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From: cseaman@sequent.UUCP (Chris "I'm Outta Here, Man!" Seaman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: Re: DUNGEON MASTER WEAPONS- part II (III?)
Message-ID: <41139@sequent.UUCP>
Date: 23 Aug 90 00:18:26 GMT
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mjv@brownvm.brown.edu (Marshall Vale) writes:
< All weapons work well in certain conditions. A sabre is able to do lots
< of attacks in a short amount of time. I found it works best against slow
< creatures.

The main reason there are different weapons is due to the lack of strength
of the characters during the early stages of the game.  The time required
to 'recover' after swinging a weapon is based on the combination of the
weapon used and the strength of the character.  For example, a neophyte
Fighter could do very little damage with a Delta, and would require a LONG
time before he/she could swing it again.  However, a character approaching
master status would be able to handle it much more easily, and do a
considerable amount of damage.

The best approach I've found is to find a weapon that is just beyond your
capabilities, and use it until it becomes 'easy'.  Then pass it on, and
find a more challenging weapon.

Of course, many weapons have magical capabilites, and may be required to
defeat certain creatures (the use of the Vorpal Blade to 'dispell' green
specters and fire elementals is an example).

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