Since there seems to be mass confusion regarding the different ways to save your progress in the game, especially amongst new players, I'm going to post a quick explanation of some of the game mechanics regarding portals and waypoints which should hopefully be of some use to people!

1. Obelisks

The obelisk is the only example of a permanent teleportation system in the game. There is one in Dew Valley, one in Townston, and one on the first floor of every new section of the Algernon dungeon! So.. Agrock's Gauntlet floor 1 has one, Vergrims Vexation floor 1 has one, etc.. once you activate these they are added to the list of jump points you'll see when you use any obelisk, and you will never lose them.

2. Portals

These are the way you move from spot to spot in the game. Generally speaking they are red in colour, or yellow if you are moving from a sub area back into the main dungeon, and can show stairs moving either up or down. Boss lairs have their own special purple coloured portal to separate them from the rest. There are also machines on the 7th floor of every dungeon section, and every 2-3 floors in the Horrific Dungeon of Legend that are a one way ticket to the next floor. These work a bit differently than portals, but I'll touch on this in a moment.

3. Waypoints

Waypoint scrolls will generate a temporary portal that will allow you to back to Townston and restock or sell, then return to where you were in the dungeon. They can be used unlimited times, but making a new one will overwrite a previous instance. So.. you make one in Algernon 2, then make another in Algernon 3, and when you access the obelisk in Townston, Algernon 3 will be the first choice.

Here is the catch that most players do not realize! The game will remember the last portal which you went through before you made a waypoint! This includes all floors of any dungeon, boss lairs, HDoL, etc. It does not include the one way teleporters I mentioned earlier. They're shortcuts, not portals so don't rely on them too heavily. So you want to sit and farm Sissirat for a while? Walk down to his lair, enter the purple portal from Algernon 7, and immediately make a waypoint! You don't have to use it, just make it. Kill him, and then right click your name and reset instances. The game will remember that last portal you went through before you made your waypoint! Sell your loot, click the obelisk, and his lair will be the first option on the obelisk list. The game will keep this waypoint for you, even if you log off and log back on, until you make a new waypoint somewhere else, and then it will look for the most recent portal you went through.

So to sum up.. 1. Go to Algernon 7 (or any dungeon level 7)
2. Enter the boss lair through the purple
gate.
3. Make a waypoint.
4. Kill, loot, reset instances, sell, access
the townston obelisk, go back to the lair
5. Repeat until rich or bored.


Hope this helps!

Good guide but some corrections. Boss portals are red now and you don't need to make a waypoint to save the place just enter the lair by the portal and reset it.

does Agrock's Gauntlet floor 1 still have an obelisk, i just found the one in the next area. got nothing in Agrock's

there is non its Called Town lol is the first obelisk

EmBraceMe, Agrock's is the second dungeon; you're thinking of Algernon.

In version 75, you'll find an obelisk in level 5 of Algernon just before the Terror-dome. Enter the red portal to Terror-dome and you'll see a little wood with the obelisk.

Sweet!

isnt that portal blue now?