Chords of Dissonance is an area spell. And that's exactly what it
does. It effects an area. Just like when it rains, it rains on
everyone in the area, not just the bad people. So proceed with caution
when using area spells. Don't just get greedy and try to kill a
million things to get a ton of experience. Dork.

> And while I'm on the soapbox, why did Verant make it
> where merchants and
> guards attack you if you sing Chords of Dissonance
> in their vicinity? I am
> a wood elf from Kelethin. I obviously bear no
> ill-will to the merchants and
> guards of Kelethin. They sell me goods and protect
> me from the evil orcs of
> Crushbone. But here is what happened to me the
> other day. I was mucking
> around the orc camp south of the entrance to
> Crushbone attempting to rid the
> forest of the orc infestation. I was going solo and
> was in the process of
> fighting an orc centurion. I was singing the Chords
> to help dispatch the
> centurion. I almost had him finished off when a
> guard spawned behind me.
> He immediately killed me and then killed the orc
> cent himself. To say the
> least I was quite upset. Guildmaster, guards and
> merchants /con red to me
> so it would be stupid if I attacked them on purpose.
> It seems to me that
> these type of NPCs should be unkillable in the first
> place. If I kill a
> guildmaster then how will other players train? I
> would be willing to bet
> that they are unkillable, even by high-level
> players. If they are
> unkillable by players, IMO the Chords of Dissonance
> should have no effect on
> them whatsoever and they should not attack PCs
> singing it. Am I justified
> in my opinion on this? Dissenting opinions are
> appreciated.
>
> Galtin
> Bard of the 6th Circle
> E'ci

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