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Dudley's (New, Improved) Dungeon

< Jan 13th, 2015 >Isometrus
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/_/ |__/ETHACK |#|  
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NETHACK!

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         @          
                    
                    
                    
STARRING...

"@", the leader!


@ raises his sword dramatically

                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
         @          
                    
                    
                    
"@", the leader's best friend!


@: I prefer "Vice Leader."

                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
     @        @     
                    
                    
                    
"@", the smart one!

"@", the strong one!


@: 18 intellect and 18 strength respectively.

        ----------- 
        |...@.....| 
        |.@....@..| 
        |....@....+ 
        |.........| 
        |....@....| 
########-.........| 
        |.........| 
        ----+--|--- 
@: Ahahahaha!

@: Woah! Who's that guy?

@: I don't know, @!

        ----------- 
        |...@.....| 
        |.@.|..@..| 
        |...|@....+ 
        |...|.....| 
        |...|.....| 
########-...@.....| 
        |.........| 
        ----+--|--- 
@: I'm gonna hit him with my sword!

@: Hahahahahaha! You will never ascend! *zap*

@: Why does this always happen?

        ----------- 
        |...@.....| 
        |.@....@..| 
        |....@....+ 
        |.........| 
        |....@....| 
########-.........| 
        |.........| 
        ----+--|--- 
@: So, Hackers...you think you can take my amulet? Well, it's hidden at the bottom of this dungeon. Try to take it...if you DAAAAARE!

@: We accept your challenge!

@: --no--we--don't--

@: Quiet, @.

        ----------- 
        |...@.....| 
        |.@....@..| 
        |....@....+ 
        |.........| 
        |.........| 
########-.........| 
        |......@..| 
        ----+--|--- 
@: ...okay, bye then.

@: See you in thirteen panels, villain!

                    
 DUNGEON    ___     
 LEVEL     /   |    
          /_   |    
            |  |    
           _|  |_   
          |______|  
                    
                    
                    
                    
   ---+--------     
   |...d@d@d..|     
   |.d@...d...|     
   |...dd.d@d.|     
   ----|-------     
       #            
       #            
The jackal bites! The jackal bites! The jackal bites!

@: I'm at critical health, guys!

@: No! We can't die on the first floor!

                    
                    
   ---+--------     
   |...d@d@d..|     
   |.d@d.dd...|     
   |......d@d.|     
   ----|-------     
       #            
       #            
@: Wait a minute...one of these things is a werejackal! I've read about them in one of my books!

@: Really?

@: Yeah! And I learned that werejackals are vulnerable against silver! So here's what we have to do...

              #     
              #     
         -----+-----
         |.........|
         |....>....|
         |@.......@|
         |..@...@..|
         |.........|
         ----+------
Later...


@: It's a good thing you had all those cursed books, @! We teleported out of there without a problem!

@@@@: YEAH!

@: ...I hate you all.

                    
 DUNGEON   _____    
 LEVEL    / __  \   
          | \_\  |  
          \___   |  
          __  \  |  
          \ \_/  /  
           \____/   
                    
      --------------
      |......@....&|
###   |..@.......@.|
  #   |..@.........|
  #   ---|-------|--
  #      #       #  
  ########       #  
  #              #  
  #              #  
@: Guys, help!

@: How did you summon Juiblex?

@: And why did you attack him??

      --------------
      |......@....&|
###   |.......@..@.|
  #   |........@...|
  #   ---|-------|--
  #      #       #  
  ########       #  
  #              #  
  #              #  
@: I used my wand of digging to break out of his stomach--but he's still moving!

@: Why don't you just hit him again?

@: None of my attacks do any damage!

      --------------
      |......@...@%|
###   |............|
  #   |........@.@.|
  #   ---|-------|--
  #      #       #  
  ########       #  
  #              #  
  #              #  
@: ...well, that certainly worked.

@: Look, brute force works out about 1 percent of the time around here, so I'll take what I can get.

                    
 DUNGEON  __   __   
 LEVEL   /_ | /  |  
          | |/ / |_ 
          | |__   _|
         _| |_ | |  
         |___| |_|  
                    
                    
 ----------------   
 |.....V..@@..a.|   
 |...Ve..@@..aaa|   
 |....q......h.aaa##
 |.....d.d.dc...|   
 |......T.d.....|   
 -+-----|--------   
        #           
        #           
@: Well, this is it, guys...no way out this time.
 ----------------   
 |.....V..@@..a.|   
 |...Ve..@@..aaa|   
 |....q......h.aaa##
 |.....d.d.dc...|   
 |......T.d.....|   
 -+-----|--------   
        #           
        #           
@: Wait a minute! Give me all the potions of enlightenment, all the potions of levitation, and all the unholy water you have!
       ----------   
       |........|   
       |........-###
       |......%.|   
       |...@@...|   
       |..@.@...|   
       |........|   
       |...%....|   
       ----------   
@: Wow, @! I didn't know you were so good at alchemy!

@: Yeah, I'm quirky like that.

       FINAL        
   /  BATTLE!   \/ }
  {     ---    { \/ 
   \   --@--    \/  
   {   |@@@|     }  
  _/\  --@--   \/   
 /\ {   ---    {    
{ /\            \   
                    
Soon...


@: So, you have made it all this way...but it shall all be for nothing!

       FINAL        
   /  BATTLE!   \/ }
  {     ---    { \/ 
   \   --@--    \/  
   {   |@@@|     }  
  _/\  --@--   \/   
 /\ {   ---    {    
{ /\            \   
                    
@: Wizard! We are here to end your reign of...not giving us the Amulet!

@: Wait, guys...what does the amulet do?

@@@: Hahaha...oh, @!

       FINAL        
   /  BATTLE!   \/ }
  {     ---    { \/ 
   \   --@--    \/  
   {   |@@%|     }  
  _/\  --@--   \/   
 /\ {   ---    {    
{ /\            \   
                    
@ dies...

@: Oh no, not @! He never told me how to pronounce his name!

@: Don't worry! We can use a turning spell to resurrect him once--

       FINAL        
   /  BATTLE!   \/ }
  {     ---    { \/ 
   \   --%--    \/  
   {   |%@%|     }  
  _/\  --@--   \/   
 /\ {   ---    {    
{ /\            \   
                    
@ dies...

@ dies...

@: ...oh.

   # #         #    
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     # #   |  #  #  
     --  @ - #- #   
    |         |     
# ## #   @    |     
 #  -##- #  -  ##   
# ##   #  # | # #   
##  ##  #           
@: No...it can't end like this...
 #       #       # #
 # #  # #  ##  ## ##
    #  #   # #   #  
  #  #   #@# # #    
  ##  #     # #  #  
  #  ##        ##   
 # #  ##  @  # # #  
#  ##  # #  ### #  #
##              #   
@: @ proved himself against the werejackal...@ proved himself against Juiblex...@ did his thing...
## #  #    # #  ## #
 #      ## #  ####  
  ### #  #@  ##     
# #      ### # ## # 
 ##    ###   # ###  
##  #   ###### # #  
#    ###  @  # #   #
      ##  #     #  #
#### #  #   ###    #
@: There must be something I can do! Some talent that makes me--wait!
  # #    # ######## 
# ##  # #### ## ### 
########  ###  #####
## ## ##   #   ##  #
#  ###### ####      
#  #### ##@ # # ####
# ## ## #####  #  ##
 #  ### # ###    ###
##  ## #### #####  #
@: I...I know what to do!
    FINAL FINAL     
   /  BATTLE!   \/ }
  {     ---    { \/ 
   \   --%--    \/  
   {   |%@%|     }  
  _/\  --@--   \/   
 /\ {   ---    {    
{ /\            \   
                    
@: Hey, Wizard!

@: Oh, thank goodness you're done talking to yourself. It's been about 20 turns, you know.

    FINAL FINAL     
   /  BATTLE!   \/ }
  {     ---    { \/ 
   \   --%--    \/  
   {   |%@%|     }  
  _/\  --@--   \/   
 /\ {   ---    {    
{ /\            \   
                    
@: You may be powerful, and smart, and know why you're in this dungeon...but I have a gift that my parents gave me, a long time ago.
    FINAL FINAL     
   /  BATTLE!   \/ }
  {     ---    { \/ 
   \   --%--    \/  
   {   |%@%|     }  
  _/\  --@--   \/   
 /\ {   ---    {    
{ /\            \   
                    
a - a wand of death (0:1) called Hope You Kill The Wizard Someday

@: What the--

                    
      THE END!      
                    
                    
      @ @ @ @       
                    
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         %          
                    
@: So how do we take on the Plane of Earth?

@: Oh no, not again!

ALL LAUGH

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5 Comments

#1 yhelothar Tue, 13 Jan 2015 01:24:23
Hall of Fame

#2 grisha5 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 10:18:37
A.W.E.S.O.M.E

#3 sparrow4 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:00:54
ALL LAUGH.
@'s: Who said that!?
@:What's at the end of this desert, anyway?
JUDGEMENT.
@:Which end?
*SKELETAL SMILE *

#4 anther Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:55:19
This is easily as good as L's old comics.

#5 Anonymous Sat, 13 May 2017 22:04:59
"Brute force works about 1% of the time."
http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/B/brute-force.html
When in doubt...

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