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From: ksl@hou2e.UUCP (K.LIU)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: hints (*spoiler*)
Message-ID: <339@hou2e.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 27-Oct-84 14:32:00 EST
Article-I.D.: hou2e.339
Posted: Sat Oct 27 14:32:00 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 28-Oct-84 06:12:08 EST
Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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I have a different story from that of the colonel.
Below is an extraction from the actual source... (My comments in [])

    "leather armor",	[names - match with below figures]
    "ring mail",
    "studded leather armor",
    "scale mail",
    "chain mail",
    "splint mail",
    "banded mail",
    "plate mail",
...
    20,			[1 in n chance for armor - corresponds to above]
    35,
    50,
    63,
    75,
    85,
    95,
    100
...
    8,			[and it's AC]
    7,
    7,
    6,
    5,
    4,
    4,
    3,
[below, monster damage etc.  added for your use]
[ISMEAN - does something bad to you; ISINVIS - invisible; ISGREED - runs to
loot; ISREGEN - regenerates]
	/* Name		 CARRY	FLAG    str, exp, lvl, amr, hpt, dmg */
	{ "giant ant",	 0,	ISMEAN,	{ XX,  9,   2,   3, ___, "1d6" } },
	{ "bat",	 0,	0,	{ XX,  1,   1,   3, ___, "1d2" } },
	{ "centaur",	 15,	0,	{ XX, 15,   4,   4, ___, "1d6/1d6" } },
	{ "dragon",	 100,	ISMEAN,	{ XX,6800, 10,  -1, ___, "1d8/1d8/3d10" } },
	{ "floating eye",0,	0,	{ XX,  5,   1,   9, ___, "0d0" } },
		/* NOTE: the damage is %%% so that xstr won't merge this */
		/* string with others, since it is written on in the program */
	{ "violet fungi",0,	ISMEAN,	{ XX, 80,   8,   3, ___, "%%%d0" } },
	{ "gnome",	 10,	0,	{ XX,  7,   1,   5, ___, "1d6" } },
	{ "hobgoblin",	 0,	ISMEAN,	{ XX,  3,   1,   5, ___, "1d8" } },
	{ "invisible stalker",0,ISINVIS,{ XX,120,   8,   3, ___, "4d4" } },
	{ "jackal",	 0,	ISMEAN,	{ XX,  2,   1,   7, ___, "1d2" } },
	{ "kobold",	 0,	ISMEAN,	{ XX,  1,   1,   7, ___, "1d4" } },
	{ "leprechaun",	 0,	0,	{ XX, 10,   3,   8, ___, "1d1" } },
	{ "mimic",	 30,	0,	{ XX,100,   7,   7, ___, "3d4" } },
	{ "nymph",	 100,	0,	{ XX, 37,   3,   9, ___, "0d0" } },
	{ "orc",	 15,	ISGREED,{ XX,  5,   1,   6, ___, "1d8" } },
	{ "purple worm", 70,	0,	{ XX,4000, 15,   6, ___, "2d12/2d4" } },
	{ "quasit",	 30,	ISMEAN,	{ XX, 32,   3,   2, ___, "1d2/1d2/1d4" } },
	{ "rust monster",0,	ISMEAN,	{ XX, 20,   5,   2, ___, "0d0/0d0" } },
	{ "snake",	 0,	ISMEAN,	{ XX,  2,   1,   5, ___, "1d3" } },
	{ "troll",	 50,	ISREGEN|ISMEAN,{ XX, 120, 6, 4, ___, "1d8/1d8/2d6" } },
	{ "umber hulk",	 40,	ISMEAN,	{ XX,200,   8,   2, ___, "3d4/3d4/2d5" } },
	{ "vampire",	 20,	ISREGEN|ISMEAN,{ XX,350,   8,   1, ___, "1d10" } },
	{ "wraith",	 0,	0,	{ XX, 55,   5,   4, ___, "1d6" } },
	{ "xorn",	 0,	ISMEAN,	{ XX,190,   7,  -2, ___, "1d3/1d3/1d3/4d6" } },
	{ "yeti",	 30,	0,	{ XX, 50,   4,   6, ___, "1d6/1d6" } },
	{ "zombie",	 0,	ISMEAN,	{ XX,  6,   2,   8, ___, "1d8" } }
};
[chances for treasure...]
    { 0,			27 },	/* potion */
    { 0,			30 },	/* scroll */
    { 0,			17 },	/* food */
    { 0,			 8 },	/* weapon */
    { 0,			 8 },	/* armor */
    { 0,			 5 },	/* ring */
    { 0,			 5 },	/* stick */
[chances for scrolls  max. # found, chance]
[			in group]
    { "monster confusion",	 8, 140 },
    { "magic mapping",		 5, 150 },
    { "hold monster",		 3, 180 },
    { "sleep",			 5,   5 },
    { "enchant armor",		 8, 160 },
    { "identify",		27, 100 },
    { "scare monster",		 4, 200 },
    { "gold detection",		 4,  50 },
    { "teleportation",		 7, 165 },
    { "enchant weapon",		10, 150 },
    { "create monster",		 5,  75 },
    { "remove curse",		 8, 105 },
    { "aggravate monsters",	 4,  20 },
    { "blank paper",		 1,   5 },
    { "genocide",		 1, 300 },

Gandalf