Special level (SLASH'EM)

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This is a set of descriptions for all new special levels in SLASH'EM.

Mall

The mall is located between levels 5 and 6 of the Dungeons of Doom, and contains many shops, much like Minetown.

Rat level

The rat level is a room-and-corridor level located between levels 10 and 11 of the Dungeons of Doom.

Kobold level

The kobold level is a level where Kroo the Kobold King dwells, located between levels 11 and 12 of the Dungeons of Doom.

Mine king level

The mine king level is one level below the now-misnamed "mine's end" level.

Grund's Stronghold

Grund's Stronghold is a branch accessed by a stairway down from level 12 or 13 of the Dungeons of Doom.

Lawful Quest

The portal to the Lawful Quest is located between levels 15 and 19.

Neutral Quest

The portal to the Neutral Quest is located between levels 15 and 19.

Chaotic Quest

The portal to the Chaotic Quest is located between levels 15 and 19.

Storage room

The storage room is located between levels 19 and 26. It has a 66% chance of being generated. There are three different versions of the storage room. The first one contains a chest, a random wand, two random tools, a random amulet, and a random ring; all are on top of a burnt message reading "Begone! Keep Off! Shoo!" The second contains a chest, a random wand, two random tools, a random ring, a ring of regeneration, and a random gem, placed on top of a burnt message reading "Danger! Cursed Items! Do Not Touch!"; despite this, all of the items are of random beatitude. The third storage room variant contains a chest, two random wands, three random tools, and a random ring, on a burnt message reading "Property of the Wizard! Do Not Touch!" All three storage variants contain three random traps, and are contained in a rooms-and-corridors level containing six random items, five random monsters, and four random traps.

Wyrm Caves

The Wyrm Caves are accessed by a stairway down between levels 20 and 21. They are 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.

The Lost Tomb

The Lost Tomb is accessed by a stairway down between levels 21 and 24. Monster generation in the Tomb is biased toward chaotic monsters; all random monsters are Z and M.

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There is a lich in the room on the far right, generated on top of a pile of treasure containing a random amount of gold, a chest, four random scrolls, three random potions, and two other random objects. The $ marks indicate other caches of treasure- the one on the right contains a chest, a random amount of gold, four random scrolls, four random spellbooks, and the ones on the top and bottom both contain a chest and three random objects. The level also contains fourteen shadows, nineteen random Z, eleven random M, one random item, and four spiked pits, all placed at random.

One-eyed Sam's Market

The portal to the Black Market is located between levels 22 and 23.

Nymph level

The nymph level is located between levels 23 and 24. It only has a 45% chance of being generated. It is a rooms-and-corridors level containing five random n, six random objects, and two random traps. Aphrodite's room is on the left side and contains, in addition to Aphrodite herself, five random n, four chests, four random rings, five random gems, and four random objects.

The Spider Caves

The Spider Caves are accessed by a stairway down located between levels 26 and 29. Monster generation in this branch is biased toward chaotic monsters.

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Scattered randomly throughout the level are two potions of invulnerability, a wand of make invisible, an amulet versus poison, a pair of speed boots, a ring of conflict, a wand of death, 48 eggs, five piles of gold, 22 giant spiders, Shelob, Girtab, 10 random s, and 48 webs. The eggs will mostly be giant spider eggs, which will begin hatching into (initially) cave spiders as soon as you enter the level. If for some reason you want a large number of pet spiders and your character is male, you can race through this cave, if possible, ahead of the giant spiders, and pick up as many eggs as you can, so that they might hatch into pets.

The Guild of Disgruntled Adventurers

The Guild of Disgruntled Adventurers is located between levels 26 and 31. It has a 50% chance of being generated. It is a rooms-and-corridors level containing two archeologists, two barbarians, a caveman, a cavewoman, two doppelgangers, two elves, two flame mages, two healers, two ice mages, two knights, two monks, two necromancers, a priest, a priestess, two rogues, two samurai, two tourists, two undead slayers, two valkyries, two wizards, four random scrolls, two random wands, three random potions, sixteen random objects, and three random traps.

Note that most of these are not sleep resistant, so knowing the sleep spell or having lots of wands of sleep can be handy. The Adventurers will come equipped with a wide variety of wands and potions, so be prepared.

The Sunless Sea

The Sunless Sea is accessed by a stairway down located between levels 28 and 31. Monster generation in the Sunless Sea is biased toward chaotic monsters. On entering the level, you will get the message "You hear the roar of the sea. That can't be right...."

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The ( on the island in the middle of the sea indicates a cache of treasure, composed of a chest, two random wands, two random amulets, two random rings, and three random gems; there are also four random objects located on the beach. There are five giant crabs on the beach. The marked monsters in the sea proper are all sharks; the sea also contains six other sharks and seven other random ;. The X mark indicates an burnt message reading "The lamp washed into the sea while I slept! Woe and damnnation!" and a random item. As the engraving suggests, there is a magic lamp located somewhere on the level.

If the lamp is underwater, it can be moved to another location (hopefully land) with a zap from a wand of teleportation, or snatched with a bullwhip while levitating. Flying does not work; vampires need a levitation item. Swimming or magical breathing will also work. A carefully applied or zapped wand of cold can provide ice to dig the lamp out as well.

The Temple of Moloch

The Temple of Moloch is accessed by a stairway down located between levels 32 and 35.

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As the name implies, the entire level (except for the stair room and treasure room) is a temple dedicated to Moloch; the altar is marked and attended by four priests of Moloch because it is, in fact, four stacked altars. This does not mean one cannot convert the top altar!

There are two spiked pits in the stair room. The room on the far right contains nine piles of treasure, each composed of a chest, a wax candle, a random amount of gold, and three random objects. The niches on the sides of the temple each contain a statue gargoyle, and the main area contains a bone devil, a babau, a barbed devil, a vrock, a horned devil, a hezrou, and 21 random Z. The X mark indicates a burned message reading "Those Not of Moloch, Begone!"

Be cautious when attacking the priests of Moloch, as Moloch responds with divine lightning bolts, potentially blinding you even if you have reflection/lightning resistance.

The Giant Caverns

The Giant Caverns are accessed by a stairway down located between levels 32 and 35.

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Yeenoghu's lair

Yeenoghu's lair is located between levels 2 and 5 of Gehennom. It is surrounded by a standard Gehennom maze level.

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Yeenoghu is on the throne. The level also contains eight ghouls, six ghasts, seventeen gnolls, two random pieces of armor, two random weapons, a random gem, two random potions, three random scrolls, two fire traps, and four magic traps.

Demogorgon's lair

Demogorgon's lair is located between levels 2 and 5 of Gehennom. It is surrounded by a standard Gehennom maze level. Entire level is non-teleport.

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Demogorgon's position is marked. The level also contains nine random P, seven random j, five random F, ten hezrou, six vrocks, a random gem, six random potions, and three random scrolls.

Frankenstein's Lab

Frankenstein's lab is accessed by a stairway up located between levels 3 and 12 of Gehennom.

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Geryon's lair

Geryon's lair is located between levels 10 and 15 of Gehennom. It is surrounded by a standard Gehennom maze level.

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Geryon's position is marked. The level also contains eight minotaurs, four horned devils, three barbed devils, two random pieces of armor, two random weapons, a random gem, two random potions, three random scrolls, and eight fire traps.

Dispater's lair

Dispater's lair is located between levels 10 and 15 of Gehennom. It is surrounded by a standard Gehennom maze level.

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Dispater's position is marked. The level also contains 24 lemures, fifteen imps, fifteen nupperibo, four horned devils, six barbed devils, nine bone devils, two random pieces of armor, two random weapons, a random gem, two random potions, three random scrolls, and twelve fire traps.