Re: DM: Tournament Strategy

From: cjwein@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca (Chris J. Wein)

Date: Sat, 03 Apr 1993 18:17:39 +0000

In article <1993Apr2.195239.10406@rdii.com> jas@rdii.com (Jim Smith) writes:
>In article <C4tD9n.GMM@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca> cjwein@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca (Chris J. Wein) writes:
>> Thus for a striker/lunger, I would go all out against all but
>> TP/WS when I would do something like 7-5-7 or 6-4-6 with strikers
>> and 5-7-7 or 4-6-6 with lungers.
>
>I also have a 11-5(4)-9-15-17-15-13 SL with an expert in Init as well as
>a 11-10-7-17-13-15-11 ST with an expert in Decise that will also be in the
>apprentices tourney.  Should I run both of them all out also?

Keep in mind that my opinion is by no means the only one or the correct one
but...

The striker should definitely go all out with the decise tactic.  This
is exactly the type of character that another offensive would not like
to face - someone who can jump them.  I have very little experience with
slashers.  Some would say go 10-10 open, some 10-10 Decise, some 10-6
open.  There are several experienced slasher managers who read this group.
They will also probably suggest a hatchet since it is very fast and will
do enough damage to beat a lightly armoured offensive.

>> I find you strategy against defensives very strange.  But if it works
>> for you then so be it.
>
>You are making an (incorrect) assumption that I have some notion of what
>I am doing. :)  Actually, I only have a total of 18 fights under my belt
>and 3 of those are Dark Arena fights so I really don't have a clue as to
>what a good strategy is against defensives.  I just assumed that you
>should keep your activity level low since you wouldn't have to dodge as
>many blows and then crank up the attack later when they wouldn't expect
>it.  I would certainly welcome some better ideas, however.

>> As practically everyone else who follows up this post will say...
>>
>> Don't raise stats at all since you will lose skills in the end.  Con
>> is safe to raise but others can be problems.  Wit to odd numbers =
>> skill loss.  Same with will and deftness.  Strength is safe till 15.
>> Speed is rarely safe.  And a con of 10 is not that frail.
>
>Ooh, I'm sooo confused! ;-)  You say don't raise any stats, but then you say
>it's OK to raise some.  I assume it must depend on the individual warrior, so
>in your opinion, should I or should I not raise any stats on any of these
>three warriors?  (Especially the con 5 slasher who is VERY FRAIL.)

Hmmm, a bit of a contradiction.  When someone says don't raise stats they
essentially mean "I am too lazy to tell you what stats are safe to raise
and anyhow, I would rather have skills from a fight than a safe raise".
It is also not dependent on your warrior - it is true across the board.
And boosting the con of a very frail character, especially the slasher
is a good idea.  His base ratings should be great anyhow so one turn
not skill training shouldn't hurt.

>> Chris - Member of the BHB (almost all are on Usenet)
>
>Pardon my ignorance, but what is the BHB?

We ask that same question all the time too...

It's a DM alliance.  There was no real point in me putting it in
other than to unnecessarily wank the other members (except for
Grant who comes right back and insults my warriors :-) )
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References

Re: DM: Tournament Strategy
cjwein@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca (Chris J. Wein)
Thu, 01 Apr 1993 16:46:35 +0000
Re: DM: Tournament Strategy
cjwein@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca (Chris J. Wein)
Thu, 01 Apr 1993 17:07:07 +0000
Re: DM: Tournament Strategy
jas@rdii.com (Jim Smith)
Fri, 02 Apr 1993 19:52:39 +0000

Referenced By

Re: DM: Tournament Strategy
cjwein@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca (Chris J. Wein)
Thu, 01 Apr 1993 16:46:35 +0000
Re: DM: Tournament Strategy
cjwein@watcgl.uwaterloo.ca (Chris J. Wein)
Thu, 01 Apr 1993 17:07:07 +0000
Re: DM: Tournament Strategy
jas@rdii.com (Jim Smith)
Fri, 02 Apr 1993 19:52:39 +0000