Re: DM: Beginner's rollups

From: mcgeorbr@ucbeh.san.uc.edu

Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1993 11:50:53 +0000

In article <1993Jul06.130541.448@pencom.com>, brian@pencom.com (Brian Hobbs) 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.

Not bad (for RSI, of course).   :)
>
> The documentation is quite sparse.  I ask for your help in determining the
> potentials for these characters, where are good places to put points, and what
> styles they're suited for.  I'm more interested in learning the aspects of the
> game than winning lots at the beginning, so I'd like to try and have a
> different style for each character.  Also, I'm sort of enamored with the
> aimed-blow open-hand concept.  None of these seem suited to the task (they all
> suffer in at least one stat), but I'd appreciate any opinions on how to get one
> of these to be a reasonable AB open-hand fighter.
>

OK.  The docs are not only sparse, they are just plain bad.  Good places for
points are (in my opinion):  wit, will, deftness, then whatever.  I never add
to CON unless I have a point that I don't know what to do with (rare).  You
can't go wrong (in my opinion) adding 5 or 6 to wit (always to the odd number
but don't bother with a stat of 19; go with 17 or 21), 5 or 6 to will, bumb
deftness up to the highest odd number you can, then - whatever (I normally add
to ST to get better weapons I guess).  Unlike others, I learned alot from
running crappy characters - just give them a personality and have fun.  You'll
get lots of different advice - that's what is best about the game.

> Thanks,
>
Your welcome.

> Brian
> brian@pencom.com
>
> ST-CN-SZ-WT-WL-SP-DF
>
> 06-09-17-09-09-06-14 #1
> 06-13-15-13-05-13-05 #2
> 13-10-18-07-04-08-10 #3
> 12-03-07-06-11-17-14 #4
> 14-06-15-09-10-05-11 #5

#1:  7-9-17-15-15-6-15  Lunger I guess.  Use shortsword or shortspear, run
10-10-7-L in minute one, then scale down after that.  Don't wear armor.

#2:  6-13-15-17-9-13-11  Yuck.  Striker I guess.  Use shortsword (even dagger),
run 10-10-7-D in minute one, then scale down after.  No armor.

#3:  13-10-18-13-9-8-13  Gross.  OK, do your AB here, but realize that there's
little potential.  The ST and SZ will give him good damage.  Run him 10-10-10
in minute one and keep the OE high.  Wear Leather armor and cap.  I really
don't recommend this though.  I'd probably bash, slash, or strike here.

#4:  12-3-7-11-17-17-17  Weird.  I'd probably lunge or slash or even
parry-riposte.  Lets say slash.  10-10-7, scimitar, no armor.

#5:  15-6-15-15-15-5-13  Basher.  Warhammer, 10-10-10-D, no armor.

You might want to consider 2 or 5 for the AB too; hell, try all of them if you
want and you'd think it'd be fun.  :)  What depresses me about these rollups in
the total lack of any defensive setups (SZ's 15, 17, 18) and the size 7 comes
with a 3 con - I've never had any severely low con defensive character survive.

OK RSI, what happened to all of the decent rollups?

Mane Man
Bruce McGeorge
If Erich can't come up with any witty arena sayings, neither can I.

References

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