How can I maximise my chances of escape?

[Luci]

Believe me I facepalmed with the force of a thousand suns after realising the predicament I volunteered myself into. Had I not left the Ancient Scythe in the Ogre Cave...


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Titania St:23 Le:35 Wi: 9 Dx:27 To:22 Ch: 5 Ap: 7 Ma:18 Pe:16 NC
DV/PV: 46/32 H: 125(138) P: 5(47) Exp: 14/171567 D: 10 Sp: 100
Bloated Burdened
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Character Information
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Titania St:23 Le:35 Wi: 9 Dx:27 To:22 Ch: 5 Ap: 7 Ma:18 Pe:16 NC
DV/PV: 46/32 H: 125(138) P: 5(47) Exp: 14/171567 M: 20502



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Spells
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Calm Monster : 1, 15pp (Effectivity: +0)
Cure Light Wounds: 1, 9pp (Effectivity: +0)
Darkness : 32, 6pp (Effectivity: +1)
Disarm Trap : 6, 19pp (Effectivity: +0)
Farsight : 5, 33pp (Effectivity: +0)
Fireball : 3, 39pp (Effectivity: +0)
Greater Identify : 4, 196pp (Effectivity: +0)
Knock : 10, 22pp (Effectivity: +0)
Know Alignment : 8, 19pp (Effectivity: +0)
Lightning Bolt : 8, 23pp (Effectivity: +0)
Magic Missile : 11, 15pp (Effectivity: +1)
Remove Curse : 7, 96pp (Effectivity: +0)
Scare Monster : 1, 23pp (Effectivity: +0)
Slow Monster : 8, 13pp (Effectivity: +0)
Stun Ray : 2, 15pp (Effectivity: +0)
Web : 10, 22pp (Effectivity: +0)


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Skills
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Alertness ................ 84 (great) [+1d5]
Archery .................. 41 (fair) [+3d3]
Athletics ................ 83 (great) [+2d4]
Climbing ................. 53 (good) [+4d4]
Dodge .................... 87 (great) [+1d5]
Find weakness ............100 (superb) [+1d5]
First aid ................ 25 (mediocre) [+4d5]
Food preservation ........ 93 (superb) [+3d4]
Haggling ................. 17 (mediocre) [+3d3]
Healing ..................100 (superb) [+1d5]
Herbalism ................ 34 (fair) [+4d5]
Listening ................ 53 (good) [+3d5]
Literacy ................. 40 (fair) [+1d5]
Pick pockets ............. 1 (poor) [+3d4]
Stealth .................. 85 (great) [+3d3]
Survival ................. 57 (good) [+4d4]
Swimming ................. 62 (good) [+1d5]
Two weapon combat ........ 99 (superb) [+2d4]
Woodcraft ................ 22 (mediocre) [+4d5]


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Effects of Corruption
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You sport a babbling mouth on your forehead that rants and raves dark
secrets (Le: +8, Ch: -6, Ap: -6, Pe: -4, stealth impossible).


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Inventory
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Total weight: 2543 stones Carrying capacity: 2925 stones

Head : blessed mithril cap [+3, +6] [40s]
Neck : blessed necklace of rapid healing [2s]
Body : uncursed elven chain mail [+0, +5] [10s]
Girdle : uncursed adamantium girdle [+5, +5] [18s]
Cloak : blessed cloak of protection [+0, +3] [20s]
Right Hand : blessed mithril broadsword of mayhem (+2, 3d7+4) [64s]
Left Hand : uncursed large mithril shield (-1) [+7, +2] [96s]
Right Ring : uncursed ring of protection +3 [1s]
Left Ring : uncursed ring of mental stability [+0, +2] {Le+1} [1s]
Bracers : uncursed bracers of toughness [+0, +0] {To+4} [10s]
Gauntlets : uncursed blue leather gauntlets [+0, +4] [10s]
Boots : uncursed boots of speed [+2, +0] (+8 spd) [20s]
Missile Weapon: -
Missiles : cursed black torc [+4, +2] (+10 spd) [3s]
Tool : -


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Stuff
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Total weight: 2248 stones Carrying capacity: 2925 stones

Helmets ('[')
uncursed leather cap [+2, +0] [5s]
Armor ('[')
blessed mithril chain mail (-1, -3) [-2, +7] [320s]
Shields ('[')
blessed medium mithril shield (+3) [+5, +1] [80s]
Girdles ('[')
blessed mithril girdle [+0, +2] [20s]
Boots ('[')
uncursed mithril boots [-1, +2] [96s]
blessed mithril boots [-1, +2] [96s]
Necklaces (''')
uncursed amulet of light [3s]
blessed amulet of order [3s]
uncursed amulet of petrification resistance [3s]
uncursed amulet of death ray resistance [7s]
One-handed weapons ('(')
uncursed pick axe (+0, 1d6+1) [75s]
blessed pick axe (+0, 1d6+1) [75s]
uncursed golden gladius "Death's Sting" (+2, 2d5+2) [+3, +3] (+7 spd)
blessed mithril long sword (+0, 1d8+3) [32s]
Missiles ('/')
bundle of 18 blessed arrows of darkness (+0, 1d6+1) [36s]
bundle of 14 blessed arrows (+0, 1d6) [28s]
bundle of 24 uncursed arrows (+0, 1d6) [48s]
Tools (']')
blessed waterproof blanket [10s]
heap of 4 uncursed bandages [8s]
uncursed broken small key [1s]
uncursed tiny key [1s]
uncursed hexagonal key [1s]
heap of 32 uncursed sis [320s]
blessed holy symbol [5s]
heap of 4 blessed sis [40s]
cursed bandage [2s]
Rings ('=')
heap of 2 uncursed rings of teleport control [2s]
heap of 2 uncursed rings of ice [2s]
uncursed ring of mental stability [+0, +1] {Le+1} [1s]
uncursed ring of damage [1s]
blessed ring of searching [1s]
blessed ring of fire resistance [1s]
Wands ('\')
uncursed wand of webbing (11 charges) [3s]
uncursed wand of magic missiles (6 charges) [3s]
uncursed wand of item detection (5 charges) [3s]
uncursed wand of webbing (3 charges) [3s]
uncursed wand of cold (1 charge) {cold} [4s]
uncursed wand of magic missiles (2 charges) [3s]
uncursed wand of light (1 charge) [4s]
uncursed wand of monster detection (2 charges) [3s]
uncursed wand of digging (4 charges) [3s]
uncursed wand of door creation (5 charges) [3s]
uncursed wand of gold detection (0 charges) [6s]
uncursed wand of cold (3 charges) [4s]
uncursed wand of gold detection (6 charges) [6s]
uncursed wand of digging (4 charges) [3s]
blessed wand of knocking (7 charges) [3s]
uncursed wand of door creation (3 charges) [3s]
uncursed wand of paralyzation (1 charge) [3s]
uncursed wand of cold (2 charges) [4s]
Potions ('!')
heap of 2 uncursed potions of booze [8s]
heap of 6 uncursed potions of healing [24s]
heap of 3 uncursed potions of potential toughness [12s]
uncursed potion of invisibility [4s]
uncursed potion of exchange [4s]
heap of 6 uncursed potions of cure poison [12s]
uncursed potion of potential willpower [4s]
blessed potion of invisibility [4s]
blessed potion of carrot juice [4s]
uncursed potion of longevity [4s]
uncursed potion of visibility [4s]
uncursed potion of balance [4s]
uncursed potion of raw chaos [2s]
uncursed potion of boost strength [2s]
uncursed potion of boost speed [2s]
uncursed potion of raw mana [2s]
uncursed potion of potential dexterity [4s]
uncursed potion of stun recovery [2s]
blessed potion of boost mana [2s]
uncursed potion of ultra healing [2s]
heap of 2 uncursed potions of poison [8s]
heap of 3 potions of holy water [12s]
uncursed potion of willpower [4s]
uncursed potion of carrot juice [4s]
blessed potion of booze [4s]
blessed potion of willpower [4s]
uncursed berzio potion [2s]
uncursed potion of potential charisma [4s]
uncursed potion of extra healing [2s]
uncursed potion of potential strength [4s]
blessed potion of literacy [2s]
blessed potion of poison [4s]
Scrolls ('?')
uncursed blank scroll [2s]
uncursed scroll of magic mapping [2s]
heap of 2 uncursed scrolls of item destruction [4s]
blessed scroll of gold detection [2s]
heap of 4 uncursed scrolls of power [8s]
blessed scroll of power [2s]
uncursed scroll of light [2s]
uncursed scroll of balance [2s]
blessed scroll of uncursing [2s]
heap of 2 blessed scrolls of identify [4s]
blessed scroll of item destruction [2s]
heap of 3 uncursed scrolls of identify [6s]
uncursed scroll of charging [2s]
blessed scroll of light [2s]
blessed scroll of darkness [2s]
heap of 2 uncursed scrolls of darkness [4s]
blessed scroll of item detection [2s]
uncursed scroll of great identify [2s]
uncursed scroll of repair [2s]
uncursed scroll of corruption removal [2s]
uncursed scroll of uncursing [2s]
uncursed scroll of amnesia [2s]
uncursed scroll of familiar summoning [2s]
Food ('%')
uncursed loaf of spider bread [3s]
heap of 2 uncursed loaves of bread [80s]
heap of 4 uncursed hurthling cakes [120s]
blessed dwarven sausage [20s]
heap of 3 uncursed loaves of hurthling bread [90s]
heap of 2 uncursed dwarven sausages [40s]
uncursed bone [4s]
uncursed bit of gnomish candy [2s]
uncursed fire beetle corpse [120s]
Valuables ('$')
12946 gold pieces [129s]
Gems ('*')
uncursed crystal of power [1s]

[Blasphemous]

You need one of these: helm, book, scroll or wand of teleportation or a wand of trap creation.
You have a single potion of exchange - bless it immediately, it's the only thing that can save you.
You don't have any books so we can cross this option out. There are too many potential headhears to get via exchange so that option isn't viable either.
This leaves you with two choices: dipping a wand into the potion of exchange - you might get either of the two wands that *could* let you out.
There are quite a few wands in the game though and they don't stack.
On the other hand, you could bless that stack of 4 scrolls of power so they will stack with the one already blessed to give you 5 scrolls.
Stack of 5 scrolls then can be dipped into a blessed potion of exchange and each scroll will be separately changed into another scroll - each has a chance to become a scroll of teleportation.
This is, as far as I can tell, your best shot at getting out. If you're lucky, you'll get that scroll. If not... shift+q.

As a side note, I see there is also a potion of raw chaos there. It works much like a potion of exchange with the added risk of chaotic explosion that could kill you.
Do this last if everything fails.
You don't need to bless the potion of raw chaos, just dip a *single* wand or scroll into it.
Stacks can be dipped but they will always result in just one item, no matter how many you dipped.
You can also dip a potion and hope to get another exchange but the chances are slim.

Last but not least - dwarftown is on D:10 so all items generated can be up to DL10.
Ring of djinni summoning is DL8, so if you dip those two rings of teleport control into potion of exchange, you might get a wish.
The chance however is *very* slim. You're better off trying the scrolls first.

EDIT: One more thing: you have babbling mouth corruption. Given enough time, it might cast a teleportation spell but you would run out of food sooner I think.
Nevertheless, unequip all artifacts and drop enough items to get rid of burdened status - this will reduce your food consumption rate.
Just wait until another activation of the corruption, you might be lucky...
If you have prayers, pray when starving.
Use the holy symbol to generate some more piety and pray more when starving again.
This is the last resort, if it fails it's shift+q or starvation death.

[LexyBoy]

Ye hast not been so ingenious...

Options I can see:
- Staying put in the hope of getting a casting of teleport from your babbling mouth (try to unburden yourself first as you've not got much food)
- Dip wands into blessed !oEx and !oRC for a \oTeleportation, trap creation or wonder
- Ditto for scrolls
- Dip gold in !oRC - should explode which if it doesn't kill you might get you teleportitis
- Dip food hoping for displacer beast or pixie corpse (pretty desperate)

[Luci]

And on the very first step of the plan...

http://tldr.me/hna1l5.jpg

Blessing the scrolls of power was a good catch. I was hoping I wouldn't have to pace back and forth for days on end (minimising food consumption/turn thanks to long stride).

Now I'll make sure that I'm wearing a ring of teleportation control.

[Blasphemous]

Congrats :)
With this luck, you should dip some rings in a poex as soon as you get a stack of at least ~5.

[_Ln_]

Congrats on getting out, I was about to suggest dipping a SoCR into the PoRC.

[JellySlayer]

Blessing the scrolls of power was a good catch. I was hoping I wouldn't have to pace back and forth for days on end (minimising food consumption/turn thanks to long stride).

This would not reduce food consumption, FYI.

[Luci]

This would not reduce food consumption, FYI.

Now that I think about it, I recall artifacts adding +0.5 or something to food consumption per turn. So it would be less intuitively actually tied to turns rather than time.

I guess those are the sorts of conclusions reached when extensively spoiled but only with a cursory understanding of game mechanics.

[_Ln_]

Now that I think about it, I recall artifacts adding +0.5 or something to food consumption per turn. So it would be less intuitively actually tied to turns rather than time.

I guess those are the sorts of conclusions reached when extensively spoiled but only with a cursory understanding of game mechanics.

As far as I am aware:
You get 1 point of satiation decay per 1 turn while standing still.
Burdened+ only increases satiation decay when moving or taking action (although I have no idea which action work in which way). As of 1.2.0 Burdened does not increase the decay, only Strained+ does (by 0.5/1/2 for Strained/Strained!/Overburdened I think).

Below things work regardless of what type of action you do (maybe except the amulet?).
Equipping artifacts increases satiation decay by 0.5 per artifact (halved for active champions).
Equipping source of invis increases satiation decay by 3 per item.
Having thin and nimble corruption nets an additional 1 point.
Having an amulet of hunger does something although I have no idea about numbers.
Finally, I believe dooming does something too (or was it bonus corruption?).

EDIT: I should probably have checked the wiki first, much more detailed -- http://ancardia.wikia.com/wiki/Satiation