Dungeon Master Forum

If I had to choose between Swing, Thrust, and Berzerk, I would definitely be using Thrust. Swing simply doesn't produce enough damage, and Berzerk has a longer recovery time than any other type of physical attack.


--Jay

Right - a lot of my comments assume that you actually plan to remain standing toe-to-toe with an opponent rather than hitting it, ducking away, and then returning to hit it again once the recovery time for the first attack has elapsed....


--Jay

Diamond Edge and Hardcleave both reduce an enemies' armor rating, they both have slightly higher base attack ratings than the Inquisitor, they both have access to the Chop command. Due to its heavy weight, Hardcleave will also have a higher Strength/Weight bonus if the character wielding it has very...

For most ordinary purposes, Chop is the attack you want to use. It is reasonably fast, does decent damage, and does not have a negative defensive modifier associated with it like Stab, Thrust, and Berzerk do. If you want to inflict as much damage without regard to your characters' defense, Stab is p...

Ameena: Thank you for the explanation!

Christophe: It's definitely cool that you have the .mp3 files for the music tracks used in the Dungeon Master games hosted on your Dungeon Master Encyclopaedia!


--Jay

I just downloaded and listened to the Endless Endless Rain track even though I have never actually played Dungeon Master II - definitely an excellent recording! By the way, when is the track used in the game?


--Jay

I'll take a quick stab at this: Best Melee / Special Weapons: The Diamond Sword is definitely the best conventional melee weapon. Hardcleave isn't bad, either, and ordinary Axes are also surprisingly good. The Vorpal Blade you mentioned is the only supplemental special purpose weapon I normally carr...

Thank you for posting the link, Christophe. Like you mention in your notes, the maps which display in the game's ending sequence do not seem to be entirely accurate - however, it's still neat to see the maps of the floors rotating around once you complete the game.


--Jay

I didn't really get a chance to scrutinize the dungeon maps which are shown during the ending of the SNES version of the game - you don't get to see each map for very long, so if you wanted to look at them carefully, you would probably have to record the ending sequence so you can pause on each of t...

Hi Christophe, My wife said she would be interested in reviewing the translated texts you are working on, but she wanted to know if you could let us know approximately how much text she would be reviewing. Could you provide an estimate of the volume of translated text you are currently working on? -...

It's definitely cool to hear that you have a daughter that young who enjoys playing this game, Orchid1989! It always brightens my day to hear about younger people who have an interest in things from generations earlier than their own.


--Jay

I did think it was pretty hilarious during my last run when I was able to get Halk all the way to Archmaster Wizard by equipping him with both the completed Firestaff and the Pendant Feral....


--Jay

There's something kind of funny about a creature who looks like that being an Expert Fighter - congratulations on getting through the run so quickly!


--Jay

Wow - that's pretty crazy. I do believe it would be possible to complete the game with those characters, though....


--Jay

Am I reading correctly that those characters all start with 1 Maximum HP?! That sounds pretty hardcore....


--Jay

Great job, RogerS! If you do another run, which apprentice do you think you will use next?


--Jay

Not bad. I think I tried using Zed during my very first attempt at this game - I liked the fact that his stats were so well-rounded....


--Jay

Yeah - I checked myself after making my last post. I recall Hissssa being one of the Champions who starts with only 35 Vitality from my last playthrough....


--Jay

Wow - Gando must be one of the characters with the lowest Vitality in the game if he only has 40 after you completed both Dungeon Master and Chaos Strikes Back!


--Jay

To be honest, I only killed the Dragon once to see how difficult it would be to do. On all subsequent runs through the Dragon's floor of the dungeon, I just ran past him....


--Jay

The Magical Boxes are helpful if you want a safe way to kill the Dragon. Just use four of the Green Magical Boxes on the Dragon and then cast a ton of Poison Cloud spells and/or throw a bunch of VEN bombs at it while it is frozen...


--Jay

Yeah - if I were going to attempt this, I would probably use Stamm, myself. It's really crazy that there are people like the two of you who can zip through a challenge run so quickly!


--Jay

It's cool seeing people attempt the "no spellcasting" run - congratulations on completing it so quickly, Ian Clark! Which Champion are you using for your run, PaulH?


--Jay

A "no spellcasting" run would definitely be brutal, although definitely possible if you're willing to resort to some of the tactics the speedrunners in this forum typically use....


--Jay

Hey RogerS, Does using different Champions make the runs feel somewhat different to you? My inclination is to think that once you've managed to train your characters a bit that they tend to have somewhat similar capabilities - however, looking at Gando's 56 base Strength and 39 base Vitality in your...

Good luck, RogerS - if you keep this up, you'll have the entire dungeon memorized in no time!


--Jay

Wow - you're tearing right through these runs, RogerS!


--Jay

Good luck on the Hissssa run, RogerS!


--Jay

I went ahead and voted - I actually voted for Zed instead of Hissa since I thought Zed would be the least similar to the two characters you just completed the game with....


--Jay

Great job getting through the solo Tiggy run so quickly, RogerS!


--Jay