Moloch's Sanctum - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: lede

2025-02-25T14:44:29Z

lede

Cathartes: update version, also remove awkward "priest(ess)" -- priestess is a subset of priest

2024-08-16T06:32:10Z

update version, also remove awkward "priest(ess)" -- priestess is a subset of priest

Cathartes: delete "The Sanctum done quick" section, because it is not applicable to the current version; add a History section

2024-08-16T06:24:28Z

delete "The Sanctum done quick" section, because it is not applicable to the current version; add a History section

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2023-10-28T14:52:08Z

potholes

Netzhack: /* Things not to do */ Word order

2022-09-15T15:14:29Z

‎Things not to do: Word order

Netzhack: /* The high priest is initially peaceful */ Concision

2022-09-15T09:36:08Z

‎The high priest is initially peaceful: Concision

Aximili: Move sentences misplaced by earlier edit

2020-01-20T04:37:08Z

Move sentences misplaced by earlier edit

Aximili: Changes to sectioning

2020-01-20T04:36:19Z

Changes to sectioning

Ardub23: Removed SLEX section (NHW:Style guide § Variants)—a change to potions of gain level is not a change to the Sanctum

2020-01-02T06:37:32Z

Removed SLEX section (NHW:Style guide § Variants)—a change to potions of gain level is not a change to the Sanctum

Phol ende wodan: Strategies that no longer work

2016-11-03T01:07:37Z

Strategies that no longer work

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-'''Moloch's Sanctum''' is a special dungeon level. It is always the lowest dungeon level, the 20th–24th level of [[Gehennom]], and so Dungeon Level 45–53.  To enter it you must perform the [[invocation]]. This is the level that contains the real [[Amulet of Yendor]].  [[Magic mapping]] does not work here, although the only variable in the map is the location of the secret door to the temple.
+'''Moloch's Sanctum''', known simply as the '''Sanctum''', is a special dungeon level. It is always the lowest dungeon level, the 20th–24th level of [[Gehennom]], and so Dungeon Level 45–53.  To enter it you must perform the [[invocation]]. This is the level that contains the real [[Amulet of Yendor]].  [[Magic mapping]] does not work here, although the only variable in the map is the location of the secret door to the temple.
 The entire level is [[non-teleport level|non-teleport]] and ineligible to leave [[bones]].

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 Because of the fire traps surrounding the temple it is desirable not to have to pace along each wall '''s'''earching for the door.  If you have any charges remaining in the [[Bell of Opening]], applying it on each wall will identify the door, as will a [[wand of secret door detection]].  In a pinch you could also use a [[stethoscope]], as a single use does not take a turn.
-Once inside the temple, the goal is to kill the high priest(ess) as fast as possible and get out.  Once the priest(ess) is killed, attacking monsters is no longer a priority (except for the [[Wizard of Yendor]], should he appear).  For this reason it is handy to have thinned out the crowd in the graveyard before entering the temple.
+Once inside the temple, the goal is to kill the high priest as fast as possible and get out.  Once the priest is killed, attacking monsters is no longer a priority (except for the [[Wizard of Yendor]], should he appear).  For this reason it is handy to have thinned out the crowd in the graveyard before entering the temple.
-The priest(ess) will always drop the Amulet of Yendor.  The first thing you want to do upon picking it up is #[[name]] it "Real" or similar, to distinguish it from the fake amulets that may appear with the return of the Wizard.
+The priest will always drop the Amulet of Yendor.  The first thing you want to do upon picking it up is #[[name]] it "Real" or similar, to distinguish it from the fake amulets that may appear with the return of the Wizard.
 === The high priest is initially peaceful ===
 [[Image:Sanctum.png|thumb|right|280px|Player about to kill the [[high priest]].]]
-Using ranged attacks to kill the high priest can be a good idea, but a pitfall waits for the unwary. If you attack the high priest without first entering the temple, it is considered an attack on a peaceful human, and killing him will then incur the penalty for [[murder]]. Be sure, then, that you have entered the temple and that the high priest has said:{{refsrc|priest.c|352}}
+Using ranged attacks to kill the high priest can be a good idea, but a pitfall waits for the unwary. If you attack the high priest without first entering the temple, it is considered an attack on a peaceful human, and killing him will then incur the penalty for [[murder]]. Be sure, then, that you have entered the temple and that the high priest has said:{{refsrc|src/priest.c|429|nethack=3.6.7}}
   Infidel, you have entered Moloch's Sanctum!  Be gone!
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 Also in 3.4.3 and earlier, [[covetous]] monsters that want the Amulet of Yendor would fight the High Priest of Moloch for it.  This was patched out in {{commit|9df113a97308492a50ebbfea8ad75a3a86f3cecd}}, included in 3.6.0.
 ==UnNetHack==
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 {{DOD}}
 [[Category:Special levels]]
-{{nethack-343}}
+{{nethack-367}}

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 ==Strategy==
 ===Typical methodology===
 Because of the fire traps surrounding the temple it is desirable not to have to pace along each wall '''s'''earching for the door.  If you have any charges remaining in the [[Bell of Opening]], applying it on each wall will identify the door, as will a [[wand of secret door detection]].  In a pinch you could also use a [[stethoscope]], as a single use does not take a turn.
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 The priest(ess) will always drop the Amulet of Yendor.  The first thing you want to do upon picking it up is #[[name]] it "Real" or similar, to distinguish it from the fake amulets that may appear with the return of the Wizard.
 === The high priest is initially peaceful ===
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 === Things not to do ===
 Do not by any means try to convert Moloch's High Altar. If you do, Moloch will zap you with [[lightning]] and a [[wide-angle disintegration beam]], which means [[instadeath]] for nonresistant characters and possibly item loss for resistant ones. It's still possible to summon [[Juiblex]] or other named demons by doing a same-race sacrifice on the High Altar though.
 ==UnNetHack==

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 The entire level is [[non-teleport level|non-teleport]] and ineligible to leave [[bones]].
-== Map ==
+==Map==
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 The room marked as '''Temple''' is the [[temple]] housing the [[high priest of Moloch]] carrying [[the Amulet of Yendor]]. The entrance to the temple is a [[secret door]] randomly placed on one of the four walls (shown in blue above). The traps surrounding the temple are [[fire trap]]s.
-The high priest attending the temple of Moloch has, in addition to his usual priestly accoutrements, the Amulet of Yendor. The courtyard surrounding his temple contains nine [[aligned priest|priests of Moloch]], a [[horned devil]], a [[barbed devil]], an [[erinys]], a [[marilith]], and a [[nalfeshnee]]; in addition to the standard undead in the marked graveyard, the level also contains two random [[lich|L]] and three random [[vampire|V]]. The temple is surrounded by [[fire trap]]s, and a secret door is placed randomly on one wall; there are also two more fire traps, a [[spiked pit]], a [[magic trap]], an [[anti-magic trap]], and a [[sleeping gas trap]] randomly elsewhere on the level. Four pieces of [[armor]], two [[tool]]s, a [[gem]], four [[potion]]s and five [[scroll]]s are randomly located about the level, as well as the usual [[chest]]s in the graveyard. All walls are undiggable. Also, the (marked in purple above) dividing line between the two halves of the level cannot be phased through by polyself into a [[xorn]] or [[earth elemental]].
+The high priest attending the temple of Moloch has, in addition to his usual priestly accoutrements, the Amulet of Yendor. The courtyard surrounding his temple contains nine [[aligned priest|priests of Moloch]], a [[horned devil]], a [[barbed devil]], an [[erinys]], a [[marilith]], and a [[nalfeshnee]]; in addition to the standard undead in the marked graveyard, the level also contains two random {{mcsl|L}} and three random {{mcsl|V}}. The temple is surrounded by [[fire trap]]s, and a secret door is placed randomly on one wall; there are also two more fire traps, a [[spiked pit]], a [[magic trap]], an [[anti-magic trap]], and a [[sleeping gas trap]] randomly elsewhere on the level. Four pieces of [[armor]], two [[tool]]s, a [[gem]], four [[potion]]s and five [[scroll]]s are randomly located about the level, as well as the usual [[chest]]s in the graveyard. All walls are undiggable. Also, the (marked in purple above) dividing line between the two halves of the level cannot be phased through by polyself into a [[xorn]] or [[earth elemental]].
-== Strategy ==
+==Strategy==
-=== Typical methodology ===
+===Typical methodology===
 Because of the fire traps surrounding the temple it is desirable not to have to pace along each wall '''s'''earching for the door.  If you have any charges remaining in the [[Bell of Opening]], applying it on each wall will identify the door, as will a [[wand of secret door detection]].  In a pinch you could also use a [[stethoscope]], as a single use does not take a turn.
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 === The Sanctum done quick ===
 {{todo|In 3.6, levelporting to most spaces on the map is blocked. Additionally, demon lords don't seem interested in warping to the priest to kill them and take the Amulet anymore.}}
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 Do not by any means try to convert Moloch's High Altar. If you do, Moloch will zap you with [[lightning]] and a [[wide-angle disintegration beam]], which means [[instadeath]] for nonresistant characters and possibly item loss for resistant ones. It's still possible to summon [[Juiblex]] or other named demons by doing a same-race sacrifice on the High Altar though.
-== UnNetHack ==
+==UnNetHack==
 In [[UnNetHack]], the [[high priest of Moloch]] is replaced by [[Cthulhu]].

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 === Things not to do ===
-By any means, do not try to convert Moloch's High Altar. Moloch will zap you with [[lightning]] and a [[wide-angle disintegration beam]] if you do, which means [[instadeath]] for nonresistant characters and possibly item loss for resistant ones. It's still possible to summon [[Juiblex]] or other named demons by doing a same-race sacrifice on the High Altar though.
+Do not by any means try to convert Moloch's High Altar. If you do, Moloch will zap you with [[lightning]] and a [[wide-angle disintegration beam]], which means [[instadeath]] for nonresistant characters and possibly item loss for resistant ones. It's still possible to summon [[Juiblex]] or other named demons by doing a same-race sacrifice on the High Altar though.
 == UnNetHack ==

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 '''Moloch's Sanctum''' is a special dungeon level. It is always the lowest dungeon level, the 20th–24th level of [[Gehennom]], and so Dungeon Level 45–53.  To enter it you must perform the [[invocation]]. This is the level that contains the real [[Amulet of Yendor]].  [[Magic mapping]] does not work here, although the only variable in the map is the location of the secret door to the temple.  The map looks like this:
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 === The high priest is initially peaceful ===
 [[Image:Sanctum.png|thumb|right|280px|Player about to kill the [[high priest]].]]
-Using ranged attacks to kill the high priest can be a good idea, but a pitfall waits for the unwary. If you attack the high priest without first entering the temple, it is considered an attack on a peaceful human, and killing him will then incur the penalty for [[murder]]. Be sure, then, that you have entered the temple and that the high priest has said:
+Using ranged attacks to kill the high priest can be a good idea, but a pitfall waits for the unwary. If you attack the high priest without first entering the temple, it is considered an attack on a peaceful human, and killing him will then incur the penalty for [[murder]]. Be sure, then, that you have entered the temple and that the high priest has said:{{refsrc|priest.c|352}}
-  Infidel, you have entered Moloch's Sanctum!  Be gone!{{refsrc|priest.c|352}}
+  Infidel, you have entered Moloch's Sanctum!  Be gone!
 At that point the high priest is reset to hostile and becomes fair game.
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 By any means, do not try to convert Moloch's High Altar. Moloch will zap you with [[lightning]] and a [[wide-angle disintegration beam]] if you do, which means [[instadeath]] for nonresistant characters and possibly item loss for resistant ones. It's still possible to summon [[Juiblex]] or other named demons by doing a same-race sacrifice on the High Altar though.
-== [[UnNetHack]] ==
+== UnNetHack ==
-The [[high priest of Moloch]] is replaced by [[Cthulhu]].
+In [[UnNetHack]], the [[high priest of Moloch]] is replaced by [[Cthulhu]].
-The exterior of the Sanctum is lava, the middle choke-point is a pair of [[drawbridge]]s over lava and there are two [[wand of striking|wands of striking]] randomly placed in the temple half of the level, so players should be careful about crossing the drawbridges.
+The exterior of the Sanctum is lava, the middle choke-point is a pair of [[drawbridge]]s over lava, and there are two [[wand of striking|wands of striking]] randomly placed in the temple half of the level, so players should be careful about crossing the drawbridges.
-Recent versions also contain a few [[Shambling horror]]s.
+Recent versions also contain a few [[shambling horror]]s.
 == References ==

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		+	{{todo\|In 3.6, levelporting to most spaces on the map is blocked. Additionally, demon lords don't seem interested in warping to the priest to kill them and take the Amulet anymore.}}

	The Sanctum is a [[non-teleport level]], but that doesn't prevent you from [[levelport]]ing (either in or out). As soon as you finish the [[Invocation]] you can levelport into the Sanctum. You do not even need to have entered it previously; you'll land somewhere randomly in the level, perhaps even in the temple. Once you grab the [[Amulet of Yendor]] you will not be able to levelport. However, if you quaff a cursed [[potion of gain level]] you can leave the level as quickly as you came into it.		The Sanctum is a [[non-teleport level]], but that doesn't prevent you from [[levelport]]ing (either in or out). As soon as you finish the [[Invocation]] you can levelport into the Sanctum. You do not even need to have entered it previously; you'll land somewhere randomly in the level, perhaps even in the temple. Once you grab the [[Amulet of Yendor]] you will not be able to levelport. However, if you quaff a cursed [[potion of gain level]] you can leave the level as quickly as you came into it.