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The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate is a dungeon crawler role-playing game released for MS-DOS in 1988. Developed by Interplay Productions and published by Electronic Arts, it is the third installment in the series. The game presents a first-person perspective and utilizes turn-based combat within a fantasy setting.

Players assemble and manage a party of adventurers, which can include two new character classes: the Geomancer and the Chronomancer. The primary objective is to travel across seven distinct dimensions to stop the Mad God Tarjan, who threatens Skara Brae. Progression involves navigating over 80 dungeon levels across these separate realms, which include thematic locations from Earth's history. Key gameplay systems include grid-based exploration with an auto-mapping feature, solving environmental puzzles unique to each dimension, and engaging in random turn-based combat encounters against a wide variety of monsters. The party must collect special items and magic spells throughout the dimensions to prepare for the final confrontation.

The game world features a day and night cycle that influences monster encounters in wilderness areas and allows mages to regenerate spells by waiting during daylight. The interface displays a first-person view of the environment with a persistent party status window and a text log for messages. A notable element was a physical code wheel included with the game, which served as copy protection by requiring correct responses to dimensional travel challenges. Time warps facilitate travel between the different dimensions, each presenting its own set of obstacles that must be overcome to advance the quest.