Welcome to Veeshan friend.
Strength is a question a good many bards will disagree with me on - many
like to play tank, so to them, str is very important for carrying heavy
armor and damage.
As far as being a bard - bard - str isn't that important to our song
capability.
Take a look at the bonuses on Lambent - str is not nearly one of the most
important staff Verant gave us - not that I'd automatically assume anyone
there REALLY knows what a bard needs, hehehe.
And no - your weapon is hand to hand - although I've NEVER had mine raise a
single point if a instrument was equipped. I think there might be something
screwy in the code where hand to hand only raises if you are totally
without anything in your grasp - or maybe it's just been me.
Our hand to hand caps pretty low anyway, so don't ever think you're gonna
do much more than scratch a mob with it.
Piercing and 1h slash pretty much cover most weapons a bard is likely - or
really wants to use. Again, debate on this depending if you plan on playing
a support (singing/playing bard) or a battle bard in there trying to swing
with the tanks.
Here is one tip tho - you can tank in a pinch, but after awhile - you'll
soon come to realize bards are NOT tanks, no matter how much some may wish
they were.
At 05:35 PM 12/3/99 -0000, you wrote:
>From: legba@...
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>Hi all, I'm making a bard as a secondary character to my cleric. Just
>a
>few basic questions, I'm sure you're hearing for the 4356th time on the
>list. Sorry for the clutter... (But to be honest all the online guides
>I found were useless)
>
>Stats, stats, stats... To str or not to str... Tis better to dex
>than...
>In other words, what are your thoughts on starting stats? I was
>thinking of making a half elf, since I want the better vision, and I've
>played a wood elf before...
>
>What skill is used when you kabong somebody with your lute? Hand to
>hand? 1HB? I figured it would be worth a practice for all those times
>I attack with an instrument...
>
>Any other general starting advice? I won't be twinking myself with my
>cleric. (who was started on a new server for me (veeshan) to prevent
>my
>first character from twinking him) (not a judgment on twinkers, I just
>think it detracts from the fun, to each their own)
>
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