Ecumenical Temple - Revision history

Patrick2011b: bump; the "every god" temple includes a Beogh altar

2025-04-24T23:55:42Z

bump; the "every god" temple includes a Beogh altar

Hordes: /* Altar Generation */

2024-08-14T16:43:24Z

‎Altar Generation

Patrick2011b: fix

2024-01-30T20:09:00Z

fix

Hordes: /* Overflow Altars */ 2/4 is not "many"

2024-01-30T14:13:14Z

‎Overflow Altars: 2/4 is not "many"

Hordes: /* Layout */

2024-01-30T14:12:41Z

‎Layout

Ge0ff: reword

2024-01-17T15:29:36Z

reword

Hordes: /* Layout */

2024-01-16T01:06:53Z

‎Layout

Hordes: de-CBA

2024-01-16T01:05:48Z

de-CBA

Hordes: /* Overflow Altars */ an cinder acolyte

2023-11-03T17:15:32Z

‎Overflow Altars: an cinder acolyte

Hordes: /* Overflow Altars */ respectively

2023-11-03T17:15:01Z

‎Overflow Altars: respectively

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 {{flavour|A Temple of the Gods, a place of peace and refuge from the insanity of the dungeon. It usually contains altars to most of the known gods. Gods that value exploration grant no piety for exploring the Temple.
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 The Temple has a single floor randomly picked from a predetermined pool of layouts. Whichever layout is picked, you'll typically find altars to at least six gods, but usually more. Rarely, one or even no altars will spawn. When entering the Temple, its entire map is revealed automatically. This lets you see every altar immediately, but gods won't grant exploration piety for this branch, and [[Human]]s' exploration regen doesn't work either.
-The Temple will never contain altars to [[Beogh]]. It can very rarely contain altars to [[Jiyva]], [[Lugonu]], or [[Ignis]], but each has a special layout for the temple that is "corrupted" by the god in question, which replaces most of the other altars. You can find the three former gods in certain branches (Beogh in the [[Orcish Mines]], Jiyva in or near the [[Slime Pits]], and Lugonu in [[the Abyss]]) or in rare dungeon vaults.
+The Temple will not normally contain altars to [[Beogh]], [[Jiyva]], [[Lugonu]], or [[Ignis]], but one of the rare temples has an altar to every god, and each of the three latter gods has a special layout for the temple that is "corrupted" by the god in question, which replaces most of the other altars. You can find the three former gods in certain branches (Beogh in the [[Orcish Mines]], Jiyva in or near the [[Slime Pits]], and Lugonu in [[the Abyss]]) or in rare dungeon vaults.
 The Temple is always safe. Some layouts may have monsters locked behind transparent walls. Note that monsters can follow you to the Temple, or be created (whether by [[divine retribution]] or a spell).
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 ==Altar Generation==
-First, the game runs a 1% check for "rare" temples. These include temples with 1 or even 0 gods, but also corrupted temples to the three special gods. Then, it rolls a 50/50.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|ng-init.cc|98}}</ref>
+First, the game runs a 1% check for "rare" temples. These include temples with 1 or even 0 gods, but also corrupted temples to the three special gods. Then, it rolls a 50/50.<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|ng-init.cc|111}}</ref>
 *If heads, <code>13 + 1d9</code> is run twice, taking the lower result (with max = 21).
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 Most gods are guaranteed to have an altar present here or in the Dungeon. If an altar to a deity other than Lugonu, Jiyva, Ignis, or Beogh is not found in the Temple, it will be found somewhere between D:2-10. Such altars are called ''overflow altars''. Note that not every altar you see in that range is necessarily an overflow altar, although most are.
-Even though they might not have altars, certain non-Temple gods are easy to worship. [[Hill Orc]]s can convert to Beogh upon encountering an [[orc priest]]. Any eligible race can start with Ignis by playing as a [[Cinder Acolyte]]. Thus, only Jiyva and Lugonu are difficult to find early.
+Even though they might not have altars, certain non-Temple gods are easy to worship. Characters without a god can convert to Beogh upon dropping to less than 2/3 of their max HP while an [[orc priest]] is in [[line of sight|LoS]]. Any eligible race can start with Ignis by playing as a [[Cinder Acolyte]]. Thus, only Jiyva and Lugonu are difficult to find early.
 ==History==

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 First, the game runs a 1% check for "rare" temples. These include temples with 1 or even 0 gods, but also corrupted temples to the three special gods. Then, it rolls a 50/50.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|ng-init.cc|98}}</ref>
-*If heads, <code>13 + 1d9</code> is run twice, taking the lower result.
+*If heads, <code>13 + 1d9</code> is run twice, taking the lower result (with max = 21).
-*If tails, <code>4 + 1d9</code> is run twice, taking the higher result.
+*If tails, <code>4 + 1d9</code> is run twice, taking the higher result (with min = 6).
-If a rare temple isn't generated, then there'll be a minimum of 6 gods and a maximum of 21 gods, with a mean of 13.5 gods.
+If a rare temple isn't generated, the mean number of altars will be 13.5.
 ===Overflow Altars===

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 Most gods are guaranteed to have an altar present here or in the Dungeon. If an altar to a deity other than Lugonu, Jiyva, Ignis, or Beogh is not found in the Temple, it will be found somewhere between D:2-10. Such altars are called ''overflow altars''. Note that not every altar you see in that range is necessarily an overflow altar, although most are.
-Even though they might not have altars, certain Temple gods are easy to worship. [[Hill Orc]]s can convert to Beogh upon encountering an [[orc priest]]. Any eligible race can start with Ignis by playing as a [[Cinder Acolyte]]. Thus, only Jiyva and Lugonu are difficult to find early.
+Even though they might not have altars, certain non-Temple gods are easy to worship. [[Hill Orc]]s can convert to Beogh upon encountering an [[orc priest]]. Any eligible race can start with Ignis by playing as a [[Cinder Acolyte]]. Thus, only Jiyva and Lugonu are difficult to find early.
 ==History==

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 Most gods are guaranteed to have an altar present here or in the Dungeon. If an altar to a deity other than Lugonu, Jiyva, Ignis, or Beogh is not found in the Temple, it will be found somewhere between D:2-10. Such altars are called ''overflow altars''. Note that not every altar you see in that range is necessarily an overflow altar, although most are.
-Even though they might not have altars, many non-Temple gods are easy to worship. [[Hill Orc]]s can convert to Beogh upon encountering an [[orc priest]]. Any eligible race can start with Ignis by playing as a [[Cinder Acolyte]]. Thus, only Jiyva and Lugonu are difficult to find early.
+Even though they might not have altars, certain Temple gods are easy to worship. [[Hill Orc]]s can convert to Beogh upon encountering an [[orc priest]]. Any eligible race can start with Ignis by playing as a [[Cinder Acolyte]]. Thus, only Jiyva and Lugonu are difficult to find early.
 ==History==

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 ==Layout==
-The Temple has a single floor randomly picked from a predetermined pool of layouts. Whichever layout is picked, you'll typically find altars to at least six gods, but usually more. Rarely, one or even no altars will spawn. When entering the Temple, its entire map is revealed automatically. This lets you see every altar immediately, but gods won't grant exploration piety for this branch, and [[Human]]s' exploration regen doesn't work too.
+The Temple has a single floor randomly picked from a predetermined pool of layouts. Whichever layout is picked, you'll typically find altars to at least six gods, but usually more. Rarely, one or even no altars will spawn. When entering the Temple, its entire map is revealed automatically. This lets you see every altar immediately, but gods won't grant exploration piety for this branch, and [[Human]]s' exploration regen doesn't work either.
 The Temple will never contain altars to [[Beogh]]. It can very rarely contain altars to [[Jiyva]], [[Lugonu]], or [[Ignis]], but each has a special layout for the temple that is "corrupted" by the god in question, which replaces most of the other altars. You can find the three former gods in certain branches (Beogh in the [[Orcish Mines]], Jiyva in or near the [[Slime Pits]], and Lugonu in [[the Abyss]]) or in rare dungeon vaults.

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 {{flavour|A Temple of the Gods, a place of peace and refuge from the insanity of the dungeon. It usually contains altars to most of the known gods. Gods that value exploration grant no piety for exploring the Temple.
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 [[File:Temple entry.png]] The '''Ecumenical Temple''', also known as the Temple of Gods, is the first [[branch]] of [[the Dungeon]] that most players will encounter. Located somewhere on Dungeon:4-7, it contains altars to multiple [[god]]s, but nothing else.
-Entering the Ecumenical Temple is entirely optional, but if you started the game with a non-religious [[background]], it's a good place for [[choosing a god]]. You can learn more about each god's religion by standing on their altar and praying (command '''<''' or '''>''').
+Entering the Ecumenical Temple is entirely optional, but if you started without a religion, it's a good place for [[choosing a god]]. You can learn more about each god's religion by standing on their altar and praying (command '''<''' or '''>''').
 ==Layout==
-The Temple has a single floor randomly picked from a predetermined pool of layouts. Whichever layout is picked, you'll typically find altars to at least six gods, but usually more. Rarely, 1 or even no altars will spawn.
+The Temple has a single floor randomly picked from a predetermined pool of layouts. Whichever layout is picked, you'll typically find altars to at least six gods, but usually more. Rarely, one or even no altars will spawn. When entering the Temple, its entire layout is revealed. This means you can see every altar without needing to explore, but gods won't grant piety for this branch, and [[Human]]s' exploration regen doesn't work.
 The Temple will never contain altars to [[Beogh]]. It can very rarely contain altars to [[Jiyva]], [[Lugonu]], or [[Ignis]], but each has a special layout for the temple that is "corrupted" by the god in question, which replaces most of the other altars. You can find the three former gods in certain branches (Beogh in the [[Orcish Mines]], Jiyva in or near the [[Slime Pits]], and Lugonu in [[the Abyss]]) or in rare dungeon vaults.
 If the Temple's entrance appears to be unreachable, try to get in via an unused set of [[stairs]] on another floor.
 ==Altar Generation==
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 ==History==
-*In [[0.31]], the Temple will be mapped on entry, allowing you to know all gods without exploring.
+*Prior to [[0.31]], the Temple was not mapped on entry, so you had to explore it to find altars, and it could be used for [[Meteoran]] explore regen.
 *In [[0.29]], new temple vaults with 0-1 gods were added with a rare chance. Also, god generation odds were changed, which added more weight to smaller temples.
 *In [[0.18]], the Temple can, in rare cases, be overtaken by [[Jiyva]], creating a Jiyva-themed temple and replacing most of the altars with its own.
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 [[Category:Religion]]