One funny story about unusual classes helping to control the Derv's. Here's an excerpt from our front page where yours truly managed to wipe a raid with a spell that was new and mislabeled
To set the stage, our leader decided to call Vish. We had no monks online, 1 rogue online, no SK's online (the single SK we have usually handles the 4 incorporal shadows).
- So a bard, a chanter and I are teamed up to aggro/handle the adds and I load a couple of stuns. The two newest from TSS - single target and silent decree (whose description has NO mention of causing damage mind you; this would be the first time I used the spell since I got it).
Needless to say, the bard has all 4 in one place and I see one start to go so I cast Silent Decree and ...
[Thu Dec 28 22:33:14 2006] Crystilla hit incorporeal shadow for 1027 points of non-melee damage.
[Thu Dec 28 22:33:14 2006] Crystilla hit incorporeal shadow for 2310 points of non-melee damage. (CRIT NUKE MIND YOU)
[Thu Dec 28 22:33:14 2006] Crystilla hit incorporeal shadow for 1027 points of non-melee damage.
[Thu Dec 28 22:33:14 2006] Crystilla hit incorporeal shadow for 1027 points of non-melee damage.
And of course you next see:
[Thu Dec 28 22:33:14 2006] You have slain incorporeal shadow!
[Thu Dec 28 22:33:14 2006] You have slain incorporeal shadow!
[Thu Dec 28 22:33:14 2006] You have slain incorporeal shadow!
[Thu Dec 28 22:33:14 2006] You have slain incorporeal shadow!
[Thu Dec 28 22:33:24 2006] Bronkius has been slain by lifedrain shadow!
and so on for 46 more names