On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, Rodney Morris wrote:

> > Saving the party from an ubermob. If a sand giant starts to
> > attack your L10 party, equip your drum, fire up Accelerando,
> > punch the SG, and take off away from your party. It's risky,
> > but I've found that to be a better way to save everyone than
> > try to make sure they're all under the effect of Accelerando
> > as they try to run away. Usually everyone ends up running in
> > different directions.
>
> Are you serious about this? You can't be.

I've done it three or four times with sand giants. Succeeded
twice.

> How can you say 'starts to attack your L10 party?'. One round and

Sometimes you see it coming while the rest of your party
doesn't. You type 'SG' and have a split second to react
before it starts to tear into your party.

> you guys would be all but dead! In the time it takes for the mage

At L10 people should have over 200 hp. That'll survive two
hits from a SG minimum. Sometimes you get unlucky and get
hit by a double attack. But usually, that's enough to keep
the SG busy for 2, sometimes 3 or 4 rounds killing the first
person.

> I say, 'if you say for the first round of battle, chances are you
> will die'. Given the amount of time it takes to physically turn
> and run, equip instruments and fire up songs, you have LITTLE
> chance of survival at L10.

That is the worst case scenario.

> I have seen an SG coming, equipped my drum and fired up accelerando,
> turned and run, and STILL been squished!

Maybe I'm more careful. When I see one approaching from the
distance, I switch to a drum and start Accelerando.

--
John H. Kim
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