rakon@aluxz.UUCP (kohler) (12/20/84)
Rogue always has surprises - in our version the "extra" abilities of certain monsters seem to depend on what character class you are. During much fighter and magic-user play, spectors were only mildly annoying. But, when I was a thief, they turned into real nasty creatures. When they hit me, they always took off TWO experience levels per hit. And when I finally killed them, I only got half the loss back. Imagine my surprise when one hit me twice and I lost FOUR levels and only got TWO back! Spectors never took levels off the other characters, at least in my "experience." Also, when I would lose a level due to a wraith or wight and then gain it back, my magic or prayer points would NOT be "recharged". In fact, when you lose levels with 0 magic left, your magic points can go negative! (While many rogue principles are common, many things are version specific. Do you think we could avoid some of the drawn out arguments when it is clear that we are dealing with different versions?) RAKON THE MASTER (trounced the game with a cleric!)
rakon@aluxz.UUCP (kohler) (12/20/84)
> Also, when I would lose a level due to a wraith or wight and then gain it > back, my magic or prayer points would NOT be "recharged". In fact, when you > lose levels with 0 magic left, your magic points can go negative! I was unclear in the above statement. I know that when you kill the creature, you get back to where you started before you were hit. I believe that the fresh magic points you get for re-entering the level are discounted by the number of points you had used before you were hit. > RAKON THE MASTER
phyllis@utcsrgv.UUCP (Phyllis Eve Bregman) (12/21/84)
I play Super Rogue as a fighter, and I had the same problem as
you had when you were a thief. I got hit once and lost one
level, again and lost another, etc. When I finally won, I only
regained one level. That's only happened twice. Usually, by
the time I meet Spectors, I am sufficiently strong (armor,
weapon, experience) to beat them.
Everyone sending in articles to this group should state the
version number of the Rogue game they are playing in the
Subject line!
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Phyllis Eve Bregman
CSRI, Univ. of Toronto
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