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This one turned out to be quite short, but since its not exactly atypical, here it goes.

==The (Short) Journey of Zunchur, Draconian Transmuter==



'''The Entrance'''

So they cast me out of the monastery, did they? I'll show them 
all when I return with the Orb of Zot, and make the Abbot clean 
the latrines for a change, and the Master of Novices... I'll 
think of, something, something even worse, something so 
mind-destroying... 


'''The Beginning'''

Enough of that. I have entered the dungeon, and these are some 
twisting passages here... was the architect drunk?


'''Teleport Trap'''

Weirdness abounds... suddenly I found myself somewhere completely 
different, in a large room. A kobold attacked me, but a quit 
two-knuckles punch to the forehead put paid to that... glad to 
know all that practice wasn't completely wasted. I found some 
interesting suggestions in the Book of Changes of utilizing its 
corpse. I'll have to study some more to be able to do something 
truly useful with the result... Anyway, I can see a stairwell 
going deeper from here, I'll check that out next...


'''Checking Level Two'''

Just some empty corridors. At least they are straight. Going back 
up, I was assaulted by some assorted vermin, a rat and a bat. I 
got a nasty bite from the rat... they sure make 'em huge down 
here! Found a strange potion, which I'll keep for know.


'''Gaining Level Two'''

Dear Diary: More maddened rats and bats. And then, a goblin. It 
didn't say anything, just charged at me waving its club. 
Strangely, one of these mad bats came with it, but didn't attack 
the goblin at all. It is as if a sinister force were driving 
these creatures...

I have found several more useful techniques in the Book of 
Changes - now I can put those distilled corpses to a use, and 
I'll keep the goblin's club around, too.


'''Terence'''

After having explored the first level and examining the two other 
stairs downward, I make my way downward for good. I have just 
taken a few steps, and suddenly I am attacked again - by someone 
named “Terence” according to the nameplate on the elven ring mail 
he is wearing. Assorted vermin and a kobold come to his aid. 
Fortunately I have several potions of confusion handy by now, and 
toss one at Terence. While he stumbles about, I rain down a 
flurry of blows, and occasionally take care of distractions. After what seems hours of bashing on the confused human, he finally succumbs.


'''Snake Nest'''

Ugh! That goblin meat didn't do me any good, but of course there 
are no wholesome (if you can call rats, bats, newts and the like 
wholeseme) creatures around when you need them. So I was 
staggering around with stomach cramps and worse, when I stumbled 
into a room with four(!) snakes, and not the small, mostly 
harmless type, either. I fled into a corridor, but one of them 
caught up with me. I evaporated a potion of water in the hope 
that it would hurt it worse than me, but that did not work out. 
In desperation, I grabbed one of the clubs I had collected and 
cast the spell to turn it into a snake of my own. I retreated 
behind my new pet, and waited while it managed to kill one of the 
snakes before succumbing. By then I had recovered some magical 
energy, and with a bit of room between it and me, I blew up a 
potion of confusion in its face. The two nearer snakes then began 
to fight even while I was waiting for the fumes to disperse, 
allowing me to repeat the procedure and then kill the survivors. 
Close call, that.


'''A Cloak'''

I found a cloak! It's of dwarven make, and slightly enchanted. 
And it's purple, but then, you can't have everything. Who knows, 
I may grow up to be purple too, so it ill behoves me to cast 
aspersions.


'''Orcs!'''

Orcs! Three and a sorcerer that I can see. As I'm still wounded 
from fighting surprisingly nasty gecko, I toss two potions at 
them, confusion and then poison, and hope for the best. Then I 
retreat, leaving them to choke on the fumes.

After a bit of exploring, I come upon more of the ugly brutes in 
a corridor - possibly I have found the same group from another 
direction. I kill the first with a cloud of steam, but then 
stumble on its friends. Two wizards immediately disappear from 
sight, but that does not protect them from my confusion bomb. I 
dispatch them forthwith, but am a bit overenthusiastic, so that 
their brethren manage to crowd up on me. I grab a handful of 
arrows and transform them to snakes, but manage only on the 
second try. Wounded and out of magic, I retreat behind them. They 
manage to kill one orc and wound another before they are 
defeated. By then I am recovered enough to cast another spell, 
and steam-boil the remaining orcs.

The experience leaves me hungry, but yet strangely elated. I now 
understand several passages in the Book of Changes that have 
baffled me before. It is a spell that will allow me to take the 
shape of a gigantic, venomous spider - I shall memorize it 
immediately!


'''The End (post mortem)'''

Me is Grrunk. I is orc. I kill nasty little dragonling. I hear 
fighting, see him fighting Grraak and Grotz. They look very sick. 
All the others of my band I not see, I think the little 
dragonling kill them. Me not like the sorcerers, but still 
dragonling must die. He kill Grraak and beat up Grotz. He not 
look worried when I come, but he not know I have whip of ele... 
eleco... many big sparks. I hit him with whip, and he looks surprised. I hit again, and kill him. I loves my sparky whip! Now I write in his book and make funny pictures. Look mom, your Grrunk fancy sorcerer now!


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358 Zunchur the Ruffian (level 5, 0/34 HPs)
             Began as a Draconian Transmuter on Jan 30, 2010.
             Slain by an orc
             ... wielding a +1,+3 orcish whip of electrocution (13 damage)
             ... on Level 3 of the Dungeon.
             The game lasted 00:29:40 (2875 turns).

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