Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/7/84; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!wall From: wall@ucbvax.ARPA (Steve Wall) Newsgroups: net.games.rogue Subject: Interesting use for slow monster staff/wand Message-ID: <2391@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Sat, 6-Oct-84 04:30:00 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.2391 Posted: Sat Oct 6 04:30:00 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 7-Oct-84 02:37:10 EDT Distribution: net Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 27 I'm not sure if this is any great insight, but I found a new use for the slow monster staff/wand. Say you have the following: _____________________ | | |T@ | | | | | | + |_____________________| First, zap (and hopefully hit) the troll. He will hit you once, but then hit him, step back (or diagonal), hit him, step again, etc., etc. This way you get "free" hits while you back up. Of course, if you back into another monster, then you're up the creek again: _____________________ | | | | | | | | | T@U + Oops! |_____________________| I'm sure that some of the rogue-wizards our there know of this one already, but this might come in useful for some less-experienced players.