govern (09/01/82)
Another dumb way to get killed: (this on level 3)
I am in this lighted room, holding an unknown variety of stick.
@.......+
In walks a Hobgoblin, so I try it out on him:
@......H+
@.....H.+ plb (the stick was item 'b')
@....X..+ (uh-oh)
@....X..+ plb
@...U...+ You are confused by the glare of the Umber Hulk!
@...U...+ plb
@..P....+ ( A lucky shot, followed quickly by death.)
Having been a total winner is no help
in future games. Dumbness always works.
BILL!!pha (09/02/82)
The level I was on gave me no glory, but who else met a floating eye and ended up kiled on level 7 by starvation? And I thought fainting was bad! Paul
rodolf (09/02/82)
Try this one for an experience on 5.2--I was flying along pretty well, level 20 or so (no cheating, even!) had a ring of slow digestion a once enchanted two-handed sword, some pretty decent armor--in short, everything going for me . Well, I descended down to the next level and found myself in a level 21 treasure room. Talk about panic! I tried to make my way to a door so I could fight things one at a time, but the best I could do was a corner. Well, I managed to get through two trolls and an angry gnome(!) but then these two Purple worms came along and informed me it was time for me to die. Naturally, I obliged, but not before I gave one a blow that would have killed anything else (only an estimation, of course). In general treasure rooms are not anything to land in the middle of on ANY level. Rick Lindsley uwvax!rodolf
rwg (09/03/82)
A decent character died as follows: In mortal combat with an Umber Hulk, I was alternately hitting and backing off to regenerate. Reaching a bend in a corridor, I took a step up and had the position # @ UU## whereupon the newly-visible U confused me, allowing the first one to do me in. In another game I found that U's can confuse across rooms (I lit the room with a staff of light). I managed to zap it with a 'slow monster' and walk randomly (spacing wouldn't have been enough -- it was only 8 spaces away or so). Fortunately, I tended *away* from the beastie, and recovered just in time.
laman (09/03/82)
I can sympothize with Paul (Anderson). I too have died of startvation trasfixed by the "gaze" of the floating eye, and boy was it frustrating! I had just eaten a "cookie" (I am not much for slime-molds myself), and by chance (is there ayn other way in rogue?) wandered upon a fun room (light). There were about 10 monsters and 7 objects and I was licking my greedy chops. Strange though, the first monster to meet me (at the door way) was a WANDERING floating eye. I hit him and he transfixed me. A bunch of monsters advanced to the door so they could take their turn at me. When I was untransfixed (lost about 6 moves I guess), I swung and missed. Well that was all she wrote! Please keep in mind that this happened at 300 baud and I had just filled (I guess) my tummy. That %&$#@! floating eye transfixed me AND WOULD NOT LET GO!!!!! I sat there (AT 300 BUAD) and first watched all the monsters jam up at the doorway where the floating eye was blocking them. (I think they ment to do me bodily harm). Then I watched this STUPID bat jump all around behind the monsters! This went on for a LONG time. I could only "break" and then it would ask "Really quit?". WWWHHHHEEELLLLLLL! Any true roguer won't "quit". Right? So I sat it out hoping, and hoping, and hoping, ... and starved. Sigh. I apoligize if this was not worth your while. I am new to this net and remember hearing someone liked stories like this. If you want to flame at me, burn yourself instead! A polite note will sufice. Anyway, I like to hear the "amusing" stories. We can all sympothize. System Roguer Mike Laman
pmi (09/07/82)
Don't feel so bad about an arrow. I've been shot with one on 18, killed by bolts on 19 and by two bats, too! It's all a matter of being in , or moving accross, the wrong place at the wrong time!
bratman (09/08/82)
Don't know if this has happened to anyone else, but on level 19 in 5.2, I slowly used up all my magic and had to resort to a wand of polymorph on an Umber Hulk, thinking that at least I wouldn't be confused while I died. Imagine my surprise when I was killed by a POTION! It chased me down the hallway and finished me off quickly. (It was a Mimic, of course, but turned out to be a humorous experience).