Below the Gaudy Goblin

Below the Gaudy Goblin
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Author	Doomax
Port	GZDoom
IWAD	Hedon
Year	2024
Link	Doomworld forums thread
	This mod received one of the 2025 Cacowards on Doomworld!

This level occupies the map slot MAP38. For other maps which occupy this slot, see Category:MAP38.

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Below the Gaudy Goblin is a single-level PWAD for stand-alone indie game Hedon that was released on November 18, 2024. It was designed by Doomax and uses the music track "Bonfire" by Rogue Hobbies.

Below the Gaudy Goblin was one of the winners at the 2025 Cacowards.

Walkthrough

Map of Below the Gaudy Goblin

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.

Secrets

1. At the first fork, head left. At the dropoff point, stay on the left side and go west to get to a medium armor amulet and a vial of healing. (sector 12570)
2. Inside the Gaudy Goblin, head to the northeast room on the first floor, which is a stone bathroom. To the right of the mirror is a small button, leading to a stash with a jug of wine and two bottles of plum brandy. (sector 11760)
3. On the second floor of the Gaudy Goblin, the doors here are closed from the inside. Destroy the plant on the west side and go out the broken window. Jump northwest to another broken window to access one of the rooms which has a jug of wine and a potion of stoneskin. (sector 14229)
4. In Secret #3, jump on top of the drawers and open the vent to access the next room, which has grapes and a scroll of nourish. (sector 13511)
5. In Secret #4, there is a cracked window near the west side. Break it, head out carefully, then break another window to the east. Enter to get Fixer's dark vision goggles. You can open the north door for a vial of healing. (sector 6869)
6. In Secret #5, go to the bunk bed to the east and open the vent under it to access another room, which has an amulet of shadows and grapes. (sector 6863)
7. Go to the desk in Secret #6 and use the switch on its north side to open the fireplace. Go southeast through it to the next room which has a couple of green crystals and an axe key. (sector 14349)
8. Head back to the first fork of the game and go right. Open two doors going right. The next door will require an axe key to open, and will have a bag of holding behind it. (sector 15016)
9. After getting the pickaxe, return to the dropoff point where the blood is and break the north wall. Maneuver through this area to find a stash of cream fungi. (sector 15731)
10. In the bathroom where the golden key is, open the last stall and open the vent. Go south and open the other vent to access the locked stall which has a potion of might and a vial of healing. (sector 13356)
11. After getting on the boat and getting the axe, head south of the Saucy Succubus and to a game room. Go to the fireplace and use the north switch to open the way in. The other room has a bottle of wine and scrolls of magma balls. (sector 14510)
12. In Secret #11, use the north switch on the east bookshelf to find a hole. You can access the kitchen, getting lots of food, a bracer of the revenant, an elemental ring, and a hunk of flesh. (sector 12460)
13. In the northeast cave with the pumps, get on the east ledge and go behind the crates into a small cave leading to a potion of haste and a hunk of flesh. (sector 13783)
14. In the lava cave at the north end, go to the southwest and get a vial of healing, an elemental ring, and a hunk of flesh. (sector 9933)
15. After getting the dark key, return to the Museum of Mystifying Memorabilia and find the Brain Crown. Use the dark key, battle the enemy, and you will receive the Psi Crown. Head out and head to the Goodest Boy. Enter the broken pen and use the pickaxe on the north wall. With the Psi Crown, you can go through the force field, getting a vial of healing. The next room has the copper key. (sector 7705)

Deathmatch

Player spawns

This level contains only two spawn points, making it unplayable in deathmatch mode:

1. facing 317°. (thing 1147)
2. facing 166°. (thing 3124)

Statistics

Map data

Things	3160
Vertices	40150
Linedefs	54766
Sidedefs	100028
Sectors	15746

External links

• Doomworld forums thread