Red Rogue Guide

Other than the Rogue and her undead minion there are a variety of races in the game that exist within the Chaos Dungeon. Each race has its own special ability in addition to the differing stats each race possesses.

Undead races can drop and unequip cursed items.

Race		Level	Abilities
Rogue		-	Enhanced search, backstab x2.
Skeleton		-	Undead. Immune to poison.
Kobold		1	Chaotic learning. Lowest stats in the game but random bonuses at later levels.
Goblin		2	Superior speed.
Orc		3	Superior attack and damage.
Troll		4	Health regeneration.
Gnoll		5	Bonus treasure find on chests.
Drow		6	Infravision.
Cactuar		7	Melee damage reflection.
Nymph		8	Melee theft attack.
Vampire		9	Undead. Life steal attack.
Werewolf		10	Superior combat skills, contagious form (may polymorph melee targets into werewolves). Suffers from periodic stun.
Mimic		11	Polymorphs into race of melee target.
Naga		12	Poison attack.
Gorgon		13	Stun attack.
Umber Hulk		14	Confuse attack.
Golem		15	Superior health defence and endurance. Poor speed.
Banshee		16	Undead. Fear attack.
Wraith		17	Undead. Can walk through walls.
Mind Flayer		18	XP steal attack.
Rakshasa		19	Chaos attack (random spell effect when attacking).
Balrog		20	Superior stats, smite attack.

All magic in Red Rogue's universe is derived from runes. Runes can behave differently when their magic is released upon different things. Eating or throwing a rune always offers a once only or temporary effect.

Enchantments on items are permanent or once only - permanent effects are based on repeat enchantments of the same rune (levels). Unequipping an enchanted item removes its effects from a character.

1 - Light: Affect's a character's light radius.

Eaten By Rogue	Sets the Rogue's light radius to maximum and decays that radius over time until the spell wears off.
Eaten By Minon	Sets the Minion's light radius to maximum and decays that radius over time until the spell wears off.
Thrown At Monster	Sets the target's light radius to maximum and decays that radius over time until the spell wears off.
Enchant Weapon	The target of an attack has their light radius increased temporarily (level based).
Enchant Armour	Increases the wearer's light radius (level based).

2 - Heal: Regenerates health.

Eaten By Rogue	Restores the Rogue's health to maximum over time.
Eaten By Minon	Restores the Minion's health to maximum over time.
Thrown At Monster	Restores the target's health to maximum over time.
Enchant Weapon	The target of the attack is healed (level based).
Enchant Armour	The wearer regenerates health (level based).

3 - Poison: Decrements health.

Eaten By Rogue	Takes half the Rogue's health over time.
Eaten By Minon	Takes half the Minion's health over time.
Thrown At Monster	Takes half the target's health over time.
Enchant Weapon	Adds extra damage to the weapon that is dealt over time (level based).
Enchant Armour	Damages the wearer each time they put the armour on, when they enter a level and when the armour is enchanted (level based) (except see Null rune).

4 - Identify: Reveals Lore and information.

Casting identify on anything but the Rogue will reveal its true name.

Eaten By Rogue	Identifies all items and completes the minimap.
Eaten By Minon	Adds minion Lore and the minion will issue a quest.
Thrown At Monster	Adds Lore for that monster.
Enchant Weapon	Adds Lore for that item and applies some random enchantments.
Enchant Armour	Adds Lore for that item and applies some random enchantments.

5 - Undead: If cast upon the undead, it heals them. If cast upon the living, their death will either open a portal to the Underworld, or for the Rogue and Minion - they will be restored as a skeleton if they die.

Eaten By Rogue	When the Rogue dies she will be granted a second life as a skeleton. (The state can be undone by polymorphing or visiting the overworld.) If already undead her health will be fully restored.
Eaten By Minon	Fully restores the minion's health if undead, otherwise grants the ability to return to life when killed in living form.
Thrown At Monster	If the monster is undead it is fully healed, otherwise when the monster dies it will fully heal the minion or open a portal to the underworld.
Enchant Weapon	A percentage chance to for the following to occur (level based): If the monster is undead it is fully healed, otherwise when the monster dies it will fully heal the minion or open a portal to the underworld.
Enchant Armour	When worn by a living Rogue or a living minion, grants a chance to return as undead upon death. When worn by a living monster, grants a chance (level based) to restore health to the minion or open a portal to the underworld killed. When worn by any undead character the wearer's health ia restored over time (level based).

6 - Teleport: Randomly changes the position of something in the dungeon.

Eaten By Rogue	Teleports the Rogue to a random location.
Eaten By Minon	Teleports the minion to a random location.
Thrown At Monster	Teleports the monster to a random location.
Enchant Weapon	Teleports the weapon to a random location. Gives the weapon a percentage chance to teleport the target is strikes (level based).
Enchant Armour	Teleports the armour to a random location. Periodically teleports the wearer from then on (level based).

7 - Thorns: Reflects damage.

Eaten By Rogue	Gives melee damage reflection that fades over time to the Rogue.
Eaten By Minon	Gives melee damage reflection that fades over time to the minion.
Thrown At Monster	Gives melee damage reflection that fades over time to the monster.
Enchant Weapon	Gives melee damage reflection that fades over time to the target the weapon attacks (level based).
Enchant Armour	Increases the wearer's damage reflection (level based).

8 - Null: Removes rune effects and enchantments.

Eaten By Rogue	Removes all thrown weapon and eaten effects from the Rogue.
Eaten By Minon	Removes all thrown weapon and eaten effects from the minon.
Thrown At Monster	Removes all thrown weapon and eaten effects from the monster.
Enchant Weapon	Removes all enchantments, curses and blessings from the weapon. If enchanting a leech weapon, being magical it is destroyed and blood armour is created in its place.
Enchant Armour	Removes all enchantments, curses and blessings from the armour.

9 - Portal: Creates gateways to other dungeon levels.

Only one portal of each type is allowed to be open at a time. Except the monster one - which the Rogue cannot enter.

Eaten By Rogue	Opens a portal to the overworld where the healstone and grindstone are.
Eaten By Minon	Opens a portal to the underworld where the undead regenerate and from which the minion can return from if killed.
Thrown At Monster	Opens a portal that produces unequipped copies of the monster it hits. The amount of monsters will total 2 times the dungeon level.
Enchant Weapon	Opens a portal to a mini dungeon of equal level to the current dungeon. The item is transported to the dungeon and given enchantments limited by the current dungeon level. The item has a chance of becoming cursed, unless the item is blessed (see Holy). Can be used to unequip cursed items.
Enchant Armour	The same as Enchant Weapon.

10 - Slow: Decreases a character's movement and attack speed.

Eaten By Rogue	Reduces the Rogue's attack and movement speed for a period of time.
Eaten By Minon	Reduces the minion's attack and movement speed for a period of time.
Thrown At Monster	Reduces the monster's attack and movement speed for a period of time.
Enchant Weapon	Reduces the attack and movement speed of the target the weapon hits for a period of time (level based).
Enchant Armour	Reduces the wearer's attack and movement speed based on the level of enchantment (level based).

11 - Haste: Increases a character's movement and attack speed.

Eaten By Rogue	Increases the Rogue's attack and movement speed for a period of time.
Eaten By Minon	Increases the minion's attack and movement speed for a period of time.
Thrown At Monster	Increases the monster's attack and movement speed for a period of time.
Enchant Weapon	Increases the attack and movement speed of the target the weapon hits for a period of time (level based).
Enchant Armour	Increases the wearer's attack and movement speed (level based).

12 - Holy: Asks a favour from the Rogue's deity.

Blessing an item removes curses and prevents the item from becoming cursed again.

Blessed weapons have the ability to smite - a successful smite roll (weapon level based) will send the target flying through the air a deliver bonus damage when they hit something.

Blessed armour blocks smite. Any smite attack will do half damage to one wearing blessed armour.

Eaten By Rogue	A random enhancement or restoration is bestowed upon the Rogue.
Eaten By Minon	A random enhancement or restoration is bestowed upon the minion.
Thrown At Monster	Obliterates the monster.
Enchant Weapon	Blesses the weapon. A favourable enchantment is also cast on the item.
Enchant Armour	Blesses the armour. A favourable enchantment is also cast on the item.

13 - Protection: Reduces damage, increases the endurance stat and reflects missiles.

Eaten By Rogue	Increases endurance stat, reduces damage for a period of time, chance to reflect missiles.
Eaten By Minon	Increases endurance stat, reduces damage for a period of time, chance to reflect missiles.
Thrown At Monster	Increases endurance stat, reduces damage for a period of time, chance to reflect missiles.
Enchant Weapon	Increases endurance stat, reduces damage for a period of time, chance to reflect missiles for the target the weapon hits for a period of time (level based).
Enchant Armour	Increases endurance stat, reduces damage for a period of time, chance to reflect missiles for the wearer (level based).

14 - Stun: Stuns characters.

Eaten By Rogue	Stuns the Rogue.
Eaten By Minon	Stuns the minion.
Thrown At Monster	Stuns the monster.
Enchant Weapon	Adds to the weapon's stun rating (level based).
Enchant Armour	Periodically stuns the wearer (level based).

15 - Polymorph: Randomly change the shape of something.

Eaten By Rogue	Changes the Rogue's race to another race randomly.
Eaten By Minon	Changes the minion's race to another race randomly.
Thrown At Monster	Changes the monster's race to another race randomly.
Enchant Weapon	Changes the weapon to another weapon randomly.
Enchant Armour	Changes the armour to another armour randomly.

16 - Confusion: Causes random behaviour.

When the player is confused their screen is flipped randomly to actually confuse the player.

Eaten By Rogue	Confuses the Rogue for a period of time.
Eaten By Minon	Confuses the minon for a period of time.
Thrown At Monster	Confuses the monster for a period of time.
Enchant Weapon	Confuses the target of the attack for a period of time (level based).
Enchant Armour	Confuses the wearer periodically (level based).

17 - Fear: Creates a Horror.

Horrors are dripping copies of their targets. They pass through other characters and will rapidly drain all health from their victim on contact. Horrors chasing the rogue or minion are black, Horrors chasing monsters are red.

Eaten By Rogue	Creates a Horror to chase the player for a period of time.
Eaten By Minon	Creates a Horror to chase the minion for a period of time
Thrown At Monster	Creates a Horror to chase the monster for a period of time
Enchant Weapon	Adds chance to create a Horror that will chase the target for a period of time (level based).
Enchant Armour	Periodically creates Horrors to chase the wearer (level based).

18 - Leech: Channels the powers of blood demons.

Leech curses all items it enchants, unless the item is blessed by the holy rune.

Eaten By Rogue	Summons a cursed leech weapon and equips the Rogue with it.
Eaten By Minon	Summons a cursed leech weapon and equips the minion with it.
Thrown At Monster	Summons a cursed leech weapon and equips the monster with it.
Enchant Weapon	Increases the wielder's health stealing ability and curses the item unless blessed (level based).
Enchant Armour	Decreases the wearer's maximum health and curses the item unless blessed (level based).

19 - XP: Level up something.

In Red Rogue, whenever a character levels up they undergo The Quickening (they rise up and shoot deadly lightning out at their enemies).

Eaten By Rogue	Brings the Rogue's XP up to the next level and triggers the quickening.
Eaten By Minon	Levels up the minion.
Thrown At Monster	Levels up the monster. (Try it.)
Enchant Weapon	Levels up the weapon.
Enchant Armour	Levels up the armour.

20 - Chaos: ?

Eaten By Rogue	?
Eaten By Minon	?
Thrown At Monster	?
Enchant Weapon	?
Enchant Armour	?

Alchemy: Some runes will transform walls into special stones when thrown at them.

Heal: Creates a Healstone that can be attacked to restore one's health.

XP: Creates a Grindstone that can be attacked to gain experience points.

Chaos: Creates a sliding chaos wall (not implemented yet).