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From: chip@t4test.UUCP (Chip Rosenthal)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: automatic identification of armour
Message-ID: <431@t4test.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 31-Mar-84 18:14:32 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 31 18:14:32 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 7-Apr-84 01:40:17 EST
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hcr!doug says:

> On the other hand, weapons are not identified when you wield them.
> This leads to an annoying situation:
> I've got two long swords, and I've just enchanted one of them.
> Unfortunately, my inventory listing will not show me which sword
> is enchanted.  I've got to waste an identify scroll on one of the
> swords first.  And I can't use the call command on a weapon.

There is an analogous problem with rings.  (Gee...was this the one
which added strength or subtracted it...)  It would be nice if
there was a way to "call" individual items, not just catagories
of items.

The way I deal with this issue is that I just chock it up to
realism.  If I'm very careful, I won't get my enchanted two-handed
sword mixed up with the one just picked up.  If I'm not careful,
I might.  The way I see it, caution is a prime requisite for
survivial in a dungeon adventure.  The lack of it leads to
stupid mistakes (and worse).

  Chip Rosenthal, Intel/Santa Clara
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