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Message ID: 1905
Date: Mon Jun 14 15:34:12 BST 1999
Author: Douglas Bierbower
Subject: Re: Boat Crashes


I have never crashed on the boat, and I always play a song while
travelling. I don't think we can prove this one way or another, but I
think it is unlikely that our songs are to blame.

"Daniel P. Sniderman" wrote:

> I had one heck of a night trying to get back to Freeport from
> Butcherblock - the boat crashed three times. What would happen is
> first all the other players on the boat would disappear then you'd get
> dumped... The first time I was back on the dock in BB then next time
> on the boat on the way to BB and then finally on the boat on the way
> to Freeport. The reason I bring it up here - is that several whiny
> players claimed that the cause of the crash is bards playing songs on
> the boat... The first time I was in fact playing a song and thought
> that it might contribute. The second time - no bards were playing
> (assuming no one in the hold was) and it crashed anyways. I think
> this was true the third dump as well. So I am wondering if people
> have any experience in this. My gut is that there is no relation
> between the two - and this is yet another myth (like all bard songs
> will require mana!) Slyde of Xegony