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From: jonab@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Jonathan Biggar)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: Question on Aquators vs. armor strength
Message-ID: <1057@sdcrdcf.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 1-May-84 12:20:30 EDT
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Posted: Tue May  1 12:20:30 1984
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In article <229@tymix.UUCP> stimac@tymix.UUCP (Michael Stimac) writes:
>
>It seems highly probable that there is a certain strength of armor which
>is sufficiently strong that Rust Monsters/Aquators always miss. Such
>armor would therefore be effectively rust-proofed. Question: what
>armor strength is necessary to have self-protecting armor???
>

Yes, there is.  In rogues <5.3 it is armor class -5, in 5.3 it is armor
class 15.  However, watch out in 5.3, because it doesn't protect you
from rust traps.

Jon Biggar
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