Re: DM: How to run (and keep alive!) a waste

From: johnjohn@cco.caltech.edu (John Carlos White)

Date: Sun, 07 Mar 1993 09:29:57 +0000

George.Harris@launchpad.unc.edu (George Harris) writes:

>In article <DRESNICK.93Mar2223256@pesto.mit.edu> dresnick@athena.mit.edu (David I Resnick) writes:

>	Whoa!  You're going at way too high an activity level, here.  Wastes
>burn End like nobody's business, and even with GOOD ENDURANCE, this guy'll
>be sucking wind by minute three.  I'd keep your activity level at 2 all the
>way across.

I totally agree with this.  Later on (around the 10+ fight range), you
might want to start opening up with something like 5-4-5-x, but at 2 fights?
Meat!  Do you hear me?  MEAT!!  :-)

>	Well, there are a couple of factors to consider here.  First, this
>chap is extremely fragile.  That means he wants fights to end quickly,
>since eventually someone's going to get a blow past his defenses.  Second,
>he is already Ex with Init & Attack, and does Good damage.  This suggests
>that he should devote most of his energies to offense, since that's what
>he's best at.  So, I'd go something like:

> 9 10  9  8  6  6 10
> 2->
> 9 10  9  8  6  6 10
> -  S              S
> -->

>RA->
>BD->

>	Run in ASM/H, SC/ME.  Experiment with different weapons, though,
>substituting B for S as a tactic as appropriate.

I wouldn't.  9-2-9 for a beginning waste?  MEAT!  Slash tactic?  MEAT!

>>3) I'm training CN in his next fight - if I don't get something
>>   indicating that his ability to take damage goes up a notch, is it
>>   worth training it again?

>	No!  I've heard you get a learning bonus your first 5 fights, so you
>don't want to squander that.  Plus, you are much less likely (~40%) to in-
>crease a stat on a second train with your WL.  If he's still Ext.Fragile,
>train WL on his 6th fight, that might help.  Otherwise, deal with it.

Prove it.  :-)

John
-I just watched the "encore presentation" of The Untouchables premiere.
 "I want him turned into meat!  You hear me?!  MEAT!!!"

References

DM: How to run (and keep alive!) a waste
dresnick@athena.mit.edu (David I Resnick)
Wed, 03 Mar 1993 03:32:57 +0000
Re: DM: How to run (and keep alive!) a waste
George.Harris@launchpad.unc.edu (George Harris)
Wed, 03 Mar 1993 17:22:04 +0000