At 09:05 AM 1/10/01 -0500, you wrote:
>I've always wondered why other Bards started playing the Bardic
>class. When I first learned of the game, a friend mentioned that Bards
>could always find their corpses (and the zones were huge when I first saw
>the game), and could run faster then others...that got me to start playing
>the Bard, and I've been hooked ever since. (It also helped that the Bard
>class is so flexible once you learn it...that's a huge bonus.)
>
>So, why did you start playing a Bard?
>
>
>--Khelan, crying over his loss of speed
Complexity is what drew me.
A bard is unique. Nobody else can do all the things a bard can possibly do.
A bard is elite. Only someone who has studied and practiced can perform the
rudimentary tasks it takes to be a bard, let alone the higher techniques.
I've never met a punk who played a bard.
A bard has choices. There is no "sing just this combination to win". Each
situation presents different song possibilities along with instrument options.
A bard is swift. Usually. :-) Guess I'll be begging for SOWs for a while.
A bard is romantic. A jug of wine, a loaf of bread and thou.
A bard helps others. Besides being beneficial in a group, there's nobody
better at Search and Rescue especially in the outdoors. I've found and
recovered corpses for all sorts of people in some dicey places. Not much is
more rewarding.
---Windleaf Mistsong