Summonings
  8954 | D:5      | Acquired Sif Muna's second power
  8959 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 44/44 MP: 14/16
  9384 | D:5      | Found Peyn's Antique Weapon Shop.
  9398 | D:5      | Bought a shimmering dagger for 133 gold pieces
  9399 | D:5      | Identified the dagger "Gegyfure" {venom, rPois rF+ rN+} (You bought it in a shop on level 5 of the Dungeon)
  9547 | D:5      | Noticed Grinder
  9631 | D:5      | Defeated Grinder
  9904 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
 10179 | D:6      | Reached skill level 8 in Summonings
 10717 | D:7      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 35/49 MP: 7/19
 10847 | D:7      | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
 11177 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
 11183 | D:7      | Learned a level 2 spell: Sublimation of Blood
 13151 | D:8      | Got a fine silver amulet
 13156 | D:8      | Identified the amulet of the Queen (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
 13288 | D:8      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
 13536 | D:8      | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
 13947 | D:9      | Reached skill level 9 in Summonings
 14327 | D:9      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 55/55 MP: 4/20
 14450 | D:9      | Found Ytuih's Jewellery Shoppe.
 14711 | D:9      | Acquired Sif Muna's third power
 15031 | D:9      | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
 15041 | D:9      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 15892 | D:7      | Reached skill level 10 in Summonings
 15957 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 16357 | D:10     | Found Schagh's Weapon Boutique.
 16812 | D:10     | Reached XP level 10. HP: 60/60 MP: 20/22
 17469 | D:11     | Noticed Harold
 17532 | D:11     | Defeated Harold
 17558 | D:11     | Reached skill level 11 in Summonings
 19693 | D:12     | Found a frozen archway.
 19725 | IceCv    | Entered an ice cave
 20037 | D:12     | Reached skill level 12 in Summonings
 20237 | D:12     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 47/66 MP: 10/23
 20446 | D:12     | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 20447 | D:12     | Got an engraved book {god gift}
 20448 | D:12     | Identified Sif Muna's Catalogue of the Escort {god gift} (Sif Muna gifted it to you on level 12 of the Dungeon)
 20480 | D:12     | Learned a level 2 spell: Lethal Infusion
 20481 | D:12     | Reached skill level 1 in Necromancy
 20785 | D:12     | Reached skill level 1 in Charms
 21051 | D:12     | Noticed a queen bee
 21144 | D:12     | Defeated a queen bee
 21401 | D:12     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 21486 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 21502 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 10 in Invocations
 22023 | Lair:1   | Learned a level 3 spell: Recall
 22838 | Lair:2   | Defeated a wandering mushroom
 22844 | Lair:2   | Defeated a wandering mushroom
 22849 | Lair:2   | Defeated a wandering mushroom
 22850 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 13 in Summonings
 22888 | Lair:2   | Noticed a wandering mushroom
 22897 | Lair:2   | Defeated a wandering mushroom
 22898 | Lair:2   | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 22899 | Lair:2   | Got a droning book {god gift}
 22900 | Lair:2   | Identified Smuu's Reference Book on Summoning {god gift} (Sif Muna gifted it to you on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts)
 22903 | Lair:2   | Learned a level 1 spell: Summon Butterflies
 22907 | Lair:2   | Noticed Erica
 22920 | Lair:2   | Defeated Erica
 23400 | Lair:2   | Learned a level 6 spell: Demonic Horde
 23402 | Lair:2   | Learned a level 1 spell: Apportation
 24112 | Lair:3   | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
 24686 | Lair:4   | Reached skill level 5 in Necromancy
 24694 | Lair:4   | Found a labyrinth entrance.
 24696 | Lair:4   | Noticed Gastronok
 24720 | Lab      | Entered a Labyrinth
 25118 | Lab      | Got a phosphorescent cloak
 25119 | Lab      | Got a transparent whip
 25127 | Lair:4   | Identified the +0 cloak of Starlight (You found it in a Labyrinth)
 25127 | Lair:4   | Identified the +1,+1 whip of Plague (You found it in a Labyrinth)
 25150 | Lair:4   | You fall through a shaft!
 25247 | Lair:7   | Reached XP level 12. HP: 71/71 MP: 27/27
 26208 | Lair:5   | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 26209 | Lair:5   | Got a yellowed book {god gift}
 26210 | Lair:5   | Identified Sif Muna's Reference Book on Black Rituals and the Snowflakes {god gift} (Sif Muna gifted it to you on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts)
 26286 | Lair:4   | Defeated Gastronok
 26932 | Lair:5   | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 28375 | Lair:6   | Got a smoking marble ring
 28381 | Lair:6   | Identified the ring "Waushraumm" {Str-3} (You found it on level 6 of the Lair of Beasts)
 30183 | Lair:7   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 30548 | Lair:8   | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
 30574 | Lair:8   | Learned a level 7 spell: Haunt
 30815 | Lair:8   | Reached XP level 13. HP: 75/75 MP: 29/29
 30934 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 14 in Summonings
 31187 | Lair:8   | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 32021 | Lair:8   | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
 32056 | Lair:8   | Found a gateway to Hell.
 32558 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 33497 | Orc:3    | Noticed Psyche
 33596 | Orc:3    | Noticed Sonja
 33618 | Orc:3    | Defeated Sonja
 33727 | Orc:3    | Noticed Josephine
 33736 | Orc:2    | Defeated Psyche
 33883 | Orc:3    | Defeated Josephine
 34040 | Orc:4    | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
 34047 | Orc:4    | Defeated Maurice
 34076 | Orc:4    | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 34081 | Orc:4    | Noticed Erolcha
 34082 | Orc:4    | Defeated a two-headed ogre
 34087 | Orc:4    | Defeated Erolcha
 34388 | Orc:4    | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
 34601 | Orc:4    | Defeated an orc high priest
 34603 | Orc:4    | Found Thatas' Magical Wand Boutique.
 34603 | Orc:4    | Found Mniaz Thruti's Distillery.
 34615 | Orc:4    | Found Iqishrua's Magic Scroll Boutique.
 34615 | Orc:4    | Found Ysuepoec's Book Shop.
 34634 | Orc:4    | Bought a book of Summonings for 1260 gold pieces
 34882 | Orc:4    | Learned a level 6 spell: Summon Ugly Thing
 34890 | Orc:3    | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
 34890 | Orc:3    | Noticed Nergalle
 34899 | Orc:3    | Defeated Nergalle
 35359 | Orc:2    | Noticed Urug
 35364 | Orc:2    | Defeated Urug
 35847 | D:13     | Noticed Jozef
 35858 | D:13     | Defeated Jozef
 35927 | Lair:2   | Learned a level 3 spell: Abjuration
 36046 | D:13     | Noticed a green very ugly thing
 36074 | D:13     | Defeated a green very ugly thing
 36312 | D:13     | Noticed a red very ugly thing
 36316 | D:13     | Defeated a red very ugly thing
 36324 | D:13     | Noticed a white very ugly thing
 36328 | D:13     | Defeated a white very ugly thing
 36393 | D:13     | Noticed a red very ugly thing
 36395 | D:13     | Defeated a red very ugly thing
 36416 | D:13     | Noticed a red very ugly thing
 36418 | D:13     | Defeated a red very ugly thing
 36640 | D:13     | Noticed a white very ugly thing
 36665 | D:13     | Defeated a cyan very ugly thing
 36930 | D:13     | Noticed Nessos
 36942 | D:13     | Defeated Nessos
 36978 | D:13     | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
 37438 | D:13     | Got an ancient robe
 37439 | D:13     | Identified the +0 robe of Untruth (You found it on level 13 of the Dungeon)
 37441 | D:13     | Noticed a purple very ugly thing
 37447 | D:13     | Defeated a cyan very ugly thing
 37843 | D:13     | Reached skill level 10 in Necromancy
 38146 | D:13     | Noticed a green very ugly thing
 38155 | D:13     | Defeated a purple very ugly thing
 38304 | D:14     | Found a staircase to the Hive.
 39307 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 39322 | D:15     | Reached XP level 14. HP: 74/79 MP: 23/29
 40591 | D:16     | Found Doilon's Distillery.
 40934 | D:16     | Noticed Louise
 40958 | D:16     | Defeated Louise
 41294 | D:16     | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 41756 | Hive:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Hive
 42344 | Hive:2   | Entered Level 2 of the Hive
 43403 | Swamp:1  | Entered Level 1 of the Swamp
 46079 | Swamp:3  | Reached skill level 10 in Spellcasting
 46344 | Swamp:3  | Noticed Frederick
 46350 | Swamp:3  | Defeated Frederick
 46372 | Swamp:3  | Defeated Frances
 46569 | Swamp:3  | Noticed Xtahua
 46576 | Swamp:3  | Defeated Xtahua
 46927 | Swamp:3  | Noticed Donald
 46934 | Swamp:3  | Defeated Donald
 46944 | Swamp:3  | Noticed Margery
 46965 | Swamp:3  | Defeated Margery
 46965 | Swamp:3  | Reached XP level 15. HP: 83/83 MP: 30/31

[Artzbacher]

I have these archetypes that I always play. My favorite one so far is ABOMINATOR, a naga transmuter. I just love imagining the terror when suddenly a group of orcs are encloaked in a cloud of poisonous gas, and how suddenly this horrible snake-man with enourmous blades for hands chops them to pieces. The hunters become the hunted.

I also frequently use Gatsu, who, needless to say, is a human barbarian wielding a two-handed sword even if better weapons are available.

Tell me about your favorite characters!