Re: Quest: suggestions for startup please

From: mcssenct@dct.ac.uk (Melandra)

Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 13:28:13 +0000

In article <17032@hoffman.cc.sophia.ac.jp>, t_yamasi@hoffman.cc.sophia.ac.jp (Yamashiki Tsuyoshi) writes:
> I never tried to be "professional burglars" partly because I doubt if I
> can keep robbing in the same town.  (And moving to another city is a big
> waste of time.)  That's why all of my parties are "questers," and I guess
> I'll be sticking to this method until I get 15 members with chain mails
> equipped.
Hey...don't knock it till you've tried it......
It helps your mages no end.......plus extra strength and toughness
from training is quite useful!

Moving from one city to another may be annoying.....but using the coaches...
you can be robbing in a less well set up town within a turn or so....
and 4,000 gold a turn or over isn't anything to be sneazed at!

> Now don't get transporting quest!  It's not worth it.  Transporting
> letters is ok since it's a one-way job, but doesn't compare to higher
> quest.
Its useful.....if your a newly started group....
as long as you can afford a coach...and have that option...its useful...
plus.....HINT...HINT....go there with your 6 characters....and then
recruit there..2 or 3 characters...when you finally hand in the message...
your new recruits will find a nice bit of extra cash they did not expect!

> Recruit a thief later too, as he's the one to open secret doors and
> disarm traps at the later stage.
Yup.....they can be useful.....you only really need one at the start....

> You may have noticed that I'm a Sundonak believer.  I'd like to hear
> from Novala believer -- is it worth worshipping her?  I have this
> feeling that casting Luck of Novala several times might cause better
> applicants when recruiting.
Well...I think so.....and so do my priests......
The Lady has been more than benevolent to my humble group....
as the platemail and the religious book show.......
Perhaps we will show our true devotion to the lady rather than
just praying to all the gods.....who knows....Petra might make
High Priestess straight off..(I'm not kidding either!)

Luck of Novala is a very iffy miracle...as you can't really tell
whether it works....similarly with Hiding...and Insanity (which
does do things...but is it any use??? with robbing for instance!)??

I have heard mention that some of the Miracles don't actually do any good!

> For the first orders, I suggest that you issue PP 0 for the first order to
> set your first standing order as P 0.  This will result your priests to
> receive skills every turn, though it won't work if you cast little or no
> miracles on the turn.
Yup...good idea...along with a I 0....and perhaps an I99 to look at your
characters fighting skills......

I like 3 PP0's...but then...thats just me....
I like having highly skilled priests! and 99 skill thieves aren't
bad either! ;)

Mel.

References

Quest: suggestions for startup please
gam@panix.com (Badger)
Sun, 12 Dec 1993 05:32:05 +0000
Re: Quest: suggestions for startup please
Brian Carpenter <btc2@cornell.edu>
Sun, 12 Dec 1993 23:31:29 +0000
Re: Quest: suggestions for startup please
t_yamasi@hoffman.cc.sophia.ac.jp (Yamashiki Tsuyoshi)
Mon, 13 Dec 1993 08:56:59 +0000