Okay,
Brass horns are sold in Kelethin, Freeport, and Qeynos bard guilds. I have
seen them for sale in all three places. Krak sells them, as well. To get
Krak to sell to you, as dubious, use the 'sneak' method. Get a successful
sneak going, and he will be indifferent to you. Right click, and viola, you
can sell/buy with Krak.
Now, for your brass skill...Get lots of food and water, then go to the
Arena, off of Lake Rathe. (Into the water from zone, off to the right,
where an Avi is (sometimes) sitting on a dock, near two Chicken Huts). Get
bound or not...doesn't matter. Zone into the hallway, and step away from
the zone, to be nice to all the fine folks coming here to get bound. Have
DDD memmed up, equip that horn, and start...c'mon, start...i mean
start...after all those missed notes, get DDD started. Sit or stand,
doesn't matter.
Okay, now IRL, go away for a while. Go to bed, go to work, go get something
to eat...
From one practice point in brass (which should have given me a skill of 12
(lvl 11 + 1 practive point), since I put my point into it when I could) it
took me approximately 4 hours to max my brass skill at 95 for level 18
(5*lvl + 5). I have heard of some doing it in closer to 2 hours, and some
taking longer. IF you did NOT put a point into brass at 11, and waited
until 18th, your skill increases will be faster, since you don't have to
overcome those hard-to-get 7, and may shorten the time required immensely.
If you put alot of practice points into it, it should reduce the time as
well. Due to the clumpy number generator, though, these times may vary
greatly, just due to lags in improvement and large jumps in improvement.
Other areas, which I don't consider to be as safe to do this:
Far back in the cave behind Shady Swashbuckler, in East Commons (someone
could screw up, attack him, and lead him your direction)
Newbie area, out by zone line - sitting near one of the zone lines in front
of the gates of a city - again, someone could drag a guard out far enough to
be affected, and they kill quick.
Just over zone line from WFP into NRO. Dark Elf - 'nuff said.
All in all, Arena seems to best place to do this. Only players there, and
usually only those coming to bind. Just step out of the way, maybe around
corner, and no-one will notice.
Good Luck
MacGrough
19th Song Bard and PROUD owner of his first Lambent armour
Solusek Ro Wanderers
----- Original Message -----
From: chris <cjeffrey@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 20, 1999 7:43 AM
Subject: Re: [eqbards] The old brass problem
> From: "chris" <cjeffrey@...>
>
> I think the reason there is unfinished horns is the same reason why there
> are lute strings. as you may know there has been rumors that there is a
> skill we will get eventually if they ever get it working that allows us to
> create instruments. Problem is going to krak the aviak merchant is I am
> dubious to him. So I guess Ill just have shout out for someone with
faction
> to look for me. Thanks for the info.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Valharick@...>
> To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 1999 8:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] The old brass problem
>
>
> > From: Valharick@...
> >
> > The reason no animation is seen is because you dont have a target, but
> that
> > wont affect skill increase. If I remeber correctly I bought my horn in
FP
> > from the bard guild. If for some reason they no longer sell it, Krap
> > Windbreaker...err Krak the aviak vendor sells them.
> > I do not know what the unfinished trumpet is for. I have seen it but
have
> not
> > heard anyone say what it might be used for.
> > Anyways, g'luck to ya.
> >
> > Ren
> >
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