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1. 4 Non Combat Commands B i F1 F7 Zne M Q NECA 0O Sing one of the Bard Songs Press the number corresponding to the chosen Bard s position in the party and the number of the tune he will play Available only to Bards Cast a spell Press the number of the character who will cast the spell use the Arrow Keys to highlight the spell you want to cast and then press Enter to cast it Available only to magic users Cast a spell Press the function key F1 F7 that corresponds to the magic user you want to cast a spell and then scroll to the spell s four letter spell code Drop a special member from your party Press the number of the special member you want to drop Elevate through a portal This works only in a dungeon in conjuration with a Levitation spell Descend through a portal Help Displays a list of all non combat options Establish a new marching order for your party At the prompt enter the number of the character you want in position 1 then the number of the character you want in position 2 and so on until all the positions are filled Use an item Some items such as torches must be activated with this command Enter the number of the character with the item and then use the up and down arrow keys to highlight the item on his or her inventory list and press Enter Note that some items can be used only once Kick open doors Toggle the sound on off Save game This saves your party where they re a2. hard disk give the new directory a different name This routine also assumes in step 5 that your hard drive is named C If it is not type the appropriate letter for you hard drive in place of the letter C Screen Configuration amp Sound The Thief of Fate can be played from the keyboard or witha Microsoft or Microsoft compat ible mouse It will not work with a joystick With a mouse make sure that your mouse driver is loaded before loading the game See the manual that came with your mouse for instructions Before playing for the first time or if you change monitors insert the program disk type thief t and then press Enter The Display Configuration menu will appear use it to specify the type of graphic card and display you are using The four choices are 1 Composite 2 RGB monitor 3 EGA monitor 4 Tandy computer with RGB monitor Press the number 1 4 that corresponds to your monitor display This will not need to be done again unless you change your system set up Note If you have a Tandy witha composite monitor try 4 If it doesn t work try 1 MCGA users please select 2 You will also be asked which sound utility you are using The five choices are 1 MT32 2 Ad Lib 3 Internal IBM speaker 4 Tandy 5 PS 1 Press the number 1 5 that corresponds to your sound utility This will not need to be done again unless your change your system set up Changes to the manual Pg 4 Sorcerers You must know a
3. on the outer wheel then line them up Then look for the fourth word in the center of the inner wheel Above it you ll see a numeric code type this code and press Enter to teleport to the new dimension ATTENTION MOUSE USERS If you change character class in the Review Board when you are prompted to select which class you are changing to DO NOT use the mouse to make your selection Always use the keyboard instead If you are given the option of changing character class at any other time again DO NOT use the mouse to make your selection use the keyboard instead 6 Technical Support If you have questions about the program our Technical Support Department can help If your question isn t urgent please write to us at Electronic Arts Technical Support P O Box 7578 San Mateo CA 94403 7578 t Please be sure to include the following information in your letter gt Product name Type of computer you own e Any additional system information like type and makeof monitor video card printer modem etc Type of operating system or DOS version number Description of the problem you re having If you need to talk to someone immediately call us at 415 572 ARTS Monday though Friday between 8 30 am and 4 30 pm Pacific Time Please have the above information ready when you call This will help us answer your question in the shortest possible time If you live outside of the United States you can contact one of our o
4. to another character Press the number of the character to whom you want the gold to go then enter how much gold you want to be traded Press ESC to go from the first screen to the second screen From the second inventory screen An item with a next to it is equipped and ready for the character who owns it to use When a is next to an item it means that it s owner can t use it under any circumstances he or she can only carry it around until it is discarded or traded An item with a before it is an unidentified item Use the Arrow keys to highlight any item and press Enter You will then have the following options press the first letter of an option to use it Unequip an item so the character can trade or discard it Trade an item Press the number of the character to whom you want the item to go Discard an item NOTE Once an item is discarded it is gone forever So make sure you really really don t want an item before you discard it Equip an item so the character can use it Identify an item Available only to Rogues Rogues get only one chance to Identify any item E Oe Code Wheel You get a numeric code from the Code Wheel that lets you to teleport from the wilderness to different dimensions When you re in the correct location and cast the right teleport spell four words will appear on your screen Locate the first word on the edge of the inner wheel the second word onthe middle wheel and the third word
5. Command Summary Card The Bard s Tale III The Thief of Fate Installing the Game Hardware Requirements To play The Bard s Tale III The Thief of Fate you will need an IBM compatible or Tandy computer with o At least one disk drive MS DOS version 2 1 or later 512K RAM Installing Bard s Tale III Floppy Disk Users First boot your computer with DOS Then format the disks onto which you will install The Thief of Fate Check your DOS manual for information on formatting disks If your computer uses 5 25 disks you will need to format three disks if it uses 3 5 disks you will need to format two disks Label the disks Disk Copy 1 Disk Copy 2 etc until all the formatted disks are labelled 2 Make copies of your original disks on the formatted disks using DISKCOPY consult your DOS manual for instructions 3 After you have made the copies put the original disks away Hard Disk Users 1 Boot your computer with DOS 2 At the C prompt type md BARDS3 and press Enter 3 Type cd BARDS3 and press Enter 4 Insert the original Disk 1 into drive A or B and type A or B depending on which drive you put the disk in and press Enter 5 At the prompt type copy c BARDS3 and press Enter Repeat this process for the original Disk 2 and original Disk 3 Note In steps 2 and 3 this routine assumes that there is no other directory on your hard disk named BARDSS If the name BARDSS is already being used on your
6. e original disk s to the above address Enclose a statement of the defect your name your return address and a check or money order for 7 50 The foregoing states the purchaser s sole and exclusive remedy for any breach of warranty with respect to the software product Warranty Exclusions EA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE MEDIA ANDSOFTWARE INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTA BILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY LAW ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE WARRANTY PERIOD SOMESTATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON THE DURATION OF AN IMPLIED WARRANTY SO THE ABOVE LIMITA TIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU YOU WAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TOSTATE Limitaion on Damages EA shall not in any case be liable for incidental consequential or other indirect damages arising from any claim under this agreement even if EA or its agents have been advised of the possibility of such damages Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequen tial damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you Unless indicated otherwise all software and documentation is 1990 Electronic Arts All Rights Reserved IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp Tandy is a registered trademark of Tandy Corporation 8 352118
7. efugee Camp To create characters form your own parties remove characters or rearrange their marching order use the Character Creation Commands described below Pre Built Party Your game comes with a completely outfitted band of adventurers called INTERPLAYERS You can play the game using these characters or you can use them to test the features of Thief of Fate and determine what kind of party you want to build To load this party press A highlight INTERPLAYERS and press Enter Press E to begin adventuring Transferring Characters It is possible to transfer characters from Bard s I Bard s II or other saved Bard s III games These characters must have been saved ona floppy disk either 3 5 or 5 25 or ona hard drive To copy Bard s III characters or parties to another disk or directory copy the thieves inf and or parties inf files to the disk or directory of your choice For example to copy both files to your A drive type copy C BARDS3 INF A Key Commands Character Creation Commands A Add a member Loads a single character or an entire party onto the game roster Highlight the character or party you want to load and press Enter Note that party names begin with a gt You can have up to seven characters on the roster and you must have at least one living character to enter the wilderness R Rename a character Highlight the character you want to rename and enter his or her new name This option appears only i
8. f the roster is empty R Remove a character Press the number of the character you want to remove or press R again to remove them all This option appears only when there is at least one character on the roster Cc Create a character Select the sex race and class of the character Then type ina character name up to 14 characters long and press Enter A disk can hold up to 30 characters and party names 3 x Transfer a character It is possible to transfer a character from Bard s I Bard s II or another Bard s III game To transfer a character that character must have been saved on your hard drive or ana floppy disk When you press T to Transfer a character you will have these choices A Bard s III B Bard s II vee el Bard s I Press the letter that corresponds the Bard s version from which you want to transfer a character You will then be asked Path to transfer character from If you are transfer ring a character from a floppy disk type b and then press We are assuming that the disk if in drive B if it isn t type the the appropriate letter followed by and press Enter If you are transferring the character from a hard drive type c bards1 and press Enter This example assumes your hard drive is C and you are transferring from The Bard s Tale I If your hard drive is not C and you are transferring a character from The Bard s Tale II or III type the appropriate letter and subdirector
9. t in the game with all their current possessions skill levels experience etc If you exit the game the next time you load it you re asked Do you wish to restore your last saved game Answer yes to pick up where you left off Answer no to start back at the Refugee Camp NOTE Unless you took the party back to the Refugee Camp and removed them after you last saved answer yes Otherwise you ll be playing with the characters less the experience and items they gained since the last time you removed these charactrs at the Refugee Camp the experienced ladened characters are still sitting out there in the wilderness If you want to transfer your characters to another disk you must return to the Refugee Camp and remove the party from the roster If you don t do this your experienced party won t be saved back at the Refugee Camp the only place from which you can transfer characters DISK USERS must have Disk 2 in the current drive Display your party s location and the time of day In dungeons this activates the Automapping feature Press Escape to deactivate automapping Toggles pause on off Quit and exit to DOS Viewing Characters Press the number 1 7 the corresponds to the character you want to view You can choose the following options when in this mode From the first gold screen P Pool gold Pools all the party s gold and gives it to the character you re viewing T Trade gold Gives gold
10. t least 7 spell levels from the magician or conjurer classes before becoming a Sorcerer not 3 Pg 8 Warning Special characters cannot carry any items for your party Pg 25 Chronomancer s teleport spells are given at the review board upon completion of each Dimension Playing The Game Playing From Floppy Disks To load The Thief of Fate insert the copy of Disk 1 in drive At the prompt for the drive the disk is in type thief and press Enter The program will load automatically Note Bard s Tale III only recognizes the disk drive from which you start your game Playing Fro Drive To play The Thief of Fate type thief from the subdirectory you installed the game on and press Enter When the game begins you ll find yourself in the refugee camp Game information and menus appear on the white scroll in the upper right of the screen To make a selection from this screen 2 ag click on the option you want or type the first letter of the option You make all game decisions except direction of travel from this menu Information about your characters appears in the roster at the bottom of the screen When you are asked to select a character for any reason type the character s number in the marching order 1 7 or move the pointer to the character s name and click Creating Saving and Transferring Characters You can create characters and form parties or transfer characters only in the beginning of the game in the R
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12. y name such as d bards2 and press Enter etc D Delete a character Highlight the character you want to delete and press Enter Press Y to confirm deletion or press Escape to cancel S Save the party IMPORTANT This command does not save the characters themselves It only saves the characters on the roster under a party name L _ Leave the game Press Enter to save all the characters on the roster to disk and leave the game E Enter the wilderness Leave the Refugee Camp and head into the wilderness Movement Commands All movement is controlled by the Arrow keys Combat Commands When you re in combat you have two sets of options If your opponents are 20 or more away you can choose to Fight Bravely press F Advance press A or Run Away press R If they re 10 feet away you can only choose to fight or run If the enemy attacks your party first you have no choice but to stand and fight A Attack foes Attack all monsters within 10 This is available to party members 1 through 4 Defend Lessens the chances of a successful attack from an opponent Party attack Initiates intra party combat Cast a spell Use the Arrow Keys to highlight the spell you want to cast and then press Enter to cast it Available only to Magic Users Use a magic item or missile weapon Hide in shadows Available only to Rogues Bard Song Sing one of the eight Bard songs by pressing the song s number Available only to Bards STG neo
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