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From: kevino@amd.UUCP (Kevin OwWing)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: 9.0 comparison
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Date: Wed, 25-Jul-84 17:37:09 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 25 17:37:09 1984
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>  1)  In 9.0, if you read a "hold monster" scroll,
>      the monster will continue to hit you unless
>      you move away, in which case he will not
>      follow you, since he is being held.  The
>      advantage to this is that you can regain your
>      hit points.  This is especially useful when
>      you hold a monster in a corridor who has lots
>      of other monsters lined up behind him just
>      waiting to pound on you.

In 5.3 the monsters don't hit you and if your sandwiched between
two in a hall, you can rest up to regain your hit points then take
out the easiest one first, as the other will not respond until
you hit it.

Kevin Ow-Wing @ AMDCAD (408) 749-2354
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