> > Yeah, I've noticed that too. From Perinn With Love was in the habit of not opening chests, because he was fully equipped, loaded with cash, and couldn't spare the HP. The first time I took out the Leviathan, I instinctively didn't open the chest. The Item of Specialness was nowhere to be found, and I had to kill the Leviathan again.
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> Ahhh, so my innate curiosity DID pay off! In my game, I left a grand total of one chest unopened, and that haunted me for quite a while. How could I just WALK AWAY, and never know what was in that chest?! I tell you, I'm not the same because of that.
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> However, I also learned that if you get used to opening all chests, you can't forget about that when calculating how many spell points you have left before getting back to town. I did that twice, and each time I narrowly avoided a great disaster.
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> Ell"What WAS in that chest, anyway?"myruh

In my two games with Rogues, I disarmed every chest I came across. My lone Assassin, From Perinn With Love, opened them all till he had enough cash and equipment, and then only took items not in chests or in pools. So far, Lady Abelha of Spelling has opened them all, but that may change as the chests get more painful and more teleporty, depending on whether she can spare the SP to DISARM them all (she just learned the spell).

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F"why does Murkon get upset every time you touch his chest?"B