So this was my first time getting this far, to level 16 just past the 3rd boss and into the dwarven deeps. I had a level 16 gladiator, very nice and going quite easily through the levels. I had been carrying around an arcane stylus for ages, so to free up space (and hoping for something nice) I used it on my plate armor +5. It gave the glyph of affection, and it immediately messed up my game. I encountered a dwarven warlock and it was hell, my every hit resulted in me getting charmed for a couple of rounds, while the warlock could hit me with no problem. My meager shurikens and wands of slow and magic missile did not do any serious harm to him, and finally I died due to a mistake of not paying enough attention to my health (I was stressed a bit, and I think I would have died anyway after running out of healing potions).
I ankhed, but having lost all my money and healing potions I had no real chance and died again soon after.
What should I have done differently? Should I avoid using glyphs in the future? This time I had no scrolls of upgrade with me to try to remove the glyph by upgrading the armor. Is glyph of affection a total no-no, or is there some situation where it actually can be useful?
Well, at least now I can try the huntress for the first time :)