moroney@jon.DEC (10/17/84)
(I always made sure I had armor on when reading an unknown scroll) As to "Party rooms": I believe each sleeping monster has a certain percent chance of waking up when you enter the room it is in or walk next to it. (assuming no stealth ring) For some monsters, like nymphs and Lep's that chance is 0% and other monsters like A's and R's it is quite high, but not 100%. (If you are lucky you can back away from an aquator and take off your armor if it doesn't wake up.) Party rooms seem to add a certain percent chance to those odds, so a N in a Party room will USUALLY awaken when you enter. I found that when you enter a party room through the door, there is a rush of monsters that attack, then when (if) you defeat them and go around collecting the treasure, it seems there is always a sleeping L or N you walk next to which then wakes up and does their dirty trick. I would guess a "party" room has about a 75% chance added to the monster's chance to awaken. Hope this helps. Mike Moroney ..!decwrl!rhea!jon!moroney