Re: DM: Help with Running Dead Waste

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

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1992 03:59:50 +0000

In article <1992Oct21.172547.29320@jade.tufts.edu> gharris@jade.tufts.edu
(George W. Harris) writes:

>	11-9-14-17-17-5-11-WS,

I think I've mentioned before that I'm running a couple wastes with almost
the exact same rollup.  One of them, Civilization (12(1)-11-10-17-17-5-13),
just TV'd at the FtF.  That's what you need to get this guy back.  A TV.

>	He was 1-1 when he died, and had learned 2 riposte & 2 attack
skills.
>His first fight, I sent him out in APL-H with QS against a 1-0 basher in
>APA-F with a GS, and ran him 3-6-3-P in minute 1, 4-5-4-x in two, and he
>was beaten early in the second minute.  His second fight, he went out in
>APL-H and a SC against big striker with no armor or hat weilding a SS,
>and won in the first minute going 3-6-3-P, dodging and parrying three of
>four attacks before getting in a hard counterblow which put his opponent
>down.

I don't like your parry strategies at all.  I'll parry with my wastes at
something like 3-2-3-P, 2-2-2-P, but not much higher.  I don't like using an
offensive effort higher than 4.  Period.  Wastes get tired faster than any
other style...

>	In the fight where he got killed, I was running him the same way
>against the same basher as in the first fight, and he got hit twice (with
>a halberd, this time) and died.  I killed that basher in a Bloodfeud with
>a Dixie Lunger the next turn, but I'd like to get this guy back.
>
>	I figure I should give this guy heavier armor, ring or chain, since
>he's a defensive stylist, and maybe play him more defensive the first
couple
>of minutes, maybe 2-5-2-P then 3-5-3-x, before going 6-5-6-x in minute
three.
>Does this sound reasonable?  Also, how should I change his strategy against
>different styles?  I figure against bashers, lungers and strikers I should
>use heavier armor, and fight more defensively at first to get them tired
>out.  What do you think?

Here's how I run my Wastes:

Min:	1	2	3	4	5	6+	Desp
OE:	5--------------->	4------->	3--------->
AL:	2------------------------------------------------->
KD:	5--------------->	4------->	3--------->
AT:	RA------------------------------------------------>
PR:	AM------------------------------------------------>
OT:
DT:							  P

Wear ARM-S to ACM-S (but that's a little high).  Remember that this is a
tourney of warriors who got KILLED.  Because of that fact, I would run like
this against everyone excpt LU, BA, and PL, against whom I might wear APA-F.

Did you try using the SC?

References

DM: Help with Running Dead Waste
gharris@jade.tufts.edu (George W. Harris)
Wed, 21 Oct 1992 17:25:47 +0000