Escaping the dungeon - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: category, detail

2025-09-02T21:43:00Z

category, detail

Umbire the Phantom: formatting, copyedit, update, go

2025-09-02T21:28:06Z

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Gogok: monsters may escape as well.

2025-09-02T15:35:13Z

monsters may escape as well.

Kahran042 at 17:58, 29 September 2021

2021-09-29T17:58:57Z

Ardub23: Brief explanation of the in-universe circumstances that are considered a dungeon escape

2020-04-24T07:09:41Z

Brief explanation of the in-universe circumstances that are considered a dungeon escape

Luxidream at 10:11, 24 December 2019

2019-12-24T10:11:39Z

Pinkbeast: rm two words, one redundant and one actively wrong

2019-10-10T15:23:33Z

rm two words, one redundant and one actively wrong

Ardub23: Added some general info to lead paragraph and noted an additional wizard-mode means of escape

2019-10-09T23:36:52Z

Added some general info to lead paragraph and noted an additional wizard-mode means of escape

Luigifan18: Grammar check

2018-07-02T02:30:08Z

Grammar check

Andrio Celos at 13:21, 11 June 2018

2018-06-11T13:21:53Z

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 ===Monsters escaping===
-A [[monster]] can escape the dungeon from the first dungeon level by fleeing via the up staircase just as the hero can:{{refsrc|src/muse.c|913|nethack=3.6.7}} if they are currently [[scared]], standing on the up staircase and not carrying the Amulet of Yendor, any of the [[invocation item]]s or a [[quest artifact]], the monster will escape the dungeon and be effectively removed from the game.{{refsrc|src/muse.c|924|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/wizard.c|115|nethack=3.6.7}} If the [[Wizard of Yendor]] is made to escape the dungeon this way, he will no longer reappear for the rest of the game, including on the [[Plane of Earth]]&mdash;if the Wizard has cloned himself via [[Double Trouble]] and one of the clones is made to escape the dungeon, he can no longer make use of the spell.
+A [[monster]] can escape the dungeon from the first dungeon level by fleeing via the up staircase just as the hero can:{{refsrc|src/muse.c|913|nethack=3.6.7}} if they are currently [[scared]], standing on the up staircase and not carrying the Amulet of Yendor, any of the [[invocation item]]s or a [[quest artifact]], the monster will escape the dungeon and be effectively removed from the game.{{refsrc|src/muse.c|924|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/wizard.c|115|nethack=3.6.7}} If the [[Wizard of Yendor]] is made to escape the dungeon this way, he will no longer reappear for the rest of the game, including on the [[Plane of Earth]]&mdash;the Wizard's harassment will still occur, minus the effect that causes him to appear next to the hero. If the Wizard has cloned himself via [[Double Trouble]] and one of the clones is made to escape the dungeon, he can no longer make use of the spell.
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|12498ffa446461f782681cd7833e6b2c5e796099}}, tracking is fixed to handle both cases above, and the Wizard of Yendor will no longer escape the dungeon at all unless he is one of two Wizards currently present in the game. This fix is reapplied via {{commit|24e06171db493deea41cb01f94b9dab2fc373677}} in order to counteract an inadvertent regression from another commit.
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 <references/>
 {{nethack-367}}
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-'''Escaping the dungeon''' is a means of ending a ''[[NetHack]]'' game without [[quit]]ting, [[Death (character)|dying]], or [[ascension|ascending]]. The [[player character]] survives, but fails or is unable to continue their quest for the [[Amulet of Yendor]].
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', a [[hero]] can '''escape the dungeon''' with their life by a handful of means: this naturally does not include [[quitting]], [[Death (character)|dying]], or [[ascend]]ing.
-There are three ways to escape the dungeon in normal gameplay. The easiest and most obvious is simply to climb the [[staircase]] on level 1 without the Amulet of Yendor. Alternatively, you can teleport to any level from &minus;1 to &minus;9 while [[flying]] or [[levitation|levitating]], or to any negative level while wearing an [[amulet of life saving]]. Finally, you can reach the [[Astral Plane]] and sacrifice the [[Amulet of Yendor]] to the wrong [[god]], which results in "escaping the dungeon in celestial disgrace".
+==Description==
-In [[explore mode]], you can offer the Amulet of Yendor to [[Moloch]] and refuse to die to both of his attempts to kill you. If you do, you will then be ejected from the dungeon in "a cloud of black smoke". In [[wizard mode]], you can wish for a [[magic portal]], which will lead to nowhere and cause you to escape the dungeon when activated.
+* Climb the [[staircase]] on [[dungeon level]] 1 without the [[Amulet of Yendor]] in the hero's possession, and answer "yes" when prompted.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|If a game runs over one billion turns, it ends immediately in an escape:
+[[Explore mode]] and [[wizard mode]] offer additional means of leaving the dungeon in a similar manner:
 {{message|The dungeon capitulates.}}}}
-[[Monster]]s can be made to escape the dungeon by [[scared|scaring]] them on the first floor up-staircase. Unless the monster is carrying the [[Amulet of Yendor]], an [[Invocation item]], or a [[quest artifact]], the monster will escape the dungeon, effectively removing it from the game.{{refsrc|src/muse.c|913|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/wizard.c|115|nethack=3.6.7}} This includes the [[Wizard of Yendor]], who will no longer reappear for the rest of the game, including on the [[Plane of Earth]].
+===Monsters escaping===
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|12498ffa446461f782681cd7833e6b2c5e796099}}, the Wizard of Yendor will no longer escape the dungeon.}}
+In terms of making monsters escape, forcing the Wizard to leave the dungeon will prevent him from reappearing directly for the rest of the [[ascension run]], making it somewhat easier to traverse the [[Elemental Planes]].
-==See also==
+==References==
-* [[Unwinnable]]
+<references/>
-{{nethack-364}}
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Strategy]]

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		+	[[Monster]]s can be made to escape the dungeon by [[scared\|scaring]] them on the first floor up-staircase. Unless the monster is carrying the [[Amulet of Yendor]], an [[Invocation item]], or a [[quest artifact]], the monster will escape the dungeon, effectively removing it from the game.{{refsrc\|src/muse.c\|913\|nethack=3.6.7}}{{refsrc\|src/wizard.c\|115\|nethack=3.6.7}} This includes the [[Wizard of Yendor]], who will no longer reappear for the rest of the game, including on the [[Plane of Earth]].
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		+	{{upcoming\|3.7.0\|Per {{commit\|12498ffa446461f782681cd7833e6b2c5e796099}}, the Wizard of Yendor will no longer escape the dungeon.}}

	==See also==		==See also==

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	In [[explore mode]], you can offer the Amulet of Yendor to [[Moloch]] and refuse to die to both of his attempts to kill you. If you do, you will then be ejected from the dungeon in "a cloud of black smoke". In [[wizard mode]], you can wish for a [[magic portal]], which will lead to nowhere and cause you to escape the dungeon when activated.		In [[explore mode]], you can offer the Amulet of Yendor to [[Moloch]] and refuse to die to both of his attempts to kill you. If you do, you will then be ejected from the dungeon in "a cloud of black smoke". In [[wizard mode]], you can wish for a [[magic portal]], which will lead to nowhere and cause you to escape the dungeon when activated.
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		+	{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|If a game runs over one billion turns, it ends immediately in an escape:
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		+	{{message\|The dungeon capitulates.}}}}

	==See also==		==See also==

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−	'''Escaping the dungeon''' is a means of ending a ''[[NetHack]]'' game without [[quit]]ting, [[Death (character)\|dying]], or [[ascension\|ascending]]. There are three ways to escape the dungeon in normal gameplay. The easiest and most obvious is simply to climb the [[staircase]] on level 1 without the [[Amulet of Yendor]]. Alternatively, you can teleport to any level from −1 to −9 while [[flying]] or [[levitation\|levitating]], or to any negative level while wearing an [[amulet of life saving]]. Finally, you can reach the [[Astral Plane]] and sacrifice the [[Amulet of Yendor]] to the wrong [[god]], which results in "escaping the dungeon in celestial disgrace".	+	'''Escaping the dungeon''' is a means of ending a ''[[NetHack]]'' game without [[quit]]ting, [[Death (character)\|dying]], or [[ascension\|ascending]]. The [[player character]] survives, but fails or is unable to continue their quest for the [[Amulet of Yendor]].
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		+	There are three ways to escape the dungeon in normal gameplay. The easiest and most obvious is simply to climb the [[staircase]] on level 1 without the Amulet of Yendor. Alternatively, you can teleport to any level from −1 to −9 while [[flying]] or [[levitation\|levitating]], or to any negative level while wearing an [[amulet of life saving]]. Finally, you can reach the [[Astral Plane]] and sacrifice the [[Amulet of Yendor]] to the wrong [[god]], which results in "escaping the dungeon in celestial disgrace".

	In [[explore mode]], you can offer the Amulet of Yendor to [[Moloch]] and refuse to die to both of his attempts to kill you. If you do, you will then be ejected from the dungeon in "a cloud of black smoke". In [[wizard mode]], you can wish for a [[magic portal]], which will lead to nowhere and cause you to escape the dungeon when activated.		In [[explore mode]], you can offer the Amulet of Yendor to [[Moloch]] and refuse to die to both of his attempts to kill you. If you do, you will then be ejected from the dungeon in "a cloud of black smoke". In [[wizard mode]], you can wish for a [[magic portal]], which will lead to nowhere and cause you to escape the dungeon when activated.

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−	'''Escaping the dungeon''' is a means of ending a ''[[NetHack]]'' game without [[quit]]ting, [[Death (character)\|dying]], or [[ascension\|ascending]]. There are three ways to escape the dungeon ~~this~~ in normal gameplay. The easiest and most obvious ~~way~~ is simply to climb the [[staircase]] on level 1 without the [[Amulet of Yendor]]. Alternatively, you can teleport to any level from −1 to −9 while [[flying]] or [[levitation\|levitating]], or to any negative level while wearing an [[amulet of life saving]]. Finally, you can reach the [[Astral Plane]] and sacrifice the [[Amulet of Yendor]] to the wrong [[god]], which results in "escaping the dungeon in celestial disgrace".	+	'''Escaping the dungeon''' is a means of ending a ''[[NetHack]]'' game without [[quit]]ting, [[Death (character)\|dying]], or [[ascension\|ascending]]. There are three ways to escape the dungeon in normal gameplay. The easiest and most obvious is simply to climb the [[staircase]] on level 1 without the [[Amulet of Yendor]]. Alternatively, you can teleport to any level from −1 to −9 while [[flying]] or [[levitation\|levitating]], or to any negative level while wearing an [[amulet of life saving]]. Finally, you can reach the [[Astral Plane]] and sacrifice the [[Amulet of Yendor]] to the wrong [[god]], which results in "escaping the dungeon in celestial disgrace".

	In [[explore mode]], you can offer the Amulet of Yendor to [[Moloch]] and refuse to die to both of his attempts to kill you. If you do, you will then be ejected from the dungeon in "a cloud of black smoke". In [[wizard mode]], you can wish for a [[magic portal]], which will lead to nowhere and cause you to escape the dungeon when activated.		In [[explore mode]], you can offer the Amulet of Yendor to [[Moloch]] and refuse to die to both of his attempts to kill you. If you do, you will then be ejected from the dungeon in "a cloud of black smoke". In [[wizard mode]], you can wish for a [[magic portal]], which will lead to nowhere and cause you to escape the dungeon when activated.

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 There are three ways to '''escape the dungeon'''. The easiest and most obvious is simply to climb the [[staircase]] on level 1 without the [[Amulet of Yendor|Amulet]]. Alternatively, you can put on a ring of levitation (or acquire the [[flying]] [[intrinsic]]) and teleport to any level from -1 to -9. Finally, you can reach the [[Astral Plane]] and sacrifice the [[Amulet of Yendor]] to the wrong [[god]], which results in "escaping the dungeon in celestial disgrace".
-In [[explore mode]], you can offer the Amulet of Yendor to Moloch, and refuse to die to both of his attempts to kill you. If you do, you will then be ejected from the dungeon in 'a cloud of black smoke'.
+In [[explore mode]], you can offer the Amulet of Yendor to [[Moloch]], and refuse to die to both of his attempts to kill you. If you do, you will then be ejected from the dungeon in 'a cloud of black smoke'.
 ==See also==

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	There are three ways to '''escape the dungeon'''. The easiest and most obvious is simply to climb the [[staircase]] on level 1 without the [[Amulet of Yendor\|Amulet]]. Alternatively, you can put on a ring of levitation (or acquire the [[flying]] [[intrinsic]]) and teleport to any level from -1 to -9. Finally, you can reach the [[Astral Plane]] and sacrifice the [[Amulet of Yendor]] to the wrong [[god]], which results in "escaping the dungeon in celestial disgrace".		There are three ways to '''escape the dungeon'''. The easiest and most obvious is simply to climb the [[staircase]] on level 1 without the [[Amulet of Yendor\|Amulet]]. Alternatively, you can put on a ring of levitation (or acquire the [[flying]] [[intrinsic]]) and teleport to any level from -1 to -9. Finally, you can reach the [[Astral Plane]] and sacrifice the [[Amulet of Yendor]] to the wrong [[god]], which results in "escaping the dungeon in celestial disgrace".
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		+	In [[explore mode]], you can offer the Amulet of Yendor to Moloch, and refuse to die to both of his attempts to kill you. If you do, you will then be ejected from the dungeon in 'a cloud of black smoke'.

	==See also==		==See also==