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From: robison@eosp1.UUCP
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Subject: Re: new monsters (5.3) - spoiler
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Date: Mon, 19-Dec-83 17:28:29 EST
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There is at least a historical diffeence between "1d5/1d5" and "2d5".
In Dungeons and Dragons (trademark of TSR), each die roll represents
the damage done by a creature with a single body part or weapon.
Thus a bear might bite for 2d5, or it might claw with both
arms for 1d8/1d8.  The Xorn has three arms and a mouth, and thus does
four pieces of damage.  IN D&D, the distinction is important
because the Games master must consider whether the creature is able
to use all of its attacks in a given unit of combat.  An encumbered,
injured, or slow creature might be able to use only part of its attack
sequence.  In Rogue, this distinction is meaningless, but I'm sure
the creators of Rogue just typed the damage character strings
right out of the AD&D monster manual in the first version of the
program.  I don't know whether Rogue software draws any distinction.
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