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From: jim@randvax.ARPA (Jim Gillogly)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: armor class - (nf)
Message-ID: <1620@randvax.ARPA>
Date: Sun, 15-Jan-84 00:46:22 EST
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Posted: Sun Jan 15 00:46:22 1984
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A friend and I cheated on armor class (V. 5.3) in order to create what we
thought was an optimal "diver": the goal was to try to get down to level
100 before dying.  As the previous writer said, the problem is that
monsters get intrinsically more dangerous as you get deeper.  As we went
past level 50, for example (by this time strength was up to the max and
uncheated weapon level was at +14,+8), even snakes were formidable
monsters... and this is against AC -13 or so.  Hence polymorphing becomes
less valuable.

We made it down to level 62 before getting Wormed.

So, the challenge is this: how do you equip an adventurer to get as deep
as possible?  Has anybody gotten deeper?

		Jim Gillogly    I/ /
		randvax!jim     I_/
		jim@rand-unix   I