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From: wall@ucbvax.ARPA (Steve Wall)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: re:  what are these scroll messages?
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Date: Mon, 8-Oct-84 21:50:07 EDT
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>No, that is not correct.  The hold monster scroll would say "you hear
>maniacal laughter in the distance".  I believe that the message
>"you feel a strange sense of loss" is associated with not having any
>armour on when you read a scroll of protect armour.

>					Rob
					  
No, No, No....the message "you hear maniacal laughter in the distance" is
for a scare monster scroll, NOT a hold monster scroll. The "you feel a 
strange sense of loss" is for one of the following:

	1) You read a hold monster scroll and there are no monsters to
	   hold nearby (neraby == 2-3 spaces I think).

	2) You read an enchant weapon scroll and you are not wielding a
	   weapon.

      *	3) You read an enchant armor scroll and you are not wearing any
	   armor.

* I'm not sure about this last one, but it would make sense.

I'm pretty sure that the above is correct, although keep in mind that 
I can't refer to myself as a rogue expert yet....I still haven't found
that damn amulet! Argh!

Steve Wall
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