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[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

Yah that is what I found and I was wondering if I just missed it or something.

[Robsoie]

Sometime my character is so afflicted by such an insane bad luck that i -really- wonder if the random numbers are really that random.

Situation :
Lair:3, a kenku summoner level 10 vs Blink frogs

Attacked in the open by 3 Blink frogs, they care very few of my Animals and Imps and blink around, avoiding them so in the end they hurt their only target ... me,  Blink frogs hit very hard and my character attempt at using a  paralysis wand failed miserably , with how much time i saw "blink frog resists".
Forced to use many summon butterflies to finally get a way out of that open space, i ran into a corridor leading toward a few rooms with a stair in one of them, the only escape i know as i was coming from there.

But once in the corridor, followed by 2 Blink frogs, the 3rd Blink frog just blink to the opposite side of such corridor, basically making any escape impossible because i have not found a single blink scroll so far.

I use another summon butterfly and a Heal Wound (as my character was near death due to how hard those frog can hit, and read a teleport scroll.

The teleportation put me in an unexplored location, +/- 15 tiles north of the corridor i escaped.

Unfortunately that's a room with a very lot of green rats, at this point of the game green rats when in such packs can hit hard my character, and no corridor around to limit their angle of assault, they're too near for me to summon animals or imps without getting them jumping on me directly and 1 Heal Wound scroll never heal enough, i will not take any risks.
So Butterfly Summon then i run to the south west, only way i can see while using a few more Butterflies in the way.

When i think i may get out of this alive ... the 3 Blink Frogs from previously are there, they must be psychic or something as the way i am now is not leading to the corridor i left them in.
I read a teleportation scroll immediately and the frogs blink to me and again hit hard.

Near death again finally the teleportation effect does its job, i am teleported to the far northwest corner of the map, very far from the 3 Blink Frogs, maybe i'll be able to get back to the stairs with some luck.
When i think upstairs i have 3 Hydras zombies waiting around it, raised by my Imps previously when my massive amount of animals and imps took them out, and because of that damned "undead can't follow you through stairs" rule i am forced to only hope for luck.

But no, this is where the teleport scroll landed me :

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In a corner, and being surrounded by 4 Blink Frogs !
Really ? REALLY ?
No need to say that my character died immediately.

That kind of bad luck is so insane that it is frankly hilarious.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

Sometime my character is so afflicted by such an insane bad luck that i -really- wonder if the random numbers are really that random.

Ah I see that they fooled you by calling it the RNG. No no no, in Crawl RNG does not stand for a random number generator but is actually standing for The Random Number God (and he doesn't  like you, just FYI). But look at it this way at least its not as stupid a death as I just had. I was going back to the temple real quick with an overloaded pack to drop off some artifact gear and I went do to it and oops Orcish mine and then I forgot that I was overloaded so instead of dumping something first I just tried to go up stairs. To late when I figured that out.

[Robsoie]

So Xom and the Crawl code are the same entity ?
Hmm, makes sense considering how turned my last Xom chaos knight (surrounded by Xom-summoned hostile demons while being only level 3, died in 2 turns).

[Frumple]

So, uh... woah. I just got my third rune from the vault. I... what do I do now? What does this fellow need to take th'orb and scoot?

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.7.1-24-ga64cc90 character file.

Frumple3 the Eclecticist (Spriggan Enchanter)     Turns: 133362, Time: 11:39:09

HP 136/136       AC  7     Str 10      Exp: 26/1079424 (421), need: 22975
MP  53/53        EV 34     Int 25      God: Nemelex Xobeh [******]
Gold 3854        SH 21     Dex 20      Spells: 17 memorised,  6 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : +   a - +2,+4 sabre (elec)
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : .   M - +0 robe of the Ecumenical Temple {Str+2 St
Life Prot.: + . .   Conserve   : .   o - +2 elf buckler {rN+}
Res.Poison: +       Res.Corr.  : .   w - +2 wizard hat {Int+3}
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   r - +2 cloak (curse)
Spirit.Shd: +       Stasis     : .   (gloves unavailable)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Rnd.Telep. : .   (boots unavailable)
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .   O - amulet of guardian spirit
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : +   k - ring of magical power
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: +   d - ring of poison resistance

@: flying, very quick, extraordinarily resistant to hostile enchantments,
incredibly stealthy
A: unfitting armour, see invisible, herbivore 3, speed 3, slow metabolism 3,
Dex +1
a: Draw One, Peek at Two, Triple Draw, Mark Four, Stack Five, Renounce Religion


You are on level 8 of the Vaults.
You worship Nemelex Xobeh.
Nemelex Xobeh is exalted by your worship.
You are full.

You have visited 8 branches of the dungeon, and seen 66 of its levels.
You have visited 2 Labyrinths.
You have visited 1 bazaar.
You have visited 1 portal chamber: ice cave.

You have collected 8150 gold pieces.
You have spent 4166 gold pieces at shops.
You have used 150 gold pieces for miscellaneous purposes.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 a - a +2,+4 sabre of electrocution (weapon)
 p - a +1,+2 quick blade of freezing
 s - a +2,+1 sabre of venom
 u - an ichor-stained hand axe (quivered)
 A - the +4,+2 bow "Dragon's Death" {frost, rElec rN+}
   (You found it on level 16 of the Dungeon)   
   It turns projectiles fired from it into bolts of frost.
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It protects you from negative energy.
 G - a +6 orcish blowgun
Missiles
 q - 10 curare-tipped +0 needles
 B - 11 curare-tipped +4 needles
 J - 6 curare-tipped +0 orcish needles
Armour
 o - a +2 elven buckler of positive energy (worn)
 r - a cursed +2 cloak (worn)
 w - a +2 wizard hat of intelligence (worn)
 M - the +0 robe of the Ecumenical Temple (worn) {Str+2 Stlth++}
   (You took it off a deep elf soldier on level 4 of the Elven Halls)   
   It affects your strength (+2).
   It makes you much more stealthy.
 V - a +2 robe of fire resistance
Magical devices
 W - a wand of hasting (7)
Comestibles
 l - 5 honeycombs
Scrolls
 b - a scroll of blinking
 t - 5 scrolls of remove curse
 v - a scroll of identify
 x - a scroll of vulnerability
 y - 5 scrolls of teleportation
 z - a scroll of enchant weapon II
 E - a scroll of enchant weapon I
 R - 4 scrolls of detect curse
 S - a scroll of enchant armour
Jewellery
 d - a ring of poison resistance (left hand)
 e - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
 h - an uncursed ring of teleport control
 i - an uncursed amulet of clarity
 j - the amulet "Ykuut" {Gourm rN+ MR}
   (You found it on level 8 of the Vaults)   
   [amulet of the gourmand]
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It increases your resistance to enchantments.
 k - a ring of magical power (right hand)
 m - an uncursed ring of protection from magic
 N - the ring of Stocum {SustAb +Lev rN+}
   (You found it on level 5 of the Snake Pit)   
   [ring of sustain abilities]
   It protects you from negative energy.
   It lets you levitate.
 O - an amulet of guardian spirit (around neck)
 Z - a small ivory ring
Potions
 f - 3 potions of heal wounds
 F - a potion of speed
 L - 7 potions of healing
 P - a potion of berserk rage
 T - a potion of restore abilities
Books
 g - a book of Power   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Animate Dead                       Necromancy                   4
   *Iskenderun's Mystic Blast         Conjuration                  4
   Teleport Other                     Translocation                4
   Venom Bolt                         Conjuration/Poison           5
   Iron Shot                          Conjuration/Earth            6
   *Invisibility                      Enchantment                  6
   Mass Confusion                     Enchantment                  6
   Poisonous Cloud                    Conjuration/Poison/Air       5
   
 X - a book of Party Tricks   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Summon Butterflies                Summoning                    1
   *Apportation                       Translocation                1
   Projected Noise                    Enchantment                  2
   *Blink                             Translocation                2
   Levitation                         Enchantment/Air              2
   *Alistair's Intoxication           Transmutation/Poison         4
   
Miscellaneous
 c - a legendary deck of escape {drawn: 2} {god gift}
 n - a legendary deck of escape {drawn: 1} {god gift}
 C - a silver rune of Zot
 D - a lantern of shadows
 H - a legendary deck of escape {drawn: 1} {god gift}
 I - a legendary deck of escape {drawn: 1} {god gift}
 K - a legendary deck of escape {drawn: 1} {god gift}
 Q - a legendary deck of summonings {drawn: 2} {god gift}
 U - an ornate deck of cards {god gift}
 Y - a blazing lamp


 You have 421 experience left.

   Skills:
 + Level 10 Fighting
 - Level 14 Short Blades
 - Level 3 Throwing
 + Level 5 Armour
 + Level 18 Dodging
 + Level 17 Stealth
 + Level 17 Stabbing
 + Level 9 Shields
 + Level 10 Traps & Doors
 + Level 20 Spellcasting
 - Level 6 Conjurations
 - Level 18 Enchantments
 - Level 4 Summonings
 + Level 7 Necromancy
 + Level 2 Translocations
 - Level 1 Fire Magic
 - Level 7 Ice Magic
 - Level 9 Air Magic
 - Level 3 Poison Magic
 + Level 15 Evocations


You have 6 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power          Success   Level
a - Dispel Undead         Necr           #######..      Excellent   4
b - Repel Missiles        Air/Ench       #######...     Perfect     2
c - Ensorcelled Hibernat  Ice/Ench       #######        Perfect     2
d - Invisibility          Ench           ########.      Excellent   6
e - Confuse               Ench           ########.      Perfect     3
f - Mephitic Cloud        Pois/Air/Conj  #######...     Excellent   3
g - Abjuration            Summ           ######....     Excellent   3
h - Iskenderun's Mystic   Conj           #######..      Excellent   4
i - Haste                 Ench           ########.      Excellent   6
j - Selective Amnesia     Ench           N/A            Perfect     4
k - Deflect Missiles      Air/Ench       #######...     Excellent   6
l - Blink                 Tloc           N/A            Excellent   2
m - Summon Butterflies    Summ           ######....     Excellent   1
n - Apportation           Tloc           ######....     Excellent   1
o - Alistair's Intoxicat  Pois/Trmt      N/A            Very Good   4
q - Sticky Flame          Fire/Conj      ######...      Excellent   4
w - Flight                Air/Ench       #######...     Excellent   4


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (27/27)            Temple (0/1) D:5             Orc (4/4) D:9
    Elf (7/7) Orc:3          Lair (8/8) D:13         Shoals (5/5) Lair:6
  Slime (0/6) Lair:7        Snake (5/5) Lair:3         Hive (2/2) D:11
  Vault (8/8) D:19          Blade (0/1) Vault:4       Crypt (0/5) Vault:4
    Zot (0/5) D:27       

Altars:
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
The Shining One
Xom
Zin

Shops:
D:10: (!=  D:11: ?  D:12: =  D:20: /+  D:25: %  Snake:1: (  Vault:3: +

Portals:
Hell: D:21 D:22 D:23 D:24 D:25 D:26 D:27
Abyss: D:25
Pan: D:24 D:26 D:27
Sand-covered staircase: D:7
Trove: D:18 (12 potions of brilliance)

Annotations
Vault:1 exclusion: 9 flame clouds


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are tiny and cannot use many weapons and most armour.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
You are a herbivore.
You cover ground extremely quickly.
You need consume almost no food.
You are agile (Dex +1).


Message History

You see here a shiny chain mail.
You offer a prayer to Nemelex Xobeh.
Nemelex Xobeh is exalted by your worship.
The shiny chain mail disappears without a glow.
Your prayer is over.
You see here a legendary deck of cards {god gift}.
You have 3854 gold pieces.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Saint Roka (Snake:5)
  Mara (D:21)
  Frederick (Vault:7)
  A titan (Vault:
  A golden dragon (D:19)
  A quicksilver dragon (Vault:
  Kirke (Snake:3)
  A lich (Vault:
  A kraken (Shoals:5)
  Rupert (Snake:1)
  Francis (D:21)
  2 frost giants (D:27)
  Gastronok (Elf:1)
  2 fire giants
  3 tentacled monstrosities
  44 stone giants
  A sphinx zombie (Vault:2)
  2 deep elf annihilators
  6 deep elf sorcerers
  2 deep elf death magi (Elf:7)
  35 yaktaur captains
  A deep elf master archer (Elf:7)
  Norbert (D:10)
  A dragon (shapeshifter) (D:19)
  16 vault guards (Vault:7)
  Erica (Lair:2)
  2 minotaurs (Lab)
  2 great orbs of eyes
  2 dragons
  Josephine (D:15)
  2 storm dragon skeletons
  3 sirens
  Harold (D:13)
  9 hydras
  5 anacondas
  A merfolk javelineer (Shoals:5)
  Polyphemus (Shoals:2)
  A sphinx simulacrum (Vault:3)
  2 ice dragons
  11 ogre magi
  5 deep elf demonologists
  A golden dragon skeleton (Vault:5)
  An alligator snapping turtle (Shoals:5)
  5 very ugly things
  5 merfolk impalers
  3 stone giant zombies
  2 frost giant zombies
  2 deep elf high priests (Elf:7)
  26 deep trolls
  A shadow dragon skeleton (D:24)
  A spiny worm (shapeshifter) (D:27)
  10 centaur warriors
  An iron dragon skeleton (Vault:2)
  A frost giant skeleton (Vault:3)
  8 stone giant skeletons
  8 death yaks
  A fire giant skeleton (D:19)
  A queen ant (shapeshifter) (Vault:
  5 griffons
  8 iron trolls
  8 flayed ghosts
  24 deep elf knights
  2 hell knights (Vault:5)
  A giant orange brain (D:23)
  2 sea snakes
  Erolcha (D:13)
  A rock troll (shapeshifter) (Vault:
  An unseen horror (D:20)
  11 hill giants
  2 necromancers (Vault:5)
  3 orc sorcerers
  9 naga warriors
  An iron troll zombie (D:21)
  24 orc knights
  6 harpies
  6 elves (shapeshifter)
  7 giant amoebae
  2 iron troll skeletons
  5 spectral warriors
  A hydra zombie (D:18)
  A flaming corpse (Vault:
  2 humans (shapeshifter)
  A dancing weapon (D:14)
  7 spiny worms
  2 red wasps
  3 elephant slugs
  12 cyclopes
  A trapdoor spider (D:13)
  A wolf spider (D:17)
  7 mimics
  A slime creature (shapeshifter) (D:23)
  19 black mambas
  2 dragon skeletons
  5 spiny frogs
  2 black mamba zombies (Snake:1)
  54 slime creatures
  An orange demon (Snake:5)
  A spiny worm zombie (D:20)
  A griffon skeleton (D:18)
  56 yaktaurs
  A yaktaur (shapeshifter) (D:25)
  6 rock trolls
  14 naga magi
  78 ugly things
  2 hill giant zombies
  A giant toad skeleton (D:15)
  6 komodo dragons
  4 mermaids
  A deep troll zombie (D:17)
  3 queen bees
  A rock troll zombie (D:12)
  5 redbacks
  A komodo dragon (shapeshifter) (Vault:
  3 polar bears (Lair:
  18 two-headed ogres
  8 snapping turtles
  7 trolls
  A deep troll skeleton (Vault:1)
  A giant snail zombie (D:17)
  16 blink frogs
  3 rock troll skeletons
  9 giant toads
  2 demonic crawlers (Vault:7)
  2 vampires
  A sixfirhy (Elf:6)
  6 wraiths
  7 grizzly bears
  A human zombie (D:7)
  A wyvern (D:15)
  12 bumblebees
  21 deep elf conjurers
  2 steam dragons
  10 vipers
  2 viper zombies (Snake:1)
  Eustachio (D:13)
  An elephant skeleton (Elf:2)
  60 yaks
  A hog (Snake:3)
  19 hippogriffs
  10 giant blowflies
  12 bears
  2 hungry ghosts
  A giant blowfly zombie (D:15)
  23 merfolk
  A soldier ant (D:17)
  17 deep elf summoners
  6 merfolk (shapeshifter)
  A manticore (shapeshifter) (D:26)
  A fire drake (Lair:
  37 deep elf fighters
  3 hell hounds (D:15)
  9 freezing wraiths
  4 mottled dragons
  12 manticores
  9 necrophages
  13 deep elf priests
  A rock worm (Vault:2)
  A redback simulacrum (Vault:2)
  A gargoyle (D:19)
  An ice beast (D:13)
  5 elf zombies
  2 cyclops skeletons
  7 insubstantial wisps (Vault:
  4 giant goldfish (Hive:2)
  4 gila monsters
  43 orc warriors
  2 boring beetles
  3 phantoms
  50 ogres
  A wolf (Vault:
  13 centaurs
  11 wargs
  A hippogriff skeleton (D:15)
  36 deep elf magi
  6 crocodiles
  A soldier ant zombie (D:4)
  73 nagas
  A boulder beetle zombie (D:21)
  18 giant frogs
  3 big kobolds
  4 draconians (shapeshifter)
  22 water moccasins
  8 giant slugs
  A water moccasin zombie (Snake:1)
  A two-headed ogre zombie (D:13)
  8 giant snails
  2 eyes of draining
  160 killer bees
  15 wights
  An eye of draining (shapeshifter) (D:18)
  7 boulder beetles
  2 jellyfish (D:18)
  A killer bee zombie (D:14)
  2 mottled dragon zombies
  An ogre zombie (Elf:5)
  9 electric eels
  11 giant beetles
  A hound zombie (D:
  A hound (shapeshifter) (Vault:
  18 hounds
  2 quasits
  A boulder beetle simulacrum (D:17)
  6 imps
  2 shadows
  3 big kobold skeletons
  2 big fish (Hive:2)
  Crazy Yiuf (D:6)
  21 orc priests
  51 deep elf soldiers
  An iron imp (Elf:7)
  6 scorpions
  2 giant ant zombies
  5 iguanas
  30 orc wizards
  A big kobold simulacrum (D:17)
  15 giant ants
  5 jellies
  Jessica (D:2)
  19 sheep
  6 boggarts
  A giant beetle zombie (D:
  6 gnolls (D:5)
  63 green rats
  3 giant centipedes
  A giant centipede zombie (D:11)
  A lemure (Elf:7)
  A snake zombie (Snake:1)
  53 snakes
  2 white imps
  4 orange rats
  7 worms
  3 giant mites
  A giant eyeball (shapeshifter) (Vault:
  6 ufetubi
  Terence (D:2)
  49 grey rats
  A giant eyeball (D:6)
  8 giant geckos
  A gnoll zombie (D:7)
  An ooze (D:19)
  22 goblins
  2 goblins (shapeshifter)
  11 hobgoblins
  21 jackals
  36 kobolds
  155 orcs
  2 orcs (shapeshifter)
  4 small snakes
  32 giant bats
  14 giant cockroaches
  11 giant newts
  2 hobgoblin skeletons
  28 killer bee larvae
  A killer bee larva (shapeshifter) (Vault:1)
  A kobold (shapeshifter) (Vault:
  A kobold skeleton (D:5)
  2 orc skeletons
  17 orc zombies
  9 quokkas
  32 rats
  A rat zombie (D:15)
  A small snake zombie (Snake:1)
  A butterfly (Snake:3)
  9 fungi
  5 plants
  A tentacle (Shoals:5)
  91 toadstools
2530 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  Margery (Vault:1)
  The ghost of Thornet the Shatterer, a mighty MDFi of Trog (Vault:7)
  A golden dragon (Vault:
  2 deep elf blademasters (Elf:7)
  6 titans
  4 shadow dragons (Vault:
  Nikola (Elf:7)
  A quicksilver dragon (D:17)
  2 sphinxes (Vault:5)
  2 storm dragons (D:24)
  Duane (Vault:3)
  A kraken (Shoals:5)
  Frances (D:18)
  Roxanne (D:15)
  A lich (Vault:6)
  Ilsuiw (Shoals:5)
  5 frost giants
  Donald (Snake:5)
  The ghost of PigVomit the Carver, a mighty SEAs of Makhleb (Snake:3)
  The ghost of TGW the Transmogrifier, a powerful DGTm (Shoals:4)
  3 fire giants
  16 stone giants
  8 deep elf annihilators (Elf:7)
  Wayne (Vault:1)
  A Blue Death (Elf:7)
  A sphinx skeleton (D:24)
  Jozef (Orc:3)
  6 deep elf death magi
  Azrael (D:15)
  5 deep elf sorcerers (Elf:7)
  6 greater nagas (Snake:5)
  A deep elf master archer (Elf:7)
  18 yaktaur captains
  7 vault guards (Vault:7)
  A storm dragon skeleton (Vault:5)
  A great orb of eyes (Vault:3)
  A merfolk aquamancer (Shoals:5)
  2 ogre magi
  A merfolk javelineer (Shoals:5)
  2 deep elf demonologists (Elf:7)
  A hydra (shapeshifter) (Vault:7)
  The ghost of Sanka the Backstabber, a powerful SpEn of Okawaru (Lair:6)
  The ghost of Brysos the Summoner, a powerful KeSu of Vehumet (Orc:2)
  Nessos (Elf:1)
  Nergalle (Elf:6)
  A hydra (Lair:
  2 death yaks (Lair:7)
  4 merfolk impalers (Shoals:5)
  2 fire giant zombies
  4 deep trolls
  2 deep elf high priests (Elf:7)
  A frost giant skeleton (Vault:6)
  A stone giant skeleton (Vault:5)
  3 centaur warriors
  9 deep elf knights
  2 fire giant skeletons
  An iron troll (Vault:5)
  3 hell knights (Vault:1)
  A griffon (D:19)
  3 ice devils (Port)
  6 naga warriors
  2 flayed ghosts
  5 orc knights
  2 ice statues
  A harpy (Shoals:5)
  A swamp dragon (shapeshifter) (Vault:
  A harpy (shapeshifter) (Vault:
  A hellion (Elf:5)
  2 orc sorcerers (Snake:5)
  A hill giant (D:21)
  A guardian serpent (shapeshifter) (Vault:6)
  An iron troll skeleton (D:17)
  2 necromancers
  A cyclops (Vault:1)
  3 dancing weapons (D:17)
  2 spectral warriors (Vault:
  2 black mambas (Snake:5)
  A griffon zombie (D:17)
  15 elf zombies (Elf:7)
  A reaper (Elf:7)
  2 mimics
  A slime creature (shapeshifter) (D:19)
  5 orange demons (Elf:7)
  A cyclops (shapeshifter) (Vault:6)
  A rock troll (Vault:1)
  35 yaktaurs
  A trapdoor spider (D:17)
  A spiny frog (D:12)
  A hellwing (Elf:7)
  32 ugly things
  Psyche (D:9)
  2 smoke demons (Elf:7)
  4 mermaids
  14 naga magi (Snake:5)
  A polar bear (shapeshifter) (Vault:
  A troll (D:17)
  A redback (Vault:6)
  A komodo dragon (Elf:2)
  3 polar bears
  Grinder (D:9)
  6 two-headed ogres
  4 bumblebees
  2 snapping turtles
  2 rock troll skeletons
  2 giant toads
  12 blue devils
  3 deep elf conjurers
  A fire elemental (D:15)
  9 yaks
  A hippogriff (Shoals:5)
  3 merfolk
  A soldier ant (Vault:6)
  2 neqoxecs (Elf:7)
  A small abomination (Shoals:4)
  5 yaktaur zombies
  2 deep elf summoners
  2 wraiths
  2 ghouls (Vault:
  8 deep elf fighters
  2 water elementals (Shoals:5)
  A giant blowfly (D:19)
  2 hell hounds (D:15)
  4 deep elf priests
  18 orc warriors
  3 insubstantial wisps
  2 ice beasts (Elf:2)
  A mottled dragon (Vault:1)
  A yellow wasp (Lair:6)
  A dwarf (shapeshifter) (Vault:1)
  18 ogres
  A boring beetle (Lair:2)
  A centaur (Vault:1)
  A gila monster (Vault:
  A troll skeleton (D:16)
  A big kobold (D:15)
  A wolf (Vault:
  18 nagas
  A giant slug (D:19)
  3 wargs (Orc:2)
  8 deep elf magi
  2 water moccasins (Lair:
  A boulder beetle (D:27)
  12 killer bees
  4 bear simulacra (Vault:3)
  2 iron imps
  2 orc priests
  7 imps
  3 hounds
  10 deep elf soldiers
  2 orc wizards
  5 orange rats
  A giant ant zombie (D:10)
  8 sheep
  2 giant ants
  4 hound simulacra (Vault:3)
  2 boggarts
  8 green rats
  2 gnolls (D:5)
  4 lemures
  A giant centipede (shapeshifter) (Vault:
  An iguana zombie (D:26)
  2 midges (Elf:7)
  8 white imps
  A giant centipede (D:24)
  A snake (Snake:1)
  2 shadow imps (Elf:7)
  20 ufetubi
  6 grey rats
  4 hobgoblins
  A kobold (D:24)
  85 orcs
  An orc (shapeshifter) (Vault:
  2 giant bats
  A goblin (Orc:2)
  7 killer bee larvae
  7 orc zombies
  2 rats (Elf:5)
  3 rat simulacra (Vault:3)
  4 bushes (Port)
  18 butterflies
  A fungus (Lair:6)
  4 plants
  A toadstool (D:19)
743 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A Fiend (Snake:5)
  A Shadow Fiend (Vault:
  2 Executioners
  9 bone dragons
  A Green Death (Vault:
  A sphinx skeleton (D:19)
  A Cacodemon (Elf:7)
  A yaktaur captain (Vault:7)
  An anaconda skeleton (Snake:3)
  A soul eater (Snake:5)
  A fire giant skeleton (Vault:7)
  20 very ugly things
  4 stone giant skeletons
  13 skeletal warriors
  26 vapours
  An iron troll zombie (Vault:5)
  3 necromancers (Vault:1)
  26 red wasps
  35 dancing weapons
  A hellion (Vault:7)
  18 slime creatures
  A tormentor (Vault:7)
  3 hellwings
  2 orange demons
  2 spiny frogs
  An elf zombie (Elf:7)
  A mermaid (Shoals:5)
  2 smoke demons
  7 komodo dragons
  16 ugly things
  4 polar bears
  A two-headed ogre (D:24)
  6 grizzly bears
  18 bumblebees
  A deep elf conjurer (Elf:7)
  14 yaks
  10 hogs
  A deep elf fighter (Elf:7)
  A neqoxec (Vault:6)
  4 war dogs
  7 yaktaur zombies
  4 yaktaur skeletons
  53 insubstantial wisps
  A red devil (Vault:
  10 soldier ants
  7 black bears
  A deep elf priest (D:24)
  44 yellow wasps
  A yak skeleton (Elf:2)
  An ogre (Vault:4)
  2 boring beetles
  22 gila monsters
  A water moccasin (Snake:3)
  3 humans (Snake:3)
  15 wolves
  A centaur skeleton (Elf:7)
  6 giant snails
  A two-headed ogre zombie (Vault:5)
  10 killer bees
  5 imps
  An iron imp (Vault:
  A big fish (D:4)
  13 hounds
  2 orc wizards
  2 deep elf soldiers
  27 sheep
  An orange rat zombie (Lair:7)
  A boggart (D:19)
  11 lemures
  4 midges
  9 shadow imps
  A snake zombie (Snake:1)
  13 white imps
  11 ufetubi
  4 grey rats
  A giant gecko (D:
  A giant cockroach (D:25)
  A hobgoblin (D:9)
  2 orcs
  3 killer bee larvae
  A kobold (D:15)
  An orc zombie (Vault:7)
  A rat (D:1)
  A small snake (shapeshifter) (D:17)
  716 butterflies
  14 fungi
  17 plants
  8 tentacles (Shoals:5)
  53 toadstools
1378 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 4651 creatures vanquished

[Robsoie]

Great job on the 3rd rune and good luck for the attempt on the Orb !

[Blyxx]

Frumple, looks like you can get a couple levels of fire resist if you need it, those will be handy vs. orbs of fire.  Do you have an amulet of resist mutation somewhere?  That would be really handy vs. the same orbs of fire.  You should be ready to swap that bow in for the rElec the instant you see an electric golem too, I had a MDFi die in a single turn as I stepped into sight of one in one game.  If you have any magic mapping scrolls stashed anywhere, they are really handy for taking the path of least resistance through the levels of zot.  Good luck!

[baruk]

 Well done Frumple, my Minotaur is still clearing Vault 8 - pretty dicey at times, I've killed one quicksilver dragon so far (haste + berserk + all my slaying kit), but I have no speed potions left and still over 2/3rds left to explore..
 However, I have found a good use for those darts of reaping that have been clogging up my stash for most of the game:

[Robsoie]

Good luck clearing Vault:8

Be carefull for the fire giants if you see one between the 4 vaults, i remember it was one of them that killed my most successfull 0.6 character, lack of enough fire resistance can be the doom of any character as fire giants are firing heavy bolt of fire across the whole screen.

[Mr.Person]

Do you guys think that I'm ready to take on Vaults:8? I'm going to clear the rest of the dungeon before doing anything else. After that, with rPois, rF+++ and rN+++, I think I'll be fine, I just wish my rings didn't suck so bad.

[baruk]

SUCCESS!

  There were no more quicksilver dragons, but there were 3 liches, which luckily didn't summon any demons. Orb of destruction kind of hurts, though..
  My zombies saved me from getting cooked by a fire giant, by bravely standing in the way of his fireballs - I still had a scare, getting knocked below 100 hps. So that convinced me to put the Salamander armour back on..
 The RNG was kind to me this time - note the +3 rod of discovery I found for nice, easy trap detection. There were even more darts of reaping, which allowed me to rebuild my undead hordes for the final push.

[Mr.Person]

Congratulations man, I just got the silver rune too. Of course, all of the loot sucks, but I'm also really close to maxing Ice Magic skill.

Either way, points!

Edit: Just drew Shuffle from a deck. For some reason, I'm casting spells at pretty much the same failure rate that I had before despite my Int (temporarily) being 2. Getting it back up to 10, they didn't go up much. Hmm...

Probably my shield penalty getting reduced and maybe the armor penalty I've got going on as well. I dunno. All I know is that it was worth it just to see if I could get a good Helix or Experience card.

[thack]

IMO, it's your spellcasting and school skill which determines success rates...Int is useful for hunger issues. But, I may be wrong...

[Frumple]

Crawlbot's not very descriptive: How bad is th'tomb? Crypt was a cakewalk (My lil'imbamunchkinbeastspriggy can straight up melee skeleton warriors now... and more or less do the same to stone giants, but that's a different discussion.). There's no real reason for me to get more runes, but... if I can, I don't see a reason not to snatch up a bit o'low hangin' fruit.

[Mr.Person]

Tomb isn't really dangerous unless you get lazy or have low MR or you get unlucky, it's just so fucking annoying and moderately dangerous that nobody really wants to go there. It's like Slime but with necromancy miscasts instead of acid. And you can't resist necromany miscasts unless you worship Kiku (and of course, the devteam is making Kiku's necromancy protection weaker in Trunk. Don't you just love their stupid ideas to make the hard branches harder?)

Expect to lose 40 HP just from rotting damage alone, not even getting into the fact all your equipment will be cursed, you'll have soul eaters and reapers on your ass all the time, the sphinxes just love to be annoying little fuckers at the worst time, there's a ton of traps, and of course, the nasty greater mummies and mummy priests can smite, torment (which they're immune to, of course), summon undead including liches that summon demons (1's), and have a lot of hit points even if you're burning them to death.

Don't bother carrying extra equipment of any kind, including spare rings and weapons. Everything you carry in will get cursed. Don't even think about carrying potions in unless you want them to be turned into potions of decay (might be useful if you're a transmuter looking to take on Zot, I guess). And have rN+++ so that the torment spam doesn't hurt as much. Oh, and you can be banished by Zot traps