XP for bards doing what bards do... (attention devs)

JesterOI · Post by **JesterOI** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 11:03 pm

I have noticed that things like trade skills have a time limit placed on them, 4hours, 23 hours, and so on...

Bards perhaps are the hardest class to level without outside help.

What I propose is creating an NPC in all the taverns that will let the bard make a roll modified by his perform skill. Then the bard is giving a amount of exp rationally according to his roll. His roll x10 or something.

But put a time limit on this option to balance it out. A player can do this only every half hour, or hour. This would make this form of XP a bonus rather than a main form of XP income.

Just a thought for the devs.

The rest of you flame tards can fire at will now!

XxDkCobraxX · Post by **XxDkCobraxX** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 11:49 pm

thats the most interesting idea i have heard in a long time....maybe script it so the XP varies on how many other players are around? seems like it would be something a DM would have to run from time to time though....

Gil-Este · Post by **Gil-Este** » Thu Apr 29, 2004 11:50 pm

howsabout xp for other events that *certain* players could host. like riddle events

AndrewCarr · Post by **AndrewCarr** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 12:18 am

One thing i heard about on another server was a bard copied a story down into short sections, and pasted them one by one into chat to tell a story to the audience. Could do that and get xp, say 1 point per word.

DrakhanValane · Post by **DrakhanValane** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 12:29 am

I once made up a song over on another server about the area I was in. No XP, but dang it was fun. ^_^

Kurth · Post by **Kurth** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 1:20 am

Nice gil,
I think that this is an excellent Idea!

I would have the time interval more like every 6 hours.

That way there is a greater push towards helping out the party!

w00t good idea!

Throst54 · Post by **Throst54** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 2:38 am

bards, in no way, are teh hardest class to lvl.

with thier song they can make up for the ab they lack from a fighter class and not to mention, they have summon spells to help them lvl. bards may be more difficult to lvl, but they are far from being the hardest class to lvl.

try lvling a pure rogue. alone, this will take an incredibly long time. rogues are for two things mainly. hunting down someone and trying to outrightly kill them, of flanking from the sides whiel the rest of thier party attacks also.

and well, the first one you dont do to lvl, because it just doesnt work all to well, infact it's just like being a bard and tryign to lvl.. except that you dont have the song... or the spells...

Tartardraco · Post by **Tartardraco** » Fri Apr 30, 2004 10:25 am

I like all these Ideas, it might be possible to make stories of the gods in your faction and if they see it fit give you a bonus to XP.

And Throst I agree it is harder to level a rogue so maybe there is someway to script it that when a rogue picks a lock or disables a trap they get some form of XP based on the DC of the task...there seem to be plenty of random chests with locks and traps to practice on.