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Subject: Re: fighter vs MU in combat? - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 13-Oct-83 18:33:10 EDT
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ecn-ee!kechkayl    Oct 13 09:06:00 1983

	I like using a dexterity system. A character can act only as fast
as his dexterity will permit. Therefore, a person with 18 dexterity will
always go before a person with a 10 dexterity. This seems to me to be 
logical and consistent with the AD&D definition of dexterity. Of course,
there are always modifications due to the situation, so if the 18 dex person
has just been hit in the head with a 30 lb. boulder, they will act considerably
slower than they normally would. Thus, when a m-u is casting a spell, he
begins at the beginning of the round. If the fighter has a high enough dexterity
so that he can act before the segment in which the spell is due to go off,
fine. Otherwise, the m-u dimension doors away, or lightning bolts the poor
fighter. The table I usually use is:

	Segment		Dexes which may act that segment.
	1		18-25
	2		17
	3		16-15
	4		14
	5		13-12
	6		11-10
	7		9
	8		8-7
	9		6-5
	10		4-3

Of course, you can modify this however you wish. Thus, if the m-u was
casting dimension door, which is a 1 segment spell, he would get it off
before most fighters could touch him. If you think about it, that is how
it probably should be.

				Thomas Ruschak