AG: Some ramblings... From: pat3n@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Patrick A. Truman) Date: Sat, 04 Feb 1995 22:40:22 +0000 Hello all, I have a few comments and questions I'd like to share, any input will be greatly appreciated. 1) Getting more action points... Gnoglette currently has a dex of 30, but she still doesn't have enough action points for me. ;) What are suggestions for getting more of them? Initiative doesn't seem to work very well-- Barrymore is at lvl3, and I really don't see a great flurry of actions, but I've noticed some points about lvl3 initiative not working well, does this clear up at lvl4? lvl5? I know that magic point recharge goes up at a cunning of 32, does dex have some similar benefit at 32? On the other hand, I've seen Bestrix cast speed and get off three bow shots before anyone else does anything! But Gnoglette is only at 20 stamina, so I figure she'd drop from exhaustion using speed. So, does anyone out there have any thoughts on dex raises vs. speed vs. initiative? Any comparative information in terms of action points? My crude outline: Increase to: Extra actions Energy cost Dex very few minimal Speed several high Initiative few medium 2) Move quietly vs. combat sense Again for Gnoglette, I've decided to have her get into moving quietly, in the hopes that one day she may actually make a successful backstab, (something she's never done... as far as I'm concerned, backstab is the MOST USELESS skill in AG...) or at least begin to defeat other's combat sense. Anyone out there have any thoughts or experience with the move quietly skill? How about combat sense in terms of not spinning to face the last bad guy that hit you? Last turn Gnoglette rotated around doing nothing as she was hit by about 6 one-eared dogs which had surrounded her. She's at lvl 1 now, would this spinning cease at lvl 2? lvl 3? Does cunning have anything to do with this? 3) The perfect deity... Barrymore worships Masao, which is a problem since he doesn't take donations and he has to stay in guild to increase devotion. Whenever I have him fight without armor to get the combat bonuses Barrymore gets thrashed. Enough is enough. Barrymore is a healer with deity magic, and I'm looking around for the best deity in term of recharge and devotion. I'm thinking of switching to Amatheon, does anyone know what kind of recharge he gives? Masao is usually 1 or 2 at anything below ardent, and 3 at ardent or above in Antar, but only 2 at ardent in Barstow. (Please, no Safandi suggestions...) On another recharge note, Sylverlock used to get 9/turn, but that has mysteriously dropped to 8/turn. He worships Anvarri. Any thoughts? Happy Adventuring! Referenced By Up