Re: Odyssey

From: christopher@city-net.com (Christopher Wood)

Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks for the advice. I had figured out some of the tips on my own, but
others seem quite valuable. A few more questions:

In article <DnFrCs.4tw.0.-s@cs.vu.nl>, sjoerd@cs.vu.nl (Sjoerd Schreuder) wrote:

> Some general advice:
> - Get a copy of the title list
> - Get a copy of the item list
> - Get a copy of the status list
> - Try to get a list of marker effects

Can anybody help me here? Anyone playing in game #7 would earn my
gratitude for what its worth...

> - Don't buy spells: invest the points in attributes instead. A maxed
>   out mage will have SP > 100, which is enough to have >60% chance
>   to learn the spell, so why would one buy it?

I had figured this out, though how about spells that don't fall in your
character's major att/abil/aff? For example, Nature's Eyes seems useful,
but would be difficult to learn early on because it relies on Cunning and
Harmony which aren't in line with other Druid spells.

> - Buy an army

A couple questions here. I had set-up a fair-sized army of mostly hussars
with some cavalry support to keep their strategic movement high (no foot
soldiers). However, this makes it quite expensive for the punch (compare
xbow hussar to light xbowmen). Is the extra move useful early on or should
I cut costs and stick with a slower but cheaper army? Or would either be
useful in its own right?

> Personnal views: (which might generate discussion)
> - Don't buy multiclass characters. Almost everywhere are guilds which
>   support new skills for 10K gold.

I had thought, from the rules, that it was pretty difficult once the game
got started, so I was setting up with lots of multi-class. I'll have to
rethink this a little.

> Good luck,
>
> Sjoerd Schreuder
> (hq-2 and hq-6)

Thanks again!
Christopher

References

Odyssey
christopher@city-net.com (Christopher Wood)
Mon, 26 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Odyssey
sjoerd@cs.vu.nl (Sjoerd Schreuder)
Tue, 27 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Odyssey
christopher@city-net.com (Christopher Wood)
Mon, 26 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Odyssey
sjoerd@cs.vu.nl (Sjoerd Schreuder)
Tue, 27 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0000