Re: Okympia: New Subskills

From: gl8f@fermi.clas.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)

Date: Fri, 10 Jul 1992 00:05:51 +0000

In article <rwallace.710722340@unix1.tcd.ie> rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace) writes:

> But why not
>make them a flat set of skills, rather than the current more or less
>incomprehensible (IMHO) hierarchical system?

I like how the hierarchical system feels. It makes sense that you
learn to ride before you learn to train riding horses before you learn
to train warhorses. It makes sense that you learn how to build little
boats before you learn how to build big boats. And I don't find the
new system to be confusing. I guess it's just a matter of taste, or
probably lack thereof on my part.

> so what's the point of using IMPRESS?

Whenever Rich gets around to putting limits on RECRUIT, I suppose that
IMPRESS will let you avoid those limits. Also, things may get to the
point where WORK brings in so little money that it's better to
IMPRESS/PERSUADE. I've found that PERSUADE with a high-level character
does a reasonable job. And all of these strategies fit naturally into
an economic system which has limits to growth.

References

Re: Okympia: New Subskills
rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace)
Thu, 09 Jul 1992 05:54:20 +0000
Re: Okympia: New Subskills
Dave Horowitz <DSH109@psuvm.psu.edu>
Thu, 09 Jul 1992 11:34:12 +0000
Re: Okympia: New Subskills
rwallace@unix1.tcd.ie (russell wallace)
Thu, 09 Jul 1992 22:52:20 +0000