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Message ID: 5805
Date: Mon Aug 30 15:59:04 BST 1999
Author: kim@xxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Subject: Re: The horror of the mana song


On Mon, 30 Aug 1999, cr wrote:
> From: "cr" <cameronr@...>
>
> I've been having an argument with my cleric of late.
>
> He claims that the mana song definately gives him mana with every pulse,
> as opposed to being a song that last has a duration like most of our
> other songs.
>
> At some point I had seen data from a timing test that someone had done
> on this subject. I remember it saying that it didn't matter whether the
> mana song was sung repeatedly, or weaved with 2 others songs -- the mana
> recover was the same.
>
> Can anyone verify this?

Here's the original:

From: "Keith Spencer" <kspencer@...>
>
> Got a chance to run a couple tests with my level 31
> enchanter friend (my bard's 35th)
>
> Times are just for one bubble of mana....
> Clarity Alone : 72 seconds
> ManaSong Constant: 65 seconds
> ManaSong Juggled: 65 seconds
> Clarity+Song : 48 seconds

> Couldn't find another bard around to test if the song
> stacks with itself, that's still left to be decided but at
> least we're sure now that clarity & the song do stack.
> And the song is just like most other bard songs in that it
> has a 3 round effect, and can be juggled with two other
> songs w/ no drop in regen rate.

--
John H. Kim
kim@...