A Bard's Song

An immersive World of Warcraft addon that brings Azeroth's legendary tales to life through original bard songs, an interactive songbook, and music that welcomes you as you rest.
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File nameA_Bards_Song_v1.3.zip
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Supported game versions
  • 1.60.1

What's new

Version 1.3 — The Bard's Songbook

v1.3.5 — Music Beyond the Tavern

  • Removed the automatic playback stop when leaving a resting zone.

  • Songs now continue playing while adventuring outside inns and cities.

  • Preserved rested-area bard invitations.

  • Retained Spoken narration compatibility and the classic Warcraft interface.

v1.3.4 — Classic Warcraft Interface

  • Completely redesigned the music player with a dark stone background, bronze borders, and gold lettering.

  • Replaced generic red buttons with custom bronze-styled controls.

  • Combined the player and Songbook into one expandable interface.

  • Updated control labels to fit the bard theme:

    • Perform / End Performance

    • Play Again

    • Next Ballad

    • Bard's Choice

    • Now Performing

    • Songbook

v1.3.3 — The Tavern Songbook

  • Introduced the first fantasy-inspired UI redesign.

  • Added parchment styling and a dedicated songbook window.

  • Introduced immersive playback labels.

  • Added The Bard Listens... status during Spoken interruptions.

v1.3.2 — Spoken Narration Priority

  • Improved compatibility with Spoken v3.3.1.

  • Bard music now stops whenever Spoken queues or begins narration.

  • Prevented bard songs from interrupting active narration.

  • Added a three-second delay after Spoken's queue becomes empty before music resumes.

  • Enabled repeated interruptions without permanently disabling Spoken.

  • Preserved the selected song when narration interrupts playback.

v1.3.1 — Spoken Compatibility

  • Integrated Spoken's public callback system.

  • Added detection of narration starting and ending.

  • Enabled automatic song resumption after narration.

  • Added safeguards against unwanted restarts following manual playback stops.

v1.3.0 — Spoken Integration

  • Introduced experimental compatibility with the Spoken addon.

  • Added automatic music interruption when Spoken narration begins.

  • Established the initial narration-detection system.

  • Preserved existing playback controls and rested-area behavior.

 

Current Features — v1.3.5

Feature

Description

Music Library

Six original Azeroth-inspired songs

Songbook

Browse and select songs

Playback

Perform, stop, replay, previous and next

Bard's Choice

Randomized song selection

Spoken Compatibility

Automatically yields to narration

Automatic Resumption

Restarts music after Spoken finishes

Rested-Area Invitations

Offers bard performances in resting zones

Continuous Playback

Music continues outside resting zones

Minimap Button

Quick access to the music player

Music Management

Mutes game music during bard playback and restores it afterward

Cinematic Compatibility

Stops playback for cinematic interruptions

Interface

Classic Warcraft-inspired dark stone and bronze design

Current Songbook

  1. The Alliance's Sons — A Tale of the Sons of Lothar

  2. The Blood's Fury — A Tale of the Orcish Invasion

  3. The Frozen Crown — A Tale of the Lich King's Rise

  4. The Great Dragon Blight — A Tale of Galakrond, the Father of Dragons

  5. The Lament of Gnomeregan — A Tale of the Eradication of Gnomeregan

  6. The Lost Prisoner — A Tale of Illidan Stormrage

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