Advanced Dreadsylvania Mechanics
Contents
Overview
Each zone has 1,000 enemies in it, plus a boss to fight. Thus, at least 1,001 fights will be needed in each area, though there can be slightly more if multiple clanmates are in battle while the 1,000th win is occurring. Though there may be slightly more fights, any extras will not reward extra kisses.
In each of the 9 non-combats, a single player can only take one action. That is, choosing one thing locks out all other choices. There are two exceptions to this rule:
- This does not include skipping/returning and using a ghost pencil.
- Acquiring a skill, or having your brain tapped to contribute toward a skill for someone else, in the Castle's Laboratory, does not count as an action.
While most options don't affect others' noncombats, some things (like getting wax banana and dreadful roast, or removing a certain element) can only be done once per instance across the entire clan. The options to get a ghost pencil or to get some Freddy Kruegerands can only be taken ten times per instance across the entire clan, but each option still follows the one-per-player rule.
At the end of a fight, you get kisses. This starts off at one kiss/fight, but every time a clan member uses a noncombat to banish an element from a particular zone, this increases the difficulty and number of kisses per fight you get for that zone by one. If all 5 elements are banished, all of the elements will return, and the monsters will be at their maximum difficulty. Keep in mind that losing a fight or running away will lose kisses, whether they take a turn or not.
Monster types can also be reduced or banished from zones. There are two monster types per zone, and normally they are encountered with a 60% chance of one type, and 40% of the other. Which is which varies across instances. However, there are two noncombat choices per monster type to reduce the number of that type. One of the relevant noncombats is in the same zone as the monster type in question; the other is in one of the other two zones.
The current theory is that each zone starts with 3 monsters of one type (A), and 2 of the other (B). Banishing reduces these. So if you banish A once, there should be 50% of each. If you banish A twice, there will be twice as many B as A. If you banish B twice, there will be only A left.
Banishing monster types does not increase the difficulty or the number of kisses in the corresponding zones.
It is believed that the banishing of monster types determines which boss will appear at the end of the zone. If the A and B counts are equal, the boss will be random (50% chance of either). If the A count is greater than the B count, the A-type boss will appear, and if B is greater, the B-type boss will appear. This appears to hold true even if the banishes are done at the very end of the zone; thus, the number of monsters killed may not necessarily determine the boss.
Transcendent Olfaction cannot be used in any of the three zones. Regular banishers can be used, but results in tumbleweeds occurring where the banished monster otherwise would.
Special Enemy Powers
If at least one element is banished in a zone, the monsters have the chance of causing severely disabling effects. The extent of these effects is being spaded at KoL Spading.
From observable data, the following abilities are granted to monster types starting with 1 banish, increasing in power up until all 5 banishes are used.
- Hot: deals hot damage to player on a melee attack
- Hot: increased enemy initiative
- Hot: increased chance to resist stuns
- Cold: inflicts Chilled to the Bone, depending on the number of kisses in the zone
- Spooky: inflicts one of Curse of Clumsiness, Curse of Dullness, Curse of Exposure, Curse of Forgetfulness, Curse of Hollowness, Curse of Impotence, Curse of Loneliness, Curse of Misfortune, Curse of Sluggishness, Curse of Vulnerability, or Curse of Weakness, the duration of which depends on the number of kisses in the zone. These curses can be resisted by equipping the Protects-Your-Junk.
- Spooky: drains MP when the enemy hits you in combat (will not occur if your MP is below a certain amount)
- Stench: Passive stench damage
- Stench: inflicts Nauseated, depending on the number of kisses in the zone
- Sleaze: increased chance of fumble
Each enemy type also gains powers depending on the number of kisses.
- Werewolves: extreme enemy scaling
- Werewolves: damage approximate to 40% (?) of your maximum HP
- Bugbears: passive elemental damage
- Bugbears: hard damage caps
- Zombies: reduced effectiveness of spell damage
- Zombies: ability to reduce turns of buffs on hit
- Ghosts: loss of substats at the beginning of battle
- Ghosts: inflicts Touched by a Ghost on hit
- Vampires: chance to dodge melee attacks
- Vampires: cause you to lose 10 HP and heal 10 HP every turn
- Skeletons: massive gain in HP
- Skeletons: reduced effectiveness of elemental damage
Also, note that Dreadsylvanian ghosts will reduce physical damage to 1, like all other ghosts.
Monster Drops
Each normal monster in Dreadsylvania can drop up to 3 things: A Dreadsylvanian Almanac page, a Freddy Kruegerand, and one item specific to its element/type combination, as follows:
The Freddy Kruegerand drop chance is not affected by standard +item. You can only improve FK drop chance with the specific Dreadsylvanian equipment (Dreadsylvania Auditor's badge, dreadful fedora, dreadful sweater, dreadful glove). They can also be obtained in a separate drop chance with Summon Mayfly Swarm, lovebugs or lucky gold ring.
The Slimeling's disgorge does work on the equipment in the table above.
Banishing Elements
Dreadsylvanian Woods
| Element | Special Requirements | Non-combat | Choice 1 | Choice 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold | Burrows | Go toward the cold | Read the heart a story | |
| Hot | Burrows | Go toward the heat | Pull the cork | |
| Sleaze | Muscle class | Tallest Tree | Climb to the Top | Kick the nest |
| Spooky | requires key Should be done by an Accordion Thief only so you can get the intricate music box parts |
Cabin | Try the attic | Turn off the music box |
| Stench | Cabin | Check out the kitchen | Clean out the disposal |
Dreadsylvanian Village
| Element | Special Requirements | Non-combat | Choice 1 | Choice 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold | Village Square | The blacksmith's shop | Stoke the furnace | |
| Hot | Old Duke's Estate | Investigate the servant's quarters | Turn off the ovens | |
| Sleaze | Skid Row | Explore the tenements | Paint over the graffiti | |
| Spooky | Village Square | The Gallows | Paint the noose pink | |
| Stench | Skid Row | Pop into the sewers | Unclog the grate |
Dreadsylvanian Castle
| Element | Special Requirements | Non-combat | Choice 1 | Choice 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold | Great Hall | Check out the kitchen | Turn down the freezer | |
| Hot | Dungeons | Head for the boiler room | Let off some steam | |
| Sleaze | Tower | Go to the bedroom | Shut the parrot up | |
| Spooky | Dungeons | Go to the cell block | Flush the toilet | |
| Stench | Great Hall | Investigate the dining room | Clear the dishes |
Banishing Monster Types
| To Banish | Special Requirements | Non-combat | Choice 1 | Choice 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bugbears | Burrows | Go toward the smelly | Smash the eggs | |
| Requires key | Tower | Go to the laboratory | Turn on the lamp | |
| Werewolves | Requires key | Cabin | Try the attic | Check out the wolfsbane |
| Requires key | Old Duke's Estate | Make your way to the master suite | Blow the whistle | |
| Ghosts | Requires key | Tallest Tree | Check out the fire tower | Wind up the siren |
| Requires key | Village Square | The schoolhouse | Clean the erasers | |
| Zombies | Old Duke's Estate | Check out the family plot | Close the gates | |
| Requires key | Tower | Go to the laboratory | Examine the brains in jars | |
| Skeletons | Mysticality class | Tower | Books. Check them out. | Read "Bone-Dissolving Incantations: A Treatise" |
| Skid Row | Explore the tenements | Drive out the rats | ||
| Vampires | Requires key | Cabin | Try the attic | Poke around in the rafters |
| Requires key | Great Hall | Head to the ballroom | Play the organ |
Bosses and Superbosses
Each zone has two possible bosses. Which one you get is believed to be based on the monster type banishes done in that zone (see Overview).
Each boss gains powers depending on the number of elements banished in that zone. A boss that is fought in a 6-kiss zone is substantially more difficult than the same boss fought in a 1-kiss zone. Bosses, when defeated, give 100*k kisses where k is the kiss level of the zone.
Each boss drops one untradable outfit piece (from a set of 3), and 0 to 3 consumable items. The number of consumable items received is based on the total number of kisses the clan has received across all zones in the instance up to that point. The boss also gives a clan trophy.
- You get 1 consumable for having more than 2300-3700 kisses (random each time).
- You get 1 consumable for having more than 6900 kisses.
- You get 1 consumable for having more than 11000 kisses.
Each of the 6 bosses can be supercharged into a more difficult form ("hard mode") by fulfilling certain requirements, listed below. The hard mode bosses have additional abilities and require different strategies to defeat (see individual hard mode boss pages for details).
In addition to the loot that regular bosses drop, hard mode bosses:
- give twice as many kisses (200*k);
- drop 1-2 of a set of three additional untradable items (2 only if over ~18,000 kisses have been gained, including from the boss)
- give 1 extra consumable drop;
- give a different clan trophy
The Unkillable Skeleton (Hard Mode) and Count Drunkula (Hard Mode) also give a skull capacitor which is used in the Laboratory to capacitate the acquisition of certain skills (see Skills below).
Requirements to fight each hard mode boss:
| Boss | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Count Drunkula | Wear the ghost shawl into combat. |
| Falls-From-Sky | Have the First Blood Kiwi effect (from a bloody kiwitini). |
| Great Wolf of the Air | Wear a moon-amber necklace into the fight. |
| Mayor Ghost | Wear a Dreadsylvania Auditor's badge into the fight. |
| The Unkillable Skeleton | Have the Shepherd's Breath effect (from a Dreadsylvanian shepherd's pie). |
| Zombie Homeowners' Association | Wear a weedy skirt into the fight. |
Skills
New skills are acquired by getting a skull capacitor, which is done by defeating The Unkillable Skeleton (Hard Mode) or Count Drunkula (Hard Mode). The skull capacitor is used to activate the machine (Castle, Tower, Laboratory).
Once activated, the machine has enough power to grant three skills. The skills can be given to 3 different players, or to 1 or 2 players -- however you want.
Three people must enter the Laboratory at the same time. The machine has three chambers -- left, right and center. The player in the center will get the skill. The classes of the players on the left and right cannot be the same and will determine which skill is obtained:
| Dreadsylvanian Class-Crossed Skills - edit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Accordion Thief | Disco Bandit | Sauceror | Pastamancer | Turtle Tamer |
| Seal Clubber | Song of the North 10 Adv, 100 MP weapon dmg +100%, cold damage +50 |
Grab a Cold One 1/day summoning skill, 30 MP obtain Cold One (???-quality booze) |
Splattersmash combat skill, 25 MP hot melee group damage |
Carbohydrate Cudgel combat skill, 30 MP kill monster with dry noodles |
Club Earth combat skill, 50 MP melee damage + 1 round stun |
| Turtle Tamer | Song of Slowness 10 Adv, 100 MP +50% initiative |
Conspiratorial Whispers combat skill, 25 MP damage + delevel every round does not cost combat round |
Sauceshell combat skill, 30 MP, Prevent damage & deal ~80 hot dmg |
Turtleini combat skill, 35 MP Spooky and physical damage, with multiround decay |
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| Pastamancer | Song of Starch 10 Adv, 100 MP +50% max HP |
Shadow Noodles combat skill, 30 MP, 3-5 round stun + 8-10 delevel |
Spaghetti Breakfast 1/day summoning skill, 30 MP obtain Spaghetti breakfast (???-quality food) |
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| Sauceror | Song of Sauce 10 Adv, 100 MP +100% spell dmg, +50 hot dmg, +50 dmg to hot spells |
Splashdance combat skill, 30 MP heals ~55 dmg does not cost combat round |
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| Disco Bandit | Song of Bravado 10 Adv, 100 MP +15% all attributes |
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The skills obtained this way are not automatically permed -- you will need to spend Karma on them to learn them permanently, as with regular skills.
"Songs" are not like Accordion Thief songs; they are like Avatar of Boris ones. They are not buffs that can be used on others, and only one can be active at a time.
