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From: ptraynor@bbnccv.UUCP (Patrick Traynor)
Newsgroups: net.games.hack
Subject: Why wasn't I invulnerable?
Message-ID: <333@bbnccv.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 21-Oct-85 14:24:22 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 21 14:24:22 1985
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Reply-To: ptraynor@bbnccv.UUCP (Patrick Traynor)
Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman, Cambridge, MA
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Ok, I got a wand of wishing!  After Christmas was over, I was the prowd
owner of:
a +4 plate mail (being worn)
a +4 helmet (being worn)
a +4 shield (being worn)
a +4 elven cloak (being worn)
3 +7 crysknives (weapon in hand)
a +2 ring of increase damage (on left hand)
a +1 ring of protection (on right hand)

Not too long after that, I came upon David's treasure zoo.  I was kicking 
butt like nobody's business and after eating four Wraiths, found myself at
experience level 12 with 89 hit points and 18/76 strong.

Several dungeon levels later, I started noticing that I wasn't as tough as I
thought.  As a matter of fact, I was having a really rough time with every-
one.  I survived, but it was taking three or four direct hits to put away
monsters as mundane as Yetis and killer bees.  If not for the incredible
armor class of -21 I would not have gotten as far as I did.  

Finally, I stumbled into a land of the dead of sorts.  I was surrounded by
Vampires, said goodbye to all of my levels and was put away.
With this awesome array of weapons and armor, why was I having such a hard
time?  Does your armor class and/or weapon power wrap-around after getting
to a certain level?  Does the game decide that you are just too powerful
and boost the monsters to match you?  

Perhaps next time I'll wish for 52 scrolls of genocide.

--pat traynor--

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