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Friday, 12 May, 2006 by L
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d "...And that's why you owe me your life thrice over." 
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@ "At last! Some mail!" 
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@ "I thought everybody had forgotten about me! I wonder who it's from?" 
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@ "Mom and my twelve siblings?" 
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@ "Did Dion accept my guest strip?"
Read stamped scrollAnd I was gazing on the surges prone,
With many a scalding tear and many a groan,
When at my feet emerg'd an old man's hand,
Grasping this scroll, and this same slender wand.
I knelt with pain--reached out my hand--had grasp'd
Those treasures--touch'd the knuckles--they unclasp'd--
I caught a finger: but the downward weight
O'erpowered me--it sank. Then 'gan abate
The storm, and through chill aguish gloom outburst
The comfortable sun. I was athirst
To search the book, and in the warming air
Parted its dripping leaves with eager care.
Strange matters did it treat of, and drew on
My soul page after page, till well-nigh won
Into forgetfulness; when, stupefied,
I read these words, and read again, and tried
My eyes against the heavens, and read again.
        [ Endymion, by John Keats ]

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@ "... Oh... ... It's for you..." 
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d "Aha! It's from one of my loyal readers! 'My dear Dogley...' (a promising start)" 
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d "'How come falling down holes drops you in a random location in the floor below?'" 
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d "'Sincerely, Dion.' Well, Dion, let me be the first to reveal the truth!" 
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d "You see, in between each dungeon level is a magical dimensional void!" 
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d "And thanks to the magic of WizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could
find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he
would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with
arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his
wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring,
as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring
and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage.
        [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ]

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@ "WIZARD MODE?!" 
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d "... I shall now be the first to show this void to you!"
Teleport to level 4.5 
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@ "I did a protection dive and found TWO magic lamps, but it was all for nothing..." 
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@ "Because without telling me Dogley set it to WIZARD MODE?!" 
                    
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d "Where they end up is both completely arbitrary and always to Dudley's harm." 
                    
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d "The dungeon stairways, though, are linked worm[The crysknife] is manufactured in two forms from teeth taken
from dead sandworms. The two forms are "fixed" and "unfixed".
An unfixed knife requires proximity to a human body's
electrical field to prevent disintegration. Fixed knives
are treated for storage. All are about 20 centimeters long.
        [ Dune, by Frank Herbert ]

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holes created by the Wizard of YendorNo one knows how old this mighty wizard is, or from whence he
came. It is known that, having lived a span far greater than
any normal man's, he grew weary of lesser mortals; and so,
spurning all human company, he forsook the dwellings of men
and went to live in the depths of the Earth. He took with
him a dreadful artifact, the Book of the Dead, which is said
to hold great power indeed. Many have sought to find the
wizard and his treasure, but none have found him and lived to
tell the tale. Woe be to the incautious adventurer who
disturbs this mighty sorcerer!

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d "So you can be sure that you'll always end up at the right spot!" 
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d "Well, I hoped that answered your question, Dion..." 
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d "And if YOU have any NetHack queries, just go to my webpage at dudley.nicolaas.ne..." 
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d "See you next week, boys and girls!"
Dogley zaps a wand of'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority.
'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am
Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no
colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council.'
He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice.
'Saruman, your staff is broken.' There was a crack, and the
staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it
fell down at Gandalf's feet. 'Go!' said Gandalf. With a cry
Saruman fell back and crawled away.
        [ The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

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@ "Come back here before I zap you with this unID'd wand'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority.
'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am
Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no
colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council.'
He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice.
'Saruman, your staff is broken.' There was a crack, and the
staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it
fell down at Gandalf's feet. 'Go!' said Gandalf. With a cry
Saruman fell back and crawled away.
        [ The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.!"
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Nobody Special May 12, 2006 00:29
First comment: 8 June, 2005 118 comments written
Thirty panels. Wow.
shel May 12, 2006 00:40
First comment: 19 August, 2005 107 comments written
This isn't a comic, it's a short story
shel May 12, 2006 00:46
First comment: 19 August, 2005 107 comments written
On further thinking about it, Panel 21 takes it up to a Good.
Nameless May 12, 2006 01:36
First comment: 29 December, 2004 281 comments written
Gah - so long! Interesting theorm, no doubt - but FAR to long for a webcomic.
Kernigh May 12, 2006 01:49
First comment: 6 April, 2005 349 comments written
This needs a wiki pageThese strange creatures live mostly on the surface of the
earth, gathering together in societies of various forms, but
occasionally a stray will descend into the depths and commit
mayhem among the dungeon residents who, naturally, often
resent the intrusion of such beasts. They are capable of
using weapons and magic, and it is even rumored that the
Wizard of Yendor is a member of this species.

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http://nethack.wikia.com/wiki/Dogley_Dimension
Eidolos May 12, 2006 04:00
First comment: 22 December, 2005 4 comments written
I like it!
  May 12, 2006 07:23
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
With Dudley's luck that UnID'd wand'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority.
'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am
Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no
colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council.'
He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice.
'Saruman, your staff is broken.' There was a crack, and the
staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it
fell down at Gandalf's feet. 'Go!' said Gandalf. With a cry
Saruman fell back and crawled away.
        [ The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. is a Wand of'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority.
'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am
Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no
colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council.'
He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice.
'Saruman, your staff is broken.' There was a crack, and the
staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it
fell down at Gandalf's feet. 'Go!' said Gandalf. With a cry
Saruman fell back and crawled away.
        [ The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. Polymorph...
Nameless May 12, 2006 08:20
First comment: 29 December, 2004 281 comments written
Kernigh, you obviously have WAY to much time on your hands, :p.
J May 12, 2006 10:30
First comment: 29 September, 2004 2 comments written
Great (and very long) story! I guess Dudley will be stabbed in the back by the random monsters but will have to wait until tomorrow...
L May 12, 2006 12:08
First comment: 10 February, 2005 285 comments written
"Dogley reached the Dogley Dimension by level-teleporting to level 4.5 in wizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could
find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he
would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with
arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his
wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring,
as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring
and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage.
        [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. mode. Then why did Dogley not immediately fall to level 5, as all other monsters seem to do?"

Well, duh, it's wizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could
find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he
would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with
arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his
wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring,
as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring
and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage.
        [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. mode.
ihope May 12, 2006 15:52
First comment: 20 April, 2005 67 comments written
No, he had levitation!
Foobar May 12, 2006 22:51
First comment: 12 May, 2006 1 comments written
A bit long, but a fantastic YANI!
Kernigh May 13, 2006 01:07
First comment: 6 April, 2005 349 comments written
> With Dudley's luck that UnID'd wand'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority.
'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am
Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no
colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council.'
He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice.
'Saruman, your staff is broken.' There was a crack, and the
staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it
fell down at Gandalf's feet. 'Go!' said Gandalf. With a cry
Saruman fell back and crawled away.
        [ The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. is a Wand of'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority.
'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am
Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no
colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council.'
He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice.
'Saruman, your staff is broken.' There was a crack, and the
staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it
fell down at Gandalf's feet. 'Go!' said Gandalf. With a cry
Saruman fell back and crawled away.
        [ The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. Polymorph...
http://www.nicolaas.net/dudley/index.php?f=20060510

Meanwhile, I need to find some time to play NetHack.
ihope May 13, 2006 04:03
First comment: 20 April, 2005 67 comments written
Oh, and to answer the other question:

"Why are we naming this after Dogley anyway, if the Wizard of YendorNo one knows how old this mighty wizard is, or from whence he
came. It is known that, having lived a span far greater than
any normal man's, he grew weary of lesser mortals; and so,
spurning all human company, he forsook the dwellings of men
and went to live in the depths of the Earth. He took with
him a dreadful artifact, the Book of the Dead, which is said
to hold great power indeed. Many have sought to find the
wizard and his treasure, but none have found him and lived to
tell the tale. Woe be to the incautious adventurer who
disturbs this mighty sorcerer!

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. already knew of this dimension?"

Who says the tunnels Rodney made wereIn 1573, the Parliament of Dole published a decree, permitting
the inhabitants of the Franche-Comte to pursue and kill a
were-wolf or loup-garou, which infested that province,
"notwithstanding the existing laws concerning the chase."
The people were empowered to "assemble with javelins,
halberds, pikes, arquebuses and clubs, to hunt and pursue the
said were-wolf in all places where they could find it, and to
take, burn, and kill it, without incurring any fine or other
penalty." The hunt seems to have been successful, if we may
judge from the fact that the same tribunal in the following
year condemned to be burned a man named Giles Garnier, who
ran on all fours in the forest and fields and devoured little
children, "even on Friday." The poor lycanthrope, it appears,
had as slight respect for ecclesiastical feasts as the French
pig, which was not restrained by any feeling of piety from
eating infants on a fast day.
        [ The History of Vampires, by Dudley Wright ]

Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team
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freshme@ May 13, 2006 11:54
First comment: 4 January, 2005 67 comments written
Hmm. I like the explanation of how stairways can work through the Dogley Dimension. And now we also know why you can never permanently clear a level of creatures.
freshme@ May 13, 2006 12:12
First comment: 4 January, 2005 67 comments written
Very nice article, Kernigh.

I notice you say it is theoretically possible to redirect these wormholes between arbitrary staircases using an artifact known as the "Dial Home Device". I've heard that a shaped charge of sufficient explosive power will do it too, but the destination will be random. The Dev Team really does think of everything!
Fathead July 21, 2006 23:54
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
Cool. I give it an eff.
Grognor April 18, 2007 23:26
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
BOOM

Grognor's head has exploded.
HK April 24, 2008 00:21
First comment: 1 June, 2007 309 comments written
Awesome.
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