Is the RNG on tilt?
In this one game, before the S-branches, I have found:
The elemental staff
Zephyr (this is the salvo version, in trunk)
The +8 orange crystal plate armour
3x scrolls of aquirement
a good trove with several other excellent armours (I'm currently wearing the +5 pearl dragon armour with Invis, SInv, also gold dragon scales)
a = of EV+5, dex+8
a = of Wiz, dex+2, slay+5
multiple good randart amulets
a +11 morningstar of freezing
... and more.
Have been building a demigod with STR aiming for a decent axe (one thing I still havn't found, not that I'm complaining), but have to choose between one of the heavy armours and holding out on the bash-n-slash plan or switching down a bit, adding dex, and using Zephyr... and that's *neglecting* the combo on offer of the elemental staff plus wizardry -- oh and manuals of both spellcasting and conjurations. And excellent light armours on tap too (e.g. the skin of Zhor), although late game the OCPA might actually work...
Good lord. Is the RNG trying to apologize for past conduct, all at once?
(Yes yes, I'll share the seed when the game is over)