Re: DM and GoD

From: mcgeorbr@ucbeh.san.uc.edu

Date: Tue, 08 Jun 1993 09:46:52 +0000

In article <1v0ktb$ftu@calvin.usc.edu>, robertw@calvin.usc.edu (Robert Watkins) writes:
>
> I have three choices.  Play team one, play team two, or say the hell with
> the RSI and go play Gladiators of Death instead where I can design my
> gladiators from the ground up?
>
Rob, I guess it depends on what your goals are for either game.  If you want to
win, win, win in DM, I'm not really enamored with either team.  If you want to
"roleplay", you can do that with any crappy team (I do!).  I guess my advice
would be to run team one in DM for a turn (or more) to see if you like the
whole DM experience.  In the meantime you can run in GoD for free to see if you
like it.  If you love DM, you always have team two that you could run at any
time.  (Of course if you don't like either, you could try Adventurer's
Guild...)    :)

Oh, I should mention (I tend to forget) that if winning in DM is your main
priority, you could run total parry scum with some of the marginal rollups.
You will win often, but I find it silly and boring.  You could also send the
marginal rollups to the Dark Arena and gamble that the replacement warriors
will be better.

> Team One:
>
>  7 12 12  9 14 12  4
> 12  9 14 16 10  6  3
> 14  4 11  9 12  9 11
>  6 13 13  7  6 11 14
>  3  4 18 10  7 14 14

Not great, not bad.  I like #3.  This team should do OK.  (You didn't ask for
specific advice for the rollups, so I won't offer any.  Some of them look
familiar anyway.)
>
> Team Two:
>
>  5 13 11 13 11 14 3
> 20  9 11  4 14  6 6
>  5 13  9 16  9  9 9
> 11  9 16  6 12 10 6
> 12 11 14  9  5 13 6

Yikes!  Although some of the rollups look fun (but really bad), I wouldn't bet
the farm on these five guys.  Number 3 looks nice, but the rest...
>
> Gladiators of Death.  Played in a tourney at a convention a week and a half
> ago.  I had the top ranked team, so I won a free setup and four free turns.
> I haven't explained GoD at all yet, because I am still waiting to see if
> they accept turns by email (they have an address at delphi).

I, for one, would be interested in a full review of GoD when you get all the
info, and - actually - I'd be interested in a preview now.  How is character
"generation" and how do the fights read (as, say, opposed to Crip's ADM tourney
fights that he posted)?  Thanks!
>
>
> 				Rob
Bruce
aka Mane Man
DM & Trying AG

References

DM
robertw@calvin.usc.edu (Robert Watkins)
Tue, 08 Jun 1993 00:01:47 +0000

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robertw@calvin.usc.edu (Robert Watkins)
Tue, 08 Jun 1993 00:01:47 +0000