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Dudley's (New, Improved) Dungeon

< Jun 16th, 2013 >Dentarthurdent
Welcome, Dudley!    
You are a neutral   
gnomish Healer.     
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@ "Okay, Dogley. You handle the monsters and I'll keep you healed. When we get to Minetown, I'll become invulnerable!"
Dogley bites the    
hobbit!             
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@ "All right, keep it up!"
Dogley eats a       
leocrotta corpse.   
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@ "Almost there!"
You give the priest 
400 zorkmids.       
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@ "WOO! We made it!"

@ "Thy devotion has been rewarded."

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@ "Hello, Dudley! Welcome to Izchak's lighting store!"

@ "And hey, what's this?"

l - a lamp (unpaid, 
50 zorkmids).       
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@ "For you, honored sir; only 50 for this lamp."

@ "It's magic, baby! Take ALL my zorkmids!"

In a cloud of smoke,
a djinni emerges!   
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& "I am in your debt. I will grant one wish!"

@ "Blessed archon figurine! Gimme!"

The Archon wields a 
long sword named Sun
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A "THE WICKED SHALL SUFFER!"

@ "C'mon, Archley! We've got monsters to kill!"

Archley hits the Cyc
The Cyclops is kille
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A "PERISH, THOU EVIL DOER!"

@ "Score! Onward, to Gehennom!"

Archley kills the   
high priestess of Mo
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@ "Hooray! You're the best pet ever, Archley!"
Dudley eats a violet
fungus corpse.      
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@ "...best pet ever... let's go, archley..."
                    
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d "Far be it from me to ruin your happiness. Good luck on your own, hippy."

@ "...why yes, i would like a backrub... and a martini... there's nothing archons can't do..."

Dudley's pacifist run
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5 Comments

#1 anther Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:47:32
Not bad at all. :)

Although for some reason 'archley' sounds more like a name for an arch-lich.

#2 XandersolTehEpic Sun, 23 Jun 2013 06:57:13
... misuse of "thou" in 9th panel is giving me convulsions...

Otherwise, a good comic. Now if only my eye would stop twitching.

#3 Slandor Sun, 25 Aug 2013 00:01:10
Just catching up on this. I had to read it twice, but so, so E.

#4 Anonymous Wed, 9 Mar 2016 15:13:34
Still do not understand.

#5 riggityrekt Fri, 24 Dec 2021 15:45:55
bogly is feiling left behind after helpng dudley get the archon. it's actually a pretty accurate depiction of the run. btw it took me 5 years to aswer your question so hope you finally ave this question answered

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