Castle - Revision history

Ardub23: Moved passtune solver link to § External links

2026-05-28T07:26:49Z

Moved passtune solver link to § External links

Umbire the Phantom: some copyedit

2025-09-04T22:39:51Z

some copyedit

Gogok: Castle chest sits on ?oSM, and (upcoming) contains a PoGL

2025-09-04T15:40:26Z

Castle chest sits on ?oSM, and (upcoming) contains a PoGL

Ais523: /* Strategy */ the extended use for the scroll of earth

2024-12-09T00:37:16Z

‎Strategy: the extended use for the scroll of earth

Umbire the Phantom: style guide on variant templates

2024-08-08T13:27:07Z

style guide on variant templates

Aximili: /* Variants */ add dnethack

2024-07-07T22:24:39Z

‎Variants: add dnethack

Umbire the Phantom: /* Map */ throne glyph

2024-02-18T09:14:05Z

‎Map: throne glyph

Netzhack: /* Map */

2022-01-23T20:07:28Z

‎Map

Moult: /* Map */

2021-12-29T07:15:50Z

‎Map

Darth l33t: /* Map */ use mcsl

2021-06-22T16:03:38Z

‎Map: use mcsl

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 * Do not linger near it when other monsters have wands of striking.
-Beware crushing [[peaceful]]s in the drawbridge. The resulting bad [[Luck]] can make your [[wish]]es fail or come out cursed.
+Beware crushing [[peaceful]]s in the drawbridge. The resulting [[luck]] penalty can make your [[wish]]es fail or come out cursed.
 == History ==
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 ==External links==
 * [https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/blob/master/dat/castle.des UnNetHack GitHub level files]

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-The stairs up are in a small maze on the left side of the level. The middle part of the level contains the castle, surrounded by a [[moat]]. In one of the four corner rooms on a spot marked [[chest|{{brightgreen|(}}]], there is a guaranteed untrapped, locked [[chest]] containing a wand of wishing. The chest sits on a burnt [[Elbereth]] and a scroll of [[scare monster]].
+The up [[staircase]] is in a small maze on the left side of the level. The middle part of the level contains the castle, surrounded by a [[moat]]. In one of the four corner rooms on a spot marked [[chest|{{brightgreen|(}}]], there is a guaranteed untrapped, locked [[chest]] containing a wand of wishing. The chest sits on a burnt [[Elbereth]] and a scroll of [[scare monster]].
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|a8800a9acd509456156e978b7b743f62a564e8b1}}, the chest will also contain a [[potion of gain level]].}}
+The walls inside the castle are undiggable, but the walls of the mazes and the two vertical walls separating the mazes from the moats at the front and back of the castle are diggable. There is no down staircase, so the only way down to the [[Valley of the Dead]] is through the marked [[trap door]]s&mdash;the floor is undiggable ''except'' for the trap door squares, which allows [[hole]]s to be dug in their place if they are plugged with [[boulder]]s. Climbing the stairs up from the Valley of the Dead will place you in a random location in the right-hand maze on the Castle level.
-The walls inside the castle are undiggable, but the walls of the mazes and the two vertical walls separating the mazes from the moats at the front and back of the castle are diggable. The only way down is through the [[Trap|trap doors]] in the castle (there is no downstair). The floor is undiggable, but if you fill the trap doors, you may dig [[hole]]s where they were.
+The four rooms marked "store" have an item on each square: one is filled with [[food]], another is filled [[weapon]]s, the third has [[armor]], and the fourth has [[gems]]. The weapons and armor storeroom may randomly generate useful [[magical item]]s or [[artifact]]s.
-Climbing the stairs up from the Valley of the Dead will place you in a random location in the right-hand maze on the Castle level.
+The Castle moat contains four [[shark]]s and four [[giant eel]]s. The two [[barracks]] on either side of the entry hall contain their usual complement of inhabitants (chosen from [[Yendorian army|soldiers, lieutenants, sergeants, and captains]]); in addition, each corner tower contains two soldiers, and the atrium eight soldiers and a lieutenant. The throne room contains 27 monsters at the positions marked {{magenta|t}}, roughly equally chosen from {{mcsl|E}} {{mcsl|H}} {{mcsl|L}} {{mcsl|M}} {{mcsl|N}} {{mcsl|O}} {{mcsl|R}} {{mcsl|T}} {{mcsl|X}} {{mcsl|Z}}; a chest is behind the throne. The alcoves between the marked storerooms contain two random [[dragons]] each.
-The four rooms marked "store" are filled with [[food]], [[weapon]]s, [[armor]], and [[gems]], and may include useful [[magical item]]s or [[artifact|artifact weapons]].
+The chest with the wand of wishing is in one of the four spots marked [[chest|{{brightgreen|(}}]] each guarded by two soldiers. The black floors (marked ".") and the mazes (marked "m") are unlit.
-The Castle moat contains four [[shark|sharks]] and four [[giant eel|giant eels]]. The two [[Special_room#Barracks|barrack]]s on either side of the entry hall contain their usual complement of inhabitants (chosen from [[Yendorian army|soldiers, lieutenants, sergeants, and captains]]); in addition, each corner tower contains two soldiers, and the atrium eight soldiers and a lieutenant. The throne room contains 27 monsters at the positions marked {{magenta|t}}, roughly equally chosen from {{mcsl|E}} {{mcsl|H}} {{mcsl|L}} {{mcsl|M}} {{mcsl|N}} {{mcsl|O}} {{mcsl|R}} {{mcsl|T}} {{mcsl|X}} {{mcsl|Z}}; a chest is behind the throne. The alcoves between the marked storerooms contain two random [[dragons]] each.
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|a8800a9acd509456156e978b7b743f62a564e8b1}}, the chest will also contain a [[potion of gain level]].}}
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-The stairs up are in a small maze on the left side of the level. The middle part of the level contains the castle, surrounded by a [[moat]]. In one of the four corner rooms on a spot marked [[chest|{{brightgreen|(}}]], there is a guaranteed untrapped [[chest]] containing a wand of wishing. The walls inside the castle are undiggable, but the walls of the mazes and the two vertical walls separating the mazes from the moats at the front and back of the castle are diggable. The only way down is through the [[Trap|trap doors]] in the castle (there is no downstair). The floor is undiggable, but if you fill the trap doors, you may dig [[hole]]s where they were.
+The stairs up are in a small maze on the left side of the level. The middle part of the level contains the castle, surrounded by a [[moat]]. In one of the four corner rooms on a spot marked [[chest|{{brightgreen|(}}]], there is a guaranteed untrapped, locked [[chest]] containing a wand of wishing. The chest sits on a burnt [[Elbereth]] and a scroll of [[scare monster]].
 Climbing the stairs up from the Valley of the Dead will place you in a random location in the right-hand maze on the Castle level.

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 * Once you've killed everything, it's often worth trying to [[polypiling|polypile]] some of the junk left behind. There is an awful lot of junk armor, and the chances of getting some nice magical items or a [[T-shirt]] are quite good.
 * You can [[magic whistle|whistle]] [[pet]]s into the castle without entering yourself by floating over the [[moat]] between the corner towers and the edge of the map. (You may have to try many times for this to work; it helps if there are other monsters around you to limit the possible squares the pet can be summoned to.) [[Vampire lord]]s work well due to their natural [[regeneration]], provided you give them an [[elven cloak]] to [[magic cancellation|cancel]] the [[lich]]s' [[cold]] attack. It is still a good idea to monitor your pet's health. Occasionally strong pets such as [[dragon]]s may even be able to [[apport|pick up and fetch]] the chest.
 ===Getting into the Castle===

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 {{DOD}}
 {{nethack-366}}
 [[Category:Special levels]]

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 ==Variants==
 {{todo|Add FIQhack versions}}
 ===UnNetHack===
 {{main|Castle (UnNetHack)}}

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 ==Map==
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|The following map may be mirrored and/or flipped.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|The following map may be mirrored vertically and/or horizontally.}}
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