Re: Duelmasters VS Adventurer's Guild

From: ambarros@worldweb.net (Al Barros)

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

In article <173A55090S86.WCK93001@UConnVM.UConn.Edu>, WCK93001@UConnVM.UConn.Edu (WILLIAM CLINTON KIDA) says:
>
>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.

Howdy.  As a couple of others have already stated, and I concur with, AG is,
by far, a better game than DM. Like Doug and <Urklore>, I played DM for 4+ years.
I was so happy to find a game that is everything DM wasn't.  It isn't
perfect, but I find it far more enjoyable than the same DM trash every
week.  I particularly like the GM, and superior service - something I
was not accustomed to dealing with RSI.

> 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.

Doug is right here.  Most people, especially those coming from DM or a
similar type arena combat game, go for the killer clone, instead of
looking for a long-term character that will be great to adventure with.
I have a dwarf that has a miserable 37% win record in the arena, but is
awesome on adventures, with an average adventuring score over 70, and
is moving up the ratings quite fast.  I still prefer, however, to have
the entire say in character creation -- AND I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT
SOME ARBITRARY LUCK FACTOR!!!

>    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.

No question, AG turns are 100 times better.

>    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.

Ditto with Doug

>    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.

Hugh, the GM, has said he's working on some modifications here, like
new weapons, magical armor, etc.  I think AG could do a bit better
here, but it's relatively minor compared to the rest of the game.

Hope I've helped a little.  The best thing is to send a SASE to AG and
ask for some info.

Later,
Al

References

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