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'''Valley of the Dead''' is located immediately below [[the castle]].  You either must drop here via a [[trap door]] from the castle, or teleport with controlled [[level teleport]]. The level layout is always the same. Somewhere near the lower right is stairs up which will lead back to [[the castle]].
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'''Valley of the Dead''' is located immediately below the [[Castle]].  You either must drop here via a [[trap door]] from the Castle, or teleport with controlled [[level teleport]]. The level layout is always the same. Somewhere near the lower right is a staircase which will lead back up to the [[Castle]].
  
This level contains several [[graveyard]]s, and a [[temple]] of [[moloch]], with attending priest. The entrance to [[gehennom]] is behind a [[secret door]], accessible via the temple.
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This level contains several [[graveyard]]s, and a [[temple]] of [[Moloch]], with attending priest. The entrance to [[Gehennom]] is behind a [[secret door]], accessible via the temple.
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== Map ==
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The layout of the Valley is fixed:
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<pre>
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----------------  -------      ------------------  -----------------------
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|>.^S.|..|.....|  |.....--      |................|  |......^........| |...|
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----|^|.--.---.|  |......--- ----..........-----.-----....---........---.|.|
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    |.|.|..| |.| --........| |.............|  |.......---| |-...........|--
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    |...S..| |.| |.grave.-----.......------|  |--------..---......-------
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-----------| |^| |-......| |....|...-- |...-----................----
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|.....S....---.| |.......| |....|...|  |..............-----------
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|.....|.|......| |.....--- |......---  |....---.......|
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|.....|.|------| |....--  --....-- --------| ----....---------------
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|.....|--......---...--    |...--  |.......|    |..................|
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|.._.......--........--    --...|  |.......|    |...--.............|
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|.....|...----........------....|  |.grave.---- |...--.............--
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|.....|--......---...^.......--------..........| |.......---------...--
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|.....| |------| ---.......---  |.........----- -----....| |.|  |....---
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|.....| |......--- ------..| -----.........|      |.--------.-- |-.....----
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------- |.grave..|  |.|....| |.....----....---------...........---.........|
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        |........|  |...|..| |.....|  |-.............--------...........----
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        --.....-----------^| |....-----.....----------    |......<..----
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        |..|..............| |.|..........|.|              |.|........|
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        ------------------- ----------------              ------------
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</pre>
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== Description ==
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If you arrive by falling or [[jumping]] through a [[Castle]] [[trapdoor]], you will land within a few squares of the [[stairs|upstair]]. The [[alignment|unaligned]] [[temple]] on the left is manned by a peaceful [[priest]] of [[Moloch]]. In addition to the inhabitants of the three marked [[graveyard]]s, the level also contains six [[ghost]]s, three [[vampire bat]]s, four random [[M]], four random [[Z]], three random [[V]], and a random [[L]]. In addition to the boxes in the graveyards, there are four random pieces of [[armor|armour]], four random [[weapon]]s, three random [[potion]]s, three random [[scroll]]s, two random [[wand]]s, two random [[ring]]s, two random [[spellbook]]s, three random [[tool]]s, a ruby, and two other random [[gem]]s; in addition to the [[corpse]]s in the graveyards, there are two other corpses of each character class save [[Monk]]s and [[Priest]]s. The marked [[trap]]s: in the top left corridor are two [[spiked pit]]s and a [[sleeping gas trap]], as you go from the temple to the downstair; the trap in the centre-left is a [[squeaky board]]; the other two are [[dart trap]]s; there are a further two [[magic trap]]s and two [[anti-magic trap]]s randomly located.
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The entire level has [[digging|undiggable]] walls and floor.
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{{DOD}}
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{{NGPL}}
  
 
[[Category:Special levels]]
 
[[Category:Special levels]]

Revision as of 16:54, 29 July 2006

Valley of the Dead is located immediately below the Castle. You either must drop here via a trap door from the Castle, or teleport with controlled level teleport. The level layout is always the same. Somewhere near the lower right is a staircase which will lead back up to the Castle.

This level contains several graveyards, and a temple of Moloch, with attending priest. The entrance to Gehennom is behind a secret door, accessible via the temple.

Map

The layout of the Valley is fixed:

----------------  -------       ------------------   -----------------------
|>.^S.|..|.....|  |.....--      |................|   |......^........| |...|
----|^|.--.---.|  |......--- ----..........-----.-----....---........---.|.|
    |.|.|..| |.| --........| |.............|   |.......---| |-...........|--
    |...S..| |.| |.grave.-----.......------|   |--------..---......-------
-----------| |^| |-......| |....|...-- |...-----................----
|.....S....---.| |.......| |....|...|  |..............-----------
|.....|.|......| |.....--- |......---  |....---.......|
|.....|.|------| |....--   --....-- --------| ----....---------------
|.....|--......---...--     |...--  |.......|    |..................|
|.._.......--........--    --...|   |.......|    |...--.............|
|.....|...----........------....|   |.grave.---- |...--.............--
|.....|--......---...^.......--------..........| |.......---------...--
|.....| |------| ---.......---   |.........----- -----....| |.|  |....---
|.....| |......--- ------..| -----.........|       |.--------.-- |-.....----
------- |.grave..|  |.|....| |.....----....---------...........---.........|
        |........|  |...|..| |.....|  |-.............--------...........----
        --.....-----------^| |....-----.....----------     |......<..----
         |..|..............| |.|..........|.|              |.|........|
         ------------------- ----------------              ------------

Description

If you arrive by falling or jumping through a Castle trapdoor, you will land within a few squares of the upstair. The unaligned temple on the left is manned by a peaceful priest of Moloch. In addition to the inhabitants of the three marked graveyards, the level also contains six ghosts, three vampire bats, four random M, four random Z, three random V, and a random L. In addition to the boxes in the graveyards, there are four random pieces of armour, four random weapons, three random potions, three random scrolls, two random wands, two random rings, two random spellbooks, three random tools, a ruby, and two other random gems; in addition to the corpses in the graveyards, there are two other corpses of each character class save Monks and Priests. The marked traps: in the top left corridor are two spiked pits and a sleeping gas trap, as you go from the temple to the downstair; the trap in the centre-left is a squeaky board; the other two are dart traps; there are a further two magic traps and two anti-magic traps randomly located.

The entire level has undiggable walls and floor.

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