Stats, Classes, and Races, oh my!

 This post will go over all the stats used in Bard Idle, along with what effect they have on heroes/which heroes and races they come from. Buckle up, this is a lot of info! 

**Side note: this page will be updated later for brevity and aesthetics, right now this is just an info dump** 

List of stats:

Accuracy - Increases chances of critical damage

Constitution - Increases health points

Constitution (negative) - Reduces health points -- found on Goblin race heroes 

Cunning - Gains gold with every hit

Dexterity - Affects weapon damage with a dexterity scaling

Initiative - Increases the speed of the hero 

Strength - Affects weapon damage with a strength scaling

Wisdom - Affects weapon damage with a wisdom scaling and spell reserve

Classes

Archer - Dexterity +1, Accuracy +1, Initiative +1

Knight - Shield trait, Constitution +6, Protector trait 

Lumberjack - Strength +1 and Constitution +2, comes with trait Axe Power

Mercenary - Strength +2, Dexterity +2, Constitution +1 

Priest - Wisdom +3, comes with traits Heal and Bless the Altar

Thief - Cunning +1, Dexterity +1, comes with trait Open the Lock

Master Classes

Note: master classes all have the ability called "Exclusiveness" which prohibits the player from hiring any other masters (that's right - "there can be only one!") 

Dagger Master - Dexterity +4 with Exclusiveness and Devious Dagger traits

Master of Candle - Candle power, Support, and Exclusiveness traits

Races

Elf - Wisdom +5, Dexterity +1, Talk with Tree trait 

Goblin - Cunning +2, Dexterity +2, and Constitution -3

Human - Constitution +3 and Wisdom +3

Orc - Strength +2, Constitution +2, along with trait Gourmet

Undead - "Not Alive - cannot receive healing in combat" and rebirth +5, rises again after rebirth (rebirths per wave: 5) 

**Note: the number of rebirths will change depending on how many times you've upgraded it in the library.** 

Racial Traits 

Elf - Talk with Tree, allows hero to interact with magic trees (random encounter)

Goblin - None

Human - None

Orc - Gourmet trait, +3 strength during meal 

Undead - "Not Alive - cannot receive healing in combat" and rebirth +5, rises again after rebirth (rebirths per wave: 5) 

Class Traits 

Axe Power - Comes from Lumberjack class, all axes gain +4 to base damage. Works for whole squad.

Legion - Comes from Legionnaire class, +1 to Strength and +2 to Constitution for each legionnaire 

Devious Dagger - Comes from Dagger Master class, daggers get additional strike. Works for whole squad.

Heal - Comes from Priest class, allows hero to heal other heroes for ___ health points. 

Bless the Altar - Comes from the Priest class, allows hero to receive a random blessing (random encounter)

Shield - Comes from Knight class, -30% received damage

Protector - Comes from Knight class, urges to stand in front of the squad

Open the Lock - Comes from Thief class, opens a chest with a lockpick (random encounter) 

Candle Power - Comes from Master of Candle class, the duration of blessings is doubled 

Support - Comes from Master of Candle class, periodically casts blessings on the entire squad

Exclusiveness - Comes from every Master class, prohibition on hiring masters

Rebirth - Comes from Undead class, Rebirth +5, rises again after death. Rebirths per wave: 5. 

**Note: the number of rebirths will change depending on how many times you've upgraded it in the library.**

Jelly Dwarves

In Bard Idle, there is a feature called "Jelly Dwarves" which, once a dwarf is obtained, will allow you to passively collect jelly, which is measured in Kg. You can later use this jelly to directly upgrade stat points of individual party members. Stat points available for upgrade will depend on the type/colour of dwarf which you have obtained, such as red dwarves for strength points. 

Dwarves are obtained by upgrading your Squad Health on the main battle page. Every 10 levels of squad health will award you with one jelly dwarf (you can select one of the two randomly awarded dwarf options). 

You can then view your jelly production and dwarf collection from the Candy House, which is entered by clicking on the Candy House button on the main battle page, in the lower middle/left area. There will be a large plus sign with a glowing effect depicted on the Candy House button when an upgrade to a dwarf is available. 

Upgrading dwarves is done by amassing a specific amount of jelly, then spending that jelly to increase the overall production rate of jelly. Note, you can also upgrade a dwarf by simply obtaining a second identical dwarf, and once the quantity is increased, the jelly production will increase alongside it. 

Jelly is then used to upgrade the party member stats by visiting the My Squad window from the main battle page.

Candy House Button Icons:

Default button (no upgrades available)

Non-glowing with plus sign (upgrade available)

Glowing button (upgrade available)

Here is a list of the jelly dwarves I have encountered so far:

Jelly Dwarf of Knowledge - allows Wisdom improvement

Jelly Dwarf of Amber - allows Constitution improvement

Jelly Dwarf of Strength - allows Strength improvement

Jelly Menthol Dwarf - allows Accuracy improvement

Welcome!

Hi there! This is a work-in-progress guide to the game titled Bard Idle, which is a free game on Steam. It became available to play on September 22nd, 2022. As such, there isn't a lot of information out there at this time, so I have started this blog to help players achieve their Bard Idle goals! 

Let's start rhyming!