Re: Advice Wanted (DM)

From: ez007195@dale.ucdavis.edu (Yeon Choi)

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 1994 05:05:54 +0000

In article <9401261310.tn32620@aol.com> <mysticbob@aol.com> writes:
>Howdy all!
>
>I got my second turn back and thanks to the DA have three new roll-ups to
>work with.  But before I get to those I have a couple of questions about my
>turn results.
>
>1)  I went with the majority of advice I got and now have a lunger with
>11-5-9-15-17-10-17.  You guys most know something because I ran him with
>leather armor and a longsword going 10-10-6 every round and he won big.  He
>went against a game run Convicted Thief and wounded him on the left hand.
>And then the thief gave up?  What's with this?  Is the thief a wimp?  Was it
>an incredible blow?  Oh, he started out with an expert rating in init and
>attack.  Which leads me to my next question?

The computer will notify you of "extra damage attacks" by printing out
such comments as "it was an awesome blow," and (my favorite) "the crowd
winces as the horrific power of the blow strikes home."

All computer run characters are wimps, except those running in the DA
and Khalhums Dwarf.

>2)  What affect does skills and ratings have on the fight?  As I understand
>it a fighter can learn X amount of skills during a fight and after so many
>skills they get a rating in that skill?  I have the chart that was posted a
>bit ago (Stats to Skills) but I don't quite follow it?

In general, the better skilled your warrior is, the better he's going to
do in a fight.  "Expert," "Advanced Expert," "Master," "Advanced Master,"
and "Grand Master" ratings are benchmarks for you to mark the progress of
your warrior's skill learns.

Most people have trouble early on with the Stats to Skills chart.  If
you train a stat, check the table for the stat you're training and if any
skills are indicated, you get those skills.  It can also be used to roughly
determine your warrior's starting base stats, if you start from 3 and
add up as you go.

>3) What is some basic strategy on attack and protect locations?  I don't see
>much posted about them?  Do they matter?

I happen to think that attack and defend locations matter quite a bit for
certain styles, not so much for others.

With your lunger, try attacking the abdomen and protecting legs.

With strikers and bashers, attack and defend the head.

With slashers, attack and defend the arms.

With the other styles I usually attack arms or legs and protect the body,
although I've had good success with head hunting aimed blows.

>4)  Ok here are my new rolls:

I hate you.  I just wanted you to know that.

>11-13-5-10-10-5-16

11-14-5-15-13-5-21 AB.  One of the few instances where I'd add a point
of CN (adding to a skill area would screw up his initial skill base by
giving him an even number).  Run him like a lunger in the first two
minutes and then cool off to 6-6-4 and 2-4-2 in later minutes.  Challenge
plungers, wastes, pikers, and rippers.  If you challenge TPs, skip the
early offensive minues and run 6-6-4 the whole fight.

Oh yeah, ARM/H and LO/SH combo.

>9-7-11-5-12-10-16

11-7-11-5-18-11-21 LU.  What I like to call a dixie.  It marks me as an
old manager, but that's fine.  Run him 10-10-6-AB-LE-Lunge in No armor
with a Longspear and watch the blood stain the sands.  Train WL to 21,
then start on ST.  You might want to train ST early if you don't start
with good damage.

>9-9-9-13-14-4-12

11-9-9-17-17-4-17 Plunger.  Damn.  Run him middling numbers, like
6-6-4-None or 5-7-5-None in APL/H with LO/SH, SC/HA, SS/DA, that kind of
thing.

Why can't I get roll-ups like this?  You've got a *very* solid team.

>For the most part I still don't have any clue on what to do with my roll-ups.
> I've gathered that wit is important, but hopefully guy #2 with wit 5 isn't a
>total lost cause.  And from my limited observation here are two fighters I
>came up with based on the third roll-up
>11-11-9-17-15-9-12 Parry-Striker
>13-12-9-15-19-4-12 Waste

You're overvaluing CN, and undervaluing DF.  Remember, the "magic" numbers
(breakpoints where the bonuses are a lot higher than other numbers) are
5, 9, 13, 17, and 21.  Strive for those numbers in WT, WL, and DF.  Then
adjust ST and CN to make the character viable, and sit back and enjoy
the show.

Trump
ez007195@dale.ucdavis.edu

Coming soon to an arena near you

References

Advice Wanted (DM)
mysticbob@aol.com
Wed, 26 Jan 1994 18:11:28 +0000