Orcus-town - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: tweak

2026-01-11T17:19:26Z

tweak

Umbire the Phantom: Undo revision 196158 by MrSurvivor1997 (talk) shouldn't be jammed in the middle of the sentence like that, and while notable it's no longer true in 3.7 with bone devils

2025-12-17T13:51:29Z

Undo revision 196158 by MrSurvivor1997 (talk) shouldn't be jammed in the middle of the sentence like that, and while notable it's no longer true in 3.7 with bone devils

MrSurvivor1997: Orcus Town is the only place where skeletons are naturally generated.

2025-12-16T20:04:09Z

Orcus Town is the only place where skeletons are naturally generated.

Gogok: Wish spreading: magic lamp or magic marker in Orcus-town

2025-09-04T15:35:01Z

Wish spreading: magic lamp or magic marker in Orcus-town

Umbire the Phantom: temp

2023-06-03T03:31:23Z

temp

Umbire the Phantom at 03:29, 20 October 2021

2021-10-20T03:29:15Z

Andrio Celos: Link to NetHack 3.7.0 specifically.

2021-02-16T02:55:07Z

Link to NetHack 3.7.0 specifically.

Andrio Celos: The demon lairs are no longer no-teleport levels, but the presence of the demon lord or prince will block others from teleporting.

2020-04-09T07:54:55Z

The demon lairs are no longer no-teleport levels, but the presence of the demon lord or prince will block others from teleporting.

Andrio Celos: Not to be confused with Orcish Town, also known as ‘Orctown’. Yes, I made that mistake once.

2019-05-28T03:51:15Z

Not to be confused with Orcish Town, also known as ‘Orctown’. Yes, I made that mistake once.

ChasonBot at 12:37, 20 December 2015

2015-12-20T12:37:16Z

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 [[Orcus]] is on the downstair, accompanied by two [[vampire]]s, two [[vampire lord]]s, two [[shade]]s, and a [[human zombie]]; in addition to the usual undead in the marked [[graveyard]], there are three vampires, two vampire lords, three human zombies, three [[ettin zombie]]s, three [[giant zombie]]s, four shades, five [[skeleton]]s and five random other monsters randomly placed in the town. The abandoned shops contain standard general store items, and usually a large contingent of [[mimic]]s; ten random other objects are created in the town. Two [[magic trap]]s, three [[fire trap]]s, a [[spiked pit]], an [[anti-magic trap]] and a [[sleeping gas trap]] are placed randomly.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|b92b0bbc69d3ba10fd668f583c8e1445dad232e4}}, either a [[magic marker]] or a [[magic lamp]] will be generated somewhere in Orcus-town.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|b92b0bbc69d3ba10fd668f583c8e1445dad232e4}}, either a [[magic marker]] or a [[magic lamp]] will be generated somewhere in Orcus-town.}}
 ==Strategy==

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 The empty left hand side is filled with ordinary Gehennom-like maze, and contains the upstair.
-[[Orcus]] is on the downstair, accompanied by two [[vampire]]s, two [[vampire lord]]s, two [[shade]]s, and a [[human zombie]]; in addition to the usual undead in the marked [[graveyard]], there are three vampires, two vampire lords, three human zombies, three [[ettin zombie]]s, three [[giant zombie]]s, four shades, five [[skeleton]]s (Orcus Town is the only place where the skeletons are naturally generated) and five random other monsters randomly placed in the town. The abandoned shops contain standard general store items, and usually a large contingent of [[mimic]]s; ten random other objects are created in the town. Two [[magic trap]]s, three [[fire trap]]s, a [[spiked pit]], an [[anti-magic trap]] and a [[sleeping gas trap]] are placed randomly.
+[[Orcus]] is on the downstair, accompanied by two [[vampire]]s, two [[vampire lord]]s, two [[shade]]s, and a [[human zombie]]; in addition to the usual undead in the marked [[graveyard]], there are three vampires, two vampire lords, three human zombies, three [[ettin zombie]]s, three [[giant zombie]]s, four shades, five [[skeleton]]s and five random other monsters randomly placed in the town. The abandoned shops contain standard general store items, and usually a large contingent of [[mimic]]s; ten random other objects are created in the town. Two [[magic trap]]s, three [[fire trap]]s, a [[spiked pit]], an [[anti-magic trap]] and a [[sleeping gas trap]] are placed randomly.
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|b92b0bbc69d3ba10fd668f583c8e1445dad232e4}}, either a [[magic marker]] or a [[magic lamp]] will be generated somewhere in Orcus-town.}}

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 The empty left hand side is filled with ordinary Gehennom-like maze, and contains the upstair.
-[[Orcus]] is on the downstair, accompanied by two [[vampire]]s, two [[vampire lord]]s, two [[shade]]s, and a [[human zombie]]; in addition to the usual undead in the marked [[graveyard]], there are three vampires, two vampire lords, three human zombies, three [[ettin zombie]]s, three [[giant zombie]]s, four shades, five [[skeleton]]s and five random other monsters randomly placed in the town. The abandoned shops contain standard general store items, and usually a large contingent of [[mimic]]s; ten random other objects are created in the town. Two [[magic trap]]s, three [[fire trap]]s, a [[spiked pit]], an [[anti-magic trap]] and a [[sleeping gas trap]] are placed randomly.
+[[Orcus]] is on the downstair, accompanied by two [[vampire]]s, two [[vampire lord]]s, two [[shade]]s, and a [[human zombie]]; in addition to the usual undead in the marked [[graveyard]], there are three vampires, two vampire lords, three human zombies, three [[ettin zombie]]s, three [[giant zombie]]s, four shades, five [[skeleton]]s (Orcus Town is the only place where the skeletons are naturally generated) and five random other monsters randomly placed in the town. The abandoned shops contain standard general store items, and usually a large contingent of [[mimic]]s; ten random other objects are created in the town. Two [[magic trap]]s, three [[fire trap]]s, a [[spiked pit]], an [[anti-magic trap]] and a [[sleeping gas trap]] are placed randomly.
 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|b92b0bbc69d3ba10fd668f583c8e1445dad232e4}}, either a [[magic marker]] or a [[magic lamp]] will be generated somewhere in Orcus-town.}}

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	[[Orcus]] is on the downstair, accompanied by two [[vampire]]s, two [[vampire lord]]s, two [[shade]]s, and a [[human zombie]]; in addition to the usual undead in the marked [[graveyard]], there are three vampires, two vampire lords, three human zombies, three [[ettin zombie]]s, three [[giant zombie]]s, four shades, five [[skeleton]]s and five random other monsters randomly placed in the town. The abandoned shops contain standard general store items, and usually a large contingent of [[mimic]]s; ten random other objects are created in the town. Two [[magic trap]]s, three [[fire trap]]s, a [[spiked pit]], an [[anti-magic trap]] and a [[sleeping gas trap]] are placed randomly.		[[Orcus]] is on the downstair, accompanied by two [[vampire]]s, two [[vampire lord]]s, two [[shade]]s, and a [[human zombie]]; in addition to the usual undead in the marked [[graveyard]], there are three vampires, two vampire lords, three human zombies, three [[ettin zombie]]s, three [[giant zombie]]s, four shades, five [[skeleton]]s and five random other monsters randomly placed in the town. The abandoned shops contain standard general store items, and usually a large contingent of [[mimic]]s; ten random other objects are created in the town. Two [[magic trap]]s, three [[fire trap]]s, a [[spiked pit]], an [[anti-magic trap]] and a [[sleeping gas trap]] are placed randomly.
		+
		+	{{upcoming\|3.7.0\|Per {{commit\|b92b0bbc69d3ba10fd668f583c8e1445dad232e4}}, either a [[magic marker]] or a [[magic lamp]] will be generated somewhere in Orcus-town.}}

	==Strategy==		==Strategy==

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 {{level|Orcus-town|
   |branch=Gehennom
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   |mapping=yes
 }}
 '''Orcus-town''', also known as the '''ghost town''' (and The Orcus Level in the source), is a [[special level]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]''.

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 :<span class="dablink">''Not to be confused with [[Orcish Town]], also known as ‘Orctown’.''</span>
-'''[[Orcus]]-town''', also known as the '''ghost town''' (and The Orcus Level in the source), is a [[special level]] somewhere between the 10th and 15th levels of [[Gehennom]] (and therefore between DL 35 and DL 44). It may contain the stairs to [[Vlad's Tower]].
+'''Orcus-town''', also known as the '''ghost town''' (and The Orcus Level in the source), is a [[special level]] that occurs in ''[[NetHack]]''.
-Orcus-town is eligible to leave [[bones]] files. The entire level is no-teleport.  All walls and the floor are diggable.
 {{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The demon lairs are no longer no-teleport levels, but the presence of the demon lord or prince will block others from teleporting.}}
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 [[Orcus]] is on the downstair, accompanied by two [[vampire]]s, two [[vampire lord]]s, two [[shade]]s, and a [[human zombie]]; in addition to the usual undead in the marked [[graveyard]], there are three vampires, two vampire lords, three human zombies, three [[ettin zombie]]s, three [[giant zombie]]s, four shades, five [[skeleton]]s and five random other monsters randomly placed in the town. The abandoned shops contain standard general store items, and usually a large contingent of [[mimic]]s; ten random other objects are created in the town. Two [[magic trap]]s, three [[fire trap]]s, a [[spiked pit]], an [[anti-magic trap]] and a [[sleeping gas trap]] are placed randomly.
-== Strategy ==
+==Strategy==
 The main attraction on this level is Orcus' [[wand of death]]. If you approach him by battling through his entourage, he is likely to have used up all its charges by the time you reach him. One alternative is digging or level teleporting to the level below and climbing the stairs armed with a means of [[stoning]] him in one turn.
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 {{DOD}}
+{{nethack-343}}
 [[Category:Special levels]]

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 Orcus-town is eligible to leave [[bones]] files. The entire level is no-teleport.  All walls and the floor are diggable.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7|The demon lairs are no longer no-teleport levels, but the presence of the demon lord or prince will block others from teleporting.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The demon lairs are no longer no-teleport levels, but the presence of the demon lord or prince will block others from teleporting.}}
 == Map ==

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	[[Category:Special levels]]		[[Category:Special levels]]
		+	{{nethack-343}}