Do you play on E'ci?, Some troll friends were talking about a bard named
roop the other night
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From: Roop Dirump <
roop@...>
To:
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Date: Friday, May 07, 1999 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Bard travelling services
>From: "Roop Dirump" <roop@...>
>
>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: eqbards@onelist.com <eqbards@onelist.com>
>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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