egervari

Hi, For nostalgia's sake, I decided to read a Fighting Fantasy book, one I never read. I'm reading Keep of the Lich Lord. It's pretty good so far, but after playing, I am reminded of how I cheesy it is. I almost rolled perfect stats... purely by luck. I got 12 Skill and 20 Stamina and 7 Luck. Only 5 or 6 resolve. I also got an armor that reduces damage by 1. I also got a weapon that does +2 damage more to undead (so 4 damage per attack). Now, I'm at this part where you have to attack 4 monsters. And this one monster named Lady Lotmora is a real pain. If she hits you, there is a 33.3% chance that you lose 1 skill point. 1 and 2 result in the vampire bite and nothing happens when you roll a 3-6. Well, since she has 11 skill, if this activates, you can pretty much kiss your game goodbye. I dunno know why, but the die seem to be going really badly for me. I'm using a computer program to do the battle calculations for me (I wrote it) so I could do it faster. Works great! Still, I get my butt kicked and died 3 times in a row according to the program. Is it cheating to just run it again a 4th time? Given the stats, I stand to win, yet it's not a given. The random fluctuations are just too much. Anyway, here's the latest battle.... Character SKILL 12 STAMINA 16 Vampire 1 SKILL 7 STAMINA 9 Vampire 2 SKILL 6 STAMINA 8 Lady Lotmora SKILL 11 STAMINA 18 Kandagor SKILL 7 STAMINA 4 Character attacks for '19' Vampire 1 attacks for '11' Vampire 2 attacks for '11' Lady Lotmora attacks for '22' Character takes *1* damage! Checking for Vampire Attack! Rolled: '1' Character was inflicted with a vampire bite! -1 Skill! Kandagor attacks for '13' Character SKILL 11 STAMINA 15 Vampire 1 SKILL 7 STAMINA 9 Vampire 2 SKILL 6 STAMINA 8 Lady Lotmora SKILL 11 STAMINA 18 Kandagor SKILL 7 STAMINA 4 Character attacks for '17' Vampire 1 attacks for '12' Vampire 2 attacks for '13' Lady Lotmora attacks for '19' Character takes *1* damage! Checking for Vampire Attack! Rolled: '1' Character was inflicted with a vampire bite! -1 Skill! Kandagor attacks for '11' Character SKILL 10 STAMINA 14 Vampire 1 SKILL 7 STAMINA 9 Vampire 2 SKILL 6 STAMINA 8 Lady Lotmora SKILL 11 STAMINA 18 Kandagor SKILL 7 STAMINA 4 Character attacks for '15' Vampire 1 attacks for '14' Vampire 2 attacks for '12' Lady Lotmora attacks for '16' Character takes *1* damage! Checking for Vampire Attack! Rolled: '1' Character was inflicted with a vampire bite! -1 Skill! Kandagor attacks for '13' Character SKILL 9 STAMINA 13 Vampire 1 SKILL 7 STAMINA 9 Vampire 2 SKILL 6 STAMINA 8 Lady Lotmora SKILL 11 STAMINA 18 Kandagor SKILL 7 STAMINA 4 Character attacks for '16' Vampire 1 attacks for '12' Vampire 2 attacks for '16' Lady Lotmora attacks for '17' Character takes *1* damage! Checking for Vampire Attack! Rolled: '6' Kandagor attacks for '15' Character SKILL 9 STAMINA 12 Vampire 1 SKILL 7 STAMINA 9 Vampire 2 SKILL 6 STAMINA 8 Lady Lotmora SKILL 11 STAMINA 18 Kandagor SKILL 7 STAMINA 4 Character attacks for '14' Vampire 1 attacks for '13' Vampire 2 attacks for '13' Lady Lotmora attacks for '17' Character takes *1* damage! Checking for Vampire Attack! Rolled: '4' Kandagor attacks for '11' Character SKILL 9 STAMINA 11 Vampire 1 SKILL 7 STAMINA 9 Vampire 2 SKILL 6 STAMINA 8 Lady Lotmora SKILL 11 STAMINA 18 Kandagor SKILL 7 STAMINA 4 Character attacks for '17' Vampire 1 attacks for '17' Vampire 2 attacks for '8' Lady Lotmora attacks for '19' Character takes *1* damage! Checking for Vampire Attack! Rolled: '2' Character was inflicted with a vampire bite! -1 Skill! Kandagor attacks for '15' Character SKILL 8 STAMINA 10 Vampire 1 SKILL 7 STAMINA 9 Vampire 2 SKILL 6 STAMINA 8 Lady Lotmora SKILL 11 STAMINA 18 Kandagor SKILL 7 STAMINA 4 Character attacks for '12' Vampire 1 attacks for '17' Character takes *1* damage! Vampire 2 attacks for '11' Lady Lotmora attacks for '19' Character takes *1* damage! Checking for Vampire Attack! Rolled: '3' Kandagor attacks for '17' Character takes *1* damage! Character SKILL 8 STAMINA 7 Vampire 1 SKILL 7 STAMINA 9 Vampire 2 SKILL 6 STAMINA 8 Lady Lotmora SKILL 11 STAMINA 18 Kandagor SKILL 7 STAMINA 4 Character attacks for '15' Vampire 1 attacks for '16' Character takes *1* damage! Vampire 2 attacks for '16' Character takes *1* damage! Lady Lotmora attacks for '17' Character takes *1* damage! Checking for Vampire Attack! Rolled: '2' Character was inflicted with a vampire bite! -1 Skill! Kandagor attacks for '14' Character SKILL 7 STAMINA 4 Vampire 1 SKILL 7 STAMINA 9 Vampire 2 SKILL 6 STAMINA 8 Lady Lotmora SKILL 11 STAMINA 18 Kandagor SKILL 7 STAMINA 4 Character attacks for '16' Vampire 1 attacks for '15' Vampire 2 attacks for '13' Lady Lotmora attacks for '20' Character takes *1* damage! Checking for Vampire Attack! Rolled: '6' Kandagor attacks for '15' Character SKILL 7 STAMINA 3 Vampire 1 SKILL 7 STAMINA 9 Vampire 2 SKILL 6 STAMINA 8 Lady Lotmora SKILL 11 STAMINA 18 Kandagor SKILL 7 STAMINA 4 Character attacks for '14' Vampire 1 attacks for '11' Vampire 2 attacks for '10' Lady Lotmora attacks for '17' Character takes *1* damage! Checking for Vampire Attack! Rolled: '2' Character was inflicted with a vampire bite! -1 Skill! Kandagor attacks for '12' Character SKILL 6 STAMINA 2 Vampire 1 SKILL 7 STAMINA 9 Vampire 2 SKILL 6 STAMINA 8 Lady Lotmora SKILL 11 STAMINA 18 Kandagor SKILL 7 STAMINA 4 Character attacks for '13' Vampire 1 attacks for '14' Character takes *1* damage! Vampire 2 attacks for '9' Lady Lotmora attacks for '16' Character takes *1* damage! Checking for Vampire Attack! Rolled: '6' Kandagor attacks for '14' Character takes *1* damage! You have died!