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From: holmes@dalcs.UUCP (Ray Holmes)
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Subject: Re: how too get around a ghost
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Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 12:15:00 EST
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> 
>I would like to know if anyone out there has figured out any way to kill a ghost
>I have got around them once.There were 2 ghost comming after me.I got around 
>them(there pretty slow)and piicked up there treasure.They both came after
>me but them they stopped to beat on each other to see who would get to kill
>me.Does anyone one else know how to hit them or get around them
> 
> 
>  Ivan
>    

Ghosts are normal creatures except for their teleporting ability and the
fact that they have VERY LOW ARMOR CLASS (I'd guess at about -8 or -9). The
only reason the two ghosts fought each other and not you is that you were
wearing a ring of discord.  There are (at least) 3 ways of killing them:

1)	Polymorph them into something else and kill that.(Polymorph seems
	to be one of the few wands that affect them.) This is not always
	safe (i.e. a friend of mine got a Xorn on 4th level) and you lose
	out on the points for the ghost (considerable).

2)	Have good armor, a good weapon (at least +0, as - weapons don't hit
	at all, but +5 would be a lot better), and good hit points, then
	just slog it out. (This is the way I usually do it, I try each ghost
	as I meet it and see if I'm hitting him more than he's hurting me)

3)	Wear a ring of regeneration and attack with any weapon +0 or better.
	(This takes a long time (need food) and may not be good enough
	against high level ghosts (low level ghosts do dammage at a rate of
	around 1/4 HP per turn).

Often helpful with the ghost's treasure is a call to the person whos ghost
it is (to find out what's cursed, which wand is which, etc.).

					Ray