Re: Rhyme and Reason behing the game... (artefacts and player killings)

["Rupert G. Goldie" <>]

Mark Wedel wrote:
>  Polymorhping items probably came from nethack or one of the similar
> type games where you could do this.  There is no basis for this to
> actually happen (and AD&D doesn't allow this).  Yet it seems to be a 
> popular thing, however it should nto be a something that is done as
> standard practice. 

IMHO, polypiling was the biggest single crock in Nethack. It reduced the game 
to collecting every available item and polymorphing it until you have the 
stuff you want.
--
Rupert