The Wyrm Caves
- For the dragon-filled branch in UnNetHack, see Dragon Caves.
The Wyrm Caves are a dungeon branch in SLASH'EM, SlashTHEM, and Hack'EM. The caves are accessed by a stairway down on level 20 or 21 (22 or 23 in Hack'EM).
Contents
Level
An example map.
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It is composed of a cavernous level containing 24 random D, four random w, five rot worms, 28 random gems, three random tools, four random weapons, five random potions, four random scrolls, five other random objects, and four random traps. Monster generation is biased toward random monsters.
SlashTHEM
In SlashTHEM, the unique Dragon lord dwells here. He has a random breath attack, and when defeated he drops the "Scales of the Dragon Lord" (artifact gray scale mail).
Hack'EM
In Hack'EM, the Wyrm Caves consist of around five levels. The first level is a straightforward cave with a few o and the stairs down hidden by some boulders. The filler levels are mostly empty caves, and the last level has a predefined layout:
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The level is populated by several adult D, which can include a wyvern and a hydra. There are also 15 random baby dragons and up to six random w.
The spots marked $ in the upper-left are a treasure horde. The horde contains a total of 4100 + 82d100 gold pieces, including some under the boulder. The five spots above the boulder each have a random gem. Four of those spots each have a 60% chance of a potion (gain ability, gain level, full healing, or enlightenment); an 80% chance of a random ring; and a 40% chance of a random amulet.
Scattered throughout the level are 12 gems, 3 tools, 3 weapons, 3 potions, 3 scrolls, 2d10 piles of 1d100 gold, 5 other random objects, and 4 traps. There are also 20 D eggs on the level, which you can gather to hatch an army of pet dragons.
See also
Reference
From file dragons.des.
