Safe Adventuring

[ Return to Game Mechanics ] This page lists the minimum Moxie required to adventure in an area without being hit by the normal attacks of the monsters you will find there. This is determined by multiplying the maximum amount of experience you could get from the monster by five to find the monster's maximum level. Monster Level is the attack power of the monster. To evade every non-critical attack, you must have 7 more Moxie than the monster has attack power. These formulae were derived by Kittiwake and Crawly, the former of which compiled the list on the forums.

The two tables below both show the required Moxie for safe adventuring. The Sorted by Location shows locations sorted in the standard Wiki location order while the Sorted by Moxie table shows sorts locations ordered by the Moxie required for safe adventuring. Thus, knowing your current Moxie, you can figure out at a glance the areas in which you're reasonably capable of adventuring.

Remember: All these values are the very maximums of the area's strongest monsters' hitting abilities. If your Moxie is only a few points lower than the value stated, you shouldn't have too much of a problem. Monsters might hit you, but infrequently, and for little damage.

Note: Since the implementation of critical hits for monsters, all monsters have equally small chances to hit or miss you regardless of your Moxie. Adventure safely with this in mind.

Note: There is also some slight variability in monster attack strengths. It is entirely possible for monsters to hit you if your Moxie is only slightly higher than the values listed below.

Sorted by Location Area Moxie Required Seaside Town The Sleazy Back Alley 8 The Haunted Pantry 9 Outskirts of Camp Logging Camp 10 The Daily Dungeon 27 The Dungeons of Doom 48 Camp Logging Camp 47 Spookyraven Manor The Haunted Pantry 9 The Haunted Kitchen 12 The Haunted Conservatory 16 The Haunted Billiards Room 27 The Haunted Library 65 The Haunted Gallery 122 The Haunted Bathroom 107 The Haunted Ballroom 117 The Haunted Bedroom 171 The Haunted Wine Cellar 175 The Nearby Plains Degrassi Knoll 21 Cola Wars Battlefield 37 The "Fun" House 27 The Misspelled Cemetary (Pre-Cyrpt) 30 The Misspelled Cemetary (Post-Cyrpt) 66 The Palindome 162 The Spectral Pickle Factory 203 The Ruins of Fernswarthy's Tower Tower Ruins 25 Cobb's Knob Outskirts of Cobb's Knob 9 Kitchens 29 Treasury 37 Harem 37 King's Chamber 64 Cobb's Knob Laboratory The Knob Shaft 38 Laboratory 52 Menagerie Level 1 63 Menagerie Level 2 73 Menagerie Level 3 83 The Bat Hole Entryway 21 Guano Junction 25 Beanbat Chamber 28 Batrat and Ratbat Burrow 32 The Boss Bat's Lair 44 The Cyrpt The Defiled Nook 84 The Defiled Cranny 86 The Defiled Niche 84 The Defiled Alcove 86 The Haert of the Cyrpt 98 The Distant Woods The Spooky Forest 12 The Typical Tavern (except for Baron Von Ratsworth) 17 The Bugbear Pens 27 8-Bit Realm 32 Whitey's Grove 45 The Road to the White Citadel 46 The Spooky Gravy Barrow (except for Felonia, Queen of the Spooky Gravy Fairies) 72 The Black Forest 140 The Hidden City 165 Copse of the Deep Fat Friars The Dark Neck of the Woods 59 The Dark Heart of the Woods 57 The Dark Elbow of the Woods 55 The Deep Fat Friars' Gate 59 Desert Beach South of The Border 32 Thugnderdome 52 An Oasis 144 The Arid, Extra-Dry Desert 149 The Ancient Buried Pyramid The Upper Chamber 177 The Middle Chamber 182 The Lower Chambers ~187 The Mysterious Island of Mystery The Hippy Camp 48 Orcish Frat House 48 The Obligatory Pirate's Cove 76 The Junkyard ∞ The Hippy Camp (Verge of War) 182 Orcish Frat House (Verge of War) 182 McMillicancuddy's Farm (Post-War) 187 The Battlefield (War Hippy Fatigues) 217 The Battlefield (Frat Warrior Fatigues) 217 The Hippy Camp (Bombed Back to the Stone Age) 258 Orcish Frat House (Bombed Back to the Stone Age) 262 The Obligatory Pirate's Cove (in disguise) Barrrney's Barrr 90 The F'c'le 107 The Poop Deck 127 Belowdecks 147 The Organic Orchard The Hatching Chamber 172 The Feeding Chamber 174 The Guards' Chamber 176 The Queen's Chamber 180 McMillicancuddy's Farm The Barn 173 The Other Back 40 180 The Bog 181 The Family Plot 182 The Granary 182 The Back 40 185 The Pond 186 The Shady Thicket 187 Our Lady of Perpetual Indecision The Themthar Hills 176 The Lighthouse Sonofa Beach 178 The Big Mountains The Valley Beyond The Orc Chasm 94 The Dark and Dank and Sinister Cave 18 The Barrel full of Barrels 42 Mt. McLargeHuge Itznotyerzitz Mine 64 The Goatlet 75 The eXtreme Slope 82 Lair of the Ninja Snowmen 97 The Icy Peak 114 The Beanstalk The Penultimate Fantasy Airship 127 The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky 152 The Hole in the Sky 175 Lair of The Naughty Sorceress The Naughty Sorceress 212 The Hedge Maze 242 An Incredibly Strange Place Bad Trip 27 Mediocre Trip 60 Great Trip 152 The Campground A Shimmering Portal (except for Hulking construct) 407

Sorted by Moxie Area Moxie Required Seaside Town: The Sleazy Back Alley 8 Seaside Town / Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Pantry 9 The Nearby Plains: Outskirts of Cobb's Knob 9 Seaside Town: Outskirts of Camp Logging Camp 10 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Kitchen 12 The Distant Woods: The Spooky Forest 12 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Conservatory 16 The Distant Woods: Typical Tavern Quest (except for Baron Von Ratsworth) 17 The Big Mountains: The Dark and Dank and Sinister Cave 18 The Nearby Plains: Degrassi Knoll 21 The Bat Hole: Entryway 21 The Bat Hole: Guano Junction 25 The Ruins of Fernswarthy's Tower: Tower Ruins 25 The Distant Woods: The Bugbear Pens 27 An Incredibly Strange Place: Bad Trip 27 The Nearby Plains: The "Fun" House 27 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Billiards Room 27 Seaside Town: The Daily Dungeon 27 The Bat Hole: Beanbat Chamber 28 Cobb's Knob: Kitchens 29 The Nearby Plains: The Misspelled Cemetary (Pre-Cyrpt) 30 Desert Beach: South of The Border 32 The Distant Woods: 8-Bit Realm 32 The Bat Hole: Batrat and Ratbat Burrow 32 The Nearby Plains: Cola Wars Battlefield 37 Cobb's Knob: Harem 37 Cobb's Knob: Treasury 37 Cobb's Knob Laboratory: The Knob Shaft 38 The Big Mountains: The Barrel full of Barrels 42 The Bat Hole: The Boss Bat's Lair 44 The Distant Woods: Whitey's Grove 45 The Distant Woods: The Road to the White Citadel 46 Seaside Town: Camp Logging Camp 47 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: Orcish Frat House 48 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: The Hippy Camp 48 Seaside Town: The Dungeons of Doom 48 Desert Beach: Thugnderdome 52 Cobb's Knob Laboratory: Laboratory 52 Deep Fat Friars: The Dark Elbow of the Woods 55 Deep Fat Friars: The Dark Heart of the Woods 57 Deep Fat Friars: The Dark Neck of the Woods 59 The Distant Woods: The Deep Fat Friars' Gate 59 An Incredibly Strange Place: Mediocre Trip 60 Cobb's Knob Laboratory: Menagerie Level 1 63 Cobb's Knob: King's Chamber 64 Mt. McLargeHuge: Itznotyerzitz Mine 64 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Library 65 The Nearby Plains: The Misspelled Cemetary (Post-Cyrpt) 66 The Distant Woods: The Spooky Gravy Barrow (except for Felonia, Queen of the Spooky Gravy Fairies) 72 Cobb's Knob Laboratory: Menagerie Level 2 73 Mt. McLargeHuge: The Goatlet 75 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: The Obligatory Pirate's Cove 76 Mt. McLargeHuge: The eXtreme Slope 82 Cobb's Knob Laboratory: Menagerie Level 3 83 The Cyrpt: The Defiled Nook 84 The Cyrpt: The Defiled Niche 84 The Cyrpt: The Defiled Cranny 86 The Cyrpt: The Defiled Alcove 86 The Obligatory Pirate's Cove (in disguise): Barrrney's Barrr 90 The Big Mountains: The Valley Beyond The Orc Chasm 94 Mt. McLargeHuge: Lair of the Ninja Snowmen 97 The Cyrpt: The Haert of the Cyrpt 98 The Obligatory Pirate's Cove (in disguise): The F'c'le 107 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Bathroom 107 Mt. McLargeHuge: The Icy Peak 114 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Ballroom 117 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Gallery 122 The Beanstalk: The Penultimate Fantasy Airship 127 The Obligatory Pirate's Cove (in disguise): The Poop Deck 127 The Distant Woods: The Black Forest 140 Desert Beach: An Oasis 144 The Obligatory Pirate's Cove (in disguise): Belowdecks 147 Desert Beach: The Arid, Extra-Dry Desert 149 An Incredibly Strange Place: Great Trip 152 The Beanstalk: The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky 152 The Nearby Plains: The Palindome 162 The Distant Woods: The Hidden City 165 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Bedroom 171 The Organic Orchard: The Hatching Chamber 172 McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Barn 173 The Organic Orchard: The Feeding Chamber 174 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Wine Cellar 175 The Beanstalk: The Hole in the Sky 175 The Organic Orchard: The Guards' Chamber 176 Our Lady of Perpetual Indecision: The Themthar Hills 176 The Ancient Buried Pyramid: The Upper Chamber 177 The Lighthouse: Sonofa Beach 178 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: The Junkyard ∞ McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Other Back 40 180 The Organic Orchard: The Queen's Chamber 180 McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Bog 181 McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Family Plot 182 McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Granary 182 The Ancient Buried Pyramid: The Middle Chamber 182 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: The Hippy Camp (Verge of War) 182 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: Orcish Frat House (Verge of War) 182 McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Back 40 185 McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Pond 186 McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Shady Thicket 187 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: McMillicancuddy's Farm (Post-War) 187 The Nearby Plains: The Spectral Pickle Factory 203 Lair of The Naughty Sorceress: The Naughty Sorceress 212 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: The Battlefield (War Hippy Fatigues) 217 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: The Battlefield (Frat Warrior Fatigues) 217 Lair of The Naughty Sorceress: The Hedge Maze 242 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: The Hippy Camp (Bombed Back to the Stone Age) 258 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: Orcish Frat House (Bombed Back to the Stone Age) 262 The Campground: A Shimmering Portal (except for Hulking construct) 407

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Lower moxie limits

A monster's chance to hit decreases roughly linearly from 100% at (moxie-monsterlevel) <= -6 to 0% at (moxie-monsterlevel) >= 7. If your moxie is more than 13 points below what is given in the table above, the toughest monster at any given location will be hitting you 100% of the time.

If we simplify the damage incurred formula to

 (Monster Level - Player Moxie) + (Monster Level * 1/4) = Total Damage

then (disregarding Elemental Resistance, Damage Absorption and other complications) the number of turns you can stay alive is

                Hit pts                  Total HP
 Turns alive = --------- = -------------------------------------
                Damage      1.25 * Monster Level - Player Moxie

Attacking with Player Moxie more than 13 points below the safe level above leaves fewer than 0-3 turns in which to win the fight. For example, without other modifications, a 75 HP, -moxie adventurer fighting in the Haert of the Cyrpt would be hit 100% of the time, for 36 to 41 HP each time, and only two to three turns.

See Also:

• Cisco's (#427002) Moxie Look-Up
• The Monster Survival Guide! from Kittiwake (#515189)
• Combat Mechanics Spading