Grimm's Grotto - Revision history

Zayyeh at 09:19, 31 October 2016

2016-10-31T09:19:02Z

Zayyeh at 11:26, 29 September 2016

2016-09-29T11:26:05Z

Zayyeh at 08:50, 23 September 2016

2016-09-23T08:50:05Z

Zayyeh at 08:43, 23 September 2016

2016-09-23T08:43:50Z

Zayyeh at 11:41, 21 April 2016

2016-04-21T11:41:23Z

Tinker: added note on monster difficulty

2015-07-04T12:25:41Z

added note on monster difficulty

Tinker: adjusted map screenshot

2015-01-03T15:51:55Z

adjusted map screenshot

Darvin at 19:48, 14 November 2014

2014-11-14T19:48:19Z

Tinker: /* Strategy */ expanded a bit on the strategy part to highlight ways to avoid getting stuck

2014-11-03T12:05:24Z

‎Strategy: expanded a bit on the strategy part to highlight ways to avoid getting stuck

MondSemmel at 20:29, 16 May 2014

2014-05-16T20:29:26Z

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 {{{tpl|DungeonInfobox}}}
 |DungeonName=Grimm's Grotto
-|ShortHand=GG
+|ShortHand=RankedDungeon
 |Rumor=''The Grotto is a place where more seasoned adventurers tend to mess about with swords and sorcery. It's absolutely infested with all sorts of nasty nasties which seem a fair bit tougher than the average dungeon monster.''
 |SpecialRules=Grimm's Grotto uses a different monster placement algorithm than other dungeons. While most dungeons will weight the placement of low-level monsters towards the player's start location and high-level monsters away from it, Grimm's Grotto places them randomly. This means it has a significantly higher probability of creating unwinnable layouts than any other dungeon. According to the developers, this is an intentional throwback to the alpha.
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 |Region=South
 |Monsters=All unlocked monsters
-|Boss={{boss|Random}}
+|Boss={{boss|Random boss}}
 |Quests={{q|Halflings, Ho!}}
 |Unlock=Complete {{q|Unlikely Heroes}}

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 |Boss={{boss|Random}}
 |Quests={{q|Halflings, Ho!}}
-|Unlock={{q|Unlikely Heroes}}
+|Unlock=Complete {{q|Unlikely Heroes}}
 }}</onlyinclude>

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 <onlyinclude>{{
 {{{tpl|DungeonInfobox}}}
-|DungeonName=Doubledoom
+|DungeonName=Grimm's Grotto
 |ShortHand=GG
 |Rumor=''The Grotto is a place where more seasoned adventurers tend to mess about with swords and sorcery. It's absolutely infested with all sorts of nasty nasties which seem a fair bit tougher than the average dungeon monster.''

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-[[File:Grimm's Grotto Big.png|left]]
+<onlyinclude>{{
-[[File:Grimms_Grotto.PNG|right|450px]]
+{{{tpl|DungeonInfobox}}}
-''The Grotto is a place where more seasoned adventurers tend to mess about with swords and sorcery. It's absolutely infested with all sorts of nasty nasties which seem a fair bit tougher than the average dungeon monster.''
+|DungeonName=Doubledoom
-<br><br><br>
+|ShortHand=GG
-The Grotto is the hardest of the completely random dungeons in the game.  The boss and monster populations are randomly generated, and everything has vastly increased combat strength.  Grimm's Grotto is the closest dungeon equivalent to [[Alpha:Dungeon#Ranked|ranked mode]] from the alpha.  Since it only has a single boss that is chosen randomly, its difficulty is going to be very random.
+|Rumor=''The Grotto is a place where more seasoned adventurers tend to mess about with swords and sorcery. It's absolutely infested with all sorts of nasty nasties which seem a fair bit tougher than the average dungeon monster.''
-Monster difficulty is 140%.
+== Quests ==
-Grimm's Grotto uses a different monster placement algorithm than other dungeons.  While most dungeons will weight the placement of low-level monsters towards the player's start location and high-level monsters away from it, Grimm's Grotto places them randomly.  This means it has a significantly higher probability of creating unwinnable layouts than any other dungeon.  According to the developers, this is an intentional throwback to the alpha.
+== Bosses ==
 == Strategy ==
 Due to the randomized boss, it is difficult to approach Grimm's Grotto with an overly-specialized strategy.  Instead, it is better to prepare yourself to deal with a wide variety of different bosses.  Your most important goal is to find ways to navigate around monsters that are blocking your path to avoid getting cut off.  The {{s|ENDISWAL}}, {{s|WEYTWUT}} and {{s|PISORF}} glyphs all work very well for this purpose. There are also some preparations that can increase your chances against being stuck between monsters that are too powerful: the {{i|Bear Mace}} or the {{i|Slaying Wand}} from the [[Blacksmith]]; the {{i|Transmutation Seal}} from the [[Alchemist]]; or arguably the best one, the {{i|Titan Guitar}} in case you have it lockered or available via your backpack. Alternatively, you may prepare {{g|Jehora Jeheyu}} or {{g|Binlor Ironshield}} for their free glyphs, though consider that especially Jehora's preparation penalty can be significant.
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 [[File:Grimms_Grotto.PNG|right|450px]]
+''The Grotto is a place where more seasoned adventurers tend to mess about with swords and sorcery. It's absolutely infested with all sorts of nasty nasties which seem a fair bit tougher than the average dungeon monster.''
 The Grotto is the hardest of the completely random dungeons in the game.  The boss and monster populations are randomly generated, and everything has vastly increased combat strength.  Grimm's Grotto is the closest dungeon equivalent to [[Alpha:Dungeon#Ranked|ranked mode]] from the alpha.  Since it only has a single boss that is chosen randomly, its difficulty is going to be very random.

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	The Grotto is the hardest of the completely random dungeons in the game. The boss and monster populations are randomly generated, and everything has vastly increased combat strength. Grimm's Grotto is the closest dungeon equivalent to [[Alpha:Dungeon#Ranked\|ranked mode]] from the alpha. Since it only has a single boss that is chosen randomly, its difficulty is going to be very random.		The Grotto is the hardest of the completely random dungeons in the game. The boss and monster populations are randomly generated, and everything has vastly increased combat strength. Grimm's Grotto is the closest dungeon equivalent to [[Alpha:Dungeon#Ranked\|ranked mode]] from the alpha. Since it only has a single boss that is chosen randomly, its difficulty is going to be very random.
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		+	Monster difficulty is 140%.

	Grimm's Grotto uses a different monster placement algorithm than other dungeons. While most dungeons will weight the placement of low-level monsters towards the player's start location and high-level monsters away from it, Grimm's Grotto places them randomly. This means it has a significantly higher probability of creating unwinnable layouts than any other dungeon. According to the developers, this is an intentional throwback to the alpha.		Grimm's Grotto uses a different monster placement algorithm than other dungeons. While most dungeons will weight the placement of low-level monsters towards the player's start location and high-level monsters away from it, Grimm's Grotto places them randomly. This means it has a significantly higher probability of creating unwinnable layouts than any other dungeon. According to the developers, this is an intentional throwback to the alpha.

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	The Grotto is the hardest of the completely random dungeons in the game. The boss and monster populations are randomly generated, and everything has vastly increased combat strength. Grimm's Grotto is the closest dungeon equivalent to [[Alpha:Dungeon#Ranked\|ranked mode]] from the alpha. Since it only has a single boss that is chosen randomly, its difficulty is going to be very random.		The Grotto is the hardest of the completely random dungeons in the game. The boss and monster populations are randomly generated, and everything has vastly increased combat strength. Grimm's Grotto is the closest dungeon equivalent to [[Alpha:Dungeon#Ranked\|ranked mode]] from the alpha. Since it only has a single boss that is chosen randomly, its difficulty is going to be very random.

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−	The Grotto is the hardest of the completely random dungeons in the game. The boss and monster populations are randomly generated, and everything has vastly increased combat strength. Grimm's Grotto is the closest dungeon equivalent to [[Alpha:Dungeon#Ranked\|ranked mode]] from the alpha. Since it only has a single boss that is chosen randomly its difficulty is going to be very random.	+	The Grotto is the hardest of the completely random dungeons in the game. The boss and monster populations are randomly generated, and everything has vastly increased combat strength. Grimm's Grotto is the closest dungeon equivalent to [[Alpha:Dungeon#Ranked\|ranked mode]] from the alpha. Since it only has a single boss that is chosen randomly, its difficulty is going to be very random.

	Grimm's Grotto uses a different monster placement algorithm than other dungeons. While most dungeons will weight the placement of low-level monsters towards the player's start location and high-level monsters away from it, Grimm's Grotto places them randomly. This means it has a significantly higher probability of creating unwinnable layouts of any dungeon. According to the developers, this is an intentional throwback to the alpha.		Grimm's Grotto uses a different monster placement algorithm than other dungeons. While most dungeons will weight the placement of low-level monsters towards the player's start location and high-level monsters away from it, Grimm's Grotto places them randomly. This means it has a significantly higher probability of creating unwinnable layouts of any dungeon. According to the developers, this is an intentional throwback to the alpha.