Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!mcewan From: mcewan@uiucdcs.UUCP (mcewan ) Newsgroups: net.games.rogue Subject: Re: How to Kill Dragons - (nf) Message-ID: <5941@uiucdcs.UUCP> Date: Wed, 29-Feb-84 22:29:58 EST Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.5941 Posted: Wed Feb 29 22:29:58 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 2-Mar-84 13:36:01 EST Lines: 52 #R:vax1:-51500:uiucdcs:34500007:000:2083 uiucdcs!mcewan Feb 29 19:47:00 1984 I'm amazed that not one of your total winners knows the correct way to fight dragons (what is "correct" is, of course, my opinion, and subject to change if someone suggests a better way.) I'm a total winner several times over, so I think I have the necessary credentials. *********************** SPOILER *************************** This is somewhat more general advice that applies to fighting U's as well as D's. When wandering around on any level >=18, when you first enter a new room: Case 1: You do not have a ring of stealth. Do NOT enter the room. Instead, slam the door several times. You slam the door by entering the doorway and stepping back into the corridor. This wakes up sleeping monsters in the room. Now, if a U comes to the door and confuses you, you are in a good position to fight it. Being in the corridor, every move will either cause you to hit the U or to move away from it. If a D comes to the door, STAY IN THE DOORWAY! The D will hit you, causing great damage, but every second or third move it will try to blast you with flame. Flame cannot go through a doorway, so it will ALWAYS bounce. If you don't have very high level or very good armor, you will need to use some magic to survive (a couple of healing potions will usually do), but you will have a very good chance of defeating the D. Case 2: You have a ring of stealth. Put on the ring just before entering the room (don't wear it all the time - you'll starve to death!). Search the room in the most efficient manner possible. If there are monsters you don't want to mess with - leave the room and immediately remove the ring. If there are monster(s) you want to kill - Take off ring, handle monsters as normally. If there is a U or D you want to kill - get near the door and wake up the monster by throwing something at it, then fight as above. *********************************************************** The opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily those of any sane person. Scott McEwan pur-ee!uiucdcs!mcewan