John,
I have noticed a few things with this song that are not in your song
description. The song can indeed be used to help people escape those
darned vacuum gates in Perma and Paw, but I have for the most part found
that it doesn't help. It appears to me that the song only teleports you
to a place within it's range that you can see. This has been verifeid by
me when I climbed the wizard spire in Greater Faydark and North Karana.
While on the top of the spire I woul look down at the ground though I
could not see it and the teleport drops me on the side of the spire.
I will do some further testing when I get a chance, just to be 100% sure.
But after some trials in Perma, I do believe the teleport locations are
based on what you can you see.
Treilanin Loreweaver
Bard of Kelethin
Honour Guard, Karana
On Thu, 23 Sep 1999 kim@... wrote:
> 21 - Mellifluous Motion
> Effect: Random teleport
> Instrument: Wind, enhances distance teleported(?)
> Target: Party
> Does not stack with: N/A
> Taunt: ??
>
> Quantified: ??
>
> Comments: Teleports you and your party members a random distance in a
> random direction. The distance seems to be dependent on level and whether
> or not you're using a wind instrument. It might've been marginally useful
> as a group escape tool, except it teleports each group member to a
> different random location. It will not teleport you through walls or
> closed doors. It will place you at ground level.
>
> Strategies:
>
> - Useful for instantly coming down from high places, like the top of
> the Aviak Village, or the wizard teleport site spires.
>
> - This used to be useful if you got dragged up a portcullis (Paw and
> Permafrost), but they changed it so it doesn't work through walls
> anymore. Once you're dragged up, you have walls on both sides so
> you won't teleport anywhere. Still, it's worth a shot, especially
> if you're not completely pulled up inside the portcullis. Make sure
> you disband from the rest of your party so they are not flung around.
>
> - It can function as a poor escape tool. It could teleport you far
> enough from the mobs that you have enough time to run for the zone
> without being hit from behind. Of course in the time it takes to
> start this song, you could start Accelerando and accomplish the same
> thing.
>
> Cautions:
>
> - A good way to get your party members pissed off at you, since everyone
> teleports to different locations. Of course if that's your intent...
>
> - Generally a good way to get killed quickly. I've teleported right
> into a full spawn of level 30ish goblins in Permafrost while trying
> to get a friend unstuck.
>
> - The song will place you at ground level, which for bodies of water
> means at the bottom. If it's dark and/or the water is murky, you can
> easily become disoriented and drown before reaching the surface. So
> make sure you consider this possibility if you're using it near water.