Madman quest - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: more lede

2026-01-28T06:42:33Z

more lede

Umbire the Phantom: spoiler link

2026-01-28T06:40:58Z

spoiler link

Umbire the Phantom: pretty-up

2026-01-28T06:39:54Z

pretty-up

Umbire the Phantom: bit more

2026-01-28T05:49:46Z

bit more

Umbire the Phantom: lede

2026-01-28T05:47:24Z

lede

Chris: /* Home level */ Add the west chamber to the map, as well as the chest

2025-12-11T15:23:29Z

‎Home level: Add the west chamber to the map, as well as the chest

Umbire the Phantom: /* Major threats */ spacing, potholes

2025-07-25T02:50:34Z

‎Major threats: spacing, potholes

Umbire the Phantom: /* Sickness attacks */ clarify

2025-07-14T09:51:15Z

‎Sickness attacks: clarify

Umbire the Phantom: /* Home level */ todo

2025-01-16T21:56:09Z

‎Home level: todo

ScienceBall: /* Goal level */ madman box

2024-06-26T15:03:31Z

‎Goal level: madman box

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-The '''Madman quest''' (or '''Madperson quest''') sees a [[Madperson]] [[hero]] discovering their real identity and fighting [[Doctor Archer]] for [[the Star of Hypernotus]], an [[amulet versus curses]] that protects against [[confusion]], [[stunning]], [[sanity]] loss, and [[madness]] effects when carried. For more information on the quest [[branch]] in general, see the [[quest]] article.
+The '''Madman quest''' (or '''Madperson quest''') sees a [[Madperson]] [[hero]] discovering their real identity and learning that things within the area are not as they seem&mdash;they will fight [[Doctor Archer]] for [[the Star of Hypernotus]], an [[amulet versus curses]] that protects against [[confusion]], [[stunning]], [[sanity]] loss, and [[madness]] effects when carried, but retrieving the artifact will attract the attention of another entity in the process.
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-|[[Lady Constance]]<ref>[[Cassilda the Iron Maiden]] is the real leader</ref>
+|[[Lady Constance]] (spoiler link<ref>[[Cassilda the Iron Maiden]] is the real leader, as indicated in the article proper.</ref>)
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 The '''Madman quest''' (or '''Madperson quest''') sees a [[Madperson]] [[hero]] discovering their real identity and fighting [[Doctor Archer]] for [[the Star of Hypernotus]], an [[amulet versus curses]] that protects against [[confusion]], [[stunning]], [[sanity]] loss, and [[madness]] effects when carried. For more information on the quest [[branch]] in general, see the [[quest]] article.
 ==Major threats==
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 === Bokrug ===
-{{stub}}
+==References==
-[[Category:dNethack]]
+<references/>
-[[Category:dNethack Quests]]
+{{variant-343}}

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−	The '''Madman quest''' sees a [[~~Madman~~]] [[hero]] fighting [[Doctor Archer]] for [[the Star of Hypernotus]], an [[amulet versus curses]] that protects against [[confusion]], [[stunning]], [[sanity]] loss, and [[madness]] effects when carried.	+	The '''Madman quest''' (or '''Madperson quest''') sees a [[Madperson]] [[hero]] discovering their real identity and fighting [[Doctor Archer]] for [[the Star of Hypernotus]], an [[amulet versus curses]] that protects against [[confusion]], [[stunning]], [[sanity]] loss, and [[madness]] effects when carried. For more information on the quest [[branch]] in general, see the [[quest]] article.

	==Major threats==		==Major threats==

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−	The '''~~madman~~ quest''' sees ~~you~~ fighting [[Doctor Archer]] for [[the Star of Hypernotus]], an amulet versus curses that protects against [[confusion]], [[~~stun~~]]~~ning~~, [[sanity]], and [[madness]] effects when carried.	+	The '''Madman quest''' sees a [[Madman]] [[hero]] fighting [[Doctor Archer]] for [[the Star of Hypernotus]], an [[amulet versus curses]] that protects against [[confusion]], [[stunning]], [[sanity]] loss, and [[madness]] effects when carried.

	==Major threats==		==Major threats==

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 The '''madman quest''' sees you fighting [[Doctor Archer]] for [[the Star of Hypernotus]], an amulet versus curses that protects against [[confusion]], [[stun]]ning, [[sanity]], and [[madness]] effects when carried.
-== Major threats ==
+==Major threats==
 ===Sickness attacks===
-=== Sickness attacks ===
+Many monsters (including nurses, some contaminated patients, and Doctor Archer) in the quest carry [[filth-crusted]] scalpels, which inflict deadly sickness on the PC. It is therefore inadvisable to attempt the quest without a unicorn horn or other means of curing illness. In a pinch, many monsters wear [[healer uniform]]s, which can be grabbed and worn for sickness resistance.
 Once damaged, these monsters may transform into more dangerous forms. Dangerous forms include human dream leeches (which deal intelligence damage much like [[mind flayer]]s), coiling brawn (which deal high physical damage), fungal brains (which deal high magical damage), and byakhee (which are fast, deal high physical damage, and have a stunning attack). A patient may also transform into fulvous dead or skeletal humans, which are less dangerous.
-=== Wands ===
+===Wands===
 The second half of the quest has several player-monsters, who are likely to spawn with offensive wands. It is therefore highly advisable to have [[reflection]] or [[magic resistance]] before going past the true Home Level, lest you lose the run to a [[wand of death]].

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 === Sickness attacks ===
-Many monsters (including nurses, some contaminated patients, and Doctor Archer) in the quest carry filth-crusted scalpels, which inflict deadly [[sickness]] on the PC. It is therefore inadvisable to attempt the quest without a unicorn horn or other means of curing illness. In a pinch, many monsters wear [[healer uniform]]s, which can be worn for sickness resistance.
+Many monsters (including nurses, some contaminated patients, and Doctor Archer) in the quest carry filth-crusted scalpels, which inflict deadly [[sickness]] on the PC. It is therefore inadvisable to attempt the quest without a unicorn horn or other means of curing illness. In a pinch, many monsters wear [[healer uniform]]s, which can be grabbed and worn for sickness resistance.
 === Contaminated patients ===

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	The spot marked '@' in the top-right cell has a [[doll of mollification]] and [[holy symbol of the black mother]], as well as a shackled dark daughter priestess (which requires 10 insight to see, and so often can't be perceived when first visiting the level).		The spot marked '@' in the top-right cell has a [[doll of mollification]] and [[holy symbol of the black mother]], as well as a shackled dark daughter priestess (which requires 10 insight to see, and so often can't be perceived when first visiting the level).
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		+	{{todo\|Mention chest in southeastern corner, and western portion of map that isn't represented here}}

	===Locate level===		===Locate level===

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-The upstairs are found in one of the two marked points (chosen at random), and a [[magic chest]] can be found at the other point. One of the two points marked with '(' has a special chest containing your starting kit. In addition, numerous normal chests containing normal chest loot can be found in the various attic rooms.
+The upstairs are found in one of the two marked points (chosen at random), and a [[magic chest]] can be found at the other point. One of the two points marked with '(' has a special box containing your "starting" kit. In addition, numerous normal chests containing normal chest loot can be found in the various attic rooms.
 A [[Lurking One]] can be found at the point marked 'H', presuming the character has sufficient [[insight]] to perceive the monster.
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 ===="Starting" kits====
 == Post-quest ==