Re: DM: Offensive TP???

From: crip@Micor.OCUnix.on.ca (Garth Werner)

Date: Tue, 05 Oct 1993 22:52:10 +0000

hitz@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu (Ben Hitz) writes:

> Greetings all you Duelmaster's enthusiasts!
>
> 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')
>
> They are both either initiates or apprentices for the upcoming tourney;
> would you send/not send one or both?
>
> Please don't say: APA/F ME/ME 1-1-1-x-P.  I coulda figured that out
> myself...
>
> Ben Hitz (18,52,53,105)

I would ignore the second one, just too plain.  The first
however, demands a manager's full attention.  I believe strategies like
3-5-3 in the opening 2 minutes are in order, then switching to a 5-2-5,
8-5-5 in minutes 3 and 4.  Don't worry about burning endurance because,
hey, you aren't going to outlast anything purely defensive anyway.

My 2 bits worth

Crip

- Garth Werner                crip@micor.ocunix.on.ca

References

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