Dolphin King's map

Dolphin King's map

This is a map given to you by the Dolphin King. He claimed that it leads to treasure. You're not sure if you trust him.

Type: usable
Cannot be traded or discarded
Quest Item

(In-game plural: Dolphin King's maps)

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Item number: 26
Description ID: 539682799
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Obtained From

The Haunted Pantry (one time drop)

Spirit of the Dolphin King

When Used

• With neither an equipped snorkel nor a means of breathing underwater:

You follow the Dolphin King's map as far as the seashore, but given that you can't breathe underwater, you are unable to follow it to the X.

• With either a snorkel equipped or a means of breathing underwater:

You follow the Dolphin King's map to the bottom of the sea, and find his glorious treasure.

You gain 150 Meat. You acquire an item: Dolphin King's crown

or, under Way of the Surprising Fist: The treasure includes some Meat, but you give it away to some moist orphans. They need it to buy dry clothes.

Notes

• Used in the Dolphin King's Map Quest.
• Using the map and completing the Dolphin King's Map Quest does not consume an adventure.
• Originally, successful use of the map required the snorkel to be equipped in order to claim the Dolphin King's crown.
• With the release of NS13 in January 2007 and consequently the introduction of makeshift SCUBA gear, said SCUBA gear being equipped was added as an acceptable solution.
• In March 2009, alongside the introduction of Grandpa Sea Monkee, the aerated diving helmet was added as an acceptable piece of equipment for successfully using the map.
• At some point after this, but before January 2014, the conditions for successful use of the map were changed to be either having the snorkel equipped, or having any means of breathing underwater, equipment or otherwise.
• On 10 January 2020, the snorkel was (accidentally) removed as a means of successfully using the map.
• On 12 January 2020, the snorkel was readded as a means of successfully using the map.
• At some point on or before 7 Jun 2025, the quest was patched (possibly in connection to the introduction of the Hat Trick path) to theoretically accept either an equipped snorkel or a source of water-breathing as a valid solution, but due to an oversight, was in fact patched to require both an equipped snorkel and a source of water-breathing.
• On 10 Jun 2025, the above oversight was fixed, returning to the intended behaviour.