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From: clark@sdcsla.UUCP (Clark Quinn)
Newsgroups: net.games.rogue
Subject: Help with Flytraps!
Message-ID: <737@sdcsla.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 1-Dec-84 21:17:20 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec  1 21:17:20 1984
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AAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!

Thanks, I needed that.  

Would someone please mail or post some advice on dealing with the 
vicious Venus Flytrap (F, version 5.3)?  I had a great game
going, with a two-handed sword that had had at least three enchant 
weapons read on it, I had Plate mail of AC 10 WITH 
rust-proofing, I had two teleport scrolls, potions of healing, gain
strength, restore strength, I was on level 12 with level 8 or 9 experience,
something like 53 hitpoints (no snickers, please, this is about as far
as I've gotten in 5.3), when I ran into one of those nasty F's.  With
only one arrow, I shot at the thing (in retrospect, I should've left the
turkey alone).  Then, for lack of another tack, I beat on it.  Wrong!
When I tried to get away, I couldn't, and it hit me.  When I hit it,
it wouldn't die, and it hit me.  It also took about 8 hitpoints a shot from
me.  I was going to try teleporting, or healing, or something, but I guess
I took one too many shots at it, giving it one too many at me, and
it was tombstone time.  So, how do you deal with these #!$*?! things?
HELP!  Any help will be greatly appreciated.  (This is the second time
I've been in such a sticky situation.)  Thanks, -- Clark

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