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Subject: Re: Wizardry Ninjas
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Date: 28 Mar 91 18:30:22 GMT
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In article <baillie.670116716@mullauna>, baillie@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Stephen Baillie) writes...
>    In my experience the best way to get a Ninja is to take a thief and use
>the special power of the dagger of thievery/Thieve's dagger (It's something
>like that anyway). This turns your humble thief straight into a Ninja
>regardless of stats/alignment/etc. In Wizardry I I have a group of three
>samurai, two lords and a ninja (ex thief and of neutral alignment). The only
>thing I use the ninja's special abilities is opening chests, as the samurai
>are so much better in combat! I'm serious - Ninjas aren't as amazing as you
>may think.
>Steve.

  Yes! Samurai with Murusama blades will kick anything's butt, no problem. 
Each samurai will get 4-5 attacks totalling 125+ hp damage, so almost 
everything gets killed in one blow! I was very unimpressed with Ninja. 

Marc Walkow
WALKOW@campus.swarthmore.edu