Re: Legends (once again ...)

From: dani@netcom.com (Dani Zweig)

Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 04:52:26 +0000

>Anyone want to toss me some tips on a hero/adventures set up skill list.
>(What is a waste and what are good skills.)

Maybe we *do* need a Legends FAQ.  This is strictly my own opinion,
and others will differ, but off the top of my head:

If you're not playing a location, don't bother with Merchant or Admin.
Rumormonger, MG's denial to the contrary notwithstanding, is useless.
I'm lukewarm about Bard, too.  They're nice to have once you get them to
a high enough level.

Thief, Assassin, Stealth, and Spy are fairly specialized:  Don't take
them unless you have a specific purpose planned for them.  For example,
a Hero character with maximum Thief or Assassin levels and decent stealth
can be formidable.

Ranger is a generally-useful skill.  Have at least one of your
characters take it.  (That character can teach the other/s.)  Knight
is less useful.  Take a weapon skill if it's important for your
character to have as high a starting fighting ability as possible.
Otherwise it can wait.

Take Arcane skills.  Unless you're planning to start with a level-31
priest, have your main character take an arcane skill:  Even if he
just takes it at level-1, he still gets a lot more spells than the
other characters.  The most generally useful spellcasting skills are
Summoner and Seer.

A general note:  Hero or Adventurer positions are dead ends unless you
either find an Overlord or Mercenary to team up with, or plan to
influence characters.  In the latter case, you might want to put a good
number of points into influence.

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Dani Zweig
dani@netcom.com

'T is with our judgements as our watches, none
   Go alike, yet each believes his own
		--Alexander Pope

References

Legends (once again ...)
tmikkola@galactus.cs.hut.fi (Topi Mikkola)
Wed, 20 Jan 1993 14:33:02 +0000
Re: Legends (once again ...)
tcline@nyx.cs.du.edu (Terry Cline)
Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:37:58 +0000

Referenced By

Legends (once again ...)
tmikkola@galactus.cs.hut.fi (Topi Mikkola)
Wed, 20 Jan 1993 14:33:02 +0000
Re: Legends (once again ...)
tcline@nyx.cs.du.edu (Terry Cline)
Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:37:58 +0000