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From: arnold@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Ken Arnold%CGL)
Newsgroups: net.games.hack
Subject: Re: Shape Changing Ring fix
Message-ID: <561@ucsfcgl.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 21:23:36 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul  2 21:23:36 1985
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Reply-To: arnold@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Ken Arnold)
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In article <760@burl.UUCP> rcj@burl.UUCP (Curtis Jackson) writes:
>In article <554@ucsfcgl.UUCP> arnold@ucsfcgl.UUCP () writes:
>>The following is a fix for the ring of protection from shape changers.
>>The problem is that, if one is swallowed by a chameleon masquerading as
>>a trapper, and then one puts on a ring of protection from shape
>>changers, one instantly dies because of it, since you are now inside a
>>non-swallowing monster.  I figure that if you put on a ring to protect
>>you from a monster, it shouldn't make that monster kill you.  Here is a
>>context diff which fixes this problem.
><<<flame on!!>>>
>WHY!!??  What you are describing is the equivalent of putting on your
>seatbelt as you go over a cliff, then dying in the crash's fire because
>you can't get your seatbelt off fast enough.

Of course, dear.  Calm down and stick this sock in your mouth and
listen to mother... :->

It seems to me that, as soon as a chameleon has changed into a Dragon,
I am in big trouble.  However, if I put on my protection ring **poof!**
I am protected from the Dragon.  Now, when I've been swallowed by a
chameleon posing as a trapper, I am in big trouble.  However, if I put
on my protection ring **poof!** I am dead.  Uh, does this seem
consistent?

Can you so "no it doesn't?"  I knew that you could.  I just figure that
if it claims on the label to protect you, killing you instead isn't
proper behavior.

		Ken Arnold

P.S.  Of course, if you don't LIKE the fix you don't gotta install
it...