On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, Sylly Songsynger wrote:

>
> Maybe a live bard that single wields is in the long run a better asset to
> his group than the dead one that dual wields for half of the fight then
> misses 2 fights on his way back (running or ressing) to the group. AC will
> keep you alive longer - dual wield will get you dead faster. In your early

My thinking on using a shield was that a bard using a shield
is half as effective as a bard using an instrument.

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John H. Kim
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