YAVP: DsGl^Hep

https://crawl.dcss.io/crawl/morgue/petercordia/morgue-petercordia-20260620-161503.txt

Game seed: 2019630540950412066

1827567 petercordia the Hoplite (level 26, 245/245 (258) HPs)
             Began as a Demonspawn Gladiator on June 18, 2026.
             Was the Champion of Hepliaklqana.
             Escaped with the Orb
             ... and 3 runes on June 20, 2026!
             
             The game lasted 03:55:51 (58672 turns).

petercordia the Hoplite (Demonspawn Gladiator)     Turns: 58672, Time: 03:55:52

HP:   245/245 (258) AC: 23    Str: 25    XL:     26   Next: 70%
MP:   37/37         EV: 23    Int:  6    God:    Hepliaklqana [******]
Gold: 2546          SH: 45    Dex: 31    Spells: 33/46 levels left

rFire   + + .  (33%)    a - +9 hand cannon (freeze)
rCold   + . .  (50%)    r - +10 tower shield of Ignorance {rN+ Int-4}
rNeg    + . .  (50%)    q - quicksilver dragon scales of Tergiversation {Will+ Regen+ Str+2}
rPois   +      (33%)    f - +2 cloak {rCorr}
rElec   .      (100%)   t - +2 pair of gloves of Utaereug {Will+}
rCorr   +      (50%)    E - +1 pair of boots {Stlth+}
SInv    +               M - amulet "Royf" {Will++ Regen+}
Will    +++++           Y - ring "Jodamp" {rF+ Str+6 Dex+8 Stlth-}
Stlth   ++              A - ring of Contentment {rPois rF+ rC+ rCorr Str-2}
HPRegen 3.00/turn
MPRegen 0.25/turn

%: no passive effects
@: studying 5 skills, lightly drained
A: reduced essence, antennae 3, large bone plates 3, foul stench 3, powered by
death 3, robust 3, poor constitution 1, regeneration 1, strong 1, efficient
metabolism
0: Orb of Zot
}: 3/15 runes: barnacled, abyssal, gossamer
a: Renounce Religion (0%), Recall Ancestor (0%), Ancestor Identity (0%),
Transference (0%), Idealise (1%)


You escaped.
You worshipped Hepliaklqana.
Hepliaklqana was exalted by your worship.
You visited 9 branches of the dungeon, and saw 46 of its levels.
You visited the Abyss 2 times.
You visited the chambers of the Necropolis 1 time.
You also visited: Trove, Gauntlet and Ice Cave.

You collected 7619 gold pieces.
You spent 5073 gold pieces at shops.

I went ranged weapons to try to lean into the Antennae and Bone Plates mutations, and Hep because there were some updates to the ancestors with Hep.

Generally felt pretty strong most of the game. The Elementalist was unreliable, as Hep ancesters usually are, but when he was there he blasted enemies to bits, and sometimes he’d reconstitute himself multiple times per fight.

For the 3rd rune I went to the abyss, which was incredibly scary. I burned through at least 6 blink scrolls there. I’m used to wandering the Abyss trying to find the vaults, and I thought this character with good pds and decent stealth would be well-suited for it. Instead I got close to the ruin vaults after almost every teleport, and completely swarmed by enemies.

In Zot, I decided to take a trap door into Zot:5. big mistake. I was dropped pretty close to the Orb. So I teleport there, find out I hadn’t memorised Apportation, walk onto the orb instead, and walk out of Zot by the skin of my teeth after my second teleport.

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