Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.35-a0-1310-g49955dfc25 (webtiles) character file. Game seed: 16779254469747302555 9397 Mistercultist the Fabricator (level 11, 0/57 HPs) Began as a Deep Elf Forgewright on Oct 20, 2026. Was an Elder of Sif Muna. Killed from afar by a death drake (8 damage) ... with a foul vapour ... in a Gauntlet. The game lasted 00:44:24 (10553 turns). Mistercultist the Fabricator (DEFw) Turns: 10553, Time: 00:44:24 Health: 0/57 AC: 10 Str: 9 XL: 11 Next: 22% Magic: 32/35 EV: 14 Int: 31 God: Sif Muna [****..] Gold: 752 SH: 0 Dex: 13 Spells: 14/28 levels left rFire . . . (100%) i - +2 whip (venom) rCold . . . (100%) (no offhand) rNeg + . . (50%) p - +0 steam dragon scales rPois + (33%) o - +0 helmet rElec . (100%) (no cloak) rCorr . (100%) c - +3 pair of gloves of Tihorryo {Rampage *Slow rPois Int+5} SInv + (no boots) Will ++... j - amulet "Miukal Laun" {^Fragile Will+ Regen+ RegenMP+ SInv} Stlth +++ h - ring of magical power HPRegen 1.09/turn v - ring "Rorghubeups" {rN+ Int+3} MPRegen 0.88/turn %: no teleportation, slow self (1%), rampage @: lethally poisoned (0 -> -7), slowed, very slow A: magic regeneration, frail 1 a: Renounce Religion (0%), Channel Magic (7%), Forget Spell (0%), Divine Exegesis (71%) You were in a Gauntlet. You worshipped Sif Muna. Sif Muna was greatly pleased with you. You visited 2 branches of the dungeon, and saw 12 of its levels. You visited the chambers of the Necropolis 1 time. You also visited: Sewer and Gauntlet. You collected 752 gold pieces. Inventory: Hand Weapons a - a +0 hammer e - a +1 quarterstaff g - a +1 dagger of draining i - a +2 whip of venom (weapon) k - the +7 halberd of Keuk {pain, rF++ Str+4} (You found it in the Necropolis) rF++: It greatly protects you from fire. Str+4: It affects your strength (+4). It cannot be enchanted further. m - a +3 flail u - a +0 quick blade Armour c - the +3 pair of gloves of Tihorryo (worn) {Rampage *Slow rPois Int+5} (You found it on level 4 of the Dungeon) Rampage: It causes one to take an extra step when moving towards enemies, briefly stunning them if this results in an attack. *Slow: It may slow you when you take damage. rPois: It protects you from poison. Int+5: It affects your intelligence (+5). It cannot be enchanted further. f - a +1 ring mail of willpower o - a +0 helmet (worn) p - +0 steam dragon scales (worn) t - a +0 pair of gloves of stealth Jewellery b - a ring of see invisible d - a +4 ring of slaying h - a ring of magical power (worn) j - the amulet "Miukal Laun" (worn) {^Fragile Will+ Regen+ RegenMP+ SInv} (You found it on level 6 of the Dungeon) [amulet of magic regeneration] ^Fragile: It will be destroyed if unequipped. Will+: It increases your willpower. Regen+: It increases your rate of health regeneration. RegenMP+: It increases your rate of magic regeneration. SInv: It lets you see invisible. l - a ring of protection from cold n - a +6 ring of strength q - a +5 ring of evasion r - an amulet of regeneration s - an amulet of guardian spirit v - the ring "Rorghubeups" (worn) {rN+ Int+3} (You found it in a Gauntlet) [ring of positive energy] rN+: It protects you from negative energy. Int+3: It affects your intelligence (+3). Wands p - a wand of polymorph (13) a - a wand of flame (3) e - a wand of paralysis (9) c - a wand of warping (11) d - a wand of digging (3) b - a wand of acid (4) Scrolls p - 3 scrolls of poison T - a scroll of torment t - 3 scrolls of teleportation I - 2 scrolls of immolation c - a scroll of brand weapon {unknown} V - 3 scrolls of vulnerability r - a scroll of revelation f - a scroll of fear b - 2 scrolls of blinking x - a scroll of amnesia d - a scroll of fog {unknown} i - a scroll of identify Potions g - 4 potions of magic b - 3 potions of brilliance h - 7 potions of haste c - 8 potions of curing A - 3 potions of attraction M - 2 potions of mutation w - a potion of heal wounds m - 3 potions of might r - 3 potions of resistance C - a potion of cancellation e - 3 potions of enlightenment B - 2 potions of berserk rage L - a potion of lignification Skills: + Level 5.3 Fighting - Level 3.0 Maces & Flails + Level 8.4 Dodging - Level 5.0 Stealth + Level 9.2 Spellcasting * Level 9.4 Forgecraft - Level 8.0 Fire Magic + Level 5.9 Air Magic - Level 3.0 Evocations You had 14 spell levels left. You knew the following spells: Your Spells Type Power Damage Failure Level a - Kinetic Grapnel Frge 100% 1d8 1% 1 b - Construct Spike Laun Frge 100% 2d7 1% 2 c - Launch Clockwork Bee Frge 64% N/A 1% 3 d - Forge Blazeheart Gol Fire/Frge 62% N/A 1% 4 e - Forge Lightning Spir Air/Frge 58% 3d8 1% 4 Your spell library contained the following spells: Spells Type Power Damage Failure Level Inner Flame Hex/Fire 39% N/A 1% 3 Volatile Blastmotes Fire/Tloc 78% 2d16 1% 3 Sandblast Erth 28% 2d8 3% 1 Awaken Armour Erth/Frge 86% N/A 4% 4 Sublimation of Blood Necr 14% N/A 5% 2 Flame Wave Conj/Fire 39% 2d11 7% 4 Sticky Flame Fire/Alch 39% 2d8 7% 4 Passwall Erth 14% N/A 11% 3 Stone Arrow Conj/Erth 28% 3d8 11% 3 Vhi's Electric Charge Tloc/Air 64% N/A 11% 4 Brom's Barrelling Bould Conj/Erth 14% 2d5 34% 4 Dispel Undead Necr 14% 3d10 34% 4 Iskenderun's Mystic Bla Conj/Tloc 14% 2d5 (+2d2 34% 4 Summon Seismosaurus Egg Summ/Erth 14% N/A 34% 4 Borgnjor's Vile Clutch Necr/Erth 7% N/A 69% 5 Gell's Gavotte Tloc 7% 2d(14-21) 99% 6 Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations Branches: Dungeon (11/15) Temple (1/1) D:4 Lair (0/5) D:10 Sewer (visited) Gauntlet (1/1) Orc: D:9-12 The Realm of Zot is guarded by orbs of winter. Altars: Ashenzari Cheibriados Dithmenos Elyvilon Fedhas Gozag Hepliaklqana Kikubaaqudgha Makhleb Nemelex Xobeh Okawaru Qazlal Ru Sif Muna Trog Uskayaw Vehumet Wu Jian Xom Yredelemnul Zin The Shining One Shops: D:3 * Annotations: Gauntlet 6 transporters Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations You regenerate magic rapidly. You are frail. (-10% HP) Message History The foul vapour engulfs your blazeheart golem. Your blazeheart golem completely resists. The foul vapour misses you. The meliai zombie closely misses you. The meliai zombie hits you but does no damage. You feel much better. You are engulfed in dark miasma. You feel as though you will be slow longer. The meliai zombie hits you but does no damage. x2 The death drake bites your blazeheart golem. Your blazeheart golem falls apart, revealing its core! The wolf spider zombie hits you! The wolf spider zombie bites you! * * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * * The meliai zombie hits you but does no damage. The meliai zombie misses you. The death drake completely misses your blazeheart core. Your blazeheart core explodes! The fiery explosion engulfs the death drake. The fiery explosion engulfs the wolf spider zombie!!! The fiery explosion engulfs the meliai zombie!!! The meliai zombie is engulfed in blazing flames. The wolf spider zombie is engulfed in blazing flames. The meliai zombie hits you. * * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * * The meliai zombie hits you but does no damage. The death drake is engulfed in blazing flames. The wolf spider zombie is engulfed in blazing flames. The meliai zombie misses you. The meliai zombie closely misses you. The death drake is engulfed in blazing flames. You see here a scroll of teleportation. Casting: Forge Blazeheart Golem (dangerous; 1% risk of failure) Confirm with . or Enter, or press ? or * to list all spells. You bind the heart of a blast furnace in slag iron. The meliai zombie hits you. * * * LOW HITPOINT WARNING * * * The meliai zombie barely misses you. 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Vanquished Creatures An unseen horror (D:11) A shadowghast (Gauntlet) A fire bat (Necropolis) A kobold geomancer (D:8) A bullfrog (D:6) A jelly (D:7) A bombardier beetle (D:5) 2 hounds An orc priest (D:5) An iguana (D:6) A clockroach (D:3) An orc wizard (D:5) 3 gnolls 5 adders 2 ufetubi (D:3) 3 dart slugs 6 orcs 5 ribbon worms 12 endoplasms 8 hobgoblins 12 jackals 12 ball pythons 9 bats 6 frilled lizards 8 goblins 18 kobolds 3 quokkas 5 rats 130 creatures vanquished. Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills) A zykzyl (Gauntlet) The ghost of dim the Chiller, a novice GnWn (Necropolis) The ghost of dim the Grappler, a novice DrSh of Ru (Necropolis) Sprozz (D:10) The ghost of Gollyvosk the Chopper, a novice MiBe of Trog (Necropolis) 2 shadowghasts (Gauntlet) 8 yaks 2 steam dragons (D:8) 2 vampire mosquitoes (D:11) 2 small abominations (Gauntlet) An acid dragon (D:10) A water moccasin (D:7) A kobold geomancer (D:7) 3 orc warriors 2 ice beasts A sky beast (Necropolis) 3 black bears 2 ogres 2 centaurs 4 kobold brigands A bullfrog (D:7) A gnoll sergeant (D:11) 2 scorpions 2 rock fish (D:7) A marrowcuda (D:9) 3 wights (D:9) A bes kemwar (Necropolis) 5 killer bees (D:8) 5 howler monkeys A hound (D:5) 3 jellies 2 orc priests A gnoll bouda (D:5) An iron imp (Necropolis) A drude (D:9) A sleepcap (D:8) 2 iguanas 2 orc wizards 3 adders 16 gnolls A shadow imp (D:4) 2 ufetubi (D:6) 17 orcs An endoplasm (Sewer) A hobgoblin (D:4) A quokka (D:4) 2 ball pythons 2 goblins (D:4) 18 kobolds 3 rats (Sewer) 143 creatures vanquished. Grand Total: 273 creatures vanquished Notes Turn | Place | Note -------+----------+------------------------------------------- 0 | D:1 | Mistercultist the Deep Elf Forgewright began the quest for | the Orb. 0 | D:1 | Reached XP level 1. HP: 10/10 MP: 6/6 93 | D:1 | Reached XP level 2. HP: 15/15 MP: 8/8 318 | D:1 | Learned a level 2 spell: Construct Spike Launcher 536 | D:1 | Reached XP level 3. HP: 19/19 MP: 10/10 1280 | D:3 | Learned a level 3 spell: Launch Clockwork Bee 1352 | D:3 | Reached XP level 4. HP: 22/24 MP: 9/11 1435 | D:3 | Learned a level 4 spell: Forge Blazeheart Golem 1450 | D:3 | Found a glowing drain. 1505 | Sewer | Entered a sewer 1564 | Sewer | Reached skill level 5 in Forgecraft 1778 | Sewer | Encountered a kobold brigand 1790 | Sewer | Killed a kobold brigand 1791 | Sewer | Reached XP level 5. HP: 15/28 MP: 13/13 2137 | D:3 | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting 2213 | D:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Fire Magic 2751 | D:3 | Found Cicrouf's Assorted Antiques. 2887 | D:3 | Reached XP level 6. HP: 34/34 MP: 14/14 2956 | D:3 | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet. 3146 | D:4 | Found a bloodstained altar of Trog. 3176 | D:4 | Reached skill level 1 in Evocations 3222 | D:5 | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon 3342 | D:4 | Found a statue of an orb of winter. 3342 | D:4 | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple. 3342 | D:4 | Found a statue of an orb of winter. 3379 | Temple | Entered the Ecumenical Temple 3452 | D:4 | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh. 3562 | D:4 | Identified the +3 pair of gloves of Tihorryo {Rampage *Slow | rPois Int+5} 3662 | D:4 | Reached XP level 7. HP: 39/39 MP: 16/16 3711 | D:5 | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting 4167 | D:5 | Reached skill level 1 in Maces & Flails 4508 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth 4519 | D:6 | Identified the amulet "Miukal Laun" {^Fragile Will+ Regen+ | RegenMP+ SInv} 4531 | D:6 | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One. 4531 | D:6 | Found a glowing silver altar of Zin. 4532 | D:6 | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon. 4672 | D:6 | Reached XP level 8. HP: 44/44 MP: 18/18 4759 | D:6 | Found a shimmering altar of Xom. 4806 | D:6 | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging 4830 | D:6 | Found a phantasmal passage. 4850 | Necropol | Found a stormy altar of Qazlal. 4850 | Necropol | Entered the Necropolis 4892 | Necropol | Encountered dim's ghost (novice DrSh) 4916 | Necropol | Killed dim's ghost 4917 | Necropol | Reached skill level 5 in Fire Magic 5108 | Necropol | Encountered Gollyvosk's ghost (novice MiBe) 5132 | Necropol | Killed Gollyvosk's ghost 5133 | Necropol | Reached XP level 9. HP: 43/51 MP: 20/20 5146 | Necropol | Identified the +7 halberd of Keuk {pain, rF++ Str+4} 5209 | Necropol | Encountered dim's ghost (novice GnWn) 5232 | Necropol | Killed dim's ghost 5299 | Necropol | Learned a level 4 spell: Forge Lightning Spire 5454 | D:5 | Found an iron altar of Okawaru. 6026 | D:6 | Reached skill level 1 in Air Magic 6143 | D:6 | Found a shimmering blue altar of Sif Muna. 6150 | D:6 | Became a worshipper of Sif Muna the Loreminder 6715 | D:7 | Reached XP level 10. HP: 56/56 MP: 23/23 6874 | D:7 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha. 7142 | D:7 | Reached * piety under Sif Muna 7781 | D:8 | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados. 8561 | D:8 | Reached ** piety under Sif Muna 9139 | D:9 | Found a stormy altar of Qazlal. 9266 | D:9 | Reached skill level 5 in Air Magic 9434 | D:9 | Reached *** piety under Sif Muna 9463 | D:10 | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon 9466 | D:10 | Found an opulent altar of Gozag. 10004 | D:10 | Encountered Sprozz 10014 | D:10 | Killed Sprozz 10048 | D:10 | Found a staircase to the Lair. 10049 | D:10 | Reached **** piety under Sif Muna 10098 | D:10 | Reached skill level 5 in Fighting 10216 | D:11 | Found a gate leading to a gauntlet. 10225 | D:11 | Reached XP level 11. HP: 62/63 MP: 25/25 10236 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 10236 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 10236 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 10236 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 10236 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 10236 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 10236 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 10236 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 10236 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 10236 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 10236 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 10236 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 10236 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 10236 | Gauntlet | Found a transporter. 10236 | Gauntlet | Entered a Gauntlet 10236 | Gauntlet | Encountered a large abomination 10378 | Gauntlet | Encountered a zykzyl 10493 | Gauntlet | Gained mutation: You are frail. (-10% HP) [a zykzyl] 10504 | Gauntlet | Killed a zykzyl 10530 | Gauntlet | Identified the ring "Rorghubeups" {rN+ Int+3} 10544 | Gauntlet | Encountered a death drake 10549 | Gauntlet | HP: 1/57 [wolf spider zombie (3)] 10553 | Gauntlet | Killed from afar by a death drake Illustrated notes Levels and vault maps discovered: D:1: amcnicky_arrival_blooded_trapdoor, layout_basic D:2: minmay_door_path, layout_rooms, minmay_bisected D:3: layout_loops_ring, mainiacjoe_overflow_alcove_4, serial_shops, nicolae_shop_cornered_store, mainiacjoe_sewer_entry_somewhere_in_here_1 D:4: layout_basic, trog_three_pillars_becter, nicolae_nemelex_xobeh_surely_you_jest, minmay_temple_entry_arrows D:5: layout_loops_ring, nicolae_overflow_hidden_temple, minmay_strange_pillars, nrook_loot_triangle, chequers_serial_rivers_small_b D:6: layout_basic, good_gods_temple_1, nicolae_overflow_crystal_walls, nicolae_sif_muna_console_shimmering_blue, index_necropolis_entry_arbor_square D:7: layout_gridville, lemuel_tele_altar, minmay_misc_feat_chi, st_stairs_11, darby_fish_out_of_rock D:8: layout_loops_ring, nicolae_overflow_four_feature_corners D:9: layout_stronghold, mainiacjoe_overflow_small_starburst D:10: layout_stronghold, mainiacjoe_overflow_boulevard, lair_entry_dummy, uniq_josephine, uniq_sprozz, uniq_maurice D:11: cheibrodos_histonic, layout_long_grid, gauntlet_entry_generic, nicolae_looking_at_the_future Temple: nicolae_temple_bog_church Gauntlet: gammafunk_gauntlet_77_escape_option [minmay_gauntlet_arena_77_radiant_squares, minmay_gauntlet_arena_77_path, minmay_gauntlet_arena_77_tiled_triplets, minmay_gauntlet_arena_77_mirror, minmay_gauntlet_arena_77_mess, dreamdust_gauntlet_exit_labyrinth] Skill XL: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 | ---------------+----------------------------------+----- Stealth | 3 4 5 | 5.0 Dodging | 3 4 5 6 8 | 8.4 Forgecraft | 5 6 7 8 9 | 9.4 Spellcasting | 4 5 6 7 8 9 | 9.2 Fighting | 1 2 3 4 5 | 5.3 Fire Magic | 1 2 3 5 7 8 | 8.0 Evocations | 1 2 3 | 3.0 Maces & Flails | 1 2 3 | 3.0 Air Magic | 2 5 | 5.9 Percentage of experience gained in each form (* = 100%): Form XL: | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 | XLs as -------------+----------------------------------+--------- None | * * * * * * * * * * * | 11 Action | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 || total ---------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Attack: Normal | 11 | 75 | 49 | 39 || 174 Melee: Dagger | 11 | 66 | | || 77 Whip | | 9 | 49 | 39 || 97 Fire: Sling | 61 | | | || 61 Cast: Kinetic Grapnel | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 || 48 Construct Spike L | 6 | 6 | 9 | 5 || 26 Launch Clockwork | | 14 | 12 | 2 || 28 Forge Blazeheart | | | 17 | 25 || 42 Forge Lightning S | | | 3 | 25 || 28 Evoke: Wand of paralysis | | | 1 | || 1 Drink: Heal wounds | | | | 5 || 5 Curing | | | | 1 || 1 Enlightenment | | | | 1 || 1 Read: Identify | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 || 14 Vulnerability | 1 | | | || 1 Teleportation | | | 1 | || 1 Noise | | | 1 | || 1 Enchant armour | | | 1 | || 1 Torment | | | 1 | || 1 Immolation | | | 1 | || 1 Poison | | | 1 | || 1 Enchant weapon | | | | 1 || 1 Blinking | | | | 1 || 1 Revelation | | | | 1 || 1 Amnesia | | | | 1 || 1 Stab: Sleeping | 2 | 8 | 3 | || 13 Armour: Robe | 19 | 54 | 41 | 23 || 137 Steam dragon scal | | | | 84 || 84 Dodge: Dodged | 37 | 52 | 43 | 78 || 210 Table legend: (Time is in decaauts) A = Elapsed time spent in this place. B = Non-inter-level travel time spent in this place. C = Inter-level travel time spent in this place. D = Time resting spent in this place. E = Time spent auto-exploring this place. F = Levels seen in this place. G = Mean time per level. A B C D E F G +--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-----+--------+ Total | 10686 | 10141 | 545 | 1866 | 5187 | 15 | 712.4 | Dungeon | 9297 | 8752 | 545 | 1354 | 5102 | 11 | 845.2 | Temple | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26.0 | Sewer | 538 | 538 | 0 | 250 | 21 | 1 | 538.0 | Gauntlet | 318 | 318 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 1 | 318.0 | Necropolis | 505 | 505 | 0 | 105 | 64 | 1 | 505.0 | +--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+-----+--------+ Top non-repeatable levels by time: D:7: 1265 daAuts D:8: 1253 daAuts D:6: 1059 daAuts D:5: 1039 daAuts D:1: 961 daAuts D:3: 940 daAuts D:9: 881 daAuts D:2: 791 daAuts D:4: 730 daAuts Sewer: 538 daAuts Necropolis: 505 daAuts Gauntlet: 318 daAuts D:10: 270 daAuts D:11: 106 daAuts Temple: 26 daAuts DLua errors: Table legend: A = God B = Rank C = Start time D = Start piety E = Piety gained F = Piety on gifts G = Piety on penance H = Piety on stepdowns I = Piety wasted at max piety J = Piety decays K = Piety lost (inc. decay) A B C D E F G H I J K +-----------------+---+---------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Sif Muna | 0 | 62741 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 Sif Muna | 1 | 72713 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 Sif Muna | 2 | 86912 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 Sif Muna | 3 | 95655 | 75 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 Sif Muna | 4 | 101820 | 100 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 +-----------------+---+---------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+ Conducts for god: Sif Muna Piety from conduct Conduct | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 || total ----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Exploration | 0 | 0 | 11 | 82 || 93 ----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Conduct count Conduct | 1- 3 | 4- 6 | 7- 9 | 10-12 || total ----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++------- Exploration | 0 | 0 | 1484 | 10926 || 12410 ----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------++-------