TILEMASTER2004 DATA V1
SCRIPT: 100
0 AddKeyWords bye 2  no 2  look 3  name 4  job 5  trainer 6  combat 7  tactics 8  yes 10  train 10
0 Message "I am a combat trainer.  Do you want to train?"
1 DoConvInput "Hmmm, not sure about that one."
2 Message "Fight well!"
0 BREAK
3 Look
0 GOTO 1
4 Message "Rildray, combat trainer"
0 GOTO 1
5 Message "I am a combat trainer.  My specialty is tactics."
0 GOTO 1
6 Message "Yeah, for a fee I'll be glad to show you what I know."
0 GOTO 1
7 Message "Lot of that these days, gotta be prepared."
0 GOTO 1
8 Message "I don't just show you moves, but tell you when to use them.  One of the most powerful weapons in combat is your brain."
0 GOTO 1
10 AddKeyWords 1 21  2 22  3 23  4 24  5 25
0 Message "The lessons come in various sessions, although there's really not any particular order.  But some do take longer than others, so there's different costs."
11 AddKeyWords yes 11  train 11
0 Message "Which would you like?"
1 CMessage "1: Combat moves 1, " -PRICE 5 " gp" -NL
0 CMessage "2: Combat moves 2, " -PRICE 10 " gp" -NL
0 CMessage "3: Multiple enemies (advanced), " -PRICE 20 " gp" -NL
0 CMessage "4: Ranged weapons (discussion), " -PRICE 5 " gp" -NL
0 CMessage "5: Weapons and armor types (discussion), " -PRICE 5 " gp" -NL
0 GOTO 1
12 Message "I'd love to show you, but I gotta eat.  Come back when you have enough gold."
0 GOTO 2
14 Pause
0 Message "Up for another one?"
0 GOTO 1
21 TakeItem 1 5 12 MODPRICE
0 Give XP 1 -SHOW
0 Message "The trainer works with you on some moves, explaining:"
0 Message "You're good.  Well, the thing you gotta remember is that a lot of enemies don't care about honor or other such knightly nonsense.  You want to live, then you take your opportunity when you can.  If you have to trick them into moving into a bad position, do it.  If you have to pick them off one at a time, do it.  If you are losing and have to get out of there, do it."
0 Pause
0 GOTO 14
22 TakeItem 1 10 12 MODPRICE
0 Give XP 2 -SHOW
0 Message "The trainer works with you on a number of moves, explaining:"
0 Message "Well done!  By the way, when you're deep into it for real, use magic items.  They aren't a bad thing, despite what some warriors will try to tell you.  I can't tell you how many times a healing potion saved my butt.  And don't just save those up, wandering half-dead into combat.  A goblin gets a lucky shot in, then the only thing your magic items are good for is loot for the next guy who comes along and finds your body."
0 Pause
0 GOTO 14
23 TakeItem 1 20 12 MODPRICE
0 Give XP 4 -SHOW
0 Message "The trainer works with you for a long while on advanced moves involving multiple attackers, explaining:"
0 Message "Nicely done!  Now the thing is, if you're by yourself or just a small group attacking a larger group, you have to really think about what you are doing and take every advantage you can.  With a group they are a lot stronger, so you're best off trying to separate them and take them out one at a time.  I once had a whole mess o' orcs comin' at me, but moved behind some brush and while they were busy stupidly fighting their way through that to get to me, I started killing them off one by one before they realized what was happening.  Totally ran the rest of them off.  If I'd let them all come at me at once and surround me, I wouldn't have had a chance."
0 Pause
0 GOTO 14
24 TakeItem 1 5 12 MODPRICE
0 Message "Ok, this is a discussion, no physical training this time.  But this will train your head."
0 Pause
0 Message "Now, you can become an expert on any weapon, but some of the best warriors around are versatile.  They use different weapons depending on what needs doing.  A lot of enemies will just use one or the other.  That's limiting.  You with me so far?  Good."
0 Pause
0 Message "Ranged weapons are great at a distance, but not so good up close.  One reason is that a hand-to-hand fighter can swing a sword a lot faster than an archer can grab an arrow, draw, aim, and fire.  So switch to a hand-to-hand weapons when your enemies are getting close."
0 Pause
0 Message "But when your enemies are at a distance, don't just stand there waiting for them to surround you.  Start working on them with your ranged weapon.  If you get good shots in and there's not too many of them, you may even take them out before they can get close."
0 Pause
0 GOTO 14
25 TakeItem 1 5 12 MODPRICE
0 Message "Ok, this is a discussion, no physical training this time.  But this will train your head."
0 Pause
0 Message "I've worked with a lot of weapons and armor in my time, and they all have a variety of advantages and disadvantages.  But overall, I can rate the ones I've worked with from the weakest to the most powerful."
0 Pause
0 Message "For hand-to-hand, I'd say the order is: club, dagger, staff, spear, rapier, mace, flail, battle axe, sword, and halberd.  For ranged: sling, short bow, long bow, and crossbow.  That said, there a few other things to keep in mind."
0 Pause
0 Message "First of all, not everyone knows how to use all of these.  You know, like most wizards don't have time to learn how to use a halberd effectively.  Also, some of these take two hands which means you then can't carry a shield.  And magic weapons complicate things a bit since there's all sorts of different powers, including an improved chance to hit, and/or more damage, and/or special effects like stun ... or fire, or really any number of such things; I don't know them all.  There's not a lot of those to go around, so you usually can't buy them.  If you are lucky enough to get hold of one, you'll just have to try it out and see how well it works."
0 Pause
0 Message "For armor, I'd say the order is: hide, leather, studded leather, chainmail, ringmail, scalemail, light plate, and platemail.  Although, you mostly just see leather, chainmail, scalemail, and platemail.  Apparently, the best armor of all is magic armor, but sadly I've never come across any to try out.  Oh, and don't forget to use a shield if you have a free hand."
0 Pause
0 Message "One last thing to keep in mind is that weapons and armor all have different weights.  Meaning, it's a little tough to haul around a bunch of other stuff when you are using something like a halberd, plate mail, and some gigantic shield."
0 Pause
0 Message "I know that's a lot to remember, so I've had written down the list of weapons and armor in a book over there on the shelf.  Feel free to stop by and use it whenever you want to jog your memory."
0 Pause
0 GOTO 14
