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Thursday, 18 January, 2007 by Roger Barnett
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& "Come out and fight, Rodney!" 
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P "Our dark alliance shall crush you!" 
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@ "What do you two drama queens want?" 
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P "You. Dead." 
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@ "Stop wrecking my lair!" 
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OrcusOrcus, Prince of the Undead, has a ram's head and a poison
stinger. He is most feared, though, for his powerful magic
abilities. His wand causes death to those he chooses.

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. zaps a Wand of'Saruman!' he cried, and his voice grew in power and authority.
'Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am
Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no
colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council.'
He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice.
'Saruman, your staff is broken.' There was a crack, and the
staff split asunder in Saruman's hand, and the head of it
fell down at Gandalf's feet. 'Go!' said Gandalf. With a cry
Saruman fell back and crawled away.
        [ The Two Towers, 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. Death[Pestilence:] And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals,
and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four
beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white
horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given
unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

[War:] And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the
second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another
horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon
to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one
another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

[Famine:] And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the
third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black
horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his
hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say,
A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley
for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

[Death:] And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the
voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and
behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death,
and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over
the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with
hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
[ Revelations of John, 6:1-8 ]

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.! The Wizard of YendorNo one knows how old this mighty wizard is, or from whence he
came. It is known that, having lived a span far greater than
any normal man's, he grew weary of lesser mortals; and so,
spurning all human company, he forsook the dwellings of men
and went to live in the depths of the Earth. He took with
him a dreadful artifact, the Book of the Dead, which is said
to hold great power indeed. Many have sought to find the
wizard and his treasure, but none have found him and lived to
tell the tale. Woe be to the incautious adventurer who
disturbs this mighty sorcerer!

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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& "Teamwork!" 
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P "We did it! We're the lords of the Dungeons of Doom! Gehennom too!" 
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& "Masters of all we survey! We rule unchallenged!" 
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P "We've taken over the world! All our enemies are dead! Power!" 
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P "Now what?"
& "Dunno. What do you wanna do?"
P "What do you wanna do?"
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4th of 5 in a crossover series between Dudley's Dungeon and Tales From The Pit (http://angband.calamarain.net) —
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A January 18, 2007 15:20
First comment: 24 October, 2006 70 comments written
Ah now the comments work again.
Fathead January 18, 2007 16:57
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
And, as I was gonna say, this reminds me of Superman II, where Zod says something similar.
Fathead January 18, 2007 17:01
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
Oh, and I don't know if Roger Barnett knows this, but in games where you can disarm traps and get experience for it, such as Castle of the Winds, scrolls of Create Traps aren't completely worthless, even if stores don't buy them.

Although, one thing that irks me about Angband is that a -3 Bar Chain Mail is dubbed worthless, even though it offers better protection than a +0 leather armor anyway.
  January 18, 2007 18:37
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
The full name of nethack miljour is The Mazes of Menace, isn't it?

It just struck to my eye to see that "DoD+G" replique.
Roger Barnett January 18, 2007 23:19
First comment: 7 April, 2006 143 comments written
Yeah, I remember playing Castle of the Winds when I was younger. But in Angband they're mostly useless. Perhaps if you need an emergency teleport trap or trapdoorI knew my Erik too well to feel at all comfortable on jumping
into his house. I knew what he had made of a certain palace at
Mazenderan. From being the most honest building conceivable, he
soon turned it into a house of the very devil, where you could
not utter a word but it was overheard or repeated by an echo.
With his trap-doors the monster was responsible for endless
tragedies of all kinds.
        [ The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux ]

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., but you can't rely on that. It's a 2 turn escape anyway - one turn to read 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., one to detect which traps are there.
Mogri January 18, 2007 23:55
First comment: 6 January, 2007 5 comments written
Disarming a trap in Nethack exercises Dex, IIRC.
Grognor April 21, 2007 23:52
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
WOOOOOOOOOOOO!
1338h4x May 12, 2007 04:00
First comment: 19 September, 2006 102 comments written
The same thing we do every night. Try to take over the - oh, wait. Drat.
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