Careful not to confuse a monster swarm with area effect bugs. I use DDD
all the time, even in indoor zones. (Though I have had trouble in
Runnyeye). Been using it in perma with no problems. The thing you
describe below I've had happen to non-bard characters as well. It's like
you've killed too many of that type of monster, and they all decide to open
a can of whoop-ass on you. Had that happen to me most recently in
steamfont while fighting earth elems. All of a sudden, I see a whole swarm
of them moving toward me (slowly, in that menacing earth elem way), wasn't
sure what was going on until too late. :)

At 01:28 PM 10/5/99 -1000, you wrote:

>From: "Reece, Tom - 25IDL G4" <g4mntofcr@...>
>
>I assume you intended to say "reels in pain", which off the top of my head I
>think is the message you get when you bellow. DDD and CoD gives you the
>"wince" message. You mentioned you were in Highkeep fighting the pickclaws.
>Probably don't need to tell you this, but singing DDD or CoD in the basement
>will sometimes, due to the z-axis bug, affect get the guards who are on the
>floor above you. Learned that the hard way last time I was there.
>
>The more I think about the z-axis bug, the more I realize that it really
>puts a hamper on our effectiveness. I almost never have DDD or CoD
>memorized unless I'm in a wide open area in outdoor zone. Don't assume just
>because you are outdoors the z-axis bug won't bite you. One time I was in
>the Beholder Maze fighting evil eyes and minos. My group was camping along
>the wall in the gorge where the Lord evil eyes appear. I sang DDD in every
>fight. We were having a great time when all of a sudden just about every
>muddite and mino in the entire zone came rushing into the gorge. Everyone of
>them starting attacking me so I can only assume that one of them got
>affected by DDD through the mountain walls and started up a train. If
>Verant can't/won't fix the z-axis bug, I would likely welcome a nerf
>reducing the radius of DDD and CoD so we could use it more often.
>
>Galtin of E'ci
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>> A Goblin Warrior winces!
>> A Goblin Warrior is hit for 15 damage non-melee
>>
>> Faras "harp-music playing in the background" Tar'Linedhel
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Steven S. Klug
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