E1M2: Pathetic Reprimand (HYMN)

E1M2: Pathetic Reprimand is the second map of HYMN. It was designed by Boared.

Essentials
Look behind the mural on your right to find a Dragon Claw guarded by two golems, then go outside and turn left and left again to enter the neighboring room. Kill three waiting undead warriors and two nitrogolems, then press the face switch on the west wall (bars will drop to close off the entrance at this point) to lower the nearby bookcase and reveal golems along with an ophidian (plus two weredragons on bringest them oneth (BTO) skill level or higher). Pull the chain switch behind these monsters to open a door leading back to the starting point, go back outside then head north-east towards a sludge pool; a tunnel has opened leading to a crossroads. Take the left and right paths to find an ophidian and sabreclaw guarding two more switches, press both to open the way forward then drop down a hole to find an Ethereal Crossbow being guarded by gargoyles and golems. Follow the tunnel until you see alcoves to your left and right, then press the face switch inside the middle alcove to the right to open a doorway leading to a cavern with nitrogolems, sabreclaws and an iron lich. Climb the steps in the lava pool to reach the top level then turn right to see another chain switch - this will open some bars by the brown pillar behind you, letting you reach the green key.

With the green key, return to the bottom level of the cavern and look in the north-east corner for a stone barrier next to a green gizmo that you can open. Go through and climb some stone steps on your right to enter a narrow tunnel, which you can follow past an undead warrior to a ledge holding the blue key; note the two walls that lower at ground level to reveal sabreclaws, an ophidian and a weredragon. Return to the main cavern and go to the south-west corner this time, then open the large mural here (using the blue key) and climb the steps to a weredragon; a door behind it will open to reveal more weredragons, along with a second door at the bottom of the stairs that hides sabreclaws. Continue forwards until you get back outside and land in a pool of water, then climb the steps behind the wall to your left to find a Tome of Power; there is a blue key door here, but you can ignore it for now.

Cross the brown bridge and head north-east to a stone tower. Open the wooden door behind the door and climb the stairs on your right, then push past two or three disciples of D'Sparil to a small room with an arrow on the floor. Drop out of the window that the arrow points at, then go through the door again to see that a second door has opened leading to a chamber with four silver columns; there is an Ethereal Crossbow in the center guarded by various monsters. Press the skull switch in the east wall, which will seal the entrance door but also lower two lifts in the north-east and south-east corners to reveal chain switches. Ride those lifts up and pull the switches, which will open the columns to reveal an undead warrior, an ophidian and fire gargoyles (plus disciples on BTO or higher), then shoot another skull switch that is revealed in the north-east alcove to re-open the entrance door. Go back outside to see that the tower has opened allowing you to take the yellow key.

With all three keys, return to the starting point and open the green key door in this room, destroy some enemies waiting in the next room then head south towards a face switch - it will close as you approach, and three closets containing nitrogolems and a weredragon will open behind you. Look inside the north-west closet for a chain switch and pull it to reveal the face switch you just saw, then press that switch to open some bars behind you; the stairs behind them lead up to a ledge with a skull switch, which will raise some stairs on the other side of the bridge you crossed earlier. Climb those stairs to a yellow key door and open it, destroy any waiting nitrogolems and disciples then press the face switch at the other end of the ledge to lower a wall in the room below. Go back outside and open the blue key door you ignored earlier, which leads to a room full of various monsters, then step through the glitter by the west wall to teleport to the opposite ledge which has another face switch. Press that switch to lower the south wall and reveal ophidians, then step through the opening to find another face switch - after pressing it, go back outside and climb the red steps that have risen to your right, then step into a hole at the top to finish the level.

Other points of interest
Climb up to the round platform in the middle of the ice cavern to get a Hellstaff.

Secrets

 * 1) Head into the building east of the yellow key and climb the north set of steps up. At the end, jump out the window that the arrow points to, then quickly head west of the yellow key building and onto a rock that has lowered. Take it up to get an Enchanted Shield. (sector 90)
 * 2) Head into the building east of the yellow key and climb the south set of steps up. At the end, lower the bookshelf for a Tome of Power. (sector 284)
 * 3) In the cave area at the east side of the map, head to the west wall and press on a rock that juts out to lower it. You will find a Morph Ovum and a Quartz Flask. (sector 629)
 * 4) Open the green key door and head to the switch to the south, which will close. Three closets will appear to the north. Enter the one in the middle and use the switch there, then use the switch which closed before to unlock the steps to the east. Go to the switch at the top, but press on the backside to lower a lift at the north side of the tower to the south. Ride it up to get a Mystic Urn. (sector 984)

Current records
The records for the map at the Doom Speed Demo Archive are:

The (absence of) data was last verified in its entirety on February 21, 2022.

Things
This level contains the following numbers of things per skill level: