Gehennom - Revision history

Tomsod: /* Levels */ mention item distribution

2026-05-10T07:16:25Z

‎Levels: mention item distribution

Umbire the Phantom: /* External links */ cats

2026-01-20T11:22:23Z

‎External links: cats

Schneelocke: Link tip

2025-12-23T11:07:47Z

Link tip

Schneelocke: tpyo

2025-12-23T11:05:54Z

tpyo

Umbire the Phantom: evil

2024-12-27T23:52:37Z

evil

Umbire the Phantom: some overdue upcoming updates

2024-04-09T06:25:32Z

some overdue upcoming updates

Entuno: /* Religion */ Add random altars in Gehennom in 3.7

2024-02-23T14:55:19Z

‎Religion: Add random altars in Gehennom in 3.7

Umbire the Phantom: potholes and such

2024-02-11T11:06:55Z

potholes and such

Umbire the Phantom: /* xNetHack /

2024-01-29T10:08:25Z

‎xNetHack: *

Umbire the Phantom: /* External links */ spacing

2024-01-29T09:45:07Z

‎External links: spacing

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	All levels of Gehennom that are not special levels (in the above list) are ordinary maze levels. See [[Mazes of Menace]] for a schematic illustration of the possibilities.		All levels of Gehennom that are not special levels (in the above list) are ordinary maze levels. See [[Mazes of Menace]] for a schematic illustration of the possibilities.
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		+	Items generated on the floor of Gehennom levels and as local [[death drop]]s follow a [[item#Item generation\|different distribution]] from the rest of the dungeon: there are more weapons, armor, rings, amulets, tools, and wands, and virtually no potions, scrolls, or spellbooks outside of special levels.

	{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|Gehennom's non-special levels now consist of a mixture of mazes with walls of water and icy floors and open cavern-like levels somewhat similar to the [[Gnomish Mines]] that are surrounded by lava - the special levels may also have rivers of lava flowing through them as well, save for Juiblex's lair.		{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|Gehennom's non-special levels now consist of a mixture of mazes with walls of water and icy floors and open cavern-like levels somewhat similar to the [[Gnomish Mines]] that are surrounded by lava - the special levels may also have rivers of lava flowing through them as well, save for Juiblex's lair.

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 ==External links==
 * [http://nethack.uib.no/spoilers/gehennom.html NetHack Gazetteer: Gehennom] describes the layout of Gehennom in vanilla NetHack.
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+{{nethack-366}}
 [[Category:Dungeon branches]]

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 == Variants ==
-Many variants are based on [[NetHack 3.4.3]], which did not yet have the #tip command. For those variants and earlier versions of ''NetHack'', it is common to leave a cache of holy water potions or scrolls of remove curse in certain locations to access in the event cursed items leave you without a free hand.
+Many variants are based on [[NetHack 3.4.3]], which did not yet have the [[Tip|#tip command]]. For those variants and earlier versions of ''NetHack'', it is common to leave a cache of holy water potions or scrolls of remove curse in certain locations to access in the event cursed items leave you without a free hand.
 === Lethe patch ===

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 ==Strategy==
-Obtaining [[fire resistance]] before entering Gehennom is recommended - while not the difference between life and instant death as with its predecessor of [[Hell]], it is still vital to prevent Gehennom's [[fire trap]]s from reducing your maximum HP when triggered. Fire resistance will not protect your inventory, so be sure to fireproof your equipment and [[bag]] any [[potion]]s and [[scroll]]s that you might want to keep. [[Magic resistance]] is also near-essential, as there are many powerful spellcasters within - in particular, master and arch-liches are [[covetous]] and can warp to you an cast a spell before you can react.
+Obtaining [[fire resistance]] before entering Gehennom is recommended - while not the difference between life and instant death as with its predecessor of [[Hell]], it is still vital to prevent Gehennom's [[fire trap]]s from reducing your maximum HP when triggered. Fire resistance will not protect your inventory, so be sure to fireproof your equipment and [[bag]] any [[potion]]s and [[scroll]]s that you might want to keep. [[Magic resistance]] is also near-essential, as there are many powerful spellcasters within - in particular, master and arch-liches are [[covetous]] and can warp to you and cast a spell before you can react.
 Many of the demons and other monsters found in Gehennom are resistant to fire but not to ice - [[Frost Brand]] is a popular [[weapon]] for this area, as is [[Demonbane]] to a lesser extent. [[Silver saber]]s are also effective against demons, shades and vampires, with the [[artifact]] saber [[Grayswandir]] being the most effective for Gehennom by far.

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 {{main|Gehennom (xNetHack)}}
 In [[xNetHack]], Gehennom is significantly revamped and restructured as of version 8.0 - each archfiend is given their own floor in a manner that is distinct from other variants which do the same.
 ==References==

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 All levels of Gehennom that are not special levels (in the above list) are ordinary maze levels. See [[Mazes of Menace]] for a schematic illustration of the possibilities.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|As of {{commit|6acf5a778407a5a8bdba6c14cd016d9e40980f7a}} and {{commit|4a00b66b305f6b328dce509bb560c309ed6b3e23}}, the ground on Gehennom levels is hot, and may boil non-oil [[potion]]s that are dropped.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Gehennom's non-special levels now consist of a mixture of mazes with walls of water and icy floors and open cavern-like levels somewhat similar to the [[Gnomish Mines]] that are surrounded by lava - the special levels may also have rivers of lava flowing through them as well, save for Juiblex's lair.
 ==Monsters==

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	This also means that [[Elbereth]] has no effect, and attempting to use the [[turn undead]] [[command]] will fail (although [[Spell of turn undead\|the spell still works]]).		This also means that [[Elbereth]] has no effect, and attempting to use the [[turn undead]] [[command]] will fail (although [[Spell of turn undead\|the spell still works]]).
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		+	{{upcoming\|NetHack 3.7.0\|Per {{commit\|18a77b1c42e553a6f8341461735317ce29d4029a}}, altars to Moloch can be randomly generated in Gehennom.}}

	==Strategy==		==Strategy==

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 ==Levels==
-Gehennom is full of mazes. Among these are the lairs of several [[demon]] lords and princes (including [[Orcus Town]]), an upstairs branching off to [[Vlad's Tower]], the [[Wizard's Tower]], and a couple of [[Fake Wizard's Tower]]s (one of which contains the portal to the main tower).
+Gehennom is full of mazes. Among these are the lairs of several [[demon lords and princes]] (including [[Orcus Town]]), an upstairs branching off to [[Vlad's Tower]], the [[Wizard's Tower]], and a couple of [[Fake Wizard's Tower]]s (one of which contains the portal to the main tower).
 The second level of Gehennom from the bottom contains the [[vibrating square]]. When the [[player]] performs the [[invocation ritual]] on the vibrating square, it creates a down staircase that grants access to [[Moloch's Sanctum]] - the lowest level of Gehennom and the dungeon as a whole. While performing the ritual is the only way to gain access to the Sanctum, it can be entered like any other level afterward (e.g., via [[level teleport]]).
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 ==Monsters==
-Gehennom is coded to exclude [[lawful]] monsters;{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1473|version=NetHack 3.6.6}} note that this does not include special rooms such as graveyards and zoos, nor special levels within the branch that contain monsters of a specific [[monster class]].
+Gehennom is coded to exclude [[lawful]] monsters;{{refsrc|src/makemon.c|1473|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} note that this does not include special rooms such as graveyards and zoos, nor special levels within the branch that contain monsters of a specific [[monster class]].
-The following monsters are excluded from normal [[monster creation]] in Gehennom, and are defined by the tag <code>G_NOHELL</code> in [[monst.c]]:
+The following monsters are specifically excluded from normal [[monster creation]] in Gehennom, and are defined by the tag <code>G_NOHELL</code> in [[monst.c]]:
 * [[freezing sphere]]s
 * [[frost giant]]s
 * [[ice troll]]s
-* [[ice vortex|ice vortices]]
+* [[ice vortices]]
-* [[winter wolf|winter wolves]] and [[winter wolf cub]]s
+* [[winter wolves]] and [[winter wolf cub]]s
 Conversely, these monsters are ''only'' subject to normal random generation in Gehennom, and are defined by <code>G_HELL</code> in monst.c:
-* all {{mcsl|&}} major [[demon]]s other than [[foocubus|foocubi]]
+* all {{mcsl|&}} [[major demon]]s other than [[foocubus|foocubi]]
 * [[disenchanter]]s
-* [[fire vortex|fire vortices]]
+* [[fire vortices]]
 * [[green slime]]s
 * [[hell hound]]s and [[hell hound pup]]s
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 * [[Master lich|master]] and [[arch-lich]]es
 * [[salamander]]s
-* [[steam vortex|steam vortices]]
+* [[steam vortices]]
 ==Religion==
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 * 1st level: [[Valley of the Dead]]
-* 2nd through 6th levels: Four of these five levels are [[demon]] lairs, one each for [[Juiblex]], [[Yeenoghu]], [[Orcus]], [[Demogorgon]].
+* 2nd through 6th levels: Four of these five levels are demon lairs, one each for [[Juiblex]], [[Yeenoghu]], [[Orcus]], [[Demogorgon]].
 * 7th through 9th levels: [[Wizard's Tower]]
-* 10th through 15th levels: Four of these six levels are [[devil]] lairs, one each for [[Baalzebub]], [[Geryon]], [[Dispater]], [[Asmodeus]]. The other two levels contain [[Fake Wizard's Tower]]s.
+* 10th through 15th levels: Four of these six levels are devil lairs, one each for [[Baalzebub]], [[Geryon]], [[Dispater]], [[Asmodeus]]. The other two levels contain [[Fake Wizard's Tower]]s.
 * 16th level: [[vibrating square]]
 * 17th level: [[Moloch's Sanctum]]
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 ===xNetHack===
 {{main|Gehennom (xNetHack)}}
-In [[xNetHack]], Gehennom is significantly revamped and restructured as of version 8.0 - each demon ruler is given their own floor in a manner that is distinct from other variants which do the same.
+In [[xNetHack]], Gehennom is significantly revamped and restructured as of version 8.0 - each archfiend is given their own floor in a manner that is distinct from other variants which do the same.
 ==References==