Totally agreed! I have found that as a bard, teaming up with a monk is one
of the most excellent choices for a partner (as long as you choose the right
opponents).
>From: Beth Moursund <scrybsprite@...>
>Reply-To: eqbards@onelist.com
>To: "'eqbards@onelist.com'" <eqbards@onelist.com>
>Subject: Re: [eqbards] Need help on hunting places
>Date: Mon, 17 May 1999 08:44:33 -0700
>
>From: Beth Moursund <scrybsprite@...>
>
> >Hello I am at lvl 12 Wood elf bard. it seems that I cannot find a good
> >place for me to solo. I went to CB but the orc's hit so hard that it
>keeps
>
>At level 12, I was still doing OK hunting solo in the Steamfont Mountains.
> I liked the areas near the Windmills where you can find skeletons,
>drakes,
>and harpies. Just pick your targets carefully, and kick in the bardboots
>song and run if your health goes below half or if a second creature engages
>you while you're fighting the first one. (Skeletons are especially a
>problem this way, since they stun. I died only once to a drake, but
>several times to skeletons or skeleton-rat gangups, because they stunned me
>and kept me from runnint.) And of course if you see the Minotaur Hero, run
>for the city or the zoneline.
>
>Starting from level 10, though, I found that soloing became increasingly
>difficult. At level 12 it got a big boost from the Bellow song, which
>probably increased my combat effectiveness by fifty percent. But as you
> increase in level, you will find yourself much more effective in a party
>than solo. I found that teaming up with Monks works especially well. Even
>if I did nothing but stand there and play the lute twiddling between
>healing song and battlesong (and hit with an occasional punch for a few
>points), the monks and I together got far more experience than either could
>manage on our own, since they fought better and didn't have to wait so long
>between battles to recover.
>
> - Windsong Wanderer, bard on Solusek Ro
>
>
>
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