Re: Striker: How To Run?

From: ben@abby.chem.ucla.edu

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1993 17:20:46 +0000

In article <1993Jun8.151039.20043@news.tufts.edu>, gharris@jade.tufts.edu (George W. Harris) writes:

>	Okay, I've got a striker recently, and I'm wondering a bit about
>how to run her.  Actually, I've got a pretty good idea, but I just want
>to make sure I'm not doing anything stupid or overlooking anything obvious.

Well, to be honest, I havn't had alot of sucess with STrikers, but you
mentioned a few things I thought would be fun to discuss

>
>	The set-up: 10-5-13-15-15-15-11, Striker, right-handed, intelligent
>(lots of little things, always thinking ahead), Quick and Active, Poor End,
>Very Frail, Very Little Weight, Incredibly Quick and Elusive, can do Good
>Damage.

First off you shoulda made this a Slasher. (Smile.)
I've had trouble with 17 WT ST's, I'm beginning to think you really need 21.
Especially with only an 11 DF, this guys attack will suck big time.  But that's
pretty irrelevant now, isn't it.  Still , a decent warrior

>
>	I think it's pretty clear I'm not going to be scumming with this
>warrior.  I thought the best thing to do would be to challenge offensives,
>run here in ALE-L 10-10-10-D in the first minute, 10-10-4 in desperation,
>give her a longspear and aim for and protect the head.  I figure strategy
>in the other minutes doesn't matter too much, because she's going to be
>exhausted by then if she hasn't been taken out.  So, the basic strategy
>is hit first hard and end the fight quickly.

Actually, even with poor endurance, you can stick around for 5, maybe even 6 or
7 minutes.  10-10 down to 10-7 Decis in minute 1, then drop activity, say to
6-2-6 by the 3rd.  The longspear is a sucky weapon.  Better weapons are SC, BS
(Best weapons in the game!!), LO, even HA (Against light armor...)

Offensives are your bread and butter; at least until you get an AdEx++ attack,
then you can go after TP's (not at 10-10-10-D, obviously...)  Avoid anyone who
can riposte, like the plague...

Against little armor I'd use SS, HA, even DA!  They don't do much damage, but
they are fast.  Against medium, SC!!! also BS and LO, and if you really want,
LS.  With a 10 ST, you're 1 short of BS, LO, LS, and QS, but I wouldn't worry
about this.  You could even go up to the 13 ST weapons.  You can try to look
for your favorite, but you probably won't be able to try all 20 weapons,
assuming you could tell for a given one.  If you throw a crit, with a decent
weapon, stick with it (except with say a HA vs. APA...)

Belive it or not, BS and SC are good against heavy  armor, _if_ you've got a
decent attack.  Other wise, you might try QS or WH.  Maybe GA.

>	I'm training ST up to 11 to give her better weapon selection, and
>ti should also give normal endurance, and getting CN up once will improve
>carry, but I don't care too much about that.  The second CN increase will
>take her from VF to Frail, so I figure I'll train CN after about five fights.

Well, you can train the ST to 11, but I doubt it would help a whole lot, unless
you magically got Great Damage.  Don't waste turns training CN with this guy.
(Well, I wouldn't)  Unless, he sucks at high activiiyt and you'd rather try
him 'defensive' (responsivness tac???), rather than DA the sap.

One final thing, if he's real wild, take off the decis tactic...

Sorry if this seems negative, but I currently have a 17 WT, 16 SP ST, who keeps
getting jumped by lungers and slashers.... (wahhh.)

Ben HItz
EMAIL: hitz@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu

PS You _will_ be publically and privately repremanded for not putting 'DM in
the subject of your post...

Too bad I kon't know how to change this one...

References

DM - good news and bad...
dresnick@athena.mit.edu (David I Resnick)
Mon, 07 Jun 1993 23:16:18 +0000
Re: DM - good news and bad...
gharris@jade.tufts.edu (George W. Harris)
Tue, 08 Jun 1993 15:02:46 +0000
Striker: How To Run?
gharris@jade.tufts.edu (George W. Harris)
Tue, 08 Jun 1993 15:10:39 +0000