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  • [slashem] Bones-file alert

    From Janis Papanagnou@21:1/5 to All on Sun Aug 22 20:09:05 2021
    Somewhere below the mine-town... Descended the stairs and got a
    bones-file alert[*]. I far-see two monsters with difficulty '4'.
    Oh, I remember - that was a Star Vampire that killed a very good
    character of mine - my ghost was probably the other '4'. So I
    engraved the E-word, stethoscope-tested that vampire, tried out
    wands of cold (unlikely that it works at all) and magic missile,
    but quite no effect on that buddy with ~140 HP and AC:-5. Luckily
    I already found a luckstone just recently in the mines so I think
    I'll better skip the rest of the mines (despite that likely very
    worthwhile bones heap).

    Janis

    [*] I installed a script to inform me about created and deleted
    (=loaded) bones files.

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  • From Chris Bowers@21:1/5 to All on Fri Aug 27 12:18:03 2021
    Of course. Skip for now, come back when you are comparable level to the one that died OR if you find a way to kill (star vampires was it?) quickly and easily. If you find an altar bless your weapon for more damage, scrolls of enchant weapon, etc.

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  • From Janis Papanagnou@21:1/5 to Chris Bowers on Fri Aug 27 22:38:55 2021
    [ Bones file with a star vampire that blocked progress down the
    mines to mine end, delayed exploring the level ]

    On 27.08.2021 21:18, Chris Bowers wrote:
    Of course. Skip for now, come back when you are comparable level to
    the one that died OR if you find a way to kill (star vampires was
    it?) quickly and easily. If you find an altar bless your weapon for
    more damage, scrolls of enchant weapon, etc.

    It was easier to solve that expected; a few levels upstairs I met
    a cockatrice that left a corpse. Took the opportunity to quickly
    return to the bones level before the corpse gets moldy. Alas, the
    star vampire turned around a corner and vanished; no trap or such,
    so I assumed a shape changer. petrified the rest of the horde and
    retrieved the loot. Not very exciting, though; the most interesting
    was a gray dragon scale mail that I did not want to wear because I
    was playing a monk (IIRC). Anyway, I think that character followed
    the path of many adventurers and died at some point later.

    Janis

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