• Re: Diablo: Killing Skeleton King?

    From =?UTF-8?B?TWFydMOtbiBSb2Ryw61ndWV6?=@2009alzael@gmail.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg on Mon Feb 5 11:20:22 2024
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    El domingo, 5 de enero de 1997 a las 9:00:00 UTC+1, James Bass escribió:
    In article <32d0044b...@nntp.netcruiser>, ne...@ix.netcom.com (Neal and Laura Manson) ranted on and on about:
    : )How in the *&$# do you kill the Skeleton King on level 3? Is it just us, or
    : ) is
    : )he impossible to kill? We must have gone down there 5 times with level 6
    : )fighters to wail on him until we were all dead. It doesn't sound like we're
    : )connecting, even with blunt weapons (maces and clubs).
    : )
    : )What am I missing?
    : )
    : )- Neal
    I finally killed him by myself (level 12 rogue). I filled my belt with healing potions and positioned myself in front of a staircase so I could make
    a run for it. After beating on him and using all of my potions I run up/down the stairs and portal back to town to refill. It took about 15 mins but I got
    his ass. After his dead you get his Great Ax. Also be sure to identify any objects before you sell them, you get more $$$$.

    Jimmy
    James Bass
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    Are warhammers considered blunt weapons?
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  • From Dimensional Traveler@dtravel@sonic.net to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg on Mon Feb 5 11:56:18 2024
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    On 2/5/2024 11:20 AM, Martín Rodríguez wrote:
    El domingo, 5 de enero de 1997 a las 9:00:00 UTC+1, James Bass escribió:
    In article <32d0044b...@nntp.netcruiser>, ne...@ix.netcom.com (Neal and Laura Manson) ranted on and on about:
    : )How in the *&$# do you kill the Skeleton King on level 3? Is it just us, or
    : ) is
    : )he impossible to kill? We must have gone down there 5 times with level 6 >> : )fighters to wail on him until we were all dead. It doesn't sound like we're
    : )connecting, even with blunt weapons (maces and clubs).
    : )
    : )What am I missing?
    : )
    : )- Neal
    I finally killed him by myself (level 12 rogue). I filled my belt with
    healing potions and positioned myself in front of a staircase so I could make
    a run for it. After beating on him and using all of my potions I run up/down >> the stairs and portal back to town to refill. It took about 15 mins but I got
    his ass. After his dead you get his Great Ax. Also be sure to identify any >> objects before you sell them, you get more $$$$.

    Jimmy
    James Bass
    jhb...@servtech.com
    http://www.servtech.com/public/jhbass
    WARNING: MY E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS BEEN ALTERED TO PREVENT UNWANTED EMAIL.
    REMOVE ASTERISK FROM BEGINNING OF ADDRESS TO REPLY BY E-MAIL.
    Are warhammers considered blunt weapons?

    ITS A 27 YEAR OLD ZOMBIE! AAAAAHHHHH!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!
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  • From ant@ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg on Tue Feb 6 03:40:18 2024
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    Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
    On 2/5/2024 11:20 AM, Martín Rodríguez wrote:
    El domingo, 5 de enero de 1997 a las 9:00:00 UTC+1, James Bass escribió:
    In article <32d0044b...@nntp.netcruiser>, ne...@ix.netcom.com (Neal and Laura Manson) ranted on and on about:
    : )How in the *&$# do you kill the Skeleton King on level 3? Is it just us, or
    : ) is
    : )he impossible to kill? We must have gone down there 5 times with level 6
    : )fighters to wail on him until we were all dead. It doesn't sound like we're
    : )connecting, even with blunt weapons (maces and clubs).
    : )
    : )What am I missing?
    : )
    : )- Neal
    I finally killed him by myself (level 12 rogue). I filled my belt with
    healing potions and positioned myself in front of a staircase so I could make
    a run for it. After beating on him and using all of my potions I run up/down
    the stairs and portal back to town to refill. It took about 15 mins but I got
    his ass. After his dead you get his Great Ax. Also be sure to identify any >> objects before you sell them, you get more $$$$.

    Jimmy
    James Bass
    jhb...@servtech.com
    http://www.servtech.com/public/jhbass
    WARNING: MY E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS BEEN ALTERED TO PREVENT UNWANTED EMAIL.
    REMOVE ASTERISK FROM BEGINNING OF ADDRESS TO REPLY BY E-MAIL.
    Are warhammers considered blunt weapons?

    ITS A 27 YEAR OLD ZOMBIE! AAAAAHHHHH!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

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  • From kyonshi@gmkeros@gmail.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg on Tue Feb 6 09:12:40 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg

    On 2/6/2024 4:40 AM, Ant wrote:
    Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
    On 2/5/2024 11:20 AM, Martín Rodríguez wrote:
    El domingo, 5 de enero de 1997 a las 9:00:00 UTC+1, James Bass escribió: >>>> In article <32d0044b...@nntp.netcruiser>, ne...@ix.netcom.com (Neal and Laura Manson) ranted on and on about:
    : )How in the *&$# do you kill the Skeleton King on level 3? Is it just us, or
    : ) is
    : )he impossible to kill? We must have gone down there 5 times with level 6
    : )fighters to wail on him until we were all dead. It doesn't sound like we're
    : )connecting, even with blunt weapons (maces and clubs).
    : )
    : )What am I missing?
    : )
    : )- Neal
    I finally killed him by myself (level 12 rogue). I filled my belt with >>>> healing potions and positioned myself in front of a staircase so I could make
    a run for it. After beating on him and using all of my potions I run up/down
    the stairs and portal back to town to refill. It took about 15 mins but I got
    his ass. After his dead you get his Great Ax. Also be sure to identify any >>>> objects before you sell them, you get more $$$$.

    Jimmy
    James Bass
    jhb...@servtech.com
    http://www.servtech.com/public/jhbass
    WARNING: MY E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS BEEN ALTERED TO PREVENT UNWANTED EMAIL. >>>> REMOVE ASTERISK FROM BEGINNING OF ADDRESS TO REPLY BY E-MAIL.
    Are warhammers considered blunt weapons?

    ITS A 27 YEAR OLD ZOMBIE! AAAAAHHHHH!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

    Brains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Was there a skeleton king in Diablo? It's been so long...
    I only remember the Butcher. And I guess the end boss. Everything else
    just blends into another.
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  • From Justisaur@justisaur@yahoo.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg on Tue Feb 6 08:02:58 2024
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    On 2/6/2024 12:12 AM, kyonshi wrote:
    On 2/6/2024 4:40 AM, Ant wrote:
    Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
    On 2/5/2024 11:20 AM, Martín Rodríguez wrote:
    El domingo, 5 de enero de 1997 a las 9:00:00 UTC+1, James Bass
    escribió:
    In article <32d0044b...@nntp.netcruiser>, ne...@ix.netcom.com (Neal >>>>> and Laura Manson) ranted on and on about:
    : )How in the *&$# do you kill the Skeleton King on level 3? Is it
    just us, or
    : ) is
    : )he impossible to kill? We must have gone down there 5 times with >>>>> level 6
    : )fighters to wail on him until we were all dead. It doesn't sound >>>>> like we're
    : )connecting, even with blunt weapons (maces and clubs).
    : )
    : )What am I missing?
    : )
    : )- Neal
    I finally killed him by myself (level 12 rogue). I filled my belt with >>>>> healing potions and positioned myself in front of a staircase so I
    could make
    a run for it. After beating on him and using all of my potions I
    run up/down
    the stairs and portal back to town to refill. It took about 15 mins >>>>> but I got
    his ass. After his dead you get his Great Ax. Also be sure to
    identify any
    objects before you sell them, you get more $$$$.

    Jimmy
    James Bass
    jhb...@servtech.com
    http://www.servtech.com/public/jhbass
    WARNING: MY E-MAIL ADDRESS HAS BEEN ALTERED TO PREVENT UNWANTED EMAIL. >>>>> REMOVE ASTERISK FROM BEGINNING OF ADDRESS TO REPLY BY E-MAIL.
    Are warhammers considered blunt weapons?

    ITS A 27 YEAR OLD ZOMBIE!  AAAAAHHHHH!!  RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

    Brains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Was there a skeleton king in Diablo? It's been so long...
    I only remember the Butcher. And I guess the end boss. Everything else
    just blends into another.

    I remember the cow level, or was the D2?
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  • From Mark P. Nelson@markpnelson@sbcglobal.net to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg on Tue Feb 6 17:10:34 2024
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    Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote in news:uptl7i$uuoc$1@dont-email.me:

    Was there a skeleton king in Diablo? It's been so long...
    I only remember the Butcher. And I guess the end boss. Everything else
    just blends into another.

    I remember the cow level, or was the D2?


    Yes, there was a skeleton king, and there were cows, but the cow level was
    D2.
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  • From kyonshi@gmkeros@gmail.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg on Wed Feb 7 11:00:35 2024
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    On 2/6/2024 6:10 PM, Mark P. Nelson wrote:
    Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote in news:uptl7i$uuoc$1@dont-email.me:

    Was there a skeleton king in Diablo? It's been so long...
    I only remember the Butcher. And I guess the end boss. Everything else
    just blends into another.

    I remember the cow level, or was the D2?


    Yes, there was a skeleton king, and there were cows, but the cow level was D2.


    Wasn't there a cow level in that 3rd party expansion that also had the
    monk as a class?
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  • From Mark P. Nelson@markpnelson@sbcglobal.net to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg on Wed Feb 7 17:19:59 2024
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    kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote in news:upvkbu$1cgsv$2@dont-email.me:

    On 2/6/2024 6:10 PM, Mark P. Nelson wrote:
    Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote in news:uptl7i$uuoc$1@dont-email.me: >>

    I remember the cow level, or was the D2?


    Yes, there was a skeleton king, and there were cows, but the cow level was >> D2.


    Wasn't there a cow level in that 3rd party expansion that also had the
    monk as a class?


    You mean Hellfire. There was much silliness, but no cow level.
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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@spallshurgenson@gmail.com to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg on Wed Feb 7 16:12:20 2024
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    On Wed, 7 Feb 2024 17:19:59 -0000 (UTC), "Mark P. Nelson" <markpnelson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

    kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com> wrote in news:upvkbu$1cgsv$2@dont-email.me:

    On 2/6/2024 6:10 PM, Mark P. Nelson wrote:
    Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote in news:uptl7i$uuoc$1@dont-email.me: >>>

    I remember the cow level, or was the D2?


    Yes, there was a skeleton king, and there were cows, but the cow level was >>> D2.


    Wasn't there a cow level in that 3rd party expansion that also had the
    monk as a class?


    You mean Hellfire. There was much silliness, but no cow level.

    There was, however, a cow-related quest (Jersey's Jersey) in Hellfire.
    You had to locate Lester the Farmer's 'gray suit'. It was only
    activatable through a hack. You were rewarded with Cow Armor, or some
    such.

    The quest itself was a reaction to rumors/jokes about a 'secret cow
    level' in the original "Diablo". However, there were no actual cows
    involved.


    Side note: Here are the OFFICIAL D&D (3rd Edition) statistics for the
    Hell Bovines found in Diablo II.

    Hit Dice: 11d10+9 (70 hit points)
    Initiative: -3 (-1 size, -2 Dex)
    Speed: 20 ft.
    AC: 15 (+8 nat., -1 size, -2 Dex)
    Attacks: Poleaxe +14/+9/+4 melee
    Damage: Poleaxe1d10+3/crit x3
    Face/Reach: 5 ft. by 5 ft./10 ft.
    Special Attacks: Rage, trample
    Special Qualities: Damage reduction 10/-
    Saves: F +8, R +4, W +3
    Abilities: S17, D6, C15, I7, W10, Ch6
    Skills: Intuit Direction +11
    Feats: Cleave, Improved Bull Rush,
    Power Attack
    Climate/Terrain: Hell /the occasional slaughterhouse
    Organization: Herd (10-1000)
    CR: 9
    Treasure: Standard
    Alignment: Always lawful evil
    Advancement: 12-16 HD (L); 17-29 HD (H)

    And yes, these are official. There was official released-by-WOTC D&D
    books that used the Diablo II license, and the Hell Bovine was one of
    the included monsters.

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  • From Mark P. Nelson@markpnelson@sbcglobal.net to comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.rpg on Thu Feb 8 16:31:24 2024
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    Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote in news:f4s7si9m120n31gv6f9gq1utcdhf84t8te@4ax.com:

    The quest itself was a reaction to rumors/jokes about a 'secret cow
    level' in the original "Diablo". However, there were no actual cows involved.

    Indeed, there was much banter in alt.games.diablo about using Wirt's leg to destroy all the barrels on some level or other in order to open the way to
    the secret cow level. Much hilarity, no substance.
    --
    Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos -- the only sysadmins that matter
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