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what are u talking about? Arch nemesis of R00nscape?  When this gets rolling no one will be playing r00nescape anymore.  I don\'t even like R00nscape.  It\'s a game that\'s been around since before my grandpartent\'s grandparents were around and it\'s lived way past its time.

Here is my input:

Functions: (you have to create them)
\"RAND()\" is the random number generating function

\"A\" is the Hero
\"B\" is the Enemy

Series:
(0) -A attack B: Hit
|----B attack A: Miss

(1) -A attack B: Miss
|----B attack A: Miss

(2) -A attack B: Miss
|----B attack A: Hit

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#include
#include

int main()
{
int series = (rand()%2);

if (series = 0){

}

if (series = 1){

}

if (series = 2){

}

}
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Ya i really like this idea.

So let me get this straight it\'s like this right?:

\"Miners Mine underground in the walls.  You could have an animation of them hitting and maybe little squares flying off as part of the animation to symbolize the breaking off of stone.  When you use the Mining skill you can hold down the button or what ever and the higher your mining level the more often a piece of ore will fly out of the wall.  The Ore could just land on the ground for anyone to pick up.  Then they bring it up to that Blacksmith place in town where they try and make those little bar things (like the gold ones in the who done it movies).  It could be like you press a button to put it in then press it to take it out.  If it\'s in there too long or not long enough it gets screwed up and becomes scratch.  Take Bar of $blah to the anvil and use the skill button or what ever you use and create the item.  \"

I think that would be pretty cool.  It\'d be cool also to have an Enchanter in the mage class that could put temp spells on items.  That way if they enchanted it with Fire or some type of spell it would raise the power of the weapon.  When the spell wares of it could make the default weapon weaker.  Though we don\'t really have magic it would make it more realistic.  If i put a toothpick on fire it wouldn\'t quite be the same toothpick when i pull it out.

Mining would also be a cool way for those little crystals to appear.