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From: wohler@sri-spam.ARPA (Bill Wohler)
Newsgroups: net.games.hack
Subject: Re: How do I deal with a room full of ghosts?
Message-ID: <5432@sri-spam.ARPA>
Date: Sun, 30-Mar-86 19:01:23 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar 30 19:01:23 1986
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References: <22@kosman.UUCP>
Organization: SRI International, Menlo Park, CA
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Summary: womping on ghosts

In article <22@kosman.UUCP>, Kevin O'Gorman writes:
> ...
> Does anyone have hints about this situation, or about dealing with ghosts in
> general?  Why is it so hard (for some characters, apparently impossible) to
> hit my own ghost?  What is the treatment of the stuff found with the ghost?
> What are some strategies you folks have used?

ghosts have a armor class of -8 or so which makes them fairly resilient
to shots to the groin.  i ran into a morgue deep down
and was able to wale on the ghosts with a stroke or two (+5 two handed
sword, strength of 18/**).  barring that, run away from them--they
don't move very fast.

					--bw