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'''E3M8: D'Sparil's Keep''' is the eighth level in [[The Dome of D'Sparil]] episode of [[Heretic]]. It features a boss battle with [[D'Sparil]].
  
'''E3M8: D'Sparil's Keep''' is the eighth level in [[The Dome of D'Sparil]] episode of [[Heretic]].
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==Walkthrough==
[[image:E3M8_heretic.png|thumb|right|256px|Map of E3M8]]
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[[File:E3M8_heretic.png|thumb|300x330px|Map of D'Sparil's Keep]]
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{{map spots}}
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===Essentials===
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You start in a water area with various [[gargoyle]]s around you. In the corners of the pool, there is an [[Ethereal Crossbow]], some [[Ethereal Arrows]], a [[Shadowsphere]], the [[Wings of Wrath]] and a [[Silver Shield]]. Collect them if it is necessary and fly to the higher area. Enter the opened portal. You will land in a small room with a pair of [[Disciple of D'Sparil|disciples]]. Blast them and pick up the [[Dragon Claw]], the [[Energy Orb]], two [[Crystal Vial]]s and any items the disciples may drop. Now, go back through the portal.
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Enter the newly opened one in the main room, but make sure to activate your [[Shadowsphere]] before doing it. You will land in a room filled with [[nitrogolem]]s. Among them there are the [[Gauntlets of the Necromancer]], Ethereal Arrows and a Claw Orb. Use either the Dragon Claw or the Gauntlets to get rid of the monsters. Then go back to the main room and enter the third portal.
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Three [[ophidian]]s will greet you. Destroy them, grab the pair of Lesser Runes and activate both switches. An [[iron lich]] will be your new obstacle. Behind him, there are Crystal Vials, [[Greater Runes]], the [[Hellstaff]] and a portal. It is recommendable that you activate your [[Tome of Power]] and blast the lich with the powered Crossbow. It should finish him before he has time to deal any significant damage. Enter the portal to return to the main room and step on the last portal.
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You will land on a trident-shaped ledge with a Tome of Power, an [[Enchanted Shield]] and a [[Phoenix Rod]]. You will notice D'Sparil and his [[green chaos serpent]] below you poised to attack.
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First off, run all around the large arena, collecting everything you can, including the Wings of Wrath. Fly to the southern ledge where there are plenty of [[Mace Spheres]] and hanging corpses. D'Sparil should rarely if ever attack you until you start fighting him in earnest. Now, pay attention to D'Sparil. Use the Phoenix Rod from a distance and you should be safe, but be aware that the weaker the serpent gets, the more fireballs he will fire and the quicker he will run (by the point in the game, you should have no trouble [[circle strafing]]).
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When the chaos serpent dies, D'Sparil will rise. His only attack is a fast lightning bolt that deals massive damage but gives you plenty of time to react. The real challenge, anyhow, comes from his teleporting and summoning of disciples; you should eliminate him as quickly as possible since the disciples may distract or kill you. The Hellstaff might be a good option for the fight, but consider the Phoenix Rod as well - D'Sparil teleports away rather often so slower projectiles from too far away and continuous attacks will not work so well. If the disciples he summons get out of hand, consider using a Tome of Power with the Dragon Claw to clear them out.
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Once D'Sparil is dead, a passage with a switch will open at the far end of the arena. When you press the switch, stairs will rise to the exit portal. Congratulations, enjoy the ending.
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===Secrets===
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# In the start room, you can notice a wall that is slightly different from the others and that does not scroll. Open it. The room behind contains a Tome of Power, a [[Bag of Holding]], a [[Quartz Flask]] and a [[Chaos Device]]. ('''sector 6''')
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# When you have flown to the southern ledge in the boss arena, go to the southeast corner of it. Press the wall with a distinctive banner to uncover a room with a [[Mystic Urn]]. The teleporter there leads back to the start room. ('''sector 3''')
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# The southwest corner has a similar wall. Press it to reveal a room that holds a [[Ring of Invincibility]]. The teleporter leads to the top of the trident-shaped ledge. ('''sector 13''')
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== Areas / screenshots ==
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<gallery mode=nolines widths=160px>
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Heretic-e3m8-start.png|The first rooms offer a warm-up for the player.
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Heretic-e3m8-water.png|The third teleporter leads to a room with a lich.
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Heretic-e3m8-theater.png|The southern ledge of the boss arena has secrets.
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Heretic-e3m8-d’sparil.png|D'Sparil has summoned a group of disciples.
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Heretic-e3m8-win.png|The victory is imposing.
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Heretic-e3m8-end.png|Is it the end?
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</gallery>
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== Deathmatch ==
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===Player spawns===
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This level contains five spawn points:
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# facing north. ('''thing 0''')
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# facing south. ('''thing 15''')
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# facing south. ('''thing 16''')
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# facing south-east. ('''thing 18''')
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# facing west. ('''thing 21''')
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== Statistics ==
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===Map data===
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  linedefs=348|
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  sidedefs=528|
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  sectors=59|
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  vertexbefore=300}}
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===Things===
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This level contains the following numbers of [[thing]]s per [[Skill level#Heretic skill levels|skill level]]:
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{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
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!colspan="4"|Single-player
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|-
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![[Monster#Heretic|Monsters]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Gargoyle]]||4||8||8
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Golem|Nitrogolem]]||3||5||7
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Disciple of D'Sparil|Disciple]]||1||1||2
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Ophidian]]||2||2||3
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Iron lich]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[D'Sparil]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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![[Weapon#Heretic|Weapons]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Gauntlets of the Necromancer]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Ethereal Crossbow]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Dragon Claw]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Hellstaff]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Phoenix Rod]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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![[Ammo#Heretic|Ammunition]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Crystal Geode]]||colspan="3"|4
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Ethereal Arrows]]||20||17||19
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Quiver of Ethereal Arrows]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Claw Orb]]||18||14||14
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Energy Orb]]||colspan="3"|2
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Lesser Runes]]||21||18||17
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Greater Runes]]||colspan="3"|3
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Flame Orb]]||9||7||9
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Inferno Orb]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Mace Spheres]]||colspan="3"|3
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Pile of Mace Spheres]]||colspan="3"|2
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|-
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![[Item#Heretic|Health & Armor]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Crystal vial|Crystal Vial]]||47||33||22
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Enchanted Shield]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Silver Shield]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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!Items!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Bag of Holding]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Chaos Device]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Mystic Urn]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Quartz Flask]]||12||9||5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Ring of Invincibility]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Shadowsphere]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Tome of Power]]||3||3||2
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Wings of Wrath]]||colspan="3"|2
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|-
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!Miscellaneous!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|D'Sparil teleport spot||colspan="3"|6
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Teleport glitter (blue)||colspan="3"|5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Teleport glitter (red)||colspan="3"|13
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Teleporter|Teleport landing]]||colspan="3"|9
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|-
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![[Heretic ambient sound things|Ambient sounds]]!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Bells||colspan="3"|3
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Laughter||colspan="3"|5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Waterfall||colspan="3"|4
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Wind||colspan="3"|4
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|}
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{{col-break}}
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{| {{prettytable|style=text-align: center;}}
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!colspan="4"|Multiplayer
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|-
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!Monsters!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Gargoyle||4||8||8
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Nitrogolem||3||5||7
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Disciple||1||1||2
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Ophidian||2||2||3
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Iron lich||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|D'Sparil||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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!Weapons!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Gauntlets of the Necromancer||colspan="3"|2
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Ethereal Crossbow||colspan="3"|2
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Dragon Claw||colspan="3"|2
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Hellstaff||colspan="3"|2
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Phoenix Rod||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Firemace]]||colspan="3"|5
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|-
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!Ammunition!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Crystal Geode||colspan="3"|4
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Ethereal Arrows||20||17||19
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Quiver of Ethereal Arrows||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Claw Orb||18||14||14
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Energy Orb||colspan="3"|2
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Lesser Runes||21||18||17
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Greater Runes||colspan="3"|3
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Flame Orb||9||7||9
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Inferno Orb||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Mace Spheres||colspan="3"|3
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Pile of Mace Spheres||colspan="3"|2
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|-
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!Health & Armor!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Crystal Vial||47||33||22
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Enchanted Shield||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Silver Shield||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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!Items!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Bag of Holding||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Chaos Device||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Morph Ovum]]||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Mystic Urn||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Quartz Flask||12||9||5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Ring of Invincibility||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Shadowsphere||colspan="3"|1
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Timebomb of the Ancients]]||colspan="3"|12
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Tome of Power||3||3||2
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Wings of Wrath||colspan="3"|5
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|-
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!Miscellaneous!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Multiplayer#Cooperative|Cooperative start]]||colspan="3"|4
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|[[Deathmatch start]]||colspan="3"|5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|D'Sparil teleport spot||colspan="3"|6
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Teleport glitter (blue)||colspan="3"|5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Teleport glitter (red)||colspan="3"|13
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Teleport landing||colspan="3"|9
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|-
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!Ambient sounds!!1-2!!3!!4-5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Bells||colspan="3"|3
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Laughter||colspan="3"|5
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Waterfall||colspan="3"|4
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|-
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|style="text-align: left;"|Wind||colspan="3"|4
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|}
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{{col-end}}
  
==Walkthrough==
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[[Category:Levels with extra equipment in co-op]]
You start in a water area, with various [[Gargoyle]]s around you. In the corners of the pool, there is an [[Ethereal Crossbow]], some [[Ethereal Arrows]], a [[Shadowsphere]], [[Wings of Wrath]] and a [[Silver Shield]]; collect them if you need them, then fly to the higher area, collect the pair of [[Lesser Runes]], and you should notice a wall slightly different from the others, that isn't scrolling. Open it; the [[secret]] behind contains a [[Tome of Power]], a [[Bag of Holding]], a [[Quartz Flask]] and a [[Chaos Device]]. Now enter the opened portal. You will land in a small room with a pair of [[Disciple of D'Sparil|Disciples of D'Sparil]], and cover. Blast them and pick the [[Dragon Claw]] and the [[Energy Orb]], as well as two [[Crystal Vial]]s and any [[Claw Orb]]s the Disciples may drop. Now go back through the portal. Enter the newly opened one in the main room, but make sure to activate your [[Shadowsphere]] before. You'll land in a room filled with [[Nitrogolem]]s. Among them there are [[Gauntlets of the Necromancer]], Ethereal Arrows and a Claw Orb. Use either the Dragon Claw or the Gauntlets to get rid of them. Now go back to the main room and enter the third portal. Three [[Ophidian]]s will greet you. Destroy them and grab the pair of Lesser Runes, and activate both switches. An [[Iron Lich]] will be your new obstacle. Behind him, the [[Hellstaff]], Crystal Vials and [[Greater Runes]], as well as the portal. Suggestion: activate your Tome of Power and blast the Lich with the powered Crossbow. This should finish him before he has time to deal any significant damage. Back to the main room, enter the last portal. You'll land on a trident-shaped ledge, with a Tome of Power, an [[Enchanted Shield]] and a [[Phoenix Rod]]. You'll notice [[D'Sparil]] and his [[Green Chaos Serpent]], but don't worry about him yet. First off, run all around the large arena, collecting everything you can, including the Wings of Wrath. Fly to the ledge above, there are plenty of [[Mace Spheres]], as well as two secret doors, one on the far end of each side, containing a [[Mystic Urn]] and a [[Ring of Invincibility]]; at this point D'Sparil should rarely if ever even attack you until you start fighting him in earnest. Now pay attention to D'Sparil. Use the Phoenix Rod from a distance and you should be safe, but be aware that the Serpent will start to run and fire more fireballs the weaker it gets (by this point in the game, you should have no trouble [[circle strafing]]). When D'Sparil rises, his only attack is a fast lightning bolt that gives you plenty of warning, but the real challenge comes from his teleporting around and summoning Disciples; you should eliminate him as quickly as possible since the Disciples he summons may annoy (or kill) you. The Hellstaff might be an option to kill him, but consider the Phoenix Rod as well - D'Sparil teleports rather often so slower projectiles from too far away and continuous attacks won't work so well. If you've got a [[Firemace]], it won't be so hard for you, and if the Disciples he summons get out of hand, consider using a Tome of Power with the Dragon Claw to clear them out. Good luck. When the Serpent Rider dies, a passage with a switch will open at the far end of the arena. Then, stairs will rise to the exit portal. Congratulations, and enjoy the ending.
 
[[Category:Levels by name|D'Sparil's Keep (Heretic)]]
 

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This level occupies the map slot E3M8. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:E3M8.

E3M8: D'Sparil's Keep is the eighth level in The Dome of D'Sparil episode of Heretic. It features a boss battle with D'Sparil.

Walkthrough

Map of D'Sparil's Keep
Letters in italics refer to marked spots on the map. Sector, thing, and linedef numbers in boldface are secrets which count toward the end-of-level tally.

Essentials

You start in a water area with various gargoyles around you. In the corners of the pool, there is an Ethereal Crossbow, some Ethereal Arrows, a Shadowsphere, the Wings of Wrath and a Silver Shield. Collect them if it is necessary and fly to the higher area. Enter the opened portal. You will land in a small room with a pair of disciples. Blast them and pick up the Dragon Claw, the Energy Orb, two Crystal Vials and any items the disciples may drop. Now, go back through the portal.

Enter the newly opened one in the main room, but make sure to activate your Shadowsphere before doing it. You will land in a room filled with nitrogolems. Among them there are the Gauntlets of the Necromancer, Ethereal Arrows and a Claw Orb. Use either the Dragon Claw or the Gauntlets to get rid of the monsters. Then go back to the main room and enter the third portal.

Three ophidians will greet you. Destroy them, grab the pair of Lesser Runes and activate both switches. An iron lich will be your new obstacle. Behind him, there are Crystal Vials, Greater Runes, the Hellstaff and a portal. It is recommendable that you activate your Tome of Power and blast the lich with the powered Crossbow. It should finish him before he has time to deal any significant damage. Enter the portal to return to the main room and step on the last portal.

You will land on a trident-shaped ledge with a Tome of Power, an Enchanted Shield and a Phoenix Rod. You will notice D'Sparil and his green chaos serpent below you poised to attack.

First off, run all around the large arena, collecting everything you can, including the Wings of Wrath. Fly to the southern ledge where there are plenty of Mace Spheres and hanging corpses. D'Sparil should rarely if ever attack you until you start fighting him in earnest. Now, pay attention to D'Sparil. Use the Phoenix Rod from a distance and you should be safe, but be aware that the weaker the serpent gets, the more fireballs he will fire and the quicker he will run (by the point in the game, you should have no trouble circle strafing).

When the chaos serpent dies, D'Sparil will rise. His only attack is a fast lightning bolt that deals massive damage but gives you plenty of time to react. The real challenge, anyhow, comes from his teleporting and summoning of disciples; you should eliminate him as quickly as possible since the disciples may distract or kill you. The Hellstaff might be a good option for the fight, but consider the Phoenix Rod as well - D'Sparil teleports away rather often so slower projectiles from too far away and continuous attacks will not work so well. If the disciples he summons get out of hand, consider using a Tome of Power with the Dragon Claw to clear them out.

Once D'Sparil is dead, a passage with a switch will open at the far end of the arena. When you press the switch, stairs will rise to the exit portal. Congratulations, enjoy the ending.

Secrets

  1. In the start room, you can notice a wall that is slightly different from the others and that does not scroll. Open it. The room behind contains a Tome of Power, a Bag of Holding, a Quartz Flask and a Chaos Device. (sector 6)
  2. When you have flown to the southern ledge in the boss arena, go to the southeast corner of it. Press the wall with a distinctive banner to uncover a room with a Mystic Urn. The teleporter there leads back to the start room. (sector 3)
  3. The southwest corner has a similar wall. Press it to reveal a room that holds a Ring of Invincibility. The teleporter leads to the top of the trident-shaped ledge. (sector 13)

Areas / screenshots

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains five spawn points:

  1. facing north. (thing 0)
  2. facing south. (thing 15)
  3. facing south. (thing 16)
  4. facing south-east. (thing 18)
  5. facing west. (thing 21)

Statistics

Map data

Things 297
Vertices 351*
Linedefs 348
Sidedefs 528
Sectors 59
* The vertex count without the effect of node building is 300.

Things

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