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From: tom@uwai.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: Re: Answers to some questions
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Date: Sat, 13-Oct-84 08:34:32 EDT
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Posted: Sat Oct 13 08:34:32 1984
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> > 
> > I still stand by my claim that AT LEAST the enchant weapon scroll will say
> > "You feel a strange sense of loss" when you read it without a weapon in
> > your hand. I still cannot say for sure that the enchant/protect armor
> > scrolls do the same, but I have a feeling that they do. I'm using version 5.3 .
> *****************************************************************************
> *****************************************************************************
> 
> WRONG.......WRONG..........WRONG..........WRONG..........WRONG.......WRONG..
> 
>      To put this debate to an end, once and for all, (I hope), I played
>      a "suicide game" just to test out this theory.....
> 
>      Anyway, "a strange sense of loss" will only occur when a scare
>      monster scroll is read, NOT when an enchant weapon scroll is read
>      and no armour is being read....
> 
>      As for the protect/enchant armour scrolls, I never was able to find  
>      out, but will let you all know when they do.....
> 
>                                                      
>                                                 By no means a rogue wizard,
>                                                 but certainly trying...
> 
>                                                              .. jim lahren

last time *i* played 5.3, the strange sense of loss message comes from
hold monster, not scare monster.  nonetheless, there seems to be a large
following on the net who claim the contrary.  why?

tom
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Tom Christiansen
University of Wisconsin
Computer Science Systems Lab 
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