Posted by Imbrogno on June 3, 2000 at 13:21:09:
In Reply to: Look: posted by Khiravn on June 3, 2000 at 12:40:45:
Yes, rot is a cheap way to die, but so is frightful fiend, pwk, gangbanging, etc., etc.
Arlian died twice to rot that day. The first time(the time I assume you're talking about) I rotted and fought for 7 or 8 more rounds, against TWO ragers. Nicias was there as well as Arlian. Fly potions don't last forever, and neither does protective shield. I'm not going to fight them off until my protections wear off so they can gang me to death tripping all the while.
If you're talking about the second time you've lost your fucking rocker. He fiended me so I worded and he died to rot in the meantime.
NEVER EVER have I just run up to somebody, rotted, and worded without fighting until I felt like I wasn't going to get anything done. As a matter of fact, Arlian is the only person that I've ever rotted that I remember. Two of those you saw in the log, and the other three occured last night(and all three of those times I ended up being fiended).
I'm not going to stop using rot because you have some kind of moral problem with it. It's there, so I'll use it. I agree that it's a cheap way to die. I agree that running up, rotting, and wording without any additional fighting is lame. There are many things that are just as lame IMHO. The major one being what every bard does, but I'm not getting into that again.
I'm terribly sorry that you died because of a shaman. I'll light a candle for you.