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From: james@ur-valhalla.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: !!!!!!!HHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGGRRRRRAAAAA (not a spoiler)
Message-ID: <53@ur-valhalla.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 13-Jul-84 09:38:36 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 13 09:38:36 1984
Date-Received: Mon, 16-Jul-84 04:48:06 EDT
Organization: U. of Rochester, EE Dept.
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[Dedicated to those losing below level 26 and making a fuss out of it :-< ]

Folks, this could have been the big one.

It was the best game I'd ever played. Two rations of food. One pmiwamaI (my
fruit).  A scroll entitled "sresol tuoba serac ohw". So much magic in my pack
I was having trouble picking up the "%". I couldn't even take the ring I'd
found off my finger. I was throwing arrows at monsters because I'd moved onto a
scroll and the b*****ds wouldn't hit me. After I had run out of arrows and
heard maniacal laughter in the distance I just bumped into a bat.

I had plenty of hit points (12 or so).  I was at experience level 1.  I had a
+1 +1 mace. I had +1 ring mail. I had a +0 +1 short bow. I had a cyan potion.
No problem. When things looked bad I could read the scroll or quaff the potion
or wield the bow and arch, or, when the things came to the worst - run
away. No sweat. I tried reading the scroll but my armor got covered in a
shimmering gold shield. I dropped it on the floor and picked it up again - but
my cache of gold pieces remained unchanged. I threw it at the bat and the blow
seemed to have some affect; the bat started hopping all over the floor.

I got too excited.  I forgot to consider this: cyan potions are not always
potions of extra healing (Knowledge acquired through avid reading of net.rogue
- I thank you). I quaffed and someone in the program stopped paying his light
bills 'cos we got cut off. I ran for a corner and wielded my bow but you
mustn't be able to fire a bow when it's dark 'cos nothing happened. The bat
just kept on coming.  I tried resting to get my hit points back up but the bat
rained in blows of great strength and deliberation, pausing sometimes to watch
my agony. Even though I was resting my hit points went down to 2.

Did I save the game to rethink the situation?  No.  Did I pause for a moment to
to see what the next strike would take? No.  Did I try a peace entreaty?  No.
Did I call it rotten nasty names and insult it's mother and it's mother's
mother? No. Did I read over backissues of net.rogue in order to find out how
to defeat these awesome beasts?. Of course not. I hit it. And it HIT ME BACK !!

I calmly repeat: AAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I was on the way to the amulet.
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counting the creatures on courtois creek....covered in the rust-dust
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