Re: Legends:Vampires

From: drhj@v1.astro.cf.ac.uk (Dean Johnson)

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1993 19:34:33 +0000

In article GJ0@netcom.com, dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig) writes:
> S_DANTZER@IRAV1.ira.uka.de (|S| Stefan Dantzer):
> >Like so many other games the Nagashuns in
> >our game developed a strong Power Position ! (Hi Fred !)
>
> Interesting.  I've played in two regular Realm games, and the Servants of
> Nagashun have been inactive in both.  The Overlord's faction was designed
> to be very powerful (since most of the other factions oppose it), and in
> the variant game -- where one can start with the full power of that
> faction -- it *is* very powerful.  In regular games, however, its players
> start at the same level as any other players, but with lots and lots of
> enemies.
>

I play in ROI I in the UK and the Nagashuns did zip!  I stolen so much
evil grobble out of Rok Tathgar that I have become the most corrupted
High Elf Goddie two shoes on the face of Verana.

> >Our latest Problem and so far i know the Problem in all
> >games, is the Vampir Soldier Status !
>
> The benefit of undead statuses is offset by the availability of
> anti-undead spells.  I've had particularly good results with
> "Repel Undead III", which (if you've done your spying or scouting)
> can be used to knock 60% off the strength of the enemy's toughest
> slot.  In the latter midgame, you might also give serious thought
> to "Remove Undead Status":  It's expensive, but there's something
> heart-breaking about finally getting a character who can afflict
> and then having the status taken away.  (Again, you need to do your
> scrying or spying first.)
>

Again I agree with Dani but also agree that the INV/DAM of the
Vamp soldiers is a bit tough to deal with.  That's why I like NIC,
as they've capped INV/DAMs on soldier at 3 (unless given by weapons).

> -----
> Dani Zweig
> dani@netcom.com
>
>    Aphorism is better than none.
>

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Re: Legends:Vampires
dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)
Mon, 26 Jul 1993 17:00:09 +0000