How to be a Dumb Healer, a.k.a., how to kill a healer with a transmuter

How to be a Dumb Healer, a.k.a., how to kill a healer with a transmuter:
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Posted by Trasthe on September 24, 2000 at 07:39:04:

** A few questions I have, here. One: why did Gergran gate to me? Two: Why was he, as a healer, not wielding a bunch of save v. everything gear? Seeing as healer's are generally ineffective in combat anyhow, dropping your damage a notch is well worth the extra vitality, saves, etc. Instead, Gergran was wearing dwarven spiked and dex gear -- great for a dwarf warrior. Three: Why did Gergran gate to me? Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] The special guard has arrived. The special guard has arrived. release guard release guard You send the special guard back home. The special guard stops following you. You send the special guard back home. The special guard stops following you. remove shield You stop using an Arbiter's Tower Shield. wield rod You hold a sleek black rod in your hands. Fuath has arrived. The special guard has arrived. The special guard has arrived. zap self Fuath leaves west. The special guard leaves west. The special guard leaves west. You zap Trasthe with a sleek black rod. A mystical barrier forms around you. It starts to rain. remove rod Folkvardr yells wildly 'Die, Kuhkliva, you sorcerous dog!' wield shield Gergran has arrived through a gate. ** He hit a bad time to come, as I was just preparing myself. ** Folkvardr yells wildly 'Help someone is attacking me!' You stop using a sleek black rod. You wear an Arbiter's Tower Shield as a shield. You yell 'Die, Gergran, you sorcerous dog!' Gergran causes a stinging swarm of insects to descend upon you! Gergran parries your pierce. You MUTILATE Gergran! Gergran has a few scratches. Kuhkliva yells wildly 'Help! I've been blackjacked by Vilkokin!' Gergran's crush misses you. Gergran's crush maims you! Gergran deflects your pierce with his shield. Gergran has a few scratches. flee Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] You flee from combat! Gergran has arrived. c halt gergran Gergran yells wildly 'Die, Trasthe, you sorcerous dog!' Gergran suddenly stiffens up, his face taut with agony. Gergran maims you! Gergran has a few scratches. ** In some aspects, the fight is over here. The only thing left to do is finish him off. ** flee Gergran's crush misses you. You parry Gergran's crush. Gergran parries your pierce. Gergran has a few scratches. Vilkokin yells wildly 'Die, Kuhkliva, you sorcerous dog!' Gergran has a few scratches. Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] You flee from combat! w Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] c halt gergran They aren't here. e e Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] (Rigid) (WANTED) Gergran is here. ** Doesn't he look nice when he's .. rigid? Err, nevermind. ** c halt gergran Gergran yells wildly 'Die, Trasthe, you sorcerous dog!' Gergran face twists slightly in silent agony. Gergran MUTILATES you! Gergran has a few scratches. Gergran's crush MUTILATES you! Gergran's crush devastates you! Gergran deflects your pierce with his shield. Gergran has a few scratches. flee Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] You flee from combat! e Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] w Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] w Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] (Rigid) (WANTED) Gergran is here. c halt gergran Gergran yells wildly 'Die, Trasthe, you sorcerous dog!' Gergran face twists slightly in silent agony. You parry Gergran's crush. Gergran has a few scratches. flee Gergran's crush MUTILATES you! Gergran parries your pierce. Gergran has a few scratches. Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] You flee from combat! w Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] (Rigid) (WANTED) Gergran is here. c halt gergran Gergran yells wildly 'Die, Trasthe, you sorcerous dog!' Gergran face twists slightly in silent agony. Gergran maims you! Gergran has a few scratches. You parry Gergran's crush. Gergran's crush misses you. Gergran parries your pierce. Gergran parries your pierce. Gergran has a few scratches. flee Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] You flee from combat! w Beregond has arrived. Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] (Rigid) (WANTED) Gergran is here. Beregond has arrived. c halt gergran Gergran yells wildly 'Die, Trasthe, you sorcerous dog!' Gergran face twists slightly in silent agony. Gergran maims you! Gergran has a few scratches. flee You parry Gergran's crush. Gergran's crush maims you! Gergran parries your pierce. Gergran parries your pierce. Gergran has a few scratches. Beregond sings 'Cold be hand and heart and bone, And cold be sleep under stone: Never more to wake on stony bed, Never, till the Sun fails and the Moon is dead.' Gergran has a few scratches. ** This is the more dangerous part of it, but because the Entropy Bard who is doppled as Beregond isn't too bright, I was safe. Uhm, you can't sleep someone while they're fighting, dingus. ** PANIC! You couldn't escape! Gergran has a few scratches. Gergran's crush devastates you! Gergran's crush MUTILATES you! Your pierce devastates Gergran! Gergran has a few scratches. flee Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] You flee from combat! ** Here might be my mistake. I fled prematurely, when I saw the bard there, and was a bit worried. Figured to drill the healer in form anyhow, and deal with the bard if he tried to hit me from the side, in form. ** shapes tiger You flicker and blur into the shape of a tiger. You maintain the hardness of your skin as you shapeshift. You maintain your speed as you shapeshift. w bite gergran Fuath has arrived. The special guard has arrived. The special guard has arrived. Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] They aren't here. e e Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] Along the Eastern Road [Exits: east west] (Charmed) A special guard from Hamsah Mu'tazz is here, enforcing the Law. (Charmed) A special guard from Hamsah Mu'tazz is here, enforcing the Law. Fuath is here. Beregond is here. (Rigid) (WANTED) Gergran is here. bite gergran You bury your teeth in Gergran's body. Your bite DISMEMBERS Gergran! Gergran yells wildly 'Help! a tiger bit me!' Gergran has some small but disgusting cuts. The special guard yells wildly 'Gergran is a CRIMINAL! PROTECT THE INNOCENT!! BANZAI!!' The special guard DISMEMBERS Gergran! The special guard yells wildly 'Gergran is a CRIMINAL! PROTECT THE INNOCENT!! BANZAI!!' The special guard DISMEMBERS Gergran! The special guard's pound misses Gergran. You dodge Gergran's crush. Your claw *** DEMOLISHES *** Gergran! Gergran parries your claw. Gergran dodges your claw. Gergran is covered with bleeding wounds. bite gergran The swarms of insects bite you mercilessly. Your swarm of insects hits you. Gergran is covered with bleeding wounds. You bury your teeth in Gergran's body. Your bite EVISCERATES Gergran! Gergran is covered with bleeding wounds. bite gergran The special guard's pound misses Gergran. You dodge Gergran's crush. You dodge Gergran's crush. Gergran parries your claw. Your claw *** DEMOLISHES *** Gergran! Gergran deflects your claw with his shield. Your claw *** DEMOLISHES *** Gergran! Gergran is gushing blood. You bury your teeth in Gergran's body. Your bite maims Gergran! Gergran leaves west. Gergran has fled! You follow Gergran as his flees and pounce on him! Gergran is gushing blood. Gergran parries your claw. Gergran parries your claw. Gergran is gushing blood. bite gergran You bury your teeth in Gergran's body. Your bite MUTILATES Gergran! Gergran is gushing blood. bite gergran Gergran's crush decimates you! Gergran's crush decimates you! Your claw MANGLES Gergran! Your claw *** DEMOLISHES *** Gergran! Your claw MANGLES Gergran! Gergran is convulsing on the ground. Fuath has arrived. The special guard has arrived. The special guard has arrived. Gergran is convulsing on the ground. Fuath tries to sever Gergran's artery, but his blow misses entirely. Fuath's deep gash misses Gergran. Gergran's crush MASSACRES Fuath! Gergran is convulsing on the ground. bite gergran You bury your teeth in Gergran's body. Your bite DISMEMBERS Gergran! Gergran is DEAD!! Gergran's arm is sliced from his dead body. ** The bard didn't interfere again, likely due to Fuath's presence. Regardless -- for anyone who's interested in playing a transmuter, always, always perfect halt person. There are a few classes you simply cannot kill without it, such as invokers and healers. Secondly, if you're playing a hero-range character, and want a tip with equipment.. sometimes that few points of damage is worth sacrificing for sv. v. spell, or sv. v. paralysis. **

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As for why he gated to you, see: ../messages/18103.html (n/t) Proud Blade(VIP) 09:50:22 9/24/2000 (0)
and once more: don't remove hp from a log, else it is hard to read and estimate the situation. Don't be so paranoid nt Rooqweaz 08:38:44 9/24/2000 (0)
last I heard, dwarven spiked set gives you very good saves nt Rooqweaz 08:36:40 9/24/2000 (5)
- Yes, but on a healer the +dam negates the save vs. spell to a point. nt Imbrogno(VIP) 08:39:43 9/24/2000 (4)
  - hmm Rooqweaz 08:43:22 9/24/2000 (3)
    - It's truth that +dam hurts healers, whether it applies to other classes or not I do not know. This has been discussed at length before, do a forum search. nt Imbrogno(VIP) 08:48:23 9/24/2000 (2)
      - of course I did search but did not found anything but rumors nt Rooqweaz 10:26:53 9/24/2000 (1)
        
        That's one of the few rumours I trust. Tracker of the Wicked(VIP) 11:43:08 9/25/2000 (0)
Gergran isn't very bright Imbrogno 08:02:42 9/24/2000 (0)
Why the multiple Halts? Curious 07:57:13 9/24/2000 (4)
- Halt only lasts so many rounds and so if you want it to last a long time you have to Imbrogno(VIP) 08:05:13 9/24/2000 (3)
  - So it is cumulative? N/T curious 08:27:30 9/24/2000 (2)
    - *mutters at the VIP bug* Yes, it's cumulative. My above post was supposed to read "...time you have 'stack' them." nt Imbrogno 08:29:28 9/24/2000 (1)
      - Thanks N/T Curious 16:17:18 9/24/2000 (0)

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Comments:	> <table border=0 bgcolor=black> > <tr> > <td> > <tt><font color=white> > > <font color=yellow><b><i> A few questions I have, here. One: why did Gergran gate to me? Two: Why was he, as a healer, not wielding a bunch of save v. everything gear? Seeing as healer's are generally ineffective in combat anyhow, dropping your damage a notch is well worth the extra vitality, saves, etc. Instead, Gergran was wearing dwarven spiked and dex gear -- great for a dwarf warrior. Three: Why did Gergran gate to me?</font></b></i> > > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > The special guard has arrived. > The special guard has arrived. > > release guard > release guard > <font color="pink">You send the special guard back home.</font> > <font color="pink">The special guard stops following you.</font> > > <font color="pink">You send the special guard back home.</font> > <font color="pink">The special guard stops following you.</font> > > remove shield > <font color="pink">You stop using an Arbiter's Tower Shield.</font> > > wield rod > <font color="pink">You hold a sleek black rod in your hands.</font> > > > Fuath has arrived. > The special guard has arrived. > The special guard has arrived. > > zap self > > Fuath leaves west. > The special guard leaves west. > The special guard leaves west. > > <font color="pink">You zap Trasthe with a sleek black rod.</font> > <font color="pink">A mystical barrier forms around you.</font> > > > It starts to rain. > > remove rod > > <font color="lime">Folkvardr yells wildly '<u>Die, Kuhkliva, you sorcerous dog!</u>'</font> > > wield shield > > Gergran has arrived through a gate. > <font color=yellow><b><i> He hit a bad time to come, as I was just preparing myself. </font></b></i> > > > <font color="lime">Folkvardr yells wildly '<u>Help someone is attacking me!</u>'</font> > > <font color="pink">You stop using a sleek black rod.</font> > > <font color="pink">You wear an Arbiter's Tower Shield as a shield.</font> > > > <font color="yellow"><b>You yell '<u>Die, Gergran, you sorcerous dog!</u>'</b></font> > <font color="pink">Gergran causes a stinging swarm of insects to descend upon you!</font> > Gergran parries your pierce. > <font color="pink">You <font color="red">MUTILATE</font> Gergran!</font> > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > > <font color="lime">Kuhkliva yells wildly '<u>Help! I've been blackjacked by Vilkokin!</u>'</font> > <font color="pink">Gergran's crush <font color="red">misses</font> you.</font> > <font color="pink">Gergran's crush <font color="red">maims</font> you!</font> > Gergran deflects your pierce with his shield. > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > flee > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > <font color="pink">You flee from combat!</font> > > > Gergran has arrived. > > c halt gergran > <font color="lime">Gergran yells wildly '<u>Die, Trasthe, you sorcerous dog!</u>'</font> > Gergran suddenly stiffens up, his face taut with agony. > <font color="pink">Gergran <font color="red">maims</font> you!</font> > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > <font color=yellow><b><i> In some aspects, the fight is over here. The only thing left to do is finish him off. </font></b></i> > flee > > <font color="pink">Gergran's crush <font color="red">misses</font> you.</font> > You parry Gergran's crush. > Gergran parries your pierce. > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > > <font color="lime">Vilkokin yells wildly '<u>Die, Kuhkliva, you sorcerous dog!</u>'</font> > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > <font color="pink">You flee from combat!</font> > > w > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > > c halt gergran > They aren't here. > > e > e > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > (Rigid) (WANTED) Gergran is here. > > <font color=yellow><b><i> Doesn't he look nice when he's .. rigid? Err, nevermind. </font></b></i> > > c halt gergran > <font color="lime">Gergran yells wildly '<u>Die, Trasthe, you sorcerous dog!</u>'</font> > Gergran face twists slightly in silent agony. > <font color="pink">Gergran <font color="red">MUTILATES</font> you!</font> > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > > <font color="pink">Gergran's crush <font color="red">MUTILATES</font> you!</font> > <font color="pink">Gergran's crush <font color="red">devastates</font> you!</font> > Gergran deflects your pierce with his shield. > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > flee > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > <font color="pink">You flee from combat!</font> > > e > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > > w > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > > w > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > (Rigid) (WANTED) Gergran is here. > > c halt gergran > <font color="lime">Gergran yells wildly '<u>Die, Trasthe, you sorcerous dog!</u>'</font> > Gergran face twists slightly in silent agony. > You parry Gergran's crush. > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > flee > > <font color="pink">Gergran's crush <font color="red">MUTILATES</font> you!</font> > Gergran parries your pierce. > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > <font color="pink">You flee from combat!</font> > > w > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > (Rigid) (WANTED) Gergran is here. > > c halt gergran > <font color="lime">Gergran yells wildly '<u>Die, Trasthe, you sorcerous dog!</u>'</font> > Gergran face twists slightly in silent agony. > <font color="pink">Gergran <font color="red">maims</font> you!</font> > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > > You parry Gergran's crush. > <font color="pink">Gergran's crush <font color="red">misses</font> you.</font> > Gergran parries your pierce. > Gergran parries your pierce. > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > flee > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > <font color="pink">You flee from combat!</font> > > w > > Beregond has arrived. > > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > (Rigid) (WANTED) Gergran is here. > > Beregond has arrived. > > c halt gergran > <font color="lime">Gergran yells wildly '<u>Die, Trasthe, you sorcerous dog!</u>'</font> > Gergran face twists slightly in silent agony. > <font color="pink">Gergran <font color="red">maims</font> you!</font> > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > flee > > You parry Gergran's crush. > <font color="pink">Gergran's crush <font color="red">maims</font> you!</font> > Gergran parries your pierce. > Gergran parries your pierce. > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > > <font color="blue">Beregond sings 'Cold be hand and heart and bone, > And cold be sleep under stone: > Never more to wake on stony bed, > Never, till the Sun fails and the Moon is dead.' > </font><font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > <font color=yellow><b><i> This is the more dangerous part of it, but because the Entropy Bard who is doppled as Beregond isn't too bright, I was safe. Uhm, you can't sleep someone while they're fighting, dingus. </font></b></i> > > <font color="yellow"><b>PANIC! You couldn't escape!</b></font> > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > > <font color="pink">Gergran's crush <font color="red">devastates</font> you!</font> > <font color="pink">Gergran's crush <font color="red">MUTILATES</font> you!</font> > <b>Your pierce <font color="red">devastates</font> Gergran!</b> > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has a few scratches.</font> > > flee > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > <font color="pink">You flee from combat!</font> > > <font color=yellow><b><i> Here might be my mistake. I fled prematurely, when I saw the bard there, and was a bit worried. Figured to drill the healer in form anyhow, and deal with the bard if he tried to hit me from the side, in form. </font></b></i> > > shapes tiger > <font color="pink">You flicker and blur into the shape of a tiger.</font> > <font color="pink">You maintain the hardness of your skin as you shapeshift.</font> > <font color="pink">You maintain your speed as you shapeshift.</font> > > w > bite gergran > > Fuath has arrived. > The special guard has arrived. > The special guard has arrived. > > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > > They aren't here. > > e > e > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > > Along the Eastern Road > > [Exits: east west] > (Charmed) A special guard from Hamsah Mu'tazz is here, enforcing the Law. > (Charmed) A special guard from Hamsah Mu'tazz is here, enforcing the Law. > Fuath is here. > Beregond is here. > (Rigid) (WANTED) Gergran is here. > > bite gergran > <font color="pink">You bury your teeth in Gergran's body.</font> > <b>Your bite <font color="red">DISMEMBERS</font> Gergran!</b> > <font color="lime">Gergran yells wildly '<u>Help! a tiger bit me!</u>'</font> > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran has some small but disgusting cuts.</font> > > > <font color="lime">The special guard yells wildly '<u>Gergran is a CRIMINAL! PROTECT THE INNOCENT!! BANZAI!!</u>'</font> > The special guard <font color="red">DISMEMBERS</font> Gergran! > <font color="lime">The special guard yells wildly '<u>Gergran is a CRIMINAL! PROTECT THE INNOCENT!! BANZAI!!</u>'</font> > The special guard <font color="red">DISMEMBERS</font> Gergran! > The special guard's pound <font color="red">misses</font> Gergran. > You dodge Gergran's crush. > <b>Your claw <font color="red">* DEMOLISHES *</font> Gergran!</b> > Gergran parries your claw. > Gergran dodges your claw. > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran is covered with bleeding wounds.</font> > > bite gergran > > The swarms of insects bite you mercilessly. > <b>Your swarm of insects <font color="red">hits</font> you.</b> > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran is covered with bleeding wounds.</font> > > <font color="pink">You bury your teeth in Gergran's body.</font> > <b>Your bite <font color="red">EVISCERATES</font> Gergran!</b> > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran is covered with bleeding wounds.</font> > > bite gergran > > The special guard's pound <font color="red">misses</font> Gergran. > You dodge Gergran's crush. > You dodge Gergran's crush. > Gergran parries your claw. > <b>Your claw <font color="red">* DEMOLISHES *</font> Gergran!</b> > Gergran deflects your claw with his shield. > <b>Your claw <font color="red">* DEMOLISHES *</font> Gergran!</b> > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran is gushing blood.</font> > > <font color="pink">You bury your teeth in Gergran's body.</font> > <b>Your bite <font color="red">maims</font> Gergran!</b> > Gergran leaves west. > Gergran has fled! > <font color="pink">You follow Gergran as his flees and pounce on him!</font> > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran is gushing blood.</font> > > > Gergran parries your claw. > Gergran parries your claw. > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran is gushing blood.</font> > > bite gergran > <font color="pink">You bury your teeth in Gergran's body.</font> > <b>Your bite <font color="red">MUTILATES</font> Gergran!</b> > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran is gushing blood.</font> > > bite gergran > > <font color="pink">Gergran's crush <font color="red">decimates</font> you!</font> > <font color="pink">Gergran's crush <font color="red">decimates</font> you!</font> > <b>Your claw <font color="red">MANGLES</font> Gergran!</b> > <b>Your claw <font color="red">* DEMOLISHES *</font> Gergran!</b> > <b>Your claw <font color="red">MANGLES</font> Gergran!</b> > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran is convulsing on the ground.</font> > > > Fuath has arrived. > The special guard has arrived. > The special guard has arrived. > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran is convulsing on the ground.</font> > > > Fuath tries to sever Gergran's artery, but his blow <font color="red">misses</font> entirely. > Fuath's deep gash <font color="red">misses</font> Gergran. > Gergran's crush <font color="red">MASSACRES</font> Fuath! > <font color="darkgreen">Gergran is convulsing on the ground.</font> > > bite gergran > <font color="pink">You bury your teeth in Gergran's body.</font> > <b>Your bite <font color="red">DISMEMBERS</font> Gergran!</b> > <font color="yellow"><b>Gergran is DEAD!!</b></font> > Gergran's arm is sliced from his dead body. > > <font color=yellow><b><i> The bard didn't interfere again, likely due to Fuath's presence. Regardless -- for anyone who's interested in playing a transmuter, always, always perfect halt person. There are a few classes you simply cannot kill without it, such as invokers and healers. Secondly, if you're playing a hero-range character, and want a tip with equipment.. sometimes that few points of damage is worth sacrificing for sv. v. spell, or sv. v. paralysis. **</font></b></i> > > </font></tt> > </td></tr></table>

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