> From: "edwardscanni" <edwardscanni@...>
>
> Slyde;
>
> Trust me, its not just Xegony- I was thinking the same thing
> on Bertoxx. I
> have never been harassed as much as I have in the last couple
> of months. I
> don't mind answering questions- that I will always do, but I
> have never
> asked someone to give me money or equipment for no reason-
> that constitutes
> whining :)-and i just hit "ignore". Sad, really, because I
> love to surprise
> newbies by giving them some money or an item -I especially
> like the little
> guys who buff me and ask for nothing- I realize they are
> practising, but
> when they ask for or expect nothing in return, that's when
> being a nice guy
> kinda makes you feel good- but now I try to avoid the big cities.
>
> Scanna Swiftsinger
> lvl 36
> Bertoxx

I'll back up Scanna and say that it's been the last few weeks on Bertox
where I'm getting at least a beg almost each session. I don't even need to
be near a city. :-(

Last night someone shouted to "help find corpse". By the time I got there, a
level 5 bard had lead him to his corpse. I didn't have much on me, but as I
was happy to see a low level bard helping others, I gave the kind-hearted
bard the 5 pp I had on me.

I've ignored the last 2 "begs" that I've gotten, but reading other people's
posts, I'll reply to them and see if I can encourage them to earn their way.
I doubt it'll sway them, but I figure if they never get anything, they'll
eventually stop begging or quit.

Also, I started a newbie cleric so I can play with my wife who just started
playing. I'm a human male and she's a female half-elf ranger. We're just
standing there at a vendor when a level 50 monk gives her a bunch of leather
armor and a silvery war axe. This just reconfirms my past experiences where
female characters get a lot more freebies than male characters. =P

Windleaf Mistsong
28th level balladeer
Bertox