Sheol - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-10-29T00:01:33Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Middle */ fix this...

2025-07-27T21:37:23Z

‎Middle: fix this...

Umbire the Phantom: /* Middle */ fix this up

2025-07-27T07:20:50Z

‎Middle: fix this up

TalentlessF2P: More accurate levelporting info

2024-04-28T14:14:28Z

More accurate levelporting info

Umbire the Phantom: start on some copyedit

2024-04-23T20:37:46Z

start on some copyedit

TalentlessF2P: Levelporting (close to) the bottom of Sheol

2024-04-13T16:10:58Z

Levelporting (close to) the bottom of Sheol

TalentlessF2P: Strategy for clearing the branch

2024-04-05T16:57:07Z

Strategy for clearing the branch

Umbire the Phantom: /* Middle */ potholes

2023-10-30T00:19:30Z

‎Middle: potholes

Umbire the Phantom: ver + tweaks

2022-08-22T05:33:36Z

ver + tweaks

Aximili: Remove SLEX and SLASHTHEM (SLASHTHEM removed Sheol in 0.9.3/0.9.4)

2022-08-22T05:23:35Z

Remove SLEX and SLASHTHEM (SLASHTHEM removed Sheol in 0.9.3/0.9.4)

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 * [[Chillbug]]
 * [[Blue slime]]
-* [[White naga]]
+* [[White naga (UnNetHack)|White naga]]
 * [[Ice golem]]
 * [[Crystal ice golem]]

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-The island will have one each of a [[Lich (monster class)|lich]] (potentially a [[master lich]]), [[naga]], [[Troll (monster class)|troll]], [[Vampire (monster class)|vampire]], [[Xorn (monster class)|xorn]], [[mythical insect]], [[golem]], and [[human or elf]] monster. In addition, the level is generated with a crystal ice golem, a blue slime, and eight random monsters scattered across the level, along with six random traps. The level also contains a random gem, potion, amulet, scroll, wand, ring, and spellbook, and two random tools and weapons, in addition to two guaranteed wands of fire.
+The island will have one each of a [[Lich (monster class)|lich]] (potentially a [[master lich]]), [[naga]], [[Troll (monster class)|troll]], [[Vampire (monster class)|vampire]], [[Xorn (monster class)|xorn]], [[mythical insect]], [[golem]], and [[human or elf]] monster. In addition, a crystal ice golem, a blue slime, and eight other random monsters are scattered across the level, along with six random traps. The level contains a random gem, a random potion, a random amulet, a random scroll, a random wand, a random ring, a random spellbook, two random tools, and two random weapons, in addition to two guaranteed wands of fire.
 ===Palace: Top Level===

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-The island will have a {{mcsl|L}}, {{mcsl|N}}, {{mcsl|T}}, {{mcsl|V}}, {{mcsl|X}}, {{mcsl|x}}, {{mcsl|‘}}, and {{mcsl|@}}, meaning an encounter with a [[master lich]] is likely here. In addition, the level is generated with a crystal ice golem, a blue slime, and eight random monsters scattered across the level, along with six random traps. The level also contains a random gem, potion, amulet, scroll, wand, ring, and spellbook, and two random tools and weapons, in addition to two guaranteed wands of fire.
+The island will have one each of a [[Lich (monster class)|lich]] (potentially a [[master lich]]), [[naga]], [[Troll (monster class)|troll]], [[Vampire (monster class)|vampire]], [[Xorn (monster class)|xorn]], [[mythical insect]], [[golem]], and [[human or elf]] monster. In addition, the level is generated with a crystal ice golem, a blue slime, and eight random monsters scattered across the level, along with six random traps. The level also contains a random gem, potion, amulet, scroll, wand, ring, and spellbook, and two random tools and weapons, in addition to two guaranteed wands of fire.
 ===Palace: Top Level===

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 Sheol also contains a new type of trap, the [[trap#Cold_trap|cold trap]], which in UnNetHack is generated only within this branch and certain [[Special room (UnNetHack)|special rooms]]. The cold trap's threat to players is analogous to the [[fire trap]]s found elsewhere in Gehennom: they deal [[cold]] damage, which can destroy [[potion]]s in the player's inventory.
-The entirety of Sheol is a no-[[teleport]] level, with [[undiggable]] floors and walls.
+The entirety of Sheol is a no-[[teleport]] level, with [[undiggable]] floors and walls. Additionally, you can't [[Level_teleport|levelport]] directly into the bottom level of Sheol, similarly to [[Moloch's Sanctum]]; trying to do so levelports you to the level above it instead.
 ===Monsters===
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 *The wands of fire placed in each level and the Crystal Ice Golem’s potential fire breath can both melt ice you’re standing on; to prevent this from dunking you into pools and wetting your items or potentially [[drowning]] you, you should wear [[Water_walking_boots|water walking boots]] or have some means of [[Levitation]] or [[Flying]] while traversing over ice.
 *As Sheol is only a branch of the main dungeon you don’t have to return through during the [[Ascension Run]], many of the monsters unique to it are significantly stronger than ones in Gehennom, and the only loot worth caring about is in the stashes on the final two levels of the branch, the best strategy for looting the branch is to ignore/bypass combat whenever possible, gather all the loot you want at the end of the branch, and then [[levelport]] out once you have everything you want (Levelporting ignores no-teleport levels).
-**If you have [[teleport control]], you can also use it to levelpost (close to) the bottom of Sheol and skip the filler levels. If you try to levelport to a level of Sheol that doesn't exist, you will lose control over the levelport, so you should try not to aim too deep with your targeted level. If you try this, you should also have a way to levelport back out immediately in case you get placed next to crystal ice golems you can't run away from (i.e. the [[Orb of Fate]] shouldn't be you only method of levelporting).
+**If you have [[teleport control]], you can also use it to levelpost close the bottom of Sheol and skip the filler levels. While levelporting won't allow you to teleport directly to the lower palace level, it does allow you to levelport to the upper level, and redirects you there if you would teleport to a level deeper than it. If you try this, you should also have a way to levelport back out immediately in case you get placed next to crystal ice golems you can't run away from (i.e. the [[Orb of Fate]] shouldn't be you only method of levelporting).
 *Crystal Ice Golems, Punishers, and the Executioner are all devastatingly powerful in melee combat, and are the three main opponents standing between you and the loot at the end of the branch. If you don’t have ranged weapons powerful enough to kill them, there are many strategies that can be used to bypass them:
 **Stay away from Blue Slimes if one of them is nearby; several turns of immobility is more than enough for one of them to kill you.

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-'''Sheol''' is a dungeon branch that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. It can be accessed by a stairway from the main dungeon in [[Gehennom]] and, in UnNetHack, from a portal in the [[Valley of the Dead]]. Sheol represents a kind of icy underworld (a "frozen-over" hell), in contrast to the fiery [[hell]] of Gehennom proper. It contains special ice-themed monsters, traps, and terrain types.
+'''Sheol''' is a [[dungeon branch]] that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. It can be accessed by a stairway from the main dungeon in [[Gehennom]] or via [[magic portal]] in the [[Valley of the Dead]]. Sheol features represents a kind of icy underworld (a "frozen-over" hell), in contrast to the fiery [[hell]] of Gehennom proper. It contains special ice-themed monsters, traps, and terrain types.
 The original description of this branch can be found in [[Sheol.txt]].
 ==Terrain==
-===Level Generation===
+* {{cyan|8}} [[ice wall]]s
-Levels in Sheol feature a floor composed of regular ground, [[ice]] floors, [[Moat|pools]], and, on lower levels, [[cloud]]s. Sheol also contains two new types of ice-based walls, [[ice wall]]s {{cyan|8}} and [[crystal ice wall]]s {{white|8}}. Regular ice wall can be removed by fire or digging with any [[Digging|digging tool]], but crystal ice wall is impervious to any form of removal except fire or the [[crystal pick]] at the end of the branch. Regular ice wall takes less time to clear than a regular (stone) wall. Removing either type of ice wall leaves a floor of ice behind.
+* {{white|8}} [[crystal ice wall]]s
 Sheol also contains a new type of trap, the [[trap#Cold_trap|cold trap]], which in UnNetHack is generated only within this branch and certain [[Special room (UnNetHack)|special rooms]]. The cold trap's threat to players is analogous to the [[fire trap]]s found elsewhere in Gehennom: they deal [[cold]] damage, which can destroy [[potion]]s in the player's inventory.

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 *The wands of fire placed in each level and the Crystal Ice Golem’s potential fire breath can both melt ice you’re standing on; to prevent this from dunking you into pools and wetting your items or potentially [[drowning]] you, you should wear [[Water_walking_boots|water walking boots]] or have some means of [[Levitation]] or [[Flying]] while traversing over ice.
 *As Sheol is only a branch of the main dungeon you don’t have to return through during the [[Ascension Run]], many of the monsters unique to it are significantly stronger than ones in Gehennom, and the only loot worth caring about is in the stashes on the final two levels of the branch, the best strategy for looting the branch is to ignore/bypass combat whenever possible, gather all the loot you want at the end of the branch, and then [[levelport]] out once you have everything you want (Levelporting ignores no-teleport levels).
 *Crystal Ice Golems, Punishers, and the Executioner are all devastatingly powerful in melee combat, and are the three main opponents standing between you and the loot at the end of the branch. If you don’t have ranged weapons powerful enough to kill them, there are many strategies that can be used to bypass them:
 **Stay away from Blue Slimes if one of them is nearby; several turns of immobility is more than enough for one of them to kill you.
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 **If multiple golems and/or the Executioner are standing near each other, you can generate [[conflict]] to have them kill each other. Other monsters won’t be nearly strong enough to significantly hurt the golems or Executioner before they get killed in turn.
 **The Executioner can be put to sleep by a [[Wand_of_sleep|wand of sleep]]. His -2 [[AC]] and 60 [[Magic_resistance_(monster)|MR]] means it will likely take multiple tries, so make some space from him before trying to zap him, and have a backup plan in case it doesn’t work.
-**Setting up a [[beartrap]] in front of the entrance you make to his throne room and making him run over it can immobilize for long enough for you to easily walk around him.
+**Setting up a [[beartrap]] in front of the entrance you make to the Executioner's throne room and making him run over it can immobilize him for long enough for you to walk around him.

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 ===Level Generation===
-Levels in Sheol feature a floor composed of regular ground, [[ice]] floors, [[water]] tiles, and, on lower levels, [[cloud]]s. Sheol also contains two new types of ice-based walls, [[ice wall]]s {{cyan|8}} and [[crystal ice wall]]s {{white|8}}. Regular ice wall can be removed by fire or digging with any [[Digging|digging tool]], but crystal ice wall is impervious to any form of removal except fire or the [[crystal pick]] at the end of the branch. Regular ice wall takes less time to clear than a regular (stone) wall. Removing either type of ice wall leaves a floor of ice behind.
+Levels in Sheol feature a floor composed of regular ground, [[ice]] floors, [[Moat|pools]], and, on lower levels, [[cloud]]s. Sheol also contains two new types of ice-based walls, [[ice wall]]s {{cyan|8}} and [[crystal ice wall]]s {{white|8}}. Regular ice wall can be removed by fire or digging with any [[Digging|digging tool]], but crystal ice wall is impervious to any form of removal except fire or the [[crystal pick]] at the end of the branch. Regular ice wall takes less time to clear than a regular (stone) wall. Removing either type of ice wall leaves a floor of ice behind.
 Sheol also contains a new type of trap, the [[trap#Cold_trap|cold trap]], which in UnNetHack is generated only within this branch and certain [[Special room (UnNetHack)|special rooms]]. The cold trap's threat to players is analogous to the [[fire trap]]s found elsewhere in Gehennom: they deal [[cold]] damage, which can destroy [[potion]]s in the player's inventory.
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 ==Trivia==

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-'''Sheol''' is a dungeon branch originally added in [[UnNetHack]]. It can be accessed by a stairway from the main dungeon in [[Gehennom]] and, in UnNetHack, from a portal in the [[Valley of the Dead]]. Sheol represents a kind of icy underworld (a "frozen-over" hell), in contrast to the fiery [[hell]] of Gehennom proper. It contains special ice-themed monsters, traps, and terrain types.
+'''Sheol''' is a dungeon branch that appears in [[UnNetHack]]. It can be accessed by a stairway from the main dungeon in [[Gehennom]] and, in UnNetHack, from a portal in the [[Valley of the Dead]]. Sheol represents a kind of icy underworld (a "frozen-over" hell), in contrast to the fiery [[hell]] of Gehennom proper. It contains special ice-themed monsters, traps, and terrain types.
 The original description of this branch can be found in [[Sheol.txt]].
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 ==Trivia==
-*Sheol contains references to the game [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Binding_of_Isaac%3A_Rebirth The Binding of Isaac], which also has Sheol as one of its levels.
+*Sheol contains references to the game [[wikipedia:The Binding of Isaac%3A Rebirth|The Binding of Isaac]], which also has Sheol as one of its levels.
 **If the player’s name is “Isaac”, a trapdoor will be added on all filler and middle levels.
 **At the bottom of Sheol, there is a chance for two unique headstones to appear. One with the inscription "Isaac - Sacrificed by Mother" has a 10% chance of appearing, and "Guppy - Beloved by Flies" has an independent 30% chance. These graves should have a human and cat corpse respectively, but it is not currently implemented.
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 ==External Links==
 [https://github.com/UnNetHack/UnNetHack/blob/master/dat/sheol.des GitHub level file]
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 [[Category:Dungeon branches]]