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From: lat@stcvax.UUCP (Larry Tepper)
Newsgroups: net.games
Subject: Nymphs in hack are useful!
Message-ID: <353@stcvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 9-Jan-85 16:27:30 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan  9 16:27:30 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 12-Jan-85 06:49:30 EST
Organization: Storage Technology Corp.  Louisville, CO
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Nymphs in rogue (5.2) can't steal wielded weapons or worn armor.
Nymphs in hack CAN steal wielded weapons or worn armor.  (As I
just found out).

However, in hack the nymphs hang out at the current level.  If you
can kill them, you can get back your stuff (unlike rogue).

Anyway, I was playing a Fighter game with this nifty +5 two-handed
sword.  I encountered the zoo, and managed to kill off all the
beasties, except for one nymph, who was just sitting there.  I
did the rogue thing (dropped everything but weapons and armor)
and attacked.  The nymph seduced me and stole both the sword and
my armor.  

I wielded an unidentified mace, only to have it weld to my hand (cursed).
After tracking down the nymph, I killed her by throwing spears and
arrows at her.  Having recovered the +5 sword, I couldn't wield it
(since I couldn't unwield the mace).  Going to the next level, I
encountered another nymph.  I dropped everything, and attacked her
with the cursed mace.  Voila!  She stole it.
-- 
One of the survivors...
{ihnp4 hao ucbvax!nbires}!stcvax!lat			Larry Tepper
Storage Technology, MD-3T, Louisville, CO 80028		+1 303 673 5435