The Bard's Tale is a typical dungeon crawl styled game, where the objective is to gain experience and progress each character's skill level through combat and monsters. This is done by working through a number of labyrinths, [...]
“Welcome, apprentice of the mystic arts! The corrupt wizard Gaufroi has kidnapped your master, Mage Alguin, and you are the only one who has any hope of saving him. You may be an apprentice now, but to save your master, [...]
When the going gets even tougher… Another wolf! Your magic sword cleaves him mid snarl, and he drops in a fur pile at your feet. There’s a slime ball conjurer just out of reach who’ll keep summoning these [...]
The Bard’s Tale Construction Set is computer software that allows the user to create simple dungeon crawl video games using The Bard’s Tale game engine. It was created by Interplay Productions in 1991 and [...]
The plot involves "a sardonic and opportunistic musician and adventurer, driven by carnal rather than noble pursuits. The Bard, who is never identified by a specific name nor addressed by anything other than "The Bard," is [...]
The warriors who have destroyed the evil wizard Mangar receive a letter while celebrating their victory. The letter informs them of a terrible disaster: Mangar’s master, the Mad God Tarjan, has unleashed his wrath upon [...]