This is how I handle it: First, in one section of my quickkey slots I have
my 2 weapon slots in hotkeys 1 & 2, and for the rest I have the slots in my
inventory. Then I wield my mandolin and lament 3 beasts. Rather than
bellowing (bellowing takes too long, first lament will wear off), I run up
to the fourth and wack him with my fists, turn and run. While the creature
gives chase I can easily pick up my shield and place it on the mandolin in
my quickey slot, then put the madolin on my weapon and take it over to wield
it. By this time I can then turn around and begin fighting.
Realize that you should press F1 to target yourself, and go ahead and try
out a lament on yourself. Now you can see just how long one of your own
laments will last. Try it with just voice and a stringed instrument. Voice
lament doesn't last long at all, but is probably best if you only need to
use on one creature.
Roop
>From: "Reece, Tom CPT - 30th Signal Bn" <ReeceT@...>
>
>Isn't the effect of the Lament only temporary? For example, lets say there
>are four orcs standing together. As a 10th level bard, I know I can't
>handle them all at once. I target the first three in order and sing the
>Lament. In my experience so far, by the time I finish singing the Lament
on
>the 3d orc, its effects have already worn off on the first one I targeted.
>If I move in at that point, two will attack me (#1 and #4). Isn't this
>tactic really only useful with the Bellow (which I don't have yet)?
>
>Galtin
>E'ci
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: CMai [SMTP:CMai@...]
>> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 8:28 AM
>> To: 'eqbards@onelist.com'
>> Subject: Re: [eqbards] How do you use the lull song and Star Wars.
>>
>> From: CMai <CMai@...>
>>
>>
>> 1. Exactly how do you use the Level 8 lull song? Is it an area
>> effect song or do you have to target each MOB in turn? Perhaps a
>> step
>> by step description of the proper tactics to use when facing a group
>> of yellwo-blue monsters would best illustrate this. (thanks)
>>
>> *************************
>> The way the lull spell works is that it is not an Area effect. It is a
>> single target spell. What you do is you select one of the Mob in turn
and
>> play the song. You will see a text saying that they are sad. Do this to
>> all of the MOB except for the one you want to fight. This spell will
only
>> effect up to 4 MOB. What I do when I hunt orc's camp is that I would
lull
>> the other 3 then I would play my bellow song on the one I did not lull
and
>> back off out of range of the rest of the MOB and attack that one. Then
>> repeat the step for the other 3.
>>
>> I hoped this help.
>> Your Friendly Rogue and Bard,
>> Hammerpaw and Samiam
>>
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