JUMP OFF INTO THE WATER and CAST GATE FROM THE WATER!
:-)
worked for me...

----- Original Message -----
From: Spehar, David J <David.Spehar@...>
To: <eq_wizards@onelist.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 1999 11:01 AM
Subject: [eq_wizards] Unfair?

> From: "Spehar, David J" <David.Spehar@...>
>
> Please give your thoughts on this:
>
> Traveling from Queynos to Euridan the boat stops at the Cat island.
> Frequently adventures bring trains of undead to the boat and we wizards
get
> stuck on the stopped boat stunned and unable to cast our offensive spells
to
> clear up the situation. I am lvl 16 and got mauled by 6 undead sailors
and
> could not get enough time to figure out I couldn't cast on the boat, not
> even shadow step/gate to save myself. I then ran off the boat with 1 bar
> health remaining and was killed while trying to cast my spells.
>
> Some would say this is part of the game...I disagree. I cannot cast my
> spells (what wizards do best) on a docked boat to defend myself, yet
others
> may attack me. Not fair, I say. Maybe Verant should allow us to cast
> spells once the boats dock for loading and unloading? That would be fair.
> I agree with their logic on not casting while boat is in motion (you can
get
> folks attacking NPC's from the boat and causing innocents to get killed).
>
> Looking for inputs as I am petitioning this.
>
> - Ziff
>
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