Bard's Tale II: Destiny Knight

Items list with descriptions compiled by Keir Howell.

Weapons
ItemCostACCommentsRangeCombat OnlyWaPaRoBaHuMoCoMaSoWiArLocation
Dagger 20 0 Not too effective y + + + + + + + + + + + TW
Staff 20 0 y + + + + + + + + + + + TW
Short Sword 30 0 Lighter sword y + + + + + + - - - - + TW
War Axe 70 0 y + + - + + + - - - - - TW
Broadsword 80 0 Best non-magic sword y + + - + + + - - - - - TW
Spear 130 0 Must be thrown y + + + + + + - - - - - TW
Halbard 200 0 Best non-magic weapon y + + - - + + - - - - - TW
Mthr Dagger 200 0 y + + + + + + + + + + +
Mthr Axe 300 0 y + + + + + + - - - - -
Mthr Sword 300 0 y + + + + + - - - - - -
Shuriken 300 0 30 n + - + + + + - - - - -
Dayblade 400 0 Casts LERE n + + - + + - - - - - -
Pureblade 400 0 y - + - - - - - - - - -
Shield Staff 400 2 y + + + + + + + + + + + FF
Boomerang 500 0 40 y + - + + - + - - - - -
Hawkblade 500 0 y + + - + + - - - - - - FF
Admt Sword 600 0 y + + - + + - - - - - -
Bardsword 700 0 Unlimited Bard songs y - - - + - - - - - - -
Kael's Axe 760 0 Poison attack y + + - + + - - - - - -
Spell Spear 1,000 0 40 n + + + + + + - - - - + FF
Staff of Lor 1,000 0 Casts REST n - - - - - + + + + + +
Thief Dagger 1,000 0 Increases chance of hiding in shadows y - - + - - - - - - - -
Powerstaff 1,100 0 Casts WAST y + + + + - - + + + + +
Mage Staff 1,200 2 Regenerates 1 SpPt/turn y - - - - - - + + + + + DT5
War Staff 1,600 0 y + + + + + + + + + + +
Soul Mace 2,000 0 Possession attack y + + - + + - - - - - - MD3
Conjurstaff 8,000 2 y - - - - - - + + + + +
Sorcerstaff 8,000 2 Casts DIIL y - - - - - - + + + + +
Crystal Sword 15,000 0 y + + - + + - - - - - - MD3
Song Axe 20,000 3 64-256 dmg, returns 80 y - - - + - - - - - - -
Thor's Hammer 50,000 0 32-128 dmg, returns, regen. 70 n + + - - - - - - - - -
Aram's Knife 60,000 0 128-512 dmg, returns 90 n + + - - + - - - - - -
Sword of Zar 100,000 0 96-384 dmg, returns 80 y + + - - + - - - - - -
Spectre Snare 120,000 9 Casts SPBI/Critical hit attack y + + - + + - - - - - -

Bows
ItemCostACCommentsRangeCombat OnlyWaPaRoBaHuMoCoMaSoWiArLocation
Long Bow 60 0 Used to launch arrows y + + + + + + - - - - + TW
Bard Bow 3,000 2 y - - - + - - - - - - -

Shields
ItemCostACCommentsRangeCombat OnlyWaPaRoBaHuMoCoMaSoWiArLocation
Buckler 40 1 y + + + + + + - - - - + TW
Tower Shield 100 2 y + + - + + - - - - - - TW
Mthr Shield 400 3 y + + + + + + - - - - +
Admt Shield 500 4 y + + + + + - - - - - -
Dragonshield 600 4 Chokes group for 67-93 dmg. 50 y + + + + + + + + + + +
Luckshield 800 3 Luck against bad spells, thrown weapons, and dragon breath y + + + + + - - - - - - FF
Pure Shield 800 5 y - + - - - - - - - - - FF
Dmnd Shield 8,000 5 y + + - + - - - - - - - MD3

Armor
ItemCostACCommentsRangeCombat OnlyWaPaRoBaHuMoCoMaSoWiArLocation
Robes 40 1 y + + + + + + + + + + + TW
Leather Armor 70 2 y + + + + + + - - - - + TW
Chain Mail 150 3 y + + - + + + - - - - - TW
Scale Armor 300 4 y + + - + + - - - - - - TW
Mthr Chain 500 4 y + + - + + - - - - - -
Bracers [6] 600 4 y + + + + + + + + + + +
Plate Armor 700 5 y + + - - + - - - - - - TW
Admt Chain 800 5 y + + - + + - - - - - -
Bracers [4] 800 6 y + + + + + + + + + + + FF
Mthr Scale 900 5 y + + - + + - - - - - -
Mthr Plate 2,000 66 y + + - + - - - - - - - FF
Admt Plate 2,000 7 y + + - - - - - - - - -
Dmnd Plate 4,000 8 y + + - - - - - - - - - MD3

Helmets
ItemCostACCommentsRangeCombat OnlyWaPaRoBaHuMoCoMaSoWiArLocation
Helm 50 1 y + + + + + + - - - - + TW
Mthr Helm 300 2 y + + + + + + - - - - -
Admt Helm 500 3 y + + + + + - - - - - - DT4,5
Dmnd Helm 7,000 4 y + + - - + - - - - - -
Wizhelm 9,000 3 Casts WIZW y - - - - - - - - - - +

Gloves
ItemCostACCommentsRangeCombat OnlyWaPaRoBaHuMoCoMaSoWiArLocation
Gauntlets 40 1 None y + + - - + - - - - - - TW
Leather Gloves 80 1 None y + + + + + + + + + + + TW
Mthr Gloves 400 2 None y + + - + - - - - - - -
Admt Gloves 500 3 None y + + - - - - - - - - -
Wargloves 4,000 4 None y + + - - - - - - - - -

Musical Instruments
ItemCostACCommentsRangeCombat OnlyWaPaRoBaHuMoCoMaSoWiArLocation
Mandolin 130 0 Allows Bard to play songs y - - - + - - - - - - - TW
Galt's Flute 1,100 0 Casts INWO n - - - + - - - - - - -
Cold Horn 1,200 0 DRBR-like spell (21-29 dmg) 20 y - - - + - - - - - - -
Fin's Flute 1,300 2 y - - - + - - - - - - -
Frost Horn 1,500 0 Better than Cold Horn y - - - + - - - - - - -
Pipes of Pan 6,000 2 Casts GRRE y - - - + - - - - - - -
Van Fgn 12,000 0 Summons Vanquisher n - - - + - - - - - - -
Drums of Death 14,000 2 Casts DEST n - - - + - - - - - - -
Flame Horn 40,000 0 Freezes group for 304-342 dmg. 70 y - - - + - - - - - - -

Figurines
ItemCostACCommentsRangeCombat OnlyWaPaRoBaHuMoCoMaSoWiArLocation
Molten Fgn 300 0 Summons Molten Man n + + + + + + + + + + +
Slayer Fgn 400 0 Summons Slayer n + + + + + + + + + + +
Ogre Fgn 500 0 Casts INOG n + + + + + + + + + + +
Dozer Fgn 600 0 Summons Bulldozer n + + + + + + + + + + +
Brothers Fgn 6,000 0 Summons Wolf? n + + + + + + + + + + +
Herb Fgn 6,000 0 Casts HERB n + + + + + + + + + + +
Dragon Fgn 6,000 Summons Blast Dragon n + + + + + + + + + + +
Mage Fgn 6,000 0 Summons Master Mage n +

Rings
ItemCostACCommentsRangeCombat OnlyWaPaRoBaHuMoCoMaSoWiArLocation
Breathring 300 0 Protection from breath attacks y + + + + + + + + + + +
Shield Ring 700 2 y + + + + + + + + + + +
Ring of Return 800 0 Casts SASP n - + - - - - + + + + + MD3
Deathring 4,000 1 Casts ANDE n + + - - + - - - - - -
Ring of Power 40,000 0 Casts DRBR-like spell y - - - - + - + + + + +
Nospen Ring 50,000 0 Stops spinner squares y + + + + + + + + + + + OF1, MD3
Troll Ring 0 Regenerates 1HP/turn y + + + + + + + + + + +

Wands
ItemCostACCommentsRangeCombat OnlyWaPaRoBaHuMoCoMaSoWiArLocation
Litewand 1,000 0 Creates light 30 n - - - - - - + + + + +
Giantwand 2,000 0 Casts WIGI n - - - - - - + + + + +
Master Wand 10,000 0 Casts NILA 60 n - - - - - - - - - + +
Dragonwand 12,000 0 NILA?(230-250 dmg, 50-60') y - - - - - - + + + + + MD3

Miscellaneous Items
ItemCostACCommentsRangeCombat OnlyWaPaRoBaHuMoCoMaSoWiArLocation
Torch 5 0 Light n + + + + + + + + + + + TW
Lamp 15 0 Longer duration than torch n + + + + + + + + + + + TW
Arrows 130 0 Missile weapons 30 y + + + + + + - - - - + TW
Ali's Carpet 400 2 Casts MALE n + + + + + + + + + + +
Item of K 500 0 Opens Oscon's Fortress y + + + + + + + + + + +
The Ring 500 0 ? y + + + + + + + + + +
Mthr Arrows 600 0 Missile weapons 50 y + + + + + + + - - - -
Death Stars 800 0 Ninja weapon, 16-64 dmg 60 y - - - - + - - - - - - FF
Torch! 1,000 0 Solves Death Snare #1 n + + + + + + + + + + + TT3
Elf Cloak 1,000 3 y + + + + + + + + + + +
Dynamite 3,000 0 Casts MAMA 90 n + + + + + + + + + + +
Holy Handgrenade 3,000 0 Casts MAMA 90 y + +
Ag's Arrows 4,000 0 24-96 dmg 90 y + + - - + - - - - - -
Speedboots 4,000 0 Aids party in fleeing y + + + + + + - - - + +
Kato's Bracer 5,000 0 Keeps monster allies loyal y - - - - - - - - + + +
Zen Arrows 8,000 0 40-160 dmg 70 y + + + + + + - - - - - MD3
Angra's Eye 10,000 0 Casts BASP n - + - + - - + + + + +
Elf Boots 10,000 0 Luck against bad spells, thrown weapons, and dragon breath y + + + + + + + + + + +
Masterkey 15,000 0 Opens gates y + + + + + + + + + + + TT2
Trick Brick 20,000 0 Casts WZWA y - - - - - - + + + + +
Sgmt1 50,000 0 Casts WZWA n - + TT3
Sgmt3 50,000 0 Casts WIZW y - - - - - - - - - - + DT
Sgmt4 50,000 0 Casts WIMA n - - - - - - - - - - + MD3
Sgmt5 50,000 0 Casts BASP n - - + OF4
Sgmt6 50,000 0 Casts HEAL n + GC2
Sgmt7 50,000 0 Casts BRKR? n + DS
Sgmt2 50,000 6 y - - - - - - - - - - + FC
Stoneblade 80,000 0 Stone Attack? y + + - - + - - - - - -
The Sceptre 200,000 0 Chokes group for 483-553 dmg. 80 y - - - - - - - - - - + TW
Vial MD3

Locations:
TW = town/wilderness
DD = Dark Domain (4 levels)
TT = The Tombs (3 levels)
FC = Fanskar's Castle (1 level)
DT = Dargoth's Tower (5 levels)
MD = Maze of Dread (3 levels)
OF = Oscon's Fortress (4 levels)
GC = Grey Crypt (2 levels)
DS = Destiny Stone (3 levels)

Last updated on 10/1/03 by Keir Howell.
Email: metalkeir@yahoo.com