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From: johnp@oliveb.UUCP (John Pew)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Killed by God
Message-ID: <308@oliveb.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 21-Mar-84 18:22:29 EST
Article-I.D.: oliveb.308
Posted: Wed Mar 21 18:22:29 1984
Date-Received: Fri, 23-Mar-84 08:41:13 EST
Organization: Olivetti ATC, Cupertino, Ca
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While playing rogue the other day I found a scroll of scare monster and
a staff of polymorph.  I was on about level 6 and was being followed by
two monsters, an orc and a gnome.  I stopped and dropped my scroll of
scare monster and then zapped the gnome with my polymorph staff.  The
gnome turned into a dragon.  This is exactly what I was hoping for
because I had plenty of food and felt certain that I could kill him
eventually.  I did get flamed by the dragon but this didn't seem to
damage me too much.  I hit the dragon once and he disappeared (without
being killed).  Having come across only one dragon before in my rogue
playing career I was uncertain of the attributes of dragons and
supposed that perhaps he had just moved off and would return if I
rested.  So, without moving off the scroll of scare monster I rested.
I had approximately 35 hit points left, but suddenly after about five
rests I got killed by God!!

What does this mean? Does this sound like a bug in our version? (5.2)
Is God a regular character? 

Whoever can shed some light on this matter I would appreciate some
mail or a response posted to the net.

				Thanks

				John Pew
    {hplabs|fortune|ios|tolerant|allegra|tymix}!oliveb!johnp