Game Mechanics

From The Unofficial POWDER Wiki

These pages deal with the internal mechanics of the game. Spoileriffic!

Dungeon Features

Map Generation: An overview of the various dungeon levels.
Monsters: A Bestiary of the creatures you'll meet.
Rooms: These predefined rooms are scattered throughout the dungeon.
Special Tiles: The various features of the dungeon itself, solid, liquid, and vapor.

Digging: Making your own way through what was once solid rock. (with special effects!)
Hunger and Food: Your diet is very important to your health....
Poison Levels: Full details on one of POWDER's nastier hazards.
Polymorphing: When you just don't feel like yourself.
System Shock: When being someone else just didn't work out.
Teleporting: Perhaps it's time for a change of place.

Artifacts: There's lots of toys in the dungeon... but some of them are special.
Dice: Understanding the shape of randomness.
Experience: In this game, experience comes from good judgement. Or else....
Glitches: A collection of bugs and oddities found in the game. The game's creator occasionally checks this list for stuff to fix.
The heartbeat phase: Every step you take, every move you make... (well, most of them).
Intrinsics: Monster abilities and spell effects.
Score: When all's said and done, this is how it's totalled up.
Speed System: Dancing with monsters....
To Hit Calculations: The dirty details of combat.
Wizard mode: Those who've paid their way, get to play outside the box.