On Fri, 16 Jul 1999, Talies the Wanderer wrote:

>
> Since the "Identify" song (Lyssa's Cataloguing Libretto) is totally
> useless, they will likely replace it someday. What would YOU (as Bards)
> like to see it replaced with?

I find the identify song useful. It usually gives you more
information than the right-click description does, which has
come in useful several times for figuring out what quest items
might be used for. I hear it also identifies ogre heads,
which would be good because I've long since forgotten which
ones in my bank box belongs to Corflunk, Zarchoomi, and one of
the Mudtoes.

> Second question: What do you fear more: a blue spellcaster, a white/black
> grunt, or a train of greens? How do you handle each?

I fear the green wizard the most. :-P

Depends on the spellcaster. Wizards are bad, I try to avoid
them even if they're green. The others are usually not too
bad, but fights against them tend to be very unpredictable,
depending on what spells they cast and whether or not you
resist. Half the time I have to run, half the time I kill
them barely losing a bubble.

White/black/yellow/red grunts can be kited if you're so
inclined. The only ones I fear are the ones with really long
stuns (the Knight of Unrest has this). The rest I can run
away from if need be.

Green trains are not a problem. Lullaby and Screech let you
control them, Discord and Dissonance let you kill them.

--
John H. Kim
kim@...