Actually dear friend, mead is used like water. I tested this by buying only
mead instead of water and it worked as well. Mead seemed to last longer.
I.e. ! bottle of water lasts as long as the reg. rations, Mead lasts as long
as the iron ration. so you can buy water with rations, or mead with iron
rations for supplies. I feel that mead lasts longer than water... But I
leave it to others to speculate, for I am very cheap date..
- SnowLynx, Gentleman Bard of Freeport...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roop Dirump [mailto:roop@...]
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 1999 3:31 PM
>
> With my spiked collar I have only 88 strength, shall keep it I shall. I
> have decided that now is the time to journey down that road which is
> alchohol dependency, for I think one day along my route I shall
> be wearing a
> few plate items. I consider the effect on strength may be quite
> beneficial
> with a high tolerance for the stuff. Anyone else an experienced
> alchoholic?
>
> (I can just see myself one day constantly overloaded, and only lifting my
> burden in battle with song)
>
> Right now at a tolerance of 10 (hard earned, I might add, heh) I notice no
> real difference after a few drinks, as in reduction of the
> negative effects.
> Even then, I don't believe I am affected much by my loss in
> intelligence, as
> a bard.
>
> I decided to take up brewing, and have not successfully made my own yet,
> grrr. Is the book of lymrics required? I -think- I saw the book near the
> gnomish city, cannot be certain. Anyone suggest where I may find
> it on the
> mainland (freeport area, but I can travel to Qeynos if need be).
>
> Remember the old Bard's Tale? Ah, this was where Roop was born, so long
> long ago. Had to keep my whistle wet back then, just to continue barding!
> A bard here is not required to imbibe, which is fine, though a bit
> out-of-character in my own opinion.
>
> So far I am quite pleased with the effects of alchohol here. A
> friend and I
> returned from adventures to fine Rivervale, and in celebration of our
> success I purchased 1pp worth of fishwine, weeoooo! And I never
> laughed so
> hard as when I heard my comrade speak, or rather burbble... the drunken
> language. That fishwine has a kick! At least someone might describe the
> components one uses to create fishwine in the still? I have developed a
> taste for the stuff. Mead, for some odd reason, cannot be drunk?
> And, how
> does one actually use a shotglass? I am still just guzzling directly from
> the bottle itself, uncooth, I know.