Bard's Tale, The Cheats (PC)

After you kill the giant rat in the beginning of the game, go through Houton village and
find the puppy in the middle part of the village. Respond nicely and the dog will follow
you. As you journey on, the dog will distract enemies, thus making easier kills.

Early in the game (without cheating), go talk to the barrel maker that is inside one of
the Broch's. This is the Broch that is near the middle of the town, but at the west end;
his door is facing north (if you were to be facing his door, you would be facing east).
The name of the place at the bottom of the screen when you walk in will read "Boyd's
Barrels", at the west side of Houton. After you talk to him, go back outside. Go to the
right side of his Broch and start destroying the barrels next to his dwelling (that are
under the awning). He will come out and talk to you. Give him nice responses. He will give
you the "Barrel Maker - Break lots of Barrels" quest. After that, every time you see a
barrel, make sure you do whatever it takes to break it into tiny pieces. Then, go into The
Drunken Rat bar and smash all the barrels on the upper floor. This is the floor you are on
when you first walk in the front door. There are eight barrels that you can smash with
your fists or a sword, and three behind the three singing drunks that you cannot destroy
until you have bought a bow at the store. This makes a total of eleven barrels. Then, go
down the stairs in the back room of the bar. You will find eleven more barrels to smash.
After all those barrels have been smashed, go out the front door of the bar. Then, go back
in and smash them all over again. After smashing a large number of barrels (over 100) go
to the man who gave you the quest. He is standing next to the awning where you broke his
barrels. He will give you 500 Silver. By doing this, it, you can make as much money as
desired early in the game. Note: Try buying the Longbow to shoot the three barrels behind
the singing drunks. Once you can enter the Fairyhaunt Woods, talk to the hunter. He will
tell you that the forest is full of grouse. Buy a bow, shoot one, then talk to the hunter
again. He will say that he owns some grounds full of game (actually just grouse). If you
have a dog you can easily find grouse. This is a slow but steady way to earn money.

Early in the game, go talk to the barrel maker that is inside one of the Broch's. This is
the Broch that is near the middle of the town, but at the west end; his door is facing
north (if you were to be facing his door, you would be facing east). The name of the place
at the bottom of the screen when you walk in will read "Boyd's Barrels", at the west side
of Houton. After you talk to him, go back outside. Go to the right side of his Broch and
start destroying the barrels next to his dwelling (that are under the awning). He will
come out and talk to you. Give him nice responses. He will give you the "Barrel Maker -
Break lots of Barrels" quest. After that, every time you see a barrel, make sure you do
whatever it takes to break it into tiny pieces. Then, go into The Drunken Rat bar and
smash all the barrels on the upper floor. This is the floor you are on when you first walk
in the front door. There are eight barrels that you can smash with your fists or a sword,
and three behind the three singing drunks that you cannot destroy until you have bought a
bow at the store. This makes a total of eleven barrels. Then, go down the stairs in the
back room of the bar. You will find eleven more barrels to smash. After all those barrels
have been smashed, go out the front door of the bar. Then, go back in and smash them all
over again. After smashing a large number of barrels (over 100) go to the man who gave you
the quest. He is standing next to the awning where you broke his barrels. He will give you
500 Silver. By doing this, you can make as much money as desired early in the game.
Note: Try buying the Longbow to shoot the three barrels behind the singing drunks.

Donate 100 silver to the priests, both in towns and in the wild to unlock various bonuses,
such as movies, artwork, and songs. Use the following trick to unlock the bonuses easily.
After getting at least 2,000 silver, save the game. Find a priest and make a 100 silver
donation. Keep donating 100 silver until all your silver is gone. Then, pause game play
and select the "Exit To Main Menu" option without saving your game. Answer "Yes" when
warned that your unsaved chapter progress will be lost. Once at the title screen, enter
the "Extras" menu to view the unlocked bonuses. Exit that menu and load your previously
saved game. Immediately save the game again. You will still have your silver and the
unlocked bonus options. There is no easy way to get all the bonuses. You must do a set
amount of large donations which are listed as follows. The number indicates the number of
large donations that must be made with the corresponding bonus that you will get. Note: If
you save and leave the game you must redo every donation to get up to the same amount as
when you saved. 

1: Movie: Introduction

2: Song: Beer, Beer,: Beer

4: Art Gallery 1

6: Art Gallery 2

10: Movie: Bard's Tale Logo

15: Song: Bad Luck - Ogan

20: Art: Gallery 3

25: Song: Bad Luck - Wolves

30: Art Gallery: 4

35: Song: Bad Luck - Minion

40: Movie: InXile Logo

45: Art Gallery 5

50: Song: Bad Luck - Jail

60: Art Gallery: 6

70: Art Gallery 7

80: Song: Tale of the Nukelavee

100: Song: Here's to the Bard

120: Art Gallery 8

140: Art Gallery: 9

160: Song: You're a Fooling One

180: Art Gallery: 10

200: Song: Bad Luck - Lava Life

220: Song: Bad Luck - Lava: Death

220: Song: Bad Luck - Bard

260: Art Gallery: 11

500: Movie: Ending 2

600: Movie: Ending 1

700: Movie: Ending 3

In the final choice, if you have summons out you can ask their advice, unless they do not
talk (then the Bard just says "Right").

Sometimes when you kill a wolf, you will get a red cloak or a picnic basket.

If the puppy joins your party, it will change the story somewhat. For example, when you
face The Pet it will crush your dog, killing it. Later when you run into the skull in the
dungeon, it says that someone from your past wants to see you again and it brings your
undead dog back into your party.

If you choose to be snarky to the elder after defeating Silkbeard, he will say "May the
queen of the Sith take you."

The Knight summon occasionally says "Thou hast been served". Additionally, in the basement
of the Scotsman's castle, a group of zombies will have a breakdance contest with a group
of skeletons. When the skeletons win, the head one says "You got served", to which the
Bard responds "What the hell?!"

The Knight summon occasionally says "Thou hast been served".

Donate 100 silver to the priests in the towns and wild to unlock various bonuses, such
as movies, artwork, and songs. Additionally, use the following trick to unlock the bonuses
easier. After getting at least 2,000 silver, save the game. Find a priest and make a 100
silver donation. Keep donating 100 silver until all your silver is gone. Then, pause the
game and select the "Exit To Main Menu" option without saving your game. Answer "Yes" when
warned that your unsaved chapter progress will be lost. Once at the title screen, enter
the "Extras" menu to view the unlocked bonuses. Exit that menu and load your previously
saved game. Immediately save the game again. You will still have all your silver and the
unlocked bonus options.

There is no easy way to get all the bonuses. You must do a set amount of large
donations which are listed as follows. The number indicates the number of large donations
that must be made with the corresponding bonus that you will get. Note: If you save
and leave the game you must redo every donation to get up to the same amount as when you
saved.



1: Movie: Introduction

2: Song: Beer, Beer, Beer

4: Art Gallery 1

6: Art Gallery 2

10: Movie: Bard's Tale Logo

15: Song: Bad Luck - Ogan

20: Art: Gallery 3

25: Song: Bad Luck - Wolves

30: Art Gallery 4

35: Song: Bad Luck - Minion

40: Movie: InXile Logo

45: Art Gallery 5

50: Song: Bad Luck - Jail

60: Art Gallery 6

70: Art Gallery 7

80: Song: Tale of the Nukelavee

100: Song: Here's to the Bard

120: Art Gallery 8

140: Art Gallery 9

160: Song: You're a Fooling One

180: Art Gallery 10

200: Song: Bad Luck - Lava: Life

220: Song: Bad Luck - Lava: Death

220: Song: Bad Luck - Bard

260: Art Gallery 11

500: Movie: Ending 2

600: Movie: Ending 1

700: Movie: Ending 3

Talk to the crier in The Tup Pub in West Dounby and agree to be in the talent show. You
will get the Boots of "Quickening" as a reward. Read about these boots in the menu to
learn that they were made for the Highland warrior Connor McLaihd. This is a reference to
Connor McCloud from the Highlander movies. Also, all the other quickening boots have been
lost, and the narrator says there surely can be only "one" pair left.

If the puppy joins your party, it changes the story somewhat. For example, when you face
The Pet it will crush your dog, killing it. Later when you run into the skull in the
dungeon, it says that someone from your past wants to see you again and it brings your
undead dog back into your party.