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Re: Crypts & Wraiths (* spoiler *)

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From: Don Kneller%Langridge
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1985 21:59
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In article <6001@ucla-cs.ARPA> srt@ucla-cs.UUCP writes:
>**** FLAME ON ****
>
>Why the HELL are wraiths in crypts automatically tainted?  One thing I hate
>about Adventure-style games is that they are filled with completely
>arbitrary gotchas (just like this).  Why put this kind of stupid trick into
>hack?  Just to screw a person's game up (once)?
>
>					-- Scott

"The bolt of fire misses.  The bolt of fire bounces.  -- More --"
"The bolt of fire hits Scott"

The wraiths aren't automatically tainted.  As with any corpse they
become tainted if you leave them too long without eating them.

	Don Kneller
UUCP:	...ucbvax!ucsfcgl!kneller
ARPA:	@berkeley.arpa:kneller@ucsf-cgl.arpa
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From: kneller@ucsfcgl.UUCP (Don Kneller%Langridge)
Newsgroups: net.games.hack
Subject: Re: Crypts & Wraiths (* spoiler *)
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Date: Sun, 16-Jun-85 17:59:24 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun 16 17:59:24 1985
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