09-06-2019, 07:41 PM | #21 |
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Pacheco, California
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Re: Octopus with Shield Expertise is more deadly than a 14-hex dragon
Okay, the super spearsman against the Elf Mage twins:
ST 6 DX 15 IQ 11 Silver dagger(1d-1) Knife, Sleep, etc. Sleep him and slit his throat.
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09-07-2019, 09:51 AM | #22 |
Join Date: May 2015
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Re: Octopus with Shield Expertise is more deadly than a 14-hex dragon
I don't know what you think you're arguing, or why, and sure that specialized pair of 32-pointer wizards seem to have a good way to beat the 38-point magic spear munchkin (as does anyone who has a good plan for casting Sleep or Freeze on him).
They certainly don't answer your original question "is he equal to two starting characters in terms of clearing a dungeon?" |
09-08-2019, 09:39 PM | #23 |
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania
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Re: Octopus with Shield Expertise is more deadly than a 14-hex dragon
During my military years (1979+), I recall reading somewhere that it was thought that 1 trained soldier was worth the square of 2 untrained (1.44) because one (lucky?) shot could resolve the issue.
Not sure if it translates well to Medieval times. |
09-09-2019, 09:26 AM | #24 | |
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Re: Octopus with Shield Expertise is more deadly than a 14-hex dragon
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Some medieval historians I've read have commented that it seems military strength seemed to be roughly estimated by the number of reliable armored men one had (which, as in TFT but I'd think for somewhat different reasons, had some correspondence to ability). |
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09-09-2019, 10:27 AM | #25 |
Join Date: Dec 2017
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Re: Octopus with Shield Expertise is more deadly than a 14-hex dragon
It is for good 'gamist' reasons, but armor is not realistically valued in TFT (i.e., the DX penalty and damage reduction are closely similar in 'firepower' value), so the measuring of strength by number of armored combatants isn't a great metric in the game.
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09-09-2019, 12:51 PM | #26 |
Join Date: May 2015
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Re: Octopus with Shield Expertise is more deadly than a 14-hex dragon
Indeed, unless they have enough DX to overcome it. ;-)
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