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Many adventurers like to thoroughly explore the beginning levels, reliably gaining enough experience to successfully tackle the next level. A temple diver takes a different path.

A temple diver intends to worship a particular god, and wants to gain piety with that god as quickly as possible. The temple diver takes each stairs down as soon as they find them, in search of the [[Ecumenical Temple]]. After taking service with their god of choice, the temple diver returns to the first level of the dungeon, and proceeds more methodically, gaining experience and piety.

Temple diving gains piety more quickly than the usual strategy, as a lowly rat on dungeon level one generally gives as much piety as a dragon or tier one demon. This approach is particularly useful if the chosen god gives abilities or rewards at early levels. [[Sif Muna]]'s [[Channel energy]] and [[Okawaru]]'s [[Heroism]] are commonly sought after.

== Hints and Tricks ==

This strategy works because the vast majority of monsters before the temple are pretty easy. Even so, this approach calls for extreme cowardice. A temple diver should run away from pretty much anything not found on the first floor of the dungeon.

Spriggans are the quintessential divers. Their speed gives them the ability to run away from the vast majority of dangerous enemies.

Stealthy races may also be good choices for temple diving. Just remember that you are below your normal depth, and higher level monsters will usually see through your stealth pretty easily.

While diving, only use stairs to descend levels. Using trapdoors means you have no reliable way to run away.

If all pathways to the temple are blocked by difficult monsters, you can always revert to Plan A, return to level one, and start killing your way down. But there is usually a way through for the persistent.

If you get to the temple and your god's altar isn't there, it's often best to revert to Plan A. Overflow altars will be found between level two and level nine.

Note this is not for the faint-hearted, and players on a streak may wish to employ a different strategy. The low level mortality rate among temple divers is quite high. Fortunately, you probably haven't spent much time on a failed diver. Just start another!

[[Category:Strategy Guides]]

[[Category:Tips]]

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-'''Temple diving''' is the process of reaching the [[Ecumenical Temple]] as quickly as possible, in order to reach a desired [[god]]. Instead of fully clearing out the beginning floors, a temple diver will skip levels until D:4. After obtaining a god, a diver goes back up and kills things they've missed.
+'''Temple diving''' is the process of reaching the [[Ecumenical Temple]] as quickly as possible, in order to reach a desired [[god]]. Instead of fully clearing out the beginning floors, a temple diver will skip levels until D:4. After obtaining a god, a diver goes back up and explores the skipped levels.
 ==Strategy==

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 The idea behind temple diving is that it gives more piety. Generally, a [[rat]] gives the same piety as a [[dragon]], and exploring D:1 gives the same piety as D:5 or D:6. So if you get a god before you kill D:1 rats, you get piety you otherwise would've missed.
-However, it is a low winrate strategy, as you are not guaranteed to find the Temple before a too-difficult monster just kills you. It also leaves you vulnerable to [[sourceless malevolence]] traps, since you'll be underleveled. So if you care about winrate or winstreaking, diving is ill advised. If you don't care about those things, though, you can always start another character.
+However, it is a low winrate strategy, as you are not guaranteed to find the Temple before a too-difficult monster just kills you. It also leaves you vulnerable to [[sourceless malevolence]] traps, since you'll lack items and XP that could let you survive the trap. So if you care about winrate or winstreaking, diving is ill advised. If you don't care about those things, though, you can always start another character.
 Of course, you are not married to this strategy. If you find a dangerous monster, you can revert to plan A: go back to D:1, kill all the monsters for XP, and come back stronger.
 ===Character Choice===
-[[Delver]], as its name suggests, is a natural background for temple diving. You start on D:5 - where the Temple can spawn - along with a [[scroll of magic mapping]] to scout out the level. High [[stealth]] and a few escape items also help. Also, delvers are very easy to [[Scumming#Start Scumming|start scum]] until you get good temple RNG.
+[[Delver]], as its name suggests, is a natural background for temple diving. You start on D:5 - where the Temple can spawn - along with a [[scroll of magic mapping]] to scout out the level. High [[stealth]] and a few escape items also help. Also, Delvers are very easy to [[Scumming#Start Scumming|start scum]] until you get good temple RNG.
 For species, [[Spriggan]]s are the quintessential divers. Their speed gives them the ability to run away from the vast majority of dangerous enemies. Other stealthy races may also be good choices for temple diving. Just remember that you are below your normal depth, and higher level monsters will usually see through your stealth pretty easily.

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 {{version030}}
 {{advice}}
-'''Temple diving''' is the process of reaching [[the Temple]] as quickly as possible, in order to reach a desired [[god]]. Instead of fully clearing out the beginning floors, a temple diver will skip levels until D:4. After obtaining a god, a diver goes back up and kills things they've missed.
+'''Temple diving''' is the process of reaching the [[Ecumenical Temple]] as quickly as possible, in order to reach a desired [[god]]. Instead of fully clearing out the beginning floors, a temple diver will skip levels until D:4. After obtaining a god, a diver goes back up and kills things they've missed.
 ==Strategy==
-The idea behind temple diving is that it gives more piety. Generally, a [[rat]] gives the same piety as a [[dragon]], and exploring D:1 gives the same piety as D:5 or D:6. So if you get a god before you kill D:1 rats, you get all the piety you would've missed.
+The idea behind temple diving is that it gives more piety. Generally, a [[rat]] gives the same piety as a [[dragon]], and exploring D:1 gives the same piety as D:5 or D:6. So if you get a god before you kill D:1 rats, you get piety you otherwise would've missed.
 However, it is a low winrate strategy, as you are not guaranteed to find the Temple before a too-difficult monster just kills you. It also leaves you vulnerable to [[sourceless malevolence]] traps, since you'll be underleveled. So if you care about winrate or winstreaking, diving is ill advised. If you don't care about those things, though, you can always start another character.
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 ===Character Choice===
-[[Delver]], as its name suggests, is a natural background for temple diving. You start on D:5 - where the Temple can spawn - along with a [[scroll of magic mapping]] to scout out the level. High [[stealth]] and a few escape items also help. Delvers are very easy to [[Scumming#Start Scumming|start scum]] until you get good temple RNG.
+[[Delver]], as its name suggests, is a natural background for temple diving. You start on D:5 - where the Temple can spawn - along with a [[scroll of magic mapping]] to scout out the level. High [[stealth]] and a few escape items also help. Also, delvers are very easy to [[Scumming#Start Scumming|start scum]] until you get good temple RNG.
 For species, [[Spriggan]]s are the quintessential divers. Their speed gives them the ability to run away from the vast majority of dangerous enemies. Other stealthy races may also be good choices for temple diving. Just remember that you are below your normal depth, and higher level monsters will usually see through your stealth pretty easily.
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 *While diving, only use stairs to descend levels. Using trapdoors means you have no reliable way to run away.
 *If you get to the temple and your god's altar isn't there, it's often best to revert to Plan A. Overflow altars will be found between D:3 and D:10.
 [[Category:Strategy Guides]]
 [[Category:Tips]]

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-{{version028}}
+{{version030}}
-Many adventurers like to thoroughly explore the beginning levels, reliably gaining enough experience to successfully tackle the next level. A temple diver takes a different path.
+{{advice}}
-A temple diver intends to worship a particular god, and wants to gain piety with that god as quickly as possible. The temple diver takes each stairs down as soon as they find them, in search of the [[Ecumenical Temple]]. After taking service with their god of choice, the temple diver returns to the first level of the dungeon, and proceeds more methodically, gaining experience and piety.
+==Strategy==
-Temple diving gains piety more quickly than the usual strategy, as a lowly [[rat]] on D:1 generally gives as much piety as a [[dragon]] or tier one demon. This approach is particularly useful if the chosen god gives abilities or rewards at early levels.
+However, it is a low winrate strategy, as you are not guaranteed to find the Temple before a too-difficult monster just kills you. It also leaves you vulnerable to [[sourceless malevolence]] traps, since you'll be underleveled. So if you care about winrate or winstreaking, diving is ill advised. If you don't care about those things, though, you can always start another character.
-This strategy is not for the faint-hearted. The low level mortality rate among temple divers is quite high. Fortunately, you probably haven't spent much time on a failed diver, though players on a win streak are ill-advised to dive. Just start another!
+Of course, you are not married to this strategy. If you find a dangerous monster, you can revert to plan A: go back to D:1, kill all the monsters for XP, and come back stronger.
-==Delver==
+===Character Choice===
-The [[Delver]] background, as the name suggests, is tailor-made towards diving. You start at D:5, with a [[scroll of magic mapping]] to scout, high Stealth, and a few other items.
+[[Delver]], as its name suggests, is a natural background for temple diving. You start on D:5 - where the Temple can spawn - along with a [[scroll of magic mapping]] to scout out the level. High [[stealth]] and a few escape items also help. Delvers are very easy to [[Scumming#Start Scumming|start scum]] until you get good temple RNG.
-Like all backgrounds, you aren't married to one, Temple-reliant strategy. A difficult monster is easily a reason to just go back upstairs. That is, if you aren't afraid of [[scum]]ming, i.e, resetting characters until you happen to see and reach the Temple.
+For species, [[Spriggan]]s are the quintessential divers. Their speed gives them the ability to run away from the vast majority of dangerous enemies. Other stealthy races may also be good choices for temple diving. Just remember that you are below your normal depth, and higher level monsters will usually see through your stealth pretty easily.
-== Tips & Tricks ==
+===Tips & Tricks===
-*This strategy works because the vast majority of monsters before the temple are pretty easy. Even so, this approach calls for extreme cowardice. A temple diver should run away from pretty much anything not found on the first floor of the dungeon.
+*Make sure to check any [[faded altar]]s you encounter. You could get a desirable god that way.
 *While diving, only use stairs to descend levels. Using trapdoors means you have no reliable way to run away.
 *If you get to the temple and your god's altar isn't there, it's often best to revert to Plan A. Overflow altars will be found between D:3 and D:10.
 [[Category:Strategy Guides]]
 [[Category:Tips]]

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 Temple diving gains piety more quickly than the usual strategy, as a lowly [[rat]] on D:1 generally gives as much piety as a [[dragon]] or tier one demon. This approach is particularly useful if the chosen god gives abilities or rewards at early levels.
-This strategy is not for the faint-hearted, and players on a streak are ill-advised to dive. The low level mortality rate among temple divers is quite high. Fortunately, you probably haven't spent much time on a failed diver. Just start another!
+This strategy is not for the faint-hearted. The low level mortality rate among temple divers is quite high. Fortunately, you probably haven't spent much time on a failed diver, though players on a win streak are ill-advised to dive. Just start another!
 ==Delver==
-The [[Delver]] background is tailor-made towards diving. You start at D:5, with a [[scroll of magic mapping]] to scout, high Stealth, and a few other items.
+The [[Delver]] background, as the name suggests, is tailor-made towards diving. You start at D:5, with a [[scroll of magic mapping]] to scout, high Stealth, and a few other items.
-A difficult monster is easily a reason to go back upstairs. That is, if you aren't afraid of [[scum]]ming, i.e, resetting characters until you happen to see and reach the Temple.
+Like all backgrounds, you aren't married to one, Temple-reliant strategy. A difficult monster is easily a reason to just go back upstairs. That is, if you aren't afraid of [[scum]]ming, i.e, resetting characters until you happen to see and reach the Temple.
 == Tips & Tricks ==

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