Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site amdcad.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amdcad!kevin From: kevin@amdcad.UUCP (Kevin OwWing) Newsgroups: net.games.rogue Subject: Re: 9.0 comparison Message-ID: <159@amdcad.UUCP> Date: Fri, 27-Jul-84 19:42:50 EDT Article-I.D.: amdcad.159 Posted: Fri Jul 27 19:42:50 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 30-Jul-84 01:30:38 EDT References: <558@ihuxs.UUCP> <123@amd.UUCP> <2234@dartvax.UUCP> Organization: AMDCAD, Sunnyvale, CA Lines: 15 ] > In 5.3 the monsters don't hit you and if your sandwiched between ] > two in a hall, you can rest up to regain your hit points then take ] > out the easiest one first, as the other will not respond until ] > you hit it. ] ] You don't say?? Tell that to my character that got sandwiched between ] a Snake (polymorphed Dragon) and a Griffen on level 22 in Rogue 5.3 . ] While dealing with the Snake, the Griffen struck me dead. This comment was with regards to reading a scroll of hold monster???? That's what my reference was to; reading the scroll when sandwiched between two monsters in a hall. Perhaps I wasn't clear enough... Anyway, I've been stuck between a griffen and a Jabberwok[sic?] and successfully used this scroll.