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Article #431Re: On Crysknives and Fortunes (possible ** SPOILER **)
From: Jon Allingham
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1985 16:10
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 1985 16:10
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> ... > One hack player complained that he was wielding a crysknife, then decided > to put it away and wield something else, only to find when he later > wielded it that he was now wielding merely a worm tooth. When I later > hit the file of observed fortunes, I found the line: > > *You will offend Shai-Hulud if you sheath a crysknife unblooded. > > Shai-Hulud is the Arrakeen (Dune) name for the deified sandworm; thus, it > is my guess that the fortune refers to wielding a crysknife and then > unwielding it without first using it against a monster. This "offends > Shai-Hulud", and the enchantment which makes a worm tooth into a crysknife > is withdrawn by Shai-Hulud. Any verification on this? > ... Sounds bogus to me. I do know that dropping or throwing a crysknife will cause it to change back to a worm tooth. Beware of Tins of Salmon. -- Jon M. Allingham (201)386-3466 AT&T Bell Laboratories-WH "Beam me up Scotty, no intelligent life down here!"
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site clyde.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!jona From: jona@clyde.UUCP (Jon Allingham) Newsgroups: net.games.hack Subject: Re: On Crysknives and Fortunes (possible ** SPOILER **) Message-ID: <837@clyde.UUCP> Date: Mon, 15-Apr-85 11:10:33 EST Article-I.D.: clyde.837 Posted: Mon Apr 15 11:10:33 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Apr-85 23:42:03 EST References: <6225@ucbvax.ARPA> Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Whippany NJ Lines: 21