The Bard's Tale

MAFL, 2, View, Medium MAGE FLAME a small, mobile "torch" will appear, and float above the spell caster as he travels. ARFI, 3, 1 Foe, --- ARC FIRE A fan of blue flames will shoot from the caster's fingers, doing hits of damage to a select opponent, times caster's level. SOSH, 3, Self, Combat SORCERER SHIELD The mage is protected by an invisible "shield" of magic, that turns aside many blows that would otherwise hit him. TRZP, 2, 30 feet, --- TRAP ZAP This spell will disarm any trap within 30 feet, in the direction the party is facing. It will also disarm traps on chests. Level 2 FRFO, 3, Group, Combat FREEZE FOES This spell binds your enemies with magical force, slowing there movements and making them easier to hit. MACO, 3, ---, Medium KIEL'S MAGIC COMPASS a compass of shimmering magelight appears above the party, telling the direction they face. BASK, 4, Character, Combat BATTLESKILL This spell increases one of your party member's skill with weapons, increasing the accuracy and ferocity of his attacks. WOHL, 4, Character, --- WORD OF HEALING With the utterance of a single word the spell caster can cure a party member of minor wounds, healing 2-8 points of damage. Level 3 MAST, 5, Group, --- ARCYNE'S MAGESTAR A bright flare will ignite in front of a group of your enemies, temporarily blinding them and causing them to miss the next combat round. LERE, 5, View, Long LESSER REVELATION This is an extended "Mage Flame" spell which also reveals secret doors. LEVI, 4, Party, Short LEVITATION Partially negates the effect of gravity on the party, causing them to float over traps or up through portals. WAST, 5, Group, --- WARSTRIKE Causes a spray of energy to spring from the caster's extended finger, sizzling a group of opponents for 4-16 hits damage. Level 4 INWO, 6, Special, --- ELIK'S INSTANT WOLF With this spell the caster can make a real wolf appear and join the party, fighting in its defense. FLRE, 6, Character, --- FLESH RESTORE This powerful healing spell will restore 6-24 hit points to a party member and cure poisoning and insanity. POST, 6, Foe, --- POISON STRIKE This spell hurls porcupine-sharp needles from the mage's finger into a selected monster, poisoning it. Level 5 GRRE, 7, View, Long GREATER REVELATION This spell functions like "Lesser Revelation" spell, only it illuminates a wider area. WROV, 7, Character, Combat WRATH OF VALHALLA Makes a member of your party fight with the strength and accuracy of ancient Norse heroes for the entire combat. SHSP, 7, Group, --- SHOCK SPHERE a large globe of intense electrical energy envelops a group of enemies, doing 8-32 hits of damage. Level 6 INOG, 9, Special, --- ELIK'S INSTANT OGRE This incantation will cause a real ogre to appear and join the party. MALE, 8, Party, Indefinite MAJOR LEVITATION This will make the party levitate as does the level 3 spell, but its effects will last until dispelled. Level 7 FLAN, 12, Party, --- FLESH ANEW This spell behaves like the "Flesh Restore" spell, except that it will affect every member of the party. APAR, 15, Party, -- APPORT ARCANE Allows the party to teleport anywhere within a dungeon, except for places protected by teleportation shields.

VOPL, 3, Character, Combat VORPAL PLATING This spell causes the weapon (or hands) of a party member to be covered with a magical field, which causes him to do an additional 2-8 points of damage. AIAR, 3, Self, Combat AIR ARMOR This spell will make the air around the spell caster to bind itself into a weightless suit of "armor." STLI, 2, View, Short SABHAR'S STEELIGHT SPELL Causes all metal near the party to glow with magical light, illuminating the surrounding area. SCSI, 2, Party, --- SCRY SITE The walls themselves will speak, under direction of this spell, revealing to the spell caster his location in the labyrinth. Level 2 HOWA, 4, 1 Foe, --- HOLY WATER A spray of water will emanate from the mage's fingers, doing 6-24 points of damage to any undead foe (e.g. skeleton, zombie, vampire) WIST, 5, 1 Foe, --- WITHER STRIKE Any foe at whom this spell is cast is likely to be turned old, thus reducing his ability to attack and defend in combat. MAGA, 5, Character, Combat MAGE GAUNTLETS Makes a party member's hands (or weapons) more deadly, adding 4-16 points of damage to every wound he inflicts. AREN, 5, 30 Feet, Short AREA ENCHANT This spell will cause the dungeon walls within 30 feet of a stairway to call out, if the party is traveling toward it. Level 3 MYSH, 6, Party, Medium YBARRA'S MYSTIC SHIELD The air in front of the party will bind itself into metallic hardness and will accompany the party when it moves, as a sort of invisible "shield." OGST, 6, Character, Combat OSCON'S OGRESTRENGTH Allows a member of your party to damage monsters as if he were as incredibly strong as an ogre. MIMI, 7, Party, Combat MITHRIL MIGHT Increases the armor protection of each party member by enhancing their armor's natural strength by magic. STFL, 6, Group, --- STARFLARE The air surrounding a group of your enemies will instantly ignite, causing them to be burnt for 6 to 24 damage points. Level 4 SPTO, 8, 1 Foe, --- SPECTRE TOUCH This spell will drain a single enemy of 12 to 48 points of damage, as if touched by a spectre. DRBR, 7, Group, --- DRAGON BREATH Allows the mage to breathe fire at a group of foes, doing 8 to 32 points of damage to each. STSI, 7, View, Medium SABHAR'S STONELIGHT SPELL Makes all stone and earth within range of the party glow with magical light, revealing even secret doors. Level 5 ANMA, 8, Party, Combat ANTI-MAGIC Causes the ground to absorb a portion of the magical energies cast at the party, frequently allowing the members to escape all damage. Also aids in disbelieving illusions and in turning back magical fire, like a dragon's breath. ANSW, 8, Special, Combat AKER'S ANIMATED SWORD A magical sword will appear and fight like a summoned monster in defense of the party. STTO, 8, 1 Foe STONE TOUCH This spell will often turn an enemy to stone, or a stone monster from living stone to dead stone. But it doesn't always work. Level 6 PHDO, 9, 1 Wall, 1 Move PHASE DOOR This incantation will alter the structure of almost any wall directly in front of the party, turning it to air for exactly 1 move. YMCA, 10, Party, Indefinite YBARRA'S MYSTICAL COAT OF ARMOR causes an effect like "Air Armor" to cover every member of the party, lasting indefinitely. Level 7 REST, 12, Party, --- RESTORATION Makes all wounds disappear as your entire party is reforged into unflawed bodies. Also cures poisoning and insanity. DEST, 14, 1 Foe, --- DEATHSTRIKE This incantation is very likely to kill one selected enemy, big or small.

MIJA, 3, 1 Foe, ---
MANGAR'S MIND JAB The mage casts a concentrated blast of
psychic energy at one opponent doing 2-8 hits of damage for
each experience level of the mage.

PHBL, 2, Party, Combat
PHASE BLUR The entire party will seem to waver and blur in the
sight of the monsters, making the party very difficult to
strike.

LOTR, 2, 30 Feet, Short
LOCATE TRAPS In a state of magically-heightened awareness, the
spell caster will be able to sense a trap within 30 feet, if he
faces it.

HYIM, 3, Group, ---
HYPNOTIC IMAGE If successfully cast, this spell will make a
group of your enemies miss the following attack round.

Level 2

DISB, 4, Party, ---
DISBELIEVE This spell will reveal the true of any illusion
attacking the party, causing it to instantly vanish.

TADU, 4, Special, Combat
TARGET-DUMMY A magical illusion appears in the party's special
slot. Unable too attack, it will serve to draw enemy attacks to
himself.

MIFI, 4, 1 Foe, ---
MANGAR'S MIND FIST A higher power "Mind Jab," does 3-12 hits of
damage to one foe, times the experience level of the mage.

FEAR, 4, Group, Combat
WORD OF FEAR This incantation will make a group of your enemies
shake in fear, reducing their ability to attack and do damage.

WIWO, 5, Special, ---
WIND WOLF This spell creates an illusionary wolf to join the
party. This and other illusions are only effective as long as
an enemy "believes" them. Depending on power and location, the
monster may see through the illusion, and cause it to vanish.

VANI, 6, Self, Combat
KYLEARAN'S VANISHING SPELL The mage casting this spell will
turn nearly invisible in the eyes of his enemies, who will have
great difficulty in striking him.

SESI, 6, 30 Feet, Medium
SECOND SIGHT The mage will experience heightened awareness and
be able to sense stairways, special encounters, spell negation
zones, and other unusual occurrences.

CURS, 5, Group, Combat
CURSE Causes a group of your enemies to fear you greatly,
lessening their morale and their ability to hit and damage you.

CAEY, 7, View, Indefinite
CAT EYES The member's of the mage's party will all receive
perfect night-vision, which will last indefinitely.

WIWA, 6, Special, ---
WIND WARRIOR This spell will create the illusion of a
battle-ready warrior that joins your party.

INVI, 7, Party, Combat
KYLEARAN'S INVISIBILITY SPELL This invocation will perform a
Vanishing Spell on the entire party.

WIOG, 7, Party, ---
WIND OGRE This spell will create the illusion of an ogre, which
will accompany and fight with your party.

DIIL, 8, Party, Combat
DISRUPT ILLUSION This spell will destroy any illusion fighting
the party, and any new illusions created later in the combat.
It will also point out any dopplegangers in the party.

MIBL, 8, All Foes, ---
MANGAR'S MIND BLADE A sharp explosion of psychic energy that
inflicts 10-40 hits to each and every enemy you face

WIDR, 10, Special, ---
WIND DRAGON This incantation will create an illusionary red
dragon to fight with your party.

MIWP, 9, Character, ---
MIND WARP This spell will make a member of your party go
totally insane. Useful for possessions.

WIGI, 12, Special, ---
WIND GIANT This spell will create an illusionary storm giant,
to join with, and fight for, your party.

SOSI, 11, 30 Feet, Indefinite
SORCERER SIGHT This spell functions the same as the "second
sight", but it will last indefinitely.

SUDE, 6, Special, ---
SUMMON DEAD This will gate into our universe a zombie or
skeleton to fight for the party.

REDE, 4, Group, ---
REPEL DEAD This spell will do 16 to 80 points of damage to a
group of undead creatures.

LESU, 8, Special, ---
LESSER SUMMONING This spell will gate into our universe a lower
power elemental or demon, who will (under protest) join the
party.

DEBA, 8, 1 Foe, ---
DEMON BANE This spell will do 32 to 128 points of damage to a
single demon. The power to summon is the power to destroy.

SUPH, 10, Special, ---
SUMMON PHANTOM This spell will bring a medium level undead
creature into the party.

DISP, 10, Character, ---
DISPOSSESS This spell will make any possessed party member to
his normal state.

PRSU, 12, Special, ---
PRIME SUMMONING This spell gates in a medium level elemental or
demon, to fight with the party.

ANDE, 11, Character, ---
ANIMATE DEAD Gives a dead character undead strength, making him
attack your enemies as though he were truly alive.


1. FALKENTYNE'S FURY
This tune increases the damage your party will do in combat, by
driving them into a berserker rag.

2. THE SEEKER'S BALLAD
This song will produce light when exploring, and during combat
it will increase the party's chance of hitting a foe with a
weapon.

3. WAYLAND'S WATCH
This song will soothe your savage foes, making them do less
damage in combat.

4. BADH'R KILNFEST
This is an ancient Elven melody, which will heal the Bard's
wounds during traveling, and heal the party's wounds during
combat.

5. THE TRAVELLER'S TUNE
This melody makes the members of your party more dexterous and
agile, and thus more difficult to hit.

6. LUCKLARAN
This song sets up a partial "anti-magic" field, which gives
party members some increased protection against spell casting.