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From: colonel@gloria.UUCP (George Sicherman)
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Subject: Re: hints (**SPOILER**)
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Date: Tue, 23-Oct-84 14:47:03 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 23 14:47:03 1984
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[R.I.P. ... killed by a Bug]

> To those playing "old" versions and wish for super armor:
> For your sake, the chances of finding plate mail is 1 in 100.
> The chance of finding armor is 1 in 12 (close).  
> Therefore, there is only a 1 in 1200 chance of finding plate
> mail (discouraging).  Also, leather is 1 in 20, making it
> have a chance of being found 1 in 240.

For the record, here are the corresponding stats for BSD rogue:

Symbol	Item		%(V3)	%(V5.2)
------
]	Armor		9	8
:	Food		18	17
!	Potion		27	27
=	Ring		5	5
?	Scroll		27	30
/	Staff or Wand	5	5
)	Weapon		9	8

Name			Class	(5.3)	%
----
Leather armor		[8]	[2]	20
Studded leather armor	[7]	[3]	15
Ring mail		[7]	[3]	15
Scale mail		[6]	[4]	13
Chain mail		[5]	[5]	12
Splint mail		[4]	[6]	10
Banded mail		[4]	[6]	10
Plate mail		[3]	[7]	 5

	(Extracted from the R.V.M., of course.)
-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
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