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From: alien@gcc-opus.ARPA (Alien Wells)
Newsgroups: net.games.hack
Subject: Re: Biting the dust....
Message-ID: <211@gcc-opus.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 28-Jan-85 12:19:39 EST
Article-I.D.: gcc-opus.211
Posted: Mon Jan 28 12:19:39 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 30-Jan-85 19:19:21 EST
References: <58@gitpyr.UUCP>
Reply-To: alien@gcc-opus.UUCP (Alien Wells)
Organization: General Computer Company, Cambridge Ma (creators of Ms. Pacman)
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Summary: 

In article <58@gitpyr.UUCP> msj@gitpyr.UUCP (Mike St. Johns) writes:
>Well, I've died every possible way now in hack... being killed by various
>monsters, having my dog turn on me, having a wand of fire bounce...
>but nothing can compare with the sheer frustation of being killed by your own 
>ghost. Not to mention your own little dog from a previous incarnation.
>Oh well, it had to happen.... Mike

There is something much worse.  Imagine having an AC of -9(!!) including an
elven cloak (making you immune to attacks from c, A, R, k and others for those
who don't know), a +5 weapon, strength of 18+.  Now imagine teleporting randomly
because you ate an L.  Finally imagine killing a c, carefully marking the 
position of the corpse on the screen (you don't want to touch it!), and going
off to finish the level.  Now, what do you say when a random teleport puts
you right on the c, with a 'touching a cocatrice is a deadly mistake' message?

Can you say AAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

					Alien