Re: Odyssey Questions

From: brj@en.com (Brent Johnson)

Date: Wed, 06 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000

DLUKE@msu.edu (Doug Luke) writes:

>I got my setup for HQ-2, and am having fun wading through it. There sure
>is a lot of information, and the game hasn't even started yet! Here are
>some quick beginners questions for all of you Odyssey experts:
>
>1) What does BD stand for in the province reports? I can't seem to find
>   this anywhere in the docs.

That would be battle distance.

>
>2) I'm a little confused about markers and features. When investigating
>   them, should I investigate the marker (m????) or feature (q????)?
>   Also, does INVESTIGATE give me more information about markers than
>   simply VIEWing them?

You VIEW or INVESTIGATE the marker. The feature is used only for
EMBARKation. The Q# is actually an unnecessary complication under
the current rules, but earlier you had to VIEW or INVESTIGATE a
marker to learn the Q#, which meant you had to wait another turn
before you could EMBARK.

For markers, VIEW and INVESTIGATE give you the same information.

>
>3) Does anyone have some turn and result forms from the playtest that
>   they would be willing to share? There are a number of orders that
>   are not used in the example turns and results available from Gamers
>   Den. This would also help me figure out how the turn sequencing works.

Don't be afraid to use support@en.com. At least during the
playtest, response was very good.

>
>4) Finally, how do people keep track of all the information? Just keeping
>   up with the map will be tough enough, not to mention the items, quests,
>   dens, titles, etc.! I'm thinking of using a mapping utility (STGMap or
>   possibly even Aide de Camp) to keep track of my area. Anyone interested
>   in trading map information?

I'm using Excel. You can make some very nice maps with it, complete
with color-coded terrain.

<< Brent (y5 in HQ-1)

References

Odyssey Questions
DLUKE@msu.edu (Doug Luke)
Tue, 05 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000

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Odyssey Questions
DLUKE@msu.edu (Doug Luke)
Tue, 05 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000