Bard's Tale Question

Tarjan · 08-06-2003, 03:48 PM

Hi. I'm posting this here because I'm not sure what other forum to post it on. If you know where it might stand a better chance of being answered, please let me know.

I've always wondered something about "The Bard's Tale" series. In BT1, Tarjan has been turned to stone. When you bring him his eye in Harkyn's Castle, he comes to life and you kill him. In other words, by the end of the game, he's dead. In BT3, he's suddenly referred to as Mangar's master, and he's very much alive and destroying the world. And when you confront him, he says something about how you "tricked him back in Harkyn's Castle so many years ago."

Did anyone else ever manage to make any sense of this? How was he tricked? And why isn't he dead? It seems if anyone tricked anybody, HE did by pretending to be dead. I'm confused.

pritchke · 08-06-2003, 04:16 PM

Not sure the answer but you may be better off placing this in "Miscellaneous Games" may have a better chance of being answered. I have heard Bard's Tales I to III are pretty good. I found them free online so I may give them a shot later.

Cloudbringer · 08-06-2003, 04:26 PM

Moved to miscellaneous

08-06-2003, 03:48 PM	#1
Tarjan Dungeon Master Join Date: July 16, 2003 Location: Skara Brae Age: 49 Posts: 52	Hi. I'm posting this here because I'm not sure what other forum to post it on. If you know where it might stand a better chance of being answered, please let me know. I've always wondered something about "The Bard's Tale" series. In BT1, Tarjan has been turned to stone. When you bring him his eye in Harkyn's Castle, he comes to life and you kill him. In other words, by the end of the game, he's dead. In BT3, he's suddenly referred to as Mangar's master, and he's very much alive and destroying the world. And when you confront him, he says something about how you "tricked him back in Harkyn's Castle so many years ago." Did anyone else ever manage to make any sense of this? How was he tricked? And why isn't he dead? It seems if anyone tricked anybody, HE did by pretending to be dead. I'm confused. __________________ \"Speak not the name of the High One so loudly, lest he awaken,\" the priest says. \"Enter the catacombs, believer.\"<br /><br />\"Fifteen doors east, and thou art there. On souls they feast in the dark one\'s lair.\"

08-06-2003, 04:26 PM	#3
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	Moved to miscellaneous __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

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08-06-2003, 04:16 PM	#2
pritchke Bastet - Egyptian Cat Goddess Join Date: September 5, 2001 Location: Calgary, AB Age: 49 Posts: 3,491	Not sure the answer but you may be better off placing this in "Miscellaneous Games" may have a better chance of being answered. I have heard Bard's Tales I to III are pretty good. I found them free online so I may give them a shot later.

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