Re: DM beginner questions

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

Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 17:24:09 +0000

In article <184812@pyramid.pyramid.com> khearn@pyrps5.eng.pyramid.com (Keith
Hearn) writes:
>In article <1ie5v7INNjmb@gap.caltech.edu> johnjohn@cco.caltech.edu (John
White) writes:
>>In article <184792@pyramid.pyramid.com> khearn@pyrps5.eng.pyramid.com
(Keith
>>Hearn) writes:

>>>I have a Parry-Riposte that I
>>>made up before I knew anything, and now that I've got the Red Book, I
>>>realize that his stats are quite unsuited for a PR, at least according
>>>to the info about PRs in the Red Book. Should/can I DA him right away
>>>and avoid wasting time and money fighting a warrior who is likely to
>>>have little chance of developing into anything of value?
>>
>>Depends on the stats.  What are they?
>
> 19-10-8-8-10-19-10

I agree that these stats are probably not well suited to a PR.  I personally
look for high wit/deft, with a reasonably high will.  And some speed, if I
can get it...

>Like I said, I didn't know what I was doing. I think I'll try some
>really aggessive lunging with him (10-10-10 L), for a few fights and
>see if he can do anything, but I'll prolly end up DAing him before
>long, unless someone can convince me that he is worth anything.

_I_ wouldn't keep him that long, DA'ing right away, but that's up to you.
_I_ don't think he's worth anything, but that, again, is up to you.

>I gave him a longsword for his first fight, not realizing that he
>didn't have the wit or deftness to use it. Needless to say, he didn't
>do well at all. He lasted into the second minute, but never even
>managed to take a swing.

Just because you don't have the stats for a weapon doesn't mean that you
_can't_ use it.  It just means that you use it with some penalties, is all.
LO is a fine PR weapon.  However, I would be suprised if anyone made a PR
that wasn't well suited to the EP.  Those would be the bare minimum wit/deft
for me.

>I sent in strategy for his second turn a few days ago. I decided to
>try two shortswords. Looking at the weapons charts that just got
>posted, I see he doesn't have the wit to use them, either. Oh well.
>Next time I'll know better. Looking at the weapons charts, it looks
>like the only weapons well suited to a PR that he can use are the
>short and long spears. I'll give them a try, I guess.

:-)  You "need" size 9 for LS, but again, you'd just use it with some
penalty.  Again, I would DA almost instantly, though.

Just my opinion.

John White

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Re: DM beginner questions
khearn@pyrps5.eng.pyramid.com (Keith Hearn)
Wed, 06 Jan 1993 22:22:48 +0000