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>It was not the
>class, but the Wizard of Yendor.  I had just killed Cerberus, and I 
>was all set to trash the wizard, but I couldn't find him anywhere on
>the level, even after quaffing a potion of blindness, nor could I 
>find the amulet.  Ascending to the 38th level I noticed the wizard
>standing right next to me.  I got one blow in before he disappeared 
>on me again.  I repeated this a couple of times before I got smart
>and popped him one from a polymorph wand.  I found the amulet on his
>body.  This has occured only that once (to me at least) and I wonder
>whether it is a bug or a feature?

It seems if you take too long before knocking off the Wizard of Yendor,
he starts teleporting up levels - and you only get one hit on him each level.
The easy way is to defeat the wizard is throw a tripe ration to the hound
and start in on the Wizard.

I've had a few odd occurrences with the Wizard. 

One: I used a wand a fire to dry up some of the moat on the left side
of the 'vault'. I then opened up the wall in two adjacent places. As soon
as the Hound was in view I tamed him with a tripe ration. I let him hop around
a bit so he'd get out the way and I could go after the Wizard. He brought
me the Amulet!!! I grabbed it, and got the message: "You have an uncanny
feeling that someone is watching you." I proceeded to go after the Wizard
and trounced him. 

Two: I again went in the left end of the vault and tamed the Hound. As I
stepped up to the Wizard he "makes a gesture and curses." Then he hit me.
This happened a few more times. I killed him, but my luck was trashed.
Had to feed some some unicorns before I could use a wand of wishing again.
At least trying a wand of wishing when your luck is too low doesn't
waste a wish. What did I do to deserve this treatment?

Dave Fox
..!ptsfa!df