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From: rh@mit-eddie.UUCP (Randy Haskins)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: armor class - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 5-Jan-84 09:52:16 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan  5 09:52:16 1984
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Xorn's can't hit you with a -8 armor class.  In fact, the only things
that can are Dragons and Purple Worms.  See, the way it works is that 
monsters have an "intrinsic experience level."  When the hit roll is
figured, it uses the IEL in a way such that if monster is exp. lev. X,
then it cannot hit you if your armor class is -X.  Xorn's, Umber Hulks,
Vampires, and Invisible Stalkers all are at 8.  Dragons are 10 and
Worms are 15!  A Dragon, however, can hit you with flame, the
chances just are reduced by better armor.  (Note that Rust Monsters
are level 5, so once you have AC -5, they can't hit it, so you win).

After dungeon level 26, however, the monsters get one more exp. lev.
for each level below 26.  So X,U,I and V will have a 1/20 (or maybe
18, I'm not sure...)  chance of hitting you at 27, 2/20 at 28, and so
on.  Even in my most extreme cheating, I've never been able to get
below AC -15, so P's are the ones that hit.  Of course, and adventurer
like this is so moby that he can win easily, so we try diving into
the dungeon and seeing how far we can get an still make it back out.
-- 
Randwulf  (Randy Haskins);  Path= genrad!mit-eddie!rh