colonel@sunybcs.UUCP (George Sicherman) (12/13/84)
[For all you do, this Bug's for you] >>not all that terrible. there is also an advantage to letting them hit >>you. let them hit you until you get a message 'you suddenly feel >>weak'. now kill them. upon killing the beasty, you will almost always >>advance a skill level. Let's not be naive! When you feel weaker, it's because the Wraith has just sucked a skill level from you. Assuming that you get demoted _only_ once, killing the Wraith will usually promote you back. You lose 1d10 and gain 1d10, which may leave you better or worse off than you were before.