A good majority of people find this very rude to do. Lots and lots
of people have to now avoid a huge section of NK or Rathe so the bard
can keep an HG from dying for 30+ minutes while it tries to find another.
In the meantime, this HG pounds to crap out of anyone near death it
finds, another group sits around waiting for an HG to spawn to kill, while
you have yours, another group tries to kill this one that is no_where_near
the bard (not accusing you, just the ones I have seen).
Try this: In Rathe, you can make HGs spawn by killing the basilisks and
skeletons and lizards. Kill as many of these as you can until you see
TWO HG pop. Then go charm the two. Don't grab one then wait for another.
David
>
> From: "Douglass Family" <frd@...>
>
> My hobby lately has been the rush of HG hunting solo, problem, and you will
> laugh.... I need TWO, do you know how hard it is to find TWO Hill Giants
> twiddling thier Fee Fi Fo Thumbs now adays? So as of late Ive been using a
> griffon instead, but the HG inevitably kills the Griffon...... and I'd
> rather get the Hill Giant.......... BTW this is a sight a blue flash zipping
> all over the countryside, circling around two HGs taunting them something
> fierce, all the /shouts, "Whats that crazy Blue Bard doing"? My biggest
> problem is some Druid deciding to Help me by peeling one off, then me
> recharming it away and saying "STOP IT", all while dodging the other rather
> upset Hill Giant :)
>
> 30 Levels of Bardic hell and sacrifice...........
> 30+ Bards Rock :)
>
> Jaez
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Schuldes <jgs@...>
> To: 'eqbards@onelist.com' <eqbards@onelist.com>
> Date: Monday, December 13, 1999 3:58 PM
> Subject: [eqbards] Simply Charming...
>
>
> >From: James Schuldes <jgs@...>
> >
> >Ok, so there I was in NK with nothing to do when I sees a Griffon. Then I
> >sees another Girffon. Hmm, well I can just zone if it goes bad. So, I
> >target one and equip crude stein and sing charm:
> >
> >your target is too far away...
> >your target is too far away...
> >you target is too far away...
> >you target is too far away...
> >[ nothing ]
> >[ nothing ]
> >[ nothing ]
> >your target resists the Song of the Sirens spell...
> >[ nothing ]
> >a grifon hits YOU for 64
> >a grifon hits YOU for 64
> >
> >Ruh roh! Time to start moving. So then as I am heading to the Plains of
> >the Western Karana, I sees old Guard Frederick killing some corrupt lion
> and
> >I train Merv onto poor old Guard Fred. Well, old Fred starts whacking on
> >Merv but Merv don't care about some lame greenie whacking at him and keeps
> >chasing me. So, I just keep on kiting and eventually Fred nibbles him down
> >and KS's him off me.
> >
> >So now I am thinking, hmmm, I bet I could do this with a party member and
> we
> >would get he kill and the xp??? Might have to try it sometime. I think
> that
> >Merv might view things a little differently if a party member is slashing
> >his tail feathers or not? Or charm Fred when he has Merv down to low
> health
> >- I guess that would have worked too. I was in a risk adverse mood right
> >then.
> >
> >The day before - we tried to take a SG in S. Ro (we were after Kililji
> >plans.) A lo 30's bard and a lo 30's necro and me at 38. Well, things got
> >all messed up and I was beat down to low hp and the other bard got killed
> >and I was running for the zone. For some reason, pathing problem or what
> >not, the SG got a free tele port right to me from half way across the zone.
> >Hit, hit, dead. Ugh.
> >
> >Sylly
> >
> >p.s. ya, I know I had been warned! But sheesh!
> >
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