Congrats on your victory! It sounds like you also benefited from a favorable
zone time once or twice, though not enough to give you a huge advantage. I
didn't realize Shamans got SoC that soon. Now I'll have to watch what I say
to my Shaman friend when I pass him by during the next few levels. It may
come back to haunt me! Just have to aquire a MM Battledrum and have it handy
the first time he asks to race. : )
Operaman
Meandering Maestro of the 16th Song
Innoruuk
----- Original Message -----
From: Jason Rochelle <Jasroc@...>
To: <eqbards@onelist.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 17, 1999 7:58 PM
Subject: [eqbards] Bard vs. Shaman Race
> From: Jason Rochelle <Jasroc@...>
>
> Just thought you might like to know. My guild <Fervir> had an event vs.
> <Nox Aeris> today on the Innoruk Server.
>
> Basically the two guilds went to war and then we chose a person to race
> from the Arena in Lake Rathe to West Freeport.
>
> I got nominated, 22nd Level Bard(go figure), and Nox Aeris put up a 24th
> level Shaman. (little did i know 24 is the level where you get Spirit of
> Cheetah)
>
> So we take off, and it is a tie at the Rathe Mountain zone. Both our
> guilds have ambushes set up along the way (i planned to twist Rhythyms
> when i got in trouble to up my magic resist). Then the Shaman pulls
> ahead of me for a second... but then he has to stop and cast SoC again
> (i have heard it lasts 30 seconds). I catch up to him, and pass him,
> then he passes me again... then has to stop to cast again... and i pass
> him and never see him again. i got a report at South Ro, that he was
> right behind me (that was where our ambush was set. Both sets of
> ambushers (ours and theirs) said "i saw him for a second, but could not
> target him, much less cast a spell").
>
> By the time I entered West freeport, the shaman had just zoned into into
> East commons.
>
> So my guild won, thanks to the bard speed. It was quite a shock to the
> other guild since I strutted around like a warrior with my PGT and BLW
> all morning, just for their benefit, only breaking out my drum and song
> when they said "GO".
>
> > Please send submissions for the eqbards newsletter to toren@...
with the subject lol.
>