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Add some braces to a loop in parse_opts(). A for loop had no braces around its body, which was a single if-else statement. In Advanced Rogue 5, another statement had been added, accidentally removing the if-else from the loop. This could have resulted in an out-of-bounds access to the options array. In the other games, the added braces are only for clarity.
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<h1 align="center"><a href="http://roguelike.sourceforge.net/arogue77">The Dungeons of Doom</a></h1>
<br>
<h2 align="center">Toolchest</h2>
<h3 align="center">http://roguelike.sourceforge.net/arogue77</h3>
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	<td nowrap>
		Advanced Rogue<br>
		Copyright (C) 1984, 1985, 1986 Michael Morgan, Ken Dalka and AT&amp;T<br>
		All rights reserved.
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	<td nowrap>
		Based on &quot;Rogue: Exploring the Dungeons of Doom&quot;<br>
		Copyright (C) 1980, 1981 Michael Toy, Ken Arnold and Glenn Wichman<br>
		All rights reserved.
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</tr>
</table>

<p align="center">See the file LICENSE.TXT for full copyright and licensing information.</p>

<h2 align="justify">1. Introduction</h2>

<p align="justify">
       Rogue  is  a  screen-oriented  fantasy  game set in the
       ever-changing Dungeons of Doom.   The  game  comes  complete
       with  monsters,  spells,  weapons, armor, potions, and other
       magical items.  The dungeon's geography changes  with  every
       game,   and   although   many  magical  items  have  certain
       identifiable  properties,  such  as   turning   the   player
       invisible,  the  physical manifestation of the magic changes
       each game.  A red potion, for example, will cause  the  same
       reaction throughout a given game, but it may be a completely
       different potion in a new game.
</p>

<p align=justify>
       Entering the dungeon with only a  little  food,  armor,
       and  a  weapon,  the  player must develop a good strategy of
       when to fight, when to run, and how to best use any  magical
       items found in the dungeon.  To make things interesting, the
       player  has  a  quest  to  return  one  of  several   unique
       artifacts,  rumored  to  lie  deep  in the dungeon's bowels.
       Returning with this artifact  brings  great  glory  and  the
       title  of  Complete  Winner.   But  even  after  finding the
       artifact, the player may wish to continue further  to  match
       wits with an arch-devil, demon prince, or even a deity found
       far down in the dungeon.  Defeating  such  a  creature  will
       gain  the  player  many  experience  points,  the  basis for
       scoring in Rogue.
</p>

<p align=justify>
       It is very difficult to return  from  the  Dungeons  of
       Doom.   Few  people  ever  make  it  out alive.  Should this
       unlikely event occur,  the  player  would  be  proclaimed  a
       complete  winner  and  handsomely  rewarded  for  any  booty
       removed from the dungeon.
</p>

<h3 align="justify">2. Character Classes</h3>

<p align="justify">
       Before placing the player  in  the  dungeon,  the  game
       requests  the  player  to select what type of character they
       would like to be:  a fighter, a  magic  user,  a  cleric,  a
       druid, a thief, a paladin, a ranger, a monk, or an assassin.
</p>

<p align="justify"><span style="font-variant: small-caps"><strong>2.1 The Fighter</strong></span></p>

<p align="justify">
       A fighter is very strong and will have a high  strength
       rating.   This  great strength gives a fighter the best odds
       of winning a battle with  a  monster.   At  high  experience
       levels  the  fighter also gets to attack multiple times in a
       single turn.  This obviously further increases  his  chances
       at  winning  battles.   Intrinsic  to the fighter class is a
       robustness which results in 1 to 12  extra  hit  points  for
       every new experience level.
</p>

<p align="justify"><span style="font-variant: small-caps"><strong>2.2 The Magician</strong></span></p>

<p align="justify">
       A  Magician  is  able to "cast" spells.  The number and
       variety of spells increases as the magician gains experience
       and   intelligence.   Magic  users  are  not  as  hearty  as
       fighters; they receive 1 to 6 extra hit points for every new
       experience level.</p>

<p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-variant: small-caps">2.3 The Cleric</span></strong></p>

<p align="justify">
       A  cleric  is  able to "pray" to his god for help.  The
       number and variety of prayers which the gods are willing  to
       grant  to  a  cleric increase as the cleric gains experience
       and wisdom.
       </p>
       
<p align=justify>
       Because of their religious  nature,  clerics  can  also
       affect  the  "undead" beings, like zombies and ghouls, which
       became monsters after they died.  If an "undead" creature is
       next to a cleric, the cleric may try to turn it and cause it
       to flee.  If the cleric is sufficiently powerful relative to
       the  monster,  the  cleric  will  destroy  it.  This ability
       increases as the character gains experience levels.
</p>

<p align=justify>
       Clerics can gain from  1  to  8  extra  hit  points  on
       reaching a new experience level.</p>

<p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-variant: small-caps">2.4 The Druid</span></strong></p>

<p align="justify"> 
       The  druid  is  a  cleric  of sorts but worships nature
       rather than a god.  The druid is able to "chant" and thereby
       recieve  certain  types  of  spells.  Most of the chants are
       targeted more towards the elements and nature.
</p>

<p align=justify>            
       Druids gain from 1 to 8 hit points when  they  gain  an
       experience level.
</p>
       
<p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-variant: small-caps">2.5 The Thief</span></strong></p>

<p align="justify">
       A thief is exceptionally dextrous and has a good chance
       to set a trap or rob a monster.
</p>

<p align=justify>
       By their nature, thieves can automatically  detect  all
       the gold on the current level of the dungeon.  They are also
       good at  detecting  hidden  traps.   Because  thieves  slink
       along,  they  are  not as likely as other characters to wake
       sleeping monsters.  If a thief manages  to  sneak  up  on  a
       creature without waking it, he will get a chance to backstab
       the monster. When this is done, the damage done by the thief
       greatly increases based on his experience level.
</p>

<p align=justify>
       Thieves  gain  from  1 to 6 extra hit points from a new
       experience level.
</p>

<p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-variant: small-caps">2.6 The Paladin</span></strong></p>

<p align="justify">
       The paladin is a type of holy warrior.  Somewhat  of  a
       cross between a fighter and a cleric. He is able to pray and
       turn undead as a cleric, (but to a lesser degree) but fights
       as  a  fighter.  He  is  on the side of all that is good and
       righteous. Therefore he would never attack a  creature  that
       would  not  attack  him first. If he does kill a non-violent
       creature inadvertantly he will feel "uneasy" and his god may
       retaliate by making him a mere fighter.
</p>

<p align=justify>
            Paladins  gain 1 to 10 hit points per experience level.
</p>

<p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-variant: small-caps">2.7 The Ranger</span></strong></p>

<p align="justify">
       The ranger is somewhat of a cross between a druid and a
       fighter.  He  too  is on the side of righteousness and good.
       Therefore, the same same restrictions apply to his  as  they
       do  to a paladin. The ranger can "chant" and "cast" but to a
       lesser degree than the druid and magician.
</p>

<p align=justify>
       Rangers gain 1 to 8 hit points per experience level.
</p>

<p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-variant: small-caps">2.8 The Monk</span></strong></p>

<p align="justify">
       The Monk is a martial arts expert. He  wears  no  armor
       but  has  an  effective  armor class based on his ability to
       dodge attacks.  He does not need a weapon in combat for  his
       hands and feet are a formidable weapon. His ability to dodge
       and use his hands as weapons increases as he gains in level.
</p>

<p align=justify>
       Monks gain 1 to 6 hit points per experience level.
</p>

<p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-variant: small-caps">2.9 The Assassin</span></strong></p>

<p align="justify">
       The  assassin is a person trained in the art of killing
       people by surprise. He has most  of  the  abilities  of  the
       thief  except  the "backstab". Instead, the assassin has the
       chance to kill an opponent outright with one strike.  He  is
       also  a ruthless character and trained in the use of poison.
       He can recognize poison on sight and  can  coat  his  weapon
       with  it  thereby  making  his  next attack an exceptionally
       lethal one.
</p>

<p align=justify>
       Assassins gain 1 to 6 hit points per experience  level.
</p>

<h3 align="justify">3. ATTRIBUTES</h3>

<p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-variant: small-caps">3.1 Intelligence</span></strong></p>

<p align="justify">Intelligence  is  the primary attribute associated with
       casting spells. With higher intelligence comes the knowledge
       of  more spells, the ability to cast more spells, and faster
       recovery of spells that have been cast.

</p>

<p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-variant: small-caps">3.2 Strength</span></strong></p>
<p align="justify">This is,  of  course,  the  measure  of  a  character's
       physical  strength.   With  higher  strength a character can
       carry more, cause more damage when striking, have  a  better
       chance  to  strike  an opponent, and move about more quickly
       when carrying a load.

       </p>
<p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-variant: small-caps">3.3 Wisdom</span></strong></p>
<p align="justify">Wisdom is the primary attribute associated with Praying
       to  a  god.  With  higher wisdom comes the knowledge of more
       prayers, the ability to pray more often, and faster recovery
       of prayer ability.

       </p>
<p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-variant: small-caps">3.4 Dexterity</span></strong></p>
<p align="justify">Dexterity  is  a measure of a character's agility. With
       higher dexterity a character is harder to  hit,  can  hit  a
       opponent  more  easily, and can move about more quickly when
       carrying a load.

       </p>
<p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-variant: small-caps">3.5 Constitution</span></strong></p>
<p align="justify">Every character has a constitution rating.  A character
       with  an exceptionally good constitution will gain more than
       the  normal  amount  of  hit  points  associated  with   the
       character's   class   when   the  character  reaches  a  new
       experience level.  Exceptional  constitution  also  provides
       better  protection versus poison-based attacks and diseases.

       </p>
<p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-variant: small-caps">3.6 Charisma</span></strong></p>
<p align="justify">Charisma is a measure of a characters looks and general
       likeableness.    It  effects  transactions  when  trying  to
       purchase things. </p>

<p align="justify"><strong><span style="font-variant: small-caps">3.7 Experience Levels</span></strong></p>

<p align="justify">
Characters  gain  experience  for   killing   monsters,
stealing   from   monsters,   and  turning  monsters.   Each
character class has a set of thresholds associated with  it.
When  a character reaches a threshold, the character attains
the next experience level.  This new level brings extra  hit
points  and  a  greater  chance of success in performing the
abilities  associated  with  the  character's  class.    For
example,  magicians  receive new spells, and clerics receive
new prayers.
</p>

<p align="justify">

<strong><span style="font-variant: small-caps">3.8 Allocating Attributes</span></strong>
</p>
<p align="justify">
The player starts with 72 "attribute points" to  create
a  character and can distribute them in any manner among the
six attributes described above.  When prompting  the  player
for  each  attribute,  the  game  displays  the  minimum and
maximum allowable values for that attribute.  The player can
type  a backspace (control-H) to go back and change a value;
typing an escape (ESC) sets the remaining attributes to  the
maximum value possible given the remaining attribute points.