The Bard's Tale IV and SOTA

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  1. Drocis the Devious

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    We simply must have a cross promotional Harp in Shroud of the Avatar. Make it so! Call Brian Fargo today!

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    I never followed the series but I do recall the first game being set in Skara Brae. Connection? :)
     
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    I've always wondered that too. Skara Brae seems to be a very popular town name for the fantasy genre. I'm ignorant as to why that is.
     
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    Because its a real place with some mystery behind it,
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skara_Brae
     
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    Btw the fire horns that later were in UO originally appeared in Bard's Tale . :D
     
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    I had read there was some kind of actual connection somewhere.. I forget the particulars. I'll have to look it up.
     
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    I'm not sure where it's from but apparently the original Bard's Tale game could import characters from Ultima III and Wizardry. There's got to be a story behind that.
     
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    Feeling Skara Brae in person is magical. I did that in 2013. :) you can touch some of the actual homes. Overall it is worth seeing.
     
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    Cross promotional town? Build Skara Brae!
     
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    That would've been a great idea before we had 200+ POTs to worry about. :)

    Now it's more like, cross promotional urban sprawl! I'll stick with the harp.
     
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    Bard's Tale IV is live on Kickstarter!

    As an added incentive, anyone who backs in the first 24 hours gets The Witcher, Witcher 2, or Wasteland 2 for free.
     
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    Well, if you play offline you don't have to worry about them! But I see the point. I loved visiting Skara Brae in both games. But a harp would be nice too. Heck, I can see this one hitting stretch goal territory, so we could even see both. lol
     
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    I'm in! Love that they have a game box in the original album / folio style.
     
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    Looks promissing
     
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