>From: John Kim <kim@...>
>
>On Tue, 20 Jul 1999, Jesse wrote:
>>
>> > Do I keep it, or sell it and go on a crazy buying spree with the money?
>>
>> I'd personally keep it. If you do sell it, you'll probably find yourself
>> going to runnyeye in 10-20 levels to go get it again. It may not seem
that
>> useful right now, since you're not fighting that many spellcaster, but
>> that'll change pretty quickly. =)
>
>I'd tend to concur. The crown is a very nice item. 250pp may
>seem like a lot at your level, but it isn't really that much
>later on. Don't get me wrong, it's still a sizable sum in
>your mid 20s, but it's "I just have to save up for it," not
>"I'm never gonna be able to afford that." Most folks in their
>30s tell me they have over a thousand pp and nothing to spend
>it on (I'd be close to that except I'm spending it on small
>steel plate).
>
>You should be able to trade the crown for a nice item if the
>+resists don't really get you excited (I don't think they help
>bards as much since we get a whole slew of resist raising
>songs that are more effective than the spells). Like maybe a
>battle drum. :-) The crown is just into the difficult-to-
>obtain range where high level folks will make trade-only
>trades for it.
>
>The crown is on my L28 bard's list of items I'd like to have
>if you're curious how desirable it is.
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I concur with John
I am level 35, and I JUST got the Blackened Iron Crown. It is GREAT. I spent
hours at this level with another friend camping the King. Got the Grotesque
Mask about 4 times before we got the crown. Then, I left. I didn't really
feel bad, as I didn't get ANY XP for the whole venture, and I didn't see ANY
other groups come in and complain. I got what I needed, and took off. No
farming for me, thanks.
Anyway, the crown is sweet. AC 5, +5 STR, and +5 to all resists. Man, it's
REALLY nice!!! Keep it, you won't be sorry!
Tallonn - 35th Verse
Bertox