Dungeon of Doom

A character can wear up to two rings at a time. Some rings are magically effected to be less than normally effective (-) or more than normally effective (+). Rings can also be cursed so that you need a "remove curse" scroll to remove them.

Monster Rings attract monsters to your character. This can actually be very useful. I recommend going down a few dungeon levels below your current experience level and putting on the ring to give you lots of monsters to slash though to quickly get up a level or two.

Rings of Regeneration cause you to regenerate hit points more rapidly. Very handy.

Armor comes in a variety of forms and materials. Some armour is magically cursed so that you can't remove it. Some armor is magically effected to be less than normally protective (-) or more than normally protective (+). For instance you may find Plate Armor +2. Better than Plate Armor +1, not as good as Plate Armor +4.

Leather Armor: This is the least effective protection available but quite light to wear allowing you to carry lots of loot!

Chain Armor: Chain Armor provides moderate protection and is of medium weight,

Plate Armor: This armor is very heavy but provides the best protection.

Elven Cloaks: An elven cloak is a light cloak that provide extra protection. Exactly HOW much protection is a good question. Contribute your knowledge!

Gloves: I know they are available in the game but I don't know how much protection they grant. Contribute your knowledge!

Helmets: Again I'm not sure how effective these are. If someone e mails me the info I will post it here. Contribute your knowledge!

Shields: Again I'm not sure how effective these are. If someone e mails me the info I will post it here. Contribute your knowledge!

Invisibility Potion: Makes you temporarily invisible
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Speed Potion: Temporarily makes your character move faster. Great for running away or getting in extra attack rounds.

Confusion Potion: This potion makes you unable to control the direction your character moves or attacks for a period of time.

Muscle Potion: Permanently adds 1 or 2 points to your characters strength stats.

Blindness Potion: Causes your character to become temporarily blind.

Charisma Potion: Permanently adds 1 or 2 points to your characters charisma stats.

Dexterity Potion: Permanently adds 1 or 2 points to your characters dexterity stats.

Constitution Potion: Permanently adds 1 or 2 points to your characters constitution stats.

Scrolls are very handy. Some scrolls are only good for one use while others can be used up to 3 times. When you initially pick up a scroll it will be identified as Owe Staos Scroll or some other nonsensical words. Once you have read the scroll the effects will be revealed and from then on the scroll will be correctly identified when you pick it up.

Wishing Scroll: This scroll allows you to make 1-3 wishes. When you read the scroll a text box appears for you to type in the item you would like to wish for. I recommend wishing for Plate Armor +4, Ring of Regeneration +2, and a Death Blade +4.

Identify Scroll: You can use this scroll to identify the magical properties 1-3 items.

Protection Scroll: This scroll grants a temporary shield of protection.

Teleport Scroll: This Teleports your character to another area of the dungeon level you are currently on.

Wisdom Scroll: Permanently grants 1-2 extra wisdom points to your character.

Intelligence Scroll: Permanently grants 1-2 extra intelligence points to your character.

Forget Scroll: Erases all your accumulated knowledge of potions, scrolls, rings and wands.

Joke Scroll: According to Mathew George McDonald-Bates..."Joke scrolls are just that...It's like a Yay-Boo...Yay...got a scroll. Boo..(it's a) joke scroll...does nothing.

Wands mostly used as weapons or at least during combat. The exception is the Digging Wand. Wands have "charges" that indicate how many times they can be used.

Digging Wand: The Digging wand turns one interior boulder wall into a smaller boulder that can be pushed. Use the digging wands to gain access to hidden rooms in the dungeon. HINT: Keep a digging wand or two available for the last level of the dungeon.

Lightening Wand: Zaps monsters with a damaging lightning bolt.

Ice Wand: Attacks the monster with a jet of ice. NOTE: not effective on all creatures ....i think.

Fire Wand: Attacks the monster with a stream of fire. NOTE: not effective on all creatures ....i think

Polymorph Wand: The Polymorph Wand transforms the target into some other kind of monster. Not necessarily a monster that's easier to kill mind you.

Teleport Wand: This Wand teleports the target to some other location on the same dungeon level. Sometimes very far away sometimes not.

There are quite a few weapons in the game. My favorite is the Death blade.

Two Handed Sword: I think this gives the best damage.

Long Sword: Slightly less effective than the two handed sword but you can use a shied

Spear: Spears allow ranged combat.

Darts: Ranged weapons but not very effective.

Sling: Slightly more effective than darts.

Series II Mac: There are pretty rare to come across. I can't remember what kind of damage they do.

Deathblade: A super effective long sword. Cool!

The below list of Rumors appears in the game. If you know the meaning of a rumor please email me the meaning to post on this page for other Orb hunters.

Death is only a word ... Contribute your meaning for this Rumor

The Dark Wizard Guards the Orb ...A Dark Wizard does indeed guard the Orb.

Experience strikes twice ...I'm guessing that the more experience you have, the higher your level, the more attacks you have per round.

Money isn't Everything ... Contribute your meaning for this Rumor

A Wizard Knows Wands...Jewellers have a better chance of guessing the properties of a ring.

Strength can move mountains...The more strength you gain, the more able you are to move boulders from the digging wand. -Joseph Hampton

Roni is life ... Contribute your meaning for this Rumor

The 40th Level is death ...The Orb is on the 40th Level along with the big bad Dark Wizard.

A jeweler knows gems ...Jewellers have a better chance of guessing the properties of a ring.

Monsters don't like stairs ...I'm not sure what this means because monsters will attack while you are in the stair well.

Smart people write scrolls ...Contribute your meaning for this Rumor

Jones lives across the street ...Contribute your meaning for this Rumor

Taste isn't everything...Some food, though tasty, will damage your health and strength. Or is it one or the other? Contribute your meaning for this Rumor

A bounce can be shocking ...If the monster your aiming a wand at is in front of a wall sometimes the wand misses and the zap bounces off the wall and back to hit the monster or your character.

Curses can be deadly ...A cursed item can drain your character of strength. (or is it health?) Contribute your meaning for this Rumor

A Sethron is 63" tall ... Contribute your meaning for this Rumor

Wisdom guides the wand...The higher your wisdom the more likely you are to hit your intended target.

A Knight knows armour ...Knights have a better chance of guessing the properties of a given piece of armour.

There are two "Orbs"... I've gotten two emails regarding this hint. One contributor says that that there are two obs, both of them on the 40th level and both of which if returned to the above ground world will end the game with victory. Another contributor wrote that there is only one REAL Orb, the one guarded by the DW (Dark Wizard), and another fake Orb hidden in armor on the 40th level. I personally have never seen the fake orb. Have you ended the game with an orb not guarded by the DW? Write me and be the tie breaker here...

Beauty is only skin deep ...Contribute your meaning for this Rumor

Jewelers know rings ...Jewelers have a better chance at guessing the property's of rings.

Skill wields weapons ...I'm guessing this means the higher your level the better you are at fighting.

Beauty can tame a beast ...The higher your Charisma the less likely you are to be attacked by passing monsters?

A Fighter knows weapons ...Fighters have a better chance of guessing the properties of a given weapon.

Protections can be harmful .. "I think that's like plate armour (is) heavy so you carry less etc..." -Matthew George McDonald-Bates I think Matthew is saying that not being able to carry many wands and potions and scrolls because you are wearing really heavy armour could be dangerous during the last 10 levels or so.

A Sage knows Scrolls ...Sage's have a better chance of guessing the properties of a given Scroll

Some general tips for playing the game



	This page is a tribute to the old classic mac game titled "Dungeon of Doom" later released commercially as "The Dungeon Revealed". After spending frustrating weeks trying to get the original Dungeon of Doom game to run on my new Jaguar machine using Vmac I found The Dungeon Revealed at the Macintosh Garden! Yippee! A carbon copy of the game made in Mac heaven! There are very few differences between Dungeon of Doom and Dungeon Revealed. Basically just a few graphical changes. The Dungeon Revealed runs on my current mac running 10.2.4 with an OS 9 partition so there is no need to use an emulator or anything fancy. Just click on the game icon and play as you would any newly released game. The page topics are listed to the left. Feel free to browse around to your hearts content. Also, please contribute any knowledge you may have for addition to this site. If your an aficionado of the game please email me any info you feel should be added here and of course any answers you have to questions in the Help section. The Dungeon of Doom and The Dungeon Revealed are copyrighted by John Raymond and Woodrose Editions. The graphics used on this page are adapted from the game and are not my creations. To the best of my knowledge the Dungeon Revealed is shareware so, until I hear otherwise, feel free to download the game (172 kb) right now to begin your search for the Orb. Happy Orb Hunting! -Sidhia

Knight: Knights have a better chance of guessing what, if any, magical properties armor may have. Fighter: Fighters have a better chance of guessing what, if any, magical properties Weapons may have. Sage: Sages have a better chance of guessing the nature of Scrolls. Wizard: Wizards have a better chance of guessing the nature of Wands. Alchemist: Alchemists have a better chance of guessing the effect a potion will have on your character. Jeweler: Jewelers have a better chance of guessing the effect a ring will have on your character Jones: I'm not sure what a Jones is good at. Their stats seem to be more balanced. Maybe they are less likely to be attacked by monsters? Contribute your knowledge!
A character can wear up to two rings at a time. Some rings are magically effected to be less than normally effective (-) or more than normally effective (+). Rings can also be cursed so that you need a "remove curse" scroll to remove them. Monster Rings attract monsters to your character. This can actually be very useful. I recommend going down a few dungeon levels below your current experience level and putting on the ring to give you lots of monsters to slash though to quickly get up a level or two. Rings of Regeneration cause you to regenerate hit points more rapidly. Very handy. Rings of X-Ray vision allow you to see though walls Armor comes in a variety of forms and materials. Some armour is magically cursed so that you can't remove it. Some armor is magically effected to be less than normally protective (-) or more than normally protective (+). For instance you may find Plate Armor +2. Better than Plate Armor +1, not as good as Plate Armor +4. Leather Armor: This is the least effective protection available but quite light to wear allowing you to carry lots of loot! Chain Armor: Chain Armor provides moderate protection and is of medium weight, Plate Armor: This armor is very heavy but provides the best protection. Elven Cloaks: An elven cloak is a light cloak that provide extra protection. Exactly HOW much protection is a good question. Contribute your knowledge! Gloves: I know they are available in the game but I don't know how much protection they grant. Contribute your knowledge! Helmets: Again I'm not sure how effective these are. If someone e mails me the info I will post it here. Contribute your knowledge! Shields: Again I'm not sure how effective these are. If someone e mails me the info I will post it here. Contribute your knowledge! Potions come in various colors such as pink, cyan, and magenta. Once you have taken the potion the effects will be revealed and from then on the potion will be correctly identified when you pick it up. The potion effects are unlearned if you accidentally read the forget scroll. Most of the potions are self explanatory. Invisibility Potion: Makes you temporarily invisible . Speed Potion: Temporarily makes your character move faster. Great for running away or getting in extra attack rounds. Confusion Potion: This potion makes you unable to control the direction your character moves or attacks for a period of time. Muscle Potion: Permanently adds 1 or 2 points to your characters strength stats. Blindness Potion: Causes your character to become temporarily blind. Charisma Potion: Permanently adds 1 or 2 points to your characters charisma stats. Dexterity Potion: Permanently adds 1 or 2 points to your characters dexterity stats. Constitution Potion: Permanently adds 1 or 2 points to your characters constitution stats. Scrolls are very handy. Some scrolls are only good for one use while others can be used up to 3 times. When you initially pick up a scroll it will be identified as Owe Staos Scroll or some other nonsensical words. Once you have read the scroll the effects will be revealed and from then on the scroll will be correctly identified when you pick it up. Wishing Scroll: This scroll allows you to make 1-3 wishes. When you read the scroll a text box appears for you to type in the item you would like to wish for. I recommend wishing for Plate Armor +4, Ring of Regeneration +2, and a Death Blade +4. Identify Scroll: You can use this scroll to identify the magical properties 1-3 items. Protection Scroll: This scroll grants a temporary shield of protection. Teleport Scroll: This Teleports your character to another area of the dungeon level you are currently on. Wisdom Scroll: Permanently grants 1-2 extra wisdom points to your character. Intelligence Scroll: Permanently grants 1-2 extra intelligence points to your character. Forget Scroll: Erases all your accumulated knowledge of potions, scrolls, rings and wands. Joke Scroll: According to Mathew George McDonald-Bates..."Joke scrolls are just that...It's like a Yay-Boo...Yay...got a scroll. Boo..(it's a) joke scroll...does nothing. Wands mostly used as weapons or at least during combat. The exception is the Digging Wand. Wands have "charges" that indicate how many times they can be used. Digging Wand: The Digging wand turns one interior boulder wall into a smaller boulder that can be pushed. Use the digging wands to gain access to hidden rooms in the dungeon. HINT: Keep a digging wand or two available for the last level of the dungeon. Lightening Wand: Zaps monsters with a damaging lightning bolt. Ice Wand: Attacks the monster with a jet of ice. NOTE: not effective on all creatures ....i think. Fire Wand: Attacks the monster with a stream of fire. NOTE: not effective on all creatures ....i think Polymorph Wand: The Polymorph Wand transforms the target into some other kind of monster. Not necessarily a monster that's easier to kill mind you. Teleport Wand: This Wand teleports the target to some other location on the same dungeon level. Sometimes very far away sometimes not. There are quite a few weapons in the game. My favorite is the Death blade. Two Handed Sword: I think this gives the best damage. Long Sword: Slightly less effective than the two handed sword but you can use a shied Spear: Spears allow ranged combat. Darts: Ranged weapons but not very effective. Sling: Slightly more effective than darts. Series II Mac: There are pretty rare to come across. I can't remember what kind of damage they do. Deathblade: A super effective long sword. Cool! The below list of Rumors appears in the game. If you know the meaning of a rumor please email me the meaning to post on this page for other Orb hunters. Death is only a word ... Contribute your meaning for this Rumor The Dark Wizard Guards the Orb ...A Dark Wizard does indeed guard the Orb. Experience strikes twice ...I'm guessing that the more experience you have, the higher your level, the more attacks you have per round. Money isn't Everything ... Contribute your meaning for this Rumor A Wizard Knows Wands...Jewellers have a better chance of guessing the properties of a ring. Strength can move mountains...The more strength you gain, the more able you are to move boulders from the digging wand. -Joseph Hampton Roni is life ... Contribute your meaning for this Rumor The 40th Level is death ...The Orb is on the 40th Level along with the big bad Dark Wizard. A jeweler knows gems ...Jewellers have a better chance of guessing the properties of a ring. Monsters don't like stairs ...I'm not sure what this means because monsters will attack while you are in the stair well. Smart people write scrolls ...Contribute your meaning for this Rumor Jones lives across the street ...Contribute your meaning for this Rumor Taste isn't everything...Some food, though tasty, will damage your health and strength. Or is it one or the other? Contribute your meaning for this Rumor A bounce can be shocking ...If the monster your aiming a wand at is in front of a wall sometimes the wand misses and the zap bounces off the wall and back to hit the monster or your character. Curses can be deadly ...A cursed item can drain your character of strength. (or is it health?) Contribute your meaning for this Rumor A Sethron is 63" tall ... Contribute your meaning for this Rumor Wisdom guides the wand...The higher your wisdom the more likely you are to hit your intended target. A Knight knows armour ...Knights have a better chance of guessing the properties of a given piece of armour. There are two "Orbs"... I've gotten two emails regarding this hint. One contributor says that that there are two obs, both of them on the 40th level and both of which if returned to the above ground world will end the game with victory. Another contributor wrote that there is only one REAL Orb, the one guarded by the DW (Dark Wizard), and another fake Orb hidden in armor on the 40th level. I personally have never seen the fake orb. Have you ended the game with an orb not guarded by the DW? Write me and be the tie breaker here... Beauty is only skin deep ...Contribute your meaning for this Rumor Jewelers know rings ...Jewelers have a better chance at guessing the property's of rings. Skill wields weapons ...I'm guessing this means the higher your level the better you are at fighting. Beauty can tame a beast ...The higher your Charisma the less likely you are to be attacked by passing monsters? A Fighter knows weapons ...Fighters have a better chance of guessing the properties of a given weapon. Protections can be harmful .. "I think that's like plate armour (is) heavy so you carry less etc..." -Matthew George McDonald-Bates I think Matthew is saying that not being able to carry many wands and potions and scrolls because you are wearing really heavy armour could be dangerous during the last 10 levels or so. A Sage knows Scrolls ...Sage's have a better chance of guessing the properties of a given Scroll Some general tips for playing the game 1. Get a monster ring, go down a few levels and put the ring on. Lots of monster will attack you and you can hack away and get some quick experience points. -sidhia 2. Wish for a Death Blade, Plate Armor +4, and a re-generation ring +2. (I think rings only go to +2 not +4 but don't quote me on that.) -sidhia Below are listed some questions I have received about running the game. How do I run the game on my OS X Mac? "The Dungeon Revealed" version of Dungeon of Doom runs on my Mac even with the OS 10.4.2. There is no need to use emulators just download The Dungeon Revelaed HERE and play to your hearts content. How do I cure Vampire health damage? From Sidhia: Vampire damage can be cured with "Life Potion" If you find these save them up as you will need lots of these potions later in the game. Is an elven cloak over plate armour better than just wearing either separately? Please Contribute your knowledge. Which items can be +2 or up to +4? Please Contribute your knowledge. Which items should I wish for? I always wish for a Death Blade, Plate Armor +4, and a re-generation ring +2. (I think rings only go to +2 not +4 but don't quote me on that) -sidhia
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