Dudley's dungeon
Friday, 12 May, 2006 |
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@ "I thought everybody had forgotten about me! I wonder who it's from?"
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@ "Did Dion accept my guest strip?" Read stamped
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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 Mode..." @ "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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d "And if YOU have any NetHack queries, just go to my webpage at dudley.nicolaas.ne..."
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Comments
Nobody Special |
May 12, 2006 00:29
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First comment: 8 June, 2005 |
118 comments written |
Thirty panels. Wow. |
shel |
May 12, 2006 00:40
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First comment: 19 August, 2005 |
107 comments written |
This isn't a comic, it's a short story |
shel |
May 12, 2006 00:46
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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
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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
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First comment: 6 April, 2005 |
349 comments written |
This needs a wiki !
http://nethack.wikia.com/wiki/Dogley_Dimension |
Eidolos |
May 12, 2006 04:00
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First comment: 22 December, 2005 |
4 comments written |
I like it! |
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May 12, 2006 07:23
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First comment: 1 April, 2004 |
431 comments written |
With Dudley's luck that UnID'd is a Polymorph... |
Nameless |
May 12, 2006 08:20
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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
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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
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First comment: 10 February, 2005 |
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"Dogley reached the Dogley Dimension by level-teleporting to level 4.5 in mode. Then why did Dogley not immediately fall to level 5, as all other monsters seem to do?"
Well, duh, it's mode. |
ihope |
May 12, 2006 15:52
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First comment: 20 April, 2005 |
67 comments written |
No, he had levitation! |
Foobar |
May 12, 2006 22:51
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First comment: 12 May, 2006 |
1 comments written |
A bit long, but a fantastic YANI! |
Kernigh |
May 13, 2006 01:07
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First comment: 6 April, 2005 |
349 comments written |
> With Dudley's luck that UnID'd is a 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
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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 already knew of this dimension?"
Who says the tunnels Rodney made through the Dogley Dimension? :-) |
freshme@ |
May 13, 2006 11:54
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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
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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!
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Fathead |
July 21, 2006 23:54
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First comment: 1 April, 2006 |
1136 comments written |
Cool. I give it an eff. |
Grognor |
April 18, 2007 23:26
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First comment: 4 April, 2007 |
1161 comments written |
BOOM
Grognor's head has exploded. |
HK |
April 24, 2008 00:21
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First comment: 1 June, 2007 |
309 comments written |
Awesome. |
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