On a related question...
I seem to have somewhere read that a straight return from Gehennom
isn't possible, and you'd have to solve an additional quest first.
Or was that only the case once you've got The Amulet?
In Nethack the Valley was already considered Gehennom, but on the Nethack-Wiki I read for EvilHack that it starts below the Valley;
this is of course important in case there's no simple return from
Gehennom. So, is it safe to descend into the Valley or should I
first better prepare?
Once you've got the Amulet in the Sanctum, the stairs will disappear and there will be a portal (guarded by Lucifer) that takes you to Purgatory.
After 2 levels of that you will end up at the Castle. Makes for a shorter ascension run.
So for now, descending into the Valley is fine.
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