Re: DM: 1st turn (HELP)

From: ben@abby.chem.ucla.edu

Date: Fri, 19 Jun 1992 18:10:56 +0000

In article <1992Jun19.155741.22899@adobe.com>, jgould@adobe.com (Jim Gould) writes:
	Hello again.  This part of the strategy sheet is critical. This is what
duelmasters folk are talking about when they say 'strategy'
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>MINUTE                     1st   2nd  3rd  4th  5th 6thon  Desp
>Offensive effort
>Activity Level
>Kill Desire
>Attack Location
>Protect Location
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>Offensive Tactic
>Defensive Tactic

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	For each minute of the fight, and in desperation, each warrior has an
input strategy.  The Offensive Effort, Activity level, and Kill desire all
range from 1-10 in each minute.  The desperation strategy takes effect when
your warrior is 'knocked into' Desperation, (or Frantic, or careless, etc.)
This happens either due to damage taken, or lack of endurance.
The attack locations are:
	HE -- Head, good for a quick kill; if you can hit it.
	RA -- Right Arm -- Can end a fight quickly
	LA -- Left Arm
	CH -- Chest - Good for Lunging kills
	AB -- Abdomen, Easy target
	LL -- Left leg -- Can knock opponent down
	RL -- Right leg -- (see LL)

The protect locations are similar:
	HE -- Head -Protect when Bashing
	AM -- Arms -Protect when Slashing
	BD -- Body -A good default
	LG -- Leggs

Additionally, a warrior can try EITHER an offensive or defensive tactic in each
minute.  These are self explainitory.  Look up the abbrieviations, and use them
sparingly.  Most styles are only suited to a few tactics.
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>ARMOUR -- Put the abbr. for your Armor type
>HELM   -- Put the abbr. for you Helm
>TRAINING -- What you want to train; usually skills (SK), otherwise stats.
If training a stat, put the abbr. of that stat.  No, you may not train Size.
Note:  Training skills is based on Wit, Stats on Will.  Neither is ever 100%
sucessful.  It's very difficult in regulart DM to get more than 3 trains on any
given stat; and most warriors learn less than 2 skills a fight.

>WISH
>to
>FIGHT

This is whom in the arena you wish to challenge. Enter 2 names, and importantly
, ID numbers for those warriors.  You may not challenge on your first turn.  If
you wish to kill the warrior, challenge "Dark Arena", circle it, and forget. If
someone killed one of your warriors (4 or less turns ago) you may "Bloodfued";
any of your warriors gets first crack at the killer fighter (not team).
Again, in a bloodfued, circle the challenge.

>Challenge strategy
>if Challenged strategy
Check either of these boxes if you wish to enter a different strategy on the
back.  "Challenge strategy" will be used if one of your challenges goes
through; "if Challenged strategy" will be used if YOU are successfully
challenged.
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>Wish
>to
>Avoid:
	Here you get to try to avoid two teams per warrior per turn.  Enter the
team name and TEAM ID number.  Not always successful, especially if that team
is Bloodfueding YOU.

Hope that helps.  Read the RSI info throughly, if something is unclear. Or post
questions to the net.

Ben Hitz

References

DM: 1st turn (HELP)
jgould@adobe.com (Jim Gould)
Fri, 19 Jun 1992 15:57:41 +0000