It's a great deal heavier than normal plate armor of the same size.
Also, the plate that comes out of unrest is SMALL plate, only wearable by
treehugg, er Wood Elf, bards. Half elf and human bards are out of luck at
this time, there's one, count 'em, one, high level monster in Najena that
drops medium bronze plate, and very rarely at that.
----- Original Message -----
From: Kyle <ksibbald@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 9:01 PM
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Adventuring Lvl 18 plus (PAWS spoiler?)
>From: "Kyle" <ksibbald@...>
>
>From: David Rubino <tigger@...>
>
>
>| Bronze is found in Unrest, and you can easily buy it there from higher
>| level players who loot it.
>|
>| It has the same AC and slightly less weight than the platemail that you
>can
>| buy from merchants.
>
> Really? I was under the impression that it is way heavier than regular
>plate. If this is correct why would anyone ever buy normal plate?
>
>| If you want some easy loot in a safe dungeon, go to Paw. At level 18 you
>| can solo the whole place, but still get exp from captains, commanders,
and
>| the high shamans. Snakeskin armor and the sought after runed totem staff
>| are your rewards. I bring back 100 plat worth of loot on every trip. And
>on
>| Fenin Ro the zone goes neglected. I have never seen it with more than 20
>| people, and very often I am the only one there.
>
> I would agree that Paws is underpopulated in most servers (Cazic averages
>10-15 in evenings) and the loot is quite decent although 100 plat might be
>high unless you sell the staves at a high price.
>
> *
> *
> *
>
> Soloing *all* of it at level 18 I can't quite agree with. Ghanex Drah can
>bring some tense moments at times and Zixx Nenixx will simply smoke your
@#$
>all the way back to the zoneline. That is, if he doesn't charm you first.
=)
>He was red to me at 20 and was frequently hitting for 50. Then there is his
>pet. And he seems to get some decent help from the locals too...
>
> Good Journey,
>
> Sineras Silverlyre (Cazic-Thule)
>
>
>At 10:45 AM 5/17/99 , you wrote:
>>From: "Mott, Mike J." <MIKE.J.MOTT@...>
>>
>>Looking for some good ideas for soloing and small team hunting around 18th
>>level. Currently I am hunting Beholder Maze frequently , sometimes high
>>hold pass or Oasis of Marr. Any good suggestions? Are any of the
>multitude
>>of islands out in the Ocean of Tears any good?
>>
>>Unfortunately I seem to have solo hunting and hunting with a cleric
partner
>>down to an art, but whenever I get into a group I always seem to die. As
>>you all know, we frequently become the baiters because of our speed, and
>>because of that if you pick up more than the chosen monster to fight
>>accidentally, death is not a far step away.
>>
>>Also, I am outfitted in full banded, but have not even seen a place with
>the
>>bronze armor some have spoken of, or some of the many magic items that
>>proliferate the deeper dungeons.
>>
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