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>>> hmmm, I'm still skeptical that there was no way around to the stairways
>>> without using phasing - but I thought I should point out that there is
>>> an easier way to use "phasing".   All you have to do is target the area
>>> you want to move to with the mouse curser and "right-click" - it will
>>> allow you greater control over where you appear.

	Well, read my lips one last time.  There was nothing I missed.
The wall I had to pass through was obvious.  Adria's phasing scrolls
were plentiful.  Phase _is_ random but after enough tries you can go
where you could not go before.  :)

>>> I still think phasing (and teleport - why are there 2 of these spells?)
>>> are pretty useless.

	Depending on your game situation you may not need to use Phase
ever.  It is a tactical spell that can be used several ways, but
because it is random and cannot be directed it can be risky.  Ah the
joys of playing Single Player and having a quick Save Game feature.
(Loading a saved game takes much longer).

>>Are you sure about that with Phasing? I tried clicking where I wanted to
>>go, and it almost never took me close. It usually took me backwards

	Phase is random.  After 4 or 5 tries you might discover going
where you want to go, but only into an adjacent room at best.  It is
not teleport.

>Teleport is great for zipping around the dungeon at high speed; no
>more walking all the way down to the other end of the room to go
>through a door if you can just teleport through the wall!

	I have two teleport scrolls I found but cannot use them yet as I
need a lot more magic.  I have been building up my character's basic
stats evenly.  This presents some disadvantages now but I am guessing
will present advantages later on, though it may not matter then
either.  I haven't found a current need for teleport.  I am now a L20
Rogue on level 13 (Hell 1) in Single Player mode and I have a mess
dealing with the new badies in Hell.  I am assuming at this point
there are some tactics I can discover to get me through this as much
as I discovered to get me through The Caves.  But it sure looks bad.
I am hoping I don't have to start a new game yet.

	As usual I have not died enough times to get the creatures names
but I suspect if you can help you know what ones I am up against.  The
monsters seem to be associated with the different dungeon sections and
L13 of Hell probably says it all.  My technique up to this point has
been to draw out each monster one or two at a time if possible and
kill them.  Then get noticed again and draw out one or two more.  I
save and/or restore depending on making any progress or not like
Carter has little liver pills.  The heightened problem with L13 is
that I am taking lots of lightning damage though I have some
resistance from it.  I have not made much progress yet as I am right
at the start of L13.  I don't seem to have any spell effective against
the winged monsters.  My best weapon still remains my Bow of the Bear
which does only 1-3 or 1-6 damage, but knocks the monster back.  It is
a painfully slow process.

	Any ideas?  Thank you.

     * Susan * <Sus...@concentric.net>