Bard's Tale (spoilers)

Olorin · 02-22-2003, 04:29 AM

I recently started playing Bard's Tale again.

It's a little bit of an adjustment getting used to the speed of the game on a P4, but it's still fun. I finished exploring the wine cellar, sewers, and today I finished the catacombs. I've even made a few trips to Harkyn's castle to visit the berserkers. Thanks to a fire horn, mind blade spells (MIBL), and restoration (REST), they are a great source of XP.

I have one mage on his last leg of becoming an archmage (finished Magican, Conjurer and Sorcerer, working on Wizard), and two more almost done with Wizard and ready to switch to their final class (Conj and Sorc). By the time I finish exploring Harkyn's Castle, I plan on having three full-fledged archmages.

Providing the muscle for my group are a monk, paladin and bard.

If you get nostalgic for the good ole days, give Bard's Tale another go. I found that I could run it without fiddling with my windows memory settings (unlike most older games, you don't need EMS or XMS, it's THAT old).

Don't forget to do a search for some Bard's Tale websites, unless you remember all the four letter spell codes...

If any of you have tried buying the collection cds of old adnd games from way back, you probably ran into the same problem I found--combat messages flashed by so fast, even on the slowest speed setting, that it was impossible to see what was going on! Bard's Tale has no such problems, must be the real-time aspect of the game tied the scroll speed to real seconds, not processor speed.

[ 02-22-2003, 04:31 AM: Message edited by: Olorin ]

Kakero · 02-22-2003, 07:16 AM

wow man, it's like for years already since I last played this game.

you'll probably need to download moslow program so that it will slow the processor speed.

arion windrider · 02-22-2003, 07:51 AM

sheesh i thought bards tale died along time ago like the original ultimas and wizardrys....

Guinness · 02-22-2003, 08:50 AM

I still remember BT..... sheesh,... it WAS a long time ago though.... Beserkers... they ring a bell....

Mind you.... i think most of all i remember the number of 'green dragons' that can fit inside a small terrace house!!!! Wahahahah..... still it was a good game.

HolyWarrior · 02-23-2003, 12:12 AM

Man, that brings back memories of my old Commodore 64.
All 3 Bard's Tales can be downloaded from The Underdogs

Curlcurl · 02-24-2003, 05:08 PM

does it download in PC format?

Curlcurl · 02-24-2003, 05:34 PM

I had a browse for it at the underdogs, maybe I'm blind but I coulsnt see it

can anyone throw me directions?

Kakero · 02-24-2003, 07:43 PM

you're not blind, I couldn't find it there too.

Elif Godson · 02-25-2003, 11:42 AM

WOW it's been at least 10 years since I played this game. I still have the ole floppies for it [img]smile.gif[/img] , heh as well as my C64

mayhap I should break it out and see what happens

02-22-2003, 04:29 AM	#1
Olorin Avatar Join Date: May 27, 2002 Location: Boulder, CO Age: 48 Posts: 544	I recently started playing Bard's Tale again. It's a little bit of an adjustment getting used to the speed of the game on a P4, but it's still fun. I finished exploring the wine cellar, sewers, and today I finished the catacombs. I've even made a few trips to Harkyn's castle to visit the berserkers. Thanks to a fire horn, mind blade spells (MIBL), and restoration (REST), they are a great source of XP. I have one mage on his last leg of becoming an archmage (finished Magican, Conjurer and Sorcerer, working on Wizard), and two more almost done with Wizard and ready to switch to their final class (Conj and Sorc). By the time I finish exploring Harkyn's Castle, I plan on having three full-fledged archmages. Providing the muscle for my group are a monk, paladin and bard. If you get nostalgic for the good ole days, give Bard's Tale another go. I found that I could run it without fiddling with my windows memory settings (unlike most older games, you don't need EMS or XMS, it's THAT old). Don't forget to do a search for some Bard's Tale websites, unless you remember all the four letter spell codes... If any of you have tried buying the collection cds of old adnd games from way back, you probably ran into the same problem I found--combat messages flashed by so fast, even on the slowest speed setting, that it was impossible to see what was going on! Bard's Tale has no such problems, must be the real-time aspect of the game tied the scroll speed to real seconds, not processor speed. [ 02-22-2003, 04:31 AM: Message edited by: Olorin ] __________________ "Many are my names in many countries. Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkun to the Dwarves; Olorin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incanus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not" --The Two Towers

02-22-2003, 07:51 AM	#3
arion windrider Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: May 26, 2001 Location: Vancouver,Wa. Age: 56 Posts: 800	sheesh i thought bards tale died along time ago like the original ultimas and wizardrys.... __________________ \"if it aint broke dont fix it\" <img border=\"0\" alt=\"[dogrun]\" title=\"\" src=\"graemlins/dogrun.gif\" /> <br /><b>proud member of the penguin army</b> <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Smile]\" src=\"smile.gif\" />

02-22-2003, 08:50 AM	#4
Guinness The Magister Join Date: September 27, 2002 Location: Earth (most of the time) Age: 51 Posts: 132	I still remember BT..... sheesh,... it WAS a long time ago though.... Beserkers... they ring a bell.... Mind you.... i think most of all i remember the number of 'green dragons' that can fit inside a small terrace house!!!! Wahahahah..... still it was a good game. __________________ Absolute Power without Absolute Control is Absolutely USELESS

02-25-2003, 11:42 AM	#9
Elif Godson Dracolich Join Date: August 28, 2001 Location: Hurricane Valley Age: 52 Posts: 3,089	WOW it's been at least 10 years since I played this game. I still have the ole floppies for it [img]smile.gif[/img] , heh as well as my C64 mayhap I should break it out and see what happens __________________ Children get Arthritis too! http://awtampa.kintera.org/jaaware

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02-22-2003, 07:16 AM	#2
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	wow man, it's like for years already since I last played this game. you'll probably need to download moslow program so that it will slow the processor speed.

02-23-2003, 12:12 AM	#5
HolyWarrior User Suspended for 2 weeks by Ziroc [Dec30] Join Date: July 7, 2002 Location: IL Age: 59 Posts: 472	Man, that brings back memories of my old Commodore 64. All 3 Bard's Tales can be downloaded from The Underdogs

02-24-2003, 05:08 PM	#6
Curlcurl Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: November 27, 2002 Location: Sydney Age: 51 Posts: 49	does it download in PC format?

02-24-2003, 05:34 PM	#7
Curlcurl Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: November 27, 2002 Location: Sydney Age: 51 Posts: 49	I had a browse for it at the underdogs, maybe I'm blind but I coulsnt see it can anyone throw me directions?

02-24-2003, 07:43 PM	#8
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	you're not blind, I couldn't find it there too.

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