[NobleNick]

Originally posted by Dancing Virginia: Mostly for NobleNick, but for all to read: I just bought the Bardic Horn of Valhalla for my lovely half-elf Bard, Belcanta (Italian for "beautiful voice" FYI). Okay, it is just about the coolest thing I've ever seen. I'm now firmly in the "You must take a Bard because they kick major enemy butt" camp. The berserker's little phrases ... are classic! The boyfriend and I were laughing hysterically last night when I used the horn for the first time in the Temple of the Forgotten God. Thanks, Nick, for convincing me to take a Bard!

Cary,

Ha, ha, ha, another satisfied customer! Thank you, and you are very welcome! Excuse me now, whilst I pick up all these buttons that popped off my shirt.

"Beautiful voice." Very appropriate for a Bard. Are your other character names as well researched?

Being the power gamer I am, I forgot about the comedy aspect. Yes, those corny Berserkers are FUN to have around, even when you are just sitting around and thinking.

Yet another unsolicited tip: Once summoned, these guys are yours until they die in battle -OR- leave your sight. To extend their usefulness past the fight for which you summoned them, leave one party member with them while the rest forage ahead. When the lead party encounters enemies run them back to the Berserkers, leading the monsters right into the waiting swords of your summons.

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Woah, girl! You got the Horn before DE? Excellent! You really did pinch pennies; and you should LOVE what it can do for you in DE. My use of it on DE1 provided the most memorable experience of my IWD career. (Yes even more memorable than the final fight of IWD!) I pulled a full pack of Berserkers immediately after entering the cave. By baiting the enemy within sight of the Berserkers, and then supporting the Berserkers; the Berserkers and the rest of the party were able to clear almost the entire floor of DE1, in one long fight, before the last Berserker went down. I have never, before nor after, seen anywhere near so many critical hits nor so many flying monster chunks in such a short space of time. -*!*-AWESOME spell-*!*-!

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Oh, and you haven't seen anything near the best of kick-assassin action, yet. Did you know that War Chant works on your party -AND- Berserkers, too? Wait till your Bard hits clvl 11: Your party is really going to rock! And when your DC characters regain Fighter skills, your party is really, **REALLY** going to rock...

Now, let's see...

Has HoW installed... CHECK.
Has TotLM installed... CHECK.
Has lots of Warriors for Bard to supercharge with War Chant... CHECK.
Has Bard... CHECK.
Has Bardic Horn of Valhalla... CHECK.
Understands power of Dual Classing... CHECK.
Uses power of Dual Classing... CHECK.

O.K., I think my work here is done.

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What's a party,
without a song?
Bards ROCK!
Party On!!