The Haiku Dungeon

The Haiku Dungeon
Zone Num	138
Location	The Dungeoneers' Association
Unlocks	Open by default
Recom Stat	5
Combat %	90
Quests	Most Extreme Haiku Challenge
ML	3 - 4
Terrain	underground
Special Adventures
Lucky	none
Turtle	Turtle in peril
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The Haiku Dungeon is one of the dungeons in The Dungeoneers' Association.

All messages in the dungeon are in haiku. See Haiku combat for generic combat messages.

A primary stat of 5 is suggested. If your main stat isn't high enough, you'll see the following message:

Darkened corridors
filled with all manner of threats.
Spring rain in your pants.

(It is recommended that you have at least 5 <mainstat> to adventure here.)

Combat Adventures

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amateur ninja -- (edit metadata)
	Item Drops: bargain flash powder, cheap plastic blowgun, third-hand nunchaku Meat Drop: 16-24 Monster Level: 4 • Substat Gain: 1 • Moxie for No Hit*: 14 Monster Defense: 5 Hit Points: 5 Initiative: 75 Elemental Alignment: None

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ancient insane monk -- (edit metadata)
	Item Drops: Bash-Ōs cereal, bottle of sake, haiku challenge mapq, little round pebblep, Fu Manchu Waxm Meat Drop: None Monster Level: 4 • Substat Gain: 1 • Moxie for No Hit*: 14 Monster Defense: 3 Hit Points: 6 Initiative: 50 Elemental Alignment: None

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Ferocious bugbear -- (edit metadata)
	Item Drops: bugbear bungguard, bugbear beanie Meat Drop: 16-24 Monster Level: 3 • Substat Gain: 1 • Moxie for No Hit*: 13 Monster Defense: 2 Hit Points: 5 Initiative: 50 Elemental Alignment: None

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gelatinous cube -- (edit metadata)
	Item Drops: Orcish meat locker, rusty metal ring, rusty metal shaft Meat Drop: 20-30 Monster Level: 3 • Substat Gain: 1 • Moxie for No Hit*: 13 Monster Defense: 2 Hit Points: 6 Initiative: 50 Elemental Alignment: None

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Knob Goblin poseur -- (edit metadata)
	Item Drops: dope gangsta bling-bling, out-of-tune biwa, terrible poem Meat Drop: 16-24 Monster Level: 4 • Substat Gain: 1 • Moxie for No Hit*: 14 Monster Defense: 3 Hit Points: 5 Initiative: 50 Elemental Alignment: None

Non-combat Adventures

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Gravy Fairy Ring
	Gaffle some mushrooms: Obtain 2-3 mushrooms Take some gravy instead, or: Obtain a fairy gravy boat Leave the ring alone: Ends adventure

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Turtle in peril
	Item Drops: samurai turtle Note: A Turtle Taming adventure (Turtle Tamer only).

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Haiku Dungeon in the It's About Damn Time
	Item Drops: red paperclip Note: Occurs during the Going Postal quest.

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Five Deadly Syllables‎
	Item Drops: Teachings of the Fist Note: Only occurs on the 12th turn spent in this zone on a Way of the Surprising Fist run.

References

• The various "Haiku Dungeon in the <season>" adventures may allude to most Japanese haiku being about seasons and nature.

History

• Mr Skullhead mentioned on Radio KoL on July 23, 2007 that the Haiku Dungeon was being worked on and revamped, as it was originally created before Asymmetric was formed, by a person who is no longer with the company. On August 29, 2008, the revamp went into effect. Retired adventures can be seen here.