barnes@infinet.UUCP (Jim Barnes) (02/06/86)
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In the two best games I have played to date, I have died in the same
way: I have used the CTRL-T command to escape from a particular monster
I did not wish to kill (like a nurse or dog) and landed in a pool.
One time it was a pool in a swamp, the other time was in the moat on
a maze level. "You land in a pool, more ... You drown". I had no
opportunity to do anything more after teleporting, and I wasn't able
to teleport away from the pool.
However, in another game, I had eaten a Leprechaun with the usual
results. At one point my character had randomly teleported (no action
on my part) and landed in a pool in a swamp. I got "You land in a
pool. ... You attempt to cast a spell of teleportation. More - "
and I teleported out of the pool. Again, I did not do anything directly,
the program did all the actions.
My question is, why don't I have the opportunity to teleport out of
a pool if I land in one? Or maybe there is an opportunity and I'm
not seeing it? Why this seeming inconsistency between my direct action
and some randomly generated action?
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decvax!{cca!emacs,wanginst}!infinet!barnes Jim Barnesandrew@hammer.UUCP (Andrew Klossner) (02/10/86)
You will only teleport out of drowning in a pool if you have "intrinsic
teleportation". This means that you have eaten a beastie like a
leprechaun or are wearing a ring of teleportation. Simply having the
ability to control-T isn't enough.
You may also have to be wearing a ring of teleport control; I'm not
sure ... I never eat the 'L' until I acquire the ring.
-=- Andrew Klossner (decvax!tektronix!tekecs!andrew) [UUCP]
(tekecs!andrew.tektronix@csnet-relay) [ARPA]maartenj@ark.UUCP (Maarten Jan Huisjes) (02/21/86)
In article <1803@hammer.UUCP> andrew@hammer.UUCP writes: >You will only teleport out of drowning in a pool if you have "intrinsic >teleportation". This means that you have eaten a beastie like a >leprechaun or are wearing a ring of teleportation. Simply having the >ability to control-T isn't enough. > >You may also have to be wearing a ring of teleport control; I'm not >sure ... I never eat the 'L' until I acquire the ring. > Nope just plain "luck". -- Maarten Jan Huisjes. (maartenj@vu44.UUCP) {seismo|decvax|philabs}!mcvax!vu44!maartenj