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Key
F
Type
Cleric
MP
25
Effect
Move to the same location one dungeon level below
Available
Dungeon
Key
f
Used
Dungeon
Range
0
Effect
Creates a ladder leading to the next dungeon level
Price
15–25 pence
Now this is an impressive Spell. With just four copies of Ladder Down, you can find any monster in a dungeon. The trick to being efficient is casting the Spell on the same square as a dungeon ladder that heads up (except for the entry ladder). That way, when you climb down you'll be on top of a down ladder, which you can immediately descend to another up ladder and repeat the process. This only requires finding the down ladder on the first level to quickly get to any other level. Of course, you'll want at least as many copies of Ladder Up to get out alive.
Used
Dungeon
Effect
Creates a ladder leading to the next dungeon level
Price
12–23 gold
Now this is an impressive Spell. With just four copies of Ladder Down, you can find any monster in a dungeon. The trick to being efficient is casting the Spell on the same square as a dungeon ladder that heads up (except for the entry ladder). That way, when you climb down you'll be on top of a down ladder, which you can immediately descend to another up ladder and repeat the process. This only requires finding the down ladder on the first level to quickly get to any other level. Of course, you'll want at least as many copies of Ladder Up to get out alive.
Key
2
Type
General
Effect
Transport the character to the same spot on the next lower floor if the square behind your destination is open
Normal Price
32 gold
Discount Price
20 gold
Bargain Price
12 gold
The Down Ladder Spell is a very useful utility Spell. It will take you deeper into a dungeon (which isn't that helpful on Earth) or take you closer to the exit in a tower. This Spell is more useful for a Wizard than a Cleric, since you'll likely do more tower exploration and the Surface Spell is a cheaper method of escape.
The way the ladder Spells work is a bit strange. They don't create ladders, but rather immediately teleport you to the next floor (the next lower floor, in the case of Down Ladder). The really strange part is that, due to a bug, whether the Spell works or not depends not on whether the destination square is open, but whether the square behind it (based on the direction you're facing) is. You can often get Down Ladder to work after a failure by simply rotating in place and trying again.
The way the ladder Spells work is a bit strange. They don't create ladders, but rather immediately teleport you to the next floor (the next lower floor, in the case of Down Ladder). The really strange part is that, due to a bug, whether the Spell works or not depends not on whether the destination square is open, but whether the square behind it (based on the direction you're facing) is. You can often get Down Ladder to work after a failure by simply rotating in place and trying again.