Deadly Rooms of Death

Welcome to the Deadly Rooms of Death community website!

As Chief Editor of this site, I, Matt Curtis, along with a cast of others, are here to give you all the information you could ever want about DROD. We have everything down here, from information to help you understand both the game and the world the game takes place in and all new levels and modifications for you to download, to articles on how you can make your own and get the most out of the game.

If this is your first experience at Café DROD, dollars to donuts you're wondering what all the fuss is about. In that case, I'd recommend taking a look at "Beginner's Guide to DROD" (or maybe the shorter, more philosophical "What is DROD?" ) followed by the Story of Beethro and the DROD timeline, where we learn how the game's main character became famous and the order of events in the DROD series.

After that, you'll probably want to take a look at the game yourself. You can take a look at some screenshots here or get playing straight away by downloading free fully-functional demos (which include the level-editor) of any of the games in the DROD series, or choose to buy full copies of them, here.

If you're familiar with DROD and just want to see what's fresh on the menu [are we really going with this metaphor? - Ed], check out the News section or the most recent Life in the Basement article.

For the budding architect, an article from the Building menu would be more suited to your taste. Those articles cover everything from the creation of a typical DROD room to an intensive guide to the new scripting system. Your dungeon looking a bit dull? Why not partake in some of our beautiful graphical modifications? Or, you might be interested in researching elements in more detail. Then, you'd want to look at our Game Elements or our Monsters à la carte, which include histories, strategies, and more. Need more information, want your levels beta-tested or want to test someone else's work-in-progress? Head over to the Architecture Board on our forum.

If you've wandered in here because you're stuck or lost, don't worry! There are Hints and Solutions available for any DROD room out there, and we've just published an in-depth guide to the complexities of the monster behaviour rules and element interactions.

Experienced smitemasters will look hungrily at the collection of over 400 top-quality, user-made Holds we have available for download, maybe with an eye on our People's Choice Award Winners.

Of course, they may be on a bit of a break from the game as well, in which case a heaping serving of DROD-ly information is available, such as detail about Beethro's world, the Eighth, Stories told directly from the Eighth, or an extensive history of Contests that have been archived.

No matter what level of a DROD fan you are, be it a brand new dungeon exterminator or a legendary smitemaster, there's something for you to enjoy here. Grab a booth and a menu, and feel free to dig in! Satisfaction in thirty minutes or the pizza's free!

And when you're done here, come see what the rest of the community is up to at our forum

Quick Links: Beginner's Guide | Game Information and Downloads | Holds | Building | Stories | Mods | Forum.