The Dark Heart of the Woods

The Dark Heart of the Woods
The Dark Heart of the Woods
Zone Num	540
Location	Copse of the Deep Fat Friars
Unlocks	Upon receiving level 6 quest
Recom Stat	45
Combat %	95
ML	42 - 50
Terrain	outdoor
Special Adventures
Lucky	None
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The Dark Heart of the Woods is in The Distant Woods inside the Copse of the Deep Fat Friars. The Dark Heart of the woods becomes available (as do The Dark Neck of the Woods and The Dark Elbow of the Woods) once you have been given the Deep Fat Friars' Gate Quest quest. Upon completion of the quest, the Elbow, Neck, and Heart of the Woods disappear and all of their monsters move to the Pandamonium Slums.

All monsters here have hot resistance.

A primary stat of 45 is suggested. If your main stat isn't high enough, you'll see the following message:

Your heart skips a beat as you gaze into the Dark Heart of the Woods. The shrieks of demons and the screams of unfortunate souls make you wonder if you can face the horror, the absolute horror.

(It is recommended that you have at least 45 <mainstat> to adventure here.)

Combat Adventures

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Fallen Archfiend -- (edit metadata)
	Item Drops: demon skin, evil golden arch, infernal insoles, pink slime, heavy-duty bendy strawq Meat Drop: 36-54 Monster Level: 50 • Substat Gain: 12.5 • Moxie for No Hit*: 60 Monster Defense: 45 Hit Points: 50 Initiative: 80 Elemental Alignment: hot, weak against stench and sleaze

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G imp -- (edit metadata)
	Item Drops: hot wing, Imp Ale, leather mask, Vitamin G pill Meat Drop: 24-36 Monster Level: 46 • Substat Gain: 11.5 • Moxie for No Hit*: 56 Monster Defense: 46 Hit Points: 46 Initiative: 60 Elemental Alignment: hot, weak against stench and sleaze

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P imp -- (edit metadata)
	Item Drops: diamond-studded cane, hot wing, Imp Ale Meat Drop: 24-36 Monster Level: 42 • Substat Gain: 10.5 • Moxie for No Hit*: 52 Monster Defense: 37 Hit Points: 42 Initiative: 60 Elemental Alignment: hot, weak against stench and sleaze

Non-combat Adventures

Birthday candles quest noncombats -- The following one-time adventures occur in a fixed order

	Moon Over the Dark Heart Item Drops: hot plate
	Running the Lode Meat Drops: 350
	I, Martin Item Drops: martini
	Imp Be Nimble, Imp Be Quick Item Drops: box of birthday candles

Superlikely Adventures

Birthday candles quest superlikelies -- These occur if the corresponding noncombat has not been found yet, ensuring progress through the zone

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Moon Over the Dark Heart
	Item Drops: hot plate Note: Only on the first adventure in the zone. Note: A superlikely adventure.

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Running the Lode
	Meat Drops: 350 Note: Only occurs after 5 turns since encountering "Moon Over the Dark Heart". Note: A superlikely adventure.

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I, Martin
	Item Drops: martini Note: Only occurs after 5 turns since encountering "Running the Lode". Note: A superlikely adventure.

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Imp Be Nimble, Imp Be Quick
	Item Drops: box of birthday candles Note: Only occurs after 5 turns since encountering "I, Martin". Note: A superlikely adventure.

Other Adventures

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It's The Only Way To Be Sure
	Item Drops: SPF 451 lip balm Note: This adventure is triggered whenever you adventure here with a ten-leaf clover in your inventory.

Obsolete Adventures

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Candles in the Wind
	Item Drops: box of birthday candles Note: A one time adventure.

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On Wings of Fire
	Item Drops: 2 hot wings

Notes

• Trying to adventure here after the quest is finished yields the message "You shouldn't be here."
• The pity noncoms effectively have incremental delays of 5, 4, 4, and 4, respectively. (With +5% CF, they will show up on turns 6, 11, 16, and 21.) This means that the first is slightly more valuable to NC-force than the latter three.

History

• On January 1, 2020, I, Martin was added, the combat rate was increased from 90% to 95%, and the superlikely adventures were changed to occur 5 turns after the previous one rather than spending a flat number of turns in the zone overall (thus improving consistency).