deg@druhi.UUCP (GillespieD) (10/01/85)
Okay, i think that eating nymphs and lepies might be good for me, but.. How can one possibly kill them? Lepies always steal my gold, and i'm lucky if a nymphs doesn't seduce me a steals only one item.
andrew@orca.UUCP (Andrew Klossner) (10/01/85)
"Okay, i think that eating nymphs and lepies might be good for
me, but.. How can one possibly kill them? Lepies always steal
my gold, and i'm lucky if a nymphs doesn't seduce me a steals
only one item."
When stalking a lep, leave your gold behind. If you're not carrying
gold and you're not standing on gold, it won't teleport away from the
fight.
Nymphs are much harder. A wand of cancellation will remove their
ability to seduce you, but they'll still often teleport away from a
fight. I use up my wands on these critters, or genocide them. If a
nymph takes something you've GOT to have (like your elven cloak), be
sure you've eaten a floating eye, then quaff a potion of blindness;
this will let you see the nymph wherever it is and you can run it down.
Even stripped naked, a strong character can defeat a nymph bare-handed
and retrieve the stolen goods; the danger here is from other wandering
monsters who catch you with your armor down.
-=- Andrew Klossner (decvax!tektronix!tekecs!andrew) [UUCP]
(tekecs!andrew.tektronix@csnet-relay) [ARPA]ejb@think.ARPA (Erik Bailey) (10/03/85)
In article <76@druhi.UUCP> deg@druhi.UUCP (GillespieD) writes: > >Okay, i think that eating nymphs and lepies might be good for me, but.. > >How can one possibly kill them? Lepies always steal my gold, and i'm lucky >if a nymphs doesn't seduce me a steals only one item. The way *I* take care of those scumbag LEPRECHAUNS (I like to call them Lepers - please don't flame about this (not intentionally harmful) nickname) is when I find them [usually they are stationary] I go to a remote room, drop all my gold (d$), and go back and wail on them! You can usually go up one or two experience by killing them, although they are hardy creatures. To give you an idea of their worth, I once brought a caveman up to level 6 only on the first level of the dungeon, thanks to them lepers. Nymphs - i have no advice. maybe throw things at them? --Erik
ehn0@bunny.UUCP (Eric Nyberg) (10/03/85)
> > Okay, i think that eating nymphs and lepies might be good for me, but.. > > How can one possibly kill them? Lepies always steal my gold, and i'm lucky > if a nymphs doesn't seduce me a steals only one item. I usually wait until my wands are identified, and then blast them from afar. If you don't have any gold and you hit a leprechaun, it will stay and fight. You can also etch and let your dog kill the leprechaun (it will take a little time) but then the dog might eat the leprechaun before you get to it. You have to be careful, Lepies have a lot of hit points (that's why your level rises so dramatically when you kill one early) and they teleport around you when fighting.
keld@diku.UUCP (Keld J|rn Simonsen) (10/05/85)
I use to kill them by engraving Elbereth with my bare hands and kill them with my bow and arrows.
nadya@dartvax.UUCP (Nadya M. Labib) (10/07/85)
In article <1790@orca.UUCP> andrew@orca.UUCP (Andrew Klossner) writes: > > "Okay, i think that eating nymphs and lepies might be good for > me, but.. How can one possibly kill them? Lepies always steal > my gold, and i'm lucky if a nymphs doesn't seduce me a steals > only one item." > >When stalking a lep, leave your gold behind. If you're not carrying >gold and you're not standing on gold, it won't teleport away from the >fight. Not bad advice, but what characters are you playing? An easier strategy if you are playing a Caveman is: E- (engrave empty-handed) "Elbereth". Then, since cavemen are usually equipped with a quantum of arrows, weild your bow, and fire away. And, of course, if you have a crossbow and bolts, or some rocks (even) simply follow the same strategy, and let him have it. >Nymphs are much harder. A wand of cancellation will remove their >ability to seduce you, but they'll still often teleport away from a >fight. I use up my wands on these critters, or genocide them. If a >nymph takes something you've GOT to have (like your elven cloak), be >sure you've eaten a floating eye, then quaff a potion of blindness; >this will let you see the nymph wherever it is and you can run it down. >Even stripped naked, a strong character can defeat a nymph bare-handed >and retrieve the stolen goods; the danger here is from other wandering >monsters who catch you with your armor down. > Well, I usually follow the same strategy with nymphs, but a ring of adornment does wonders. Also, they don't make very good theives if they are blinded (tourist). Using your wands on something this "low" is really something I would consider a waste. I mean, use all of your magic on something that deserves it...like dragons, cockatrices... "Who let this clown in here anyway?"
dbmk1@stc.UUCP (Derek Bergin) (10/10/85)
On leppies and Elbereth :- >In article <1790@orca.UUCP> andrew@orca.UUCP (Andrew Klossner) writes: > >Not bad advice, but what characters are you playing? An easier strategy >if you are playing a Caveman is: E- (engrave empty-handed) "Elbereth". >Then, since cavemen are usually equipped with a quantum of arrows, weild >your bow, and fire away. > >And, of course, if you have a crossbow and bolts, or some rocks (even) >simply follow the same strategy, and let him have it. > If you try that with version 10.3 you'll end up very broke. Throwing an article has the same effect as moving ie no more protection. To my mind this has vastly reduced the pension prospects of speliologists in particular. Regards Derek !seismo!mcvax!ukc!stc!dbmk1 I've heard that re-incarnation is making a come-back.
jayj@hpisla.UUCP (Jay Johannes) (10/11/85)
<Well, I usually follow the same strategy with nymphs, but a ring of <adornment does wonders. Also, they don't make very good theives if <they are blinded (tourist). Using your wands on something this "low" <is really something I would consider a waste. I mean, use all of <your magic on something that deserves it...like dragons, cockatrices... I have never had any luck with rings of adornment. WHat do you do with them? I have tried wearing them, but nymphs still rob me blind. Do you wield it??
nadya@dartvax.UUCP (Nadya M. Labib) (10/15/85)
In article <98300002@hpisli.UUCP> jayj@hpisla.UUCP (Jay Johannes) writes:
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<><Well, I usually follow the same strategy with nymphs, but a ring of
<><adornment does wonders. Also, they don't make very good theives if
<><they are blinded (tourist). Using your wands on something this "low"
<><is really something I would consider a waste. I mean, use all of
<><your magic on something that deserves it...like dragons, cockatrices...
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<> I have never had any luck with rings of adornment. WHat do you do
<> with them? I have tried wearing them, but nymphs still rob me blind.
<> Do you wield it??
yes.
"Who let this clown in here, anyway?"bobn@bmcg.UUCP (Bob Nebert) (10/15/85)
> > <Well, I usually follow the same strategy with nymphs, but a ring of > <adornment does wonders. Also, they don't make very good theives if > <they are blinded (tourist). Using your wands on something this "low" > <is really something I would consider a waste. I mean, use all of > <your magic on something that deserves it...like dragons, cockatrices... > > I have never had any luck with rings of adornment. WHat do you do > with them? I have tried wearing them, but nymphs still rob me blind. > Do you wield it?? A ring of adornment has no effect on a nymph.
nadya@dartvax.UUCP (Nadya M. Labib) (10/18/85)
In article <1944@bmcg.UUCP> bobn@bmcg.UUCP (Bob Nebert) writes: >> >> <Well, I usually follow the same strategy with nymphs, but a ring of >> <adornment does wonders. Also, they don't make very good theives if >> <they are blinded (tourist). Using your wands on something this "low" >> <is really something I would consider a waste. I mean, use all of >> <your magic on something that deserves it...like dragons, cockatrices... >> >> I have never had any luck with rings of adornment. WHat do you do >> with them? I have tried wearing them, but nymphs still rob me blind. >> Do you wield it?? > >A ring of adornment has no effect on a nymph. Care to explain the message I got...? "The Nymph is bedazzled by your ring." This one ought to be good....
lanin@csd2.UUCP (Vladimir Lanin) (10/21/85)
I have successfully used the ring of adornment against a nymph only once, while playing PC Hack, adapted from 1.0.1. I put it on my right hand, and when the nymph later tried to seduce me, I got a message like "The plain nymph tries to seduce you, but you don't seem interested." (Normally, you get "The beautiful nymph seduces you and starts taking off your armor.") Curiously, when I once put the ring on my left hand, the nymph still robbed me blind. However, that time, I put the ring on just as it was about to attack. Perhaps that was the problem, not the left hand.
rossj@dartvax.UUCP (Ross Jacobs) (10/23/85)
In article <4310001@csd2.UUCP> lanin@csd2.UUCP (Vladimir Lanin) writes: >I have successfully used the ring of adornment against a nymph only >once, while playing PC Hack, adapted from 1.0.1. >I put it on my right hand, and when the nymph later tried to seduce >me, I got a message like "The plain nymph tries to seduce you, >but you don't seem interested." I think its a variable, whether or not a ring works. First time I heard about the ring of adornment bit, I wore it, and the slime stole a scroll of enchant weapon. Would have come in handy if i had found a worm tooth. So next time I had one, I wielded it, and she was "dazzled by the ring of adorn- ment" and I slew her. A few days later, it happened again, but no such luck. I think its like the same chances should a homunculus put you to sleep or a gelatinous cube freezing you, etc. So try it, but the chances are if you have anything valuable you really need, Murphy's Law becomes part of the source code. By the way. Nymphs are pains in the groin, but I got a little more respect for them after I read a scroll of punishment--and she took the ball and chain! --Ross -- ---------------------------------------------- Ross Jacobs {ihnp4,decvax,linus}!dartvax!rossj ARPA: rossj%dartmouth@csnet-relay CSNET: rossj@dartmouth