This may sound dumb but I was wondering what is "Twisting" your song?

Koden

----- Original Message -----
From: Reece, Tom CPT - 30th Signal Bn <ReeceT@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 1999 5:13 PM
Subject: [eqbards] Twisting question

> From: "Reece, Tom CPT - 30th Signal Bn" <ReeceT@...>
>
> I have a question on twisting songs. I'm a 8th level bard with a DEX
rating
> of 95 and singing/intrument skills maxed out for my level (45). I have
> noticed when I attempt to twist I miss a lot of notes and as a result
don't
> reap the full benefits of twisting. Is the ability to twist songs based
on
> your DEX rating, your singing skill, or both? Does the level of the song
> also come into play? For example, as an 8th level bard with a singing
skill
> of 45, at this stage in my career I may not be skilled enough to twist the
> 6th and 8th level songs successfully. However, down the road when my
> singing skill improves to 70 I would have no problem with that combo. At
> that point, twisting the 12th and 13th level songs would give me trouble.
>
> Most of the time I use a weapon in combat so should the DEX rating even
come
> into play since I'm not playing an instrument. When I created my
character,
> I put points into the standard bard stats such as STR, DEX, and CHR. I
also
> put a few into AGI to improve my AC. Should I have put more into DEX than
I
> did? I enjoy playing with this character and will continue to play them.
I
> ask this question because if I will never be good at twisting due to my
DEX
> rating, I will just play one song at a time.
>
> Thanks ahead for any reply
> Galtin
> E'ci
>
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