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Scatter · 11-25-2003, 01:11 AM

Speed has nothing to do with how fast you learn Music, and your Bard level doesn't go up any faster, either. For the fact that Felpurr have 10 Attribute points fewer total than Hobbits (15 fewer than Humans, but they waste a lot more on Pi...) and incredible lack of Vit, which is very important if you want to play more than 3 times before passing out...
Even worse is Faerie, which have no Strength, and even if they did, they can't carry as much as an equally strong char of any other race. And the instruments are heavy.
If you put as many points as you can in Speed, alright, the Felpurr have a big lead there. But if you start with more Dex, Vit, and Str, you can add Speed every level without sacrificing performance starting at L1, and have a viable fighter and musician and trap remover and door opener (all of wich require dex more than speed...)
If your Bard is your primary Haster, her speed is still not important until L8, the first level you can use the Haste instrument regardless of race, then you have as many as 24 points to add to your Speed, bringing the total for Hobbits to a possible 88, which is plenty sufficient. And if you put that many points in a Felpurr's speed, then they'll be very deficient in Vit or Dex; even when they've maxxed Speed, they'll still be way behind in Stamina and Attack Rating.

11-25-2003, 01:11 AM	#4
Scatter Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 17, 2003 Location: Portland Age: 66 Posts: 1,336	Speed has nothing to do with how fast you learn Music, and your Bard level doesn't go up any faster, either. For the fact that Felpurr have 10 Attribute points fewer total than Hobbits (15 fewer than Humans, but they waste a lot more on Pi...) and incredible lack of Vit, which is very important if you want to play more than 3 times before passing out... Even worse is Faerie, which have no Strength, and even if they did, they can't carry as much as an equally strong char of any other race. And the instruments are heavy. If you put as many points as you can in Speed, alright, the Felpurr have a big lead there. But if you start with more Dex, Vit, and Str, you can add Speed every level without sacrificing performance starting at L1, and have a viable fighter and musician and trap remover and door opener (all of wich require dex more than speed...) If your Bard is your primary Haster, her speed is still not important until L8, the first level you can use the Haste instrument regardless of race, then you have as many as 24 points to add to your Speed, bringing the total for Hobbits to a possible 88, which is plenty sufficient. And if you put that many points in a Felpurr's speed, then they'll be very deficient in Vit or Dex; even when they've maxxed Speed, they'll still be way behind in Stamina and Attack Rating.