Posted by A pissed arby on May 3, 2000 at 07:49:10:
In Reply to: *in his brightest perkiest voice* Hiya....lemme see if I can help. posted by Shokai(IMM) on May 2, 2000 at 21:36:14:
Thank you for your honest, calm reply
OK, now that I've calmed down a little, I still think the Battle-Bard thing just doesn't sit right.
Even if bars songs arn't magical, some of their effects have to be. That one guy said Battle-bards got uninducted for the rites so their songs would actually hit people, which means before they wern't.
Yeah, I can see your groupmates beign warned about a damaging song, but your cabalmatse having selective hearning? Why is it that you only hear the hamrfull songs when you're fighting them and not the helpfull songs?
Selective hearing? Fire and ice? Phantamsal fiend? An area effect sleep song that ONLY effects your enemies? I'm sorry, I still think bard songs are magical.
And an area effect sleep song is just sick. Really.
It doesn't fit with a village of "the greatest warriors in thera" to have their best PKers flighty guys that just sing more than they fight. I really don't see how some angry, hatefull villager will accept I guy who can just say a few words and have all these wierd, magical effects that others can see.
Initially they wern't allowed in. Then they were, but could only use certain songs because some songs were so blantantly. Now, the leaders are more than willing to sacrifice their RP for a VERY strong PK class and power.
If someone can sacrifice their RP to get better PK, they will do it, alas.
I see what you're saying about the other stuff and I sincerely thank you for your calm, objective opinion, but I still maintain that Bards don't belong in Battle and are overpowered.
Again, thank you.
Pissed arby