On Mon, 17 May 1999, Rich Mulawa wrote:
>
> I am looking for a real list that describes the actual effects of the
> bard songs. I am tired of +attack spd, +AC, dmg etc. Chant of Battle
> and Anthem de Arms are almost indestinguishable in effect as far as I
> can tell and with no detailed description I have no clue when one is
> better to use then the other. Chord of Dissonance gives me no
> indication of much much dmg I do and if I choose not to juggle then I
> give up STR and AC to use it.
I thought of doing this starting back around L10 or 11, but
got frustrated because I didn't have data back from L1-9. If
others are willing to fill in the holes for L1-15, I'd be glad
to compile a list of effects and back out the equations that
govern them. Send me (don't spam the list):
Your level and base stats (str, dex, sta, agi, int, wis,
and chr - just in case they have an effect)
Chant of Battle
base str and AC
+str +AC without drum
+str +AC with drum
I forget, is there a dex bonus for this too?
Chords of Dissonance
Not quite sure how we'd measure this. I've heard it is much
more effective with a stringed instrument.
Jig of Vigor
Blah
Selo's Accelerando
time to walk straight between any two landmarks (use a stopwatch)
time to run between same two landmarks
time to run w/ Selo's w/o drum
time to run w/ Selo's w/ drum
(we'll assume most people aren't interested in walking)
Hymn of Restoration
how many points/tick you heal normally
how many points/tick you heal with hymn
how many points/tick you heal with hymn and lute/mandolin
Jonathan's Whistling Warsong
base str and AC and weapon delay (right-click-hold on weapon)
+str, +AC, and time to swing weapon 10 times (remember, the
first swing when you start the stopwatch is 0, not 1).
Kelin's Lament
I just assume that this song has the same chance of success
against green, blue, white, yellow, or red mobs regardless
of yourlevel.
Elemental Rhythms
base fire, cold, and magic resist
fire, cold, and magic resist w/o drum
fire, cold, and magic resist w/ drum
Anthem de Arms
base str and weapon delay
+str and time to swing weapon 10 times (see Jonathan's
Whistling Warsong)
Cinda's Charismatic Carillon
I've heard this only becomes effective when you have really
high wind instrument skill.
Brusco`s Boastful Bellow
What is the max damage you have seen?
Purifying Rhythms
base poison, disease, and magic resist
poison, disease, and magic resist w/o drum
poison, disease, and magic resist w/ drum
Is this a drum song? For some reason I thought it was a
stringed instrument song.
Cataloging Libretto, Lullaby, and Aquatic Ayre don't seem to
change with level (c.f. Kelin's Lament for Lullaby).
That should cover everything that I can't test myself. Feel
free to send in info on higher level songs. The template I've
given above should tell you what type of info to send in.
Remember, send it to me only - don't spam the list.
--
John H. Kim
kim@...