<s>
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thief	I-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	O
fantasy	B-Application
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
created	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Productions	O
in	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
(	O
64k	O
)	O
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
DOS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Thief	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ruins	O
are	O
16x16	O
map	O
tiles	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
30x30	O
layout	O
from	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
I	O
,	O
though	O
its	O
layout	O
remains	O
recognizable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gelidia	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
icy	O
wasteland	B-Application
with	O
a	O
great	O
ice	O
keep	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tarmitia	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
Vale	O
of	O
Lost	O
Warriors	O
)	O
:	O
The	O
"	O
land	O
of	O
unceasing	O
warfare	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
dimension	O
of	O
perpetual	O
war	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
party	O
moving	O
between	O
interwoven	O
battle	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
Berlin	O
,	O
Rome	O
,	O
Troy	O
,	O
Hiroshima	O
,	O
Wasteland	B-Application
,	O
Stalingrad	O
,	O
and	O
Nottingham	O
until	O
they	O
arrive	O
at	O
Tarmatia	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
have	O
to	O
obtain	O
Werra	O
's	O
Shield	O
and	O
the	O
Strifespear	O
by	O
besting	O
the	O
war	O
god	O
in	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
canonical	O
strategy	O
(	O
per	O
the	O
cluebook	O
)	O
is	O
for	O
a	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
thief	O
or	O
rogue	O
class	O
to	O
kill	O
Tarjan	O
,	O
by	O
using	O
their	O
special	O
combat	O
ability	O
to	O
sneak	O
up	O
on	O
an	O
opponent	O
from	O
behind	O
,	O
hence	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
subtitle	O
"	O
Thief	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fate	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Shay	O
Addams	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
1988	O
review	O
in	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
described	O
Bard	B-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
III	I-Application
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
still	O
too	O
heavily	O
oriented	O
towards	O
mega-combat.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Cranford	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
series	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
in	O
this	O
sequel	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
had	O
decided	O
to	O
leave	O
Interplay	O
to	O
study	O
philosophy	O
and	O
theology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
III	I-Application
programmer	O
Heineman	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
original	O
name	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
Tales	B-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Unknown	I-Device
-	O
Volume	O
III	O
:	O
The	O
Thief	O
's	O
Tale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heineman	O
also	O
once	O
sought	O
to	O
continue	O
creating	O
new	O
Bard	B-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
games	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
unsuccessful	O
in	O
obtaining	O
the	O
rights	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
A	O
.	O
Stackpole	O
created	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Bard	I-Application
's	I-Application
Tale	I-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
made	O
maps	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
a	O
successful	O
author	O
,	O
having	O
penned	O
many	O
novels	O
in	O
the	O
hugely	O
popular	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
and	O
BattleTech	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bruce	O
Schlickbernd	O
and	O
Michael	O
Stackpole	O
also	O
collaborated	O
on	O
Interplay	O
's	O
Wasteland	B-Application
,	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
25th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Star	B-Application
Trek	I-Application
:	I-Application
Judgment	I-Application
Rites	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
proper	O
fourth	O
installment	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
inXile	O
partnered	O
with	O
Rebecca	O
Heineman	O
and	O
her	O
company	O
Olde	O
Sküül	O
to	O
remaster	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
for	O
modern	O
personal	O
computers	O
running	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
(	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
emulated	O
versions	O
offered	O
by	O
inXile	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
remastered	O
The	B-Device
Bard	I-Device
's	I-Device
Tale	I-Device
Trilogy	O
on	O
February	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
trilogy	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
August	O
13	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
supports	O
Xbox	B-Device
Play	O
Anywhere	O
.	O
</s>
