>From: "Dan Bouchard" <dbouch@...>
>Reply-To: eqbards@onelist.com
>To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
>Subject: Re: [eqbards] Alcohol Tolerance
>Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 07:41:08 -0700
>
>From: "Dan Bouchard" <dbouch@...>
>
> I also have a Barbarian Warrior on Tarew Marr, and have made it a
>point
>to keep his alcohol tolerance maxxed. I usually drink short beer, and have
>found even with his 60 int, I raised a point in alcohol tolerance every
>time
>I drank one. My Barb has 130str and 110sta, and after getting completely
>wasted, they both go up 20 points (my alcohol tolerance is now 120). I make
>it a point to carry a backpack full of beer and down a few every time I
>have
>a duel or am fighting a high level monster. It's like having temporary
>Berserk (what happens when Warriors get low on HP). Berserk basically
>increases your hit%, damage, and hit speed. Anything that does that works
>for me!
>
> In a Bards case, alcohol tolerance, IMHO should actually INCREASE the
>effects of our songs. For instance, when I was playing in a band I played
>100 times better when I was completely hammered. In the sense Verant is
>using it, being drunk seems to enhance a characters specialty (ie. Warriors
>fight better and main stats increase), so why shouldn't Bards become more
>rambunctious and charismatic?
>
>--Danner Bramblethorn

I dunno, I guess some people take it differently. When I'm hammered I look
at my guitar and try to play and I feel as if i've never played before in my
life. I have a hard time doing anything other than basic chords.

Sartori D'Elsiraad
Bard of Kelethin of the 11th Chorus
Veeshan

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