Re: call for duelmasters help

From: ben@abby.chem.ucla.edu

Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1992 02:59:11 +0000

John, sorry, I have no editor to write this message, but I'll try to keep the garbling to a minimum

yur questions:
1) What is the BLoodgames chart?

Oh. It's Trumps, now that I look at it. It has a copyright date of Nov. 1991;
it contians the skill ratings gained from a given stat.  For instance, a 21
WT gives you two each of Attack, init, decis,defense and riposte. (in add-
ition to all the skills for WT UP to 21...)  It seems to be fairly accurate
except for the number of riposte skill you allegedly get from DF.  Trumpo,
if you read this, I think you got way to many riposte skills in there.
Anyway, if you mail him, he just might send you a copy.  Oh, I almost forgot;
It also has some statsistics for approximating the style bonuses you get for
each skill.  This is somewhat less useful, as the sample size is small, except
for, say Lungers and init, or TP's and parry.

2) How am I going to simulate DM without the code?
Well, first off, if I had the code, there would be no reason to simulate it,
except to save money.  But I'm not about to run my own pbm  co. anyway...
Second, It would be a vehicle for testing all our various theories.  Code
some  theory, run a bunch of fights, and decide whether these fights are in
any way, shape, or form similar to real DM.  As my theorie are all completly
false (so you say...), It won't work,and I'll have to code up a new theory.
Got it ?

Ben
hitz@cuhhca.hhmi.columbia.edu

References

Re: call for duelmasters help
ben@abby.chem.ucla.edu
Fri, 23 Oct 1992 11:58:52 +0000
Re: call for duelmasters help
johnjohn@cco.caltech.edu (John White)
Sun, 25 Oct 1992 15:01:06 +0000