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From: phil@amdcad.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Re: wraith and phantom help!!
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Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 22:45:53 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 12 22:45:53 1984
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>   1) wraiths  
>       not all that terrible.  there is also an advantage to letting them
> hit you.  let them hit you until you get a message 'you suddenly feel weak'.
> now kill them.  upon killing the beasty, you will almost always advance a
> skill level.

What you fail to mention is that 'you suddenly feel weak' indicates the
wraith has taken you down a level. Assuming he only takes you down once
then when you kill him you will be back at the same level you started from.

I had the impression (in 3.6 at least) that you were given just enough
experience points to advance to the next level. That means if you were
at level 14, almost level 15, and the wraith took you down to 13, when
you kill him you'll be at 14 but near the bottom not the top of 14.

In any case there is no advantage to letting them hit you and going
down a level.

-- 
 I'm not a programmer, I'm a hardware type.

 Phil Ngai (408) 749-5790
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