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The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate

19887.1/ 10 · 56 votesT2

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About

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 the town of Skara Brae, completely destroying in. The heroes visit a refugee camp nearby and embark on a quest to defeat Tarjan.

Thief of Fate is the third installment in the Bard's Tale series, and a sequel to The Destiny Knight. It is similar to its predecessors, being a first-person fantasy role-playing game in which the player explores maze-like pseudo-3D towns, dungeons, and wilderness areas. Two new character classes have been added: Geomancer and Chronomancer. There are more dungeons than in the previous games, and this installment also adds an auto-mapping feature. The game's world is divided into separate realms accessed by using time warps, each with its own theme and setting - including, among others, famous locations from Earth's history such as ancient Rome or Berlin during World War II.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

First person

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

3.5" Floppy Disk, 5.25" Floppy Disk

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel 8088 / 8086

Min. OS Class Required

PC/MS-DOS 2.1

Min. RAM Required

512 KB

Video Modes Supported

CGA, CGA Composite (16 colors), EGA, MCGA, Tandy / PCjr

Sound Devices Supported

Adlib, PC Speaker, PS/1 Audio Card, Roland MT-32 (and LAPC-I), Tandy / PCjr

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Facts

Released

1988

Series

The Bard's Tale

Platforms

PCDOSAmigaCommodore 64Apple IIApple IIgsPC-98

Age ratings

ESRBT

Standing

Top 55% by want to play

Tags

1st-personTurn-basedFantasy