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The History of Rogue: Have @ You, You Deadly Zs

by Matt Barton, Bill Loguidice

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Falling down a pit twice within sight of food is tough! You say you are taking minimum steps, so maybe the problem is time take between steps. Do you perhaps rest up after every fight? The regeneration ring is the worst, but most rings increase food consumption to some degree. I recently had a low-f...

I was thinking about tweaks for a training mode to reduce chance people are put off by the tougher aspects of the game when they don't know what is going on. These would also make sense in a lite version, so prompted by your post I'll put them in this thread. Training mode: Start with 5 food. Start ...

Had a interesting game rather than good game with Ripley. Was struggling against everything as strength of only 8 and so made what was likely to be a suicidal dive for the amulet from level 17. Being able to see the monsters allows lots of equipment juggling. I was having fun hurling weapons down lo...

I feel the pain, but imagining your character stumbling through the water trap again and Again and AGAIN kept me laughing for some time.

The vampire permanently lowers your maximum hit points, rather than draining experience. (not every time it hits, just some of the time)

Down to at least level 15, I always explore all of each level before descending stairs.

I would go for the amulet. I always struggle at the levels below 20 unless I have a super duper character, and the save-me-once items (like wands) get used up fast just staying alive looking for the stairs.

No, I was carrying plain Enchant Armor scrolls which do not give protection from rust. The less common Protect Armor scroll has that benefit.