> > Just a coincidence. There isn't any maximum for hit points. In fact, the character Garcia used for his one-person game had in excess of 4000.

Hmmm... odd. Must have been lucky.

> > Congratulations on that game. *I* certainly didn't want to imagine what it would be like trying to do it without spells.

Really it wasn't too bad. It was all about picking my battles. (Obviously on level 10 I wasn't going to face 6 groups of 9 ice dragons. So I would run when needed.)

> It seems to me there's an Item of Specialness corresponding to every spell. The real problem in a one-character game is carrying them all.

There are a lot, but I didn't really find that many items useful. I though I might use wands, but once I could take out a monster group through a melee attack, why bother? (The only item that was REALLY useful was Death's Key (cause it hits ALL monsters).... but it's only got one use in battle... now had it been a multiple use...)

So I carried keys, and at Perrin I bought Bright Stones, & scrolls of Hovering & Orientation. That was it. (Though I have to admit that I found a teleport stone on level 10 that I used after facing Murkon. Really just a time saver.)

I tried using a couple healing items through the game, but they really didn't do much for me. I was going to die pretty much every time out anyway, so after a while I figured what's the point of picking up 30 HP from a healing item before I die?

> Congrats again on what is prolly the ultimate challenge game of MR. I may try it myself, someday.

Just remember to try and max out in one of your resistances. Makes picking which monsters you kill first easier.