Posted by Khiravn on April 11, 2000 at 15:23:53:
In Reply to: hmmm posted by Grallon on April 11, 2000 at 12:44:27:
Disadvantages:
Bards have two attacks per round.
All bard songs are area effect.
All bard songs lag the bard for at least two combat rounds, some for three.
300 xp penalty
Friendlies must be grouped with the bard for the bard to aid them
Low hp
Low mana
Now, Grallon, I saw your character list and I very much liked playing with most of the ones I recognized, but:
If you think something is overpowered, *PLAY* it. It's that simple. I don't understand why you find such great difficulty fighting a class with your warrior when that class has no way to defend from trips or bashes (or cranials), every song that class sings lags them for two combat rounds, their physical hits only come at you at a rate of two attacks per round, etc. A phantasmal killer/bard sleep combo is not insta kill against most people (but in your log you suggest it is).
Anyway, I *highly* suggest you play a bard, and I guarantee you will discover something else that seems impossible or overpowered, and then you should play *that* one. Etc.
That's my advice, and for me, at least, it's worked.
Michael