Hi guys, anyone got any experience with vampire Kiku enchanters? I think this is my best Kiku dude ever, and everything was going swimmingly, but now it feels like a) I am struggling quite badly, and b) I have too many options available to me, and I don't know to do. With all the relatively recent corpse/chunk changes, are Twisted resurrection or Simulacrum worthwhile? I mean, are they significantly better than animate dead? I am also unsure whether to just learn Invisibility now, or Haste. Invis I could cast immediately, but won't help me very much in Snake, or in a War Gargoyle infested lower D. Haste is generally awesome, but won't be castable for some time.
Four spells: Invis, Haste, Simulacrum, Twisted resurrection. Spell slots for just 2 of them, although maybe I could forget animate dead?
The War gargoyles and their ilk are in general a bit of an issue - can't put them to sleep/confuse, can't Agonise them, and they sense Invis. Is Kiki's delivery service combined with Simulacrum the solution? I have literally never used Twisted R or Simulacrum, so don't know if they will cut the mustard.
Any thoughts?
Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.16-a0-1714-g3438503 (console) character file.
vogonpoet the Unseen (Vampire Enchanter) Turns: 43104, Time: 03:37:03
Health: 119/119 AC: 15 Str: 7 XL: 16 Next: 54%
Magic: 35/35 EV: 22 Int: 20 God: Kikubaaqudgha [******]
Gold: 1785 SH: 5 Dex: 16 Spells: 9 memorised, 12 levels left
rFire + + . SeeInvis + R - +9 quick blade (pain)
rCold + + + Clarity . b - +1 robe {rC+ rF+}
rNeg + + + SustAb . c - +0 buckler {rPois}
rPois + Gourm . F - +2 helmet {SInv}
rElec . Spirit . X - +2 cloak
rCorr . Warding . i - +2 pair of gloves {rF+}
rMut . Stasis . G - +0 pair of boots
MR ++... (no amulet)
Stlth +++++++... Q - ring of teleport control
v - ring of protection from cold
@: regenerating slowly, repel missiles, very resistant to hostile enchantments,
extremely stealthy
A: bottle blood, fangs 3, yellow scales 1, see invisible, magic resistance 1,
unbreathing
a: Bat Form, Bottle Blood, Receive Corpses, Torment, Renounce Religion, Evoke
Teleport Control
You are on level 4 of the Swamp.
You worship Kikubaaqudgha.
Kikubaaqudgha is exalted by your worship.
You are near bloodless.
You have visited 5 branches of the dungeon, and seen 32 of its levels.
You have also visited: Labyrinth, Sewer, Ossuary and Volcano.
You have collected 2935 gold pieces.
You have spent 1150 gold pieces at shops.
Inventory:
Hand weapons
A - a +3 scimitar of flaming
B - a +0 blowgun
R - a +9 quick blade of pain (weapon)
Missiles
g - 9 poisoned needles
r - 10 curare-tipped needles
Armour
b - a +1 robe of resistance (worn)
c - a +0 buckler of poison resistance (worn)
i - a +2 pair of gloves of fire resistance (worn)
C - a +4 ring mail of fire resistance
F - a +2 helmet of see invisible (worn)
G - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
X - a +2 cloak (worn)
Jewellery
v - a ring of protection from cold (left hand)
y - an uncursed ring of ice
D - an uncursed ring of magical power
Q - a ring of teleport control (right hand)
U - an uncursed ring of wizardry
Magical devices
j - a wand of digging (12)
o - a wand of disintegration
w - a wand of disintegration (19)
H - a wand of teleportation (7)
O - a wand of fire (14)
Scrolls
f - a scroll of fog
k - a scroll of magic mapping
p - 2 scrolls of blinking
q - a scroll of fear
x - a scroll of identify
J - 6 scrolls of remove curse
W - 4 scrolls of teleportation
Potions
a - 3 potions of blood
d - 3 potions of flight
e - 7 potions of heal wounds
l - 6 potions of might
m - 2 potions of agility
n - 2 potions of cancellation
s - a potion of invisibility
t - 9 potions of curing
u - a potion of magic
K - 5 potions of brilliance
L - 3 potions of haste
Z - 6 potions of resistance
Books
h - Kikubaaqudgha's Handbook of Darkness
(Kikubaaqudgha gifted it to you on level 8 of the Dungeon)
Spells Type Level
*Animate Dead Necromancy 4
*Agony Necromancy 5
Dispel Undead Necromancy 5
Twisted Resurrection Necromancy 5
Simulacrum Ice/Necromancy 6
I - a book of Wizardry
Spells Type Level
*Agony Necromancy 5
Force Lance Conjuration 5
Dispersal Translocation 6
Haste Charms 6
Invisibility Hexes 6
Spellforged Servitor Conjuration/Summoning 7
Miscellaneous
P - a sack of spiders
Y - a disc of storms
Skills:
- Level 8.8 Fighting
- Level 10.0 Short Blades
- Level 14.1 Dodging
- Level 15.0 Stealth
- Level 3.4 Shields
- Level 12.6 Spellcasting
- Level 13.0 Hexes
- Level 5.8 Charms
+ Level 10.8 Necromancy
- Level 2.2 Translocations
- Level 9.3 Ice Magic
You have 12 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:
Your Spells Type Power Failure Level Hunger
a - Ozocubu's Armour Chrm/Ice #####... 1% 3 None
b - Ensorcelled Hibernat Hex/Ice ###### 1% 2 None
c - Confuse Hex ######.. 1% 3 None
d - Dazzling Spray Conj/Hex #####... 1% 3 None
e - Enslavement Hex ######.. 1% 4 None
f - Agony Necr ######.. 1% 5 ####...
g - Animate Dead Necr N/A 1% 4 None
k - Blink Tloc N/A 3% 2 None
r - Repel Missiles Chrm/Air ###... 2% 2 None
Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations
Branches:
Dungeon (15/15) Temple (0/1) D:4 Orc (4/4) D:11
Lair (8/8) D:8 Swamp (4/5) Lair:3 Snake (1/5) Lair:5
Slime (0/6) Lair:8 Vaults (0/5) D:13
Elf: Orc:3-4 Depths: D:15
Altars:
Ashenzari
Dithmenos
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Gozag
Kikubaaqudgha
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Qazlal
Ru
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
The Shining One
Jiyva
Shops:
D:5 : D:6 %( D:7 ( D:9 } Orc:1 ( Orc:3 (*%* Orc:4 }%:%}
Portals:
Trove: D:11 (give 17 potions of curing)
Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You heal slowly.
You can bottle blood from corpses.
You have razor-sharp teeth.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You can survive without breathing.
You are partially covered in yellow scales (AC +2).
You are resistant to hostile enchantments.