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If you're a first timer, I highly suggest Kobold Berserker. It is really simple, really easy, and great for getting a first win. Here's how it works.

1) Press "m" and turn off training Armour. You're going to be a DEX fighter.
2) While I'm on skills, hang on to that mace you start with, no matter how un-Koboldish it seems. Turn off the Maces and Flails skill at level 12. I'll explain why later.
3) Kill stuff, and butcher and eat everything that's not poisonous, mutagenic, or rotting until you get to Engorged.
4) Sacrifice all the corpses you can't eat.
5) Abuse Trog's invocations. Use Berserk when you need a serious edge against an enemy, Trog's Hand for good healing through regeneration, and Brothers in Arms in the mid-game to pretty much kill everything. But don't use BiA too much, because you need piety.
6) Why do you need piety? Well, when you become Trog's Champion, he'll shower you with gifts of dubious quality. Having specialized in Maces and Flails, Trog will hand you a demon whip - and I swear, it is one of the best weapons in the game. I got one very early and I brutalized the whole game with it- it was my first and only win, although right now I have a decent spellcaster who's coming close.
7) Tackle the game in this order - Dungeon to the Lair of Beasts -> All of the Lair (Orc will probably come first in the Dungeon, but Lair is far easier) -> The Orcish Mines (Do not go into the Elven Halls, it will be a deathtrap at your level) -> The FIRST FOUR floors of the Swamp/Shoals/Snake (The fifth floor is the last level - a branch end - and it will be the hardest. Also ignore the Slime Pits because that place is a deathtrap.) -> The Dungeon up to the Vaults -> The FIRST SEVEN floors of the Vaults (The eighth floor is one of the toughest areas in the game in a standard run) -> The FIRST FOUR floors of the Elven Halls (You're probably sensing a pattern ) -> The rest of the Dungeon -> The branch ends of Swamp/Shoals/Snake (For the runes there which are Macguffins needed to enter the final zone of the standard game.) -> The branch end of the Elven Halls (Can be skipped, as it has no rune and can be very dangerous, but it had good loot.) -> The branch end of the Vaults (There is an ambush of a ton of vault guards when you enter - take them slowly and lure them up the stairs, don't be a hero and fight them all at once. This is actually a very important Crawl strategy you should heavily abuse over the course of the whole game to survive.) -> Zot (Make sure you have good fire resistance - at least two levels - electricity resistance, and mutation resistance. The orbs of fire in Zot are the nastiest things you will fight throughout the entirety of the game, with a possible exception for the ancient liches also found in Zot, and fire and mutation resistance can neutralize much of their danger, although far from all. The electricity resistance is for the electric golems which are incredibly dangerous, although they may not appear to be so at first.) -> Grab the Orb -> Run back to the entrance, and win!

Yeah, that was probably way longer than it needed to be, but seriously, this is how you win a KoBe, speaking from experience

OK, you're definitely doing something wrong because I am ALSO playing a naga and I've gotten pretty far following my suggestion. As a naga, you are actually better with 0mp than most casters are, because 1) you can use poison spit, which kills most early game stuff, and 2) you can constrict, which also kills most early game stuff. I agree that mana is definitely important, but mana's not of much use when you're casting at low success rates with poor power and starving yourself while you're at it.

Here's my character dump. Just breaking into the real midgame and have cleared out the first four floors of the Lair subbranches, and planning to clear out the first seven floors of Vaults next.

Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup version 0.10.0 character file.

ugh the Eclecticist (Naga Conjurer)                Turns: 71630, Time: 04:47:18

HP 157/157       AC 20     Str 12      XL: 19   Next: 13%
MP  39/39        EV 11     Int 24      God: Sif Muna [******]
Gold 1228        SH  9     Dex 12      Spells: 11 memorised,  2 levels left

Res.Fire  : . . .   See Invis. : +    S - staff of energy
Res.Cold  : . . .   Warding    : . .  y - +2 robe
Life Prot.: . . .   Conserve   : .    K - +0 buckler
Res.Acid. : + . .   Res.Corr.  : +    f - +2 wizard hat {MR}
Res.Poison: +       Clarity    : .    G - +1 cloak of the Lonely Moons {Int+2}
Res.Elec. : .       Spirit.Shd : .    i - +0 pair of gauntlets
Sust.Abil.: . .     Stasis     : .    O - +2 naga barding
Res.Mut.  : .       Ctrl.Telep.: +    R - amulet of resist corrosion
Res.Rott. : .       Levitation : .    D - ring of teleport control
Saprovore : . . .   Ctrl.Flight: .    e - ring of wizardry

@: nauseated, very slow, extremely resistant to hostile enchantments, extremely
stealthy
A: spit poison, constrict 1, see invisible, deformed body, poison resistance,
slowness 2
a: Spit Poison, Channel Energy, Forget Spell, Renounce Religion


You are on level 2 of the Lair of Beasts.
You worship Sif Muna.
Sif Muna is exalted by your worship.
You are hungry.

You have visited 6 branches of the dungeon, and seen 40 of its levels.
You have visited 1 Labyrinth.
You have visited 1 bazaar.

You have collected 3558 gold pieces.
You have spent 2350 gold pieces at shops.

Inventory:

Missiles
 n - 12 curare-tipped needles
Armour
 f - a +2 wizard hat of magic resistance (worn)
 i - a +0 pair of gauntlets (worn)
 v - a shield
 y - a +2 robe (worn)
 G - the +1 cloak of the Lonely Moons (worn) {Int+2}
   (You bought it in a shop on level 14 of the Dungeon)   
   
   It affects your intelligence (+2).
 K - a +0 buckler (worn)
 O - a +2 naga barding (worn)
Magical devices
 c - a wand of disintegration {zapped: 2}
 d - a wand of hasting {zapped: 3}
 h - a wand of teleportation {zapped: 3}
Comestibles
 a - a cheese
 t - 2 royal jellies
 w - a rotting chunk of mermaid flesh
 x - 2 meat rations
Scrolls
 k - 2 scrolls of fog
 p - 2 scrolls of detect curse
 q - 3 scrolls of teleportation
 s - 3 scrolls of magic mapping
 J - a scroll labeled PRUPICVUETT {tried on cursed knobbly granite ring}
 M - a scroll of fear
 N - 5 scrolls of remove curse
Jewellery
 e - a ring of wizardry (left hand)
 D - a ring of teleport control (right hand)
 Q - a shiny silver ring
 R - an amulet of resist corrosion (around neck)
Potions
 g - a potion of magic
 j - 3 potions of heal wounds
 l - 5 potions of curing
 o - a potion of brilliance
 r - a blue potion
 B - a potion of speed
 F - a potion of resistance
 H - a potion of might
 I - a potion of berserk rage
 P - a lumpy inky potion
 U - a pink potion
Books
 b - a book of Enchantments   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Tukima's Dance                     Hexes                        3
   See Invisible                      Charms                       4
   Cause Fear                         Hexes                        4
   Silence                            Hexes/Air                    5
   *Deflect Missiles                  Charms/Air                   6
   *Haste                             Charms                       6
 E - Sif Muna's Reference Book on Aid {god gift}
   (Sif Muna gifted it to you on level 3 of the Swamp)   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Freezing Aura                      Charms/Ice                   2
   *Swiftness                         Charms/Air                   2
   Death's Door                       Charms/Necromancy            8
 T - a book of Burglary   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Apportation                       Translocation                1
   *Swiftness                         Charms/Air                   2
   Passwall                           Transmutation/Earth          3
   Control Teleport                   Charms/Translocation         4
   Lee's Rapid Deconstruction         Earth                        5
   Passage of Golubria                Translocation                4
   Darkness                           Hexes                        7
 W - a book of the Warp   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   Recall                             Summoning/Translocation      3
   Passage of Golubria                Translocation                4
   Phase Shift                        Translocation                5
   Warp Weapon                        Charms/Translocation         5
   Dispersal                          Translocation                6
   Controlled Blink                   Translocation                7
 X - a book of Spatial Translocations   
   
   Spells                             Type                      Level
   *Apportation                       Translocation                1
   Portal Projectile                  Translocation                2
   Blink                              Translocation                2
   Shroud of Golubria                 Charms/Translocation         2
   Teleport Other                     Translocation                3
   Passage of Golubria                Translocation                4
   Control Teleport                   Charms/Translocation         4
Magical staves
 L - a +0 rod of warding (12/12)
   (You took it off a gnoll on level 19 of the Dungeon)
 S - a staff of energy (weapon)


   Skills:
 - Level 8.0 Fighting
 + Level 7.4 Dodging
 - Level 13.2 Stealth
 - Level 3.0 Shields
 - Level 3.0 Traps & Doors
 - Level 16.0 Spellcasting
 - Level 15.0 Conjurations
 - Level 11.0 Charms
 - Level 13.0 Ice Magic
 - Level 11.0 Air Magic
 - Level 10.0 Poison Magic
 - Level 8.0 Invocations


You have 2 spell levels left.
You know the following spells:

 Your Spells              Type           Power        Failure   Level  Hunger
a - Magic Dart            Conj           #####        0%          1    None
b - Throw Icicle          Ice/Conj       #######..    1%          4    None
c - Poison Arrow          Pois/Conj      #######...   1%          6    Honeycomb
d - Ozocubu's Armour      Ice/Chrm       #######...   1%          3    None
e - Deflect Missiles      Air/Chrm       #######...   2%          6    Honeycomb
f - Haste                 Chrm           #######..    2%          6    Honeycomb
g - Bolt of Cold          Ice/Conj       #######...   1%          6    Honeycomb
h - Freezing Cloud        Ice/Air/Conj   #######...   1%          6    Honeycomb
i - Orb of Destruction    Conj           #######...   2%          7    Honeycomb
j - Apportation           Tloc           ####......   1%          1    None
k - Swiftness             Air/Chrm       #######...   1%          2    None


Dungeon Overview and Level Annotations

Branches:
Dungeon (19/27)            Temple (1/1) D:5             Orc (4/4) D:9
    Elf (0/5) Orc:4          Lair (8/8) D:11          Swamp (4/5) Lair:2
 Shoals (4/5) Lair:5        Slime (0/6) Lair:8        Vault (0/8) D:19

Altars:
Ashenzari
Cheibriados
Elyvilon
Fedhas
Kikubaaqudgha
Makhleb
Nemelex Xobeh
Okawaru
Sif Muna
The Shining One
Trog
Vehumet
Xom
Yredelemnul
Zin

Shops:
D:14: [  Orc:2: *  Orc:4: +*%%

Annotations
D:18 exclusion: door


                    Innate Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations

You cannot wear boots.
You can spit poison.
You can use your snake-like lower body to constrict enemies.
Your serpentine skin is tough (AC +6).
You have supernaturally acute eyesight.
Armour fits poorly on your strangely shaped body.
Your system is resistant to poisons.
You cover ground very slowly.


Message History

an uncursed ring of life protection; an uncursed ring of sustain abilities
an uncursed amulet of controlled flight
You drop an uncursed ring of protection from cold.
You drop a cursed ring of teleportation.
You are feeling hungry.
You drop a cursed +2,+5 ring of slaying.
You drop a cursed ring of protection from cold.
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
Items here: ?????????
You drop a scroll of amnesia.
Things that are here:
5 meat rations; 3 royal jellies; a pear
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
Items here: ///////// | }
Items here: !!!!!!!!!!
You drop 2 potions of speed.
There is a stone staircase leading up here.
Welcome back, ugh the Naga Conjurer.
Sif Muna whispers: I know many secrets...
Press ? for a list of commands and other information.

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There are no monsters in sight!

Vanquished Creatures
  Kirke (D:14)
  A kraken (Shoals:3)
  Agnes (D:14)
  Aizul (Swamp:3)
  Donald (Shoals:3)
  Louise (D:17)
  Maud (Lair:3)
  Gastronok (D:9)
  Jozef (D:13)
  Snorg (D:15)
  A minotaur (Lab)
  8 vault guards (D:19)
  2 sirens
  18 hydras
  Harold (Lair:2)
  A hydra (shapeshifter) (D:17)
  5 ogre magi
  2 spriggan druids (Lair:8)
  3 alligators
  A merfolk impaler (Shoals:3)
  7 centaur warriors
  2 very ugly things (D:14)
  Nergalle (D:15)
  A vapour (Swamp:3)
  A catoblepas (Lair:7)
  2 deep elf knights (D:19)
  8 sea snakes
  4 unseen horrors
  Erolcha (D:9)
  A flayed ghost (D:19)
  An orc knight (D:16)
  Pikel (D:7)
  3 swamp dragons
  9 hill giants
  16 harpies
  A giant amoeba (D:19)
  3 red wasps
  4 griffons
  An oklob plant (Shoals:1)
  A hydra skeleton (D:17)
  Maurice (D:13)
  5 red wasp zombies
  10 cyclopes
  2 feature mimics
  4 black mambas
  3 trapdoor spiders
  17 elephants
  A griffon skeleton (D:18)
  An eye of devastation (D:14)
  47 slime creatures
  A dragon skeleton (D:18)
  5 rock trolls
  8 spiny frogs
  3 yaktaurs
  A yellow wasp (D:14)
  11 komodo dragons
  5 mermaids
  A polar bear (Lair:8)
  An efreet (D:16)
  Sonja (D:16)
  6 spriggans (Lair:8)
  38 ugly things
  15 trolls
  Prince Ribbit (D:9)
  34 blink frogs
  18 two-headed ogres
  7 bog mummies
  4 snapping turtles
  4 baby alligators (Swamp:3)
  5 grizzly bears (Lair:8)
  2 wyverns
  A rock troll skeleton (D:19)
  4 basilisks
  A redback zombie (D:18)
  4 hogs (D:14)
  30 yaks
  A wraith (D:19)
  2 vampires
  4 fire drakes (Lair:8)
  A shark (Shoals:4)
  Eustachio (D:7)
  3 gnoll sergeants
  A fire crab zombie (D:18)
  Grum (D:8)
  A deep elf conjurer (D:18)
  A wood golem (D:17)
  11 hippogriffs
  2 hungry ghosts
  26 vampire mosquitoes
  Edmund (D:9)
  9 manticores
  3 deep elf fighters
  13 war dogs
  3 mottled dragons
  32 merfolk
  3 necrophages
  43 swamp worms
  A soldier ant (D:18)
  A freezing wraith (D:19)
  13 orc warriors
  2 rock worm zombies
  A small abomination (D:17)
  3 black bears (Lair:8)
  13 insubstantial wisps
  2 giant goldfish
  2 phantoms
  A troll zombie (D:15)
  9 ice beasts
  3 sky beasts
  8 swamp drakes
  A yak zombie (D:14)
  40 ogres
  5 tengu (Swamp:3)
  22 centaurs
  Sigmund (D:3)
  Duvessa (D:7)
  A warg (Orc:4)
  23 wolves
  20 crocodiles
  A giant leech (shapeshifter) (D:18)
  5 big kobolds
  32 giant frogs
  9 giant slugs
  A deep elf mage (D:18)
  A basilisk zombie (D:18)
  2 brain worms
  19 water moccasins
  6 agate snails
  Blork the orc (D:8)
  8 giant leeches
  11 killer bees
  8 jellyfish
  An eye of draining (D:15)
  5 killer bee zombies
  A quasit (D:9)
  2 big kobold zombies
  3 brain worm zombies
  13 electric eels
  17 wights
  16 crimson imps
  A basilisk simulacrum (D:15)
  Dowan (D:7)
  A boring beetle simulacrum (D:19)
  6 goliath beetles
  A spider (D:5)
  4 shadows
  5 big fish
  11 hounds
  2 big kobold skeletons
  3 iguanas
  23 orc priests
  4 scorpions
  A hound zombie (D:7)
  A hound skeleton (D:9)
  9 porcupines
  3 deep elf soldiers (D:18)
  22 orc wizards
  10 worker ants
  A worker ant zombie (D:18)
  16 sheep
  A worm zombie (D:7)
  2 spectral orcs (D:15)
  Jessica (D:2)
  9 jellies
  3 boggarts (D:18)
  Terence (D:3)
  A goliath beetle zombie (D:10)
  A mummy (D:11)
  29 gnolls
  A giant centipede zombie (D:15)
  85 green rats
  27 adders
  An adder zombie (D:18)
  4 giant centipedes
  An iguana zombie (D:15)
  An adder skeleton (D:7)
  An iguana skeleton (D:10)
  3 giant mites
  6 worms
  A bat skeleton (D:4)
  2 giant eyeballs (D:8)
  8 giant geckos
  A giant mite zombie (D:7)
  A gnoll skeleton (D:16)
  7 oozes
  149 orcs
  8 giant cockroaches
  24 goblins
  21 hobgoblins
  36 jackals
  6 quokkas
  40 bats
  A giant gecko skeleton (D:3)
  6 giant newts
  4 giant spores
  2 hobgoblin skeletons
  A hobgoblin zombie (D:3)
  A jackal skeleton (D:6)
  43 kobolds
  A kobold skeleton (D:5)
  A kobold zombie (D:18)
  3 orc skeletons
  An orc zombie (D:8)
  28 rats
  A rat skeleton (D:3)
  3 ballistomycetes
  4 butterflies
  10 fungi
  9 plants
  A tentacle (Shoals:3)
  63 toadstools
1709 creatures vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (collateral kills)
  A worker ant (Lair:3)
1 creature vanquished.

Vanquished Creatures (others)
  A centaur warrior (D:17)
  A human (D:14)
  3 yaktaurs (D:18)
  3 slime creatures
  3 blink frogs
  2 yaks (Lair:8)
  An ogre (D:19)
  4 slaves (D:7)
  A centaur (D:17)
  A giant frog (D:7)
  A big kobold skeleton (D:16)
  2 orc priests
  A shadow (D:13)
  A deep elf soldier (D:19)
  3 sheep (D:18)
  An adder (D:10)
  A gnoll (D:7)
  2 green rats
  8 orcs
  A giant newt (D:2)
  A rat (Lair:1)
  11 fungi (Lair:8)
  11 plants
  5 tentacles (Shoals:3)
  23 tentacle segments (Shoals:3)
  221 toadstools
313 creatures vanquished.

Grand Total: 2023 creatures vanquished

Notes
Turn   | Place    | Note
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     0 | D:1      | ugh, the Naga Conjurer, began the quest for the Orb.
     0 | D:1      | Reached XP level 1. HP: 15/15 MP: 3/3
   200 | D:1      | Reached XP level 2. HP: 20/22 MP: 1/4
   242 | D:1      | Learned a level 2 spell: Throw Frost
   578 | D:1      | Reached skill level 5 in Conjurations
   789 | D:1      | Reached XP level 3. HP: 22/28 MP: 0/5
  1476 | D:2      | Found a snail-covered altar of Cheibriados.
  1480 | D:2      | Found a shimmering altar of Xom.
  1525 | D:2      | Found a white marble altar of Elyvilon.
  1638 | D:2      | Reached skill level 6 in Conjurations
  1912 | D:2      | Found a basalt altar of Yredelemnul.
  1991 | D:2      | Noticed Jessica
  1995 | D:2      | Killed Jessica
  1995 | D:2      | Reached XP level 4. HP: 36/36 MP: 2/7
  2406 | D:3      | Found a shattered altar of Ashenzari.
  2492 | D:3      | Noticed Terence
  2514 | D:3      | Killed Terence
  2674 | D:3      | Reached skill level 7 in Conjurations
  2674 | D:3      | Reached XP level 5. HP: 18/42 MP: 3/8
  2726 | D:3      | Learned a level 3 spell: Mephitic Cloud
  3204 | D:3      | Reached XP level 6. HP: 49/49 MP: 5/9
  3404 | D:3      | Noticed Sigmund
  3412 | D:3      | Killed Sigmund
  3412 | D:3      | Reached skill level 8 in Conjurations
  3758 | D:4      | Found a burning altar of Makhleb.
  4264 | D:5      | Entered Level 5 of the Dungeon
  4379 | D:5      | Found a staircase to the Ecumenical Temple.
  4388 | D:5      | Reached XP level 7. HP: 55/55 MP: 4/14
  4405 | Temple   | Entered the Ecumenical Temple
  4513 | Temple   | Became a worshipper of Sif Muna the Loreminder
  5817 | D:6      | Reached skill level 5 in Spellcasting
  5817 | D:6      | Reached XP level 8. HP: 62/62 MP: 0/19
  5909 | D:6      | Acquired Sif Muna's first power
  6199 | D:6      | Found a sparkling altar of Nemelex Xobeh.
  7388 | D:7      | Acquired Sif Muna's second power
  7477 | D:7      | Learned a level 5 spell: Lightning Bolt
  7541 | D:7      | Reached skill level 1 in Ice Magic
  7661 | D:7      | Reached XP level 9. HP: 68/68 MP: 5/22
  7833 | D:7      | Noticed Eustachio
  7859 | D:7      | Killed Eustachio
  8231 | D:7      | Noticed Pikel
  8287 | D:7      | Your ally freed slave died
  8307 | D:7      | Your ally freed slave died
  8308 | D:7      | Your ally freed slave died
  8343 | D:7      | Your ally freed slave died
  8390 | D:7      | Killed Pikel
  8390 | D:7      | Reached skill level 5 in Ice Magic
  8410 | D:7      | Reached skill level 1 in Air Magic
  8561 | D:7      | Noticed Dowan
  8571 | D:7      | Killed Dowan
  8739 | D:7      | Noticed Duvessa
  8753 | D:7      | Killed Duvessa
  9024 | D:8      | Noticed Blork the orc
  9040 | D:8      | Killed Blork the orc
  9240 | D:8      | Paralysed by a giant eyeball for 4 turns
  9260 | D:8      | Found a glowing golden altar of the Shining One.
  9619 | D:8      | Noticed Grum
  9637 | D:8      | Killed Grum
  9640 | D:8      | Reached skill level 5 in Air Magic
  9652 | D:8      | Reached XP level 10. HP: 75/75 MP: 6/23
 10909 | D:9      | Noticed Prince Ribbit
 10928 | D:9      | Killed Prince Ribbit
 11352 | D:9      | Noticed Erolcha
 11371 | D:9      | Noticed Gastronok
 11788 | D:9      | Reached skill level 5 in Stealth
 11799 | D:9      | Killed Erolcha
 11822 | D:8      | Reached skill level 1 in Fighting
 12040 | D:9      | Killed Gastronok
 12040 | D:9      | Reached XP level 11. HP: 84/92 MP: 5/25
 12041 | D:9      | Noticed Edmund
 12252 | D:9      | Killed Edmund
 12441 | D:9      | Acquired Sif Muna's third power
 12636 | D:9      | Found a staircase to the Orcish Mines.
 12703 | D:9      | Found a radiant altar of Vehumet.
 12731 | D:9      | Learned a level 6 spell: Freezing Cloud
 12935 | D:10     | Entered Level 10 of the Dungeon
 13966 | D:10     | Learned a level 6 spell: Bolt of Cold
 14151 | D:11     | Noticed an agate snail
 14643 | D:11     | Found a staircase to the Lair.
 14652 | Lair:1   | Entered Level 1 of the Lair of Beasts
 16094 | Lair:1   | Reached skill level 9 in Spellcasting
 16494 | Lair:2   | Found a staircase to the Swamp.
 17067 | Lair:2   | Noticed Harold
 17079 | Lair:2   | Killed Harold
 17079 | Lair:2   | Reached skill level 10 in Conjurations
 17102 | Lair:2   | Learned a level 4 spell: Iskenderun's Mystic Blast
 18205 | Lair:3   | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 18205 | Lair:3   | Reached XP level 12. HP: 100/100 MP: 28/28
 18206 | Lair:3   | Got a rare book {god gift}
 18207 | Lair:3   | Identified Sif Muna's Almanac of the Hurtful Frostbite {god gift} (Sif Muna gifted it to you on level 3 of the Lair of Beasts)
 18213 | Lair:3   | Learned a level 4 spell: Throw Icicle
 18278 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 10 in Spellcasting
 18400 | Lair:3   | Noticed Maud
 18417 | Lair:3   | Killed Maud
 18417 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 11 in Spellcasting
 19205 | Lair:3   | Learned a level 7 spell: Orb of Destruction
 19743 | Lair:3   | Reached skill level 12 in Spellcasting
 20113 | Lair:4   | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 22472 | Lair:5   | Found a staircase to the Shoals.
 23215 | Lair:6   | Reached skill level 13 in Spellcasting
 23583 | Lair:6   | Reached XP level 13. HP: 108/108 MP: 26/32
 24501 | Lair:7   | Reached skill level 5 in Dodging
 25797 | Lair:7   | Reached skill level 10 in Stealth
 26041 | Lair:8   | Entered Level 8 of the Lair of Beasts
 26215 | Lair:8   | Found a staircase to the Slime Pits.
 26957 | Lair:8   | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 26958 | Lair:8   | Got an engraved book {god gift}
 26959 | Lair:8   | Identified Sif Muna's Guide on Snow {god gift} (Sif Muna gifted it to you on level 8 of the Lair of Beasts)
 26963 | Lair:8   | Learned a level 3 spell: Ozocubu's Armour
 27038 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 1 in Charms
 28229 | Lair:8   | Reached skill level 10 in Ice Magic
 28257 | Lair:8   | Reached XP level 14. HP: 116/116 MP: 33/33
 28666 | Lair:8   | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 28671 | Lair:8   | Learned a level 1 spell: Apportation
 30780 | D:11     | Killed an agate snail
 32202 | Orc:1    | Entered Level 1 of the Orcish Mines
 32654 | Orc:2    | Found Wemu's Assorted Antiques.
 32801 | Orc:2    | Bought a jewelled lead wand for 360 gold pieces
 32810 | Orc:2    | Paralysed by you for 4 turns
 32834 | Orc:2    | Found an iron altar of Okawaru.
 33434 | Orc:3    | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 33435 | Orc:3    | Got a sparkling book {god gift}
 33436 | Orc:3    | Identified Sif Muna's Tome of Scorching Confrontation {god gift} (Sif Muna gifted it to you on level 3 of the Orcish Mines)
 33519 | Orc:3    | gee sif, Ice Storm, not Fire Storm
 33747 | Orc:4    | Entered Level 4 of the Orcish Mines
 33881 | Orc:4    | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 33901 | Orc:4    | Killed a two-headed ogre
 34121 | Orc:4    | Found Xeughach's Food Boutique.
 34133 | Orc:4    | Killed a two-headed ogre
 34137 | Orc:4    | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 34141 | Orc:4    | Killed a two-headed ogre
 34153 | Orc:4    | Noticed a cyclops
 34167 | Orc:4    | Killed a cyclops
 34190 | Orc:4    | Noticed an ogre mage
 34356 | Orc:4    | Found Otsun's Book Shop.
 34359 | Orc:4    | Found Xic Chos' Food Shoppe.
 34361 | Orc:4    | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 34361 | Orc:4    | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 34364 | Orc:4    | Killed a two-headed ogre
 34370 | Orc:4    | Killed a two-headed ogre
 34407 | Orc:4    | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 34407 | Orc:4    | Noticed a rock troll
 34408 | Orc:4    | Noticed a cyclops
 34413 | Orc:4    | Noticed a rock troll
 34413 | Orc:4    | Killed a two-headed ogre
 34415 | Orc:4    | Killed a cyclops
 34417 | Orc:4    | Killed a rock troll
 34426 | Orc:4    | Killed a rock troll
 34464 | Orc:4    | Noticed an ogre mage
 34467 | Orc:4    | Killed an ogre mage
 34521 | Orc:4    | Noticed a two-headed ogre
 34524 | Orc:4    | Killed a two-headed ogre
 34553 | Orc:4    | Found Dem Skits' Assorted Antiques.
 34862 | Orc:4    | Bought a scroll of identify for 50 gold pieces
 34862 | Orc:4    | Bought a scroll of remove curse for 75 gold pieces
 34862 | Orc:4    | Bought a large golden amulet for 625 gold pieces
 35702 | Orc:4    | Found a staircase to the Elven Halls.
 35793 | Orc:4    | Killed an ogre mage
 36734 | D:12     | Reached XP level 15. HP: 107/123 MP: 34/34
 36869 | D:12     | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 36871 | D:12     | Reached skill level 14 in Conjurations
 36888 | D:12     | Got a glistering book {god gift}
 36891 | D:12     | Found a labyrinth entrance.
 36901 | Lab      | Entered a Labyrinth
 38626 | Lab      | Got a graven book
 38632 | Lab      | Identified the Incunabulum of Ashen Transmutation (You found it in a Labyrinth)
 38662 | D:12     | Reached skill level 5 in Charms
 38713 | D:12     | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
 39510 | Lair:2   | Identified Sif Muna's Papyrus of Arcane Weapons {god gift} (Sif Muna gifted it to you on level 12 of the Dungeon)
 40111 | D:13     | Noticed Maurice
 40120 | D:13     | Killed Maurice
 41054 | D:13     | Noticed Jozef
 41058 | D:13     | Killed Jozef
 41582 | D:14     | Entered Level 14 of the Dungeon
 41702 | D:14     | Noticed Agnes
 41710 | D:14     | Killed Agnes
 41710 | D:14     | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 41728 | D:14     | Got a levitating book {god gift}
 41733 | D:14     | Identified Sif Muna's Collected Works on the Harmful Frostbite {god gift} (Sif Muna gifted it to you on level 14 of the Dungeon)
 42038 | D:14     | Noticed Kirke
 42046 | D:14     | Killed Kirke
 42046 | D:14     | Reached skill level 10 in Air Magic
 42849 | D:13     | Reached skill level 1 in Shields
 43414 | D:14     | Found Bloidghuwus' Armour Shop.
 43530 | D:14     | Bought the +1 cloak of the Lonely Moons {Int+2} for 390 gold pieces
 44271 | D:14     | You fall through a shaft!
 44282 | D:15     | Entered Level 15 of the Dungeon
 44383 | D:15     | Noticed Nergalle
 44394 | D:15     | Killed Nergalle
 44889 | D:15     | Reached XP level 16. HP: 126/132 MP: 32/35
 45282 | D:15     | Noticed Snorg
 45289 | D:15     | Killed Snorg
 45289 | D:15     | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 47043 | D:16     | Noticed Sonja
 47049 | D:16     | Killed Sonja
 47169 | D:17     | Noticed Louise
 48207 | D:17     | Killed Louise
 48496 | D:17     | Reached skill level 15 in Spellcasting
 49885 | D:18     | Identified a scroll of acquirement
 50759 | D:18     | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 50760 | D:18     | Got a graven book {god gift}
 50761 | D:18     | Identified Josephine's Handbook of Conjuration {god gift} (Sif Muna gifted it to you on level 18 of the Dungeon)
 51928 | D:18     | Noticed a deep elf mage
 51931 | D:18     | Killed a deep elf mage
 51933 | D:18     | Noticed a deep elf conjurer
 51939 | D:18     | Killed a deep elf conjurer
 52305 | D:18     | Reached skill level 15 in Conjurations
 52313 | D:18     | Learned a level 6 spell: Poison Arrow
 52594 | D:18     | Reached skill level 1 in Poison Magic
 53048 | D:19     | Reached XP level 17. HP: 141/141 MP: 28/37
 53241 | D:19     | Reached skill level 5 in Poison Magic
 53622 | D:19     | Found a staircase to the Vaults.
 53631 | D:19     | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 53632 | D:19     | Got an engraved book {god gift}
 54385 | D:19     | Identified a +0 rod of warding (12/12) (You took it off a gnoll on level 19 of the Dungeon)
 54431 | D:19     | Reached skill level 10 in Poison Magic
 56160 | D:19     | Reached skill level 1 in Traps & Doors
 56853 | Lair:2   | Identified Sif Muna's Guide on Combat Magic {god gift} (Sif Muna gifted it to you on level 19 of the Dungeon)
 57004 | Orc:4    | Bought a book of Enchantments for 850 gold pieces
 57014 | Orc:4    | Learned a level 6 spell: Deflect Missiles
 57022 | Orc:4    | Learned a level 6 spell: Haste
 57194 | Swamp:1  | Entered Level 1 of the Swamp
 59171 | Swamp:2  | Reached skill level 10 in Charms
 60001 | Swamp:2  | Reached XP level 18. HP: 150/150 MP: 16/37
 62108 | Swamp:3  | Received a gift from Sif Muna
 62109 | Swamp:3  | Got a torn book {god gift}
 62110 | Swamp:3  | Identified Sif Muna's Reference Book on Aid {god gift} (Sif Muna gifted it to you on level 3 of the Swamp)
 62877 | Swamp:3  | Noticed Aizul
 62895 | Swamp:3  | Killed Aizul
 66175 | Lair:2   | Learned a level 2 spell: Swiftness
 66273 | Shoals:1 | Entered Level 1 of the Shoals
 66365 | Shoals:1 | Found an ancient bone altar of Kikubaaqudgha.
 67162 | Shoals:2 | Reached skill level 16 in Spellcasting
 67428 | Shoals:2 | Reached skill level 1 in Invocations
 68727 | Shoals:3 | Found a flickering gateway to a bazaar.
 68739 | bazaar   | Entered a bazaar
 68821 | bazaar   | Found Xairch's Jewellery Shop.
 68821 | bazaar   | Found Pnaklare's Book Shop.
 69043 | Shoals:3 | Reached skill level 5 in Invocations
 69503 | Shoals:3 | Noticed Donald
 69512 | Shoals:3 | Killed Donald
 70305 | Shoals:4 | Reached XP level 19. HP: 157/157 MP: 32/39

^ The thing is, Xom wrath isn't actually all that different from just worshiping him. It's 90% negative effects, 10% positive effects, which isn't all that much worse than regular Xom worship IMHO

It also takes a few thousand turns to wear off at the very least.

Here is my best advice to you: don't take any advice from the wiki, tempting as it may be. The advice is either outdated or outright terrible/incorrect. Use the knowledgebots instead.

And in the short term, run and pray that the poison wears away. You can outrun the hobo because you're hasted. If you have any healing potions of any kind, quaff them. And if you don't, just quaff your unIDed potions just in case something works to save you.

I'm quite disappointed in myself. I did quite poorly and wasn't as active as I could have been. Still, I did get a few nice characters up, and it was a good experience, so meh.

The thing that is obstructing my chances to win the most is my desire to play something that's not a cookie cutter combo. Shame that all the cookie cutter combos are the easy ones

Ooh, I just had an idea about what we could do at the end. What if once the tournament is done we draw (or possibly request some people in the Creative Projects forum draw) a picture that shows all of our winning characters at a party with the Orb as a disco ball? It's a bit of a geeky idea, but I personally think that it would a fun way of celebrating all of our successes. 

It really depends. I don't think it should be that bad and they tend to have good loot, but there is one tomb layout that is deadly with a bunch of nasty demons and golems and whatnot. The exit is always close, anyways, and you can just enter and leave if you don't want to take the risk.