Shiren 1 DS:Scroll Cave

Scroll Cave 掛軸裏の洞窟
Information
Entrance Location	Gaibara's house in Mountaintop Town
Final Goal Floor	15
Total Floor Count	99/∞
Backtracking	No
Bring Items In	No
Bring Gitan In	No
Bring Adventure Allies In	4
Rescues	Yes
Number of Rescue Attempts	5
Characters
Pre-ID'd Items
Visibility
Shops	1 - 99
Monster Houses	1 - 99
Gitan Vaults	1 - 99
Monster Spawn Rate	1 monster per 70 turns
The Winds of Kron	1,000 turns
Boss	None

Scroll Cave (Japanese: 掛軸裏の洞窟) is a bonus dungeon in Shiren 1 emphasizing offensive use of Traps against Monsters. The floor map refers to it as "Scroll Cave" but on the top screen location map it is called "Cave Behind the Scroll". Main features of the Scroll Cave in the Nintendo DS make were not present in the Version Differences of the game, including trap multiplier mechanics, the Trap Armband and Mecharoid Family Meat.

Gaining Access

The entrance to this dungeon is in Mountaintop Town, inside Gaibara the Legendary Potter's pottery dojo. You must complete the Gaibara's Pottery as well as the Naoki and The Cliffs side quests and clear Table Mountain, then visit Gaibara again to unlock access to this dungeon.

Unique Features

items and Gitan will be discarded when entering, but levels are retained. All 4 allies can be taken into the dungeon.

You start the dungeon with a Trap Armband equipped, which turns Shiren into a Trap Master. Traps can now be used against Monsters which radically changes gameplay.

• You can now see all traps.
• Traps can be picked up as items and functional when placed down.
• Shiren is no longer affected by traps, but monsters are (unless they are airborne; see below).

• When monsters step on traps, they gain a 'trap multiplier' a value that determines how many times of the default monster's Experience Shiren will receive when they are defeated. This multiplier has a maximum value of x20 and will decrease with every square the monster steps on that does not have a trap on it.

A Mamel with a multiplier of x2, after stepping on an Unequip Trap. Defeating this Mamel will reward 4 experience points, double the normal amount for Mamels.

• With a Trap Armband equipped, defeating a monster without a multiplier will only reward 1 experience point.

There are Scrolls exclusive to this dungeon which aid the use of the Trap Armband.

• A Super Trap Scroll will cause Floating-type monsters to be vulnerable to traps for one floor.
• A Scroll of Chains fills a room's floor with 'trap chain spaces' that will not deplete the trap multiplier when a monster steps on them.

There is also a Scroll of Traps which adds 29 - 30 random traps to the floor.

Goal and Final Reward

The goal is to find Gaibara. He appears randomly starting from 15 Fl. This dungeon doesn't have a boss monster. If you succeed, the reward item is a Venting Jar.

Farming Opportunities

By intentionally being defeated on floor 2 - 3, then selecting 'Adventure while Awaiting Rescue' in the Nintendo DS version of  Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer, the player can enter the dungeon, move through the first few floors before where they died, and be brought back to the Warehouse in Canyon Hamlet to store their items.

• You are given a Trap Armband every time you enter, and the only Armbands found in the dungeon are Trap Armbands.
• Scrolls of Chains and Super Trap Scrolls are exclusive to this dungeon, though after one of each is read, there will be less need to collect more as they can be created using a Blank Scroll.
• Accelerating Staff are exclusive to this dungeon and the Final Puzzle, and can be collected to enhance the combat ability of allies.

Strategies

No level is required to enter, and in the Super Famicom version Shiren's level was reset to 1 by entering. In the DS version you can retain your level for this dungeon, so unless you're deliberately trying to challenge yourself or if you are performing a rescue, it is suggested that you level up to 18 - 20 before attempting this dungeon.

Wearing the Trap Armband is optional, and its experience penalty when defeating enemies without traps is frequently undesirable. When fighting enemies that are not worth spending a trap on, it is better to either unequip the armband and defeat them conventionally, or use a Rotten Trap to convert them into Rotten Riceballs which can be used as either emergency food or fodder for Jars of Change.

Hunger is a major concern in this dungeon due to the limited availability of Riceballs. While collecting traps on the early floors, keep an eye out for a Riceball Trap. When you've found one, level up a Rice Baby with it and proceed to let the Rice Changer breathe on 5 or 6 of your items. At this point, experience is not a concern, so only collect traps that will help you survive the last floors, such as traps that seal or instantly kill monsters. If you find a weapon that's not a Pickaxe and a decent shield along the way, you shouldn't have much trouble beating this dungeon. It is in your best interest to talk to Gaibara and leave when the opportunity presents itself, as unlike the Final Puzzle, this dungeon does not provide you with sufficient resources to muscle past monsters on the later floors.

Traps that spawn naturally on the floor will not break unless Shiren picks them up and puts them back down again. Depending on their position, some traps (especially One-Way Traps) can be used to raise a monster's experience multiplier all the way up to 20x. Rotten Traps will also yield more Rotten Riceballs when left in their original position. If you need to move over a trap without picking it up, pass over it by dashing.

If you find the experience of being in the Scroll Cave dull, try to leave with multiple Trap Armbands.

Monsters

Sprites	Monsters		Floors	Base Experience	Multiplier Values
	English	Japanese			x2	x5	x10	x15	x20 MAX
	Mamel	マムル	1 - 2	2	4	10	20	30	40
	Chintala	チンタラ	1 - 3	5	10	25	50	75	100
	Rice Baby	妖怪にぎり見習い	1 - 5	4	8	20	40	60	80
	Ghost Radish	おばけ大根	3 - 4	7	14	35	70	105	140
	Snaky	ハブーン	3 - 4	8	16	40	80	120	160
	Pickpocket	ガマラ	3 - 7	3	6	15	30	45	60
	Green Slime	ミドロ	4 - 6	4	8	20	40	60	80
	Field Bandit	畠荒らし	4 - 6	7	14	35	70	105	140
	Firepuff	ヒーポフ	4 - 6	10	20	50	100	150	200
	Ironhead	アイアンヘッド	5 - 7	23	46	115	230	345	460
	Evil Soldier	鬼面武者	5 - 7	15	30	75	150	225	300
	Dead Soldier	ぼうれい武者	5 - 7	4	8	20	40	60	80
	Egg Thing	ぴーたん	5 - 9	7	14	35	70	105	140
	Flying Fowl	カラカラペンペン	6 - 8	12	24	60	120	180	240
	Skull Mage	ガイコツまどう	7 - 9	17	34	85	170	255	340
	Soldier Ant	兵隊アリ	7 - 9	10	20	50	100	150	200
	Death Reaper	死の使い	7 - 9	23	46	115	230	345	460
	Thiefwalrus	ぬすっトド	7 - 9	15	30	75	150	225	300
	Mid Chintala	ちゅうチンタラ	7 - 10	16	32	80	160	240	320
	Dark Owl	やみふくろう	7 - 10	10	20	50	100	150	200
	Thief	ガマグッチ	8 - 9	10	20	50	100	150	200
	Gaze	ゲイズ	8 - 12	25	30	125	250	375	1,000
	N'Duba	ンドゥバ	8 - 16	20	40	100	200	300	400
	Curse Girl	ノロージョ	9 - 11	40	80	200	400	600	800
	Spike Bomb	ばくだんウニ	10 - 12	20	40	100	200	300	400
	Baby Tank	コドモ戦車	10 - 12	30	60	150	300	450	600
	Fog Hermit	きり仙人	10 - 13	60	120	300	600	900	1,200
	Vipy	マムーン	10 - 13	60	120	300	600	900	1,200
	Pacorepkin	パコレプキン	10 - 13	42	84	210	420	630	840
	Running Egg	逃げピータン	10 - 14	15	30	75	150	225	300
	Fluffy Bunny	いやしウサギ	10 - 15	8	16	40	80	120	160
	Piggy	デブータ	11 - 13	25	50	125	250	375	500
	Inferno	火炎入道	11 - 13	55	110	275	550	825	1,100
	Kigny	キグニ族	11 - 13	50	100	250	500	750	1,000
	Cell Armor	セルアーマー	12 - 14	70	140	350	700	1050	1,400
	Flutter Fowl	パタパタペンペン	12 - 14	60	120	300	600	900	1,200
	Popster Tank	オヤジ戦車	13 - 15	65	130	325	650	975	1,300
	Leech Worm	吸引幼虫	13 - 16	15	30	75	150	225	300
	Twisty Hani	くねくねハニー	13 - 16	35	70	175	350	525	700
	Purple Slime	ゲドロ	14 - 17	40	80	200	400	600	800
	Dremlas	ドレムラス	14 - 18	75	150	375	750	1,125	1,500
	Sabregator	サーベルゲータ	15 - 16	75	150	375	750	1,125	1,500
	Skull Wizard	ガイコツまじん	15 - 17	70	140	350	700	1,050	1,400
	Hell Reaper	地獄の死者	15 - 17	130	260	650	1,300	1,950	2,600
	Gather	ギャザー	15 - 18	110	220	550	1,100	1,650	2,200
	Evil General	将軍	15 - 18	60	120	300	600	900	1,200
	Dead General	将軍ゾンビ	15 - 18	25	50	125	250	375	500
	Blazepuff	カエンポフ	17 - 19	220	440	1,100	2,200	3,300	4,400
	Master Hen	マスターチキン	17 - 20	400	800	2,000	4,000	6,000	8,000
	Hen	チキン	17 - 20	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Greenwalrus	みどりトド	17 - 21	30	60	150	300	450	600
	Chainhead	チェインヘッド	17 - 22	200	400	1,000	2,000	3,000	4,000
	Air Devil	エーテルデビル	17 - 26	30	60	150	300	450	600
	N'Dulu	ンドゥルー	17 - 30	60	120	300	600	900	1,200
	Big Chintala	おおチンタラ	18 - 20	180	360	900	1,800	2,700	3,600
	Mini Tank	ちびタンク	18 - 20	52	104	260	520	780	1,040
	Mistonos	ミストノス	19 - 21	300	600	1,500	3,000	4,500	6,000
	Super Gaze	スーパーゲイズ	19 - 22	150	300	750	1,500	2,250	3,000
	Ghost Owl	ようまふくろう	19 - 22	50	100	250	500	750	1,000
	Mecharoid	カラクロイド	21 - 23	250	500	1,250	2,500	3,750	5,000
	Dadster Tank	ガンコ戦車	21 - 24	300	600	1,500	3,000	4,500	6,000
	Flying Egg	飛びぴーたん	21 - 25	50	100	250	500	7,500	1,000
	Schubell	シューベル	21 - 25	100	200	500	1,000	1,500	2,000
	Menbell	メンベルス	21 - 25	200	400	1,000	2,000	3,000	4,000
	Curse Sis	ノロージョの姉	22 - 24	100	200	500	1,000	1,500	2,000
	Rice Boss	妖怪にぎり親方	22 - 25	200	400	1,000	2,000	3,000	4,000
	Haze Hermit	みの仙人	23 - 25	200	400	1,000	2,000	3,000	4,000
	Minotaur	ミノタウロス	23 - 26	400	800	2,000	4,000	6,000	8,000
	Pacorepkina	パコレプキーナ	23 - 25	250	500	1,250	2,500	3,750	5,000
	Polygon Jive	おどるポリゴン	23 - 25	300	600	1,500	3,000	4,500	6,000
	Tiger Uhoho	タイガーウホホ	25 - 30	550	1,100	2,750	5,500	8,250	11,000
	Piggo	デブーチョ	27 - 35	500	1,000	2,500	5,000	7,500	10,000
	Madremlas	マッドレムラス	27 - 35	800	1,600	4,000	8,000	12,000	16,000
	Dragon Head	ドラゴンヘッド	27 - 35	650	1,300	3,250	6,500	9,750	13,000
	Dragon	ドラゴン	27 - 35	1,300	2,600	6,500	13,000	19,500	26,000
	Leech Bug	吸引虫	30 - 35	300	600	1,500	3,000	4,500	6,000
	Floppy Hani	なよなよハニー	30 - 35	150	300	750	1,500	2,250	3,000
	Inferno2	火炎入道2	30 - 35	90	180	450	900	1,350	1,800
	Kigny2	キグニ族2	30 - 35	80	160	400	800	1,200	1,600
	Giga Chintala	とくだいチンタラ	31 - 36	650	1,300	3,250	6,500	9,750	13,000
	Ironwalrus	アイアントド	30 - 45	150	300	750	1,500	2,250	3,000
	N'Bama	ンバマ	31 - 50	250	500	1,250	2,500	3,750	5,000
	Verginos	ヴェルギノス	36 - 40	650	1,300	3,250	6,500	9,750	13,000
	Pythy	ニシキーン	36 - 45	580	1,160	2,900	5,800	8,700	11,600
	Gigahead	ギガヘッド	36 - 45	1,200	2,400	6,000	12,000	18,000	24,000
	Steel Armor	チタンアーマー	36 - 45	2,000	4,000	10,000	20,000	30,000	40,000
	Wraith Devil	ファントムデビル	36 - 45	150	300	750	1,500	2,250	3,000
	Polygon Song	うたうポリゴン	41 - 45	1,000	2,000	5,000	10,000	15,000	20,000
	Dusk Owl	あんこくふくろう	41 - 45	200	400	1,000	2,000	3,000	4,000
	Steamroid	スチームロイド	41 - 45	900	1,800	4,500	9,000	13,500	18,000
	Spike Fire	ふんかウニ	41 - 45	450	900	2,250	4,500	6,750	9,000
	Curse Mom	ノロージョの母	41 - 45	600	1,200	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000
	Leech Fly	吸引成虫	46 - 50	700	1,400	3,500	7,000	10,500	14,000
	Sleep Radish	ねむり大根	46 - 50	500	1,000	2,500	5,000	7,500	10,000
	Hyper Gaze	ハイパーゲイズ	46 - 50	800	1,600	4,000	8,000	12,000	16,000
	Pacorepking	パコレプキング	46 - 50	750	1,500	3,750	7,500	11,250	15,000
	Mist Hermit	かすみ仙人	51 - 55	1,000	2,000	5,000	10,000	15,000	20,000
	Burglar	ガマゴン	51 - 55	100	200	500	1,000	1,500	2,000
	Great Hen	グレートチキン	51 - 60	1,500	3,000	7,500	15,000	22,500	30,000
	Hen	チキン	51 - 60	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Tiger Uhon	タイガーウホーン	51 - 60	1,300	2,600	6,500	13,000	19,000	26,000
	Hardremlas	ハードレムラス	51 - 60	1,600	3,200	8,000	16,000	24,000	32,000
	Fluffy Bunny	いやしウサギ	51 - 70	8	16	40	800	120	160
	N'Balun	ンバルーン	51 - 99	600	1,200	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000
	Bellthoven	ベルトーベン	56 - 60	300	600	1,500	3000	4,500	6,000
	Droopy Hani	くたくたハニー	56 - 60	400	800	2,000	4,000	6,000	8,000
	Sky Dragon	スカイドラゴン	56 - 65	2,600	5,2000	13,000	26,000	39,000	52,000
	Megataur	メガタウロス	56 - 65	1,750	3,500	8,750	17,500	26,250	35,000
	Trove Bandit	大物荒らし	56 - 80	600	1,200	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000
	Electroid	エレキロイド	61 - 70	1,700	3,400	8,500	17,000	25,500	34,000
	Death Master	冥王	61 - 70	3,000	6,000	15,000	30,000	45,000	60,000
	Hiding Egg	隠れぴーたん	61 - 75	300	600	1,500	3,000	4,500	6,000
	Chaos Owl	こんとんふくろう	61 - 80	650	1,300	3,250	6,500	9,750	13,000
	Infernopuff	ゴオオポフ	66 - 72	900	1,800	4,500	9,000	13,500	18,000
	Oldster Tank	イッテツ戦車	66 - 75	1,800	3,600	9,000	18,000	27,000	36,000
	Bladegator	ブレイドゲータ	66 - 75	1,600	3,200	8,000	16,000	24,000	32,000
	Piggora	デブートン	66 - 75	2,100	4,200	10,500	21,000	31,500	42,000
	Skull Demon	ガイコツまてん	66 - 75	2,000	4,000	10,000	20,000	31,500	40,000
	Hell Gather	ヘルギャザー	71 - 80	1,500	3,000	7,500	15,000	22,500	30,000
	Deathhead	デスヘッド	71 - 80	3,000	6,000	15,000	30,000	45,000	60,000
	Evil Shogun	大将軍	71 - 80	400	800	2,000	4,000	6,000	8,000
	Dead Shogun	大将軍ゾンビ	71 - 80	300	600	1,500	3,000	4,500	6,000
	Curse Gran	ノロージョの婆	71 - 80	1,500	3,000	7,500	15,000	22,500	30,000
	Jet Fowl	ゴゴゴペンペン	73 - 80	1,100	2,200	5,500	11,000	16,500	22,000
	Miracle Hen	ミラクルチキン	76 - 85	3,200	6,400	16,000	32,000	48,000	64,000
	Hen	チキン	76 - 85	1	1	1	1	1	1
	Alloy Armor	メタルアーマー	76 - 85	3,600	7,200	18,000	36,000	54,000	72,000
	Leech Queen	吸引老虫	81 - 90	950	1,900	4,750	9,500	14,250	19,000
	Fear Eye	ミダレウッチー	81 - 90	800	1,600	4,000	8,000	12,000	16,000
	Earth Dragon	ふくりゅう	81 - 90	3,800	7,600	19,000	38,000	57,000	76,000
	Polygon Jig	らんぶポリゴン	81 - 90	2,700	5,400	13,500	27,000	40,500	54,000
	Kleptomaniac	ガマドーン	81 - 90	300	600	1,500	3,000	4,500	6,000
	Roguewalrus	ローグトド	81 - 90	400	800	2,000	4,000	6,000	8,000
	Piggaron	デブーゴン	86 - 95	3,500	7,000	17,500	35,000	52,500	70,000
	Heavyremlas	ヘビーレムラス	86 - 99	4,200	8,400	21,000	42,000	63,000	84,000
	Wrinkly Hani	しわしわハニー	90 - 95	900	1,800	4,500	9,000	13,500	18,000
	Ark Dragon	アークドラゴン	90 - 99	4,000	8,000	20,000	40,000	60,000	80,000
	Showpin	ショーパン	90 - 99	400	800	2,000	4,000	6,000	8,000
	Fluffy Bunny	いやしウサギ	91 - 99	8	16	40	80	120	400
	Rice Master	妖怪にぎり元締	91 - 99	1,500	3,000	7,500	15,000	22,500	30,000
	Gigataur	ギガタウロス	91 - 99	4,200	8,400	21,000	42,000	63,000	84,000
	Pacorepgod	パコレプゴッド	91 - 99	2,300	4,600	11,500	23,000	34,500	46,000
	Goldinos	ゴルディノス	95 - 99	1,600	3,200	8,000	16,000	24,000	32,000

Special Monster Houses

Type:	Monster Level
	1	2	3	4	All
One-Eye House	1 - 10	11 - 40	41 - 70	71 - 99	71 - 99
Ghost House	1 - 10	11 - 40	41 - 70	71 - 99	71 - 99
Drain House	1 - 10	11 - 40	41 - 70	71 - 99	71 - 99
Thief House	1 - 30	31 - 60	-	-	61 - 99
Power House	1 - 10	11 - 40	41 - 70	71 - 99	71 - 99

Items

Weapons		Shields		Armbands		Projectiles		Riceballs
English	Japanese	English	Japanese	English	Japanese	English	Japanese	English	Japanese
Katana	カタナ	Armor Ward	重装の盾	Trap Armband	ワナ師の腕輪	Wooden Arrow	木の矢	Riceball	おにぎり)
Cudgel	こん棒	Blast Shield	地雷ナバリの盾					Big Riceball	大きなおにぎり
Pickaxe	つるはし	Bronzeward	青銅甲の盾
Mastersword	どうたぬき	Fragile Shield	使い捨ての盾
Polearm	長巻	Iron Shield	鉄甲の盾
		Walrus Shield	トドの盾
		Dragonward	ドラゴンシールド
		Spiked Ward	バトルカウンター
		Hide Shield	皮甲の盾
		Fancy Shield	見かけだおしの盾
		Evasive Shield	見切りの盾
		Wood Shield	木甲の盾
Herbs		Jars		Staves		Scrolls		Shop
English	Japanese	English	Japanese	English	Japanese	English	Japanese	English	Japanese
Herb of Life	命の草	Chiropractic Jar	背中の壺	Pain Sharing Staff	痛み分けの杖	Scroll of Light	あかりの巻物
Restorative Herb	弟切草	Jar of Change	変化の壺	Accelerating Staff	加速の杖	Great Hall Scroll	大部屋の巻物
Herb of Strength	ちからの草	Jar of Holding	保存の壺	Staff of Paralysis	かなしばりの杖	Scroll of Blessing	おはらいの巻物
Antidote Herb	毒消し草	Jar of Hiding	やりすごしの壺	Switching Staff	場所がえの杖	Scroll of Identity	識別の巻物
Medicinal Herb	薬草			Knockback Staff	ふき飛ばしの杖	Scroll of Explosion	自爆の巻物
						Earth Bless Scroll	地の恵みの巻物
						Monster Scroll	モンスターハウスの巻物
						Scroll of Chains	連鎖の巻物
						Super Trap Scroll	ワナがけの巻物
						Scroll of Traps	ワナの巻物

Traps

Sprite	Traps		Floor
	English	Japanese
	Stumble Trap	転び石のワナ	1 - 99
	Rusty Trap	サビのワナ	1 - 99
	Unequip Trap	装備はずしのワナ	1 - 99
	Rotten Trap	デロデロのワナ	1 - 99
	Alarm Trap	警報スイッチのワナ	1 - 99
	Summons Trap	召喚スイッチのワナ	1 - 99
	Multiplication Trap	罠増え	4 - 20 24 - 40 46 - 60 71 - 89
	Pitfall Trap	落し穴のワナ	1 - 20 24 - 40 46 - 60 71 - 89
	Spring Trap	バネのワナ	1 - 99
	Log Trap	丸太のワナ	1 - 99
	Spinning Trap	回転板のワナ	1 - 99
	Dream Gas Trap	幻覚ガス	1 - 99
	Sleeping Gas Trap	睡眠ガス	1 - 99
	Slowness Trap	鈍足スイッチ	1 - 99
	Immobilization Trap	カゲぬいのワナ	1 - 99
	Hunger Trap	空腹スイッチのワナ	1 - 20 24 - 40 46 - 60 71 - 89
	Poison Dart Trap	毒矢のワナ	1 - 99
	Boulder Trap	落石スイッチのワナ	1 - 99
	Landmine Trap	地雷のワナ	1 - 99
	Big Landmine Trap	大型地雷のワナ	1 - 99
	Wood Arrow Trap	木の矢のワナ	1 - 99
	Iron Arrow Trap	鉄の矢のワナ	1 - 99
	One-Way Trap	一方通行	1 - 99
	Knockback Trap	ふき飛ばし	1 - 99
	Riceball Trap	おにぎり	1 - 99
	Curse Trap	呪いのワナ	1 - 99

In Other Languages

Language		Name
English		Scroll Cave
Japanese		掛軸裏の洞窟

See Also

• Discussion thread: Discussion: Scroll Cave

References

• Exact trap spawn locations and special monster house info.