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From: rab@well.UUCP (Bob Bickford)
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Subject: Beginner's question
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Date: Wed, 22-Jan-86 09:34:10 EST
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     If any expert players are out there listening, please help.

     How do I (reliably) survive the lower-numbered levels?  I wander
about, picking up scrolls and potions and food and whatnot, and killing
monsters, but as soon as I start to get into higher-numbered levels I
am quickly wiped out by Quaggas and various others.

     And, is there any way to get around the nasty fact that the game
deliberately uses new names for everything (so that I can use my previous
knowledge of scrolls and potions, etc.)?  This bothers me even more than
the fact that there is no food on the higher-numbered levels, as I have
to experiment to learn anything *in every game*.

     Finally, is there any way to restore strength other than drinking the
potion (if I've been lucky enough to find one...) ?