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The Bard's Tale Series

The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate

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Role-playing (RPG) Fantasy

The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate is a Role-playing (RPG) game released on December 31, 1988 for Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Amiga and 1 more. 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 unleas…

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December 31, 1988
Released 13772 days ago
Commodore C64/128/MAX DOS Amiga Apple II

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.

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Release Dates by Platform

Commodore C64/128/MAX Worldwide
Dec 31, 1988
Apple II Worldwide
Dec 31, 1988
DOS Worldwide
Dec 31, 1990
Amiga Worldwide
Dec 31, 1991

Game Info

Developer
Interplay Productions
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Fantasy

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