The Bard's Tale: Difference between revisions

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Take your standard [[Heroic Fantasy]], except replace that hero with an [[Anti-Hero]] [[Jerkass]], "a sardonic and opportunistic musician and adventurer, driven by carnal rather than noble pursuits". The Bard [[No Name Given|(who is never identified by a specific name)]] is not interested in saving the world, his humble motivations are strictly "coin and cleavage". Then have his quest narrated by a mocking, biased man who cannot stand him.

* [[Handsome Lech]]

* [[He Knows About Timed Hits]]: Parodied once again. The Bard thinks the guy giving the tutorial is just plain crazy, but plays along, anyway.

'''The Bard:''' Wha'? What're you on about? What button? You're completely insane, aren't you? Y'know, I ran into this other guy once; he kept talking about mice I couldn't see! }}

* [[Here We Go Again]]: The Good Ending.

* [[Sidequest]]: Mostly of the, "Let's poke around in this old ruin full of monsters and inexplicably well-maintained traps" variety.

* [[Strange Syntax Speaker]]: Fnarf had a tendency to speak with alliteration.

* [[Summon Magic]]: A big part of gameplay. Several of the summon spells you get are plot-important.

** First, you can summon various creatures and warriors to back you up in battle, spending energy out of your [[Mana Meter]]. They stay with you until they're killed or banished.