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rogue3: replace alarm() calls with a portable function. Calls to alarm() in main.c are replaced with md_start_checkout_timer(), so the #ifdefs around nonportable code can be confined to mdport.c.

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date	Fri, 22 Jan 2016 19:19:48 -0500
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125 adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	1 <!-- Advanced Rogue -->
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	2 <!-- Copyright (C) 1984, 1985, 1986 Michael Morgan, Ken Dalka and AT&T -->
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	3 <!-- All rights reserved. -->
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	4 <!-- -->
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	5 <!-- Based on "Rogue: Exploring the Dungeons of Doom" -->
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	6 <!-- Copyright (C) 1980, 1981 Michael Toy, Ken Arnold and Glenn Wichman -->
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	7 <!-- All rights reserved. -->
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	8 <!-- -->
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	9 <!-- See the file LICENSE.TXT for full copyright and licensing information. -->
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	10
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	11 <!-- Creator : groff version 1.18.1 -->
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	12 <!-- CreationDate: Sat Jan 21 09:55:23 2006 -->
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	13
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	14 <h1 align="center"><a href="http://roguelike.sourceforge.net/arogue77">The Dungeons of Doom</a></h1>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	15 <br>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	16 <h2 align="center">Toolchest</h2>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	17 <h3 align="center">http://roguelike.sourceforge.net/arogue77</h3>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	18 <br>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	19 <table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3" style="border-collapse: collapse" id="table1" align=center>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	20 <tr>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	21 <td nowrap>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	22 Advanced Rogue<br>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	23 Copyright (C) 1984, 1985, 1986 Michael Morgan, Ken Dalka and AT&T<br>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	24 All rights reserved.
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	25 </td>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	26 </tr>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	27 <tr>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	28 <td nowrap>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	29 Based on "Rogue: Exploring the Dungeons of Doom"<br>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	30 Copyright (C) 1980, 1981 Michael Toy, Ken Arnold and Glenn Wichman<br>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	31 All rights reserved.
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	32 </td>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	33 </tr>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	34 </table>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	35
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	36 <p align="center">See the file LICENSE.TXT for full copyright and licensing information.</p>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	37
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	38 <h2 align="justify">1. Introduction</h2>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	39
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	40 <p align="justify">
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	41 Rogue is a screen-oriented fantasy game set in the
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	42 ever-changing Dungeons of Doom. The game comes complete
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	43 with monsters, spells, weapons, armor, potions, and other
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	44 magical items. The dungeon's geography changes with every
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	45 game, and although many magical items have certain
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	46 identifiable properties, such as turning the player
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	47 invisible, the physical manifestation of the magic changes
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	48 each game. A red potion, for example, will cause the same
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	49 reaction throughout a given game, but it may be a completely
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	50 different potion in a new game.
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	51 </p>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	52
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	53 <p align=justify>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	54 Entering the dungeon with only a little food, armor,
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	55 and a weapon, the player must develop a good strategy of
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	56 when to fight, when to run, and how to best use any magical
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	57 items found in the dungeon. To make things interesting, the
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	58 player has a quest to return one of several unique
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	59 artifacts, rumored to lie deep in the dungeon's bowels.
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	60 Returning with this artifact brings great glory and the
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	61 title of Complete Winner. But even after finding the
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	62 artifact, the player may wish to continue further to match
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	63 wits with an arch-devil, demon prince, or even a deity found
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	64 far down in the dungeon. Defeating such a creature will
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	65 gain the player many experience points, the basis for
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	66 scoring in Rogue.
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	67 </p>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	68
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	69 <p align=justify>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	70 It is very difficult to return from the Dungeons of
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	71 Doom. Few people ever make it out alive. Should this
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	72 unlikely event occur, the player would be proclaimed a
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	73 complete winner and handsomely rewarded for any booty
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	74 removed from the dungeon.
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	75 </p>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	76
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	77 <h3 align="justify">2. Character Classes</h3>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	78
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	79 <p align="justify">
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	80 Before placing the player in the dungeon, the game
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	81 requests the player to select what type of character they
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	82 would like to be: a fighter, a magic user, a cleric, a
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	83 druid, a thief, a paladin, a ranger, a monk, or an assassin.
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	84 </p>
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	85
adfa37e67084 Import Advanced Rogue 7.7 from the Roguelike Restoration Project (r1490) John "Elwin" Edwards parents: diff changeset	86 <p align="justify"><span style="font-variant: small-caps"><strong>2.1 The Fighter</strong></span></p>
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