Wow, all these replies sound like a psychotherapy group!
--- Morgan Allison <
morgan@...> wrote:
> From: "Morgan Allison" <morgan@...>
>
> Your concerns really struck a nerve with me and I'd
> like to share some of my
> observations about life as a bard. As mentioned in
> previous reply, we
> bards are actually very good soloists. When things
> get hairy, we have the
> accellerando - a near full-proff excape route. In
> the situation you
> described, if I was getting hit hard and hit a lot,
> I'd hit accellerando at
> about 3 bars of health. This is because you slow
> down below 2 bars and you
> may need that extra bar to get some distance between
> you and the orcs.
> Always have accellerando hot-keyed.
>
> Second, lament is a great spell but it can, as you
> have learned, fail.
> However, the lower the level of creature is compared
> to you, the more likely
> it is to succeed. Never use it on a white or higher
> con. It will fail way
> too often. But, if they all con green or a low
> blue, you could solo a camp
> and clean it out.
>
> Third, our greatest power is in grouping, but
> grouping is risky. It is a
> high-trust situation. Be very careful who you group
> with and guage how well
> you can trust them. I might group with a group like
> you had described, but
> I would not trust them to save my butt if I got in
> trouble and at the first
> sign of trouble, I'd run. Only when they have shown
> that they can be
> counted on to keep me alive when the going got rough
> would I let myself get
> low in health. I die more frequently in a group
> then solo because I am
> still too trusting and eager to jump into danger to
> save someone whose
> stupidity got them into trouble... usually failing
> and dieing along side of
> them.
>
> Be up front with them about this though. Make sure
> they understand that
> since you don't know them well, and your life is
> dear to you, you will do
> what you have to to protect it until some trust and
> teamwork has developed.
>
>
>
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