Can You Silence a Bard?

Lokken · Mon, 10th Sep '01, 1:09pm

If a bard uses bardsong in the game, will a succesful silence spell make the singing stop?

Headbanger · Mon, 10th Sep '01, 1:47pm

Never tried that, I only had a bard in BG, never in BG2. In BG it was just a harp the bard used for his song, when he doesn't sing the spell won't work I suppose, for the Bard canstill play a harp.

But in BG, for Garrick, a silence spell would be very necessary

(Life, is glorious (oh shut up annoying Bard

))

Tiamat · Mon, 10th Sep '01, 4:23pm

I think you can still use the Bard's song, because (thinking practically), silence only blocks spells, and the bard's song isn't a spell.

Lokken · Mon, 10th Sep '01, 4:58pm

well, you also think logically, silence = mute, and you can't really sing when you're mute.

that's why I'm wondering

Maertyn · Mon, 10th Sep '01, 8:13pm

Silence doesn't "only block spells"; silenced characters won't even say their little affirmative sentences when being clicked on!!

Invoker · Tue, 11th Sep '01, 12:49am

silence rulez

I made a hobby out of power word silencing those annoying talking newspapers (you know... "I'm actually quite shy!!"

)

I would assume bards wouldn't be able to initiate bards song

Nobleman · Tue, 11th Sep '01, 12:53am

I remember a multiplayer bard I had "madam Dustbin" And she couldn't play silenced, thats at least the memory I have. But my memory has failed me before.

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Mon, 10th Sep '01, 1:09pm	#1
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Mon, 10th Sep '01, 1:47pm	#2
Headbanger Gems: 29/31 Latest gem: Glittering Beljuril Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,233 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 7,252 Level: 26 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 1.02% Daily Activity 2.98% Weekly Activity 1.28% Monthly Activity 2.11% Achievements	Never tried that, I only had a bard in BG, never in BG2. In BG it was just a harp the bard used for his song, when he doesn't sing the spell won't work I suppose, for the Bard canstill play a harp. But in BG, for Garrick, a silence spell would be very necessary (Life, is glorious (oh shut up annoying Bard ))

Mon, 10th Sep '01, 4:23pm	#3
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Mon, 10th Sep '01, 4:58pm	#4
Lokken Gems: 26/31 Latest gem: Diamond Join Date: May 2001 Location: Somewhere in Denmark Posts: 2,323 Like: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts vBActivity - Stats XP: 5,390 Level: 22 vBActivity - Bars Level Completion: 89.14% Daily Activity 2.98% Weekly Activity 1.28% Monthly Activity 2.11% Achievements	well, you also think logically, silence = mute, and you can't really sing when you're mute. that's why I'm wondering

Mon, 10th Sep '01, 8:13pm	#5
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Tue, 11th Sep '01, 12:49am	#6
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Tue, 11th Sep '01, 12:53am	#7
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