My mistake on the original wording. I meant to say re-memorize instead of
re-scribe.
Galtin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rodney Morris [SMTP:rodmorris@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 1999 10:10 PM
> To: eqbards@onelist.com
> Subject: [eqbards] Re: Chant of Battle and Jonthan's Whistling
> Warsong
>
> From: Rodney Morris <rodmorris@...>
>
> > I don't know for certain if the following is true but I have read in
> other
> > places that your singing ability has an impact on this song.
>
> I believe this to be true, and also for the case where you are using
> an instrument. I noticed that the effect of Chant went up as my
> singing improved, and again as my skill with a drum increased (only
> small improvements, mind you).
>
> > One other thing I have noticed. The time it takes to scribe a song in
> your
> > spellbook increases based on the level of the song. For me (6th level),
> > memorizing Chant of Battle only takes a few seconds but memorizing Hymn
> of
> > Restoration takes about a minute.
>
> This is true. Being of the 10th level, I am able to memorise Chant
> in seconds but Anthem takes me about a minute. Hymn of Restoration
> used to take as long as Anthem does now, but it is closer to Chant
> now.
>
> > This can be a pain in the butt since,
> > everytime you get killed, you have to rescribe your spells.
>
> Don't you mean re-memorise? Your songs/spells stay permanently
> scribed into your song/spell book.
>
>
> > I
> > assume, and hope, that as your singing ability increases the time it
> takes
> > to scribe songs in your spellbook proportionately decreases. Can anyone
> > provide a definitive answer?
>
> As I have never had to re-scribe a song, I cannot provide help. It
> does seem to be constant, but I have purchased my songs as soon as
> they were available, so if scribing was related to level, I likely
> would not notice.
>
>
> > > I just hit level 7 and purchased Jonthan's Whistling Warsong because I
> do
> > > a lot of soloing. I memorized and started it up and to my
> disappointment
> > > I didn't notice a great skill boost.
>
> Personally, I did not purchase the Warsong, as I do little soloing.
> Do not underestimate the effects of a couple of extra STR and AC.
>
> And RE: Anthem versus Chant
> Anthem is a singing song, giving maximum benefit while swinging your
> mintaur axe. To get the most from Chant you need to equip your drum
> and punch the opposition. In a party of tanks this may not matter,
> but as a person who prefers small groups (2-3), the extra hits from
> my axe help lots.
> Hence Anthem is worthwhile even when alone.
> Also, +10 STR is great (at level 10 singing ability).
>
> Could someone please let me know what Warsong gives you (exactly) and
> what instrument it uses? Please include your level and skill in sing/
> instrument (if any) if possible. I am curious as to whether it is
> worth the boat ride to purchase this song for the small amount of
> soloing I do.
>
> Mully
> Half-elf bard from the realm of Veeshan
> Currently residing in Freeport
>
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