water-pipe?
Water-Pipe: The water-pipe, or hookah, is widely known among some human cultures, but its properties as a musical instrument were developed at the behest of a bronze dragon who wanted an instrument he could play without assuming anthropomorphic form. Many other dragons have since adopted this unusual instrument as their own.<br><br>Like a smoking hookah, the musical water-pipe works by filtering smoke through water held in a large, vaselike vessel. Instead of cooling the smoke for inhalation, however, the instrument version uses various special additions to enhance the sound of the bubbling water.<br><br>Some water-pipes contain tiny crystal beads that tinkle against the sides of the vessel each time a puff of smoke stirs the water. Others have chimes or even tiny cymbals hung inside, which strike one another and ring softly whenever air moves within the vessel.<br><br>Dragons have seemingly boundless enthusiasm for the water-pipe and its music. In fact, dragon musicians<br>sometimes spend years contemplating possible improvements and refinements. Most humanoids find<br>water-pipe music soothing, but not particularly interesting. Occasionally, however, a humanoid sorcerer or a<br>kobold takes up the water-pipe to stress his or her affinity with dragons.<br><br>Bardic Music: When played to inspire courage, the water-pipe raises the morale bonus on saving throws<br>against fear effects from +2 to 4 for the performer's allies. However, it also reduces the bonus on saving throws against charm effects from +2 to +0 for al such listeners. Because the music of this instrument is so soft, it affectsonly targets within 30 feet.<br><br>在奥德赛工会看到以上文字，该版版主正在求翻译，一时冲动的本人也开始尝试着翻译，但因为本人奇臭的水平最后译得惨不忍睹，却又不甘心，于是来这里求助了，有空的朋友帮忙译一下......<br><br>affinitywith 原来是affinity with...... 水笙<br><br>水笙，也叫水烟袋，在某些人类文明中相当常见，但其作为乐器的功用却是在一条青铜龙的吩咐下发展出来的——这家伙希望自己在不用变身为人类的样子也可以演奏乐器。很多龙类便逐渐开始接受这一乐器，并自得其乐。<br><br>就像是抽烟用的水烟袋一样，水笙将一条花瓶状的大管子中装满水，用来过滤烟尘；但它把烟冷却下来可不是为了抽烟——这个“乐器版”烟袋增加了不少组件，让水泡的声音增色不少。<br><br>有些水笙里装着水晶小珠，每当烟尘进入水中就会叮当作响。另一些乐器则在里面挂上了钟铃甚至是微型铙钹，当空气进入管道时就会相互撞击并发出柔和悦耳的声音。<br><br>看起来龙类对水笙及其旋律相当痴迷，事实上龙类音乐家经常花费数年的时间（对龙而言 这算什么……译者注）思考可能的改进和完善。大多数人类认为水笙的旋律相当宽慰人心，但并不特别吸引人；不过偶尔会有人类术士或狗头人以使用水笙来强调他们和龙的亲密关系（这也太假了……译者注）<br><br>诗人音乐：当演奏“激发勇气”时，水笙使得对恐惧的豁免之士气加值提升到+4而不是+2，但对魅惑类的法术豁免却从+2变为+0（此处怀疑有误，因为激发勇气的豁免加值是随诗人等级提高而提升的），因为这一乐器的旋律太过轻柔。这一效果只影响30尺内的目标。 太感谢了 <!--emo&:lol:--><img src='http://www.cndkc.net/bbs_en/html/emoticons/laugh.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='laugh.gif' /><!--endemo--> <br><br>想问一下，tinkle against the sides of the vessel 是不是可以理解为撞击导管壁而发出叮当叮当的响声页:
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