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[huhu]

There's one spot left in the Masons, anyone is welcome.

[KaminaSquirtle]

The Brewers also still have a spot open, if anyone wants to join.

[Rex_Nex]

hey rexnex, i will switch to miners whenever you get my name up, i just checked and it doesnt recognize me.

Adding du3lingdragon, if you use another name let me know.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

Why do I only ever seem to find stones when I am not playing EE?

[Frumple]

It's okay... don't feel bad about it. Stones are one of the most helpful items in the entire game, especially for combos that aren't using bows or crossbows. Indescribably useful for drawing off individual members of packs, killing jellies, and a whole host of other tasks. The sandblast thing is just a nice bonus

[EmperorNuthulu]

Well I just played spriggan wizard, and I think I have a new favourite class. Mephitic cloud+mass imps+ magic darts= mass death. Unfortunately, centaurs are fast and have bows. And kill imps in one hit.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

It's okay... don't feel bad about it. Stones are one of the most helpful items in the entire game, especially for combos that aren't using bows or crossbows. Indescribably useful for drawing off individual members of packs, killing jellies, and a whole host of other tasks. The sandblast thing is just a nice bonus

I don't actually use stones in general except for sandblast. I normally play summoner so I kind of am the swarm, especially after spammels summons two critters as a good swarm of them in an open room will totally wreck a lot of early uniques and because it only costs a single mana its dreadfully easy to keep a good screen of them in play.

[Taxus]

I normally play summoner so I kind of am the swarm, especially after spammels summons two critters as a good swarm of them in an open room will totally wreck a lot of early uniques and because it only costs a single mana its dreadfully easy to keep a good screen of them in play.

This strategy works all the way through Zot:5 that's how I just got the Orb with my OgCj.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

The only thing that really gets me is orc priests. Stupid line of sight smiting, why can't you just be like others and hit my constantly growing wall of fuzzy animals. Anyway since you won with the strategy could you take a look at a character I just had killed? I want to know if I was doing something wrong or just had the some bad luck with the stairs.

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.9.0-15-g1b13fe2 character file.

3326 akhier the Caller (level 9, -3/67 HPs)
             Began as a Black Draconian Summoner on Aug 20, 2011.
             Was a Follower of Sif Muna.
             Slain by a white ugly thing (13 damage)
             ... on Level 13 of the Dungeon.
             The game lasted 01:09:00 (11556 turns).

akhier the Caller (Black Draconian Summoner)       Turns: 11556, Time: 01:09:00

HP  -3/67        AC 11     Str 12      XL: 9   Next: 50%
MP  22/22        EV 19     Int 19      God: Sif Muna [*.....]
Gold 428         SH  0     Dex 16      Spells:  5 memorised,  8 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .    G - +0 quarterstaff
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : . .  a - +2 robe {MR}
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .    (shield restricted)
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    (helmet restricted)
Res.Poison: .       Clarity    : +    y - +0 cloak
Res.Elec. : +       Spirit.Shd : .    (gloves unavailable)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    (boots unavailable)
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    A - amulet of clarity
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    (no ring)
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: +    H - +1 ring of strength

@: about to teleport, agile, somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, quite
stealthy
A: breathe lightning, unfitting armour, electricity resistance
a: Breathe Lightning, Channel Energy, Renounce Religion


You were on level 13 of the Dungeon.
You worshipped Sif Muna.
Sif Muna was most pleased with you.
You were not hungry.

You visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and saw 15 of its levels.
You visited 1 portal chamber: sewer.

You collected 436 gold pieces.
You spent 28 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 n - a +1 blowgun
 G - a +0,+0 quarterstaff (weapon)
Missiles
 e - 23 poisoned +0 needles
 f - 3 curare-tipped +0 needles
 k - 27 poisoned +4 needles
Armour
 a - a +2 robe of magic resistance (worn)
 y - a +0 cloak (worn)
Magical devices
 h - a wand of confusion (1)
 j - a wand of flame (4)
 o - a wand of enslavement (4)
 B - a wand of paralysis (6)
 D - a wand of fireball (10)
 I - a wand of slowing ( {unknown}
Comestibles
 c - 3 bread rations
 p - a meat ration
Scrolls
 g - 2 scrolls of teleportation
 r - a scroll of remove curse
Jewellery
 q - a cursed -3 ring of evasion {unknown}
 A - an amulet of clarity (around neck)
 F - an uncursed amulet of controlled flight {unknown}
 H - a +1 ring of strength (left hand)
Potions
 s - a potion of invisibility
 t - 3 potions of healing
 u - a potion of agility
Books
 b - a book of Callings   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Summon Small Mammals              Summoning                    1
   *Call Imp                          Summoning                    2
   *Call Canine Familiar              Summoning                    3
   *Summon Scorpions                  Summoning/Poison             4
   *Summon Ice Beast                  Ice/Summoning                4


   Skills:
 * Level 4 Fighting
 - Level 1 Short Blades
 + Level 4 Dodging
 - Level 2 Stealth
 + Level 1 Stabbing
 * Level 3 Traps & Doors
 + Level 1 Unarmed Combat
 * Level 7 Spellcasting
 + Level 7 Summonings
 + Level 1 Ice Magic
 + Level 1 Evocations


You had 8 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Summon Small Mammals  Summ           #####        Excellent   1    None
b - Call Imp              Summ           #####.....   Excellent   2    None
c - Call Canine Familiar  Summ           #####.....   Excellent   3    Strawberry
d - Summon Ice Beast      Ice/Summ       ####......   Good        4    Choko
e - Summon Scorpions      Pois/Summ      ####......   Good        4    Choko


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (14/27)            Temple (1/1) D:7             Orc (0/4) D:11
  Lair: D:8-13        Hive: D:11-16      Vault: D:14-19     

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

Shops:
D:9: *

Portals:
Trove: D:11 (give +6,+5 demon trident)


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You can breathe wild blasts of lightning.
Your glossy black scales are hard (AC +6).
Your body does not fit into most forms of armour.
You are resistant to electric shocks.


Message History

Aim: A white ugly thing
The white ugly thing resists. This wand has 4 charges left.
The white ugly thing headbutts you! The white ugly thing freezes you!
The white ugly thing misses you.
Unknown command.
Read which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
As you read the scroll of teleportation, it crumbles to dust.
You feel strangely unstable. The white ugly thing misses you.
The white ugly thing tentacle-slaps you!
The white ugly thing freezes you!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
Unknown command.
Drink which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Okay, then.
Drink which item? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
You feel more agile all of a sudden.
The white ugly thing closely misses you.
The white ugly thing tentacle-slaps you.
The white ugly thing freezes you!
You die...

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#..................
#......@u.<#######
#......u>..........
#..........#######
#..........#
.............
 ..........###
  ##########


You could see 2 ugly things.

Vanquished Creatures
  Prince Ribbit (D:5)
  A manticore (D:
  An orc warrior (D:6)
  A centaur (D:10)
  A giant frog (D:6)
  A killer bee (D:10)
  A hound (D:
  An orc wizard (D:6)
  Jessica (D:3)
  2 gnolls (D:5)
  A snake (D:11)
  4 giant cockroaches
  4 goblins
  7 hobgoblins
  A jackal (D:10)
  6 kobolds
  3 quokkas
  7 bats
  2 giant geckos
  8 giant newts
  2 kobold skeletons
  15 rats
  2 small snakes
  2 toadstools
75 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  An unseen horror (D:
  A wolf spider (D:11)
  A troll (D:10)
  2 hippogriffs
  A hungry ghost (D:
  Edmund (D:9)
  A manticore (D:9)
  A sky beast (D:10)
  2 ogres
  The ghost of Teron the Chiller, an average DrIE (D:4)
  2 ice beasts
  Sigmund (D:5)
  7 giant frogs
  A goliath beetle (D:10)
  Blork the orc (D:
  4 killer bees (D:10)
  A wight (D:9)
  A quasit (D:
  A big kobold skeleton (D:9)
  6 imps
  6 orc priests
  2 hound zombies
  Crazy Yiuf (D:7)
  3 hounds
  10 orc wizards
  A scorpion (D:
  3 worker ants
  2 iguanas
  A worm zombie (D:5)
  4 jellies
  A mummy (D:9)
  5 gnolls (D:5)
  5 giant mites
  A green rat (D:3)
  8 snakes
  A snake skeleton (D:4)
  5 worms
  4 grey rats
  A bat skeleton (D:5)
  A bat zombie (D:6)
  5 giant eyeballs
  3 giant geckos
  An ooze (D:4)
  20 orcs
  10 hobgoblins
  4 jackals
  2 quokkas
  11 bats
  8 giant cockroaches (Port)
  4 giant newts
  3 goblins
  5 kobolds
  9 rats
  3 small snakes
  A toadstool (D:6)
191 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  5 war dogs
  A small abomination (D:10)
  2 ice beasts (D:11)
  A wolf (D:9)
  A giant frog (D:9)
  8 imps (D:11)
  12 hounds
  An iron imp (D:11)
  A jelly (D:9)
  A shadow imp (D:11)
  2 white imps
  36 grey rats
  26 jackals
  A kobold (D:9)
  38 quokkas
  A small snake (D:6)
  45 bats
  36 rats
  20 toadstools
238 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 504 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | akhier, the Draconian Summoner, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 3/3
   593 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 15/20 MP: 1/4
   597 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Call Imp
   990 | D:2      | Reached skill level 5 in Summonings
  1101 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Unarmed Combat
  1587 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 14/26 MP: 1/5
  1681 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting
  2173 | D:3      | Noticed Jessica
  2190 | D:3      | Defeated Jessica
  2190 | D:3      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 30/33 MP: 1/8
  2552 | D:3      | Found a glowing drain.
  2586 | sewer    | Entered the sewers
  2602 | sewer    | Learned a level 3 spell: Call Canine Familiar
  2893 | sewer    | Reached XP level 5. HP: 38/38 MP: 9/9
  3253 | D:3      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
  3621 | D:4      | Noticed Teron's ghost (average DrIE)
  3640 | D:4      | Defeated Teron's ghost
  3640 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Traps & Doors
  3888 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  3953 | D:5      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 34/45 MP: 2/12
  3962 | D:5      | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
  4127 | D:5      | Noticed Prince Ribbit
  4145 | D:5      | Defeated Prince Ribbit
  4145 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Short Blades
  4302 | D:5      | Noticed Sigmund
  4490 | D:5      | Defeated Sigmund
  4578 | D:5      | Your scales start taking on a glossy black colour.
  4578 | D:5      | Gained mutation: You are resistant to electric shocks.
  4578 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 41/51 MP: 1/16
  5013 | D:6      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  5069 | D:6      | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
  5433 | D:6      | Reached skill level 6 in Summonings
  5678 | D:6      | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
  5925 | D:7      | Noticed Crazy Yiuf
  5932 | D:7      | Defeated Crazy Yiuf
  6043 | D:7      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  6075 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  6251 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Sif Muna the Loreminder
  6308 | D:8      | Noticed Blork the orc
  6629 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
  6629 | D:6      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 54/59 MP: 16/19
  6763 | D:7      | Learned a level 4 spell: Summon Ice Beast
  7419 | D:8      | Defeated Blork the orc
  7419 | D:8      | Acquired Sif Muna's first power
  7419 | D:8      | Reached skill level 1 in Ice Magic
  7942 | D:9      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 3 turns
  7946 | D:9      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  8586 | D:9      | Found Gatrua's Assorted Antiques.
  8610 | D:9      | Bought a scroll labeled GASIALA HUTTOLU for 28 gold pieces
  8782 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
  8872 | D:9      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  8875 | D:9      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  9003 | D:9      | Noticed Edmund
  9007 | D:9      | Defeated Edmund
  9007 | D:9      | Reached skill level 7 in Summonings
  9093 | D:9      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 66/66 MP: 21/21
  9332 | D:9      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 2 turns
  9615 | D:10     | You fall through a shaft!
  9615 | D:11     | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  9907 | D:11     | Found a portal to a secret trove of treasure.
 10475 | D:10     | Reached skill level 1 in Stabbing
 11341 | D:10     | Learned a level 4 spell: Summon Scorpions
 11556 | D:13     | Slain by a white ugly thing

[Taxus]

I'd recommend trying it with a race that has better aptitudes in spellcasting and summoning, and try to specialize in Summoning skill and Spellcasting. That way you will get more animals faster, and get access to the better summoning spells sooner. You can clear Lair with ice beasts, and you want to be able to cast it with little or no hunger if possible.

You have to get good at directing your swarm toward something, then running the opposite direction while they commit mayhem. For orc priests, as soon as you see one, retreat. Maybe some of your monsters will go after it and you can run. If they don't, once you are about to duck out of sight, you can use 't' to direct your mob toward it, then run away again.

After you get Recall, you can peek around a corner, see some monsters, and cast Recall. This brings about half your swarm around the corner, and you can direct them to attack, then retreat.

If you're good at doing all of that, that's all you need to win. I never got good enough to summon dragons, because I was an ogre, but that spell looks amazingly great. Horrible things are more than sufficient to clear Zot:5 quite easily. It only took me 3-4 rest/retreat cycles to clear the orb chamber.

edit: Did those ugly things get you when you went down a set of stairs? If you are surrounded by your summons, they will come with you when you go down a set of stairs, and absorb some of the hits by whatever is waiting for you. Then you go back up the stairs and draw a few enemies with you, and let the swarm handle them.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

   I went down with way too few summons which is clear to me, especially now that I look back on it and see I managed to get back to full mana before I died. Normally I try to have a good group of stuff around me but this time I skimped and ended up dead for it.

[Frumple]

Some of the things I noticed... vehy is probably a better god for non-mummy summoners. Some utility spells probably would have saved yer arse, as would a nice blast spell (IMB, ferex) -- sif would be better for the former, vehy for the latter. Vehy's casting assistance can be about as effective as Sif's miscast prevention, and anything with a food clock would probably rather be getting MP on kill rather than channeling, at least until they clean out th'hive.

You had an invis potion, ID'd, in your inventory. Ugly things don't see invis. Should have drank the invis, then read the TP scroll. Other thing you could have done was swap in the blowpipe and hit th'things with curare, after stepping away from the pair. North-east once, then into the corridor, probably would have been the best option if you were doing that. Never, ever, ever fight more than 1v1 if you can at all prevent it.

You should have turned off stabbing, definitely, and T&D probably -- at the very least, focusing on T&D was probably a bad idea. Just keep a few spammels around you to run over traps in your stead. Don't bother with stabbing if you don't have a reliable confusion or sleep source. Focus on fighting probably wasn't the best choice, either, especially with the fighting nerf. Just training is probably enough. Evocations and UC probably should have been off, at least until you got some decent buff spells to make melee safer.

Probably could have done without summon scorpions, honestly. And yeah, throwing up a few critters before you go down stairs is a good idea. Going back upstairs when you see stuff like a pair of ugly white things at clvl 9 is also an excellent idea

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

   Twas not a couple but a whole pack of like nine of them. I went upstairs and only two followed. The evocation came from being a black draconian as their random lighting breath while unpredictable is quite fun to watch. Thank you for the tips.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

Here is my current guy(still alive), any advice? I have all my spellbooks on me at the moment and I just finished clearing Hive sans poison resistance.

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 Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.9.0-15-g1b13fe2 character file.

akhier the Summoner (Red Draconian Summoner)       Turns: 18507, Time: 02:19:38

HP  84/84        AC 13     Str 18      XL: 12   Next: 35%
MP  21/30        EV 14     Int 19      God: Vehumet [*****.]
Gold 311         SH  0     Dex 13      Spells: 10 memorised,  4 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : .    q - +6,+5 short sword (drain)
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : . .  t - +2 orc robe
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : +    (shield restricted)
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    (helmet restricted)
Res.Poison: .       Clarity    : .    T - +1 cloak
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    (gloves unavailable)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    (boots unavailable)
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    l - amulet of conservation
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    H - +6 ring of strength
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: +    D - ring of protection from magic

@: quite resistant to hostile enchantments, fairly stealthy
A: breathe fire, unfitting armour, antennae 1, fire resistance 1, Str +1
a: Breathe Fire, Renounce Religion


You are on level 2 of the Hive.
You worship Vehumet.
Vehumet is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 4 branches of the dungeon, and seen 22 of its levels.
You have visited 1 portal chamber: bailey.

You have collected 1318 gold pieces.
You have spent 1027 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 q - a +6,+5 short sword of draining (weapon)
 F - an uncursed blowgun
 I - an uncursed orcish dagger of venom (quivered)
 K - the +1,+3 spear "Suenk" {speed, rC++ Stlth++}
   (You found it on level 13 of the Dungeon)   
   
   Attacks with this weapon take half as long, but cause slightly less damage.
   
   
   It greatly protects you from cold.
   It makes you much more stealthy.
Missiles
 m - 5 poisoned needles
 o - 18 poisoned +2 needles
 G - 20 poisoned needles
Armour
 t - a +2 orcish robe (worn)
 T - a +1 cloak (worn)
Magical devices
 c - a wand of fire {zapped: 1}
 g - a wand of magic darts
 i - a wand of magic darts (7)
 n - a wand of enslavement (20)
 v - a wand of cold {zapped: 5}
 z - a wand of draining {zapped: 3}
 Q - a wand of cold
Comestibles
 x - 12 royal jellies
 y - 21 honeycombs
Scrolls
 d - 2 scrolls of blinking
 f - a scroll of magic mapping
 h - 6 scrolls of teleportation
 j - 2 scrolls of detect curse
 p - 3 scrolls of remove curse
 r - 2 scrolls of immolation
Jewellery
 k - an uncursed amulet of guardian spirit
 l - an amulet of conservation (around neck)
 u - an uncursed ring of ice
 D - a ring of protection from magic (left hand)
 H - a +6 ring of strength (right hand)
 U - an uncursed ring of life protection
Potions
 e - 9 potions of healing
 w - 3 potions of brilliance
 E - 2 potions of restore abilities
 J - a potion of berserk rage
 L - 3 potions of heal wounds
 M - a potion of resistance
 N - a potion of might
 O - 2 potions of cure mutation
Books
 a - a book of Morphology   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Sticks to Snakes                   Transmutation                2
   Petrify                            Transmutation/Earth          4
   Polymorph Other                    Hexes/Transmutation          4
   Cigotuvi's Degeneration            Transmutation/Necromancy     5
   Ignite Poison                      Fire/Transmutation           5
 b - a book of Callings   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Summon Small Mammals              Summoning                    1
   *Call Imp                          Summoning                    2
   *Call Canine Familiar              Summoning                    3
   Summon Scorpions                   Summoning/Poison             4
   *Summon Ice Beast                  Ice/Summoning                4
 s - Ashenzari's Volume of Culinary Dark Arts
   (You found it on level 3 of the Dungeon)   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Animate Skeleton                   Necromancy                   1
 A - a book of Changes   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Fulsome Distillation               Transmutation/Necromancy     1
   Sticks to Snakes                   Transmutation                2
   Evaporate                          Fire/Transmutation           2
   Spider Form                        Transmutation/Poison         3
   Ice Form                           Ice/Transmutation            4
   Blade Hands                        Transmutation                5
 B - a book of Party Tricks   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Summon Butterflies                Summoning                    1
   Apportation                        Translocation                1
   Projected Noise                    Hexes                        2
   *Blink                             Translocation                2
   Levitation                         Charms/Air                   2
   Alistair's Intoxication            Transmutation/Poison         4
 C - a book of Burglary   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Apportation                        Translocation                1
   Swiftness                          Charms/Air                   2
   Passwall                           Transmutation/Earth          3
   Control Teleport                   Charms/Translocation         4
   Lee's Rapid Deconstruction         Earth                        5
   Passage of Golubria                Translocation                4
   Darkness                           Hexes                        7
 P - the Handbook of the Escort
   (You acquired it in the bailey)   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Summon Butterflies                Summoning                    1
   *Summon Small Mammals              Summoning                    1
   *Call Imp                          Summoning                    2
   *Recall                            Summoning/Translocation      3
   *Summon Elemental                  Summoning                    4
   *Summon Ugly Thing                 Summoning                    6
 R - a book of Summonings {god gift}   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Abjuration                         Summoning                    3
   *Recall                            Summoning/Translocation      3
   *Summon Elemental                  Summoning                    4
   *Shadow Creatures                  Summoning                    5
   Summon Demon                       Summoning                    5
   *Summon Ugly Thing                 Summoning                    6


   Skills:
 + Level 2 Fighting
 - Level 1 Short Blades
 + Level 5 Dodging
 - Level 2 Stealth
 - Level 1 Stabbing
 + Level 1 Traps & Doors
 - Level 1 Unarmed Combat
 * Level 12 Spellcasting
 * Level 13 Summonings
 + Level 1 Translocations
 + Level 6 Ice Magic
 + Level 2 Evocations


You have 4 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Summon Small Mammals  Summ           #####        Excellent   1    None
b - Call Imp              Summ           #######...   Excellent   2    None
c - Call Canine Familiar  Summ           #######...   Excellent   3    None
d - Summon Ice Beast      Ice/Summ       ######....   Excellent   4    Strawberry
e - Summon Butterflies    Summ           #######..    Excellent   1    None
f - Recall                Tloc/Summ      N/A          Excellent   3    None
g - Summon Ugly Thing     Summ           #######...   Excellent   6    Honeycomb
h - Summon Elemental      Summ           #######...   Excellent   4    Strawberry
i - Shadow Creatures      Summ           N/A          Excellent   5    Honeycomb
j - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          Great       2    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (15/27)            Temple (1/1) D:4             Orc (4/4) D:8
    Elf (0/5) Orc:4          Hive (2/2) D:12       
  Lair: D:8-13       Vault: D:14-19     

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

Shops:
D:10: *  D:14: !

Portals:
Ziggurat: D:10 (4680 gp)


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You can breathe blasts of fire.
Your fiery red scales are hard (AC +7).
Your body does not fit into most forms of armour.
Your flesh is heat resistant.
You have a pair of small antennae on your head.
Your muscles are strong (Str +1).


Message History

You enter the shallow water.
Moving in this stuff is going to be slow.
There is some shallow water here.
Casting: Blink
Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
You blink.
You enter the shallow water.
Moving in this stuff is going to be slow.
There is some shallow water here.
Casting: Blink
Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells.
You blink.
(D) Dungeon        (T) Temple         (O) Orcish Mines   (E) Elven Halls   
(H) Hive           
Where to? (Enter - Hive:2 @ (x,y), ? - help)
Okay, then.
Save game and exit?
Welcome back, akhier the Red Draconian Summoner.
Vehumet says: Let it end in hellfire!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  4 orc knights (Port)
  An unseen horror (D:14)
  A slime creature (D:13)
  A sky beast (D:11)
  A hippogriff (D:
  2 orc warriors
  11 killer bees
  2 giant frogs
  2 ogres
  3 ice beasts
  A hound zombie (D:6)
  6 orc priests
  7 orc wizards
  2 scorpions
  4 hounds
  4 snakes
  4 iguanas
  3 gnolls (D:4)
  A snake skeleton (D:5)
  A giant mite (D:3)
  2 worms
  A bat skeleton (D:4)
  5 giant geckos
  37 orcs
  3 giant cockroaches
  12 hobgoblins
  4 jackals
  A small snake (D:4)
  9 bats
  4 giant newts
  11 goblins
  3 killer bee larvae
  13 kobolds
  5 quokkas
  11 rats
  4 ballistomycetes
  2 fungi (D:12)
  9 toadstools
197 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  Rupert (D:15)
  Jozef (D:10)
  Josephine (D:11)
  Erica (D:15)
  Harold (D:15)
  Nessos (D:12)
  A centaur warrior (D:15)
  Erolcha (D:
  An orc sorcerer (Orc:4)
  3 hill giants
  A cyclops (D:15)
  An eye of devastation (D:14)
  A weapon mimic (D:13)
  7 slime creatures
  Psyche (D:
  6 ugly things
  A hill giant skeleton (D:15)
  A giant toad skeleton (D:15)
  2 queen bees
  3 trolls
  3 giant toads
  A redback zombie (D:14)
  A wyvern (D:9)
  2 hungry ghosts
  10 yaks
  A fire crab zombie (D:11)
  2 hippogriffs
  A soldier ant (D:15)
  2 war dogs (D:13)
  A manticore (D:12)
  11 orc warriors
  2 giant goldfish zombies (D:
  A cyclops skeleton (D:14)
  A yak zombie (D:14)
  2 phantoms (D:12)
  An ice beast (D:5)
  A sky beast (D:
  3 centaurs
  5 giant goldfish
  A yellow wasp (D:12)
  2 big kobolds
  4 wargs
  A brain worm (D:11)
  A crocodile (D:12)
  2 giant frogs (D:11)
  A two-headed ogre zombie (D:12)
  An earth elemental (D:13)
  Blork the orc (D:7)
  A water moccasin skeleton (D:6)
  A basilisk skeleton (D:11)
  9 ogres
  158 killer bees
  4 jellyfish (Hive:2)
  2 electric eels (D:11)
  A quasit (D:7)
  7 big fish (Hive:2)
  7 imps
  7 hounds
  2 big kobold skeletons (D:14)
  A hound zombie (D:5)
  A shadow (D:13)
  8 orc priests
  6 scorpions
  3 hound skeletons
  5 iguanas
  9 orc wizards
  3 jellies
  A goliath beetle zombie (D:11)
  6 worker ants
  A snake zombie (D:7)
  An iguana skeleton (D:4)
  4 snakes
  3 giant mites
  A snake skeleton (D:11)
  A worm (D:2)
  2 giant geckos
  75 orcs
  11 bats
  7 goblins
  10 hobgoblins
  A jackal (D:3)
  11 kobolds
  An ooze (D:13)
  A giant gecko skeleton (D:4)
  A giant newt (D:3)
  A giant spore (D:
  A hobgoblin zombie (D:6)
  3 illusory rakshasas (D:15)
  30 killer bee larvae
  A kobold zombie (D:5)
  An orc skeleton (D:12)
  An orc zombie (Orc:4)
  A quokka (D:
  A quokka skeleton (D:9)
  4 rats
  A plant (Hive:2)
  2 toadstools
521 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  3 very ugly things (Hive:2)
  16 slime creatures
  7 ugly things
  121 ice beasts
  2 war dogs
  21 killer bees
  3 imps
  An orc wizard (Orc:4)
  10 hounds
  A shadow imp (D:4)
  3 white imps
  9 grey rats
  20 jackals
  11 bats
  A giant spore (D:7)
  A goblin (Orc:3)
  5 killer bee larvae
  4 kobolds
  7 quokkas
  12 rats
  18 butterflies
  2 plants (Hive:2)
  34 toadstools
312 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 1030 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | akhier, the Draconian Summoner, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 14/14 MP: 3/3
   542 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 5/20 MP: 1/4
   553 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Call Imp
  1033 | D:1      | Reached skill level 5 in Summonings
  1482 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Unarmed Combat
  1676 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 26/26 MP: 0/5
  1968 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting
  2366 | D:3      | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
  2375 | D:3      | Got a yellowed book
  2468 | D:3      | Identified Ashenzari's Volume of Culinary Dark Arts (You found it on level 3 of the Dungeon)
  2472 | D:3      | Learned a level 3 spell: Call Canine Familiar
  2862 | D:3      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 33/33 MP: 8/8
  3078 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  3316 | D:4      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  3337 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  3531 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Vehumet
  3577 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Short Blades
  3700 | D:4      | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
  3764 | D:4      | Reached skill level 1 in Stabbing
  3764 | D:4      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 25/38 MP: 9/9
  4642 | D:4      | Reached skill level 6 in Summonings
  4835 | D:5      | Acquired Vehumet's first power
  4927 | D:5      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 34/45 MP: 1/12
  5265 | D:5      | Your scales start taking on a fiery red colour.
  5265 | D:5      | Gained mutation: Your flesh is heat resistant.
  5265 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 36/50 MP: 4/16
  5592 | D:6      | Gained mutation: Your muscles are strong (Str +1).
  5684 | D:6      | Learned a level 4 spell: Summon Ice Beast
  5957 | D:6      | Acquired Vehumet's second power
  6066 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
  6114 | D:6      | Reached skill level 7 in Summonings
  6654 | D:7      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 58/58 MP: 12/19
  6681 | D:7      | Reached skill level 1 in Traps & Doors
  6681 | D:7      | Reached skill level 1 in Ice Magic
  6702 | D:7      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  6705 | D:8      | Noticed Psyche
  6709 | D:8      | Noticed Erolcha
  6724 | D:8      | Defeated Psyche
  6769 | D:8      | Defeated Erolcha
  6774 | D:8      | Reached skill level 8 in Summonings
  6821 | D:8      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
  6844 | D:8      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 57/63 MP: 21/21
  6860 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
  7704 | Orc:3    | Acquired Vehumet's third power
  7888 | Orc:4    | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
  7935 | Orc:4    | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
  8076 | Orc:4    | Reached skill level 9 in Summonings
  8294 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
  8492 | D:8      | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
  8761 | D:7      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
  8806 | D:7      | Noticed Blork the orc
  8833 | D:7      | Defeated Blork the orc
  8850 | D:7      | Found a deep blue altar of Sif Muna.
  8974 | D:8      | Acquired Vehumet's fourth power
  8979 | D:8      | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
  9420 | D:9      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 64/71 MP: 19/23
  9520 | D:10     | Found Ghopuy's General Store.
  9531 | D:10     | Bought a potion of degeneration for 28 gold pieces
  9531 | D:10     | Bought a scroll of enchant weapon I for 77 gold pieces
  9538 | D:10     | Found a gateway to a ziggurat.
  9960 | D:9      | You fall through a shaft!
 10671 | D:10     | Reached skill level 10 in Summonings
 10723 | D:10     | Noticed Jozef
 10742 | D:10     | Defeated Jozef
 10897 | D:11     | Noticed Josephine
 10908 | D:11     | Defeated Josephine
 11027 | D:10     | Learned a level 1 spell: Summon Butterflies
 12029 | D:12     | Noticed a queen bee
 12050 | D:12     | Defeated a queen bee
 12076 | D:12     | Reached skill level 11 in Summonings
 12120 | D:12     | Found a staircase to the Hive.
 12146 | D:12     | Noticed Nessos
 12166 | D:12     | Defeated Nessos
 12166 | D:12     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 42/77 MP: 6/27
 12823 | D:12     | Reached skill level 10 in Spellcasting
 12823 | D:12     | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
 12949 | D:12     | You fall through a shaft!
 12949 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 12969 | D:15     | Noticed Rupert
 12987 | D:15     | Defeated Rupert
 13010 | D:15     | Noticed Erica
 13019 | D:15     | Defeated Erica
 13066 | D:15     | Noticed Harold
 13073 | D:15     | Defeated Harold
 13139 | D:15     | Reached skill level 5 in Ice Magic
 13500 | D:14     | Reached skill level 12 in Summonings
 13669 | D:14     | Found Heedora's Distillery.
 13959 | D:14     | Bought a potion of healing for 30 gold pieces
 13959 | D:14     | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 45 gold pieces
 13959 | D:14     | Bought a potion of healing for 30 gold pieces
 13959 | D:14     | Bought a potion of healing for 30 gold pieces
 13959 | D:14     | Bought a potion of healing for 30 gold pieces
 13959 | D:14     | Bought a potion of healing for 30 gold pieces
 13959 | D:14     | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 45 gold pieces
 13959 | D:14     | Bought a potion of heal wounds for 45 gold pieces
 13959 | D:14     | Bought a potion of agility for 37 gold pieces
 13959 | D:14     | Bought 2 potions of might for 75 gold pieces
 13959 | D:14     | Bought a potion of cure mutation for 525 gold pieces
 14192 | D:14     | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
 14296 | D:13     | Found a flagged portal.
 14304 | D:13     | Got a steaming spear
 14305 | D:13     | Identified the +1,+3 spear "Suenk" (You found it on level 13 of the Dungeon)
 14309 | bailey   | Entered the bailey
 14927 | bailey   | Reached XP level 12. HP: 58/84 MP: 4/29
 14959 | bailey   | Identified a scroll of acquirement
 14960 | bailey   | Got a droning book
 14961 | bailey   | Identified the Handbook of the Escort (You acquired it in the bailey)
 14965 | bailey   | Learned a level 3 spell: Recall
 14972 | bailey   | Learned a level 6 spell: Summon Ugly Thing
 14977 | bailey   | Learned a level 4 spell: Summon Elemental
 14999 | D:13     | Noticed an earth elemental
 15028 | D:13     | Defeated an earth elemental
 15595 | D:12     | Noticed Maurice
 15747 | Hive:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Hive
 16356 | Hive:1   | Gained mutation: You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
 16356 | Hive:1   | Lost mutation: You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
 16356 | Hive:1   | Gained mutation: You have a pair of small antennae on your head.
 16460 | Hive:2   | Entered Level 2 of the Hive
 16671 | Hive:2   | Reached skill level 13 in Summonings
 17114 | Hive:2   | Received a gift from Vehumet
 17122 | Hive:2   | Learned a level 5 spell: Shadow Creatures
 18408 | Hive:2   | Reached skill level 1 in Translocations
 18454 | Hive:2   | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink

[Frumple]

Swiftness, abjuration, levitation, apportation, possibly spider form, in that order. You want those. You especially want swiftness, and you want swiftness now. You could probably dump call imp or canine familiar (preferably the latter -- call imp has more utility) for it, at this point. You'll definitely want apportation when you get ready to go rune hunting. It can save you some grief, as it can pick up runes. E: If you dump canine familiar, you could get swiftness, abjuration, and levitation or apportation. Do this. E2: Get rid of summon elemental. You need sufficient training in the particular elemental school to summon non-hostile ones with any reliability. Vehy'll start giving you conj books fairly soon, I think. Replace it with throw icicle or IMB.

You might want to find somewhere to stash the cure mutation potions, as I've been told those can viciously mutate you if they shatter in your inventory.

I'd be kiting with the venom dagger instead of using the draining shortsword -- drained enemies give less XP =(

Otherwise, you seem to be doing mostly alright. I'd definitely suggest turning back around and going through the lair. You've got plenty of power to take it down, especially if you pick up swiftness to avoid getting hydra-eaten or whatever. That you went to orc 4 before even touching the lair is slightly crazy, honestly. Orc's more dangerous than the lair, 90% of the time. Anyway, if you've cleared the mines, you can and definitely should go clear the lair.