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From: fritzz@sdcc3.UUCP (fritzz)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: I just got killed by body rot and I want to know how to avoid that.
Message-ID: <2702@sdcc3.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 20-Feb-85 14:24:33 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 20 14:24:33 1985
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Summary: 

>
>hmmmm.  what version of rogue are you playing.  in advanced rogue 2.0,
>body rot does little damage compared to when you run into other
>monsters at that level of the dungeon.  i have never been killed by a
>violet fungi and i have run into many.  they are annoying, but not
>dangerous, in my opinion.

	This is where constitution becomes important. If you don't have
a ring of sustain health you can become affected by assorted diseases,
including body rot and other infestations. Whith a higher constitution
you recieve less damage per turn from these, and it takes less time to
recover from them. Furthermore, the number of hitpoints you get pack
depends both on your level and constitution. (In version 2.0, after a
certain level you get a random number of hitpoints back every three
moves. with a conct. of 20 you can get 60 hp back in less than 10
turns.) All these things together help in keeping you alive while you
recover. Of course, healing after a major battle is slowed way down, if
not reversed. With a low constitution you will lose hit points faster
than you get them back, and probably die as a result.
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