Posted by Balrahd on October 19, 2000 at 08:55:15:
In Reply to: Nearly had him. so close. *curse* posted by Tis' me on October 18, 2000 at 23:59:52:
1. Jerith: Nothing much I can see you could have done, there. Cursing an AP is usually worthless. Now, however, you know that he carries return wands, so next time you summon him to a closed room into a gangbang, consider cursing him through word or curse first (as opposed to wither, which you could have done anyway if you kept autoassist off and let Amphila initiate - curse/wither if you really feel it's necessary). Personally, I like to blind them first. They can't cure blindness, it stops them from flee/sleep, and coincidentally, blindness is all it would have taken to nail the kill here (no removing shield/wearing wand).
2. Kelbecso: To nail a kill, I'm thinking in this order: Trap, Get the upper hand/Maledict, Trap. To nail this kill, you could have done 2 things:
a. Phoenix Fire. (Maledict)
b. Spam close west (final trap)
The thing is, you already had the upper hand with the wither. You had him ganged with a lagging friend, in a closed room, him not wielding weapons. He's meat, as long as you keep him in the closed room. So don't bother demonfiring, just spam to keep the door closed. Otherwise, PF probably would have killed him the round after he fled.
Anyway, maybe I helped.
Balrahd.