Once a friendly fellow gave me 1pp to take him from the docks to Kelethin.
Another time I accompanied a Euridite and he gave me a binding in exchange.
And that was only for a few zones. Such a service could be set up for
Kelethin easily! Just return to the docks every 14-16 game hours.
I've escourted folks from Freeport to Qeynos before, and only last night
this foolish Lv5 mage wouldn't follow me through the commonlands properly
(he seemed to trust the roads more than my experience). This irritated me,
of course, because he was wasting my time and taking an unnecessary risk.
He also disobeyed my instructions to -never- engage in any combat and was
killed in the Gorge. There I was, tapping my foot and wielding a
drum--being wacked by three goblins, just waiting for him to run on ahead so
I could follow. No. First he stood and watched a while as I screamed,
"GO!" and "Run!" He then decides to cast a few spells; I knew he was
doomed. For this reason I would advise taking payments in advance (require
at least half) and not making any guarantees to anyone's safety, stipulating
you can only make such a guarantee if the client follows your instructions
EXACTLY! Simply too difficult to save someone if they make it difficult for
you through sheer stupidity.
First rule should be, we are travelling and not fighting! Perhaps insist
everyone sheath their weapons even. Then explain that they will avoid
anything as long as they don't stop, not to fear anything because they are
faster than any creature on Norrath. So many people stop and nervously
stare when they spot a Hill Giant. They are safer if they just keep moving.
Roop
-----Original Message-----
From: Reece, Tom CPT - 30th Signal Bn <
ReeceT@...>
To:
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Date: Friday, May 07, 1999 7:19 PM
Subject: [eqbards] Bard travelling services
>From: "Reece, Tom CPT - 30th Signal Bn" <ReeceT@...>
>
>Jyzan mentioned in an earlier post that during the beta, a few bards were
>offering their services to travellers wishing to speedily travel from
>Freeport to Qeynos. They were charging 1-2 PPs per person. That sounds
>like a great alternative for making some cash other than the standard trade
>skills and adventuring. What does everyone else think? Is this a viable
>way to make money?
>
>I am fairly new to the game and have not ventured anywhere other than on
the
>Faydark continent. As a result, I am not certain of all the perils of
cross
>country travel on other continents. I am also unaware of how long it takes
>for another class (at standard movement rates) to travel from Point A to
>Point B on the other continents. Do you guys think that other players, in
>order to maximize their adventuring potential by decreasing travel times,
>would be willing to pay for this service?
>
>If we agree this is a viable service, I was thinking that we could use this
>forum as a place to agree on standard service rates from Point A to Point B
>for each continent. I will consolidate all the recommendations I receive
>and publish a list that everyone can use if they wish to perform this
>service. Of course, like all other services, final prices would still be
>negotiable and subject to the supply/demand laws.
>
>Also, in order to make this work, bards will have to start advertising the
>service to their fellow players. Amazingly, I grouped with some guys the
>other day, all 8-10th level, who had never travelled cross-country with a
>bard before. We started in Kelethin and went to the Mino caves in
>Steamfont. They were amazed at how fast we got there. Everyone made a
>comment they were glad to have me in the group. They were even more
>gracious when we had to start fleeing from some Mino slavers:-)
>
>Let me know what you think, both positive or negative.
>
>Galtin
>Bard of the 8th Circle
>E'ci
>
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