>>"I have not seen Lullay (L15) or Pixie Strike (L28) clear the

hate list on any mob. It certainly upgrades the bard on the
list, but I've been unable to use either consistently to pull
a frenzied mob off of someone. Of course it could just be a
random chance of clearing the list - the enchanter's mesmerize
is supposed to work like that (95% chance of also doing a
memory blur)."<<

This is also my experience. It does not seem that lullaby clears the hate
list. It does move you up on the list, often times to the top of the list,
but does not appear to clear it. Consonant Chains works well in this regard
too. It usually causes the mob to target me *even when the song does not
take hold*.

I have hand-to-hand up to 100 now (is it capped? I hope not!). The most I
remember hitting a mob of my level for is 5 points.

I have received numerous tells from other bards asking me how I got my brass
skill up. Some of them have heard or thought of going to Arena to play DDD
overnight, some have not. I still don't have it maxed, but I got it over 100
killing rats and bats and beetles in the newby zones (which seemed to
alternativly entertain or enfuriate newbies--even though I left the loot for
them). I am playing DDD a lot more recently. Hopefully I will be able to
get it maxed in real battles from this point on. I like to twist it with
Chords and Chains.

I was in CB last night to replace my Dragoon Dirk and decided I always
wanted a little wood elf slave girl pet. I am taking a break from being an
experience junky for a few days. I just completed a vacation trip to kill a
bunch of folks that I owed payback to (Mr. Griffin, Mr Sand Giant, Mr. Hill
Giant, Froon and Choon, Ogre Village, Dorn, Dvinn and I still con that
Sandwhipserer Wench as red!) and trying to figure out where to go next. Any
opinions as to where I should go for experience at 33? I tried Solusek A,
but that was a little too low. I will probably try Solusek B next. Is
lower guk appropriate at this level? Anywhere else?

Thanks,

Narcissus of Povar