Re: QUEST: On how NOT to start the game

From: "Bob Cook" <p00661@psilink.com>

Date: Tue, 07 Jun 1994 21:27:57 +0000

>DATE:   Mon, 06 Jun 94 11:16:39 MEZ
>FROM:   Kai Hortmann <CHBRIN5@nyx.uni-konstanz.de>
>
>I found out the hard way what the most stupid first move for QUEST is:
>Buying slings for all of your characters in addition to other weapons.
>It seems that the computer determines one of your weapons randomly as
>your special weapon in which you get your starting skill. As a result
>both fighters in my group now have skill in slings and no skill in swords.
>Rats, I'll have to buy new fighters now.
>
><*     Kai Hortmann - University of Konstanz - Germany      *>
><* chbrin5@nyx.uni-konstanz.de  or  chbrin5@dknkurz1.bitnet *>

Kai,
Yes we learned this the hard way too...and after the first printing of
setup cards we changed them to include this bit of information too.  I
can't speak for the German moderator but when this happens to one of
our players we will help him out by swapping the sling skill with that
of a different weapon type.  You might want to ask if they'll do this
for you too.

--Bob
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