vlarn/Spoilers-README.txt

ULarn Spoiler Guide
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Included from Phil Cordier's web site:
http://www.cordier.com/ularn/index.html 


Lance of death & strategy
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In Larn, the basic strategy was to get enough money to buy a Lance of Death,
usually by getting to dungeon level 10, killing or getting around the demon
lord, and getting and then selling the Eye of Larn. This would usually get
you enough money to buy the Lance from the dnd store. You could then go into
the volcano and kill everything in sight with one hit from the Lance. 
Well, the Lance is still deadly to all monsters. Demons, on the other hand,
are merely tickled. And there are a LOT more demons (and relatives) in ULarn
than in Larn. 


Dungeon and Volcano levels
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There are 15 levels in the Dungeon, and 5 in the Volcano.
Larn had 10 and 3, respectively.

Levels 11 - 15 of the Dungeon contain:
- Level 11: 1 demonlord 
- Level 12: 2 demonlords 
- Level 13: 3 demonlords 
- Level 14: 4 demonlords 
- Level 15: 5 demonlords
              + 1 demonprince guarding the Eye of Larn.

- Levels 1 - 5 of the Volcano contain: 
- level 1: 1 demonprince 
- level 2: 2 demonprinces 
- level 3: 3 demonprinces 
- level 4: 4 demonprinces 
- level 5: 5 demonprinces
             + 1 God of Hellfire guarding the Potion of Cure Dianthroritis.

In addition, there are no stairs from level 3 to 4, or from 4 to 5. The only
way to go down is via a pit or trap door. There is guaranteed at least 1
bottomless pit and bottomless trap door on level 5. The rock on levels 3, 4,
and 5 cannot be destroyed via a vaporize rock spell, or in any other way. 


Magic Items
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There is 1 of each of the following magic items in the game: 

Eye of Larn:
The Eye now has a very beneficial magic property. If you are carrying the
Eye, demonlords, demon princes, and the God of Hellfire are visible to you. 
Otherwise, they are invisible. They will show as follows:
  
 Monster              Character on screen  
 -------              -------------------
 Type I Demon Lord         1 
 Type II DemonLord         2 
 Type III DemonLord        3 
 Type IV DemonLord         4 
 V DemonLord               5 
 VI DemonLord              6 
 VII DemonLord             7 
 Demon Prince              9 
 God of Hellfire           0  

Sword of Slashing:
The sword of slashing is quite strong and light, and is impervious to rust. 

Bessman's Flailing Hammer:
The Hammer is the strongest weapon in the game (excluding the lance of
death). It lowers your intelligence by 10, but raises your dexterity and
strength by 10. 

Orb of Enlightenment:
Carrying the Orb gives permanent expanded awareness. 

Orb of Dragon Slaying:
Causes attacks against dragons to be much more effective. 

Scarab of Negate Spirit:
Spirit Nagas and Poltergeists damage is halved if you have the scarab of
negate spirit. 

Amulet of Invisibility:
Causes the 'inv' spell to last much longer. 

Cube of Undead Control:
Vampires, Wraiths, and Zombies damage is halved you have the cube of undead
control. In addition, they can perform no special attacks upon you, like
draining your experience level. 

Device of Theft Prevention:
If you have this, Nymphs and Disenchantresses cannot steal from you. 

Brass Lamp:
A genie lives in the brass lamp. If you are lucky, by rubbing the lamp, the
genie will grant you a spell. Be warned though, the genie does not usually
like to be disturbed, and may react unpleasantly. If the genie disappears
(along with the lamp) without granting you a wish, it is still possible to
find him again. But if you are granted a wish, the genie will not wish to be
disturbed again (you only get one wish). 

Hand of Fear:
Causes the scare monster spell to last much longer. 

Talisman of the Sphere:
Normally, demons can dispel spheres of annihilation, disenchantresses can
cancel them, and if you have the spell 'cancel' cast, that may cancel the
sphere too. You can also die by touching the sphere. 
arrying the talisman revokes all of the above 

Wand of Wonder:
You will not fall down any pits or trap doors if you are carrying the wand
of wonder. 

Staff of Power:
Carrying the staff of power will cancel any attack by a demonlord,
demonprince, wraith, or vampire 75% of the time. 

Slayer:
Demonlords and demonprinces attacks are halved if you are carrying the sword
Slayer. Slayer essentially acts as a lance of death, but only against
demons. It is otherwise a good strong weapon against other monsters. You
will only find Slayer somewhere below dungeon level 10, or in the volcano. 

Elven Chain:
Strong and light, impervious to rust. 


New spells
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I've added a 'make wall' spell, that creates a wall in the place you
specify. The code is 'mkw'. 


Elevators
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Watch out for express elevators. They can be good or bad, depending on which
direction they go (up or down). 


Other Notes
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* NEVER NEVER cast 'vpr' when you are next to an altar! 
* Interesting things may happen when you sit on a dead throne.