Heh well my Bard friend has a two ykesh and she is only 48. Besides which
even with a ykesh and a Staff of Writhing you have a nice combo there.

Naeeldar

-----Original Message-----
From: Kimes, Dean W. <Dean_Kimes@...>
To: 'eqbards@onelist.com' <eqbards@onelist.com>
Date: Friday, October 01, 1999 5:23 PM
Subject: RE: [eqbards] Hey this sounded interesting..

>From: "Kimes, Dean W." <Dean_Kimes@...>
>
>You've got to be kidding. I don't believe even Shada has a pair of Ykesh's
>to wield and he's 50th level.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Naeeldar [mailto:jackal@...]
>Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 2:59 PM
>To: eqbards@onelist.com
>Subject: Re: [eqbards] Hey this sounded interesting..
>
>
>From: "Naeeldar" <jackal@...>
>
>Well you seem to forget that Bards get duel wield and guess what one of the
>best weapons for them isn't even in PoF. It's the Ykesh a Bard duel

wielding

>those can cause some massive damage in a quick amount of time those procs

>off like mad.
>
>Naeeldar
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Kimes, Dean W. <Dean_Kimes@...>
>To: 'eqbards@onelist.com' <eqbards@onelist.com>
>Date: Friday, October 01, 1999 4:25 PM
>Subject: RE: [eqbards] Hey this sounded interesting..
>
>
>>From: "Kimes, Dean W." <Dean_Kimes@...>
>>
>>Ok, so what obviously superior and befitting of a hybrid weapon do Bard's
>>get from the plane of fear that makes those pale in comparison? Hmmm,
>>that's what I thought.
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Naeeldar [mailto:jackal@...]
>>Sent: Friday, October 01, 1999 2:15 PM
>>To: eqbards@onelist.com
>>Subject: Re: [eqbards] Hey this sounded interesting..
>>
>>
>>From: "Naeeldar" <jackal@...>
>>
>>Not really most of the high level priest weapons do the same amount of
>>damage as a high level caster weapon. Look at the stats on the Necro only
>>staff from PoF it's equal to ther priest weapons. Then again look at mid
>>level weapons like the staff of the observer pure casters can use this and
>>it has a extremly good ratio for blunt weapons. There is not much

diffrence

>>in melee between priests and casters.
>>
>>Naeeldar
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Blair, Keith (Keith Blair) <kblair@...>
>>To: eqbards@onelist.com <eqbards@onelist.com>
>>Date: Friday, October 01, 1999 11:45 AM
>>Subject: RE: [eqbards] Hey this sounded interesting..
>>
>>
>>>From: "Blair, Keith (Keith Blair)" <kblair@...>
>>>
>>>> it doesn't mean that they're not pure casters. At level
>>>> 50, a cleric/shaman/druid will be just as useful meleeing
>>>> as a wizard is, which is to say, not at all.
>>>
>>>That's not the point. A pure caster is a pure caster from
>>>birth to death. Just because you *choose* not to melee,
>>>whether it's because you're not as good at it -anymore-
>>>as you used to be or because you do better in your other
>>>ability (casting), does not change the fact that you can
>>>still wear armor, you can still use multiple weapons and
>>>you can still melee in a pinch better than any caster could
>>>dream of.
>>>
>>>>
>>
>>>
>
>>