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[[File:Crypt entry.png]] [[The Crypt]] is a side-[[branch]] located under [[the Vaults]], haunted by all manner of undead.
 
[[File:Crypt entry.png]] [[The Crypt]] is a side-[[branch]] located under [[the Vaults]], haunted by all manner of undead.
  
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==Useful Info==
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'''The Crypt''' is a 5-floor [[branch]], its entrance found on [[Vaults]]:2 or 3. It is filled with all manner of [[undead]] opponents, and although it does not contain a [[rune of Zot]], it does hold the [[list of mummies|mummy]]-guarded entrance to [[the Tomb]], as well as a large amount of treasure guarded by powerful undead foes on the final floor.
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The Crypt is 5 floors deep, its entrance found between floors 2 and 3 of [[the Vaults]], populated by all kinds of [[undead]] monsters, the Crypt can be dangerous to the unprepared. The near-absence of living foes makes finding [[chunk]]s (let alone clean ones) difficult, so watch your food clock. It contains the entrance to [[the Tomb]] and significant treasure on the lowest floor, but no [[rune]].
 
  
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The Crypt is also a [[Noise#Ambient noise|very silent place]] (one might even say "dead quiet"), so noises will carry farther than you're used to. While the majority of the Crypt's inhabitants attack you in relative silence ([[flying skull]]s are one of the few forms of undead capable of alerting others of your presence), even the noise made by your weapons striking your foes will be attracting attention. See the page on [[noise]] for more details.
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==Layout==
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the Crypts are made up of claustrophobic, winding hallways and large open chambers, all of which are built of [[wand of digging|dig]]-proof stone or metal [[wall]]s. [[Web]] [[trap]]s are a common sight here, choking hallways but also allowing cautious players to ensnare pursuing opponents.
  
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The most dangerous monsters you can find in the Crypt are:
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The Crypt is also a [[Noise#Ambient noise|very silent place]] (one might even say "dead quiet"), so noises will carry farther than you're accustomed to. While the majority of the Crypt's inhabitants attack you in relative silence ([[flying skull]]s are one of the few forms of undead capable of alerting others of your presence), even the noise made by your weapons striking your foes will be attracting attention. See the page on [[noise]] for more details.  
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*[[Khufu]]: A unique greater mummy. Like all the [[Greater mummy|greater mummies]], Khufu has ridiculously large HP and can [[torment]]. Can be generated with a band of greater mummies.
 
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*[[Ancient lich]]es: The last level usually contains a few of them. The cast very powerful conjurations, or summon [[greater demon]]s.
 
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*[[Vampire knight]]s: They can cast [[paralyse]], [[invisibility]] and [[haste]]. Good [[magic resistance]] and [[see invisible]] will be very useful.
 
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*[[Vampire mage]]: Can [[summon undead]].
 
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*[[Ancient champion]]s: Stronger than [[skeletal warrior]]s. Most of them can haste themselves.
 
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*[[Flayed ghost]]s: They have a powerful smite attack which deals "illusory" damage. Not too dangerous if they are alone.
 
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*[[Deep elf mage]]s: They cast [[bolt of draining]], and will summon [[lost soul]]s.
 
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*[[Bone dragon]]s: Best melee fighters found in the Crypt.
 
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*[[Ghoul]]s: They can be generated in small groups (usually with some [[necrophage]]s or [[plague shambler]]s), can use weapons, have high hp, and two rot-inducing melee attacks.
 
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*[[Jiangshi]]: One of the few monsters in the Crypt faster than normal speed.
 
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*[[Curse skull]]s: Very good resistances, can [[torment]] and [[Summon Undead]]. Immune to silence.
 
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*[[Silent spectre]]s: These emit wide [[Aura#Silence|auras of silence]]. Although harmless to non-casters, they can disable any character who relies on spells.
 
  
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==Recommendations==
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==Useful Info==
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[[Weapon]]s with the [[holy wrath]] [[brand]] are extremely useful here. If you're a spellcaster, [[Dispel Undead]] deals very high, irresistible damage that ignores AC.
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Players will find their [[poison]], [[draining]], or [[pain]]-[[brand]]ed weapons all but useless here; [[holy wrath]] weapons and [[Dispel Undead]] are much more useful for clearing out the almost entirely undead population here, and [[scrolls of holy word]] make excellent room-clearing nukes, particularly if you worship a [[good god]]. [[Negative energy]] resistance will come in handy to negate enemy draining attacks and mitigate the impact of [[torment]] (an uncommon but significant threat here). [[See invisible]] is also particularly useful here, as [[vampire knight]]s can be surprisingly dangerous to players who fail to notice them until they reach melee range.
  
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==Crypt:5==
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Beyond that, there are a handful of casters capable of hitting you with various elemental spells, and many of the opponents here hit fairly hard ([[ghoul (monster)|ghouls]], [[bone dragon]]s, and [[ancient champion]]s are particularly nasty in melee), so high [[AC]] and a rank of [[fire]] and [[cold]] resistance will certainly help. Finally, don't be afraid to look up opponents you aren't familiar with, as many of the opponents here behave in very unusual ways, and a few of them ([[curse skull]]s, [[lich]]es, [[ancient lich]]es), [[curse toe]]s, and the powerful [[unique]] [[Khufu]]) are extreme threats that deserve serious caution.
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Below is one of the various Crypt endings, typical of what lurks on the last floor:
 
  
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===Eye to Eye With the Devil===
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===Useful Traits===
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This Crypt end is notable in that it only features a small vault, which is however quite dangerous.
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*A [[holy wrath]] weapon
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*[[Dispel Undead]]
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*Strong physical defenses
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*[[Negative energy]] resistance
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*[[See invisible]]
  
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===Crypt:5===
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The fifth floor of the Crypt always has a treasure vault, which can be sized anywhere from a modest room to all of the map. These always contain some of the most powerful undead enemies in the game, but often hold living and [[list of constructs#Golems|golem]] opponents as well.
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#      eye to eye with the evil
 
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# XXX: Undiggable glass has been converted to grates.
 
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NAME:  david_glass_crypt
 
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ORIENT: float
 
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TAGS:  no_item_gen no_rotate
 
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PLACE:  Crypt:$
 
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MARKER: m = lua:portal_desc {wall_phase = 1}
 
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KFEAT:  m = iron_grate
 
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MONS:  patrolling lich / patrolling ancient lich
 
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MONS:  bone dragon / curse skull / curse toe
 
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MONS:  flying skull / skeletal warrior / w:40 nothing
 
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WEIGHT: 10
 
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KFEAT:  ^ = alarm trap
 
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SUBST:  F = G:99 F:1
 
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KMONS:  F = orange crystal statue / silver statue / ice statue
 
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{{
 
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lua_marker("|",
 
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          Triggerable.synchronized_markers(
 
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            function_at_spot("crypt_drop_grates", { trig = false },
 
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                              true, { only_at_slave = true,
 
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                                      listen_to_slaves = true })))
 
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}}
 
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MAP
 
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..vvvvnnnnnnnnnvvvv..
 
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..vlllllllllllllllv..
 
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..vlllllllllllllllv..
 
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..vllll..|||..llllv..
 
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..vll...|||||...llv..
 
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..vl.....|||.....lv..
 
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..vl.............lv..
 
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..vmm..F.vvv.F..mmv..
 
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..v1m...^^^^^...m1v..
 
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..vvvvvvv+++vvvvvvv..
 
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...vv..2.....2..vv...
 
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..vv.333333333.vv..
 
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...vvv.......vvv...
 
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  ...vv+++++vv...
 
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    .............
 
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ENDMAP
 
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</pre>
 
  
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Note the potential curse skulls/toes in the first room and the two liches behind [[iron grate]]s.
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'''Eye to Eye With the Devil''': A small chamber which forces you to deal with multiple ancient liches, offensive [[statue]]s, and other potent threats before reaching the loot.
  
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If you are daring enough to ignore the liches and walk straight for the treasure, the iron grates will break as soon as you step into one the squares that has treasure and they will come after you. This is however quite dangerous, as you can quickly get crowded. If you try this simple strategy, use [[Haste]] and read a [[scroll of teleportation]] before picking up the last item you want.
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'''Haunted Forest''': A full-floor graveyard, filled with dead [[tree]]s, gravestones, and mausoleums, each of which contains a variety of angry inhabitants.
  
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If you have [[apportation]], you can get the treasure without releasing the liches, but you will need to deal with the summons. If they don't summon fast monsters like [[ Executioner]]s or [[Hellion]]s, this can be as simple as running away until the summons disappear.
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'''Cryptofortress''': A full-floor undead fortress, guarded by [[iron golem]]s. Exploration will reveal powerful liches, mummies, and vampires guarding the various loot heaps.
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Alternatively, summon an army, cast [[Silence]], approach one lich, and free him with a [[wand of digging]]. Melee fighters may want to zap a wand of digging at the iron grates and melee the liches.
 
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With teleport control you can just teleport to the treasure (which will free the liches). Then you could teleport out before they come for you and lure them out one by one.
 
  
 
==Monsters==
 
==Monsters==
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*[[Eidolon]]
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{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:0; padding:0;"
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*[[Wraith]]
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|-
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*[[Freezing wraith]]
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| {{monsterlink|Shadow}} || {{monsterlink|Hungry ghost}} ||  {{monsterlink|Silent spectre}} || {{monsterlink|Flayed ghost}} || {{monsterlink|Soul eater}} || {{monsterlink|Reaper}}
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*[[Phantasmal warrior]]
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|-
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*[[Shadow wraith]]
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| {{monsterlink|Wraith}} || {{monsterlink|Freezing wraith}} || {{monsterlink|Shadow wraith}} || {{monsterlink|Phantasmal warrior}} || {{monsterlink|Eidolon}} ||
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*[[Skeletal warrior]]
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|-
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*[[Ancient champion]]
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| {{monsterlink|Flaming corpse}} || {{monsterlink|Plague shambler}} || {{monsterlink|Ghoul}} || {{monsterlink|Bone dragon}} || ||
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*[[Flaming corpse]]
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|-
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*[[Ghoul]]
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| {{monsterlink|Necromancer (monster)}} || {{monsterlink|Deep dwarf death knight}} || {{monsterlink|Deep elf death mage}} || {{monsterlink|Wight}} || {{monsterlink|Skeletal warrior}} || {{monsterlink|Ancient champion}}
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*[[Plague shambler]]
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|-
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*[[Vampire_(monster)|Vampire]]
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| {{monsterlink|Vampire}} || {{monsterlink|Vampire mage}} || {{monsterlink|Vampire knight}} || {{monsterlink|Jiangshi}} || ||
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*[[Vampire mage]]
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|-
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*[[Vampire knight]]
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| {{monsterlink|Flying skull}} || {{monsterlink|Curse skull}} || {{monsterlink|Unborn}} || {{monsterlink|Revenant}} || {{monsterlink|Lich}} || {{monsterlink|Ancient lich}}
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*[[Jiangshi]]
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|}
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*[[Necromancer]]
 
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*[[Silent spectre]]
 
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*[[Flayed ghost]]
 
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*[[Reaper]]
 
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*[[Soul eater]]
 
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*[[Bone dragon]]
 
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*[[Deep dwarf death knight]]
 
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*[[Deep elf death mage]]
 
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*[[Unborn]]
 
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*[[Revenant]]
 
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*[[Lich]]
 
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*[[Ancient lich]]
 
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*[[Shadow]]
 
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*[[Wight]]
 
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*[[Flying skull]]
 
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*[[Hungry ghost]]
 
  
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Placed by vaults:
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===Placed by vaults===
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*[[Curse skull]]
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{| class="prettytable" style="border:none; margin:0; padding:0;"
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*[[Curse toe]]
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|-
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*[[Guardian mummy]]
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| {{monsterlink|Dancing weapon}} || {{monsterlink|Iron golem}} || {{monsterlink|Crystal golem}} || {{monsterlink|Curse toe}} || {{monsterlink|Hell knight}} || {{monsterlink|Profane servitor}}
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*[[Mummy priest]]
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*[[Greater mummy]]
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| {{monsterlink|Mummy (monster)}} || {{monsterlink|Guardian mummy}} ||  {{monsterlink|Mummy priest}} || {{monsterlink|Greater mummy}} || {{monsterlink|Khufu}} ||
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*[[Khufu]]
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|}
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*[[Dancing weapon]]
 
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*[[Iron golem]]
 
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*[[Crystal golem]]
 
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*[[Hell knight]]
 
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*[[Profane servitor]]
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Prior to [[0.13]], the Crypt had another monster set. [[Zombie]]s, [[skeleton]]s and [[skeletal warrior]]s were by a very large margin the most common monsters. It also was more quiet.
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In [[0.14]], crystal golems will be replaced with crystal guardians.
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Prior to [[0.13]], the Crypt had another monster set. [[Zombie]]s, [[skeleton]]s, and [[skeletal warrior]]s were by a very large margin the most common monsters. It also was more quiet.
  
 
[[Category:Dungeon_Branches]]
 
[[Category:Dungeon_Branches]]
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[[Category:Crystal Ball Articles]]

Revision as of 15:45, 20 March 2014

Version 0.13: This article may not be up to date for the latest stable release of Crawl.
A huge repository for the ancient dead. The air is chill and fetid, the walls cold and damp. Bones are strewn liberally everywhere and the whole place resounds with the keening of the tortured souls of the unquiet dead.

The Crypt is five levels deep and can be found between Vault:2 and Vault:3. It contains the entrance to the Tomb.

These stairs lead to an ancient crypt. Unfortunately, not everything that was buried there had the decency to stay dead.

Crypt entry.png The Crypt is a side-branch located under the Vaults, haunted by all manner of undead.

The Crypt is a 5-floor branch, its entrance found on Vaults:2 or 3. It is filled with all manner of undead opponents, and although it does not contain a rune of Zot, it does hold the mummy-guarded entrance to the Tomb, as well as a large amount of treasure guarded by powerful undead foes on the final floor.

Layout

the Crypts are made up of claustrophobic, winding hallways and large open chambers, all of which are built of dig-proof stone or metal walls. Web traps are a common sight here, choking hallways but also allowing cautious players to ensnare pursuing opponents.

The Crypt is also a very silent place (one might even say "dead quiet"), so noises will carry farther than you're accustomed to. While the majority of the Crypt's inhabitants attack you in relative silence (flying skulls are one of the few forms of undead capable of alerting others of your presence), even the noise made by your weapons striking your foes will be attracting attention. See the page on noise for more details.

Useful Info

Players will find their poison, draining, or pain-branded weapons all but useless here; holy wrath weapons and Dispel Undead are much more useful for clearing out the almost entirely undead population here, and scrolls of holy word make excellent room-clearing nukes, particularly if you worship a good god. Negative energy resistance will come in handy to negate enemy draining attacks and mitigate the impact of torment (an uncommon but significant threat here). See invisible is also particularly useful here, as vampire knights can be surprisingly dangerous to players who fail to notice them until they reach melee range.

Beyond that, there are a handful of casters capable of hitting you with various elemental spells, and many of the opponents here hit fairly hard (ghouls, bone dragons, and ancient champions are particularly nasty in melee), so high AC and a rank of fire and cold resistance will certainly help. Finally, don't be afraid to look up opponents you aren't familiar with, as many of the opponents here behave in very unusual ways, and a few of them (curse skulls, liches, ancient liches), curse toes, and the powerful unique Khufu) are extreme threats that deserve serious caution.

Useful Traits

Crypt:5

The fifth floor of the Crypt always has a treasure vault, which can be sized anywhere from a modest room to all of the map. These always contain some of the most powerful undead enemies in the game, but often hold living and golem opponents as well.

Eye to Eye With the Devil: A small chamber which forces you to deal with multiple ancient liches, offensive statues, and other potent threats before reaching the loot.

Haunted Forest: A full-floor graveyard, filled with dead trees, gravestones, and mausoleums, each of which contains a variety of angry inhabitants.

Cryptofortress: A full-floor undead fortress, guarded by iron golems. Exploration will reveal powerful liches, mummies, and vampires guarding the various loot heaps.

Monsters

W Shadowghast.png Shadow W Hungry ghost.png Hungry ghost W Silent spectre.png Silent spectre W Flayed ghost.png Flayed ghost 3 Soul eater.png Soul eater 2 Reaper.png Reaper
W Wraith.png Wraith W Freezing wraith.png Freezing wraith W Shadow wraith.png Shadow wraith W Phantasmal warrior.png Phantasmal warrior W Eidolon.png Eidolon
z Flaming corpse.png Flaming corpse n Plague shambler.png Plague shambler n Ghoul.png Ghoul D Bone dragon.png Bone dragon
p Necromancer.png Necromancer (monster) q Deep dwarf death knight.png Deep dwarf death knight e Deep elf death mage.png Deep elf death mage z Wight.png Wight z Skeletal warrior.png Skeletal warrior z Ancient champion.png Ancient champion
V Vampire.png Vampire V Vampire mage.png Vampire mage V Vampire knight.png Vampire knight V Jiangshi.png Jiangshi
z Flying skull.png Flying skull z Curse skull.png Curse skull L Unborn.png Unborn z Revenant.png Revenant L Lich.png Lich L Ancient lich.png Ancient lich

Placed by vaults

( Dancing weapon.png Dancing weapon 9 Iron golem.png Iron golem 8 Crystal golem.png Crystal golem z Curse toe.png Curse toe p Hell knight.png Hell knight A Profane servitor.png Profane servitor
M Mummy (monster).png Mummy (monster) M Guardian mummy.png Guardian mummy M Mummy priest.png Mummy priest Script error File:Greater mummy.png Greater mummy M Khufu.png Khufu

History

In 0.14, crystal golems will be replaced with crystal guardians.

Prior to 0.13, the Crypt had another monster set. Zombies, skeletons, and skeletal warriors were by a very large margin the most common monsters. It also was more quiet.

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