Re: Slasher Designs

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

Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 03:24:52 +0000

ewalents@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Erich Walentschak) writes:
[Subject is slashers]

>Ive been trying a few experiments with slashers, some may
>work, some may not.  Here are my existing ones:

>7-13-7-21-10-13-13  start Ex init

I can't really comment on the idea of using low will warriors as slashers...
I know that it was a fairly common practice at one point, but I haven't
done it myself.

As a matter of fact, I would go so far as to say that for a long-term
slasher, I wouldn't go below a 15 will.  Period.

>12-6-10-19-13-13-11  no ratings yet, but still only 0-1

One thing that I am pretty sure about is the idea that speed positively
effects the starting stats of your slasher.

Oh, and I don't like the 19 wit thing.  Start 17 or 21, not in between.

>11-4-14-17-8-9-21  start Ex init/att

One of the better slashers that I know of started with a 21 wit/deft, along
with a 15 will.  I like that design a lot, with a decent speed.  Your guy
won't be going anywhere past a certain point early in his AD career.  If
that doesn't bother you, then it doesn't matter.

>my pride and joy, TV in rookies(!), 6-1-0, 98 pts, going for DM this turn :)

Like I said, if it doesn't bother you later on...

>11-9-4-15-21-13-11 start 70 attack, 70 init, 75 decise

I like this design better, some lasting power into AD...  On the other hand,
I would have liked him better as a PL.  Slashers benefit the most from
speed, wit, and deft in that order at generation (IMHO).  Your Pl is going
to like the 21 will.  Probably start expert attack.

>I figure there'll be alot of yelling that i should have made some of these this
>style or that style, and I welcome it.  Always good to here different
>opinions.  And if anyones interested, Ill print starting ratings for all of
>these guys when I know them.

I honestly must say that I wouldn't have made the first three guys, since
I prefer to play my guys as long as possible, rather than going for 21
wit guys that have 8 wills, and the like.  But that's just me.

John White
(a-b-c-17-17-d-11)
(a-b-c-21-15-d-11)
(a-b-c-15-21-d-11)

References

RE: Slasher Designs
itlm013@dale.ucdavis.edu (Captain Caveman)
Wed, 27 Jan 1993 20:25:37 +0000
Re: Slasher Designs
ewalents@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Erich Walentschak)
Wed, 27 Jan 1993 21:15:08 +0000