Dungeon Levels 1–2

When entering a dungeon, the first thing to realize is that they were generated rather than designed. Each dungeon starts off as a series of intersecting hallways with preset locations for the ladders up and down, and then doors and other obstacles are added randomly.

On each level you should always be aware where the up and down ladders are, because they don't move. On the first level you'll start in the northwest corner of the floor, and the ladder down will be near the south end of the next north-south hallway to the east. It's usually relatively easy to find this first ladder.

Each pair of dungeon floors features the same set of five enemies. On the first two floors, the enemies are fairly weak. Thieves will steal your reserve Weapons, which tends to be more annoying than effectual. You may want to sell off your extras, or invest in a lot of cheap Daggers if you have Weapons you want to keep in your inventory (such as Ropes & Spikes). The monsters on Dungeon Levels 1–2 are very little threat.
Compare Dungeon Levels 1–2 to other Dungeon Levels
Creatures: Found on Dungeon Levels 1–2 – 5 shown
The name of the creature; note that creatures of the same name that appear in different types of areas (e.g., the overworld or dungeons) are different creatures with different statistics; dungeon creatures are found only on certain dungeon levels; town creatures are not normally aggressive; kings are worth a great deal of experience if defeated; you must defeat the final boss to complete the game
Name
Whether this creature's attacks are ranged; you cannot attack creatures with a ranged attack unless you have a ranged attack as well
Ranged
Any special notes about the creature's special abilities
Notes
Ranger No -
Skeleton No -
Thief No Steals your lowest-tier unequipped weapon instead of dealing damage when it hits (deals damage normally if there's nothing to steal)
Giant Rat No -
Bat No -
Dungeon Levels 3–4

Printable Dungeon Template

Level 1 Base Map
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Level 2 Base Map
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dungeon Levels 3–4

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Dungeon Levels 1–2

When entering a dungeon, the first thing to realize is that they are randomly generated, and the random generation algorithm is stupid. Each dungeon starts off as a series of five north-south hallways with preset locations for the ladders up and down, and then doors and other obstacles are added randomly. If you ever see a corner in a hallway, don't get excited, because it means there's an energy field in place of a wall. (The fact that the system can draw corners yet they don't really exist indicates that this is a bug.)

On each level you should always be aware where the up and down ladders are, because they don't move. On the first level you'll start in the northwest corner of the floor, and the ladder down will be near the south end of the next hallway to the east. It's usually easy to find this first ladder, though on rare occasions you may need to seek out a secret door. (In my experience, every dungeon's floors are fully accessible if you take the time to search out all the secret doors.)

Each pair of dungeon floors features the same set of five enemies. On the first two floors, the enemies are fairly weak. The only one that really deals a lot of damage is the Bat, though Giant rats are no pushover either. Thieves will steal your reserve Weapons, which tends to be more annoying than effectual. You may want to sell off your extras, or invest in a lot of cheap Daggers if you have Weapons you want to keep in your inventory (such as a Staff or Triangle). The Creatures on these two floors are very little threat.