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From: herbie@polaris.UUCP (Herb Chong)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: turned to stone
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Date: Tue, 10-Dec-85 13:05:01 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 10 13:05:01 1985
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In article <7929@ucla-cs.ARPA> ryan@ucla-cs.UUCP (Ryan Ramsey) writes:
>>I had the same problem. It turns out a ring of protection will
>>prevent this. Also I use scrolls of genocide on Basilisks ...
>
>What determines wheater or not you get turned to stone or just have paralysis?
>Is it random or does it have something to do with Constitution?

wearing a ring of protection has no effect on turning to stone in
Advanced Rogue versions 2.0 and before.  in Ultrarogue, it also has no effect.

you have to make a saving throw against paralyzation.  this depends only on
your experience level.  if you fail it, there is a 3% chance that you
will be turned to stone instead of just being stiffened.
 
the only way to stop this is to have quaffed a potion of phasing or cast
a spell of phasing.  in AD&D, if you fail your saving throw, you die and
that's it for your character.

Herb Chong...

I'm still user-friendly -- I don't byte, I nybble....

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