Re: MEPBM, character classes

From: XIII <dlepriol@japan.co.jp>

Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Stanley, the Daredevil Crow! wrote:
>
> Pre-beginner thinking out loud.
> I was just wondering what the best character classes are.
> I think that for FP, DS the best choices are:
> Early game: Emmisaries for expansion
>             Agents for destabiling economies, killing their characters/
> protecting yours
>             Commanders for not getting your butt kicked
>             Mages for nothing what-so-ever
>
> Mid Game:   Mages for finding artifacts
>             Commanders for not getting your butt kicked
>             Agents for destabilizing economies, assasinations/
> protecting you
>             Emmisaries for nothing whatsoever
>
> End game:   Commanders for kicking everyone elses butt
>             Agents for assasinations
>             Mages for finding artifacts
>             Emmisaries for almost nothing what-so-ever/ recruiting
> double agents
>
> Neutral controls, IMO, will benifit less from agents until they join one
> side. My reasoning is that if you use them to steal or kill from another
> country then that country will assume you're favoring the other side(and
> rightly so). If a neutral agent stole from me I would demand that his
> owner allied with my side or categorize him as an ally of the
> opposition. Using agents in this case could have horrific consequences.
> I understand that a neutral player may want to steal from BOTH sides,
> but if he stole from me I wouldn't want to make the assumption that he
> was still neutral; i'd demand proof of his alliance choice.
>
> Since I haven't even played a game and am daring to put forth my
> impudent oppinion I would greatly appreciate comments from experienced
> players.
>
> BTW, can a neutral country officially join one side and then eventually
> switch to the other? Can a FP or DS do this?!?
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	From a dedicated neutral :

- If I were you, I wouldn't set these lines above in stone or you will
have some unpleasant experience in the game.

- On the topic of stealing and taking 2950 as background, I would think
very dimly of one neutral in particular should he doesn't start stealing
as soon as he can. The amount one can steal is relative to the size of
the PC. Stealing in a camp gives around 100-150gp. The real purpose of
stealing is improving one's agent. Nothing else. A little diplomacy can
prevent any hard feelings...

- Once a neutral join a side, he stick with it. I won't enter the long
list of possible reasons as to why a neutral joins this or that side.
But treat a neutral badly and he can turn on you (ask any neutrals in
your would-be game, they'll know horror stories on this matter, and how
to respond)

best,
XIII

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MEPBM, character classes
"Stanley, the Daredevil Crow!" <samcraig@io.com>
Mon, 19 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0000