To add to this: don't always rely simply on charged weapons. Against a number of enemies it can be better to wield disposable daggers/maces while holding a charged stave in your other hand rather than to simply use a charged staff, so that you aren't crippled when your weapon is disarmed or destroyed.
Eh, was a bit of a reading fail on my part - you wrote dragon orb, and I was thinking you were referring to the marmalade orb rather than a stave. I'd just woken up and was rushing before heading to work. Plus, until three days ago I hadn't played in years, so... Oops. ;)
The log was posted strictly to showcase that standards change if you're giving, or receiving. When yewtrunk was hit twice by belderon, I wasn't a classy char. But now that I got the short end, it's just how the game goes.