ronc@fai.UUCP (Ronald O. Christian) (03/22/86)
>>Playing as a caveman, I found a wand. Not knowing what it was, I zapped a >>homonculous that was clobbering me. It turned out that the wand was a wand >>of polymorph and I had polymorphed the 'h' into a nurse. >>With only a couple of hit points left, I was hit by the nurse. Instead of >>getting better, however, I was killed. >>What happened? Is a polymorphed nurse not the real thing? > I think (and someone will probably verify this from source) that polymorph- >ing creatures only alters the mode of attack, and probably hit points. I >once polymorphed a shopkeeper into a xorn; when the xorn killed me, it took my >possessions! This would indicate that it was still attacking as a shopkeeper? >Does anyone have similar experiences? What about polymorphing the dog into >something more useful? Does it still attack as a dog? >Pete Strover **** The mode of attack may remain the same, but the attributes *do* change to the new monster. In order to be healed by a nurse, you must not be wielding a weapon or wearing armor. Otherwise, the nurse hits you. Hard. I once polymorphed my dog into a nurse. It wouldn't hit me until I abandoned it on it's own level for awhile until it untamed itself. Then it worked like a real nurse. Similarly, if you 'morph your dog into a unicorn and toss a gem to him, he'll thank you for the gift and disappear. Ron -- -- Ronald O. Christian (Fujitsu America Inc., San Jose, Calif.) ihnp4!pesnta!fai!ronc Oliver's law of assumed responsibility: "If you are seen fixing it, you will be blamed for breaking it."