Re: DM: Play with these stats...

From: itlm013@dale.ucdavis.edu (Donnie Trump)

Date: Mon, 03 May 1993 20:54:07 +0000

In article <C6GuF1.KCp@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> pat3n@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Patrick A. Truman) writes:
>Ok, here's what I just got back (arena 17 f.y.i...)
>
>st 12
>cn 12
>sz  5
>wt 10
>wl  4
>sp 18
>df  9
>
>What would you do?  Is this a keeper?  My thoughts are +5 wl, +3 sp,
>+6 df.  I'm not sure on the style... slash?  lunge?  p-l?  I'm new at
>this, so all suggestions are appreciated.

Not the prettiest of roll-ups.  I would go...

AB
ST 12 + 1 = 13
CN 12 + 0 = 12
SZ  5 + 0 =  5
WT 10 + 5 = 15
WL  4 + 1 =  5
SP 18 + 3 = 21
DF  9 + 4 = 13

Rather unorthodox design.  Truthfully, I have no idea how this design
would work. It may start out very fast, and stay that way, or it may
start out slow and build up as the skills roll in.  I would imagine that
you're looking at a career .400 fighter in regular DM, with limited
AD potential.  Precisely the character I used to make when I first started
playing!

13 strength just because an AB needs attack skills, and there's a poss-
	ibility (albeit a limited one) that AB's get an attack bonus with
	higher strengths.  I've had a 21 ST 15 WT AB get AdEX Attack on
	the roll-up.  It could happen to you, maybe.
12 con is plenty.
5 size is good.  Too bad you can't save it for another character.
15 wit is enough, if you can't get 17 (which in this case you can't).
5 will is plenty for aimed blows, despite the high will phase that
	many managers went through a while ago.  About as useful as
	speed for rippers, apparently (thanks Crip, for setting me
	straight on that).
21 speed, because this character needs a strength.  It will give quite
	a bit of decis and riposte that aimed blows are usually lacking,
	but at the expense of attack and parry that they so desperate
	to get.  Still, 21 SP/13 DF gives a better skill base than
	19 SP/15 DF.
13 deftness isn't really enough (I think that 15 is barebones minimum),
	but in the interest of getting as many skills as youc an out of
	this roll-up, I sacrificed it. You can use the epee anyway,
	you'll just lack a couple of points of DF.

I'd run this character in APL/H, using a LO/SH combination.  Run him
fairly moderate in the first few minutes, something like 4-5-4-None,
5-7-5-None, 6-6-4-None, that kind of thing, throwing in a parry round
as necessary.  7-5-5-None and 9-5-5-None are good offensive rounds, and
this character should probably try to use them in desperation as well.

I'd challenge all the parry styles, as well as wall of steels, while
avoiding lungers and bashers.

Just my mouth running off again,

Trump
dfcleary@ucdavis.edu

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DM: Play with these stats...
pat3n@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Patrick A. Truman)
Mon, 03 May 1993 19:35:24 +0000

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DM: Play with these stats...
pat3n@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (Patrick A. Truman)
Mon, 03 May 1993 19:35:24 +0000