From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!houxm!houxa!houxi!hou5d!hou5a!mat Newsgroups: net.games.rogue Title: Re: Take this you nasty munsters!!!! Article-I.D.: hou5a.206 Posted: Tue Jan 18 10:54:28 1983 Received: Thu Jan 20 05:44:05 1983 References: hocsd.125 I have a somewhat hacked version of 3.7, and I have noticed the following: Your effectiveness against a monster, and the monsters effectiveness against YOU seem to change each time you take a step back from the critter. I don't have any HARD evidence, but if you are swinging against a monster with no noticeable effect, and it is beating the crud out of you, try taking a step away from it ( if it's not an F ) and see what happens. hou5a!mat