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From: ksl@hou2e.UUCP (a hacker)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: Scare monster scrolls
Message-ID: <691@hou2e.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 3-Sep-85 09:27:00 EDT
Article-I.D.: hou2e.691
Posted: Tue Sep  3 09:27:00 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 4-Sep-85 06:48:04 EDT
References: <18700005@inmet.UUCP>, <422@dcl-cs.UUCP>
Organization: at his home computer
Lines: 25

In article <422@dcl-cs.UUCP> some_silly_@ writes:
>In article <18700005@inmet.UUCP> apt@inmet.UUCP writes:
>>
>>To the people who would like elaboration on my comment about carrying all
>>you can so that you can use a scare monster scroll more than once:
>>
>>Normally, when you drop a scare monster scroll and use it, it will turn
>>to dust if you step off of it and back on.  However, if you are carrying 
>>all that you possibly can, you can drop the scroll, fight your monsters,
>>and then find something to pick up to replace the scare monster scroll. 
>>Then, if you want to use it again, you can step onto it and be safe.
>>However, you can never pick it up again.  This can really come in handy
>>sometimes, especially on the lower levels, or in an "infinite/party room".
>>Also, I don't think it costs you anything to carry the maximum load, so
>>why not do it, just so you have more to throw at monsters?
>
>What is all this?  Doesn't anyone use the 'm' command?

For those people who care to know, the 'm' command appears
ONLY in 5.3.  No other UN-HACKED version conatains this command.
(For those with 5.5, it was supposed to contain it, (the option is there),
but does not, due to the fact that 5.5 is a version which was not
supposed to have been released.)

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