(DF) Minimum Points for a Dungeon Delver?

[Rupert]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Depends on attributes. A fighter with mediocre attributes could easily be 25 points or less (attributes: all 10. Skills: weapon of choice-12).

In AD&D1 fighters could use all weapons equally well, so they should have 3-4 weapon skills at 10-12. In AD&D2 using weapon proficiencies they could start with four, or two plus a specialisation, so two weapons at 10-11, plus one at 12, I suppose.

A bad hit point roll could make even a fighter awful at 1st level though. People talk about the fragility of a MU1 with 1 hit point, but at least they could still do their magic thing. A fighter with 1hp was simply screwed. I suppose if the party included enough other fighter-types and cleric you could cower in the middle with the magic user and shoot arrows at people.