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Monday, 12 May, 2008

by Wellan

-------------- ---............\| \|...%..........\| ---......`......*-- ......@..h......... ---................ \|................ --......%..------ \|.........\| @ "Just this dwarfDwarfs have faces like men (ugly men, with wrinkled, leathery skins), but are generally either flat-footed, duck-footed, or have feet pointing backwards. They are of the earth, earthy, living in the darkest of caverns and venturing forth only with the cloaks by which they can make themselves invisible, and others disguised as toads. Miners often come across them, and sometimes establish reasonably close relations with them. ... The miners of Cornwall were always delighted to hear a bucca busily mining away, for all dwarfs have an infallible nose for precious metals. Among other things, dwarfs are rightly valued for their skill as blacksmiths and jewellers: they made Odin his famous spear Gungnir, and Thor his hammer; for Freya they designed a magnificent necklace, and for Frey a golden boar. And in their spare time they are excellent bakers. Ironically, despite their odd feet, they are particularly fond of dancing. They can also see into the future, and consequently are excellent meteorologists. They can be free with presents to people they like, and a dwarvish gift is likely to turn to gold in the hand. But on the whole they are a snappish lot. [ The Immortals, by Derek and Julia Parker ] 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. lord left on this level... Let's end this quickly. What spells do I have?"	-------------- ---............\| \|...%..........\| ---......`......*-- ......@..h......... ---................ \|................ --......%..------ \|.........\| @ "Hm...force bolt...that doesn't do enough damage...fireball fails most of the time..."	-------------- ---............\| \|...%..........\| ---......`......*-- ......@..h......... ---................ \|................ --......%..------ \|.........\| @ "Hey, look at this! I can cast magic missile with a 0% failure rate! And it's my "special spell"!"	-------------- ---............\| \|...%..........\| ---......`......*-- ......@..h......... ---................ \|................ --......%..------ \|.........\| @ "I wonder what happens when you cast your special spell? It has to be powerful, right?"
-------------- ---............\| \|...%..........\| ---......`......*-- ......@..h......... ---................ \|................ --......%..------ \|.........\| @ "...I'll do it. Cast magic missile!"	--- /-- --- / --- \| / --- \| \| --- \| \ --- \ *--- \-- SILE	* /----\ * * / \ * * \| /--\\| * * \| \| \|\| * * \| \---/ * * \ * * \-----/ * MAGIC MISSILE	--\ --- \ --- /-\\| --- \|\| --- \--/ --- --- ---/ *--- MAGI
-------------- ---............\| \|.\.\|./........\| ---......`......*-- ....-.@.-h......... ---................ \|./.\|.\.......... --......%..------ \|.........\| SFX: "mrrreee ... eeooowww..."	-------------- ---............\| \|..............\| ---..\\|/.`......*-- .....-@-.h......... ---../\|\........... \|................ --......%..------ \|.........\| SFX: "eeerrr ... ooooowwww!"	The magic missile misses the dwarfDwarfs have faces like men (ugly men, with wrinkled, leathery skins), but are generally either flat-footed, duck-footed, or have feet pointing backwards. They are of the earth, earthy, living in the darkest of caverns and venturing forth only with the cloaks by which they can make themselves invisible, and others disguised as toads. Miners often come across them, and sometimes establish reasonably close relations with them. ... The miners of Cornwall were always delighted to hear a bucca busily mining away, for all dwarfs have an infallible nose for precious metals. Among other things, dwarfs are rightly valued for their skill as blacksmiths and jewellers: they made Odin his famous spear Gungnir, and Thor his hammer; for Freya they designed a magnificent necklace, and for Frey a golden boar. And in their spare time they are excellent bakers. Ironically, despite their odd feet, they are particularly fond of dancing. They can also see into the future, and consequently are excellent meteorologists. They can be free with presents to people they like, and a dwarvish gift is likely to turn to gold in the hand. But on the whole they are a snappish lot. [ The Immortals, by Derek and Julia Parker ] 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. lord. ---......`......*-- ......@-------..... ---................ \|................ --......%..------ \|.........\| @ "With cinematics like that, you'd think that it'd be a bit more accurate."	The dwarfDwarfs have faces like men (ugly men, with wrinkled, leathery skins), but are generally either flat-footed, duck-footed, or have feet pointing backwards. They are of the earth, earthy, living in the darkest of caverns and venturing forth only with the cloaks by which they can make themselves invisible, and others disguised as toads. Miners often come across them, and sometimes establish reasonably close relations with them. ... The miners of Cornwall were always delighted to hear a bucca busily mining away, for all dwarfs have an infallible nose for precious metals. Among other things, dwarfs are rightly valued for their skill as blacksmiths and jewellers: they made Odin his famous spear Gungnir, and Thor his hammer; for Freya they designed a magnificent necklace, and for Frey a golden boar. And in their spare time they are excellent bakers. Ironically, despite their odd feet, they are particularly fond of dancing. They can also see into the future, and consequently are excellent meteorologists. They can be free with presents to people they like, and a dwarvish gift is likely to turn to gold in the hand. But on the whole they are a snappish lot. [ The Immortals, by Derek and Julia Parker ] 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. lord is blinded by the special effects! ---......`......*-- ......@..h......... ---................ \|................ --......%..------ \|.........\| @ "...but I guess it'll do."
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