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[3]

This is going pretty well. Any suggestions for skills and such? I'll probably start training spellcasting properly as soon as possible, but I don't have a great number of spells to actually learn (I was hoping for butterflies, of course, but no luck).

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.8.0-a0-2127-g65d7900 character file.

3 the Backstabber (Demonspawn Assassin)                                                Turns: 81057, Time: 05:22:20

HP 172/172 (175) AC 21     Str 14      Exp: 20/471723 (, need: 93076
MP  26/26        EV 30     Int 17      God: Okawaru [*****.]
Gold 4307        SH 24     Dex 24      Spells:  1 memorised, 24 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .   v - +7,+6 sabre (elec)
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : .   l - +5 leather armour of Ghovitia {god gift, D
Life Prot.: + . .   Conserve   : .   Z - +2 orc buckler {AC+3}
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : .   R - +2 helmet {Int+3} {god gift}
Res.Elec. : +       Clarity    : .   x - +0 cloak {MR}
Spirit.Shd: .       Stasis     : .   c - +2 pair of bracers {archer} {god gift}
Sust.Abil.: . .     Rnd.Telep. : .   (boots unavailable)
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .   L - amulet of the Air {cFly +Lev rElec EV+3 St
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .   h - ring of protection from magic
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: +   M - +5,+3 ring of slaying

@: extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, incredibly stealthy
A: hooves 3, breathe flames 3, demonic guardian 3, life protection 1, nightstalker 3, AC +2, Dex -1
a: Might, Haste, Renounce Religion, Breathe Fire, Evoke Levitation


You are on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Okawaru.
Okawaru is exalted by your worship.
You are full.

You have visited 10 branches of the dungeon, and seen 61 of its levels.

You have collected 5896 gold pieces.
You have spent 1639 gold pieces at shops.

You made 9694 melee attacks, avg delay 6.00 aut.
You made 25414 steps orthogonally, 14145 diagonally.
Autoexploring made 12253 steps orthogonally, 10485 diagonally.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 b - a +0 blowgun
 n - the +1,+6 short sword "Bontaec" {god gift, elec, rN+ Str+3 Int-2}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 3 of the Vaults)   
   Occasionally, upon striking a foe, it will discharge some electrical energy
   and cause terrible harm.
   It affects your strength (+3).
   It affects your intelligence (-2).
   It protects you from negative energy.
 v - a +7,+6 sabre of electrocution (weapon)
 X - a +8,+2 quick blade {god gift}
Missiles
 e - 30 poisoned +0 needles
 f - 10 curare-tipped +0 needles
 i - 3 javelins (quivered)
Armour
 c - a +2 pair of bracers of archery (worn) {god gift}
 l - the +5 leather armour of Ghovitia (worn) {god gift, Dex+3 Int+2}
   (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 18 of the Dungeon)   
   It affects your intelligence (+2).
   It affects your dexterity (+3).
 x - a +0 cloak of magic resistance (worn)
 R - a +2 helmet of intelligence (worn) {god gift}
 Z - a +2 orcish buckler of protection (worn)
Magical devices
 D - a wand of invisibility {zapped: 1}
 K - a wand of lightning {zapped: 5}
 N - a wand of fire (4)
 T - a wand of draining {zapped: 3}
 Y - a wand of disintegration (7)
Comestibles
 g - a honeycomb
Scrolls
 a - a scroll of remove curse
 k - a scroll of teleportation
 C - a scroll of fear
 U - a scroll of blinking
Jewellery
 h - a ring of protection from magic (right hand)
 m - the amulet of Sunlight {Clar Str+2 Dex+4}
   (You found it on level 7 of the Elven Halls)   
   [amulet of clarity]
   It affects your strength (+2).
   It affects your dexterity (+4).
 u - an uncursed ring of life protection
 L - the amulet of the Air (around neck) {cFly +Lev rElec EV+3 Stlth++}
   (You found it on level 7 of the Dungeon)   
   [amulet of controlled flight]
   It affects your evasion (+3).
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It lets you levitate.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
 M - a +5,+3 ring of slaying (left hand)
 Q - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
Potions
 d - a potion of agility
 j - a potion of might
 o - a potion of levitation
 t - a potion of speed
 G - 3 potions of healing


 You have 8 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 15 Fighting
 - Level 14 Short Blades
 + Level 3 Throwing
 + Level 5 Armour
 + Level 14 Dodging
 + Level 11 Stealth
 + Level 15 Stabbing
 + Level 10 Shields
 + Level 3 Traps & Doors
 + Level 14 Unarmed Combat
 + Level 3 Spellcasting
 - Level 5 Summonings
 + Level 1 Evocations


You have 24 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Summon Small Mammals  Summ           ####.        Excellent   1    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (21/27)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (4/4) D:7
    Elf (7/7) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:8          Shoals (5/5) Lair:3
  Slime (0/6) Lair:7        Snake (5/5) Lair:6         Hive (2/2) D:13
  Vault (5/8) D:19          Crypt (3/5) Vault:4     
 Blade: Vault:4-6     Tomb: Crypt:2-3   

                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have hooves in place of feet.
You are completely covered in rugged brown scales (AC +2, +7% HP).
You can breathe blasts of fire.
A powerful demonic guardian rushes to your aid.
You resist negative energy.
You are completely attuned to the shadows.
You are clumsy (Dex -1)

[Soadreqm]

Do you use Ice Form against hydras?

Yeah. They still manage to hand my ass to me half the time.

EDIT: I decided to try some troll Xomitects. One died to a hydra, but the most recent one is still alive and kicking ass in the Abyss, where Xom in his infinite wisdom decided to send me. Xom's been really cool after sending me there, though, sending such boons as friendly demons and an acquirement scroll. I found the Armour of the Dragon King lying around in the dungeon, and even though it destroys my EV, I decided that it's too shiny not to wear.

'NOTHER EDIT: Still in the Abyss. Xom gave me another scroll of acquirement. I used the first one on gold. Don't really want to carry flammable objects with all this sticky flame around. I don't really know what I should acquire. Can anyone think of anything that would help me either leave or survive Abyss?

EDIT AGAIN: Slain by a Green Death.

char dump

[Graven]

To those of you who are yet to play the newest trunk, I present the following comic. Artist - myself. Oh yeah, btw, it's a teensy bit of a spoiler, somewhat monster related. So have that in mind.

Spoiler: Happy fun times (click to show/hide)

[Leafsnail]

Uh... I might've just got a level 2 demonic guardian mutation.

At character level 2.

[Hawkfrost]

Uh... I might've just got a level 2 demonic guardian mutation.

At character level 2.

Let the fun begin.

[Taxus]

Is it just me, or have monsters gotten smarter? Seems like sometimes they try to ambush you now. If a monster's following you, and you go out of sight, they may hang back and wait around a corner. Or is that just random chance?

[chaoticag]

Deep dwarf necromancer here:

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.7.1-1-g7ce9b19 character file.

17312 cag the Necromancer (level 12, 0/82 HPs)
             Began as a Deep Dwarf Necromancer on Nov 3, 2010.
             Was an Elder of Kikubaaqudgha.
             Slain by a killer bee (1 damage)
             ... on Level 14 of the Dungeon on Nov 4, 2010.
             The game lasted 01:04:24 (17556 turns).

cag the Necromancer (Deep Dwarf Necromancer)                                                           Turns: 17556, Time: 01:04:24

HP   0/82        AC  8     Str 13      Exp: 12/23989 (1), need: 13710
MP  22/25        EV 15     Int 23      God: Kikubaaqudgha [****..]
Gold 520         SH  0     Dex 13      Spells:  7 memorised,  6 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : +   f - staff of energy
Res.Cold  : + . .   Warding    : .   P - +1 robe of Card Tricks {rC+ SInv}
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .   (no shield)
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : .   x - +2 spiked helmet
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   (no cloak)
Spirit.Shd: .       Stasis     : .   (no gloves)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Rnd.Telep. : .   k - +1 pair of elf boots
Res.Mut.  : +       Ctrl.Telep.: .   A - amulet of resist mutation
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .   Q - ring of wizardry
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .   M - +3 ring of intelligence

@: non-regenerating, mildly poisoned, quite resistant to hostile enchantments, stealthy
A: sense surroundings 2, slow healing 3
a: Device Recharging, Receive Corpses, Renounce Religion


You were on level 14 of the Dungeon.
You worshipped Kikubaaqudgha.
Kikubaaqudgha was extremely pleased with you.
You were not hungry.

You visited 1 branch of the dungeon, and saw 14 of its levels.
You visited 1 portal chamber: sewer.

You collected 820 gold pieces.
You spent 200 gold pieces at shops.
You used 120 gold pieces for miscellaneous purposes.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 m - a +3,+1 elven whip of distortion
 H - a -1,+2 orcish morningstar
 S - a +1,+1 scimitar of flaming
Armour
 a - a +2 elven robe
 k - a +1 pair of elven boots (worn)
 l - the +1 leather armour of Hospitality {EV+4 Dex+1}
   (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon)   
   It affects your evasion (+4).
   It affects your dexterity (+1).
 x - a +2 spiked helmet (worn)
 D - a +2 cloak
 P - the +1 robe of Card Tricks (worn) {rC+ SInv}
   (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)   
   It protects you from cold.
   It enhances your eyesight.
Magical devices
 e - a wand of healing (0)
 o - a wand of fireball (5)
 p - a wand of enslavement (
 w - a wand of magic darts (7)
 y - a wand of frost (
 B - a wand of flame (16) {unknown}
 F - a wand of lightning (7) {unknown}
 G - a wand of confusion (2) {unknown}
 I - a wand of random effects (19) {unknown}
 L - a wand of polymorph other (5) {unknown}
Comestibles
 d - 6 bread rations
 U - a meat ration
Scrolls
 j - 4 scrolls of detect curse
 q - 3 scrolls of fog
 z - 16 scrolls of remove curse
 C - 3 scrolls of teleportation
 J - a scroll of identify
Jewellery
 b - an uncursed ring of invisibility
 i - a +1 ring of protection
 r - a +3 ring of evasion
 u - an uncursed ring of life protection
 A - an amulet of resist mutation (around neck)
 M - a +3 ring of intelligence (left hand)
 O - an uncursed amulet of stasis
 Q - a ring of wizardry (right hand)
Potions
 c - 3 potions of healing
 h - 3 potions of speed
 n - 2 potions of restore abilities
 s - a potion of might
 t - a potion of poison
 v - 3 potions of levitation
 E - 3 potions of agility
 K - 2 potions of resistance
Books
 g - a book of Unlife {god gift}   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Sublimation of Blood              Necromancy                   2
   *Animate Dead                      Necromancy                   4
   Twisted Resurrection               Necromancy                   5
   Borgnjor's Revivification          Necromancy                   5
   Excruciating Wounds                Enchantment/Necromancy       5
   Simulacrum                         Ice/Necromancy               6
   
 R - a book of Death {god gift}   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Corpse Rot                        Necromancy                   2
   Lethal Infusion                    Enchantment/Necromancy       2
   Bone Shards                        Necromancy                   3
   Agony                              Necromancy                   5
   Bolt of Draining                   Conjuration/Necromancy       6
   
 T - a Necronomicon   
   WARNING: If you fail in an attempt to memorise a spell from this book, the
   book will lash out at you.
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Symbol of Torment                  Necromancy                   6
   Control Undead                     Enchantment/Necromancy       6
   Haunt                              Necromancy/Summoning         7
   Death's Door                       Enchantment/Necromancy       8
   Necromutation                      Transmutation/Necromancy     8
   Death Channel                      Necromancy                   9
   
Magical staves
 f - a staff of energy (weapon)
 N - a staff of power


 You had 1 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 2 Maces & Flails
 + Level 1 Staves
 + Level 2 Armour
 + Level 6 Dodging
 - Level 4 Stealth
 + Level 6 Spellcasting
 + Level 16 Necromancy


You had 6 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power          Success   Level
a - Pain                  Necr           #####          Perfect     1
b - Animate Skeleton      Necr           N/A            Perfect     1
c - Vampiric Draining     Necr           #######...     Excellent   3
d - Dispel Undead         Necr           #######..      Excellent   4
e - Animate Dead          Necr           N/A            Excellent   4
f - Corpse Rot            Necr           N/A            Perfect     2
g - Sublimation of Blood  Necr           #######...     Perfect     2


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (14/27)            Temple (0/1) D:6             Orc (0/4) D:10
   Lair (0/8) D:8         
  Hive: D:11-16      Vault: D:14-19     

Altars:
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
The Shining One
Vehumet
Zin

Shops:
D:12: %

Portals:
Trove: D:10 (wand of cold (15))

Annotations
D:5 exclusion: foul pestilence cloud


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are resistant to damage.
You can recharge devices by infusing magical energy.
You passively map the area around you.
You do not heal naturally.


Message History

The killer bee stings you but does no damage.
The killer bee misses you.
Cast which spell? (? or * to list)
You draw magical energy from your own body!
The killer bee misses you. The killer bee stings you.
You die...
Kikubaaqudgha rasps: "You have failed me! Welcome... death!"

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            #%%,,  * * ,   ,
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             ,      ,  *


You could see 4 killer bees and 3 killer bee larvae.

Vanquished Creatures
  Erica (D:12)
  The ghost of cag the Carver, an experienced MiPa (D:9)
  The ghost of cag the Slicer, an experienced MiPa (D:
  2 unseen horrors
  The ghost of cag the Blackguard, an experienced SpEn of Okawaru (D:10)
  2 hill giants
  A wolf spider zombie (D:13)
  A cyclops (D:11)
  3 slime creatures
  A wolf spider (D:12)
  A queen bee (D:14)
  A giant toad (D:13)
  A two-headed ogre (D:10)
  6 trolls
  A wyvern (D:12)
  11 yaks
  2 hippogriffs
  A manticore (D:9)
  A soldier ant (D:12)
  2 electric eels (D:13)
  2 necrophages
  An ice beast (D:11)
  5 ogres
  A giant goldfish (D:13)
  3 orc warriors
  A crocodile (D:13)
  6 big kobolds
  A centaur (D:13)
  A yellow wasp zombie (D:11)
  4 giant frogs
  25 killer bees
  2 wights
  5 imps
  A giant beetle (D:12)
  2 big kobold skeletons
  A gila monster skeleton (D:
  A quasit (D:9)
  A hound zombie (D:5)
  4 hounds
  4 orc priests
  3 iguanas
  2 scorpions
  12 orc wizards
  A sheep (D:11)
  8 giant ants
  Ijyb (D:2)
  Jessica (D:2)
  17 jellies
  A scorpion zombie (D:6)
  2 iguana skeletons
  A giant centipede (D:11)
  8 snakes
  3 giant mites
  6 worms
  2 grey rats
  3 giant geckos
  9 oozes (D:11)
  12 giant bats
  6 giant cockroaches
  6 goblins
  16 hobgoblins
  5 jackals
  24 kobolds
  34 orcs
  2 quokkas
  4 small snakes
  5 giant newts
  A hobgoblin skeleton (D:6)
  2 orc skeletons
  20 rats
  A rat skeleton (D:5)
  3 ballistomycetes
  2 toadstools
335 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  A mimic (D:13)
  A slime creature (D:12)
  A troll (D:13)
  A giant frog (D:10)
  An electric eel (D:13)
  An orc priest (D:
  An orc wizard (D:12)
  A sheep (D:11)
  A giant centipede zombie (D:11)
  2 kobolds (D:13)
  3 orcs (D:
14 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A hill giant zombie (D:13)
  A human (D:5)
  A troll zombie (D:12)
  A hippogriff zombie (D:10)
  A yak zombie (D:10)
  4 giant frog zombies
  A big kobold zombie (D:11)
  An ogre zombie (D:
  2 killer bee zombies (D:14)
  3 giant ant zombies
  A human zombie (D:12)
  A worm zombie (D:13)
  A sheep zombie (D:11)
  A giant centipede zombie (D:11)
  A snake zombie (D:9)
  A giant bat zombie (D:13)
  A kobold (D:6)
  An orc (D:11)
  A giant newt (D:2)
  3 giant spores
  A kobold zombie (D:9)
  8 orc zombies
  A ballistomycete (D:
  5 fungi (D:11)
  17 toadstools
60 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 409 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place   | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1     | cag, the Deep Dwarf Necromancer, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1     | Reached XP level 1. HP: 11/11 MP: 3/3
    28 | D:1     | Learned a level 1 spell: Animate Skeleton
   713 | D:1     | Reached skill 5 in Necromancy
   715 | D:1     | Reached XP level 2. HP: 17/17 MP: 2/4
  1156 | D:2     | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
  1207 | D:2     | Noticed Ijyb
  1216 | D:2     | Defeated Ijyb
  1216 | D:2     | Reached XP level 3. HP: 19/24 MP: 1/5
  1452 | D:2     | Noticed Jessica
  1462 | D:2     | Defeated Jessica
  1494 | D:2     | Reached skill 6 in Necromancy
  1523 | D:2     | Reached XP level 4. HP: 21/30 MP: 5/7
  1534 | D:2     | Learned a level 3 spell: Vampiric Draining
  2983 | D:4     | Reached skill 7 in Necromancy
  3091 | D:4     | Reached XP level 5. HP: 37/37 MP: 6/9
  3519 | D:4     | Reached skill 8 in Necromancy
  3918 | D:5     | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  3921 | D:5     | Reached skill 1 in Maces & Flails
  3933 | D:5     | Reached XP level 6. HP: 40/43 MP: 3/11
  4047 | D:5     | Learned a level 4 spell: Dispel Undead
  4359 | D:5     | Reached skill 9 in Necromancy
  5059 | D:5     | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
  5222 | D:5     | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
  5226 | D:5     | Became a worshipper of Kikubaaqudgha
  5305 | D:6     | Found a glowing drain.
  5361 | sewer   | Entered the sewers
  5468 | sewer   | Reached XP level 7. HP: 41/50 MP: 2/12
  5566 | sewer   | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  5575 | sewer   | Gained mutation: Your muscles are strong (Str +1).
  5649 | D:6     | Noticed a big kobold
  5649 | D:6     | Noticed a big kobold
  5649 | D:6     | Noticed a big kobold
  5650 | D:6     | Noticed a big kobold
  5650 | D:6     | Noticed a big kobold
  5650 | D:6     | Noticed a big kobold
  5710 | D:6     | Defeated a big kobold
  5772 | D:5     | Reached skill 10 in Necromancy
  5778 | D:5     | Defeated a big kobold
  6046 | D:6     | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  6167 | D:6     | Lost mutation: Your muscles are strong (Str +1).
  6579 | D:6     | Acquired Kikubaaqudgha's first power
  6754 | D:6     | Got an ancient leather armour
  6755 | D:6     | Identified the +1 leather armour of Hospitality (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon)
  6827 | D:7     | Found a blossoming altar of Fedhas.
  6915 | D:7     | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  7370 | D:7     | Reached XP level 8. HP: 47/56 MP: 3/16
  7376 | D:7     | Learned a level 4 spell: Animate Dead
  7906 | D:8     | Reached skill 11 in Necromancy
  8143 | D:8     | Noticed cag's ghost
  8178 | D:8     | Defeated cag's ghost
  8237 | D:8     | Gained mutation: You passively map the area around you.
  8237 | D:8     | Reached XP level 9. HP: 49/63 MP: 9/17
  8304 | D:8     | Reached skill 1 in Armour
  8333 | D:8     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
  8685 | D:8     | Reached skill 12 in Necromancy
  9139 | D:8     | Acquired Kikubaaqudgha's second power
  9552 | D:8     | Got a pitted robe
  9553 | D:8     | Identified the +1 robe of Card Tricks (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
  9602 | D:9     | HP: 3/63 [troll (7)]
  9884 | D:9     | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
 10119 | D:9     | Noticed cag's ghost
 10123 | D:9     | Defeated cag's ghost
 10229 | D:9     | Reached skill 13 in Necromancy
 10450 | D:9     | Reached XP level 10. HP: 41/69 MP: 3/20
 10455 | D:9     | Reached skill 5 in Dodging
 10829 | D:9     | You fall through a shaft!
 10829 | D:10    | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 10949 | D:10    | Got an ichor-stained hammer
 10950 | D:10    | Identified the cursed -1,-5 hammer "Awnuow" (You found it on level 10 of the Dungeon)
 11646 | D:10    | Found a portal to a secret trove of treasure.
 11722 | D:10    | Reached skill 14 in Necromancy
 11733 | D:10    | You paid a fee of 120gp to a nasty imp.
 11866 | D:10    | Noticed cag's ghost
 11871 | D:10    | Defeated cag's ghost
 12136 | D:10    | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 12817 | D:11    | Received a gift from Kikubaaqudgha
 12817 | D:11    | Reached XP level 11. HP: 22/76 MP: 21/21
 12944 | D:11    | Reached skill 5 in Spellcasting
 13909 | D:11    | Reached skill 1 in Staves
 14623 | D:12    | Reached skill 15 in Necromancy
 14783 | D:12    | Found Nesath's Food Boutique.
 14795 | D:12    | Bought a bread ration for 40 gold pieces
 14795 | D:12    | Bought a bread ration for 40 gold pieces
 14795 | D:12    | Bought a bread ration for 40 gold pieces
 14795 | D:12    | Bought a bread ration for 40 gold pieces
 14795 | D:12    | Bought a meat ration for 40 gold pieces
 14805 | D:12    | Noticed Erica
 14834 | D:12    | Defeated Erica
 15089 | D:12    | Learned a level 2 spell: Corpse Rot
 15408 | D:12    | Acquired Kikubaaqudgha's third power
 15408 | D:12    | Received a gift from Kikubaaqudgha
 15413 | D:12    | Learned a level 2 spell: Sublimation of Blood
 16419 | D:13    | Reached XP level 12. HP: 71/82 MP: 8/23
 17277 | D:14    | Noticed Jozef
 17542 | D:14    | Reached skill 16 in Necromancy
 17556 | D:14    | Slain by a killer bee

My comments on this combo: pretty good, but the -1 spellcasting was a pain, I ended up finding a staff of energy, so that helped make up for that deficiency, vampiric touch also helps with the deep dwarf non-regeneration, while sublimate blood is a risky way of perpetually fighting people by sucking them dry. I say risky, because that was what killed me in the end, against a huge group, this might not last you long enough. Also, food is an issue, since by the time my necromancy got to 16, my spellcasting lagged behind. Nearly died of hunger due to the first whip I ffound being a whip of distortion, and didn't want to risk the abyss. Also, recharging your wand of healing in dire circumstances might be a great help instead of just relying on vampiric touch.

[cganya]

cag and i started our deep dwarf necromancers at about the same time but i play a bit slower. I met my death at the hands of a hill giant. for most of the tough monsters i have been relying on a couple wands of paralysis and i softened the hill giant up a bit before he got to me but he got two moves in one turn so i couldent retreat up the stairs. my options were to try and out heal its damage (yeah right) zap it with my paralyse wand (tried, he resisted the last charge), zap it with my wand of lightning (tried next, did piddly damage while letting him curb stomp my health) and my last real option was to use my wand of random effects.

hasted hill giants hit hard >.< If only i knew that one of my wands was of disintigration

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.7.1-1-g7ce9b19 character file.

4478 Anya the Reanimator (level 10, -27/71 HPs)
             Began as a Deep Dwarf Necromancer on Nov 4, 2010.
             Was a Priest of Sif Muna.
             Annihilated by a hill giant
             ... wielding a +0,+0 giant spiked club
              (31 damage)
             ... on Level 10 of the Dungeon.
             The game lasted 01:44:22 (12455 turns).

Anya the Reanimator (Deep Dwarf Necromancer)                                           Turns: 12455, Time: 01:44:22

HP -27/71        AC  5     Str 12      Exp: 10/6251 (0), need: 3836
MP   1/19        EV 14     Int 19      God: Sif Muna [***...]
Gold 103         SH  0     Dex 13      Spells:  5 memorised,  4 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .   m - +1 dwarf hand axe (freeze)
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : +   E - +1 orc robe
Life Prot.: + + .   Conserve   : .   (no shield)
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : .   B - +0 crested helmet
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   (no cloak)
Spirit.Shd: .       Stasis     : .   y - +0 pair of gloves
Sust.Abil.: . .     Rnd.Telep. : .   (no boots)
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .   a - amulet of warding
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .   j - ring of life protection
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .   O - ring of protection from magic

@: non-regenerating, very resistant to hostile enchantments, fairly stealthy
A: sense surroundings 2, slow healing 3
a: Device Recharging, Channel Energy, Forget Spell, Renounce Religion


You were on level 10 of the Dungeon.
You worshipped Sif Muna.
Sif Muna was greatly pleased with you.
You were not hungry.

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

You collected 398 gold pieces.
You spent 315 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 m - a +1,+1 dwarven hand axe of freezing (weapon)
 r - a +0,+1 dwarven hand axe (quivered)
 N - a +2,+1 hand axe of electrocution
Missiles
 i - 35 +1 dwarven bolts
 A - 27 +3 bolts
Armour
 y - a +0 pair of gloves (worn)
 B - a +0 crested helmet (worn)
 E - a +1 orcish robe (worn)
Magical devices
 b - a wand of random effects (15)
 d - a wand of lightning (
 e - a wand of healing (3)
 s - a wand of digging (4)
 u - a wand of enslavement (9) {unknown}
 D - a wand of paralysis (0)
 L - a wand of disintegration (7) {unknown}
Comestibles
 f - 3 bread rations
Scrolls
 v - 2 scrolls of remove curse
 G - a scroll of teleportation
 K - 3 scrolls of magic mapping
Jewellery
 a - an amulet of warding (around neck)
 g - an uncursed ring of levitation
 j - a ring of life protection (right hand)
 k - an uncursed ring of fire
 q - a +3 ring of dexterity
 t - an uncursed ring of teleport control
 O - a ring of protection from magic (left hand)
 P - an uncursed ring of protection from fire {unknown}
Potions
 c - a potion of berserk rage {unknown}
 h - a potion of restore abilities {unknown}
 l - a potion of brilliance {unknown}
 n - a potion of speed {unknown}
 o - a potion of cure mutation {unknown}
 p - a potion of porridge {unknown}
 w - a potion of resistance {unknown}
 x - 2 potions of poison {unknown}
 C - 5 potions of healing
 J - a potion of might {unknown}
 M - a potion of heal wounds
Books
 z - a book of Necromancy   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Pain                              Necromancy                   1
   *Animate Skeleton                  Necromancy                   1
   *Vampiric Draining                 Necromancy                   3
   Regeneration                       Enchantment/Necromancy       3
   *Dispel Undead                     Necromancy                   4
   *Animate Dead                      Necromancy                   4
   
 H - a book of Charms   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Corona                             Enchantment                  1
   Repel Missiles                     Enchantment/Air              2
   Ensorcelled Hibernation            Enchantment/Ice              2
   Confuse                            Enchantment                  3
   Enslavement                        Enchantment                  4
   Silence                            Enchantment/Air              5
   Invisibility                       Enchantment                  6
   


 You had 0 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 1 Fighting
 + Level 3 Axes
 + Level 5 Dodging
 - Level 3 Stealth
 + Level 1 Unarmed Combat
 + Level 4 Spellcasting
 + Level 13 Necromancy
 + Level 1 Evocations


You had 4 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power          Success   Level
a - Pain                  Necr           #####          Excellent   1
b - Animate Skeleton      Necr           N/A            Excellent   1
c - Vampiric Draining     Necr           #######...     Excellent   3
d - Dispel Undead         Necr           #######..      Excellent   4
e - Animate Dead          Necr           N/A            Excellent   4


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (10/27)            Temple (1/1) D:5         
   Orc: D:6-11        Lair: D:8-13     

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

Shops:
D:8: =


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are resistant to damage.
You can recharge devices by infusing magical energy.
You passively map the area around you.
You do not heal naturally.


Message History

The hill giant misses you.
Zapping: b - a wand of random effects {zapped: 1}
Press: ? - help, Shift-Dir - straight line, f/p - hill giant
Aim: A hill giant, wielding a giant spiked club (severely wounded)
The hill giant seems to speed up.
The hill giant hits you with a giant spiked club!
You die...

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,  ,  ,  ,    ,      , ,
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   ,    ........... ,
    ,  .............  , ,
  ,,  ...............   ,
  ,  ~~.............. ,
      ~..............    ,
     ~~......C........     *
  ,  ~.......@........,  ,
,    ~............~~~.,,,
,   ~............~~~{~ ,
    ~ .........~~~~~~ ~
     ,.......~~~~~~~~
   ,  .......~~~~~~~~     ,
      ,......~~~~~~~   ,,
  ,     ......~~~~~
  , ,    ......~~~   ,     *
  ,,   , ,  ...    ,   ,   *


You could see a hill giant.

Vanquished Creatures
  Maurice (D:
  The ghost of Anya the Insei, an experienced SEMo of Makhleb (D:4)
  Edmund (D:
  A yellow wasp (D:9)
  5 orc warriors
  Duvessa (D:
  3 centaurs
  2 phantoms
  2 ogres
  3 giant frogs
  14 big kobolds (D:7)
  A yellow wasp zombie (D:9)
  Blork the orc (D:9)
  A big kobold zombie (D:9)
  A giant beetle (D:9)
  4 orc priests
  Dowan (D:
  2 imps (D:6)
  3 hounds
  A scorpion (D:5)
  2 iguanas
  A giant ant (D:7)
  10 orc wizards
  4 jellies (D:
  4 gnolls
  10 snakes
  A snake skeleton (D:9)
  A giant mite (D:4)
  5 worms
  A giant bat skeleton (D:5)
  3 giant eyeballs (D:
  5 giant geckos
  An ooze (D:2)
  6 giant cockroaches
  18 hobgoblins
  2 jackals (D:3)
  27 kobolds
  26 orcs
  4 quokkas
  17 giant bats
  5 giant newts
  17 goblins
  An orc skeleton (D:4)
  12 rats
  A rat skeleton (D:5)
  A small snake (D:4)
  A plant (D:1)
  A toadstool (D:1)
236 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  An imp (D:5)
  A jelly (D:
  A giant gecko (D:7)
  3 orcs
  A giant bat (D:7)
  2 rats
9 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  2 iguana skeletons
  2 giant bat zombies (D:9)
  A hobgoblin (D:
  A giant newt skeleton (D:3)
  2 goblin skeletons
  A hobgoblin zombie (D:9)
  A kobold skeleton (D:7)
  3 orc skeletons
  3 orc zombies (D:9)
  11 toadstools
27 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 272 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place   | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1     | Anya, the Deep Dwarf Necromancer, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1     | Reached XP level 1. HP: 11/11 MP: 3/3
   137 | D:1     | Reached skill 1 in Unarmed Combat
   400 | D:1     | Reached XP level 2. HP: 9/17 MP: 4/4
  1092 | D:1     | Reached skill 5 in Necromancy
  1319 | D:1     | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
  1322 | D:1     | Reached XP level 3. HP: 8/24 MP: 3/5
  1328 | D:1     | You fall through a shaft!
  1824 | D:2     | Reached skill 6 in Necromancy
  1888 | D:2     | Learned a level 3 spell: Vampiric Draining
  2166 | D:2     | Reached XP level 4. HP: 30/30 MP: 2/7
  2372 | D:2     | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin.
  3001 | D:3     | Reached skill 7 in Necromancy
  3111 | D:3     | Learned a level 1 spell: Animate Skeleton
  3521 | D:4     | Reached XP level 5. HP: 29/37 MP: 1/9
  3667 | D:4     | Noticed Anya's ghost
  4068 | D:4     | Reached XP level 6. HP: 19/43 MP: 2/11
  4161 | D:4     | Reached skill 8 in Necromancy
  4314 | D:5     | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  4363 | D:5     | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  4523 | D:5     | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  4548 | Temple  | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  4631 | Temple  | Became a worshipper of Sif Muna the Loreminder
  4921 | D:5     | Noticed Anya's ghost
  4946 | Temple  | Learned a level 4 spell: Dispel Undead
  5025 | D:5     | Reached skill 1 in Axes
  5071 | D:5     | Reached skill 9 in Necromancy
  5422 | D:4     | Defeated Anya's ghost
  5422 | D:4     | Reached XP level 7. HP: 43/50 MP: 8/12
  6155 | D:6     | Reached skill 10 in Necromancy
  6699 | D:7     | Acquired Sif Muna's first power
  6773 | D:7     | Reached XP level 8. HP: 41/56 MP: 10/16
  7440 | D:7     | Reached skill 11 in Necromancy
  7830 | D:7     | Gained mutation: You passively map the area around you.
  7830 | D:7     | Reached XP level 9. HP: 39/63 MP: 5/16
  7869 | D:7     | Acquired Sif Muna's second power
  8198 | D:7     | Reached skill 12 in Necromancy
  8731 | D:7     | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  8902 | D:8     | Noticed Duvessa
  9248 | D:8     | Noticed Edmund
  9264 | D:8     | Defeated Edmund
  9294 | D:8     | Reached skill 1 in Fighting
  9309 | D:8     | Found Myusoa's Jewellery Shop.
  9585 | D:8     | Noticed Dowan
  9591 | D:8     | Defeated Dowan
  9592 | D:8     | Reached skill 5 in Dodging
  9966 | D:8     | Defeated Duvessa
 10187 | D:8     | Noticed Maurice
 10738 | D:8     | Bought an uncursed amulet of warding for 315 gold pieces
 10758 | D:8     | Defeated Maurice
 10758 | D:8     | Reached XP level 10. HP: 68/71 MP: 1/19
 10775 | D:8     | Learned a level 4 spell: Animate Dead
 10874 | D:8     | Reached skill 13 in Necromancy
 11427 | D:9     | Noticed Blork the orc
 11435 | D:9     | Defeated Blork the orc
 12411 | D:9     | Reached skill 1 in Evocations
 12416 | D:10    | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 12455 | D:10    | Annihilated by a hill giant

[zchris13]

Just a word of advice: Highly enchanted stuff is rarely better than a better weapon, even if it isn't as highly enchanted.

I'd take sabres over any dagger.

[Dr.Feelgood]

Yeah. They still manage to hand my ass to me half the time.

Ice form can beat a hydra with 4 or less heads in a fair fight. For 5+ heads you would need to weaken the hydra or buff yourself.

Can anyone think of anything that would help me either leave or survive Abyss?

http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.php?title=Demos'_Tip_of_the_Day/Archive#Surviving_in_the_Abyss

Is it just me, or have monsters gotten smarter? Seems like sometimes they try to ambush you now. If a monster's following you, and you go out of sight, they may hang back and wait around a corner. Or is that just random chance?

Yeah. If a monster has a ranged weapon and there's a corridor nearby, they'll hide in it.

Edit:

cag and i started our deep dwarf necromancers at about the same time but i play a bit slower. I met my death at the hands of a hill giant. for most of the tough monsters i have been relying on a couple wands of paralysis and i softened the hill giant up a bit before he got to me but he got two moves in one turn so i couldent retreat up the stairs. my options were to try and out heal its damage (yeah right) zap it with my paralyse wand (tried, he resisted the last charge), zap it with my wand of lightning (tried next, did piddly damage while letting him curb stomp my health) and my last real option was to use my wand of random effects.

hasted hill giants hit hard >.< If only i knew that one of my wands was of disintigration

http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.php?title=Speed_randomization

It's one of those things (like slime walls) that nobody likes, except the devs. They slightly tweaked it in 0.7, but it's still annoying. Vampiric Draining is surprising powerful. You can drain some tough monsters to death with it, such as hydras and giants. 

[betamin]

Hi guys, do you have any tips for playing a Mdwarf fighter? Shield o no shield? Oka is the better choice? Thanks

[Soadreqm]

Definitely a shield, I would say. Okawaru will give you nice vending machine powers, but I think some others would also work. Like Makhleb, for the demons and the death rays. Or Nemelex, because Nemelex kicks ass. Maybe The Shining One too, although I've never really gotten to wield his more powerful powers.

[cganya]

Edit:

cag and i started our deep dwarf necromancers at about the same time but i play a bit slower. I met my death at the hands of a hill giant. for most of the tough monsters i have been relying on a couple wands of paralysis and i softened the hill giant up a bit before he got to me but he got two moves in one turn so i couldent retreat up the stairs. my options were to try and out heal its damage (yeah right) zap it with my paralyse wand (tried, he resisted the last charge), zap it with my wand of lightning (tried next, did piddly damage while letting him curb stomp my health) and my last real option was to use my wand of random effects.

hasted hill giants hit hard >.< If only i knew that one of my wands was of disintigration

http://crawl.chaosforge.org/index.php?title=Speed_randomization

It's one of those things (like slime walls) that nobody likes, except the devs. They slightly tweaked it in 0.7, but it's still annoying. Vampiric Draining is surprising powerful. You can drain some tough monsters to death with it, such as hydras and giants. 

I would have kept draining him except i had 0 mp left :< well i'm trying the same character again tonight, being able to spam pain at low level without taking any damage is really nice.

[chaoticag]

Hi guys, do you have any tips for playing a Mdwarf fighter? Shield o no shield? Oka is the better choice? Thanks

Broad axe,tower shield, weapon of flaming. If in doubt, strength, if further in doubt, haste. Don't go for platemail right away, work your armor level up before that. Turn off dodging, you are a dwarf, not an elf.

[chaoticag]

Just a word of advice: Highly enchanted stuff is rarely better than a better weapon, even if it isn't as highly enchanted.

I'd take sabres over any dagger.

I just remembered something here, daggers are better than sabers in every way if you specialize in backstabbing. At 27 skill, you cause 11 times the damage of a normal hit, compared to the 3 times of any other short blade.