root@bu-cs.UUCP (Barry Shein) (09/07/85)
Re: killing ghosts (whatever that means) I have found zapping them with a wand of sleep lets you beat merciless on their ephemeral souls, still takes a bit of strength etc to disperse them. -Barry Shein, Boston University
csz@well.UUCP (carter scholz) (03/02/86)
Sometimes the ghosts of previous players can be extremely helpful. They may leave *all* their gear on the spot where they first reappear. (I picked up about thirty items this way recently.) However, some of the items may be cursed.