Abyss

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Area Designer:

Chris Boggs (Skurge for ApocalypseMUD)

Directions:

6s*2e*9s*3w*4s*2d (Midgaard Temple)

You may also enter the Abyss via the Pentragram Chamber Portal in the Lich's Tower.

6s*2e*2s*10e*4s*5w*4n*2w*3n*e*n*2w*u*2s*open door e*2e*n*open door w*4w*s*w (Midgaard Temple)

Reset Time:

48 minutes (occupied)

Story/History:

South of Midgaard and beyond the great river, hidden deep in a cave, lies entrance to the dread realm of the Abyss. The entrance itself is ruled over by the Balor, a fell demon. But beyond the gates lies the never-ending Abyss, a many-leveled place of demons and dark creatures. The lord of this dark realm is a hideous demon of supreme power, who waits until the end of time for his release from his prison. Even the bravest denizens of the land fear to tread the lower levels of this place...

Mobs of Note:

Argynos - (fire opal gauntlets, jade encrusted shield), Balor - (Balor's talisman, flaming whip), Demon Statue - (blood-red broadsword ), Dracolich - (diamond armor ), Erinyes - (flaming white onyx staff ), Black Abishai - (black amulet), Green Abishai - (green amulet), Lich - (disgusting candle black flame, staff of power), Pit Fiend - (fiend's hide, fiend's talon, demon heart, Mask of Hopelessness, golden key), small bright star, Red Abishai - (red amulet), Vampire - (cowl, ebon rose, flaming staff), Water Demon - (sapphire shield )

General Zone Strategy:

Watch the DTs in the Abyss. Never go down in a room entitled "The Abyss."

To avoid the evil aggressive mobs in the Abyss, remove lights. It's weird that cave dwellers can't see in the dark, but take advantage of it!

The drow maidens at the northwest door to the Abyss reflect magic, earth and physical attacks. Plan accordingly if you feel the need to engage them. You can walk past them.

Hidden spinagons provide great experience. The Lich will reflect physical attacks and reflects psionic attacks so beware when striking or brain imploding as you will be reduced to 1 HP. Any random evil aggros in the room will kill your Sohei or Jedi.

The Pit Fiend is aggro, but can be calmed.  Do it before melee, as the Fiend has memory.  Once calmed, fully debuff him for maximum Pit Fiend enjoyment. The Fiend will prevent flee, tosses, Pzars!, and entropy, go prepare accordingly. The Pit Fiend can be blown up with a striking sohei.

Find the Small White Star in the Center of the Universe through the portal behind the Pit Fiend's golden door (golden key).

Argynos can be duoed after a full ranger debuff (fumble), bard debuff (slow, hopeless, rage), mage debuff (web, curse) and cleric debuff (blind, poison).

If you're after the ebon rose component for the Blindsight, be sure to junk the coffin container at the Vampire room after checking. The coffin will block the ebon rose load.

Equipment:

ITEM	TYPE	MOB	LOAD %	DISPLAY
cowl	about	vampire		mL 0 !g -3 ss
fiend hide, shirt	body	Erinyes		mL 0 !m !g 21 ac -6 acM -3 ss ench!
flaming staff made of white onyx	weapon	Erinyes	20.0%	mL 10 cmsa! !g 2D6 7.0 avg 1 hit 25 mana dependent on fiend hide shirt load dependent on fiend hide skirt load
fiend hide skirt	leg	Erinyes		mL 0 !m !g 6 ac 1 str
the fiend's talon	weapon	pit fiend	35.0%	mL 15 !mctpnjsrb !g 4D7 16.0 avg 2 hit 2 dam
heart of a great demon	hold	pit fiend	<1%	mL 15 10% hpR -10 hp
mask of hopelessness	face	pit fiend	<1%	mL 0 a! e -2 align
trident, black	weapon	spinagon	16.0%	mL 0 !mctn !g 3D4 7.5 avg -2 str 2 dex
broadsword, blood-red*	weapon	demon statue	17.0%	mL 0 !mc e! 2D5 6.0 avg
black	scroll	gargoyle		mL 0 !twn 1 x harm
disgusting candle with a black flame	light	Lich		mL 12 !mcp e 2 hit 1 dam
fire opal gauntlets	hand	Argynos		mL 10 !mctasrb 6 ac 12 hp perma bless
blood-red broadsword	weapon	demon statue		mL 0 !mc e! 3D5 9.0 avg 3 dam 2 str
golden key	key	pit fiend	17.0%	mL 0 !rests golden door
jade encrusted gold shield	shield	Argynos		mL 0 !mc 4 ac -2 hit 15 hp
key, coffin	key	vampire		mL 0 !rests
axe, huge battle	weapon	gargoyle		mL 0 !mtcn 2D10 11.0 avg -2 hit 2 dam
large coffin	container	Vampire		mL 0 !rests
amulet, red	neck	red abishai	35.0%	mL 0 !rests 2 hit
the green amulet	neck	green abishai	25.0%	mL 0 !rests 2 ac 5% hpR
black amulet	neck	black abishai	50.0%	mL 0 !rests 2 ac -1 dex 15 hp
ring, crystal	ring	gargoyle		mL 0 !rests 2 con
rose, ebon	component	vampire coffin	10.0%	mL 0 !rests !rent
sphere of invulnerability	hold	vampire	17.0%	mL 10 m! 10 ac -10 ss save breath
staff of power	owand	Lich	17.0%	mL 13 !twn 3 x earthquake
staff, flaming	wand	vampire coffin	100.0%	mL 0 !twn 5 x control weather
suit of diamond armor	body	Dracolich (Golden Dragon)	25.0%	mL 15 !mtj 33 ac 2 str 5% hpR
the sapphire shield	shield	water demon	25.0%	mL 15 !msb 12 ac 1 dam -1 dex
scimitar, rusted	weapon	skeleton		mL 0 !cm 1D5 3.0 avg
vial, pitch black	potion	gargoyle		mL 0 !rests 1 x cure serious 1 x cure blind

Room List:

For a complete listing of the rooms in the Abyss, click here.

Maps:

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  Dank's hand-drawn map of the upper dungeon levels in the Abyss, c. 1994.
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  Lower levels of the Abyss, hand-drawn map c. 1994 by Dank.
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  Google Drawing map of the first two levels of the Abyss by Dank, 2017.
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  Updated Google Drawing of the lower levels of the Abyss, with new detail of the Ancient Temple and Center of the Universe. (Dank, 2023)