From: gharris@jade.tufts.edu (George W. Harris)
Newsgroups: rec.games.pbm
Subject: Re: Duelmasters: Need help with first roll-ups.
Keywords: Duelmasters
Date: 7 Oct 92 19:11:40 GMT
Distribution: US
Organization: Tufts University - Medford, MA
Originator: gharris@jade.tufts.edu

In article <1992Oct6.163948.3485@rdii.com> jas@rdii.com (Jim Smith) writes:
>After reading all the interesting discussions on the net about Duelmasters, 
>I had to find out for myself if it is really as fun as it appears to be.
>I called up RSI and within 3 days I had a set of roll-ups in my hands, but 
>I am not really sure how to handle them.  I've read the FAQ, watched the DM
>posts for about a month and have asked RSI for a copy of the Red Book, (which 
>I thought I would get with my roll-ups and didn't, :-( ) so I thought I'd
>post the roll-ups and see what the net had to say.  

	Welcome to Duelmasters!  I've been in it for about 4 months, and it's
a blast!  Of course, since I've not been playing long, I'm not an expert, but...

>
>I would prefer designing my characters for the long term, but none of these 
>really have the right combination of WT & WL for a long term character 
>(assuming my understanding about the importance of WT & WL for long term 
>characters is correct.)  Any suggestions, however, would be much appreciated.
>
>Here are the roll-ups:
>
>17-15-5-7-14-6-6
>This one looks like it would make a Basher at 17-15-5-13-15-7-12,
>or should I not worry about the DF and make increase the ST?

	This guy's a little small to make into a real offensive type, I think;
you'd lose on init and damage going that way.  With such great ST, HT & WL, I'd
be strongly tempted to turn this guy into a scum, say 17-20-5-7-17-9-9-TP, and
send him out in APL, F and just dripping large shields.  He'd have great carry
and endurance, could take lots of damage.  I don't know how I'd run him, but
a fairly slow tempo would be my geuss.  Let offensive types tire themselves 
out trying to hurt you, and when they're exhausted, knock'em down.

>
>10-4-9-10-13-15-9
>Since the CN was so low, I was thinking a PR with 10-4-9-16-15-15-15,
>but I don't think he would last long.

	There are a lot of ways to go with this guy.  I'd be tempted to make
a slasher out of him, say 11-4-9-15-15-15-15-SL.  Maybe some of the more ex-
preienced players have some better suggestions.

>
>5-10-12-5-16-9-13
>Great WL but horrible WT.  Maybe a PS at 5-11-12-11-19-9-17?
>
>8-10-7-13-7-15-10
>6-10-12-9-12-10-11
>I haven't a clue what to do with these last two.

	I haven't much of one either.  Sorry.

>Also, should I request a specific arena, or just let fate take it's course?
>Are some arena's better for beginners than others, or are they pretty much
>all the same?  Any advice would be appreciated.  Thanx in advance and I hope
>to see you all in battle soon.
>
>Jim
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