Safe Adventuring

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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 four 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 10 more Moxie than the monster has attack power. These formulas were derived by the fine folks over at KoL Spading.

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 11 The Haunted Pantry 12 Outskirts of Camp Logging Camp 13 The Haiku Dungeon 14 The Daily Dungeon 30 Camp Logging Camp 50 The Dungeons of Doom 71 Spookyraven Manor The Haunted Pantry 12 The Haunted Kitchen 15 The Haunted Conservatory 19 The Haunted Billiards Room 30 The Haunted Library 68 The Haunted Gallery 125 The Haunted Bathroom 110 The Haunted Ballroom 120 The Haunted Bedroom 174 The Haunted Wine Cellar 178 The Nearby Plains Degrassi Knoll 24 Cola Wars Battlefield 40 The "Fun" House (except for The Clownlord Beelzebozo at 38) 30 The Misspelled Cemetary (Pre-Cyrpt) 33 The Misspelled Cemetary (Post-Cyrpt) 69 The Palindome (except for Dr. Awkward, at 176-183) 165 The Spectral Pickle Factory 206 The Ruins of Fernswarthy's Tower Tower Ruins 28 Cobb's Knob Outskirts of Cobb's Knob 12 Kitchens 32 Treasury 40 Harem 40 King's Chamber 65 Cobb's Knob Laboratory The Knob Shaft 41 Laboratory 55 Menagerie Level 1 66 Menagerie Level 2 76 Menagerie Level 3 86 The Bat Hole Entryway 24 Guano Junction 28 Beanbat Chamber 31 Batrat and Ratbat Burrow 35 The Boss Bat's Lair 47 The Cyrpt The Defiled Nook (except for giant skeelton, at 87) 67 The Defiled Cranny (except for huge ghuol, at 89) 65 The Defiled Niche (except for gargantulihc, at 87) 69 The Defiled Alcove (except for conjoined zmombie, at 89) 68 The Haert of the Cyrpt 101 The Distant Woods The Spooky Forest 15 The Typical Tavern (except for Baron Von Ratsworth, who scales) 20 The Bugbear Pens 30 8-Bit Realm 35 Whitey's Grove 48 The Road to the White Citadel 49 The Spooky Gravy Barrow 75 The Black Forest 143 The Hidden City 168 Copse of the Deep Fat Friars The Dark Neck of the Woods 62 The Dark Heart of the Woods 60 The Dark Elbow of the Woods 58 The Deep Fat Friars' Gate 62 Desert Beach South of The Border 35 Thugnderdome 55 An Oasis 147 The Arid, Extra-Dry Desert 152 The Ancient Buried Pyramid The Upper Chamber 180 The Middle Chamber 185 The Lower Chambers ~190 The Mysterious Island of Mystery The Hippy Camp 51 Orcish Frat House 51 The Obligatory Pirate's Cove 79 The Junkyard ∞ The Hippy Camp (Verge of War) 185 Orcish Frat House (Verge of War) 185 McMillicancuddy's Farm (Post-War) 190 The Battlefield (War Hippy Fatigues) 220 The Battlefield (Frat Warrior Fatigues) 220 The Hippy Camp (Bombed Back to the Stone Age) 261 Orcish Frat House (Bombed Back to the Stone Age) 265 The Obligatory Pirate's Cove (in disguise) Barrrney's Barrr 93 The F'c'le 110 The Poop Deck 130 Belowdecks 150 The Organic Orchard The Hatching Chamber 175 The Feeding Chamber 177 The Guards' Chamber 179 The Queen's Chamber 183 McMillicancuddy's Farm The Barn 176 The Other Back 40 183 The Bog 184 The Family Plot 185 The Granary 185 The Back 40 188 The Pond 189 The Shady Thicket 190 Our Lady of Perpetual Indecision The Themthar Hills 179 The Lighthouse Sonofa Beach 181 The Big Mountains The Valley Beyond The Orc Chasm 97 The Dark and Dank and Sinister Cave 34 The Barrel full of Barrels 45 Mt. McLargeHuge Itznotyerzitz Mine 67 The Goatlet 78 The eXtreme Slope 85 Lair of the Ninja Snowmen 100 The Icy Peak 117 The Beanstalk The Penultimate Fantasy Airship 130 The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky 155 The Hole in the Sky 178 The Sea The Briny Deeps 340 The Brinier Deepers 410 The Briniest Deepests 435 The Sea Floor An Octopus's Garden 460 The Wreck of the Edgar Fitzsimmons (except for mine crab and unholy diver, at 710) 460 Anemone Mine 510 Madness Reef 510 Marinara Trench 556 The Dive Bar 610 The Mer-Kin Outpost 760 Lair of The Naughty Sorceress The Naughty Sorceress 215 The Hedge Maze 245 An Incredibly Strange Place Bad Trip 30 Mediocre Trip 63 Great Trip 155 Memories, in the Corners of your Mind The Primordial Soup 35 The Jungles of Ancient Loathing (except for High Priest, at 120) 75 Seaside Megalopolis 180 The Campground A Shimmering Portal (except for a hulking construct, at ∞) 410 Hobopolis Hobopolis Town Square (except for Hodgman, The Hoboverlord, at 760) 310 A Maze of Sewer Tunnels 340 Burnbarrel Blvd. (except for Ol' Scratch, at 510) 350 Exposure Esplanade (except for Frosty, at 510) 360 The Heap (except for Oscus, at 510) 360 The Ancient Hobo Burial Ground (except for Zombo, at 510) 360 The Purple Light District (except for Chester, at 510) 360 The Slime Tube The Slime Tube (except for Mother Slime, at 3000-8700+) 110

Sorted by Moxie Area Moxie Required Seaside Town: The Sleazy Back Alley 11 Seaside Town / Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Pantry 12 The Nearby Plains: Outskirts of Cobb's Knob 12 Seaside Town: Outskirts of Camp Logging Camp 13 Seaside Town: The Haiku Dungeon 14 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Kitchen 15 The Distant Woods: The Spooky Forest 15 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Conservatory 19 The Distant Woods: Typical Tavern Quest (except for Baron Von Ratsworth, who scales) 20 The Typical Tavern: A Barroom Brawl 20 The Nearby Plains: Degrassi Knoll 24 The Bat Hole: Entryway 24 The Bat Hole: Guano Junction 28 The Ruins of Fernswarthy's Tower: Tower Ruins 28 The Distant Woods: The Bugbear Pens 30 An Incredibly Strange Place: Bad Trip 30 The Nearby Plains: The "Fun" House (except for The Clownlord Beelzebozo at 38) 30 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Billiards Room 30 Seaside Town: The Daily Dungeon 30 The Bat Hole: Beanbat Chamber 31 Cobb's Knob: Kitchens 32 The Nearby Plains: The Misspelled Cemetary (Pre-Cyrpt) 33 The Dark and Dank and Sinister Cave: A Large Chamber 34 Desert Beach: South of The Border 35 The Distant Woods: 8-Bit Realm 35 The Bat Hole: Batrat and Ratbat Burrow 35 Memories, in the Corners of your Mind: The Primordial Soup 35 The Nearby Plains: Cola Wars Battlefield 40 Cobb's Knob: Harem 40 Cobb's Knob: Treasury 40 Cobb's Knob Laboratory: The Knob Shaft 41 The Big Mountains: The Barrel full of Barrels 45 The Bat Hole: The Boss Bat's Lair 47 The Distant Woods: Whitey's Grove 48 The Distant Woods: The Road to the White Citadel 49 Seaside Town: Camp Logging Camp 50 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: Orcish Frat House 48 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: The Hippy Camp 51 Desert Beach: Thugnderdome 55 Cobb's Knob Laboratory: Laboratory 55 Deep Fat Friars: The Dark Elbow of the Woods 58 Deep Fat Friars: The Dark Heart of the Woods 60 Deep Fat Friars: The Dark Neck of the Woods 62 The Distant Woods: The Deep Fat Friars' Gate 62 An Incredibly Strange Place: Mediocre Trip 63 Cobb's Knob: King's Chamber 65 The Cyrpt: The Defiled Cranny (except for huge ghuol, at 86) 65 Cobb's Knob Laboratory: Menagerie Level 1 66 The Cyrpt: The Defiled Nook (except for giant skeelton, at 84) 67 Mt. McLargeHuge: Itznotyerzitz Mine 67 The Cyrpt: The Defiled Alcove (except for conjoined zmombie, at 86) 68 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Library 68 The Cyrpt: The Defiled Niche (except for gargantulihc, at 84) 69 The Nearby Plains: The Misspelled Cemetary (Post-Cyrpt) 69 Seaside Town: The Dungeons of Doom 71 The Distant Woods: The Spooky Gravy Barrow 75 Memories, in the Corners of your Mind: The Jungles of Ancient Loathing (except for High Priest, at 120) 75 Cobb's Knob Laboratory: Menagerie Level 2 76 Mt. McLargeHuge: The Goatlet 78 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: The Obligatory Pirate's Cove 79 Mt. McLargeHuge: The eXtreme Slope 85 Cobb's Knob Laboratory: Menagerie Level 3 86 The Obligatory Pirate's Cove (in disguise): Barrrney's Barrr 93 The Big Mountains: The Valley Beyond The Orc Chasm 97 Mt. McLargeHuge: Lair of the Ninja Snowmen 100 The Cyrpt: The Haert of the Cyrpt 101 The Obligatory Pirate's Cove (in disguise): The F'c'le 110 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Bathroom 110 The Slime Tube (except for Mother Slime, at 3000-8700+) 110 Mt. McLargeHuge: The Icy Peak 117 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Ballroom 120 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Gallery 125 The Beanstalk: The Penultimate Fantasy Airship 130 The Obligatory Pirate's Cove (in disguise): The Poop Deck 130 The Distant Woods: The Black Forest 143 Desert Beach: An Oasis 147 The Obligatory Pirate's Cove (in disguise): Belowdecks 150 Desert Beach: The Arid, Extra-Dry Desert 152 An Incredibly Strange Place: Great Trip 155 The Beanstalk: The Castle in the Clouds in the Sky 155 The Nearby Plains: The Palindome (except for Dr. Awkward, at 173-180) 165 The Distant Woods: The Hidden City 168 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Bedroom 174 The Organic Orchard: The Hatching Chamber 175 McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Barn 176 The Organic Orchard: The Feeding Chamber 177 Spookyraven Manor: The Haunted Wine Cellar 178 The Beanstalk: The Hole in the Sky 178 The Organic Orchard: The Guards' Chamber 179 Our Lady of Perpetual Indecision: The Themthar Hills 179 The Ancient Buried Pyramid: The Upper Chamber 180 Memories, in the Corners of your Mind: Seaside Megalopolis 180 The Lighthouse: Sonofa Beach 181 McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Other Back 40 183 The Organic Orchard: The Queen's Chamber 183 McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Bog 184 McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Family Plot 185 McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Granary 185 The Ancient Buried Pyramid: The Middle Chamber 185 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: The Hippy Camp (Verge of War) 185 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: Orcish Frat House (Verge of War) 185 McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Back 40 188 McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Pond 189 McMillicancuddy's Farm: The Shady Thicket 190 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: McMillicancuddy's Farm (Post-War) 190 The Nearby Plains: The Spectral Pickle Factory 206 Lair of The Naughty Sorceress: The Naughty Sorceress 215 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: The Battlefield (War Hippy Fatigues) 220 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: The Battlefield (Frat Warrior Fatigues) 220 Lair of The Naughty Sorceress: The Hedge Maze 245 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: The Hippy Camp (Bombed Back to the Stone Age) 261 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: Orcish Frat House (Bombed Back to the Stone Age) 265 Hobopolis: Hobopolis Town Square (except for Hodgman, The Hoboverlord, at 760) 310 Clan Basement: A Maze of Sewer Tunnels 340 The Sea: The Briny Deeps 340 Hobopolis: Burnbarrel Blvd. (except for Ol' Scratch, at 510) 360 Hobopolis: Exposure Esplanade (except for Frosty, at 510) 360 Hobopolis: The Heap (except for Oscus, at 510) 360 Hobopolis: The Ancient Hobo Burial Ground (except for Zombo, at 510) 360 Hobopolis: The Purple Light District (except for Chester, at 510) 360 The Sea: The Brinier Deepers 410 The Campground: A Shimmering Portal (except for a hulking construct, at ∞) 410 The Sea: The Briniest Deepests 435 The Sea Floor: An Octopus's Garden 460 The Sea Floor: The Wreck of the Edgar Fitzsimmons (except for mine crab and unholy diver, at 710) 460 The Sea Floor: Anemone Mine 510 The Sea Floor: Madness Reef 510 The Sea Floor: Marinara Trench 560 The Sea Floor: The Dive Bar 610 The Sea Floor: The Mer-Kin Outpost 760 The Mysterious Island of Mystery: The Junkyard ∞

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Lower moxie limits

A monster's chance to hit decreases roughly linearly from 100% at (moxie-monsterlevel) <= -9 to 0% at (moxie-monsterlevel) >= 10. If your moxie is more than 19 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 19 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, 82-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.

Special Zones

There are a few zones where adventuring is never truly "safe".

• The Junkyard contains gremlins who have the special quality of never missing with their normal attacks, no matter how high your Moxie is.
• The Battlefield contains a few enemies which have special attacks which will hit no matter how high your Moxie is. These are Panty Raider Frat Boy (Strangulated), War Frat Grill Sergeant/War Frat Senior Grill Sergeant (You're on fire!), War Frat Elite Wartender (Easily Embarrassed) on the Frat side and Green Ops Soldier (Toad in the Hole / Light-Headed), War Hippy Fire Spinner/War Hippy Elite Fire Spinner (You're on fire!), War Hippy Elder Shaman (Flared Nostrils) on the Hippy side.
• Hobopolis Hobos all have special attacks which will always hit for heavy damage no matter how high your Moxie gets in addition to their normal attacks which can be negated by Moxie. Additionally, Cold hobos will deal heavy reactive damage if you hit them too hard.

See Also:

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