Does sparring a dummy really improve skills?

Started by Iiyola, June 15, 2016, 11:21:36 AM

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June 15, 2016, 11:21:36 AM
Cause it doesn't really seem like it.
Sometimes, severity is the price we pay for greatness
June 15, 2016, 12:50:17 PM #1 Last Edit: June 15, 2016, 12:54:31 PM by whitt
I believe the previous answer given was only to the very basic levels of proficiency.  I'll see how my search-fu is doing today.

http://gdb.armageddon.org/index.php/topic,43050.0.html
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Ah well you should just kill those PCs. They're not worth the time of plotting creatively against.
June 16, 2016, 10:25:23 AM #2
Hrm. That's too bad. If only it would help up to Jman, it would definitely motivate.
Sometimes, severity is the price we pay for greatness
June 16, 2016, 04:28:34 PM #3
No, that's bad because.... Uh... reasons and things. Can't have those clanned players getting anywhere near as decent as an indie I guess.
June 16, 2016, 04:42:50 PM #4
Quote from: Iiyola on June 16, 2016, 10:25:23 AM
Hrm. That's too bad. If only it would help up to Jman, it would definitely motivate.

If you're a 'giker with novice weapon skills, poor agility and high wisdom, then maybe you can get to mid-apprentice tops.
"When I was a fighting man, the kettle-drums they beat;
The people scattered gold-dust before my horse's feet;
But now I am a great king, the people hound my track
With poison in my wine-cup, and daggers at my back."
June 16, 2016, 11:05:13 PM #5
Well, that's disappointing. Wouldn't explain all the extra sparring on the dummy. You'd at least expect SOME improvement.
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