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| − | '''Barding Difficulty''' is a value that indicates the [[Skills|skill]] level that a [[Musicianship|Bard]] must have for a 50% chance of success versus the creature. If a bard's skill is 25 points below the Barding Difficulty value, the bard has no chance of success. If a bard's skill is 25 points | + | '''Barding Difficulty''' is a value that indicates the [[Skills|skill]] level that a [[Musicianship|Bard]] must have for a 50% chance of success versus the creature in question. If a bard's skill is 25 points below the Barding Difficulty value, the bard has no chance of success. If a bard's skill is 25 points above the Barding Difficulty value, the bard has 100% chance of success and cannot gain any skill points against that creature type. |
In mid-January of 2005, via [[Publish 28]], several barding difficulty adjustments were made. If a creature is completely non-bardable, "---" will be the reported Barding Difficulty in the [[Animal Lore]] gump. Barding Difficulty was capped at 160. Furthermore, successfully [[Discordance|Discording]] a creature with a barding difficulty of 160 will only result in half of the normal impact. <i>Example: a bard with 120 discord normally debuffs a creature by 28%. However, against a creature that has a barding difficulty of 160.0, the bard will debuff the creature by 14%.</i> | In mid-January of 2005, via [[Publish 28]], several barding difficulty adjustments were made. If a creature is completely non-bardable, "---" will be the reported Barding Difficulty in the [[Animal Lore]] gump. Barding Difficulty was capped at 160. Furthermore, successfully [[Discordance|Discording]] a creature with a barding difficulty of 160 will only result in half of the normal impact. <i>Example: a bard with 120 discord normally debuffs a creature by 28%. However, against a creature that has a barding difficulty of 160.0, the bard will debuff the creature by 14%.</i> | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 15 January 2008
Barding Difficulty is a value that indicates the skill level that a Bard must have for a 50% chance of success versus the creature in question. If a bard's skill is 25 points below the Barding Difficulty value, the bard has no chance of success. If a bard's skill is 25 points above the Barding Difficulty value, the bard has 100% chance of success and cannot gain any skill points against that creature type.
In mid-January of 2005, via Publish 28, several barding difficulty adjustments were made. If a creature is completely non-bardable, "---" will be the reported Barding Difficulty in the Animal Lore gump. Barding Difficulty was capped at 160. Furthermore, successfully Discording a creature with a barding difficulty of 160 will only result in half of the normal impact. Example: a bard with 120 discord normally debuffs a creature by 28%. However, against a creature that has a barding difficulty of 160.0, the bard will debuff the creature by 14%.