Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site sunybcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!sunybcs!colonel From: colonel@sunybcs.UUCP (George Sicherman) Newsgroups: net.games.rogue Subject: Re: welcome mat for wraiths Message-ID: <937@sunybcs.UUCP> Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 16:04:38 EST Article-I.D.: sunybcs.937 Posted: Wed Dec 12 16:04:38 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 13-Dec-84 01:01:24 EST References: <46@politik.UUCP> <738@sdcsla.UUCP> <927@sunybcs.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: State University of New York @ Buffalo,NY Lines: 12 [For all you do, this Bug's for you] >>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. Let's not be naive! When you feel weaker, it's because the Wraith has just sucked a skill level from you. Assuming that you get demoted _only_ once, killing the Wraith will usually promote you back. You lose 1d10 and gain 1d10, which may leave you better or worse off than you were before.