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<b>Message ID:</b> 1341 <br/>
<b>Date:</b> Wed Jun  2 20:23:54 BST 1999 <br/>
<b>Author:</b> David.Lynam@xxxxxx.xx.xxx <br/>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: New Bard... <br/>
<br/><br/>
<div id="ygrps-yiv-1764273321">Well Steve, it really depends on what you&#39;re looking for.  There are<br/>
slightly diminishing returns on stats above 100, so I wouldn&#39;t recommend<br/>
surpassing 100 on any given stat.  I would recommend putting an extra 5<br/>
points into agility, just to bring it to 100 (that is for a Wood Elf).  Then<br/>
the rest are up to you.  I brought my Str up to 80, since wearing plate is a<br/>
good thing as a bard, though some might argue that you should put points<br/>
into charisma so that the songs you sing have stronger effect.  I&#39;ve not<br/>
witnessed any change when I have my enchanter friend buff me with<br/>
Sympathetic Aura, so I&#39;d say the added effect is slight.  Dex is nice so you<br/>
can twist songs with greater ease.  Nothing is more embarrassing for a bard<br/>
than a frog in the throat.  As a wood elf, your Stamina is fairly low,<br/>
around 65 starting I believe, and I find that since i kept my stamina low I<br/>
tend to run out of it almost after every fight.  Songs drain stamina quite a<br/>
bit.  It will also help to curb the naturally low HP of a bard.  So you can<br/>
see many stats are useful for a bard, follow your heart and you&#39;ll do fine.<br/>
<br/>
Ka`Lend, Wood Elven Bard on Rallos Zek<br/>
<br/>
-----Original Message-----<br/>
From: Steve Fogle [mailto:<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:steve.fogle@...">steve.fogle@...</a>]<br/>
Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 1999 2:18 PM<br/>
To: &#39;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:eqbards@onelist.com">eqbards@onelist.com</a>&#39;<br/>
Subject: [eqbards] New Bard...<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
From: Steve Fogle &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:steve.fogle@...">steve.fogle@...</a>&gt;<br/>
<br/>
Okay, I&#39;m new to this list....<br/>
<br/>
I want to start a new Bard. It looks like the Wood Elf is the best race for<br/>
a bard. My question is, how should I spend my 25pts?<br/>
<br/>
Thanks for the info,<br/>
<br/>
Steve<br/>
<br/>
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