Ever since the original Dungeons and Dragons board game came out, role playing games (RPG) captured the imagination. But with RPG board games there was always a lot of calculating, making notes, rolling dice, collecting cards… involved. There were many things you have to take care of, but would prefer to not have to. This is where computers came in.
The computer took care of all the complex calculations, of all the variables and the most important thing; you didn't have to worry that it would try to cheat you - like some human players tend to. Thus the RPG genre got transferred to different computers quite early on.
The Bard's Tale trilogy is one of such great RPG games, that people simply loved to play. The games got ported to PC a bit later still the complete trilogy is available.
Although Bard's Tales are classical RPGs, they are somewhat different then the rest. First of, you don't get to customize your characters. You need a party to go on a quest, like with every classical RPG, but you only get to select the race and the position of the party member. There are no skills, wisdom, magic or any other points you get to distribute either randomly or intentionally. You only create characters and make up a party to go on the quest. If you were satisfied with the characters you used in the previous part of the game, you can also import those, so you don't need to create new party members.
After your victory over Mangar (in the first part of the trilogy), another evil magic user Lagoth Zanta starts causing trouble. He breaks the Destiny Wand into seven pieces and hides them all throughout the land. It is now up to you and your brave party to restore the Destiny Wand and bring the end to the chaos that has befallen the land, not to forget to defeat the evil Lagoth Zanta by becoming an arch mage yourself.
So if you're looking for a classic RPG from the golden era of computer gaming, the original Bard's Tale are the right thing for you!
Part of the The Bard's Tale Trilogy
Every game that sells well deserves a sequel, and here it is -- THE BARD'S TALE II: THE DESTINY KNIGHT. Might is not always right, but in this game it sure doesn't hurt to have some on your side. It seems that lawless mercenaries (with a bit of help from the evil Archmage known as Lagoth Zanta) have taken the Destiny Wand. The Destiny Wand has maintained peace and prosperity in the Realm for 700 years (impressive, isn't it?). You and the characters you create must find and reforge the Destiny Wand! You must then use the wand to destroy Lagoth Zanta. The wand has been separated into seven pieces. Each piece is located in a dungeon protected by a snare. Before you can begin your quest to find the Wand, you need characters to hunt for it. You can select from seven races (Human, Elf, Dwarf, Hobbit, Half-Elf, Half-Orc, and Gnome) and ten classes (Warrior, Paladin, Rogue, Bard, Hunter, Monk, Conjurer, Magician, Sorcerer, Wizard, and Archmage). Some classes are not available to beginning characters. You can port characters over from the last BARD'S TALE or use your ULTIMA or WIZARDRY characters. Special characters can also be introduced into your party (illusions and monsters count as special characters). Your magic users have a total of 79 spells at their disposal, and your bard has a total of seven songs that can cause strange things to happen. With this arsenal of characters and magic you will venture out into the realm of The Destiny Knight to discover cities, special buildings, casinos, banks, taverns, temples, and the ever popular dungeon! So, buy your bard a drink, cast a Batchspell and prepare to destroy Lagoth Zanta before he destroys you! Oh, yes: Don't forget your Archmage!
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