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From: arxt@quads.uchicago.edu (patrick  palmer)
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Subject: Re: Lord Chaos is not my friend.
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Date: 29 Dec 90 16:49:50 GMT
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In article <2965@ux.acs.umn.edu> mndaily@ux.acs.umn.edu (Linda Seebach) writes:
>In article <400.277bc4ba@vger.nsu.edu> cs170703644@vger.nsu.edu writes:
>>I've just started with  DMII--CSB.  And I'd be grateful for any help, hints, 
>>cheats, whatever, that I can get my hands on.
>
>I would too... By now.

Here's a hint:  My new favorite spells are OH VEN and DES VEN.

>>and what about killing those knights?  Theylook like they've been on a steady
>>diet of iron and steroids.
>>Not to mention those big brown dragon things.....they get me every time.
>In both cases: Every successful kill so far in DMII has been throught pit
>hopping. Remember: If you land on a monster, someone's got to die. At least
>they're worth treasure. Save before doing this, though, in case you miss.

That works, but it's a pain finding your way back from the pit.  Knights
don't seem to mind OH VEN, but I don't know whether they are stupid or
just poison resistant.  Dragons will step away from poison clouds unless
they are frozen by a magic box.
 
>>What I would *really* like is a set of maps...

What I would like is to know where the skeleton keys are!