Arena challenge discussion

[Dudley]

Use of strong starting pets, problems of having the time to make slaves?

[gut]

> I don't quite get why skills should be banned

me either

> If i'm overlooking something glaringly obvious, please educate me.

Proffesor gut explains that he wasn't meaning the skills should be banned.
He was (trying to) explain why he ranked two classes lower than what
might seem reasonable. You can't take pets/slaves into the arena with
you, so that means, for this challenge, bards and necros aren't as great
as they would be under other circumstances.

[Soirana]

> I don't quite get why skills should be banned

me either

> If i'm overlooking something glaringly obvious, please educate me.

Proffesor gut explains that he wasn't meaning the skills should be banned.
He was (trying to) explain why he ranked two classes lower than what
might seem reasonable. You can't take pets/slaves into the arena with
you, so that means, for this challenge, bards and necros aren't as great
as they would be under other circumstances.

bars i do understand, but necros? wtf is difference where you create slave inside or outside arena? corpses are easily transported in.

[Pumpernickel]

Ah, i misunderstood it as a pointless "thou shalt not use music/necromancy" rule. Thanks for clearing that up.

While you can _generate_ slaves inside the arena (and aren't obliged to kill them to get out again), you can't get SMC- or Dwarven-Hall-boosted slaves inside. Consequently, they'll be pretty weak, although not at all useless: a well-placed friendly ghoul can still be a tremendous help if it doesn't get stomped in a single attack.