All teams are not created equal. The team of recruits I received this time for the sands of Noblish Island were definitely above average. As I started testing them and putting them through workouts, I started upon and idea and it was born. Parry Ripostes, every one of them! Well, except for one, who I can't resist running as a basher, my favorite style. Rippers (as many people call them) are one of the harder styles to have success with. There are certain models which work most of the time, but because their skills are so low, they struggle. Their advantages include low endurance burn, naturally learning the right skills for their style, and a natural ability to beat the best style in basic (Strikers).
#1: 17-13-11-9-9-8-3. Look at those physicals! He's going to have terrible skills and low deftness. That usually implies TP, LU, or BA. I'm going basher! I could have chosen PR, leaving the will low, wit to 11, and the rest on str, con, and dft. But my end design becomes 17-17-11-11-15-8-5. Tough call between 3/5 deftness and 19/17 constitution. Because I like having weapons well suited, I chose the deftness.
#2: 4-9-16-12-13-7-9. This is the black sheep of the team. He doesn't look fantastic. Something along the lines of 8-9-16-17-15-8-11 offensive would be my recommendation for most. A slower offensive that with one train can use the Scimitar. But this is a team of Rippers. I'll sacrifice wit!!! 9-11-16-13-17-7-11 PR. He's going to struggle, but I really don't love any design, so I'm not giving up much making him a PR.
#3: 20-4-9-7-10-16-4. This guy 'should' have been made into a fast lower wit offensive. As a PR, I'm going to burn him (burning referring to doing stat trains that give him skills fast). 20-9-9-7-16-16-7 PR (I will train Will, Strength, Constitution, and then skills)
#4: 17-5-13-4-15-8-8. Low wit, low con. Looks like a hybrid or offensive to me. Hmmm, PR is a fun hybrid style! 17-9-13-5-21-8-11 PR gives me the two spears as weapons. Not the best weapons, but perfectly acceptable.
#5: 9-9-11-12-11-10-8. Regardless of style choice, 9-9-11-17-17-10-11 is the design most people will recommend. That works as a PR. I'm REALLY hoping he gets good or great damage.
The most important items on your Parry Riposte are Damage Rating, Ability to carry weight, Hit Points, and Parry Skills. As a hybrid, everything matters. But those are the most important things in my experience. None of these are perfect, but all look like fun to run.