Re: ag - newbie requests help

From: baw@grebble.oau.org (Brett Wampner)

Date: Fri, 01 Sep 1995 00:00:00 +0000

Gerald McCourt (aldric@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: I have been playing AG for about three months and I am up to
: <embarrassed grin> three characters (all in Antar). I have read the AG
: FAQ sheet and still have some questons. Any and all help will be
: greatly appreciated.
Don't feel bad, I still run more. :-)

: 1. What influences weapon skill gains, dodge/retreat gains and damage
:    bonus point gains?
:    My elf gained about 1 weapon lvl per turn, then suddenly gained
:    4 weapons lvls in one turn! Obviously, I would like to know
:    what happened. The turn he gained the 4 weapon lvls, he also lost 6
:    out of 7 fights <grin> but also gained a damage bonus point and
:    a dodge/retreat level. (turn was a real mixed bag <grin>).
First, I believe you mean skill points, not skill lvls. 1-5skp is lvl1,
6-10 lvl2, 11-16lvl3, etc.  I would have to say that use is the biggest
deciding factor. If you successfully attack/parry/dodge you have a chance
to gain a skill point.  If you have a high Cunning this helps too.

: 2. My ogre went on her first adventure (with training amulet) and
:    repeatedly got a message to the effect of "she is so busy figuring
:    out where to put her feet that she can't use initiative" this
:    usually resulted in her losing the initiative. She has combat
:    sense - trained, but does not know initiative. What was causing
:    these messages? She doesn't get them in the arena.
Somehow, thru a mixup on your part, or at AG(it does happen, rarely) you
tried to use the Initiative Skill.  Since you didn't have it, it COST you
a few action points.

: 3. Is the Haunted House adventure site in Antar? Does a training
:    amulet work there? Sounds like more of a thief site than a
:    fighter/magic user site?
The haunted Manor is in Antar, but it is more of a veteran site.  I would
recommend that you avoid Azcor's Tunnel, Haunted Manor, and Under City for
a while.  They are very hard sites to adventure to.  The ONLY site the
training amulet will work for in Antar is Isarus.

: 4. The AG FAQ says that Stamina of 15 with 300 gold in the res fund
:    will result in a 90% chance of resurection. It also says that each
:    level of Stam is worth about 3% and each level of devotion 3%
:    (depending on which ghod). It says nothing about the influence of
:    the size of the res fund. My elf is going to play hell getting his
:    stam up to 15. Can I offset the lower stam by putting more gold in
:    the res fund or should I concentrate on getting his devotion level
:    up. (He is devoted to Fineous).
Figure 25% for first 100gold. 3% for each stamina point, and 1% for every
10gold over that initial 100.  Devotion lvl will give you some too, but
it is hard to judge since most raise/lower almost constantly.

: 5. Would there be any advantage to moving one character to Barstow and
:    one to Cistern? It's really nice having them all togther in one
:    city. If in different cities, could I still transfer gold and goods
:    between them?
The only advantages are: Seeing whats going on in the other guilds, and
getting turns every week, rather than every other. Nothing wrong with
only playing in one guild.
You can transfer guild to anyone, even between guilds, but items must be
carried to the same guild to be transfered.

Brett

References

ag - newbie requests help
aldric@ix.netcom.com (Gerald McCourt )
Thu, 31 Aug 1995 00:00:00 +0000