The Abyss - Revision history

Draconius: Added CBA

2026-08-01T08:21:55Z

Added CBA

Draconius at 09:09, 27 June 2026

2026-06-27T09:09:23Z

Draconius: Updated for .34

2026-06-27T09:06:10Z

Updated for .34

Mattlistener: /* Exit */

2026-04-03T02:48:45Z

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Hordes at 05:45, 19 January 2026

2026-01-19T05:45:55Z

Patrick2011b: bump

2025-01-28T20:21:21Z

bump

Hordes: /* Monster Spawning */

2024-06-09T00:03:17Z

‎Monster Spawning

Hordes: +branches template

2023-09-07T02:06:35Z

+branches template

Hordes: /* Entering the Abyss */ chaos effects have different chances

2023-08-22T04:59:16Z

‎Entering the Abyss: chaos effects have different chances

Hordes: /* Exit */

2023-06-28T23:44:05Z

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 ==History==
 *In [[0.34]], Abyssal entry was tied to player level, with higher xl leading to deeper entry levels up to level 5. Most sources of permanent mutation were removed.
 *In [[0.29]], the anti-scumming measures of 0.28 were mostly reverted:

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 ==History==
-*In [[0.34]], Abyssal entry was tied to player level, with higher xl leading to deeper entry levels up to level 5.
+*In [[0.34]], Abyssal entry was tied to player level, with higher xl leading to deeper entry levels up to level 5. Most sources of permanent mutation were removed.
 *In [[0.29]], the anti-scumming measures of 0.28 were mostly reverted:
 **The Abyss gives XP and piety again (but not items); the rune no longer gives XP, and [[wretched star]]s were unnerfed.

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-{{version032}}
+{{version034}}
 {{flavour|The Abyss is a truly bizarre place, ever-changing and twisted. It is filled with all sorts of monsters, mostly of demonic nature, whose common aim is to feast on intruders. It is also the garbage dump for many sorcerers, who delight in sending would-be champions like you to these proving grounds of madness. Reportedly, there is some structure to the chaos, as Lugonu seems to concoct schemes around this place and its denizens.
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 *Earn [[Lugonu]]'s wrath.
-When entering the Abyss, you will always enter the deepest level you've been so far. Involuntary banishment (i.e. not entering a portal or using Lugonu ability) will occasionally send you deeper. The higher your [[XL]], the higher chance for a deeper level.
+Abyss entry depth directly scales to experience level, the higher your [[XL]], the higher the chance for a deeper level up to a maximum entry depth of Abyss 5. If you enter via a portal, it will first prompt you with the deepest possible entry floor.
 Being banished while in the Abyss will drive you down a floor.
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 ==Monsters==
 *The [[undead]] and nearly all non-fiend [[demon]]s, including [[derived undead]] of late-game monsters.
-*Almost all [[List of eyeballs|eyeballs]], [[list of draconians|draconians]]
+*Almost all [[List of eyeballs|eyeballs]], [[list of draconians|draconians]].
-*Any [[unique]]s you banished to the Abyss
+*Any [[unique]]s you banished to the Abyss.
-*Humanoid casters, such as [[Wizard (monster)|wizards]] and [[lich]]es
+*Humanoid casters, such as [[Wizard (monster)|wizards]] and [[lich]]es.
 *Several monsters unique to the Abyss:
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 {| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:0; padding:0;"
 |-
-| {{monsterlink|Apocalypse crab}} || {{monsterlink|Thrashing horror}} || {{monsterlink|Starcursed mass}} || {{monsterlink|Tentacled starspawn}} ||
+| {{monsterlink|Apocalypse crab}} || {{monsterlink|Thrashing horror}} || {{monsterlink|Starcursed mass}} || {{monsterlink|Tentacled starspawn}} || {{monsterlink|Screaming refraction}}
 |-
 | {{monsterlink|Ancient zyme}} || {{monsterlink|Lurking horror}} || {{monsterlink|Spatial maelstrom}} || {{monsterlink|Wretched star}} || {{monsterlink|Starflower}}
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 *The enemies found here are not much weaker than those found in [[Hell]], so a full complement of resistances is recommended. Getting surrounded here can be deadly, but if you can run away for long enough the level will reset, saving you from your pursuers. Having [[stealth]] may be useful, which can let you walk away from fights you just don't want to deal with. [[Regeneration]] is also useful, as you won't have much time to rest here.
 *Getting sent to the Abyss early (usually through Banishment) is often a death sentence, but you may be able to survive long enough to find a gate out. For almost any player, surviving the Abyss is about mobility first. Use every speed advantage you can muster to avoid every combat you can; even if you can defeat some of the weaker foes, you want to spend every possible turn exploring new tiles and generating new chances of escape. When you see a monster, you should head in the opposite direction. You can also worship [[Lugonu]] for a fast way out (at the cost of your old god's [[divine retribution|wrath]]).
-**A means of [[flying]] over lava or deep water and a [[wand of digging]] will help manufacture avenues of escape when you're seemingly trapped. Since teleports take a while to kick in, consider teleporting ''on sight'' when you see speedy, lethal monsters like [[executioner]]s or ranged threats like [[hell sentinel]]s. [[Blink]]ing can get you out of a nasty corner. Summons can slow/entangle pursuers. Use quiet dead ends to regenerate HP/MP. Then, get moving.
+**A means of [[flying]] over lava or deep water and a [[wand of digging]] will help manufacture avenues of escape when you're seemingly trapped. Since teleports take a while to kick in, consider teleporting ''on sight'' when you see speedy, lethal monsters like [[executioner]]s or ranged threats like [[hell sentinel]]s. [[Blink]]ing can get you out of a nasty corner. Summons can slow/entangle pursuers. Use quiet dead ends to regenerate HP/MP. Then, get moving. Many of the rune vaults have enemies that cannot see invisible, always check if a [[potion of invisibility]] will solve the problem.
 *Moving diagonally in an unexplored direction will uncover more tiles, making it more likely for you to find the exit. It also makes it somewhat more likely for you to find monsters.
 *The smartest way to survive the Abyss is to only enter it on your own terms. Read the page on [[Banishment]] for tips on avoiding one of ''Crawl'''s deadliest spells.
 ==History==
 *In [[0.29]], the anti-scumming measures of 0.28 were mostly reverted:
 **The Abyss gives XP and piety again (but not items); the rune no longer gives XP, and [[wretched star]]s were unnerfed.

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 You may also kill monsters to eventually create a gateway out; higher XP contributes more. However, going deeper than A:5 gives a <code>(Floor-4)</code>x XP penalty for purposes of stair creation.
-Finally, altars of [[Lugonu]] are scattered throughout the Abyss, who offers worshippers an immediate way out. Most [[god]]s will inflict [[divine retribution]] for leaving them, but Lugonu provides some protection against wrath, and may be the best/only option to survive.
+Finally, altars of [[Lugonu]] are scattered throughout the Abyss, who offers converts an immediate way out. Most [[god]]s will inflict [[divine retribution]] for leaving them, but Lugonu provides some protection against wrath, and may be the best/only option to survive.
 ==Monsters==

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 You may also kill monsters to eventually create a gateway out; higher XP contributes more. However, going deeper than A:5 gives a <code>(Floor-4)</code>x XP penalty for purposes of stair creation.
-Finally, altars of [[Lugonu]] are scattered throughout the Abyss, who offers worshippers an immediate way out. Most [[god]]s will inflict [[divine retribution]] for leaving them, but Lugonu may be the only option.
+Finally, altars of [[Lugonu]] are scattered throughout the Abyss, who offers worshippers an immediate way out. Most [[god]]s will inflict [[divine retribution]] for leaving them, but Lugonu provides some protection against wrath, and may be the best/only option to survive.
 ==Monsters==
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*The enemies found here are not much weaker than those found in [[Hell]], so a full complement of resistances (particularly [[mutation resistance]]) is recommended. Getting surrounded here can be deadly, but if you can run away for long enough the level will reset, saving you from your pursuers. Having [[stealth]] may be useful, which can let you walk away from fights you just don't want to deal with. [[Regeneration]] is also useful, as you won't have much time to rest here.
+*The enemies found here are not much weaker than those found in [[Hell]], so a full complement of resistances is recommended. Getting surrounded here can be deadly, but if you can run away for long enough the level will reset, saving you from your pursuers. Having [[stealth]] may be useful, which can let you walk away from fights you just don't want to deal with. [[Regeneration]] is also useful, as you won't have much time to rest here.
 *Getting sent to the Abyss early (usually through Banishment) is often a death sentence, but you may be able to survive long enough to find a gate out. For almost any player, surviving the Abyss is about mobility first. Use every speed advantage you can muster to avoid every combat you can; even if you can defeat some of the weaker foes, you want to spend every possible turn exploring new tiles and generating new chances of escape. When you see a monster, you should head in the opposite direction. You can also worship [[Lugonu]] for a fast way out (at the cost of your old god's [[divine retribution|wrath]]).
 **A means of [[flying]] over lava or deep water and a [[wand of digging]] will help manufacture avenues of escape when you're seemingly trapped. Since teleports take a while to kick in, consider teleporting ''on sight'' when you see speedy, lethal monsters like [[executioner]]s or ranged threats like [[hell sentinel]]s. [[Blink]]ing can get you out of a nasty corner. Summons can slow/entangle pursuers. Use quiet dead ends to regenerate HP/MP. Then, get moving.

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-{{version030}}
+{{version032}}
 {{flavour|The Abyss is a truly bizarre place, ever-changing and twisted. It is filled with all sorts of monsters, mostly of demonic nature, whose common aim is to feast on intruders. It is also the garbage dump for many sorcerers, who delight in sending would-be champions like you to these proving grounds of madness. Reportedly, there is some structure to the chaos, as Lugonu seems to concoct schemes around this place and its denizens.
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 The Abyss is an unorthodox seven-floor [[branch]], with each "floor" an endless plane of constantly shifting terrain. Travel within or between levels of the Abyss is made difficult by several permanent branch features:
 *Mapping the Abyss is impossible. Its terrain constantly changes out of sight; anything that leaves your sight is quickly forgotten.
-*Teleports from a [[scroll of teleport]] are delayed by an extra <code>5+1d9</code> turns<ref>{{source ref|0.29.0|spl-transloc.cc|797}}</ref>.
+*Teleports from a [[scroll of teleport]] are delayed by an extra <code>5+1d9</code> turns<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|spl-transloc.cc|901}}</ref>.
 *The player will be [[teleport]]ed at random intervals. 20% of the time, this teleport will reset the entire map.
-**When teleporting, sometimes players will be forcefully sent deeper into the abyss, at a <code>(XL - Depth)^2 / 2187 * 100</code>% chance.<ref>{{source ref|0.29.0|abyss.cc|1726}}</ref>
+**When teleporting, sometimes players will be forcefully sent deeper into the abyss, at a <code>(XL - Depth)^2 / 2187 * 100</code>% chance.<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|abyss.cc|1717}}</ref>
 *Instead of regular stairs, [[abyssal stair]]s and branch exits appear randomly or after getting enough XP. You can't ever go up a floor; just down or out. Even when you re-enter the Abyss, you'll end up at the last floor you were on.
 *You may occasionally see orderly structures in the Abyss. These hand-crafted [[vault]]s often contain powerful monsters, abyssal stairs, the [[Abyssal rune]], or even a way out. Approach these with caution, as they are usually well-guarded.
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 ===Monster Spawning===
-[[Monster generation|Monsters spawn]] every 5 turns while you're in the Abyss, no matter what level you're on.<ref>{{source ref|0.29.0|mon-place.cc|284}}</ref> Levels of the Abyss from Abyss:1 to Abyss:5 have a <code>Floor/5</code> chance to spawn another monster.<ref>{{source ref|0.29.0|timed-effects.cc|293}}</ref> Abyss:6 will always spawn 3 monsters every 5 turns, and Abyss:7, 4 monsters.
+[[Monster generation|Monsters spawn]] every 5 turns while you're in the Abyss, no matter what level you're on.<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|mon-place.cc|262}}</ref> Levels of the Abyss from Abyss:1 to Abyss:5 have a <code>Floor/5</code> chance to spawn another monster.<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|timed-effects.cc|296}}</ref> Abyss:6 will always spawn 2 monsters every 5 turns, and Abyss:7, 3 monsters.
 Both Abyss:6 and Abyss:7 have a <code>(Floor-5)/10</code> chance, per monster, to explicitly spawn a monster near you. Otherwise, monsters spawn in random locations, which could be close or far away.
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 *Enter a [[portal]] in [[Pandemonium]] or [[the Depths]].
-**Depths:3 always has an entrance to the Abyss; other Depths floors have a 33% chance to have a portal.<ref>{{source ref|0.29.1|dat/des/branches/abyss.des|26}}</ref>
+**Depths:3 always has an entrance to the Abyss; other Depths floors have a 33% chance to have a portal.<ref>{{source ref|0.32.1|dat/des/branches/abyss.des|26}}</ref>
 *Get [[Banishment|banished]] by the monster spell.
 *Unwield a [[distortion]] weapon (25% chance).
-*Get hit by a [[distortion]] weapon (5% chance), weapons of [[chaos]] (.14% chance), or direct [[chaotic]] effects (1% chance).
+*Get hit by a [[distortion]] weapon (5% chance) or direct [[chaotic]] effects (1% chance).
 *Use [[Lugonu]]'s Enter the Abyss ability (available at 5* piety and at a large cost)
 *Earn [[Lugonu]]'s wrath.
-When entering the Abyss, you will always enter the lowest level you've been so far. Involuntary banishment (i.e. not entering a portal or using Lugonu ability) will occasionally send you deeper. The higher your [[XL]], the higher chance for a deeper level.
+When entering the Abyss, you will always enter the deepest level you've been so far. Involuntary banishment (i.e. not entering a portal or using Lugonu ability) will occasionally send you deeper. The higher your [[XL]], the higher chance for a deeper level.
 Being banished while in the Abyss will drive you down a floor.
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
-*The enemies found here are not much weaker than those found in [[Hell]], so a full complement of resistances (particularly [[mutation resistance]]) is recommended. Getting surrounded here can be deadly, but if you can run away for long enough the level will reset, saving you from your pursuers. Having [[stealth]] may be useful, which can let you walk away from fights you just don't want to deal with.
+*The enemies found here are not much weaker than those found in [[Hell]], so a full complement of resistances (particularly [[mutation resistance]]) is recommended. Getting surrounded here can be deadly, but if you can run away for long enough the level will reset, saving you from your pursuers. Having [[stealth]] may be useful, which can let you walk away from fights you just don't want to deal with. [[Regeneration]] is also useful, as you won't have much time to rest here.
 *Getting sent to the Abyss early (usually through Banishment) is often a death sentence, but you may be able to survive long enough to find a gate out. For almost any player, surviving the Abyss is about mobility first. Use every speed advantage you can muster to avoid every combat you can; even if you can defeat some of the weaker foes, you want to spend every possible turn exploring new tiles and generating new chances of escape. When you see a monster, you should head in the opposite direction. You can also worship [[Lugonu]] for a fast way out (at the cost of your old god's [[divine retribution|wrath]]).
-** A means of [[flying]] over lava or deep water and a [[wand of digging]] will help manufacture avenues of escape when you're seemingly trapped. Since teleports take a while to kick in, consider teleporting ''on sight'' when you see speedy, lethal monsters like [[executioner]]s or ranged threats like [[hell sentinel]]s. [[Blink]]ing can get you out of a nasty corner. Summons can slow/entangle pursuers. Use quiet dead ends to regenerate HP/MP. Then, get moving.
+**A means of [[flying]] over lava or deep water and a [[wand of digging]] will help manufacture avenues of escape when you're seemingly trapped. Since teleports take a while to kick in, consider teleporting ''on sight'' when you see speedy, lethal monsters like [[executioner]]s or ranged threats like [[hell sentinel]]s. [[Blink]]ing can get you out of a nasty corner. Summons can slow/entangle pursuers. Use quiet dead ends to regenerate HP/MP. Then, get moving.
 *Moving diagonally in an unexplored direction will uncover more tiles, making it more likely for you to find the exit. It also makes it somewhat more likely for you to find monsters.
 *The smartest way to survive the Abyss is to only enter it on your own terms. Read the page on [[Banishment]] for tips on avoiding one of ''Crawl'''s deadliest spells.

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 [[Monster generation|Monsters spawn]] every 5 turns while you're in the Abyss, no matter what level you're on.<ref>{{source ref|0.29.0|mon-place.cc|284}}</ref> Levels of the Abyss from Abyss:1 to Abyss:5 have a <code>Floor/5</code> chance to spawn another monster.<ref>{{source ref|0.29.0|timed-effects.cc|293}}</ref> Abyss:6 will always spawn 3 monsters every 5 turns, and Abyss:7, 4 monsters.
-Both A:6 and A:7 may explicitly spawn monsters near you, with a <code>(Floor-5)/10</code> chance per monster.<ref>{{source ref|0.29.0|mon-place.cc|344}}</ref> Other spawns may randomly spawn close by, but could also generate on the other side of the map.
+Both Abyss:6 and Abyss:7 have a <code>(Floor-5)/10</code> chance, per monster, to explicitly spawn a monster near you. Otherwise, monsters spawn in random locations, which could be close or far away.
 The Abyss disables the usual spawns while holding the [[Orb of Zot]]. [[Cheibriados]] gives a 50% chance for each spawn to fail.

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 [[File:Abyss entry.png]] '''The Abyss''' is an extra-dimensional chaotic plane without definite shape or form, inhabited by unholy horrors and ruled by [[Lugonu]] the Unformed. Whether you end up in this horrible place intentionally or as the result of sheer bad luck, dedicated explorers who manage to survive will eventually find the [[abyssal rune]] of Zot, and perhaps even a way out!
-==Structure==
+==Useful Info==
 The Abyss is an unorthodox seven-floor [[branch]], with each "floor" an endless plane of constantly shifting terrain. Travel within or between levels of the Abyss is made difficult by several permanent branch features:
 *Mapping the Abyss is impossible. Its terrain constantly changes out of sight; anything that leaves your sight is quickly forgotten.
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 <references/>
-[[Category:Dungeon_Branches]]
+{{branches}}