- Monsters deal 76% of normal damage
- You deal 136% of normal damage
- 1 × Scroll of identify in the starting inventory
- 1 × Wand of probing in the starting inventory
- 2 × Manuals and Catalogues in the starting stash
- Hints are shown during gameplay
- Lindisse, elven bard, has a 14% (1 in 7) chance of appearing in the game on each dungeon level (beyond the first), unless there is a shop on the level