Re: DM - Help with AD

From: aj863@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Garth Werner)

Date: Thu, 20 Jan 1994 04:37:37 +0000

>
>Ok, ok.
>13(+2)-13-5-16-18-8-13
>Good endurance
>Incredibly Quick and Elusive
>Normal Damage
>
>Not one of my originals, but my very first replacement.  Before
>I knew a whole lot about warrior design.

OK, the 5 size/13 Strength tells me that you will still have
trouble against the semi-talented TPs in ADM.  You may need to develop
some rather awesome attack ability just to do damage.  The 8 SPD base 55
Decise tells me that he will still be susceptible to being jumped, but it
won't happen too often, (If he's at the lower end of AD, top end he's
toast anyway)  This is the type of warrior who is probably best suited to
using an if challenged strategy and going a bit defnsive to start.  Just a
thought.

>
>I've always wondered if this was the case.  In fact, I think I posted
>something about this a couple years ago, but got no responses.  I don't
>know if there's a way to confirm or refute this, but it's intuitively
>appealing.
>
>So here's a question:
>
>My understanding is that the dodge, rather than the parry, is the most
>effective means of defense in AD.  That is, the parry tends to be
>slipped by the critical attack, but a critical attack can't hit the
>normal dodge.
>
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Double Grin!

I asked this question when I first got onto the net, and I don't
think a single person had an opinion on the matter.  For the record, I
believe in blowing off the parry if and only if it's not really suited to
the style.  A GM in parry will make an AM in attack fairly normal for most
of the fight anyway.   Just another thought

Two thoughts in one day.  Oh no, it's 11 pm, time to retire before
something else extremely evil happens

--
Garth

aj863@freenet.carleton.ca	or  crip@micor.ocunix.on.ca

References

Re: DM - Help with AD
johnjohn@cco.caltech.edu (John Carlos White)
Thu, 20 Jan 1994 00:46:16 +0000
DM - Help with AD
johnjohn@cco.caltech.edu (John Carlos White)
Wed, 19 Jan 1994 19:53:24 +0000
Re: DM - Help with AD
aj863@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Garth Werner)
Wed, 19 Jan 1994 22:21:46 +0000

Referenced By

Re: DM - Help with AD
johnjohn@cco.caltech.edu (John Carlos White)
Thu, 20 Jan 1994 00:46:16 +0000
DM - Help with AD
johnjohn@cco.caltech.edu (John Carlos White)
Wed, 19 Jan 1994 19:53:24 +0000
Re: DM - Help with AD
aj863@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Garth Werner)
Wed, 19 Jan 1994 22:21:46 +0000