DUNGEONS & DRAGONS

PLANET ERIS
BOOKLET 1 – HOUSE RULES

BY
JIMM JOHNSON

RULES ADDITIONS & MODIFICATIONS FOR THE

SKULL MOUNTAIN MEGADUNGEON, THE SPARN EMPIRE,
AND THE WILD LANDS OF OROS

Illustrations by Frank Beckwith, Lawson Bennett, Dawn Fowler

and Jimm Johnson

© 2010, 2011
Revised Edition © 2012, 2013
THE SCRIBES OF SPARN
 CONTENTS
MEN & MAGIC
CORE RULES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Little Brown Books & Supporting Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
CHARACTER ABILITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Rolling Ability Scores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Ability Scores Bonuses & Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Notes on Ability Score Adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CHARACTER HIT POINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hit Dice by Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Minimum Starting Hit Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Zero Hit Points, Unconsciousness, and Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Healing Wounds, Recovering Hit Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
CHARACTER CLASS NOTES & TABLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Fighting-Men . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Magic-Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Clerics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Thieves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
NON-HUMAN CHARACTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Dwarves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Elves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Halflings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
A Note Regarding Infravision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
LANGUAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
The Common Tongue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Reading and Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
EXPERIENCE POINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Prime Requisite Bonuses & Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Experience Points Awarded for Monsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Experience Points Awarded for Treasure & Magic Items . . . . . . . . . . 12
RETAINERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Retainer Costs & Basic Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Mercenaries, Hirelings, and Henchmen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Notes on Specific Retainer Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Terms of Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Retainer Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Retainer Loyalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
EQUIPMENT COSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
COMBAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Combat Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Character Armor Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
„To Hit‰ Rolls for Characters & Monsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Weapon Damage by Weapon Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Missile Fire and Hurled Weapons Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Morale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Natural 20, Double Damage, and Fumbles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Missile Fire Into Melee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Grappling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SAVING THROW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Character Saving Throw & Bonuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Saving Throw for Monsters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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 SPELLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23
Saving Throw against Spells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23
Casting Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23
Spellbooks for Magic-Users and Clerics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23
Cost of Spellbooks & Prayer Scrolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 23
Spell Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 24
Magic-User Spell Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 25
Cleric Spell Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 30

MONSTERS & TREASURE

NOTES ON MONSTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Standard Undead Monsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Damage Inflicted by Monsters Based on d6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Monsters with Multiple Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
NOTES ON TREASURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Random Treasure Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Magic Swords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Coins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
NEW MAGIC ITEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Miracle Max Pill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

UNDERWORLD & WILDERNESS

EXPLORING THE DUNGEON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Movement Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Opening Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Locating Secret Doors and Passages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Finding Traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
MONSTERS IN THE DUNGEON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Wandering Monster Encounter Rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Monster Reactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Pursuit by Monsters in the Dungeon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
FALLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Falling Damage, Saving Throw, and Automatic Death . . . . . . . . . . . 40
DISEASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
WILDERNESS ADVENTURES USING OUTDOOR SURVIVAL . . . . . . . . . . 42
Move Allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Direction Ability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Daily Necessities and the Life Level Index Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Required Rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Wilderness Encounters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
JOUSTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Method of Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Jousting Rolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
SIMPLE RULES FOR MASS COMBAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Unit Hit Dice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Weapon Class & Modifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Examples of Unit Stat Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Unit Combat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Two Units vs. One Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Troop Movement & Additional Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

APPENDIX
CATEGORIZED INDEX OF TABLES & CHARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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 MEN & MAGIC

CORE RULES

Little Brown Books & Other Supporting Material:

The core rules for this game are the original edition (0E) Dungeons & Dragons
booklets (known as „The Little Brown Books,‰ or the LBBs), consisting of Men &
Magic, Monsters & Treasure, and The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures.
Excepting this house-rules document (and any in-game rulings by the DM), the
rules/guidelines of these three booklets will tend to prevail.

Other rules sources that will be drawn upon in this game include but are not
limited to: Outdoor Survival, Judges Guild's Ready Ref Sheets Volume I, The
Strategic Review, D&D Supplements I-IV, Swords & Spells, the Holmes edition of the
D&D basic rules, the Moldvay/Cook edition of the D&D basic/expert rules, the first
edition Advanced D&D Dungeon Masters Guide, and Swords & Wizardry (original
Core Rules and White Box).

The rules additions and modifications which follow are supplementary, and
intended to be used with the original D&D booklets and other source materials
listed above.

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CHARACTER ABILITIES

Rolling Ability Scores:

When creating a new character, generate the character's ability scores by rolling
3d6 six times and arrange the scores as desired.

Ability Scores Bonuses & Penalties:

Rolled ability scores of 7-14 are considered average, 15-17 above average, and
18 exceptional. Scores of 4-6 are are below average, with a score of 3 being
regarded as a noticeable deficiency in a particular attribute. General bonuses and
penalties accruing to ability scores are listed below.

Ability Score Rolled Bonus or Penalty

3 -2
4-6 -1
7-14 0
15-17 +1
18 +2

Notes on Ability Score Adjustments:

Strength bonuses and penalties apply to melee „to hit‰ and damage rolls, and to a
character's chance to open doors.

Intelligence bonuses indicate the number of languages a character can speak and
write in addition to the common tongue. An intelligence bonus also indicates the
number of first level spells that a magic-user may „store‰ in his personal staff or
wand.

Wisdom bonuses indicate the number of additional first level spells that are
bestowed upon a cleric. At the referee's discretion, bonuses or penalties resulting
from a character's wisdom score may be applied to saving throws versus mind
affecting/altering attacks (e.g. charms, illusions, etc.).

Dexterity bonuses and penalties apply to a character's „to hit‰ roll for missiles and
hurled weapons and may be applied to a character's initiative dice during single
combat. A dexterity bonus will lower a character's armor class by the indicated
amount, and a penalty raises the character's AC by the amount indicated. For
thieves, dexterity bonuses and penalties apply to the character's chance to perform
dexterity-related thief abilities (i.e. those listed on Thief Skills Table 1).

Constitution bonuses and penalties apply to a character's hit dice whenever hit
points are rolled. A high constitution score indicates superior stamina and will
increase a character's chances to „survive adversity.‰ (See Dungeons & Dragons,
Volume 1, Men & Magic, pp. 10-11.)

Charisma bonuses and penalties may be applied by the referee to „reaction rolls‰
when a character is in negotiations with monsters, retainers, or NPCs. These
bonuses and penalties are also applied to the maximum number of special

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retainers allowed, and the initial loyalty scores of all retainers and followers. The
normal number of unusual or specialist retainers allowed is 5. The loyalty score for
a new retainer is equal to the employing character's charisma bonus or penalty.

CHARACTER HIT POINTS

Hit Dice by Class:

Hit points for all characters are determined by rolling a d6 for each level of
experience, adjusted by class according to the following table:

Fighting-Men 1d6+1 / level

Clerics 1d6 / level
Magic-Users (& Thieves) 1d6-1 / level

Minimum Starting Hit Points:

Player characters begin at 1st level with a minimum of 3 hit points regardless of die
roll. This minimum does not apply to subsequent hit dice rolls when a character
advances in experience level.

Zero Hit Points, Unconsciousness, and Death:

A player character reduced to 0 hit points is unconscious. Additionally, for each
level of experience, a wounded character's hit point total may drop one point into
the negatives. Subject to this limit, a character is not dead, but is unconscious. If
the character's hit point total drops below this point, however, the character lapses
into death. Healing spells, potions, or simply adequate rest which bring an
unconscious character back to 1 hit point or greater will immediately revive the
character. A dead character who is revived by a raise dead spell or the like will
be immediately returned to full hit points and require no further recovery so long
as he can „survive adversity.‰

Healing Wounds, Recovering Hit Points:

Under most circumstances, lost hit points may be recovered by a character at a
rate of 1 hit point per day so long as the character has received a minimum of 8
hours rest during the preceding 24 hour period. Additional rest during that period
will not recover more hit points unless the character is in a safe environment (e.g. a
town or castle) where he can rest uninterrupted (i.e. no activity whatsoever) for an
entire 24 hours. Complete rest as described will allow recovery of 1d3 hit points
per day.

CHARACTER CLASS NOTES & TABLES

The main character classes· fighting-men, magic-users, and clerics· are

explained in Dungeons & Dragons, Volume 1, Men & Magic. Changes and
additions to those classes are described here. Character advancement tables have
been revised so that 10th level is „name level‰ for all classes. A fourth class,
thieves, is also included with a d6 system for resolution of thief class abilities.

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Fighting-Men:
Upon successfully hitting an opponent with a natural (i.e. unadjusted) roll of '20'
on a twenty-sided die, a fighting-man will score double damage.

Fighting-Man Advancement Table

Level Title Experience d6+1 for Hit Dice Saving Throw
1 Veteran 0 1 15
2 Warrior 2,000 2 14
3 Swordsman 4,000 3 13
4 Hero 8,000 4 12
5 Swashbuckler* 16,000 5 11
6 Myrmidon 32,000 6 10
7 Champion** 64,000 7 9
8 Superhero 125,000 8 8
9 Knight 250,000 9 7
10 Lord*** +100,000 +3 hp/level 6
*Highest level attainable by a halfling.
**Highest level attainable by an elf.
***Highest level attainable by a dwarf.

Magic-Users:
A magic-user who receives any bonus due to his intelligence score may carry a
staff for the purpose of storing spells. The staff may be a found magical staff of any
type, a specially crafted staff (designed and paid for by the magic-user), or simply
a sturdy length of good hardwood found in the wilderness. Magic-users possessing
an intelligence score of 15-17 are allowed a staff with one 1st level spell, those of
18 intelligence being allowed to store two.

Spells are stored by the act of the magic-user performing the spell upon the staff
itself, after which the stored spell may be loosed at any time. Expended spells must
be re-cast upon the staff in order for the effect to be used again. Magic-users and
elves who prefer it, may substitute a wand for the same purpose. Only one such
staff or wand may be kept by a magic-user at any given time.

Magic-User Advancement Table Spells

Level Title Experience d6-1 for Hit Dice Saving Throw 1 2 3 4 5
1 Medium 0 1 14 1 - - - -
2 Seer 2,500 2 13 2 - - - -
3 Conjurer 5,000 3 12 3 1 - - -
4 Theurgist 10,000 4 11 4 2 - - -
5 Thaumaturgist 20,000 5 10 4 2 1 - -
6 Magician 35,000 6 9 4 2 2 - -
7 Enchanter 50,000 7 8 4 3 2 1 -
8 Warlock 75,000 8 7 4 3 3 2 -
9 Sorcerer* 100,000 9 6 4 3 3 2 1
10 Wizard +100,000 +1 hp/level 5 4 4 3 3 2
*Highest level attainable by an elf. Chaotic magic-users of this level employ the title of
Necromancer.
Note: For magic-user spell progression beyond the levels listed, see Men & Magic, p. 17.

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Clerics:
The cleric character may begin play as an adherent of any alignment (i.e. lawful,
neutral, or chaotic). A cleric who begins as neutral (unaligned), however, may not
remain so beyond the 3rd level of experience, and (under most circumstances) must
choose an allegiance, either to the forces of Law or the powers of Chaos before
being allowed to advance to the 4th level.

Clerics of Law and priests of Chaos possess the power to affect undead creatures
and extra-planetary demon-type creatures. For lawful clerics, this power manifests
as the ability to (T) „turn‰ or (D) „dispel‰ such creatures. Priests of Chaos will affect
such creatures by either „neutralizing‰ or „commanding‰ them. Unaligned or
neutral clerics may not employ this power, the entire effect being lost to them. (A
neutral cleric may, at any time, however, declare his allegiance to either Law or
Chaos, and upon so doing he will immediately gain this power.) When employed
against demon-types of 9 HD or less, the creatures targeted will equate to 3 levels
higher than their undead equivalent on the Cleric Affecting Undead Table, and
only 1-3 such creatures will be affected. Against demons of 10 HD and greater,
this power is of no effect.

Cleric Affecting Undead Table

Undead Type Roll needed on 2d6 by level of Cleric
(or Hit Dice*) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9-13 14+
Skeleton (1) 7 5 3 T T D D D D D
Zombie (2) 9 7 5 3 T T D D D D
Ghoul (3) 11 9 7 5 3 T T D D D
Ghast (4) - 11 9 7 5 3 T T D D
Wight (5) - - 11 9 7 5 3 T T D
Wraith (6) - - - 11 9 7 5 3 T T
Mummy (7) - - - - 11 9 7 5 3 T
Spectre (8) - - - - - 11 9 7 5 3
Vampire (9) - - - - - - 11 9 7 5
Ghost (10) - - - - - - - 11 9 7
Lich (11) - - - - - - - - 11 9
*Demon-type creatures of 9HD or less may be affected, but are treated as 3
levels higher than their undead equivalent.
Note: Neutral clerics cannot affect undead or demon-types. Chaotic priests will
neutralize or command affected undead rather that turn or dispel.

Cleric Advancement Table Spells

Level Title Experience d6 for Hit Dice Saving Throw 1 2 3 4 5
1 Acolyte 0 1 13 - - - - -
2 Adept 1,500 2 12 1 - - - -
3 Village Priest 3,000 3 11 2 - - - -
4 Vicar 6,000 4 10 2 1 - - -
5 Curate 12,000 5 9 2 2 1 - -
6 Bishop 25,000 6 8 2 2 1 1 -
7 Lama 50,000 7 7 2 2 2 1 1
8 Archbishop 100,000 8 6 2 2 2 2 2
9 Cardinal 200,000 9 5 3 3 3 2 2
10 Patriarch +100,000 +2 hp/level 4 3 3 3 3 3

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Thieves:
Thieves may be neutral or chaotic in alignment. They may wield any type of small
or normal weapon, and are able to make use of magic items not restricted to some
other class. They may not wear armor heavier than leather and may not employ a
shield. When attacking unnoticed from behind they gain a +4 bonus „to hit,‰ and
such a hit will score double damage. For all other thief skills see the tables below.

Thief Skills Table 1 Roll needed on 2d6 by level of Thief*

Primary Skills 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Pick Pockets 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 4 3 3 2 1
Move Silently 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 5 4 3 2 2
Open Locks 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 3 2
Remove/Disarm Traps 11 10 10 9 9 8 8 7 6 5 4 4 3 3
Hide in Shadows 11 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 5 4 4 3
*This roll is adjusted by the thief's dexterity bonus or penalty.

Thief Skills Table 2

Roll needed on d6 by level of Thief
Secondary Skills 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Climb Walls 1-4 1-4 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-6 1-6 1-6 1-6 1-6 1-6
Hear Noise 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-4 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5
Read Languages - 1 1-2 1-3 1-3 1-4 1-4 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5
Read Magic* - - - 1 1 1-2 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5
*Failure of roll indicates that thief has misread the scroll or object resulting in a backfire or
unexpected result.

Thief Advancement Table

Level Title Experience d6-1 for Hit Dice Saving Throw
1 Apprentice 0 1 14
2 Footpad 1,250 2 13
3 Robber 2,500 3 12
4 Burglar 5,000 4 11
5 Cutpurse 10,000 5 10
6 Sharper 20,000 6 9
7 Pilferer 40,000 7 8
8 Thief 75,000 8 7
9 Rogue* 150,000 9 6
10 Master Thief +100,000 +1 hp/level 5
*Highest level attainable by a halfling.

NON-HUMAN CHARACTERS

Dwarves:
A dwarf character operates as a fighting-man, but may not advance beyond the
10th level. Dwarves have a natural affinity for stonework and gems. They will take
note of stonework traps and similar construction (as detailed in D&D, Volume 1,
Men & Magic, p. 7), and can usually tell the approximate value of found gems.

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 Dwarf, Elf, & Halfling

Elves:
When an elf is played as a character, it will always have the option of two
classes: fighting-man or magic-user. The character will begin play in one of these
classes and may switch freely to the other class anytime he is able to safely rest,
meditate, and perform the proper ritual so as to facilitate the transformation. A
separate record should be kept by the player for each class's experience, hit
points, saving throw, „to hit‰ rolls, and special abilities. Elf player characters are
limited in their level advancement to 7th level fighting-man and 9th level magic-user.

The elf player character is extremely long-lived (though not immortal like his divine
ancestors) and he possesses mental faculties that are congruous to spell-use in
ways beyond the minds of normal men. As such, he need not carry a tome of
spells in the manner of human magic-users. He must learn and memorize spells
daily, but this is done whilst in a trance-like state wherein he recalls his spells from
the vast reservoirs of his mind and brings them to the fore. Likewise, he may
impress new spells upon his mental „book‰ by studying scrolls or magical tomes,
or by communing with another elf that is willing to share his knowledge.

Optional Rule: If the DM allows it the elf may, in extreme circumstances, switch
classes in an unsafe environment such as a dungeon or wilderness. In such cases
the transformation is accomplished in the space of a single round, but the trauma
inflicted upon the elf's system causes a permanent loss of 1 point of constitution.

Halflings:
When a halfling is played as a character, it may opt for one of two classes:
fighting-man or thief. The halfling must maintain his chosen profession and may not
switch classes as elves do. Halflings are limited to 5th level fighting man and 9th
level thief. Halflings possess a natural skill with hurled weapons (daggers, darts,
etc.) and gain a bonus of +1 „to hit‰ when any type of hurled weapon is
employed. Additionally, they can hurl stones with deadly accuracy (+2 „to hit‰
bonus), and may hurl a fist-sized rock at an enemy for 1d3 points of damage.

A Note Regarding Infravision:

Player characters (including elves, dwarves, and halflings) are considered „surface
dwellers‰ and possess no special form of „see-in-the-dark‰ vision (e.g. infravison,
darkvision, etc.). At the referee's discretion, however, a player dwarf may (2 in 6
chance) possess the latent ability to see up to 30' in darkness underground.

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LANGUAGES

The Common Tongue:

Most player characters, including non-human types, are the product of a racially
integrated, but anthropocentric society. As such, the average character will know
only the common tongue of mankind, which is the universal language of trade
spoken in every corner of the known world.

Reading and Writing:

Characters of average intelligence may read and write the common tongue.
Characters of high intelligence may learn one or two additional languages,
including the ability to read and write them. The referee may choose to penalize
characters of low intelligence scores (i.e. 6 or below), restricting their reading
ability to simple words, with writing skills being beyond their capability. Those of
extremely low intelligence (i.e. 3) will be completely unable to read or write.

EXPERIENCE POINTS

Prime Requisite Bonuses and Penalties:

No bonuses or penalties accrue to earned experience due to high or low scores in
a character's requisite abilities.

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Experience Points Awarded for Treasure & Magic Items:
Valuable metals and stones (i.e. gold, gems, etc.) will garner experience on a
1 gold piece to 1 experience point ratio. Magic items may be valued at the
amounts listed in the first edition AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide, or by the general
guidelines in The Strategic Review, vol. 1, no. 2.

Experience Points Awarded for Monsters:

Defeated monsters of 8 or less hit dice garner an award of 100 experience points
per hit die. Plusses to a creature's hit dice (e.g. 2+1, etc.) garner 25 additional
experience points per plus. Additional experience points for special abilities, etc.,
may be awarded at the referee's discretion (a general guideline being an added
25% to 75% of base value per special ability). For monsters of greater than 8 HD
see the Monster Experience Point Values Table below.

Monster Experience Point Values Table

Monster's Hit Dice XP value
Less than 1 50
1 100
2 200
3 300
4 400
5 500
6 600
7 700
8 800
9 1,100
10 1,400
11 1,700
12 2,000
13 2,300
14 2,600
15 3,000*
*1,000 additional experience points awarded for
each HD beyond 15.

RETAINERS

The retainer types listed in this section are assumed to be men hired on a short-
term basis for the specific purpose of dungeon or wilderness exploration. For rules
pertaining to long-term retainers, as well as specialists and expert hirelings, see
Dungeons & Dragons, Volume 3, The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures, pp. 22-
23, and the AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide, pp. 29-34.

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Retainer Costs & Basic Equipment

Mercenaries Level (hit points) Owned Equipment Cost/Day*

Archer 0 (d2+1 hp) short bow, 20 arrows, leather armor 2 s.p.
Man-at-Arms 0 (d2+1 hp) spear, leather armor 1 s.p.
Shield Bearer 0 (d2+1 hp) short sword, leather armor, large shield 2 s.p.
Swordsman 0 (d3+1 hp) long sword, leather armor, shield 2 s.p.
Weapon Bearer 0 (d2+1 hp) short sword, leather armor 2 s.p.
*Cost to include room & board, additional equipment, and 10% of employer's share of
monetary treasure if duty includes dungeon or wilderness exploration.

Hirelings Level (hit points) Owned Equipment Cost/Day**

Cook 0 (d2 hp) dagger, tinder box, iron pot, cooking spices 1 s.p.
Porter 0 (d2 hp) dagger, 50' rope, large sack 5 c.p.
Torch Bearer 0 (1 hp) tinder box, 1 torch 3 c.p.
**Costs to include room & board, additional equipment, and 2% of employer's share of
monetary treasure if duty includes dungeon or wilderness exploration.

Henchmen Level Owned Equipment Cost/Day***

Fighting-Man 1-3 2 normal weapons, metal armor, shield 1 gp/level
Cleric 1-3 1 normal weapon, holy symbol, metal armor 1 gp/level
Magic-User 1-3 dagger or staff, spellbook 1 gp/level
Thief 1-3 short sword, leather armor, thieves' tools 1 gp/level
Elf 1-3/1-3 dagger, bow, 20 arrows, chain mail 2 gp/level
Dwarf 1-3 war hammer or axe, chain mail 1 gp/level
Halfling 1-3/1-3 dagger, leather armor, thieves' tools 1 gp/level
***Cost to include room & board, additional equipment, and ½ share of all treasure.

Mercenaries, Hirelings, and Henchmen:

Mercenaries operate as fighting-men and gain experience on the Fighting-Man
Advancement Table. Any experience awarded to a 0 level mercenary who
survives a dungeon or wilderness expedition will advance him to 1 st level, and his
hit points may be re-rolled as a 1st level fighting-man (i.e. 1d6+1). The referee may
increase the daily cost for a mercenary who has advanced in level by having him
renegotiate his terms of employment with his master (see Terms of Employment
below). The pay scale for mercenaries may increase in this manner, however, they
are not equal to henchmen and their rate of pay should never rise to that level.

Hirelings are normal men of mundane professions who do not operate as any type
of character class and gain no experience points from dungeon or wilderness
exploration. They are non-combatants and expect to be protected by their master
and/or his hired mercenaries, but may defend themselves under dire
circumstances.

Henchmen are adventurers seeking the employ of higher level characters as a

means of profit, protection, and/or apprenticeship. They will rarely serve a
character below 4th level of experience, and will expect their master's full
protection if hired. If treated equitably a henchman will seek long-term
employment.

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Notes on Specific Retainer Types:
Cooks will prepare rations in an „improved‰ fashion for up to 10 men. The regular
ministrations of a cook will boost general morale and loyalty among affected
retainers by +1.

Porters can comfortably carry up to 100 pounds (i.e. 1,000 coins) at a move rate
of 9, as long as they are able to rest for 1 turn (10 minutes) for each hour of travel
or exploration.

Shield Bearers may employ a shield in combat to defend their master, or any
adjacent ally. When used in this manner, the shield's bonus to armor class is
negated with respect to the shield bearer, but benefits the defended ally by
reducing his armor class one point. Characters that are not normally allowed the
use of shields (i.e. magic-users and thieves) may employ up to 2 shield bearers.

Weapon Bearers will clean, organize, and maintain their master's weapons.
During combat, the weapon bearer stands ready to immediately deliver any
required weapon in his master's arsenal, thus allowing the player character to
switch weapons between (or, at the DM's discretion, even during) combat rounds
with no penalty to his actions.

Terms of Employment:
The usual term of employment for a retainer is one dungeon (or wilderness)
expedition. At the completion of an expedition, a player character may wish to
rehire a retainer, especially if the retainer is a mercenary who has gained enough
experience to advance in level, hit points, etc. Such retainers may be rehired if
the employing character extends a new offer of employment. A retainer's
acceptance or refusal is determined on the Retainer Reactions Table. The relative
success of previous expeditions and past treatment by the employing character
should be considered when the roll is made, with the referee calculating any
merited bonuses or penalties that may affect the retainer's loyalty score.

Retainer Reactions:
The Retainer Reactions Table may be consulted when recruiting or re-hiring a
retainer; or when ordering a retainer to perform a task of significant risk.

Retainer Reactions Table

Dice Roll (2d6)
+/- Retainer's Loyalty* Reaction
2 Offer/order refused (-1 to retainer loyalty score)
3-5 Offer/order refused
6-8 Uncertain or hesitant (roll again if offer/order reissued)**
9-11 Offer/order accepted
12 Offer/order accepted (+1 to retainer loyalty score)
*Initial loyalty score for retainer(s) is equal to the employing character's charisma
bonus/penalty.
**If this result is rolled twice, offer/order is refused.

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Retainer Loyalty:
The Retainer Loyalty Table may be used to gauge a retainer's general attitude
toward his employer. In the course of play, increases or penalties to a retainer's
loyalty score may be awarded by the referee.

Retainer Loyalty Table

Retainer's Loyalty Score Fidelity Description
-7 or less hostile Will seek to kill, capture, injure,
and/or desert.
-4 to -6 disloyal Will seek own advantage. May steal,
desert, or both.
-1 to -3 minimal loyalty May seek own advantage if master
shows weakness.
0 to +3 loyal Will support master's cause if no
extreme risk is involved.
+4 to +6 great loyalty Will support master's cause, even at
great personal risk.
+7 or more fanatic loyalty Will serve unquestioningly, even at risk
of own life.
Note: The initial loyalty score of a retainer is 0 +/- any bonus or penalty due to the
employing character's charisma.

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EQUIPMENT COSTS

Weapons Cost Dungeon Gear Cost

Arrow (1, silver tipped) 5 gp Backpack (35 pound capacity) 5 gp
Arrows (1 score) 5 gp Bedrolls (3) 1 gp
Bastard Sword 13 gp Bell (small) 1 gp
Battle Axe 7 gp Belladonna (1 bunch) 10 gp
Bolts/Quarrels (1 score) 5 gp Candle (1 dozen) 1 gp
Club or Cudgel 1 gp Canvas (10 sq. yd) 1 gp
Crossbow 25 gp Case (map or scroll) 1 gp
Dagger 3 gp Chain (10ft) 30 gp
Darts (3) 1 gp Chalk (10 pieces) 1 gp
Flail 8 gp Chest (1' x 2,' wooden) 3 gp
Hand Axe 3 gp Crowbar 2 gp
Heavy War Hammer 7 gp Fishing net (25 sq. feet) 4 gp
Long Bow 40 gp Garlic (1 sprig) 5 gp
Long Sword 10 gp Grappling Hook 25 gp
Mace 5 gp Holy Symbol, wooden 2 gp
Morning Star 6 gp Holy Symbol, silver 25 gp
Pole Arm 7 gp Holy Water (1 glass vial) 25 gp
Short Bow 25 gp Ink (1 oz) 1 gp
Short Sword 5 gp Iron Spikes (1 dozen) 1 gp
Sling 1 gp Ladder (12 ft., wooden or rope) 3 gp
Sling Stones (iron, 1 score) 1 gp Lantern, hooded 10 gp
Sling Stones (silver, 1 dozen) 5 gp Lock 25+ gp
Spear 2 gp Mallet (iron) 2 gp
Staff 1 gp Manacles (iron, with key) 10 gp
Two-handed Sword 15 gp Mirror (small, silvered) 15 gp
War Hammer 5 gp Musical Instrument 5+ gp
Oil (1 pint, clay flask) 2 gp
Armor Cost Parchment (5 sheets) 1 gp
Shield 10 gp Pole, 10 ft. 1 gp
Shield (large) 15 gp Pot, iron 1 gp
Leather Armor 15 gp Rations, iron (7 days) 15 gp
Ring Mail 30 gp Rations, standard (7 days) 5 gp
Chain Mail 45 gp Rope, hemp (50 ft) 1 gp
Plate Mail 60 gp Rope, silk (50 ft) 10 gp
Barding (for horse) 150 gp Sack, lg. (50 pound capacity) 2 gp
Sack, sm. (20 pound capacity) 1 gp
Land Transport Cost Shovel 2 gp
Mule 20 gp Signal Whistle 1 gp
Draft Horse 30 gp Tent (canvas, sleeps two) 8 gp
Light Horse 40 gp Tinderbox (flint & steel) 3 gp
Medium Warhorse 100 gp Thieves' Tools & Picks 25 gp
Heavy Warhorse 200 gp Torches (half dozen) 1 gp
Saddle 25 gp Waterskin (half gallon) 1 gp
Saddle Bags 10 gp Wine (1 quart, bottle) 1 gp
Cart 100 gp Wolfsbane (1 bunch) 10 gp
Wagon 200 gp

NOTE: Equipment items with a listed cost of more than 10 g.p. may be of limited availability
at the DM's discretion.

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COMBAT

Combat Sequence:

1. DM checks for surprise and distance between

parties. Resolve any missile fire.

2. DM may check monster/retainer morale. Players

declare spells.

3. Each party rolls for initiative on d6.

4. Party with highest initiative roll acts first.

5. Party with next highest initiative acts, and so on

until all sides have acted.

6. DM handles surrenders, retreats, etc. as they occur.

7. Repeat steps 2 through 7 until melee is resolved.

Character Armor Class:

Armor Class Table

Armor Type Armor Class
None or Normal Clothing 9
Shield only 8
Leather Armor 7
Ring Mail, or Leather & Shield 6
Chain Mail, or Ring Mail & Shield 5
Chain Mail & Shield 4
Plate Mail 3
Plate Mail & Shield 2

“To Hit” Rolls for Characters & Monsters:

Combat rolls for fighting-men improve with each experience level. Clerics improve
every 2 experience levels, and magic-users every 3 experience levels. The hit dice

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categories on the Monster Attack Matrix include creatures with plusses added to
their hit dice (i.e. 1+1 HD, 1+2 HD, etc. ). Thus, a 1+1 hit die monster's attack roll
would be read in the row category for '1' hit dice monsters. Monsters of less than
1 hit die (i.e. 1-1, ½, etc.) use the row category labelled „[l]ess than 1‰.

Character Combat Matrix

Character Class and Level Roll needed on d20 to hit listed Armor Class
Fighting-Man Cleric* Magic-User 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5
0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 20 20 20
1 1-2 1-3 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 20 20
2 3-4 4-6 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 20
3 5-6 5-9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 20
4 7-8 10-12 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20
5 9-10 13-15 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
6 11-12 16-18 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
7 13-14 19-21 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
8 15-16 22-24 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
9 17-18 25-27 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
10 19-20 28-30 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
*Thieves use cleric's progression for combat “to hit” rolls.

Monster Attack Matrix

Monster's Defender's Armor Class
Hit Dice 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5
Less than 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 20 20
1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 20 20
2 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20 20
3 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20
4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
6 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
7 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
8 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
9 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
10 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
11 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
12 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
14 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
15 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
16 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

(For notes on monster damage dice and handling monsters with multiple attacks, see the
MONSTERS & TREASURE section of this booklet.)

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Weapon Damage by Weapon Class:
For determination of weapon damage, weapon types are organized into three
categories:

Small Weapon (dagger, dart, etc.) 1d6-1

Normal Weapon (sword, hand axe, arrow, etc.) 1d6
Two-Handed Weapon (includes fighting with 2 weapons) 1d6+1

Weapon Damage Table

Small Weapons Damage
Dagger 1-5 (1d6-1)
Dart 1-5 (1d6-1)
Short Sword 1-5 (1d6-1)
Sling Stone 1-5 (1d6-1)
Normal Weapons Damage
Arrow 1-6 (1d6)
Bastard Sword* 1-6 (1d6)
Bolt or Quarrel 1-6 (1d6)
Club or Cudgel 1-6 (1d6)
Hand Axe 1-6 (1d6)
Long Sword 1-6 (1d6)
Flail 1-6 (1d6)
Mace 1-6 (1d6)
Morning Star 1-6 (1d6)
Spear 1-6 (1d6)
Staff 1-6 (1d6)
War Hammer 1-6 (1d6)
Two-Handed Weapons Damage**
Battle Axe 2-7 (1d+1)
Heavy War Hammer 2-7 (1d+1)
Pole Arm 2-7 (1d+1)
Two-handed Sword 2-7 (1d+1)
*May be used two-handed for 2-7 damage
**Includes fighting with two weapons

Missile Fire and Hurled Weapons Ranges

Ranges in Feet (and “to hit” Adjustment)
Missile Fire Short (0) Medium (-1) Long (-2)
Crossbow 1-80 81-160 161-240
Long Bow 1-70 71-140 141-210
Short Bow 1-50 51-100 101-150
Sling 1-40 41-80 80-160
Hurled Weapons Short (0) Medium (-1) Long (-2)
Dagger 1-10 11-20 21-30
Dart 1-15 16-30 21-45
Hand Axe 1-10 11-20 21-30
Holy Water or Oil Flask 1-10 11-30 31-50
Spear 1-20 21-40 41-60

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Warrior

Morale:
Morale checks are made by rolling 2d6. Morale scores for monsters may be
found, in most cases, in the Moldvay/Cook edition of the D&D Basic/Expert
Rulebooks. The referee may assign morale scores to creatures not found in those
books. The base morale score for hired retainers is 7, adjusted by the individual
retainer's loyalty score.

Natural 20, Double Damage & Fumbles:

A roll of natural 20 „to hit‰ is always successful and, if rolled by a fighting-man,
causes damage equal to double the normal damage rolled. A roll „to hit‰ of a
natural 1 is always a failure and results in a slip, trip, or fumble of weapon which
requires 1 combat round from which to recover.

Fumble Table
Die Roll Type of Fumble Description
1 hit comrade Normal damage.
2 hit self Half damage.
vision Helm, hood, hat, or hair obstructs vision. Roll DEX in lieu of next
3
obstructed attack to fix. Until fixed -2 to all rolls.
Weapon dropped or knocked away. Spend next round
4 fumble recovering. If weapon is non-magical, save or it is damaged; -1 to
all future damage rolls.
Roll DEX to avoid fall. If averted, spend next round recovering,
5 trip
otherwise stunned for 1 round, opponents gain +2 to attacks.
6 slip Lose footing, spend next round recovering.

Missile Fire into Melee

A character firing a missile into general melee will always suffer a -2 penalty to his
d20 „to hit‰ roll. On a successful roll, the intended target or possibly another
enemy of similar type is hit. If the „to hit‰ roll fails, however, a d6 should be
thrown with a result of 1 or 2 indicating that a random comrade has been struck
for full or half damage respectively.

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Grappling:
Any character, or group of characters, may attempt to grapple and subdue an
opponent. This is accomplished by having the attacking character, or characters,
roll a normal „to hit‰ roll against the target. The hit dice of all attackers who
successfully hit the target is totaled, and a number of d6 equal to this total is
rolled. The target must then roll a number of d6 equal to his own hit dice. If the
attackers' roll is greater than that of the defender, the target is considered pinned
and may be disarmed, shackled, bound, knocked-out, or otherwise subdued. If the
defender's roll prevails, he has thrown off all of his attackers and they must spend
one combat round recovering as if from a fumble. If the dice are tied, they are
struggling, with the defender still on his feet, and another set of grappling rolls will
be made on the next round. Any additional attackers who score a hit may add
their dice to the roll.

SAVING THROW

Character Saving Throw & Bonuses:

The saving throw rules in this game are based on the system found in the Swords
& Wizardry Core Rules, and the Swords & Wizardry White Box. Each character
has a single base saving throw number as determined by their class. (Note: Elves
will have a different saving throw number for each class in which they operate.)
This number is the character's target save number whenever a saving throw is
called for. Depending upon the type of incident or attack, however, a character's
saving throw die may be adjusted by one or more bonuses due to the character's
class and race.

Base Saving Throw by Class

Level of Character
Class 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fighting-Man 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6
Cleric 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
Magic-User* 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5
*Thieves use magic-user's progression for saving throws.

Saving Throw Bonuses

Character's
Class or Race Adjustment to Saving Throw vs. Attack Form
Fighting-man +1 vs. death and poison
Cleric +2 vs. poison and paralysis
Magic-user +2 vs. magic
Thief +2 vs. death and poison
Elf +2 vs. magic
Dwarf +4 vs. magic; +1 vs. death and poison
Halfling +4 vs. magic; +1 vs. death and poison

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Saving Throw for Monsters:

Monster Saving Throw Table

Monster's Hit Dice Saving Throw
Less than 1 18
1 17
2 16
3 15
4 14
5 13
6 12
7 11
8 10
9 9
10 8
11 7
12 6
13 5
14 4
15 3*
*Saving throws for monsters do not improve beyond 3.

Spider Ring

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SPELLS

Unless otherwise noted, spells will function as described in Dungeons & Dragons,
Volume 1, Men & Magic.

Saving Throw Against Spells:

A saving throw versus magic is allowed against any spell unless specifically noted
in the particular spell description or in the spell notes hereafter.

Casting Times:
Casting times for spells (including those read from scrolls) fall into two categories:
momentary or extended. The casting time for most spells is momentary, requiring
about 10 to 30 seconds to perform the needed gestures and incantations. Spells
with a momentary casting time may be used during combat. Spells with an
extended casting time are those which require a lengthy ritual to complete. Casting
time for such spells can be anywhere from 1 turn to several days, perhaps even
longer. Spells with an extended casting time include: cure light wounds, bless, cure
serious wounds, commune, and contact higher plane.

Spellbooks for Magic-users and Clerics:

Spells, both magical and clerical, require voluminous written formulae describing
the rituals and incantations required for casting. These writings are contained in
large magical tomes (in the case of magic-users) or in bulky prayer scrolls (in the
case of clerics). First level magic-users are assumed to have a spellbook which
contains all available 1st level spells. First level elves do not have a physical tome,
but possess knowledge of all standard 1st level spells in their „mental‰ book.

First level clerics cannot normally cast spells unless their wisdom score is 15 or
higher. In which case they gain a limited prayer scroll which contains one or two
spells. Upon attaining the second level of experience, a cleric will receive from his
church a complete prayer scroll containing all 1st level cleric spells in exchange for
an appropriate offering of money or treasure. (See spellbook costs below.)

As higher levels of spell-use become available to magic-users and clerics they may
obtain the necessary books or scrolls by purchasing them according to the table
below. Magic-users can usually purchase tomes from a higher level magic-user,
while clerics may acquire the necessary scrolls in exchange for an offering of the
listed amount to their church or temple.

Cost of Spellbooks & Prayer Scrolls

Level of Spellbook or Scroll Cost
1st level spells 2,000 g.p.
2nd level spells 4,000 g.p.
3rd level spells 8,000 g.p.
4th level spells 16,000 g.p.
5th level spells 32,000 g.p.
6th level spells 64,000 g.p.

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Spell Lists:

Magic-User Spellbooks
1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level
1. Charm Person Continual Light Clairaudience
2. Detect Magic Detect Chaos Clairvoyance
3. Floating Disc Detect Invisibility Dispel Magic
4. Hold Portal ESP Field of Force
5. Light Invisibility Fireball
6. Magic Missile Knock Fly
7. Protection from Chaos Levitate Haste
8. Read Languages Locate Object Hold Person
9. Read Magic Mirror Image Infravision
10. Sleep Phantasmal Force Invisibility, 10' radius
11. Web Lightning Bolt
12. Wizard Lock Protection/Chaos 10' r.
13. Protection/Normal Missiles
14. Slow
15. Water Breathing
4th Level 5th Level 6th Level
1. Charm Monster Animate Dead Anti-Magic Shell
2. Confusion Cloudkill Control Weather
3. Dimension Door Conjure Elemental Death Spell
4. Hallucinatory Terrain Contact Higher Plane Disintegrate
5. Massmorph Feeblemind Geas
6. Plant Growth Growth of Animals Invisible Stalker
7. Polymorph Other Hold Monster Lower Water
8. Polymorph Self Magic Jar Move Earth
9. Remove Curse Passwall Part Water
10. Wall of Fire Telekinesis Projected Image
11. Wall of Ice Teleport Reincarnate
12. Wizard Eye Transform Rock to Mud Stone to Flesh
13. Wall of Iron
14. Wall of Stone
15.

Cleric Prayer Scrolls

1st Level 2nd Level 3rd Level
1. Cure Light Wounds Bless Continual Light
2. Detect Chaos Find Traps Cure Disease
3. Detect Magic Hold Person Locate Object
4. Light Resist Fire Remove Curse
5. Protection from Chaos Silence 15' Radius Speak with the Dead
6. Purify Food and Drink Speak With Animals Striking
4th Level 5th Level
1. Cure Serious Wounds Commune
2. Neutralize Poison Create Food and Drink
3. Protection/Chaos, 10' r. Dispel Chaos
4. Speak with Plants Insect Plague
5. Sticks to Snakes Quest
6. Tongues Raise Dead
7. True Seeing

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Magic-User Spell Notes:

1st Level Magic-User Spell Notes

Charm Person
In cases where multiple victims are charmed by a single magic-user, the caster's
ability to „manage his subjects‰ may become strained. The referee should devise a
secret system for determining the maximum number of individuals that can be safely
managed under the spell simultaneously. When this maximum is exceeded, some or
perhaps all of the victims should be allowed additional saving throws to throw off the
charm.

Detect Magic
This spell will not reveal persons or objects that are magically invisible.

Floating Disc
This spell functions as described on page B17 of the Moldvay edition of the D&D
Basic Rulebook.

Hold Portal
This spell functions as described on page 23 of D&D, Volume 1, Men & Magic except
that the duration is reckoned in „rounds,‰ not „turns.‰

Light
The light summoned by this spell is equivalent to torch light. The spell may be
centered upon an object (e.g. a stone, a statue, a sword, etc.), causing the item to
glow. If cast upon the eyes of a person or creature, the target must make a saving
throw versus magic or suffer partial blindness (-2 to all rolls) for the duration of the
spell.

Magic Missile
There is no measurable duration for this spell. Upon casting, the effect is immediate.
No saving throw against this spell is allowed. Otherwise, this spell functions as
described on page B16 of the Moldvay edition of the D&D basic rules.

Protection from Chaos

This spell is the same as the spell Protection from Evil on page 23 of Dungeons &
Dragons, Volume 1, Men & Magic except that it is effective against attacks and
opponents aligned with „Chaos‰ rather than „evil.‰ The spell blocks all attack forms
initiated by enchanted creatures, including melee, missile attacks, spell-like powers,
and mind attacks. Beings that are conjured, created, gated, or summoned are
considered enchanted for purposes of this spell. The spell may be cast in reverse, thus
providing protection from „Law.‰

Sleep
The caster may specify the target(s) of this spell, thus allowing it to be cast at an
enemy without the danger of catching comrades within its effect. If the target is a
group of creatures, those to be affected must be generally described (i.e. „all hostile
opponents,‰ „the orc archers,‰ etc.). Alternatively, the caster may narrow the spell's
effect to select a single stated target. Any target that rolls a successful save versus
magic will completely avoid the affects of this spell.

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2nd Level Magic-User Spell Notes
Continual Light
The illumination summoned extends for 60 feet. Otherwise, this spell has the same
effects limitations as the first level magic-user spell, light, but will continue until
dispelled by the caster (or by a dispel magic spell).

Detect Chaos
This spell is the same as the spell Detect Evil on page 24 of Men & Magic except that
it detects objects, intentions, and creatures aligned with „Chaos‰ rather than „evil.‰
The spell may be cast in reverse allowing detection of the forces of „Law.‰

Levitate
The speed at which the caster may rise or descend is 60' per round, or 1' per
second. Otherwise, this spell functions as described on page 24 of Men & Magic.

Locate Object
This spell functions as described on page 24 of Men & Magic, except that the phrase
„[w]ell known objects‰ should be replaced with „[c]ommon features.‰

Mirror Image
With this spell 1d4+1 mirror images of the caster are created. Otherwise, the spell
functions as described on page B17 of the Moldvay edition of the D&D basic rules.

Web
This spell is similar in most respects to the „webs‰ effect of the Staff of Wizardry
found on page 35 of D&D, Volume 2, Monsters & Treasure. Powerful creatures such
as giants can break through a web spell in 2 combat rounds. Normal men and lesser
creatures will take a minimum of 2 turns to escape. The duration of the spell is 8
hours. The range is 30' per level of the caster.

Wizard Lock
If so desired the caster of this spell may incorporate a pass-phrase, hand-sign, or
similar device that will open the held door or object. The magic-user who placed the
spell may freely pass through the held portal at any time.

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3rd Level Magic-User Spell Notes
Clairaudience
Use of this spell is subject to the same limitations and range as ESP. There must be
some person or creature present in the target location, through whose ears the caster
may listen. This spell may be cast into/through a crystal ball.

Clairvoyance
Use of this spell is subject to the same limitations and range as ESP. To be effective,
there must be some person or creature present, through whose eyes the caster may
view the target location.

Field of Force
A shimmering force field is created and will persist for 1 round per level of the caster.
The field is one inch thick and will cover an area up to 20' x 20'. The field will block
passages, doorways, or even cover pits. It is impervious to normal physical force, but
hits by large creatures of 6 or more HD will reduce the duration by 1-4 rounds per
strike. Magic (and possibly magical creatures) may pass through the field, but spells
of 3rd level or below will be reduced to half strength.

Fireball
The duration of this spell is 1 round, after which the magical fire dissipates.
Combustible items ignited by the blast, however, may continue to burn.

Haste
The duration of this spell is 1 round per level of the caster. The spell may be targeted
at a specific creature or group of creatures in the same manner as a sleep spell
(above). Targeted creatures of less than 4 hit dice receive no saving throw against the
spell's effects. The area of effect is a 60' diameter circle. The movement rate of
affected creatures becomes doubled. In combat a group or individual affected by the
spell will gain a +3 bonus to all initiative dice and is allowed double the normal
number of attacks each round, with the second attack coming at the end of the round.
The spell does not allow for increased rate of spell casting. This spell may be used to
counter or negate the effects of a slow spell. Multiple castings of this spell will not
have a cumulative effect, unless used to negate multiple castings of a slow spell.

Hold Person
Held persons immediately enter a trance-like state and remain stationary until some
instruction is given by the caster, which they will carry out in a automaton-like
manner. Any command will be obeyed, unless the order is obvious self-destruction; in
which case another saving throw at +4 is allowed. If this roll fails the instruction will
be carried out regardless, even if the victim is ordered to fall upon his own sword.

Protection from Normal Missiles

The term „normal men‰ in the spell description (Men & Magic, p. 26) is construed as
including men, humanoids, and non-enchanted creatures of 3 HD or less.

Slow
The duration of this spell 1 round per level of the caster. The spell may be targeted at
a specific creature or group of creatures in the same manner as a sleep spell (above).
Targeted creatures of less than 4 hit dice receive no saving throw against the spell's

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effects. The area of effect is a 60' diameter circle. The movement rate of affected
creatures is halved. In combat a group or individual affected by the spell will suffer
an automatic loss of initiative rolls, and may only attack once every other round. The
effects of this spell will slow spell casters so that the minimum casting time of any spell
becomes two rounds. Additional castings of this spell upon a group or individual
already affected will multiply the spell's effects. This spell may be used to negate the
effects of a haste spell.

4th Level Magic-User Spell Notes

Charm Monster
The referee may regulate this spell in the same manner as the charm person spell
above, by limiting the number of charmed creatures that the caster is able to
successfully „handle.‰

Confusion
This spell functions as described on page 26 of D&D, Volume 1, Men & Magic except
that all occurrences of the word „turn‰ should be replaced with „round.‰

Massmorph
In addition to „trees,‰ this spell may be used to transform a party in to any common,
natural terrain feature large enough to conceal the body of men in question (e.g.
large boulders, stalagmites, giant mushrooms, snow drifts, sand dunes, etc.).

Polymorph Other
For a player character (or NPC) transformed by this spell, the DM may allow a
secondary saving throw in order for the affected individual to maintain their original
„mentality.‰ Polymorphed creatures retain their original hit point total after the
transformation. Thus a goblin with 4 hit points transformed into a dragon would
acquire all of the dragon's regular abilities abilities, including a breath weapon
capable of inflicting damage appropriate to that type/age of dragon. However, he
will still possess only 4 hit points. Likewise, a troll with 25 hit points that is
transformed into a snail would retain it's original 25 hit points, making it impossible
to kill by simply stepping upon it. If used to transform an individual into a non-
intelligent or inanimate object (e.g. a tree or a boulder), the duration of the effect will
be random, from 1 to 100 days, to be secretly determined by the referee .

Growth of Plants
This spell functions as described on page 27 of Dungeons & Dragons, Volume 1, Men
& Magic except that occurrences of the word „inches‰ should be read as „feet‰ (in the
dungeon) or „yards‰ (in the wilderness).

5th Level Magic-User Spell Notes

Feeblemind
A magic-user affected by this spell becomes a helpless idiot, unable to cast spells or
solve any sort of problem requiring intelligence or reasoning. An elf will succumb to
this spell only whilst he is operating as a magic-user. Once affected all acquired spell
knowledge is utterly erased from the elf's mind, and he may not switch to fighting-
man until the feeblemind is dispelled, as the effects of the spell will totally inhibit the
meditations necessary for transition to the other class.

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6th Level Magic-User Spell Notes

Lower Water
The maximum surface area to be affected is 10,000 square feet.

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Cleric Spell Notes:

1st Level Cleric Spell Notes

Cure Light Wounds
Under most circumstances this spell may not be utilized during combat as the time
required to perform the necessary ritual is „one full turn.‰ (See Dungeons & Dragons,
Volume 1, Men & Magic, p. 31.)

Detect Chaos
This spell is the same as the spell Detect Evil on pages 24 and 31 of Dungeons &
Dragons, Volume 1, Men & Magic except that it detects objects, intentions, and
creatures aligned with „Chaos‰ rather than „evil.‰ The spell may be cast in reverse
allowing detection of the forces of „Law.‰

Light
The light summoned by this spell is equivalent to torch light. The spell may be
centered upon an object (e.g. a stone, a statue, a sword, etc.), causing the item to
glow. If cast upon the eyes of a person or creature, the target must make a saving
throw versus magic or suffer partial blindness (-2 to all rolls) for the duration of the
spell. Priests of Chaos will employ a reversed version of the spell which dispels light
and causes darkness. Note, however, the amount of light this spell may summon is
equal only to torch light, not full daylight; likewise, the darkness caused by reversing
the spell will not be total.

Protection from Chaos

This spell is the same as the spell Protection from Evil on page 31 of Dungeons &
Dragons, Volume 1, Men & Magic except that it is effective against attacks and
opponents aligned with „Chaos‰ rather than „evil.‰ The spell may be cast in reverse,
thus providing protection from „Law.‰

2nd Level Cleric Spell Notes

Hold Person
Held persons immediately enter a trance-like state and they remain stationary until
some instruction is given by the cleric, which they will carry out in a automaton-like
manner. Any command will be obeyed, unless the order is obvious self-destruction; in
which case another saving throw at +4 is allowed. If this roll fails the instruction will
be carried out regardless, even if the victim is ordered to fall upon his own sword.

Resist Fire
Immunity to fire and intense heat is conveyed for 1 round per level of the cleric.

Silence 15' Radius

This spell functions as described on page X11 of the Cook/Marsh edition of the D&D
Expert Rulebook.

3rd Level Cleric Spell Notes

Continual Light
Continual light, when cast by a cleric, is the only version of the various light spells
capable of producing brightness equal to full daylight. Likewise, the reverse,

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„continual dark,‰ will create complete darkness. If the referee allows this spell to be
cast upon the eyes or visual organs of a creature, it will cause blindness (i.e. -4 to
attack dice, saving throws, etc.).

Striking
Any weapon will become magicked for 1 round per level of the cleric, gaining a
+1 bonus to combat „to hit‰ rolls and delivering an extra 1-6 hit points of damage.

4th Level Cleric Spell Notes

Neutralize Poison
The duration of this spell is permanent, but poisonous creatures, such as snakes, may
generate new poison. A character affected by a slow acting poison may be cured as
long as this spell is fully cast upon him before he succumbs to the poison and dies.

Tongues
The cleric may speak and understand unknown languages, including alignment
tongues, for 1 turn.

5th Level Cleric Spell Notes

Dispel Chaos
This spell is the same as the spell Dispel Evil on page 26 of D&D, Volume 1, Men &
Magic. However, the phrase „evil sending‰ is replaced with „chaotic sending.‰ The
precise definition of the phrase is left to the referee, but generally it is thought to
include any spell or magical effect produced by an agent of Chaos, as well as
summoned, gated, or magically created creatures of chaotic alignment, including
demon-types. Demons and summoned monsters will be banished by this spell back to
their home planet or other place of origin. Extremely powerful demons and the like
are entitled to a saving throw in opposition to the effects of the spell.

Raise Dead
Characters with a constitution score of 6 or lower are unable to be resurrected by this
spell. A raised character who is able to „survive adversity‰ in accordance with his
constitution score (See Dungeons & Dragons, Volume 1, Men & Magic, pp. 10-11)
may ignore the required recovery time and continue adventuring immediately. Those
of average constitution (below 13) who fail a percentile roll based on their „survive
adversity‰ percentage must spend the required 2 weeks (or 2 game sessions;
whichever is longer in actual time) recovering.

True Seeing
By means of this spell, the cleric will see all things as they truly are. This includes
secret doors and passageways, hidden traps, invisible objects, disguised persons,
etc. The duration of the spell is one round per experience level.

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 MONSTERS & TREASURE

NOTES ON MONSTERS

Standard Undead Monsters:

Statistics and descriptions for the standard undead monsters (i.e. those listed by
name on the Cleric Affecting Undead Table) should be drawn from the AD&D
Monster Manual. The referee should remain aware of this whenever the random
encounter tables in The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures are employed, and
an undead creature of appropriate level should be substituted if necessary.

Damage Inflicted by Monsters Based on d6:

Damage inflicted by monsters is based on the six-sided die whenever possible.
When using monsters from later rules editions and third party sources, this may
require conversion of a monster's damage rating (which may be made by the
referee in advance, or „on the fly‰). Attacks that normally score less than 1d6
damage may be converted to 1d6-1 or 1d3. A damage rating of 1d8 will likely
become 1d6. A damage rating of 1d10 should be treated as 1d6+1. Damage
ratings of 1d12 or 2d8, may be interpreted as 2d6. In rare cases where the
damage rating is higher than the previous examples, the DM should assign an
appropriate number of d6 for the case at hand (i.e. 3d6, 4d6, etc., et. al.).

Monsters with Multiple Attacks:

Monsters with multiple attacks per round may be handled in one of two ways. The
first option is to allow multiple attacks, either splitting the attacks between targets,
or concentrating them on one opponent. Whether the attacks are split or
concentrated will depend on the situation at hand, the discretion of the referee,
and random die roll if necessary or appropriate.

The second option is to replace the multiple attack routine with a single attack roll
that approximates the overall damage effect of the monster in question. This
method requires prior thought on the part of the DM in order to balance the
proper amount of damage with the reduction in number of attacks, but has the
advantage of greatly speeding combat play, especially in cases where many such
monsters are present in a single encounter.

NOTES ON TREASURE

Random Treasure Tables:

When random determination of treasure is necessary, tables from any of the
following sources are recommended:

Volume 2, Monsters & Treasure, pp. 22-27

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 GREYHAWK, pp. 40-46
D&D Expert Rulebook (Cook/Marsh), pp. X43-X45
AD&D Dungeon Master's Guide, pp. 121-125

If the referee wishes to limit random treasure to items appropriate for beginning
players or low-level characters, the tables in the D&D Basic Rulebook (Holmes or
Moldvay edition) may be used.

When random treasure occurs as the result of a chance encounter in the dungeon
or wilderness, the referee may, at his discretion, allow the payers to choose which
source of tables is to be used for the determination of treasure.

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Magic Swords:
The supernatural intelligences bound to certain magic swords are exclusively
aligned with either the forces of Law or the powers of Chaos. Thusly, found magic
swords of neutral alignment never possess intelligence/ego or the accompanying
special powers and abilities, nor will they inflict damage upon lawful or chaotic
characters who attempt to handle them. The possibility of neutral magic weapons
to which unaligned forces (such as elementals) are bound is the province of the
referee. If such exist, however, they will be of some other form, not swords.

Coins:
The standard values of common coins are as follows:

1 gold piece = 10 silver pieces

1 silver piece = 10 copper pieces
1 copper piece = 1/100 gold piece

Relative values of other metals (electrum, platinum, mithril etc.) are left to the
judgement of the referee.

NEW MAGIC ITEM

The following magic item is offered as a device usable by the ingenious and
adventurous referee who desires to introduce new rules and game mechanics
without needlessly endangering his players' characters, or even risking the
dreaded „TPK‰ (i.e. total party kill), and possibly exposing his entire campaign to
ruin. In other words, should the DM decide to use his players as guinea pigs in his
„game laboratory,‰ the Miracle Max pill may be employed as a simple form of life
insurance for characters potentially put at risk.

Miracle Max Pill:

The Miracle Max pill appears as a large (2-3 inch) ball of unknown catholicon
covered in a thick couverture shell. It is usually placed in the mouth of a recently
deceased character in order to completely revive and bring them back to life. Its
limitations, availability, and other possible uses are left to the discretion of the
referee.

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 UNDERWORLD & WILDERNESS

EXPLORING THE DUNGEON

Movement Rates Table

Base Speed by Type of Movement
Move Observing & Normal Running or Engaged in
Character Encumbrance Rate Mapping Walking Fleeing* Combat
Unarmored 12 120'/turn 240'/turn 120'/round 12'/round
(Up to 75 pounds)
Leather Armored
(76-100 pounds) 9 90'/turn 180'/turn 90'/round 9'/round

Metal Armored 6 60'/turn 120'/turn 60'/round 6'/round

(101-150 pounds)
Metal Armored & Carrying
Treasure (151-300 pounds) 3 30'/turn 60'/turn 30'/round 3'/round

*Character may move at this rate for 10 rounds (adjusted by constitution bonus), after which
he must rest 3 full turns or suffer a -2 penalty to combat rolls, saving throws. etc.
NOTE: Outdoor movement is in yards, not feet.

Opening Doors Chance on d6

Door is to Force Door*
Stuck 1-2
Locked 1
Barred or Chained 0
*A character's strength adjustment may be added to his chance to
open doors. Use of a crowbar or similar implement will improve a
character's open door roll by 2 or more pips.

Locating Secret Doors and Passages

Chance on d6 to Find
Character's Race Secret Doors and Passages
Human, Dwarf, or Halfling 1-2
Elf* 1-4
*Elves have an automatic 2 in 6 chance to detect secret
doors/passages when passing within 10 feet.

Finding Traps
Character's Race Chance on d6 to Find Traps
Human, Elf, or Halfling 1
Dwarf* or Thief 1-2
*Dwarves have a 4 in 6 chance to detect traps of a stonework
nature, and have a 2 in 6 chance of noticing such constructions if
passing within 10 feet.

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MONSTERS IN THE DUNGEON

Wandering Monster Encounter Rolls

Description Die Roll
Normal chance for encounter 1 on d6 / turn
Normal chance of surprise (characters or monsters) 1-2 on d6
Initial sighting distance (if not surprised) 20'-80' (2d4 x 10)
Initial distance (if either party surprised) 10'-30 ' (1d3 x 10)
Chance of surprised character dropping held item 1 on d6

Monster Reactions
Dice Roll (2d6)* Reaction
2 Immediate attack
3-5 Hostile, imminent attack
6-8 Uncertain, hesitant (roll again if necessary)**
9-11 Monster withdraws or considers offer
12 Amity, possible truce or alliance
*When table is used to determine reaction to parley, negotiating
character's charisma bonus/penalty should be added to die roll.
**If this result rolled twice, reaction is hostile/imminent attack.

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Pursuit By Monsters in the Dungeon
Monster's
Circumstance Intelligence Result

non-intelligent Monster pursues party.

Monster will pursue a weaker

party. If party is superior in
Party flees from monster.* semi-intelligent
strength or numbers, monster will
only pursue on 1-3 on d6.
If party is obviously superior in
intelligent strength or numbers, monster will
not pursue.
Line of sight distance between
fleeing party and pursuing any Monster continues pursuit.
monster is 90' or less.
Fleeing party rounds corner,
Monster only continues if 1-2 on
passes through door, or uses any
d6 is rolled.
stairway.

Fleeing party passes through Monster continues if 1 on d6 is

any
secret door. rolled

Normal monster will cease

Burning oil used to block pursuit. Powerful or fire-resistant
any
pursuit. creatures may continue at DM's
discretion.
Monster 90% likely to stop and
non-intelligent
investigate.
Party places food/edible items
Monster 50% likely to stop and
to delay/distract pursuing semi-intelligent
investigate.
monster.
Monster 10% likely to stop and
intelligent
investigate.
Monster 10% likely to stop and
non-intelligent
investigate.
Party places coins/treasure to
Monster 50% likely to stop and
delay/distract pursuing semi-intelligent
investigate.
monster.
Monster 90% likely to stop and
intelligent
investigate.

*If initial distance between monster and party is 20' or less combat is imminent and there is
no chance to flee.

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FALLS

Falling Damage, Saving Throw, and Automatic Death:

Damage from falling is at a rate of 1d6 per 10' fallen. However, for falls of 60' or
less a character may make a saving throw. A successful roll will reduce the number
of d6 damage by 1 die. Thus a character falling only 10,' whose saving throw
succeeds, would suffer no damage. Whereas a character falling 50' who saves
successfully would still take 4d6 in damage. Falls that are broken by a soft or
yielding surface (e.g. a bale of hay or pool of water) will result in a reduction of
some or possibly all damage, to be adjudicated by the DM on a cases by case
basis.

Falls of greater than 60' will normally result in automatic death. In such a case, the
DM should make a secret save v. death roll. If the roll succeeds, the character is
not dead, but unconscious with 0 or negative hit points, barely clinging to life. He
will remain so for one turn per level of experience. If no magical healing is
administered during this time, the fallen character lapses into death.

DISEASE

Occasionally, a character may contract some form of illness or disease. The bite of
a giant rat, a cursed scroll, or the touch of certain demons being examples of such
instances. When called for, the referee may select an illness from the following
table, or roll for it randomly. A saving throw against contracting a disease is
usually allowed. At the referee's option, any human or demi-human that comes
within 5 feet of an infected character has a one time 2 in 6 chance of contracting
the disease as well (normal saving throw allowed). Symptoms will manifest
gradually in secondary victims over a period of 1-4 days.

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Disease Table
Roll d8 Description
1 The Ague – This disease manifests as shaking chills, severe headache, fever, and
profuse sweating. Movement rate is halved and a penalty of -2 is incurred upon all
hit, damage, ability rolls and saving throws. Every 48 hours, symptoms and
incurred penalties will subside for one day, then return for another 2 day period.
This will continue for one month, at which time the character must make a saving
throw at +2 . If the roll succeeds, the disease has run its course and can never be
contracted again. If the roll fails, the character succumbs and dies.

2 The Grippe – This disease is characterized by fever, periodic vomiting, severe

stomach cramps, etc. Movement rate is reduced to 1/3 and a penalty of -3 is
incurred upon all hit, damage, ability rolls and saving throws. After a period of
one week a saving throw must be made. Success indicates recovery. Failure
indicates that the condition continues indefinitely.

3 Purple Fever – The victim's skin takes on a dark purplish hue. Incessant violent
coughing, periodic nose bleeds, and crusted, goopy eyes reduce movement rate to
½ and incur a penalty of -4 to all hit, damage, ability rolls and saving throws. In
the dungeon, the loud, unceasing cough has a 4 in 6 chance each turn of attracting
a monster in addition to any regular wandering monsters. The infected victim will
die in 2d4 days if not cured.

4 Super Mummy Rot – Similar to leprosy, this disease is characterized by numb white
and pink splotches that cover the victims body. Wounds inflicted upon a victim will
not heal, and magical cures and healing spells will be of no avail. The splotches
will spread, and in 1-3 days large areas of flesh will begin to flake off. When this
begins, the victim will die in 24 hours if not cured.

5 Devil's Fire – The victim of this disease will begin convulsing and hallucinating,
believing he is being burned and eaten by demons. Movement is reduced to 0, so
that the victim must be carried if travel is desired. The skin will quickly develop itchy
red spots that will blister and then blacken. This will continue for 1-6 hours at which
time a saving throw mast be rolled. Success indicates recovery. Failure indicates
death.

6 Methuselah's Curse – The victim begins to age unnaturally, at a rate of 10 years per
hour. Player character ability scores will quickly diminish, beginning with strength.
Incremental penalties to movement, hit, damage, and other rolls should also be
imposed. After 8 hours the victim will be incapacitated by extreme old age, and
unless the victim is cured, he will surely die before 12 hours have passed.

7 Red Plague – Blood begins seeping from all orifices, including the eyes, and even
the victim's pores. The affected person will lose 1 hit point per turn, which cannot
be cured by normal healing or cure spells. When the character reaches 0 hit points,
he will be unconscious and must roll a saving throw. Success indicates that the
disease has run its course, although the character is still unconscious (but may now
be administered cure spells). Failure indicates death.

8 Black Death – Multiple large black lumps and oozy lesions rapidly cover the victim's
face and body. Fever and delirium will set in in 1-3 hours and the victim will begin
babbling and wandering randomly unless guided by others. If not cured in 24
hours, the victim will succumb and die.

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WILDERNESS ADVENTURES USING OUTDOOR SURVIVAL

In using the the Outdoor Survival board game for wilderness adventures it is
assumed that the referee possess a general knowledge of that game and its rules.

Move Allowance:
The base move allowance on the Outdoor Survival mapboard is 3. This means that
a party travelling afoot in the wilderness may travel 3 hexes per day, where a
single hex is equal to 5 miles of clear terrain. The move allowance (i.e. movement
rates) for mounted parties, and increased movement cost due to the difficulty of
various terrain types is found on pages 16 & 17 of The Underworld & Wilderness
Adventures. A convenient and well illustrated key to movement cost vs. terrain type
is provided on the „Mapboard Movement Chart‰ of the Outdoor Survival game.

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Direction Ability:
A party's direction ability will dictate whether or not the party is able to
successfully travel along a desired course in the wilderness. Depending upon the
type of terrain, a party may become lost, thus affecting their direction ability. This
is determined at the beginning of each day of travel by noting the type of terrain
occupied when movement is begun and then rolling 1d6. Consult the table below.

Direction Ability Table

Terrain Type Roll d6* Result
Lost. Roll another d6 and consult the Random Direction
Chart printed on the map board. Party must move at
1
least one hex in indicated direction, after which only
Clear/Plains one change of direction is allowed.
or
River
Move as desired with one direction change allowed for
2-6
each hex moved through.

Lost. Roll another d6 and consult the Random Direction

Chart printed on the map board. Party must move at
1-2
least one hex in indicated direction, after which only
Woods/Rough one change of direction is allowed.
or
Hills/Mountains
Move as desired with one direction change allowed for
3-6
each hex moved through.

Lost. Roll another d6 and consult the Random Direction

Chart printed on the map board. Party must move at
1-3
Jungle, least one hex in indicated direction, after which only
Swamp, one change of direction is allowed.
or
Desert Move as desired with one direction change allowed for
4-6
each hex moved through.

Road/Trail
Move as desired with one direction change allowed for
or ·
each hex moved through.
City

*The daily direction ability roll may be modified as follows: a character with a high wisdom
score who acts as the party navigator may add his wisdom bonus to the die roll. Use of a
compass, if one can be acquired, will also add 1 to the roll.

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Daily Necessities and the Life Level Index Chart:
In the wilderness, characters must have adequate food, water, and rest. Each
travelling character must track these necessities using the Life Level Index Chart.
(See following page.)

Characters will satisfy the current day's need for food by consuming a day's worth
of rations, by passing through a food hex on the Outdoor Survival mapboard, or
by successful foraging. A party may forage for food (nuts, berries, small game,
etc.) by sacrificing 1/3 of its move allowance. A maximum of three such attempts
may be made each day. For each foraging attempt made, there is a 1 in 6
chance that adequate food can be found to satisfy the day's food requirement.

When the food requirement for the day is not met, it is tracked on the FOOD
INDEX of the Life Level Index Chart. One step on the FOOD INDEX may be
recovered by spending a full day on a food hex. Recovery on the FOOD INDEX is
three steps per day in a town or castle.

Characters will satisfy the current day's need for water by consuming 4 quarts (i.e.
2 wineskins) of water, or by passing through a lake or river hex. When the water
requirement for the day is not met, it is tracked on the WATER INDEX of Life Level
Index Chart. One step on the WATER INDEX may be recovered by spending a full
day on a lake or river hex. Recovery on the WATER INDEX is three steps per day
in a town or castle.

Lack of food and/or water will eventually result in penalties to a character's

movement rate and a gradual decline in constitution via the LIFE LEVEL INDEX. If a
character's constitution is reduced to zero, he is dead.

Required Rest:
Travelling characters must rest for a minimum of 8 hours out of each 24, and one
full day's rest is required for every 6 days of travel. Failure to rest will result in
fatigue and should incur penalties to movement, combat, and/or life levels.

Wilderness Encounters:
At the end of each day, the DM will check to see if a monster is encountered. The
chance for an encounter is based on the terrain type on which the party's
movement ends. See pp. 18-19 of The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures for
wilderness monster tables. When an encounter occurs, there is a chance (1-2 on
d6) of surprise for both the monster and, the party. If either is surprised, initial
distance is 10-30 yards. Otherwise, sighting distance is 40-240 (4d6x10) yards.

Hydra

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JOUSTING

Jousting is single combat between mounted warriors armed with lance and shield
where the aim is to unseat one's opponent. Such contests may be friendly
competitions or trials of honor. Jousting will also occur when demanded by castled
fighting-man upon whose lands a party has trespassed. (See page 15 of
Dungeons & Dragons, Volume 3, The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures.)

Method of Play:
Each character secretly selects a shield aiming point. This represents the
character's intended attack upon his opponent's shield. (See the SHIELD AIMING
POINTS diagram.) Each character then secretly selects his own defensive saddle
position. (See „Defense Positions‰ on the Jousting Matrix below. Note that the
selected aiming point may preclude certain defense positions.)

The shield aiming point of each player is matched against the defense position of
his opponent, and the results are found by consulting the Jousting Matrix. Once the
results have been determined, one ride is complete. If neither opponent has been
unhorsed, play continues until one (or both) of the contestants is unhorsed,
surrenders, or three rides have been completed.

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Jousting Matrix

Defense Positions Possible

Defensive
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 Positions
Aiming Lower Lean Lean Steady Shield Shield (Considering
Point Helm Right Left Seat High Low Aiming Point)

Helm M M M H U M 4-6
DC U B M B B M 3-6
CP B/(U)/I U G B B/(U) (U)/I Any
SC G M B G G U 2, 4-6
DF B B/(U) M B M B 4-6
FP B/(U) G B B/(U) B/(U)/I B Any
SF G M B/(U) G G G 4-6

Base B G U B B/(U)/I B 1, 4-6

Matrix Results
B - Broken The attacker's lance is broken if non-magical. Magical lances are broken
Lance only if the defender's shield is rated higher than the lance. An attacker who
breaks his lance may replace it between rides if another is available and
there is a squire or weapon bearer to bring it to the field. Otherwise, the
knight may surrender, or may continue to ride without a lance, but must use
defense position 4, steady seat.

G - Glancing This is effectively a miss. However, if the attacker's aiming point was CP or
Blow SC, the defender must roll a saving throw. Failure indicates that his helm
has been hit and knocked off. If the helm is magical, or part of a magical
suit of armor, the appropriate bonus may be added to the saving throw die.

H - Helm The defender's helm is hit and knocked off. It may not be replaced for the
Knocked duration of the match. Any subsequent attack that would normally hit the
Off defender's helm will instead result in an injury for maximum damage. A
helmetless knight may only use defense position 4, steady seat.

I - Injury A character sustaining an injury will suffer damage equal to his armor class
plus 2-7 hit points. If the damage is caused by a magic lance, an
additional point of damage is sustained for each plus of the weapon. A
helmetless knight will always sustain maximum lance damage.

M - Miss The attacker misses his target.

U - Unhorsed If the result on the JOUSTING MATRIX is an underscored 'U' then the
defender is unhorsed. If the result is a parenthetical '(U)' then jousting rolls
must be made.

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Jousting Rolls:
Whenever a parenthetical '(U)' is indicated on the Jousting Matrix, jousting rolls
must be made. The attacker and defender will each roll a number of d6 equal to
their hit dice. If the attacker is using a magic lance, he may add to his roll a
number of d6 equal to the plus rating of the weapon. Likewise, if the defender has
a magic shield, he may add a number of d6 to his roll equal to the plus rating of
his shield. If the attacker's roll prevails, the defender has been unhorsed.
Otherwise, the defender is still in the saddle and play may continue.

SIMPLE RULES FOR MASS COMBAT

The following guidelines for mass combat have been devised to avoid resorting to
complex miniature battle systems such as CHAINMAIL. The aim is to make such
battles quick, streamlined, and abstract, avoiding the use of large, time consuming
tabletops full of miniature troops. The rules presented here are intended for mid- to
high-level characters with not more than three or four hundred troops under their
command as they foray into the wild lands (where similarly small but hostile armies
of men and humanoids are common).

Unit Hit Dice:

A unit is a grouping of combatants of 3 HD or less with similar weapon type and
armor class. In any given scenario the number of combatants comprising a
standard unit will be determined by the referee based on overall size of the
opposing forces. Any number of combatants per unit is possible provided that all
units in a single engagement are of equal size. Units comprised of either 5 or 10
combatants are recommended. Each unit will have a 'unit hit dice' (UHD) rating
equal to 5 plus the normal hit dice rating of the individuals comprising the unit,
disregarding any hit dice modifier.

If the individuals comprising the unit have a plus or minus modifier to their usual hit
dice (e.g. hobgoblins, HD 1+1), this modifier is noted in the unit stat bloc as a hit
dice modifier (e.g. HD mod: +1). Units composed of creatures with ½ HD should
be treated as having a UHD of 6 with a HD modifier of -2. Units made up of 0 HD
types (e.g. 0 level fighting-men) should be considered as 5 UHD, with no modifier.

Weapon Class & Modifier:

Small Weapon (dagger, dart, etc.) -1
Normal Weapon (sword, hand axe, arrow, etc.) 0
Two-Handed Weapon (includes fighting with 2 weapons) +1

Example of Unit Stat Blocks:

PLAYER UNIT: 5 Men-at-Arms MONSTER UNIT: 5 Hobgoblins
UHD: 5 UHD: 6
HD MOD: 0 HD MOD: +1
HTK: 5 HTK: 7
ARMOR CLASS: 6 (leather armor & shield) ARMOR CLASS: 5
WEAPON CLASS: 0 (long sword) WEAPON CLASS: +1 (battle axe)
MOVE BASE: 9 MOVE BASE: 9
MORALE: 0 MORALE: +1

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Unit Combat:
Unit combat occurs when one unit engages another. No initiative rolls are
necessary. Each unit will make a 'combat roll' by rolling a number of d6 equal to
its UHD, adding (or subtracting) HD modifiers, and adding the opposing unit's
armor class (AC) to the total. The final numbers from each side are compared. The
unit with the highest total prevails and makes a damage roll. If the scores are tied
no damage is rolled.

The prevailing unit (i.e. with the higher total) makes a damage roll by rolling
another d6 and adding its weapon class modifier to the roll. The result is the
number of hits scored upon the unit with the lower combat roll. A unit is eliminated
if it sustains a number of hits equal to its UHD plus its regular HD. This number is
referred to as the unit's HTK („hits to kill‰). Records should be kept of hits taken by
surviving units as these will carry over to other engagements during the same
encounter.
Combat roll = UHD + HD modifier + opposing unit's AC
Damage roll = 1d6 + weapon class modifier

Two Units vs. One Unit:

It is possible for two allied units to engage a single opposing unit. Physical space
on the field of combat will preclude any more than two allied units simultaneously
engaging a single enemy unit. When this occurs, three combat rolls are made: one
each for the two allied units, and one for the opposing unit. The highest roll(s) will
prevail, and damage will be rolled appropriately. If the prevailing unit is the single
opposing unit, the damage roll will be applied to the unit with the lowest total
combat roll. Below are the possible outcomes when two units engage a single unit.
(Units A. & B. are allied. Their opponent is unit X.)
1. A. rolls highest attack roll; B. rolls second highest attack roll.
Result: Both A. and B. roll damage against X.
2. A. rolls highest attack roll; X. rolls second highest attack roll.
Result: A. rolls damage against X.; X. rolls damage against B.
3. X. rolls highest roll; B. rolls second highest roll.
Result: X. rolls damage against A.

Troop Movement & Additional Rules:

Rules for movement and evasion may be extrapolated from the rules found on
pages 16-20 of Dungeons & Dragons, Volume 3, The Underworld & Wilderness
Adventures. If necessary additional rules for missile fire and mounted units may be
devised by the referee using the guidelines presented here.

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 APPENDIX
CATEGORIZED INDEX OF TABLES & CHARTS
CHARACTER TABLES
Ability Scores Bonuses & Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Cleric Advancement Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cleric Affecting Undead Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cleric Spell Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fighting-man Advancement Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Hit Dice By Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Magic-User Advancement Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Magic-User Spell Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Saving Throw by Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Saving Throw Bonuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Thief Advancement Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Thief Skills Table 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Thief Skills Table 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
RETAINER TABLES
Retainer Costs & Basic Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Retainer Loyalty Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Retainer Reactions Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
EQUIPMENT COSTS
Weapons, Armor, Land Transport, Dungeon Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SPELLS
Cost of Spellbooks & Prayer Scrolls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Spell Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
COMBAT, ARMOR, AND WEAPONS TABLES
Armor Class Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Character Combat Matrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Combat Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fumble Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Missile Fire and Hurled Weapons Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Monster Attack Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Weapon Damage Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
MONSTER ENCOUNTER TABLES
Monster Attack Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Monster Reactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Monster Saving Throw Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Monster Experience Points Values Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Pursuit By Monsters in the Dungeon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Wandering Monster Encounter Rolls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
DUNGEON EXPLORATION TABLES
Finding Traps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Locating Secret Doors & Passages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Movement Rates Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Opening Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
DISEASE TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
WILDERNESS EXPLORATION TABLES
Direction Ability Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Life Level Index Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Jousting Matrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Shield Aiming Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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