> I think the melee/hybrid/caster thread needs to
> be kaboinged.. now. And the bind thread should IMO
> go the same way, but first I would like to

If you have an opinion on it, which you do - then it doesn't need to be
"kabonged" after you get your opinion noted. Everyone should be free to
speak on the issue.

> If there wasent a penalty like this the game would
> turn into something very boring.

And boy oh boy it's such exciting fun running back to
your corpse. Yay!

> With selo's we are pretty well off for travelling and
> giving bards bind will seriusly overpower unless it was
> made useless by giving it penalties.

Selo's gives us a good way of GETTING somewhere. It
doesn't even come close to comparing to gate.

I'd be interested in seeing the results of a caster
and a bard racing from Freeport to Qeynos and back.
I can see it now. Caster pays 1pp for SOW and nearly
keeps up with bard. Bard arrives in Qeynos let's
be generous and say 10 minutes before wizard does.
Bard heads back and gleefully waves at wizard still
on his way to Qeynos. Wizard gets to Qeynos. Wizard
gates back to Freeport and laughs it up for 45 minutes
while the bard is still running.

Or better yet, high level bard & high level wizard in
the same race. Bard takes off a runnin'.. Wizard does
his fancy teleport to the Karana's. Runs rest of way
to Qeynos. Gates back to Freeport. Bard arrives in West
Commons on his way to Qeynos.

Yeah, Selo's makes up for all of that.