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- ~f A WORD ABOUT MULTINODE ACTION
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- ~2 Death Masters is a fully capable internode game.
- If you are playing the game on a BBS with several telephone lines
- (~fmultinode BBS~2) you will be able to interact with other humans (~9chat,
- pages, fights, etc.~2) in ~4real-time~2. You will receive notification of
- many events by automatic system pages. If someone sends you e-mail you will
- know about it ~4inmediately~2. If someone enters or leaves the game you'll
- also be notified ~4right away~2. However, If you use the ~fP~eage~2 feature
- in the ~fM~eessage~2 menu and find your self sending and receiving pages
- left and right, ~cSTOP~2 and go to the chat room. If you decide not to go to
- chat, and are doing nothing but staring at the screen waiting for somebody
- to page you, help the game by ~9scrolling up or down~2 once in a while.
- If you don't, you still receive your messages but it takes a bit longer to
- process than if you "helped out."
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- ~f PLAYING SMART FROM THE BEGINNING
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- ~2 Death Masters is a very intuitive game as far as the interface goes.
- Developing a winning strategy however, is a different story.
-
- One very important factor is defense (~aMaybe even more than attack!~2),
- so it is recommended you buy a ~fShield~2 as soon as you join the game!
- In case your modem messed up and you couldn't read the previous line,
- I'll tell you again: buy a ~fShield~2 as soon as you join the game!
- There is an added benefit to doing that: At the beginning of the game,
- you have a weapon and an armor, but not a shield. Having a shield on
- hand is important when you face one of the random encounters at the end
- of a fight. If you answer this encounter's question correctly, he will
- replace your armor with a better one ~fand~2 if you have a shield, you
- will also have it replaced with a better one!
-
- Now, what you should do is buy the best shield you can. ~9Remember this
- is only at the beginning of the game. ~2A few days later, you should
- concentrate on keeping a good stash of money in the bank. The bank
- pays ~c8%~2 daily, so your money can go up rather quickly.
-
- At this time, don't engage in ~fchallenges.~2 ( Note that ~eFights~2 and
- ~eChallenges~2 are not the same. ) If you do challenge someone, you are
- likely to die... ~9UNLESS~2 your enemy is of the same level as you.
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- ~f A FEW DAYS LATER...
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- ~2 Once you are familiar with the game, you should change your strategy.
- But, don't throw caution out the window. Keep an eye on your ~cHitPoints
- ~2indicator when you are fighting. If you are dying, don't hesitate to
- ~e<~fB~e>eg for mercy! ~2If you die, you won't be able to play until the
- next day. However bad begging for mercy is, it is a very good 'meter'
- of the capacity of your weapon. Get a clue and buy a better one. Get
- another clue: ~cNever fight if you have no money on hand!~2
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- By now, you ~fSHOULD~2 engage in a couple of challenges daily. The ~cEXP~2
- points you get from challenges can be your ticket to quick level raises.
- You get ~f10%~2 of your foe's experience plus the money if you win. If you
- loose, you loose the ~f10%~2 and your enemy gets it, so be careful...
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- ~f STABLISHING YOUR SELF AS THE MASTER OF THE BBS
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- ~2 ~do~2 Kill every human on sight!
-
- ~do~2 If you can't kill them, use the advanced communication routines of
- the game to make friends... ~9until~2 you are stronger than they!
-
- ~do~c THE PUB!~2 Use it and abuse it. Find out why anyone would waste
- money buying drinks for the pub-keeper. You must also know what effect
- the liquor has on you (don't drink too much though). Take a leak
- every now and then and instigate fights amongst the other players (who
- is gonna know it was you ~f:)~2). And always sleep here!
-
- ~do~f USE YOUR LETHAL MOVES WISELY. ~2If possible, keep them for the end
- of the day or until you find some monster too strong for you. And, use
- them ~9DAILY!~2 Lethal kills are the key to mutating!
-
- ~do~2 If you have enemies, ~fQuit~2 the game after you are offered steroids
- (if you got pretty beefed-up, that is), so your enemies have a nasty
- surprise when coming for you!
-
- ~do~2 Get the answers right when you are asked questions by the Masters!
- The rewards can be inmense! So, hit the books if you always miss!
-
- ~do~2 Have fun. Don't get mad if you get killed. ~cGET EVEN!~2
-
- ~do~2 Don't play all your turns in one shot! If you have enemies they'll
- see you played and will try to kill you. If they succeed, you can come
- back the same day and get the score settled.
-
- ~do~c D E M O T E ~2those players that are too powerful!
- The game will tell you what is your chance to demote a player ~9AFTER~2
- you pay for the service. So, before you do, look at the score of the
- enemy you want to demote (~awrite it down if you must~2), and try to find
- out how that number relates to your probability of success.
-
- ~do~2 Lastly, don't believe in rumors. There is no such a thing as ~cPOWER
- NAMES. ~9 Or is there?
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- ~f MUTATING
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- ~2 Mutating gives you an opportunity to carry more weapons. Once you have
- mutated at least once, buy weapons for you free hand (not the armed one).
- A mutated foe is always a dangerous one, and unless they tell you or you
- challenge them, there is no way to know who has mutated and who hasn't.
- But if you must guess, a level 5 enemy is very likely mutated, as well as
- a level 10 one.
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-
- ~c Well, I won't spoil it for you, so go kill something... ~for somebody ~c>:)
- ~8 DISCLAIMER: I mean in the game!! Don't go on a rampage and say I told you!