Hello all, I am new to this Bard list and I must say I am really enjoying
this. Everyone seems to really want to help each other and give good sound
advice based on actual experience. I am also a Lev 9 Half-Elf Bard. I love
to solo. Soloing in or around Splitpaw I went from lev 5 to lev 9 in 2 days.
I then started grouping with no more than 2 others and was still getting
good exp. I am nearly lev 10.
Have a great rest of the weekend.
Koden
Half-Elf Bard
Fennin Ro, Qeynos Area.
----- Original Message -----
From: James Kim <bumbler123@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 02, 1999 11:00 AM
Subject: [eqbards] Re: Level 9
> From: James Kim <bumbler123@...>
>
> 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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