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[Robsoie]

When you're very lucky Jiyva altars spawn in the dungeon before you enter Lair.
When you're lucky, Jiyva altars spawn just outside of the Slime Pit entrance.
When you're not lucky, they spawn only inside the Slime Pit. Apparently there's always one inside anyways.

In the tournament i wanted one of my character to follow Jiyva, mostly i wanted to obtain that awesome in theory "spawn friendly high level slime" each time you lose 25% of health in damage.
But when i wanted Jyiva, i never found his altar (so it must have been always inside Slime Pit).
Only when i was not building a character toward that goal, that damned altar was found very easily.
At one tournament run, there was one i found 1 floor below the Temple... when i had already choosen some other deity...

My few attempts at diving into Slime Pit, hoping to quickly find the altar always ended in acidic death, the kind of slimes and their support that awaits there are -very- powerfull.
And without mentionning how degraded your inventory will come from Slime Pit unless you have the maximum amount of acid resistance and are lucky to have several artifact items.

But after playing in wizard mode to see if the benefits of that Jiyva last power were as usefull as it sounded in theory, i discovered that... no.

At the point i had earned this capacity, my character was high level and so had lots of health and AC was good, meaning my character was nearly -never- anymore 25% of health in 1 hit anymore even from strong monsters, and so was nearly never spawning those "super slimes" at all (and i found their usefullness in real battle very discutable), despite there was a bunch of battle it would have been more than usefull.

Basically, this power seems usefull when you play a low health character, that will then lose 25% of health in 1 hit very often, or if your character is low level and so do not have much health.
But low level and Jiyva last power is an impossible combination.

[cganya]

When you're very lucky Jiyva altars spawn in the dungeon before you enter Lair.
When you're lucky, Jiyva altars spawn just outside of the Slime Pit entrance.
When you're not lucky, they spawn only inside the Slime Pit. Apparently there's always one inside anyways.

In the tournament i wanted one of my character to follow Jiyva, mostly i wanted to obtain that awesome in theory "spawn friendly high level slime" each time you lose 25% of health in damage.
But when i wanted Jyiva, i never found his altar (so it must have been always inside Slime Pit).
Only when i was not building a character toward that goal, that damned altar was found very easily.
At one tournament run, there was one i found 1 floor below the Temple... when i had already choosen some other deity...

My few attempts at diving into Slime Pit, hoping to quickly find the altar always ended in acidic death, the kind of slimes and their support that awaits there are -very- powerfull.
And without mentionning how degraded your inventory will come from Slime Pit unless you have the maximum amount of acid resistance and are lucky to have several artifact items.

But after playing in wizard mode to see if the benefits of that Jiyva last power were as usefull as it sounded in theory, i discovered that... no.

At the point i had earned this capacity, my character was high level and so had lots of health and AC was good, meaning my character was nearly -never- anymore 25% of health in 1 hit anymore even from strong monsters, and so was nearly never spawning those "super slimes" at all (and i found their usefullness in real battle very discutable), despite there was a bunch of battle it would have been more than usefull.

Basically, this power seems usefull when you play a low health character, that will then lose 25% of health in 1 hit very often, or if your character is low level and so do not have much health.
But low level and Jiyva last power is an impossible combination.

ah so it is just xom screwing with me. I had managed to get through to the third floor with only caution but then i got in trouble. my +2 dwarven cloak on top of a amulet of resist corrosion seemed to last me a very long time, it was only just before i died that my armor and cloak started to take damage.

I didn't really care/think about the 25% health thing. I was playing a troll so it would probably no come up very often or at all. I was after the ridiculous amount of mutations you can get and then i'd just purge the bad ones. most of the other deities didn't really apply or appeal to me.

[DJ]

Was in ice form, tried to drink a potion of healing but accidentally clicked a scroll of immolation, died. Why the hell do I even carry scrolls of immolation?

[Briggsy16]

Decided to download this and it's amazing.

Easiest combination I've found so far is Troll Fighter. Managed to find a +3 Axe of Cold on the second level and it got me the furthest I've been. 900 or so on the score thing..

Not too good I'm sure. How often do the ghost things spawn? I fought one of my ghosts on that guy..

Anyone got any race/class suggestions for me to try?

[DJ]

Troll berserkers are pretty damn powerful early on. If you want  something with magic, try a wizard of some kind and get Mephitic Cloud ASAP, hands-down the best spell till 10th level of the dungeon or so.

[ShadeJS]

Troll berserkers are pretty damn powerful early on. If you want  something with magic, try a wizard of some kind and get Mephitic Cloud ASAP, hands-down the best spell till 10th level of the dungeon or so.

Yeah, and MC will rock Orc (minus some of the strongest orc types in the game).

A fun combo for me is the Sludge Elf Transmuter. Punch stuff with your hands. Distill corpses into potions. Blow up the potions into clouds of gas that can have multiple effects. If that isn't enough of a trick, use sticks to snakes to get out of dodge. Turn into a fast giant poisonous spider, or an ice beast (which continues to train your unarmed combat and has some fun side effects). Finally learn blade hands and go all T2 on everything you meet.

Just be sure to pump 'int', and never forget about the speed of the spider form and sticks to snakes for getting out of dodge. Also, you'll start to rack up lots of different skills in tangential areas, so turn them off unless you plan to specialize in that direction. (Necromancy or summoning can be fun.)

Also, while I like the LeanDB, the Wiki an be great for structured pre-game reading. While it might not be perfectly accurate, it is generally accurate enough, and a good way to get a general overview of the game. If you need the specifics of a given thing (which are spoilery in the extreme, and not really necessary most of the time), then the LearnDB is your best friend.

[Leafsnail]

Ok, Merfolk Crusaders are DEADLY once you get them up and running.  Liking the fact I actually have decent HP for once too.

[beorn080]

Troll berserkers are pretty damn powerful early on. If you want  something with magic, try a wizard of some kind and get Mephitic Cloud ASAP, hands-down the best spell till 10th level of the dungeon or so.

Yeah, and MC will rock Orc (minus some of the strongest orc types in the game).

Actually, I find that Wargs tend to be the major killers in orc that aren't affected by Mephitic. Those things are nasty and immune to poison.

[Leafsnail]

Boots of running?!  I thought these were just an urban legend!

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.7.0 character file.

Leafsnail the Impaler (Merfolk Crusader)                                                               Turns: 28605, Time: 01:37:43

HP 109/109       AC 11     Str 16      Exp: 13/56861 (5), need: 1338
MP  25/25        EV 28     Int 19      God: Okawaru [******]
Gold 752         SH  0     Dex 18      Spells:  7 memorised,  8 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .   O - +3 bardiche (reach) {god gift}
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : .   V - +3 animal skin "Gios" {+Rage Str+4}
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .   (no shield)
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : .   Y - -4 wizard hat of Idealism {EV+5 Dex+2 Int+
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   U - +2 orc cloak
Spirit.Shd: .       Stasis     : .   x - +1 pair of gloves
Sust.Abil.: . .     Rnd.Telep. : .   T - +2 pair of elf boots {run} {god gift}
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .   (no amulet)
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .   (no ring)
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .   w - +3 ring of protection

@: quick, somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, quite stealthy
A: change form in water, breathe flames 1, deformed body 1, spit poison 1
a: Spit Poison, Might, Haste, Renounce Religion, Breathe Fire, Evoke Berserk Rage


You are on level 7 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Okawaru.
Okawaru is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and seen 21 of its levels.
You have visited 1 portal chamber: bailey.

You have collected 1337 gold pieces.
You have spent 605 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +2,+0 trident
 e - a +1,+0 elven short sword
 O - a +3,+3 bardiche of reaching (weapon) {god gift}
Armour
 x - a +1 pair of gloves (worn)
 Q - a shiny scale mail {god gift}
 T - a +2 pair of elven boots of running (worn) {god gift}
 U - a +2 orcish cloak (worn)
 V - the cursed +3 animal skin "Gios" (worn) {+Rage Str+4}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 11 of the Dungeon)   
   It affects your strength (+4).
   It lets you go berserk.
   It has a curse placed upon it.
 Y - the cursed -4 wizard hat of Idealism (worn) {EV+5 Dex+2 Int+5}
   (You found it on level 11 of the Dungeon)   
   It affects your evasion (+5).
   It affects your intelligence (+5).
   It affects your dexterity (+2).
   It has a curse placed upon it.
Magical devices
 j - a wand of polymorph other {zapped: 1}
 p - a wand of disintegration (
 r - a wand of polymorph other
 H - a wand of fire {zapped: 1}
 P - a wand of flame
 X - a wand of flame
Comestibles
 c - 14 strawberries
 d - 2 bread rations
 h - a lemon
 i - an apricot
 n - 3 meat rations
 o - 4 apples
 q - a lychee
 A - 18 honeycombs
 D - a royal jelly
Scrolls
 b - 3 scrolls of identify
 s - 8 scrolls of teleportation
 v - 5 scrolls of detect curse
 y - 7 scrolls of remove curse
 E - a scroll of magic mapping
 F - a scroll labeled XENIVO KHYLYNU {tried}
 I - 2 scrolls of recharging
 N - 2 scrolls of blinking
 S - a scroll of fear
 W - a scroll of enchant weapon I
Jewellery
 m - an uncursed amulet of resist corrosion
 t - an uncursed ring of see invisible
 w - a +3 ring of protection (left hand)
 z - an uncursed amulet of conservation
 K - the amulet of Beogh's Generosity {Stasis rC+ rN+ AC+5}
   (You acquired it on level 10 of the Dungeon)   
   [amulet of stasis]
   It affects your AC (+5).
   It protects you from cold.
   It protects you from negative energy.
 L - a cursed ring of teleportation
 Z - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
Potions
 f - 7 potions of healing
 g - 5 potions of heal wounds
 l - a potion of agility
 B - a potion of speed
 C - a potion of restore abilities
Books
 u - a book of Tukima   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Sure Blade                         Enchantment                  2
   Tukima's Vorpal Blade              Enchantment                  2
   Tukima's Dance                     Enchantment                  3
   
 G - a Monster Manual   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Summon Small Mammals               Summoning                    1
   Sticks to Snakes                   Transmutation/Summoning      2
   Call Canine Familiar               Summoning                    3
   Tame Beasts                        Enchantment                  5
   Dragon Form                        Fire/Transmutation           8
   
 J - a book of Minor Magic [flame]   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Magic Dart                         Conjuration                  1
   Summon Small Mammals               Summoning                    1
   Throw Flame                        Conjuration/Fire             2
   *Blink                             Translocation                2
   Slow                               Enchantment                  3
   *Mephitic Cloud                    Conjuration/Poison/Air       3
   Conjure Flame                      Conjuration/Fire             3
   
 R - a book of Tukima   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Sure Blade                         Enchantment                  2
   Tukima's Vorpal Blade              Enchantment                  2
   Tukima's Dance                     Enchantment                  3
   


 You have 5 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 9 Fighting
 + Level 17 Polearms
 + Level 13 Dodging
 - Level 4 Stealth
 - Level 2 Stabbing
 + Level 1 Traps & Doors
 + Level 6 Spellcasting
 + Level 9 Enchantments
 - Level 2 Translocations
 - Level 3 Ice Magic


You have 8 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power          Success   Level
a - Freezing Aura         Ice/Ench       #####.....     Excellent   2
b - Berserker Rage        Ench           N/A            Excellent   3
c - Repel Missiles        Air/Ench       ####......     Excellent   2
d - Blink                 Tloc           N/A            Very Good   2
e - Mephitic Cloud        Pois/Air/Conj  ##........     Poor        3
f - Ozocubu's Armour      Ice/Ench       #####.....     Excellent   3
g - Apportation           Tloc           ###.......     Great       1


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (13/27)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (0/4) D:7
   Lair (7/8) D:13          Swamp (0/5) Lair:3        Slime (0/6) Lair:7
  Snake (0/5) Lair:5     
  Hive: D:11-16     

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

Shops:
D:6: *  D:7: [  D:8: ?  D:11: [

Annotations
D:4 exclusion: 77 steam clouds


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You revert to your normal form in water.
You can breathe flames.
Armour fits poorly on your unusually shaped body.
You can spit poison.


Message History

Partly explored, can't reach some places.
(D) Dungeon        (T) Temple         (O) Orcish Mines   (L) Lair           
(S) Swamp          (M) Slime Pits     (P) Snake Pit     
Where to? (Enter - Lair:6 @ (x,y), ? - help)
What level of the Lair of Beasts? (default 1, ? - help)
There is a stone staircase leading down here.
You feel your strength returning.

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You can see a death yak (wandering).

Vanquished Creatures
  2 hydras (Lair:1)
  Harold (D:12)
  An ogre mage (D:10)
  5 death yaks (Lair:7)
  A stone giant skeleton (D:10)
  2 centaur warriors
  2 orc knights (Port)
  2 hill giants
  2 cyclopes (D:12)
  A mimic (D:13)
  2 black mambas
  An elephant slug (Lair:6)
  A queen ant (Lair:5)
  5 spiny frogs
  6 slime creatures (D:12)
  A giant toad zombie (D:13)
  A polar bear (Lair:5)
  3 trolls
  2 ugly things
  2 queen bees
  Prince Ribbit (D:9)
  A two-headed ogre (D:11)
  2 blink frogs (Lair:6)
  A bear (Lair:6)
  10 giant toads
  Edmund (D:6)
  9 hippogriffs
  2 giant blowfly zombies
  A blink frog skeleton (D:12)
  12 yaks
  2 hungry ghosts
  A manticore (D:13)
  9 soldier ants (Lair:5)
  5 necrophages
  4 ice beasts
  3 yellow wasps
  2 rotting devils (D:12)
  15 orc warriors
  3 centaurs
  2 boring beetles (Lair:7)
  6 crocodiles
  5 ogres
  The ghost of Leafsnail the Poker, an average MfCr (D:3)
  3 phantoms
  2 gila monsters
  Sigmund (D:6)
  Duvessa (D:6)
  10 water moccasins
  5 giant slugs
  10 giant frogs
  A wolf (Lair:3)
  A big kobold (D:9)
  3 giant snails
  Blork the orc (D:6)
  A soldier ant zombie (D:13)
  58 killer bees
  A wight (D:6)
  8 jellyfish (Lair:6)
  An electric eel (Lair:6)
  A big kobold zombie (D:5)
  3 giant beetles
  9 imps
  A hound zombie (D:4)
  Dowan (D:6)
  A gila monster skeleton (D:
  A quasit (D:12)
  5 orc priests
  A big kobold skeleton (D:12)
  5 hounds
  Crazy Yiuf (D:5)
  A hound skeleton (D:11)
  7 orc wizards
  6 big fish (Lair:6)
  31 giant ants
  10 iguanas
  A giant ant zombie (D:7)
  13 sheep
  2 scorpions
  3 jellies
  5 giant centipedes
  3 gnolls
  40 green rats
  20 snakes
  2 giant mites
  2 worms
  43 grey rats
  A gnoll skeleton (D:4)
  6 giant geckos
  2 oozes
  7 giant cockroaches
  21 hobgoblins
  8 jackals
  46 orcs
  8 quokkas
  24 giant bats
  2 giant newts (D:1)
  A giant spore (D:9)
  8 goblins
  A hobgoblin zombie (D:5)
  6 killer bee larvae
  26 kobolds
  A kobold skeleton (D:
  An orc skeleton (D:9)
  20 rats
  A ballistomycete (D:9)
  2 fungi
  5 plants
  6 toadstools
669 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  An orc (Port)
1 creature vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A grey rat (Lair:4)
  A giant cockroach (D:11)
  An orc (D:5)
  A goblin (D:1)
  A rat (D:2)
  A bush (Lair:7)
  26 fungi
  11 plants
  16 toadstools
59 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 729 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place   | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1     | Leafsnail, the Merfolk Crusader, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1     | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 1/1
   410 | D:1     | Reached XP level 2. HP: 21/21 MP: 2/3
   415 | D:1     | Learned a level 2 spell: Freezing Aura
   958 | D:1     | Gained mutation: You can spit poison.
   958 | D:1     | Gained mutation: Armour fits poorly on your unusually shaped body.
   958 | D:1     | Gained mutation: You can breathe flames.
  1209 | D:1     | Reached skill 4 in Polearms
  1449 | D:2     | Reached skill 1 in Stealth
  1455 | D:2     | Reached XP level 3. HP: 25/27 MP: 4/4
  1699 | D:1     | Learned a level 3 spell: Berserker Rage
  1889 | D:2     | Reached XP level 4. HP: 31/34 MP: 3/6
  2083 | D:2     | Learned a level 2 spell: Repel Missiles
  3005 | D:3     | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
  3279 | D:3     | Noticed Leafsnail's ghost
  3290 | D:3     | Defeated Leafsnail's ghost
  3290 | D:3     | Reached XP level 5. HP: 12/42 MP: 2/7
  3616 | D:4     | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  3624 | Temple  | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  3707 | Temple  | Became a worshipper of Warmaster Okawaru
  3732 | D:4     | Reached skill 5 in Polearms
  4008 | D:4     | Reached skill 6 in Polearms
  4186 | D:4     | Reached XP level 6. HP: 46/48 MP: 8/9
  4246 | D:4     | Reached skill 1 in Ice Magic
  4845 | D:4     | Reached skill 7 in Polearms
  5306 | D:5     | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  5626 | D:5     | Reached XP level 7. HP: 56/56 MP: 8/12
  5656 | D:5     | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
  5862 | D:4     | Reached skill 1 in Translocations
  6930 | D:5     | Acquired Okawaru's first power
  6945 | D:5     | Noticed Crazy Yiuf
  6956 | D:5     | Defeated Crazy Yiuf
  7038 | D:5     | Reached skill 5 in Dodging
  7191 | D:5     | Reached skill 8 in Polearms
  7406 | D:6     | Noticed Duvessa
  7407 | D:6     | Noticed Dowan
  7421 | D:6     | Defeated Duvessa
  7689 | D:6     | Noticed Edmund
  7708 | D:6     | Defeated Edmund
  7708 | D:6     | Reached XP level 8. HP: 52/63 MP: 4/14
  7965 | D:6     | Noticed Sigmund
  8097 | D:6     | Defeated Dowan
  8352 | D:6     | Found Kloin's Assorted Antiques.
  8357 | D:6     | Bought a scroll labeled DAALAHANAU for 23 gold pieces
  8357 | D:6     | Bought a scroll labeled LEOPNI CALEI for 23 gold pieces
  8464 | D:6     | Noticed Blork the orc
  8473 | D:6     | Defeated Blork the orc
  8493 | D:6     | Reached skill 9 in Polearms
  8902 | D:6     | Defeated Sigmund
  8986 | D:6     | Reached skill 5 in Fighting
  9579 | D:7     | Reached skill 10 in Polearms
  9582 | D:7     | Reached XP level 9. HP: 21/72 MP: 12/18
  9588 | D:7     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  9594 | D:7     | Found Piodofuh's Armour Shop.
 10024 | D:7     | Found a flagged portal.
 10037 | bailey  | Entered the bailey
 10049 | bailey  | Learned a level 3 spell: Mephitic Cloud
 10329 | bailey  | Reached XP level 10. HP: 66/79 MP: 10/19
 10508 | D:7     | Reached skill 11 in Polearms
 11066 | D:7     | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog.
 11071 | D:7     | Reached skill 1 in Stabbing
 11144 | D:7     | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
 11345 | D:8     | Learned a level 3 spell: Ozocubu's Armour
 11622 | D:8     | Reached skill 12 in Polearms
 11890 | D:8     | Found Zaadunt's Magic Scroll Shoppe.
 12032 | D:6     | Bought a thin paperback book for 345 gold pieces
 12225 | D:8     | Bought a scroll of blinking for 39 gold pieces
 12620 | D:9     | Noticed Prince Ribbit
 12626 | D:9     | Reached skill 5 in Spellcasting
 12634 | D:9     | Defeated Prince Ribbit
 12787 | D:9     | Reached skill 13 in Polearms
 13574 | D:10    | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 14197 | D:10    | Noticed a stone giant skeleton
 14199 | D:10    | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
 14200 | D:10    | Noticed a cyan ugly thing
 14217 | D:10    | Defeated a cyan ugly thing
 14227 | D:10    | Defeated a stone giant skeleton
 14227 | D:10    | Reached XP level 11. HP: 24/89 MP: 12/21
 14507 | D:10    | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
 14542 | D:10    | Identified a scroll of acquirement
 14543 | D:10    | Got a brightly glowing brass amulet
 14544 | D:10    | Identified the amulet of Beogh's Generosity (You acquired it on level 10 of the Dungeon)
 14605 | D:10    | Noticed an ogre mage
 14616 | D:10    | Reached skill 14 in Polearms
 14617 | D:10    | Defeated an ogre mage
 14777 | D:10    | Reached skill 10 in Dodging
 14783 | D:10    | Reached skill 5 in Enchantments
 15539 | D:11    | Found Khu Hiaze's Antique Armour Shop.
 15575 | D:11    | Bought a crude animal skin for 143 gold pieces
 15575 | D:11    | Bought a pair of runed bracers for 32 gold pieces
 15589 | D:11    | Identified the cursed +3 animal skin "Gios" (You bought it in a shop on level 11 of the Dungeon)
 16268 | D:11    | Noticed a queen bee
 16288 | D:11    | Defeated a queen bee
 16383 | D:11    | Acquired Okawaru's second power
 16662 | D:11    | Got a slimy wizard hat
 16663 | D:11    | Identified the cursed -4 wizard hat of Idealism (You found it on level 11 of the Dungeon)
 17046 | D:12    | Noticed Harold
 17062 | D:12    | Defeated Harold
 17146 | D:12    | Reached XP level 12. HP: 61/97 MP: 18/22
 17428 | D:12    | Reached skill 15 in Polearms
 19564 | D:13    | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 19680 | Lair:1  | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 20235 | D:13    | Received a gift from Okawaru
 20435 | D:13    | Reached skill 16 in Polearms
 20865 | Lair:1  | Learned a level 1 spell: Apportation
 22579 | Lair:3  | Reached XP level 13. HP: 92/106 MP: 25/25
 22700 | Lair:3  | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 23683 | Lair:3  | Reached skill 1 in Traps & Doors
 24580 | Lair:4  | Received a gift from Okawaru
 24753 | Lair:5  | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 25580 | Lair:5  | Received a gift from Okawaru
 25985 | Lair:6  | Reached skill 17 in Polearms
 27927 | Lair:7  | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 28340 | Lair:7  | Received a gift from Okawaru
 28345 | Lair:7  | Identified a +0 pair of elven boots of running {god gift} (Okawaru gifted it to you on level 7 of the Lair of Beasts)

[chaoticag]

No, they exist, although I've only seen a single pair in my games.

[Antioch]

Yes, but by the time you get them they will rarely safe your life

[ShadeJS]

Actually, I find that Wargs tend to be the major killers in orc that aren't affected by Mephitic. Those things are nasty and immune to poison.
[/quote]

Yeah I forgot about them, and they can indeed be nasty if you don't have a greater than Lv. 2 'zap' spell.

[zchris13]

In trunk, there is a new spell.  It is called Tornado.  Tornado is a lvl 8 air spell (not conj/air, just air, like airstrike).  It is rape in a can.

[Frumple]

Level nine, now. Probably need to fire up crawl in a day or two and check it out...

[Leafsnail]

Is it meant to be an answer to the likes of Fire Storm?

Also, my MfCr now has about as much EV and speed as a spriggan while in water.  And it's EV isn't too bad on land, either.

And, obviously, I have much more offensive power and health.  Let the fun begin.