Re: DM: Offensive TP???

From: leeme@cnsvax.uwec.edu

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1993 23:53:50 +0000

In article <28s342$6c1@apakabar.cc.columbia.edu>, hitz@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu (Ben Hitz) writes:
> Does anyone know how to run Total Parries offensively?  When they're
> young?
>
> I have 2 TPs (both < 5 fights)
> I: 4-8-14-21-17-9-11 Has Ex. Def, a few other skills
> II: 11(+1)-11-11-11-21-9-11 Has Ex. Parry, less skills.
>
> Would you run them similarly?  In the same armor?  The 4 ST one is a bit
> limited in weapon selection (i.e. SH and SM!; I don't even think DA is
> well suited...)  He (I'm not sure) is almost certainly 'can only carry
> very little weight...'  Does this actually make much difference?  Probably
> only if you're trying to go 18 minutes...  Both do normal damage, and I
> think have normal endurance... (dumb one might have 'good')

I always ran my beginning TPs with 2 shields (whether it's SM/ME, ME/ME,
ME/LG depends on the ST, CN, WL of the TP) versus every style except fellow
TPs.  Versus other TPs, I'd go with at least a SH for scum battle damage.
Versus other beginning TPs, I'd go 1-1-1 across the board.  It's always just
whoever can outlast the other guy (never saw an offensive TP down in the
lower classes--I may catch some flak from Crip, but his bottom TPs were just
as slimy as mine :) ).  Versus the other 9 styles I usually went with
something like 2-4-P or 2-5-P for minutes 1 to 5, and 1-1-P for 6th on.  Armor
is up to you, but your guys have such low ST...I usually went with ARM/H,
SM/ME with my 13 strength TPs.  And ALE/L, SH/SM versus other TPs.

> They are both either initiates or apprentices for the upcoming tourney;
> would you send/not send one or both?

I'd have no problem sending the 2nd one to the tourney.  The first one might
be at lunger/basher death risk (wouldn't want to go against my bashers with
17+ ST, mace-wielding, Adex ATT, 10-2-10-B strategy).

Mike Lee
Retired old DM fart

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

References

DM: Offensive TP???
hitz@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu (Ben Hitz)
Tue, 05 Oct 1993 15:16:18 +0000

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DM: Offensive TP???
hitz@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu (Ben Hitz)
Tue, 05 Oct 1993 15:16:18 +0000