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Continue combat and keep all members simply defending while the Bard song is playing, and each round, all party members will gain a hit point back.

After the first round, continue combat, although in this and subsequent rounds, have everyone (including the Bard) Defend.

Have the Bard in the first round play a Bard Song: in Tales of the Unknown, it's Bard Song #4, "Badh'r Kilnfest" in Destiny Knight, it's Bard Song #5, "Zanduvar Carack" in Thief of Fate, it's Bard Song #4, "Bringaround Ballad".

Have all characters other than the Bard in the first round select "Defend".

Initiate a "Party Attack" by pressing "P" (you'll go to combat with the message "There is dissension in your ranks.".

Use the following procedure to heal your party: This is incredibly useful in the early stages of the game, where spell points (indeed, even healing spells) are scarce, and Temple healing is expensive.

The Bard, by use of the "Party Attack" command and a certain Bard Song in each game, can heal the wounds of the entire party. While the Bard's songs provide reasonably stable "buffs" to party members, and having a Bard in the fourth slot allows for a reasonable fighter class to step in should one of the front line members die, one aspect of the Bard's powers is largely overlooked. In the 2004 action-RPG The Bard's Tale, The Bard is the player's only character. Therefore, the Bard should be equipped with a Bardsword or some other piece of equipment that grants unlimited songs, since you will almost certainly need to play a lot of songs in the dark depths of dungeons where it is difficult to make it back to a tavern. When this happens, the character must have a drink either at one of the taverns or from a container. Dependent on his experience level, the Bard can only play a limited number of songs before his throat runs dry.

It is highly recommended that you look in the game manual to see what the songs do, because the songs are very good. In order to play one and enjoy its special magic, the Bard must be equipped with an instrument. The Bard's special ability is playing songs. The Bard is absolutely essential in all three of the original games, although not strictly required to win any of them (as it is possible to bypass bard-specific puzzles with various spells such as Phase Door and Apport Arcane).