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 ==The Chambers of Deception==
-The portal leads out into a set of seven 3x3 chambers, with a hidden set of doors leading to a pair of corridors. Each chamber has a different "challenge" theme - while some may contain potentially valuable items (such as [[Dragon (SLASH'EM)|dragon]] [[corpses]]), many of them also contain monsters and other objects designed to merely resemble useful items. The portal will always place you in the Chamber of Sloth; the other chambers are randomly arranged within the layout shown above.
+The portal leads out into a set of seven 3x3 chambers, with a hidden set of doors leading to a pair of corridors. Each chamber has a different "challenge" theme: while some may contain potentially valuable items (such as [[Dragon (SLASH'EM)|dragon]] [[corpses]]), many of them also contain monsters and other objects designed to merely resemble useful items. The portal will always place the hero in the Chamber of Sloth; the other chambers are randomly arranged within the layout shown above.
 ===The Chamber of Sloth===
 On the square with the portal (marked 'x') is an engraving reading "Beware of Dreams come true!" The room contains a hostile [[imp]], and four spaces next to the portal (marked with '^' symbols) each have a 60% chance of containing a [[sleeping gas trap]]. There are also sleeping gas traps scattered throughout the rest of the floor, making it likely that you will always have to cross them to enter or leave some of the other chambers.
-[[Sleep resistance]] is an ideal method to handle these traps: player [[Vampire (starting race)|Vampire]]s start with the resistance, as do all [[Monk]]s, and player [[Elf (starting race)|elves]] gain it at [[experience level]] 4. In [[SlashTHEM]], player [[Ghoul (starting race)|Ghoul]]s also start with sleep resistance, as well as [[Bard]]s and [[Geek]]s.<!--May be Hackers instead - Geek and Hacker got pretty rough make overs in the code, so pending a confirmation of that...-->
+[[Sleep resistance]] is an ideal method to handle these traps: player [[Vampire (starting race)|Vampire]]s start with the resistance, as do all [[Monk]]s, and [[Elf (starting race)|elven]] [[hero]]es gain it at [[experience level]] 4. In [[SlashTHEM]], [[Ghoul (starting race)|ghoul]] heroes also start with sleep resistance, as well as [[Bard/SlashTHEM|Bards]] and [[Geek]]s.<!--May be Hackers instead - Geek and Hacker got pretty rough make overs in the code, so pending a confirmation of that...-->
-[[Polymorph control|Controlled]] [[polymorph]] into a sleep-resistant or [[breathless]] creature can also suffice - [[Doppelganger (starting race)|Doppelgangers]] can polymorph at will and should have reliable access to some applicable monster forms by the time they find the Lawful Quest; they gain polymorph control at experience level 9 in SLASH'EM, and at 25 in SlashTHEM. You can also obtain intrinsic sleep resistance from [[#The Chamber of Dragon Meat|The Chamber of Dragon Meat]], though see that section for why this may prove difficult.
+[[Polymorph control|Controlled]] [[polymorph]] into a sleep-resistant or [[breathless]] creature can also suffice&mdash;[[Doppelganger (starting race)|doppelganger]] heroes can polymorph at will and should have reliable access to some applicable monster forms by the time they find the Lawful Quest; they additionally gain polymorph control at experience level 9 in SLASH'EM, and at 25 in SlashTHEM. You can also obtain intrinsic sleep resistance from [[#The Chamber of Dragon Meat|The Chamber of Dragon Meat]], though see that section for why this may prove difficult.
 If you have non-sleep resistant pets you cannot guide through with a [[magic whistle]], or you have no resistance and do not want to rely on hoping you have enough [[hit point]]s and AC, you can destroy the doors in order to move diagonally around the traps - note that [[kick]]ing them down, or else using a [[force bolt]] or [[wand of striking]], will almost certainly wake the [[sleeping]] monsters in the other chambers. You can also remove the traps by digging a [[pit]] on their squares and filling them with [[boulder]]s, or else use [[levitation]] to bypass them.

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 *a cursed [[oil lamp]]
-While several of these items are dangerous for a completely unwary player to randomly use, many of them also have useful application outside of their "gotcha" qualities, while some of the other items can be [[charged]], [[Curse removal|uncursed]], [[cancelled]], or some combination of the three to make them safe to use. Many players that normally make it to the Lawful Quest may already have a few of the listed items pre-identified, making it easier to catch on to the ruse.
+While several of these items are dangerous for a completely unwary player to randomly use, many of them also have useful application outside of their "gotcha" qualities, while some of the other items can be [[recharged]], [[Curse removal|uncursed]], [[cancelled]], or some combination of the three to make them safe to use. Many players that normally make it to the Lawful Quest may already have a few of the listed items pre-identified, making it easier to catch on to the ruse.
 ===The Chamber of Dragon Meat===

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 *a cursed [[oil lamp]]
-While several of these items are dangerous for a completely unwary player to randomly use, many of them also have useful application outside of their "gotcha" qualities, while some of the other items can be [[charged]] and uncursed or even [[cancelled]] in some cases to make them safe to use. Many players that normally make it to the Lawful Quest may already have a few of the listed items pre-identified, making it easier to catch on to the ruse.
+While several of these items are dangerous for a completely unwary player to randomly use, many of them also have useful application outside of their "gotcha" qualities, while some of the other items can be [[charged]], [[Curse removal|uncursed]], [[cancelled]], or some combination of the three to make them safe to use. Many players that normally make it to the Lawful Quest may already have a few of the listed items pre-identified, making it easier to catch on to the ruse.
 ===The Chamber of Dragon Meat===
 <!--Feels more like a "Chamber of Waste" thematically, and the .des file hints as much-->
-This chamber contains one dragon corpse of every type available in SLASH'EM except [[silver dragon|silver]], along with a [[tinning kit]], six to eight [[maggot]]s and a 50% chance of a [[carrion crawler]]; the corpses generated are unchanged in SlashTHEM. While this looks like a great opportunity to get any missing [[intrinsic]]s, there is naturally a catch as well - just one corpse alone will render you [[satiated]], and the others will likely rot away before you can get to them unless you are interrupted eating that first one; the tinning kit provided is also cursed and has 0 charges.
+This chamber contains one dragon corpse of every type available in SLASH'EM except the [[silver dragon]], along with a [[tinning kit]], six to eight [[maggot]]s and a 50% chance of a [[carrion crawler]]; the corpses generated are unchanged in SlashTHEM. While this looks like a great opportunity to get any missing [[intrinsic]]s, there is naturally a catch as well&mdash;just one corpse alone will render you [[satiated]], and the others will likely rot away before you can get to them unless you are interrupted eating that first one; the tinning kit provided is also cursed and has 0 charges.
 The best way to get the most out of the corpses is to either bring your own tinning kit, or else be able to uncurse and charge the one provided. If you are only concerned about specific intrinsics or else cannot tin all the corpses, being [[breathless]] or casting spells may allow you to become unsatiated and possibly eat several.
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 The maze leads out south of the chambers and into a bank of [[cloud]]s with a river of [[lava]] running through and an isolated "island" room in the middle - the exit from the cloud bank to Nightmare's forest is at the lower left. Within the clouds are one or two [[elemental]]s of each type, including one or two [[stalker]]s, as well as up to four other random E; on level creation, they will be generated at the locations marked above. A [[gremlin]] named Clown is generated at the position marked 'g'. There is an 80% chance of a [[ring of fire resistance]] being generated at the end of the lava river's branches - but only one of the possible spots it can appear in is outside of the lava (marked yellow), while the other spots will require you to free the lava over and around it and then dig the ring out.
-The locked chamber in the middle of the cloud bank houses the "Spice Girls" - a group of up to three [[mind flayer]]s named Ginger, Victoria, and Emma - at the positions marked 'h'; only Ginger is guaranteed, and the other two have a 80% chances of existing. The chamber may also contain up to two master mind flayers named Mel B. and Mel C. at the positions marked 'M'; each has a 60% chance of being generated. If either monster species is genocided, the missing monsters will be replaced by random ones with the same names. A fountain and a chest sit at the center, with the chest containing a [[wand of cold]] with 16 charges - the chest may also contain an [[amulet of flying]] (70% chance) and a [[wand of digging]] (80% chance). The wand of cold is an ideal tool for retrieving the aforementioned ring of fire resistance.
+The locked chamber in the middle of the cloud bank houses the "Spice Girls" - a group of up to three [[mind flayer]]s named Ginger, Victoria, and Emma - at the positions marked 'h'; only Ginger is guaranteed, and the other two have a 80% chances of existing. The chamber may also contain up to two master mind flayers named Mel B. and Mel C. at the positions marked 'M'; each has a 60% chance of being generated. If either monster species is genocided, the missing monsters will be replaced by random ones with the same names. A fountain and a chest sit at the center, with the chest containing a [[wand of cold]] that has 16 charges&mdash;the chest may also contain an [[amulet of flying]] (70% chance) and a [[wand of digging]] (80% chance). The wand of cold is an ideal tool for retrieving the aforementioned ring of fire resistance.
 For a moderately tough player, it may be worth going after the Spice Girls' treasure, especially if you plan to cross the lava river and/or hunt down the ring of fire resistance. Speed, powerful ranged attacks and a greased helm are among your best tools to have - remember that in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM, a [[ring of free action]] or another source of the property will protect you from brain-sucking attacks. If you already have a means to cross (e.g., [[flying]], [[levitation]], [[fireproof]] [[water walking boots]], etc.), then you may opt to skip them unless you desire [[telepathy]] and/or a chance to boost [[intelligence]].
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 Nightmare does a surprising amount of damage, but respects [[Elbereth]] and can otherwise be dealt with like other fast monsters.
-Remember that Nighthorn and the Key of Law will both [[Artifact blast|blast]] non-lawful heroes, and Nighthorn will be generated cursed, so it is advised not to wield it until you can [[Curse removal|uncurse]] it.
+Remember that Nighthorn and the Key of Law will both [[Artifact blast|blast]] non-lawful heroes, and Nighthorn will be generated cursed, so it is advised not to wield it until you can uncurse it.
 ==Spooky messages==

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 *a cursed [[oil lamp]]
-While these items are dangerous for a completely unwary player to randomly use, many of these items also have useful application outside of their "gotcha" qualities - some of the other items can be [[charge]]d and uncursed, or in some cases even [[cancelled]], in order to be made useful. Many players that make it to the Lawful Quest should not only catch on to the ruse, but also have at least a few of the listed items identified.
+While several of these items are dangerous for a completely unwary player to randomly use, many of them also have useful application outside of their "gotcha" qualities, while some of the other items can be [[charged]] and uncursed or even [[cancelled]] in some cases to make them safe to use. Many players that normally make it to the Lawful Quest may already have a few of the listed items pre-identified, making it easier to catch on to the ruse.
 ===The Chamber of Dragon Meat===
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 ===The Boulder Path===
-A secret set of doors in the chamber on the upper right leads to a corridor with a boulder at the '`' mark and [[rolling boulder trap]]s at each of the '^' marks. Each of the two spaces marked 'G' in the corridor has a 60% chance of a hostile [[ghost]]. The one-tile room at the end of the corridor contains a cursed [[runesword]] and an uncursed [[wand of striking]] with two charges - there is a ~5% chance that it will be [[Stormbringer]], and since runeswords are not randomly generated, this is the only way to find Stormbringer outside [[bones]].
+A secret set of doors in the chamber on the upper right leads to a corridor with a boulder at the '`' mark and [[rolling boulder trap]]s at each of the '^' marks. Each of the two spaces marked 'G' in the corridor has a 60% chance of a hostile [[ghost]]. The one-tile room at the end of the corridor contains a cursed [[runesword]] and an uncursed [[wand of striking]] with two charges&mdash;there is a ~5% chance that it will be [[Stormbringer]], and since runeswords are not randomly generated, this is the only way to find Stormbringer in SLASH'EM outside [[bones]].
 ==The Maze==

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 [[Polymorph control|Controlled]] [[polymorph]] into a sleep-resistant or [[breathless]] creature can also suffice - [[Doppelganger (starting race)|Doppelgangers]] can polymorph at will and should have reliable access to some applicable monster forms by the time they find the Lawful Quest; they gain polymorph control at experience level 9 in SLASH'EM, and at 25 in SlashTHEM. You can also obtain intrinsic sleep resistance from [[#The Chamber of Dragon Meat|The Chamber of Dragon Meat]], though see that section for why this may prove difficult.
-If you have non-sleep resistant pets you cannot guide through with a [[magic whistle]], or you have no resistance and do not want to rely on hoping you have enough [[hit point]]s and AC, you can destroy the doors in order to move diagonally around the traps - note that [[kick]]ing them down, or else using a [[force bolt]] or [[wand of striking]], will almost certainly wake the [[sleep]]ing monsters in the other chambers. You can also remove the traps by digging a [[pit]] on their squares and filling them with [[boulder]]s, or else use [[levitation]] to bypass them.
+If you have non-sleep resistant pets you cannot guide through with a [[magic whistle]], or you have no resistance and do not want to rely on hoping you have enough [[hit point]]s and AC, you can destroy the doors in order to move diagonally around the traps - note that [[kick]]ing them down, or else using a [[force bolt]] or [[wand of striking]], will almost certainly wake the [[sleeping]] monsters in the other chambers. You can also remove the traps by digging a [[pit]] on their squares and filling them with [[boulder]]s, or else use [[levitation]] to bypass them.
 ===The Chamber of Greed===
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 ==Nightmare's Forest==
-[[Nightmare (SLASH'EM)|Nightmare]], the boss of the quest, is located on the throne in the forest on the far left, along with four to eight [[pixie]]s, two to four [[quickling]]s, a [[unicorn]] of each color (the only place where you will meet a hostile unicorn of your own color), a [[wood nymph]], and a [[brownie]]. Killing Nightmare will generate the [[Key of Law]], and killing her without petrifying or disintegrating her will also leave behind the artifact unicorn horn [[Nighthorn]].
+[[Nightmare (SLASH'EM)|Nightmare]], the boss of the quest, is located on the throne in the forest on the far left, along with four to eight [[pixie]]s, two to four [[Quickling (SLASH'EM)|quicklings]], a [[unicorn]] of each color (the only place where you will meet a hostile unicorn of your own color), a [[wood nymph]], and a [[brownie]]. Killing Nightmare will generate the [[Key of Law]], and killing her without petrifying or disintegrating her will also leave behind the artifact unicorn horn [[Nighthorn (SLASH'EM)|Nighthorn]].
-The 'n's will be generated sleeping, and the player is advised not to disturb them as they may steal important items and become hard to kill. You will probably want to have [[telepathy]] or [[see invisible]] to get through this section. It is also best to avoid killing your co-aligned unicorn to avoid the alignment penalty; throwing an un-ID'd [[gem]] at it will always pacify it.
+The {{white|n}} placed during level generation will all be sleeping, and the player is advised not to disturb them as they may steal important items and become hard to kill. You will probably want to have [[telepathy]] or [[see invisible]] to get through this section. It is also best to avoid killing your co-aligned unicorn to avoid the alignment penalty; throwing an un-ID'd [[gem]] at it will always pacify it.
-Nightmare does a surprising amount of damage, but respects [[Elbereth]] and can otherwise be dealt with as any fast monster.
+Nightmare does a surprising amount of damage, but respects [[Elbereth]] and can otherwise be dealt with like other fast monsters.
-Remember that Nighthorn and the Key of Law will both [[Artifact blast|blast]] non-lawfuls, and Nighthorn will be generated cursed, so it is advised not to wield it until you have [[Curse removal|uncursed]] it.
+Remember that Nighthorn and the Key of Law will both [[Artifact blast|blast]] non-lawful heroes, and Nighthorn will be generated cursed, so it is advised not to wield it until you can [[Curse removal|uncurse]] it.
 ==Spooky messages==

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 *a cursed [[potion of hallucination]]
 *a cursed [[potion of blindness]]
-*two cursed [[potions of polymorph]]
+*two separate cursed [[potions of polymorph]]
 *a cursed [[potion of acid]]
 *a cursed [[potion of paralysis]]

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 The room may contain any of the following "treasure", with a 40% probability of each unless otherwise noted:
-*two cursed [[potions of sickness]]
+*two separate cursed [[potions of sickness]]
 *a cursed [[potion of sleeping]]
 *a cursed [[potion of confusion]]

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 ==The Maze==
-One of the chambers has a hidden corridor that leads into the maze to the right. The maze is randomly generated and the walls are made of [[solid rock]], which has the same appearance as a darkened area, so you will not "remember" the shape of the maze automatically unless you permanently light up the corridors (using the {{spell of|light}} spell, a [[wand of light]], [[scroll of light|scrolls of light]], or the [[Holy Spear of Light]]). Each of the spaces marked 'w' in the maze has a 60% chance of having a [[rot worm]] generated on it, and each of the two spaces in the upper left and lower right has a 50% chance of a [[shade]].
+One of the chambers has a hidden corridor that leads into the maze to the right. The maze is randomly generated and the walls are made of [[solid rock]], which has the same appearance as a darkened area, so you will not "remember" the shape of the maze automatically unless you permanently light up the corridors (using the {{spell of|light}} spell, a [[wand of light]], [[scrolls of light]], or the [[Holy Spear of Light]]). Each of the spaces marked 'w' in the maze has a 60% chance of having a [[rot worm]] generated on it, and each of the two spaces in the upper left and lower right has a 50% chance of a [[shade]].
 The swamp in the center contains a [[statue trap]] of an [[arch-lich]] (!) and a cursed -9 set of [[gray dragon scale]]s in the same space. The statue is created with wands of {{wand of|fireball|create horde|speed monster|and=1|make invisible}}, the latter three of which all have one charge each; it is also created with a [[cockatrice]] [[corpse]] and a cursed -1 pair of [[leather gloves]]. Note that the arch-lich cannot actually use the cockatrice corpse, since it lacks a weapon attack. The swamp also contains between four and six [[electric eel]]s at the spaces marked with ';'. The exit from the maze to the cloud bank is at the lower left.
-You will want to have a [[unicorn horn]] or [[Immunity to sickness|sickness resistance]] in order to deal with the rot worms. Most characters would do best to avoid the electric eels and arch-lich in the middle of the maze, unless you desperately need the dragon scales for armor and have a means of [[cancellation]] (to remove the -9 penalty). Remember that electric eels not only have a [[Drowning attack|drowning attack]] that can kill you instantly (in addition to the usual defenses, in SLASH'EM this can be prevented with [[Ring of free action|free action]]), they can also break apart rings and wands if they hit you.
+You will want a [[unicorn horn]] or [[immunity to sickness]] in order to deal with the rot worms. Most characters would do best to avoid the electric eels and arch-lich in the middle of the maze, unless you desperately need the dragon scales for armor and have a means of [[cancellation]] (to remove the -9 penalty). Remember that electric eels not only have a [[Drowning attack|drowning attack]] that can kill you instantly (in addition to the usual defenses, in SLASH'EM this can be prevented with [[Ring of free action|free action]]), they can also break apart rings and wands if they hit you.
 They are various ways of dealing with the trap without having to fight the [[arch-lich]]:

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 ===The Chamber of Junk===
-This chamber is filled with anywhere from two to nine random {{white|@}} monsters: at least two and up to five of them may generate as hostile and awake, up to three are generated peaceful; one may be generated asleep, and will be  hostile or peaceful as normal depending on your race. Beware if any of the hostile {{white|@}} are [[Werecreature (SLASH'EM)|werecreatures]] or even a [[gypsy]] - the latter is quite dangerous even if you are high level, as they can cast [[summon nasties]], [[touch of death]] and [[curse items]], and can also steal [[intrinsic]]s like [[gremlin]]s.
+This chamber is filled with anywhere from two to nine random {{white|@}} monsters: at least two and up to five of them may generate as hostile and awake, up to three are generated peaceful; one may be generated asleep, and will be  hostile or peaceful as normal depending on your race. Beware if any of the hostile {{white|@}} are [[Werecreature (SLASH'EM)|werecreatures]] or even a [[gypsy]] - the latter is quite dangerous even if you are high level, as they can cast [[summon nasties]], [[touch of death]] and [[curse items]], and can also [[Intrinsic theft|steal intrinsics]].
 The room may contain any of the following "treasure", with a 40% probability of each unless otherwise noted: