Complete Items List from DOS version of Bard's Tale. Catalogue Table contains items categorized by equipment slot, with attributes like value, armor class, special effect and class restrictions
| name | category | dmg | ac | special effect | classes | value | location |
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Items fall into 10 categories: Weapons, shields, armor, helms, gloves, musical instruments, figurines, rings, wands, and miscellaneous. Only one item of each type can be equipped for use at any one time. For example, two different shields cannot be used at once to protect a character, though the spare shield could be toted around.
Some tips: Generally, the more expensive the item is, the better it works. Almost like real life. There are no cursed or bad items, unlike real life. Don't be stingy. Equip your fighters with the best armor, weapon, shield, helmet and gauntlets money can buy. After all, he can't take it with him...
| SB | Skara Brae (including Garth's Equipment Shoppe) |
| Se | Sewers Level 1,2,3 (including Wine Cellars) |
| Ca | Catacombs Level 1,2,3 |
| HC | Harkyn's Castle Level 1,2,3 |
| KT | Kylearan's Tower |
| MT | Mangar's Tower Level 1,2,3,4,5 |
| FGN | abbreviation for Figurine, a magical statuette which can come to life. |
| MTHR | abbreviation for Mithril, an elven metal with magical qualities. |
| ADMT | abbreviation for Adamant, another magical metal. |
| DMND | abbreviation for Diamond, one of the hardest substances known to man or monster. |