Re: Odyssey Questions

From: Rob Rodgers <rrodgers@unex.ucla.edu>

Date: Fri, 15 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000

jhalpern@newbridge.com (Joel Halpern) wrote:
>I am considering joining the next game of Odyssey/HeroQuest to start.
>I have a number of questions.
>
>1) What do people think of it.

I've only played for one turn, but I like it a lot.  It's deliciously
complicated, with the potential for a large amount of interaction between
players.

>
>2) Would people be willing to give some advice on startup?

>   A) I created a denbasher party with some army potential.  Specifically,
>      One of the characters is a Knight (fighter/commander) with all
>      commander stats bumped as far as possible, in addition to brawn,
>      grit, and mobility.  Is this reasonable?

Sure, although I've found that I don't have enough actions to take
advantage of my multiclass characters at the beginning.

>   B) I gave all the characters +15 luck.  Is this a waste?

Pretty much.  Luck has an effect on everything, but at the beginning you
would be better off spending the points on other abilities.

>   C) I bought a village.  Is this reasonable?  I did so primarily
>      for the Glory, and seconadrily for a place to start recruiting
>      troops when I am ready.  Should I settle for a hamlet, or skip
>      getting a location entirely?

Make sure you have at least a small army to defend it.  It's actuallu
cheaper to start with a small army and take a few hamlets early--they're
everywhere and not well defended.

>   D) Should I buy starting glory for the characters?

I did.  You can buy up to 10, which would take about three turns to
amass.

>   E) I also pushed the starting Abilities pretty hard.  Should I save
>      the points for a fifth character?

I started with five characters, and now wish I had more.  There is so
much to find out in the beginning.  Make sure at least a couple of your
characters have 3 or 4 actions, since actions are the limit of what you
can do in a turn.  Also, if you're buying spellcasters, make sure the
attributes/abilities/affinities you buy match the kind of spells you want
to cast.

References

Odyssey Questions
jhalpern@newbridge.com (Joel Halpern)
Fri, 15 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000