Bard Guide for p99, part II

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Most bard spell effects will only last for a song pulse (12 seconds). So snares, mezzes, haste, regen, lull, Dots, etc will only last for 12 seconds plan accordingly.

DD songs, songs with specific effects such as Highsun and Slows will have varying or no durations. Knowing all of your songs will make you a very good bard.

Later on, Velious I believe, there will be instruments that will allow you to use it in your offhand while you swing a mainhand weapon. The bard 1.0 available later on in Kunark, The Singing Shortsword, will act as all instruments. However, using an actual instrument will always give you a better bonus to songs than using the epic.

The hardest part about being a bard is acting as CC, slower, puller, and buffer all while trying to keep twisting song manually. It just takes practice, group whenever possible.