The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight cover

The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight 1986

Released: 1986
Genre: Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: Apple IIGS · Commodore C64/128/MAX · DOS · Amiga · Apple II
Developer: Interplay Productions
Publisher: Electronic Arts
More info: IGDB

Where to buy

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In a collection: The Bard's Tale Trilogy

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Is it still worth playing?

Interplay's 1986 fantasy role playing game, the first sequel to The Bard's Tale and the last of the series designed and programmed by Michael Cranford. It uses Dungeons and Dragons style characters and works on a larger scale, with an explorable wilderness, six cities and multiple dungeons. Combat reaches out to 90 feet: handheld weapons work at close range, while bows and spells that change with distance cover the rest. Fighters matter early, and spellcasters dominate later because some monsters have over 1,000 hit points. There are 79 spells, and a party needs an archmage to succeed. Combat that changes with distance and with the party's growth still makes each fight a question of who stands where.