From: dmclaren@neumann.une.edu.au (Debra.)
Newsgroups: rec.games.moria
Subject: Yet Another, Yet another winner.
Date: 12 Nov 92 01:05:10 GMT

At long last a winner, it certainly took a while, over a year,
just to show you how humble this mages beginnings were I'll tell
you a story about him.

I type moria (on a UNIX system, on a borrowed account), I choose
my character carefully, making sure that his stats are good...
I go into the shops and buy soft leather armour and sometimes a
better weapon, I stock up on food and begin my adventure. I start 
with easy killings, young orphans, lepers and the like. I actively
seek out and kill drunkards to get their money. After a while I
have earnt enough to purchase a little better armour and feel 
ready to take on the tougher monsters. Yes, that's right, the
Mean Looking Mercenarys...

The more astute reader will notice that Faradin the magical 
mage has a problem. As he said to a friendly advisor who
asked "Have you killed the Balrog." "What Balrog?", and to
the next question "What about an ancient Dragon!", "Haven't seen
any of those yet...", And to the final question "How deep
in the dungeon are you?", "What dungeon?!"  It took that
particular mage a week to work out that things got scarier
than when he was out shopping. When he finally entered the 
dungeon he thought it was pretty stupid that the corridors
weren't lit. You have to *wear* the torch...

The Balrog was a pussycat, three wands of drain life, 5 potions
of invunerability, a rune of protection and that was it.
He breathed once and didn't summon anything to help him.

 Name        : Faradin                 Age          :     19   STR : 18/100
 Race        : Human                   Height       :     69   INT : 18/100
 Sex         : Male                    Weight       :    180   WIS : 18/100
 Class       : Mage                    Social Class :     22   DEX :  18/98
 Title       : **KING**                                        CON :  18/99
                                                               CHR :  18/98

 + To Hit    :     20        Level      :     78    Max Hit Points :    376
 + To Damage :     22        Experience : 7807978    Cur Hit Points :    376
 + To AC     :     45        Max Exp    : 7807978    Max Mana       :    153
   Total AC  :     89        Exp to Adv : 25552575    Cur Mana       :    153
                             Gold       : 1217430

(Miscellaneous Abilities)

 Fighting    : Superb       Stealth     : Very Good    Perception  : Superb
 Bows/Throw  : Superb       Disarming   : Superb       Searching   : Excellent
 Saving Throw: Superb       Magic Device: Superb       Infra-Vision: 0 feet

Character Background
 You are one of several children of a Guildsman.  You are
 the black sheep of the family.  You have brown eyes,
 straight auburn hair, and an average complexion.
 

  [Character's Equipment List]

  l) You are weilding   : a Two-Handed Sword (Espadon) (DF) (3d6) (+9,+8) [+8] (+3 to stealth).
  b) Worn on head       : a Steel Helm of Wisdom [6,+4] (+2).
  c) Worn around neck   : an Amulet of the Magi [+3] (+30).
  d) Worn on body       : Laminated Armor (R) (-3) [20,+9].
  e) Worn on shield arm : a Large Leather Shield (RA) [4,+9].
  f) Worn on hands      : a Set of Gauntlets of Slaying (+4,+4) [2,+6].
  g) Right ring finger  : a Ring of Speed (+1).
  h) Left  ring finger  : a Ring of Speed (+1).
  i) Worn on feet       : a Pair of Hard Leather Boots [3,+6].
  j) Worn about body    : a Cloak [1,+4].
  k) Light source is    : a Brass Lantern with 10118 turns of light.
  l) Secondary weapon   : a Glaive (SD) (2d6) (+11,+12).

  [General Inventory List]

a) 6 Books of Magic Spells [Beginners-Magik].
b) 6 Books of Magic Spells [Magik I].
c) 12 Books of Magic Spells [Magik II].
d) 7 Books of Magic Spells [The Mages Guide to Power].
e) 17 Rations of Food.
f) 5 Flasks of oil.
g) 3 Potions of Restore Mana.
h) 14 Scrolls of Word-of-Recall.
i) 8 Scrolls of Rune of Protection.
j) a Scroll of Door/Stair Location.
k) a Wand of Drain Life (0 charges).
l) a Wand of Acid Balls (0 charges).
m) a Wand of Drain Life (0 charges).
n) a Wand of Drain Life (0 charges).
o) a Wand of Drain Life (0 charges).
p) a Wand of Wonder (15 charges).
q) a Wand of Light (8 charges).
r) a Staff of Teleportation (4 charges).
s) a Ring of Sustain Charisma.
t) a Jewel-Encrusted Crown [0,+1].
u) a Cutlass (1d7) (+0,+0).
v) a Two-Handed Sword (Zweihander) (4d6) (+8,+1).