Iocaine Powder

[Chrono Mage]

[strangerer]

Levelling familiars and the usefulness of Lucky Surprise Eggs

Without any familiar skills, one LSE gives the equivalent of 11 adventures and 1,000 meat.
With one familiar skill, one LSE gives the equivalent of 8 adventures and 700 meat
With two familiar skills, one LSE gives the equivalent of 3 adventures and 200 meat
With three familiar skills, one LSE gives the equivalent of 3 adventures and 200 meat

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Arena item odds (n=140)
106 familiar item (75.7%)
34 lead necklace (24.3%)

Assuming you have all familiar skills.
Assuming the odds of a lead necklace at the arena are 25%.
Best way to distribute familiar kills is 4 tower familiars with 10 kills and 1 tower familiar with 5 kills. This distribution only gives you an expected gain of 1.5 turns as opposed to levelling your tower familiars to just 5 kills each. In other words, the best distribution is undoubtedly:

[cankergirl]

I've calculated rough win/loss fractions for the various lbs-differences ala vlad's chart.

In 40 trials at 0 lbs advantage: 19 - 5 win, 21 - losses
In 100 trials at 2 lbs advantage: 95 - 5 win, 4 - loss, 1 - 4win
In 58 trials at 3 lbs advantage: 56 - 5 win, 1 - 4 win, 1 - 3 win
In 51 trials at 4 lbs advantage: 45 - 5 wins, 3 - 4 wins, 3 - 3 wins
In 40 trials at 5 lbs advantage: 28 - 5 wins, 9 - 4 wins, 3 - 3 wins

The trends obviously drop above and below this.

As such, I'd say you are good to go with 2-4 lbs advantage, 3 being the ideal on the safe side.

[strangerer]

Drop zones of the (ultra)rares:

17-ball -- The Haunted Billiards Room
Crazy Bastard Sword -- Sleazy back alley
Talisman of Baio -- Spooky forest
Incredibly dense meat gem -- Cobb's Knob treasury
Hypnodisk -- Deep Fat Friar's Gate
Hockey stick of furious angry rage -- Camp logging camp
Platinum Yendorian Express Card -- The Dungeons of Doom
Talisman of Bakula -- The Misspelled Cemetary

Beet -- used to be resting adventure at campground, no longer drops
Spooky hockey mask -- resting adventure at campground

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The drop mechanism has been changed. The nearest approximation is now: a few ultrarares a day. If there are only two ultrarares, and ultrarare A drops in zone 1, and B in zone 2, and 90% of turns are spent in zone 1, and 10% in zone 2, ultrare A is 9 times as likely to drop as ultrarare B. That is why hypnodisks are cheap, and hockeysticks are expensive.
Buffs, equipment, familiar, moons, and time of day make no difference.

{Stealth edit by MoxFulder}
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[strangerer]

AREAS UNAFFECTED BY TELEPORTITIS
* Daily Dungeon
* The Sewer
* The Arena
* Fernswarthy's basement
* The Barrel full of Barrels
* The Shore
* Mines in disguise

AREAS AFFECTED BY TELEPORTITIS
* The casino
* All normal adventure zones

Other things to do with teleportitis
* Use the clan or zodiac gym
* cook, cocktailcraft, smith, craft jewelry or rest
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[Chrono Mage]

Sewer results (1000 turns)

[strangerer]

Shore stat gains:

Stat gains per trip = base primary stat * 1 / [random number between 1,7 and 3]
There are changed possible outcomes for shore trips: changed stat gains, and changed item trips.

Clan gym stat gains:

Stat gains per adventure = base primary * 1 / [random number between 5 and 10]
Gym stat gains are capped at 20 substats per adventure, or 30 substats on the appropriate stat day.

Zodiac gym stat gains:

The zodiac gym is 1/3rd more effective than the clan gym.
Stat gains per adventure = zodiac stat * 1 / [random number between 5 and 10] * 4/3
Gains from the zodiac gyms are not capped.

Market / spleen item stat gains:

1-3 stat points per item (200 meat)

Hall of Legends stat gains:

5-10 stat points per 1000 meat
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[Kalira]

Contents of containers:

200 grab-bags:

[strangerer]

The first and second form of the Naughty Sorceress both have 200 HP and can heal 30 hp.

At the start of combat, the Naughty Sorceress *halves* your familiar's weight. Thanks, Stoop!
No clue yet on Dodecapede effects.

[Kalira]

Odds of a white picket / barbed wire fence

Whitey's Grove
Advs: 1,000
Fences: 52 (5.2%)
Approximately 20 adventures per fence.

Shore Inc.
1,000 shore trips (8 different adventures)

[strangerer]

Effects of absorption on combat damage

Data collected and analyzed by Crawly.

[strangerer]

Defeating your shadow (thanks, Stoop!)

Shadow damage per round:
HP / 5 + 25
Round down. The remainder is the % chance of rounding up.

Shadow hp: 96

Common healing items:
Red plastic oyster egg = 35-40 hp
Red pixel potion = 25-30 hp
Doc Galaktik's Homeopathic Elixir = 18-20 hp
Cast = 15-20 hp
Lasagna bandages = 10-20 hp

Practical application
More to come.
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[strangerer]

Adventure gains at rollover:

Rollover: +40
Clan calendar: +3
Pagoda: +3 (thanks, GoldenTEE)
Clockwork maid: +8
Meat maid: +4
Time helmet: +3
Time sword: +3
Time sword (dual wield): +3
Time trousers: +3
Complete time outfit: +3
Chrome sword: +3 (thanks, Aprocalypse)
Chrome staff: +3
Chrome crossbow: +3
Imitation nice watch: +3
Plexiglass pocket watch: +3
Stainless steel solitaire: +2
Dead guy's watch: +1
Tiny Plastic Bitchin' Meatcar: +1
Tiny Plastic Crimbo reindeer: +1

Imitation nice watch and dead guy's watch don't stack with itself or each other. Only one maid at your campground. Benefits from a clan calendar only if you're out of ronin and out of hardcore.

The March Hare familiar adds turns at rollover if it activated during combat, during the day. The activation counter is reset when you ascend.

Maximum free adventures per day for unascended characters: 71
Maximum free adventures per day overall: 77
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[cayanne]

List of 3 fullness foods (I may do 1 and 2 at some point as well)

• Elfin shortbread = 4-9 A, 4-6 Mu, 4-5 My, 4-6 Mo, 3 F
• ghuol guolash = 3-4 A, -(10-20) Mu, -(10-20) My, -(10-18) Mo, 3 F
• purple pixel pie = 3-6 A, 3-4 Mu, 3-4 My, 3-4 Mo, 3 F
• questionable taco = 3-4 A, lovecat tail, 3 F Evil food:
• Lord of the Flies-sized Fries = 4 A, 15-20 My, -(15-20) Mo, 3 F
• Brimstone Chicken Sandwich = 3-4 A, -(15-19) Mu, 16-19 Mo, 3 F
• Double Bacon Beelzeburger = 3-5 A, 18-19 Mu, -(15-20) My, 3 F
• carob-chunk noodles = 3-8 A, 3 F
• chorizo brownies = 3-9 A, 3 F
• white chocolate and tomato pizza = 3-9 A, 3 F :
• bean burrito = bean + flat dough = 3-7 A, 11-14 Mu, 3 F
• enchanted bean burrito = enchanted bean + flat dough = 3-7 A, 14-16 My, 3 F
• insanely spicy bean burrito = jabañero pepper + spicy bean burrito = 10-12 A, 28-32 Mu, 3 F
• insanely spicy enchanted bean burrito = jabañero pepper + spicy enchanted bean burrito = 9-13 A, 31-35 My, 3 F, Chronic Indigestion skill
• insanely spicy jumping bean burrito = jabañero pepper + spicy jumping bean burrito = 9-12 A, 27-30 Mo, 3 F
• jumping bean burrito = jumping bean + flat dough = 4-8 A, 10-12 Mox
• spicy bean burrito = spices + bean burrito = 6-10 A, 20-24 Mu, 3 F
• spicy enchanted bean burrito = spices + enchanted bean burrito = 8-12 A, 23-26 My, 3 F
• spicy jumping bean burrito = spices + jumping bean burrito = 8-10 A, 22-24 Mo, 3 F
• boring spaghetti = tomato + dry noodles = 5-11 A, 6-8 Mu, 6-8 My, 6-8 Mo, 3 F
• delicious noodles = herbs + dry noodles = 5-12 A, 19-23 Mo, 3 F
• delicious spicy noodles = secret blend of herbs and spices + dry noodles = 9-12 A, 29-32 My, 3 F
• painful penne pasta = jabañero pepper + dry noodles = 6-11 A, -(20-25) HP, 15-19 Mu, 3 F
• ravioli della hippy = wad of tofu + dry noodles = 5-12 A, 19-23 My, 3 F
• spicy noodles = spices + dry noodles = 6-12 A, 3 F
• bat wing stir-fry = bat wing + Knob stir-fry = 7-13 A, 27-30 My, 3 F
• Knob sausage stir-fry = Knob sausage + Knoll stir-fry = 7-12 A, 27-30 Mu, 3 F
• rat appendix stir-fry = rat appendix + spooky stir-fry = 7-13 A, 27-30 Mo, 3 F
• tofu chow mein = tofu stir-fry + dry noodles = 11-17 A, 18-22 Mu, 20-25 My, 3 F
• goat cheese pizza = goat cheese + plain pizza = 5-9 A, 15-18 Mo, 3 F
• mushroom pizza = Knob mushroom + plain pizza = 5-10 A, 15-18 My, 3 F
• plain pizza = flat dough or wad of dough + tomato = 2-4 A, 2 F
• sausage pizza = Knob sausage + plain pizza = 5-10 A, 15-18 Mu, 3 F
• flower petal pie = pretty flower + pie crust = 4-9 A, 3 Flower Power effect, 3 F
• ghuol egg quiche = ghuol egg + pie crust = 3-9 A, 3 F
• Jarlsberg's key lime pie = Jarlsberg's key lime + pie crust = 14-19 A, 28-32 My, 4 F
• tofu casserole = Gnollish casserole dish + wad of tofu = 4-7 A, 3 F
• dwarf bread = 4 A, -(11-12) HP, 5 Dwarven Hardiness effect, 3 F
• fruitcake = 3-5 A, 15-19 Mu, 15-20 My, 15-19 Mo, 3 F
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[strangerer]

Ring of Conflict effectivity analysis

Finally solved thanks to Hellion and Oxbarn. Thanks, Pain Train for starting this project.

[strangerer]

Damage calculations

Regular weapon damage:
10-20% * Weapon Power + Melee damage modifiers + (Your Muscle - Monster Defence) + (Elemental damage * modifier)

Ranged weapon damage:
10-20% * Weapon Power + Melee damage modifiers + 1/2* (Your Muscle - Monster Defence) + (Elemental damage * modifier)

Thrust-Smack damage:
(10-20% * Weapon Power + Melee damage modifiers) * 2 + (Your Muscle - Monster Defence) + (Elemental damage * modifier)

Lunging Thrust-Smack damage:
(10-20% * Weapon Power + Melee damage modifiers) * 3 + (Your Muscle - Monster Defence) + (Elemental damage * modifier)

Off-hand damage = regular weapon damage (unverified, because I'm a lazy git)
10-20% * Weapon Power + Melee damage modifiers + (Your Muscle - Monster Defence) + (Elemental damage * modifier)
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[strangerer]

Sombrero stat gains:


Volleyball (or equivalent) stat gains:
stat gain = weight / 4. Fractions are a % chance of an extra stat point.

Distribution of XP
No matter your familiar or class, experience from monsters will be distributed 50% to your main stat and 25% to each substat.
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[strangerer]

Delevelling items:

These items lower monster level, making monsters easier to hit and less able to hit you. Stat points stay the same.
Note: you can delevel the first form of the Naughty Soreceress up to -6, and the second form up to -10. Any more than that and they "shimmer", which means you're back where you started.

Note: there's something weird with the NS shimmer levels. Not sure what, yet.

Combat Items:
Dyspepsi grenade = -1 (thanks, Vladjimir)
Cloaca-cola grenade = -1 (thanks, Vladjimir)
Spider web = -1
Disease = -2
Shaving cream = -2
Stink bomb = -3
Vial of patchouli oil = -4
Plot hole = -5
Wussiness potion = -5
Barbed-wire fence = -5
Chaos Butterfly = -4 to -11

Equipment:
Yak whip = 0 to -3

Skills:
Disco eye-poke = -1
Disco dance of doom = -3
Disco dance II: electric boogaloo = -5
Disco face stab = -7
Entangling noodles = -min(6, floor((buffed myst)/8)+1)

Familiars:
1 lb ghost pickle on a stick = -1
9 lb ghost pickle on a stick = -1 (?)
14 lb ghost pickle on a stick = -1 (?)
17 lb ghost pickle on a stick = -1 to -4
4 lb barrrnacle = -1
9 lb barrrnacle = -2
12 lb barrrnacle = -3
16 lb barrrnacle = -4
20 lb barrrnacle = -5
24 lb barrrnacle = -6
5 lb cocoabo = -2
1 lb spooky pirate skeleton = -1

{Stealth edit by MoxFulder}
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[strangerer]

Usefulness of Polka of Plenty

Just a rough-and-ready guide on when Polka nets you a profit. The meat values have been adjusted for frequency of monsters, non-combat adventures, etc. The zones marked with a "?" are an unadjusted average, assuming all adventures have the same frequency there. I haven't allowed for item drops and meat from non-combat adventures: monsters only.
Frequencies were taken from Grignr's site.

Soda water = 4 mp, 70 meat.
Magical Mystery Juice = 1.5*level + (4 to 6), 100 meat.
Polka with Rock and Roll Legend = 8.2 meat per turn (soda water).
Polka with Stolen Accordion = 24.5 meat per turn (soda water).
Polka with Rock and Roll Legend = 4.2 meat per turn (MMJ level 4).
Polka with Stolen Accordion = 12.6 meat per turn (MMJ level 4).
Polka adds +50% meat drop. In other words, an area has to give double the cost to be profitable.

DeGrassi Knoll = 17.0 meat
Bat hole entrance = 21.5 meat
Guano junction = 25.6 meat
Beanbat chamber = 34.0 meat
8-bit realm = 0 meat
Fernswarthy's Tower = 22.6 meat (?)
Fun House = 15.0 meat (?)
Misspelled Cemetery (pre-crypt) = 20.0 meat
Cobb's Knob Kitchens = 13.3 meat
Cobb's Knob Treasury = 45.8
Cobb's Knob Harem = 9.0 meat
Cobb's Knob Laboratory = 41.1 meat
Menagerie 1 = 18.2 meat
Menagerie 2 = 22.2 meat
Menagerie 3 = 25.2 meat (thanks, Muefigilo!)
Dark Heart = 33.4 meat
Dark Elbow = 36.1 meat
Dark Neck = 17.6 meat
Friar's Gate = 27.6 meat
Hippy Camp = 0 meat
Frat House = 30.2 meat
Pirate's Cove = 13.4 meat (?)
Itznotyerzitz Mine = 17.1 meat (?)
Goatlet = 49.5 meat
eXtreme slope = 20.4 meat
Ninja Snowmen = 0 meat
Orc Chasm = 22.9 meat
Icy Peak = 213.0 meat
Airship = 83.0 meat
Castle = 108.1 meat
Hole in the Sky = 0 meat
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[strangerer]

Min/maxing Thrust Smacks

First, look up the hit points of the monsters in your area in these tables:

Mainstream Areas

Location	Normal	MCD 11	Scarf	Scarf + MCD 11
Harem	20-30	31-41	40-50	51-61
Laboratory	25-30	36-41	45-50	56-61
Friars	40-52	51-63	60-72	71-83
Menagerie 3	60-66	71-77	80-86	91-97
Crypt	50-60	61-71	70-80	81-91
Pirates	51-59	62-70	71-79	82-90
Mine	40-50	51-61	60-70	71-81
Goatlet	50	61	70	81
Dungeons of Doom	51	62	71	82
Ninjas	70-80	81-91	90-100	101-111
Icy Peak	90	101	110	121
Chasm	67-77	78-88	87-97	98-108
Airship	80-110	91-121	100-136	111-141
Castle	150	161	170	181
Hole	150	161	170	181

Less-Important/Other Areas (Under Construction)

Location	Normal	MCD 11	Scarf	Scarf + MCD 11
8-Bit Realm	15	26	35	46
Menagerie 1	40-46	51-57	60-66	71-77
Menagerie 2	50-56	61-67	70-76	81-87

Next, pick your poison from the menu and work out how to kill efficiently. Thrust smack costs 3 mp, Lunging thrust-smack costs 8 mp.

Cyan is spooky damage (grey), because we lack actual grey.

Weapon	Thrust-smack	Lunging Thrust-smack
10 power	2-4	3-6
20 power	4-8	6-12
50 power	10-20	15-30
80 power	16-32	24-48
100 power	20-40	30-60
150 power	30-60	45-90
Asparagus Knife	3-6+1	5-9+1
Basic meat spork	15-24	23-33
Batblade	52-74	78-111
Cheap plastic bottle opener	6-12+2	9-18+2
Crazy Bastard Sword	45-60	68-90
Denim Axe	34-58	51-87
Dr. Hobo's Scalpel	13-20+1	20-30+1
Frozen Nunchaku	20-36+2	30-54+2
Gnollish Nunchuku	15-24	23-36
Grave robbing shovel	16-32+5	24-48+5
Halfberd	10-16	15-24
Homoerotic Frat Paddle	14-28+4	21-42+4
Huge mirror shard	16-22	24-33
Icy-hot katana	18-36+3+3	27-54+3+3
Knob goblin elite polearm	18-30	27-45
Plexiglass pike pike	86-122	129-183
Ridiculously Huge Sword	48-76	72-114
Rubber Axe	8-16+2	12-24+2
Sabre teeth	20-32	30-48
Skeleton bone	6-12+2	9-18+2
Spiked femur	10-20+6	30-60+6
Spooky staff	7-14+2	11-21+2
Spooky stick	6-12+2	9-18+2
Stainless Steel Shillelagh	58-76	87-114
Wholeberd	24-40	36-60
Wooden stakes	7-12	11-24
Off-hand item	Thrust-smack	Lunging Thrust-smack
Flaming talons	10+5	15+5
Magical ice cubes	1	1
Hats	Thrust-smack	Lunging Thrust-smack
Asshat	1	1
Filthy Knitted Dread Sack	3	3
Irate Sombrero	6	9
Meatloaf Helmet	2	3
Mullet wig	2	2
Mohawk wig	20	30
Pants	Thrust-smack	Lunging Thrust-smack
Bloody clown pants	3	3
Furry pants	5	5
Ninja hot pants	4	4
Accessory	Thrust-smack	Lunging Thrust-smack
Dirty Hobo Gloves	2	2
eXtreme mittens	4	6
hamethyst necklace	10	15
ring of increase damage	10	15
Spells	Thrust-smack	Lunging Thrust-smack
Claws of the Otter (passive)	6	9
Claws of the Walrus (passive)	8	12
Tenacity of the Snapper (0.8 mp / turn)	16	24
Symphony of Destruction (1.3 mp / turn)	24	36
Rage of the Reindeer (2.0 mp / turn)	20	30

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[CowNBee]

need to finish forest quest before tavern quest would open
need main stat 13 (1/27) rather than 13 (0/27) for knoll quest open
need main stat 17 (1/35) rather than 17 (0/35) for fun house to be appeared
need main stat 20 (1/41) rather than 20 (0/41) for misspelled cemetary to be appeared
need to finish tavern before friars quest would open
need main stat 47 for Greater Sign to be appeared
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Why there exists Valentine's Day? For chocolate!

[strangerer]

The adventure array

There are two global arrays that holds your last five combat/noncombat adventures, respectively, for all zones. If you visit the same zone and the RNG would pick the same adventure, there is a 75% chance that it will pick a different adventure.

Let's say your adventure array contains [drunk goat - drunk goat - dairy goat]. Your chance of another drunk or dairy goat is now quite a lot lower and your chance of a sabre-toothed goat is quite a lot higher. If you take five (combat!) turns at the pirates, the array is filled with pirate adventures and your chances of a dairy goat are normal once again.

Choice adventures that lead to combat adventures (e.g. bedroom) count as noncombat adventures ONLY.

{Stealth edit by MoxFulder}
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[strangerer]

Booze in hardcore outside the moxie zodiac

You need cocktailcrafting and ode. Minimum. Barrels are a daily ritual, starting day 1. Don't expect to drink just DB drinks. Imp Ales are godly.

Don't autosell
Imp Ales (1-2 adv)
Ice-cold beer (1 adv)

Bottles of whiskey
1. Whiskey --> soda water --> little paper umbrella = roll in the hay (10-14 adv)
2. Whiskey --> dyspepsi-cola = whiskey and cola (3-6 adv)
3. Whiskey --> soda water = whiskey and soda (3-6 adv)

Boxed wine
1. Wine --> soda water --> little paper umbrella = horizontal tango (10-14 adv)
2. Wine --> soda water = wine spritzer (3-6 adv)

Bottles of rum
1. Rum --> spices --> ghuol egg = eggnog (5-10 adv)
2. Rum --> spices = spiced rum (4-8 adv)
3. Rum --> cranberries = redrum (3-6 adv)
4. Rum --> cola = dyspepsi-cola (3-6 adv)

Bottles of vodka
1. Vodka --> tomato --> spices = extra-spicy bloody mary (5-10 adv)
2. Vodka --> tomato = bloody mary (3-7 adv)
3. Vodka --> cranberries = vodka and cranberry (3-6 adv)
4. Vodka --> goat's milk = white canadian (3-6 adv)

Pretty flower
1. Flower --> fermenting powder = shot of flower schnapps (1-3 adv)

Tequila and gin are only useful if you stumble on some fruit by accident. Same for coconut shells and magical ice cubes, unless you luck out at the Barrels. Pray for a lab key so you can spend some time at the menagerie.

Booze returns per drunkenness

Category	Adv/drunk	Adv/drunk (Ode)	Adv/drunk (crafted)	Adv/drunk (Ode + crafted)
DB drinks (10-14)	3	3.25	2.5	2.75
TPS base (5-10)	2.5	2.83	2.17	2.5
eggnog (5-10)	2.5	2.83	1.83	2.17
fermented shot (1-3)	2	3	1	2
ESBM (4-10)	2.33	2.67	1.67	2
spiced rum (4-8)	2	2.33	1.67	2
IPA (3-8)	1.83	2.17	1.83	2.17
Imp Ale (1-2)	1.5	2.5	1.5	2.5
Lumbering Jack (3-8)	1.83	2.17	1.5	1.83
Ice-cold beer (1)	1	2	1	2
Mixed drinks (3-6)	1.5	1.83	1.17	1.5
White lightning (3-5)	1.33	1.67	1.33	1.67
Mad Train wine (3-4)	1.17	1.5	1.17	1.5
Bottle, Fotie (3)	1	1.33	1	1.33

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[bernini]

Food	With Chef	Without Chef	Notes
Tofu Chow Mein	11-19	8-16
Delicious Spicy Noodles	8-14	6-12
Spicy Noodles	6-12	5-11
Painful Penne	6-11	5-10
Insanely spicy burritos	7-14	4-11	Jumping, enchanted, bean
Delicious Noodles	5-12	4-11
Questionable Taco	4-5	4-5	Chez Snootee
Ravioli Della Hippy	4-12	3-11
Stir Fries	6-14	3-11	Bat Wing, Rat Appendix, Knob Sausage
Spicy burritos	5-12	3-10	Jumping, enchanted, bean
Boring Spaghetti	4-11	3-10
Chorizo Brownies	3-9	3-9	Chef Explosion
White chocolate and tomato pizza	3-9	3-9	Chef Explosion
Goat Cheese pizza	3-9	3-9	Goatlet
Carob-chunk noodles	3-8	3-8	Chef Explosion
Purple Pixel Pie	3-6	3-6	5 white/2 blue/2 red
Lord of the Flies-sized Fries	3-5	3-5	Evil arches
Fruitcake	3-5	3-5
Ghuol Guolash	3-4	3-4	Cyrpt
Brimstone Chiken Sandwich	3-4	3-4	Evil arches
Double Bacon Beelzeburger	3-4	3-4	Evil arches
Bean burritos	3-8	2-7	Jumping, enchanted, bean
Flower petal pie	4-9	2-7
Tofu casserole	4-7	2-5
Sausage and Mushroom pizza	3-9	1-7
Ghuol egg quiche	3-9	1-7
Plain Pizza	2-4	0-2

[echophantom]

It occurs to me that this needs to be updated for a couple of the values - namely the mp costs of a couple of the AT buffs, since some have new values.