Magic Mapping Question

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According to my map, there's a room with *no* corridors to it. Do
I need to find a scroll or ring of teleportation to get into that, or
should there be another way?

Thanks,
Terrence

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On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, John Campbell wrote:
> But there is, in fact, a way out. It may cost you, though.
> Better to make your own way out.

I suppose one could always pray to get out. Hmm...I wonder if a
sword will work for digging...

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On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Janis Papanagnou wrote:

> NHinRL, but would you really try to dig with swords?
> Not a good idea.

If I wanted something bad enough, I'd dig with anything I thought
had a sharp enough point. I've heard of prisoners digging with stranger
things. But it apparently doesn't work in nethack, eh? The one thing I
miss from my Dwarven archaeologists; they always had their own pick-axes.

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terrencev@softhome.net wrote:
> According to my map, there's a room with *no* corridors to it. Do I
> need to find a scroll or ring of teleportation to get into that, or
> should there be another way?

Assuming it's a 2x2 room, then it's a vault. The easiest way (if you don't
know the "trick" to teleport in using some "standard teleporter") is to dig
a path using some pickaxe or mattock or use a wand (or spell) of digging.

Janis

 

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On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 terrencev@softhome.net wrote:

> According to my map, there's a room with *no* corridors to it. Do
> I need to find a scroll or ring of teleportation to get into that, or
> should there be another way?

Is the room 2x2 ?

Then you should indeed try teleportation or something else to get in and
you'll have a nice surprise if never seen that before. Remember that if
there's no way in, there's also no way out, so you might as well try to
find a way in that will be reusable to go out before you starve to
death...

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Jean-Yves.Moyen@ens-lyon.org wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 terrencev@softhome.net wrote:
>
>> According to my map, there's a room with *no* corridors to it. Do
>>I need to find a scroll or ring of teleportation to get into that, or
>>should there be another way?
>
> Is the room 2x2 ?
>
> Then you should indeed try teleportation or something else to get in and
> you'll have a nice surprise if never seen that before. Remember that if
> there's no way in, there's also no way out, so you might as well try to
> find a way in that will be reusable to go out before you starve to
> death...

But there is, in fact, a way out. It may cost you, though.
Better to make your own way out.

--
John Campbell
jcampbel@lynn.ci-n.com

 

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Jean-Yves.Moyen@ens-lyon.org wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 terrencev@softhome.net wrote:
>
>> According to my map, there's a room with *no* corridors to it. Do
>>I need to find a scroll or ring of teleportation to get into that, or
>>should there be another way?
>
> Is the room 2x2 ?
>
> Then you should indeed try teleportation or something else to get in and
> you'll have a nice surprise if never seen that before. Remember that if
> there's no way in, there's also no way out, so you might as well try to
> find a way in that will be reusable to go out before you starve to
> death...

No, you will not starve if you weren't starving when entering the room;
there's always a way out, though it is costly.

Janis

 

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[ about escaping unconnected rooms ]

terrencev@softhome.net wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, John Campbell wrote:
>
>> But there is, in fact, a way out. It may cost you, though.
>> Better to make your own way out.
>
> I suppose one could always pray to get out.

I wouldn't rely on that.

> Hmm...I wonder if a sword will work for digging...

NHinRL, but would you really try to dig with swords?
Not a good idea.

Janis

 

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terrencev@softhome.net wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, Janis Papanagnou wrote:
>
>> NHinRL, but would you really try to dig with swords?
>> Not a good idea.
>
> If I wanted something bad enough, I'd dig with anything I thought
> had a sharp enough point. I've heard of prisoners digging with stranger
> things.

LOL, yes, might even be made possible in NH. But in NH you would starve
in the meantime. ;-)

> But it apparently doesn't work in nethack, eh?

No, it doesn't.

Janis

 

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Jean-Yves.Moyen@ens-lyon.org <Jean-Yves.Moyen@ens-lyon.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 terrencev@softhome.net wrote:
>
>> According to my map, there's a room with *no* corridors to it. Do
>> I need to find a scroll or ring of teleportation to get into that, or
>> should there be another way?
>
> Is the room 2x2 ?
>
> Then you should indeed try teleportation or something else to get in and
> you'll have a nice surprise if never seen that before. Remember that if
> there's no way in, there's also no way out, so you might as well try to
> find a way in that will be reusable to go out before you starve to
> death...

Nah, you won't starve. Someone'll be by to let you out, eventually.

You might even find a magic closet that will take you there.


Keith
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Janis Papanagnou <Janis_Papanagnou@hotmail.com> wrote:
> [ about escaping unconnected rooms ]
>
> terrencev@softhome.net wrote:
>> On Wed, 14 Sep 2005, John Campbell wrote:
>>
>>> But there is, in fact, a way out. It may cost you, though.
>>> Better to make your own way out.
>>
>> I suppose one could always pray to get out.
>
> I wouldn't rely on that.

Nor would I. I think praying only works if you can't move at all
(trapped in a wall, surrounded on all sides by stone).


Keith
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keith.davies@gmail.com who knows where you live."
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