If you have questions about lower levels just ask, no one here is
discouraging conversations on lower level subjects.
Rokenn
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Linda Blair [mailto:sassyfrass@...]
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 11:16 AM
> To: 'eqbards@egroups.com'
> Subject: [eqbards] Remove me
>
>
> Please remove me from this listing.... the message all
> concern planes and
> nothing for lower levels.
>
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> Topics in this digest:
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> 1. RE: RE: ugh, shutting bards out of lotto getting
> more widespread
> From: "Morten Gottrup" <gottrup@...>
> 2. Re: ugh, shutting bards out of lotto getting more widespread
> From: "Sylly Songsynger" <jgs@...>
> 3. Shard procs
> From: "Bill Mann" <dabard@...>
> 4. Re: Lame List of New Spells
> From: Benjamin Jerrad Segal <birdman@...>
> 5. Re: Plane of Sky
> From: "Sylly Songsynger" <jgs@...>
> 6. RE: Shard procs
> From: "Reeves, Patrick W" <pwr3@...>
> 7. RE: Plane of Sky
> From: "Reeves, Patrick W" <pwr3@...>
> 8. Re: bardsong
> From: "Sylly Songsynger" <jgs@...>
> 9. A theory on clarity
> From: Benjamin Jerrad Segal <birdman@...>
> 10. Re: Lame List of New Spells
> From: "Jeff Illian" <jeff@...>
> 11. RE: Lame List of New Spells
> From: Greg Gillan <ggillan@...>
> 12. Lord Grim: aLive and Undead in South Karana
> From: "Sylly Songsynger" <jgs@...>
> 13. RE: Lame List of New Spells
> From: "Reeves, Patrick W" <pwr3@...>
> 14. Re: Shard procs
> From: "Kevin L. Crawford" <Lyrnia@...>
> 15. Re: Lame List of New Spells
> From: "Jeff Illian" <jeff@...>
> 16. Charm needs another update on the song analasys site:
> From: "Kevin L. Crawford" <Lyrnia@...>
> 17. Final Hell Level....
> From: John_Senior@...
> 18. Re: Final Hell Level....
> From: "Jeff Illian" <jeff@...>
> 19. Re: Final Hell Level....
> From: "Daniel P. Sniderman"
> <fuzzbone@...>
> 20. Re: Final Hell Level....
> From: "Sylly Songsynger" <jgs@...>
> 21. Re: Lame List of New Spells
> From: <kim@...>
> 22. Re: A theory on clarity
> From: <kim@...>
> 23. Vacation
> From: <kim@...>
> 24. RE: Vacation
> From: "Reeves, Patrick W" <pwr3@...>
> 25. Plane of Sky Update
> From: Miriana <miriana@...>
>
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:17:52 GMT
> From: "Morten Gottrup" <gottrup@...>
> Subject: RE: RE: ugh, shutting bards out of lotto getting
> more widespread
>
> pls remove me from this list
>
> >From: "Jeff Heskett" <tarkin@...>
> >Reply-To: eqbards@egroups.com
> >To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
> >Subject: RE: [eqbards] RE: ugh, shutting bards out of lotto
> getting more
> >widespread
> >Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 04:39:00 -0400
> >
> >thanks for the support all :)
> >
> >it's clear to me now (as a few have posted here and
> elsewhere) that since
> >the humblest haste item maxes out our speed, melees who
> could get the full
> >speedup from the uber haste items should have priority. so
> i'm a firm
> >believer now that dragon/god haste items should go those
> without a haste
> >song.
> >
> >of course, we still need an fbss or swirlspine still. sadly
> the guild
> >still
> >thinks since we have a haste song, it's a waste to let the
> bards wear a
> >fbss/ssbelt. (tho this may have changed. there are only a
> couple bards
> >left in the guild at dragon/god level. there used to be
> enough to put a
> >bard in every group.) because of the guild rules this would
> only happen
> >for
> >us if we joined pickup groups at frenzied, with no
> guildmates that could
> >*cough* use it.
> >
> >it's a moot point for me now anyway. i left the guild. i
> never really
> >thought it'd happen. these are my friends, not people to
> help me gather
> >loot. leaving over this issue would've been foolish. but
> it was pretty
> >clear in the discussion that too many in the guild think we
> should make
> >useful chars instead and only dig out the bards at large
> targets, where
> >we're actually useful. and what a god-awful burden it was
> getting us
> bards
> >up to dragon/god level to begin with, why don't we shut up.
> >
> >but they're still my friends, so i won't say the guild's name :P
> >
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 08:07:42 -0500
> From: "Sylly Songsynger" <jgs@...>
> Subject: Re: ugh, shutting bards out of lotto getting more widespread
>
> get a new guild
>
> find out up front what the loot rules are - before you join
>
> tbh, bards at high levels dont need haste items. on really
> big stuff, you
> do not want to be a melee person. you will contribute best
> to your team
> with your songs enhanced by your instruments. but you do need to feed
> yourself on a day to day basis and you will still spend your
> time outside
> guild events swinging swords so you do have a legitimate use for haste
> items. so, if your guild was saying that the up front melee
> people need
> haste items first, i would agree with them. then your
> problem is that in
> such a large guild, there will always be someone in front of you.
> although,
> you should be able to field a group to go camp for a sash in guk. but
> taking you out of the lotto entirely is pretty bad. i'd be
> looking for a
> new guild (although i'd never have joined or stayed in such a
> large one
> anyways.)
>
> sylly
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Heskett" <tarkin@...>
> To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 10:08 PM
> Subject: [eqbards] ugh, shutting bards out of lotto getting
> more widespread
>
>
> > tonight i found out that no longer will bards in our guild
> be allowed on
> > lotto for haste items, ever. (unless it's bard-only)
>
> > i need some pursuasive arguments to back me up. this is a
> guild of 150+
> > different players. (tho minus a few bards lately)
>
> > any ideas?
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 08:39:50 -0500
> From: "Bill Mann" <dabard@...>
> Subject: Shard procs
>
> Saturday night, my guild held a promo/FFA event for our members and
> recruits in the Arena (the zone). All folks engaging in the
> event were
> told to un-mem any DoT spells/songs, and leave any weapons
> that proc DoT's
> either in the bank, or unequipped. Seeing as I was the
> organizer, I left
> my beloved Kisch in the bank (-=sigh!=-) and whooped out the
> ol' Obsidian
> Shard. The Shard (from all I have read is SUPPOSEDLY a
> simple 30pt DD
> proc. right? Well, imagine my suprise when a few ticks (not
> sure hopw
> many) after it procs, I get the old "The Obsidian Shatter
> effect has worn
> off" message. Question: Was there an update to this weapon
> that I missed?
> (haven't used it in over a month)
> btw... No matter what Abashi says, Necro and Bard fears STILL
> work in the
> Arena's PvP zone, and in a Duel(he even replied to a post of
> mine about it
> saying they disabled it).
>
> -=B=-
> Barrd Talespinner (aka NOR Bard)
> Count of the New OutRiders
> Troll-Smacker Emeritus
> 28th Season of filling The Rathe with song
> Creator of BS Titles
> And One Helluva Nice Guy ;o)
>
>
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>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 09:31:05 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Benjamin Jerrad Segal <birdman@...>
> Subject: Re: Lame List of New Spells
>
> On Sun, 16 Apr 2000, Ebisha wrote:
>
> > And what are the songs of the hours going to be?
>
> (Note: The following url contains spoileresque information)
> http://eq.castersrealm.com/spells/bard/
>
> > Liani <fingers and toes crossed, praying they dont nerf the
> new charm
> song>
>
> Much as I've enjoyed using it, I can attest to it's power, and perhaps
> overpower. In Hate this weekend, my job became crowd
> control. Whenever
> two things came in on a pull, I would charm the second,
> command it to /pet
> guard here (sit down always made them wander off), run a ways
> away, and
> reassert charm till it broke and retook. Working in concert with an
> enchanter casting tashania, I could charm anything that came in save
> clerics (never tried) and spites.
>
> However, I heard through the grapevine of a bard on another server who
> charmed the Key Master in the airplane to attack Sirran the
> Lunatic. The
> lucky bard took such a faction hit that he is now scowling to
> all quest
> NPCs in the zone.
>
> Athren Notechaser, 50th composition in progress
> Cazic-Thule <The Relentless>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 08:55:22 -0500
> From: "Sylly Songsynger" <jgs@...>
> Subject: Re: Plane of Sky
>
> What about gnomish lockpicks? I thought they raised your skill in
> lockpicking?
>
> Sylly
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rokenn Swiftsong" <rokenn@...>
> To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 4:03 PM
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] Plane of Sky
>
>
> > Sounds fishy, since VI has stated it the past that no items
> would boost
> > skills in the that matter.
> > I believe they answered that when Gordon was asked if mechanical
> lockpicks
> > added anything to the lock pick skill and his answer was no
> and no items
> in
> > the game would add to a skill.
> >
> > Rokenn
> >
> > >From: "Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las Vegas)"
> <garramone@...>
> > >Reply-To: eqbards@egroups.com
> > >To: "'eqbards@egroups.com'" <eqbards@egroups.com>
> > >Subject: RE: [eqbards] Plane of Sky
> > >Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 14:44:21 -0400
> > >
> > >i wish i could find it but i can't now, but what i read from a
> guildmember
> > >of mine who says he spoke with some people at verant, is
> that all of the
> > >PoS
> > >quest items have hidden stats that are not shown, so even
> though the
> stats
> > >may look bad, you are far more effective wearing any PoS
> item than not.
>
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 06:59:23 -0700
> From: "Reeves, Patrick W" <pwr3@...>
> Subject: RE: Shard procs
>
> Obsidian Shatter is a 30pt DD proc plus an AC debuff. The
> message was the
> AC debuff running out.
>
> Rokenn
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bill Mann [mailto:dabard@...]
> > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 6:40 AM
> > To: eqbards@egroups.com
> > Subject: [eqbards] Shard procs
> >
> >
> > Saturday night, my guild held a promo/FFA event for our
> > members and recruits in the Arena (the zone). All folks
> > engaging in the event were told to un-mem any DoT
> > spells/songs, and leave any weapons that proc DoT's either in
> > the bank, or unequipped. Seeing as I was the organizer, I
> > left my beloved Kisch in the bank (-=sigh!=-) and whooped out
> > the ol' Obsidian Shard. The Shard (from all I have read is
> > SUPPOSEDLY a simple 30pt DD proc. right? Well, imagine my
> > suprise when a few ticks (not sure hopw many) after it procs,
> > I get the old "The Obsidian Shatter effect has worn off"
> > message. Question: Was there an update to this weapon that
> > I missed? (haven't used it in over a month)
> > btw... No matter what Abashi says, Necro and Bard fears STILL
> > work in the Arena's PvP zone, and in a Duel(he even replied
> > to a post of mine about it saying they disabled it).
> >
> > -=B=-
> > Barrd Talespinner (aka NOR Bard)
> > Count of the New OutRiders
> > Troll-Smacker Emeritus
> > 28th Season of filling The Rathe with song
> > Creator of BS Titles
> > And One Helluva Nice Guy ;o)
> >
> >
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> >
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> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 07:01:08 -0700
> From: "Reeves, Patrick W" <pwr3@...>
> Subject: RE: Plane of Sky
>
> Mechanical lockpicks are the ones made by gnomish tinkerer's.
> Gordon said
> they are no more effective then store bought lock picks.
>
> Rokenn
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sylly Songsynger [mailto:jgs@...]
> > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 6:55 AM
> > To: eqbards@egroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [eqbards] Plane of Sky
> >
> >
> > What about gnomish lockpicks? I thought they raised your skill in
> > lockpicking?
> >
> > Sylly
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Rokenn Swiftsong" <rokenn@...>
> > To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2000 4:03 PM
> > Subject: RE: [eqbards] Plane of Sky
> >
> >
> > > Sounds fishy, since VI has stated it the past that no items
> > would boost
> > > skills in the that matter.
> > > I believe they answered that when Gordon was asked if
> > mechanical lockpicks
> > > added anything to the lock pick skill and his answer was no
> > and no items
> > in
> > > the game would add to a skill.
> > >
> > > Rokenn
> > >
> > > >From: "Garramone, Michael (CCI-Las Vegas)"
> > <garramone@...>
> > > >Reply-To: eqbards@egroups.com
> > > >To: "'eqbards@egroups.com'" <eqbards@egroups.com>
> > > >Subject: RE: [eqbards] Plane of Sky
> > > >Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 14:44:21 -0400
> > > >
> > > >i wish i could find it but i can't now, but what i read from a
> > guildmember
> > > >of mine who says he spoke with some people at verant, is
> > that all of the
> > > >PoS
> > > >quest items have hidden stats that are not shown, so even
> > though the
> > stats
> > > >may look bad, you are far more effective wearing any PoS
> > item than not.
> >
> >
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> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 09:01:09 -0500
> From: "Sylly Songsynger" <jgs@...>
> Subject: Re: bardsong
>
> *applauds*
>
> Great song!
>
> Sylly
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Webber, Jessica" <webber@...>
> To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 1:41 PM
> Subject: [eqbards] bardsong
>
>
> > Some spend their lives staring at pages
> > My time's better spend performing on stages
> > Some spend their strength swinging a sword
> > My strength returns with a beat or a chord
> > Some waste their words on pets of mystic design
> > My words are weapons, battle and glory are mine
> > Some waste their money on scales and on wings
> > Do they not see magic in everyone who sings?
> > Some say bards are weak, but do they know we are fun?
> > We are the jack of all trades, if the master of none
> >
> > Peace
> > Evulia, bard of 10 songs, Tunare
> >
> >
> >
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> > R&B, hardcore, whatever. Get the music. Forget the money.
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> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:09:49 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Benjamin Jerrad Segal <birdman@...>
> Subject: A theory on clarity
>
> I've had the opportunity to play a shaman recently (level
> 49), and noticed
> that mana/health regens at 6 second ("tick") intervals. At first I
> thought Cannibalism to be inefficient, but after discovering
> this I found
> timing the stand -> cast -> sit pattern between ticks, I
> could use both
> effectively (med and cann).
>
> I believe clarity (Cassindra's Chorus) puts a "clarity counter" on
> everyone in the group. When the tick occurs, the counter is
> removed and
> additional mana is granted to the holder. This would explain
> why it is
> possible to weave one other song in addition to clarity
> without diluting
> it's effectiveness.
>
> I was thinking about this topic because I don't like the
> common ideology
> of "direct mana addition per pulse," when starting/stopping the song
> doesn't add anything over simply singing it straight (despite
> the doubled
> number of pulses). The big question, of course, is: Will the
> Cantata of
> Replenishment stack with the Chorus of Clarity?
>
> Athren
>
>
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> Message: 10
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 09:57:23 -0500
> From: "Jeff Illian" <jeff@...>
> Subject: Re: Lame List of New Spells
>
> > Much as I've enjoyed using it, I can attest to it's power,
> and perhaps
> > overpower. In Hate this weekend, my job became crowd
> control. Whenever
> > two things came in on a pull, I would charm the second,
> command it to
> /pet
> > guard here (sit down always made them wander off), run a
> ways away, and
> > reassert charm till it broke and retook. Working in concert with an
> > enchanter casting tashania, I could charm anything that came in save
> > clerics (never tried) and spites.
>
> I finally feel like my old level 30 self again. This weekend I led an
> Efreeti run. On the third pull someone wandered off a little
> too far and
> agroed 2 Lava Guardians and 3 Imps right after we had
> finished off an imp.
> Our enchanter went OOM after the first of the 3 remaining
> Imps fell leaving
> me to crowd control alone. Using Charm on one of the imps, I
> was able to
> keep both imps busy while we were able to finish off the lava
> elementals
> and
> then the imps with no further casualties :). From that point
> forward, the
> enchanter and I had it worked out so that I would charm the
> extra incoming
> in each pull and keep them busy while he mezzed singles. I
> would then tell
> him when the charm broke so he could start mezzing my pet.
> This had the
> nice effect of keeping the imp pounding on me instead of the
> enchanter
> until
> he could get the mez to stick as well as giving us an extra
> hand in battle.
> We repeated the process every time mez broke as well with
> great success.
> The enchanter barely took damage the rest of the break in and
> used a lot
> less mana.
>
> I was EXTREMELY tempted to attempt pulling for this raid... I really
> wanted
> to try out a combination of Lament and charm to pull on these
> to see if I
> could really control the pulling better then the monk. In
> the end I went
> with traditional break in techniques but I'm not so sure the
> traditional
> break in is the best way to go anymore. Have any of you
> tried Lament on
> the
> Imp or Lava guardians or been the puller for the Efreeti
> raid? If Lament
> would work, I really think that a single well balanced party
> of 6 might be
> able to handle the break in alone.... :) If none of you have
> tried it, I
> think I might go for it next weekend...
>
> BTW, 2 Efreeti in the first 3 spawns and then we were shut
> out with only
> place holders for the next 10 hours...
>
> Taneran Dreamweaver
> <Clan Jax>
> Bard of the 48th song
> Prexus
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 11
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 11:02:09 -0400
> From: Greg Gillan <ggillan@...>
> Subject: RE: Lame List of New Spells
>
> Yep, have pulled all the way up to the efreeti. Works great! :)
>
>
> Elwyn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Illian [mailto:jeff@...]
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 10:57 AM
> To: eqbards@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] Lame List of New Spells
>
>
> > Much as I've enjoyed using it, I can attest to it's power,
> and perhaps
> > overpower. In Hate this weekend, my job became crowd
> control. Whenever
> > two things came in on a pull, I would charm the second,
> command it to
> /pet
> > guard here (sit down always made them wander off), run a
> ways away, and
> > reassert charm till it broke and retook. Working in concert with an
> > enchanter casting tashania, I could charm anything that came in save
> > clerics (never tried) and spites.
>
> I finally feel like my old level 30 self again. This weekend I led an
> Efreeti run. On the third pull someone wandered off a little
> too far and
> agroed 2 Lava Guardians and 3 Imps right after we had
> finished off an imp.
> Our enchanter went OOM after the first of the 3 remaining
> Imps fell leaving
> me to crowd control alone. Using Charm on one of the imps, I
> was able to
> keep both imps busy while we were able to finish off the lava
> elementals
> and
> then the imps with no further casualties :). From that point
> forward, the
> enchanter and I had it worked out so that I would charm the
> extra incoming
> in each pull and keep them busy while he mezzed singles. I
> would then tell
> him when the charm broke so he could start mezzing my pet.
> This had the
> nice effect of keeping the imp pounding on me instead of the
> enchanter
> until
> he could get the mez to stick as well as giving us an extra
> hand in battle.
> We repeated the process every time mez broke as well with
> great success.
> The enchanter barely took damage the rest of the break in and
> used a lot
> less mana.
>
> I was EXTREMELY tempted to attempt pulling for this raid... I really
> wanted
> to try out a combination of Lament and charm to pull on these
> to see if I
> could really control the pulling better then the monk. In
> the end I went
> with traditional break in techniques but I'm not so sure the
> traditional
> break in is the best way to go anymore. Have any of you
> tried Lament on
> the
> Imp or Lava guardians or been the puller for the Efreeti
> raid? If Lament
> would work, I really think that a single well balanced party
> of 6 might be
> able to handle the break in alone.... :) If none of you have
> tried it, I
> think I might go for it next weekend...
>
> BTW, 2 Efreeti in the first 3 spawns and then we were shut
> out with only
> place holders for the next 10 hours...
>
> Taneran Dreamweaver
> <Clan Jax>
> Bard of the 48th song
> Prexus
>
>
>
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> Message: 12
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:26:35 -0500
> From: "Sylly Songsynger" <jgs@...>
> Subject: Lord Grim: aLive and Undead in South Karana
>
> Sylly spent the weekend camping Lord Grimrot. Ugh.
>
> Why bother? Well, old Grimmy drops stuff that you need for
> the Aegis of
> Life, a Clr & Ppal only, AC 12, +10 wis +25 sv Disease, 1
> charge Superior
> Heal. And it can be equipped in your back slot making this a very
> desirable cloak - heh. The Grimmer is a long spawn (maybe 3
> or 4 times in
> real time 24 hours for the live version and my guess is once
> per 24 for the
> dead version.) You need his scythe (common) and his heart
> (uncommon.) He
> drops 2 scythes, both lore, one is no drop. He spawns in 2
> versions: live
> lev 35-39 highly magic resistant human SK or lev 25 undead skel form.
> Sometimes you get 1 live, sometimes 1 undead, sometimes 1 live and 1
> undead at the same time, sometimes 2 lives, and of course
> sometimes 2 lives
> and 1 undead. And he has a large agro range.
>
> For 49 levels, I saw this guy maybe 2 times - ran past him to
> zone on the
> stone bridge after he bashed me good. Now in the past month,
> I have been
> in nearly 10 Grim kills. Solo'd him one time when I met him
> on the bridge
> - he was at half health and I nearly died and I was 48 or
> higher. The rest
> of the kills have been with at least a co-level of higher
> cleric. At 50
> both me and the cleric, get knocked to about half health
> before he dies.
> He is a meanie! The undead version is lots weaker. One time, I had
> Ghanex Drah charmed and was killing skellies when the undead
> Grim spawned.
> Heh, my pet died but so did Grim.
>
> And now for the kicker, you need insanely high faction to
> complete the
> quest. Like highest of all the highs. It's pretty funny to
> see my DE
> Cleric friends turning in bones, gold, rabid pelts, etc etc
> to get their
> factions up but somehow they manage. Heh, what is this dark
> elf doing in
> the Temple Of Life talking to clerics and paladins?!?!?
> Rumor has it, this
> has been changed on test server and the faction it takes will
> be high but
> not as high as it is now. And then there will be a flood of
> campers??? Who
> knows.
>
> Anyhow, my high elf Clr friend got her shield this weekend
> and my DE Clr
> got his parts and is finishing his faction. And a 3rd just
> needs a scythe.
> And we met a couple more who are in the process. When I
> dinged 40 and the
> last blue avo turned green, I thought that was the end of my
> long hours in
> South Karana - heh guess not. Got to see the Pegasus 2 times
> over the
> weekend for the first time ever. No sight of GrizzleKnot nor Coloth
> Meadowgreen (who I owe a couple deaths to.)
>
> Sylly Songsynger
> <The Pantheon>
> Bardette of 50 songs
> ... somewhere on Innoruuk
> http://www.sba.uwm.edu/jgs/sylly
>
> p.s. took off work on Friday so I could stay up all Thursday
> night in the
> new Hateville. Set my alarm for 8pm and took a short nap.
> Woke up at 5am.
> Grrr.
>
>
>
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>
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> Message: 13
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 08:08:17 -0700
> From: "Reeves, Patrick W" <pwr3@...>
> Subject: RE: Lame List of New Spells
>
> The last efreeti raid I went on was at 48th lvl. At that
> time I decided to
> test lament to see how well it would stick. So I memed it
> and tossed it
> into my battle weave. at 48 with an unbuffed cha of about 115 I was
> getting
> resisted about 40% of the time. I am itching to try it now
> on a single
> party break in to Efreeti :)
>
> Rokenn
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff Illian [mailto:jeff@...]
> > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 7:57 AM
> > To: eqbards@egroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [eqbards] Lame List of New Spells
> >
> >
> > > Much as I've enjoyed using it, I can attest to it's power,
> > and perhaps
> > > overpower. In Hate this weekend, my job became crowd
> > control. Whenever
> > > two things came in on a pull, I would charm the second,
> > command it to /pet
> > > guard here (sit down always made them wander off), run a
> > ways away, and
> > > reassert charm till it broke and retook. Working in
> concert with an
> > > enchanter casting tashania, I could charm anything that
> came in save
> > > clerics (never tried) and spites.
> >
> > I finally feel like my old level 30 self again. This
> weekend I led an
> > Efreeti run. On the third pull someone wandered off a little
> > too far and
> > agroed 2 Lava Guardians and 3 Imps right after we had
> > finished off an imp.
> > Our enchanter went OOM after the first of the 3 remaining
> > Imps fell leaving
> > me to crowd control alone. Using Charm on one of the imps, I
> > was able to
> > keep both imps busy while we were able to finish off the lava
> > elementals and
> > then the imps with no further casualties :). From that point
> > forward, the
> > enchanter and I had it worked out so that I would charm the
> > extra incoming
> > in each pull and keep them busy while he mezzed singles. I
> > would then tell
> > him when the charm broke so he could start mezzing my pet.
> > This had the
> > nice effect of keeping the imp pounding on me instead of the
> > enchanter until
> > he could get the mez to stick as well as giving us an extra
> > hand in battle.
> > We repeated the process every time mez broke as well with
> > great success.
> > The enchanter barely took damage the rest of the break in and
> > used a lot
> > less mana.
> >
> > I was EXTREMELY tempted to attempt pulling for this raid...
> > I really wanted
> > to try out a combination of Lament and charm to pull on these
> > to see if I
> > could really control the pulling better then the monk. In
> > the end I went
> > with traditional break in techniques but I'm not so sure the
> > traditional
> > break in is the best way to go anymore. Have any of you
> > tried Lament on the
> > Imp or Lava guardians or been the puller for the Efreeti
> > raid? If Lament
> > would work, I really think that a single well balanced party
> > of 6 might be
> > able to handle the break in alone.... :) If none of you have
> > tried it, I
> > think I might go for it next weekend...
> >
> > BTW, 2 Efreeti in the first 3 spawns and then we were shut
> > out with only
> > place holders for the next 10 hours...
> >
> > Taneran Dreamweaver
> > <Clan Jax>
> > Bard of the 48th song
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> Message: 14
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 11:39:04 -0400
> From: "Kevin L. Crawford" <Lyrnia@...>
> Subject: Re: Shard procs
>
> Obsidian Shard (and the Obsidian Flamberge) both have the "Obsidian
> Shatter"
> effect.
>
> The Obsidian Shatter Effect has these properties:
> 1) DD 30 DMG
> 2) DEBUFF: -10 AC for approximately 6 heartbeats (Tics)
>
> It's not a DoT, but it is a Debuff. Therefore you will get
> the message
> that
> it wore off.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Lyrnia
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Mann" <dabard@...>
> To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 9:39 AM
> Subject: [eqbards] Shard procs
>
>
> > Saturday night, my guild held a promo/FFA event for our members and
> recruits in the Arena (the zone). All folks engaging in the
> event were
> told
> to un-mem any DoT spells/songs, and leave any weapons that proc DoT's
> either
> in the bank, or unequipped. Seeing as I was the organizer, I left my
> beloved Kisch in the bank (-=sigh!=-) and whooped out the ol' Obsidian
> Shard. The Shard (from all I have read is SUPPOSEDLY a
> simple 30pt DD
> proc.
> right? Well, imagine my suprise when a few ticks (not sure
> hopw many)
> after
> it procs, I get the old "The Obsidian Shatter effect has worn
> off" message.
> Question: Was there an update to this weapon that I missed?
> (haven't used
> it in over a month)
> > btw... No matter what Abashi says, Necro and Bard fears
> STILL work in the
> Arena's PvP zone, and in a Duel(he even replied to a post of
> mine about it
> saying they disabled it).
> >
> > -=B=-
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> > 28th Season of filling The Rathe with song
> > Creator of BS Titles
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> >
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> Message: 15
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:41:02 -0500
> From: "Jeff Illian" <jeff@...>
> Subject: Re: Lame List of New Spells
>
> Hmm, I was buffed and in charisma gear for charming so my
> charisma was
> about
> 190 or so. Bet that would help the Lament resist rates :).
>
> BTW, I only got one resist on my charm the entire break in...
> Not bad :)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Reeves, Patrick W <pwr3@...>
> To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 10:08 AM
> Subject: RE: [eqbards] Lame List of New Spells
>
>
> > The last efreeti raid I went on was at 48th lvl. At that
> time I decided
> to
> > test lament to see how well it would stick. So I memed it
> and tossed it
> > into my battle weave. at 48 with an unbuffed cha of about 115 I was
> getting
> > resisted about 40% of the time. I am itching to try it now
> on a single
> > party break in to Efreeti :)
> >
> > Rokenn
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jeff Illian [mailto:jeff@...]
> > > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 7:57 AM
> > > To: eqbards@egroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [eqbards] Lame List of New Spells
> > >
> > >
> > > > Much as I've enjoyed using it, I can attest to it's power,
> > > and perhaps
> > > > overpower. In Hate this weekend, my job became crowd
> > > control. Whenever
> > > > two things came in on a pull, I would charm the second,
> > > command it to /pet
> > > > guard here (sit down always made them wander off), run a
> > > ways away, and
> > > > reassert charm till it broke and retook. Working in
> concert with an
> > > > enchanter casting tashania, I could charm anything that
> came in save
> > > > clerics (never tried) and spites.
> > >
> > > I finally feel like my old level 30 self again. This
> weekend I led an
> > > Efreeti run. On the third pull someone wandered off a little
> > > too far and
> > > agroed 2 Lava Guardians and 3 Imps right after we had
> > > finished off an imp.
> > > Our enchanter went OOM after the first of the 3 remaining
> > > Imps fell leaving
> > > me to crowd control alone. Using Charm on one of the imps, I
> > > was able to
> > > keep both imps busy while we were able to finish off the lava
> > > elementals and
> > > then the imps with no further casualties :). From that point
> > > forward, the
> > > enchanter and I had it worked out so that I would charm the
> > > extra incoming
> > > in each pull and keep them busy while he mezzed singles. I
> > > would then tell
> > > him when the charm broke so he could start mezzing my pet.
> > > This had the
> > > nice effect of keeping the imp pounding on me instead of the
> > > enchanter until
> > > he could get the mez to stick as well as giving us an extra
> > > hand in battle.
> > > We repeated the process every time mez broke as well with
> > > great success.
> > > The enchanter barely took damage the rest of the break in and
> > > used a lot
> > > less mana.
> > >
> > > I was EXTREMELY tempted to attempt pulling for this raid...
> > > I really wanted
> > > to try out a combination of Lament and charm to pull on these
> > > to see if I
> > > could really control the pulling better then the monk. In
> > > the end I went
> > > with traditional break in techniques but I'm not so sure the
> > > traditional
> > > break in is the best way to go anymore. Have any of you
> > > tried Lament on the
> > > Imp or Lava guardians or been the puller for the Efreeti
> > > raid? If Lament
> > > would work, I really think that a single well balanced party
> > > of 6 might be
> > > able to handle the break in alone.... :) If none of you have
> > > tried it, I
> > > think I might go for it next weekend...
> > >
> > > BTW, 2 Efreeti in the first 3 spawns and then we were shut
> > > out with only
> > > place holders for the next 10 hours...
> > >
> > > Taneran Dreamweaver
> > > <Clan Jax>
> > > Bard of the 48th song
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> Message: 16
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 11:52:42 -0400
> From: "Kevin L. Crawford" <Lyrnia@...>
> Subject: Charm needs another update on the song analasys site:
>
> Both charms are re-chargeable on RALLOS ZEK _only_
>
> The other two PvP servers it does not work on because your pets are
> protected from you there.
>
> ~ Lyrnia
>
>
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> Message: 17
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 16:54:05 +0000
> From: John_Senior@...
> Subject: Final Hell Level....
>
> Anyone got any tips on good hunting places at level 45? I am currently
> almost 1 bub into 45 and am hoping to be out of 45 by the
> time Kunark is
> out.
>
> I have been fighting bats/bugs in sol b (I like camping stone spider
> room.....lots of space nice an easy to charm mobs), should I
> stay here or
> is there other 'Hot Spots' for exp that maybe I should
> try.....I don't like
> guard killing, it is dull and boring...
>
> Madagan Songweaver, Bard of 45 Songs <Guardians of Light>
> Veeshan Server
>
>
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> Message: 18
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 11:09:31 -0500
> From: "Jeff Illian" <jeff@...>
> Subject: Re: Final Hell Level....
>
> Ogre guards INSIDE Oggok is rarely dull or boring and easy to
> justify as a
> role player and there really isn't any place in the game for
> better XP at
> level 45... Positioned down at the bank area or PoD, you'll
> have a minimum
> of 5 spawns plus wanders and there are plenty of challenges
> to keep you on
> your toes. It's not your typical break up the spawn and med
> in between
> scenario like most guard killing is.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <John_Senior@...>
> To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 11:54 AM
> Subject: [eqbards] Final Hell Level....
>
>
> > Anyone got any tips on good hunting places at level 45? I
> am currently
> > almost 1 bub into 45 and am hoping to be out of 45 by the
> time Kunark is
> > out.
> >
> > I have been fighting bats/bugs in sol b (I like camping stone spider
> > room.....lots of space nice an easy to charm mobs), should
> I stay here or
> > is there other 'Hot Spots' for exp that maybe I should
> try.....I don't
> like
> > guard killing, it is dull and boring...
> >
> > Madagan Songweaver, Bard of 45 Songs <Guardians of Light>
> > Veeshan Server
> >
> >
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> Message: 19
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 11:18:47 -0500
> From: "Daniel P. Sniderman" <fuzzbone@...>
> Subject: Re: Final Hell Level....
>
> I'm at 39 - and my new favorite zone is Kedge.. There are
> lots of people
> in
> your level range kicking some serious butt.
>
> You have to go to the 3rd level and below to get good loot -
> but the xp
> rocks everywhere...
>
> One of the best Zone Guides I've ever seen has been written
> (by a Bard no
> less!) is available at the following URL:
> http://pub5.ezboard.com/ftheconcerthallbackstage.showMessage?t
> opicID=186
> 3.to
> pic
>
> Slyde
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <John_Senior@...>
> To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 11:54 AM
> Subject: [eqbards] Final Hell Level....
>
>
> > Anyone got any tips on good hunting places at level 45? I
> am currently
> > almost 1 bub into 45 and am hoping to be out of 45 by the
> time Kunark is
> > out.
> >
> > I have been fighting bats/bugs in sol b (I like camping stone spider
> > room.....lots of space nice an easy to charm mobs), should
> I stay here or
> > is there other 'Hot Spots' for exp that maybe I should
> try.....I don't
> like
> > guard killing, it is dull and boring...
> >
> > Madagan Songweaver, Bard of 45 Songs <Guardians of Light>
> > Veeshan Server
> >
> >
> >
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> Message: 20
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 11:29:14 -0500
> From: "Sylly Songsynger" <jgs@...>
> Subject: Re: Final Hell Level....
>
> Hmm, SS room already? That is prime xp territory. I love to get guild
> groups there. Where will you go at 48,49, & 50? For 45, 46,
> 47,and to 50
> even, I killed alot of spectres - mostly solo (I'd say 80-90%
> of my 45 was
> 'solo' - ie ungrouped helpers at times buffing & healing but
> one heck of
> alot of fear/chaining.) Until 47, single pulls are hard
> unless the spots
> are heavily camped. Oasis, Feerott & OOT are the prime spectre spots.
> Soloing them is a possibility at 45 but risky. With a
> partner, should be
> quite easy. Another partner spot is Cyndreela outside the TV
> in the PoF
> cave (but that is like guard camping except you fight a
> caster instead of a
> melee class. Kill, heal/med, rinse, repeat.) Other wise, outside
> Permafrost
> Ice Giants, OOT seafury cyclops, rathe mts hg's, Lower Guk
> King Room,
> Ghoul
> Lord Room, Frenzied. Kedge Keep with ppl who know what they
> are doing and
> the correct classes but this is an unlikely pickup group spot.
>
> Sylly.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <John_Senior@...>
> To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 11:54 AM
> Subject: [eqbards] Final Hell Level....
>
>
> > Anyone got any tips on good hunting places at level 45? I
> am currently
> > almost 1 bub into 45 and am hoping to be out of 45 by the
> time Kunark is
> > out.
> >
> > I have been fighting bats/bugs in sol b (I like camping stone spider
> > room.....lots of space nice an easy to charm mobs), should
> I stay here or
> > is there other 'Hot Spots' for exp that maybe I should
> try.....I don't
> like
> > guard killing, it is dull and boring...
> >
> > Madagan Songweaver, Bard of 45 Songs <Guardians of Light>
> > Veeshan Server
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 21
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 13:43:46 -0400 (EDT)
> From: <kim@...>
> Subject: Re: Lame List of New Spells
>
> On Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Benjamin Jerrad Segal wrote:
> >
> > However, I heard through the grapevine of a bard on another
> server who
> > charmed the Key Master in the airplane to attack Sirran the
> Lunatic. The
> > lucky bard took such a faction hit that he is now scowling
> to all quest
> > NPCs in the zone.
>
> Ouch. Did the Key Master use his DT on Sirran? A couple of
> us were joking about charming him to use his DT on Cazic or
> Veeshan. :)
>
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> Message: 22
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 13:45:35 -0400 (EDT)
> From: <kim@...>
> Subject: Re: A theory on clarity
>
> On Mon, 17 Apr 2000, Benjamin Jerrad Segal wrote:
> >
> > I've had the opportunity to play a shaman recently (level 49), and
> noticed
> > that mana/health regens at 6 second ("tick") intervals. At first I
> > thought Cannibalism to be inefficient, but after
> discovering this I found
> > timing the stand -> cast -> sit pattern between ticks, I
> could use both
> > effectively (med and cann).
>
> *light goes on*
>
> So that's what the shaman I was grouped with was doing.
>
> > I believe clarity (Cassindra's Chorus) puts a "clarity counter" on
> > everyone in the group. When the tick occurs, the counter
> is removed and
> > additional mana is granted to the holder. This would
> explain why it is
> > possible to weave one other song in addition to clarity
> without diluting
> > it's effectiveness.
> >
> > I was thinking about this topic because I don't like the
> common ideology
> > of "direct mana addition per pulse," when starting/stopping the song
> > doesn't add anything over simply singing it straight
> (despite the doubled
>
> That's what I've been telling people for the last 6 months.
> They still insist on describing it as "direct mana added per
> pulse" though.
>
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> Message: 23
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 13:48:44 -0400 (EDT)
> From: <kim@...>
> Subject: Vacation
>
> I'm away from the 19th til the 30th. I will be unsubscribing
> myself from the list during that time. Have fun in Kunark
> all. :)
>
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> Message: 24
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:56:41 -0700
> From: "Reeves, Patrick W" <pwr3@...>
> Subject: RE: Vacation
>
> Have a great vacation John :) I have to wait till then end
> of June for
> mine
> :(
>
> Rokenn
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: kim@... [mailto:kim@...]
> > Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 10:49 AM
> > To: eqbards@onelist.com
> > Subject: [eqbards] Vacation
> >
> >
> > I'm away from the 19th til the 30th. I will be unsubscribing
> > myself from the list during that time. Have fun in Kunark
> > all. :)
> >
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> Message: 25
> Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 12:14:28 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Miriana <miriana@...>
> Subject: Plane of Sky Update
>
> Well, the weekend is over, and I spend almost all of it in
> the Plane of
> Sky. This is basically what happened.
>
> Day 1: Cleared Fairies and Azaracks, camped on Gorgalask
>
> Day 2: Cleared Gorgalask and Pegasus, camped on Pegasus
>
> Day 3: Recleared Pegasus, realized it was already 11PM, did
> some poking
> around on Spirocs and jumped off, leaving a necro and cleric
> on pegasus
>
> Some spoilers for how we handled pegasus/griffons below, as
> well as some
> basic info on spirocs.
>
> Of Griffons and Pegasus, Griffons are noticibly easier. Both of them
> split into two sub 55 red cons's (tested w/ Bard Charm) which, when
> killed, each spawn another > 55 cons.
>
> The method we use to kill them is fairly simple. 1 group
> consisting of 2
> warriors, 2 clerics, and 2 enchanters, and 4 melee/cleric groups, with
> pure casters not really helping except with pets. That 1
> group is known
> as the "mez group". We kill the first one, and when it splits into 2,
> everyone attacks the same target except for the mez group.
> The 2 warriors
> from the mez group attack the other target, tanking it while
> the clerics
> heal and the enchanters chain cast rune 3. The bards keep
> trying to charm
> the first split to give the mez group 18 second breathers. Meanwhile,
> everyone else kills the other one and the subsequent triggered spawn.
> Finally, everyone kills the remaining spawn that the mez
> group has been
> tanking the whole time.
>
> Keeper of Souls (the boss) is on par with Innoruuk in
> difficulty, so not
> too bad.
>
> Spirocs. All I will say about spirocs is you don't have to
> combat drop
> in. It's perfectly safe to run around most of the island.
> The agro range
> on the spirocs is like 0.1 ft, with the exception of The
> Spiroc Guardian
> and The Spiroc Lord. Despite them consing scowls, they don't
> generally
> attack unless you run right up to a roost.
>
> We got a ton of drops, just nothing for clerics or bards :(.
>
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