Grund's Stronghold
In SLASH'EM, Grund's Stronghold is a branch accessed by a stairway down from level 12 or 13 of the Dungeons of Doom. Monster generation in the Stronghold is biased toward chaotic monsters. Magic mapping will not work on the level ("Your head spins as something blocks the spell!", causing confusion.)
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The winged gargoyle represented by g is actually a statue trap. The open area on the right contains two orc-captains, seventeen orcs, and a hobgoblin with a wand of fire (position marked with an o), as well as a wand of create monster, a wand of create horde, two wands of speed monster, two wands of make invisible, two potions of invisibility, two potions of speed, two potions of full healing, two potions of extra healing, two potions of healing, two potions of gain level, and two potions of invulnerability. Marked traps are rust traps (far left column), arrow traps (second and third columns), and spiked pits (fourth and fifth columns). Other traps are composed of four rust traps, four arrow traps, four spiked pits, sixteen land mines, and two level teleporters. Randomly placed throughout the open area are burned messages reading as follows:
- Us wanna no veeseetohs!
- boogrr ohf! GRR!
- keap Us ohr Gohld!!
- Me Preeeteee!
- veesetoohs gohd eet!
The stronghold proper, on the left side of the level, is accessed by a closed drawbridge. The marked monsters in the entrance area are war orcs and soldiers; all of them have orcish bows and a single orcish arrow. In addition, the soldier on top has a +3 sniper rifle, a +4 bullet, and a +3 bullet, and the one on the bottom has a +1 grenade launcher, a +3 frag grenade, and a +2 frag grenade. They also have a chance of being generated with a specific wand as follows, top to bottom:
- wand of sleep (80%)
- wand of fireball (40%)
- wand of cold (40%)
- wand of magic missile (80%)
- wand of striking (80%)
- wand of fire (60%)
- wand of lightning (60%)
- wand of draining (40%)
The second corridor contains four hell hounds, and the caves beyond contain five Uruk-hai, three orc shamans, two stone giants, a rogue (armed with a +1 rapier, and with a 50% chance of carrying a potion of sickness and a sack), a mugger (armed with a +2 club, and with a 40% chance of carrying a +3 crossbow and a +1 crossbow bolt and a 50% chance of carrying a potion of paralysis), a soldier (with a 50% chance of carrying a potion of booze), four ogres, six hill orcs, six snow orcs, six great orcs. In addition, there are six goblins, a troll, a rock troll, a two-headed troll, and a black troll randomly placed throughout the stronghold. There is also a marked statue trap of a harpy. Grund's throne room is on the far left; Grund the Orc King himself is on the throne, with a random wand, amulet and piece of armor. The throne room also contains four demon orcs, two orc shamans, two ogre mages, a shadow ogre, an ogre lord, four orc zombies, and two orc mummies; the undead are all sleeping. The prison in the north half of the stronghold contains a nurse and a skeleton, and the prison in the south half contains a gypsy, a ghost, and a human corpse; all except the skeleton are peaceful, and the skeleton will randomly be hostile or peaceful. The upper-left room contains two giant spiders, a chest, and a minimum of 1200 gold pieces. Beyond the secret door in the room is a chest containing either an amulet of magical breathing, a spellbook of haste self, a cursed magic marker with 20 charges, and four blessed potions of enlightenment; an amulet of drain resistance, a spellbook of acid stream, a cursed magic marker with 34 charges, and four blessed potions of enlightenment; or an amulet versus stone, a spellbook of create monster, a cursed magic marker with 34 charges, and four blessed potions of enlightenment. The room also contains a pile of at least 8700 gold pieces. The room on the lower right contains a chest, a sleeping orc, and a potion of booze. The chest beyond this room's secret door contains either a cursed +1 pair of gauntlets of power, a blessed helm of telepathy, or an oilskin cloak, as well as four tins of spinach. The three marked traps outside the throne room are, from left to right, a land mine, a squeaky board, and an anti-magic field; other traps in the stronghold include two falling rock traps, two webs, and four dart traps. The stronghold also contains four potions of speed, four potions of invisibility, two wands of healing, a wand of create monster, a wand of create horde, a wand of polymorph, and two scrolls of create monster (one of which is cursed).
