| Chapter 4 ~~~~~~~~~ Don't Drop Anything. True, for a few seconds something you drop on the ground cannot be picked up by anyone else. But you never know when some freak storm might come and snatch you, or just delay your ability to pick it back up. If you MUST drop something, do so, and then GUARD it quickly. This prevents someone from walking in and taking it. Guard is NOT perfect, though. Once someone gets at melee with you the item can be grabbed. Other tactics can also circumvent your guard. And someone CAN get to melee at you from hiding, and you will never know it until they take the item on the ground. Handing it to a trusted friend is still the safest thing to do. Don't leave hunting treasure on the ground, either. Anything that you leave on the ground and walk away from will very likely quickly disappear, either to a wind whisking it away, or to someone who happens by and takes a fancy to it. This includes your things which get left behind after you die and depart. For Novices who are still first circle, the first few deaths will not part the Novice from her equipment. But soon enough, it will, and you will die and depart, and everything on you will be on the ground where you departed. And you will be in your birthday suit in the Temple. |
|
Last Revised 2/12/2000 |