Skull Cavern - Revision history

imported>Pyron: grammar.

2026-07-06T07:30:14Z

grammar.

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	===Power Books===		===Power Books===

	Certain [[Special Items & Powers#Book Powers\|Book Powers]] may assist in exploring the Skull Cavern. [[Way Of The Wind pt. 1]] and [[Way Of The Wind pt. 2]] allow faster navigation, [[Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick]] and [[Dwarvish Safety Manual]] increase survivability, and [[Monster Compendium]] and [[The Diamond Hunter]] can increase rewards.		Certain [[Special Items & Powers#Book Powers\|Book Powers]] may assist in exploring the Skull Cavern. [[Way Of The Wind pt. 1]] and [[Way Of The Wind pt. 2]] allow for faster navigation, [[Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick]] and [[Dwarvish Safety Manual]] increase survivability, and [[Monster Compendium]] and [[The Diamond Hunter]] can increase rewards.

	===Mastery===		===Mastery===

imported>Pyron: added 1.6 abilities (was there a reason it was originally missing?)

2026-07-06T07:27:43Z

added 1.6 abilities (was there a reason it was originally missing?)

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	A [[Warp Totem: Desert]] (or [[Desert Obelisk]]) can be used to access the Desert about 4 hours earlier than [[Pam]] arrives at the [[Bus Stop]].		A [[Warp Totem: Desert]] (or [[Desert Obelisk]]) can be used to access the Desert about 4 hours earlier than [[Pam]] arrives at the [[Bus Stop]].

			===Power Books===

			Certain [[Special Items & Powers#Book Powers\|Book Powers]] may assist in exploring the Skull Cavern. [[Way Of The Wind pt. 1]] and [[Way Of The Wind pt. 2]] allow faster navigation, [[Jack Be Nimble, Jack Be Thick]] and [[Dwarvish Safety Manual]] increase survivability, and [[Monster Compendium]] and [[The Diamond Hunter]] can increase rewards.

			===Mastery===

			If [[Mastery Cave#Masteries\|Masteries]] have been unlocked, the [[Statue Of The Dwarf King]] and [[Statue Of Blessings]] can give useful bonuses.

	==Monsters==		==Monsters==

imported>Margotbean: Reverted edits by StoopidAngler (talk) to last revision by Swift To The Core

2026-05-10T14:14:36Z

Reverted edits by StoopidAngler (talk) to last revision by Swift To The Core

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	[[File:Shaft.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A shaft for faster descending]]		[[File:Shaft.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A shaft for faster descending]]
	There is no practical limit to the number of floors (sometimes called levels) in the Skull Cavern.<ref name="integerlimit" /> Similar to [[the Mines]], [[~~The~~ Player]] advances through floors in the Skull Cavern by finding a ladder on each floor, either by mining rocks or defeating enemies. The Skull Cavern has the same possible floor layouts as the ones in the Mines.		There is no practical limit to the number of floors (sometimes called levels) in the Skull Cavern.<ref name="integerlimit" /> Similar to [[the Mines]], [[the Player]] advances through floors in the Skull Cavern by finding a ladder on each floor, either by mining rocks or defeating enemies. The Skull Cavern has the same possible floor layouts as the ones in the Mines.

	Unlike the Mines, there is no elevator to save progress, but on every floor there is a ladder at the starting point where the Player can leave the Skull Cavern. Each visit must start again from the first floor.		Unlike the Mines, there is no elevator to save progress, but on every floor there is a ladder at the starting point where the Player can leave the Skull Cavern. Each visit must start again from the first floor.

	When ladders to the next floor appear from breaking rocks, 33% of the time they will appear as a shaft (or hole) instead of a ladder. Shafts make it possible to travel 3-9, 11, 13 or 15 floors at a time. The number of floors dropped is based on an integer x between 3 and 8 inclusive, chosen with equal probability, with a 90% chance that the player drops x floors and a 10% chance that the player drops 2x-1 floors. The amount of floors dropped is predetermined based on the mine floor, game day, and Random Seed. In particular, [[Luck]] does not affect the chances of jumping down a certain number of floors. This also means that if multiple shafts spawn on the same floor, they will all drop the player the same number of floors, so it does not matter which one is chosen. Jumping down the shaft causes [[Health]] damage equal to 3x the number of floors skipped (although jumping down a shaft will never reduce health to less than 1). Note that if a shaft above floor 100 is calculated to drop the player past floor 100, it will be modified to only drop the player to floor 100.<ref name="shaftlevels"/>		When ladders to the next floor appear from breaking rocks, 20% of the time they will appear as a shaft (or hole) instead of a ladder. Shafts make it possible to travel 3-9, 11, 13 or 15 floors at a time. The number of floors dropped is based on an integer x between 3 and 8 inclusive, chosen with equal probability, with a 90% chance that the player drops x floors and a 10% chance that the player drops 2x-1 floors. The amount of floors dropped is predetermined based on the mine floor, game day, and Random Seed. In particular, [[Luck]] does not affect the chances of jumping down a certain number of floors. This also means that if multiple shafts spawn on the same floor, they will all drop the player the same number of floors, so it does not matter which one is chosen. Jumping down the shaft causes [[Health]] damage equal to 3x the number of floors skipped (although jumping down a shaft will never reduce health to less than 1). Note that if a shaft above floor 100 is calculated to drop the player past floor 100, it will be modified to only drop the player to floor 100.<ref name="shaftlevels"/>

	If the player runs out of [[health]] while exploring Skull Cavern, they will wake up sometime later on the same day in [[Harvey's Clinic]]. A fee of {{Price\|1000}} will be deducted for emergency surgery. Several items may also be lost. Passing out at 2:00 am will cause the player to lose {{Price\|1000}} or 10% of funds, whichever is less.		If the player runs out of [[health]] while exploring Skull Cavern, they will wake up sometime later on the same day in [[Harvey's Clinic]]. A fee of {{Price\|1000}} will be deducted for emergency surgery. Several items may also be lost. Passing out at 2:00 am will cause the player to lose {{Price\|1000}} or 10% of funds, whichever is less.
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	===Food===		===Food===

	Shown below are foods with [[Buffs]] that are useful when exploring the Skull Cavern. Note that eating food with buffs will wipe out any active buffs and replace them with the buffs from the newly eaten food. If the newly eaten food has no buffs, the existing buffs will remain~~. You can have 1 food [[buff]] and 1 [[buff]] from a drink e.g~~. [[Coffee]], [[Triple Shot Espresso]], and [[Ginger Ale]].		Shown below are foods with [[Buffs]] that are useful when exploring the Skull Cavern. Note that eating food with buffs will wipe out any active buffs and replace them with the buffs from the newly eaten food. If the newly eaten food has no buffs, the existing buffs will remain in effect. [[Coffee]], [[Triple Shot Espresso]] and [[Ginger Ale]] are an exception to this rule; they will stack with other food buffs (but not each other).
	{{#lst:The Mines\|usefulMineFood}}<!--Transcluded from The Mines page-->		{{#lst:The Mines\|usefulMineFood}}<!--Transcluded from The Mines page-->

imported>StoopidAngler: /* Food */

2026-05-10T13:11:00Z

Food

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	===Food===		===Food===

	Shown below are foods with [[Buffs]] that are useful when exploring the Skull Cavern. Note that eating food with buffs will wipe out any active buffs and replace them with the buffs from the newly eaten food. If the newly eaten food has no buffs, the existing buffs will remain. You can have 1 food [[buff]] and 1 [[buff]] from a drink e.g. [[Coffee]], [[Triple Shot Espresso]], and [[Ginger Ale]]		Shown below are foods with [[Buffs]] that are useful when exploring the Skull Cavern. Note that eating food with buffs will wipe out any active buffs and replace them with the buffs from the newly eaten food. If the newly eaten food has no buffs, the existing buffs will remain. You can have 1 food [[buff]] and 1 [[buff]] from a drink e.g. [[Coffee]], [[Triple Shot Espresso]], and [[Ginger Ale]].
	{{#lst:The Mines\|usefulMineFood}}<!--Transcluded from The Mines page-->		{{#lst:The Mines\|usefulMineFood}}<!--Transcluded from The Mines page-->

imported>StoopidAngler: /* Food */

2026-05-10T13:10:42Z

Food

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	===Food===		===Food===

	Shown below are foods with [[Buffs]] that are useful when exploring the Skull Cavern. Note that eating food with buffs will wipe out any active buffs and replace them with the buffs from the newly eaten food. If the newly eaten food has no buffs, the existing buffs will remain ~~in effect~~. [[~~Coffee~~]], [[~~Triple Shot Espresso~~]] ~~and~~ [[~~Ginger Ale~~]] ~~are an exception to this rule; they will stack with other food buffs (but not each other). You can have 1 food~~ [[~~Buff~~]] and 1 [[~~buff~~]] ~~from a drink.~~		Shown below are foods with [[Buffs]] that are useful when exploring the Skull Cavern. Note that eating food with buffs will wipe out any active buffs and replace them with the buffs from the newly eaten food. If the newly eaten food has no buffs, the existing buffs will remain. You can have 1 food [[buff]] and 1 [[buff]] from a drink e.g. [[Coffee]], [[Triple Shot Espresso]], and [[Ginger Ale]]
	{{#lst:The Mines\|usefulMineFood}}<!--Transcluded from The Mines page-->		{{#lst:The Mines\|usefulMineFood}}<!--Transcluded from The Mines page-->

imported>StoopidAngler: /* Food */

2026-05-10T13:08:33Z

Food

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	===Food===		===Food===

	Shown below are foods with [[Buffs]] that are useful when exploring the Skull Cavern. Note that eating food with buffs will wipe out any active buffs and replace them with the buffs from the newly eaten food. If the newly eaten food has no buffs, the existing buffs will remain in effect. [[Coffee]], [[Triple Shot Espresso]] and [[Ginger Ale]] are an exception to this rule; they will stack with other food buffs (but not each other).		Shown below are foods with [[Buffs]] that are useful when exploring the Skull Cavern. Note that eating food with buffs will wipe out any active buffs and replace them with the buffs from the newly eaten food. If the newly eaten food has no buffs, the existing buffs will remain in effect. [[Coffee]], [[Triple Shot Espresso]] and [[Ginger Ale]] are an exception to this rule; they will stack with other food buffs (but not each other). You can have 1 food [[Buff]] and 1 [[buff]] from a drink.
	{{#lst:The Mines\|usefulMineFood}}<!--Transcluded from The Mines page-->		{{#lst:The Mines\|usefulMineFood}}<!--Transcluded from The Mines page-->

imported>StoopidAngler: /* Overview */

2026-05-10T13:06:04Z

Overview

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	[[File:Shaft.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A shaft for faster descending]]		[[File:Shaft.jpg\|thumb\|right\|A shaft for faster descending]]
	There is no practical limit to the number of floors (sometimes called levels) in the Skull Cavern.<ref name="integerlimit" /> Similar to [[the Mines]], [[~~the~~ Player]] advances through floors in the Skull Cavern by finding a ladder on each floor, either by mining rocks or defeating enemies. The Skull Cavern has the same possible floor layouts as the ones in the Mines.		There is no practical limit to the number of floors (sometimes called levels) in the Skull Cavern.<ref name="integerlimit" /> Similar to [[the Mines]], [[The Player]] advances through floors in the Skull Cavern by finding a ladder on each floor, either by mining rocks or defeating enemies. The Skull Cavern has the same possible floor layouts as the ones in the Mines.

	Unlike the Mines, there is no elevator to save progress, but on every floor there is a ladder at the starting point where the Player can leave the Skull Cavern. Each visit must start again from the first floor.		Unlike the Mines, there is no elevator to save progress, but on every floor there is a ladder at the starting point where the Player can leave the Skull Cavern. Each visit must start again from the first floor.

	When ladders to the next floor appear from breaking rocks, 20% of the time they will appear as a shaft (or hole) instead of a ladder. Shafts make it possible to travel 3-9, 11, 13 or 15 floors at a time. The number of floors dropped is based on an integer x between 3 and 8 inclusive, chosen with equal probability, with a 90% chance that the player drops x floors and a 10% chance that the player drops 2x-1 floors. The amount of floors dropped is predetermined based on the mine floor, game day, and Random Seed. In particular, [[Luck]] does not affect the chances of jumping down a certain number of floors. This also means that if multiple shafts spawn on the same floor, they will all drop the player the same number of floors, so it does not matter which one is chosen. Jumping down the shaft causes [[Health]] damage equal to 3x the number of floors skipped (although jumping down a shaft will never reduce health to less than 1). Note that if a shaft above floor 100 is calculated to drop the player past floor 100, it will be modified to only drop the player to floor 100.<ref name="shaftlevels"/>		When ladders to the next floor appear from breaking rocks, 33% of the time they will appear as a shaft (or hole) instead of a ladder. Shafts make it possible to travel 3-9, 11, 13 or 15 floors at a time. The number of floors dropped is based on an integer x between 3 and 8 inclusive, chosen with equal probability, with a 90% chance that the player drops x floors and a 10% chance that the player drops 2x-1 floors. The amount of floors dropped is predetermined based on the mine floor, game day, and Random Seed. In particular, [[Luck]] does not affect the chances of jumping down a certain number of floors. This also means that if multiple shafts spawn on the same floor, they will all drop the player the same number of floors, so it does not matter which one is chosen. Jumping down the shaft causes [[Health]] damage equal to 3x the number of floors skipped (although jumping down a shaft will never reduce health to less than 1). Note that if a shaft above floor 100 is calculated to drop the player past floor 100, it will be modified to only drop the player to floor 100.<ref name="shaftlevels"/>

	If the player runs out of [[health]] while exploring Skull Cavern, they will wake up sometime later on the same day in [[Harvey's Clinic]]. A fee of {{Price\|1000}} will be deducted for emergency surgery. Several items may also be lost. Passing out at 2:00 am will cause the player to lose {{Price\|1000}} or 10% of funds, whichever is less.		If the player runs out of [[health]] while exploring Skull Cavern, they will wake up sometime later on the same day in [[Harvey's Clinic]]. A fee of {{Price\|1000}} will be deducted for emergency surgery. Several items may also be lost. Passing out at 2:00 am will cause the player to lose {{Price\|1000}} or 10% of funds, whichever is less.

imported>Swift To The Core: why are we talking about what weapons to bring in a section about iridium?

2026-04-07T09:45:08Z

why are we talking about what weapons to bring in a section about iridium?

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	The chance to find [[Iridium Ore]] increases slowly and steadily as the player descends into the Skull Cavern, rapidly increasing from floor 10 to 100.		The chance to find [[Iridium Ore]] increases slowly and steadily as the player descends into the Skull Cavern, rapidly increasing from floor 10 to 100.

	The monsters in the Skull Cavern also have a chance to drop [[Iridium Ore]] and [[Iridium Bar]]s, as well as [[The Mines#Special Items\|special items]]~~. It can be a good idea to bring the [[Lava Katana]] or [[Galaxy Sword]], as enemies are particularly strong~~.		The monsters in the Skull Cavern also have a chance to drop [[Iridium Ore]] and [[Iridium Bar]]s, as well as [[The Mines#Special Items\|special items]].

	High [[Luck]] increases the frequency of ladders/shafts. Rapid descent to floors with a higher chance of spawning [[Mining#Iridium Node\|Iridium Nodes]] is often more efficient for acquiring ore than thorough exploration. [[Staircase]]s can also be stacked, so a single inventory slot can hold 999 staircases. Even blindly placing staircases will take ''some'' time though; the lower the player descends with staircases, the less time they have to explore the Skull Cavern.		High [[Luck]] increases the frequency of ladders/shafts. Rapid descent to floors with a higher chance of spawning [[Mining#Iridium Node\|Iridium Nodes]] is often more efficient for acquiring ore than thorough exploration. [[Staircase]]s can also be stacked, so a single inventory slot can hold 999 staircases. Even blindly placing staircases will take ''some'' time though; the lower the player descends with staircases, the less time they have to explore the Skull Cavern.

imported>JackBlack69: /* Monsters */ Added squid kid dangerous

2026-03-06T22:10:04Z

Monsters: Added squid kid dangerous

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			\|Only appears when the Skull Cavern is in a [[#Skull Cavern Invasion\|"dangerous" state]].
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			\|[[File:Squid Kid Dangerous.png\|center\|36px]]
			\|[[Squid Kid (dangerous)]]
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			\|22-32
	\|Only appears when the Skull Cavern is in a [[#Skull Cavern Invasion\|"dangerous" state]].		\|Only appears when the Skull Cavern is in a [[#Skull Cavern Invasion\|"dangerous" state]].
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imported>Margotbean at 18:10, 5 March 2026

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	* Chance for [[Slimes#Dangerous Slimes\|Slimes]] to spawn as stacked slimes increased by 10% per difficulty level; <ref name="slimeStacksDifficulty" />		* Chance for [[Slimes#Dangerous Slimes\|Slimes]] to spawn as stacked slimes increased by 10% per difficulty level; <ref name="slimeStacksDifficulty" />
	* Chance for defeated monsters to drop [[Diamond]]s and [[Prismatic Shard]]s increased by 0.1% per difficulty level; <ref name="rareDropsDifficulty" />		* Chance for defeated monsters to drop [[Diamond]]s and [[Prismatic Shard]]s increased by 0.1% per difficulty level; <ref name="rareDropsDifficulty" />
	* Monster resilience (their resistance to damage) increased by base value times difficulty level (i.e. monsters at difficulty level 2 will have 3x their base resilience); <ref name="resilienceDifficulty" />		* Monster resilience (their resistance to damage) increased by base value times difficulty level (''i.e.,'' monsters at difficulty level 2 will have 3x their base resilience); <ref name="resilienceDifficulty" />
	* Monster health increased with difficulty level according to a linear interpolation function; <ref name="healthDifficulty" />		* Monster health increased with difficulty level according to a linear interpolation function; <ref name="healthDifficulty" />
	* Monster damage increased with difficulty level according to a linear interpolation function. <ref name="damageDifficulty" />		* Monster damage increased with difficulty level according to a linear interpolation function. <ref name="damageDifficulty" />

	Note that although the statue is still physically accessible while Skull Cavern Invasion is active, it cannot be toggled during the quest, regardless of whether the quest has been successfully completed before. Attempting to interact will simply lead to a "..." reaction. If the player wishes to ensure that the Skull Caverns are at a particular difficulty level, they must toggle the shrine accordingly before accepting the quest. ~~I.e.~~, players wishing to attempt the challenge of level 2 difficulty must activate the shrine before accepting the quest, and players who want to ensure difficulty does need exceed level 1 must deactivate the shrine before accepting the quest. After the quest has ended, the statue will become usable again.		Note that although the statue is still physically accessible while Skull Cavern Invasion is active, it cannot be toggled during the quest, regardless of whether the quest has been successfully completed before. Attempting to interact will simply lead to a "..." reaction. If the player wishes to ensure that the Skull Caverns are at a particular difficulty level, they must toggle the shrine accordingly before accepting the quest. That is, players wishing to attempt the challenge of level 2 difficulty must activate the shrine before accepting the quest, and players who want to ensure difficulty does need exceed level 1 must deactivate the shrine before accepting the quest. After the quest has ended, the statue will become usable again.

	==Time==		==Time==