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<b>Message ID:</b> 237 <br/>
<b>Date:</b> Sun Apr 25 14:07:32 BST 1999 <br/>
<b>Author:</b> Kyle <br/>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Stats for a bard <br/>
<br/><br/>
<div id="ygrps-yiv-1877215309">Bards can indeed wear plate. I&#39;ve been told that you need a minimum<br/>
strength of 80 to do so effectively. I don&#39;t know if this allows for the<br/>
carrying of any loot since the best thing I have so far is snakeskin.<br/>
<br/>
	I don&#39;t know exactly what the effect dexterity has on hitting notes but it<br/>
seems to have a good effect on hitting creatures. I myself dumped all I<br/>
could in dexterity.<br/>
<br/>
	Songs do not use mana and they will go for as long as you are playing it<br/>
for most songs. There are a few songs that will play for a brief time (one<br/>
pulse) and then stop. These are usually NPC targeting types of songs like<br/>
Lament. Getting stunned, missing a note, or zoning will stop a song.<br/>
<br/>
-----Original Message-----<br/>
From: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:MrWiz@...">MrWiz@...</a> [mailto:<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:MrWiz@...">MrWiz@...</a>]<br/>
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 1999 6:48 AM<br/>
To: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:eqbards@onelist.com">eqbards@onelist.com</a><br/>
Subject: [eqbards] Stats for a bard<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
From: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:MrWiz@...">MrWiz@...</a><br/>
<br/>
Hail, fellow bards.<br/>
<br/>
I&#39;m new to the bard class (figure i&#39;ll play one monday on the new server),<br/>
and had a few questions for you.<br/>
<br/>
First, i noticed that bards can wear plate armor.  How much strenghth is<br/>
required to wear a full suit of plate armor and still run around and be able<br/>
to grab some loot?<br/>
<br/>
I&#39;ve heard Dexterity has an affect on how well bards play their instruments.<br/>
How big of an affect is this?  Should i max my dexterity to ensure that i&#39;m<br/>
good at playing instruments?<br/>
<br/>
Also, i&#39;ve heard that since bard spells don&#39;t use mana, they can play<br/>
indefinately, is this true?  How does the whole &quot;song&quot; thing work?<br/>
<br/>
I guess these questions probably get asked a lot...  if there&#39;s a FAQ or<br/>
something i could check our, just point me to it...<br/>
<br/>
thanks all.<br/>
<br/>
-Wiz<br/>
<br/>
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