The Bard`s Tale III™: Thief of Fate™
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1. through 4 Defend Lessens the chance of damage from an attacker Party attack Initiates intra party combat Cast a spell Enter a four letter spell code at the prompt Available only to magic users Use an item Use a magic item or missile weapon one that is thrown or shot 3 H Hide in shadows Available only to Rogues B Bard Song Plays one of the eight Bard songs Available only to Bards Press gt right arrow to speed up scrolling of the combat messages or lt left arrow to slow it down Non Combat Commands B Sing one of the Bard s tunes Enter the number of the Bard who will play and the number of the tune he will play Available only to Bards Cast a spell Enter the number of the character who will cast the spell and then type in a four letter spell code Drop a special member from your party Enter the number of the special member you want to drop Elevate through a portal You must use this with a levitation spell Works in dungeons only Establish a New order for the party members At the prompt enter the number of the character whom you want in slot 1 the number of the character whom you want in slot 2 and so on until all the slots are filled U Use an item Some items like torches must be activated with this command in order to work Enter the number of the character with the item then highlight the item from his or her inventory list Some items run out of power after one use2. to drop it before you drop it Equip the item This equips the item so the character can use it Identify the item This lets a Rogue identify any item that you highlight Available only to Rogues ee Ue iG LIMITED WARRANTY Limited Warranty Electronic Arts EA provides to the original purchaser of the computer software product for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of original purchase the Warranty Period the following limited warranties Media EA warrants that under normal use the magnetic media and the packaging provided with it are free from defects in materials and workmanship Software EA warrants that the software as originally purchased will perform substantially in conformance with the specifications set forth in the packaging and in the user manual Warranty Information If you are having any problems with the product we are happy to help Please address all correspondence to Electronic Arts 1820 Gateway Drive San Mateo California 94404 Or call us at 415 572 ARTS Warranty Claims To make a warranty claim under this limited warranty please return the product to the point of purchase accompanied by proof of purchase a statement of the defect and your name and return address To replace defective media after expiration of the Warranty Period send the product in protective packaging postage prepaid to Electronic Arts at the above address enclosing proof of purchase a statement of the defect
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4. Apple II Family The Bard s Tale III Thief of Fate Getting Started Insert the boot disk turn on your computer and the game will automatically load Press U to get the Utilities Menu If you re new to Thief of Fate The first thing you must do is make a copy of your boot disk and dungeon disks by selecting B from the Utilities Menu Next you need to create a character disk see instructions below When that s finished put away your original disks and play with the copies you ve made Thief of Fate isn t copy protected so it s easy to copy disks for yourself and hopefully only for yourself We don t want to be downers but we ve worked hard on this game for our lunch money If your friends relatives co workers or neighbors want a copy won t you ask them to buy a copy for themselves Thanks If you ve previously played Thief of Fate You can use any of the options from the Utilities Menu To abort any action you start press lt ESC gt Utilities Menu B Backup a data disk Follow the prompts as they appear The disk you re copying from is the source disk and the one you re copying to is the target disk To create a character disk see the instructions below T Transfer characters Transfers Bard s I II Ultima III IV or Wizardry I II III characters to a Thief of Fate character disk P Play Thief of Fate This takes you into the Refugee Camp R Return to introduction Making a Charact
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6. ETURN gt Press E to begin your adventure Starting the Game When the Utilities Menu appears press P to start the game If you re not using the Utilities Menu just press any key to start the game You ll be asked to insert your character disk If you have a one drive system insert the disk and press any key If you have a two drive system insert the character disk in drive B and press 2 you can now leave the character disk in drive two for the rest of the game If you ve previously played the game you re asked Do you wish to restore your last saved game If you answer yes you ll pick up where you last left off If you answer no you ll start in the Refugee Camp After you insert the character disk you ll find yourself in the Refugee Camp where you can create characters form parties and do a number of other things Here s a list of all your options A Add a member Loads a single character or entire party onto the roster Highlight the character or party you d like to add and press lt RETURN gt Party names begin with an asterisk You can have up to seven members on the roster and you must have at least one living character to enter the wilderness 2 L E Rename a member Highlight the character you d like to rename and then enter his or her new name This option appears only if nobody is on the roster Remove a member Enter the number of the character you want to remove or press R to re
7. a2 B 8 vV Toggle sound on and off w Go down through a portal You must use this with a levitation spell Works in dungeons only Tell where your party is and the time of day In a dungeon press lt RETURN gt to see the corridors that you ve been through lt ESC gt Toggles pause on and off Viewing Characters Enter a number 1 to 7 for the character whose statistics you want to view Press lt SHIFT gt and a number to call up the stats without the picture Here s some options you can choose from when you re in this mode From the first screen P Pool gold Pools all the party s gold and gives it to the character you re viewing T Trade gold Gives gold to another character Enter the number of the character to whom the gold will go and how much 4 From the second Inventory screen An item with f next to it means that it s equipped so the character is ready to use it H next to an item means that the character can t use it he or she can only carry it until it is discarded or traded to someone who can use it Highlight any of the items and press lt RETURN gt You then have the following options Unequip the item This unequips the item so the character can trade or discard it When it s unequipped the character can t use it Trade the item Enter the number of the character to whom you want the item to go Discard the item NOTE Once you discard an item it s lost forever so be sure you want
8. er Disk The character disk is a disk that you store your game characters on The character master disk is on the back side of the boot disk To create a character disk insert the boot disk with the label side down and select B Then select for a one or two drive system For a one drive system the entire process will take about ten disk swaps Follow the onscreen instructions until Copy Complete appears At this point you re ready to start the game NOTE Don t write protect your character disk because the program needs to write information onto the disk during the game Code Wheel The code wheel gives you a numeric code that lets you transport from the wilderness to the dimensions When you re in the right location and cast the right teleport spell you ll see four words Locate the first word on the edge of the inner wheel the second word on the middle wheel the third word on the outer wheel and then line them up Once they re lined up look for the fourth word in the center of the inner wheel Above it you ll see a numeric code enter this code to transport to the new dimension Pre Built Party When you created your character disk you also copied onto it a completely outfitted and ready to go band of adventurers called INTERPLAYERS Use this party to test the features of Thief of Fate and to get an idea of what type of party you d like to build To load this party Press A highlight INTERPLAYERS and then press lt R
9. move them all This option appears only if somebody is on the roster Create a member Select the sex race and class for the character Then type in a character name up to 15 characters long and press lt RETURN gt A disk can hold up to 30 characters and party names Delete a member Highlight the character you want to delete and press lt RETURN gt Press Y to confirm deletion or lt ESC gt to abort Save the party IMPORTANT This command does not save the characters themselves It only saves the characters currently on the roster under a party name All party names begin with an asterisk Leave the game Press lt RETURN gt to save all the characters on the roster to disk and leave the game Enter wilderness This lets you leave the Refugee Camp and head into the wilderness Movement Commands Use the following commands to move your party around I or lt RETURN gt Move forward J or lt left arrow Turn left K or lt RETURN gt Kick open a door or enter a building L or gt right arrow Turn right Combat Commands When you re under attack you have two sets of options If the attackers are 20 feet 20 away or farther you can choose to fight run or advance If they re 10 feet 10 away you can only fight or run If the enemy attacks your party first you have no choice but to stand and fight A qc avy Attack foes Attack all monsters within 10 This is available to party members numbered 1
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