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Ballad of a Desperate Hero
The job pays well and you're good at what you do. And since the bard isn't a liar, the results may be a lot of "he couldn't slay the dragon, BUUUUT, he pulled a kitten out of the way of its flames! " The game ends when you've written enough convincing songs to bring the hero's renown to 50. The challenge is trying to salvage and magnify anything "good" from the hero's many failed ventures (no matter how tiny) in order to weave any lyrics to make the hero sound better-ish.
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4.70 (from 3 reviews)
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