Dungeon Hack is a computer game released in 1993. It was developed by DreamForge Intertainment and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. for MS-DOS and NEC PC-9801.
Plot[]
An adventurer is sent by an evil sorceress on a mission to find and retrieve a mysterious magical orb located within an ancient dungeon.
Gameplay[]
Dungeon Hack is one of the earliest graphical roguelikes, even though it is action-based instead of turn-based and permanent death ("permadeath") is optional. Dungeon Hack uses the rules mechanics of AD&D 2nd Edition.
Strategic Simulations, Inc. claimed that "over 4 billion" different dungeons were possible.[1] Since dungeons are randomly generated whenever a new game is started, virtually no two dungeons generated by the game are identical. Players can play identical dungeons by sharing "dungeon seed" codes that are generated by the game.
The game re-uses the engine of Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor (EB1 and EB2 used a different engine). This consists of a pseudo-3D game screen based on the Dungeon Master series: real-time action and tile-based movement.
Dungeon Hack is the first Forgotten Realms video game to implement seven different classes, instead of the traditional six. The new class is the Bard.
Index[]
Characters[]
- Ahlrik Halfblood • Aventgar Pureblade • Balant Mornlight • Caslatus Crypthound • Falhnen Battlescar • Fatzon Axemaiden • Fhamin Dread • Glorantha Steelrain • Kalifen Stonefist • Kathra Shallowtaint • Lyvertus Gildenhart • Metwell Greenwood • Mournak Steelsmite • Neumas Moltengale • Neysea Snowwolf • Ragnar Searaven • Renault Braveblood • Rhenovia Swiftthorn • Sedrik Lionmane • Tahil Madrogue • Targon Hawk • Yahlir Smoothtongue
- Referenced only
- Fhang the Fierce • Ghreu • Keign • Midnight • Myrh • Onex the Great • Phoos • Rachel Del Goldwhite • Ravenna
Creatures[]
- ankheg • banshee • blue dragon • bone naga • bugbear • carrion crawler • chimera • cockatrice • death knight • dwarf • earth elemental • elf • ettin • feyr • gargoyle • ghoul • gnome • goblin • grave mist • flesh golem • hag • half-elf • halfling • hobgoblin • meazel • medusa • minotaur • mummy • ogre slug • orc • orog • otyugh • scaladar • shade • shadow • shambling mound • sheet ghoul • slithermorph • specter • spirit naga • steel shadow • swordwraith • tlincalli • troglodyte • troll • watchghost • water elemental • water weird • wererat • wight • wraith • xill
- Referenced only
- fire ant • vampire
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Ama Basin • Chult • Deepwash • Delbyl • Far Hills • Gulf of Lath • Great Ice Sea • Great Sea • Jumpa River Gorge • Kelvin's Cairn • Korinn Archipelago • Koryaz Mountains • Longsaddle • Palevash • Quoya Desert • Road of the Dawn • S'tung Monastery • Sea of Fallen Stars • Shalana • Sword Coast • Trackless Sea • Whitehorn
Organizations[]
- amazons • bladesingers • Hearth Guard • Jarnsaxa
Magic[]
- Books
- Book of Exalted Deeds • Book of Vile Darkness • libram of gainful conjuration • libram of ineffable damnation • Libram of Silver Magic • manual of bodily health • manual of gainful exercise • manual of stealthy pilfering • tome of clear thought • tome of leadership and influence • tome of understanding • vacuous grimoire
- Items
- amulet of fire breath • amulet of magic missiles • amulet of magic resistance • amulet of imminent return • arrow of slaying • bracers of archery • bracers of defenselessness • bracers of protection • chime of hunger • chime of opening • cloak of defenselessness • cloak of protection • dagger of venom • drums of distant thunder • dust of remove curse • gauntlets of dexterity • gauntlets of fire giant strength • gauntlets of hill giant strength • gauntlets of ogre power • harp of dispair • helm of stupidity • helm of underwater action • lute of well being • necklace of adornment • pipes of feign imagery • ring of adornment • ring of constitution • ring of dexterity • ring of feather falling • ring of fire resistance • ring of free action • ring of invisibility • ring of might • ring of protection • ring of provocation • ring of regeneration • ring of shocking grasp • ring of strength • ring of sustenance • ring of weakness • ring of wisdom • ring of wizardry • robe of the archmagi • robe of powerlessness • scrying glass • staff of striking • stone of good luck • sword of slaying • wand of acid • wand of allurment • wand of cold • wand of curing • wand of distance • wand of fireballs • wand of frost • wand of hasten foe • wand of hinder foe • wand of lightning bolts • wand of magic missiles • wand of paralyzation • wand of restoration • wand of smiting • wand of trap detection
- Potions
- potion of confusion • potion of fire resistance • potion of food detection • potion of giant strength • potion of healing • potion of extra healing • potion of invisibility • potion of monster detection • potion of neutralize poison • potion of poison • potion of restore strength • potion of speed • potion of vitality • potion of water breathing • oil of fiery burning
- Spells
- Abi-Dalzim's horrid wilting • acid storm • Aganazzar's scorcher • aid • armor • Bigby's clenched fist • bless • blessed warmth • blur • burning hands • cause critical wounds • cause light wounds • cause serious wounds • chill touch • cone of cold • create food and water • cure critical wounds • cure light wounds • cure serious wounds • death spell • detect invisibility • detect magic • detect pits • detect undead • disintegrate • dispel magic • energy drain • fear • finger of death • fireball • fire storm • flame blade • flame strike • flesh to stone • free action • harm • haste • heal • hold monster • hold person • hold undead • ice storm • Ilyykur's mantle • invisibility • invisibility to undead • improved identify • lich touch • lightning bolt • magic missile • magical vestment • Melf's acid arrow • meteor swarm • missile mastery • Mordenkainen's sword • negative plane protection • neutralize poison • Otiluke's freezing sphere • poison • prayer • protection from evil • protection from fire • protection from paralysis • remove curse • remove paralysis • resist cold • resist fire • restoration • shield • shocking grasp • slay living • slow • slow poison • Snilloc's major missile • Snilloc's snowball • Sol's searing orb • spiritual hammer • time stop • true seeing • vampiric touch • wall of force • water breathing
Miscellaneous[]
- Gems
- agate • amethyst • citrine • carnelian • diamond • emerald • garnet • jade • lapis lazuli • moonstone • obsidian • onyx • opal • pearl • ruby • star sapphire • tiger eye agate • topaz • zircon
- Instruments
- drum • harp • lute
- Substances
- aqua regia
- Languages
- thieves' cant
Gallery[]
Appendix[]
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Game Credits[]
- Producer: James Namestka[2]
- Programming: Thomas Holmes[2]
- Design: Thomas Holmes, Chris Straka[2]
- Art: Jane Yeager, Jon Grayson, Frank Schurter, Robert C. Taylor, Lynn Helfferich[2]
External Links[]
- Dungeon Hack article at Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
References[]
- ↑ Dungeon Hack – Release Details. GameFAQs. (1993). Retrieved on 9 January 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Sandy Petersen (May 1994). “Eye of the Monitor: Dungeon Hack”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #205 (TSR, Inc.), p. 61.
Connections[]
Other settings
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