--- kim@... wrote:

> I would kick in
> Accel, wait
> for him to order his pet to attack me, then quickly
> drag the
> pet out of command range and through a bunch of
> hostile mobs

Heh, I can see it now: "The bard is cheating!" Just
remember, running like the gingerbread man is what we
do best;-)

There is a goblin Camp North of the chessboard. A
15th lvl pet will kill them in no time but they should
keep the pet occupied long enough for you to go back
and melee the mage a bit.

...and borrow a thulian claw or something really fast
from the genius who matched you up with a con-red
opponent.

I'd also work overtime to make 12th lvl, which you can
easily do at the chessboard, but a quick place is the
Derv Camp in West Commons...you might even make 13 by
then. You are still at a disadvantage but at least
you would have bellow as an extra tool.

> And if the
> pet roots you...

If the pet roots you and you are singing Selo's you
can usually break root the next round...

good luck...even if you don't win, make sure your
opponent knows he was in a fight!

Tyunes of Rodcet Nife

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