The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut

The Bard's Tale IV: Director's Cut

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How to create an invincible team
By Rock'You
How to defeat any enemy with only one opportunity point lost
   
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Introduction
Do you want to know how to get through Haernhold just having got out of Scara Brae, or how to defeat a group of paladins with a power of 174, which prevent you from passing, or maybe you like to clear the entire map at once without leaving “dangerous” opponents for later? This guide will help you with this. This will require only three heroes: Warrior, Bard and Mage.

Build setup
Let's start with the warrior. Take the Code of Honor skill and put on a flag to use it.



Next on the list is the bard. Everything is a bit more complicated here. From music we take the Rabble-Rouser: Novice.



Be sure to put this skill first in the mastery book.



From the defense skills we take 'Medium Armor: Journeyman' in order to wear Berserker's Boots. This boots when moving reduces the cooldown of your first ability by 1. The cooldown of 'Rhyme of Doutime' is two, so you need to go twice to recharge the ability.



In the left hand, the bard must take any Shofar.



In trinket slot we take tankard. It should be noted that the threshold of intoxication of the bard must be higher or equal to 7. So you can take him a little intelligence.
Next, go to the practitioner. This will be our main damage dealer. At first, I recommend build the practitioner to inflict mental damage. From the branch of spellcraft we take the Sorcerer: Novice. At higher levels we will use archmage spells.



From the defense skills we take the 'Mana Robes: Master' to wear the sorcerer's slippers. These are the best boots for the magician.





That's all. Our heroes be ready to meet any enemies.
Tactics of endless round
It is this tactic that will bring you victory over any enemies, no matter how strong he is, even if there are 99 waves! In the video, I showed in detail what needs to be done.
Good luck heroes!


9 Comments
Brother Alpha 22 Dec, 2023 @ 3:46am 
1.) Use set up from video
2.) Fighter uses the Code of Honor
3.) Move the practioner forward into the bard's spot.
4.) Move the bard forward into the practioner's spot.
5.) Drink with the Bard to get 2 spell points.
6.) Use Rhyme of Doutime to reduce cooldowns by 1

Repeat steps 3 - 6 until the bard has 7 stacks of drunk. Next time they use Rhyme of Doutime, there will be no more cooldowns

7.) Move the practioner forward into the bard's spot.
8.) Do as many damage dealing spells as the practioner can cast.
9.) Move the bard forward into the practioner's spot.
10.) Move the practioner forward into the bard's spot.

Repeat steps 9 and 10 until your practioner has a lot of spell points, then cast as many spells as you can. Repeat until everything is dead.
Aristarchus 6 Sep, 2023 @ 4:55pm 
I understand the character set up explanation in the section above. However, I cannot make head nor tales of the video. Would anyone, who does understand the video, be so kind to explain what is happening? Or rather the steps? Most appreciated.
[SIN] Kryadan 9 Dec, 2022 @ 8:14am 
This still works. All you need is rotten food and water, so don't toss that as you collect it.
svdp 22 Apr, 2022 @ 2:04pm 
At some point, the characters go so fast... Am I seeing it right, that the mage character there sometimes isn't really dropped (mouse-arrow let loose) in the first spot, but just is moving around (to the spot of the bard) and while holding the mouse, put back in her second spot again, yet gaining a "to me" opportunity regardless?

Also... I'm wondering, if the devs would want to get rid of this exploit, what the most simple thing would be to do? Just set a limit on the "to me" thingy? Say, a max of 3-4 per turn, times, and then it stops? Other suggestions?
clintbrew 11 Apr, 2021 @ 9:40pm 
was lvl20.. before attacked the interior of castle.. rest of game was a walk in park
clintbrew 11 Apr, 2021 @ 9:36pm 
this kinda works.. destroyed Hearnhold using this idea/plus cavorting idea.. but, they obviously changed some stuff to block.. couple fight needed to use other combos.. rewards are awesome there tho.. redcap no joke tho.. make sure you got the procedure down before.. hero
johndjohnson 23 Feb, 2021 @ 6:08pm 
I have a name for this: the never-ending mindf***.
Rock'You  [author] 8 Jul, 2020 @ 3:31am 
Yea, agree. This is my second playthrough.
Xilva 7 Jul, 2020 @ 8:06pm 
haha nice. that's pretty op. def not recommended for first time players since this will ruin your first gameplay :)