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+#	SCCS Id: @(#)tower.des	3.3	90/02/26
+#	Copyright (c) 1989 by Jean-Christophe Collet
+# NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details.
+#
+# Upper stage of Vlad's tower
+MAZE:"tower1",' '
+FLAGS: noteleport,hardfloor
+GEOMETRY:half-left,center
+MAP
+  --- --- ---  
+  |.| |.| |.|  
+---S---S---S---
+|.......+.+...|
+---+-----.-----
+  |...\.|.+.|  
+---+-----.-----
+|.......+.+...|
+---S---S---S---
+  |.| |.| |.|  
+  --- --- ---  
+ENDMAP
+LADDER:(11,05),down
+# The lord and his court
+MONSTER:'V',"Vlad the Impaler",(06,05)
+MONSTER:'V',random,(03,09)
+MONSTER:'V',random,(07,09)
+MONSTER:'V',random,(11,09)
+MONSTER:'V',random,(03,01)
+MONSTER:'V',random,(07,01)
+MONSTER:'V',random,(11,01)
+# The doors
+DOOR:closed,(08,03)
+DOOR:closed,(10,03)
+DOOR:closed,(03,04)
+DOOR:locked,(10,05)
+DOOR:locked,(08,07)
+DOOR:locked,(10,07)
+DOOR:closed,(03,06)
+# treasures
+OBJECT:'(',"chest",(07,05)
+OBJECT:'(',"chest",(03,09)
+OBJECT:'(',"chest",(07,09)
+OBJECT:'(',"chest",(11,09)
+OBJECT:'(',"chest",(03,01)
+OBJECT:'(',"chest",(07,01)
+OBJECT:'(',"chest",(11,01)
+# We have to protect the tower against outside attacks
+NON_DIGGABLE:(00,00,14,10)
+
+
+# Intermediate stage of Vlad's tower
+MAZE:"tower2",' '
+FLAGS: noteleport,hardfloor
+GEOMETRY:half-left,center
+MAP
+  --- --- ---  
+  |.| |.| |.|  
+---S---S---S---
+|.S.........S.|
+---.------+----
+  |......|..|  
+--------.------
+|.S......+..S.|
+---S---S---S---
+  |.| |.| |.|  
+  --- --- ---  
+ENDMAP
+# Random places are the 10 niches
+RANDOM_PLACES:(03,01),(07,01),(11,01),(01,03),(13,03),
+	      (01,07),(13,07),(03,09),(07,09),(11,09)
+LADDER:(11,05),up
+LADDER:(03,07),down
+DOOR:locked,(10,04)
+DOOR:locked,(09,07)
+MONSTER:'&',random,place[0]
+MONSTER:'&',random,place[1]
+MONSTER:'d',"hell hound pup",place[2]
+MONSTER:'d',"hell hound pup",place[3]
+MONSTER:'d',"winter wolf",place[4]
+CONTAINER:'(',"chest",place[5]
+OBJECT:'"',"amulet of life saving",contained
+CONTAINER:'(',"chest",place[6]
+OBJECT:'"',"amulet of strangulation",contained
+OBJECT:'[',"water walking boots",place[7]
+OBJECT:'[',"crystal plate mail",place[8]
+OBJECT:'+',"invisibility",place[9]
+# Walls in the tower are non diggable
+NON_DIGGABLE:(00,00,14,10)
+
+
+# Bottom most stage of Vlad's tower
+MAZE:"tower3",' '
+FLAGS: noteleport,hardfloor
+GEOMETRY:half-left,center
+MAP
+    --- --- ---  
+    |.| |.| |.|    
+  ---S---S---S---
+  |.S.........S.|  
+-----.........-----
+|...|.........+...|
+|.---.........---.|
+|.|.S.........S.|.|
+|.---S---S---S---.|
+|...|.|.|.|.|.|...|
+---.---.---.---.---
+  |.............|  
+  ---------------  
+ENDMAP
+# Random places are the 10 niches
+RANDOM_PLACES:(05,01),(09,01),(13,01),(03,03),(15,03),
+	      (03,07),(15,07),(05,09),(09,09),(13,09)
+BRANCH:(02,05,02,05),(00,00,00,00)
+LADDER:(05,07),up
+# Entry door is, of course, locked
+DOOR:locked,(14,05)
+# Let's put a dragon behind the door, just for the fun...
+MONSTER:'D',random,(13,05)
+MONSTER:random,random,(12,04)
+MONSTER:random,random,(12,06)
+MONSTER:random,random,random
+MONSTER:random,random,random
+MONSTER:random,random,random
+MONSTER:random,random,random
+MONSTER:random,random,random
+MONSTER:random,random,random
+OBJECT:')',"long sword",place[0]
+TRAP:random,place[0]
+OBJECT:'(',"lock pick",place[1]
+TRAP:random,place[1]
+OBJECT:'[',"elven cloak",place[2]
+TRAP:random,place[2]
+OBJECT:'(',"blindfold",place[3]
+TRAP:random,place[3]
+# Walls in the tower are non diggable
+NON_DIGGABLE:(00,00,18,12)