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From: lmeck@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Loren Meck)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: Query on the use of the ring of teleportation
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Date: Tue, 20-Dec-83 18:30:19 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 20 18:30:19 1983
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Some additions to Robison's comments on the ring of teleportation:

1.  In the versions of rogue I have played (3.6 and 5.2) the ring can
    never be made to teleport at will; as Robison implied, the teleport
    occurs at random times (1/20 chance of it happening on a given turn
    in 5.2, as I recall).  In these versions, it is *always* cursed, and
    the curse must be removed with a remove curse scroll so you can take
    it off when you want to stop teleporting.

2.  It can be very useful in getting around trap-laden levels; how many
    times have you found the only entrance to a treasure room blocked
    by a trapdoor or starved on a level that had a teleport trap thus:

		 -----
		 |...|
	    #####+^.%|
		 -----

3.  Winning is everything; gold is nothing (you can always get more by
    going up and down repeatedly through levels 7-14 on the way up to
    kill leprechauns if you want more gold).  Therefore, never leave a
    leprechaun standing; just walk up and attack (save arrows for numphs).
    Even if your gold is stolen, you get whatever the leprechaun might have
    been standing on, and it might be that two handed sword or slow monster
    staff you need to win.

Slasher