Re: DM: Beginner's rollups

From: gharris@jade.tufts.edu (George W. Harris)

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1993 18:43:53 +0000

In article <1993Jul06.130541.448@pencom.com> brian@pencom.com writes:
>
>Greetings;
>
>After reading about the game here, I decided to give DM a try.  I called them
>up on their customer service number and, ten days later, I have my initial
>rollups.
>
>The documentation is quite sparse.

You can say that again.

Generally the most important stats are WT, DF and WL, probably in
that order.  It's almost always a bad idea to add to CN or SP.  13 and 17
are good numbers to shoot for, especially in WT and WL, and it's generally
considered a good idea for WT+WL>=30.  An 11 DF is also considered de
riguer for a good long-term character.

>I'd appreciate any opinions on how to get one
>of these to be a reasonable AB open-hand fighter.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Brian
>brian@pencom.com
>
>ST-CN-SZ-WT-WL-SP-DF
>
>06-09-17-09-09-06-14

I'd probably make this guy 7-9-17-15-15-6-15.  He's probably your
best bet for an AB of these roll-ups.  Personally, though, I wouldn't
recommend running an AB in your first five.  This guy is a tad quixotic,
though, with the huge size and low speed and strength.  I could see making
him a slasher, though.

>06-13-15-13-05-13-05

Hmm.  6-13-15-17-11-13-11.  This guy could also be a decent slasher,
although the high CN might point to a slightly more defensive style.  A parry-
striker might be your best bet here.  Run, say, 2-4-2 in the first couple of
minutes, 7-5-5 in 3&4, 2-3-2 P in desperation.

>13-10-18-07-04-08-10

Bleah.  19-10-18-9-5-8-15 Basher, give him a Halberd, go for kills.
DA when you can be bloodfeuded by a team with warriors who can beat him
easily, or when he loses a couple.

>12-03-07-06-11-17-14

Interesting.  12-3-7-11-17-17-17.  This looks to be a good roll-up,
although the relatively low WT is a bit of a problem.  That 17-17-17 in WL
SP DF is nice, though.  I think he's probably best as a slasher.  If you
want all five to be different styles make the first guy a striker.

>14-06-15-09-10-05-11

Another good offensive type, say 15-6-15-15-15-5-13.  He'll have great
damage and good attack skills on roll-up.  I'd say make him a basher as well,
I've done well with low-SP bashers.  See what others say first, though.

Not a bad set of roll-ups, overall.  Good luck with them.

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DM: Beginner's rollups
brian@pencom.com (Brian Hobbs)
Tue, 06 Jul 1993 13:05:41 +0000