Linley's Dungeon Crawl
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- This article is about the computer game. For the general style of adventure it is named after, see dungeon crawl.
Linley's Dungeon Crawl (or just Dungeon Crawl or Crawl) is a roguelike game first written by Linley Henzell in 1995. Version 1.00 was released in 1997, and the game is still being developed. The game is released under an open source license based on the original Nethack General Public License.
Crawl starts by having the player choose one of 26 races. These races include four different types of elves; two types of dwarves; humans; ogres; kenku; merfolk; and other fantastic and/or mythological races. Racial selection determines a character's starting attributes, how quickly different skills advance, and the base rate of movement.
The next choice that a player makes is that of his/her character's class. There are 28 different choices in total, with different races limited to different jobs. The classes include the more traditional choices of fighter, wizard, and thief, as well as various specialties. There are elementalists for fire, ice, wind and earth. There are also monks, berserkers, assassins, crusaders, and wanderers. Wanderers receive a random assortment of skills. Class and race together determine the starting equipment and skills of the character, but from then on characters may attempt to learn any other skills.
The goal of Crawl is to recover the Orb of Zot hidden deep within a dungeon complex. In attempting to accomplish this goal, characters will have to visit dungeon side branches, such as the Orcish Mines or The Lair. These branches often have sub-branches, like the Elven Halls or The Swamp.
The skill system in Crawl covers most abilities upon which an adventurer might call. The skills include the ability to move freely in armor, move silently, attack effectively with different types of weapons (pole arms, long blades, short blades, maces, whips, and staves), cast spells from different colleges of magic (the elements, necromancy, conjuration, enchantments, summoning), and the ability to use magical artifacts or pray to the gods. Each skill is trained by repeating the action that the skill controls (e.g., hitting a monster with a long sword trains long blades and fighting skills).
The religion system in Crawl is more varied than in most roguelikes. There are twelve gods in total. Each god expects the character to act a certain way and will reward conformance to a particular code of conduct. The berserker god, Trog, expects followers to abstain from casting spells but gives rewards to help in battle. Sif Muna expects characters to use spells frequently and gives rewards to help in this area. Other gods campaign against evil, while still others are random in their actions. Xom treats his followers as toys giving punishments and rewards on a whim. Another god gives a deck of cards that produce many different results. One may even join a evil god of death or chaos, who rewards indiscriminate killing the living.
The magic system is divided into many parts. Each is used in conjunction with another to form an outcome. The areas of ice and enchantment may be used to give the caster ice armor, while fire and conjuration magic produce fireballs. Each area of magic offers effects distinct from the others.
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Typical Dungeon Crawl Screen
wiki the Stabber
∙∙ High Elf
∙∙∙ ▒▒▒▒ HP: 5/16
▒∙∙[ ▒▒g∙∙ ▒▒ Magic: 2/2
▒∙∙∙∙ ∙∙∙ ∙∙▒ AC: 2 (0)
▒▒∙∙∙∙▒▒▒▒∙▒▒∙[▒ EV: 11
▒∙∙∙∙∙∙▒∙∙<∙∙∙∙▒ Str: 11
▒∙∙∙∙∙∙▒∙∙>∙∙∙▒▒▒▒ Int: 13
▒∙∙∙∙<∙∙∙@∙∙∙%∙▒ Dex: 16
▒▒▒▒▒∙∙∙∙▒▒▒▒▒ ▒ Gold: 131
▒∙∙▒∙∙∙∙ Experience: 2/16 (2)
▒∙▒▒∙▒▒ Level 2 of the Dungeon
▒∙ ∙∙▒ ▒ a) +0 elf short sword
▒▒▒▒▒▒ Encumbered
Example Dungeon Crawl Character Dump
Dungeon Crawl version 4.0.0 beta 26 character file. wiki the Stabber (High Elf) (Level 2 Thief) Play time: 00:03:20 Number of turns: 291 Experience : 2/16 Strength 11 Dexterity 16 Intelligence 13 Hit Points : 5/16 Magic Points : 2 AC : 2 Evasion : 11 Shield : 0 GP : 131 You are on level 2. You are encumbered. You are not hungry. Inventory: Hand weapons a - a +0 elven short sword (weapon) b - a +0 elven dagger o - a club q - a dagger A - an orcish club Missiles e - 26 +0 elven darts l - 22 needles w - 27 darts Armour c - a +0 elven robe (worn) d - a +0 elven cloak (worn) i - an elven cloak v - an orcish ring mail Comestibles f - 2 bread rations Scrolls g - a scroll labeled UNONYV p - a scroll labeled PESIFREHYC u - a scroll labeled MINUGYKUGESHI y - a scroll labeled QET FIP z - a scroll labeled OGOTEQ D Potions h - an orange potion Carrion j - a rotting giant newt corpse k - a rotting giant newt corpse m - a hobgoblin corpse n - a giant bat corpse r - a kobold corpse s - a goblin corpse t - a giant cockroach corpse x - a giant bat corpse B - a hobgoblin corpse You have 2 experience left. Skills: + Level 1 Fighting + Level 3 Short Blades + Level 1 Darts + Level 1 Throwing + Level 2 Dodging + Level 2 Stealth + Level 2 Stabbing + Level 2 Traps & Doors You have one spell level left. You don't know any spells.
Notable Game Mechanics
- Extensive list of skills, character races, character professions, spells, items, magic
- First modern internal structure utilizing extensive data tables for almost all things in the game
External Link
- Official site (http://www.dungeoncrawl.org/)