question re: rings, polymorph. slight spoiler

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3 total messages Started by Michael Stimac Tue, 14 Jan 1986 22:24

#1224

Author: Michael Stimac
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1986 22:24

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In an recent game I accidently put on a cursed ring of levitation.
I scurried up and down levels frantically looking for a Nymph or
scroll of remove curse, but my food ultimately ran out. The
interesting thing was that, after I had got to the fainting stage,
I "floated gently to the ground" while still wearing the ring.
This was a boon, but I fainted again, and a giant beatle came up
and did me in.

If I had stayed on (over?) a square with food on it, I would have
eventually floated down and been able to eat it. I suppose I would
have then floated up in the air all over again!?

Question? Do rings run down of there own accord, or was the failure
due specifically to my fainting state? Will all rings fail if one
is fainting?

Someone recently remarked that objects to be polymorphed can all
be piled on the same square. My experience is that this does not
work. When I tried it, only the top item was polymorphed. I wasted
two wands of polymorph trying to make some diamonds this way.

We have 1.0.3 on Berkeley 4.2.

Michael Stimac

Re: question re: rings, polymorph. slight spoiler

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Author: Mike Farren
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1986 18:43

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In article <619@tymix.UUCP>, stimac@tymix.UUCP (Michael Stimac) writes:
> This was a boon, but I fainted again, and a giant beatle came up
                                              ^^^^^ ^^^^^^
Wow!  Paul McCartney hits!

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Re: question re: rings, polymorph. slight spoiler

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Author: Mark Smith
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 1986 20:31

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In article <619@tymix.UUCP>, stimac@tymix.UUCP (Michael Stimac) writes:
> If I had stayed on (over?) a square with food on it, I would have
> eventually floated down and been able to eat it. I suppose I would
> have then floated up in the air all over again!?
> 
> Question? Do rings run down of there own accord, or was the failure
> due specifically to my fainting state? Will all rings fail if one
> is fainting?
> 

   Rings eat food too.  When your food supply ran out so did your ring's.
   A quick way to realize this is teleporting w/ Ring of Teleport Control.
   You can move about the level "as the crow flies" but you use the same
   amount of food as if you had walked the same distance plus the food your
   rings ate.  Two rings use quite a bit of food.  Good policy is to keep
   unnecessary rings off your fingers until you need to use them.

   HACK TRIVIA: If you have an Enchant Weapon Scroll but no weapon.  Wield
	       your armour and PRESTO!!! Magic Armour!!  Neat, huh...

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