Editing Dark Tower

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Rising ominously over the [[Dark Forest]] are the awe-inspiring '''Dark Towers'''. So tall that they seem to pierce the sky itself, these immense constructions contain all manner of unique rooms, obstacles, treasure and monsters to explore and fight on the epic journey to the top. They are generally found at the very heart of a Dark Forest, where the thick, choking foliage becomes a strange, autumn-like hue, perhaps due to the sinister influence of the Tower.

Rising ominously over the [[Dark Forest]] are the awe-inspiring '''Dark Towers'''. So tall that they seem to pierce the sky itself, these immense constructions contain all manner of unique rooms, obstacles, treasure and monsters to explore and fight on the epic journey to the top. They are generally found at the very heart of a Dark Forest, where the thick, choking foliage becomes a strange, autumn-like hue, perhaps due to the sinister influence of the Tower.

Another obvious difference is that instead of stone, the tower is built out of the appropriately named [[Towerwood]], a ruddy orange wood that is incredibly dense and difficult to break, with an encased variety forming the corners and frames within and throughout the tower. Despite it's unearthly toughness, even here the passage of time marches on - moss has crept onto some parts, cracks have formed over the years and even some parts have been infested with creatures. In the main though, the tower still stands proud. No windows are set into the walls, but oddly, huge holes can be glimpsed in the sides of the turrets connected to the tower, with netherrack strewn amongst damage burning eternally. As the tower has not collapsed, clearly the towerwood appears to be immune to fire.

Another obvious difference is that instead of stone, the tower is built out of the appropriately named [[Towerwood]], a ruddy orange wood that is incredibly dense and difficult to break, with an encased variety forming the corners and frames within and throughout the tower. Despite it's unearthly toughness, even here the passage of time marches on - moss has crept onto some parts, cracks have formed over the years and even some parts have been infested with creatures. In the main though, the tower still stands proud. No windows are set into the walls, but oddly, huge holes can be glimpsed in the sides of the turrets connected to the tower, with netherrack strewn amongst damage burning eternally. As the tower has not collapsed, clearly the towerwood appears to be immune to fire.

===Entrance===

===Entrance===

Upon reaching the base of the tower, there are usually several entrances into small antechambers. These can be entered via the reappearing doors into an entrance hall with a staircase leading up.

Upon reaching the base of the tower, there are usually several entrances into small antechambers. These can be entered via the reappearing doors into an entrance hall with a staircase leading up.

===Maze===

===Maze===

Only found near the bottom of the tower, this seems to be a test for those who would try to explore the tower. This area consists of narrow corridors and reappearing doors, with some double chests containing food and loot hidden in side passages. The maze is not difficult to navigate, with another staircase leading up out of it.

Only found near the bottom of the tower, this seems to be a test for those who would try to explore the tower. This area consists of narrow corridors and reappearing doors, with some double chests containing food and loot hidden in side passages. The maze is not difficult to navigate, with another staircase leading up out of it.

===Support Beam Chamber===

===Support Beam Chamber===

===Builder Chamber===

===Builder Chamber===

Even higher in height and mostly empty, this awesome space seems impossible to climb, with no visible walkways, stairs or ladders up to the shadowed platforms above. Instead, what is found here are floating masses of {{mcw|Redstone Lamp|Redstone Lamps}} with small platforms of encased towerwood and [[Carminite Builder]] devices. There are always Anti-Builders here as well, preventing an easy climb. Instead, one must use the Builders to form temporary bridges and stairs from one platform to another, all while watching their step extremely carefully - one wrong move here may well be the last. Truly, those who have successfully ascended to the top of these rooms show an understanding of, and mastery of the Carminite devices.

Even higher in height and mostly empty, this awesome space seems impossible to climb, with no visible walkways, stairs or ladders up to the shadowed platforms above. Instead, what is found here are floating masses of {{mcw|Redstone Lamp|Redstone Lamps}} with small platforms of encased towerwood and [[Carminite Builder]] devices. There are always Anti-Builders here as well, preventing an easy climb. Instead, one must use the Builders to form temporary bridges and stairs from one platform to another, all while watching their step extremely carefully - one wrong move here may well be the last. Truly, those who have successfully ascended to the top of these rooms show an understanding of, and mastery of the Carminite devices.

===Smelting Room===

===Smelting Room===

Similar in design to the entrance hall, here there are multiple {{mcw|Furnace|Furnaces}} to be found set in the walls on raised wooden platforms, along with two Anvils in varying states of repair.

Similar in design to the entrance hall, here there are multiple {{mcw|Furnace|Furnaces}} to be found set in the walls on raised wooden platforms, along with two Anvils in varying states of repair.

===Dispensary===

===Dispensary===

Identical to smelting rooms, but instead there are {{mcw|Dispenser|Dispensers}} in the walls instead of furnaces. Occasionally a {{mcw|Brewing Stand|Brewing Stand}} may be found here as well.

Identical to smelting rooms, but instead there are {{mcw|Dispenser|Dispensers}} in the walls instead of furnaces. Occasionally a {{mcw|Brewing Stand|Brewing Stand}} may be found here as well.

===Farm Room===

===Farm Room===

For lack of a better term, this room appears to be dedicated to storing various varieties of plants, saplings and fungi, as evidenced by the varieties planted in soil on platforms. There is usually a chest and crafting table here, with food and possibly some loot stored within.

For lack of a better term, this room appears to be dedicated to storing various varieties of plants, saplings and fungi, as evidenced by the varieties planted in soil on platforms. There is usually a chest and crafting table here, with food and possibly some loot stored within.

===Netherburst===

===Netherburst===

Netherbursts are large burning holes that have been blasted into a Dark Tower, seemingly at random. They can be a serious hindrance to explorers as they often have destroyed stairs and walkways, hindering movement in the tower. An extra source of danger comes from being open to the outside of the tower, allowing [[Carminite Ghastguard]]s to see in and attack intruders, as well as other monsters to potentially knock them through the opening and to their doom far below at the base of the tower.  

Netherbursts are large burning holes that have been blasted into a Dark Tower, seemingly at random. They can be a serious hindrance to explorers as they often have destroyed stairs and walkways, hindering movement in the tower. An extra source of danger comes from being open to the outside of the tower, allowing [[Carminite Ghastguard]]s to see in and attack intruders, as well as other monsters to potentially knock them through the opening and to their doom far below at the base of the tower.  

===Small Tower===

===Small Tower===

The smaller towers encountered higher up the tower normally come with a central chamber, with four doors leading into auxiliary turrets at each cardinal direction. These in turn reach higher again with smaller rooms, which may contain odd redstone contraptions - scientific experiments? - or perhaps simple furniture for the former residents. Some doors do not lead into rooms, but instead onto small balconies where the view is truly breath-taking, whether looking down over the Twilight Forest below, or above at the rest of the tower.

The smaller towers encountered higher up the tower normally come with a central chamber, with four doors leading into auxiliary turrets at each cardinal direction. These in turn reach higher again with smaller rooms, which may contain odd redstone contraptions - scientific experiments? - or perhaps simple furniture for the former residents. Some doors do not lead into rooms, but instead onto small balconies where the view is truly breath-taking, whether looking down over the Twilight Forest below, or above at the rest of the tower.

===Locked Tower Door===

===Locked Tower Door===

Usually, access to the upper floors is secured by these locked doors. Four Tower Keys are required to unlock the door and open the way forward.

Usually, access to the upper floors is secured by these locked doors. Four Tower Keys are required to unlock the door and open the way forward.

===Reactor Room===

===Reactor Room===

Found near the top the tower, these rooms are similar in size to the forges but with a very different purpose. In one corner is a raised platform with a crafting table upon it, with item frames on the walls. The 3x3 patterns appear to be crafting recipes for the blood red material known as [[Carminite]], as well as various recipes for different machines and blocks that use it, for example a [[Carminite Builder]].

Found near the top the tower, these rooms are similar in size to the forges but with a very different purpose. In one corner is a raised platform with a crafting table upon it, with item frames on the walls. The 3x3 patterns appear to be crafting recipes for the blood red material known as [[Carminite]], as well as various recipes for different machines and blocks that use it, for example a [[Carminite Builder]].

===Tower Ruins===

===Tower Ruins===

Just above the reactor rooms is the top of the tower, or rather what's left of it. Multiple Netherbursts have devastated the turrets, leaving nothing but eternally-burning Netherrack and half-intact floors and frames in a scene of devastation. There usually isn't a lot left, except that the design seems to mirror the small towers, suggesting that at one point the tower may have been taller still, until whatever catastrophe befell it. Regardless, those who have battled their way to the top must be prepared for the fight of their lives, as reaching what remains of the central chamber will rouse the horrifying, anguished [[Ur-Ghast]].

Just above the reactor rooms is the top of the tower, or rather what's left of it. Multiple Netherbursts have devastated the turrets, leaving nothing but eternally-burning Netherrack and half-intact floors and frames in a scene of devastation. There usually isn't a lot left, except that the design seems to mirror the small towers, suggesting that at one point the tower may have been taller still, until whatever catastrophe befell it. Regardless, those who have battled their way to the top must be prepared for the fight of their lives, as reaching what remains of the central chamber will rouse the horrifying, anguished [[Ur-Ghast]].

Several monsters can only be found in a Dark Tower, perhaps unsurprisingly given the strange blend of magical and technological research that went on here. [[Carminite Ghastguard]]s, similar in appearance to those {{mcw|Ghast|monstrous denizens}} found in the Nether roam the exterior of the tower, attacking anyone foolish enough to be outside, while [[Carminite Ghastling]]s patrol the interior, smaller than the Ghastguards but no less dangerous for it. Also found are [[Carminite Golem]]s, similar in aspect to {{mcw|Iron Golem|Iron Golems}} but animated by Carminite and packing a fearsome punch.  [[Carminite Broodling]]s have also made their nests in the tower, swarming any who get too close. [[Towerwood Borer]]s can be found in the walls of the tower itself, having infested even the toughened towerwood.

Several monsters can only be found in a Dark Tower, perhaps unsurprisingly given the strange blend of magical and technological research that went on here. [[Carminite Ghastguard]]s, similar in appearance to those {{mcw|Ghast|monstrous denizens}} found in the Nether roam the exterior of the tower, attacking anyone foolish enough to be outside, while [[Carminite Ghastling]]s patrol the interior, smaller than the Ghastguards but no less dangerous for it. Also found are [[Carminite Golem]]s, similar in aspect to {{mcw|Iron Golem|Iron Golems}} but animated by Carminite and packing a fearsome punch.  [[Carminite Broodling]]s have also made their nests in the tower, swarming any who get too close. [[Towerwood Borer]]s can be found in the walls of the tower itself, having infested even the toughened towerwood.

Last, but by no means least, the [[Ur-Ghast]] itself resides at the very top, amidst the burning ruins at the tower peak.

Last, but by no means least, the [[Ur-Ghast]] itself resides at the very top, amidst the burning ruins at the tower peak.

Food, arrows and {{mcw|Wool|Red Wool}} can be found in many chests in the tower, along with {{mcw|Enchanted Book|Enchanted Books}}, [[Steeleaf]], [[Ironwood Ingot]]s, {{mcw|Redstone}}, {{mcw|Diamond|Diamonds}} and more. One special treasure that you can find in these chests are [[Tower Key]]s. In order to travel to the top of the Dark Tower, one must search the many floors and towers, looking for the four Tower Keys to complete the [[Locked Vanishing Block]] doors. [[Charm of Keeping|Charms of Keeping]] can also be found.

Food, arrows and {{mcw|Wool|Red Wool}} can be found in many chests in the tower, along with {{mcw|Enchanted Book|Enchanted Books}}, [[Steeleaf]], [[Ironwood Ingot]]s, {{mcw|Redstone}}, {{mcw|Diamond|Diamonds}} and more. One special treasure that you can find in these chests are [[Tower Key]]s. In order to travel to the top of the Dark Tower, one must search the many floors and towers, looking for the four Tower Keys to complete the [[Locked Vanishing Block]] doors. [[Charm of Keeping|Charms of Keeping]] can also be found.

   

   

Adventurers will need to defeat the [[Knight Phantom]]s before assaulting the Dark Tower, otherwise the structure will be entirely locked out by a magical force field, preventing any attempt to interact with the doors or breaking in through the walls. That is, of course, if one is able to even get to the tower through the blindness spell that shrouds the centre of the Dark Forest. Putting the Phantoms to rest will lift both enchantments.

Adventurers will need to defeat the [[Knight Phantom]]s before assaulting the Dark Tower, otherwise the structure will be entirely locked out by a magical force field, preventing any attempt to interact with the doors or breaking in through the walls. That is, of course, if one is able to even get to the tower through the blindness spell that shrouds the centre of the Dark Forest. Putting the Phantoms to rest will lift both enchantments.

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