Re: DM-Roll Ups ?!?

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

Date: Wed, 27 May 1992 20:57:39 +0000

In article <1992May27.152655.29824@adobe.com> jgould@adobe.com (Jim Gould)
writes:
>Hi,
>
>  This is my first Roll Ups for DM.  I would appreciate any help, or
advise,
>or both that you could give me on these guys.  I've been reading all the
>DM posts, and can't wait to get these back to RSI.

Congrats on recieving your rollups!  Didn't you just request them about a
week ago?  I guess that's the service you get when you call up RSI...

Your rollup is kind of mediocre, if you're looking for potential into AD.
None of the guys is smaller than size 10, and all of them have a serious
deficincy in wit or will.  Except one.  But I'll get to him.  Since this is
your first team, I might make some reccomendations to you, only for the
purpose of experimentation and exploration of the different warrior styles.
Here goes...

>9 12 10 14 5 10 10

The warriors who are size 9+ tend to make better offensives than defensives.
The fact that he has a low will kind of limits his style selection, though.
As a pure throwaway warrior, I'd make:

10 12 10 17 5 15 15 - Striker.  He'd start out with a good decise and init,
he could learn pretty well, and he wouldn't really be viable for more than
10 fights in my arena.
If you make him, go 10-10-7-D, slowing down over time.  He really needs to
win his fights on the first minute, so I'd challenge other offensives, and
beat them to the jump.  Actually, there is an almost identical design later
on, so for the sake of experimentation, you might want to try something
else, like:
11-12-10-17-9-10-15 - Parry-Riposte.  He could do well for a while longer, I
think.
If you make this guy, then try starting out 2-3-3-Parry for 1-2 minutes,
then open up a bit: 4-3-4 for the rest of the fight.  Try the Longsword
first, then the Epee, then Short Spear...

>9 14 11 5 13 5 13

No question.  Power Lunger:
11 14 11 5 17 9 17
He'll probably get good damage, and do very well over the course of 4 fights
(on the outside).  I'd DA if he lost two, or got a kill (he's good for one).

>9 4 16 12 15 9 5

This is the one long-term warrior on the rollup.  He's pretty good, too.  I
don't know how much you've picked up from Net conversation, but the two most
important stats for long-term playing are wit and will.  To have a 17 in
both is to virtually guarantee a good warrior, as long as you have a decent
deftness (like 11+).  So for this warrior, I would go:
10-4-16-17-17-9-11.  Again, larger sizes tend to make better offensive
warriors than defensive ones.  With the medium speed, low con, and medium
strength, I would choose the lunging style.  This guy can do _really_ well.
Make him!

I would train strength from a 10 to 11 on his first fight out.  Use Short
Spear on his first fight, and Longsword after that.  Try 10-10-7-unmodified,
but slow down after the first minute (like 8-8-6, then 8-6-6, etc).  With
lungers, I like a dodging strategy in desperation (4-9-4-Dodge).

Keep me posted on this guy!

>5 10 11 14 5 15 10

11 10 10 17 5 15 15 Striker.  Almost the same design as the first guy.  Good
for 5 turns or so.

>10 12 11 11 4 13 9

Try a slasher?  Something like 11-12-11-17-7-13-13.

I run my slashers almost like my lungers: 10-8-6-x (unmodified), then 8-6-6,
etc.

>  I will read anything you E-Mail me, or just post it.
>
>Thanx an advance,
>Jim

No prob.  Post some more questions!
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DM-Roll Ups ?!?
jgould@adobe.com (Jim Gould)
Wed, 27 May 1992 15:26:55 +0000

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DM-Roll Ups ?!?
jgould@adobe.com (Jim Gould)
Wed, 27 May 1992 15:26:55 +0000