[Crawl-ref-discuss] Combinations again

[David P. <pl...@mi...>]

Hi all,

I suggest that we change the available starting combinations a bit (more 
additions than removals this time). The list below tries to be 
conservative. For example, Nagas are good at casting in general, but I 
feel that their current list of available roles shows quite nicely what 
they are about, so I decided against Naga Elementalists.

David

1) Wanderers
More species should get Wn as an option. Not all, though: being Wanderer 
demands some general flexibility, so I suggest that only races which are 
broad enough get this choice. Concrete proposals:

MuWn, KoWn, NaWn, HOWn, OMWn, DrWn, CeWn, KeWn, MfWn

2) Draconians
I think that Draconians should get only the very general classes: the 
finer  specialisation should take place later in the game:

DrFi, DrGl, DrWz, DrHu, DrCj, DrMo, DrWn - and no other classes.

This makes them harder in a sense (no DrVM, for example). This is the 
point where I expect (and understand) opposition the most :)

3) Other new combinations (the reasonings are not details here; in general 
it is a mixture of (lack of) good aptitudes and taking into account 
monster versions (where appropriate) and the mythos)

MuPr (Y only), MuSu, MuWz, -MuFi
DSPr (Y only)
MDBe, MDRe, MDCr, -MDEn, -MDGl
OgGl, OgHu (stones, javelins)
SpTh, SpHu
KoHu (darts), KoPr (no mace, Y only?), KoBe, KoGl
HaHe, HaWa, HaSt, HaPr (Zin, no mace)
MiCK
GnWz, GnEn
SDBe
-GEFi, GEPa
NaWr
OgHu
CePa, CeMo
MfPa, MfCr

Please don't think in terms of highscores at certain boards when 
considering this.