-Crawl- YAFVP MDBe

After a month of colourful and spectacular repeated YASDs with
everything from Centaur Hunters through to Ghoul Necromancers,
Machiavelli the Trog-worshipping Mountain Dwarf Berserker finally
escaped with the Orb. It was also the first game in which I managed to
reach Zot.

A few close shaves towards the end:

On Zot:5 I'd cleared the whole level except one of the rooms to one
side of the Orb chamber. I then carelessly let myself get caught in a
post-berserk slow state with two Ancient Liches who wasted no time in
gating in their '1' buddies, who gated in their '2' buddies, and so
on. Figuring that there was only one uncleared unvisited room left, I
decided to teleport. Surely there wasn't much chance I'd end up in
that very room? Of course that's exactly where I ended up, and got
blasted from all sides by electric golems and fire orbs. Teleported
again. Got displaced all of two squares to the left, much to the
amusement of the golems who continued their onslaught. With health
down to the 50s I teleported a third time. Landed near the up stairs.
Whew. Good thing I had triple fire resistance.

The trip back up with the Orb was nerve-wracking and made Nethack's
endgame seem like a walk in the park in comparison. Ended up with
health under 100 a couple more times before getting out. Didn't know
it was possible to develop a phobia of digits, but I never want to see
a brown '1' on a black background again as long as I live!

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.3 (crawl-ref) character file.

1099346 Machiavelli the Axe Maniac (level 27, 285/285 HPs)
Began as a Mountain Dwarf Berserker on Nov 18, 2007.
Was the Champion of Trog.
Escaped with the Orb
... and 3 runes (of 3 types) on Nov 19, 2007!

The game lasted 12:50:25 (106064 turns).

Machiavelli the Axe Maniac (1099346 points)

Race : Mountain Dwarf Res.Fire : + + + See Invis. : +
Class : Berserker Res.Cold : + . . Warding : .
Worship : Trog****** Life Prot.: . . . Conserve : .
Level : 27 Res.Poison: + Res.Corr. : .
Exp : 1111213 Res.Elec. : + Saprovore : . . .
Spls.Left : 28
Gold : 4070 Sust.Abil.: + Rnd.Telep. : .
Res.Mut. : + Ctrl.Telep.: .
HP : 285 Res.Slow : . Levitation : .
MP : 22 Clarity : . Ctrl.Flight: .
Str : 32
Int : 6 Weapon : +4,+4 battleaxe of chopping
Dex : 17 Armour : -4 orcish splint mail of fire
resistan
AC : 27 Shield :
Evasion : 22 Helmet : +2 helmet of Harmony
Shield : 0 Cloak : +3 cloak of False
Imprisonment
Gloves : -2 pair of elven gloves of
dexterity
Play time : 12:50:39 Boots : +1 pair of boots of
Claustrophobia
Turns : 106064 Amulet : amulet "Vilic"
Ring : ring of Death's Door
Ring : ring "Iske"


You escaped.
You worshipped Trog.
Trog was exalted by your worship.
You were not hungry.

You visited 12 branches of the dungeon, and saw 82 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 1 time.
You visited 2 Labyrinths.
You visited 2 portal chambers (including bazaars).

Inventory:
Hand weapons
d - a +4,+4 battleaxe of chopping (weapon) (1018 gold)

// Was unable to get this any higher with enchantment scrolls. Is it
still possible to enchant weapons up to +7 or so in 0.3?

J - a +4,+5 broad axe of flaming (912 gold)

// For 'close encounters' with hydras.

Armour
g - the +2 helmet of Harmony (worn) (253 gold)
(You bought it in a shop on level 8 of the Dungeon)
It lets you levitate.

j - the +3 cloak of False Imprisonment (worn) (588 gold)
(You bought it in a shop on level 2 of the Orcish Mines)
It affects your accuracy (-3).
It greatly protects you from cold.
It protects you from poison.
It enhances your eyesight.

// The -3 to accuracy wasn't ideal, but I figured the free poison and
cold resists made up for it.

v - the +1 pair of boots of Claustrophobia (worn) (532 gold)
(You found it on level 3 of the Vaults)
It affects your strength (+1).
It insulates you from electricity.
It makes you much more stealthy.
It lets you turn invisible.

C - a -2 pair of elven gloves of dexterity (worn) (60 gold)
U - a -4 orcish splint mail of fire resistance (worn) (297 gold)
Magical devices

// Worn to get triple fire resistance more than anything else. Started
as +1, but the acid spitting yellow draconian monks on Zot:5 soon put
an end to that.

a - a wand of polymorph other (9) (97 gold)
f - a wand of frost (3) (72 gold)
i - a wand of cold (5) (200 gold)
k - a wand of draining (11) (196 gold)
o - a wand of healing (2) (282 gold)
p - a wand of magic darts (4) (44 gold)
q - a wand of paralysis (4) (98 gold)
r - a wand of lightning (4) (171 gold)
s - a wand of hasting (3) (288 gold)
t - a wand of lightning (6) (178 gold)
u - a wand of enslavement (12) (102 gold)
w - a wand of fire (2) (188 gold)
y - a wand of invisibility (2) (164 gold)
B - a wand of polymorph other (4) (88 gold)
H - a wand of flame (13) (87 gold)
P - a wand of teleportation (6) (255 gold)
S - a wand of digging (14) (118 gold)
Comestibles
h - 2 meat rations (80 gold)
l - 6 bread rations (240 gold)
T - 3 royal jellies (360 gold)
Scrolls
I - 2 scrolls of remove curse (60 gold)
Jewellery
b - the amulet "Vilic" (around neck) (518 gold)
(You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Dungeon)
This amulet protects its wearer from mutations, although not
infallibly so.
It affects your accuracy (+3).
It amplifies your intrinsic magic resistance.
It enhances your eyesight.
It lets you go berserk.

// Resist mutation and bonuses! Very nice.

c - the ring of Death's Door (right hand) (560 gold)
(You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Dungeon)
This ring protects its wearer from the loss of their strength,
dexterity
and intelligence.
It protects you from fire.
It enhances your eyesight.
It lets you turn invisible.
It lets you go berserk.

e - the uncursed amulet "Beputeu" (560 gold)
(You bought it in a shop on level 4 of the Dungeon)
This amulet repels some of the attacks of creatures which have
been
magically summoned, and also makes the wearer more resistant to
draining
attacks.
It protects you from fire.
It makes you much more stealthy.
It enhances your eyesight.
It lets you teleport.
It lets you sense your surroundings.

m - an uncursed ring of life protection (420 gold)
z - the uncursed ring of Untold Secrets (602 gold)
(You found it on level 4 of the Snake Pit)
This ring brings its wearer more in contact with the powers of cold
and
ice. He or she gains resistance to cold and can use ice magic more
effectively, but becomes more vulnerable to the effects of fire.
It amplifies your intrinsic magic resistance.
It lets you go berserk.

A - an uncursed ring of teleport control (294 gold)
D - an uncursed amulet of resist slowing (210 gold)
E - an uncursed ring of sustenance (175 gold)
Q - the ring "Iske" (left hand) (630 gold)
(You found it on level 7 of the Elven Halls)
This ring brings its wearer more in contact with the powers of
fire. He or
she gains resistance to heat and can use fire magic more
effectively, but
becomes more vulnerable to the effects of cold.
It affects your evasion (+6).

Y - an uncursed amulet of the gourmand (245 gold)
Potions
F - 2 potions of heal wounds (60 gold)
G - 4 potions of healing (80 gold)
L - a potion of might (25 gold)
R - a potion of resistance (70 gold)
Magical staves
Z - a rod of summoning (14/14) (950 gold)
(You found it in a Labyrinth)
Orbs of Power
n - the Orb of Zot (250000 gold)
Miscellaneous
M - a decaying rune of Zot (10000 gold)
N - a serpentine rune of Zot (10000 gold)
O - a silver rune of Zot (10000 gold)


You had 4517 experience left.

Skills:
+ Level 26 Fighting
* Level 27 Axes
+ Level 14 Maces & Flails
+ Level 1 Throwing
+ Level 19 Armour
+ Level 16 Dodging
+ Level 2 Stealth
+ Level 4 Stabbing
+ Level 1 Spellcasting
+ Level 6 Evocations

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