I accidently deleted the message I wanted to reply to, but
since Robin gave us this nice topic titled BardSpeed, I'll
just reply here. :)
You can outrun normal mobs (including giants) while almost
dead at about level 20 with a normal drum. You can actually
outrun them quite a bit earlier, but the speed difference is
not enough to let you avoid getting hit multiple times. Level
20 is the first time I distinctly remember Accel with a drum
letting me give a party member (with literally nothing showing
on his hp bar) a clean getaway from the mobs chasing him.
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John H. Kim
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