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From: dwald@yale.UUCP
Newsgroups: rec.games.hack,net.sources.games
Subject: Re: Proposal: Hack release 1.0.4
Message-ID: <2769@yale-celed.yale.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 23-Apr-87 01:36:22 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 23 01:36:22 1987
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References: <70@genat.UUCP> <2444@psuvax1.UUCP> <789@watcgl.UUCP> <5471@eddie.MIT.EDU> <1987Apr20.122320.5579@sq.uucp>
Reply-To: dwald@yale-celed.UUCP (David Wald)
Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept, New Haven CT
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Summary: wimp?

In article <1987Apr20.122320.5579@sq.uucp> hobie@sq.UUCP (Hobie Orris) writes:
>...a magic item I would like to see in Hack.
>       In the "Elric" series by Michael Moorcock, the lead character is a
>weak, anaemic wimp,

Hardly.  Elric did have some physical weaknesses, but his sorcery was
quite powerful, and he was strong enough for most physical battles.

>but he has a demonic sword which "drinks" the souls of his
>enemies and adds their strength to him (temporarily).  There were two such
>swords named "Storm Bringer" and "Mourn Blade".  So, here's the suggestion:
>
>       A new weapon, demon sword, which adds to the wielder's strength some
>number when used to kill something (1 for a kobold, up to N for a dragon)
>for about 20 moves.  This would be really deadly in a situation where the player
>is surrounded, but only slightly effective where there is a dearth of monsters.
>This should also have a disadvantage.  In the books, the sword would often cause
>him to kill when he didn't want to (when it was hungry).  In the game, it could
>cause you to attack anything you're adjacent to, regardless of what you want,
>and perhaps not let you unwield it in battle or retreat until the monster
>is dead.

I don't think you want Stormbringer proper in Hack (unless you add
artifacts in general.  The sword was quite powerful).  However, a
tradeoff like you describe could be interesting.  Imagine wielding it in
a shop, and having the sword force you to attack the shopkeeper.

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David Wald                                             dwald@yale-celed.UUCP
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