Re: DM FAQ

From: hlavaty@aerospace.aero.org (Grisel Gonzalez)

Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 17:49:56 +0000

In article <1992Jun18.160754.5316@samba.oit.unc.edu>, George.Harris@bbs.oit.unc.edu (George Harris) writes:
>
> 	Just a quick question that should be on the DM FAQ but isn't:
>
> 	What the hell is a dixie?
>

A dixie is a short-term warrior; a warrior with no long term potential. They
are characterized by low wits and high "physical" stats (especially size,
strength & will). Dixies are usually around for 5-10 turns but in any case they
should be retired when they are challenger adepts, perhaps even just adepts
depending on the competition in your arena. Their purpose is to improve your
team record by using their superior bonuses (due to their high physical stats)
to beat the pants off all the other warriors who are having to learn skills
to get competitive.

Since they are around only to improve your record, you should DA any dixie
that losses two in a row. Unlike long-term warriors, dixies train stats
exclusively (thus the need for a high will) because their wits are
too low for skill training. The skills that they get from stat training will
give them the edge over finesse styles for those 5-10 fights.

Some people design dixies as killing machines and then DA the dixie once he
is being bloodfeuded. Personally, I don't set out to do that because I know
how it feels to have your really awesome PR (or AB, etc) killed by a dixie. It
really sucks! However, dixies *do* end up killing a lot because they are usually
big, strong offensive types who do a lot of damage. Oh, that reminds me, I
never mentioned which styles make good dixies: Lungers, Bashers, Strikers, &
Total Parries (the infamous scum). Personally, I prefer the lungers. I have had
the most success with lungers. Note the absense of any of the finesse styles.
BTW, never add points to a dixie's con (unless you are designing a scum).

Hope this answers your question and doesn't raise others. :)

Grisel

References

Re: DM FAQ
George.Harris@bbs.oit.unc.edu (George Harris)
Thu, 18 Jun 1992 16:07:54 +0000
DM: Rollup
hlavaty@aerospace.aero.org (Grisel Gonzalez)
Wed, 17 Jun 1992 22:20:17 +0000