Dudley's dungeon -- Wednesday, 19 April, 2006

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Mr. DOS	April 19, 2006 00:44
First comment: 10 January, 2006	40 comments written
Ouch. --- Mr. DOS
Kernigh	April 19, 2006 00:54
First comment: 6 April, 2005	349 comments written
Why is a hobbitHobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well- farmed countryside was their favourite haunt. They do not and did not understand or like machines more complicated than a forge-bellows, a water-mill, or a handloom, although they were skillful with tools. Even in ancient days they were, as a rule, shy of "the Big Folk", as they call us, and now they avoid us with dismay and are becoming hard to find. [ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. eating me?
Nameless	April 19, 2006 01:56
First comment: 29 December, 2004	281 comments written
h = humanoidHumanoids are all approximately the size of a human, and may be mistaken for one at a distance. They are usually of a tribal nature, and will fiercely defend their lairs. Usually hostile, they may even band together to raid and pillage human settlements. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. (ie. hobbits, dwarves, and mindflayers).
nethacker	April 19, 2006 08:26
First comment: 13 January, 2005	13 comments written
Poor Dudley! I wonder what will be his next setpack.
Nesman	April 19, 2006 13:27
First comment: 4 January, 2005	112 comments written
I remember my first encounter with one. I thought helmet > mind flayerThis creature has a humanoid body, tentacles around its covered mouth, and three long fingers on each hand. Mind flayers are telepathic, and love to devour intelligent beings, especially humans. If they hit their victim with a tentacle, the mind flayer will slowly drain it of all intelligence, eventually killing its victim. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.. I was at 3 int when I managed to kill it. :(
Turing	April 19, 2006 15:53
First comment: 22 March, 2006	4 comments written
First scrollAnd I was gazing on the surges prone, With many a scalding tear and many a groan, When at my feet emerg'd an old man's hand, Grasping this scroll, and this same slender wand. I knelt with pain--reached out my hand--had grasp'd Those treasures--touch'd the knuckles--they unclasp'd-- I caught a finger: but the downward weight O'erpowered me--it sank. Then 'gan abate The storm, and through chill aguish gloom outburst The comfortable sun. I was athirst To search the book, and in the warming air Parted its dripping leaves with eager care. Strange matters did it treat of, and drew on My soul page after page, till well-nigh won Into forgetfulness; when, stupefied, I read these words, and read again, and tried My eyes against the heavens, and read again. [ Endymion, by John Keats ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. of genocide is used on mind flayers. Always.
Nameless	April 19, 2006 16:15
First comment: 29 December, 2004	281 comments written
That's debatable. Many people genocide liches first. Or use the scrollAnd I was gazing on the surges prone, With many a scalding tear and many a groan, When at my feet emerg'd an old man's hand, Grasping this scroll, and this same slender wand. I knelt with pain--reached out my hand--had grasp'd Those treasures--touch'd the knuckles--they unclasp'd-- I caught a finger: but the downward weight O'erpowered me--it sank. Then 'gan abate The storm, and through chill aguish gloom outburst The comfortable sun. I was athirst To search the book, and in the warming air Parted its dripping leaves with eager care. Strange matters did it treat of, and drew on My soul page after page, till well-nigh won Into forgetfulness; when, stupefied, I read these words, and read again, and tried My eyes against the heavens, and read again. [ Endymion, by John Keats ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. to summon nurses.
Mr. DOS	April 19, 2006 19:43
First comment: 10 January, 2006	40 comments written
Shouldn't you genocide all newts first? ;) --- Mr. DOS
Mantar	April 19, 2006 20:51
First comment: 17 June, 2004	197 comments written
Hey kids, learn from Nesman's example! Remember to greaseANOINT, v.t. To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery. [ The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. helmets before wearing them! It stays on longer when under mindflayer attack. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle. Or 90%, in nethack.
.	April 19, 2006 22:29
First comment: 7 December, 2005	48 comments written
My mistake was probably thinking: "Wonder what that message means (about mental energy)..." then later "oh! A mind flayerThis creature has a humanoid body, tentacles around its covered mouth, and three long fingers on each hand. Mind flayers are telepathic, and love to devour intelligent beings, especially humans. If they hit their victim with a tentacle, the mind flayer will slowly drain it of all intelligence, eventually killing its victim. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.. Never met one of these before -- let's try melee fighting it as a wizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring, as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage. [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details., can't be all that hard".
eneekmot@yahoo.com	April 21, 2006 03:36
First comment: 29 December, 2004	57 comments written
Knowing is half the battle? 90% of the battle? I'm sorry, in Nethack, knowing will only get you the first 5% of the way. After that it's 90% luck interspersed with a failproof strategy.
Irashta	April 23, 2006 09:05
First comment: 19 December, 2004	5 comments written
Tell me about it, took me 5 years to ascend, 2 of those years having memorized every spoiler I could find, finally did it one day after dudley did...
Fathead	July 21, 2006 23:03
First comment: 1 April, 2006	1136 comments written
I just know I *hate* those flayers.
Grognor	April 18, 2007 22:29
First comment: 4 April, 2007	1161 comments written
I've only ever encountered a mind flayerThis creature has a humanoid body, tentacles around its covered mouth, and three long fingers on each hand. Mind flayers are telepathic, and love to devour intelligent beings, especially humans. If they hit their victim with a tentacle, the mind flayer will slowly drain it of all intelligence, eventually killing its victim. Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. once. I never got to fight it, as I got the psychic blast and used ESP to see it, then ran. Barbarians are not good at fighting them, I thought. It disappeared! I don't know what happened. I thought perhaps it died from a trap, but no damaging traps! No poly or level traps either. It just... disassembled itself.
Newtkiller	October 30, 2008 11:42
First comment: 28 October, 2008	127 comments written
For the ones who whant to genocide mindflayers : eating them makes you intelligent, however MASTER mindflayers are not worth the fighting. A wizardEbenezum walked before me along the closest thing we could find to a path in these overgrown woods. Every few paces he would pause, so that I, burdened with a pack stuffed with arcane and heavy paraphernalia, could catch up with his wizardly strides. He, as usual, carried nothing, preferring, as he often said, to keep his hands free for quick conjuring and his mind free for the thoughts of a mage. [ A Dealing with Demons, by Craig Shaw Gardner ] Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996 by the NetHack Development Team Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details. stands most chances against them.

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