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Subject: Re: Rogue Trivia (V 5.2)
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Date: Fri, 1-Feb-85 21:08:52 EST
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> <This newsgroup is illuminated with a shimmering blue light.>

	Most of the things in this article, I've heard or seen before,
BUT, some of these things deserve notes.  I liked the following...
 
> 8)	I find that my commonest fatal error is the 'one hit too many'
> syndrome where I either don't realize how low my HP are, or think I can take
> one more hit from the monster than I actually can.  Anybody else find the same
> thing?
 
 DEFINATELY!  In one srogue game, we were at 102 hps out of 155.  But a pit
fiend killed us with one breath of flame.  NASTY!


> 9)	I like to keep even bad or useless magic items around as 'nymph bait'.
> N's will steal anything magic, even if it's bad, so keeping the bad stuff
> reduces (slightly) the chance that your good stuff will get ripped off should
> you fight an N and lose.  

	Srogue again, where cursed items can be dipped in shimmering pools...


> 11)	Once I zapped a sleeping monster with an unknown wand.  The monster
> turned into what looked like a moving potion (a ! that moved toward me).
> Part of the program must have thought it was a potion because when I tried
> to shoot it with arrows, the arrows just went right past and hit the far wall,
> as if there were no monster there.  Of course, the wand was of polymorph, and
> the moving potion was a mimic, as became clear when it reached me, turned into
> an M, and beat on me.  Still, you should be able to shoot at potions, if you
> want, especially if they are monsters.
	
	Either that or you simply missed the monster.  Still, this is WEIRD!


> 12)	A *CHALLENGE*:
> Find a good use for a 'teleport to' wand, other than as a wimpy missile weapon
> or nymph bait.  I have not yet succeeded.

	For those players faint of heart, stand in the doorway and
zap gold or magic items to you with a teleport to.  This avoids traps
and sleeping monsters.  Also, if a monster is beating on you, a teleport
to stands a slight chance of teleport away for just a few squares.  This
could provide valuable time to change weapons or quaff a healing.
	

			Thanks for the trivia!
			The MR's Marvelous.