Software Obesity (was Re: Jargon file v2.1.5)

[The Grey Wolf]

In article <1991Jan4.024914.12226 at ashtate> tomr at ashtate (Tom Rombouts) writes:
>In article <3276 at unisoft.UUCP> greywolf at unisoft.UUCP (The Grey Wolf) writes:
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>>On the 'Net:  Why are more and more fourth-level wizard(-wannabe)s trying to
>>invoke ninth-level magic, instead of taking the time to climb the other
>>(quite essential) thirteen levels so they can do this properly?
>
>If they are at the fourth-level, and seek the ninth-level, doesn't that
>leave five, and not thirteen, other levels for them to climb?  :-)

No, actually.  I used to play (ahem...er...) D&D, and according to the
guidelines (they're too lame to be used as rules (flames > /dev/null 2>&1))
a wizard must achieve seventeenth level before one can cast a ninth-level
spell.  (Level of magic ability = ((level of player * 2) - 1)).

>
>Sorry to be picky, but after all, this _is_ the 'Net, you know....

Well, you know what they say:  If you're right 90% of the time, nobody
is going to quibble over the other 3%...

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>
>Tom Rombouts  Torrance Techie  tomr at ashtate.A-T.com  V:(213)538-7108
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On the 'Net:  Why are more and more fourth-level wizard(-wannabe)s trying to
invoke ninth-level magic, instead of taking the time to climb the other
(quite essential) thirteen levels so they can do this properly?
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