Does anyone else just hate the swamp?
I find that map so frustrating...with the bloodmage, I was forced to kill a monster then I had to step in the blood pool that I didn't need because it was the only path available. I finally found Endiswal and that solved that problem.
I won, but I didn't enjoy it much. I had about a quarter of the map still in black space when I killed Jorg just after I hit level 7. The double dagger combo was working really well for me...poison and balance. Went faithless.
Started with Namtar, Fireball Magnet, Subdungeon and Mana boosters.
Maybe because it's the weekend, but after I killed the boss I just wasn't into it. Found the Vampire Chef and didn't even talk to him to find out what the freaky plants were all about..will have to read up on that.
Considered finishing the map but had no interest in it today so all scores were way down the list. Is there a prize for winning with worst total damage, piety and max time? That would be me.

One thing I do find interesting is all of the wildly different approaches that people have recorded here for how they handled this level. I like that.
But now, having won a few this week, I have a horrible feeling that something really nasty is coming soon.
Goat in the swamp...that would be my nightmare.