From SOSG: Bard's Tale

Om ram, All! :) Here's a quick introduction to Bard's Tale. :) ===cut=== (C) STEP, translated from English, 1996 (R) Spectrofon #19 BARD'S TALE: A Quick Guide for Beginners Answering numerous questions about the game Bard's Tale, we We present to your attention a translation of the "Quick Guide for beginners", which was published in the English electronic magazine "Emulate". In Bard's Tale, this epic role-playing game with its 17 huge levels, you can play for ages. But to make it easier for you at first, here is a short way: driver to some of the most remarkable places in the city Scara Bray. QALIFIED BOARD Qualification Board (Review Board) - the most important place in throughout the game. Here you raise your level, here you acquire new magical power. The council is located on Trubnaya Street (Trum- pet Street), in the second house on the left hand, if you look to the South. TEMPLE OF THE MAD GOD There are dark dungeons hidden underneath. But before you enter, you You will have to prove your faith to the priests of the Mad God... TABES AND CHRAMS Temples are very useful places. Here your heroes can be sub- treat, heal from serious damage and even resurrect (ho- it's very expensive).Tavern owners are valuable informants, but also not for nothing. Login the first dungeon you enter is located next to tavern, so be careful. LOCKS There are three castles (Castles) in Skara Brae, and all of them are sooner or You will have to visit it late, although the entrance to them is not easy to find. Not worth it It’s too much to try to crush the guards of the castle of Baron Har- Kina (Baron Harkyn) in the north-west of the city... Still, you don’t You can go far until you gain more experience. SINISTER ROAD (Apparently, this is the name of the road leading from north to south, near with the street on which the Samurai statue stands, and parallel to it. - Transl.) This strange street seems to continue endlessly... Although, who knows: she may play her role further in the game... LEGENDARY FIRE HORN The Bard's Fire Horn is the most powerful weapon in the game. He easily crushes hordes of enemies. But don't be too who are wasteful in using it: suddenly the Fire Horn will not be act forever... * * * In conclusion, here is an expanded list of “hot” controls keys. J - turn left. L - turn right. I - forward. K - forward/enter. D - go down into the portal. E - go up to the portal (only if you have the spell enabledlevitation). P(arty attack) - attack your own squad. C(ast spell) - say a spell. B(ard song) - the bard will sing a song. N(ew order) - new order of the squad. 1-6 - viewing the characteristics of heroes. In this mode there are keys: E(quip) - equip; T(rade) - transfer an item; D(rop) - throw an object; P(ool gold) - collect all the squad’s gold into your own hands. V(oice) - enable/disable sound. - cancel or exit and menu. ===cut=== Best regards, Arthur/JEDI █▓▒░ [ZX-News][Stonehenge][SOSG][COSG] e-mail: Artur_Podtelkoff.sp0899@zxnet.spb.ru (N-DISCOVERY)