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From: bstempleton@watmath.UUCP (Brad Templeton)
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Subject: Re: Kill ORCUS contest and Magic resistance
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Date: Wed, 28-Sep-83 19:07:10 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 28 19:07:10 1983
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This is a tricky question.  There are some things that magic resistance
doesn't work against.  One in my book is a Sphere of Annihilation.
If you read this item it seems that it is just a rift in space, not
a magic item itself.  So one of these plus a Talisman of the Sphere gives
you a 48% chance to get Orcus, I think.

But let's get on to a trickier question.  How does magic resistance
protect you?  If you have it and somebody does a rock to mud UNDER you,
does it work?  I say yes (same in a Globe of Invulnerability) since the
magic creates a physical effect which affects you.  So you can get poor
old Orcus by this kind of magic in my book.

I still think the Mirror works, if only for the reason that such a
powerful item must come from a really powerful creator.  Magic resistance
is useless against a 30th level MU and his creations.  Even if Orcus
does get some resistance (assume 20th level MU) we are talking 35% chance
of failure, and with 4 mirrors we have a very good chance of getting
the poor demon.  And his retainers if they are there - but the scenario
says they are not.

Of course, magic resistance does not apply to my Iron Flask solution.
-- 
	Brad Templeton - Waterloo, Ont. (519) 886-7304