Dungeon Crawl, Stone Soup Options

[eatfoodnow]

Just wondering, how do people get their stats from their most recent crawl on here? I can't figure it out, and I didn't get any instruction manuals or Read-mes with the game. I am running the game on an intel based mac.

[Kasofa1]

On my Intel Macbook, I can be, say, a merfolk priest of zin, despite those being unavailable.

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.5.2 (crawl-ref) character file.

52 Eraxin the Believer (level 2, -3/18 HPs)
             Began as a Merfolk Priest on Feb 4, 2010.
             Was a Follower of Zin.
             Slain by an orc
             ... wielding a +0,+0 orcish dagger (7 damage)
             ... on Level 3 of the Dungeon.
             Danny's game lasted 00:02:09 (626 turns).

Eraxin the Believer (Merfolk Priest)                             Turns: 626, Time: 00:02:09

HP  -3/18        AC  1     Str 12      Exp: 2/12 (12), need: 23
MP   3/3         EV 11     Int 13      God: Zin *
Gold 44          SH  0     Dex 11      Spells:  0 memorised,  1 level left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : .   a - +0 quarterstaff
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : .   i - -1 robe (curse)
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .   (no shield)
Res.Poison: .       Res.Corr.  : .   (no helmet)
Res.Elec. : .       Clarity    : .   (no cloak)
                                     (no gloves)
Sust.Abil.: .       Rnd.Telep. : .   (no boots)
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: .   (no amulet)
Res.Slow  : .       Levitation : .   (no ring)
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .   (no ring)

@: not resistant to magic, unstealthy
A: change form in water
a: Recite, Renounce Religion


You were on level 3 of the Dungeon.
You worshipped Zin.
Zin was most pleased with you.
You were not hungry.

You visited 1 branch of the dungeon, and saw 3 of its levels.

You collected 23 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
a - a +0,+0 quarterstaff (weapon)
h - a +0,+0 dagger (quivered)
Armour
b - a +0 robe
i - a cursed -1 robe (worn)
Comestibles
d - a bread ration
Scrolls
e - 2 scrolls of teleportation
g - a scroll of detect curse
Jewellery
f - a +3 ring of intelligence
Potions
c - 2 potions of healing


You had 12 experience left.

   Skills:
+ Level 2 Fighting
+ Level 2 Staves
+ Level 2 Dodging
+ Level 5 Invocations


You had one spell level left.
You didn't know any spells.

Overview of the Dungeon
You didn't discover anything interesting.

Message History

You hit the orc.
The orc is lightly wounded.
The orc hits you with a runed orcish trident.
The orc hits you with an orcish dagger.
You hit the orc, but do no damage.
The orc is lightly wounded.
The orc misses you.

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You could see 3 orcs.

Vanquished Creatures
  2 giant bats
  A giant cockroach (D:1)
  A goblin (D:1)
  2 kobolds
  2 rats
8 creatures vanquished.

Notes
Turn   | Place   | Note
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     0 | D:1     | Eraxin, the Merfolk Priest, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1     | Reached XP level 1. HP: 13/13 MP: 1/1
   575 | D:2     | Reached XP level 2. HP: 18/18 MP: 2/3
   626 | D:3     | Slain by an orc

This was just a throwaway so I could show you what I mean.







This post has been edited by Kasofa1: Feb 4 2010, 06:27 PM

[TwoADay]

7168 | D:6 | You fall through a shaft!
7196 | D:9 | Slain by an unseen horror

Just entered lvl 6, fell into a trap to lvl 9 and got killed by some invisible thing right away.

Wow, that's pretty terrible. I fallen, then had to use teleport scrolls to get to areas that actually had exits, but nothing that bad.

I also seem to get some potentially great gear early on if I'm a Troll Monk - most of which isn't of use for me since....well, I'm a monk. Has anyone else noticed this? Seriously, I've had multiple games with a Troll Monk where I get multiple spell books, magic centaur armor, magic longswords and war axes before I get to the temple.

On a side note, a Monk with that healing god that demands sacrificing weapons is a natural fit.

EDIT: Kasofa1, those options are available for everyone. If an option is grey, it means it's not a recommended game, as usually the skills of that race don't translate well to the class.

This post has been edited by TwoADay: Feb 4 2010, 07:46 PM

[Razzle Storm]

7168 | D:6 | You fall through a shaft!
7196 | D:9 | Slain by an unseen horror

Just entered lvl 6, fell into a trap to lvl 9 and got killed by some invisible thing right away.

Yeah, unseen horrors are especially annoying, because unlike orc wizards (who only move one square at a time, meaning you can usually guess where they are), they move like bats, 3-4 spaces at a time. If you are in a wide open space, unless you have a scroll of immolation or can see invisible, you have no way of killing them. If I don't have either of those, I usually just run to the next and/or previous level.

[Azier_Mordan]

Killing imps without a decent ranged weapon can also be a *****.

[Azier_Mordan]

Getting better:

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.5.2 (crawl-ref) character file.

3161 Skiv the Blackguard (level 9, -3/50 HPs)
Began as a Spriggan Stalker on Feb 4, 2010.
Was a High Priest of Makhleb.
Killed by divine providence
... invoked by an orc priest (13 damage)
... on Level 2 of the Orcish Mines on Feb 5, 2010.
User's game lasted 01:35:31 (11409 turns).

Skiv the Blackguard (Spriggan Stalker) Turns: 11409, Time: 01:35:31

HP -3/50 AC 3 Str 7 Exp: 9/3728 (0), need: 1354
MP 11/21 EV 21 Int 14 God: Makhleb *****
Gold 552 SH 0 Dex 19 Spells: 4 memorised, 1 level left

Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : + a - +3,+7 dagger
Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . t - +0 elf robe
Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : + (shield restricted)
Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : . v - -1 cap
Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . R - +1 dwarf cloak {rPois} (curse)
(gloves unavailable)
Sust.Abil.: + Rnd.Telep. : . (boots unavailable)
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . x - amulet of conservation
Res.Slow : . Levitation : . Q - ring of sustain abilities
Saprovore : . . . Ctrl.Flight: . b - ring of protection from magic

@: very slightly glowing, very quick, very resistant to magic, very stealthy
A: unfitting armour, herbivore 3, slow metabolism 3, speed 3, see invisible
a: Minor Destruction, Lesser Servant of Makhleb, Major Destruction, Greater Servant of
Makhleb, Renounce Religion


You were on level 2 of the Orcish Mines.
You worshipped Makhleb.
Makhleb was extremely pleased with you.
You were not hungry.

You visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and saw 12 of its levels.

You collected 654 gold pieces.
You spent 123 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
a - a +3,+7 dagger (weapon)
y - a +0,+0 dagger (quivered)
z - a +0,+0 orcish dagger
L - a +1,+0 elven dagger
M - a +1,+0 elven dagger
N - a +0,+3 dwarven dagger
T - a +0,+1 orcish dagger
U - a -1,+0 orcish dagger
Armour
t - a +0 elven robe (worn)
v - a -1 cap (worn)
R - a cursed +1 dwarven cloak of poison resistance (worn)
Magical devices
r - a wand of enslavement (6)
H - a wand of draining (1)
I - a wand of slowing (5)
O - a wand of digging (6)
Comestibles
c - 15 sultanas
h - 2 bread rations
m - 5 strawberries
E - 2 apples
W - a cheese
Scrolls
i - a scroll of fear
j - a scroll of detect curse
k - a scroll of blinking
p - 2 scrolls of fog
w - a scroll of noise
C - a scroll of paper
F - 4 scrolls of remove curse
J - a scroll of random uselessness
P - a scroll of immolation
V - 2 scrolls of identify
X - a scroll of recharging
Jewellery
b - a ring of protection from magic (left hand)
x - an amulet of conservation (around neck)
Q - a ring of sustain abilities (right hand)
Potions
e - a potion of porridge
g - a potion of healing
l - 2 potions of restore abilities
n - a potion of cure mutation
o - a potion of resistance
A - a potion of berserk rage
B - 2 potions of might
D - a potion of speed
G - a potion of mutation
K - a potion of slowing
Z - a potion of levitation
Books
d - a book of Stalking
Spells Type Level
*Sting Conjuration/Poison 1
Sure Blade Enchantment 2
Projected Noise Enchantment 2
Poison Weapon Enchantment/Poison 2
*Mephitic Cloud Conjuration/Poison/Air 3
Petrify Enchantment/Earth 4
*Invisibility Enchantment 6

S - a book of Hinderance
Spells Type Level
Confusing Touch Enchantment 1
Slow Enchantment 3
*Confuse Enchantment 3
Petrify Enchantment/Earth 4



You had 0 experience left.

Skills:
+ Level 2 Fighting
+ Level 7 Short Blades
+ Level 1 Throwing
+ Level 7 Dodging
+ Level 7 Stealth
+ Level 8 Stabbing
+ Level 2 Traps & Doors
+ Level 3 Spellcasting
+ Level 3 Conjurations
+ Level 3 Enchantments
+ Level 1 Air Magic
+ Level 4 Poison Magic


You had one spell level left.
You knew the following spells:

Your Spells Type Power Success Level
a - Sting Pois/Conj ###.. Great 1
b - Mephitic Cloud Pois/Air/Conj ##........ Fair 3
c - Invisibility Ench ##........ Useless 6
d - Confuse Ench ##........ Good 3


Overview of the Dungeon

Branches:
Temple: D:6 Orc : D:9

Altars:
Makhleb: D:9

Shops:
D:4: * D:6: *[/[ D:7: / D:9: *


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

Your body does not fit into most forms of armour.
You are a herbivore.
You need consume almost no food.
You cover ground extremely quickly.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.


Message History

The stinking cloud engulfs the orc knight.
The orc knight is moderately wounded.
You are engulfed in noxious fumes!
The orc is engulfed in noxious gasses!
The orc appears confused.
The ogre misses something.
The orc priest invokes the aid of Beogh against you.

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You could see an orc knight, an orc warrior, 2 ogres, a warg, an orc priest and 5 orcs.

Vanquished Creatures
6 ogres
A phantom (D:8)
An ice beast (D:9)
3 centaurs
Sigmund (D:2)
2 giant frogs
A brown snake (D:8)
2 orc warriors
An eye of draining (D:9)
4 imps
4 orc priests
2 giant beetles
2 hounds
A wight (D:8)
6 giant ants
8 orc wizards
3 giant iguanas
A shadow (D:8)
3 jellies
7 gnolls (D:9)
5 snakes
3 giant mites
5 worms
An ooze (D:1)
A giant eyeball (D:4)
7 giant bats
3 giant cockroaches
3 giant geckos
14 hobgoblins
2 jackals (D:5)
55 orcs
2 quokkas
4 giant newts
A giant spore (D:9)
5 goblins
10 kobolds
2 orc zombies
5 rats
2 small snakes
189 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
23 orcs
23 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 212 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | D:1 | Skiv, the Spriggan Stalker, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 10/10 MP: 2/2
331 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 12/14 MP: 1/5
945 | D:2 | Noticed Sigmund
2030 | D:2 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 20/20 MP: 6/7
2035 | D:2 | Learned a level 3 spell: Mephitic Cloud
2212 | D:2 | Defeated Sigmund
2212 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 12/22 MP: 3/10
2389 | D:2 | Reached skill 1 in Traps & Doors
2514 | D:3 | Reached skill 5 in Stabbing
3048 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 26/26 MP: 10/12
3125 | D:4 | Reached skill 1 in Conjurations
3988 | D:4 | Bought a scroll of remove curse for 57 gold pieces
3988 | D:4 | Bought a potion of healing for 38 gold pieces
4001 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
4012 | D:5 | Reached skill 5 in Stealth
4036 | D:5 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 22/32 MP: 11/15
4103 | D:5 | Reached skill 1 in Fighting
4111 | D:5 | Reached skill 5 in Dodging
4396 | D:5 | Got an encrusted cloak
4755 | D:5 | Identified the cursed -3 cloak of Bitterness (You found it on level 5 of the Dungeon)
4859 | D:5 | Reached skill 6 in Stabbing
5621 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 25/38 MP: 17/18
6414 | D:6 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 40/42 MP: 8/20
6422 | D:6 | Reached skill 5 in Short Blades
6555 | D:6 | Reached skill 1 in Throwing
6683 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
6750 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Makhleb the Destroyer
6944 | D:6 | Bought an embroidered dwarven cloak for 28 gold pieces
7635 | D:7 | Reached skill 7 in Stabbing
7872 | D:7 | Acquired Makhleb's first power
9023 | D:8 | Learned a level 6 spell: Invisibility
9028 | D:8 | Learned a level 3 spell: Confuse
9203 | D:8 | Acquired Makhleb's second power
9263 | D:8 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 48/50 MP: 20/21
9777 | D:8 | Reached skill 1 in Air Magic
9807 | D:8 | Acquired Makhleb's third power
10385 | D:9 | Reached skill 8 in Stabbing
10638 | D:9 | Acquired Makhleb's fourth power
10901 | Orc:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
11025 | Orc:1 | Acquired Makhleb's fifth power
11409 | Orc:2 | Killed from afar by an orc priest

[Eji1700]

Ok. So heres a question. I've got a great demonspawn stalker going. Level 8, just got makleb god, good list of spells and weaponry blah blah blah.


So I just found the orc mines, do i go in now or do i stay in the dungeon and stick with that for now and then go there later? I'm level 8 and on the 7th floor of the dungeon and not really sure if it's suicide to walk into an orc priest nest.

[DarthKev]

While you guys are answering Eji 1700's question, could you answer eatfoodnow's question as well? I would, but having never played the game I don't know the answer.

[Eji1700]

Just wondering, how do people get their stats from their most recent crawl on here? I can't figure it out, and I didn't get any instruction manuals or Read-mes with the game. I am running the game on an intel based mac.

Didn't see this. In short look in a folder called morgue. Should be filled with text docs of your poor poor dead characters lives. Also the game should have come with a readme .pdf file, and when in doubt the wiki has many answers.

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.5.2 (crawl-ref) character file.

12883 Eji the Slicer (level 11, 0/79 (82) HPs)
Began as a Demonspawn Stalker on Feb 6, 2010.
Was a High Priest of Makhleb.
Succumbed to poison
... on Level 12 of the Dungeon on Feb 7, 2010.
The game lasted 02:23:45 (23199 turns).

Eji the Slicer (Demonspawn Stalker) Turns: 23199, Time: 02:23:45

HP 0/79 (82) AC 23 Str 14 Exp: 11/17394 (2), need: 4235
MP 18/20 EV 14 Int 13 God: Makhleb *****
Gold 708 SH 8 Dex 19 Spells: 6 memorised, 0 levels left

Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : . a - +3,+5 dagger (venom)
Res.Cold : + + . Warding : . u - +6 robe {rC+}
Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . o - +5 buckler "Skofiz" {rC+}
Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . f - +0 horned helmet
Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . t - +1 cloak
m - +0 pair of gloves
Sust.Abil.: . Rnd.Telep. : . N - +1 pair of dwarf boots
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . (no amulet)
Res.Slow : . Levitation : . k - +3 ring of protection
Saprovore : . . . Ctrl.Flight: . i - +4 ring of dexterity

@: very poisoned, very slightly glowing, somewhat resistant to magic, quite stealthy
A: raise dead, AC +6
a: Raise Dead, Minor Destruction, Lesser Servant of Makhleb, Major Destruction, Greater Servant of Makhleb,
Renounce Religion


You were on level 12 of the Dungeon.
You worshipped Makhleb.
Makhleb was exalted by your worship.
You were full.

You visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and saw 17 of its levels.

You collected 688 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
a - a +3,+5 dagger of venom (weapon)
O - a +1,+2 bow of frost
Missiles
I - 30 +0 arrows
R - 2 curare-tipped +0 needles
S - 21 +0 arrows of frost
Armour
f - a +0 horned helmet (worn)
m - a +0 pair of gloves (worn)
o - the +5 buckler "Skofiz" (worn) {rC+}
(You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
It protects you from cold.
r - a +1 leather armour
t - a +1 cloak (worn)
u - a +6 robe of cold resistance (worn)
K - the +3 chain mail of Uthrading {+Inv +Map rN+ EV+1 Int-2 Dam+2}
(You found it on level 7 of the Dungeon)
It affects your evasion (+1).
It affects your intelligence (-2).
It affects your damage-dealing abilities (+2).
It protects you from negative energy.
It lets you turn invisible.
It lets you sense your surroundings.
N - a +1 pair of dwarven boots (worn)
Magical devices
c - a wand of fire (0)
e - a wand of digging (5)
h - a wand of cold (11)
q - a wand of paralysis (3)
H - a wand of enslavement (2)
P - a wand of digging (8)
U - a wand of polymorph other (6)
V - a wand of frost (0)
X - a wand of slowing (10)
Comestibles
g - 3 rotting chunks of giant frog flesh
j - 2 rotting chunks of giant frog flesh
w - a choko
A - 4 meat rations
J - a bread ration
Scrolls
y - 6 scrolls of detect curse
z - a scroll of fog
C - 3 scrolls of remove curse
Q - a scroll of magic mapping
W - a scroll of fear
Jewellery
i - a +4 ring of dexterity (left hand)
k - a +3 ring of protection (right hand)
v - an uncursed ring of ice
B - an uncursed ring of levitation
F - an uncursed ring of magical power
M - an uncursed ring of see invisible
Potions
b - a potion of paralysis
l - a potion of mutation
D - a potion of confusion
E - 2 potions of speed
G - a potion of might
T - a potion of restore abilities
Books
d - a book of Stalking
Spells Type Level
*Sting Conjuration/Poison 1
*Sure Blade Enchantment 2
Projected Noise Enchantment 2
*Poison Weapon Enchantment/Poison 2
*Mephitic Cloud Conjuration/Poison/Air 3
*Petrify Enchantment/Earth 4
Invisibility Enchantment 6



You had 2 experience left.

Skills:
+ Level 5 Fighting
+ Level 10 Short Blades
+ Level 3 Bows
+ Level 6 Dodging
+ Level 6 Stealth
+ Level 3 Stabbing
+ Level 4 Shields
+ Level 2 Traps & Doors
+ Level 4 Spellcasting
+ Level 5 Conjurations
+ Level 4 Enchantments
+ Level 6 Poison Magic
+ Level 3 Invocations
+ Level 4 Evocations


You couldn't memorise any spells.
You knew the following spells:

Your Spells Type Power Success Level
a - Sting Pois/Conj ####. Excellent 1
b - Poison Weapon Pois/Ench N/A Great 2
c - Sure Blade Ench ###....... Great 2
d - Mephitic Cloud Pois/Air/Conj ###....... Very Good 3
e - Identify Divn N/A Useless 6
f - Petrify Erth/Ench ##........ Cruddy 4


Overview of the Dungeon

Branches:
Temple: D:7 Orc : D:7 Lair : D:11 Swamp : Lair:2

Altars:
Makhleb: D:10

Shops:
D:5: (


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have extremely tough skin (AC +3).
You are completely covered in supple grey scales (AC +3).
You can raise the dead to walk for you.


Message History

That liquid tasted extremely nasty...
You are more poisoned.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
You feel extremely sick.
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
You feel very sick.
You feel a little better.

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There were no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
The ghost of Jake the Chopper, an experienced DrCr of Makhleb (D:8)
A black snake (Lair:4)
A wolf spider (D:10)
6 slime creatures (D:12)
3 giant brown frogs
2 cyclopes
A blink frog (D:10)
2 hippogriffs
A giant slug (Lair:2)
3 yaks
3 hungry ghosts
2 manticores
A big kobold (D:11)
3 ice beasts
A necrophage (D:10)
A phantom (D:6)
4 centaurs
7 gila monsters
An ugly thing zombie (D:10)
6 giant lizards
3 orc warriors
7 giant frogs
3 brown snakes
2 eyes of draining (D:11)
A giant frog zombie (D:5)
8 killer bees
6 imps
A killer bee zombie (D:7)
9 orc priests
2 giant beetles
A big kobold zombie (D:12)
9 hounds
2 quasits
15 orc wizards
4 giant iguanas
4 scorpions
2 hound zombies
4 giant ants
Ijyb (D:3)
A giant ant zombie (D:7)
2 jellies
9 gnolls
2 giant centipedes (Lair:1)
22 snakes
4 worms
10 green rats (Lair:3)
A mummy (D:11)
Terence (D:2)
2 oozes
Jessica (D:3)
4 giant eyeballs
12 giant bats
7 giant cockroaches
5 giant mosquitos (D:4)
14 goblins
23 grey rats
21 hobgoblins
12 jackals
20 kobolds
66 orcs
8 quokkas
2 small snakes
4 giant geckos
A giant gecko zombie (D:11)
9 giant newts
18 rats
415 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
3 slime creatures (D:12)
A cyclops (D:12)
A troll (D:12)
A spiny frog (Lair:4)
A giant ant (D:12)
A giant bat (Lair:4)
8 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
A yellow wasp (D:10)
An orc wizard (D:7)
2 green rats (Lair:4)
An ufetubus (D:12)
2 grey rats (Lair:2)
A hobgoblin (D:7)
A jackal (D:5)
9 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 432 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | D:1 | Eji, the Demonspawn Stalker, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 12/12 MP: 1/1
1 | D:1 | Noticed a minotaur skeleton
3 | D:1 | Noticed a centaur skeleton
4 | D:1 | Noticed a centaur skeleton
6 | D:1 | Noticed a naga skeleton
8 | D:1 | Noticed an elf skeleton
11 | D:1 | Noticed an ogre skeleton
11 | D:1 | Noticed a naga skeleton
13 | D:1 | Noticed a troll skeleton
13 | D:1 | Noticed a draconian skeleton
14 | D:1 | Noticed a troll skeleton
15 | D:1 | Noticed an orc skeleton
17 | D:1 | Noticed a draconian skeleton
17 | D:1 | Noticed a human skeleton
19 | D:1 | Noticed a kobold skeleton
21 | D:1 | Noticed a naga skeleton
141 | D:1 | Reached skill 3 in Stealth
460 | D:1 | Reached skill 1 in Dodging
460 | D:1 | Reached skill 1 in Short Blades
887 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 17/17 MP: 1/2
940 | D:1 | Learned a level 2 spell: Poison Weapon
1649 | D:2 | Noticed Terence
1660 | D:2 | Gained mutation: You have tough skin (AC +1).
1660 | D:2 | Gained mutation: You have very tough skin (AC +2).
1660 | D:2 | Gained mutation: You have extremely tough skin (AC +3).
1660 | D:2 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 24/24 MP: 1/3
1675 | D:2 | Defeated Terence
1732 | D:2 | Reached skill 1 in Enchantments
2297 | D:3 | Noticed Jessica
2354 | D:3 | Defeated Jessica
2694 | D:3 | Reached skill 1 in Conjurations
2711 | D:3 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 16/31 MP: 2/5
3070 | D:3 | Learned a level 2 spell: Sure Blade
3155 | D:3 | Noticed Ijyb
3196 | D:3 | Defeated Ijyb
3461 | D:4 | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in supple grey scales (AC +1).
3461 | D:4 | Gained mutation: You are mostly covered in supple grey scales (AC +2).
3461 | D:4 | Gained mutation: You are completely covered in supple grey scales (AC +3).
3461 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 32/37 MP: 4/6
4466 | D:4 | Got an ancient buckler
4470 | D:4 | Identified the cursed -5 buckler of Dishonesty (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)
5526 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
5622 | D:5 | Learned a level 3 spell: Mephitic Cloud
5650 | D:5 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 44/44 MP: 5/9
5791 | D:5 | Reached skill 1 in Evocations
6056 | D:5 | Reached skill 4 in Stealth
6595 | D:6 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 51/51 MP: 6/10
7178 | D:6 | Reached skill 1 in Bows
7878 | D:7 | Got an ichor-stained chain mail
7889 | D:7 | Identified the +3 chain mail of Uthrading (You found it on level 7 of the Dungeon)
8024 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
8078 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Makhleb the Destroyer
8142 | D:7 | Gained mutation: Your body is slowly deteriorating.
8675 | D:7 | Gained mutation: You can translocate small distances instantaneously.
8675 | D:7 | Gained mutation: You have a fast metabolism.
8918 | D:7 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 57/57 MP: 10/12
8935 | D:7 | Acquired Makhleb's first power
9526 | D:7 | Reached skill 5 in Short Blades
9548 | D:7 | Reached skill 1 in Shields
10056 | D:7 | Acquired Makhleb's second power
10793 | D:7 | Reached skill 5 in Stealth
10814 | D:8 | Got a faintly humming buckler
10841 | D:8 | Identified the +5 buckler "Skofiz" (You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)
11512 | D:8 | Noticed Jake's ghost
11562 | D:8 | Defeated Jake's ghost
11562 | D:8 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 39/65 MP: 13/13
11741 | D:8 | Reached skill 6 in Short Blades
11947 | D:8 | Reached skill 1 in Invocations
12270 | D:8 | Lost mutation: You have a fast metabolism.
12270 | D:8 | Lost mutation: Your body is slowly deteriorating.
12270 | D:8 | Lost mutation: You can translocate small distances instantaneously.
12441 | D:8 | Acquired Makhleb's third power
13334 | D:9 | Reached skill 5 in Poison Magic
13562 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
13592 | D:10 | Acquired Makhleb's fourth power
13626 | D:10 | Reached skill 7 in Short Blades
13842 | D:10 | Reached skill 1 in Traps & Doors
14876 | D:10 | A troll changed into a yaktaur
14878 | D:10 | A yaktaur changed into a swamp dragon
14891 | D:10 | Gained mutation: You can raise the dead to walk for you.
14891 | D:10 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 67/72 MP: 14/17
14897 | D:10 | Reached skill 5 in Dodging
15958 | D:11 | Reached skill 8 in Short Blades
17385 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
18004 | Lair:1 | Acquired Makhleb's fifth power
18234 | Lair:1 | Reached skill 9 in Short Blades
19255 | Lair:2 | Reached skill 5 in Fighting
20297 | Lair:3 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 79/79 MP: 18/18
20871 | Lair:2 | Reached skill 5 in Conjurations
21525 | D:12 | Reached skill 10 in Short Blades
22242 | Lair:2 | Learned a level 6 spell: Identify
22438 | Lair:2 | Learned a level 4 spell: Petrify
23198 | D:12 | HP: 2/79 [poison]
23199 | D:12 | Succumbed to poison

Question is now pointless. In the end i wound up going a little ways into the lair and trying to go lower, but i hit a wall where lair monsters could rape the hell out of me as could the normal dungeon monsters. Great run though.


Edit:
So to relax i made a troll monk(pretty damn simple concept) and he died on level 2 or 3 of the dungeon. I named him blargh. I then tried again. I named the next one blargh. He died......to the ghost of the previous blagrh on the same level of the dungeon. Repeat this 3 GOD DAMN TIMES in a row. My lower dungeon is now apparently haunted with ghost angry troll monks named blargh....

This post has been edited by Eji1700: Feb 7 2010, 05:51 AM

[Chamrin]

 dungeoncrawl_oh_dear.png ( 233.16K ) Number of downloads: 18


It was a promising start, but didn't get very far. I tried to teleport out, but it dropped me even closer to the apparent fort. I killed 6 dogs, then had to run from the deadly scorpion.

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.5.2 (crawl-ref) character file.

222 Cham the Charm-Maker (level 4, -6/25 HPs)
Began as a High Elf Enchanter on Feb 8, 2010.
Mangled by a gnoll
... wielding a +2,+2 flail (11 damage)
... on Level 4 of the Dungeon.
The game lasted 00:18:37 (2911 turns).

Cham the Charm-Maker (High Elf Enchanter) Turns: 2911, Time: 00:18:37

HP -6/25 AC 3 Str 10 Exp: 4/151 (0), need: 58
MP 10/10 EV 11 Int 18 God: No God
Gold 117 SH 4 Dex 14 Spells: 1 memorised, 6 levels left

Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : + y - +2 sabre (vamp)
Res.Cold : + . . Warding : . g - +1 robe {rC+}
Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . p - +1 buckler
Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . (no helmet)
Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . (no cloak)
(no gloves)
Sust.Abil.: . Rnd.Telep. : . (no boots)
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: + s - amulet of rage
Res.Slow : . Levitation : . e - ring of teleport control
Saprovore : . . . Ctrl.Flight: . i - ring of see invisible

@: slightly resistant to magic, fairly stealthy
A: no striking features
a: Evoke Berserk Rage


You were on level 4 of the Dungeon.
You were not hungry.

You visited 1 branch of the dungeon, and saw 4 of its levels.

You collected 94 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
a - a +1,+1 elven short sword
r - a +3,+2 trident of dragon slaying
v - a +1,+0 short sword
y - a +2,+2 vampiric sabre (weapon)
Missiles
d - 12 +1 elven darts (quivered)
Armour
g - a +1 robe of cold resistance (worn)
p - a +1 buckler (worn)
Magical devices
n - a wand of magic darts (15)
Comestibles
b - a chunk of snake flesh
k - 2 meat rations
B - a lemon
Scrolls
f - a scroll of identify
h - 2 scrolls of remove curse
j - a scroll of noise
m - a scroll of random uselessness
o - a scroll of recharging
q - a scroll of detect curse
u - 2 scrolls of curse weapon
Jewellery
e - a ring of teleport control (right hand)
i - a ring of see invisible (left hand)
s - an amulet of rage (around neck)
x - an uncursed amulet of warding
Potions
t - a potion of might
w - a potion of poison
Books
c - a book of Charms
Spells Type Level
*Corona Enchantment 1
Repel Missiles Enchantment/Air 2
Ensorcelled Hibernation Enchantment/Ice 2
Confuse Enchantment 3
Enslavement Enchantment 4
Silence Enchantment/Air 5
Invisibility Enchantment 6



You had 0 experience left.

Skills:
+ Level 1 Fighting
- Level 2 Short Blades
- Level 1 Darts
- Level 2 Dodging
- Level 2 Stealth
+ Level 1 Shields
+ Level 2 Spellcasting
- Level 5 Enchantments


You had 6 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

Your Spells Type Power Success Level
a - Corona Ench ####...... Excellent 1


Overview of the Dungeon
You didn't discover anything interesting.

Message History

The jackal bites you but doesn't do any damage.
You hit the gnoll.
You feel better.
The gnoll is severely wounded.
The jackal misses you.
The jackal bites you.
You miss the gnoll.

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You could see a giant frog, a scorpion, 10 gnolls and a jackal.

Vanquished Creatures
Ijyb (D:3)
3 snakes
A worm (D:3)
Terence (D:3)
3 giant bats (D:1)
A giant cockroach (D:2)
2 giant geckos (D:1)
8 hobgoblins
11 jackals
3 kobolds
An orc (D:3)
A quokka (D:2)
5 goblins
7 rats
48 creatures vanquished.

Notes
Turn | Place | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
0 | D:1 | Cham, the High Elf Enchanter, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 9/9 MP: 3/3
370 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 14/14 MP: 3/6
1615 | D:3 | Noticed Terence
1628 | D:3 | Defeated Terence
1628 | D:3 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 1/20 MP: 7/7
2345 | D:3 | Noticed Ijyb
2369 | D:3 | Defeated Ijyb
2493 | D:3 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 25/25 MP: 5/10
2822 | D:4 | Reached skill 1 in Fighting
2874 | D:4 | Reached skill 1 in Shields
2911 | D:4 | Mangled by a gnoll

[DarthKev]

Finally got around to playing this surprisingly fun game! Here's my first try:

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.5.2 (crawl-ref) character file.

196 Kronos the Shooter (level 3, -12/25 HPs)
Began as a Centaur Hunter on Feb 7, 2010.
Mangled by an ogre
... wielding a cursed +0,-1 giant club (17 damage)
... on Level 3 of the Dungeon.
DarthKevsLair's game lasted 00:18:52 (3668 turns).

Kronos the Shooter (Centaur Hunter) Turns: 3668, Time: 00:18:52

HP -12/25 AC 7 Str 13 Exp: 3/55 (0), need: 42
MP 1/1 EV 4 Int 10 God: No God
Gold 158 SH 0 Dex 11 Spells: 0 memorised, 2 levels left

Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : . G - -1,+1 orc morningstar
Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . C - +0 chain mail
Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . (no shield)
Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . (no helmet)
Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . (no cloak)
O - +0 pair of gloves
Sust.Abil.: . Rnd.Telep. : . (no barding)
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . (no amulet)
Res.Slow : . Levitation : . (no ring)
Saprovore : . . . Ctrl.Flight: . (no ring)

@: very quick, not resistant to magic, extremely unstealthy
A: fast metabolism 2, speed 2, deformed body 1, hooves, AC +3
a: no special abilities


You were on level 3 of the Dungeon.
You were hungry.

You visited 1 branch of the dungeon, and saw 3 of its levels.

You collected 141 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
a - a +0,+0 hand axe
b - a +0,+0 bow
c - a +1,+1 dagger
g - a +0,+0 dagger (quivered)
h - a +0,+0 quarterstaff
j - a +1,+0 dwarven hammer
k - a +0,+0 whip
n - a +0,+0 orcish hammer
p - a +0,+0 club
w - a +0,+0 club
x - a +0,+0 orcish club
D - a +0,+0 knife
F - a +0,+1 orcish club
G - a -1,+1 orcish morningstar (weapon)
I - a +0,+0 club
K - a +0,+0 club
M - a +0,+0 short sword
Missiles
f - 33 +1 dwarven bolts
i - 20 +0 stones
o - 41 +0 arrows
r - 6 +0 darts
s - 12 +0 arrows
v - 22 +0 orcish arrows
E - a +3 dart
Armour
d - a +0 leather armour
B - a +0 dwarven ring mail
C - a +0 chain mail (worn)
H - a +0 orcish ring mail
O - a +0 pair of gloves (worn)
Comestibles
e - a bread ration
m - a pear
Scrolls
q - a scroll of teleportation
t - 4 scrolls of remove curse
y - 2 scrolls of identify
A - a scroll of random uselessness
J - a scroll of enchant weapon II
Jewellery
L - an uncursed ring of fire
Potions
l - 2 potions of levitation
u - a potion of heal wounds
z - a potion of restore abilities


You had 0 experience left.

Skills:
+ Level 1 Fighting
+ Level 6 Bows
+ Level 1 Dodging


You had 2 spell levels left.
You didn't know any spells.

Overview of the Dungeon
You didn't discover anything interesting.


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You have extremely tough skin (AC +3).
You have a very fast metabolism.
You cover ground very quickly.
Armour fits poorly on your equine body.
You have hooves in place of feet.


Message History

G - an uncursed orcish morningstar (weapon)
The ogre hits you with a giant club!
Ouch! That really hurt!
Your armour prevents you from hitting the ogre.
You kick the ogre!
The ogre is lightly wounded.
The ogre hits you with a giant club!

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You could see an ogre.

Vanquished Creatures
2 giant bats (D:1)
3 giant cockroaches
3 giant geckos
4 goblins
4 hobgoblins
A jackal (D:1)
8 kobolds
An orc (D:3)
A giant newt (D:1)
4 rats
2 small snakes (D:1)
33 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
A rat (D:1)
1 creature vanquished.

Grand Total: 34 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn | Place | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
0 | D:1 | Kronos, the Centaur Hunter, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 16/16 MP: 0/0
48 | D:1 | Reached skill 1 in Dodging
768 | D:1 | Reached skill 6 in Bows
817 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 21/21 MP: 1/1
2488 | D:2 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 13/25 MP: 1/1
3668 | D:3 | Mangled by an ogre

The name is in honor of the fellow helping me with something else. Obviously, I didn't honor him very well.

Edit: Fixed codebox.

This post has been edited by darthkev: Feb 8 2010, 03:41 PM

[Eji1700]

One of my brothers games:


It actually lagged the game.

This post has been edited by Eji1700: Feb 8 2010, 06:41 PM

[TwoADay]

To those of you who routinely get to the Lair and soforth:

Do you stay at the upper levels and do a bit of grinding (say, try to gain a couple levels, then move on, then gain some more, etc, according to some forumla), do you attempt to "complete" each floor and move on, or do you run through and try to get as far and fast as you can?

I've been trying to "complete" a floor, then move on. It seems to work okay for fighters, but the Assassins, mages, and artificers that I've tried usually start feeling some pain before I can get to the Lair. I'm wondering if I should go down to say, level three, head back up to 1, and wander around to gain a few levels. Hard to do as a Spriggan, since they pretty much need to keep moving in order to have enough food, but for...say, a Kobold Assassin, who can pretty much eat anything...it might work. Anyone try that?

[DarthKev]

One of my brothers games:


It actually lagged the game.

Wow. I really don't wanna get into that. Where was he, some sort of nest or hive?

[eatfoodnow]

Thanks for the help, it turns out that I downloaded the wrong file onto my mac so it didn't come with any readme's or folders, only an application. But now I'm on a Windows and I'll try that out.

[Eji1700]

To those of you who routinely get to the Lair and soforth:

Do you stay at the upper levels and do a bit of grinding (say, try to gain a couple levels, then move on, then gain some more, etc, according to some forumla), do you attempt to "complete" each floor and move on, or do you run through and try to get as far and fast as you can?

I've been trying to "complete" a floor, then move on. It seems to work okay for fighters, but the Assassins, mages, and artificers that I've tried usually start feeling some pain before I can get to the Lair. I'm wondering if I should go down to say, level three, head back up to 1, and wander around to gain a few levels. Hard to do as a Spriggan, since they pretty much need to keep moving in order to have enough food, but for...say, a Kobold Assassin, who can pretty much eat anything...it might work. Anyone try that?

When i was there i went down about 2 floors and then floor 3 was way to hard so i went back to the dungeon to continue to go lower. Hit a wall and was going to backtrack to the orcish mines and try my luck there but got killed first. Was also thinking of going into the swamp(which i found the entrance to in the lair) but didn't. I think the idea is that you eventually hit a point where you backtrack and get yourself built up so you can go through to the bottom levels. This is the biggest problem with a spriggian because food is always such a huge issue. Either way i don't think you try to "Grind" a level, you just have to realize that you've hit your limit in this area and come back later. Kinda like a metroid game.

As for my brother there is a hive level, but he wasn't in that. The game just decided he should die.

Edit:
Oh yeah....great moment from my recent game:
You cast mephitic cloud on the ogre.
The ogre is confused.
The ogre hits itself.
the ogre dies.


Best way to save yourself ever.

Edit 2:
Razzle you're the only one who's managed a 15+ character. What should i be doing around 11 when i start finding lairs and what not? What stats and skills should i be pumping early? Seems like you need to be specific early and boost up your weapon and spellcasting so you can kill, and then branch out later, but i feel like suddenly the enemies jump like hell in lethality and i'm in an odd situation where i can't continue because i'm too weak.

Then again im not sure how true that is because it's hard to tell since i tend to underestimate some bad guys and die damn quickly after(fear the skeleton.)

This post has been edited by Eji1700: Feb 8 2010, 10:26 PM

[Razzle Storm]

I've been consistently getting 15+ characters lately, so it seems I'm doing something right (although it sucks hard when you die, especially with things like the Sword of Power which I will probably never see again). I'll tell you guys what I do:

Try to buff up the skill that you are going to be using most. For example, Assassins will want to have higher dexterity, because it affects how stealthy you are, and also affects your EV rolls (although only up to DEX 16,17 for most races, after that it doesn't matter). However, they will also want to have decent strength so their Stab attacks are more deadly. All of the stats that you want to boost when you get a chance are class-dependent. Understanding what stat does what helps a lot in this regard. Here's a few basic rules:

Strength increases the amount of damage you do, the amount you can carry without being encumbered, and how effective you are with certain weapons (two-handed weapons, or any weapon that says "it is best used by the strong).

Intelligence increases the likelihood that you can cast spells successfully, and ALSO decreases spell hunger. This is essential for any spriggan spellcaster who makes it to late game, as non-meat food starts to get scarce (the Hive is a key area for spriggans who have poison resistance).

Dexterity increases your stealth bonus and, plays a part in your EVasion, and determines how effective you are with dex-based weapons (short swords, quick blades, any weapon that says "it is best used by the dexterous")

So really I can't tell you which stats to pump, but you should definitely focus on one for a little bit until it is at a number you are satisfied with.

Skills should also not be ignored. If you need more HP, don't be afraid to turn off your other skills so that most of your XP goes into "Fighting." When you level that up, you can focus on other skills. Being well-rounded is a good overall strategy, but having one or two very specialized skills will often save you in situations you would have died in.

That said, you'll probably need to adapt as the circumstances change. If your god just gave you a fantastic randart weapon, and you're not skilled in it, it's probably worth it to use it anyway, since you'll gain those first few levels very quickly, and they will make a lot of difference. Try to play to your race's strengths. For example, I've noticed that lots of people here play Spriggans. Spriggans are the fastest creature in the game. Use this, no matter what class you are. Spriggans are a good early class, because they can teach you something that you need to know in order to survive in Crawl. If you enter a situation you think you may not be able to handle, RUN AWAY. You can come back and beat up monsters later, but sometimes they are too strong, or too condensed. For example, if you find a situation similar to Cham's, where you stumble upon a massive amount of enemies, you can run away after you alert them. They will then "wake up" and start to search the dungeon. You'd think this was bad, but what it does is spreads them out so you can take them on one at a time, instead of en masse.

Two more things: Stick with a certain race/class combination if you it works for you. Stick with it for a while, so you can fully understand how to use it. Learning different styles of play is important, as you have to adapt to a lot of different things in crawl.

Last thing, probably the most important. Explore the entire level of each dungeon. You might not be able to kill every enemy as you explore, but you'll get far more experience than if you only explored half the level. A good rule of thumb is that you should always be at least the same level as the level of the dungeon you are on. This is good up until about level 14, when you start leveling up less quickly. If you find yourself on level 10 of the dungeon and you are level 8, try going back and doing some branches. Sometimes you don't have a say in this, like when you fall through a shaft (in which case you should always try to find your way back up to where you were). That's just Crawl.

I think that about covers it for now. I spent a day mourning the loss of my level 17 deep dwarf necromancer, who had a staff of death, which combined with level 16 necromancy made him able to kill most anything in the game I had encountered. Died to one of my uber-powerful ghosts.

This post has been edited by Razzle Storm: Feb 9 2010, 12:55 AM

[Chamrin]

Yeah my problem is I want to focus on long swords and bows and have spell casting abilities... but I don't start with either a bow or long bladed weapon and their associated skills, requiring me to find them several levels down if I'm lucky.

[DarthKev]

Here's my latest Crawler:

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.5.2 (crawl-ref) character file.

305 Kronos the Charlatan (level 4, -5/19 HPs)
Began as a Spriggan Artificer on Feb 8, 2010.
Slain by an orc warrior
... wielding a +0,+1 orcish scimitar (10 damage)
... on Level 6 of the Dungeon on Feb 9, 2010.
DarthKevsLair's game lasted 00:30:44 (4611 turns).

Kronos the Charlatan (Spriggan Artificer) Turns: 4611, Time: 00:30:44

HP -5/19 AC 4 Str 10 Exp: 4/172 (0), need: 9
MP 8/8 EV 18 Int 13 God: No God
Gold 185 SH 3 Dex 13 Spells: 0 memorised, 3 levels left

Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : + e - -1,+0 orc short sword
Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . x - +1 robe
Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . p - +0 buckler
Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : . (helmet restricted)
Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . D - +0 cloak
(gloves unavailable)
Sust.Abil.: . Rnd.Telep. : . (boots unavailable)
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . (no amulet)
Res.Slow : . Levitation : . i - ring of poison resistance
Saprovore : . . . Ctrl.Flight: . N - cursed ring of hunger

@: very quick, slightly resistant to magic, stealthy
A: unfitting armour, herbivore 3, slow metabolism 3, speed 3, see invisible
a: no special abilities


You were on level 6 of the Dungeon.
You were not hungry.

You visited 1 branch of the dungeon, and saw 6 of its levels.

You collected 172 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
e - a -1,+0 orcish short sword (weapon)
w - a +0,+0 sling
B - a +0,+0 knife
Missiles
g - 32 +0 dwarven bolts
h - 35 +0 darts (quivered)
m - 11 +0 bolts
q - 17 +3 dwarven darts of frost
s - 18 +0 arrows
v - 8 +0 elven arrows of flame
y - 35 +0 sling bullets
E - 53 +0 stones
I - 10 +0 darts of frost
M - 30 +0 dwarven darts
Armour
p - a +0 buckler (worn)
x - a +1 robe (worn)
D - a +0 cloak (worn)
Magical devices
c - a wand of random effects (11)
d - a wand of enslavement (0)
Comestibles
n - an apple
Scrolls
b - 3 scrolls of teleportation
f - 4 scrolls of magic mapping
j - 2 scrolls of detect curse
l - a scroll of random uselessness
o - a scroll of fog
r - 9 scrolls of remove curse
C - a scroll of enchant weapon I
G - a scroll of enchant armour
O - a scroll of blinking
Jewellery
i - a ring of poison resistance (right hand)
N - a cursed ring of hunger (left hand)
Potions
a - 2 potions of resistance
k - 2 potions of heal wounds
u - a potion of invisibility
z - a potion of might
A - a potion of gain strength
J - a potion of magic
K - a potion of poison
Books
t - a book of the Earth
Spells Type Level
Maxwell's Silver Hammer Transmutation/Earth 2
Magic Mapping Divination/Earth 4
Dig Transmutation/Earth 4
Statue Form Transmutation/Earth 6
Bolt of Iron Conjuration/Earth 6
Shatter Transmutation/Earth 9



You had 0 experience left.

Skills:
+ Level 1 Fighting
+ Level 2 Short Blades
+ Level 5 Dodging
+ Level 3 Stealth
+ Level 1 Stabbing
+ Level 4 Traps & Doors
+ Level 5 Evocations


You had 3 spell levels left.
You didn't know any spells.

Overview of the Dungeon
You didn't discover anything interesting.


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

Your body does not fit into most forms of armour.
You are a herbivore.
You need consume almost no food.
You cover ground extremely quickly.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.


Message History

The orc wizard misses you.
You hit the orc warrior, but do no damage.
The orc warrior is lightly wounded.
The orc warrior misses you.
You block the orc wizard's attack.
You miss the orc warrior.
The orc warrior hits you with an orcish scimitar!

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You could see an orc warrior, an orc wizard (invisible) and an orc.

Vanquished Creatures
A giant ant (D:3)
3 snakes
A giant mite (D:6)
Terence (D:2)
An ooze (D:2)
2 giant cockroaches
A giant gecko (D:6)
7 hobgoblins
4 jackals (D:2)
7 kobolds
A quokka (D:3)
A giant bat (D:4)
7 giant newts
4 goblins
5 rats
2 small snakes
48 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
A worm (D:4)
A rat (D:1)
2 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
A giant newt (D:1)
1 creature vanquished.

Grand Total: 51 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn | Place | Note
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0 | D:1 | Kronos, the Spriggan Artificer, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 11/11 MP: 2/2
493 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 4/13 MP: 3/4
1894 | D:2 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 16/16 MP: 5/6
1896 | D:2 | Noticed Terence
2115 | D:2 | Defeated Terence
2442 | D:4 | Noticed Kronos' ghost
2831 | D:3 | Reached skill 1 in Short Blades
2851 | D:3 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 8/19 MP: 7/8
3293 | D:3 | Reached skill 5 in Dodging
4286 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
4357 | D:5 | Noticed Edmund
4580 | D:6 | Reached skill 1 in Stabbing
4581 | D:6 | Reached skill 1 in Fighting
4611 | D:6 | Slain by an orc warrior

The sad part is this is my highest scoring Crawler. Any tips besides the ones above? Which class of Spriggan is best at melee? That seems to be my specialty when fighting no matter what I play as.

[Razzle Storm]

Yeah my problem is I want to focus on long swords and bows and have spell casting abilities... but I don't start with either a bow or long bladed weapon and their associated skills, requiring me to find them several levels down if I'm lucky.

Yeah, that's not a bad idea to focus on, but it also means you'll be playing mainly for mid and late game. I do the same thing, and so when I say "all my characters have been consistently over leve 15," what I really mean is "all the characters I remember have been consistently over 15." When you play for mid-late game, there are going to be a lot of characters that just end up dying on level 2 or 3. Luckily for me this only takes a few minutes (auto-explore is your friend) for each character.

[Azier_Mordan]

Another improvement:

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.5.2 (crawl-ref) character file.

5007 Skiv the Blackguard (level 10, -6/47 HPs)
Began as a Spriggan Stalker on Feb 9, 2010.
Was an Elder of Makhleb.
Mangled by an orc warrior
... wielding a -1,+1 orcish great mace (11 damage)
... on Level 8 of the Dungeon.
User's game lasted 01:04:17 (10872 turns).

Skiv the Blackguard (Spriggan Stalker) Turns: 10872, Time: 01:04:17

HP -6/47 AC 4 Str 6 Exp: 10/6653 (0), need: 3434
MP 13/24 EV 22 Int 14 God: Makhleb ****
Gold 350 SH 0 Dex 21 Spells: 3 memorised, 11 levels left

Res.Fire : + . . See Invis. : + a - +4,+2 dagger
Res.Cold : + . . Warding : . H - +1 robe {rC+}
Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . (shield restricted)
Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . (helmet restricted)
Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . c - +0 cloak
(gloves unavailable)
Sust.Abil.: . Rnd.Telep. : . (boots unavailable)
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . m - amulet of resist slowing
Res.Slow : + Levitation : . z - ring of levitation
Saprovore : . . . Ctrl.Flight: . t - ring of protection from fire

@: non-regenerating, confused, diseased, very slightly glowing, very quick, hasted, quite
resistant to magic, fairly stealthy
A: unfitting armour, herbivore 3, slow metabolism 3, speed 3, see invisible
a: Minor Destruction, Lesser Servant of Makhleb, Major Destruction, Renounce Religion,
Evoke Levitation


You were on level 8 of the Dungeon.
You worshipped Makhleb.
Makhleb was extremely pleased with you.
You were not hungry.

You visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and saw 10 of its levels.

You collected 419 gold pieces.
You spent 88 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
a - a +4,+2 dagger (weapon)
y - a +1,+2 dagger of distortion (quivered)
D - a +1,+0 dagger of electrocution
F - a +2,+3 orcish dagger
M - a +0,+0 blowgun
Missiles
C - 2 curare-tipped +0 needles
N - 25 poisoned +0 needles
Armour
c - a +0 cloak (worn)
H - a +1 robe of cold resistance (worn)
Magical devices
A - a wand of flame (13)
Comestibles
j - 8 grapes
u - a pear
v - a royal jelly
w - 2 bread rations
G - a banana
Scrolls
i - 2 scrolls of immolation
q - 2 scrolls of remove curse
E - a scroll of fear
I - a scroll of teleportation
J - 3 scrolls of detect curse
L - a scroll of paper
Jewellery
b - an uncursed amulet of resist mutation
f - an uncursed ring of protection from cold
m - an amulet of resist slowing (around neck)
t - a ring of protection from fire (left hand)
z - a ring of levitation (right hand)
Potions
e - a potion of porridge
n - a potion of confusion
r - a potion of healing
Books
d - a book of Stalking
Spells Type Level
*Sting Conjuration/Poison 1
Sure Blade Enchantment 2
Projected Noise Enchantment 2
*Poison Weapon Enchantment/Poison 2
*Mephitic Cloud Conjuration/Poison/Air 3
Petrify Enchantment/Earth 4
Invisibility Enchantment 6

h - a book of Surveyances
Spells Type Level
Detect Secret Doors Divination 1
Detect Traps Divination 2
Detect Items Divination 2
Magic Mapping Divination/Earth 4



You had 0 experience left.

Skills:
+ Level 3 Fighting
+ Level 9 Short Blades
+ Level 2 Throwing
+ Level 8 Dodging
+ Level 8 Stealth
+ Level 9 Stabbing
+ Level 4 Traps & Doors
+ Level 4 Spellcasting
+ Level 2 Conjurations
+ Level 3 Enchantments
+ Level 1 Air Magic
+ Level 5 Poison Magic


You had 11 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

Your Spells Type Power Success Level
a - Sting Pois/Conj ###.. Excellent 1
b - Mephitic Cloud Pois/Air/Conj ##........ Good 3
c - Poison Weapon Pois/Ench N/A Great 2


Overview of the Dungeon

Branches:
Temple: D:5 Lair : D:8

Shops:
D:4: % D:7: /


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

Your body does not fit into most forms of armour.
You are a herbivore.
You need consume almost no food.
You cover ground extremely quickly.
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.


Message History

You are engulfed in noxious fumes!
You hit the orc warrior, but do no damage.
The orc warrior is almost dead.
You are engulfed in noxious fumes!
The warg misses you.
The warg claws you but doesn't do any damage.
The warg misses you.

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You could see an orc warrior, a warg, 2 centaurs, an orc priest and 4 orcs.

Vanquished Creatures
A cyclops (D:9)
A troll (D:9)
Prince Ribbit (D:5)
A hippogriff (D:8)
4 yaks (D:8)
A giant blowfly zombie (D:9)
2 phantoms
11 ogres
2 centaurs
An ice beast (D:7)
Sigmund (D:2)
3 giant frogs
2 orc warriors
Blork the orc (D:5)
A jellyfish (D:9)
5 imps
3 orc priests (D:7)
4 hounds
5 orc wizards
5 giant ants
7 scorpions
2 jellies
5 worms
6 gnolls (D:7)
12 snakes
A giant eyeball (D:9)
4 giant cockroaches
7 giant geckos
15 goblins
12 hobgoblins
13 jackals
24 orcs
4 quokkas
11 rats
9 giant bats
7 giant newts
13 kobolds
2 small snakes
209 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
A yak (D:8)
A jackal (D:7)
A kobold (D:5)
A rat (D:8)
4 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
An ooze (D:6)
A goblin (D:7)
2 orcs
A quokka (D:7)
5 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 218 creatures vanquished

[Chamrin]

Doubled my best score. Was knowingly running around with a -2 -1 bow because I couldn't find anything better. Had I known that quarterstaff was so good, I might have used it instead of just saved it for the resistances. I got myself overloaded/slowed and swarmed while recovering from rage, I should have been more picky in carrying things.

I killed 3 of my ghosts this time as well. :)

Azier_Mordan you might find it useful to select which skills you want to train instead of training them all. press m to turn them on and off. Untrained skills still get 1/4th of the training you'd get otherwise.

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.5.2 (crawl-ref) character file.

10456 Cham the Archer (level 11, -2/66 HPs)
Began as a High Elf Enchanter on Feb 9, 2010.
Was a Priest of Sif Muna.
Slain by a giant iguana (5 damage)
... on Level 3 of the Lair of Beasts.
The game lasted 01:32:15 (16661 turns).

Cham the Archer (High Elf Enchanter) Turns: 16661, Time: 01:32:16

HP -2/66 AC 12 Str 10 Exp: 11/13952 (1), need: 9222
MP 7/27 EV 13 Int 21 God: Sif Muna ***
Gold 690 SH 0 Dex 18 Spells: 8 memorised, 4 levels left

Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : . y - -2,-1 elf bow
Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . F - +3 elf ring mail
Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . (no shield)
Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : . U - +0 orc crested helmet
Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . w - +1 dwarf cloak
(no gloves)
Sust.Abil.: . Rnd.Telep. : . v - +1 pair of elf boots
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . H - amulet of controlled flight
Res.Slow : . Levitation : . Z - ring of poison resistance
Saprovore : . . . Ctrl.Flight: + o - +3 ring of strength

@: burdened, slow, quite resistant to magic, fairly stealthy
A: sense surroundings 1, berserk 1
a: Sense Surroundings, Channel Energy, Forget Spell, Renounce Religion


You were on level 3 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worshipped Sif Muna.
Sif Muna was greatly pleased with you.
You were encumbered.
You were not hungry.

You visited 3 branches of the dungeon, and saw 14 of its levels.

You collected 757 gold pieces.
You spent 74 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
a - a +1,+1 elven short sword
y - a -2,-1 elven bow (weapon)
A - a -1,+1 orcish falchion
J - the +9,+4 quarterstaff of the Egg {rElec rF++ rC+ Stlth+}
(You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon)
It greatly protects you from fire.
It protects you from cold.
It insulates you from electricity.
It makes you much more stealthy.
R - a +0,+0 orcish scimitar
Missiles
d - a +1 elven dart
r - 15 +5 elven arrows (quivered)
x - 16 +1 elven arrows of flame
I - 10 +0 arrows of flame
N - 12 poisoned +0 needles
V - 3 curare-tipped +0 needles
Armour
v - a +1 pair of elven boots (worn)
w - a +1 dwarven cloak (worn)
F - a +3 elven ring mail (worn)
P - a +0 pair of gloves
U - a +0 orcish crested helmet (worn)
Y - a +0 leather armour of fire resistance
Magical devices
b - a wand of fireball (3)
k - a wand of teleportation (12)
M - a wand of paralysis (6)
Q - a wand of draining (1)
W - a wand of frost (10)
Comestibles
e - 3 bread rations
D - 6 meat rations
Scrolls
f - 15 scrolls of remove curse
h - 3 scrolls of enchant weapon I
i - a scroll of blinking
m - a scroll of random uselessness
q - a scroll of fog
u - 3 scrolls of teleportation
B - 5 scrolls of detect curse
X - 5 scrolls of magic mapping
Jewellery
o - a +3 ring of strength (left hand)
G - the amulet "Pheob" {Clar MUT+ +Lev}
(You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)
[amulet of clarity]
It lets you levitate.
It glows with mutagenic radiation.
H - an amulet of controlled flight (around neck)
Z - a ring of poison resistance (right hand)
Potions
g - a potion of restore abilities
j - a potion of invisibility
n - a potion of might
z - a potion of resistance
L - a potion of degeneration
Books
c - a book of Charms
Spells Type Level
*Corona Enchantment 1
*Repel Missiles Enchantment/Air 2
Ensorcelled Hibernation Enchantment/Ice 2
*Confuse Enchantment 3
Enslavement Enchantment 4
Silence Enchantment/Air 5
Invisibility Enchantment 6

l - Vaochegi's Papyrus of Enchantment
(You acquired it on level 9 of the Dungeon)
Spells Type Level
Projected Noise Enchantment 2
Poison Weapon Enchantment/Poison 2
*Insulation Enchantment/Air 4
Remove Curse Enchantment 5

p - a book of Flames
Spells Type Level
Flame Tongue Conjuration/Fire 1
*Throw Flame Conjuration/Fire 2
Conjure Flame Conjuration/Fire 3
Sticky Flame Conjuration/Fire 4
Bolt of Fire Conjuration/Fire 6
Fireball Conjuration/Fire 6

t - a book of Morphology
Spells Type Level
Lee's Rapid Deconstruction Transmutation/Earth 5
Polymorph Other Transmutation 5
Cigotuvi's Degeneration Transmutation/Necromancy 5
Alter Self Transmutation 7
Shatter Transmutation/Earth 9

K - a book of Clouds
Spells Type Level
Evaporate Fire/Transmutation 2
*Mephitic Cloud Conjuration/Poison/Air 3
Conjure Flame Conjuration/Fire 3
Poisonous Cloud Conjuration/Poison/Air 6
Freezing Cloud Conjuration/Ice/Air 7

T - a book of Minor Magic [flame]
Spells Type Level
Magic Dart Conjuration 1
Summon Small Mammals Summoning 1
*Throw Flame Conjuration/Fire 2
*Blink Translocation 2
*Slow Enchantment 3
*Mephitic Cloud Conjuration/Poison/Air 3
Conjure Flame Conjuration/Fire 3

Magical staves
C - a rod of venom (12/12)
(You found it on level 8 of the Dungeon)


You had 1 experience left.

Skills:
+ Level 3 Fighting
- Level 3 Short Blades
+ Level 7 Long Blades
- Level 12 Bows
- Level 2 Darts
+ Level 7 Dodging
- Level 2 Stealth
+ Level 2 Stabbing
+ Level 2 Traps & Doors
+ Level 7 Spellcasting
- Level 5 Conjurations
- Level 8 Enchantments
+ Level 1 Translocations
- Level 5 Fire Magic
+ Level 1 Evocations


You had 4 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

Your Spells Type Power Success Level
a - Corona Ench ######.... Excellent 1
b - Throw Flame Fire/Conj #####.. Excellent 2
c - Confuse Ench ######.... Excellent 3
d - Mephitic Cloud Pois/Air/Conj ###....... Very Good 3
e - Blink Tloc N/A Very Good 2
f - Slow Ench ######.... Excellent 3
g - Repel Missiles Air/Ench ####...... Excellent 2
h - Insulation Air/Ench ####...... Good 4


Overview of the Dungeon

Branches:
Temple: D:4 Orc : D:10 Lair : D:10

Altars:
Elyvilon: D:5

Shops:
D:8: *


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You can sense your immediate surroundings.
You tend to lose your temper in combat.


Message History

The bolt of electricity hits you!
* * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * *
The giant iguana misses you.
A giant iguana.
You throw a throwing net.
The throwing net misses the giant iguana.
You are being weighed down by all of your possessions.

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You could see a jellyfish, a giant iguana and 4 grey rats.

Vanquished Creatures
A hill giant (D:10)
5 giant brown frogs
The ghost of Cham the Charm-Maker, an experienced HEEn of Sif Muna (D:9)
A giant snail (Lair:3)
The ghost of Cham the Charm-Maker, an experienced HEEn of Sif Muna (D:6)
A komodo dragon (Lair:2)
2 spiny frogs (Lair:2)
3 hippogriffs
A hungry ghost (D:8)
5 yaks (D:10)
Edmund (D:7)
A manticore (D:10)
3 ice beasts
A giant blowfly zombie (D:9)
4 phantoms
A gila monster (Lair:1)
A necrophage (D:9)
2 ogres
10 giant frogs
Sigmund (D:7)
3 giant lizards
A wolf (Lair:2)
The ghost of Cham the Charm-Maker, an average HEEn (D:5)
3 orc warriors
A brown snake (Lair:2)
14 killer bees
2 jellyfish (Lair:3)
3 imps
5 hounds
4 orc priests
2 giant beetles
7 orc wizards
4 giant ants
3 giant iguanas
2 shadows
4 scorpions
3 sheep (Lair:2)
Ijyb (D:6)
2 electrical eels (Lair:3)
A jelly (D:7)
11 green rats (Lair:2)
2 giant centipedes
14 snakes
A giant mite (D:6)
5 worms
2 giant iguana zombies
A giant centipede zombie (D:7)
Terence (D:2)
An ooze (D:2)
Jessica (D:3)
A gnoll zombie (D:6)
12 giant cockroaches
6 giant geckos
28 grey rats
19 hobgoblins
13 kobolds
33 orcs
7 quokkas
13 rats
19 giant bats
6 giant newts
18 goblins
20 jackals
A jackal zombie (D:7)
2 orc zombies
3 small snakes
A plant (Lair:2)
353 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
A giant frog (Lair:2)
A killer bee (D:9)
A sheep (Lair:2)
2 orcs (D:9)
5 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
A killer bee (D:8)
A giant centipede (Lair:2)
6 grey rats
A rat (D:5)
A small snake (D:2)
10 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 368 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn | Place | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
0 | D:1 | Cham, the High Elf Enchanter, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 9/9 MP: 3/3
394 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 3/14 MP: 2/6
1167 | D:2 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 3/21 MP: 4/7
1232 | D:2 | Noticed Terence
1420 | D:2 | Defeated Terence
1506 | D:2 | Learned a level 2 spell: Throw Flame
2036 | D:3 | Reached skill 1 in Conjurations
2067 | D:3 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 26/26 MP: 1/11
2090 | D:3 | Noticed Jessica
2141 | D:3 | Defeated Jessica
2222 | D:3 | Reached skill 1 in Fire Magic
2934 | D:4 | Reached skill 1 in Bows
3073 | D:4 | Got a heavily runed pewter amulet
3077 | D:4 | Identified the amulet "Pheob" {+Lev} (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon)
3247 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 31/31 MP: 12/12
3734 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
3776 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Sif Muna the Loreminder
3849 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
3886 | D:5 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 38/38 MP: 13/15
4085 | D:5 | Reached skill 5 in Bows
4242 | D:5 | Noticed Cham's ghost
4321 | D:5 | Defeated Cham's ghost
4440 | D:5 | Learned a level 3 spell: Confuse
4537 | D:5 | Reached skill 6 in Bows
5016 | D:6 | Noticed Ijyb
5027 | D:6 | Defeated Ijyb
5107 | D:6 | Reached skill 1 in Traps & Doors
5141 | D:6 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 43/43 MP: 12/17
5161 | D:6 | Noticed Cham's ghost
5162 | D:6 | Reached skill 7 in Bows
5190 | D:6 | Defeated Cham's ghost
5539 | D:6 | Got a slimy quarterstaff
5540 | D:6 | Identified the quarterstaff of the Egg {rElec rF++ rC+ Stlth+}
(You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon)
5610 | D:6 | Reached skill 8 in Bows
5884 | D:6 | Reached skill 1 in Long Blades
5923 | D:6 | Reached skill 1 in Fighting
6299 | D:7 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 22/48 MP: 9/19
6457 | D:7 | Noticed Edmund
6482 | D:7 | Defeated Edmund
6628 | D:7 | Reached skill 9 in Bows
6968 | D:7 | Acquired Sif Muna's first power
6988 | D:7 | Got a shimmering buckler
6992 | D:7 | Identified the cursed -4 buckler of Fabish
(You found it on level 7 of the Dungeon)
7085 | D:7 | Noticed Sigmund
8600 | D:7 | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1).
8602 | D:7 | Gained mutation: You can sense your immediate surroundings.
8602 | D:7 | Lost mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1).
8602 | D:7 | Gained mutation: You tend to lose your temper in combat.
8603 | D:7 | Defeated Sigmund
8995 | D:8 | Reached XP level 9. HP: 25/54 MP: 17/21
9479 | D:8 | Reached skill 10 in Bows
9782 | D:8 | Learned a level 3 spell: Mephitic Cloud
10174 | D:8 | Bought a +0 pair of gloves for 22 gold pieces
10174 | D:8 | Bought a meat ration for 52 gold pieces
10442 | D:9 | Noticed Cham's ghost
10472 | D:9 | Defeated Cham's ghost
10513 | D:9 | Reached skill 11 in Bows
10819 | D:9 | Acquired Sif Muna's second power
10853 | D:9 | Reached skill 5 in Spellcasting
11103 | D:9 | Identified a scroll of acquirement
11117 | D:9 | Got an antique book
11170 | D:9 | Identified Vaochegi's Papyrus of Enchantment
(You acquired it on level 9 of the Dungeon)
11271 | D:9 | Reached skill 5 in Conjurations
11343 | D:9 | Learned a level 2 spell: Blink
11347 | D:9 | Learned a level 3 spell: Slow
11371 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 58/58 MP: 18/23
11619 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
12340 | D:10 | Reached skill 12 in Bows
12488 | D:10 | Reached skill 5 in Dodging
12866 | D:10 | Reached skill 1 in Stabbing
12867 | D:10 | Reached skill 5 in Long Blades
13741 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
14693 | Lair:2 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 41/64 MP: 20/26
16208 | Lair:2 | Learned a level 2 spell: Repel Missiles
16213 | Lair:2 | Learned a level 4 spell: Insulation
16388 | Lair:3 | Reached skill 5 in Fire Magic
16605 | Lair:3 | Reached skill 1 in Evocations
16607 | Lair:3 | Reached skill 1 in Translocations
16659 | Lair:3 | HP: 3/66 [electrical eel/bolt of electricity (11)]
16661 | Lair:3 | Slain by a giant iguana

[eatfoodnow]

My personal best:  morgue_Shalop_20100208_203551.txt ( 4.03K ) Number of downloads: 2


On floor 4, I found Terence and a castle full to the brim with gnolls and jackals. I ran out of arrows after shooting so many of them (27 gnolls and 19 jackals), and ran out of health potions after trying to kill them in hand-to-hand combat with an elven falchion. Every time I entered the castle though, there were at least three more gnolls and two jackals waiting for me there. I would run away into a narrow corridor, then kill them off one-by-one. After this I would hide in the corner and regenerate, then repeat. Until an ogre killed me after some gnolls pounded my little fleeing elven butt. Has anyone noticed this castle with seemingly limitless amounts of gnolls and jackals?

Also, the advice people are posting here is very helpful, I'm working on a sludge elf venom mage right now because my friend had good luck with it. I'll selectively focus on certain skills next time I'm on.

[Chamrin]

Yeah I ran into it once, I posted a screen shot of it above.

[Eji1700]

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Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.5.2 (crawl-ref) character file.

12406 Eji the Slicer (level 11, 0/71 HPs)
Began as a Demonspawn Stalker on Feb 10, 2010.
Was a High Priest of Okawaru.
Succumbed to poison
... on Level 3 of the Orcish Mines on Feb 11, 2010.
DJ's game lasted 01:27:50 (19782 turns).

Eji the Slicer (Demonspawn Stalker) Turns: 19782, Time: 01:27:50

HP 0/71 AC 10 Str 14 Exp: 11/16266 (2), need: 5363
MP 18/18 EV 15 Int 15 God: Okawaru *****
Gold 1020 SH 5 Dex 16 Spells: 6 memorised, 2 levels left

Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : . F - +5,+4 dwarf sabre (freeze)
Res.Cold : . . . Warding : + P - +2 leather armour {MR}
Life Prot.: + . . Conserve : . v - +2 dwarf buckler
Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . (helmet restricted)
Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . c - -1 cloak
L - +0 pair of gloves
Sust.Abil.: . Rnd.Telep. : . k - +0 pair of boots
Res.Mut. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . H - amulet of warding
Res.Slow : . Levitation : . n - +2 ring of intelligence
Saprovore : . . . Ctrl.Flight: . b - +1 ring of strength

@: invisible, quite poisoned, very slightly glowing, quite resistant to magic, stealthy
A: herbivore 1, horns 3, -10% hp, AC +3
a: Might, Haste, Renounce Religion


You were on level 3 of the Orcish Mines.
You worshipped Okawaru.
Okawaru was exalted by your worship.
You were hungry.

You visited 5 branches of the dungeon, and saw 20 of its levels.
You visited 1 portal chamber (including bazaars).

You collected 991 gold pieces.

Inventory:

Hand weapons
h - a +2,+2 bow
F - a +5,+4 dwarven sabre of freezing (weapon)
Missiles
I - 42 +0 arrows
Armour
c - a -1 cloak (worn)
k - a +0 pair of boots (worn)
v - a +2 dwarven buckler (worn)
L - a +0 pair of gloves (worn)
P - a +2 leather armour of magic resistance (worn)
Magical devices
f - a wand of cold (10)
m - a wand of paralysis (0)
u - a wand of hasting (0)
y - a wand of disintegration (3)
E - a wand of paralysis (9)
M - a wand of teleportation (8)
O - a wand of draining (6)
R - a wand of polymorph other (1)
Comestibles
a - 2 oranges
g - 3 meat rations
p - an apricot
t - 3 pears
w - 26 sultanas
z - 2 apples
B - 2 chokos
G - a cheese
K - a lychee
T - 6 bread rations
U - a snozzcumber
Scrolls
i - 3 scrolls of teleportation
l - a scroll of enchant armour
o - a scroll of identify
r - 5 scrolls of remove curse
s - a scroll of fear
x - a scroll of blinking
D - a scroll of recharging
J - 3 scrolls of detect curse
W - a scroll of magic mapping
Jewellery
b - a +1 ring of strength (left hand)
n - a +2 ring of intelligence (right hand)
C - a +1 ring of evasion
H - an amulet of warding (around neck)
S - an uncursed ring of sustain abilities
Potions
e - 5 potions of healing
j - a potion of invisibility
q - 4 potions of resistance
A - a potion of berserk rage
X - a potion of speed
Books
d - a book of Stalking
Spells Type Level
*Sting Conjuration/Poison 1
*Sure Blade Enchantment 2
Projected Noise Enchantment 2
*Poison Weapon Enchantment/Poison 2
*Mephitic Cloud Conjuration/Poison/Air 3
*Petrify Enchantment/Earth 4
Invisibility Enchantment 6



You had 2 experience left.

Skills:
+ Level 6 Fighting
+ Level 11 Short Blades
+ Level 2 Bows
+ Level 8 Dodging
- Level 3 Stealth
+ Level 4 Stabbing
+ Level 3 Shields
+ Level 2 Traps & Doors
- Level 2 Unarmed Combat
+ Level 3 Spellcasting
+ Level 4 Conjurations
+ Level 4 Enchantments
- Level 1 Air Magic
- Level 2 Poison Magic
+ Level 1 Invocations
+ Level 1 Evocations


You had 2 spell levels left.
You knew the following spells:

Your Spells Type Power Success Level
a - Sting Pois/Conj ###.. Great 1
b - Poison Weapon Pois/Ench N/A Very Good 2
c - Sure Blade Ench ###....... Great 2
d - Mephitic Cloud Pois/Air/Conj ##........ Poor 3
e - Petrify Erth/Ench ##........ Terrible 4
f - Ensorcelled Hibernat Ice/Ench ##..... Good 2


Overview of the Dungeon

Branches:
Temple: D:7 Orc : D:9 Lair : D:11 Swamp : Lair:3

Altars:
Trog: D:10

Shops:
D:5: = D:8: (

Portals:
Hell: D:12


Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You are mostly covered in green scales (AC +3).
You have a pair of large horns on your head.
You digest meat inefficiently.
You are frail (-10% HP).


Message History

The goblin misses you.
The orc misses you.
The orc hits you but doesn't do any damage.
You block the warg's attack.
The warg claws you but doesn't do any damage.
A mysterious force pulls you upwards.
The hatch slams shut behind you.

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You could see an orc warrior, a warg, 4 orcs and a goblin.

Vanquished Creatures
An unseen horror (D:12)
Michael (D:12)
3 giant brown frogs
A cyclops (D:12)
A troll (D:11)
A two-headed ogre (D:10)
A spiny frog (Lair:2)
A hippogriff (Lair:2)
A firedrake (D:11)
A wyvern (D:9)
12 big kobolds
4 ice beasts
2 manticores
7 ogres
2 phantoms
2 necrophages (D:8)
Edmund (D:8)
An ugly thing zombie (D:10)
2 gila monsters (Lair:1)
A warg (D:9)
3 giant lizards
8 centaurs
9 giant frogs
7 orc warriors
2 brown snakes
4 brown snake zombies (Port)
2 soldier ant zombies
13 killer bees
9 imps
2 giant beetles
12 hounds
16 orc wizards
A wight (D:7)
9 giant ants
11 orc priests
An orange rat (D:11)
4 big kobold zombies (Port)
4 giant iguanas
5 jellies
A hound zombie (D:8)
A shadow (D:10)
A scorpion (D:8)
5 gnolls
9 snakes
A giant centipede (Lair:1)
5 worms
15 green rats
2 shadow imps (D:12)
2 mummies (Port)
7 snake zombies (Port)
A giant mite (D:7)
A scorpion zombie (D:4)
Jessica (D:3)
2 giant eyeballs
8 giant cockroaches
6 giant geckos
8 giant mosquitos
3 gnoll zombies (Port)
17 goblins
21 hobgoblins
23 jackals
66 orcs
A small snake (D:1)
20 giant bats
5 giant newts
20 grey rats
4 hobgoblin zombies (Port)
A jackal zombie (D:7)
38 kobolds
9 kobold zombies
3 orc zombies
5 quokkas
A quokka zombie (D:6)
17 rats
A rat zombie (D:7)
3 plants
502 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
5 orcs (D:8)
5 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
A hound (D:9)
A hobgoblin (D:9)
A kobold (D:8)
An orc (D:9)
A quokka (D:5)
A rat (D:8)
6 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 513 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn | Place | Note
--------------------------------------------------------------
0 | D:1 | Eji, the Demonspawn Stalker, began the quest for the Orb.
0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 12/12 MP: 1/1
26 | D:1 | Reached skill 1 in Dodging
28 | D:1 | Reached skill 1 in Short Blades
297 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 12/18 MP: 2/2
301 | D:1 | Learned a level 2 spell: Poison Weapon
972 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 14/24 MP: 3/3
1422 | D:2 | Reached skill 1 in Conjurations
1875 | D:2 | Gained mutation: You are partially covered in green scales (AC +1).
1875 | D:2 | Gained mutation: You are mostly covered in green scales (AC +3).
1875 | D:2 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 20/30 MP: 1/5
1976 | D:2 | Learned a level 2 spell: Sure Blade
2053 | D:3 | Reached skill 3 in Stabbing
2063 | D:3 | Noticed Jessica
2135 | D:3 | Defeated Jessica
2431 | D:3 | Reached skill 1 in Enchantments
3349 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 23/35 MP: 4/7
3358 | D:4 | Learned a level 3 spell: Mephitic Cloud
3872 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
4110 | D:5 | Gained mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1).
4482 | D:5 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 42/42 MP: 6/9
4745 | D:6 | Noticed a big kobold
4747 | D:6 | Noticed a big kobold
4752 | D:6 | Noticed a big kobold
4756 | D:6 | Noticed a big kobold
4758 | D:6 | Noticed a big kobold
4795 | D:5 | Reached skill 4 in Short Blades
4800 | D:5 | Defeated a big kobold
4800 | D:5 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 19/47 MP: 10/10
4899 | D:5 | Defeated a big kobold
5095 | D:6 | Defeated a big kobold
5127 | D:6 | Defeated a big kobold
5188 | D:6 | Defeated a big kobold
5224 | D:6 | Noticed a big kobold
5225 | D:6 | Noticed a big kobold
5420 | D:6 | Defeated a big kobold
5420 | D:6 | Gained mutation: You have a pair of small horns on your head.
5420 | D:6 | Gained mutation: You have a pair of horns on your head.
5420 | D:6 | Gained mutation: You have a pair of large horns on your head.
5420 | D:6 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 54/54 MP: 9/12
5435 | D:6 | Reached skill 5 in Short Blades
5441 | D:6 | Defeated a big kobold
5467 | D:6 | Noticed a big kobold
5477 | D:6 | Defeated a big kobold
5521 | D:6 | Noticed a big kobold
5540 | D:6 | Defeated a big kobold
5593 | D:6 | Learned a level 4 spell: Petrify
5640 | D:6 | Reached skill 5 in Dodging
5836 | D:6 | Gained mutation: You are weak (Str -1).
5860 | D:6 | Reached skill 6 in Short Blades
5897 | D:6 | Lost mutation: Your mind is acute (Int +1).
6801 | D:7 | Found a sand-covered staircase.
6806 | D:7 | Reached skill 1 in Unarmed Combat
6891 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
6975 | Temple | Became a worshipper of Warmaster Okawaru
7569 | minitom | Entered a tomb.
9526 | minitom | Reached skill 1 in Traps & Doors
9912 | minitom | Reached XP level 9. HP: 33/63 MP: 15/15
9954 | minitom | Reached skill 7 in Short Blades
10525 | D:8 | Reached skill 1 in Air Magic
10533 | D:8 | Acquired Okawaru's first power
10712 | D:8 | Noticed Edmund
10741 | D:8 | Defeated Edmund
11656 | D:8 | Reached skill 8 in Short Blades
12334 | D:9 | Reached skill 1 in Shields
12437 | D:9 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 43/70 MP: 9/17
12916 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
12964 | D:10 | Reached skill 1 in Bows
13232 | D:10 | Reached skill 9 in Short Blades
13377 | D:10 | Was placed under penance by Okawaru
13832 | D:11 | Reached skill 1 in Evocations
13862 | D:11 | Was forgiven by Okawaru
14289 | D:11 | Reached skill 5 in Fighting
14635 | Lair:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
14724 | Lair:1 | Learned a level 2 spell: Ensorcelled Hibernation
15267 | Lair:1 | Reached skill 10 in Short Blades
15607 | Lair:2 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 49/77 MP: 14/18
15679 | Lair:2 | Gained mutation: You are frail (-10% HP).
15679 | Lair:2 | Lost mutation: You are weak (Str -1).
15679 | Lair:2 | Gained mutation: You digest meat inefficiently.
16349 | Lair:2 | Acquired Okawaru's second power
16775 | Swamp:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Swamp
17252 | D:12 | Noticed Michael
17263 | D:12 | Defeated Michael
17289 | D:12 | Reached skill 1 in Invocations
18026 | D:12 | Reached skill 11 in Short Blades
19064 | Orc:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
19755 | Orc:1 | You fall through a shaft!
19755 | Orc:4 | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
19781 | Orc:4 | HP: 1/71 [something (5)]
19782 | Orc:3 | Succumbed to poison

Really awesome run. Was kinda at the point again where i felt going down was problems, and was worried about going farther into either the lair or swamp(plus my vegitarian mutation that i got from a potion was causing food troubles) so i went to try the orc mines and hit a shaft that dropped me 4 floors into the middle of a mob. Hit invis and tried to live but couldn't make it.