Bard's Tale Equipment

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Each character may carry up to 8 pieces of equipment.  Drop or sell what you do not need.  Characters must "(E)quip" items before they can wear or wield them.  Characters can "(U)se" any of their items at any time.

Weapons

Item Cost AC Special When Used Wa Pa Ro Ba Hu Mo Co Ma So Wi
Dagger 20 0 Not too effective combat + + + + + + + + + +
Staff 20 0   combat + + + + + + + + + +
Shortsword 30 0 Lighter sword combat + + + + + - - - - -
Mace 60 0 Better than Short Sword combat + + + + + + - - - -
War Axe 70 0   combat + + - - + + - - - -
Broadsword 80 0 Best non-magic sword combat + + - + + - - - - -
Halbard 200 0 Best non-magic weapon combat + + - - + + - - - -
Mthr Dagger 200 0   combat + + + + + + + + + +
Admt Dagger 300 0   combat + + + + + + + + + +
Mthr Axe 300 0   combat + + - + + + - - - -
Mthr Mace 300 0   combat + + + + + + - - - -
Mthr Sword 300 0   combat + + + + + - - - - -
Admt Mace 400 0   combat + + + + + - - - - -
Dayblade 400 0 Casts MAFL any + + - + + - + + + -
Admt Sword 500 0   combat + + - + + - - - - -
Crystal Sword 500 0 Kills Crystal Golem combat + + - + + - - - - -
Broom 600 0 Casts MALE any - - - - - - + + + +
Hawkblade 600 0   combat + + - + + - - - - -
Kael's Axe 600 0 Poison attack combat + + - + + - - - - -
Pureblade 600 0 Casts FLAN any - + - - - - - - - -
Bardsword 700 0 Unlimited Bard songs combat - - - + - - - - - -
Blood Axe 700 0   combat - - - - + - - - - -
Dmnd Dagger 800 0   combat + + + + - - - - - +
Shield Staff 1,000 2   combat + + - - + - + + + +
Thief Dagger 1,100 0 Increases chance to hide combat - - + - - - - - - -
Dmnd Sword 1,200 0   combat + + - - + - - - - -
Soul Mace 1,500 0 Possession attack combat - - - - + - - - - +
Sword of Pak 3,000 0 Casts LESU any + - - - + - - - - -
Arc's Hammer 4,000 0 Casts LERE any + + - + + - - - - -
Mournblade 4,000 0 Level drain attack combat - - - - + - - - - -
Wither Staff 4,000 0 Wither attack combat - - + - + + - - - +
Mage Staff 5,000 2 Regenerates 1 SpPt/turn combat - - - - - - + + + +
War Staff 6,000 0   combat + - + + + - + + + +
Sorcerstaff 8,000 2 Casts ???? combat - - - - - - + + + +
Conjurstaff 8,000 0   combat - - - - - - + + + +
Staff of Lor 9,000 0 Casts REST/Insanity attack any - - - - - - + + + -
Powerstaff 12,000 0 Casts WAST combat - - - - - - + + + +
Spectre Mace 20,000 0 Level drain attack combat + - - - + - - - - +
Death Dagger 60,000 0 Critical hit attack   + - + + + + - - - +
Stoneblade 70,000 0 Stone attack   + - - - + - - - - -
Troll Staff 100,000 0 Regenerates 1 hit/turn combat + - + + + - + + + +
Spectre Snare 200,000 8 Casts SPBI/Critical hit attack combat + - - + + - - - - +

Shields

Item Cost AC Special When Used Wa Pa Ro Ba Hu Mo Co Ma So Wi
Buckler 40 1   combat + + + + + + - - - +
Tower Shield 100 2   combat + + - + + - - - - -
Mithril Shield 400 3   combat + + + + + + - - - -
Adamant Shield 500 4   combat + + - + + - - - - -
Luckshield 800 2 Luck combat + + + + + + + + + +
Diamond Shield 1,000 5   combat + - - - - - - - - -
Arcshield 2,000 3 Casts STFL combat + + + + + + - - - -
Pure Shield 2,000 5   combat - + - - - - - - - -
Ybarrashield 10,000 3 Casts YMCA any + + - + - - - - - -
Dragonshield 15,000 3 Freezes group for 53-67 dmg. combat + + - - + - - - - -

Armor

Item Cost AC Special When Used Wa Pa Ro Ba Hu Mo Co Ma So Wi
Robes 40 1   combat + + + + + + + + + +
Leather Armor 70 2   combat + + + + + + - - - +
Chain Mail 150 3   combat + + - + + - - - - -
Scale Armor 300 4   combat + + - + + - - - - -
Mithril Chain 500 4   combat + + - + + - - - - -
Bracers[6] 600 4   combat + + + + + + + + + +
Plate Armor 700 5   combat + + - - - - - - - -
Adamant Chain 800 5   combat + + - + + - - - - -
Mithril Scale 900 5   combat + + - + + - + + + -
Bracers[4] 1,000 6   combat - - + + + + + + + +
Adamant Scale 1,200 6   combat + + - - - - - - - -
Adamant Plate 1,600 7   combat + - - - - - - - - -
Mithril Plate 2,000 6   combat + + - - - - - - - -
Diamond Plate 4,000 8   combat + - - - - - - - - -

Helmets

Item Cost AC Special When Used Wa Pa Ro Ba Hu Mo Co Ma So Wi
Helm 50 1   combat + + - + + + - - - -
Mithril Helm 300 2   combat + + + + + - - - - -
Adamant Helm 400 3   combat + + - + + - - - - -
Diamond Helm 1,100 4   combat + + - - - - - - - -
Lorehelm 8,000 2 Casts SOSI any + + - + - - - - - +
Travelhelm 10,000 3 Casts APAR any + + - + + - - - - -
Spirithelm 50,000 3 Casts LESU any + - - - + - - - - -

Gloves

Item Cost AC Special When Used Wa Pa Ro Ba Hu Mo Co Ma So Wi
Gauntlets 40 1   combat + + - - + - - - - -
Leather Gloves 80 1   combat + + + + + + - - - +
Mithril Gloves 400 2   combat + + + + + - - - - +
Adamant Gloves 500 3   combat + + - + + - - - - -
Wargloves 3,000 5   combat + + - + - - - - - -

Musical Instruments

Item Cost AC Special When Used Wa Pa Ro Ba Hu Mo Co Ma So Wi
Flute 130 0 Allows Bard to play songs combat - - - + - - - - - -
Harp 130 0 Allows Bard to play songs combat - - - + - - - - - -
Mandolin 130 0 Allows Bard to play songs combat - - - + - - - - - -
Lak's Lyre 1,000 0 Casts GRRE combat - - - + - - - - - -
Fire Horn 1,200 0 Burns group for 33-46 dmg. combat - - - + - - - - - -
Fin's Flute 1,300 2   combat - - - + - - - - - -
Heal Harp 7,000 0 Casts WOHL any - - - + - - - - - -
Galt's Flute 10,000 0 Casts INWO any - - - + - - - - - -
Frost Horn 12,000 0 Freezes group for 52-59 dmg. combat - - - + - - - - - -
Flame Horn 20,000 0 Burns group for 86-101 dmg. combat - - - + - - - - - -
Truthdrum 20,000 0 Casts ???? combat - - - + - - - - - -
Spiritdrum 30,000 0 Casts LESU any - - - + - - - - - -
Pipes of Pan 30,000 2 Casts GRRE any - - - + - - - - - -

Figurines

Item Cost AC Special When Used Wa Pa Ro Ba Hu Mo Co Ma So Wi
Golem Fgn 300 0 Summons Golem any + + + + + + + + + +
Ogre Fgn 300 0 Casts INOG any + + + + + + + + + +
Giant Fgn 400 0 Summons War Giant any + + + + + + + + + +
Samurai Fgn 500 0 Summons Samurai any + + + + + + + + + +
Titan Fgn 600 0 Summons Titan any + + + + + + + + + +
Dragon Fgn 800 0 Summons Green Dragon any + + + + + + + + + +
Mage Fgn 1,000 0 Summons Master Wizard any + + + + + + + + + +
Old Man Fgn 1,000 0 Summons Old Man any + + + + + + + + + +
Lich Fgn 1,200 0 Summons Lich any + + + + + + + + + +
Mongo Fgn 1,500 0 Summons Mongo any + + + + + + + + + +
Thor Fgn 2,000 0 Summons Thor any + + + + + + + + + +

Rings

Item Cost AC Special When Used Wa Pa Ro Ba Hu Mo Co Ma So Wi
Dork Ring 100 0   combat + + + + + + + + + +
Shield Ring 700 2   combat + + + + + + + + + +
Ring of Power 40,000 0 Casts MIBL any - - - - - - + + + +
Deathring 60,000 1 Casts ANDE combat - - - - + - + + + +
Troll Ring 80,000 0 Regenerates 1 HP/turn always + + + + + + + + + +

Wands

Item Cost AC Special When Used Wa Pa Ro Ba Hu Mo Co Ma So Wi
Exorwand 1,000 0 Casts DISP any - - - - - - + + + +
Lightwand 1,000 0 Casts MAFL any - - - - - - + + + +
WizWand 120,000 2 Casts PRSU any - - - - - - - - - +
Dragonwand 14,000 1 Steams group for 42-43 dmg. combat - - - - - - + + + +
Ogrewand 30,000 1 Casts INOG any - - - - - - + + + +

Miscellaneous

Item Cost AC Special When Used Wa Pa Ro Ba Hu Mo Co Ma So Wi
Torch 5 0 Light any + + + + + + + + + +
Lamp 15 0 Longer duration than torch any + + + + + + + + + +
Elf Cloak 500 2   combat + + + + - - - - - +
Ali's Carpet 800 2 Casts MALE any - - + - - + + + + +
Silver Circle 1,000 1   n / a + + + + + + + + + +
Silver Square 1,000 1   n / a + + + + + + + + + +
Silver Triangle 1,000 1   n / a + + + + + + + + + +
Magic Mouth 1,200 0 Casts AREN any - - + - - - + + + +
Master Key 1,200 0 Opens all gates n / a + + + + + + + + + +
Speedboots 2,000 1 Aids party in fleeing combat - - + + - + + + + +
Kiel's Compass 6,000 0 Casts SCSI any + - + + + + + + + +
Arc's Eye 10,000 0 Casts SOSI any - - - - - - + + + +
Dag Stone 10,000 0 Casts GRRE any - + - - - - - - - -
Eye 50,000 0 Brings Mad God to life n / a + + + + + + + + + +
Onyx Key 100,000 0 Opens Mangar's tower n / a + + + + + + + + + +

 

Original content for this list created by Keir Howell