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From: Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com
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Subject: Re: DM 1: Rock Monsters
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Date: 12 Jan 91 22:23:39 GMT
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John Upham asks how to kill Rockpile Monsters in Dungeon Master...
 
The single easiest way is to use Poison Cloud spells (OH VEN).  The monsters
are very slow moving, and cannot get out of the cloud of poison very quickly.
Step back a couple of steps and wait for them to move forward, then cast the
spell.
 
To weaken them before you hit them with the poison, BEFORE they get up to
you, throw everything you've got at them.. daggers, arrows, clubs, rocks from
other dead monsters, whatever you've got.
 
Then when they're in the poison cloud, hit them with your weapons.
 
Note that they can still hit you if you stand right in front of you, but if
you move back out of their way, they may escape from the poison cloud.
 
"Weaken Non-Material Beings" spells won't work against physical monsters.. ol
"ghostly" types.
 
The spell for fireballs is FUL IR.  You won't find the scroll for this spell
until Level 7, but it's difficult to last that long without fireballs..!
 
BobR