On the subject of armor and weapons.. ithink the creators allowed bards
this purely for a balance issue..if the bard couldnt wear/use these better
things he would be far less effective at combat..which would mean his songs
would need to be pumped up...but if they did this he's becoming to much
like a spell caster...so to maintain the bard mix of melee/spells they made
such things available to the bard..altough like all things if you want to
role play it ...you dont have to use them.
At 02:11 PM 4/28/99 -0700, you wrote:
>From: Scott Pickle <scottp@...>
>
>That's a great topic - what weapon should a bard roleplay? I suddenly feel
>guilty about my Mino Axe - Luini has a great point. Before EQ, I always
>thought the bard to be far more roguish than warriorish. After all, they
>struggle in the streets, searching for musical success, they linger about in
>bawdy bars, and are generally lounge-abouts.
>
>If you think in this vein, perhaps something more like a dagger is
>appropriate. I find the giant snake fang works well, but seems a little
>"crude" from a roleplay standpoint.
>
>In swords, I find the bastard sword might be a worthy choice for roleplay,
>but not that great for combat. It seems to me axes wouldn't really be a good
>roleplay choice - they're cumbersome, have exposed blades (usually) and are
>"aggressive" weapons (a sword/staff can be used for sparring and parrying,
>but an axe is built to rip skin). I think a bard, who probably doesn't get
>fulfillment from combat, rather from performing, and carousing, would carry
>an unobtrusive weapon.
>
>I realize I didn't truly answer the question, but with EQ, we must choose -
>do you want to use a weapon for roleplay? Or for combat effectiveness?
>
>This leads me to ask the inevitable - why is it that bards can wear plate,
>chain and even banded? How can ANYONE play an instrument in that attire? I
>know when my comrades perform in public they switch to less combative
>apparel. But I wonder if the bard is a class that was fully thought out by
>the creators of EQ...
>
>More questions than answers,
>
>Dendall, Ollave of the Aegis
>http://www.soerbaird.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: A.Rubman [mailto:Naturdoc@...]
>Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 1:56 PM
>To: eqbards@onelist.com
>Subject: [eqbards] Ok a new thread
>
>
>From: "A.Rubman" <Naturdoc@...>
>
>Greetings, name's Luini figure since I don't know much about the
>Soebards I won't talk about them, instead I have a question. I know that
>a Mino Axe is a good 1h-slashing weapon, however I don't feel it fits in
>with my "bardic attitude" if you understand my meaning. Its a massive,
>slow, big axe thing from a minotaur, and I'm a bard who likes to travel,
>sing his songs and bring mirth. I was using a bronze long sword, now
>switched to a plain old Axe (smaller and quicker than a mino), So I ask
>you all Whats a good weapon that is not imposing like a mino axe for a
>level 8 bard, or even for any level bard.
>
>Thanks,
>Luini
>Innoruk
>-----Original Message-----
>From: <chlebek@...>
>To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
>Date: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 4:28 PM
>Subject: [eqbards] Soerbaird and Verant not effective threads
>
>
>>From: chlebek@...
>>
>>
>>
>>Could these horses be any deader???
>>
>>Come on guys, this mailing list is for the discussion of things
>relating to
>>bards. It is not for general rants about Verant or a particular guild.
>Take
>>those to the general everquest discussion mailing list or any of the
>web
>>sites. This is just getting ridiculous!
>>
>>Taelin, Songweavers of Kelethin
>>
>>
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