ivan@cbosgd.UUCP (Ivan Summers) (01/07/85)
I would like to know if anyone out there has figured out any way to kill a ghost I have got around them once.There were 2 ghost comming after me.I got around them(there pretty slow)and piicked up there treasure.They both came after me but them they stopped to beat on each other to see who would get to kill me.Does anyone one else know how to hit them or get around them Ivan
robison@eosp1.UUCP (Tobias D. Robison) (01/08/85)
I have killed ghosts, usually with strength over
18 and a good weapon. It takes time.
When you can't handle ghosts, be careful about
going into cul-de-sacs if a ghost may be
nearby.
If two ghosts were fighting each other, it's
possible that you made them do it by the
ring oyu were wearing. This might be the
ring of adornment. Anyone know for sure
what makes wild monsters fight each other in your
presence?
- Toby Robison (not Robinson!)
{allegra, decvax!ittvax, fisher, princeton}!eosp1!robisonholmes@dalcs.UUCP (Ray Holmes) (01/11/85)
> >I would like to know if anyone out there has figured out any way to kill a ghost >I have got around them once.There were 2 ghost comming after me.I got around >them(there pretty slow)and piicked up there treasure.They both came after >me but them they stopped to beat on each other to see who would get to kill >me.Does anyone one else know how to hit them or get around them > > > Ivan > Ghosts are normal creatures except for their teleporting ability and the fact that they have VERY LOW ARMOR CLASS (I'd guess at about -8 or -9). The only reason the two ghosts fought each other and not you is that you were wearing a ring of discord. There are (at least) 3 ways of killing them: 1) Polymorph them into something else and kill that.(Polymorph seems to be one of the few wands that affect them.) This is not always safe (i.e. a friend of mine got a Xorn on 4th level) and you lose out on the points for the ghost (considerable). 2) Have good armor, a good weapon (at least +0, as - weapons don't hit at all, but +5 would be a lot better), and good hit points, then just slog it out. (This is the way I usually do it, I try each ghost as I meet it and see if I'm hitting him more than he's hurting me) 3) Wear a ring of regeneration and attack with any weapon +0 or better. (This takes a long time (need food) and may not be good enough against high level ghosts (low level ghosts do dammage at a rate of around 1/4 HP per turn). Often helpful with the ghost's treasure is a call to the person whos ghost it is (to find out what's cursed, which wand is which, etc.). Ray