Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.12-a0-1149-gdd8e910 (webtiles) character file. 338 esagan the Chopper (level 5, -3/46 HPs) Began as a Minotaur Berserker on Nov 22, 2012. Was a Priest of Trog. Slain by a gnoll ... wielding a +2,+2 halberd (7 damage) ... on Level 5 of the Dungeon. The game lasted 00:37:33 (2711 turns). esagan the Chopper (Minotaur Berserker) Turns: 2711, Time: 00:37:34 HP -3/46 AC 9 Str 22 XL: 5 Next: 59% MP 1/1 EV 7 Int 8 God: Trog [***...] Gold 124 SH 10 Dex 10 Spells: 0 memorised, 4 levels left Res.Fire : . . . See Invis. : . a - +0 hand axe {=f} Res.Cold : . . . Warding : . g - +1 orc chain mail Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : . m - +1 buckler Res.Poison: . Res.Corr. : . (helmet restricted) Res.Elec. : . Clarity : . A - +0 cloak {MR} Sust.Abil.: . . Spirit.Shd : . (no gloves) Res.Mut. : . Stasis : . (no boots) Res.Rott. : . Ctrl.Telep.: . (no amulet) Saprovore : . . . Flight : . (no ring) n - +4 ring of intelligence @: somewhat resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely unstealthy A: retaliatory headbutt, horns 2 a: Burn Spellbooks, Berserk, Trog's Hand, Renounce Religion You were on level 5 of the Dungeon. You worshipped Trog. Trog was greatly pleased with you. You were not hungry. You visited 1 branch of the dungeon, and saw 5 of its levels. You collected 104 gold pieces. Inventory: Hand weapons a - a +0,+0 hand axe (weapon) {=f} k - a +0,+0 whip Missiles f - 4 bolts Armour b - a +0 animal skin g - a +1 orcish chain mail (worn) i - a +0 scale mail m - a +1 buckler (worn) w - a +1 ring mail A - a +0 cloak of magic resistance (worn) Magical devices y - a wand of flame (11) {unknown} Comestibles p - a choko r - a meat ration s - 2 bread rations Scrolls c - 3 scrolls of identify h - a scroll of curse armour {unknown} j - 2 scrolls of amnesia l - 4 scrolls of remove curse {unknown} q - a scroll of teleportation t - a scroll of curse jewellery {unknown} u - a scroll of enchant armour {unknown} v - a scroll of enchant weapon II {unknown} Jewellery n - a +4 ring of intelligence (left hand) Potions d - 3 potions of resistance {unknown} e - a potion of degeneration {unknown} o - 2 potions of mutation {unknown} x - a potion of agility {unknown} z - a potion of curing {unknown} Books B - a book of Frost Spells Type Level Freeze Ice 1 Throw Frost Conjuration/Ice 2 Ozocubu's Armour Charms/Ice 3 Throw Icicle Conjuration/Ice 4 Summon Ice Beast Ice/Summoning 4 Condensation Shield Ice/Transmutation 4 Trog disapproves of the use of such an item. Skills: - Level 3.8 Fighting * Level 6.1 Axes - Level 2.5 Armour - Level 2.2 Dodging * Level 4.0 Shields You had 4 spell levels left. You didn't know any spells. Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (5/27) Temple: D:4-7 Altars: Nemelex Xobeh Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You reflexively headbutt those who attack you in melee. You have a pair of horns on your head. Message History The gnoll completely misses you. The gnoll hits you with a flail! You barely miss the worm. The worm is severely wounded. The worm barely misses you. The gnoll hits you from afar with a halberd! The gnoll hits you but does no damage. You hit the worm. The worm is almost dead. The worm closely misses you. The gnoll barely misses you. You barely miss the worm. You headbutt the worm. You kill the worm! Trog accepts your kill. Your Shields skill increases to level 4! The gnoll hits you from afar with a halberd! * * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * * You hit the gnoll. You headbutt the gnoll. You kill the gnoll! Trog accepts your kill. The gnoll hits you from afar with a halberd! You die... #(.....# #.. #......# #.. #......# #.. #......# #.. #......#########.. #............<.... #g................ #)##########...... #@# #...### #.# #...# #.# #...# #.# #...+ #.# #...# #.. ...# #.# #.# #.# You could see a gnoll. Vanquished Creatures A phantom (D:4) 4 adders A gnoll (D:5) A giant mite (D:4) 2 worms 2 bat skeletons 2 giant geckos (D:3) An ooze (D:2) 3 orcs A ball python (D:4) 10 bats 4 hobgoblins 6 kobolds 2 quokkas 4 giant cockroaches 3 giant newts 7 goblins 7 rats 61 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (others) An orc (D:4) 1 creature vanquished. Grand Total: 62 creatures vanquished Notes Turn | Place | Note -------------------------------------------------------------- 0 | D:1 | esagan, the Minotaur Berserker, began the quest for the Orb. 0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 19/19 MP: 0/0 34 | D:1 | esagan: what's the explore command again 38 | D:1 | DavidMAK: o 44 | D:1 | DavidMAK: wait stop 44 | D:1 | DavidMAK: press m 44 | D:1 | DavidMAK: you want to turn your skill mode to manual with / 44 | D:1 | DavidMAK: this allows you to allocate xp to your preferred skills 44 | D:1 | DavidMAK: press the designated letter to change the weight of that skill in the ration 44 | D:1 | DavidMAK: - is 0, + is 1, and * is 2 44 | D:1 | DavidMAK: I recommend 1 in fighting, 2 in axes, and 1 in armour 44 | D:1 | DavidMAK: you don't want to put xp into dodging right now because you'll get more benefit from the AC of heavy armor with a higher armour skill 44 | D:1 | DavidMAK: yeah looks good 44 | D:1 | DavidMAK: you can change it as you go 44 | D:1 | esagan: Cool thanks 46 | D:1 | DavidMAK: for example, I like to put a few levels into traps after a while, to find secret doors and dangerous shit 54 | D:1 | DavidMAK: and I went with crossbows eventually just to have a reliable ranged attack 327 | D:1 | Reached skill level 4 in Axes 463 | D:1 | DavidMAK: nice, looks like you're getting started on some gear 464 | D:1 | DavidMAK: you should know about shields 466 | D:1 | DavidMAK: it's kind of the same as with dodging 470 | D:1 | DavidMAK: it's only useful if you really invest in it 472 | D:1 | DavidMAK: but I suspect you're going to want to use two handed axes by the middle of the game 472 | D:1 | DavidMAK: so you may not want to put many points into shields 472 | D:1 | esagan: oh shit. should I just drop the shield, or keep it until I find something to replace it with? 472 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 24/26 MP: 0/0 473 | D:1 | DavidMAK: I did 5 levels of shields in my game 473 | D:1 | DavidMAK: no it's really helpful in the early part 474 | D:1 | DavidMAK: go to your skills real quick 518 | D:1 | DavidMAK: sorry thought you didn't see it 518 | D:1 | esagan: I didn't at first 518 | D:1 | DavidMAK: see your shields is 0 518 | D:1 | DavidMAK: so you are getting a bit of a penalty to your attacks from holding that buckler 518 | D:1 | DavidMAK: it's like 14 to have not penalty from a buckler 518 | D:1 | DavidMAK: but you probably don't want to go that high 518 | D:1 | DavidMAK: what I sometimes do is take off armour and fighting and put it into shields for a few levels 518 | D:1 | DavidMAK: then switch it back to normal when I'm satisfied 518 | D:1 | DavidMAK: am I overloading you? 518 | D:1 | esagan: no, it's cool. but how high should I make the shields 518 | D:1 | esagan: I'm guessing not very high, since I presumably won't be using them in the long run? 518 | D:1 | esagan: This is the kind of stuff that I suck at in RPGs 518 | D:1 | DavidMAK: s'okay, it's actually a lot of personal preference in this game 518 | D:1 | DavidMAK: this is why berzerker is easier 518 | D:1 | DavidMAK: you really just want high axes, armour, and fighting 518 | D:1 | DavidMAK: but go ahead and bump your shields up to 5 518 | D:1 | DavidMAK: I'm willing to bet you'll switch to a two-hander pretty shortly after that 518 | D:1 | DavidMAK: but this is part of the fun of the game, you can build your character the way you want 518 | D:1 | esagan: Cool, thanks 518 | D:1 | esagan: Yeah, and I don't really want to rely on other people's "builds" 518 | D:1 | DavidMAK: a lot of people do hybrids, warmages 518 | D:1 | esagan: but like I don't really have a reference for what these numbers *mean* 546 | D:1 | DavidMAK: true 637 | D:1 | DavidMAK: yet another reason to use spoilers 653 | D:1 | DavidMAK: I hope you don't feel like I'm hijacking your character by telling you how to build 653 | D:1 | esagan: nope, I appreciate your help 653 | D:1 | DavidMAK: part of the point of the berzerker is that build is fairly easy 653 | D:1 | esagan: at the very least I want to know what I *can* do, so you're helping a lot 653 | D:1 | DavidMAK: I saw a guy playing an octopode conjuror for a while 653 | D:1 | esagan: that's rad 653 | D:1 | DavidMAK: that was pretty nuts 653 | D:1 | DavidMAK: and he had to really micromanage his skills too 653 | D:1 | esagan: so how do I do that thing where I can like "go to nearest stairs down" or whatever 653 | D:1 | DavidMAK: because he needed his spells up, dodging, shields 653 | D:1 | DavidMAK: shift+G is your dungeon travel options 653 | D:1 | DavidMAK: it's actually pretty comprehensive 653 | D:1 | DavidMAK: you can go to specific branches if you want 678 | D:2 | esagan: that's rad 678 | D:2 | DavidMAK: yeah it makes it a lot less painful to play again after you die 678 | D:2 | DavidMAK: you can mostly skip the boring parts 678 | D:2 | DavidMAK: and I make trips across long stretches of empty dungeon now 678 | D:2 | esagan: so what's a good class for like... utility. Finding secret shit and getting the most use out of random found dungeon crap? 678 | D:2 | DavidMAK: it takes a few seconds 678 | D:2 | esagan: or is there such a class? 678 | D:2 | DavidMAK: I usually use that time to get a cookie 678 | D:2 | DavidMAK: well, I don't know too much about that 679 | D:2 | DavidMAK: I'm still mapping out the options, pretty new myself 688 | D:2 | DavidMAK: but I get the impression that there are some rogue-ish classes 689 | D:2 | DavidMAK: such as the artificer, hunter, and maybe something else 690 | D:2 | esagan: cool, I'll look it up later 700 | D:2 | DavidMAK: some kind of Evoker might be what you're looking for 716 | D:2 | DavidMAK: there are a lot of artifacts that require evocations to activate their abilities 720 | D:2 | DavidMAK: some of which are incredibly powerful 721 | D:2 | Acquired Trog's second power 731 | D:2 | DavidMAK: and I can't use them because Trog is all PMS about magic 789 | D:2 | DavidMAK: god that was my greatest fear reliving itself just now 789 | D:2 | esagan: what's that? 789 | D:2 | DavidMAK: I walked into a vault that had a statue that ravages creatures' brains 789 | D:2 | esagan: freaky 789 | D:2 | DavidMAK: I instantly became brainless and confused 789 | D:2 | DavidMAK: managed to wander my retarded ass back into the hallway 804 | D:2 | DavidMAK: drank the right potions and fought off the deep elves that were taking advantage of me 804 | D:2 | esagan: wow, that is awesome 804 | D:2 | DavidMAK: didn't forget to breathe this time 888 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Shields 1110 | D:2 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 26/33 MP: 1/1 1513 | D:3 | esagan: fuck bats 1538 | D:3 | DavidMAK: I just ran into a unique lich that recombines his corpse in different parts of the dungeon 1544 | D:3 | DavidMAK: you can never truly kill him 1558 | D:3 | esagan: I bet he has a phylactery somewhere 1559 | D:3 | DavidMAK: maybe 1565 | D:3 | DavidMAK: but I'm kinda thinking I might not survive this 1566 | D:3 | Reached skill level 5 in Axes 1758 | D:3 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 39/39 MP: 1/1 1888 | D:4 | DavidMAK: alright 1895 | D:4 | DavidMAK: trying not to panic but my game is locked up 1896 | D:4 | esagan: oh shit dude 1899 | D:4 | DavidMAK: and I'm right outside a room with this immortal shitwizard 1944 | D:4 | DavidMAK: brb 2115 | D:4 | Noticed a phantom 2136 | D:4 | Killed a phantom 2136 | D:4 | Reached XP level 5. HP: 25/46 MP: 1/1 2638 | D:4 | Reached skill level 6 in Axes 2673 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon 2684 | D:5 | DavidMAK: my router had a hiccup 2684 | D:5 | DavidMAK: that scared me 2684 | D:5 | esagan: haha that can be scary. all good now? 2684 | D:5 | DavidMAK: but the server is pretty good about saving your progress if your connection gets screwy 2685 | D:5 | DavidMAK: haha in a sense 2685 | D:5 | DavidMAK: oh shit shit 2685 | D:5 | DavidMAK: do you have blinking or teleport? 2685 | D:5 | esagan: I DON"T KNOW DO I :( 2685 | D:5 | DavidMAK: these fucking gnolls always travel in rape gangs 2685 | D:5 | DavidMAK: I can't tell you how many times they've done just this to me 2685 | D:5 | DavidMAK: let me see your whole inventory 2685 | D:5 | DavidMAK: read c 2685 | D:5 | DavidMAK: no don't abord 2685 | D:5 | DavidMAK: *abort 2685 | D:5 | DavidMAK: scroll down a bit 2685 | D:5 | DavidMAK: press j 2686 | D:5 | esagan: niiice 2686 | D:5 | DavidMAK: okay read another one 2686 | D:5 | DavidMAK: choose q 2687 | D:5 | DavidMAK: read q 2690 | D:5 | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh. 2691 | D:5 | DavidMAK: run 2700 | D:5 | DavidMAK: wrong way 2702 | D:5 | DavidMAK: well 2705 | D:5 | DavidMAK: actually I see what you're doing 2711 | D:5 | Slain by a gnoll