From: utzoo!decvax!genradbo!wjh12!clp
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Title: Re: Re: use of sticks (minor spoiler) - (nf)
Article-I.D.: wjh12.140
Posted: Sun Jan 23 03:11:59 1983
Received: Mon Jan 24 07:09:37 1983
References: uiucdcs.1223

The algorithm for drain life is actually:

	monster hp -= (h/2) / n

i.e., your total hit points goes down by a half, and that same number of
hit points are taken from all the monsters equally...
							Charles Perkins
							3.4 winner, and
							think 3.6 is easy.