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[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

   I don't actually really use the long sword, its just the highest enchanted item I have. It started quite decent and then when I was testing scrolls it got hit with both I, II, and III bumping it up a to its present form. Venom dagger though has merits as it causes poison and all. I also have some random weapons stored at temple. Mostly stuff like poison weapons and such because I would pick up any weapons that identified and worried me that they may be picked up by an enemy and used against me. Thanks for the tip on draining though, I did not know it lost me xp.

   As for orc versus lair, I actually find orc easier for me. Till the fourth floor when I hit a sorcerer cluster everything but the priests was easily screened by some dogs and ice beasts. Most of the guys in orc tend not to blink around so they don't get behind my summons. Lair has all kinds of nasty tricks in it, or maybe I just suck at lair. I do agree I should go back and do it though I probably would have forgotten about it if you had not mentioned it.

[namad]

so far I'm having a lot of trouble playing ASCII because there is no minimap...

and i'm having a lot of trouble playing webtiles because it's .... SOOOO LAGGY ! and buggy! it freezes... runs slow... stops responding, ick ... now i know why people prefer online ascii over online webtiles...

only scored 19points my first day i did start a week late though so... hopefully I'll score some more in the upcoming week, and maybe webtiles will lag less or I'll adjust to playing without a minimap and checking the map function more often so i don't get lost...





how do you do a character dump like that? also... you know too many summoning spells which are often redundant across eachother being similar ... and like others have said you need more utility spells

[Frumple]

Actually, each summon spell has a fairly distinct usage, similar to how the varying conj spells progress and differ. You can get by as a summoner using only and entirely summoning spells, it'd just be a bit harder than if you diversify a bit. The only real overlap in Akhier's spell list was, maybe, summon elemental and ice beast, and spammals and butterflies.

Even with those, though, there's distinct usages and scenarios where one is more useful than the other. Summon elemental can be much more versatile than ice beast if you've got the elemental schools to call multiple types safely, ferex.

Spammals and butterflies both fill the 'arrowcatcher' slot, but spammals have the distinction of occasionally taking more than one hit to kill and actually attacking things, while being less effective as arrowcatchers qua arrowcatchers.

Even canine familiar has a particular use to it, namely as one of the harder hitting low-tier summon spells (via wardogs/wargs and hounds, to a lesser degree). The only reason I suggest dumping it now is because call imp is more likely to produce something semi-difficult to kill, and has better utility via shadow imp undead raising, and the hit-hard summon slot is filled by ice beast, ugly thing, and possibly shadow creatures (if Akh's in the right area.).

Summon elemental has to go, though. Akh's not got a single elemental school high enough to reliably summon any of them.

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

   Butterflies are the best arrow catchers as it summons a lot of them so even if the opponents are knocking a few out a turn you can still fill the area. Mammals is more of a corridor delay tactic at this point as well as random back up to fill in any gaps in the wall while low on mana. Canines are a hungry mans ice beasts right now as I can cast it without any hunger. Imps are more of a joker card and I prefer not relying on them, especially not for locking down enemies as the normal type blinks but to offset that the ice ones have a ranged attack and the shadow imps raise the dead which being raised and not summoned actually stay around till killed. The elemental summoning is just random and I think I used it at some point after falling down a shaft to shortcut to some stairs. Ice beasts are what I use the most at the moment though shadow creatures basically made Hive 2 easy mode as each casting generally summoned 3 to 6 bees. Ugly things where good in Hive before I got the god gift book with shadow creatures, the only thing is that it would occasionally summon hostile ugly things, is that only temporary till I get some skill high enough or is there always that chance?

[Frumple]

It'll always have that chance, though the chance probably reduces with spellpower. Higher spellpower mostly gives a chance to summon a very ugly thing instead.

Anyway, here's the numbers on summon elemental. You really don't want to be casting that right now

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

Meh, poor mans digging implement. If I remember right I think I used it to get around a yak herd. One earth elemental was small stuff compared to a lot of yaks spread out in a very big room.

[namad]

i stayed up all night playing and webtiles isn't lagging anymore ...maybe its time of day dependent the lag? anyways i've almost cleared the lair for the first time in the tournament now this character is feeling pretty invisible with 30ac and damage shaving and nearly full elvyion piety only issue is i've been chugging my perma food like a madman fortunately I can always do the hive (trying to find rP before I go though)  I've had many near deaths but this character has more defense than any other character i've played so far offline or online



feel free to give me some playtips while I am away from my computer for my next play session... I've got a crummy book of ice and unread book a book of spatial somethings, and some assorted scrolls/potions/permafood oh and an artifact sling back in a stash somewhere (i'm working up apportion so I can strip down and use it to get a couple items from one spot i've already found that requires either dig or apportation... not sure I plan to branch out into any spellcasting normally at all ever tho because this plate armor is kinda fun so far)

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

namad the Faith Healer (Deep Dwarf Healer)         Turns: 22512, Time: 03:07:40

HP  84/113 (114) AC 30     Str 18 (20) XL: 13   Next: 15%
MP  27/27        EV  8     Int 14      God: Elyvilon [*****.]
Gold 548         SH 25     Dex  8 (9)  Spells:  2 memorised, 17 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : +    u - +5 whip of the Sea {slash, rC++ SInv}
Res.Cold  : + + .   Warding    : . .  K - +6 dwarf plate mail
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .    I - +1 dwarf shield
Res.Acid. : + . .   Res.Corr.  : +    B - +0 helmet
Res.Poison: .       Clarity    : .    r - +2 cloak
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    q - +0 pair of gloves
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    F - +0 pair of boots
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    x - amulet of resist corrosion
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    E - +3 ring of evasion
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    V - ring of sustenance

@: non-regenerating, quite resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely
unstealthy
A: damage resistance, sense surroundings 2, slow healing 3, Str -1, Int -1, Dex
-1
a: Device Recharging, Lesser Healing, Lesser Self-Healing, Divine Protection,
Purification, Greater Healing, Greater Self-Healing, Restoration, Divine Vigour,
Renounce Religion


You are on level 5 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Elyvilon.
Elyvilon is exalted by your worship.
You are not hungry.

You have visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and seen 18 of its levels.
You have visited 3 portal chambers: sewer, ice cave, spiders nest.

You have collected 1137 gold pieces.
You have spent 689 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 u - the +5,+5 whip of the Sea (weapon) {slash, rC++ SInv}
   (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It inflicts extra damage upon your enemies.
   
   
   It greatly protects you from cold.
   It enhances your eyesight.
 w - a glowing elven whip
 C - a chunky great sword
Missiles
 l - 46 stones (quivered)
Armour
 f - the +1 robe "Pnuevatt" {+Rage rElec}
   (You found it on level 11 of the Dungeon)   
   
   
   It insulates you from electricity.
   It lets you go berserk.
 q - a +0 pair of gloves (worn)
 r - a +2 cloak (worn)
 A - a +2 robe
 B - a +0 helmet (worn)
 F - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
 I - a +1 dwarven shield (worn)
 K - a +6 dwarven plate mail (worn)
Magical devices
 b - a wand of healing (3)
 c - a wand of fire {empty}
 e - a runed bronze wand {zapped: 2} {tried}
 t - a wand of magic darts {empty}
 v - a wand of slowing {empty}
 N - a wand of cold {empty}
 R - a wand of frost {zapped: 10}
 U - a wand of lightning {empty}
Scrolls
 a - a scroll of teleportation
 g - a scroll of recharging
 m - a scroll of amnesia
 p - 2 scrolls of fear
 y - 3 scrolls of fog
Jewellery
 j - a sparkling lead amulet
 s - an uncursed ring of teleportation
 x - an amulet of resist corrosion (around neck)
 D - an uncursed amulet of rage
 E - a +3 ring of evasion (right hand)
 V - a ring of sustenance (left hand)
 X - an uncursed ring of protection from fire
Potions
 i - a potion of levitation
 n - a white potion
 M - 2 potions of speed
 P - a potion of magic
 S - 2 potions of agility
 T - 6 potions of healing
 W - 2 oily black potions
 Y - 2 potions of water
Books
 o - a hardcover book
 z - a book of Spatial Translocations   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Apportation                       Translocation                1
   Portal Projectile                  Translocation                2
   *Blink                             Translocation                2
   Shroud of Golubria                 Charms/Translocation         2
   Teleport Other                     Translocation                3
   Passage of Golubria                Translocation                4
   Control Teleport                   Charms/Translocation         4
Magical staves
 k - an uncursed weird glowing staff
Miscellaneous
 d - a small ebony casket
 h - a plain deck of cards


   Skills:
 + Level 8 Fighting
 - Level 1 Axes
 - Level 8 Maces & Flails
 + Level 10 Armour
 - Level 2 Dodging
 - Level 1 Stealth
 + Level 9 Shields
 - Level 1 Traps & Doors
 - Level 1 Unarmed Combat
 - Level 4 Spellcasting
 - Level 3 Translocations
 - Level 19 Invocations
 - Level 1 Evocations


You have 17 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Success   Level  Hunger
a - Apportation           Tloc           ###.......   Useless     1    None
b - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          Useless     2    Strawberry


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (13/27)            Temple (0/1) D:7             Orc (0/4) D:8
   Lair (5/8) D:13          Swamp (0/5) Lair:3       Shoals (0/5) Lair:4
   Hive (0/2) D:11       

Altars:
Jiyva

Shops:
D:5: ?[/  D:12: ?


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are resistant to damage.
You can recharge devices by infusing magical energy.
You passively map the area around you.
You do not heal naturally.
You are clumsy (Dex -1).
You are dopey (Int -1).
You are weak (Str -1).


Message History

Your unstable footing causes you to fumble your attack.
There is some shallow water here.
There is some shallow water here.
There is some shallow water here.
There is some shallow water here.
There is some shallow water here.
There is some shallow water here.
There is some shallow water here.
Your unstable footing causes you to fumble your attack.
There is some shallow water here.
You see here 18 arrows.
You offer a prayer to Elyvilon.
The 18 arrows shimmer wildly and break into pieces.
Elyvilon is exalted by your worship.
Welcome back, namad the Deep Dwarf Healer.
Elyvilon says: Go forth and aid the weak!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.
Welcome back, namad the Deep Dwarf Healer.
Elyvilon says: Go forth and aid the weak!
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  An acid blob (Lair:5)
  3 death oozes (Lair:5)
  2 hill giants
  A griffon zombie (D:13)
  The ghost of namad the Agnostic, an experienced DDHe (D:6)
  Grinder (D:5)
  6 brown oozes (Lair:5)
  A two-headed ogre (D:11)
  A giant toad (D:11)
  5 yaks
  A wraith (D:12)
  A hippogriff (D:11)
  A necrophage (D:12)
  Menkaure (D:6)
  3 ogres
  A phantom (D:7)
  A centaur (D:9)
  2 wolves (Port)
  3 big kobolds
  A tarantella (Port)
  5 giant frogs
  2 jellyfish
  9 wights
  4 imps
  5 hounds
  A hound zombie (D:6)
  A big kobold skeleton (D:4)
  2 hound skeletons
  3 orc priests
  An iguana (D:7)
  9 orc wizards
  A scorpion (Port)
  4 worker ants
  A worker ant zombie (D:6)
  2 porcupines
  A worm zombie (D:9)
  Ijyb (D:2)
  12 jellies
  A green rat (Lair:4)
  An iguana zombie (D:11)
  A snake zombie (D:
  2 giant centipedes
  13 snakes
  A giant mite (D:9)
  3 worms
  A grey rat (Port)
  A bat skeleton (D:5)
  7 oozes
  9 orcs
  13 bats
  11 goblins
  11 hobgoblins
  5 jackals
  5 quokkas
  2 small snakes
  5 giant cockroaches
  4 giant geckos
  9 giant newts
  A hobgoblin skeleton (D:11)
  15 kobolds
  An orc skeleton (D:12)
  16 rats
  9 ballistomycetes
  5 fungi
  4 plants
  8 toadstools
265 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A centaur warrior (D:11)
  2 emperor scorpions (Port)
  An ice statue (Port)
  A cyclops (D:11)
  3 wolf spiders (Port)
  13 polar bears
  A redback (Port)
  13 yaks
  3 jumping spiders (Port)
  8 ice beasts (Port)
  A yellow wasp (D:9)
  3 tarantellas (Port)
  A crocodile (Lair:5)
  20 wolves
  3 killer bees (D:12)
  A jellyfish (Lair:5)
  2 electric eels
  A big fish (Lair:4)
  3 orc priests
  A worker ant (D:9)
  An orc wizard (D:
  A porcupine (Lair:5)
  12 scorpions (Port)
  2 jellies (Lair:5)
  A green rat (Lair:3)
  A snake (D:9)
  14 giant centipedes (Port)
  A giant mite (D:5)
  A worm (D:
  An ooze (Lair:5)
  A giant gecko (D:5)
  16 orcs
  A giant cockroach (D:2)
  3 goblins
  4 hobgoblins
  7 jackals
  10 kobolds
  4 bats
  3 giant spores
  A quokka (D:
  3 rats
  A small snake (D:9)
  3 plants (Lair:5)
  13 toadstools
187 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 452 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
     0 | D:1      | namad, the Deep Dwarf Healer, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 19/19 MP: 2/2
   165 | D:1      | Reached skill level 6 in Invocations
   252 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 13/26 MP: 5/5
  1306 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Unarmed Combat
  1306 | D:2      | Reached skill level 7 in Invocations
  1353 | D:2      | Noticed Ijyb
  1453 | D:2      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 25/32 MP: 7/7
  2074 | D:2      | Defeated Ijyb
  2074 | D:2      | Reached skill level 1 in Stealth
  2584 | D:3      | Reached skill level 1 in Maces & Flails
  2584 | D:3      | Reached skill level 8 in Invocations
  2584 | D:3      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 26/40 MP: 7/10
  3511 | D:3      | Reached skill level 1 in Armour
  4368 | D:4      | Acquired Elyvilon's third power
  4606 | D:4      | Got a slimy whip
  4607 | D:4      | Identified the whip of the Sea {slash, rC++ SInv} (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)
  5059 | D:4      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 24/46 MP: 12/12
  5428 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  5430 | D:5      | Found Ughyranono's Magical Wand Boutique.
  5432 | D:5      | Found Zouseaz's Armour Shoppe.
  5476 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Axes
  5476 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Traps & Doors
  5968 | D:5      | Found Duecw's Magic Scroll Shop.
  6000 | D:5      | Bought a scroll of recharging for 77 gold pieces
  6043 | D:5      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 54/54 MP: 11/15
  6259 | D:5      | Found a glowing drain.
  6277 | sewer    | Entered the sewers
  6366 | sewer    | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
  6412 | sewer    | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  6480 | sewer    | Acquired Elyvilon's fourth power
  6786 | D:5      | Noticed Grinder
  6798 | D:5      | Defeated Grinder
  6798 | D:5      | Reached skill level 9 in Invocations
  6798 | D:5      | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations
  6798 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 33/60 MP: 16/18
  7370 | D:6      | Noticed Menkaure
  7410 | D:6      | Defeated Menkaure
  7918 | D:6      | Noticed namad's ghost (experienced DDHe)
  7961 | D:6      | Defeated namad's ghost
  7961 | D:6      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 28/69 MP: 19/19
  8048 | D:7      | Noticed Sigmund
  8607 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Maces & Flails
  8660 | D:7      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  9425 | D:8      | Reached skill level 10 in Invocations
  9722 | D:7      | Gained mutation: You passively map the area around you.
  9722 | D:7      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 42/75 MP: 20/20
 10197 | D:7      | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1).
 10356 | D:8      | Reached skill level 11 in Invocations
 10681 | D:9      | Reached skill level 12 in Invocations
 11011 | D:9      | Reached skill level 1 in Spellcasting
 11202 | D:9      | Reached skill level 13 in Invocations
 11478 | D:8      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 11523 | D:8      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 64/82 MP: 22/22
 11698 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 12054 | D:10     | Noticed Urug
 12194 | D:11     | Got a ripped robe
 12481 | D:11     | Reached skill level 14 in Invocations
 12543 | D:11     | Identified the +1 robe "Pnuevatt" (You found it on level 11 of the Dungeon)
 12835 | D:5      | Bought a +1 dwarven plate mail for 546 gold pieces
 13425 | D:11     | Reached skill level 5 in Armour
 13506 | D:11     | Reached skill level 15 in Invocations
 13935 | D:11     | Found a staircase to the Hive.
 14305 | D:11     | Learned a level 1 spell: Apportation
 14308 | D:11     | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
 14535 | D:12     | Reached skill level 5 in Shields
 14635 | D:12     | Noticed Psyche
 14833 | D:12     | Reached XP level 11. HP: 70/91 MP: 20/23
 14903 | D:12     | Lost mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1).
 15217 | D:12     | Noticed Sonja
 15257 | D:12     | Reached skill level 1 in Translocations
 15285 | D:12     | Noticed Josephine
 15288 | D:12     | Reached skill level 16 in Invocations
 15383 | D:12     | Found Stofetso's Magic Scroll Emporium.
 15385 | D:12     | Bought a scroll of enchant armour for 66 gold pieces
 15626 | D:13     | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting
 15642 | D:13     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 15667 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 15910 | Lair:1   | Got a crystal sling
 15994 | Lair:1   | Gained mutation: Your muscles are strong, but stiff (Str +1, Dex -1).
 15994 | Lair:1   | Lost mutation: Your muscles are strong, but stiff (Str +1, Dex -1).
 15994 | Lair:1   | Gained mutation: You are clumsy (Dex -1).
 16113 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 17 in Invocations
 16436 | Lair:2   | Acquired Elyvilon's fifth power
 16850 | Lair:2   | Identified the cursed sling "Orb Guardian's Foe" {venom, +Blink} (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
 17124 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 18 in Invocations
 17289 | Lair:3   | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 17810 | Lair:4   | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
 18573 | Lair:4   | Found a frozen archway.
 18595 | Lair:4   | Reached XP level 12. HP: 48/100 MP: 23/26
 18666 | IceCv    | Entered an ice cave
 19384 | IceCv    | Gained mutation: You are dopey (Int -1).
 19384 | IceCv    | Gained mutation: You are weak (Str -1).
 19469 | IceCv    | Reached skill level 19 in Invocations
 21207 | Lair:5   | Found a crumbling entrance.
 21220 | Spider   | Entered a spider's nest
 21310 | Spider   | Reached skill level 10 in Armour
 21496 | Spider   | Got a sparkling lead amulet
 21500 | Spider   | Got a chunky great sword
 21701 | Lair:5   | Reached XP level 13. HP: 79/110 MP: 27/27
 21815 | Lair:5   | Found a viscous altar of Jiyva.

[huhu]

Reading the Summoner discussion here yesterday, I decided to try a Kenku and a Felid Summoner. Kenku wasn't too bad, but died a bit too easily. Even a few levels in, mediocre enemies could still one-shot him with some luck. Felid went a bit better already. It's easy to spam high-level summons when you can eat chunks anytime. I suppose there will be problems with the resistances later, but at least early on it seems like the easiest Felid class I've yet tried. Bit like a DE with trading some magic and almost all equipment for some melee ability, covering ground more quickly, and the ease of eating. There are some additional downsides too, like the slower leveling rate. All elemental and poison magic have a negative affinity, just like Invocations. I'll try to work around that by focusing on Necromancy/Translocations/Hexes in addition to Summoning (depending on spell books found), and signing up at the church of Vehumet. At least Dodging and Stealth have very good affinities.

Shadow Imp was more amusing than I thought at first:

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Here: Sigmund the human zombie, wielding a scythe and wearing an embroidered robe (friendly)               
_Floor.                                                                                                     
_Sigmund barely misses the snake. Sigmund closely misses the snake. The snake bites Sigmund.               
 The snake bites Sigmund.                                                                                   
 The snake bites Sigmund but does no damage.                                                               
_Your kobold zombie misses the snake. Your kobold zombie hits the snake.                                   
_The snake bites your kobold zombie.                                                                       
 Sigmund hits the snake with a scythe!                                                                     
_The snake dies!

[vogonpoet]

Just cleared Hive with my venom mage. I was almost beginning to feel sorry for the poor killer bees.

Cast poisonous cloud, shout, rinse, repeat. So now my spriggan has enough food to last until its glorious death anytime soon. Hurrah. To Orc!

[Alg]

After a few tries, finally managed to ascend the Nemelex Challenge KoSk. Feels good, man. 

(But damn, did I flee from everything and everyone in that game, losing berserker rage really hurts compared to old crusader).

[Taxus]

Congrats! Our third Nemelex banner, I think.

And by the way, thank you to absolutego for taking up the VpAE challenge. I feel like Bay12 has adequately represented vampires, and the upcoming release has been appropriately honored.

[Taxus]

namad, can you edit your post to put the big chardump inside some 'spoiler' tags? it makes the thread hard to read the way it is. thanks!

[LASD]

Oooh, grats Alg! You guys are setting the Bay12Champs pretty firmly in the top 5!


My games haven't been going that well, though I most certainly played the best Halfling Stalker this tournament will see: 106 521 points, no runes though sadly.

Also, I have a fairly nice High Elf Fire Elementalist going who worships Vehumet and brandishes a staff of fire. I hadn't seen the spell before, but Inner Flame is the goddamn greatest skill in the game. There's nothing more satisfying than blowing up a whole rat group by bursting one from the middle into a huge fireball. Or making a hydra spatter on the walls when it dies.

EDIT: Ice caves are tough. I should've probably caught a hint with that MDFi ghost I killed right after going in. Well, at least this guy completes my Gelatinous Body banner.

[namad]

got my first rune of the tournament, was using webtiles again today, reaaaaaly laggy so i guess it depends on timezone? eh?

[Akhier the Dragon hearted]

   Well I got the spells(minus spiderform) that where suggested and ended up getting rid of summon elemental. Found lair and explored completely the first 4 floors and then found a labyrinth on the fifth which I finished just before I retreated up to my stash on lair2 and saved. I found a artifact robe and got really excited, then of course ID the robe and found it to be cursed on that gave a -3 to int...   yeah, anyway does anyone have tips for me now? The tips I have already gotten have helped greatly so I figured I would ask again.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

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

akhier the Summoner (Red Draconian Summoner)       Turns: 24244, Time: 03:22:00

HP  84/84        AC 14     Str 18      XL: 12   Next: 88%
MP  31/31        EV 14     Int 19      God: Vehumet [*****.]
Gold 572         SH  0     Dex 13      Spells: 13 memorised,  2 levels left

Res.Fire  : + . .   See Invis. : .    f - +3,+2 orc dagger (venom)
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : . .  j - +2 orc robe
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : +    (shield restricted)
Res.Acid. : . . .   Res.Corr.  : .    (helmet restricted)
Res.Poison: .       Clarity    : .    i - +2 cloak
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    (gloves unavailable)
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    (boots unavailable)
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .    m - amulet of conservation
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    n - +6 ring of strength
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: +    o - 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 Lair of Beasts.
You worship Vehumet.
Vehumet is exalted by your worship.
You are full.

You have visited 5 branches of the dungeon, and seen 27 of its levels.
You have visited 1 Labyrinth.
You have visited 1 portal chamber: bailey.

You have collected 1579 gold pieces.
You have spent 1027 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
 f - a +3,+2 orcish dagger of venom (weapon)
 g - an uncursed blowgun
Missiles
 C - 18 poisoned +2 needles
Armour
 i - a +2 cloak (worn)
 j - a +2 orcish robe (worn)
Magical devices
 u - a wand of draining
 v - a wand of fire
 w - a shiny bronze wand
 x - a wand of cold
 y - a wand of magic darts (7)
 z - a wand of enslavement (20)
 A - a wand of paralysis (5)
 F - a shiny iron wand
Comestibles
 k - 8 honeycombs
 l - 2 royal jellies
Scrolls
 B - 2 scrolls of fear
 H - 8 scrolls of teleportation
 M - 2 scrolls of immolation
 P - 2 scrolls of blinking
 Q - 3 scrolls of detect curse
 R - 2 scrolls of remove curse
Jewellery
 m - an amulet of conservation (around neck)
 n - a +6 ring of strength (right hand)
 o - a ring of protection from magic (left hand)
Potions
 p - 9 potions of healing
 q - 2 potions of heal wounds
 r - a potion of resistance
 s - 3 potions of brilliance
 t - a potion of agility
Books
 a - 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
 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
 d - 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
 e - 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
 E - a papyrus book
Magical staves
 h - an uncursed thick glowing staff
Miscellaneous
 K - a crystal ball of energy
 L - an ornate deck of cards
 V - a bottled efreet
 W - a crystal ball of seeing


   Skills:
 + Level 2 Fighting
 - Level 1 Short Blades
 + Level 5 Dodging
 - Level 2 Stealth
 - Level 1 Stabbing
 + Level 2 Traps & Doors
 - Level 1 Unarmed Combat
 * Level 13 Spellcasting
 + Level 1 Charms
 * Level 14 Summonings
 + Level 1 Translocations
 + Level 6 Ice Magic
 + Level 1 Air Magic
 + Level 2 Evocations


You have 2 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    Sultana
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 - Abjuration            Summ           #######...   Excellent   3    None
i - Shadow Creatures      Summ           N/A          Excellent   5    Choko
j - Blink                 Tloc           N/A          Great       2    None
k - Swiftness             Air/Chrm       ####......   Great       2    None
l - Apportation           Tloc           ####......   Excellent   1    None
m - Levitation            Air/Chrm       ####......   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          Lair (5/8) D:13          Swamp (0/5) Lair:3
  Snake (0/5) Lair:5         Hive (2/2) D:12       
 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

I - an uncursed elven short sword of draining (weapon)
Wield which item (- for none, * to show all)? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
It begins to drip with poison!
J - an uncursed spear of venom (weapon)
Wield which item (- for none, * to show all)? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Your uncursed spear of venom stops dripping with poison.
You hear the crackle of electricity.
S - an uncursed long sword of electrocution (weapon)
Unknown command.
Wield which item (- for none, * to show all)? (? for menu, Esc to quit)
Your uncursed long sword of electrocution stops crackling.
It begins to drip with poison!
f - a +3,+2 orcish dagger of venom (weapon)
You drop an uncursed elven short sword of draining.
You drop an uncursed spear of venom.
You drop an uncursed long sword of electrocution.
You drop an uncursed amulet of conservation.
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
You start resting.
HP restored.

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You can see a friendly ice beast.

Vanquished Creatures
  4 orc knights (Port)
  A griffon (Lair:3)
  An oklob plant (Lair:3)
  An unseen horror (D:14)
  A slime creature (D:13)
  A spiny frog (Lair:3)
  A war dog (Lair:3)
  A sky beast (D:11)
  2 hippogriffs
  2 orc warriors
  11 killer bees
  2 giant frogs
  2 ogres
  9 ice beasts
  A hound zombie (D:6)
  6 orc priests
  7 orc wizards
  2 scorpions
  5 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)
  7 giant geckos
  37 orcs
  3 giant cockroaches
  12 hobgoblins
  4 jackals
  A small snake (D:4)
  10 bats
  4 giant newts
  11 goblins
  3 killer bee larvae
  14 kobolds
  6 quokkas
  12 rats
  4 ballistomycetes
  2 bushes (Lair:3)
  2 fungi (D:12)
  10 toadstools
218 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  Rupert (D:15)
  Jozef (D:10)
  Josephine (D:11)
  A minotaur (Lab)
  Erica (D:15)
  Harold (D:15)
  A hydra (Lair:2)
  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)
  4 spiny frogs
  A black mamba (Lair:3)
  A weapon mimic (D:13)
  8 slime creatures
  Psyche (D:
  6 ugly things
  A hill giant skeleton (D:15)
  A giant toad skeleton (D:15)
  2 queen bees
  5 trolls
  3 komodo dragons
  7 giant toads
  A grizzly bear (Lair:2)
  3 basilisks
  5 blink frogs (Lair:3)
  A redback zombie (D:14)
  A shark (D:13)
  2 wyverns
  2 hungry ghosts
  11 yaks
  A fire crab zombie (D:11)
  3 hippogriffs
  2 fire drakes
  A soldier ant (D:15)
  6 war dogs
  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)
  4 ice beasts
  A sky beast (D:
  3 centaurs
  11 giant goldfish
  A yellow wasp (D:12)
  3 big kobolds
  3 giant slugs
  4 wargs
  A brain worm (D:11)
  7 crocodiles
  4 giant frogs
  A two-headed ogre zombie (D:12)
  2 agate snails (Lair:3)
  2 water moccasins (Lair:4)
  An earth elemental (D:13)
  Blork the orc (D:7)
  A water moccasin skeleton (D:6)
  A basilisk skeleton (D:11)
  9 ogres
  159 killer bees
  4 jellyfish (Hive:2)
  3 electric eels
  A quasit (D:7)
  11 big fish
  7 imps
  8 hounds
  2 big kobold skeletons (D:14)
  A hound zombie (D:5)
  A shadow (D:13)
  8 orc priests
  7 scorpions
  3 hound skeletons
  3 porcupines
  8 iguanas
  9 orc wizards
  13 sheep
  3 jellies
  A goliath beetle zombie (D:11)
  6 worker ants
  A giant centipede (Lair:3)
  A snake zombie (D:7)
  40 green rats
  An iguana skeleton (D:4)
  7 snakes
  3 giant mites
  A snake skeleton (D:11)
  4 worms
  3 giant geckos
  75 orcs
  12 bats
  7 goblins
  10 hobgoblins
  A jackal (D:3)
  15 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)
  3 quokkas
  A quokka skeleton (D:9)
  7 rats
  A bush (Lair:3)
  2 fungi
  2 plants
  2 toadstools
671 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  3 very ugly things (Hive:2)
  16 slime creatures
  7 ugly things
  148 ice beasts
  2 war dogs
  2 giant frogs (Lair:3)
  2 wolves (D:13)
  21 killer bees
  3 imps
  An orc wizard (Orc:4)
  15 hounds
  A porcupine (Lair:3)
  A giant centipede (Lair:3)
  7 green rats
  A shadow imp (D:4)
  3 white imps
  17 grey rats
  24 jackals
  17 bats
  A giant spore (D:7)
  A goblin (Orc:3)
  8 killer bee larvae
  4 kobolds
  14 quokkas
  17 rats
  18 butterflies
  2 fungi (Lair:2)
  2 plants (Hive:2)
  52 toadstools
410 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 1299 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
 18511 | Hive:2   | Learned a level 2 spell: Swiftness
 18794 | Temple   | Learned a level 1 spell: Apportation
 19403 | D:13     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 19737 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 19872 | Lair:1   | Got an ancient robe
 19874 | Lair:1   | Identified the cursed -1 robe of Henotheism (You found it on level 1 of the Lair of Beasts)
 19992 | Lair:1   | Found a frozen archway.
 20385 | Lair:1   | Learned a level 3 spell: Abjuration
 20388 | Lair:1   | Learned a level 2 spell: Levitation
 21995 | Lair:3   | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 23012 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 1 in Air Magic
 23018 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 14 in Summonings
 23127 | Lair:4   | Reached skill level 1 in Charms
 23559 | Lair:5   | Found a staircase to the Snake Pit.
 23562 | Lair:5   | Found a labyrinth entrance.
 23572 | Lab      | Entered a Labyrinth