From 8557098429339147392 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fb739,4642a21bd6534dfa X-Google-Attributes: gidfb739,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-03-13 10:04:05 PST Path: supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!cyclone2.usenetserver.com!news-out.usenetserver.com!newsfeed2.earthlink.net!newsfeed.earthlink.net!newsmaster1.prod.itd.earthlink.net!newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "zooli" Newsgroups: alt.games.everquest References: <1eq7b1u.1roqqds1kfn4v8N@[10.0.0.64]> Subject: Re: What is up with these life leeches? Lines: 34 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Message-ID: Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 18:02:29 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.179.205.118 X-Complaints-To: abuse@earthlink.net X-Trace: newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net 984506549 209.179.205.118 (Tue, 13 Mar 2001 10:02:29 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 10:02:29 PST Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net Xref: supernews.google.com alt.games.everquest:55012 That must be what it was as that was the messasge I got. I was startled to see the message and the face of this character with one of those skulls masks and thought I better get the heck out of there. I didn't send him a /tell, but he probably thought I was an ingrate. "Richard Burge" wrote in message news:1eq7b1u.1roqqds1kfn4v8N@[10.0.0.64]... > Mystomachisgreen wrote: > > > I was resting one day and found what I think was a shadow night or whatever > > they're called, draining my hit points. I'm a level 19 paladin and since I > > was next to a zone I just stood up and stepped through it. When I came back > > across, he was gone. I am not a PK. Can I attack him back? If not this > > hardly seems fair. > > Unzar > > If you're not PK, people can't cast detrimental spells on you unless > you're dueling them. Heck, you can't cast half the benificial spells > unless you're grouped even. What seems the most likely explanation is > that he was casting one of the Dark Empathy line of spells. This takes > some of his HP and gifts them to the target. Unfortunately, Verant has > screwed up the target messages on this spell, so while the necro/SK sees > 'You groan and feel a bit weaker', the target also sees 'You groan and > feel a bit weaker' rather than 'Shadowknightguy00 groans and feels a bit > weaker'. If you check your life bars, you should see his going down and > yours going up, i.e. you're being healed. > >