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Message ID: 1676
Date: Wed Jun 9 18:58:38 BST 1999
Author: firehawk@cloud9.net
Subject: Re: Petition and general opinions
On Wed, 9 Jun 1999 08:37:53 -0600 eqbards@onelist.com wrote:
> From: "Kimes, Dean W." <Dean_Kimes@...>
>
> Well, this debate has certainly heated things up. Its clear there is an
> easily definable line between the roleplayers and the powergamers here.
>
> I don't like the idea of bards wearing plate personally, it doesn't fit any
> image of the class from a roleplaying perspective as far as I can see, and
> while sure its nice to be able to absorb more damage, it'd be nice to have
> a bazooka too. Whether bards can ultimately wear plate or not at some point
> is moot to me, I won't 'cause it doesn't fit my image of a bard. to me that
> image is more important than being as effective as possible. I kinda wish
> they'd institute something similar to the monk's increased AC when wearing
> light armor for bards as an option, not necessarily better than plate or
> even equal, just better than nothing. If not, oh well.
>
> I like the idea of having some bard specific items. Singing swords, magical
> instruments, any of these would be great! Most of the other classes seem to
> have items tailored towards them with the exception of bards. Oh yeah sure
> we can use some warrior's castoff magic weapon, but so can a monk, and just
> like a monk, why would we? It'd sure be nice to see something that bard's
> could make better use of than anyone else.
>
> On most of the other issues I'm pretty close to neutral except for binding.
> The way I see a bard, and certainly the way Verant seems to portray them,
> they should travel more than any other character. To have to do this
> without being able to bind is difficult, and one would think a travelling
> minstrel could bind himself anywhere.
>
> Kitasi
> The mournful bard of Faydwer on E'ci
> "and no one shall work for money,
> and no one shall work for fame"
> "but each for the joy of the working,
> and each to his seperate star..."
>
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