ZONK

About ZONK

Explore the Underdark & More

ZONK isn't just one adventure. It's an ever-growing series, and as your party grows stronger, you choose which dark places to take on next.

How it plays

ZONK is a first-person crawler in the style of the classic dungeon games, updated with modern graphics and play. You move with simple key presses. The dungeon doesn't wait for you: rats scurry, skeletons march, and spiders drop from the dark while you decide.

As you adventure you will find weapons, armor, potions, scrolls and more. Pick up what monsters drop, open every chest, and rest when the corridor is quiet to win back health and mana.

Each adventure has a goal. Learn the goal and the story behind it before you take the challenge. But be careful: ZONK does not care about your feelings. Goblins, orcs and other things lurk in the dark, and they are not happy to have guests.

The ZONK map screen, showing explored squares of the Spider Gallery beside the party panel.
The map. Press M to see every square you have explored on this level.

The party

Four adventurers take the challenge!

Every hero starts at level 1 and grows with each fight. You can rename the party and upload your own portraits before you begin.

Kord

front row

Warrior. He is brave but reckless, sacricing his own life if need be for his fellow adventurers.

Freya

front row

Valkerie. She is brave but cautious, a good balance to the Warriors recklessness.

Constance

back row

Healer. She works to heal others while defending those she feels are in need, her faith drives her.

Malphit

back row

Mage. Fragile, and the most dangerous person in the room.

The descent

Two dungeons, nine levels

Each level has its own walls, its own light and its own residents. Stairs lead down, and some gates won't open without the right key. Pick a dungeon when you begin.

The Undermarch

  1. The UndercellarWet stone, rats and your first stairs down.
  2. The Bone HallsSkull niches and skeletons that still keep watch.
  3. The Ashen VaultWhere the Warden of Ash keeps the Sunstone.

The Lower Deeps

  1. The Flooded CisternDripping roofs and pools that hide things.
  2. The Goblin WarrensTight tunnels and a lot of goblins.
  3. The Ossuary StairA long way down past the city's old dead.
  4. The Spider GalleryWebs across every corridor. Bring light.
  5. The Hall of EchoesEvery step answers back.
  6. The Cinder ForgeCracked walls glowing with old fire, and the last stair out.

Bestiary

What lives down there

Giant rat

fast

Weak alone, never alone.

health
7
bite
1 to 3

Goblin

pack

Clubs, grudges and a nose for treasure.

health
11
hit
2 to 5

Skeleton

undead

Slow, patient, hard to put down.

health
18
hit
3 to 6

Cave spider

fast

You hear it before you see it.

health
15
bite
2 to 6

Ghoul

undead

Hungry, and in no hurry.

health
26
claw
3 to 8

Warden of Ash

final foe

The old thing that woke.

health
130
hit
7 to 14

Spells

Magic from the back row

Malphit, the mage

level 1
Spark Bolt, 2 mana
level 2
Frost Lance, 4 mana
level 3
Fireball, 7 mana, burns everything near the target

Constance, the healer

level 1
Mend Wounds, 3 mana
level 2
Turn Undead, 4 mana
level 2
Circle of Light, 5 mana, heals the whole party
level 3
Revive, 9 mana

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