From: picasso@bass.bu.edu (David Ondzes)
Newsgroups: rec.games.pbm
Subject: Re: DM: Help with fighting my slasher
Date: 13 Nov 92 15:56:56 GMT
Article-I.D.: bass.PICASSO.92Nov13105656
Followup-To: rec.games.pbm
Organization: Wizard on Oz
In-reply-to: jas@rdii.com's message of 11 Nov 92 21:59:51 GMT


>   11-4-9-15-17-15-13 SL
>   is RIGHT HANDED
>   is INTELLIGENT
>    nothing short of a genius at keeping her foes off balance and in trouble
>    does a lot of little things well
>    makes very clever attacks
>    rarely makes mistakes
>    is always thinking ahead
>   is INCREDIBLY QUICK and ACTIVE
>   is HIGHLY COORDINATED
>   is VERY FRAIL-even a single blow can devastate her
>   can only carry a VERY LITTLE WEIGHT in armor and weapons
>   is INCREDIBLY QUICK and ELUSIVE on her feet
>    making even dangerous opponents look harmless
>   does GREAT DAMAGE with every blow
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    This is VERY lucky 11 STR & 9 SIZ

looks like you got a real good warrior. did he start with any
experts ?	


>   I plan on fighting her in ALE-L.  For weapons, I was going to use
>   SC/DA against light and medium armor and BA against heavy armor, with
>   an SH as a backup.  (That keeps her carry weight down to 9 which is her
>   limit I think.)  I was thinking that as frail as she was, it was crucial
>   for her to get in fast and furious, so I was thinking 10-10-5-HE-HE-x-x
>   for the first minute.  As far as training, I was going to train CN
>   a couple times before training skills.

The most important thing is to find his favorite weapon. If you want a
general weapon catergories I would suggest:

0-7	Hatchet
8-12	Scimitar
13+	Broadsword or Longsword


>   My questions are:
>
>   1) Is she better off without the dagger; i.e. will she fight better
>      weilding the SC 2-handed rather than using the dagger off-handed?

Use it one-handed, your parry  sucks any way so why try to do it.

>   2) Is the BA a good idea against heavy armor or will it slow her down
>      too much and make her too tired.

Broadsword is a fine weapon against heavy armor

>   3) What is a good breakdown for light, medium and heavy armor?

see above

>   4) What do I do with minutes 2-6?

First I think your activity level for minute 1 is too high. For the
second minute try 8-3-8. For minutes 3-6+ try 6-1-6

>   5) What do I do for desparation?

it is hard to tell from this point

>   6) Should I use the Slash tactic or will it slow her down too much?

Do not use the slash tactic in minute 1 if you are trying to attack first.
The slash tactic help do more damage and hit better.

>   7) Should I train a few skills before training CN?

I train con right away (only one try though). he could be dead in 5 turns,
skills are no good to a dead guy. After 5 turn train con again if she
is still very frail.


>   I would appreciate any advice, especially from David since he is the
>   Sultan of Slash.  Thanks in advance for any help.

Sultan of Slash.... I like it. Maybe I should change my Manager name (hmm)

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