Re: DM: Results for arena 39

From: hitz@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu (Benjamin Hitz)

Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1993 21:48:59 +0000

In article <1993Oct8.190257.16869@dragon.acadiau.ca>
860099w@dragon.acadiau.ca (Marty Ward) writes:
>:I've received my fight results for Arena 39 Xochithlan.  My stable went

Xochitlan == the arena of death.

>:        The Philistine
>:
>:does LITTLE DAMAGE

You lose, Carl Miller! (don't ask)

>:    ST = 13
>:    CN = 5
>:    SZ = 4
>:    WT = 21
>:    WL = 15
>:    SP = 11
>:    DF = 15
>:
>:
>:No experts and does little damage.   Also, he lost his first fight and
was exhausted
>:by the 2nd minute using a 10-10-7 and 9-5-7 snd then 7-3-7 in the 3rd.
>:Should I start at the very 1st minute with lower AL and OE?

Well, the reason you didn't get any experts is because Strikers suck.
Hasn't anyone told you that yet? You ruined a perfectly good rollup by
making a Striker.  (The reason, in case you are wondering, that ST suck is
that they get _terrible_ base ratings in everything but Decis.  Well,
that's not totally true.  They get avg-below avg in Def, Rip, and Init.
But they get _awful_ attack ratings.  Almost as bad as TP's.
Parry-Strikes are almost as bad (slightly more average in about
everything, except Parry which is decent instead of bad)

However, there is an upshot to all this.  Because they are so fast, ST win
alot in regular DM, as well as in tournies.  You _must_ get rid of that
'little damage', though.  An AB, PR, PL, or TP (with little damage) might
do OK.  21 WT ST learn _bunches_ of skills, usually.  Like 3-4 a turn.
You will also lose (actually, gain) 2 skills (1 attack, 1 parry) at 15 ST,
so hope you train the damage away at 14.  Not training skills for 1 fight
won't hurt you two much, but if you don't get the damage increase...  Even
if you do, I wouldn't necessarily expect this guy to TV in his first
tourney.  He needs a spat of fights in the arena, to learn some skills.
He should be able to beat the offensives, and finesses, but a 'dixie' type
could beat him to the punch (loss), and he'll have very little chance
against anyone who can parry until he gets a decent attack rating (and you
probably won't get your _Expert_ for about 6-8 skills.)  Forget Scum or
Plate-Wastes.  The strategy looks OK.  But use the decis tactic vs.
offensives (carful!  you can get screwed if _responsivness_ is used
against you), and cut it _way_ down vs. PR, WS and TP (maybe even PL...)
Maybe 8-6-6, 7-4-6, 7-2-7 S.  (if you're using SC, BS, GA, or BA--all
recommended).  Use lighter weapons vs. lighter armor.  If you want to bash
instead of slash, use the WH.  BS and WH are often a ST's favorite.

Hope that helped...

Ben Hitz
(Arenas 52,53,18,105)

References

DM: Results for arena 39
860099w@dragon.acadiau.ca (Marty Ward)
Fri, 08 Oct 1993 19:02:57 +0000