Just wanted to update. I decided to check out NetHack and have been absorbed in that as well lately. I actually kind of dig the old ASCII characters. One of the things I really like about that that would be a great addition to the future RT project is the ability to eat the carcasses of some of the ...

Thanks CommanderData! I had a long session last night and did learn a lot. I made it to level 14 before I was killed by a troll. By that point I had 20 strength and my mace was +2+5, and I was wearing a ring of armor enchantment (I think) on my plate mail. I'm sure I'll learn a lot more as I keep pl...

Sweet! That helps a lot. Thank you!

I had checked out that link yesterday, and yes, my head did spin .

...okay, think I found my answer on the "2d4" thing in another post. That it is basically 2 4-sided dice being rolled, then the +1 is added to the result. That makes sense. What doesn't make sense is when my mace or weapon has a -1+0. If the first number is likelihood of a hit, how does th...

Thanks! Can you explain the weapon base thing a little more? I'm not quite clear on that. What does "2d4" mean?

If I understand the strength thing, it can only be brought up by potions? It won't replenish over time?

Just downloaded RT yesterday, and have been pretty glued to my iPhone since. No surprise to all of you, I'm sure :D . I used to love playing games on the C64, but I don't really remember any games like this. I used to love Archon, Zork, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, and other genres. Anyway, ther...