Re: Duelmasters VS Adventurer's Guild

From: dag@chem.ucla.edu (Great Cthulhu)

Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000

WCK93001@UConnVM.UConn.Edu (WILLIAM CLINTON KIDA) writes:

>I'd be very interested in hearing what the differences are between DM and
>AG. I've played DM before, so am familiar with the turn results and
>game mechanics (if you haven't already, check out the DM www site).
>I have not seen a turn for AG yet. If somebody could post a battle
>scene from their turn, I'd appreciate it.
> Here are some problems I found with DM:
>    1. You get random character stats and can change these stats very
>       little. In other words, it IS possible to get a poor character
>       right from the start that is really doomed to the Dark Arena.

Not a problem with AG.  You have complete control over the character creation
process.  Everybody starts on equal footing.

>    2. DM turns read very poorly. The results are single lines of strikes
>       and parries, with an occasional sentence from the combatants.
>       I'd like more detail in combat.

Well, I haven't seen a DM turn in years, so I can't recall for certain that an
AG turn reads better.  I'm sure it doesn't read any worse, though.  I do get
some detail (like my axe ripping deep into the heart of a foe on an
adventure), though.  I'm not really sure just what type of 'detail' you're
looking for here.  There are dirty tricks available (like Head Butt, Trip,
Throw Dirt in Face) if that's what you want.  You DO get more control over
just what you do (like 'when at medium range, attack 70% with right hand
weapon, 20% with left hand weapon, and fake an attack 10% of the time') as
well.

>    3. There are no races in DM. Okay, there is a size stat and you can
>       view that as a kind of race stat.  Other than that everyone is
>       human.

You want races, we got races.  Some of them suck, though, at least as far as I
can tell.  When you're starting out, play a human, or MAYBE a dwarf or goblin.
Wait until you have a specific style in mind which can benefit from the
special talents of the race in question to play any of the other races.

>    4. Like Basic D&D, there are only suits of armor. You can't wear
>       different armor types on different parts of your body, except
>       for helmets.

Same in AG.

>How does AG differ with respect to this list? Any and all information
>on AG is greatly appreciated.

None of this touches on the fundamental difference between AG and DM, though.
That difference is that DM focuses (surprisingly, given the name B^) on
DUELLING other characters, while in AG that is secondary (for most folks) to
ADVENTURING.  You can go out with a group of up to eight people (including
possible hirelings) and kick some monster butt on an adventure.  You can also
hold team fights in the guild if you're so inclined; I'm less sure of whether
DM provides this capability.

Personally, I like going out on adventures much more than duelling against my
fellow players.  I also like the current trend in AG of the world becoming
more active (the Swamp Lich has launched occasional attacks on one of the
guilds, and apparently on individual characters who showed a particularly
blatant lack of respect).

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References

Duelmasters VS Adventurer's Guild
WCK93001@UConnVM.UConn.Edu (WILLIAM CLINTON KIDA)
Sun, 21 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000

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Duelmasters VS Adventurer's Guild
WCK93001@UConnVM.UConn.Edu (WILLIAM CLINTON KIDA)
Sun, 21 May 1995 00:00:00 +0000