Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcsla.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcsla!clark 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 Article-I.D.: sdcsla.737 Posted: Sat Dec 1 21:17:20 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Dec-84 06:12:49 EST Distribution: net Organization: U.C. San Diego, Cognitive Science Lab Lines: 23 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 (ucbvax, decvax, akgua, dcdwest)|sdcsvax|sdcsla|clark