Sometimes this effect can happen if a monster is casting on you just as
you're changing songs. The way I remedy the problem is rapidly clicking a
song, or I have songs in quick slots and just keep tapping 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
real fast until it clears.
Roop
>From: Rogers Pessin <rpessin@...>
>
>I had the same thing happen with a tentacle whip. I was singing one
>of my songs when the whips life draining effect went off. At that
>moment, my spell slots un-grayed so it looked like I wasn't singing
>anymore, but my song effect still was in place and continued. Trying
>to sing a new song resulted in it saying the song stopped, but the
>original song going when the weapon effect went off was still in
>place. Zoning or logging is the only way to get your songs back on
>track. I did report this up using /bug.
>
>Tigsen
>11th level bard on Innoruuk
>
>--- jay schultze <sartori69@...> wrote:
>> From: "jay schultze" <sartori69@...>
>>
>> >I can confirm this one. Also, bard songs have some special "Side
>> Effects"
>> >at
>> >times.
>> >Some of these can be useful, some can be lethal. For example:
>> >Root - While playing the Accelerando, root and similar spells that
>> generate
>> >the "BOOT" icon will
>> > have no effect on you.
>>
>> I seem to remember that WHILE playing Accelerando it was possible
>> for me to
>> be rooted, BUT i could cancel the effect by stopping and restarting
>> the
>> song. I don't recall it ever making you immune to root. Correct if
>> I'm
>> wrong! =)
>>
>> Another thing I found (to my dismay): I was really excited when I
>> got my
>> Screaming Mace. I know a bard using blunt weapons may sound
>> strange, but if
>> you look at the stats the Screamer is like a magical mino axe -
>> same dmg,
>> same speed, hits magical, and BONUS random Strength from it's
>> Scream/Yaulp
>> (I really liked this because you could stack it on top of EVERY
>> other Str
>> buff - I had like STR 175 or something with a shaman buffing me, my
>> strength
>> songs, some magic items, and the Scream).
>> Well - it all sounds good, but I found that the Screamer causes
>> your songs
>> to go out of wack. When the Scream is in effect you can't sing. You
>> start a
>> song and it immediately ends with no effect. So I had to get rid of
>> my mace
>> (sigh).
>>
>> I'll post if I find that any other items cause this effect. Also
>> would
>> appreciate if any other bards have experienced anything like this
>> with other
>> magical items - it would be nice to post. It was rather irritating
>> to find
>> this out after getting all the required components for the mace
>> (what a damn
>> annoying quest).
>>
>> Sartori of Kelethin
>>
>>
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