The Guild of Bards was created in early October 2008 (game year 1456) by Desideratist in response to the issues created by the forum changes in August of that year with regards to roleplay. After the forum changes it was not possible to read one's old posts if they were made in a town other than the one you were in in-game, and as the forum changes had been implemented without most players being aware it was going to happen, many roleplayers had not been able to keep copies of their work.