#bardbabble

[abardstale]

I stumbled upon the Bard’s Tale by chance, breezed through it in one sitting and now can’t help but hit here hitting F5 with a “is it here yet??” about the update? The story-building is brilliant, the characters are lovable and the whole text reads without any hitch!! Please tell me there’s going to be an update? Pretty please??

Hi, thank you for reading! I'm glad you've enjoyed the story. In response to this question, I'll refer you to an answer I recently gave on my personal blog: https://biracialaymeric.tumblr.com/post/676003157481062400/hi-so-im-extremely-new-to-your-page-and-i-just

[abardstale]

what would the ROs + Edin and Monsoon order if the Bard took them on a bubble tea date? thank you for indulging me lol.

Ah.... Boba. I'm trying to watch my sugar so it's been far too long, boba, my beloved--

Tempest: Peach slushie with mango jelly and boba

Aspen: Matcha milk tea with boba

Edin: Hokkaido milk tea with boba and sea salt cream

Monsoon: Iced black tea. No additions.

[abardstale]

Hello, I hope your week is going well! 🥰 I'm wondering, are there any details about the character's appearances that are important to have included or that you'd like to see more of? A while ago I saw a post/posts in regards to skin tone and hair texture, but I wanted to ask about anything else this time before potentially commissioning some artwork!

Thank you! 💕

Hello! I appreciate you bringing up that particular answer <3 This is a long one with picture references so I'm gonna cut it!

Aside from hair/skin, one detail that I'm a bit of a stickler on is noses, especially for Aspen and Edin. Aspen has a low bridge, flat nose (but on the whole people have been good about including it):

And Edin has a larger, more aquiline nose:

I'm pulling examples from my own art only because who draws them truer, right? LOL

As for Tempest, while I love seeing her bobbies as much as the next wlw she actually tends to dress fairly modestly, favoring high collars and long sleeves:

(These are very old, from Tempest's first concepts) And this one is less of a thing, really, because Tempest herself doesn't have any real qualms about nudity or revealing clothing - she just likes the look.

[abardstale]

Around what age could mc be?

The narration sometimes refers to the Bard as "young," though this is usually referring to the tenure of their career and not their physical age. For the purposes of story, I assume that the Bard is in their 20's at the youngest, but beyond that it's up to your imagination! Plenty of readers have made older bards and I'm a huge proponent of DILF/MILF/XILFism <3

[abardstale]

i just played through the demo and honestly cannot wait to see the finished product. it was great!! you put a sad handsome man in front of me and i crumble. aspen my beloved

god. aspen my beloved indeed.

[abardstale]

Loved the demo. Tried doing the survey. Any idea why the link isn't working?

Sorry I'm getting to these questions a bit late! The survey link should be working again 👍

[abardstale]

Very quick recording of “The Mariner’s Prayer,” otherwise known as the song that the Bard sings to free Pesca. I wanted to record this acapella, the way that the Bard sings it in-game. :) 

[abardstale]

Here’s my recording of “The Champion’s Lullaby,” otherwise known as the song Aspen sings in his second flirt scene. :) It was intended to be sung one octave lower, but my voice is NOT as deep as Aspen’s, LOL. (Trust me, you don’t want to hear me try it :P)