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Umbire the Phantom: NetHack 5 update

2026-05-05T05:01:02Z

NetHack 5 update

Umbire the Phantom: Umbire the Phantom moved page Caveman quest to Cave Dweller quest over redirect: NetHack 5 update

2026-05-05T04:57:12Z

Umbire the Phantom moved page Caveman quest to Cave Dweller quest over redirect: NetHack 5 update

Umbire the Phantom: correction

2026-02-02T23:30:43Z

correction

Umbire the Phantom: /* The Caves of the Ancestors */ ty furey

2024-05-26T21:21:54Z

‎The Caves of the Ancestors: ty furey

Umbire the Phantom: /* The Caves of the Ancestors */ only one is required

2024-05-26T20:40:09Z

‎The Caves of the Ancestors: only one is required

Umbire the Phantom: /* Levels */ mongen

2024-02-10T00:23:38Z

‎Levels: mongen

Darth l33t: Strategy section

2022-08-29T18:08:11Z

Strategy section

Phol ende wodan: /* The Dragon's Lair */ bugbers

2017-10-07T01:13:13Z

‎The Dragon's Lair: bugbers

ChasonBot at 17:31, 18 December 2015

2015-12-18T17:31:21Z

Kahran042: /* The Chamber of Tiamat */ - Consistency.

2015-05-24T17:53:25Z

‎The Chamber of Tiamat: - Consistency.

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-The [[Caveman]] quest sees you fighting the [[Chromatic Dragon]] for [[The Sceptre of Might]]. For more information on the quest [[branch]] in general, see the [[quest]] article.
+The [[Cave Dweller]] quest sees you fighting the [[Chromatic Dragon]] for [[The Sceptre of Might]]. For more information on the quest [[branch]] in general, see the [[quest]] article.
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 Upon further meetings:
-  "So, again you face me, Caveman.  No one has ever before escaped me.
+  "So, again you face me, Cave Dweller.  No one has ever before escaped me.
   Now I shall kill you."
 And on the 4th and subsequent meetings:
-  "You are getting annoying, Caveman.  Prepare to die."
+  "You are getting annoying, Cave Dweller.  Prepare to die."
 When you have the Sceptre of Might, but the Chromatic Dragon is still alive:
-  "I'll have the Sceptre of Might from you, Caveman.  You shall die."
+  "I'll have the Sceptre of Might from you, Cave Dweller.  You shall die."
 ====Discouragement====
 The Chromatic Dragon will occasionally utter maledictions:
-  "You are weak, Caveman.  No challenge for the Mother of all Dragons."
+  "You are weak, Cave Dweller.  No challenge for the Mother of all Dragons."
   "I grow hungry, <currentrank>.  You look like a nice appetizer!"
-  "Join me for lunch?  You're the main course, Caveman."
+  "Join me for lunch?  You're the main course, Cave Dweller."
   "With the Sceptre of Might, I am invincible!  You cannot succeed."
   "Your mentor, Shaman Karnov has failed.  You are nothing to fear."
-  "You shall die here, Caveman.  A <currentrank> cannot hope to defeat me."
+  "You shall die here, Cave Dweller.  A <currentrank> cannot hope to defeat me."
   "You, a mere <currentrank> challenge the might of the Chromatic Dragon?  Hah!"
   "I am the Mother of all Dragons!  You cannot hope to defeat me."
-  "<Anu|Ishtar> has deserted you, Caveman.  This is my domain."
+  "<Anu|Ishtar> has deserted you, Cave Dweller.  This is my domain."
 ===Victory===

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 ===Upper filler level===
-This is a cavern level, with five bugbears, a hill giant, a random h, seven random objects, and four random traps.
+This is a cavern level, with five bugbears, a hill giant, a random {{white|h}}, seven random objects, and four random traps.
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-The side chambers closest to the stairs each contain a [[hill giant]] and four [[bugbear]]s, and the remaining side chamber contains a hill giant and five bugbears. The level also contains four bugbears, four hill giants, two random h, one random H, fifteen random objects, and six random traps.
+The side chambers closest to the stairs each contain a [[hill giant]] and four [[bugbear]]s, and the remaining side chamber contains a hill giant and five bugbears. The level also contains four bugbears, four hill giants, two random {{white|h}}, one random {{white|H}}, fifteen random objects, and six random traps.
 ===Lower filler level(s)===
-These are cavern levels, with four bugbears, two hill giants, two random h, twelve random objects, and four random traps.
+These are cavern levels, with four bugbears, two hill giants, two random {{white|h}}, twelve random objects, and four random traps.
 ===Tiamat's Chamber===

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-The two-way magic [[portal]] back to the Dungeons of Doom is at the marked point at the far right. [[Shaman Karnov]] is next to the co-aligned [[altar]], which also has its [[aligned priest|attendant priest]] (the right-hand end of that cavern being considered a [[temple]]); a [[chest]] is next to him. There are also seven [[neanderthal]]s in the same large cavern, and one in its entrance passageway. There are a total of twelve [[bugbear]]s distributed fairly evenly in four chambers of the right-hand side of the level. In addition to the two marked [[pit]]s in the central passage, there are four other random [[trap]]s on the level. The entire level is no-teleport and has undiggable walls and floor, with a tight diagonal squeeze required to enter the lower floors of the Quest.
+The two-way magic [[portal]] back to the Dungeons of Doom is at the marked point at the far right. [[Shaman Karnov]] is next to the co-aligned [[altar]], which also has its [[aligned priest|attendant priest]] (the right-hand end of that cavern being considered a [[temple]]); a [[chest]] is next to him. There are also seven [[neanderthal]]s in the same large cavern, and one in its entrance passageway. There are a total of twelve [[bugbear]]s distributed fairly evenly in four chambers of the right-hand side of the level. In addition to the two marked [[pit]]s in the central passage, there are four other random [[trap]]s on the level. The entire level is no-teleport and has undiggable walls and floor, with a set of tight diagonal squeezes required to enter the lower floors of the Quest.
 ===Upper filler level===

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-The two-way magic [[portal]] back to the Dungeons of Doom is at the marked point at the far right. [[Shaman Karnov]] is next to the co-aligned [[altar]], which also has its [[aligned priest|attendant priest]] (the right-hand end of that cavern being considered a [[temple]]); a [[chest]] is next to him. There are also seven [[neanderthal]]s in the same large cavern, and one in its entrance passageway. There are a total of twelve [[bugbear]]s distributed fairly evenly in four chambers of the right-hand side of the level. In addition to the two marked [[pit]]s in the central passage, there are four other random [[trap]]s on the level. The entire level is no-teleport and has undiggable walls and floor. There are several tight diagonal squeezes to be braved.
+The two-way magic [[portal]] back to the Dungeons of Doom is at the marked point at the far right. [[Shaman Karnov]] is next to the co-aligned [[altar]], which also has its [[aligned priest|attendant priest]] (the right-hand end of that cavern being considered a [[temple]]); a [[chest]] is next to him. There are also seven [[neanderthal]]s in the same large cavern, and one in its entrance passageway. There are a total of twelve [[bugbear]]s distributed fairly evenly in four chambers of the right-hand side of the level. In addition to the two marked [[pit]]s in the central passage, there are four other random [[trap]]s on the level. The entire level is no-teleport and has undiggable walls and floor, with a tight diagonal squeeze required to enter the lower floors of the Quest.
 ===Upper filler level===

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 Random monsters on this Quest are generated with the following frequencies:
 *96/175	(55%)	[[bugbear]]
-*24/175	(14%)	random [[h]]
+*24/175	(14%)	random {{mcsl|h}}
-*24/175	(14%)	hill giant
+*24/175	(14%)	[[hill giant]]
-*6/175	(3%)	random H
+*6/175	(3%)	random {{mcsl|H}}
 *1/7	(14%)	normal random monster

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 The two-way magic [[portal]] back to the Dungeons of Doom is at the marked point at the far right. [[Shaman Karnov]] is next to the co-aligned [[altar]], which also has its [[aligned priest|attendant priest]] (the right-hand end of that cavern being considered a [[temple]]); a [[chest]] is next to him. There are also seven [[neanderthal]]s in the same large cavern, and one in its entrance passageway. There are a total of twelve [[bugbear]]s distributed fairly evenly in four chambers of the right-hand side of the level. In addition to the two marked [[pit]]s in the central passage, there are four other random [[trap]]s on the level. The entire level is no-teleport and has undiggable walls and floor. There are several tight diagonal squeezes to be braved.
 ===Upper filler level===
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   casts its influence throughout our world.
   "Sacrifice the Amulet on the altar.  Thus shall <Anu|Ishtar> become supreme!"
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+{{nethack-366}}

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−	The side chambers closest to the stairs each contain a [[hill giant]] and four [[bugbear]]s, and the remaining side chamber contains a hill giant and five ~~bugbers~~. The level also contains four bugbears, four hill giants, two random h, one random H, fifteen random objects, and six random traps.	+	The side chambers closest to the stairs each contain a [[hill giant]] and four [[bugbear]]s, and the remaining side chamber contains a hill giant and five bugbears. The level also contains four bugbears, four hill giants, two random h, one random H, fifteen random objects, and six random traps.

	===Lower filler level(s)===		===Lower filler level(s)===

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 These are cavern levels, with four bugbears, two hill giants, two random h, twelve random objects, and four random traps.
-===The Chamber of Tiamat===
+===Tiamat's Chamber===
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